Wise Men Say

Was Saturday's display at Brentford the most 'Sunderlandy' of the season. The raw from the away terrace that propelled the players into the dressing room at half time was replaced at full time with boos, calls for the manager to go and chants of 'you're not fit to wear the shirt'. The next two home games could be make or break for Simon Grayson. Where's your money? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Just Stephen and Gareth in the studio this week, but there's plenty going on! We hear from you via Twitter, the latest from Simon Grayson, get the view of former SAFC stopper David Preece on the goalkeeper situation and we also have Billy from Beesotted to help us preview Saturday's game at Brentford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An insipid display from Sunderland and we find ourselves searching still for a first home win in 2017. Is there too much wrong for anyone to fix right now? Many appear to be losing the faith in the club, players and manager. We discuss the QPR game and more with Sunderland writer Tom Lynn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunderland went into the international break with a decent draw away to Preston, but they have to get a home win against QPR this weekend surely? We've only been waiting 10 months! We hear from the gaffa, Simon Grayson, on our latest Championship test. We're joined in the studio by The Chronicle's James Hunter and we also hear from QPR fan, Steve Colwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Well, we didn't lose and that's something isn't it? Frustrating not to get three points, but The Lads showed good character to get back into the game after our mini collapse. Is it all too little too late, or is there something to build on? Stephen, Gareth, Rory and Michael discuss all that jazz AND MORE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eight defeats in nine for Sunderland, the latest an absolutely abhorrent defeat at Ipswich Town. A comical performance and more questions than answers for the players and the management. Tonight we are joined by Dave Rose who is heavily involved in the new fan lead group, The Red and White Army. Matthew Keeling also makes his WMS debut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another defeat to add to the list, and more misery before a tricky Tuesday night trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town We talk about all that jazz and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes it was just the cup, but that Everton display was woeful. Should we have looked at some younger players? Did we even want to win the game? We look ahead to Cardiff on Saturday too, which is surely a must win. Joining Stephen and Gareth in the studio is The Chronicle's James Hunter. Also, remember to join us upstairs at The Peacock on Saturday before the game where we'll preview the Cardiff Cit...

Some positives to take from the draw at Hull, but massively frustrating that we decided to sit back in the second half, eventually succumbing to a David Meyler equaliser. It was like West Ham last season all over again, all out defence, right backs galore and a late goal. But who is to blame? Gareth, Stephen, Frankie Francis and Michael Lough discuss all that and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Let's get together and have a good old twist about everything. Four defeats on the bounce, one goal in four games. What seemed a promising start to the season has been well and truly ended. However, were there any positives to take from Tuesday's defeat to Nottingham Forest? Gareth might have some...WMS regular Michael Lough and The Sunderland Echo's Phil Smith join the lads in the studio to previ...

Most of us appeared to walk away from the Sheffield United defeat feeling like we'd had a repeat of that 8-0 walloping at Southampton. On a positive note, we have Kieron Brady in the studio in place of Gareth Barker. We hear from Simon Grayson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen and Gareth are joined by former Sunderland Echo sports writer Graeme Anderson and WMS regular Michael Lough to preview this weekend's game at home to Sheffield United. We talk transfers, recovering from two consecutive defeats and also hear from James Shield of The Sheffield Star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Saturday 2nd of September we travelled down to London and took up residence at the excellent Southwark Brewery for a night of SAFC craic/crack. David Preece joined Stephen, Gareth and Rory on the panel. Craig milled about getting mortal under the guise of helper. It was a great trip yet again and we'd like to thank all of the people that came out to see us, Peter Jackson at the brewery, who was...

Going into the international break on the back of a win would've been nice but we didn't and it isn't. Stephen, Gareth and Rory discuss the Barnsley defeat, transfers, Khazri, players eating food in a restaurant on a Saturday night and take questions from listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunderland got back to winning ways mid week with a victory over Carlisle Utd in the League Cup. With one more league game to go before the international break, we could do with a second league win of the season at Oakwell on Saturday. Just Stephen and Gareth in the studio this week. We promise it isn't that bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunderland suffered defeat for this first time this season against Leeds. They looked tired and in need of some squad reinforcement, but was it really that bad? We discuss the game and some views on where fans should or shouldn't be allowed to sit in the SoL.Stephen, Gareth and Rory are joined by The Times' George Caulkin in the studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunderland's unbeaten start to the season continued with a draw at Sheffield Wednesday. Can The Lads keep it going with, hopefully, a win against Leeds this weekend? Damian Spellman from the Press Association joins the lads in the studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Championship lark is canny, isn't it? A lovely old win down at Carrow Road and The Lads have their tails up. Now we head to Sheffield Wednesday hoping to keep that momentum going. Stephen is back (Wahey!) and Rory is back (Wahey!) and we've also got Gav Henderson from Roker Report. Strap yourselves in as we talk about WINNING. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A decent start to the new season means Sunderland can go into the games against Bury and Norwich City with a bit more confidence. We preview both games and get a Norwich view on Sunday's clash too. No Stephen again this week, so Gareth is joined by WMS contributor Richard Easterbrook and The Evening Chronicle's James Hunter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, Friday happened and it wasn't all that bad. A decent performance, a well earned point and plenty of effort from the lads in red and white. There's plenty to discuss in the studio, with WMS regulars Craig Clark and Gary Foster joining Gareth, as well as Chris Thompson from A Love Supreme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new season, but maybe not the optimism that should not all come with it. Sunderland begin their first Championship season in a decade at home to Derby County on the back of that awful game against Celtic. We get the lowdown on Simon Grayson from Simon Crabtree and hear from Derby County podcaster Chris Parsons. We also hear from the gaffer himself. No Stephen this week, so Gareth is joined by WM...

Hello Wise Men Say and Into The Light listeners,We’re delighted to say that every Thursday, we’ll be producing ‘Wise Men Say – The Preview Show with Sun FM’, replacing Into The Light. Every week we’ll be bringing you the usual in depth discussion and analysis surrounding Sunderland AFC, great guests from the world of journalism, ex players and of course, you, the fans. You’ll also get your post ma...

Join us at The Southwark Brewery for another WMS live show on Saturday September 2nd! We’ll be joined by former Sunderland goalkeeper and journalist David Preece. Doors are at 7pm and tickets are available at wisemensay.co.uk for £10 (plus £1 booking fee). There’ll be plenty to discuss and it should be another great night. It was incredibly popular last time we did a show at the Brewery and it sol...

Just when we thought we were out, Moyes pulls us back in. In an all WMS team affair, we discuss where we go after the resignation of David Moyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a season of abject displays, Saturday's pathetic showing against Swansea probably topped the lot. In a final studio show of the season, we're joined by Gavin Henderson of Roker Report, Sobs of A Love Supreme and The Evening Chronicle's James Hunter. Hopefully it'll be a more worthwhile use of time than the 90 minutes we all endured on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...