On this day in 2009, Darren Bent signed for Sunderland from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £10 million (rising to £16.5 million with add-ons). The striker would spend two seasons on Wearside, scoring 36 goals in 63 games. When Sunderland first approached for Bent in July 2009 the deal seemed to go on for a bit, and Darren accused Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy of halting his move up north, so he took it to social media and then the deal was completed shortly after. He admitted that it was a...

Sunderland host Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, looking to get back to winning ways after being dumped out of the FA Cup. Brighton are just three points behind us, and only Newcastle and Crystal Palace seperating us in the table. We spoke to Nigel Summers from the Brighton & Hove Albion Supporters Club to discuss how this game might pan out... 14th in the Premier League with 9 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats, what's been the story of Brighton's season so far? The story of our season is...

Bertrand Traore was glad to make his return from injury against Bournemouth, his first appearance for the Lads since our derby day win in December, and says that the squad are keen to use the away point as a stepping stone to put the poor run behind them. RECOVERED AFTER FULHAM "After every game, we review and critique our performance, the coach tells what he feels about the game. As players, we believed that it wasn't enough, we didn't put enough intensity as we used to do last week. Today,...