Haway The Podcast – Sunderland AFC

Today is the day - PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL IS BACK AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT! We're understandably giddy, so join us... What about that then - we've got another defender! Nordi Mukiele is heading to Wearside after the club agreed a £11m deal with Paris St Germain Who will get the nod in defence - Alderete or Seelt? Will Enzo Le Fee find a way into the starting eleven? We throw in some funky suggesti...

Sunderland are finally back playing in the Premier League this weekend with the game at the Stadium of Light on Saturday against West Ham United, so we're joined by a very special guest - broadcasting legend and current TalkSPORT presenter Paul Ross, who just so happens to be a massive Hammers fan! On today's show: How are things at TalkSPORT towers? We talk about the efforts of Jason Cundy to win...

We are mere days away from the start of the 2025/26 Premier League season kicking off, so we thought it might be a good time to chat to fans from the other promoted sides about how things are shaping up for the new season! Burnley fan Joe Redmond from TurfCast Podcast and Chris McMenamy from The Square Ball Leeds United Podcast & Website join Gav for a chinwag, and to see how things are shaping up...

Morning everyone, and welcome to another episode of Haway The Podcast! Today, we're joined by someone you may have spotted on Sky Sports and Talksport this summer, Kevin Hatchard, talking about those players who have headed for the Premier League from top leagues around Europe. So, we thought we'd see what he thought of Sunderland's business so far! We talk about t-shirts with classic cartoons on...

Hello again everyone, and welcome to Tuesday's episode of Haway The Podcast! Monday was a bit mental when it comes to Sunderland AFC news, so the Lads all hopped on to chat about everything that's going on - including: Just who is this mystery striker that everyone seems to be talking about? Omar Alderete jets in for his medical after agreeing a £10m, four year deal with the club Dan Neil apparent...

Welcome to another edition of On This Week, where we take a Roker Ramble through all things Sunderland AFC loosely related to events that happened on this week in the club's history. On today's episode: • Andrew wants to talk about an opening day defeat to Leicester City 30 years ago. The big question is why? • From there, we talk BritPop, Australian midfielders and Simon Grayson's hairline. • Kel...

Sunderland's patched up second string were easily swatted aside by a strong Rayo Vallecano side at the Stadium of Light on Sunday evening, so Gav and Chris got together at full time to talk about the occasion and why people who get upset about such things really ought not to... So, we lost... but should anyone care that we did? Several first teamers got important minutes into their legs ahead of n...

Join Gav and Jonny as they chat all about an eventful afternoon for Sunderland over in Augsburg! Who were the star performers for Sunderland? Habib Diarra gets his first Sunderland goal - and what a goal it was! Missed penalties, Robin Roefs being mint, and a couple of hairy passes from Xhaka... How prepared do the Lads look ahead of the season's opener next week? All of this and more - subscribe...

Sunderland are back in action this weekend with two games against Augsburg (A) and Rayo Vallecano (H), whilst we're active again in the transfer market, so Gav got together with Andrew and Ant to chat all about it! On today's agenda: HERE WE GO! Arthur Masuaku is joining us on a free transfer to help shore us up at left back and add some much-needed Premier League experience, so what do the Lads t...

Morning everyone, and welcome to Friday's episode of Haway The Podcast! Today, we're joined by a debutant - Dom Shaw of the Northern Echo, who writes about the Lads on a day to day basis and gets to chat regularly with people behind the scenes at the club... so we rolled up our sleeves and got stuck in! We pick Dom's brains on what it's been like covering Sunderland this summer What does he think...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Thursday's episode of Haway The Podcast! Today, Gav and Andrew are here to react to some big stories in the world of Sunderland AFC, including: Sunderland have finally announced the signing of Marc Guiu... and Kristjaan Speakman had some very interesting things to say about it Eliezer Mayenda has apparently signed a new five year deal with the club - richly de...

Sky Sports News presenter and Massive Lads Fan™ Tom White joins us again on the Podcast for a chat about all things Sunderland, including: Pre-season so far, and whether performances and results matter Are Sunderland turning heads at Sky HQ with their transfer business? The news of Régis Le Bris' new contract The transfer window - what business do Sunderland still have left to do? Last time Tom wa...

Aloha! It's Tuesday, so we're back together to chat about some of the latest goings on in the world of Sunderland AFC, including: Régis Le Bris has signed a new contract! Have the club drawn a line under last season's success? That central defence position is starting to concern us - will we get a proper player in soon? Up top we could probably use a bit of help too. We chat about Guiu, Garcia, an...

Join Martin, Chris and Gav as they take a trip down memory lane and chat all things Sunderland history! This one heads off in every imaginable direction, talking about the likes of Eric Gates, Darren Bent, Darren Ward, Roy Keane, Niall Quinn, a pre-season win against Newcastle (not that one) and much, much more. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about y...

Sunderland may have lost their first home friendly of the summer, but there was lots to be positive about — Gav and Jonny were joined by RR alumni Niall and Connor Bromley to try and dissect what was a decent performance… How good does Granit Xhaka look? The other positives — like Sadiki, Diarra, and Reinildo… How much of a concern is the lack of goals and, crucially, the lack of a central defende...

Sunderland's pre-season preparations ramp up today with a friendly against top La Liga opposition in Real Betis - so join us as we look ahead to the game! We chat to Alan McLean from Blyth Betis Pena Betica - a supporters branch based in Northumberland, of all places! Gav and Jonny chat about Sunderland's approach to the game Will we get a chance to see a couple of new signings for the first time...

It’s Friday, and it’s time for another News Roundup! Here’s what we have in store for you: Marc Guiu has been given the “HERE WE GO” treatment by Fabrizio Romano, so what do we make of Sunderland signing a player that Chelsea don’t actually want to sell down the line? What’s going on with Jhon Lucumi? With so many conflicting media stories, surely a resolution is needed either way with this one......

We were very privileged to have been invited down to the Stadium of Light by Sunderland AFC to check out all the massive improvements that have been made around the Stadium of Light, as well as to be there as Jimmy Montgomery was surprised with the unveiling of the lettering on the stand which has now been named after him - The Jimmy Montgomery Stand. Gav and Craig share their thoughts on all the...

The Sunderland transfer news keeps on coming thick and fast, so we're here (as always) to talk about it! Join Gav, Chris and Andrew for a chin-wag about all the latest goings on, including: Sunderland look set to sign Netherlands U21 international goalkeeper Robin Roefs from NEC Nijmegen Granit Xhaka has finally been confirmed - but will he be our new captain? We're in talks with Chelsea over the...

Sunderland confirmed the signing of Granit Xhaka on Wednesday - so to find out more about what we can expect, we had a quick chat with David Asquith, who just so happens to be a Lads fan AND a member of Leverkusen's UK supporter group! Just how integral was Granit Xhaka to Leverkusen's recent success, particularly in their invincibles season of 2023/24? David gives us the lowdown on how the news h...

Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie is certainly no stranger to Sunderland supporters having covered the club and the other teams in the north east for many years now, so we thought it would be good to have a catch up with him whilst we find ourselves in the middle of our busiest summer transfer window in years... We're back in the Premier League, so Keith's going to be a busy man! We pick Keith's br...

Ah wey - the Lads lost their latest pre-season game away at Hull City, despite taking the lead through Simon Adingra's first goal in Sunderland colours. Gav (with his pooley voice), Bomber and Ant jumped on for a chat at full time... mainly to talk about how they aren't bothered about losing. Despite defeat, there were some positives - mainly in aspects of Sunderland's play prior to rotating the e...

Martin, Andrew and Bomber got together on Monday morning to record this pod – and, of course, as we hung up our mics the news of Granit Xhaka's imminent arrival at the club broke. But there's still a lot of good stuff to get stuck into in this one ahead of the Hull game tonight! Who's impressed for Sunderland during pre season, and who's really staking a claim for a starting position? Legitimate c...

Martin's back in the hotseat this week, trying to keep Chris, Kelvin and Andrew in check as we take another walk through the history of Sunderland AFC. On today's agenda... The Stadium of Light hosts its first game – what were the lads memories of that move and the opening day at the SOL? During this week in our history, Alan Brown joined and left the club. Kelvin looks back on the career of a man...

Sunderland comprehensively lost to Hearts in Craig Gordon's testimonial up at Hearts. While our games in the Algarve came with a number of positives, there weren't many to take from this 90 minutes! Here's what's on the agenda today. We were terribly sloppy at the back – how much of a worry is that with the season three weeks away? Dan Neil started... did he do anything to stake a claim for a star...