Roker Rapport Podcast

In an effort not to remedy the Sunderland striker crisis ahead of a trip to Swansea, but instead to satisfy his endless quest for footballing knowledge - our Chris Wynn sat down with former Boro, Sunderland, Blackburn, Swansea and Watford striker Danny Graham - talking his 17 year career, hearing his side of a few stories and chatting about his experiences with managers and players past and presen...

Gav and Chris got together after Sunderland's draw against Blackpool at the Stadium of Light to break down the night's action! What's the crack?  How are the lads feeling about that performance?   Is it almost lazy to blame the lack of strikers for our lack of chances, as despite acknowledging how much they're needed we did create chances didn't we?   Some brave defending,...

Gav and Chris were joined by Paul Mort - massive Lads fan, author & host of the ‘Paul Mort Talks Shit’ Podcast - to review Sunderland’s entertaining 0-0 draw at the SoL against Preston - and to look ahead to the Blackpool game! What’s the crack? Well, despite the result it’s fair to say we were all entertained by the performance of the Sunderland players... right? Sunderland had 16 shots, but...

Don't you just hate the International break? Now it's over our Chris Wynn had a quick chat with PNE fan and LancsLive reporter - George Hodgson - to find out how things are going down Deepdale, and looking ahead to the glorious return to Championship action as Sunderland take on the Lilywhites tomorrow at the Stadium of Light! What's the crack? How is PNE manager Ryan Lowe getting on this season?...

Buenos días Sunderland! The lads - Gav, Chris and Martin - got together Sunday morning to react to a great result on the road, as Sunderland came from behind twice to bring another Championship point back to Wearside before the international break! What's the crack? THE JEWISON BENNETTE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL How are we all feeling afte...

What's the buzz down Vicarage Road? Are they feeling Pozzo-tive? I know, I'll stop. Coming a bit later than usual due to some ridiculously busy schedules, our Chris Wynn had the pleasure of the company of a man many of us will identify with a particular era of Sky Sports coverage and many a deadline day drama - Adam Leventhal - who now covers Watford and more for The Athletic! Talking about his ca...

Gav and Phil return to action, sitting down after tonight's/last night's match as a sublime Sunderland rolled over a poor Reading side to bring all three points back to Wearside!   What's the crack?   Jack f***ing Clarke - Class, and more class. Pure class.   Patrick f***ing Roberts - "Who needs strikers" said the absolute baller as he took matters into his own hands....

MATCH POSTPONED - The EFL have released the following statement following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: Further to discussions on Friday morning it has been determined that all EFL fixtures from 9-10 September will be postponed as a mark of respect by the National Sport to the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. This is aligned with the approach that the Premier League and the FA wil...

Aye there's been a bit of bad news about the Loch Ness Drogba, so Gav and Phil got together very quickly to add their thoughts on the extent of the injuries to both Rossco and Cirkin before Gav, Martin and Craig Johns - Boro reporter for the Gazette - get their teeth into Monday night's match in front of the Sky cameras! What's the crack? Ross Stewart is out for at least 6 weeks after scan results...

As part two of our Saturday double bill, our Chris Wynn was joined by Stephen Jackson of Boro Podcast - Tw12th Man - to look ahead to Sunderland's first trip to the Riverside since February 2018, as Middlesbrough legend Tony Mowbray returns to his old stomping grounds with the Red & White army in tow!   What's the crack?   Been a while hasn't it… How have our southern cousi...

Got a bit of a double bill of Podcasts for you this Saturday evening - first up our Gavin Henderson and Craig Chapman sat down the day after the deadline closed to summarise Sunderland AFC's business in the transfer market, and give their thoughts on whether Speakman, Harvey and Co have given new head coach Tony Mowbray enough to work with this season!   What's the crack?   Pre...

Our Gav and Martin got together again - for the second time in 12 hours - this time to react to the absolutely f***ing delightful first win of Tony Mowbray's SAFC tenure, as the Lads took the Millers apart at the Stadium of Light under the floodlights!   What's the crack?   WHAT A WIN - The lads enjoy that one aye?   LOCH NESS DROGBA - Please give him a new contr...

Gav and Martin joined one another just now to quickly react to the worst kept secret in Sunlun, as Tony Mowbray steps in to replace Alex Neil as Sunderland head coach!   What's the crack?   Been a funny week hasn't it...   Happy with the appointment? Blackburn fans are full of praise and Boro fans feel sick right now - how do the lads think it's gone down with our fan...

Our Chris Wynn was joined yesterday by Phil West and 'ye olde man of tweed' Nick Barnes to try react to the chaos surrounding Sunderland AFC as Alex Neil joined Stoke City in a shock move that rocked the fanbase!   What's the crack?   Alex Neil - what the good **** happened there Nick? WHATS HAPPENING? What can Barnesy tell us about Alex Neil's sudden departure?  Did he ha...

Where do we even begin? Our Chris Wynn had the wonderful opportunity recently - just as the UK last heated to boiling point - to sit down for a chat with the absolute legend that is Clive Tyldesley!   I'm not going to try to write down absolutely everything spoken about here - but to be brief - this is a frank, open and honest discussion about: Clive's work in the industry since the mid...

Our Gav and Martin were joined yesterday by our old marra Tom White from Sky Sports News - and anywhere the Lads happen to be playing - to break down Sunderland's away victory over Stoke City and look at our activity in the transfer window! What's the crack?   Alex Neil has got us off to a cracking start; what has Tom made of our return to Championship action?   The SAS - Ross...

As it happens both our Chris Wynn and this week's guest Dave Cowlishaw - from the wonderfully named Stoke City Podcast ' The Wizards of Drivel ' - were in attendance last night for Sunderland's first league defeat in some time down Bramall Lane... so now we're heading to the Bet365 Stadium this Saturday, how are things looking for the Potters?   What's the crack?   As podcast n...

Gav returns with Phil and Martin to look at the 2-2 draw against QPR on Saturday in a bit more detail, as well as getting a few things off their chests regarding the administrative side of the club...   What's the crack?   Now everyone's had time to think on it, how are the lads feeling about the performance from Sunderland overall - including that mad 5 minutes or so that resu...

Aye the lads had as much wind knocked out of them by that equaliser as the lads on the pitch, as our Mike Dunne, Sam Blakey and Gary Winters met up at the Hilton to try and react to what we all just witnessed...   What's the crack?   SAS - Stewart and Simms continue their beautiful partnership at least... How did we not win that?   A great start - where did it all go...

Aye we had a slight technical hitch this week, so our plucky podcasters gathered themselves - just after a forgettable cup outing against Sheffield Wednesday - to go over everything we've missed since Saturday evening and looking ahead to our return home this Saturday against QPR!  What's the crack?   Everything is on the agenda - so where do we start?   Alex Neil - what d...

Our Mike Dunne and Bomber met up down in Bristol to react to Sunderland’s away victory at Ashton Gate! What’s the crack? ELLIS SIMMS IS MINT LOCH NESS DROGBA RETURNS I SHOULD STOP SHOUTING What did the lads make of that performance overall? Exhilarating stuff, we can't complain too much after four points in our first two games! HAWAAAAAAAAY THE LADS #SAFC #EFLChampionship #EFL Hosted on Acast. See...

This week our Chris Wynn was joined by the lovely Ryan Dilks from the... crème de la crème... of Championship podcasts - The Second Tier - as we head into our first away fixture in the Championship for some time against Bristol City!   What's the crack?   How are the lads over at Second Tier now the new season has started, and what - or who - got them interested in the Champion...

Our Gav Henderson, Craig Chapman and Martin Wanless sat down to review Sunderland's draw with Coventry on Sunday - chat about the positions Alex Neil and our listeners think need filling - discuss the serious issue with the away support throwing bottles down on our home fans again, and finally look ahead a bit to Bristol City!   What's the crack?   Was that a satisfactory way t...

Our Ant Waterson and Mike Dunne met up at the Hilton after the game to give us their immediate reaction to Sunderland's Championship opener against Coventry at the Stadium of Light!   What's the crack?   Aye it really was a game of two halves, maybe three thirds. The lads go over the negatives before the positives so stick with it. What did they make of that ref?   Ho...

Our Chris Wynn has had just about enough time to recover from his Wembley wanderings to get back to it - joining him to preview our first game back in the Championship this Sunday is Glenn from Coventry's Sky Blue Fans TV! What's the crack? What have they been up to since last we met in March of 2020? Their manager Mark Robins has been in the job for a while now, with a couple promotions under the...