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Sunderland FC begin their Championship play-off campaign on Saturday, at home to Luton Town after an enthralling final day of the regular season, which included play-off rivals Millwall dropping a two-goal lead to Tony Mowbray’s former side, Blackburn. But can the youngest squad in the Championship achieve back-to-back promotions? Kieran Kelso looks at their prospects. […]
Sunderland RCA have released an update on their bid to secure new grassroots pitches with Covid, anti-social behaviour and local elections now hindering their progress. The Northern League football side have a youth section that homes hundreds of children from Under 7s up – All of which proudly represent the RCA badge. Sunderland RCA’s ever […]
Gateshead FC will play Halifax Town at Wembley after progressing to the FA Trophy final last month. The Tyneside club will play at Wembley on May 21 with 4,000 tickets already having been purchased by Gateshead fans. Gateshead had to win on penalties to progress to the final, after Barnet came back from three goals […]
Sunderland are one game away from making history and securing a second consecutive year in the EFL play-offs. The Black Cats were touted to struggle this season in the Championship, especially when manager Alex Neil left in controversial circumstances, but SAFC fanzine A Love Supreme have said that new boss Tony Mowbray has “surprised everyone” […]
The cost of living crisis is affecting millions of people up and down the land, with households across the nation grappling with astronomically high energy bills, and their hard-earned money stretching ever-thinner. But there’s one aspect of our communities that is quietly being squeezed to the point of literal extinction in certain areas, and that […]
Anna Bondarenko arrived in the north east in 2022 after fleeing the war in Ukraine and moved in with a family in Whickham. She endured a long journey from Kremenchuk to the UK by train and is now focussing on her dream job in the photography and illustration industry. Currently working as a photographer for […]
Former Sunderland, Middlesborough and South Shields player Julio Arca was unveiled yesterday afternoon at Mariners Park as the new manager of South Shields. Arca, is hoping to use his pre-existing connection to the North East to his advantage. Arca said: “I’ve already spoken with the U21s manager over at Sunderland, so we’ll see what’s available […]
South Shields Women ended their 2022/23 campaign in fourth place, despite having no manager for much of the season. The NERWFL Premier Division challengers retained hope of finishing second for much of the year, while interim coaches Alex Miller and Becki McMahon stepped in. Spark took a look at their unsteady campaign, speaking to Miller […]