Sunderland arguably face their toughest test of the new season so far when they take on Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats have a reasonable record against Spurs considering the recent history of the clubs, with Tottenham fighting for Europe whilst Sunderland fight to stay in the league. The […]
A large squad to choose from this season for Dick Advocaat has led to Sunderland looking to loan out fringe players to football league teams with the use of the emergency loan window. The likes of Liam Bridcutt, Will Buckley, Charis Mavrias and Valetin Roberge have no first-team future on Wearside and the Black Cats are […]
According to reports by Paul Fraser of the Chester-le-street Advertiser, Adam Johnson is set to return to training this week with Sunderland after missing the past 4 games with a shoulder injury. Johnson picked up the injury during the opening day defeat against Leicester City, and the former Manchester City man’s return to fitness comes […]
August has been a difficult month for Sunderland with the Black Cats ending it bottom of the pile with just two points to their name. Read Sunderland have somehow managed to scrape an XI together from the best performers in red and white over the past month. Costel Pantilimon Not a hard one, he’s the […]
Real Sociedad manager David Moyes has today revealed that he turned down the opportunity to return to premier league management this summer. Sunderland had been on the managerial hunt after it appeared that Dick Advocaat would not be returning to the Stadium of Light before his miraculous U-turn. So, did David Moyes reject Sunderland’s advances […]
The month of August saw Sunderland begin the new premier league season with a whimper. The Black Cats have conceded 10 league goals already and a further 3 to league 2 side Exeter in the Capital One Cup. A poor start has left the Wearsiders rock bottom of the league with many individuals underperforming, although, […]
Steven Fletcher has been criticised by Neil McCann for his display in Scotland’s 1-0 defeat to Georgia last night. Sunderland striker Fletcher played the full 90 minutes for Scotland yesterday and missed their best opportunity in their shock 1-0 defeat, and McCann believes Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths would have been a better option for Gordon Strachan’s […]
With the summer transfer window now officially over, Read Sunderland use the wonderful tool of hindsight to look at three players who the Black Cats should have tried to sign. Charlie Austin Although the QPR man had a hefty £15-million price tag this summer, the striker would certainly have added a goal threat to the […]
With the new season in full flow and the actual Sunderland team still on their holiday’s, Read Sunderland have decided to take a look at the virtual Sunderland team. FIFA 16 is due to be launched later this month and we have taken it upon ourselves to play a little guessing game on how FIFA will rate the […]
Sunderland legend Julio Arca has continued his love affair with north-east football after he signed for South Shields today. Arca who has played over 300 games in the northeast for Sunderland and Middlesborough will now be plying his trade in the northern league conference. The Argentine, who was a crowd favourite in his spell at […]
Sunderland have ended the first month of the new premier league season rock bottom of the pile with a poor 2 points. Prior to the season optimism was high on Wearside, with a host of new signings and Dick Advocaat returning to the helm, Sunderland fans had hoped for a good start, particularly given the […]
Sunderland have announced their 25 man squad for the new premier league season after the transfer window closed on Tuesday teatime. Well, I say 25 man squad, they’ve actually only included 24 with a few notable absentees. Sunderland also boast an impressive 16 homegrown (HG) players in their squad. Goalkeepers Costel Pantilimon Vito Mannone (HG) […]