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Haway The Podcast | WHY THESE PLAYERS?! | Sunderland’s Europa League Squad Explained
Sunderland’s Europa League squad has been announced… but some of the decisions have left plenty of fans scratching their heads! Why were certain players left out? Why were others included? And, perhaps most importantly, what are the actual rules Sunderland had to work within? To make sense of it all, Gav and Andrew are joined […]
Haway The Podcast | OPPO PREVIEW | Are Brentford Sunderland’s Toughest Test Yet?!
We got off the mark against Fulham last weekend but we’re facing a tough challenge this time around as the Lads travel to the capital to take on Brentford! They have four points on the board so far but could it have been more?! We speak to Sam Tabutaeu from The Standard to find out […]
Sunderland’s Six New Signings – Where Will They Fit In?
With the summer window Slamming Shut™ at 11pm on Tuesday 1 September, it allowed supporters and the members of staff at Sunderland to breathe a sigh of relief. The Black Cats introduced five new permanent signings and one loan signing over the 79-day window, and I will now break down where our six new boys […]
How Many Points Will Sunderland Need to Progress in the Europa League?
It’s not long until Sunderland kick off our Europa League campaign with a home tie against AZ Alkmaar on the 16th of September. With that in mind, and given that the new format of UEFA’s club competitions might be unfamiliar to some, I will assess how many points should be enough to see Sunderland progress […]
Can’t Help Falling In Love (With Sunderland)
This season, my wife bought her first Sunderland shirt. That probably does not sound remarkable. Thousands of supporters buy one every summer. Shirts come and go. New designs arrive. Credit cards take a battering. We tell ourselves we do not need another one and inevitably buy it anyway. But this one felt different. When I […]
On This Day (4th Sept 2002): The Season Sørensen’s Optimism Went Horribly Wrong
The 2001-02 season was a pretty hopeless one for Sunderland fans after a couple of years flirting with European places. Two seventh-place finishes had inspired supporters to dream of dizzier heights in the Premiership, but with a lack of investment in the squad, things swiftly became stale rather than spectacular. On paper, the spine of […]
Sunderland’s Ambition Is Clear – And It Starts at the Very Top
As transfer deadline day unfolded its last hours’ sagas, one of the main stories was the drama of the transfer of Malick Fofana from French club Lyon. Despite apparently agreeing a deal with both the player and club earlier in the day, it emerged that, in a move we have been on the wrong end […]
Haway The Podcast | MALICK FOFANA | Just How Good Is Sunderland’s £30m Man?
Baptiste Reynaud is a podcaster and French football expert, and he once again joins us to give his insight on yet another new Sunderland player – this time, Malick Fofana! All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Ready to have an […]
Locked In: Analysing Sunderland’s Europa League Squad
So we finally have it, the first Sunderland squad to play in Europe for 53 years and the first to play in the new format of a true UEFA league phase campaign. Due to the restrictions UEFA squad rules have in place, Sunderland were always going to struggle getting a full 25-man squad named and […]
Which Players Played for Both Sunderland & Our Europa League Opponents?
On Friday, we discovered Sunderland’s eight opponents in this season’s Europa League league stage. AZ Alkmaar, Dinamo Zagreb, Jagiellonia Bialystok and Levski Sofia will all be welcomed to the Stadium of Light in the coming months, while Sunderland fans will be visiting AC Milan, Anderlecht, Lech Poznan and SCU Torreense to watch the lads. Ahead […]
Transfer Window Reflections: A Successful Summer For Sunderland?
Gav says… Seriously impressed. Some of the less glamorous stuff will go under the radar, but it shouldn’t. The fact we didn’t lose a single important player is staggering, really. It was briefly threatened with Chelsea’s approach for Granit Xhaka, but the club held firm and their stance was clear. That was in itself a […]
Romance And Rebirth Will Mark Sunderland’s Europa League Adventure
When Middlesbrough embarked upon what can only be described as one of the maddest and most unlikely European runs ever seen under Steve McClaren back in 2005/2006, I would occasionally tune in to watch their games with a sense of envy and often bemusement at how what appeared to be such a humdrum collection of […]
On This Day (3 September 1990) ‘New Signings Can Wait,’ Says Smith
Sunderland’s somewhat unexpected season in the First Division had got off to a good enough start. After a close away defeat to Norwich and a commendable display against star-studded Spurs at Roker Park, a victory over a Manchester United team managed by Alex Ferguson and including a bunch of household names had given Denis Smith […]
Nordi Mukiele: Right Back or Centre Half?!
It was great to see Nordi Mukiele back in our starting line-up for Sunday’s 1-0 win over Fulham at the Stadium of Light. One of our best performers in last season’s successful Premier League campaign, eyes were looking for him to again be a key defender this year as the club looks to step up […]
Haway The Podcast | FOFANA, DANSO & ANGULO MK2! | Are We Booked For Europe Yet?!
We’re a few days removed from Deadline Day, so now that the dust has settled the Lads got together to put it all into perspective! Join Gav, Andrew and Ben Littledyke (chair of the SAFCSA London Branch) as they chat about all things Sunderland! On today’s show: All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway […]
New Signing: Juan Riquelme Angulo – The Late Deadline Day Addition
In true Sunderland fashion, we left it very late to announce our sixth and final summer window signing, officially completing the signing of 18-year-old Ecuadorian forward Juan Riquelme Angulo from South American talent factory Independiente del Valle. The highly rated centre-forward joins the Black Cats on a five-year deal for a reported fee around £5 […]
New Signing: Malick Fofana – Sunderland’s Latest Prodigy?
In what can only be described as one of the most chaotic deadline day sagas in recent Premier League history, Sunderland have secured a deal for Olympique Lyonnais winger Malick Fofana. After fending off interest from UEFA Champions League regulars like Arsenal earlier in the day and then overcoming a dramatic late hijack attempt from […]
New Signing: Kevin Danso – What Can Sunderland Expect From Their New Centre-Back?
Our first deadline-day signing came in the form of a proven Premier League centre-back in the form of Austrian international Kevin Danso. The 27-year-old arrival bolsters Régis Le Bris’ backline as the Black Cats gear up for both domestic action and a European group-stage campaign. The Austria international requested a departure from North London after […]
In Praise Of Thomas…The Flank Engine
Sunderland AFC are already awash with World Cup players — if you include Simon Adingra and the recently-departed Arthur Masuaku, the club’s representation at the biggest tournament ever amounted to twelve players, one of the largest contingents of any team in the world. But, apparently, that wasn’t enough for Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Florent Ghisolfi, and […]
Haway The Podcast | Post Deadline Day Recap | 3 New Signings!
Well, that was a deadline day for the ages, wasn’t it?! Planes, hijacks and all sorts going on, but Sunderland managed to get two big signings over the line, and threw in another late one for good luck, too. Join Martin and Ant for a full recap of everything deadline day related from a Sunderland […]
Haway The Podcast | DEADLINE DAY LIVE | Sunderland Transfer Window Reaction!
Last night the Lads got together for the final three hours of the summer transfer window to react live on YouTube as the news came in and to chat a crock of shoyte about all things Sunderland – and, if you missed it, here it is! All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The […]
Nordi Mukiele: Right Back or Centre Half?!
It was great to see Nordi Mukiele back in our starting line-up for Sunday’s 1-0 win over Fulham at the Stadium of Light. One of our best performers in last season’s successful Premier League campaign, eyes were looking for him to again be a key defender this year as the club looks to step up […]
On This Day (2nd Sept 1933): Benny Yorston’s Sunderland Hattrick Lifts Roker
Stoke City were the opposition at Roker Park in Sunderland’s third game of the 1933/34 season. The first two games had been lost and, despite scoring in the season-opener against Huddersfield Town, Benny Yorston had been dropped for the second game against Portsmouth at Roker Park. Reinstated for this game, at inside-right alongside Bobby Gurney […]
US-Based Readers — Get The Best Of Roker Report On The New SB Nation App
It’s a big day for US-based Roker Report readers. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow Sunderland. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of […]
DEADLINE DAY LIVE | Sunderland Transfer Window REACTION!
At 8pm on Deadline Day, the Haway The Podcast team will take you through the final hours of the window here, LIVE on YouTube – hopefully with some special guests joining us along the way. Get involved – hopefully there will be plenty for us to chat about!
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