Tag Archives: Sunderland

Sunderland’s Premier League dreams dashed by infighting and boardroom interference

Sunderland fans were angry and fed up after the defeat at Ipswich – Joe Giddens/PA Wire. Sunderland are seventh in the Championship and seeking promotion from League One to the Premier League in just their second season, so why does it feel like such a disgruntled and unhappy football club? Those who traveled to Suffolk… Read More »

I have to sell the club due to cancer

Geoff Thompson decides to prioritize health and family life by selling South Shields – Telegraph/Mark Pinder A house move, a routine check-up with a new doctor and then the heartbreaking news that changed Geoff Thompson’s world forever. The six-letter word that has shattered the lives of so many. He had cancer. The 61-year-old has been… Read More »

Arsenal-Liverpool, Sunderland-Newcastle

FA third round draw takes place today – Andrew Kearns/CameraSport via Getty Images The first Tyne-Wear derby since 2016 and Sunderland’s first draw to play Newcastle in the FA Cup since beating them in the quarter-finals in 1956 was the selection for the third round draw of the 2023-24 tournament. Sitting fifth in the Premier… Read More »