The Sunderland Chronicle
Market30 Aug 2027
Robin Roefs hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Sunderland can pretend not to have heard.
Match28 Aug 2027
Sunderland cannot stop winning
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Simon Adingra gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match28 Aug 2027
Sunderland get the job done against Milton Keynes Dons
A 2-0 win over Milton Keynes Dons, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Market30 Aug 2027
Dominic Iorfa is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Sunderland has been clear about where Dominic Iorfa stands, which is more than many ever get.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Anthony Barnes signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Anthony Barnes commits to Sunderland for another 3 years.
In brief
- Squad Simon Adingra is off the mark for Sunderland
- Market The Reinildo talk will not go away
- Squad Alan Browne knocks on the manager's door
- Market Timothée Pembélé's people are making calls