Phil Smith
@philsmithreporter.bsky.social
#SAFC reporter for the Sunderland Echo. Maybe some cricket and music and stuff, too.
Buzzing that #onthewhistle live is back next Monday!
Tickets now live if you're free and fancy it
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
Tickets now live if you're free and fancy it
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
August 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Buzzing that #onthewhistle live is back next Monday!
Tickets now live if you're free and fancy it
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
Tickets now live if you're free and fancy it
www.musicglue.com/pop-recs-ltd...
Massive thanks to everyone who came down for the first ever live On The Whistle last night.
Hopefully first of many 🤞
Hopefully first of many 🤞
June 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Massive thanks to everyone who came down for the first ever live On The Whistle last night.
Hopefully first of many 🤞
Hopefully first of many 🤞
Back to it 🗞️ after the most perfect couple of weeks 🥹
March 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Back to it 🗞️ after the most perfect couple of weeks 🥹
10/10 gig from The Mary Wallopers tonight.
What a band man. Happy St Patrick’s 🥃
What a band man. Happy St Patrick’s 🥃
March 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
10/10 gig from The Mary Wallopers tonight.
What a band man. Happy St Patrick’s 🥃
What a band man. Happy St Patrick’s 🥃
Obviously Sunderland will win the league but just in case, here's yer play-off dates
February 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Obviously Sunderland will win the league but just in case, here's yer play-off dates
Second up - had to be done.
Not quite what I expected and mostly a good thing. Hard to imagine there’ll be another like him 🏏
💙📚 #booksky
Not quite what I expected and mostly a good thing. Hard to imagine there’ll be another like him 🏏
💙📚 #booksky
February 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Second up - had to be done.
Not quite what I expected and mostly a good thing. Hard to imagine there’ll be another like him 🏏
💙📚 #booksky
Not quite what I expected and mostly a good thing. Hard to imagine there’ll be another like him 🏏
💙📚 #booksky
January 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
genuinely classy stuff from Aaron Connolly who has joined millwall. That’s how you leave a club. Good luck to him in his next venture
January 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
genuinely classy stuff from Aaron Connolly who has joined millwall. That’s how you leave a club. Good luck to him in his next venture
Less doomscrolling and more reading was my resolution for 2025.
First up was Murukami’s new one - which I enjoyed a bit more than i expected but was undeniably ridiculous
#booksky
First up was Murukami’s new one - which I enjoyed a bit more than i expected but was undeniably ridiculous
#booksky
January 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Less doomscrolling and more reading was my resolution for 2025.
First up was Murukami’s new one - which I enjoyed a bit more than i expected but was undeniably ridiculous
#booksky
First up was Murukami’s new one - which I enjoyed a bit more than i expected but was undeniably ridiculous
#booksky
Great pic of that penalty appeal from PA Media.
Looks like a pen to me....
Looks like a pen to me....
December 29, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Great pic of that penalty appeal from PA Media.
Looks like a pen to me....
Looks like a pen to me....
Rarely a dull day covering Sunlun. Last night the roof caved in! All Ok and RLB, ever the pro, continued with his reflections on the game entirely unmoved 😅
December 11, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Rarely a dull day covering Sunlun. Last night the roof caved in! All Ok and RLB, ever the pro, continued with his reflections on the game entirely unmoved 😅
The good news just kept on coming.
Sunlun win the cup and Deadly Derek gets engaged 😍
Sunlun win the cup and Deadly Derek gets engaged 😍
November 24, 2024 at 6:19 PM
The good news just kept on coming.
Sunlun win the cup and Deadly Derek gets engaged 😍
Sunlun win the cup and Deadly Derek gets engaged 😍
First trip to the newly reopened The Bridge Hotel Vaults this afternoon.
Already one of my absolute favourite Sunlun boozers - they’ve done an amazing job with it
Already one of my absolute favourite Sunlun boozers - they’ve done an amazing job with it
November 24, 2024 at 6:16 PM
First trip to the newly reopened The Bridge Hotel Vaults this afternoon.
Already one of my absolute favourite Sunlun boozers - they’ve done an amazing job with it
Already one of my absolute favourite Sunlun boozers - they’ve done an amazing job with it
To Millwall 🚂❄️
Could be an interesting day…
Could be an interesting day…
November 23, 2024 at 8:55 AM
To Millwall 🚂❄️
Could be an interesting day…
Could be an interesting day…
A proper treat; King Creosote in Sun’lun 🏴
November 18, 2024 at 11:13 PM
A proper treat; King Creosote in Sun’lun 🏴