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Sunderland did that thing where they were rubbish again. Another capitulation raises plenty of questions and they'll be discussed by freelancer Graeme Anderson and The Roker Report's Michael Bowers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frustratingly, Sunderland continued their run of not winning in August since 2010. Still though, it was a canny performance by the lads at Southampton and it should have yielded three points. This week we've got WMS regulars Gary Spalding and Rory fallow joining Gareth Barker and Roker Report's Gavin Henderson making his podcast debut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’m sure we’ve been here before. Any hope or optimism amongst the Sunderland support seems to have evaporated within record time this year, so we have a big old whinge about the home defeat to Middlesbrough. In the studio we have ALS editor Chris Thompson and WMS regulars Rory Fallow and Craig Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A defeat at City was disappointing, but the performance was canny. We discuss the game with The Evening Chronicle's James Hunter and Athletico Mince's Andy Dawson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with a very special live show. Recorded live at Southwark Brewery, London on July 30th, we preview Sunderland's upcoming campaign with the help of Guardian journalist and podcaster, Barry Glendenning. It was a fantastic evening and it couldn't have happened if it wasn't for the guys at the brewery, the people that bought the tickets and listeners at home. This recording is courtesy of R...

We're staying up, they're going down, we're staying up, they're going down... Join us for the final WMS of the season. Regulars Craig Clark and Rory Fallow get amongst it. Happy times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a frustrating encounter at The Brittania, but we managed to get out with a point. Unfortunately we're back in the bottom three and we're going to need to see an improved performance in the coming weeks if we're to survive. It's still in our hands. In the studio this week we've got WMS regular Rory Fallow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another pretty good performance saw The Lads get a point against Arsenal. The KKK excelled once more. Would it be greedy of us to be disappointed we didn't pick up all three points? We're out the relegation zone though, so that's canny. In the studio this week we've got ALS stalwart Paul 'Sobs' Dobson and WMS regulars Craig Clark and Rory Fallow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Well, well, well. The lads only went and won at Carrow Road, knowing a defeat would have almost certainly consigned them to relegation. Stephen Goldsmith is joined by the Sunderland Echo's Chris Young and Rory Fallow to talk about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defeat to Leicester. A frustrating game. A miss of the season contender from Rodwell. If we don't win next week then we're probably cooked. Joining us to discuss our latest disappointment is the Evening Chronicle's James Hunter and WMS regular Rory Fallow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a pattern emerging. It involves Sunderland playing well enough to win and then not winning. It's annoying, isn't it? The pressure is on now but do we believe we can still stay up? Joining us is former Sunderland Echo writer and freelance journalist Graeme Anderson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nine derbies undefeated and another good performance, unfortunately we couldn't hang on. Should we have been hanging on? A draw not the worst result in the world, but we're back in the bottom three. We'll talk about all that kind of stuff and more. This week we're joined by WMS regular Rory Fallow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gutted. We might have just got over Saturday and now we all get to relive it. Great stuff. We're joined by The Sunderland Echo's Chris Young and WMS regular, Rory Fallow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We pick over the West Ham defeat with BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes and preview the Palace game with Five Year Plan's Jim Daly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winning is good. We talk about beating Manchester United and get a bit excited. Rory Fallow makes yet another appearance and we're also joined by local commentary legend and broadcaster, Roger Tames. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a decent performance against Manchester City, we managed to get ourselves a draw at Anfield. Somehow. We'll discuss the result, Billy Jones, hear from Sam, probably talk about Billy Jones some more. Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A draw against Bournemouth wasn't want we wanted, let's be honest. Yet half an hour into the game, even that looked way beyond us. There's been a lot made of Sam's comments on respecting the point has thrown up quite a debate. We'll hear him make that comment and debate ourselves on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goldy, Gaz Foster and Richard Mennear from the Sunderland Echo discuss the loss at Spurs - and an unforgettable debut by a lad called Jan! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goldy, Craig Clark and the Chronicle's SAFC reporter, James Hunter talk about Sunderland's loss to Arsenal and the upcoming game against Swansea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In what is a bit of a bonus episode, we discuss the much needed win against Aston Villa. We've had many false dawns with the lads over recent years, so beating a side somehow worse than us isn't enough to fool us. Or is it? Maybe the team should be cut some slack. Or should they? Listen, eh, and find out. Goldy is with WMS lads Craig Clark and Rory Fallow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

In what is the last WMS of 2015 (ITL is still going, so don't worry) we discuss the predictable turn around by a Mourinho-less Chelsea. What makes the whole thing even less bearable (if that's possible) is the sudden form of sides around us. Bastards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alright, well if last week we were positive after defeat, this week gives a different feel. While the first 20 minutes were shocking - we were certainly *alright* after that. It's not enough though, is it? Or is it? Have Newcastle and Bournemouth suddenly turned into Bayern Munich or will they revert back to being rubbish so that we can continue to be rubbish and get away with it? Tom Lynne makes...

SAFC lost and Newcastle and Bournemouth duly won - sending them second bottom. We should be down, right? It doesn't seem so. Stephen Goldsmith, Craig Clark, Rory Fallow and the Sunderland Echo's Chris Young discussed the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two wins on the bounce, what a delight. We pick the bones out of a comprehensive victory over Stoke with our own Craig Clark and PLTV's Rob Scanlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We won a game of football. Let's not get excited all at once, but it's nice to talk about positive things from time to time. No Stephen this week, so hairy philosopher Craig Clark gets involved. We've also got WMS new boy Rory Fallow lending a voice, as well as Roker Report contributor Graeme Atkinson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.