Black Cats Chat

The lads fell to a 0-1 defeat against Hull in front of 44,000 at the Stadium of Light. Back to back defeats and the unbeaten run at home came to an end. Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell was joined by SAFC NASA member Martin Bates in Toronto, Canada and Radoslav Karaasenov in Sofia, Bulgaria from the Bulgarian Supporters Branch. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

A valiant effort from the lads but it wasn't to be as Leeds grabbed a 95th minute winner to take all 3 points and throw a spanner in the works for our automatic promotion chances. Joining Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell to review the match was Martin Steffner from the German Black Cats, whose branch will be having their annual trip to Sunderland this weekend, and a debut for Easington Coll...

The lads put the disappointment of the 2-2 draw with Watford behind them as we put relegation contenders Luton to the sword with a comfortable 2-0 win without needing to get out of second gear. Joining Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell to go over the match and preview the upcoming showdown with Leeds was Ian McNee in Wuppertal, Germany from the German Black Cats and Justin Warner in Toronto, Canada...

Despite taking an early lead, Sunderland AFC were held to a draw against a Watford side with 7 defeats in their previous 9 games. Dennis Cirkin popped up with a late equaliser to redeem himself after conceding a needles foul in the box to give away a penalty. To go over the match, Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Chris Todbury in Brisbane, Australia and Paul Gardiner in Thaila...

A masterclass performance from birthday boy Enzo Le Fée helped the lads to a 2-3 victory over Middlesbrough as the lads bounced back from the disappointment of the Plymouth draw. Bilbao Black Cats members Lee Thirkell and Mark Beston were joined by Robin Bond from the SAFC Czech Republic branch to go over the match and discuss the other talking points coming out of Sunderland AFC over the last 7 d...

It was a case of 2 points dropped for Sunderland AFC as we conceded a 90th minute equaliser to bottom of the league Plymouth. To go over the match, discuss the style of play and Le Bris game management, Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Alistair Cockayne in Melbourne and Paul Gardiner in Thailand. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The lads grabbed another 3 points on the road with a 0-1 at Derby to keep us in the 4 horse race for the top 2 spots as well as open a 13 point gap to 7th place which edges us closer to guaranteeing a playoff spot. Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell was joined by Ian Mcnee from The German Black Cats and Dermot Ledwith in Madrid. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

A solid 0-0 draw at promotion rivals Burnley keeps us in the hunt for the automatic places. Should we have taken all 3 points back to Wearside? A new character to add to the podcast this week, Jesse Burch based in Los Angeles, California whose job as an actor is to play different characters, makes his Black Cats debut and tells his Sunderland story which inolves sharing a movie set with Cameron Di...

The lads were knocked out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round for the 2nd year running. Stoke City scoring in extra time to take a 1-2 victory. Lee Thirkell of the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Sean Coxon of the SAFC NASA branch to discuss the loss as well as look back on the season so far and the tasty encounter with Burnley this coming Friday. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Black Cats Chat guests from around the world wishing Sunderland fans a Happy New Year. Ha'way The Lads!

Despite the cold and tricky weather conditions around the North East, Sunderland AFC grabbed a 1-0 victory vs Portsmouth to remain in the hunt for automatic promotion. Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Danny Dimitrov from the Bulgarian Sunderland Supporters Group and Robin Bond from the Sunderland AFC Czech Republic Branch. Ha'way The Lads Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

A fine penalty save from Anthony Patterson along with a composed finish from Eliezer Mayenda and an exquisite finish from Thierry Henry clone Wilson Isidor meant that the lads remain firmly in the hunt for automatic promotion with a hard-fought 2-1 win over promotion rivals Sheff Utd. Joining Bilbao Black Cats´ Lee Thirkell to go over the match were 2 debutants in Martin Bates from Toronto in Cana...

The lads conceded in the 92nd minute to lose 1-0 away at managerless Stoke City. Plenty of chances but had it not been for an impressive performance by Stoke's keeper, we'd probably have won that comfortably. Joining Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell to go over the match was Martin Steffner from the German Black Cats and a debut for Colin Backhouse of the Malta Mackems. Colin also tells us his Sunde...

The lads almost had the 3 points in the bag but a late equaliser meant the points were shared at Ewood Park. The 1st half can be summed up by saying the best thing about it was Jude Bellingham in the stands singing "Shearer is a wanker". 2nd half was much better with goals from Rigg and Isidor but sadly we couldn't hold on. Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by 2 new guests to revi...

Bellingham outstanding, Jobe outstanding. It definitely is the same bloke as the lads came from behind for the 4th game in a row to take 3 points vs Norwich in a feisty 2-1 win at the Stadium of Light in front of 40,000 fans thanks to goals from Dan Ballard and Jobe Bellingham. Joining Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell to review the match and share their Sunderland stories were debutants Chris in Br...

Una remontada increíble significaba que Sunderland AFC llevó los 3 puntos para mantenerse en la lucha del ascenso a la Premier League. Para hablar de la gran victoria 2-3 contra Swansea y también repasar los partidos contra Bristol City y Stoke, Lee Thirkell y Ekaitz Muñoz de la peña Bilbao Black Cats fueron acompañados por nuestro amigo Chileno Daniel Bernal de la peña Sunderland_LA Música: Eneko...

Sunderland AFC made an incredible comeback from 2-0 down to win 2-3 vs Swansea City. To go over the match, Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Barcelona based Paul Clark who returned for his 2nd time and a debut for Gateshead born Sean Coxon who now lives in New Jersey, USA and is a member of the SAFC NASA branch. Sean also shared his Sunderland story. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hil...

Paddy Roberts popped up with a last ditch goal to get us a draw at home to Bristol City. To go over the match, Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by regular guest Justin Warner from SAFC NASA and a debut for Robin Bond of the Sunderland Czech Republic branch. Robin also shares his Sunderland story. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

After 5 draws and 1 defeat, Sunderland AFC finally got back to winning ways thanks to a brace from the excellent 18 year old new kid on the block Tommy Watson which helped us to maintain the push for automatic promotion. To go over the match, Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by debutant Alistair Cockayne who hails from Nottingham but now lives in Melbourne, Australia and regular...

Sunderland AFC unbeaten run was ended by Sheff Utd on Friday night. Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Martin Steffner and Ian Mcnee from the German Black Cats to go over the match and discuss the form during the last 6 matches. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Volvemos con el 2º episodio de Black Cats Chat en español. Lee Thirkell de los Bilbao Black Cats está acompañado por Daniel de Chile y Alex de Colombia para repasar el partido del Sunderland AFC contra el Sheffield United y también compartir su historia del Sunderland. Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The lads were held to a 5th consecutive draw against WBA at the Stadium of Light which means we have dropped to 4th in the league ahead of our away trip to Sheffield Utd on Friday. Lee Thirkell was joined by his Bilbao Black Cats colleague Mark Beston and Madrid based Dermot Ledwith to mull over a frustrating 0-0 draw. Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The lads were desparately unlucky to concede an equaliser in the dying minutes of the game down at the Den. To go over the game, Ian Mcnee from the German Black Cats joined Radoslav Karaasenov from the Bulgarian Supporters Branch and Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell who were both nursing mild hangovers. Ha'way The Lads Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

The international break means a free weekend for Sunderland AFC so that gives us a chance to catch up with an overseas branch to learn more about them and their members. This time round it's the turn of Sunderland AFC North America Supporters Association AKA SAFC NASA. Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Justin Warner, Chad Jarvis and John Ellington to discuss how things are goin...

Black Cats Chat, el podcast internacional del Sunderland AFC ya arranca en español. Después del éxito del podcast en inglés, es la hora de animar a los Mackems de habla español para contar cómo llegaron a ser fan del club. Para el primer capítulo contamos con la presencia de Lee Thirkell y Ekaitz Muñoz de la peña Bilbao Black Cats y Mili Briozzo, nativa de Córdoba, Argentina. Ambos nos cuentan sus...