December - 2023

Dec 31, 2023

ONES TO WATCH: PRESTON NORTH END

With Sunderland facing off against Preston North End for their first game of 2024, here are five Preston players to keep an eye out...

Dec 31, 2023

LIFE WITH THE LADS: THE 2020S

Welcome to officially the final part of my chronicles of "Life the The Lads": a journey which began in 1971 and 52 years later, still...

Dec 31, 2023

BORN ON THIS DAY: CRAIG GORDON

Born on this day is Hearts and former Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon. The Scottish shot-stopper is still playing in the Scottish...

Dec 31, 2023

BORN ON THIS DAY: STEVE BRUCE

On this day in 1960, ex-Sunderland manager Steve Bruce was born in Corbridge. Bruce has somehow made a career out of managing the rivals...

Dec 31, 2023

NEED SOMEBODY WITH A HUMAN TOUCH...

There are some things at Sunderland that just don’t make sense from the outside. But I might… just might… have worked out what the...

Dec 30, 2023

RANDOM MICHAEL BEALE POEM

I bear no grudge t’ward Michael Beale It’s not his fault he’s at the wheel It’s just he somewhat lacks appeal Like yoghurt starting to...

Dec 30, 2023

OTD: 5-0 VS SHEFF WED (2021)

On this day in 2021, Ross Stewart scored a perfect hat trick against Sheffield Wednesday, in a game that put us top of the league going...

Dec 30, 2023

OTD: PORTERFIELD DEBUT V MAGS

On this day in 1967, a certain Ian Porterfield made his Sunderland debut in a 3-3 draw with Newcastle. As you may know, he would go on to...

Dec 30, 2023

BORN ON THIS DAY: COLIN SUGGETT

Born on this day in 1948 in Chester-le-Street is former Sunderland inside-forward Colin Suggett. Colin joined Sunderland in 1964 at the...

Dec 30, 2023

PATRICK ROBERTS INJURY UPDATE

One of the negatives of last night was seeing our mini Messi, Patrick Roberts, limp off the pitch early on. Head coach Michael Beale has...