Sunderland travel to Blackpool on Saturday lunchtime, unaccompanied by fans once more. Michael Lough takes us back to 2019, when 8,000 away supporters made the journey.

Sunderland cannot afford not to win at Wigan Athletic this evening. Michael Lough takes us back 16 years, to a famous victory against The Latics.

Michael Lough recalls his first-ever game at the Stadium of Light, where he witnessed a 3-1 defeat to Charlton featuring three own goals

With eight games of the season remaining, promotion remains in Sunderland’s hands – and while there are plenty of reasons to be positive, keeping a calm head is essential

Sunderland’s automatic promotion hopes were effectively ended with a 1-1 draw at Peterborough in 2019 – now, with the stakes just as high, Michael Lough hopes for a better result this time around

In a new feature, Michael Lough takes a look at some away days of our recent past ahead of our latest trip on the road

Since 1983, what we now know as the Papa John’s Trophy has been a permanent fixture of the lower league football calendar.

An entire year has passed since the Stadium of Light welcomed fans through its turnstiles. Michael Lough looks back at a year without football.

Wise Men Say contributor Michael Lough pens a personal piece on what Sunderland means to him – and why their current slump has further consequences