Roker Rapport Podcast

We accidentally went and left ourselves with nothing much to talk about following the win over Boro at the weekend and it looks like we've signed this Aaron Connolly lad who just so happened to play for them, so Gav and Chris return to consider a few things (like Gav's arse in the Binns window) and look ahead to Watford!  What's the crack?  The last Binns has, luckily for us all, closed...

Aye we went and won the (not a) derby by a single but absolutely magnificent goal against Boro from our young Chris Rigg in front of the Sky cameras! Gav and Chris jump on quickly to react to it all.  What's the crack?  Getting Riggy with it; If you do nothing else with your evening just stick that finish on repeat.  We're top as we record but possibly second if West Brom beat Plymo...

So we have to talk about them, it'll only go to their heads but our Gav and Martin have done it anyway, looking ahead to this weekends meeting with... some random club from just outside the region... at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. What's the crack?  They aren't Newcastle no matter how much they want to be, they aren't what we are to the mags either, they just exist in a permanent state...

Aye Régis Le Bris finally lost a league game in charge of the mighty Sunlun and the lads were utterly devastated and couldn't talk about it at all. Not really.  What's the crack?  We started a petition to ban international breaks but gave up 5 minutes later; This was always bound to happen; Gav and Chris set about telling themselves and everyone else that this was coming and while it was...

Right, we know anything might happen at any moment so our Gav and Martin have attempted a podcast recording regardless of that and the upcoming deadline day, looking ahead to Portsmouth away on Saturday and a potential injury blow for RLB.  What's the crack?  How are we feeling ahead of a busy weekend?  It appears Aji Alese has suffered another injury following the Burnley victory t...

Three league games, three clean sheets, three wins and top of the EFL Championship table! Regis Le Bris becomes the first manager in our history to achieve this and it's delightful, fucking delightful. What's le crack?  ROMAINE MUNDLE; Upon stepping into the still flaming shoes of the outgoing Jack Clarke he only went and won the game for us didn't he. Unbelievable Jeff.  TOP OF THE LEAG...

Aye we recorded a preview and it was mint but everyone involved went and sold their players, so upon hearing the news of Jack Clarke's imminent departure our Gav and Martin sat down for a chat at 1am. Fabrizio Romano announced on his social media feed at 22:24 on Thursday night that our Jack the lad will be leaving Sunderland AFC for Ipswich Town following a medical on Friday morning so...  H...

Our Gavin Henderson and Chris Wynn sat down to gloat and be all smug about how mint we were in our 4-0 victory over Wednesday on Sunday and discussed 'Le Football liquide' so far under RLB. The game was Rigged from the start. What's the crack?  ELIEZER MAYENDA: GET IN LAD!  We keep saying it but just how vital is Dennis Cirkin to the way we play?  Chris Rigg is just ridiculously goo...

Our Gav and Martin are back to full podcasting duties as the new SAFC 2024/25 season begins with a nice tidy win over Cardiff City in Wales yesterday to get their teeth into!  What's the crack?  How do the lads feel about that result? Reg isn't as happy as you might think but as first League games go in charge, that wasn't bad at all.  A clean sheet, two goals and three points; can'...

Oui oui, we are not dropping the ridiculous accents or French puns yet. Monsieurs Gav and Chris return to drink wine and talk all things RLB, SAFC and more ahead of our Spanish double header this weekend!  What's the crack?  Regis lad; How is our new head coach settling in? Gav was over Shields on Saturday, so what did he make of the game?  Early recruitment seems to have focused on...

Mon dieu! Sacré bleu! Sunderland AFC have a head coach, as Kyril has exploited his French connection and appointed a French lad! Gav and Martin got together today to react to it all, trying to avoid lazy stereotypes and occasionally failing.  What's le crack?  Welcome Reg! He hasn't actually arrived at the academy yet but he'll be there imminently.  So has everyone calmed down a bit...

Our disorganised (and now slightly late) season review continues as we all await imminent news from our dear club about our imminent head coach. But we aren't talking about managers at all here (we'll react to that when we get an official announcement) as today our Gav, Chris and Martin's focus is on the players themselves. What's the crack?  Now the lads are away on their hols and with plent...

Aye lads and lasses we threw the towel in early as Dodds and the club drove us a bit insane. Following medical advice we've all had a bit of a break and now we're back to dissect everything in a really disorganised and chaotic fashion, as our Gav is joined by Chris Wynn and Martin Wanless to attempt something resembling a season review for a season Sunderland AFC itself abandoned.  What's the...

Our Gav and Martin return to react to the increasingly painful and unfortunately still ongoing shite run/limp to the end of our season, following possibly the dullest game we've ever witnessed. Luckily they have some listener questions to try distract them from the football itself.  What's the crack?  Was that the most boring game we've seen this season/decade/century?  Can we end t...

Our Gav Henderson welcomes Martin Wanless back to the pod as the lads look back on Sunderland's goalless draw against Bristol City at the Stadium of Light yesterday, ahead to Tuesday night against Leeds at Elland Road, and grab a few listener thoughts on all things SAFC!  What's the crack?  It wasn't a win - we couldn't get the ball to go in - but was it better?  A far improved perf...

Our Martin and Chris had the good sense to fuck off on holiday for Easter so Gavin grabbed our heavy loss specialist, Craig Chapman, to see if they could ignore talking about any of the football from the win on Good Friday over Cardiff or the horrific loss yesterday to Blackburn!  What's the crack?  Those Good Friday vibes didn't continue, the lads would've talked about them but why both...

So we stopped a cycle of losing before heading into what is a very welcome international break for most, as Sunlun held QPR to a draw at the weekend. Join Gav and Martin as they try to talk about it all.. and end up talking about everything but the game. What’s the crack? Our worst losing streak in a decade comes to an end, but we didn’t make it easy on ourselves; what did the lads make of it all?...

If you haven't noticed there's a little gift we've posted full of joy and positivity just prior to this here podcast. Honest it's all great fun. Seriously though we are actually back, as Gav and Chris sat down late last night to look at the Southampton result and ahead to QPR!  What's the crack?  BREAKING NEWS: WE'RE STILL SHITE It wasn't exactly an inspirational performance against Sout...

Personal circumstances we don't really need to go on about online have unfortunately put the pods back a couple weeks, so in the interest of continuity/torture/sadism this is a combination of three recordings made after our defeats at home to Swansea, Norwich City and Leicester City… running back to back.  This isn't something we'd necessarily advise you listen to, especially if you're feelin...

Chris and Gav look at the Beale burner fiasco that unfolded since we last recorded, at the task Dodds has ahead of him now for the rest of the season, and look ahead to his first challenge against Swansea on Saturday! Or they try to but get distracted aye. What's the crack?  BurnerGate ; Well that's not very a clever thing to do is it lad? The lads try and work out why it appears he did what...

Aye there'll be more from us on this in the near future - specifically burner related - but Gav and Chris sat down to give their initial thoughts on the short tenure of Michael Beale coming to an end at SAFC and the appointment of Doddsy as caretaker coach for the rest of the season!  What's the crack?  Beale gets his name in the Sunlun record books;  How are the lads feeling after...

Editor's note: Gav has taken my recent illness badly, I fear for my life. If something happens to me it was Gavin Henderson aye. The lads got together to chat all things Sunlun after a lovely win over Plymouth at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, as well as to answer a few listener questions and look ahead to a busy week as Michael Beale tries to fix our away form against both Huddersfield and a c...

So yesterday our Gavin spammed all your social media feeds asking for questions the lads can get themselves in trouble answering and you didn't disappoint. Listen in as they try to cover off as many of your talking points as possible!  What's the crack?  First threesome in a little while, they've not forgotten how it all works though. Aye. The transfer window; Covering everything from ou...

The lads got together to chew the fat about our win against Stoke on Saturday and all the mayhem surrounding the club as we approach the end of the January window! Apples, pears, Pritchards and cockney stuff. Bosh. What's the crack?  WE WON. Doesn't that feel a bit better?  Well played Mason; Young Burstow had one of his best performances, if not the best so far, in a Sunderland shirt. C...

It all went wrong for the Lads at the Stadium of Light last night so our Gav and Martin got together to try work through their emotions.. What's the crack?  We didn't score. This is still an issue, surprisingly.  Why aren't we trying something different? Is Beale doing enough to hold off the baying mob?  Where exactly do the hierarchy go from here with two seemingly strongly held po...