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For far too long, Sunderland — as a city and a football club — was a source of ridicule for people outside the area. It was easy to be derogatory towards both because the city needed a boost and for years, the club struggled in the third tier after being run into the ground. As […]
Ben McKevitt says… I’d return to the tried and trusted back four that we’vd found so much success with under Régis Le Bris. That change brings with it a number of areas for discussion across all areas of the pitch — especially off the back of a rare defeat in the capital. In defence, Omar […]
In a season that was bordering on entering the abyss, Sunderland full-back Phil Bardsley has called on his teammates to show more character and personality in Sunderland’s upcoming games in 2012. The style of football under manager Martin O’Neill had turned horrendous, where the team appeared to lack direction and structure, leading it to looking […]
Want to have your say on all things Sunderland? Drop us a line and we’ll publish your views! [email protected] Dear Roker Report, Because I live in Spain, I was able to watch the Fulham game in its entirety on DAZN and have to concur with the consensus that we got what we deserved: nothing, or […]
We’re on the approach to Christmas and we’re all looking for gifts for Sunderland fanatics, and All Our Yesterdays is being released for its third edition – so we catch up with author Kevin Sinclair to chat all about it! On today’s agenda… All of this and more – get subscribed to Haway The Podcast […]
Every Sunderland fan, of course, has their favourite Sunderland player. Whether that’s someone who hasn’t played in 60 years or 60 hours, there’s always a member of a team that stays with you (I’m seeing a Luke O’Nien stand somewhere in our stadium’s future). However, in our first season back in the Premier League, it’s […]
With a return to the domestic Calendar feeling like a lifetime away, Sunderland once again returned to the capital to resume their Premier League campaign with a trip to Craven Cottage to take on Marco Silva’s Fulham side. Unlike their two previous trips down to London this season, Fulham remained a side in recent memory, […]
The games are ticking by, anticipation is growing, and one of the blue-riband fixtures of any domestic season is starting to hove into view as the “Hectic Christmas And New Year Schedule” looms ever larger. Of course, I’m talking about the Wear-Tyne derby, the first league installment of which for almost a decade will be […]
1910/11 had been some season to date. Bob Kyle was in his fifth year as manager and was determined to bring the good times back to the then four-times league winners. He had steered the team close in 1908/09 with a third-place finish, with a squad and style often described as entertaining. But that was […]
Adam Richardson: 7/10 Made a fantastic fingertip save when it looked like Halifax were going to score a second but didn’t need to make too many other ones, dealt with balls around the box well and was fine with his feet. Jenson Jones: 7/10 A quiet first half but came to life after the break, […]
Good morning Sunderland supporters all around the world! The Haway The Podcast team is back to answer all of your questions about Sunderland AFC... Today, Martin, Andrew and Ant field questions on: Don’t forget to subscribe on your podcast app of choice, so you never have to miss an episode of Haway The Podcast. Want […]
After starting three games so far this season — against Wolves, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest — and coming off the bench in three others, Chris Rigg seemed to be making a good start to life in the Premier League. To be honest, after the summer window we had and with Rigg still only being […]
Most people that read this article will have most likely watched the infamous Play-Off final between Sunderland and Charlton Athletic in 1998, and the story of the game and how it ended will have been passed down to every Lads fan that has been born since. The manner of the loss puts the match right […]
After what felt like the tenth international break of the season finally drew to a close, it was time to gear up for a run of games that some pundits have described as the acid test for Sunderland’s Premier League campaign. The narrative from the sceptics and naysayers seems to be that a brutal upcoming […]
Given we spend half our time reminding ourselves that for most of the last 70 years Sunderland have been crap, it shouldn’t feel completely unfamiliar to us when we lose a game of football and play poorly, but all of us – even me, an eternal optimist – must be feeling even just a little […]
Good morning and welcome to another week in the world of Sunderland Association Football Club – and, as usual, we’re kicking things off with an episode of On This Week, where we take a look back at some of the things that have happened in the history of SAFC on this week in history. On […]
It’s been a mark of the impact that the Lads have made during the early months of 2025/2026 that few (if any) games have really felt particularly high stakes, and nor has there ever been a sense that the next game — regardless of the result that preceded it — has anything extra riding on […]
On the odd occasion, a fixture in the football calendar has a narrative that has zero impact on the pitch – and this game was one of the biggest examples. This is especially true when the media is driving a relationship between two personalities, and when Sunderland travelled to the West Midlands to take on […]
Want to have your say on all things Sunderland? Drop us a line and we’ll publish your views! [email protected] Dear Roker Report, They say a week can be a lifetime in politics, but they should apply that adage to being a Sunderland supporter. After our dire display against Fulham, you’d think our world has come […]
Next month the Africa Cup of Nations will deprive Sunderland of several members of the squad. But their absence will provide opportunities for players who have so far been on the fringes of the first team. Reinildo Mandava, Noah Sadiki, Bertrand Traoré, Chemsdine Talbi, Simon Adingra, and Arthur Masuaku are all either certain or likely […]
Well, it wasn’t to be for Sunderland yesterday away at Fulham, and since he was there in the away end at Craven Cottage we thought it’d be a good time to catch up with our owld marra Tom White! On today’s agenda… All of this and more – get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so […]
Yesterday’s game at Fulham seemed a good opportunity to add to our points haul this season, however Fulham’s home record this season has been excellent – their league position affected by an awful away showing rather than their showings at Craven Cottage. After the international break, Regis Le Bris went in with an unchanged team, […]
When the gaffer started with a back five, I was in two minds. It would’ve been good to be solid at the back away from home, but with Fulham being strong at home, that might’ve meant we were less present in the middle of the park — and that was how it panned out for […]
1889/1890 was Sunderland’s final season before joining The Football League and as such, their programme consisted mainly of exhibition games and friendlies against clubs from near and far. Scotland regularly provided tough opponents for these contests and having already served up an entertaining 3-3 draw less than twelve months earlier, East Ayrshire outfit Hurlford were […]
Gav says… Traoré looked lively On a day where Sunderland weren’t great from an attacking perspective, the one bright spark was Bertrand Traoré, who was our best player in the first half and created a handful of half chances out of nothing. Alright, you could maybe argue that he could’ve done better with some of […]