Roker Rapport Podcast

Our Gav and Chris got together as usual to look over all the action from the game at the weekend, just they weren't quite over that late equaliser that denied us all three points against a pretty decent Bristol City side... What's the crack? Bit of a kick to the bollocks that wasn't it? We may have come away slightly disappointed, but was that a fair result? HE SCORES WHEN HE WANTS; Despite not ha...

Our Gav Henderson and Martin Wanless sat down this morning to drool over the Sunlun performance against QPR last night, and generally get all worked up over just how f***ing mint we are!  What's the crack?   Poor Will Ferrell. Heard he's gone the way of the ancient samurai, who when dishonoured, would hang themselves from a fluorescent light.  How class are we man?  So are the...

Our Chris and Phil sat down to react to taking yet another three points off Reading this season, after Paddy Roberts and the Lads finally broke through against what many have described as one of the worst footballing sides to have visited the Stadium of Light in years, as well as quickly looking ahead to our visit to QPR on Tuesday night!  What's the crack?  Well that was certainly somet...

Our Gav and Chris got together far, far too late yesterday to react to our exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Fulham, forget what they're saying (much to one another's amusement) and look ahead to Sunderland's return to league action against Reading at the Stadium of Light tomorrow!  What's the crack?  What did the lads make of our performance on Wednesday night?  How much can we...

Though it isn't mentioned on the podcast, we are aware of the shocking news regarding Chris Collier over the weekend. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends, and our thoughts go out especially to those who loved him most. Rest easy lad. -   Our Gav and Phil got together earlier today to react to Sunderland's draw with Millwall on Saturday, give their thoughts on Speakman's r...

Our Gav sat down with our old friend Tom White - just before he started his Soccer Sunday presenting duties yesterday - to react to Sunderland's draw against Fulham in the FA Cup and look over SAFC's transfer business this window ahead of deadline day!  What's the crack?  So what did the lads make of Saturday's performance - and the praise heaped upon the club, its manager and players fo...

Gav and Chris sat down to attempt to preview our upcoming FA Cup fixture with Fulham at Craven Cottage, but halfway through they went off on a bit of a tangent about how much they love the club, the arrival of Pierre Ekwah, the highly likely (may be confirmed by the time you listen) SAFC signing of Leeds youngster Joe Gelhardt, our links with Isaac Lihadji, a new link with Nottingham Forest youngs...

Phil, Gav and Chris sat down late Sunday night to look back over a lovely ‘not a derby’ day as we took all three points from Boro at the Stadium of Light!  What’s the crack?  Did Boro bother turning up? Did we notice them at all?  Is this the best style of football the lads have witnessed at Sunderland in their lifetime?  THE ROSSCO REBOUND - The Loch Ness Drogba is making a ha...

Gav and Chris recorded just now (19/01/23) talking about everything SAFC related; almost reviewing the Swansea defeat, attempting to preview the almost a derby fixture against Boro this coming Sunday, and almost declaring transfer rumours and news recently emerged as legitimate and/or probable! Just not exclusive. What’s the crack?  The Swansea game was a bit shite after the red card wasn’t i...

Sorry about the delay lads and lasses, bit of a situation developed, but Pod was kept intact for the mag craic and more! Gav and Chris got together shortly after the match to get all hot and sweaty lusting over replays of Luke O'Nien's late winner over Shrewsbury in the cup, as well as Sunderland finally scoring from a corner! What's the crack? Gav and Chris spend a good while debating the finer d...

Our Gav was joined by our Chris Wynn last night after Sunderland’s draw with Blackpool on New Years Day 2023; chatting about our performance, the Ross Stewart saga, the departure of Ellis Simms - the wonders of Abdoullah Ba, Amad Diallo and Trai Hume - and the task facing Kristjaan Speakman, Stuart Harvey and Tony Mowbray as the January transfer window opens! What’s the crack? Welcome to 2023 lads...

Our Gavin Henderson and Martin Wanless sat down last night to react to an emphatic Sunderland win over an extremely shite Wigan side - as well as to touch on our win over Blackburn on Boxing Day - and to try work out if we can somehow convince Man Utd that young Amad isn't all that great anyway… What's the crack?  Why are the lads ignoring the fact their producer has a banging headache? ...

Not too many sleeps until Blackburn at home/Christmas so our Gavin Henderson and Craig Chapman got together to chat all things Sunderland AFC - from our 1-1 draw away at Hull on Saturday to the Ross Stewart contract situation, as well as looking at where we are and where we might want to go in the Championship this season!  What’s the crack?  It’s really nice to have the Loch Ness Drogba...

You may have seen Martin around of late chatting to people about his brilliant new book - On Days Like These - so our Chris Wynn managed to wrangle an interview with a man who has had his heart both broken and buoyed in pretty equal measure by Sunderland AFC; talking about his love of the club, his time as a player under Cloughie, his many achievements in the game - and his failures as he sees the...

Our Phil West and Craig Chapman sat down - following the England win over Senegal of course aye - late Sunday night to quickly go over the events of Saturday afternoon, and to celebrate a pretty decent weekend overall!  What's the crack?  So Josh Kelly won the British light-middleweight belt - the Lads put three past Millwall at the Stadium of Light - our bairns battered Liverpool's bair...

We're back - and it's all getting very busy at podcast HQ - as our Chris Wynn chats to the BBC's Karl Bates about Millwall's trip north to face the Lads in what will be a temporary reprieve from the World Cup for a few hours this Saturday!  What's the crack?  How long has Karl been covering Millwall for the BBC, and where do his football allegiances lie? In a Roker Rapport first we have...

Thought we’d have a bit of a look at how we got to this point in the season - so our Chris Wynn, Martin Wanless and Phil West jumped on at some insane hour over the weekend to give their thoughts on that Amad assist, that Amad goal, the return of Simms to full active duties, some more talk about Ross Stewart’s contract and looking beyond the World Cup break. What’s the crack? As the lads decided t...

We went a bit quiet after the weekend and you would've had a match review but *a lot has happened since off the field* so our Chris Wynn and Craig 'The Artist formerly known as the Angryman' Chapman reconvened very late last night to have a chat about everything from the loss to Cardiff, some crowd trouble, the talk given by KLD to fans alongside Speakman and Jones, and looking ahead to Birmingham...

Our Gav and Chris got together for the second time this week late last night to react to a vital SAFC away win against the Terriers down at a wet and windy John Smith's Stadium and to look ahead to our return home against Cardiff City this Saturday! What's the crack?  We won and we're all pretty happy about it, but conditions weren't great throughout the first half; what did the lads make of...

Our dynamic duo of Gav Henderson and Chris Wynn got together to discuss the amazing last minute 'hand of cod' equaliser from Alex Bass against the scu… nah only joking - this was recorded prior to that hilarious moment - instead we're covering the Lads trip to Luton at the weekend in the Championship, Embo's equaliser, and looking ahead to Huddersfield on Wednesday night!  What's the crack?&n...

Our Chris Wynn was joined by our old friend - and EFL editor for Sky Sports - Simeon Gholam , talking all about the Championship 22/23 season so far, a little chat he had with our very own Jack Clarke recently, and looking ahead to Sunderland’s trip to Kenilworth Road to face the Hatters! What’s the crack? How has Simeon been since we last spoke a good six months back? What did he make of Jack Cla...

*Editorial note* Apologies for the late release lads and lasses, had a minor medical emergency that (surprisingly) wasn't actually Burnley related… Aye. Our Gav, Chris and Phil got together to torture themselves and you with a complete breakdown of the weekends result, as Sunderland capitulated in the second half in spectacular fashion to let a 2-0 first half lead slip away.  What's the crack...

Our Gav and Chris had a bit to get off their chests about Tuesday's result, so got together earlier to use the preview slot to vent their frustrations with Craig "Trusst me I'm a professional" Pawson and preview Burnley's visit to the Stadium of Light on Saturday!   What's the crack?  The f****** **** ref ******* **** and his f****** **** linos and the rest of the ******* ******* EF...

Gav, Phil and Martin got together earlier to react to yesterday's return to winning ways for Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, as a Dennis Cirkin header took all three points from Wigan Athletic!    What's the crack?   It's nice to win again isn't it; so how do the lads feel?   A bit of a rough start as Wigan took to breaking up play, hitting long balls and time was...

Well…our Chris Wynn sat down to chat with one of the classiest defenders Sunderland have ever signed, embarking on a journey through the life and career of the absolutely f***in delightful Emerson 'Paredão' Thome!   What's the crack?   The journey from Porto Alegre; what made a young Emerson - raised in Brazilian football's golden era - want to play a more direct, combative and...