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On This Day (30th Oct 2021): Lee Johnson Apologises After Rotherham Drubbing
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 […]
Celebrating Our Red And White Family!
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 […]
Sunderland’s Rise Is A Nightmare For The Rent-A-Soundbite Pundits
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 […]
The Kids Are Alright!
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 […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland u21 2-2 Anderlecht u21 – Brobbey scores first goal as lads clinch draw
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 […]
Haway The Podcast | CHIT-CHAT | Ian Murtagh Talks To Us About Sunderland’s Impressive Season So Far!
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!
Talking Tactics: How did Sunderland overcome Chelsea at Stamford Bridge?
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 […]
Sunderland Deserve Their League Position
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 […]
On This Day (29 Oct 1932) Gurney Back On Song As Carter Announces Arrival!
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 […]
Is It Time To Start Taking Sunderland Seriously?
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. […]
Reader’s Corner: “It’s What Being A Sunderland Fan Is All About!”
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 […]
Haway The Podcast | Q&A Podcast #1 | Post Chelsea questions answered!
Thanks to everyone who sent questions in via the website, social media and email! We’ve had so many we’re recording 2 Q&A pods this week! Martin, Andrew and Ant got together to tackle the first round of questions today. On today’s agenda… All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t miss […]
What A Journey It’s Been For Sunderland!
Stamford Bridge at around 4.50 pm on Saturday was a scene of delirium and delight for Sunderland. A 93rd-minute winner from Chemsdine Talbi moved us up to second in the table and despite Chelsea dominating the ball, they never looked likely to peg us back. The atmosphere was up there with the best I’ve ever […]
On This Day (28 Oct 1989): Denis Smith Returns To His Old Stomping Ground…
Last Tuesday we looked at a tight home win over Bradford City, ahead of which manager Denis Smith had named an unchanged side following two disappointing away games On This Day (21st Oct 1989): Bradford City Sunk By MacPhail’s Arrow | Roker Report. The match had taken place during a heavy run of fixtures, with […]
The Relentless Noah Sadiki Is Sunderland’s Driving Force
In the early 1980s, a somewhat bizarre TV special titled The Mystery Of Al Capone’s Vaults aired in America. In it, an underground room at a Chicago hotel once inhabited by the notorious crime boss was opened live on air — only for the entire thing to fall flat when nothing more than mounds of […]
Reader’s Corner: Sunderland’s Brains, Brawn & Bravery In Full Flow
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 aftermath of our tremendous victory over Chelsea, it’s hard to sum up just how well things are going […]
View From The Away End: Sunderland Success & Supping In London
Among the many indignities inflicted on Sunderland fans in our last Premier League campaign almost a decade ago, one that sometimes slips under the radar is the farcical final-day defeat at Stamford Bridge. Future Mag and gobshite Javier Manquillo actually gave us an unlikely lead, but what followed epitomised the cowardice and lack of self-respect […]
From Heartbreak To Hope: Sunderland’s Rise To The Top
I was there. 24 years ago. January 2001. Don Hutchinson and Stan Varga, with his luscious long hair, steering us to a 2-0 away win at West Ham’s Upton Park. We sat second in the Premier League after that result. I was only 12 and had just become a fully invested Sunderland fan, thinking that […]
Haway The Podcast | ON THIS WEEK | 27 Oct – 2 Nov | Turnips, Lemon, Ford & Mags Complaining!
Unfortunately no Martin this week, but Andrew, Kelvin (for most of it until he forgot to put 50p in the meter!) are here to guide you on a spooky ride through a week in the history of Sunderland AFC that includes Halloween – and there have been a few nightmares at Sunderland on that day! […]
What Kind Of Message Did Sunderland Send By Beating Chelsea?
John Wilson says… I’m sure the players’ morale and confidence in their own ability has been high all season. As Wilson Isidor said, “Nobody believes in us, so let’s show them!” Of course, winning away at the Club World Cup champions is going to give a boost to any team. As we keep hearing, consistency […]
Sunderland Mean Business And Our Win Over Chelsea Proved It
It’s been one of the most popular angles of the season so far as opposition supporters have sought to dampen both Sunderland’s superb start to the 2025/2026 campaign and the optimism generated along the way by caveating almost every positive result we’ve achieved — no matter how it came about. “Yeah, but they’ve had an […]
On This Day (27th Oct 2001): Schwarz Gains Point For Sunderland Against Former Club!
With a bit of luck, it might be a nice dilemma for the club to have in a couple of years – and it’s one that has impacted a few clubs recently in the Premier League – but it’s that question of what’s next? We’d finished seventh in the top flight for two successive seasons, […]
Haway The Podcast | SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT | Sunderland win at Chelsea | With Danny Collins!
We’re going to be talking about this game for a while, and who can blame us?! Former Sunderland defender Danny Collins joins Martin and Chris to chat all about that memorable win at Stamford Bridge as the lads claim another three points to go SECOND in the Premier League! On today’s agenda: All of this […]
Q&A Podcast – what questions do you want us to answer?
On Monday morning, we’ll be recording our regular Tuesday Q&A podcast, where we answer your questions about Sunderland! Have a question you’d like us to answer? Leave a comment below, or email [email protected] and we’ll answer your question tomorrow. Could be anything about tactics, team selection, up coming games, things from the past, the manager, […]
Matchday Musings: Sunderland Stun Chelsea At The Bridge!
Heading into this week’s fixture away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, spirits and hopes were high – but it would be fair to say that expectations weren’t necessarily on the same level. A week on from a fantastic win against Wolves, where Sunderland handily took all three points despite a less-than-stellar overall performance, the trip […]
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