Gary Patterson

Northern Monkey, Sunderland til I die!! FTM!

[John Ridley @Ridderz86]

When the 6th goal went in at Bolton, imagine if someone showed you this and said just you wait

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Four different Sunderland players have now scored at the #FIFAWorldCup, with only Paris Saint-Germain having more individual scorers at the tournament (6) 🎯

[Wilson Isidor @IsidorWilson]

Cette Coupe du Monde aura pour toujours un goût d’inachevé, car nous méritions de quitter ce tournoi d’une meilleure manière. Nous avons tout donné, pour vous rendre fiers et faire honneur à notre pays.

Mais ce parcours est une première pierre posée pour bâtir quelque chose de grand. Nous sommes sur la bonne voie, gardons le cap. Nous reviendrons.

GRENADYE ALASO !

#WI18 🇭🇹

[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.

[Tim Bolton @TimBolton1981]

BBC used to have the likes of Gullit, Vialli, Henry, Klinsmann, Leonardo and Fabregas as World Cup pundits.

Fast forward to 2026 and it's Ashley Williams, Ellen White and Steph Houghton.

Jesus.

[Curtis Woodhouse BEM @curtiswoodhous8]

Jordan McCann got £50,000 last night

I got £9,000 to fight for the British Title

Jobs fucked 😂🥊

[Sunderland Uruguay🇺🇾🧉 @SunderlandUy]

Hello, could u please help my account with a retwitt? I want to reach and share with all Sunderland fans around the globe!

🇺🇾Official Branch Supporters in Uruguay

#SAFC #Sunderland

[Wilson Isidor @IsidorWilson]

Landed in Miami, let’s start preparing for the @FIFAWorldCup 🇭🇹🏆

[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

[Scotty T MBE @ScottGShore]

Its going to be so beautiful when the Mackems who are in my mentions see their team get walloped at SJP in 2026, and then get relegated next year 😍

Live off your big day out - because trust me, I’ll be here adding to your years the second you go down again

And with a higher spend than Real Madrid this year - we can hope for administration for all you rats aswell 🐀

CANNOT WAIT 💦

[Claret&BlueHQ🚨 @ClaretBlueHQ]

Well Keith Andrews being appointed Brentford manager means they take up the second relegation place alongside Sunderland. So just the one place to avoid now

#twitterclarets

[Ben Harris @btharris93]

Sunderland are playing European football next season thanks to this radical concept called the league table, where you get 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and no points for a loss.

[Gary Patterson @PattoG]

@NordiMukiele MoM for me big fella ❤️👊🏻🔴⚪️FTM

[EPL Bible @EPLBible]

Sunderland fans, sit back & enjoy. 👏

[Aimee💫 @aimeeg_x1]

goosebumps.. wow.. what a club man 🥹 #safc

[Mary Moo Cow @TerryHobkirk]

Luke cuddling Dan Neil and Lynden Gooch in the crowd man, gets you right in the feels 😭 #SAFC

[Mark Goldbridge @markgoldbridge]

Sunderland! What a story! 7th and Europa League in their first season back is incredible. The fact hardly anyone is mentioning it as well...

[John @Ramma_____]

Saturday 24th May 2025
Mags….
You’re going down with record low points,
The Derby’s will be cricket scores,
You’re not on our level,
We don’t know any of your players

Sunday 24th May 2026
Sunderland chase Europe
Newcastle chase Sunderland

Funny owld season whatever happens today churs x❤️

[Michael Graham @Capt_Fishpaste]

Early Leavers: I know you can do what you want etc, that isn't in dispute so we don't need another argument about it.

But today, could you please consider making an exception? Brave the traffic, get home later. This once? The players deserve a proper post-match send-off #SAFC

[Everton @Everton]

15' Everyone inside Hill Dickinson Stadium sings the name of Bradley Lowery, on what would have been his 15th birthday.

There's only one Bradley Lowery. 💙❤️ @Bradleysfight