Wednesday nights defeat to Liverpool was the Black Cats’ first defeat on Wearside this season as well as our first set of back-to-back defeats. The reaction has been a bit surprising with a lot of negativity also met with some complacency. In this piece I will be rattling through a few points I picked up from yesterday’s loss. EARLY LEAVERS A topic that pops up every so often is the people that leave early. Ultimately everybody has a right to do what they want but at the same time when you...

Charlie Wyke had a rather incredible final season at the Stadium of Light, scoring 31 goals across 54 appearances in all competitions having scored just 11 in 60 in his first two seasons. He spoke to us about why that season was so unique, and also discussed how the Lads have done since his 2021 exit. STRANGEST SEASON WE WILL EVER HAVE “The COVID season is probably the strangest season we will ever have in any football season. Scoring all them goals and not being able to celebrate in front of...

Sunderland have had plenty of early contenders for signing of the season and it’s fair to say Sunderland’s new Dutch goalkeeper, Robin Roefs, is right up there. Following Anthony Patterson’s heroics at Wembley many wouldn’t have held it against the club to give the academy graduate a chance in the Premier League. However, the decision to bring in Roefs has shown to be a very clever bit of business, but how does he compare to the other keepers in the top flight? Distribution issues have been...