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4:12pm Thursday 8th January 2009

The Northern Echo's Chief Football Writer Paul Fraser will be a special guest on BBC Tees from 6pm this evening.

ITV start to redeem themselves

9:14pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

FA Cup third round day came and went.

Go if you want to, stay if you don't Mr Downing

3:23pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

IT IS the time of year again when Gareth Southgate, among others, criticises the month-long transfer window, Harry Redknapp goes mad on the recruitment front and, as usual, Stewart Downing attracts the interest of Tottenham.

HULL CITY 0 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

5:02pm Saturday 3rd January 2009

IF Shay Given was looking for a message from the Newcastle fans after his apparent plea to leave the club he didn’t have to wait long at the KC Stadium yesterday.

SUNDERLAND 2 BOLTON 1

4:53pm Saturday 3rd January 2009

WHAT a difference a month makes. Little more than four weeks after Bolton humiliated Sunderland in Roy Keane's final game in charge of the club, the tables were turned as the Black Cats booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round.

MIDDLESBROUGH 2 BARROW 1

4:56pm Saturday 3rd January 2009

With most of his managerial counterparts this week confirming that survival in the Premier League was the priority, Gareth Southgate bucked the trend of resting a host of first teamers by selecting a strong Boro line-up.

Is Curtis the Main man?

Darlington fail spot test - again

3:42pm Monday 29th December 2008

Darlington's dull draw with Chesterfield yesterday will be swiftly forgotten by most who had the misfortune to witness such a drab affair.

Sbragia appointment an example of player power?

1:49pm Saturday 27th December 2008

AFTER announcing that some of the applicants to succeed Roy Keane were 'breathtaking' Niall Quinn has appointed Ricky Sbragia on an 18 month deal - Sunderland fans could be forgiven for feeling underwhelmed.

Hall or Nothing

4:14pm Tuesday 23rd December 2008

IT was reunion day on The Northern Echo's sports desk today as maverick football writer Lee Hall returned to his former stamping ground to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

Pools job is a Dunn deal

2:52pm Monday 22nd December 2008

In the wake of Danny Wilson's removal from the manager's job at Hartlepool, radio's big guns wanted to know the score.


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