Haway The Podcast – Sunderland AFC

Sunderland are the talk of the town and the news scoops just won't stop coming, so we are here to react to them! Join Gav, Jonny and Bomber as they dissect all the latest goings on at Sunderland AFC, including: Florent Ghisolfi is finally confirmed as Sunderland AFC's new Director of Football! Noah Sadiki is set to sign after a €20m deal is agreed with Union Saint-Galloise Could Djordje Petrovic b...

Sunderland aren't just investing heavily on the pitch over the summer, but off it - James Copley of the Sunderland Echo joins us to chat about an exclusive story about improvements to the club's infrastructure, plus the club's transfer business and a busy summer of fun ahead! What's going on at the Academy of Light, and how can it help give Sunderland the edge over other clubs? What money is being...

Continuing our top ten series - today, we give you our top ten defenders of the SoL era! On today's agenda: Some very decent Sunderland defenders failed to make our top ten, so we give our honourable mentions Is there anyone we feel SHOULD have nipped in, but didn't? The Lads run through their picks from 10-5, and there's some agreement at the bottom...! Then comes our top five - where it descends...

Sunderland's summer spree is well underway, with Atlético Madrid's Reinildo Mandava the next man through the door! Gav and Bomber got together to react to the news of his signing, and to chat about what this all means... Who is Reinildo Mandava? The lads talk about what type of player he is and what we can expect Why does he seem to have such a good connection with the Atletico Madrid fans? What d...

Sunderland AFC's club historian Rob Mason joins us for this week's episode of 'On This Week', looking back at some of the key moments from the club's history from June 30th to July 6th! We go back to 1969 and discuss Joe Baker's move to Roker More talk of the Vancouver Royal Canadians Big Sam signs in 1980 but Kelvin is still distraught on who we missed out on... Chris Turner signs and leaves Why...

Sunderland's summer raid on the French league has seen us target a number of players, with Habib Diarra of Strasbourg heading to Wearside to become our most expensive signing of all time! With this in mind, we roped Alex Barker from The Athletic back in to give us his expert insight on the 21-year-old Senegal international... Alex was surprised by our pursuit of Marcin Bulka - is he shocked to see...

HERE WE GO! Fabrizio Romano has reported that Sunderland are set to smash their transfer record with the signing of Habib Diarra from Strasbourg for €35m, with the player flying in for a medical ahead of a move. Gav and Chris rolled out of bed on Saturday morning to react to the news! Wey, there's never a dull moment with Sunderland is there?! What do we know about the deal and what has been repor...

Dougie Critchley is a massive Sunderland fan who also covers European football for Sky Sports, so we thought that it might be a good time to grab him for a chat about his beloved Sunlun, our frequent forays into the European market and much more! What markets is SAFC shopping in now?! How did the Jobe Bellingham transfer play out? How surprised was Dougie when Enzo Le Fee signed for the Lads?! How...

It looks like Sunderland are about to sign Poland international goalkeeper Marcin Bulka from OG Nice - so to get some expert views on the player, we sat down for a chat with Alex Barker from The Athletic, who knars his onions when it comes to Ligue 1 and European football in general! Alex can't quite believe that Sunderland have managed to pull this off - but why? What does the data tell us about...

Happy Friday people, and welcome to another episode of 'From The Vault' - where we bring to you a previously unheard of chat with a former Sunderland player. Today, were joined by ex-Mackem midfielder Neil Wainwright, who joined SAFC in 1998... His early days at Wrexham Signing for Sunderland during the good times under Peter Reid & Bobby Saxton Playing with some great former Sunderland players -...

Are Sunderland set to get the ball rolling properly in the transfer market? Gav (who sounds like death after a rough weekend), Chris and Jonny get together for a chat about some strong transfer links that have emenated over the last few days, what this means for some of the current crop, and more... €20m OG Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka, according to Fabrizio Romano, is in talks with Sunderland Wha...

You've had our top ten Sunderland strikers & managers since the Stadium of Light opened - today, we give you our top ten goalkeepers of the last 35 years! On today's agenda: Some very decent Sunderland goalkeepers failed to make our top ten, so we give our honourable mentions Is there anyone we feel SHOULD have nipped in, but didn't? The Lads run through their picks from 10-5, and none agree...! T...

Lee Howey, Lee Howey, Lee Howey! Cult hero former Sunderland striker/defender Lee Howey joined Chris for a chinwag about his playing career, his time living the dream as a Lads fan, running out as a Sunderland player at Roker Park, and of course his thoughts on present day SAFC! Where it all started at Ipswich... Or was it Bishop Auckland and Plains Farm?! Signing on for Sunderland when we're a bi...

The gang's back together this week and ready for another deep deive into SAFC history: Chris explores the career of the great Charlie Buchan – including Herbert Chapman turning up in his sports shop! We look back at Ian Atkins' brief spell as Terry Butcher's assistant... and Martin sticks up for Bob Murray in appointing the ex England skipper... Kelvin shares his memories of Jimmy McNab, as well a...

We're all massive Sunderland supporters, so can you imagine playing for the club, being on the bench and in the training ground every day amongst the players that you idolise? Simon Ramsden got to live out that dream, and he's here to tell us all about it! Before we get going, Simon tells us about something very serious that is close to his heart - he's taking part in a mammoth training session th...

It's Saturday, so you know what that means - it's time for another Haway The Podcast news roundup, looking at all the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! Join Chris, Jonny and Bomber as they chat all about: An imminent DoF appointment The latest transfer gossip from our own Jim "Bomber" White! Have we been linked with every defender on the planet?! How many clubs are chasing Chris Rigg now...

BREAKING NEWS: Sunderland are set to appoint Florent Ghisolfi as Director of Football! What do we know about this move, and what does it mean for Sunderland? Who is Florent Ghisolfi? We dive into his links with current members of Sunderland's playing and coaching staff What does this say about the bigger picture for the club? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never have...

We've got a summer of fun ahead, so we caught up with our old marra Tom White - Sky Sports presenter and Massive Lads Fan - for a chat about Sunderland's summer and the promising future under the leadership of Régis Le Bris, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Kristjaan Speakman! Now that the fixtures are out and we're OFFICIALLY a Premier League club, are we looking firmly ahead... or can we allow ourselves...

Sunderland's fixtures for the 2025-26 Premier League season are out - join us as the Lads react to them! Immediate thoughts, then... and has it finally sunk in now that we're a top flight club?! THE MAGS! We now know when we're playing them... What about who we've got on the opening day, and the final run in The other big occasions, like Boxing Day and New Year's Day All of this and more - subscri...

You've had our top ten Sunderland managers since the Stadium of Light opened - today, we give you our top ten strikers from the same period! On today's agenda: Some very decent Sunderland strikers failed to make our top ten, so we give our honourable mentions Is there anyone we feel SHOULD have nipped in, but didn't? The Lads run through their picks from 10-5, and there are a few surprises... Then...

There's no Martin this week, but fear not - the Lads are back together to chat about another week in the history of Sunderland AFC, including: Discussing Cecil Irwin and the fact he took some stopping Paul Hardyman's transfer saga in the summer of 1989 Ivor Broadis, Billy Bingham Signing Bobby Moncur from the mags in 1974 Kelvin talks about Martin Harvey Andrew tells us about Arthur Brown and Tomm...

Back in 2022, Chris chatted to former Sunderland midfielder Martin Woods about his time on Wearside! This interview never saw the light of day - until now.. • Signing for the Lads in 2005 • What was it like working under Mick McCarthy? • Playing in the Premier League • Not getting too many opportunities... • His departure, and his career after that; All this and more - subscribe to the show so you...

It's Saturday, so you know what that means - it's time for another Haway The Podcast news roundup, looking at all the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! Join Gav, Jonny and Bomber as they chat all about: Jobe to Dortmund - the final say (we promise!) Sunderland have been linked with a €20m Ukranian striker Some other transfer rumours... are they bollocks or not? Would the lads entertain a...

Sunderland have had 22 permanent managers since we moved to the Stadium of Light - so, today, the Lads have to try and pick their top ten. Who would make your list, and in what order? Listen in, play along, and find out how you match up with our picks! Who are the 12 unlucky fellas that didn't make the list, and who was close to being in the final ten? Some questionable decisions - Chris really gr...

Chris and Martin are joined by Ian Murtagh to answer their self-imposed question – who would make a best XI comprised of players who've won promotion into the top flight with Sunderland between 1990 and 2025. On today's agenda: Is this just Peter Reid's 98-99 team? It'll be a short pod if so...! Is Nicky Summerbee a shoo-in on the right hand side? Spolier alert – we do go 4-4-*&^@%! 2 And why did...