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Sunderland Need To Rediscover Their Hard Edge
If there was one thing on which you could generally bet the house when it came to Sunderland’s displays during 2025/2026, it was that the lads in red and white would give their absolute all — win, lose or draw — and that the majority of games at home and away would be marked by […]
The Season Ticket Is Sacred – But Could Football Kill It Off?
We can all remember when we got our first season ticket. Mine was ahead of the 2007-08 season, when chairman Niall Quinn gave young Sunderland fans a full season of Premier League football for just £19. Picking up that booklet filled with paper slips was the start of many a matchday for thousands of supporters […]
Sunderland Greats: Shaun Elliott – Sunderland’s Unsung Defensive Hero
Shaun Elliott was born in Haydon Bridge in 1957 and started his football career playing for his local side, where Sunderland’s scouts soon spotted him and snapped him up. He came to a club which had not long since won the FA Cup and was one of a promising group of youngsters coming through the […]
OTD (12/10/1970): Sunderland Insist That Todd Will Not Leave Roker
I wasn’t lucky enough to have seen Colin Todd play in the red and white stripes for Sunderland, but I can tell from speaking to anyone who did that he was a once-in-a-generation talent. Born in County Durham, Todd was wanted by all of the big three clubs in the north-east, but chose Sunderland. It […]
Haway The Podcast | Sunday Supplement | SAFC 0-2 BRIGHTON | What Went WRONG?!
We weren’t looking too bad at half time but it went so wrong after the break – even when we were playing against ten men! So what went so wrong and let’s put it into the context of the season as Aaron Morris joins us to make sense of it all… There’s plenty to get […]
OTD (11/10/1919): Bradford Overrun By Invigorated Sunderland
Having already visited for a friendly game in April, Bradford City were back on Wearside – only this time, there were points now up for grabs. The Football League was back up and running following The Great War, and Sunderland went into the fixture in high spirits having enjoyed a trip to Merseyside the previous […]
Matchday Musings: Brighton Loss Kills Sunderland’s Positive Vibes
Coming off two losses and with just four points in the bank, the vibes were surprisingly good for Sunderland during the international break, and why not? We’d gone punch-for-punch with the two best teams in the country and had been improving with each game, but that upward trend ran headlong into a blue and white […]
Talking Points: Sunderland Suffer 0-2 Defeat To Solid Seagulls
Sunderland were defeated 2-0 against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, with the visitors ending the game with ten men after Pascal Struijk’s red card. However, Sunderland struggled to create anything against Brighton’s solid defence, and the Seagulls finished the game off in added time, with the Lads unable […]
2 Up, 2 Down: Sunderland Slip To Defeat Against Brighton
Ian Clark says… Game time for some youngsters Good to see some players getting minutes in the shape of Malick Fofana, Methalie, Jocelin Ta Bi and Juan Angulo. Fofana and Ta Bi had one or two bright moments but that’s about it for positives. Lack of creativity There was a real lack of quality or […]
Haway The Podcast | SAFC 0-2 Brighton | The Pubcast Returns As Sunderland Suffer Defeat
Three weeks without proper footy and then we get that. But Gav and the lads still marched to the pub and discussed our defeat to Brighton! Join them as they go through and try and make sense of where and how it all went wrong for Sunderland 👀 All this and more! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland 0-2 Brighton – Disappointing Black Cats Struggle Against 10 Men
Robin Roefs: 5/10 Made a really good save early where he was out quickly to block a shot but another game where almost every shot on target went in, even if they were good finishes. Really poor kick out led to the second goal. Trai Hume: 5/10 Defended OK but sold himself short for the […]
Haway The Podcast | Sunderland v Brighton Preview | The Lads Are BACK!
Three weeks without proper footy. Three weeks of waiting. Now, the Lads are back – and Brighton are heading to the Stadium of Light! Join the lads as they preview a HUGE Premier League clash against one of the division’s most in-form sides, fresh from Fabian Hürzeler’s Brighton masterminding a stunning victory over reigning champions […]
Starting XI: Proper Footy’s Back – Is This The Team We’ll Line Up With Today?
Man, that three week break seemed to take forever. It’s ridiculous to have such a long break just as we’re getting started, and predictably some players have picked up knocks which will rule them out for the foreseeable. Still, the break’s given Le Bris some valuable time with a key core who didn’t go away […]
Score Predictions: Can Sunderland Bounce Back Vs Brighton?
Stats at a glance: Brighton and Hove Albion (H): 10/10/2026 Average home goals predicted: 1.4 Average away goals predicted: 0.75 Confidence of Roker Report’s writers: 6.1/10 Predicting a win for the Lads: 50% Martin Wanless (Cautious Optimist) says… Score prediction: Sunderland 1 Brighton 1 This will be another tough game at the beginning of a […]
Fan Focus: What Can Sunderland Expect From Fabian Hürzeler’s Brighton?
Brighton finished eighth last season and qualified for the Conference League, but have started this campaign brilliantly and currently sit third. Has the strength of the start surprised supporters and have expectations changed as a result? I think there’s definitely been a surprise that we’ve started so well, because we’ve suffered a lot of injuries […]
OTD (10/10/53): Sunderland Finally Beaten At Old Trafford!
On this day in 1953, Sunderland were eventually defeated away against Manchester United — the first time in five trips to Old Trafford, that the Lads had lost to the Red Devils. This brilliant sequence had finally been broken and according to all accounts, it was a deserved win for the home team. Despite a […]
Match Preview: Sunderland v Brighton — The Lads Return To Action
Saturday 10th October 2026 Sunderland v Brighton – Premier League Stadium Of Light – Kick-Off: 15:00 Match Coverage TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is unavailable. Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online) Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of the game on the Roker Report Twitter feed (@RokerReport) and […]
Haway The Podcast | WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON AT BRIGHTON?! 👀 | Sunderland v The Seagulls
HOW THE HELL HAVE BRIGHTON DONE THIS?! 👀🔴⚪ After what feels like an eternity, Sunderland are finally back in action! Brighton head north on Saturday, so Gav is joined by Ryan Adsett to get the inside track on the Seagulls – their remarkable Premier League longevity, how they’ve evolved and what Sunderland can expect at […]
Sunderland v Brighton: Our Team Predicts a Tactical Battle
John Wade says… Brighton are a good side and have shown over their last two excellent performances that they shouldn’t be taken lightly. Despite this, my Brighton-supporting friends aren’t assuming they will get anything from this game and have said they would happily take a point and move on. Their main concern was whether Brobbey […]
The Sports Psychology Lessons Sunderland Can Learn From
If you’re reading this, it’s a given that you love sport – well, at least Sunderland AFC and football in general. I love all sports. I always have. It’s probably my Dad’s influence because, ‘back in the day’, the television was the magic box in the corner of the room. There were no mobile phones, […]
OTD (9/10/2019): The Search For Jack Ross’ Sunderland Successor Begins
The sacking of Jack Ross split opinion among the Sunderland fanbase. On one hand, the Sunderland manager stabilised a club in freefall, but on the other, he oversaw two Wembley final defeats with a squad that arguably should have comfortably taken Sunderland out of League One. Impatience grew at the start of the 2019-20 season […]
Haway The Podcast | A New COO at Sunderland?! | What Does It Mean for the Club?
A NEW COO AT SUNDERLAND?! 👀🔴⚪ There’s plenty going on around Sunderland at the moment, and Gav, James and Jonny are getting stuck into some of the biggest talking points. One particularly interesting development is the arrival of a new Chief Operating Officer, who is already in post and working at the club. His appointment […]
The Women Were Always There: How Sunderland Gets Passed Down
My Mam didn’t always get to the match when I was growing up, but Sunderland still came to her. Usually, it came through a little blue radio. On a Saturday afternoon, if she wasn’t at the game, the radio would be on. Wherever Sunderland happened to be playing, whatever division we happened to be in […]
Brighton Tactical Analysis: Sunderland Are Back!
Sunderland face Brighton and Hove Albion at the Stadium of Light on Saturday and after an international break that’s felt like it lasted for an eternity, we’re all champing at the bit to get back in there and support the Lads. We face a Brighton side that’s lost just one out of its first five […]
OTD (8/10/1993): International Striker’s Sunderland Move Falls Through At The Last Minute
Terry Butcher’s plans to build on Sunderland’s impressive Coca Cola Cup win over Premiership Leeds United were hit when plans to sign an international striker on loan collapsed at the last minute. While Sunderland’s first choice strike partnership of Don Goodman and Phil Gray were more than good enough for First Division action, Gray’s impending […]
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