Haway The Podcast – Sunderland AFC

Just as Sunderland AFC is a football club on the rise, the city of Sunderland is undergoing a rise of its own - so to chat all about it, we grabbed local councillor and Massive Lads Fan™ Kevin Johnston! On today's agenda: How is the success of our football club going hand-in-hand with the rise of the City of Sunderland? After 8 years outside of the Premier League, visiting supporters can look forw...

The summer is here and Sunderland’s transfer business is already underway, so we grabbed our mate Phil Smith from the Sunderland Echo to chat about what’s going on... We very quickly ask Phil about the end to the season and whether he’s had time to let it all sink in... He spent some time with Kristjaan Speakman last week - what did he make of what he had to say? We go in-depth on the Jobe Belling...

Martin, Chris, Kelvin and Andrew are back again to nerd-out over more massive moments from the long and storied history of Sunderland AFC - this week looking back at some of the most memorable things that have happened between 9-15 June, including: Scottish keeper Jimmy Cowan is a big signing for the club – but he didn't go on to great things. Why?! Sunderland get promoted.. in the court room. We...

We delve into the Roker Report vault to bring you a cracking unheard interview with former Sunderland defender Michael Turner, who played for the Lads in the Premier League under Steve Bruce having signed for £6m from Hull City in 2009! On today's agenda: Michael takes us through what retirement is like; The early days of his playing career... Signing for Sunderland! Playing under Steve Bruce and...

It's Saturday, so you know what that means - it's time for a roundup of all the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! On today's agenda: We chat about the release of Sunderland's pre-season schedule, and the potential opponents we face in the as-yet-unreleased fixtures, and some advice on which ones to go to - do Sunderland need a big-name final opponent at the Stadium of Light to ramp up to...

Our old mate Ian Murtagh - a sports journalist who has covered Sunderland for over 40 years - joins us to go over all of our promotions to the top flight that he covered from 1990 right the way through to the present day, looking back at how we did it and how we fared in the following season, and to see if there are any comparisons that we can draw to this season's promotion to the Premier League!...

Sunderland's 2024-25 Championship promotion-winning season was unbelievable for many reasons, and one of those reasons was the sheer amount of quality goals we scored across the entire span of the campaign. We struggled to whittle it down to a shortlist of ten goals - so how the bloody hell do we decide which was the greatest goal of them all? Join us to find out! We mull over some of the goals th...

It's time for the Haway The Podcast end of season awards to start - and today, we're talking about Sunderland's Young Player of the Season! We go through the runners and riders... Who did the Lads nominate? The panel make their pledges and make the case for the Sunderland players that they've put forward for the award - who do you agree with? The lads come to a decision and pick the winner! All th...

It's time for the Haway The Podcast end of season awards to start - and what better way than to kick things off with our 2024-25 Player of the Season Award! We discuss the players who didn't make the shortlist... We go through the top names and those who didn't receive nominations; The panel make their pledges and make the case for the Sunderland players that they've put forward for the award - wh...

Martin, Chris, Kelvin and Andrew are back again to nerd-out over more massive moments from the long and storied history of Sunderland AFC - this week looking back at some of the most memorable things that have happened between 2-8 June, including: Charlie Hurley departs Roker – we look back at Charlie's career Steve Bruce appointed manager – is the version of history he tells accurate? Sunderland...

Because of all the drama of the last few weeks (did you miss that Sunderland have been promoted and are a Premier League club?) we’ve not done a news update for a little while — so we’re back to chat over all the other stuff going on in the world of Wearside... Is Jordan Henderson signing for Sunderland? Sunderland have broken their transfer record with the signing of Enzo Le Fee; Rumours of Amad...

He was stood pitchside with Frankie Francis interviewing the players during the celebrations at Wembley, and now he's with us on the Pod chatting about his day out at the national stadium, promotion and the future - former Sunderland defender Danny Collins joins Gav and Jonny for a chinwag! We grab Danny's thoughts on Sunderland's win in the Playoff Final Having worked with Tommy Watson, we asked...

We are just not ready to stop talking about our weekend win at Wembley, so we're keeping this party going - and next up to join us for a chat about Sunderland victory over Sheffield United in the Championship Playoff Final is BBC's Sunderland Match Commentator Nick Barnes! On today's agenda: Nick gives us the lowdown on what it was like to work on commentary for the game from the Wembley press box...

Finally, a line has been drawn under the worst period in the history of our football club. After eight years of shite, that was for us. Link to the original Roker Report article: http://www.sbnation.com/e/24202579 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all know what it was like for the fans in the stands, but what was it like being the photographer documenting it all from Covent Garden, Wembley Way and inside the dressing room? Chris and Gav grabbed Ross Johnston - otherwise known as RJX Media - for a chat about his time in London at the weekend! What's Ross's story then - how did he end up covering the club as a photographer?! Ross tells us...

After three days on the drink in the big smoke, Gav is joined by Ant, Bomber and Mike as they all try to come to terms with one of the greatest weekends they've ever had as Sunderland supporters! On today's agenda: Wow. Just... wow. Has it sunk in yet that Sunderland are now a Premier League football club?! Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, walking down Wembley Way, and then witnessing that game li...

Martin, Chris, Kelvin and Andrew are back again to nerd-out over more massive moments from the long and storied history of Sunderland AFC - this week looking back at some of the most memorable things that have happened between May 26th and June 1, including: Charlie Thomson's strange suspension in 1913 – what do we know? Denis Smith's appointment in 1987 – a pivotal moment in SAFC history? Back in...

Fresh from having commentated on Sunderland’s win at Wembley on Saturday, Clive Tyldesley joins us for a chat! On today’s agenda: Clive talks us through his day out in the big smoke! What did he make of Sunderland’s performance? Was Tommy Watson bagging the winner a perfect end to the story? All this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See...

Sunderland are in the Premier League! Join Chris and Martin as they try and make some sense of the game between Sunderland and Sheffield United immediately after the final whistle! On today’s agenda: Can we put sentences together?! What words can we use to desbribe this team?! How good were the goals?! WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE! All this and more — subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss anot...

Today is the day — and, by tonight, we will know Sunderland’s fate and whether we’ll be playing in the Premier League or the EFL Championship next season. Join Chris and Martin as they have one last look ahead to the game between Sunderland and Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium! On today’s agenda: How are the nerves?! Both managers have spoken to the press and provided updates on the fitness of...

How are the nerves? Tomorrow’s game is creeping up on us fast, so we thought now was the right time to chat to someone who is there for our opposition — Danny Hall, a writer and author who works for The Sheffield Star, joins us to give the Blades’ perspective on ‘the most lucrative game in football’! On today’s agenda: We find out from Danny all about how Sheffield United’s season has gone — the g...

Having played for Sunderland and then, more recently, worked for the club in a coaching capacity, we asked David Preece on for a chat and to find out more about what the inner workings of a playoff-winning Sunderland camp is like as we lead up to Saturday’s final... On today’s agenda: Chris could not resist the urge to pick David’s brains on his time as a player at the club in the ‘90s... More rec...

‘Keep the faith’ is a motto synonymous with following The Lads, and one man from outside the red and white bubble that has never given up on Sunderland’s promotion chances is EFL pundit Gab Sutton — so we grabbed him for a chat ahead of this weekend’s Championship Playoff Final to get his insight on what might happen at Wembley! On today’s agenda: Gab famously tipped Sunderland to win the league i...

We're building up to this weekend's Championship Playoff Final properly, and as such, we've got some great guests lined up for you on the Podcast this week! Today, we're chatting to Don Goodman - the former Sunderland striker and now Sky Sports EFL pundit - for a chat about the game ahead! On today's agenda: Is it difficult commentating when former clubs are involved? Play-off disappointment with...

Martin, Chris, Kelvin and Andrew are back again to nerd-out over more massive moments from the long and storied history of Sunderland AFC - this week looking back at some of the most memorable things that have happened between May 19th and May 26th, including: Sunderland's 1998 Playoff Final against Charlton – does anyone else remember thinking we'd won?! THAT night against Everton in 1977... 'The...