
James Copley
Senior Digital Journalist at Sunderland Echo
Senior Digital Journalist at National World. Cover #SAFC for @SunderlandEcho & @SunEchoSAFC. Views are my own.
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6 days ago |
sunderlandecho.com | James Copley
Sunderland are now turning their attention to the summer transfer window after promotion to the Premier League at WembleySunderland’s return to the Premier League brings with it both celebration and significant challenges as they prepare for a transformative summer transfer window. After years of rebuilding and heartache, the club now finds itself back at the top table of English football, but survival in the top flight will demand smart recruitment.
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6 days ago |
sunderlandecho.com | James Copley
Régis Le Bris came, was calm and ultimately conquered with Sunderland, but how did he do it? When Régis Le Bris walked through the doors at Sunderland last summer, few knew what to expect. He arrived quietly, without bombast or Premier League pedigree, inheriting a side that had finished 16th and sold its best player in Jack Clarke just weeks after his arrival. What he brought, however, was something the club had been missing: clarity, calmness and conviction.
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6 days ago |
sunderlandecho.com | James Copley
The scenes at Wembley Stadium on May 24 for the play-off final will live long in the memory of Sunderland fansThousands of Sunderland fans turned Wembley Way into a sea of red and white ahead of the Championship play-off final against Sheffield United, creating a carnival atmosphere in the capital.
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6 days ago |
sunderlandecho.com | James Copley
The highly-rated Sunderland duo are closing in on new deals at the club following impressive campaigns Sunderland are closing in on a double contract breakthrough, with promising academy talents Jaydon Jones and Jack Whittaker expected to sign their first professional deals with the club this summer.
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1 week ago |
sunderlandecho.com | James Copley
The former Sunderland board member has insisted that Jordan Henderson will return to the club this summerJordan Henderson has been strongly linked with a stunning return to his boyhood club Sunderland, just days after the Black Cats sealed promotion back to the Premier League with a dramatic win at Wembley.
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Back in 2022, Sunderland and Wednesday set an EFL record for the highest-attended two-legged semi-final with a combined crowd of 77,729 After 31,293 attended Friday’s first leg, Sunderland’s home leg on Tuesday would need 46,437 to break that record. Club have sold 46.5k #SAFC

SOLD OUT! 👏 A cauldron of noise awaits on Wearside, with more than 46,500 supporters set to back the Lads ❤️

RT @SunderlandAFC: SOLD OUT! 👏 A cauldron of noise awaits on Wearside, with more than 46,500 supporters set to back the Lads ❤️

Think Ryan raises a good point. Personally would like to see Wilson and Eli start again. Mundle on for the last 20. What would you do? #SAFC

@JamesCopley_ Even if Mundle is available we need to be very careful with him. I don’t know if he will be on the pitch much tomorrow if at all.