Haway The Podcast – Sunderland AFC

'Son of Pele' MARTIN SMITH joined Chris & Martin for a chat after Sunderland's loss against Blackburn Rovers... On today's agenda: What did Smithy make of the approach and performance against Blackburn on Easter Monday? We pick his brains on the Tommy Watson situation, given he was also once a Sunlun youngster that was courted by top clubs! What does Martin think of how Sunderland are treating the...

Gav, Ant, Mike and Sam got together straight after the game for a pint to chat about another one of those dead-rubbers in the Championship - how important was this game in the grand scheme of things?! On today's agenda: Was anyone really arsed about the result? What positives can we pluck from that? The playoffs are just around the corner - are we suitably rested? All this and more - subscribe to...

The games are coming thick and fast, and we're back at the Stadium of Light on Monday with a game against Blackburn Rovers. Joining us to look ahead to the game is Ian Herbert, a Rovers fan based in Sheffield who writes for BRFCS.com and is part of the 4000 Holes Podcast! On today's agenda: Ian brings us up to speed on what's going on at Ewood Park Is their Playoff dream over?! What's going on wit...

Chris and Martin are joined by Sunderland royalty in Gordon Armstrong to chat all about ten-man Sunderland's loss to play-off rivals Bristol City on Good Friday. On the agenda today: • Was it a red, and should we appeal it? • Is Regis Le Bris managing the squad in the right way? • Should Tommy Watson be given another chance after his display? • Football agent fees and how Sunderland are being run...

Well, Sunderland lost away at Bristol City but I'm not sure anyone's really arsed. Gav, Jonny and Bomber got together at full time to react to the game and to chat about Eliezer Mayenda's brilliance, the referee spoiling the game with a red card, Tommy Watson's performance and much more... On today's agenda: What the hell was the referee doing sending off Trai Hume?! Eliezer Mayenda - what a playe...

Join Gav and Chris as they bring you up to date with the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! On the agenda today: We pay tribute to Carlton Fairweather, who sadly passed away this week The Lads react to what Régis Le Bris had to say in his pre-Bristol City press conference Régis Le Bris, Jobe Bellingham and Chris Rigg are all up for awards - but will any of them win owt? Is Chris prepared...

Having made 320 appearances for Sunderland and 130 for Bristol City, Gary Owers knows a thing or two about both clubs! Nowadays he's the co-commentator for Brizzle games for BBC Radio Bristol, so we grabbed him for a chat ahead of an epic clash between the two playoff contenders on Good Friday... On today's agenda: Talking 1990 and beating the mags! What's Gary up to now and was he close to return...

Gav & Jonny bring you the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC, including: The recent report on how much the club spent on agent fees last year; More information on Tommy Watson's move to Brighton emerge; Dan Ballard has been linked to Sheffield United; Riggy continues to be linked to more clubs... SAFC take Crystal Palace left back on trial All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podc...

Roker Report were in the building for the International Fans Weekend kick-off party at the Fans Museum on friday night, chatting to supporters from all over the world and asking one very important question - why are you a Sunderland fan? With special thanks to... Joanne Youngson and Cath Reid from the Branch Liason Council Fred & George from Aarhus, Denmark David from Santander, Spain Josh from Ad...

Chris was joined by ITV Tyne Tees presenter Simon O'Rourke for a chat about the lay of the land as Sunderland head towards the playoffs... We couldn't just get Simon on for a chat about current day stuff! Chris picks his brains on his many years of covering SAFC for ITV... As Sunderland head into the final four games of the season, the lads discuss what should be the route forward; Does Simon fanc...

Gav, Bomber and Brett got together over a pint of Double Maxim in the pub post-match to react to Sunderland's defeat to Swansea This felt almost like a pre-season game - is that an issue? Rotation was prioritised over all else, but was this the right approach? In a search for positives, the lads chat about Enzo Le Fee's cameo... Is there anything to worry about or do we just move on quickly? All t...

Gav and Chris got together to chat about what Regis Le Bris had to say in his pre-Swansea press conference, as well as go over all the key points from the latest set of minutes from the meeting between Sunderland AFC and the Supporters Collective... RLB offers updates on Jobe Bellingham, Romaine Mundle, and Salis Abdul Samed; He hit back at suggestions we’ve dropped off a bit - consistency was the...

Chris was joined by Luke Davies from Swans Cast Podcast to help us preview Saturday's visit of Swansea to the Stadium of Light! Talking about the Swansea golden years... What did the fans think of Steve Cooper and Russell Martin? Where did it go wrong for Luke Williams? Has the recent takeover had any impact? Does their recent improvement in form mean they are confident ahead of Saturday's game? A...

Chris and Martin were joined by north east sports journalism legend Jeff Brown to chat about his many years of covering Sunderland on the local news, in the wake of our draw away at Norwich! Jeff’s career in north east sports journalism  The last words Lawrie McMenemy spoke to a Sunderland journo before his midnight flit His love hate relationship with Denis Smith  Breaking Sunderland’s ground mov...

Gav, Bomber and Craig got together for a chat on the full time whistle as Sunderland drew away at Norwich! Alright, it wasn't the best game... so let's search for some positives Clean sheet and a point - and a game of two halves What about the performances of our fringe players? Enzo Le Fee was a touch of class when he came on The defence was solid again - Mepham and Patto did well again Three Wor...

Gav, Jonny and Ant got together to chat about the latest news in the world of SAFC, including: Regis Le Bris' pre-Norwich press conference, in which he was asked about Romaine Mundle's injury, how we are going to use Enzo Le Fee, whether Tommy Watson still has a role to play this season, and of course the challenge ahead at Carrow Road on Tuesday... Tony Mowbray had something to say about some of...

The games are coming thick and fast and so are the Pods - so we were delighted to be joined by Norwich City superfan David Thornhill to help us preview Tuesday night's trip to Carrow Road for the red and white army! Origins of the Friendship trophy... Memories of 1985...  Did you give David your cap at Wembley?! Were you at Hillsborough in 1992?! Oh aye... there's a game tomorrow night... Marco, J...

The Sunderland Echo's Phil Smith joins Gav and Martin for a chat in the wake of the win on Saturday at the Hawthorns! Phil and Martin give their view on Sunderland's performance; Was the win and clean sheet all that mattered in the end? Positives and negatives from Sunderland's display - what is there to work on? We ask Phil for his thoughts on how Sunderland have performed so far this season... I...

Sunderland win again! Join Chris and Gav at full time as they chat about another victory for the Lads - this time away at West Brom! What about that then? Another solid win, despite some shortcomings... Regis went unchanged, was it the correct decision? Sunderland's approach won them the game, but it wasn't always pretty... Rolls-Royce performance from Chris Mepham at the back! Three points and a...

Ahead of the West Brom game, a bunch of Roker Reporters got together on Friday Night over on Twitter Spaces for this week's edition of 'Friday Night Live'! Mulling over Sunderland's recent results... How are we shaping up for the playoffs? How do we get the best out of Wilson Isidor? The big Tommy Watson debate - is the move to Brighton good or bad for him? The West Brom match - are the Lads confi...

Gav and Jonny got together in the wake of Régis Le Bris' pre-West Brom press conference to chat about the latest news in the world of SAFC! Régis Le Bris has his say on Tommy Watson's move to Brighton - and lamented the timing of it all; Good news on the injury front as Enzo Le Fee and Leo Hjelde are set to make the trip to the Hawthorns; The P word - what has been done about Sunderland's penalty...

Gav and Jonny are joined by Adrian Goldberg - a broadcast journalist, podcaster, author and West Brom fan - to preview Sunderland's trip to take his side on at the Hawthorns on Saturday! The elephant in the room is addressed almost immediately as Adrian talks about co-hosting a podcast with Charlie Methven... Adrian fills us in on how life under Tony Mowbray isn't going to plan; And what about Ada...

Gav and Martin got together late on Tuesday night to react to the news that Tommy Watson has signed for Brighton What do we know about the deal? We analyse Kristjaaan Speakman's thoughts on it all... Brighton's Technical Director has his say; Watson himself has posted about it on social media... Ian Harte adds fuel to the fire for no apparent reason! All this and more - make sure you subscribe to...

Gav and Jonny chat about the latest tidbits of news going on in the world of Sunderland AFC, including: Some fans cottoned on to Salis Abdul Samed & Jenson Seelt liking Instagram posts about Newcastle's cup celebrations - WTF?! Reports in Germany claim Jobe Bellingham is a target of Jurgen Klopp and RB Leipzig... Alan Nixon claims West Ham are put off by Chris Rigg's valuation, but Everton are sco...

Gav and Martin are joined by James Hunter - a veteran of the Sunderland news scene having covered the club for over twenty-five years - to chat about all things Sunderland in the wake of our win and clean sheet at the Stadium of Light against Millwall on Saturday. How do the lads feel about Sunderland's performance? That victory leaves us 15 points clear of seventh place - so are we ready to offic...