Posted in Sunderland news

Just Another Morbid Monday…..

Teaching an old blog new tricks….. Not a fucking chance. Exciting times at SAFCBlog, ordinarily a Saturday match preview would be Thursday – owing to a socially distanced holiday this week, the preview has been brought forward to Monday…..what a…

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SAFCBlog Sunday Sermon, (Live from Positively 4th Street)

Positivity Panthers 0 vs Negative Nomads 4 (Short 18, Donald, 26, Methvren 60, Storey 72) I thought we’d win yesterday, on the balance of play we should have won the game, it ended up as a draw, not the result…

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Posted in Match reports

SAFCBlog 0 vs SAFCVlog 1, (S. Hawkins, 22)

And we’re off……. Day 1 of our Championship campaign. I normally do my match reviews the day after the game. Nowadays we’re not allowed to go to the match, so match reports are being brought to you in a digital…

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Posted in Match previews

Sunderland Vs Bristol Rovers Preview

New season tomorrow, ordinarily I’d be as giddy as a kipper. Sadly things are different this season, I’m not a huge fan of the news, (too depressing), but it doesn’t look like we will be allowed to go to the…

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Sunderland vs Aston Villa U21’s

It’s a 1st team fixture, journalistic responsibility, (along with nothing else to do), dictates a match review is required A wins a win? We should aim to win every game – no point playing otherwise? In the first month of…

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SAFCBlog Sunday Service, (Matinee)….

Football is back, it’s not how it is normally, but I’m excited nonetheless. One huge difference is not seeing you mates on a matchday – this means no one to chat about football with? Thankfully the internet affords the opportunity…

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SAFCBlog Sunday Supplement

Goals win games….. Simple equation really, we played ok today. We managed to lose a tie to a team who didn’t have a shot on goal, but to be fair, no one ever won a game in 90 minutes with…

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Sunderland vs Hull City Match Report

We haven’t played competitive football since March, that’s a long time? Add lockdown, travel restrictions & home schooling, and it’s been a bloody long time! It’s not ideal, it’s not normal, but….. it’s the most excitement I’ve had on a…

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It’ll be emotional……..

“Let’s fucking do this….. Let’s go to work ⚽️“ Strange Days….. Season starts today, it’s different though – more different than ever before. But…. it’s football and it’s Sunderland. I’ve no idea what lies ahead on and off the pitch,…

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Posted in Sunderland managers

All Aboard the Gus Bus

Gus Poyet PDC gone, we welcome Gus as the new Sunderland manager. Quite early on in his tenure, we are playing Southampton ~ the defenders start passing the ball to each other, an unnerved crowd are understandably edgy. Moving forward,…

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