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Haway The Podcast | THOMAS SORENSEN | We Catch Up With Our Former Danish Keeper!
It was a pretty small group of players who knew what it was like to finish in the top half of the Premier League table, and we speak with one of them today! Thomas Sorensen joins us to talk about his time with the clubs as well as this current Sunderland side! On today’s show… […]
On This Day (12th June 1976): “Oh Tommy Tommy!” Happy Birthday To Sunderland Favourite Thomas Sørensen
Ask any Lads fan of a certain age to name their top five Sunderland keepers and it’s a good bet Tommy will be amongst them. Tommy was born in Fredericia, a town located in the southeast part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, and started playing youth football at local clubs Erritsø and Assens before […]
FAO Sunderland’s Top Brass: “Go And Get Geertruida!”
Generally speaking, I’m not fond of lusting after loan players, lest I come across like a lovesick Take That fan circa 1996, desperately hoping that news of their breakup wasn’t actually true and that things could be worked out. As good as Yann M’Vila was during his brief spell at Sunderland, I always felt the […]
Sunderland, UEFA Rules, And The Makeup Of The Squad!
On the back of the club’s epic achievements from last season and securing Europa League football, we’re entering uncharted territory — not just for the lads on the pitch, but also for the fans. We’re facing a delicate balancing act in order to adhere to UEFA’s strict rules and guidelines, which I’ll break down for […]
Sunderland And Europe: A Balancing Act?
I’ve seen and heard a lot of comments since we qualified for Europe. From people on the outside of the Sunderland bubble, the consensus seems to be “Well done, but you’re going to struggle with the schedule.” While Spurs, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace finished in the places directly above the relegation zone, Arsenal, Manchester […]
Potential Sunderland Targets To Watch At The World Cup!
With forty eight teams — including England —and twelve Sunderland players suiting up, there are already more than enough reasons to watch the World Cup, starting on Thursday in North America. That said, if you’re looking for more, a handful of players that’ve been linked with Sunderland already this summer (and before) will be in […]
Haway The Podcast | SUMMER PREDICTIONS | We Try And Predict What Might Happen This Summer!
It might be dangerous to predict what might happen this summer but we’re going to try anyway! Join Andrew, Bomber & Chris as they try and predict all sorts about Sunderland’s summer! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily […]
Debuts, Dreams & Rég of the Rokers
Every debut carries a strange mixture of hope, expectation and the quiet suspicion that it might embarrass you at any moment. Mine has arrived in slightly surreal circumstances. I tend to write stuff (and even draw things) when I’m on the train from London and back for home games. Just for shits and giggles, for […]
From Wearside To The Big Stage: Every Sunderland Player To Represent Us At The World Cup
With the World Cup launching later today, and Sunderland AFC being one of the most represented clubs in the world at this summer’s tournament, supporters will have plenty of interest in the fortunes of our lads. Their involvement will add another chapter to a rich international history at the club, one that spans generations and […]
On This Day (11 June 1999) Spanish Legend Decides Against Sunderland Move
While the feel-good factor was definitely there as Sunderland clinched promotion back to the Premier League in style, amassing 105 points and blowing away all comers, that mood was soon to be dampened when Lee Clark’s antics at the FA Cup Final emerged, an impasse with Allan Johnston’s contract, and Michael Bridges’ desire to get […]
REACTION: What Do You Think Of Sunderland’s End-Of-Season Retained List?
Ricky Clucas says… The Geertruida news is undoubtedly the most interesting part of the update, as sad as it is to see lovely Dennis and Dan move on. With all the talk within the club about the resetting of expectations and the final push towards Europe, I feel like Geertruida played a key role in […]
Haway The Podcast | NEWS ROUNDUP | Sunderland Linked With Celtic’s £25m Utility Man
Goooooood morning and welcome to Haway The Podcast – and today, we’re looking at all the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC as we ramp up towards the World Cup and a summer of fun on Wearside! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never […]
Well Stacked Between The Sticks!
Robin Roefs In most clubs, the phlegmatic Dutchman would have been the buy of the season, such has been his impact in the Premier League. Unfortunately, at Sunderland, his competition for that accolade included Granit Xhaka, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Reinildo, Brian Brobbey and Noah Sadiki, such was the wealth of talent that the club […]
On This Day (10th June 1959): Billy Whitehurst — Sunderland’s Short-Lived Hard Man
Billy Whitehurst will be sixty-seven years old on this day. I first became aware of William Whitehurst in the early eighties as a Hull City player, where he netted forty-seven goals in one hundred and ninety-three league matches for the Tigers between 1980 and 1985. He helped Hull to back-to-back promotions from the Fourth Division […]
From Heartbreak to Europe – My Sunderland Moment Finally Came
Following Sunderland has often felt like a thankless task, a cross to bear, something to be endured. A load handed down by my father to carry, handed in turn to my own son. Dad was at the 1973 Cup Final and will (without prompting) flawlessly name the 12 gladiators that bested Leeds on that May […]
The Alternative 2025/2026 Sunderland Awards!
The “Crash! Bang! Wallop! Award” For Most Spectacular Goal Winner: Chemsdine Talbi A strong list of options here, ranging from Nick Woltemade’s defensive header gone wrong to Chris Rigg’s sumptuous curler at Aston Villa and Brian Brobbey’s hooked finish against Arsenal, but who doesn’t love a long-ranger that thwacks off the crossbar and leaves an […]
Haway The Podcast | A Season In Sunderland
Welcome to this morning’s edition of Haway The Podcast, and we’ve got something a bit different, as we catch up with Andy and Renata – who decided to leave life in Melbourne, Australia behind for the year to follow the lads. We talk about: All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you […]
“We Can Have A Few Decent Days And Nights!”
Looking back and remembering is something all Sunderland fans have done more than their fair share of. It’s been a central part of our identity for many years; at times, thinking back to a handful of decent days and nights is all we’ve really had to lean on. When the present day involves setting the […]
On This Day (9th June 2022): Billy Bingham – Sunderland Star and Northern Ireland Great
On this day in 2022, Billy Bingham died. He broke into the professional ranks at Glentoran in Northern Ireland in 1948, before moving to Sunderland in 1950 – where he spent eight years of his career, the longest spell at any of the five clubs he played for. He turned out for the Lads from […]
Essen & Sunderland — “Let’s Keep On Twinning!”
The Sunderland fanbase spreads far and wide, thousands of miles away from the shores of Wearside. We have supporters’ branches dotted around the globe, each full of members that, no matter their background, all share the mutual love of Sunderland AFC. Up until 2015, Germany was without a dedicated supporters’ branch, but this all changed […]
Grading Sunderland’s 25/26 Recruitment, Part Two!
Habib Diarra: B- When assessing Sunderland’s club record signing, it’s important to remember that given the frugal approach that ultimately led us back to the top flight, splashing out £30 million on a player would be the equivalent of a rival team paying twenty or thirty million more — the temptation is to believe that […]
Roker Roundup: Former Gaffer Gus Poyet Has His Say On Sunderland & Sartori
Popular former Sunderland boss Gustavo Poyet, who has just finished up a short-term role with Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Khaleej, has been chatting about Sunderland’s recent progress in the wake of the end of the Premier League season, in which the Lads recorded their best Premier League finish since 2001. Poyet, who of course worked […]
Haway The Podcast | CHIT-CHAT | We Catch Up With Ross Johnston On Catching Our Iconic Moments!
We’ve seen the pictures this season but what are the stories behind them?! We last caught up with Ross (RJX Media) a few days after the play-off final and we thought we’d get the inside story on some of the big photos from our Premier League season! On today’s show… All this and more! Get […]
The Final Reflections On 2025/2026!
Anth Gair says… Where do you even start? Back in August, I’d have taken seventeenth place and a final-day scramble, no questions asked. Instead, the Lads have given us seventh place, fifty four points, a derby double, and European football on Wearside for the first time in over fifty years. Go on, read that sentence […]
Grading Sunderland’s 25/26 Recruitment, Part One!
Robin Roefs: A If Peter Reid opted to think outside of the box when he snapped up Thomas Sorensen in 1998 and Roy Keane made a statement of intent when he brought Scottish international Craig Gordon south from Tynecastle in 2007, one wonders just what kind of witchcraft was at play when we signed the […]
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