Haway The Podcast – Sunderland AFC

Dum Dum Dum... we're now less than a week away from the Championship Playoff Final, so we called upon the expert views of former Sunderland AFC winger KIERON BRADY for a chat about Saturday's game with Sheffield United, the two legs against Coventry, and how he handled the 1990 Playoff campaign! We pick Kieron's brains on navigating a playoff campaign as he did in 1990 Tactics over two legs - has...

We're still not tired of talking about the playoff semi-finals yet, so we thought we'd grab the views of someone on the other end of Tuesday night's result - our old mate Andy Turner, who writes for the Coventry Telegraph! On today's agenda: What did Andy make of the way Frank Lampard and Régis le Bris approached the game? Why didn't former SAFC striker Ellis Simms get on the pitch, and why is Haj...

It still feels absolutely magical two days on, doesn't it? We can't get enough of Tuesday's win in the Playoffs, so we grabbed local radio royalty in BBC Radio Newcastle's Simon Pryde for a chat about everything that has unfolded over recent weeks, including: The view from above - what was it like on matchday from the perspective of the local media? Simon was at both legs of the Playoffs and talks...

WHAT A NIGHT!!! Gav and Martin could not wait to talk more about that game so here you are... • Where does that rank in the best moments at the Stadium of Light? • How much credit does Regis Le Bris deserve? • Just how good was the night as a whole? • The club did a great job in promoting the whole event – long may that continue • And DAN BALLARD. What a man!! All this and more - subscribe to Hawa...

QUE SERA SERA! Sunderland are off to Wembley, and we did it in the most dramatic of fashions after Dan Ballard scored a header in the final seconds of injury time to send the Stadium of Light into absolute pandemonium! Chris and Bomber got together at full time to chat all about what happened. HOW?! Just how?! The scenes inside the SOL were magical... It wasn't all plain sailing though, and Covent...

Gav and Jonny got together in the wake of Régis Le Bris and Frank Lampard meeting with the media ahead of tonight’s EFL Championship Playoff Semi-Final between Sunderland and Coventry City at the Stadium of Light, including: What did the lads make of what bother gaffers had to say when they spoke to the press? Who sounded the most confident and relaxed? When it comes to team selection, how many ch...

The Northern Echo’s Scott Wilson joined Chris and Martin to have one last look back at Friday night, plus look ahead to what tomorrow night’s second leg will have in store.  Was this actually the perfect away performance?  How will Sunderland approach the second leg?  And how will Coventry play on Tuesday? Do they just go for it?  Will we see Isidor and Mayenda, or will one be on the bench?  And w...

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 12th and May 18th, including: Sunderland's 1990 Playoff Semi Finals against Newcastle United - with Kelvin regaling his tale of standing in the Gallowgate End undercover...

Now that we're right in the thick of Playoff season, we thought we'd deliver a little golden nugget that we've had in the archives for a number of years, that has never seen the light of day - until now! Chris, Martin and Rich were joined by journalist Bill Bradshaw, whose role in uncovering Swindon Town's illegal payments scandal in 1990 led to Sunderland being promoted to the First Division desp...

It's the morning after the night before, and after such an epic win we cannot wait to keep talking about it! Jonny's nursing the mother of all hangovers, Gav's absolutely caked in post-match bliss, and Chris is just... Chris. Join the Lads as they wax lyrical about Sunderland's performance down at Coventry in the first leg of the playoff semi-finals! On today's agenda: What a win! What can we take...

WHAT A RELIEF! The forty year hoodoo and Wilson Isidor's goalless run both came to an end as Sunderland took the advantage at the CBS Arena, winning 2-1 in the first leg of the Championship Playoff Semi Finals - joining Gav to react to the performance are Bomber and Ant. On today's agenda: Big Dan Ballard - just how good was he?! Wilson Isidor got himself a goal, and what a goal it was! The lads g...

Chris, Martin and Jonny got together for a chat ahead of this evening's game to catch up on all the other bits and pieces going on in the world of Sunderland that we haven't talked about this week! On today's agenda: Trai Hume - deserving of player of the season? And how about Jobe as young player? The lads give their views Nectar Triantis is getting rave reviews at Hibs - does he have a future at...

It's so close that you can almost taste it - the playoffs start tomorrow and Sunderland kick off with a big game against Coventry City. To help us preview the game, we grabbed two proper experts in Rob Gurney from BBC CWR and regular Roker Report contributor Nick Barnes to find out what they think might happen when the Lads face off against Frank Lampard's side! On today's agenda: Rob & Nick talk...

Delving into Sunderland's history is what we love to do, so we grabbed author David Snowdon for a chat about his new book 'A Fistful of Doldrums - View From the North East Hotbed 1977-1979' following its recent release, chatting about Sunderland AFC in the late 70s. On today's agenda: Talking all about David's new book "A Fistfull of Doldrums"... We debate if Stokoe should have achieved promotion...

Getting nervous yet? The proper build up to our two-legged Playoff affair with Coventry City starts now, and we've got Pods coming out of the wazoo this week! Joining Gav (apologies for the naff audio quality, I recorded this in a busy airport and had to use Zoom) is Stuart from All Things Sky Blue Podcast - and he sounds very confident... On today's agenda: Where does Coventry's confidence come f...

Welcome to the first of a brand-new addition to the Haway The Podcast line up... On This Week! If you're a regular visitor to the Roker Report website, you'll be familiar with our On This Day feature. We thought it'd be a good idea to turn that concept into a podcast – so, welcome to On This Week. We start with the week commencing 5th May – so, just a quiet one... In this week's episode. • We take...

The 46 game season is now over, and Sunderland are heading into the Playoffs having lost the last five games. To get some expert views on the season to date and what's to come, we grabbed Simeon Gholam - the EFL Editor for Sky Sports - for a chat! Simeon’s thoughts on the Championship season overall – including the final day drama.  How Coventry, Sheffield United and Bristol City are shaping up to...

We're almost at the end of the week, and there's still loads going on in the world of Sunderland to chat about! Gav and Jonny got together for a chinwag and to bring you all up to date on what's going on in the world of SAFC! On today's agenda: Spanish newspaper Marca have claimed Real Madrid are interested in Jobe Bellingham; Sunderland's trip out in Portugal is coming to a conclusion - we get so...

Is this a pointless game, or does it mean so much more given what follows? We're about to find out, as Chris and Gav were joined by QPR fanatic Clive Whittingham - the man behind the brilliant website Loft For Words - to chat ahead of the match on Saturday! On today's agenda: We delve right into Clive's memory bank to find out all about how he came to support QPR! Clive takes us through what has g...

Gav, Chris and Jonny got together to chat about the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! On today's agenda... Jobe Bellingham won the EFL's Championship Young Player of the Season award, and was named in the team of the season Chris Rigg wins Apprentice of the Year - though we're not really sure what that award is all about... Is all of this vindication that the club has the right approach...

Well, after it was indicated that Sunderland would have a more serious look about them at Oxford, the evidence suggested we were anything but. It's a big week for Sunderland as we lead into the final regular league game of the season, so Gav, Martin and Brett got together to chat about bigger picture stuff. On today's agenda: Should we be concerned by the mentality leading into the playoffs? There...

Bang on the full time whistle, Chris Wynn and Jonny Hawley got together to react to Sunderland's 2-0 defeat at Oxford United... On today's agenda: Well... that was crap... Another loss - should we be bothered? We went full strength; is there owt to worry about? Oxford had loads to play for, so how much did that matter? All this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another ep...

Making its return to the historic Sunderland Empire stage in May is 'The Sunderland Story', which had its first run back in 2023 in front of sell-out crowds and standing ovations. To chat about its return and why we all are so passionate about Sunderland AFC and the city, Gav was joined by Nicky Allt (the show's writer and producer) and Ainsley Fannen, who plays the role of Kevin Carter and is a m...

Roll up, roll up - it's the news roundup! Gav and Jonny got together to chat about the latest goings on in the world of SAFC... On today's agenda: Régis Le Bris' pre-Oxford press conference, in which he gave a load of injury updates and talked about the ability to 'turn it on' for the playoffs; Tony Mowbray's been sacked by West Brom, and there were some comments made which will sound familiar to...

Not The Top 20 host/EFL pundit and Oxford fan George Elek joined Chris for a chat ahead of our penultimate league game of the season! On today's agenda: Are parachute payments making who goes up and down too predictable? Is the Championship a healthy league? What's happening at Oxford United? Did he predict the Lads would do so well? Will the U's get the result they need to stay in the Championshi...