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“You can smell success in the air” Peter Reid managed Sunderland to two 7th-place at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats’ joint-highest finish for 71 year last season has them reaching for the passports for the first time since 1973

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Peter Reid knows better than most what it takes to lead Sunderland to the upper reaches of English football. The former Black Cats boss led Sunderland to back-to-back seventh-place Premier League finishes in 2000 and 2001 – a feat that was not matched until last season. Like Reid, Regis Le Bris followed up promotion to … Read more

“The London Stadium made West Ham worse defensively. It’s an optical illusion and doesn’t have the ‘smell’ of football” Tony Gale on why his old side struggles on home soil

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West Ham’s move from the Boleyn Ground to the London Stadium remains one of the most contentious stadium relocations in recent football history. The Hammers’ previous home was steeped in history and provided the kind of edge that is only found in old-school, tightly-packed stadiums that are becoming more and more rare in this age. … Read more

Bastrop 'death' smell complaints near all-time high

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Editor’s Note: The video above shows coverage of previous complaints as of November 13, 2024. BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Autumn is in the air in Central Texas. Or, for a growing group of residents living around an animal byproduct manufacturing facility in the Bastrop area, this death is even more brutal. Complaints about the Darling … Read more