In a bizarre few weeks that had seen the Red Devils ship in 6 against City and send fans to sleep against Galati, the lads must of fancied their chances when visiting the theatre of dreams, making it an anniversary to forget for Fergie. Despite parking the bus in front of goal, thoroughly deserving a point in the process. We were undone by one of our own, Wes Brown back...

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Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has revealed that Alan Hutton has settled well into life at the club. The full-back is currently on loan at the Stadium of Light from Tottenham Hotspur and with Kyle Walker and Vedran Corluka already ahead of him in the pecking order at White Hart Lane, the Scot is being tipped for to sign a permanent deal with the Black Cats in the...

Extreme weather may have claimed Sunderland’s game with Bolton at the beginning of the New Year, but ironically it was the rearranged fixture two months later that provided Steve Bruce’s side with maximum points in the Premier League for the first time in 2010. The funny old world of football strikes again. Club owner Ellis Short’s arrival on Wearside added more...

One could have been mistaken for thinking that, in a game where Steve Bruce possessed the rare luxury of fielding a full-strength side, Sunderland would automatically yield three precious points and kick-start their faltering season. But these people would have seriously under-estimated Stoke and their defensive game plan which should be made textbook for every defending...

The first of the “season defining” trilogy of games and hope was beginning to wrap its cold, unforgiving hands around Sunderland fans’ hearts. Blame it on the defence, blame it on the injuries or blame it on Bruce, Sunderland are where they are and need to get out of it quickly. A game against Stoke at home would surely provide brief respite from all the relegation...

Everton away has turned into a forgone conclusion these days with defeat in the minds of most on Wearside. Ten years since a win at Goodison Park being the reason for this and not many thought that run was going to end on Wednesday. There hasn’t been much good news at all lately, but there was finally something to feel optimistic about as Cattermole made his long awaited...

A game against non-league Barrow wasn’t the most glamorous way to kick off the New Year, even if minor celebrity Gareth Jelleyman (the one that had the “wobbler”) was playing, but it was a good chance to record a long overdue win. Any thoughts of Bruce resting players and giving some reserves a run out where banished when practically the same 11 that started against...

Steve Bruce will be hoping his side can wipe out successive away defeats with a home win against struggling Portsmouth on Saturday. Sunderland go into the game on the back of defeats at Wigan and Fulham and once again rely on picking up points at the Stadium of Light to progress up the Premier League table, where they currently sit in mid-table. However Bruce has a few...

After yet another weekend without football it was back to business with a mouth watering clash with Arsenal. What made it a slightly less inviting task was the fact that we were without the ever improving Gordon as well as Turner, Jones and Cattermole – half of the teams’ spine. That being said, Arsenal was without 11 first team players but only the absence of Van...