Roker Rapport Podcast

Following up his recent appearance on the Wise Men Say podcast surrounding the current situation at the club, University of Liverpool's Football Industries MBA lecturer, financial expert, author of The Price of Football, and host of the Price of Football podcast - Kieran Maguire joined our Rich for a quick chat about the position SAFC find themselves in. What are we talking about? Money; Recent le...

Sorry to keep you all waiting. Our Chris Wynn caught up with a man who brought joy back to the lives of so many Sunderland supporters over 30 years ago, when he arrived on Wearside to deal with the last time the club fell through the divisions - One of the finest managers of our lifetime following the lads - Mr Denis Smith! What are we talking about? Absolutely everything Chris could think to ask,...

Gav had the chance to chat with former Sunderland winger, a member of a Swedish football family dynasty and an IFK Göteborg legend - Toby Hysén - about his time on wearside in that promotion season under Roy Keane, his career and passion for football to this day. What are we talking about? What's Tobias been up to since the lighter form of lockdown in Sweden took place? His arrival at Sunderland i...

Our Bomber got the chance to chat with the absolute class act that is Mr Bolo Zenden, to have a quick recap of his glittering career in football, from De Herdgang to the Bernabéu, from Anfield to the Stadium of Light and everywhere in between. You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What are we talking about? How is Bol...

Half of the RR editorial and management team got together yesterday (Including the return after two long years of the exiled one, Mr Tom Atkinson) following the announcement of a new CEO - A lad called Jim (I'm not saying that last name either) and tried to work out where they sat with the decision and what they hope/fear this might mean for the club, as well as getting a few things about our owne...

Chris got the chance to speak with yet another absolute lad of a golden era in Sunderland's (sort of) recent history - former Sunderland full back and current Darlington assistant manager Mr Darren Holloway! What are we talking about this episode? Darren recalls his time as a youngster being brought in on the FA's Youth Training Scheme at Sunderland, and getting coached by the legends Monty,...

Chris Wynn had the chance to catch up with another legend of our time supporting the Lads - Mr Gary Owers - from his garden in isolation (with some beautiful birdsong for added atmosphere) to talk us through his tremendous memories of the Denis Smith era and his incredible record of 320 appearances for the club in just 5 years... We discuss: Gary being signed by Lawrie McMenemy and coached by his...

In Loving Memory of Jake Craddock. Never Forgotten x We had the wonderful opportunity to catch up with a legend of the Reidy years, former Sunderland and Wolves Centre Back - Mr Jody Craddock - To delve into his years at Sunderland and beyond... Featuring: His transition from Cambridge to Sunderland; How did all that come about? Resident RR Quizmaster Chris Wynn takes a deep dive into Jody's Sunde...

BBC's MOTD commentator, former member of the legendary trio of Guy, Gilly and Gatesy on Metro Radio, academy award winner* and all round lovely lad Guy Mowbray joined us from isolation a couple weeks ago to chat.. well about everything really.. Including: His career coming up through local radio stations to reach the heady heights of World Cup commentary, and taking over from John Motson as t...

SPOILER ALERT (AGAIN) As stated on the first part of this review, RR were given an advanced screening of the now LIVE second season of Netflix Documentary - Sunderland 'Til I Die - from our friends at Fulwell73 a week ahead of release, so RR managing editor Gav and Podcast manager Craig recorded a set of review/spoiler episodes and went all deep dive on the public reliving of our 2018/2019 first s...

SPOILER ALERT RR were given an advanced screening of the now LIVE second season of Netflix Documentary - Sunderland 'Til I Die - from our friends at Fulwell73 a week ahead of release, so RR managing editor Gav and Podcast manager Craig recorded a set of review/spoiler episodes and went all deep dive on the public reliving of our 2018/2019 first season in League One! Part one covers all things Epis...

Joining us in the studio (prior to lockdown) to talk about his long career as a commentator on Sunderland games, his relationships with the managers and players over the years, his favourite moments, his worst nightmares, his friendship with Benno and his relationship with tweed is BBC Newcastle’s Nick Barnes! You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in! Wash yo...

Joining us to talk about growing up as a Sunderland fan, his armed forces career, his fantastic ' Veterans in Crisis Sunderland ' community interest group and how they're coping during the Coronavirus pandemic is Ger Fowler! What are we talking about? Ger tells us all about what they do at 'Veterans in Crisis' and how they're helping ex-servicemen on Wearside to get their lives back on track; The...

DISCLAIMER: THE CONTENT OF THIS PODCAST IS NOT TO BE TAKEN AS GUIDANCE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (Obviously) As it was recorded Sunday, lots of information is out of date, and you really shouldn't trust us with your lives as we talk shit about football. Oh and forgive the rough editing, the editor feels rough. Wash your hands. Keep safe. Haway the Lads, Lasses and...

Craig, Alex, RR manager Gav and Dennis dropped by the Roker End Cafe yesterday to chat all things SAFC - over a pink slice and a coffee or two - with A Love Supreme's Martyn McFadden . You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What are we talking about? The Lads disappointing/deserved (delete as appropriate) draw with Gil...

Craig, Ant and Sam slipped into something more comfortable and headed to the bar for a few drinks and a nice little chat about yesterday's bump in the road; complete with deliberation over whether to get angry or not, the Wyke conversation, the road to Wembley looking like it could be a definite (if not unfortunate) possibility, discussion over who we might want to rest for a match or two, and gen...

After an eventful week in the Exiles group attempting to overcome some technical difficulties (and dealing with our Niall and John bitching about each other) Brett grabbed Chris, Niall and John to talk about: The Fleetwood draw and how everyone felt about the performance; Team selection and looking ahead to Coventry on Sunday; Detailed Pub crawl announcements from the Sons of Liberty branch in the...

The lads got together in the studio to - guess what - talk about all things SAFC as usual! What's on the agenda: The win over Bristol Rovers - are Sunderland promotion-bound? Just how good was the performance? The ref - good game, or bad game? The Lads discuss the bacon, and whether it was any good; Excerpts from the Steve Bruce literary masterpiece "Striker" Looking ahead to Fleetwood tomorrow; I...

Tom, Ant and Sam got together in the bar before the game to try and think of something to say about team selections... then return at the final whistle to give their immediate reactions to another Sunderland win, another clean sheet, shite refs and chat all things Parkiola! May contain harsh language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rich joined us again from his hut on his Welsh mountain to chat with Martin in the land down under, Michael on the Emerald Isle and Jimmy.. somewhere near the A40.. to talk all things SAFC as usual! You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! This week:   The lads take a quick look at the Oxford outing;  Discuss t...

The lads got back in the studio on Sunday morning to relax and mutter sweet nothings about people relating to SAFC . You can listen for FREE on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What are we on about? How lovely and relaxed we all are for some reason; Phil Parkinson; Just how significant has his impact been in hindsight, and going on current...

The Exiles gathered again.. from Martin in Australia to Michael in Ireland to Paul in London via Brett’s in Milton Keynes.. to chat all things SAFC as usual ahead of Saturday’s game. You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in! Including: Looking briefly at the last 6 points against Ipswich and Rochdale, and discussing what they would change (if anything) for th...

Ant was joined last night by George Dobson’s evil twin, also Alex (occasionally) and two of the Irish Black Cats - Gary and Shane - before and after the match to chat about the weather and give their thoughts on Parky’s bizarre insistence on sticking with a winning side, as well as to give their predictions and also their thoughts on the Ipswich match Saturday gone... then 90 or so minutes later r...

The Roker Rapport crew had the pleasure of attending Friday's event at The Fans Museum arranged by the BLC along with hundreds of Sunderland fans from around the world and some special guests, such as SAFC Legends of 73 - FA Cup winning duo of Former Captain Bobby Kerr and Micky Horswill - as well as the indomitable George Forster! First we speak to organisers of the event - Joanne Youngson, Cath...

The lads all got together in the bogs with Darren Williams before the game (as you do) to chat about the starting lineup and make some quick predictions and then return after the match in a noisy bar (as you do) to chat about the result and today's two stunning goals (including Michael's at half time) and a welcome 3 points! Not just stereo this week, we've gone all binaural because why not* *Well...