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Rating the Lads: Grading the Sunderland AFC squad 2022-23 (Part I)
After a long season, we decided to rate every player’s performance - starting today with the goalkeepers and defenders!
Vote in Roker Report’s Sunderland 2022/23 End Of Season Awards!
Voting is now open for readers and listeners in Roker Report’s end of season awards - have your say on Sunderland’s Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Best Goal, and Best & Worst Moments!
FA Cup Aftermath: How Sunderland’s heroes reacted to their big day!
In this long read, Roker Report explores the highs and the lows of the weeks and months that followed Sunderland AFC’s 1973 success!
Fan Letters: “No player is bigger than the club!”
A view on Ross Stewart’s contract negotiations, positions we need to strengthen and not opting to sign Édouard Michut - all in the latest RR mailbag! Got something to say? Email us: RokerReport@yahoo.co.uk
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On This Day (25th May 2018): Jack Ross appointed Sunderland manager!
Following our relegation to League One, the club looked north of the border for the man they believed could lead us straight back to the Championship…
Is Jobe Bellingham any good? Birmingham fan gives honest view on potential Sunderland signing
Is Jobe Bellingham any good? We don’t know, so we asked the views of someone that does - top Birmingham City fansite Blues Focus!
Are Sunderland ready for the Premier League?
"Eventually we will have to join the monster, a club of ours has to if it is to survive in this current footballing financing structure. But that can wait, that’s for the future", writes David Holloway.
On This Day (24 May 1951): Sunderland youth prodigy Keith Coleman is born!
Born this day 24th May 1951 was one of Alan Brown’s generation of golden youth protégés at Sunderland - full back Keith Coleman.
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Selling players won’t be terminal for Sunderland - as long as they’re replaced adequately
The next phase in our journey will be replacing key players if and when they’re sold, and there’s no reason why we can’t continue to progress in such a scenario.
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Roker Roundtable: Au revoir, Edouard! Was Michut’s time in red and white a success?
With the French midfielder set to return to PSG this summer, we asked our writers for their thoughts on how well he performed during 2022/2023
On This Day (23rd May 1976): Sunderland play Tasmania in their post season overseas Oceania tour!
The lads headed down under for a long-haul post season tour!
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Roker Roundtable: Assessing Ross Stewart’s Sunderland future!
With the Scot’s contractual situation still unresolved and a big summer ahead, we asked our writers for their thoughts on how things might pan out and how they’d like the club to deal with it…
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Cheer up indeed! What the future could mean to this Sunderland supporter
Defeat for Sunderland last week at Kenilworth Road was a blow, but we can still be optimistic going forward.
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Despite our playoff near-miss, we should be confident of a strong Sunderland response next season
Some of the post-match sentiments from the players hint at a burning desire to go one better in 2023/2024, and that’s extremely encouraging.
Editorial: Mowbray speculation merely round one of what promises to be an interesting summer
Was there more than meets the eye to Mowbray’s job talk?
On This Day (22nd May 2011): Bruce’s Sunderland finish season strong at West Ham!
It was an up and down kind of season, but Sunderland comfortably claimed maximum points at West Ham on the final day of the season to confirm a top-half finish.
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Roker Roundtable: Sunderland’s best game and most improved player of 2022/2023!
In the second of our series of post-season reviews, we asked our writers to choose their Sunderland game of the season, as well as our most improved player
Roker Report Reviews: the ‘Sunderland Story’ of our club and culture
The stage is set for a city with a proud football club and a rich cultural background - The Sunderland Story is here!
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On This Day (21 May 2022): Sunderland’s League One limbo is finally broken!
There was no playoff joy for the Lads this season, but one year ago at Wembley, the story had an altogether happier ending as we faced Wycombe Wanderers at the national stadium
Roker Roundup: Sunderland scouts present last night as Chilean international scores
Sunderland reportedly had scouts in the stadium as a Chile international scores a great goal, while the club should benefit from a clause in Jobe Bellingham’s contract.
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From Bristol to Birmingham, the Championship has given plenty of Sunderland-related joy this season
The dust has settled and now that it has, it’s pretty nice to reflect on one hell of a season for Sunderland on our return to the Championship, writes Paddy Hollis
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Fan Letters: “This group of Sunderland players have made the city so proud!”
More thoughts on our achievements this season and responding to poor officiating are in the RR mailbox today! Got something to say? Email us: RokerReport@yahoo.co.uk
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Roker Roundtable: Sunderland’s 2022/2023 player of the season and goal of the season!
In the first of our series of post-season reviews, we asked our writers to choose their Sunderland player of the season, as well as their favourite goal from 2022/2023!
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“Talk of Tony Mowbray’s Sunderland departure is completely tone deaf!”
As Sunderland failed to book a return to Wembley after a truly amazing season, the future of our coach was quickly and unfairly thrown into doubt by the media, writes Jon Guy
On This Day (20 May 1978): Rookie Sunderland goalkeeper impresses as forgotten tour commences
Sunderland fell to defeat in their opening match 45 years ago, but it was a good tour – from what we can tell!