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Lasses Match Preview: Can Sunderland Blunt The Blades?
Another key game for the Lasses Tonight’a rearranged meeting between Sunderland and Sheffield United feels bigger than it did a month ago when the weather forced its postponement. Back then, Sunderland’s position in mid-table felt stable but the delay has changed the tone entirely. Portsmouth and Ipswich have found small but significant bursts of form, […]
Lasses Spotlight: “Ruthlessness Or Realism For Mel Reay?”
Sunderland currently find themselves with little room for hesitation. Performances have been encouraging in spells, the identity is clear and the effort is unquestionable, yet the league table remains tight enough to demand sharper edges and bolder decisions. This is the moment to make choices that reflect urgency, context and the fine margins that define […]
Haway The Podcast | Q&A Part 1 | SOL Atmosphere | RLB Future | Squad Depth | Injuries
Welcome to today’s edition of Haway The Podcast, and there’s plenty to talk about for today’s Q&A podcast! Martin, Andrew and Ant tackle your questions, including: Why the negative atmosphere at the Stadium? Is Regis Le Bris’s future in question? Is social media reaction a true reflection of fan sentiment? Is our squad depth a […]
Lasses Spotlight: Katy Watson — Sunderland’s Newest Centurion!
There are milestones in football that feel significant no matter who reaches them — a first goal, a debut, first start and a first season as a regular — and then there are milestones that make you take stock and appreciate the scale of what a player has achieved. Katy Watson reaching one hundred appearances […]
Talking Tactics: Brighton Defeat Exposes Sunderland’s Mounting Injury Crisis
Sunderland returned to the Stadium of Light to resume League action after a three-game stint on the road to face a Brighton side who were looking to draw level on points with the hosts. With a fresh raft of injury concerns announced just before kick-off, Sunderland were left down to the bare bones and Brighton […]
What Are Your Expectations For The Rest Of Sunderland’s Season?
Gav says… It’s a really difficult position that we’re in right now, because the outcome of Sunday’s game may well ultimately decide where we go from here. As things stand, we are currently just three points behind Everton in 8th and four behind Brentford in seventh, which are probably the positions you want to be […]
Derby Nerves: Rigg & Sunderland Ready for Newcastle
I don’t normally feel the derby nerves this early into the week of a game, but I think that feeling at the pit of my stomach kinda sums up the place we’re in right now with Sunderland. Obviously, it’s normal to be nervous before such a huge game, but there’s so much uncertainty about how […]
On This Day (17 March 1987): Misery For McMenemy’s Sunderland At Stoke
When I started researching this date in history, I had to do a double-take at the newspaper headlines suggesting that, up to that point, the 1986–87 season had been anything but miserable. It is seared in my brain as one of the most utterly depressing, gut-wrenching seasons ever following the Lads. But studying the stats […]
Talking Tactics: A Left Back Conundrum For The Lasses?
Sunderland have been forced into a rethink — not by choice but out of necessity. Louise Griffiths’ suspension has created a gap on the left side of the defence that can’t be filled on a like-for-like basis, and the coaching staff now face a decision based around structure, identity and the balance of the entire […]
Haway The Podcast | ON THIS WEEK | 16-22 March | Ref Threatened With Oranges | Leeds 67 | Phil Gray
Hello and welcome to another episode of On This Week, and we’ve got a load of good stuff to talk about today as Martin, Andrew and Kelvin once again take a walk down memory lane. On the show today: All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode […]
Can Wilson Isidor Rediscover His Sunderland Spark?
Is it all over? Is a player who scored an array of sublime goals en-route to promotion and appeared to have thrown himself wholeheartedly into life on Wearside before kicking off the 2025/2026 season in encouraging form edging ever closer to the Stadium of Light exit — or is there some form of redemption arc […]
Editorial: Perspective Required! There Are Plenty Of Caveats To Sunderland’s Recent Form
As football fans, we’re conditioned to react to results. Whether we win, lose, or draw, the outcome of the most recent match generally dictates our mood, our perception of the performance, and our perception of the general state of the club. And after Saturday’s defeat – our third successive at the Stadium of Light, not […]
On This Day (16th March 1997): Chelsea Get Their Revenge Against Reid’s Sunderland!
It was almost like the football gods conspired to create a season like this. When Sir Bob Murray kicked off plans to build a new stadium for Sunderland at the old colliery once the Nissan site had fallen through, it seemed a little bit ridiculous. Since relegation in May 1991 from the top flight, we’d […]
People Leaving Early Again On Saturday – Why Is This Happening?
Ian Bendelow says… If you’re offended by any of the below and leave early – good. Because I mean every word. And if you don’t like it? Piss off and support Newcastle. Three years ago a survey was carried out to find out which club had the most “early leavers.” Interestingly, the top six places […]
Fan Letters: “Let’s Not Lose The Momentum We’ve Built Up!”
Want to have your say on all things Sunderland? Drop us a line and we’ll publish your views! [email protected] Dear Roker Report, We’ve been pretty poor for weeks now, bar the odd game. Am I worried? Yes. Is it just a matter of coasting along for the last eight or nine games because it looks […]
Lasses Review: A Missed Opportunity For Sunderland At The Valley
Sunderland travelled to Charlton on Sunday with a clear sense of opportunity. The hosts had taken only one point from their previous two matches — both against the league’s bottom sides —and their confidence had visibly dipped after a 1–1 draw with Ipswich Town and a shock 2–0 defeat to Portsmouth. If ever there was […]
Haway The Podcast | SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT | The Echo’s Jason Jones Reflects On Another Home Defeat!
It was another frustrating afternoon at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland lost by the only goal of the game to Brighton and Hove Albion. But, as always, there’s a lot to talk about, so Jason Jones from the Sunderland Echo joined us to make sense of it all! On today’s agenda: All this and […]
Matchday Musings: Sunderland Look Short Of Brighton’s Level…For Now
After a big cup shock last weekend and a visit to ‘the Hosts’ on the horizon, it could’ve been easy to overlook this game against Brighton and Hove Albion, yet this was an important test, with the Seagulls being one of the clubs Sunderland are trying to emulate through sensible recruitment. With relegation already out […]
2 Up, 2 Down: Sunderland Edged Out By Brighton
John Wilson says… A better Sunderland showing Whilst it wasn’t a performance to have us shouting from the rooftops and we didn’t come out of the blocks all guns blazing, it was an improved showing from the last two home games until Chris Rigg’s offside disallowed goal — then everything seemed to go flat. Everyone […]
Talking Points: Brighton Cash In As Sunderland Stumble Again
The Stadium of Light: from fortress to guest house? In the aftermath of Sunderland’s gutsy and memorable 0-0 draw with Manchester City, a Citizens-affiliated social media account was tremendously complimentary about the Lads, highlighting how difficult we were to play against and noting how tough we’d made life for Pep Guardiola’s visitors. How Sunderland could […]
On This Day (15 March 1937): Sunderland Make Their Own Luck On The Road To Cup Glory!
Sunderland’s humbling at Vale Park last week seems to have underlined just how poor the Lads have been in the FA Cup over recent years — yet it’s a competition that holds plenty of fond memories for the club, which for years saw the prize become the ‘Holy Grail’. League champions on multiple occasions and […]
Lasses Spotlight: Let’s Rally Round Demi Lambourne!
Football has a way of magnifying moments. Ninety minutes can be defined by a single decision, a single slip or in a single second where instinct overrides calculation — and for goalkeepers, that truth is even starker. Outfield players can misplace passes, lose duels or mistime runs without the world collapsing around them, but a […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCH REACTION | SAFC 0-1 Brighton | The Lads Go Down Again At Home!
A frustrating afternoon ended up in another home defeat for Sunderland, but Gav and the lads still got together after the final whistle to go over it again! On todays show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Want to get […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland 0 – 1 Brighton – Black Cats Fall To Third Successive Home Defeat
Melker Ellborg: 7/10 Made an absolutely fantastic save with his feet early on, when it looked like Brighton were guaranteed a goal. That was pretty much the only save he had to make, with the goal sneaking in due to being unsighted with van Hecke just in front of him. Was OK with the ball […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCHDAY PREVIEW | SAFC v Brighton | The Lads Look To Bounce Back!
IIIIITTTTT’SSSS MAAAAATCHDAAAAAAYYY! We might have beaten Leeds at their place last time out, but Sunderland are looking to bounce back from our cup humiliation last week and two successive home defeats against Brighton today! Coming up… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free […]
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