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Ahead of tomorrow’s game we’ve delved into the archives once again to go through just a few (good and bad!) clashes between the Lads and Everton on Wearside! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t miss another episode of Haway The Podcast!
A sensational victory over Chelsea last weekend extended an impressive unbeaten league run in the capital for Sunderland. Stamford Bridge neighbours Fulham were the last team to beat us in a London league clash back in April 2018, but it has not always been this good in the smoke unfortunately. Early 1985-86 for example saw […]
Much has been said about David Moyes’ imminent return to the Stadium of Light – eight long years after his much-maligned exit from Sunderland AFC. But while the Scotsman has grabbed the headlines as we prepare to lock horns with Everton on Monday night, he is not the only returnee. Unlike Moyes, Jordan Pickford will […]
From the minute he shows his face in the technical area at the Stadium of Light on Monday night, I hope we make David Moyes’ life a complete misery for the ninety or so minutes he’s forced to find himself surrounded by Mackems. I don’t think it would be fair to pin the blame entirely […]
There’s plenty going on at Everton considering they have changed manager and moved stadium in the last twelve months, so we caught up with The Athletic’s Everton reporter (and Everton fan!), Patrick Boyland to talk to us about all things Everton! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you […]
Anyone who isn’t susceptible to strobe effects will be treated to another light show on Monday night, as there’s going to be a familiar figure in the dugout: David Moyes. It’s impossible to see Moyes on the touchline without being dragged back to the grim days of the 2016/2017 season. Appointed in July 2016, he […]
Ciaran McKenna says… I think Monday’s game will be a slightly different test to what we’ve faced so far this season. Everton will be very physical and strong, and they’d be very happy to leave Wearside with a point. However, they aren’t just a bunch of lumping attackers — they have talent and skill as […]
Halloween came a day late at Goodison Park on this day in 2015, when Sam Allardyce’s Sunderland succumbed to a 6-2 thrashing, despite starting the game well and getting themselves back into the game after going 2-0 down. A week after our 3-0 victory against Newcastle United, the team started like a steam train against […]
Paul Bracewell takes the time out for us to talk all things Everton & Sunderland and how he’s looking forward to going to the Stadium of Light on Monday for the big game – and to meet up with a few former teammates! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed […]
Bob Stokoe’s Sunderland were one helluva cup team in 1973. They came to this third game against Derby unbeaten in fourteen ties. Liverpool at home was the reward for the victors, and Stokoe’s cup fighters fancied a bit of that, especially as it would be the unofficial Charity Shield match, with the cup winners playing […]
Saturday at Stamford Bridge was mostly an outstanding experience, marred for me by only one element. I am going to step into that with both feet, and no apologies, shortly. I met Son No. 2 at King’s Cross, and we had brunch at Earl’s Court (I finished half of his, as in typical student fashion, […]
Fancy sending us your thoughts for the next edition of Fan Letters? Email us at [email protected] and we’ll publish them here on the site! Dear Roker Report, This might seem trivial, but wearing red-and-white stripes, the Sunderland colours, whenever possible for away matches is highly desirable and, in my opinion, advantageous. It appeared to be […]
We’ve had so many questions this week we’ve had to record two Q&A pods! Martin, Ant and Andrew got together again to tackle your burning questions, including… All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t miss another episode of Haway The Podcast!
As the full time whistle went in the car on Saturday just as I – thank God – had pulled up and put the handbrake on as I arrived home. I’d had to make an “emergency” trip to Aldi; it was in fact a carefully planned anxiety dash; so desperate was I to get out […]
Unfortunately for Lee Johnson, these results were becoming the norm and would continue to be going forward. Johnson had his Sunderland team playing a wonderful brand of football where they would press high and attack relentlessly but every so often, the systems failure button would be hit and the team would have a complete no […]
I come from a big family — with five brothers and five sisters to be precise, so it’s very hard for us to get together as we’re all dispersed around the country, and one brother lives in Canada. It’s usually his visits that kickstart family reunions — and such a visit happened last week. He […]
It began during the aftermath of the first game of the season as Sunderland’s new-look side eased past a gutless West Ham at an ecstatic Stadium of Light, kicking off our Premier League campaign in emphatic fashion. On that evening’s edition of Match of the Day, Alan Shearer was forced to attempt to engage in […]
A few years ago, as my beloved Sunderland plumbed the depths of League One, I began what has now become a tradition. It may seem like an odd thing for a grown man to do, but the start of the 2021/22 season was an odd time. In the surreal world of Covid, Sunderland had finished […]
Anthony Patterson: 7/10 Conceded two but was unlucky with the first, saving the initial penalty and had no chance with the second, an absolute arrow into the top corner from distance. Tipped another effort from a tight angle over the bar late on but didn’t have much else to do and was tidy with his […]
Ian Murtagh talks to Jonny & Chris about how good things are feeling around Sunderland at the moment and how it feels different this time… On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t miss another episode of Haway The Podcast!
Following a dominant display against winless Wolverhampton Wanderers last week, Sunderland looked to keep their momentum going and travelled down to the capital in what was their first return to Stamford Bridge since the fateful final game of their last stint in the top flight, ending in May 2017. Chelsea came off the back of […]
If we are all honest with ourselves, when we saw the fixture list at the start of the season, you would probably admit that Chelsea away is one of those fixtures where we thought we would be likely to get a good slapping. Along with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City away, it was one of […]
In the run up to Sunderland’s fixture against Bolton Wanderers, all of the talk centred around the availability of striker Benny Yorston. The diminutive striker, who had joined the club midway through the season before, had struck the winning goal against Middlesbrough the week before, with a 2-1 win at Ayresome Park lifting Johnny Cochrane’s […]
All season long, despite our fantastic start to the Premier League campaign, we’ve heard that Sunderland have been good… but, they haven’t really played anyone yet. Which, of course, we all know is a complete load of rubbish. The Premier League is full of great teams with great players, and there are no easy games. […]
Are you a budding wordsmith and fancy writing something that we can publish here at Roker Report? Drop us an email and we’ll post it on the website – we can be found at [email protected] In the words of the late Davey Atkinson, let’s get carried away, man. 17 points after nine games, Champions League-level […]