Can you believe it. It’s not long until another football season kicks off for the Black Cats.
Players are gearing up for pre-season training - just like they did in all of these Echo photos from the past.
Have a look at some familiar faces putting in some hard graft between 2003 and 2013. Can you spot any of your favourites in the round-up?
![A gallery of squad photos from Sunderland's pre-season training in the past.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/12/15/21/Pictured%20in%20pre-season.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Pictured in pre-season
A gallery of squad photos from Sunderland's pre-season training in the past. | se
![It's all uphill in this pre-season scene from the 2003/2004 season.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/12/14/58/Hill%20work%20in%202003.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
2. Hill work in 2003
It's all uphill in this pre-season scene from the 2003/2004 season. | se
![The team builds up strength and stamina in the pre-season of 2006.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/12/14/47/Flashback%20to%202006.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Flashback to 2006
The team builds up strength and stamina in the pre-season of 2006. | se
![The squad gets down to some drills in an Echo photo from 2006.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/12/14/45/Pre-season%20in%20pictures.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Pre-season in pictures
The squad gets down to some drills in an Echo photo from 2006. | se