Kings, Queens and commoners in Sunderland's highs and lows
The controversial firing of a popular, successful football manager
Feb 2024 update: after a miserable nine weeks and 12 matches in charge, six of them lost, Michael Beale was sacked. He can at least boast that he lasted longer than Liz Truss as PM …
Queen Victoria was on the English throne, albeit near the end of a reign of almost 64 years, when the football club I support won three of its six top-flight league titles.
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