David Bray

Happily married to @debbieb60 & father to jade.A Sunderland supporter! Boxing, Golf & Motorsport fan.

[Ian Greenfield @igfield73]

@FBAwayDays Dead easy to run through the till mind.

[Sunderland AFC News And Banter Page @sunderlandafc11]

Dennis Cirkin confirmed he's leaving Sunderland

[HJB News @HJB_News__]

A must watch video from Rupert Lowe on his independent inquiry on Pakistani rape-gangs in the UK.

[𝓢𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 ‘𝓣𝓲𝓵 𝓘 𝓓𝓲𝓮 🐈‍⬛🔴⚪️ @1973mackem]

Ladies and Gentlemen - the #SAFC model - look at this gains 🤪

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

I wonder why the left isn't out doing this for Henry Nowak 🤔

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Police just released the bodycam footage in the killing of 18-year-old white male Henry Nowak and it CONFIRMS the police LAUGHED HIM OFF when he said he got stabbed

Straight-up says: "I've been stabbed."

COP: "Whereabouts? Don't think you have, mate!"

NOWAK: "*Groaning* I CAN'T BREATHE."

COP: "Put your hand in the cuff."

Nowak says he can't breathe again.

Then again while they just stand there.

"We have to check [if he was stabbed], don't we?"

THESE COPS ARE COMPLICIT IN THE MURDER!!

THERE SHOULD BE WORLDWIDE OUTRAGE.

[Roker Report @RokerReport]

Morning 🐸 ☕️

[Andy @SAFCsource]

Xhaka: The love I received from the club, the fans, and the city was something I had never experienced before in my career.

[Adam @AdamFulwell_]

Anthony Gordon when he doesn’t have Qarabag to statpad against next season

[vinny🇪🇺 @vinny_brand2]

enzo le fee #safc

[Jonny Mac @JonnyMc1]

Anthony Gordon after doing 7 kick ups at his Barca unveiling in the July sun.

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Together ❤️

[Cliffy FTM @Cliffy_06]

🌚🌚🌚

[Michael Lough @mickylough95]

Hang on? Is this The Mags celebrating qualifying for the Europa Conference League? Bit tin pot for Eddie’s Champions League Mags isn’t it?

Editors Note: Newcastle United were denied Europe following Manchester United’s FA Cup win a week later.

[Luke O'Nien @LukeONien]

EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.

Not because I didn’t want it.

Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.

What kid would?

Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.

What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?

I was heartbroken.

My dad looked at me and said:

“What are we doing tomorrow?”

To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:

“We’re training, Dad.”

So we trained.

Every single day.

My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.

One club replied.

One.

That was all I needed.

An opportunity.

@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.

Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .

A massive club.

A massive opportunity.

And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.

But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.

“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”

Then came the Championship.

“He’s not good enough for this level.”

Then the Premier League.

“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”

I understood the doubt.

I’ve faced it my whole career.

And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.

But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:

Outwork your doubt.

You don’t always need to see the full journey.

You just need to take the next step.

Then the next one.

And then another.

Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.

Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.

Keep working.

Keep learning.

Keep showing up.

Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.

To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.

You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.

And to the boys… thank you.

You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.

What a team.

What a club.

What a fanbase.

Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍

And in the words of Granit Xhaka:

“This is just the beginning.”

[Rejected Manager @RejectedBook]

❤️❤️⚽️⚽️

[joe @Marshy_SAFC]

best part of yesterday was the cheer kyril got with a madri🤣🤣🤣

[Danny G. @dpgroves6]

Juan Sartori.
"One of the best days of my life!"

[Roper @RoperAJ95]

Hope Davey’s having a right fucking party up there