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Can Sunderland follow up our opening day win and how unlucky were Burnley at Spurs?! We're joined by someone you may recognise from Century Radio back in the day or being the gadget expert on This Morning, Andy Hodgson - who just so happens to be a massive Clarets fan!

On today's show:

• Just how much has Andy done over the years?!
• Can you remember Andy from Century Radio or The Day Today DVD?!
• How good was Sean Dyche?!
• Is Sco...

Good morning everyone! We're back this morning with a bit of a news round up that was supposed to be 20 minutes or so but ended up being the best part of an hour! Blame Chris. And Martin. And maybe Jonny too. On the agenda today...

• Jhon Lucumi – will it happen, and does it make sense?

• Jonathan Rowe and Abdul Fatawu linked... will we get another winger in?

• What about players leaving? Who'll be moving out permanently?

• An...

Chris caught up with the University of Sunderland Vice-Chancellor about all things education, Sunderland and how they success of the football club mirrors the city in general...

• How long did it take for him to start supporting Sunderland AFC?

• What have been his favourite memories following Sunderland?

• How does Sunderland being in the Premier League help institutions like the university?

• ... and does he think we'll win our n...

It might be a few days later, but we want to talk more about our win against West Ham United! So Chris & Martin were joined by Ian Murtagh to chat about the weekend and the opportunity ahead for Sunderland...

• Was Ian surprised how much the club pushed the boat out in the summer?

• Have we been clever in the mix of players we've brough to the club?!

• How big a call was it to throw so many new players in for their debut?

• We ...

Almost two months since he last joined us, Alex Barker from The Athletic is here to give his expert insight into Nordi Mukiele, who signed for Sunderland on Sunday, and Jhon Lucumi - the Bologna defender who we've tracked all summer and seem closer than ever to signing!

• Since it's been a while, we pick Alex's brains and ask him what he thinks of Sunderland's recruitment!
• Alex's research tells him where promoted sides have fal...

Martin, Kelvin and Andrew are back for their regular ramble through events that took place on this week in the history of Sunderland AFC.

On the agenda this week:

• Stan Varga's Sunderland debut – was it really as good as we remember?!

• The story of Slim Jim Baxter at SAFC

• A night to remember from 1980 at Maine Road

• Marcos Alonso being deemed too expensive!

• And loads more!

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Good morning everyone, and what a good morning it is! We're joined today by James Hunter to chat about a sensational victory on the opening weekend of the 2025/26 Premier League season for Sunderland as they thrashed West Ham United...

On today's pod...

• Just how good was Sunderland's performance yesterday?

• Or was it also to do with West Ham being bad?!

• A whole load of new faces on the field – who stood out?

• It was j...

What an unbelievable game! Join the Lads from the pub beer garden as they attempt to react to Sunderland’s outstanding 3-0 win over West Ham in the opening game of the Premier League season!

• What do you even say about that?!
• We go right through the side and praise them all - and Le Bris!
• Three epic goals
• WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE (wey, for now..)

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Today is the day - PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL IS BACK AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT! We're understandably giddy, so join us...

• What about that then - we've got another defender! Nordi Mukiele is heading to Wearside after the club agreed a £11m deal with Paris St Germain
• Who will get the nod in defence - Alderete or Seelt?
• Will Enzo Le Fee find a way into the starting eleven? We throw in some funky suggestions on where he could fit in.....

Sunderland are finally back playing in the Premier League this weekend with the game at the Stadium of Light on Saturday against West Ham United, so we're joined by a very special guest - broadcasting legend and current TalkSPORT presenter Paul Ross, who just so happens to be a massive Hammers fan!

On today's show:

• How are things at TalkSPORT towers?
• We talk about the efforts of Jason Cundy to wind up Spurs fans...
• Was Big ...

We are mere days away from the start of the 2025/26 Premier League season kicking off, so we thought it might be a good time to chat to fans from the other promoted sides about how things are shaping up for the new season! Burnley fan Joe Redmond from TurfCast Podcast and Chris McMenamy from The Square Ball Leeds United Podcast & Website join Gav for a chinwag, and to see how things are shaping up this summer...

• Gav gril...

Morning everyone, and welcome to another episode of Haway The Podcast! Today, we're joined by someone you may have spotted on Sky Sports and Talksport this summer, Kevin Hatchard, talking about those players who have headed for the Premier League from top leagues around Europe. So, we thought we'd see what he thought of Sunderland's business so far!

• We talk about t-shirts with classic cartoons on them - let us know if you re...

Hello again everyone, and welcome to Tuesday's episode of Haway The Podcast! Monday was a bit mental when it comes to Sunderland AFC news, so the Lads all hopped on to chat about everything that's going on - including:

• Just who is this mystery striker that everyone seems to be talking about?
• Omar Alderete jets in for his medical after agreeing a £10m, four year deal with the club
• Dan Neil apparently wants to fight for his shir...

Welcome to another edition of On This Week, where we take a Roker Ramble through all things Sunderland AFC loosely related to events that happened on this week in the club's history.

On today's episode:

• Andrew wants to talk about an opening day defeat to Leicester City 30 years ago. The big question is why?

• From there, we talk BritPop, Australian midfielders and Simon Grayson's hairline.

• Kelvin's keen for a yarn about 'C...

Sunderland's patched up second string were easily swatted aside by a strong Rayo Vallecano side at the Stadium of Light on Sunday evening, so Gav and Chris got together at full time to talk about the occasion and why people who get upset about such things really ought not to...

• So, we lost... but should anyone care that we did?
• Several first teamers got important minutes into their legs ahead of next weekend - is that all tha...

Join Gav and Jonny as they chat all about an eventful afternoon for Sunderland over in Augsburg!

• Who were the star performers for Sunderland?
• Habib Diarra gets his first Sunderland goal - and what a goal it was!
• Missed penalties, Robin Roefs being mint, and a couple of hairy passes from Xhaka...
• How prepared do the Lads look ahead of the season's opener next week?

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Sunderland are back in action this weekend with two games against Augsburg (A) and Rayo Vallecano (H), whilst we're active again in the transfer market, so Gav got together with Andrew and Ant to chat all about it! On today's agenda:

• HERE WE GO! Arthur Masuaku is joining us on a free transfer to help shore us up at left back and add some much-needed Premier League experience, so what do the Lads think about that particular p...

Morning everyone, and welcome to Friday's episode of Haway The Podcast! Today, we're joined by a debutant - Dom Shaw of the Northern Echo, who writes about the Lads on a day to day basis and gets to chat regularly with people behind the scenes at the club... so we rolled up our sleeves and got stuck in!

• We pick Dom's brains on what it's been like covering Sunderland this summer
• What does he think of Régis Le Bris?
• We chat abou...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Thursday's episode of Haway The Podcast! Today, Gav and Andrew are here to react to some big stories in the world of Sunderland AFC, including:

• Sunderland have finally announced the signing of Marc Guiu... and Kristjaan Speakman had some very interesting things to say about it
• Eliezer Mayenda has apparently signed a new five year deal with the club - richly deserved, we think!
• It appears w...