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“The arts of football were forgotten in this tremendous battle which often promised to erupt into a near riot” Paul Chester of the Sunday Sun Sunderland were undefeated in eight games as they were at long last beginning to acclimatise to life in the Second Division and starting to move in the right direction up […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Unless Kyril Louis-Dreyfus ever opts to write a memoir that includes an in-depth retrospective of his spell as Sunderland owner, it’ll forever be a mystery as to the nature of the discussion between himself and Granit Xhaka as he sought to persuade the Swiss midfielder to join his red and white revolution for the 2025/2026 […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Anthony Gair says… After Kyril-Louis Dreyfus and Kristjaan Speakman came out and said that our aim isn’t just Premier League survival, I can’t help but be excited about the future plans for our club. We must now appeal to some of the best young talents out there. We’ve shown that we’re not scared to give […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Sunderland’s emphatic 1-5 victory over Derby County in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup on Sunday was the kind of performance that reassured supporters and sent a message to the rest of the competition. It began with a shock as Derby struck first, but unfolded into a demonstration of Sunderland’s resilience, tactical maturity and attacking flair. […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Join Martin, Andrew and Kelvin for another episode of On This Week, as we take a look back at events that took place between 15-21 December on this week in the history of Sunderland AFC. On today’s show: We look back at Sunderland’s 3-0 win over cosmopolitan Chelsea in 1996 – including a great Kevin […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Sunderland returned to the Stadium of Light for the small matter of a Wear-Tyne Derby on Sunday — our first league meeting since Sunderland’s 1-1 draw at St James Park back in 2016. In a game devoid of many moments of quality, how did Régis Le Bris revert to type in order to nullify Newcastle […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Sunderland’s top scorer for the 1911/1912 season was George Holley, even though the local boy and fan favourite had endured an unfortunate drought in the build up to Christmas. After five goals in the first four games quickly became ten in nine by October, the Seaham-born inside forward then went six weeks without scoring again […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
I really dislike Twitter or X, or whatever you want to call it, most of the time. Mostly due to the dodgy algorithms that fill my timeline. Every now and again though, it’s a glorious place. Sunday night was one of those moments. It was rich with endorphin-laden content for any Sunderland fan. You could […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Well, that was the sweetest – by far the best – of what we can still call a series of wins that Sunderland AFC has had over the other lot in the last 15 years or so. For the last nine of those years they have tried – fuelled by a compliant local media – […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Sssshhhhhh. Can you hear it? Something almost imperceptible? If you go outside your house and listen, there’s a noise quietly whispering to us through the breeze. It’s Sam Fender’s management asking Gateshead FC if he can have a free shirt as he wants to claim to support a team that he can actually be proud […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Habib Diarra has been unavailable since September after picking up a groin injury, despite that absence Sunderland’s record signing has been called up by Senegal for the African Cup of Nations, which starts on Sunday. Now on international duty, Diarra has given an exclusive interview with dsports, in which he discusses his comeback from injury, […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Good morning Sunderland supporters! Yes, that did just happen. We beat The Richest Club In The World™ without them laying a tea towel on us, and we extended our unbeaten Premier League run against them to 11 games. Martin and Andrew got together with Scott Wilson from the Northern Echo to relive the game, and […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Newcastle outfought by Sunderland’s warriors! From the first minute, it was clear that the Lads wanted this more than the scared Geordies. The match featured precious few chances for either side but Sunderland’s spirit, hunger, drive and pride was on full display. The midfield battle was won by Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki and Enzo Le […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Alex Charlton says… Régis Le Bris gets it right! Whilst the players deserve all the praise that comes their way, I think Le Bris must be given immense credit. His selection was spot on; four at the back was the correct call and Brian Brobbey did a stellar job up top holding up the ball. […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
A full-blooded performance to savour. An atmosphere to revel in, and a result that’ll go a long way to showing that in the inter-city battle for North East supremacy between ourselves and Newcastle, Sunderland aren’t the plucky underdogs; the wide-eyed kid who finds himself playing with the big boys and is merely happy to participate […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Following the shock of relegation from the top flight for the first time in our history in 1958, Alan Brown had a big job on his hands to rebuild the club. Not only did the club’s reputation require a rebrand after allegations of illegal payments made to players resulted in the highest-ever fine imposed on […]
2 months ago | 1 read
GET IN THERE! Gav & Co. meet up in the bar after the final whistle and tell us all how good it is to beat the mags… enjoy! On the agenda: This episode of Haway The Podcast is sponsored by LiveScoreBet, a principal partner of Sunderland AFC. For more information visit LiveScoreBet.com or download the LiveScore Bet […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Robin Roefs: 9/10 Didn’t have to make any dangerous saves of note but the command of his box and footwork were flawless today, very aggressive in coming for high balls into the box and was always successful. Nordi Mukiele: 10/10 Absolutely shut down the right hand side of the pitch, pocketed Gordon in one half […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 2 Newcastle 1 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Granit Xhaka A big, big day on Wearside. This is a huge game in our resurgence — and a win here could be the cherry on top of what’s been an exceptional 2025. It’ll be a tough game, but I’m hoping beyond hope […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
At Roker Report, we have put together a number of tributes to ex-players and club legends down the years, but this feels like one of the most difficult. Gary Rowell was a true club legend, and his hat-trick at St. James Park will forever be cemented in club folklore. He had earned a legendary status […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Christmas comes earlier every year supposedly, but for Sunderland fans it currently feels as if the club is light years on from where it was 12 months ago, when a remarkable come from behind win against Swansea City had us all in raptures. We are just 365 days on from that trip to Wales but […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
My first ever Sunderland game was on 24 February 2002 — a Wear-Tyne Derby. This was the first game my father brought me to and I recall the build up like it happened yesterday. The face paint, putting on my Sunderland jersey with “Phillips” on the back (because the club shop had run out of […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Gary Rowell’s greatest moment was probably the hat trick he scored against Newcastle in a 4-1 win for the Lads away at Sid James Park. In 1979 I was just a naïve teenager scared of my own shadow and definitely scared of football ‘hooligans’. But football was my obsession, and when my older and much […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Well, here it is folks – the game we’ve all been ‘looking forward to’. Putting aside all of the noise surrounding the fixture, it’s going to be intriguing from a team selection persepective as to how Regis Le Bris approaches this game. Will we attack from the off or will we try to to soak […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
Good morning and welcome to Haway The Podcast on Derby Day. Martin, Andrew, Ant and Jonny got together on Saturday morning to preview the game against Newcastle game today, however the sad news of Gary Rowell’s passing broke last night, which puts a whole different dimension on the game today. Martin and Andrew got together […]
2 months ago | 1 read