ON THIS DAY (1995): In a situation with remarkable parallels to today, the Supporters Action For Change Group demanded the club chairman outlined his long-term vision for Sunderland Association Football Club.
โWhat changes would you make for Sunderlandโs first away trip of the League One season to Oxford United next Saturday?โ asks RRโs junior reporter Finlay Anderson.
After a missed opportunity on Saturday, there will need to be a significant upturn in performance on every level against Oxford. Sunderland cannot afford too many more early-season slip ups like this one.
The Lads dropped two points in an eminently winnable league opener on Saturday. However, conservative selections, reactive substitutions and turgid tactics were the root cause of the teamsโ issues.
Ahead of tomorrowโs game we collared a massive Posh fan - Jarred Farmer of โ@TheYellowBlock Podcastโ - to gather his views on the team many are tipping as potential League One champions this season.
Sunderland & Newcastle hadnโt faced each other since 1985... and the recently relegated mags, with new striker Micky Quinn leading the goalscoring charts, believed they had the upper hand.
Sunderland fans have had to get used to the idea of streaming matches in order to watch them live - what do you think of the service that the club provides?
Speaking in a recent interview, club legend Julio Arca spoke about how then Newcastle boss Bobby Robson tried to pinch him from under our noses as he was about to put pen to paper on his first Sunderland contract...
ON THIS DAY (2007): In the first Tees-Wear derby of the season, Sunderlandโs fans were set to go home unhappy - that was, of course, until Liam Miller decided he had other plans...
Bryan Oviedo isn't wanted at Copenhagen anymore, a former trialist gives his reasons for turning us down, Bailey Wright on 're-writing' Sunderland Til I Die, and York City take a 'gamble' on a former U23s player...