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Haway The Podcast | ROKER REWIND | How Close Was Don Revie To Being Named Sunderland Boss?
In the second and final part of our look at Don Revie’s relationship with Sunderland, Martin, Kelvin and Chris delve into the summer and autumn of 1964, and discover just how close – or not – Revie was to leaving Leeds and joining Sunderland as manager. In today’s show, we look at: All this and more! […]
Dave Watson: A Battle Bigger Than Football
Dan Ballard’s sending off against Wolves dominated discussions around Sunderland last week, with the club deciding to appeal against his VAR red card for the now much-talked about hair pull. However, while the club waited for the FA to predictably reject their appeal, elsewhere, a far more significant – but much less publicised – decision regarding […]
Editorial: A Great Performance, Club Sale Rumours, National Headlines & The Puzzle Of Geertruida
A Great Performance… There are a few bits, so best to break this up, and I’m going to start with Saturday’s performance – because the Lads deserve a lot of credit. They came out of the blocks after kick-off with an intensity that we maybe haven’t seen for a while – potentially when we completed […]
Passing On Lutsharel Geertruida Could Be A Misstep By Sunderland
On Match of the Day’s coverage of Sunderland’s iconic victory over Newcastle United at St James’ Park, it was arguably down to sheer dumb luck (or possibly just a superb piece of TV direction), that as the Lads celebrated Brian Brobbey’s late winner with emotions running highly in front of the Leazes End, a pitchside […]
On This Day (11th May 1997): An Agonising End To The Final Season At Roker!
I started last week’s OTD in a similar theme, because as a group we’ve been doing this for five or six years now, and we usually check to see what others in the group have written about before us before we pick one and get going. At this time of the season, however, you realise […]
Haway The Podcast | SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT | Nick Barnes Joins Us To Review The Lads Draw Against United!
It’s always big when Manchester United are in town and we’ve got podcaster, author and United It was the most entertaining goalless draw we’ve seen for some time, but if you luck at the national headlines you would think Sunderland were lucky to scrape a draw! Luckily for us, Nick Barnes joins Jonny and Chris […]
Talking Points: Sunderland “Quick On The Draw” As United Are Held
Sunderland’s recent progress is highlighted once again It’s often the football club that draws the most attention to the city of Sunderland, and even when the headlines are focused on other aspects, the Lads can still be an example of what’s needed for things to be at their best: folks from different backgrounds coming together […]
2 Up, 2 Down: Gritty Sunderland Give Manchester United A Scare
Ciaran McKenna says… A much improved performance from the Lads We moved the ball quickly and were a threat on the attack. After the last few poorer performances, it was nice to see us being positive with the ball and giving the fans something to get behind. We didn’t give them a look in for […]
On This Day (10 May 1975): Sunderland Fans Count The Cost Of Their Support
10 May seems like it could be an expensive day to be a Sunderland fan, with the club announcing season ticket prices on that date for two years running in the mid-1970s. In 1974, moderate increases were announced and exactly twelve months later, the club issued a fresh set of letters to season ticket holders […]
Matchday Musings: Sunderland’s Progress Continues At Home To Manchester United
On the beach? Checked out for the season? Disheartened after the European dream had faded somewhat in recent weeks and perhaps a touch edgy following a disastrous performance last time out at home against Nottingham Forest? Absolutely not. If Sunderland’s players had been showing signs of feeling the pace at the end of a long […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCHDAY PUBCAST | SAFC 0-0 MUFC | The Lads Dominate But It Ends Goalless!
Join Gav and the lads live and direct from the pub straight after Sunderland’s face-off in the Premier League against Manchester United! All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Want to get in touch with us? You can drop us an […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland 0-0 Man Utd – Red Devils Frustrate Black Cats In Stalemate
Robin Roefs: 7/10 Made a really important save late on to ensure he kept a clean sheet, got a little lucky after a heavy touch with a Man Utd player bearing down on him but he was a spectator for long periods. Lutsharel Geertruida: 9/10 Came in at right back and was very good, solid […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCHDAY PREVIEW | SAFC v Manchester United | It All Hinges On This!
If Sunderland still want to have something to play for going into the games against Everton and Chelsea, you can’t help but feel that we need to get something today against Manchester United. Join the Lads as they preview this afternoon’s action at the Stadium of Light! All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway […]
Starting XI: One Change Predicted For Sunderland Against Manchester United
We’re without Dan Ballard today because a braid hit his hand (violently, apparently), and that’s a big blow as we don’t have another centre back like him to come in and take his place. The question of who will replace Ballard will be answered by what Le Bris does with Trai Hume – whether he […]
Score Predictions: How Will Sunderland Fare Against Manchester United?
Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 0 Man Utd 2 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: N/A I’m not too confident about today’s game — United are in really good form overall and they must be in title winning-form since Carrick took over. Hopefully we can finish the season strongly and if I’m wrong, I’ll be delighted! ‘The […]
Match Preview: Sunderland v Manchester United — Let’s Get Behind The Lads For The Final Three!
Saturday 9th May 2026 Sunderland v Manchester United – Premier League Stadium of Light – Kick-Off: 15:00 Tickets & Match Coverage Tickets: Tickets are sold out. TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is unavailable. Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online) Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of the game […]
On This Day (9 May 1999): The Lads Are Officially Crowned Division One Champions!
What a fantastic day and what a fantastic memory! After just missing out on promotion in 1997/1998, Sunderland got the job done in emphatic style, beating Birmingham City 2-1 at the Stadium of Light in the last game of the 1998/1999 season, and earning promotion as Nationwide Division One champions. At the time, it was […]
Haway The Podcast | OPPO PREVIEW | The Athletic’s Carl Anka Joins Us To Talk All Things United!
It’s always big when Manchester United are in town and we’ve got podcaster, author and United reporter for the Athletic, Carl Anka, to tell us all about where the Red Devils are currently and if they’re yet to find their post-Fergie place in the world! On today’s show: All this and more! Get subscribed to […]
On This Day (8 May 2023) Mowbray Proud As Sunderland Reach Play-Offs
It was a wet day at Deepdale on this day in 2023, but nothing was going to rain on Tony Mowbray’s parade after a 3-0 win for Sunderland that secured the newly-promoted team an unlikely play-off place. Whilst a promotion push may have been somewhere on the agenda, it certainly wasn’t a priority for this […]
“Black Cats And Red Devils”
April 2017 was the last time Manchester United visited Wearside, leaving the Stadium of Light that day after a comfortable 0-3 win over ten-man, almost-relegated Sunderland. This was our twenty first defeat in thirty one games that season, and we would go on to lose a further five during a dismal campaign. David Moyes was […]
Give It Your Best Shot, Lads!
Gav says… What this team has collectively managed to achieve over the last two years is nothing short of amazing. They’ve brought me and countless other Sunderland supporters a raft of happy memories that we’ll never forget, from the drama of last season’s playoffs to beating Newcastle twice this season and being the last team […]
Régis Le Bris’ Future — The Grass Isn’t Always Greener
The rhetoric regarding possibly replacing Régis Le Bris must look baffling to outsiders looking in. Inside two years, he’s taken a club that finished sixteenth in the Championship to mid-table in the Premier League and a great chance of getting a top half finish (and Europe — I’ll keep banging that drum until there’s no […]
News Roundup: Sunderland Linked With Argentine Defender & Brazilian Winger
Italian Defender In The Sights Reports in Italy claim Sunderland are tracking Parma’s Argentine defender Mariano Troilo, with the Black Cats said to be in discussions with the player’s entourage to ‘gather information and understand any room to manoeuvre’. The 22-year-old has quickly become an important part of the Parma team after breaking through earlier […]
Haway The Podcast | NEWS ROUNDUP | Isidor’s Future, Ghisolfi’s Influence & A New Club Shop!
Goooooood morning Sunderland! Join the Lads as they give their views on all the latest news emanating from our beloved football club, including: All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Want to get in touch with us? You can drop us […]
Talking Tactics: Wolves (A) — “Set Piece Party!”
Sunderland returned to action down in the Black Country after a dismal showing against Nottingham Forest. Facing an already-relegated Wolves side who were already playing with next season in mind, how did yet another set play take away the opportunity to add three more points to the away tally for the season? Sunderland lineup With […]
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