Roker Rapport Podcast

Our Mike Dunne and Bomber met up down in Bristol to react to Sunderland’s away victory at Ashton Gate! What’s the crack? HAWAAAAAAAAY THE LADS #SAFC #EFLChampionship #EFL See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week our Chris Wynn was joined by the lovely Ryan Dilks from the... crème de la crème... of Championship podcasts - The Second Tier - as we head into our first away fixture in the Championship for some time against Bristol City! What's the crack? #SAFC #BristolCity #EFLChampionship #EFL See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Gav Henderson, Craig Chapman and Martin Wanless sat down to review Sunderland's draw with Coventry on Sunday - chat about the positions Alex Neil and our listeners think need filling - discuss the serious issue with the away support throwing bottles down on our home fans again, and finally look ahead a bit to Bristol City! What's the crack? The Spirit of 37 #SAFC #EFL #EFLChampionship #WearThe37 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Ant Waterson and Mike Dunne met up at the Hilton after the game to give us their immediate reaction to Sunderland's Championship opener against Coventry at the Stadium of Light! What's the crack? Gav and Co will be back tomorrow with a full detailed review of the game as usual... HAWAY THE LADS and good luck to the Lionesses! #SAFC #EFLChampionship #EFL See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Chris Wynn has had just about enough time to recover from his Wembley wanderings to get back to it - joining him to preview our first game back in the Championship this Sunday is Glenn from Coventry's Sky Blue Fans TV! What's the crack? #SAFC #CCFC #EFLChampionship See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aye lads and lasses... we're about to start our first season back in the Championship after that long holiday in League One! So to kick things off our Phil and Gav got together for a chat about all the goings on as the Sunderland AFC pre-season draws to a close - from decent performances to half matches, power cuts, strange results and surprise signings - and to guess at the overall feeling of the fans as we head into the season opener (less than a week from now) against our dear old friends...

Our host Phil West was joined by our Gav Henderson and Rich Speight to talk about all the recent goings on at the club, as Sunderland start to strengthen Alex Neil’s squad ahead of the coming 22/23 EFL Championship campaign! What's the crack? #SAFC #EFL #EFLChampionship See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aye lads and lasses, earlier today (June 22nd 2022 at the time of recording) the club released the following statement: "Sunderland AFC today announces that Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has increased his ownership stake in the Club to 51%. In parallel, Juan Sartori has increased his stake to 30%. Governance remains unchanged. The shares have been acquired through the purchase of shares held by Charlie Methven, who has sold all of his shares, and Stewart Donald, who has sold down his stake to...

Well it's been a weird week or so as an SAFC fan, leaving a few of our editorial group with more questions than answers surrounding all kinds of issues, so Phil West, Rich Speight and Martin Wanless got together to see what they made of it all! What's the crack? The mood is not lightened. Seriously lads and lasses, we need the footy back. #SAFC #EFL #EFLChampionship See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Rich Speight got together with football finance specialists and authors - Martin Calladine and James Cave - to find out a bit more about the group seeking to purchase Stewart Donald and Charles Methven’s 39% stake in Sunderland AFC! What’s the crack? hereherehere #SAFC #EFLChampionship #TFT #OwnaFC See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aye, it’s all kicked off again. After a few weeks of elation, the minority shareholders at the club have decided to accept a bid from a crypto group by the name of TFT, and chaos/panic/rage has once again gripped Sunlun social media. So Rich sat down with our friend and fellow supporter Tom White - who broke the news on Twitter about the deal - to get his thoughts on it all... particularly the difficulties surrounding releasing information to his fellow fans without us suffering a collective...

Away from what will be an endless avalanche of breaking news and updates on the SAFC ownership saga for the next month or so - Our Gav Henderson and Chris Wynn sat down to try work out what our EFL League One best XI actually is - drawn from the past four years in the division - using the glorious benefit of hindsight! What's the crack? Enjoy the trip down memory lane! #SAFC #EFL #Championship #LeagueOneXI See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Gav is here with a very quick breakdown of some breaking news surrounding the Sunderland ownership situation as revealed today by SSN's MLF - Tom White! #SAFC #KLD #EFL #Championship See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rich, Gav and Chris sat down to finish the promotion Pod trilogy with a discussion surrounding the Sunderland management saga this year - looking at the rise and fall of Lee Johnson, the rise and rise of Alex Neil, the decision making of Kristjaan Speakman and the recruitment team. As well as a quick look over the players let go by the club, and the contract negotiations currently underway! What's the crack? #SAFC #EFL #EFLPlayoffs #AlexNeil See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...

Part two of what is turning into a series of podcasts surrounding Sunderland’s promotion over the weekend - in this episode Rich, Phil and Bomber reflect on their own experiences and discuss the match itself - with a tablespoon of tactical analysis and a sprinkling of hero worship... What’s the crack? As Sacko says - it’s special. #SAFC #TilTheEnd #EFLPlayoffs #Wembley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WE DID IT LADS AND LASSES - Sunderland AFC are back in the EFL Championship after four long years in League One! We're a bit knackered now mind... What's the crack? Aye, that's literally the crack. Enjoy! HAWAAAAAAAAAAAY #SAFC #TilTheEnd #EFLPlayoffs #Wembley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Seriously now, don’t take our advice on travel, won’t be held responsible... but aye lads and lasses it’s here! Some of us are already in London but our Rich, Gav and Ant recorded before the journey - giving their thoughts on the 24 hours or so to come, and the match itself! HAWAY! What's the crack? HAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #SAFC #EFLPlayoffs #LeagueOne #Wembley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a busy season himself, winning the League One title with Wigan Athletic, we had the pleasure of sitting down with former Sunderland Captain and all round lovely lad - Max Power - ahead of Sunderland's trip to Wembley this Saturday! What's the crack? HAWAAAAAAAY #SAFC #MaxPower #TilTheEnd #EFL #LeagueOne #WAFC See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Not long to go now - our Chris Wynn was joined over the weekend by our old friend - ITV's Simon O'Rourke - as he rounds off his 21/22 RR trilogy by looking over the job Alex Neil has done to get us to Wembley, ahead to the party before the final at Trafalgar, and gives his opinion on our chances of promotion from League One on Saturday! What's the crack? #SAFC #EFLplayoffs #LeagueOne #PlayoffFinal #Wembley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gav, Chris and Phil got together yesterday after a night of celebration (followed by a day of trying to sort tickets) to react to Sunderland's victory in the dying minutes of the second leg of the League One Play-off Semis down Hillsborough! Aye. What's the crack? ON OUR WAY! ON OUR WAY! #SAFC #TilTheEnd #EFL #EFLPlayoffs #LeagueOne See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.