Black Cats Chat

January is over so that means the transfer window is done for another season. Justin in Toronto, Canada from SAFC NASA and Danny in London from Sunderland Bulgaria Supporters Association the guests to discuss the incomings and outgoings as well as the squad that will play out the remainder of the 25/26 Premier League Campaign. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Tough game at Arsenal ended in a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the league leaders. Scoreline did feel a bit harsh given the performance the lads put in. To go over the match, the guests were Ian McNee from the German Black Cats and making his debut, John Ambler in Dubai from the UAE Sunderland branch. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The lads put the disappointment of the West Ham defeat behind them to maintain our unbeaten home record with a comfortable 3-0 over Burnley at the Staidum of Light. An own goal, Habib Diarra's 1st league goal and a cracker from Chemsdine Talbi moves us onto 36 points and up to 8th in the league table. Pete Showler in Washington State, USA from the SAFC NASA international supporters branch was...

El primer partido de liga de la temporada sin Granit Xhaka se notó y nos salió caro, ya que caímos por 3-1 ante el West Ham en Londres. Miguel, desde Sunderland, fue el invitado para repasar un día para olvidar. Ha'way The Lads! Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The first test without Granit Xhaka came upon us for the visit to West Ham as he missed out through injury. Questions were raised of how we would do without him and a 3-1 loss at the Olympic Stadium strongly points to badly. Justin in Toronto, Canada from SAFC NASA and Dermot in Madrid, Spain were the guests to go over a performance and day to forget. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas H...

El Sunderland AFC volvió a ganar con un 2-1 en casa contra el Crystal Palace. Una victoria que nos coloca en la novena puesto de la tabla, a solo dos puntos del quinto y a tres del cuarto. Jeff, desde Menorca, España, fue el invitado para repasar el partido y hablar sobre la plantilla actual y el mercado de fichajes de enero. ¡Ha'way The Lads! Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

After several draws, the lads finally got back to winning ways with a 2-1 win against a Crystal Palace team rocked by unsettling news earlier this week. SAFC NASA members Max in Denver, Colorado and Pete in Washington State the guests to go over the game and give their thoughts on where we need to strengthen the squad this window if at all. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

El Sunderland AFC tuvo un final de 2025 y un comienzo de 2026 desafiantes, con jugadores ausentes debido a la Copa Africana de Naciones (AFCON). Sin embargo, el equipo logró 4 empates y sufrió 1 derrota en la liga, además de una victoria en la tanda de penaltis contra el Everton en la FA Cup. Para analizar estos partidos, Lee contó con la colaboración del español Miguel, que vive en Sunderland. ¡H...

Regis Le Bris surprised us all with a relatively strong 11 to play Everton at their new stadium in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. After 120 minutes it was 1-1 which meant a penalty shootout to decide who would go into the draw for round 4. Robin Roefs was the hero as he saved Everton's 3 pennas as we scored all 3 to move into the next round. Chris and Anth The Mackem both based in Brisbane, Aust...

The lads fell to a heavy 3-0 defeat at the hands of high flying Brentford as the missing AFCON players finally took its toll on the team. To go over the match and look to the future, Robin Bond from SAFC Czech Republic and Ian McNee from the Geman Black Cats were the guests. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The lads worked their socks off in back to back draws vs Man City & Tottenham Hotspur to take us to 30 points and 8th place in the league after 20 games in the Premier League season. Gavin Frater in Florida was on hosting duties as he was joined by his fellow SAFC NASA colleagues Justin Warner in Toronto and Sean Coxon in New Jersey to go over both matches. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Ca...

The lads were back in action at the Stadium of Light as we welcomed relegation candidates Leeds. Despite mssing 5 first team players through AFCON and the news that Dan Ballard picked up an injury in training this week meant we had a patched up 11 which took the lead through a fantastic curling strike from Simon Adingra. Leeds got on level terms after half time and had a good 25-30 minute spell bu...

Merry Christmas to all Sunderland AFC supporters around the world on behalf of the Black Cats Chat Podcast. Here are some season's greetings from some of the podcast contributors and International Fans. Ha'way The Lads!

The lads put in a solid away performance to take away a point despite missing 4 players from the starting 11 from the previous game against the "visitors" due to AFCON. To go over the match we had an SAFC NASA takeover with Gavin in Florida and Pete in Washington state. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

El Sunderland AFC ganó el derbi Wear Tyne por 1-0 gracias a un espectacular gol en propia puerta de Nick Woltemade. Un ambiente increíble en el Stadium of Light, con 47 000 espectadores, vio cómo el SAFC conseguía una merecida victoria y 3 puntos más para acercarse al objetivo de los 40 puntos. Miguel Matías, en Sunderland, y Daniel Bernal, en Santiago de Chile, fueron los invitados para repasar e...

Sunderland AFC won the 158th North East Derby against the "Visitors" AKA Scum Utd with a spectacular own goal from Nick Woltemade. Amongst the cracking atmosphere at the Stadium of Light was Paul in Barcelona who was joined by Robin in Prague, Czech Republic and Sean in New Jersey, USA to go over the match which saw us extend our unbeaten derby run in the league to 9 games, 7 of those vi...

Derby Day is upon us. More than 15 fans from Sunderland AFC's international Fanbase have shared their favourite derby day moments. From Bobby Kerr to the G Force, Kevin Phillips to Niall Quinn, Patrice Carteron to Kieran Richardson Steven Fletcher, Fabio Borini and Jermain Defoe, listen to their treasured memories. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The long awaited Premier League return of the Wear Tyne Derby is almost upon us. Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by SAFC NASA's Justin Warner in Toronto in Canada and Dan Dimitrov in London from the Sunderland Bulgaria Supporters Association to preview the mouthwatering encounter. Ha'way The Lads! Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

El último capítulo en español para repasar los dos últimos resultados del Sunderland AFC. Un empate a 1-1 ante el Liverpool y una derrota por 3-0 ante el Manchester City. Para hablar de esos dos partidos y hacer previa del esperado derbi Wear-Tyne, Marçal, desde Barcelona, se unió con Lee en Bilbao. ¡Ha'way The Lads! Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The lads suffered a 4th defeat of the season which was the heaviest to date. 3-0 away to Man City, a result which flattered Man City and seems a little harsh on Sunderland as the lads battled for 90 minutes, had chances and conceded goals which could have easily been prevented. Ian McNee from the German Black Cats was the guest to go over the defeat and look ahead to an eagerly awaited Wear-Tyne d...

It seems that a trip to Current Premier League Champions Liverpool FC held no fears for Sunderland AFC as we picked up a 1-1 draw and had it not been for Federico Chiesa in the dying stages, we would have taken all 3 points. Lee from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Chris in Brisbane and a new guest to the podcast in the form of Indigo, a Japanese Sunderland fan in Tokyo. Indigo shared his Sund...

El Sunderland AFC volvió a ganar con una remontada increíble. Tras ir perdiendo 0-2 a los 15 minutos, el equipo logró remontar y ganar 3-2 al AFC Bournemouth en un frío y lluvioso Stadium of Light. Lee estuvo acompañado por Daniel en Chile y Miguel en Sunderland para analizar la victoria y hacer una previa del choque del miércoles en Anfield, donde se enfrentarán a un Liverpool en dificultades. ¡H...

Sunderland AFC fought back from 0-2 down to snatch a 3-2 win against AFC Bournemouth at what can be described as awful windy and rainy conditions at the Stadium of Light. Goals from Enzo Le Fee, Bertrand Traore & Brian Brobbey move the lads back up to 4th place in the Premier League on 22 points after 13 games. Bilbao Black Cats members Lee in Bilbao & Paul in Barcelona were joined by SAFC...

El Sunderland AFC ha sumado 2 puntos en los últimos 3 partidos contra el Everton, el Arsenal y el Fulham. Una racha difícil para el equipo. Lee, de los Bilbao Black Cats, se reunió con Marçal en Barcelona para analizar esos 3 partidos y hacer una previa del encuentro de este sábado en casa contra el Bournemouth. Ha'way The Lads Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The lads returned from the international break with hopes of getting a positive result after the strong performance and 2-2 draw at home to Arsenal last time round. This time it was a trip to Craven Cottage against a Fulham team that had won 1 in their last 6. In the end, it wasn't to be as we fell to a disappoiting 1-0 defeat on a rainy day in London. To go over the match, Lee from the Bilbao...