Paolo Di Canio is not the first Sunderland manager to be given seven games to save our season. In 1995, Sunderland sacked Mick Buxton, replaced him with Peter Reid and handed him exactly the same task. Here's how it panned out...

Ahead of this weekend's game with Manchester United we take a historical look at the fixture, and recall a happier time when we actually sued to bear them... five times in a row to be exact!

The Premier League takes a break this weekend, and since Sunderland are generally annoying us at the moment, we thought we'd ask Mark Metcalf to tell us all about one of England's lesser-heralded greats - Frank Swift.

Allow prolific Sunderland and football author and regular Roker Report guest Mark Metcalf remind you of what must have been MUCH better times to support Sunderland.

Every week we spill our brains out to top local newspaper The Durham Times on all things Sunderland. Head to your local newsagent on a Friday and pick up a copy for just 50p, or read this when it's slightly out of date. Here's the latest...

Everyone remembers Brian Clough the manager, but he was a brilliant player too - a brilliant player for Sunderland. Mark Metcalf, author of the new Kindle book 'Brian Clough - Sunderland legend' joins us to tell us more.

This week another one of our own takes on the My First Game as Barnsley's very own Dan Williams whips out his pen and reminds us of a very entertaining game, also known as "The Ashley Ward Show"...

My First Game this week takes a different look as Martin Robinson recounts his first game. Back in 1966 the World Cup came to Roker Park, and he was there to witness it as he recounts the Soviet Union taking on Hungary in our own back yard.

Here we have another trip down memory lane in the ever-popular feature, My First Game, where you the reader get your memories put up on our pages.

We bring you another installment of My First Game, and in this one, Michael Lough tells us how he was set up for a lifetime of disappointment. We feel you Michael.