Best Wearside Podcasts (2025)

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PAST MEETINGS | Our Favourite SAFC Wins v NUFC On Wearside 1:34:28

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12d ago1:34:28

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It's derby eve, so the lads gather to go through two epic Sunderland victories over Newcastle in detail to build-up to the big game! On today's agenda: Does the gap of ten years mean anything? Gav runs through our first home win since 1980! Was Steed shooting or crossing?! Jonny tells us all about Gus Poyet's first derby! How are the lads feeling a…

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OPPO PREVIEW | YouTuber Conor McGilligan On Sunderland v Leeds! 41:00

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Pop the kettle on, load up a sarnie full of Christmas leftovers and stick your headphones in as we look forward to Sunderland vs Leeds United at the Stadium of Light - and joining us to give us his expert views on our opposition is popular YouTuber Conor McGilligan from the One Leeds Fan Channel! Coming up on today's show: It looks like they've tur…

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LARGE ROTUND QUIZ OF THE YEAR | Part 2 | Sunderland In 2025 1:35:56

33m ago1:35:56

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Happy Boxing Day, and today we have part 2 of our quiz, with Andrew channelling his inner Jimmy Carr and Gav, Jonny, Chris, and Martin trying to answer the questions. In part two, we look back at July - December, and Andrew's counting abilities are seriously questioned, too. This episode of Haway The Podcast is sponsored by ⁠LiveScoreBet⁠, a princi…

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LARGE ROTUND QUIZ OF THE YEAR | Part 1 | Sunderland In 2025 1:23:36

11h ago1:23:36

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Merry Christmas, Sunderland, and today we've got something a little bit different for you, as Andrew takes the quizmaster's chair and tries valiantly to control Gav, Jonny, Chris, and Martin in our end-of-year quiz! In part one, the lads' memories of things that happened between January and June are tested, with some disputes over the fairness of t…

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XMAS EVE SPECIAL | We Talk To Tony Jameson From The FM Show! 1:25:22

1d ago1:25:22

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It's Christmas Eve! And while we're waiting for Santa to rock up we thought we'd provide an early treat as we speak to comedian, the host of The FM Show and massive Lads fan... Tony Jameson! How did he become a Sunderland fan?! Why did he quit his job to become a comedian? We talk through the glory days of football manager games! Who can remember P…

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Q&A | Are The Lack Of Goals A Concern? And... Dembele To Sunderland?! 1:41:40

2d ago1:41:40

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Join Gav, Jonny and Ant as they answer all of this week's questions from the lovely listeners of Haway The Podcast, including... How far away are Sunderland from signing Ousmane Dembele?! If we had £30m to spend on a player, who would we buy? What else do Sunderland need in January? Is Dan Neil's future ominous at this stage? We aren’t going down, …

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ON THIS WEEK | 22-28 Dec | Christmas Crackers, Derby Wins, & Leeds Clashes 1:39:45

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Good morning and welcome to a festive episode of Haway The Podcast, where we take a look back at some of the key events that have taken place on this week in the course of Sunderland history. Join Martin, Kelvin and Andrew as we look back on: A game against Leeds before which Charlie Hurley put the frighteners on Bobby Collins A festive cracker aga…

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SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT | Journalist James Hunter On Brighton 0-0 SAFC 1:25:08

4d ago1:25:08

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Join Chris and Martin as they are joined by James Hunter to look back on Sunderland’s excellent point at the Amex Stadium yesterday. On the agenda today: A point gained or two dropped? AFCON changes – is this the team we’ll see over the next few weeks or will there be more changes? Simon Adingra was back in the side – did he do enough to earn a run…

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MATCH REACTION | A Point Gained Or Two Points Dropped?! 51:16

5d ago51:16

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It's a game of two halves and this was a perfect example as the Lads dominate the first half and are required to defend in the later stages to take a well earned point at Brighton - Andrew, Jonny & Chris talk through it all... On today's agenda: One point gained or two dropped?! What did we make of the first half performance?! Why do we think we dr…

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MATCHDAY PREVIEW | The Lads Gather To Discuss Sunderland's Trip To Brighton! 1:11:41

5d ago1:11:41

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IIIIIIITTTTSSSSS MAAATCCCHHHDDDAAAAAYYYYY!!! So Michael, Andrew & Chris got together to talk about Sunderland's trip to Brighton... On today's agenda: What came out of the manager's press conference?! What did we make of Diarra being available?! What do we make of the tough test ahead of us this afternoon? Is this the toughest starting XI to figure…

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OPPO PREVIEW | We Talk All Things Brighton With WeAreBrighton.Com! 51:41

6d ago51:41

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Last weekend was fantastic and now we try and back it up with collecting all three points from the south coast as the Lads travel to Brighton! So we caught up with Billy Greening from WeAreBrighton.com to see how things are at the Amex... On today's agenda: For a start, Billy's better half is a mackem...! We talk about Brighton's incredible rise! T…

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Remembering Gary Rowell | Celebrating A Sunderland Legend 1:08:58

7d ago1:08:58

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After the sad news of Gary Rowell’s passing on Derby Eve, Martin, Kelvin and Andrew got together to take a look back at Gary’s Sunderland career. In this episode, we cover Gary’s emergence in the first team in 1975 – and the mark he made in a testimonial game at Roker His first ever goal for the lads Becoming a first team regular under Jimmy Adamso…

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POST-MAGS Q&A | Own Goals, Supermarkets & Socks! 1:32:00

8d ago1:32:00

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We asked for your questions and we got them sent through in the bucket load! So Bomber, Andrew & Chris got together to discuss questions on beating the mags, AFCON, the January transfer window, Supermarket shopping and which way round to wear our home socks! On today's agenda: First up, Gav speaks with Joanne Youngson about the planned memorial gam…

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ON THIS WEEK | 15-21 December | Gary Rowell Nets A Hat-trick, Bally Headers and Gary Owers! 2:23:38

9d ago2:23:38

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Join Martin, Andrew and Kelvin for another episode of On This Week, as we take a look back at events that took place between 15-21 December on this week in the history of Sunderland AFC. Please note that this episode was recorded before the news about Gary Rowell's passing broke on Saturday night. On today’s show: We look back at Sunderland’s 3-0 w…

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MONDAY SUPPLEMENT | Sunderland vs The Visitors With Scott Wilson! 1:02:25

10d ago1:02:25

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Good morning, Sunderland supporters! Yes, that did just happen. We beat The Richest Club In The World™ without them laying a tea towel on us, and we extended our unbeaten Premier League run against them to 11 games. Martin and Andrew got together with Scott Wilson from the Northern Echo to relive the action, and talk about what it means for Sunderl…

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MATCH REACTION | SAFC 1-0 VISITORS | Was The Result Ever In Any Doubt?! 20:30

11d ago20:30

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GET IN THERE! Gav & Co. meet up in the bar after the final whistle and tell us all how good it is to beat the mags... enjoy! On the agenda: Where do we start?! What an atmosphere! We go ten unbeaten against that lot! Cracking own goal... Get in there!!!!!!!! All of this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episod…

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MATCHDAY PREVIEW | Derby Day | Gary Rowell | Haway The Lads 1:06:15

11d ago1:06:15

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Good morning and welcome to Haway The Podcast on Derby Day. Martin, Andrew, Ant and Jonny got together on Saturday morning to preview the game against Newcastle game today, however the sad news of Gary Rowell’s passing broke last night, casts a huge shadow over the game today. Martin and Andrew got together again to record a short tribute to Gary, …

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WEAR-TYNE DERBY | North-East Journalist Mark Douglas On Sunday's Clash 1:11:22

13d ago1:11:22

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This weekend's game between Sunderland and Newcastle is creeping closer and closer, so today we're joined by a Haway The Podcast debutant - Mark Douglas, the Northern Football Correspondent for i News. He covers both clubs in the north east and has done for many years, so he knars his onions... On today's agenda: Lots has changed since Sunderland w…

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GUS POYET | How I Beat Newcastle (Three Times!) As Sunderland Boss 58:19

14d ago58:19

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We're really ramping up towards Sunday's Wear-Tyne derby between Sunderland and Newcastle at the Stadium of Light - so, who better to get on the show than a man who has a perfect record as our manager having won all three of his games in charge against the great unwashed? Joining us today to explain exactly how he masterminded those performances is…

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CHIT-CHAT | Ian Murtagh Talks To Us Ahead Of Sunday's Derby! 1:10:22

15d ago1:10:22

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All thoughts are turning to the big one on Sunday, so who better to join Gav & Chris to talk through it all but someone who has covered pretty much every game between the two sides for the last 35 years - which can only mean Ian Murtagh! On the agenda: Were the two clubs well matched when he began to cover them? How much did Sunderland lose gorund …

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Q&A | Luke's Red, SAFC's Squad Depth, The Lasses & The Derby! 1:40:21

16d ago1:40:21

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Welcome to today’s Q&A podcast as Martin, Andrew and Ant take on your questions at the start of a busy week! On today’s agenda: Has Luke KO’d his Premier League career before it even started? Where are Dan Neil, Chris Rigg, Elezier Mayenda and Simon Adingra? Should we make Geertuida’s move permanent? How will we manage Matty Young’s progress? Will …

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ON THIS WEEK | 8-14 Dec | Sub Stories, Ernie Taylor & Smith In Or Smith Out? 2:42:29

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Good morning and welcome to another episode of On This Week, where we take a look back through some of the highs and not quite so highs in the history of Sunderland AFC. Join Martin, Kelvin and Andrew as we meander through events that happened on this week, including: A 2-0 win over Aston Villa in 1973 – where the real story would be found on the s…

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SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT | Nick Barnes On Man City & Looking Ahead To The Derby! 1:21:24

18d ago1:21:24

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Chris and Martin are joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes to discuss yesterday's game at the Etihad, and the implications ahead of this weekend's derby. The lads covered: Reinildo's injury and the team that started against City Is a lack of depth in midfield a concern heading into AFCON? Was our performance actually pretty good? Should Man C…

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MATCH REACTION | Man City 3-0 SAFC | Focus Shifts To The Derby 43:23

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Well, I think we all kinda expected Sunderland to have a little less oomph given the risk of going thundering around the pitch, so we aren't quite as deflated as you might think after a 3-0 loss... join Gav, Jonny and Bomber as they react to a defeat away at Manchester City! On the agenda: Is the defeat easily explained away? Granit and Noah got th…

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MATCHDAY PREVIEW | Man City v SAFC | Will We Keep Our Good Run Going? 1:34:01

19d ago1:34:01

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We've lost the last seven against City and haven't beaten them on the road in any competition since 1998 - but that didn't stop Jonny, Andrew & Chris from getting together to talk about how much we have a chance of taking something in today's game! On today's agenda: Is it a tougher test than the one at Anfield? Will the "yellow card situation" com…

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OPPO PREVIEW | Nedum Onuoha Joins Us To Talk About City v Sunderland! 50:35

20d ago50:35

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It's the Onuoha derby! After Sunderland's draw at Anfield we have the simple task of heading to the Etihad to take on a City side who are chasing down Arsenal - so we speak to former City & Sunderland defender Nedum Onuoha to get his thoughts on the game ahead... On today's agenda: Let's talk about that goal... What's he up to now? What did he make…

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MATCH REVIEW | James Copley Of The Sunderland Echo On Liverpool 1-1 SAFC 1:05:18

21d ago1:05:18

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Joining us to chat about last night's performance from Sunderland at Anfield against Liverpool is James Copley from the Sunderland Echo! On today's agenda: Just how proud and impressed are we of how Sunderland played? The big moments - Talbi's goal, Mukiele's OG, and Wilson's chance Did we deserve more from the game? We beam with pride after watchi…

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MATCH REACTION | Liverpool 1-1 SAFC | Champions Just Hold The Lads To A Draw! 1:00:49

22d ago1:00:49

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Join Martin and Andrew as they react to Sunderland's visit to Anfield to take on Liverpool at the full time whistle! On the agenda: What a performance from Sunderland at Anfield! We're disappointed not to win away at the Champions – how mad does that sound? Tactical brilliance from Le Bris How good is Reinildo?! Unlucky Wilson – it wasn't to be... …

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MATCHDAY PREVIEW | Liverpool v SAFC | Could We Cause An Anfield Upset? 58:10

22d ago58:10

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Sunderland head to Anfield tonight to take on the Premier League champions Liverpool, so Gav got together with Jonny and Andrew to look ahead to the game and to have a bit of crack about what they all think might happen! On today's agenda: Remarkably, Sunderland go into this game ahead of Liverpool in the table, and it's December. Can you imagine i…

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OPPO PREVIEW | Craig From The Anfield Wrap On Liverpool v SAFC 39:13

23d ago39:13

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We wanted to find out more about what Sunderland can expect when they rock up at Liverpool on Wednesday night, so who better to give us the lowdown than the absolute best in the business - Craig Hannan from The Anfield Wrap, who joins the show to chat with Gav this morning! On the agenda today: This season hasn't gone quite to plan, but after winni…

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ON THIS WEEK | 1-7 Dec | Sunderland Beat Newcastle 9-1! 1:58:23

24d ago1:58:23

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Hello and welcome to another week in the world of Sunderland AFC and we’re kicking off with our regular episode of On This Week! Martin, Kelvin and Andrew got together to talk about anything and everything that happened on this week in the history of SAFC, between 1-7 December. On today’s show... We go back to 1888 for an SAFC v SAFC a ‘charity fri…

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SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT | Jeff Brown Joins us To Make Sense Of Another Sunderland Comeback! 1:21:43

25d ago1:21:43

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As dawn broke on this fine Sunday morning Jeff Brown joined Gav & Chris to go back through all the fun from yesterday, as Sunderland came back from two-down to take all three points in the rain against Bournemouth! On today's agenda... A reminder that football started in 1992... We blame every negative on the conditions... Gav's uncanny sixth sense…

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MATCH REACTION | SAFC 3-2 AFCB | The Lads Come Back From Two Down In The Rain! 26:12

26d ago26:12

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The lads dive in the bar out of the rain to dry off, get a pint and talk about all they have just witnessed - as Sunderland come back from two down to beat Bournemouth in a monsoon! On today's agenda: What did the lads make of our start?! Did we have any doubt we'd get back in it?! Brobbey does it again! We love a bit of Sunderland sh*thousery! All…

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MATCHDAY | What Will Sunderland's XI Be v Bournemouth? 48:56

26d ago48:56

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Gav and Martin got together early this morning to have a quick chat about today's game and to try and work out what side Régis Le Bris will pick when the teams are announced at 13:45... Given how frantic this next week is going to be, will Régis Le Bris shake things up and make some changes to his regular line-up? Is it time to ditch five-at-the-ba…

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MATCH PREVIEW | SAFC v AFCB | Roy Orbison, Gilly & Looking Ahead To Saturday 57:00

27d ago57:00

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We look at the extensive history between the two sides - with ten games in total! We get caught up in talking about Gavin Peacock, Roy Orbison, the Roker End scoreboard, before moving swiftly on to our thoughts about this weekend's game! On today's show: Did anyone go to the open day at Roker Park back in August 1988?! We talk about a few things th…

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CHIT-CHAT | We Catch Up With Andy Sixsmith To Talk All Things Sunderland 41:35

28d ago41:35

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A lot has happened since we chatted to Andy last, and he's had a lot of conversations with our players since then, so we caught up with him to talk about everything Sunderland! On today's agenda... Why can't Chris say his name properly? Andy tells about the presence of Granit Xhaka We get a teaser about his conversation with Reinildo Mandava... How…

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SAFC BOOK CHAT | We Catch Up With All Our Yesterdays Author Kevin Sinclair! 1:25:27

29d ago1:25:27

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We're on the approach to Christmas and we're all looking for gifts for Sunderland fanatics, and All Our Yesterdays is being released for its third edition - so we catch up with author Kevin Sinclair to chat all about it! On today's agenda... We talk about his early days of going to Roker Park just after the 1966 World Cup! Kevin tells us how close …

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Q&A | SAFC Team Selection, Formations, & Keeping Morale Up! 57:41

1M ago57:41

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Good morning Sunderland supporters all around the world! The Haway The Podcast team is back to answer all of your questions about Sunderland AFC... Today, Martin, Andrew and Ant field questions on: The back four / back five debate Regis Le Bris’s failure to change the game on Saturday Have we been found out? Refereeing standards And much, much more…

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ON THIS WEEK | 24-30 Nov | Shack, Bridges & Stoke (A)! 3:09:58

1M ago3:09:58

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Good morning and welcome to another week in the world of Sunderland Association Football Club – and, as usual, we’re kicking things off with an episode of On This Week, where we take a look back at some of the things that have happened in the history of SAFC on this week in history. On today’s show: Kelvin takes an indepth look back at the life and…

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SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT | Sky Sports' Tom White On Fulham & The Transfer Window 1:16:03

1M ago1:16:03

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Well, it wasn't to be for Sunderland yesterday away at Fulham, and since he was there in the away end at Craven Cottage we thought it'd be a good time to catch up with our owld marra Tom White! On today's agenda... Sunderland were flat as a fart - but why? The blame game - how much of an impact did the poor officiating have on the way things flowed…

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MATCH REACTION | Fulham 1-0 SAFC | The Lads Go Down In Dreary Defeat! 45:44

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It's the first time we've suffered defeat for seven weeks so Chris & Andrew were talking through a weird experience as the Lads are beaten at Fulham by a single goal in an awful game... On today's agenda: We started well! What went wrong?! Was it a missed opportunity? Let's quickly move on...! All of this and much more - get subscribed to you don't…

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MATCHDAY PREVIEW | Fulham v SAFC | Can The Lads Pile The Pressure On Silva?! 1:18:35

1M ago1:18:35

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The Lads are back! We're done with the international breaks for a few months and we only have Premier League action as far as the eye can see! We get back into the swing of things with a trip to the capital to take on Fulham who desperately need three points, so can Sunderland pile on the pressure at Craven Cottage?! On today's show: If the start o…

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OPPO PREVIEW | The Fulhamish Podcast Joins Us To Talk All Things Fulham! 48:36

1M ago48:36

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It's been an interesting international window for Fulham as the rumours about Marco Silva's future gather pace - so we caught up with Elizabeth Barnard from The Fulhamish podcast to tell us about everything that is going on at Craven Cottage! On today's agenda: Can you believe we've only played one league game at Craven Cottage in ten years?! How h…

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REMEMBER WHEN | Memorable Fulham (A) v SAFC Games! 1:05:43

1M ago1:05:43

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Good morning Sunderland supporters - and if you’re looking forward to Saturday’s return to Premier League action as much as we are, we’ve got some great listening for you to whet your appetite for our visit to Craven Cottage. Join Martin, Andrew and Ant as they take a look back at some memorable visits to Craven Cottage (and Loftus Road!) in days g…

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CHIT-CHAT | Catching Up With Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen’s Andrea Bell! 48:02

1M ago48:02

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The weather is changing, and for those who are homeless and struggling, services like Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen are critical. With that in mind, we caught up with Andrea Bell, the wonderful woman behind the most amazing charitable organisation, to hear about what is going on in our city, where things are at this year, and how Sunderland AFC…

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NEWS ROUNDUP | Will Sunderland Sign Xhaka’s Ex-Teammate In January? 1:03:39

1M ago1:03:39

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January is right around the corner, so you know what that means - the transfer rumour mill has kicked back into gear! With that in mind, Gav, Andrew and Jonny got together to chat about the players we've been linked with in recent days, to look at how the international break has gone for our Lads abroad, and to chat about an interview with an old p…

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ON THIS WEEK | 17-23 Nov | Brady Debut, False Hope, & Christmas Lights 1:51:17

1M ago1:51:17

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Good morning and welcome to the start of another week at Sunderland AFC – and we're kicking off as usual with another episode of On This Week, where we take a look at some of the things that have happened On This Week in the history of Sunderland AFC! There's no Kelvin this week – he was still struggling with the after effects of a big weekend agai…

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ROOM 101 | What Are Our Footy Pet Hates?! (Part 2) 1:13:43

1M ago1:13:43

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We hope you enjoyed part one - which was a little bit serious after we moved past pink custard - and here is part two with a few less serious pet hates that Andrew & Jonny would like to see banished to Room 101! What frstrates Jonny the most about footy strips?! The lads discuss offside - but can they fix it?! Jonny picks on the interns... The King…

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ROOM 101 | What Are Our Footy Pet Hates?! (Part 1) 36:34

1M ago36:34

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For those who remember the radio or TV series from back in the day, we have our very own Football Room 101 as we try and we try and help our beloved game by banishing our pet hates - and this is part 1! Why were we talking about pink custard from school dinners?! Let's make it clear - these are the hard hitting pet hates in part 1! What do you thin…

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DEEP DIVE | How Will The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Affect Sunderland? 1:51:41

1M ago1:51:41

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the first edition of a new feature on Haway The Podcast - Deep Dive, where we go in-depth to tackle some of the key topics surrounding Sunderland AFC. Today, we're going into detail on the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which has caused varying levels of concern for Sunderland supporters since the summer t…