'Fascinated' - Michael Beale gives his thoughts on first two Sunderland Til I Die seasons

The third and final season of hit documentary Sunderland Til I Die hits Netflix next week, and Michael Beale has revealed what he made of the first two seasons.

Michael Graham | Feb 9, 2024

'Fascinated' - Michael Beale gives his thoughts on first two Sunderland Til I Die seasons /

Michael Beale says he is planning to watch the upcoming third season of Sunderland Til I Die but he’s happy he’s not in it.

The third and final series of the hit Netflix show will be released on February 13, with it set to tell the story of how Sunderland eventually pulled themselves out of League One via the play-offs.

Season one and two documented some incredibly difficult times for Sunderland, arguably the toughest in the club’s entire history, and they were especially difficult for fans to watch.

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Beale says he saw them, though, and he was fascinated by them.

“I watched the original two series,” Beale said of Sunderland Til I Die. “It was interesting.

“I think what you saw is what the club means to the local community and the fans. That just jumped out at everybody.

“Then there were some interesting moments at the club at that time, wasn't there, with different bits and bobs.

“I'm fascinated by those sort of documentaries but I'm quite pleased I'm not involved in this new series, and maybe the focus will go on some of the other staff in the building over the coming weeks.

“So I think this series captures a really important time for the club, with promotion as well and some changes. I'm looking forward, like everybody else, to watching it.”

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Published Feb 9, 2024

MICHAEL GRAHAM

Michael Graham is a professional sports writer with more than ten years of industry experience. After pursuing football writing by helping establish the Roker Report Sunderland AFC fansite, Michael moved to Planet Sport to cover football. Michael has since worked on many of the sports sites within the Planet Sport network, including Football365, TEAMtalk and Planet Football before leaving to join 90min. As well as football, Michael is an accomplished tennis writer and has been regularly featured on Tennishead, TennisBuzz and Tennis365. It is football that is his first love, though, with Sunderland AFC his particular passion. Contact: michael@buzzpublishing.co.uk