Black Cats Chat

The International Fans Podcast for Sunderland AFC with opinions and stories on SAFC from fans and branches around the world.

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Tuesday Feb 25, 2025

Black Cats Chat in Spanish returns after a short break. Guests were Mili Briozzo in Cordoba, Argentina & Miguel Matías from Cordoba, Spain but has been living in Sunderland since the early 2000s. We review the current situation at Sunderland AFC.Black Cats Chat en español vuelve después de un breve descanso. Los invitados fueron Mili Briozzo en Córdoba, Argentina y Miguel Matías de Córdoba, España, pero ha estado viviendo en Sunderland desde principios de 2000. Repasamos las últimas novedades de Sunderland AFCMúsica: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Hull Defeat Review

Monday Feb 24, 2025

Monday Feb 24, 2025

The lads fell to a 0-1 defeat against Hull in front of 44,000 at the Stadium of Light. Back to back defeats and the unbeaten run at home came to an end.Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell was joined by SAFC NASA member Martin Bates in Toronto, Canada and Radoslav Karaasenov in Sofia, Bulgaria from the Bulgarian Supporters Branch.Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Leeds Defeat Review

Tuesday Feb 18, 2025

Tuesday Feb 18, 2025

A valiant effort from the lads but it wasn't to be as Leeds grabbed a 95th minute winner to take all 3 points and throw a spanner in the works for our automatic promotion chances.Joining Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell to review the match was Martin Steffner from the German Black Cats, whose branch will be having their annual trip to Sunderland this weekend, and a debut for Easington born Jeffrey Barker who now lives in Menorca, Spain. Jeffrey also shares his Sunderland story.Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Sunderland 2-0 Luton Review

Friday Feb 14, 2025

Friday Feb 14, 2025

The lads put the disappointment of the 2-2 draw with Watford behind them as we put relegation contenders Luton to the sword with a comfortable 2-0 win without needing to get out of second gear.Joining Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell to go over the match and preview the upcoming showdown with Leeds was Ian McNee in Wuppertal, Germany from the German Black Cats and Justin Warner in Toronto, Canada from SAFC NASA.Ha'way The Lads!Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Watford Draw Review

Monday Feb 10, 2025

Monday Feb 10, 2025

Despite taking an early lead, Sunderland AFC were held to a draw against a Watford side with 7 defeats in their previous 9 games. Dennis Cirkin popped up with a late equaliser to redeem himself after conceding a needles foul in the box to give away a penalty.To go over the match, Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Chris Todbury in Brisbane, Australia and Paul Gardiner in Thailand stepped in last minute to replace Michael from the Irish Black Cats who is under the weather. Get well soon Michael.Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Boro Win Review

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025

A masterclass performance from birthday boy Enzo Le Fée helped the lads to a 2-3 victory over Middlesbrough as the lads bounced back from the disappointment of the Plymouth draw.
Bilbao Black Cats members Lee Thirkell and Mark Beston were joined by Robin Bond from the SAFC Czech Republic branch to go over the match and discuss the other talking points coming out of Sunderland AFC over the last 7 days.
Music: Eneko Hilario Cabanillas

Plymouth Draw Review

Sunday Jan 26, 2025

Sunday Jan 26, 2025

It was a case of 2 points dropped for Sunderland AFC as we conceded a 90th minute equaliser to bottom of the league Plymouth.
To go over the match, discuss the style of play and Le Bris game management, Lee Thirkell from the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Alistair Cockayne in Melbourne and Paul Gardiner in Thailand.
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Derby Win Review

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

The lads grabbed another 3 points on the road with a 0-1 at Derby to keep us in the 4 horse race for the top 2 spots as well as open a 13 point gap to 7th place which edges us closer to guaranteeing a playoff spot.
Bilbao Black Cats' Lee Thirkell was joined by Ian Mcnee from The German Black Cats and Dermot Ledwith in Madrid.
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Burnley Draw Review

Sunday Jan 19, 2025

Sunday Jan 19, 2025

A solid 0-0 draw at promotion rivals Burnley keeps us in the hunt for the automatic places. Should we have taken all 3 points back to Wearside?
A new character to add to the podcast this week, Jesse Burch based in Los Angeles, California whose job as an actor is to play different characters, makes his Black Cats debut and tells his Sunderland story which inolves sharing a movie set with Cameron Diaz and Cheryl Cole.
Our other guest was SAFC NASA's Anth Stephenson out of Wyoming, USA back for his 3rd appearance as we dissect the events of the draw.
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

Sunday Jan 12, 2025

The lads were knocked out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round for the 2nd year running. Stoke City scoring in extra time to take a 1-2 victory.
Lee Thirkell of the Bilbao Black Cats was joined by Sean Coxon of the SAFC NASA branch to discuss the loss as well as look back on the season so far and the tasty encounter with Burnley this coming Friday.
Music: Eneko Cabanillas Hilario

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