Every week we provide views to The Durham Times newspaper, a tip-top publication which covers the North East's sports scene very well. Pick up a copy from your local newsagents for just 50p every Friday, or read this slightly out of date version.

As you know we've turned over the podcast keys to Salut Sunderland's excellent Wise Men Say show, hosted by Stephen Goldsmith and Gareth Barker. Here's where you can get it, and what to look forward to...

Ahead of this Monday's crunch game against Stoke, we again caught up with TEAMtalk and Sky Sports writer Mark Holmes to tell us more about his beloved Potters.

The club chairman's decision to replace the scouting network is the latest in a series of changes being made to the way Sunderland operate. These changes marks the start of a new era for the club: one that could lead to success.

Valentin Roberge set to sign on a free transfer

Sessegnon will miss the rest of the season through suspension after an appeal against his ban was rejected.

Agent admits that he would be honoured to talk to Di Canio's Sunderland

Never being ones to keep bringing up a night we'd prefer to forget, this weeks edition of Make Your Case takes a look at whether or not Stephane Sessegnon's challenge on Yacouba Sylla on Monday evening was worthy of the red card it sadly received...

Come one, come all, it's time to have a ball. Or not. Yes, contractual Roker Report obligations (or something like that) dictate that we simply can't get out of providing a tactical analysis of Monday's crushing loss at Villa Park. So come on in...

Sunderland's Stephane Sessegnon saw red last night against Aston Villa, so here we explore some of the options available to Paolo Di Canio as he looks to see out the season without his star player.