Roker Rapport Podcast

We decided to finish the January window by once again streaming live to a YouTube audience of over 10,000 lads fans with a bumper edition of a podcast! Running through from 9pm to just after the window shut at 11pm, Graham was joined from all around the country by Jimmy, Jack, Danny, Connor, Jonny and Chris to talk all things SAFC on Deadline Day! You can listen in if you missed it, on Acast, iTun...

Back in 2002 Ivor Heller co-founded AFC Wimbledon following one of the most ridiculous stories in modern English football history. This week he joins us to discuss the tale of his club reborn, the importance of community, real football fans, and of course their visit to the SoL this Saturday! You can listen, for free as usual, on Acast, iTunes, Spotify and YouTube. Get stuck in! What are we talkin...

No game this weekend? Don’t worry! This week we have Sky Sports News reporter Keith Downie back in the studio, to talk to us about all the possible deals that Sunderland could be involved in, as this Transfer window draws to a close. You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in!  What are we talking about? The full story behind Josh Maja leaving, and Keith a...

Joining us to tell some stories from his extensive 45 year career covering Sunderland (and how he brought Peter Reid to Wearside), England and the Manchester Clubs is journalist Paul Hetherington! You can listen for free as usual, on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. What are we talking about? Paul tells us how he became a Sunderland fan, and how his involvement with the club a...

Ahead of tonight’s Checkatrade Trophy clash with Manchester City U21s we caught up with MCFC Academy expert Gavin to find out all about what we’re dealing with. You can listen for FREE as usual, on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in. What are we talking about? How do fans of clubs like Manchester City view the Checkatrade Trophy? Is it the right m...

CHAOS as DRAMATIC scenes unfold at Roker Rapport HQ! Over to Connor, Alex, and Josh with more on this breaking story... You can catch us, for free as always, on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, and of course YouTube! Get stuck in. What are we talking about? The Lads draw away to Scunthorpe on Saturday; What went wrong/right? What really happened to Jonny (and other such curiosities) With certain players ou...

Joining us to preview Sunderland’s trip to Scunthorpe this weekend is Matt from the fabulous fansite and Podcast Iron Bru! You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. What are we talking about this week? How have Scunthorpe turned around a terrible start to the season? How much are The Iron missing key player Josh Morris, and who has stepped up in his place? Wh...

Joining us in the studio to talk about the Luton game and to tell a few stories from over the years is 92-year old Sunderland super-fan George Forster! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. What are we talking about? The lads analyse the weekend’s game, and the refs performance (with some points from George about modern football) Lacking in the final pass...

Joining us to preview the massive game on Saturday between Sunderland and managerless Luton at the top of the table is Ian from ‘We Are Luton Town’! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. What are we talking about? The big news (and reaction to) the departure of Nathan Jones to Stoke City; What's the plan now for the Hatters; How badly will this impact on...

Look who’s popped into the studio for his debut appearance on the Roker Rapport Podcast - it’s Sky Sports News presenter (and Massive Lads Fan) Tom White! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. What are we talking about? Connor and Tom's analysis of the lads cup win over the Newcastle U21s last night; Transfer rumours; Anything from the grapevine? Origins;...

Joining us in the Roker Rapport studio for an update on how things are going at SAFC HQ is Sunderland AFC owner Stewart Donald! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. What are we talking about? How are things going for Stewart? Transfers - can we expect new players soon? What’s the latest with Josh Maja and his agent? New contracts - who’s getting one? Wha...

Ahead of today's away game down at The Valley we had a chat with Nathan from Charlton Live to see how things have been going since our first meeting, and what we might expect from Lee Bowyers men this afternoon. Get stuck in! (Quickly) What are we on about? Charlton's season so far; Has everything gone to plan? Bowyer; How has he been dealing with the serious shortfall in players with his stacked...

Back in November, Connor had the pleasure of a one to one chat with Sunderland AFC historian and author - Rob Mason! Discussing everything from the third volume in the Tales from the Red & Whites series of books, to Rob's path following, researching, and working for his beloved Club, with many stories (and a few little known facts) along the way. Get stuck in! What are we talking about? What's...

Joining us to preview Sunderland’s latest home game, against Shrewsbury Town, is Ollie from Shrews podcast ‘Salopcast’! You can listen for free on  Acast ,  iTunes ,  Spotify , &  YouTube  - get stuck in! What are we talking about? Ollie brings Graham up to date on how their season has gone since the last time the two clubs met; Does Ollie fancy Shrewsbury’s chanc...

The lads got together earlier in the month to record a special episode, pitting their "Wits" against one another, and summoning all of their great and legendary Sunderland AFC knowledge, to see who would reign supreme and win... Something or other... Aye. Get Stuck In and Merry Christmas! What are we doing? A quiz. I mean it's in the title man. Haway! A huge thanks to all our listeners for stickin...

Sunderland are off to Portsmouth this weekend - so, with that in mind, we had a brief chat with Pompey fan Hugh to talk ahead of the game. LISTEN IN - it’s available for free on iTunes, Acast, Youtube & Spotify! What did we talk about this week? Portsmouth’s recent journey down the leagues is one of the only ones in English football more tragic than ours. Where are the club at now? How will Ke...

Our Graham had the pleasure of a chat with former Sunderland fullback, and current Burnley man, Phil Bardsley! Talking his career at Sunderland, his relationship with certain managers, his favourite memories of his time here, and much more! Get stuck In! What are we talking about? Well.. PHIL BARDSLEY MAN! Bardo shares the story of his move from Old Trafford to Roy Keane’s Sunderland; Favouritism;...

Joining us to discuss the hard fought win at the weekend over Bristol Rovers and the fantastic Netflix series 'Sunderland Till I Die' is ITV's Simon O'Rourke! You can listen on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, TuneIn, and of course YouTube - Get Stuck In! First things first; The Lake Poets - Shipyards Buy it on iTunes/Stream it on Spotify, or the music app of your choice!  Now man! Hurry up! Keep this...

We’re joined (fresh off the back of the breaking news about the departure of manager Darrell Clarke) by Max from Bristol Rovers Pod - The Gascast - to preview Saturdays game at the Stadium of Light. You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube - get stuck in! What are we talking about? What’s occurring down in Bristol lately; Is chaos too strong a word? Fresh off the news that Br...

Tomorrow, ‘Sunderland Til I Die’ will be finally unveiled to the world via Netflix. Joining us to talk all about it are Leo, Ben and Souts from Fulwell73, the production company behind it. You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in! What are we talking about this episode? When, where, why, and how did the lads from Fulwell73 decide to make a documentary on the...

Our special guest on the Roker Rapport Podcast today is former Sunderland and Leicester winger Matt Piper, to talk all about his time at the club, his career, his teammates, his managers and his life! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube - get stuck in!   What are we talking about? Matt talks about his experience coming up through the youth system at Leicester,...

Joining us on the Roker Rapport Podcast, fresh off the back of their trip to watch the lads play Accrington, are Durham CCC’s Chris Rushworth, Brydon Carse & Matty Wilson. You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube - get stuck in! What are we talking about? Connor nails his introductions like a boss; Our rain soaked visit to Accrington at the weekend; The finer points of sh...

We’re joined to preview Sunderland’s upcoming visit to the Wham Stadium by non other than the Chairman of Accrington Stanley himself - Andy Holt! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube - get stuck in!  What are we talking about? Breaking new ground; Andy looks forward to welcoming 2600 Sunderland fans to the Wham Stadium, as their attendance record looks set to be brok...

We were in the Midlands this weekend to witness Sunderland’s 1-1 draw with Walsall - as was today’s Roker Rapport Podcast guest, Nick Barnes of BBC Newcastle! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in! What are we talking about this episode? Barnesy and Gav talk about the matchday experience down at Walsall; Central defence - are Baldwin and Flanagan the pair...

Sunderland are off to the Bescot Stadium again this weekend - so, with that in mind, we caught back up with Walsall journo Joe Masi to preview Saturday’s game. You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube - get stuck in! What are we talking about? Saturday's eventful away draw at Walsall; What did their fans make of the away support, the celebrations, and Max Power's now rescinde...