Roker Rapport Podcast

MERRRRRY CHRISTMAS LADS AND LASSES! SORRY FOR SHOUTING! Aye. Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house... A couple mackems furiously scrambled about to record a reaction to the statement released by the club just now regarding our incoming overlord and brand new Chairman - Monsieur Kyril Louis-Dreyfus! You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &...

The Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen and RR have decided to release as many player interviews as we can over the festive season, especially as there's no football of any significance occurring currently... Our Rich Speight had the pleasure of going all deep dive into the career and mind of one of his (and our own) all time favourite Sunderland cult heroes, the star of the 1992 FA Cup run - Mr Joh...

The Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen and RR have decided to release as many player interviews as we can over the festive season, especially as there's no football of any significance occurring currently... Today's Interview was recorded back in September as our Connor sat down to chat with Dundee Utd Forward - Marc McNulty - As they looked back over his time at the club, the differences between m...

The Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen and RR have decided to release as many player interviews as we can over the festive season, especially as there's no football of any significance occurring currently...  Today's guest is a cult hero of a lot of the Rapport crew, a Welsh powerhouse defender who made over 200 appearances for the Lads between 1993 and 1999 - Mr Andy Melville! You can listen for...

First and foremost we'd like to extend our condolences from all at RR to the family and friends of David Dent, secretary of the Sedgefield Branch and another MLF who has sadly left us too soon. Rest In Peace lad x Ant returns to go over the lads immediate feelings and rate a bizarre match against AFC Wimbledon last night. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify ,&nbsp...

Ant returns to go over the lads immediate feelings and rate a f*cking delightful win against Lincoln City. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What’s the crack? LEE JOHNSON'S RED AND WHITE ARMY! The Lads rated by the panel; Where does each player stand? Charlie Wyke breaks the Player Ratings algorithm and Jack Diamo...

Gav takes over the Xtra hosting duties this week as the lads look at Lee Johnson's first proper match in charge against Oldham in the EFL trophy and ahead to tomorrow's match away against Lincoln City in the league, as well as looking at the individuals they'd like to see more of, the individuals they'd like to see less of, the wait for the awaited takeover by KLD and much, much more! Cheers for l...

Gav and Craig headed down to have a socially distant conversation with the utterly wonderful Andrea Bell, following on from our Podcast and Fundraiser last year, to find out how they've all been coping at the charity since her last appearance and what Andrea and the team's plans are for tackling not just poverty this Christmas, but poverty in the coming years on Wearside. Should poverty and hunger...

Before listening to this podcast - your almost daily reminder that Sunderland are indeed still in League One - as Connor, Niall and Malc look at what has been a crazy week for SAFC... There are more important matters we need your help with: Should poverty and hunger be issues faced by millions of people in the UK in the year 2020? The answer is no. Do you or I have the power to eradicate these pro...

(Recorded 20 minutes after FT on Saturday) Jimmy - the RR site player ratings anarchist - joined up with Chris and Phil to go over the lads immediate feelings at the time and rate the performance against Wigan Athletic. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What’s occurring? Again, utter dominance in possession, but t...

WE'RE BACK IN ALL CAPS WEEEEY Gav, Rich & Craig react to the news that Sunderland have chosen Lee Johnson and Kristjaan Speakman to take charge of footballing matters on Wearside... You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube - get stuck in ! What’s The Craic? Kristjaan Speakman appointment reaction - what does this mean for the footbal...

Ant returns to go over the lads immediate feelings and rate the performance against Burton last night. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What’s the crack? Dominance in possession but the same old system; A bit Parky 2.0 from Andrew Taylor as expected. The Lads rated by the panel; Where does each player stand? The...

LOUDLY AND USING ALL CAPS* The RR Pod lads got together at short notice on Sunday night to discuss the departure of Phil Parkinson as Sunderland manager... You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube - get stuck in ! What's The Craic? Initial thoughts on Parky's sacking - good news? What's next? Looking at the bookies' favourites... What do we n...

Bomber takes a leap into hosting duties as we go over the lads immediate feelings and rate the performance against Fleetwood Town. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What’s the crack? The Charlie Wyke Player Ratings System (TM) is implemented to boost his confidence levels; The Lads rated by the panel; Where does e...

Chris was joined for a chat ahead of Friday nights match with Joey Barton's Fleetwood Town in the League by FTFC Owner and Chairman - Mr Andrew Pilley.  - You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube - get stuck in ! - What are we talking about? Andy tells us the story of the rise of Fleetwood Town under his ownership of the last (almost) 17...

Connor, Gav & Tom got together to kick reet aff at Sunderland pissing three points up the wall away at Doncaster - just how much longer will ParkyBall be tolerated by the club’s board? Disclaimer: Some technical difficulties/wildly irresponsible mic placement held us back a day or two.. So aye. At your own risk and all that.. What’s the crack? Connor attempts to find some positives...   T...

Ant returns to go over the lads immediate feelings and rate the performance against Doncaster Rovers. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What’s the crack? Hahahaha... Aye. Just... Aye. The Lads rated by the panel; Where does each player stand? Parkinson rated by the panel; Niall gets all philosophical, Bomber encou...

Gav (aye he's doing that thing again) was joined by Martin and Jimmy to preview the upcoming match this weekend against an in form Doncaster Rovers, and try and work out what exactly Parkinson will pull out of the hat this week. We're also joined by massive lads fan (but professional fence sitting journalist) Mr Paul Goodwin to go over Donny's season so far and give his thoughts on the start to th...

Gav, Connor and Sam look at the situation with Phil Parkinson and the (possible but not confirmed.. Aye) Takeover of the club by a young billionaire by the name of Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and one Juan Sartori... - You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube - get stuck in ! - What are we talking about? So a change is on the horizon once more... Is t...

WEAK AS P*SS Ant returns to go over the lads immediate feelings and rate the performance against MK Dons. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What’s the crack? We lost to MK with a woeful performance.. So.. Parkinson out? The Lads rated by the panel; Where does each player stand? Parkinson Out. F*ck off Phil. Hosted...

Brett was joined by John and Jimmy this week to look ahead to our next League fixture against MK Dons, as well as to briefly touch on the Fleetwood performance and look over our defensive injury list with a bit of concern...  - You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. - What are we talking about? For the first time in a while we've decided to play throu...

Gav was joined by Connor and Malc to go over their immediate feelings and rate the performance against Fleetwood Town last night. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in. What’s the crack? The young lads got their chance, but unfortunately a few got injured after a promising first half performance; A useful match? The La...

Connor found himself on a Twitter hill on Saturday night, and so looks to debate if getting dumped out of the cup by Mansfield is in fact our worst ever defeat, as Chris and Bomber give their respective take on the situation ahead of the Fleetwood match that has little meaning and the return to League action next Saturday. - You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify ,&n...

Gav returns to go over the lads immediate feelings and rate the performance against... Mansfield Town. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What’s the crack? We lost to Mansfield.. Hands up if you saw that coming.. The Lads rated by the panel; Where does each player stand? Was it as bad as it looked? Will Gav ever re...

Continuing on from the Recap's more philosophical approach to game reviews, the lads were led by Chris Wynn into an analysis of Sunderland's recent victory over Ipswich, and then further into the possible psychology behind the attitude from fans towards the side (even when winning) and the lads try to work out if we just want a bit more from the Club, from Parkinson and the squad... We also talk a...