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Neutrals might see a 0-0 scoreline and think it was a dull, boring game between Sunderland and Manchester City, but it was anything but! Joining Gav and Jonny to basically ‘wax lyrical’ about how mint our team was is Jason Jones from the Sunderland Echo. On today’s show: All of this and more – get […]
The mercury reading might’ve plummeted to well below zero by the time the Lads and the Etihad aristocrats kicked off on New Year’s Day, but after ninety-plus minutes of fast, furious and fascinating football, the Stadium Of Light had warmed up nicely — even as 40,000+ headed for the exits and into the icy grip […]
Dennis Cirkin takes his opportunity Cirkin’s future at the club has been up for significant debate during the last six months and beyond, with his ability to step up to Premier League level consistently questioned in his absence. He’s been thrown in at the deep end to start his Premier League career, and a hot-and-cold […]
Anthony Gair says… Eli makes his point! Mayenda was absolutely phenomenal, playing like a player who wants to prove a point and play more minutes in the best league in the world. Big, strong, fast, fleet-footed and wonderful. I’ll have his start every game for the rest of his life. Dennis Cirkin — take a […]
The famous Hemy painting, which today proudly hangs in the entrance to the Stadium of Light, is synonymous with Sunderland AFC. And 131 years ago today, the game that’s depicted in that painting took place at Newcastle Road – and was one of the best games ever to take place at the old ground. The […]
Before I moved away from the North East nearly a quarter of a century ago, one of my favourite places to wander around was Durham, with its beautiful cobbled streets, the castle and cathedral. In fact, the view from the bridge over the River Wear, with the castle towering on the east bank, is one […]
Join Martin and Andrew as they react on the final whistle to a brilliant point at home to Manchester City at the Stadium of Light! 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 app. Over 18s only, please […]
Robin Roefs: 8/10 Made a couple of decent saves, ones you would expect him to make but he was fantastic with his feet today and played through the City press over and over again. Trai Hume: 8/10 Played mostly in midfield today and did a really good job, helped out Geertruida when needed and will […]
2025 will go down as one of the best calendar years in Sunderland’s recent history – and it certainly started how it was going to continue after Regis Le Bris’ team beat promotion rivals Sheffield United 2-1 in a pulsating New Year’s Day encounter. In an action-packed first half, there were three goals, a penalty […]
HAAAAWAAAAAY! Happy New Year! It’s the first matchday of 2026, and today Sunderland take on Manchester City knowing that Pep Guardiola’s side are on a roll and are hoping to top the table. Can the Lads disrupt their season? Join Gav, Jonny and Andrew as they look ahead to the action! On today’s show… All […]
Good morning and welcome to another episode of On This Week as we take a look back through some of the key events that took place on this week in the history of Sunderland AFC. Join Martin, Andrew and Kelvin as we look back on: This episode of Haway The Podcast is sponsored by LiveScoreBet, a […]
Lee Morrison says… We saw in the first 20 minutes of the away fixture that we were able to frustrate Man City. It was only down to Dias’ thunderbastard of a strike that the direction of the game changed. Although we are at home, we are under no illusions as to how challenging this game […]
The vagaries of the Christmas footballing calendar mean that 30 December seldom sees Sunderland matches hosted — and it must be said that victories for the Lads on this date are even rarer. However, the first instance in 1893 was worthwhile, as Tom Watson’s side welcomed Bolton Wanderers to their Newcastle Road ground and finished […]
One of the main takeaways was the contrast in performance between the first and second half, but also during the game overall. In the first half, I thought we played quite well. For the first thirty minutes, we had a lot of the ball and used it quite nicely, putting some nice passages of play […]
As the years have passed and Sunderland’s squad has been revamped, refitted and reshaped, many of the architects of those memorable seasons and moments that preceded our return to the Premier League; of League One playoff success, the freewheeling “play it your way, lads” Tony Mowbray era and to an extent our landmark 2024/2025 season […]
There are moments in football that feel minor yet carry the weight of something shifting beneath the surface — and Florent Ghisolfi’s appearance at Sunderland AFC Women’s match against Ipswich Town on Sunday was one of those moments. A director of football attending a women’s fixture is not, in itself, extraordinary. Yet in the context […]
After Sunderland’s draw with Leeds, we caught up with the Sunderland Echo’s Phil Smith to review all of the action. Chris, Martin and Phil discussed: 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 app. Over 18s only, please […]
Dan Ballard’s absence puts Sunderland behind the eight ball I’d been thinking prior to the game that it had been really encouraging to see Ballard playing so often recently, but football being football, I should’ve known that something was going to be around the corner. A massive part of the team both defensively and offensively, […]
When the news came out that Dan Ballard wasn’t fit enough to make the starting eleven for Leeds’ visit, a lot of concerns arose for many, but in the end we did a decent job in defence. There were extended periods — especially in the second half — where it was very much “backs against […]
Calum Mills says… Firstly, I hope everyone had a brilliant Christmas and has an excellent year ahead! Simon Adingra makes his mark He needed it. For me he’s been so hit and miss since we signed him, but he was brilliant. The first touch that set up the goal was superb and the finish was […]
You could point at quite a few games like this during the relegation of 1990-91, but this one sums up how it went quite nicely. We shouldn’t forget that it was one of those relegations where you were still proud of the Lads and considering how many of the side started out with us in […]
Gav & the lads jump straight on it in the pub after the final whistle and their reaction on a hard fought draw against Leeds United at the Stadium of Light! On today’s show: All of this and more – get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free […]
Robin Roefs: 7/10 Don’t recall Roefs having to make too many saves and had no chance with the equaliser, was as steady as ever though. Trai Hume: 6/10 Made a fantastic block on the line in the first half but struggled a little against Okafor, getting too tight at times and letting him spin off […]
IIIIIIITTT’SSS MATCHDAY! Feeling refreshed after some festive fun? The Lads are back in action this afternoon at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland take on Leeds United, hoping to get another three points which would take us to a whopping 30 in total. Join Gav, Jonny and Andrew as they preview all the action! On […]
When Sunderland AFC supporters think of 1992 they will automatically recall Malcolm Crosby – a fan of the club growing up that subsequently took the Lads to Wembley as he lived out the dream of taking charge at Roker Park. On the face of things, it was a year of great excitement but whilst people […]