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MICK DISREGARDS THE OLD PALS’ ACT

By Clive Hetherington

NEW faces but same old failings for Sunderland, whose relegation worries deepened as Ipswich, managed by former Black Cats boss Mick McCarthy, banished their Wearside woes.
The Tractor Boys had reason to fear to tread in these parts after ten league and cup visits – nine of them defeats, without a win since their 4-2 victory at Roker Park in August 1989.
But striker Joe Garner’s clinical 35th-minute finish and Sunderland wing-back Adam Matthews’ unfortunate own goal on the stroke of half-time gave McCarthy’s men only their second success in n...

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