Black Cats Chat
The International Fans Podcast for Sunderland AFC with opinions and stories on SAFC from fans and branches around the world.
Sunderland AFC Post Derby Day Reaction
Post match reaction episode number 2 with this time being the turn of the European International fans of Sunderland AFC to go over the satisfying 1-2 win over the mags.
Ian from the German Black Cats, Dermot in Madrid, Robin from SAFC Czech Republic and Danny from Bulgarian Sunderland Supporters Branch giving their reactions to Brobbey's 90th minute winner.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Hosts 1-2 Winners
Sunderland AFC came out once again as the top dogs of North East football as we put the mags to shame on their home turf with a 1-2 win at St James' Park.
A win which moves Sunderland onto 55 derby victories to Newcastle's 54 as well as extending our unbeaten league run against the visitors to 11 games.
Chris and Anth in Brisbane were joined by Indigo in Tokyo and Ciaran in Hong Kong to go over a memorable late and well deserved victory.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas...
Repaso de Sunderland AFC 0-1 Brighton
Los lads sufrieron su tercera derrota consecutiva en casa a manos del Brighton.
Una plantilla marcada por las lesiones hizo que la tarde fuera complicada en el Stadium of Light, donde el Brighton se llevó los tres puntos gracias a una victoria por 0-1.
Marçal, desde Barcelona, fue el invitado para repasar el partido y echar un vistazo al esperado derbi de vuelta contra el Newcastle.
Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Sunderland AFC 0-1 Brighton
The lads suffered a 3rd consecutive home defeat at the hands of Brighton.
An injury hit squad made it a difficult afternoon at the Stadium of Light as Brighton took the 3 points thanks to a 0-1 win.
Indigo Kaze Fasca from SAFC Japan was the guest alongside Ciaran Ratton from SAFC Hong Kong making his debut. Ciaran also shares his Sunderland story.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Repaso - Leeds y Port Vale
Volvemos con otro programa de reseñas en español para ofreceros las últimas noticias del Sunderland AFC.
Daniel, desde Santiago de Chile, es nuestro invitado para repasar la victoria por 0-1 sobre el Leeds en Elland Road y la decepcionante y vergonzosa eliminación de la FA Cup a manos del Port Vale, equipo que lucha por mantenerse en la League One.
¡Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
SAFC Knocked Out Of The FA Cup
The lads blew a big opportunity to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup after an embarrassing performance against League One strugglers Port Vale led to a 1-0 defeat.
Despite the pitch being in a poor condition, it was still no excuse for such a weak performance.
To go over the match, Paul in Barcelona was alongside Danny in London from the Bulgarian Sunderland Supporters Branch.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Leeds 0-1 Sunderland AFC - Review
The lads were back in the seemingly unlucky 3rd black kit for the trip to Elland Road to face a Leeds team that had an impressive record of night games in their backyard.
However, The lads ripped up the script and managed to put in a gutsy performance and snatch a 0-1 win thanks to an iffy penalty from Habib Diarra.
Dermot in Madrid and Ian in Wuppertal, Germany and a member of the German Black Cats were the guests.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Repaso De Las Últimas Novedades Del Sunderland AFC
Volvemos con un episodio de repaso de las últimas novedades del Sunderland AFC.
Derrotas en casa ante el Liverpool y el Fulham, victoria en la FA Cup en Oxford y empate 1-1 en Bournemouth son los últimos resultados.
La gran noticia fue la sorprendente salida inesperada del director deportivo Kristjaan Speakman.
Miguel, en Sunderland, es el invitado para repasar todo esto.
Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
1-1 Draw At Bournemouth
After 3 defeats in a row, the lads and away end made the long trip to Bournemouth.
A difficult game on paper but the lads fought for a point after an eventful 1-1 draw with the focus being on the match officials and VAR.
Jeff in Menorca and Stuart in Dubai from the SAFC UAE branch were the guests to mull over the performance of the lads and the match officials.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Defeat At Home To Fulham
Despite going a long way through the season without losing at home, the lads have now lost back to back home games after this 1-3 defeat to Fulham.
2 wins in our last 11 games is possibly the signal that our faint european ambitions are slowly fading away.
Robin from the SAFC Czech Republic branch and Radoslav from the Bulgarian Sunderland Supporters Branch were the guests to go over the match.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Liverpool, Speakman Departure, Oxford & More
We're back with a review of the Liverpool & Oxford matches along with the shock sudden deprture of Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman and we look ahead to the next match vs Fulham at the Stadium of Light.
Paul in Barcelona alongside Chris and Anth in Brisbane, Australia got their teeth stuck into a busy last 7 days in the world of Sunderland AFC.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Repaso Partidos Contra Burnley + Arsenal
Volvemos con otro episodio para repasar los dos últimos partidos del Sunderland AFC. Una cómoda victoria por 3-0 en casa ante el Burnley y una dura derrota por 3-0 a manos del Arsenal.
Para repasar el partido, echar un vistazo al próximo encuentro contra el Liverpool y analizar la plantilla tras el cierre del mercado de fichajes, contamos con Miguel, desde Sunderland, y Marçal, desde Barcelona, como colaboradores.
Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Sunderland AFC January Transfer Window Recap
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
Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland AFC
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
Sunderland AFC 3-0 Burnley FC
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 the guest to go over the win.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
West Ham 3-1 Sunderland AFC - Repaso
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
West Ham 3-1 Sunderland AFC 🤦
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 Hilario
Sunderland AFC Vuelve A Oler 3 Puntos Contra Crystal Palace
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
Sunderland AFC 2-1 Crystal Palace 1: The Baldcast Review
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
Repaso De Los Ultimos 6 Partidos De Sunderland AFC
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.
¡Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Everton 1-1 Sunderland AFC (0-3 on penalties)
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, Australia were the guests to go over the match.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko...
Defeat at Brentford
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
Review of Man City & Spurs Draws
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 Cabanillas Hilario
Sunderland AFC 1-1 Leeds United
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 but in the end a 1-1 draw was played out.
Ian McNee from the German Black Cats and Anth Stephenson from SAFC...
Merry Christmas / Feliz Navidad Sunderland AFC Fans
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!
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Sunderland AFC
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
Sunderland 1-0 Visitantes - Capitulo del repaso
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 esta victoria tan especial.
Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Sunderland 1-0 Visitantes - Capitulo del repaso
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 esta victoria tan especial.
Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Sunderland 1-0 Visitors - Review Show
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 victories for the red and white wizards.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Derby Day Memories - International Fans
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
Wear Tyne Derby Preview
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
Repaso: Liverpool/Man City + Previa Del Wear-Tyne Derbi
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
Man City 3-0 Sunderland AFC
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 derby on Sunday 14th December.
Ha'way The Lads!
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Liverpool FC 1-1 Sunderland AFC - Review Show
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 Sunderland story as well as giving his opinion on the draw at Anfield.
Ha'way The Lads!
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Sunderland AFC 3-2 AFC Bournemouth: Repaso De La Victoria
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.
¡Ha'way The Lads!
Música: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
Sunderland AFC 3-2 AFC Bournemouth: Comeback Kings
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 NASA members Pete in Washington State & Sean in New Jersey to make sense of the madness we witnessed.
Ha'way The Lads!
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Repaso De Los Ultimos 3 Partidos De Sunderland AFC
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
Fulham FC 1-0 Sunderland AFC Review Show
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 Black Cats was joined by down under duo Chris in Brisbane, Anth in Alice Springs and Michael from...
Sunderland AFC 2-2 Arsenal
A memorable Saturday evening at the Stadium of Light as the 46,000+ fans in attendance as well as fans watching from around the globe were given another dose of 'Til The End' as the lads battled all the way and scored a 93rd minute goal through Brian Brobbey to grab a deserved 2-2 draw against league leaders Arsenal.
Radoslav Karaasenov in Sofia, Bulgaria from the Sunderland Bulgaria Supporters Association and Martin Bates in Toronto, Canada from SAFC NASA were the guests to discuss the point which puts us in 4th place going into the international break.
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Sunderland AFC 1-1 Everton
The lads picked up another Premier League point and extended their unbeaten home record this season with a 1-1 draw vs Everton.
Should we have had a penalty?
Dan Dimitrov from the Sunderland Bulgaria Supporters Association along with County Durham based Bastiaan Blesgraaf from the Netherlands were the guests to go over the performance, the main talking points and the mouthwatering home game against league leaders Arsenal this Saturday evening.
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario
