All the latest from the Stadium of Light courtesy of the safc.com team. Check back throughout the day for updates!
**Check back for more Light Life tomorrow - you can review what happened today by looking below**
1619: Benty's just got in touch to confirm the arrangements for his safc.com interview tomorrow. You'll be able to read his views on the site just as soon as we're done writing it up. Surely Capello can't keep him out in the cold if he continues banging in the goals! SV
1614: Many thanks for all your feedback regarding the new safc.com, by the way. We're still looking for more, though, so get involved by emailing webmaster@safc.com with your comments, ideas and suggestions. SV
1600: Ticket info's now live, click here to check it out. Adults from £15 as Sunderland look to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup following the win over Birmingham. SV
1535: Contrary to our picture of blue skies this morning, the weather's now horrible here in SR5. Carling Cup ticket details for the Villa game have just come through - they'll be up on safc.com shortly. SV
1433: SAFC TV's James Craggs has just arrived back and he's been enjoying the company of a couple of legends. Jimmy Montgomery and Dick Malone have both sat down for exclusive interviews, so watch the SAFC TV section for these appearing soon! James will be down at the Academy tomorrow bringing you all the latest from the gaffer. SV
1419: Just updated our Conference and Banqueting department's Latest Offers and Promotions page - some cracking discounts for season ticket holders on there, including Christmas nights and if you're looking to book a wedding or a christening - it's definitley worth a look. KS
1412: Accumulator bets have been placed on Boylesports.com ahead of tonight's Football League action. Let's hope the media team come up big! We've also been debating whether Manchester United's midweek game against Wolfsburg will have a negative effect on them ahead of Saturday's game. No, it won't is the conclusion. My accumulator for tonight: Arsenal, Bristol City, Sheffield United, Leeds and Millwall to win. No pressure, lads. SV
1334: James is away with Mr Montgomery and we're still in the office. Great response to both competitions - flights and tickets for the Liverpool game courtesy of Aer Arann and a pair of seats for the West Ham match. Get entering - webmaster@safc.com! Also, the Digicel youngsters flew back to the Caribbean yesterday after spending a week at the club. Nice to have you here, lads. SV
1306: Plenty of player news and views tomorrow as safc.com heads down to the Academy. We should be hearing from Darren Bent as he looks ahead to the Manchester United game. From the opposition camp, look out for a chat with Gary Neville as part of Saturday's big match build-up. SV
1257: International news just in! No less than nine Black Cats have been called up to represent their countries next month. Marton Fulop's Hungary are in with a shout of World Cup qualification, whilst Lee Cattermole will join the England U21 set-up ahead of their two games. KS
1123: Why not share your holiday snaps with safc.com. We love to see Sunderland's red and white stripes on their travels. So far in our Wear Around the World section we've had fans emailing in from Malaysia, the home of both Milan football clubs and two Sunderland fans encountered a sloth on their trip to Costa Rica. Flown the SAFC flag anywhere interesting this summer? - Drop webmaster@safc.com an email with the pick of your snaps! KS
1117: Just spoken to SAFC head of medical Dr Rae about crocked midfielder Jordan Cook, while we've had confirmation that Steve Bruce will be meeting with us early tomorrow morning. It'll be an interesting chat with the gaffer ahead of the Man U game. Also, I've just finished talks with one particular firm regarding some cool competition prizes for November. That's all boxed off - happy days. SV
1042: Classic YouTube action. If you haven't seen our Cana 'I Am Ironman' video yet, it's well worth a look. Speaking of the skipper, we'll be collaring him later this week for an exclusive chat ahead of the Man United game. Why not read his thoughts about the captaincy here. SV
1035: It's legends day today. SAFC TV's James Craggs is off to see Jimmy Montgomery later today, so all the talk in the office is about what we're going to ask the great man. Any ideas? webmaster@safc.com or @SAFCOfficial on Twitter. SV
1017: Just launched another competition - we're good to you - this time it's especially for Sunderland fans across the water. safc.com have teamed up with Irish airline Aer Arran to giveaway a pair of flights from Dublin and tickets for the Liverpool game on Saturday 17 October. All that stands in your way is one simple question - click here to give it a go. KS
0951: Enter our latest competition for a chance to win a pair of tickets for the West Ham game next month. Check out our Goal of the Month segment on the Freeview player and then enter the competition here. As an aside, here's a picture from the media iPhone before Sunday's game against Wolves. SV
0923: Great result for the reserves yesterday, 2-1 at Scunthorpe. Ryan Noble's on fire at the moment, with 13 goals already for the season. Even better, the young lad has been a Sunderland fan all his life and his favourite player is Kevin Phillips. SV
0915: Talking of Twitter, if you're not following us yet, do so now! We're planning some exclusive Twitter competitions soon so get involved! To interact with us via email, it's webmaster@safc.com. We'll publish as many of your comments as we can throughout the day, every weekday. Oh, and it's a sunny start to the day on Wearside, as you can see from our view from the office window below. SV
0908: Morning, and welcome to the new safc.com live blog, introduced for the first time today. Our team will be bringing you all the latest snippets of news and info every day from 9-5, so keep logging on to find out what's going on. The first team are off today, having trained yesterday following the win over Wolves. They're back in tomorrow and we'll be getting stuck in to bring you all the latest from the Sunderland camp. Make sure you get involved on Twitter as well - tag your comments with @SAFCOfficial and they may end up on this very page! SV
