On this day in 2015, former Sunderland goalkeeper Marton Fulop sadly passed away aged just 32. As a player, Fulop was a towering goalkeeper who joined the Lads from Spurs. Upon his arrival, manager Roy Keane said: “I’m delighted the deal has been completed. Marton is someone we’ve been looking at for a while – he’s young, hungry and just the type of player we’re looking for at this football club.” The signing was an emergency loan initially after Ben Alnwick's injury. In January the deal was...

Regis Le Bris reacted to Sunderland's resilient draw against table-topping Arsenal. He praised Brian Brobbey for his work in recent weeks and also revealed how the club moved the advertising boards to limit Arsenal's long throw, just like they did against Coventry in the play-offs! HARD FOUGHT POINT “It shows that the team has a really strong character. The fact that we can change the dynamic of the game with just one decision, a good connection with our crowd, is huge for us, and it happened...

Regis Le Bris has revealed that Romaine Mundle is close to making his Sunderland return after a lengthy hamstring injury, with the winger hoping to be back in contention after November's international break - which would be handy, given AFCON takes place in December. Le Bris also hinted that Reinildo could come straight back into the starting 11 against Chelsea after serving his three-match suspension. MUNDLE 'COUPLE OF WEEKS' “Any player wants to be in the squad and the injury in Portugal...