Haway The Podcast – From the Lads at Roker Report

We are back for another dose of Sunderland AFC history - join Chris, Kelvin, and Andrew (no Martin as he's still on his hols!) as they nerd out over some key moments in the history of our football club that just so happened to have occurred on a day from this particular week, including:The Lads talk about a proper Sunderland legend - Joe Joe Joe Bolton!Former Sunderland striker Brian Clough is on the agenda - 74 appearances, 63 goalsThe unveiling of the Bob Stokoe statue outside of the Stadium of Light in 2006In 1965, the inaugural meeting of the Sunderland AFC Supporters Association was held...All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!

Who is the best foreign signing made by Sunderland since the Stadium of Light opened? Chris is joined by Gav, Andrew and Jonny as the Lads select their top tens and chat about some proper Sunderland heroes from over the years!Some excellent former Sunderland players didn't make the list, but we pay tribute to them anyways...Who was on our final shortlist - and is there anyone you disagree with us on when it comes to their inclusion?The bottom and top fives - the lads give their picks and justifications for each position!Who was voted as Sunderland's top foreign import?!All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!

Sunderland are off and running in pre-season, wearing their lovely new blue away strip as we won at South Shields! Join Gav and Jonny as they chat all about the game and the main talking points, including:An impressive first showing from Habib Diarra!Good goals from Isidor, Mundle, Aleksic and AbdullahiEnzo in the six position... phooThe other top performers, like Paddy RobertsAll of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!

It's Saturday, the sunshine is cracking the flags, and Sunderland play football again for the first time in the 2025/26 season this afternoon! With that in mind, the lads got together for a chinwag and to discuss all the latest Sunderland AFC news, including:The Lads are playing today - and there's injury news...Florent Ghisolfi has been chatting to L'Equipe about his new role at SunderlandUpdates on the futures of Pierre Ekwah, Abdoullah Ba, and Timothee PembeleJordan Henderson IS NOT coming to Sunderland, and is instead heading to a Premier League rival (apparently)An £8m move for a West Ham defender is mooted...All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!Sunderland fans on the ReadyToGo forum are raising money for the Bradley Lowery Foundation to help raise money to sponsor their corporate box for a game. If you'd like to help by giving to this fantastic cause, please donate to their JustGiving page here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/readytogo

FOOTBALL IS BACK, BABY! Yes, Sunderland kick off their pre-season campaign this weekend with our now regular annual jaunt on the metro to take on National League side Gateshead (now played at Hebburn Town FC's ground), and their neighbours from South Tyneside, National League North side South Shields. To get us back underway, we grabbed local non-league footy reporter and expert Mark Carruthers for a chat...What’s the state of non-league footy these days?Are more people going to watch it than ever before?What’s the latest on Gateshead and South Shields?What will they be looking to get out of the friendly?...and when will Mark finally get to have a cold beer on Saturday?!All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode![PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the venue change for the Gateshead game, which will now be played at Hebburn Town FC]

Sunderland's mental summer continues at the same pace as it has done for the last few weeks, and the news is coming thick and fast! Gav is joined by Brighton fan and podcaster Ryan Adsett from Talk Seagulls as we get the lowdown on Simon Adingra, whilst Craig and Bomber jump on to chat about all the news that broke on Tuesday, including:Brighton winger Simon Adingra jets in for talks and a medical as a £20m fee is agreed - we find out more about what he can do, and the lads give their thoughtsSunderland confirm the signing of Chemsdine Talbi - what do we think now we've heard from our man?Speakman speaks (again) about Sunderland's summer progressWe've appointed THREE new coaches - what do we make of that news?All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!

Sunderland continue to make moves in the transfer market, and we're here to chat about it! Join Gav, Jonny and Ant as they chew the fat over all the latest goings on at the Stadium of Light, including:Reinildo Mandava signs for Sunderland on a free transfer - how important will his experience be?Sunderland's efforts to sign a goalkeepr take a knock as reports claim that Djordje Petrovic is set to sign for BournemouthAre Sunderland actually interested in Armand Lauriente? Sassuolo apparently want €30m!Chemsdine Talbi has jetted in and is all but confirmed as a Sunderland playerWe do a little listener Q&A to round things offAll of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!

Sunderland have had some brilliant full backs over the years, but who makes our top ten list since the Stadium of Light opened? Join Chris as he grills Gav, Jonny and Bomber on their choices - and believe me, some of these picks are absolutely wild and will have you tearing your hair out!We run through the names of the unfortunate souls who didn’t make our list... is there anyone you think should have been on there?!Who came in last place on our list of ten?The bottom and top fives - the lads reveal which Sunderland stars got in, and in what order...How much do Premier League appearances matter?!Who was top of the pops? Find out!All this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!

Join us for this week's episode of 'On This Week', looking back at some of the key moments from the club's history from July 6th - 13th!We go back to 1993 and discuss Mick Harford's departure from RokerWe discuss Sean ThorntonKelvin tells us how good John Colquhoun actually was!We talk of Don Revie, Lee Chapman......and much much more!All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode!