Lee Johnson has once again called for investment in the Stadium of Light pitch, nine months on from the last mooted improvements. Richard Easterbrook discusses why this would not necessarily be a bad idea
We go back to October 2002 as Peter Reid won his last game as Sunderland manager in a Worthington Cup tie at Cambridge United
They’re playing in League One this weekend, but back in January 2001, Sunderland and Ipswich were duking it out at the top of the Premier League
We go back to 2003 as Mick McCarthy’s Sunderland face a potential banana skin at Mansfield Town
We go back 21 years, when Sunderland travelled to Sheffield Wednesday and came away with a 2-0 victory
We look back at a previous outing against Saturday’s opponents, when an opening day 3-1 home reverse to the Addicks spelled the beginning of the end of Bob Murray’s chairmanship on Wearside
Sunderland face Accrington Stanley this weekend in a top of the table clash – Richard Easterbrook previews the action
Sunderland’s start to the season has been largely encouraging with both Ross Stewart and Aiden O’Brien getting among the goals – let’s hope that we can maintain this momentum
Will the signing of the promising full-back herald an era of new, young talent on Wearside?
If Sunderland are going to win the play-offs, they’ll be doing it on the back of a PPG of just 0.75 from their last eight games – but form doesn’t always bring promotion. Richard Easterbrook crunches the numbers
