On this day in 1958 Howard Gayle was born, probably most noted for his winner against Nottingham Forest in the League Cup in 1984/85. Also born on this day, in 1983, is Sean Thornton - somewhat of a fans favourite in the early 2000s. Howard Gayle was born in his hometown of Liverpool and joined them in 1977 after being spotted in the local Sunday league format. He was the first black player to ever sign a professional contract at Liverpool. From here, he only managed 4 starts for his boyhood...

On this day in 1987, former Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher was born in Shrewsbury. The Scotland international played 108 games for the Lads, finding the back of the net on 23 occassions. As a youngster, Fletcher started his career at Hibernian, playing an impressive 189 games in green, scoring 52 times along the way. Hibernian won the Scottish League Cup in 2007, they defeated Kilmarnock in the final and Steven Fletcher scored twice and played the full 90 minutes. Then, in the summer of...

Regis Le Bris praised Habib Diarra who was so influential in just his fourth start for Sunderland, and explained the changes that were made following last week's loss at West Ham. Plus, he explained a little bit about our new signing, Nilson Angulo. ANGULO IS EXCITING “I know him because we have worked with the recruitment structure on his profile. I think he is a strong, powerful tall winger with strong physical ability. He has this South American style of play as well, with the ability to...