Rust Belt Rumble: Sunderland vs Aston Villa as a Global Parable of Industrial Decline and Low-Budget Hope
Sunderland vs Aston Villa: When Two Former Empires Meet in the Colosseum of Relegation Rome had the Colosseum; we have the Stadium of Light on a damp Tuesday night. Same blood sport, slightly better floodlights. Yet when Sunderland host Aston Villa, the global audience is treated to more than a relegation six-pointer—it’s a live autopsy…