Category: Match reports
Reviews of both on and off the pitch antics
Sunderland 0 v bolton 0, match review
Boxing Day is widely acknowledged to be one of the biggest and best days in the sporting calendar – with this in mind I departed North Yorkshire full of hope. Spurred on by a large bag of ale and some…
Sunderland 1 blackpool 1
Sunderland 1 Blackpool 1 There has been lots of comment on the bigger picture at SAFC in my last few offerings; in short…… I’m not a fan of sacking our manager whom we recently appointed in place of another manager…
Gillingham 1 sunderland 0….. some thoughts
SAFCBlog goes to almost all of our matches, occasionally I can’t make it – it’s not case of better offer, if this was the case, I’d have gouged my eyes out with a blunt spoon and extracted my fingernails a…
Middlesbrough 0 Shed 7 plus Gillingham away preview..
Middlesbrough 0 Shed 7 No game this weekend, due to Sunderland deciding not to bother with the FA Cup this season. Whilst SAFCBlog failed to find a game to attend – fear not, we decided to go and watch the…
“Hapless Sunderland on the receiving end of the biggest humping by Burton, since Richard had a go on Liz Taylor….”
Hapless Sunderland beaten by Burton Whilst the mainstream media are all over the Gone For A Burton headline, SAFCBlog are better than pursuing some cheap unoriginal headlines. To be fair, Liz Taylor was decent back in the day, who knows…
Sunderland 1 coventry 1
Sunderland 1 Coventry 1 There’s no doubt that we are at a low ebb, we are desperate for some positivity – today was OK, but no better than OK. In keeping with the last 6 weeks or so, it was…
Gillingham vs sunderland… the magic of the cup
Gillingham vs Sunderland tonight….. SAFCBlog attends pretty much all of the games, but not tonight…… It’s a very long way We’re there again a week on Saturday Time constraints, (work), got the better of me INSIDE….. OUTSIDE….. Prior to discussing…
Scunthorpe 3 Sunderland 0
On the off chance anyone is not following @LadSunder on Twitter, you really need to. He has kindly agreed that I can use his commentary/ highlights on my match reviews; Tuesday was absolutely fucking dire ….. but this will make…
Sunderland 1 Gillingham 1
Sunderland 1 Gillingham 1 – the magic of the FA Cup!! Early start for a home game, but needs must. Steady drive North, with the usual excitement at seeing the sea. Glorious Not exactly a tie to set the pulse…
Sunderland v Leicester u21s
Another bloody cup game, but given we don’t play in the league for the best part of 3 weeks, I guess it’s better than no game? Fully expected to win the game, although can’t think of anything worse than a…