Sunderland Vs Oxford Utd – Match review 03.08.19
Footballs back! First day of the season is always exciting, personally I like an away game to start with, but still felt pretty giddy on Saturday morning. It’s no secret that we are currently plying our trade at a level…
Sunderland v Oxford United preview 03.08.19
Footballs back! After an ultimately disappointing season last time out, optimism is high and it’s time for the fun to begin….. First up is Oxford at home, we had two 1-1 draws with them last season, (who’d have thought it?)….
Sunderland Legends Marco Gabbiadini
Sunderland Legends Marco Gabbiadini Although born in Nottingham, Marco is basically a York Lad; having played junior football for Poppleton Juniors, Denis Smith, (him again!), signed him as an apprentice at York City in 1982. After progressing through the ranks,…
Jermain Defoe Sunderland Legend
Jermain Defoe Sunderland Legend Happy Easter Sunday.. Strange times at present, I’m not in the mould for making New Years Resolutions….. but….. it’s been quite a year to date. I spent the 1st day of the new decade at Fleetwood,…
Kevin Ball Sunderland Legend
Kevin Ball Sunderland Legend Tough going this close season malarkey, another week or so till match previews etc kick in. We’ve not even got the excitement of potential signings, as the verdict seems to be, “we’ve got no money to…
Sunderland Vs Belenenses Match Review – 20th July 2019
Sunderland vs Belenenses Match Report – 20th July 2019 All the promotional media and even the match tickets had suggested we were playing CF Belenenses last night, it turns out we weren’t. We actually played Belenenses SAD, which seems to…
Sunderland Legends John MacPhail
Sunderland Legends John MacPhail Still another 8, (eight), after this instalment, so plenty of scope to cover the usual suspects. SAFCBlog has always been conscious to try and be a bit different from other fan sites, so whilst eyebrows may…
Sunderland V Benfica B Match Review
Sunderland v Benfica B If you drop the B, Sunderland V Benfica at the Stadio Municipal Albufeira, sounds like a pretty exciting prospect. The reality is it’s pre season and just a fitness exercise on the pitch and an excuse…
Sunderland Legends John Byrne
Sunderland Legends John Byrne Tough work this close season malarkey, still another few weeks til we’re into the match previews/reviews. So thought I’d have a look at some SAFC players who have made an impact. First up in Sunderland Legends…
PRE PRE-SEASON OPTIMISM
With 3 weeks or so til the start of the season, I’m feeling hugely optimistic about our prospects and the state of play regarding on pitch matters. Regular readers will be aware of my cautiously pessimistic attitude towards our owners….
