Sunderland AFC's foremost blog and Podcast!
Welcome to today’s edition of Haway The Podcast, and there’s somuch to talk about we thought we’d do another Q&A! Martin, Andrew and Ant tackle your questions, including: Is Premier League footy actually any good? Why are our set pieces so poor? What’s going on with Diarra? Is a DRS type solution an idea for […]
As a general rule of thumb, I don’t tend to issue rallying cries without an element of conviction to back them up. Many of my Roker Report colleagues are far more adept at finding the sweet spot when banging that particular drum and trading in blood-stirring Shakespearean oratory in the process, whereas I prefer to […]
Hailing from Mauchline in East Ayrshire, Lalty’s family home is deep in Rabbie Burns country. He first played organised football for his hometown team of Mauchline in 1887/88 and the following season played for the Ayrshire Rifle Volunteers. Season 1889/90 saw the volunteers change their name to Newmilns, amalgamating with Newmilns Rangers and Newmilns Star […]
It’s almost a year to the day since we lost 3–0 at Coventry in a game which probably ended our hopes of automatic promotion from the Championship. At that point in our journey, promotion was a hope and a realistic ambition – especially after the positive impact made by Régis Le Bris in his first […]
Dear Sunderland AFC Women, There’s something special about women’s football and anyone that’s followed it for more than a few years knows that. It’s not just the football itself — although that’s increased in quality, intensity and standards of professionalism at a remarkable pace. It’s also the connection, the sense of community and the feeling […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]