Banks of the Wear

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

What a goal for Isidor! 🇭🇹

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🇭🇹🚀 Goal of the Tournament: Haiti and Sunderland's Wilson Isidor.

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

We're so blessed to be living in the same era as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Brian Brobbey. Just enjoy them while you can.

[Banks of the Wear @Linsley3]

@ReformUkWear @CllrDanCowie @CllrChrisEynon @CieraHudspith So Armed Forces Week Flag, Twin Town Civic visits National Flags, NHS Flag, Blue Flag awards for our beaches etc etc?????

[Jeff Brown @JeffAB61]

https://t.co/tP6RPwjpJr And now you can hear from the man himself - Roly Gregoire, a pioneer at #SAFC

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Thank you for writing us off...

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Sunderland’s starting XI in their joyous, season-ending 2-1 victory over listless Chelsea cost the same as £106m Enzo Fernandez. This is no slight on a world champion, an elite attacking midfielder, full of craft and craftiness, if moody at times. This is simply a celebration of Sunderland’s exceptional recruitment, finding gems who can see - and seize - the opportunity at the Stadium of Light.

This is also a celebration of Regis Le Bris’ remarkable team-building, blending and bonding qualities which have guided a side promoted via the play-offs into seventh and Europe. For those of us who thought Sunderland would go straight back down, apologies and enjoy Europe. You deserve it. A well-run football operation deserves it. That backing from stands to boardroom deserves it. Football also deserves it: a reminder that the status quo can be challenged with shrewd planning and investment and hard work.

Of Le Bris’ starting XI against Chelsea, eight joined on the eve of the season and one in the winter window: Roefs a reported £9m from Nijmegen; Mukiele £9.5m from PS-G; Reinaldo free from Atletico Madrid; Geertruida loan from RB Leipzig; Le Fee £19.3m, loan made permanent from Roma; Xhaka £13m from Bayer Leverkusen; Sadiki £15m from Union St-Gilloise; Angulo £17.5m from Anderlecht (in February); and seven-goal Brobbey £21.6m from Ajax. Two 2025 arrivals came off the bench: Diarra £30m from Strasbourg; and Isidor £5m loan made permanent from Zenit St-Petersburg (in February 2025).

Three of the 14 involved were already at the club. The starting pair of: Hume £200,000 from Linfield in 2022; and O’Nien undisclosed but reported as £200,000 to £300,000 from Wycombe Wanderers in 2018. And the sub: Rigg from Sunderland’s academy. (The £105.5m total does not include the undisclosed loan fees).

When Sunderland won 2-1 at the Bridge in October, Le Bris’ starting XI cost only £75m (and also had the important Ballard, £2m from Arsenal in 2022). Chelsea’s starting XI was £433m.

Four miles from the Bridge, on Park Lane this evening, the League Managers Association celebrates its members’ many achievements this season. Le Bris certainly deserves a mention. Mixing old and many new players, and getting new signings to settle quickly, requires real people skills. Le Bris and his staff clearly have them.

It’s also a reflection on Sunderland’s family club reputation that so many newcomers are welcomed and assimilated so quickly. Some will move on, some will be moved on but what a journey this is across England - and soon Europe. #SAFC

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

In praise of Granit Xhaka. Plenty of contenders for Premier League signing of the season: Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo, Bryan Mbeumo, Senne Lammens, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Viktor Gyokeres and others... 1/2 #SAFC

[Chris @CWeatherspoon_]

Sunderland's total revenue in five seasons from 2020-21 to 2024-25: £150.8million

Sunderland's expected Premier League prize money 2025-26: £168.2million

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

SUNDERLAND ARE IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE! 🏆

A seventh-placed finish in their first season back in the Premier League 🤩

[Squawka @Squawka]

Sunderland have gained more points from losing positions than any other side in the Premier League this season (22).

It's their most ever in a single PL campaign. 👏

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

Sunderland fans leaving Everton’s ground yesterday with their new chant about Newcastle…

“You laughed at us,
When we were shite,
We came back up,
And beat you twice

One nil at home,
Two one away,
All the Geordies ran away”

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🕸️🕷 This has to be the BEST celebration of the season!

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

On what would have been Bradley Lowery’s 15th birthday, Everton and Sunderland brought out a Bradley Lowery banner, the whole stadium got to their feet and paid their respect.

A beautiful moment. ❤️

[Alan Myers @ALANMYERSMEDIA]

Btw @SunderlandAFC fans the best away support at Hill Dickinson stadium all season (even before they were level) 👏👏

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Sunderland's Enzo le Fee explains the reason behind his Spider-Man mask celebration 🕷

[Futball Centa @futballcenta]

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿| GOAL: WILSON MAKES IT THREE FOR SUNDERLAND

Everton 1-3 Sunderland https://t.co/XqvpnIdrgc

[Retro Football Network @retrofootballnw]

January 1997

With the end near for Roker Park, @SunderlandAFC gave their supporters one to remember when Arsenal came to town.

#SAFC