May 02, 2013
What it Means
It was my first glimpse into being a Sunderland supporter. I was six years old and standing in a darkened... more...
April 14, 2013
It was my first glimpse into being a Sunderland supporter. I was six years old and standing in a darkened... more...
A Day for the Ages
As those final, glorious minutes ticked down far too quickly I found myself trying to remember how I felt all... more...
April 02, 2013
As those final, glorious minutes ticked down far too quickly I found myself trying to remember how I felt all... more...
Never Again
We wouldn't leave because we knew it might never be this way again. Sadly we got that right. But at... more...
March 11, 2013
We wouldn't leave because we knew it might never be this way again. Sadly we got that right. But at... more...
A Season In Purgatory
It would be unfair to the collective memories and experience of supporters past and present to describe this current campaign... more...
February 22, 2013
It would be unfair to the collective memories and experience of supporters past and present to describe this current campaign... more...
Vic Halom Vic Halom Vic Halom
I saw it all the way. Standing at mid level in the Fulwell, slightly off to the Clock Stand side,... more...
January 16, 2013
I saw it all the way. Standing at mid level in the Fulwell, slightly off to the Clock Stand side,... more...
Our Cup Runneth Over
There's something oddly comforting to know you are not alone when the wheels fall off the Sunderland bus. To the... more...
January 11, 2013
There's something oddly comforting to know you are not alone when the wheels fall off the Sunderland bus. To the... more...
RIP: Kevin and Keith
It's close on 40 years since that night. And still each passing year it tugs at the memory, reminds you... more...
December 09, 2012
It's close on 40 years since that night. And still each passing year it tugs at the memory, reminds you... more...
Our old friend relegation
As you get older there's a symmetry to the memories which return without warning and quite often without real explanation.... more...
December 03, 2012
As you get older there's a symmetry to the memories which return without warning and quite often without real explanation.... more...
Why We Bother
When you have a midfield like ours it sometimes feels better to let your mind wander into the larger issues... more...
October 29, 2012
When you have a midfield like ours it sometimes feels better to let your mind wander into the larger issues... more...
Boring, boring Sunderland
Could we really be the most boring team in the history of the Premier League? Well, after a half century... more...
October 14, 2012
Could we really be the most boring team in the history of the Premier League? Well, after a half century... more...
Memories are made of this
The great basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain, famously once claimed he'd had sex with more than 20,000 women during and after... more...
September 30, 2012
The great basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain, famously once claimed he'd had sex with more than 20,000 women during and after... more...
Off and Running At Last
It has finally started. This season. At least it feels like that. This stop/go, week on week off silliness has... more...
September 06, 2012
It has finally started. This season. At least it feels like that. This stop/go, week on week off silliness has... more...
Liverpool: Still a Dangerous Beast
I, too, want to feast on the corpse of Liverpool FC. Not alone in that judging by the number of... more...
August 05, 2012
I, too, want to feast on the corpse of Liverpool FC. Not alone in that judging by the number of... more...
Higher, Faster - Richer?
Wayne Rooney and Paula Findlay have little in common. Gender, sports, countries, fame, money? Nope, not a thing. Integrity, grit,... more...
May 15, 2012
Wayne Rooney and Paula Findlay have little in common. Gender, sports, countries, fame, money? Nope, not a thing. Integrity, grit,... more...
The Moment of the Season
Oh yes, there was Ji's stumbling, wonderful wander around Joe Hart. Or the introduction of McClean and then Seb's free... more...
May 10, 2012
Oh yes, there was Ji's stumbling, wonderful wander around Joe Hart. Or the introduction of McClean and then Seb's free... more...
Scared Straight
It's not that we think we are immortal. But I think most of us kind of figure we'll live long... more...
April 27, 2012
It's not that we think we are immortal. But I think most of us kind of figure we'll live long... more...
Take in on the Chin, Jimmy
Call me vindictive, call me nasty, call me unforgiving But don't call me unmoved by news that Coventry City are... more...
April 06, 2012
Call me vindictive, call me nasty, call me unforgiving But don't call me unmoved by news that Coventry City are... more...
For Pity's Sake Bruce: SHUT UP
It's as though the builders had trapped a rat between the walls of your posh new house. No matter what... more...
March 27, 2012
It's as though the builders had trapped a rat between the walls of your posh new house. No matter what... more...
Oh what a night
Half a century has almost slipped by but there is still no clear answer. Just how many people were inside... more...
March 20, 2012
Half a century has almost slipped by but there is still no clear answer. Just how many people were inside... more...
The Song Remains The Same.
Enough of the comparisons of Roker and the Stadium of Light. Put them into the feather bed of history, where... more...
March 07, 2012
Enough of the comparisons of Roker and the Stadium of Light. Put them into the feather bed of history, where... more...
Sunday's Derby: One for the Ages
All too often we slap the legend label on people and things just passing through our club. Players, games, goals... more...
February 09, 2012
All too often we slap the legend label on people and things just passing through our club. Players, games, goals... more...
Disaster Lurks Around the Corner
Were there ever a doubt that Martin O'Neill was truly a Sunderland supporter as a young lad then he's dispelled... more...
January 30, 2012
Were there ever a doubt that Martin O'Neill was truly a Sunderland supporter as a young lad then he's dispelled... more...
You Never Forget Your First
It is closing in on 50 years. But is feels like yesterday. That 1963-64 season. Of course, because we care... more...
January 22, 2012
It is closing in on 50 years. But is feels like yesterday. That 1963-64 season. Of course, because we care... more...
Sons and SAFC Lovers
It's 25 years since he died. In the end it wasn't the coal dust which had clogged up his lungs... more...
January 02, 2012
It's 25 years since he died. In the end it wasn't the coal dust which had clogged up his lungs... more...
Sunderland's Pride of Place
You don't know what you've got 'til its gone. Or maybe you only really know when it comes back. Pride.... more...
December 28, 2011
You don't know what you've got 'til its gone. Or maybe you only really know when it comes back. Pride.... more...
A tale of Two Hatreds: Mags V Leeds
There are dividing lines between Sunderland supporters. Unfortunately these days being born closer to the Tyne than the Wear seems... more...
December 12, 2011
There are dividing lines between Sunderland supporters. Unfortunately these days being born closer to the Tyne than the Wear seems... more...
A Long Night: A New Dawn
It was 5 a.m when we got back from emergency. For hours I'd sat alone, waiting to know if my... more...
December 03, 2011
It was 5 a.m when we got back from emergency. For hours I'd sat alone, waiting to know if my... more...
We're Not Fickle. We're Just Desperate
New dawns? We've seen a few. And we've seen the deepening twilight that has followed far too quickly. But that... more...
November 26, 2011
New dawns? We've seen a few. And we've seen the deepening twilight that has followed far too quickly. But that... more...
Time's Up, Steve
There comes a time in relationships when you know its over. Too many things have happened and too many things... more...
November 13, 2011
There comes a time in relationships when you know its over. Too many things have happened and too many things... more...
What makes a legend?
Legends of the Faithful Legends are in the memory of the beholder. The eyes lie. Too soon we rush to... more...
Legends of the Faithful Legends are in the memory of the beholder. The eyes lie. Too soon we rush to... more...
