Haway The Podcast – Sunderland AFC

Martin is back from his holidays and launched straight into action as he and Andrew get together on the full time whistle to discuss Sunderland's 1-1 draw with Sevilla in the Algarve! On the agenda today... • Two very different line ups in the first half and second – what hints does that give us about the approach to the season • Two different tactical approaches, too... • The ref. Haway man. We know it's preseason, but still! • Niall Huggins and Jenson Seelt continue their comeback from injury • Enzo gets off the mark, and his link up play with Sadiki and Diarra impresses All of this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lads are back in action tonight and are taking on top La Liga opposition in Sevilla, whilst our relentless assault upon the transfer market is showing no signs of slowing down - join Gav and Andrew as they look ahead to Sunderland's friendly in Portugal and chat about all the latest mackem transfer news! The Portugal pre-season camp has been a great success, but we kick off tonight with our first game What are we expecting from the fixture, and which of Sunderland's new signings will feature? The latest transfer news - Armand Laurienté is heading to Wearside, and we've been linked with more midfielders and defenders! All of this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Sixsmith - a Premier League reporter who covers both of the north east clubs in the top flight - joins us to chat about Sunderland's Premier League return! On today's agenda: We talk about Andy's recent visit to the Academy of Light to meet the players and staff How long could he have talked to Luke O'Nien? Had Wilson Isidor ever heard of our friends up the road? How good is the atmosphere around the place? New signings, and Sunderland's chances of staying up... All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roll up, roll up... Sunderland's busy summer shows no sign of relenting, and we are here to chat about all the latest transfer news! Former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka has been linked with a move to Wearside - what would he add to our team? Bologna central defender Jhon Lucumi is apparently on Sunderland's radar, highlighting that signing a centre half is a priority Monaco and PSV are linked with a move for Romaine Mundle, but what would it take to interest us in letting him leave? All of this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahead of his testimonial game between Hearts and Sunderland at Tynecastle on Saturday 26th July, we sat down for a chat with former Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon! How are the preparations going for his testimonial? Will he be fit for the game? How did it all start at Hearts? Craig tells us all about his time with the Lads... And then how he fought back from two years out to play at the top level again... All of this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another episode of Haway The Podcast! There's loads going on in the world of Sunderland AFC at the moment, so join Gav and Andrew as they have their say on the latest SAFC news, including: Transfers - we've been linked to another bunch of new names over the weekend, including an exciting young Moroccan attacking midfielder from Leicester City, and a couple of Premier League goalkeepers that we're perhaps less excited about... What does the future hold for Nectar Triantis? Régis Le Bris has had his say, but do we think he'll be at Sunderland next season? The bomb squad are back in action at Darlington tonight, and the likes of Ba, Rusyn, Hemir, Matete, Anderson and Poveda have been told they can all leave Chris Rigg has apparently been offered a new Sunderland contract - is this an insurance policy for the club? David Bruce accepted an honorary doctorate on behalf of the football club from Sunderland University; All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never have to miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 goals The unveiling of the Bob Stokoe statue outside of the Stadium of Light in 2006 In 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Abdullahi Enzo in the six position... phoo The other top performers, like Paddy Roberts All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Sunderland Updates on the futures of Pierre Ekwah, Abdoullah Ba, and Timothee Pembele Jordan 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 thoughts Sunderland confirm the signing of Chemsdine Talbi - what do we think now we've heard from our man? Speakman speaks (again) about Sunderland's summer progress We'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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Bournemouth Are Sunderland actually interested in Armand Lauriente? Sassuolo apparently want €30m! Chemsdine Talbi has jetted in and is all but confirmed as a Sunderland player We do a little listener Q&A to round things off All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Roker We discuss Sean Thornton Kelvin 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland look set to announce the signing of Club Brugge winger Chemsdine Talbi, but is he any good? We don't know, so we asked our marra Elijah Michiels - a video scout who expertises in Belgian football - to give us some insight into what Sunderland can expect from the 20-year-old Moroccan wide-man. Well, first things first - is he any good?! What does Elijah make of the deal, and the fee Sunderland are reportedly paying? Is he a good fit for the Premier League, or is he one for the future? How has he done in Belgium, and the Champions League? We ask him YOUR questions - from "how quick is he?" to "what's he like defensively?" All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland's players returned for pre-season this weekend, and the squad is looking a little bloated! So, Gav, Jonny and Bomber got together to run through the list of players they think could potentially leave, trying to work out what shape the squad will be in come the end of the summer. The big hitters like Patterson, Hjelde, Alese, Browne and Triantis are discussed Is there any way back for Pembele, Ekwah, Aouchiche, and Ba? Will the club cut their losses on Poveda, Hemir and Rusyn? What about the promising youngsters, like Matty Young and Trey Ogunsuyi? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland's summer spending spree continued this week with the €20m signing (not yet confirmed, but all but done!) of Noah Sadiki, a midfielder who plays for current Belgian Jupiler League Champions Union SG. To find out more about him and if he's any good we enlisted the help of Elijah Michiels - a video scout and analyst who specialises in Belgian football, and who previously worked as a video scout for Malmo FF, so he knars his onions. What did Elijah think when he first heard that Sadiki was signing for Sunderland? What sort of player is he, and what can Sunderland fans expect from him? We find out all about him as a player, as a person and as a character... Is he ready for Premier League football? What are his biggest strengths and weaknesses as a player? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland are the talk of the town and the news scoops just won't stop coming, so we are here to react to them! Join Gav, Jonny and Bomber as they dissect all the latest goings on at Sunderland AFC, including: Florent Ghisolfi is finally confirmed as Sunderland AFC's new Director of Football! Noah Sadiki is set to sign after a €20m deal is agreed with Union Saint-Galloise Could Djordje Petrovic be on his way from Chelsea? We're appointing a new 1st Team Assistant Coach in Luciano Vulcano Youngster Matty Burns arrives from Coleraine All this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland aren't just investing heavily on the pitch over the summer, but off it - James Copley of the Sunderland Echo joins us to chat about an exclusive story about improvements to the club's infrastructure, plus the club's transfer business and a busy summer of fun ahead! What's going on at the Academy of Light, and how can it help give Sunderland the edge over other clubs? What money is being spent on the club's infrastructure? What does the direction the club are taking with transfers tell us about our summer ambitions? Is there any room for sentiment when attempting to solidify ourselves in the top flight? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continuing our top ten series - today, we give you our top ten defenders of the SoL era! On today's agenda: Some very decent Sunderland defenders failed to make our top ten, so we give our honourable mentions Is there anyone we feel SHOULD have nipped in, but didn't? The Lads run through their picks from 10-5, and there's some agreement at the bottom...! Then comes our top five - where it descends into chaos! All of this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another show. Free, daily episodes... HAWAY! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland's summer spree is well underway, with Atlético Madrid's Reinildo Mandava the next man through the door! Gav and Bomber got together to react to the news of his signing, and to chat about what this all means... Who is Reinildo Mandava? The lads talk about what type of player he is and what we can expect Why does he seem to have such a good connection with the Atletico Madrid fans? What does this mean for Dennis Cirkin? Overall... is this a good move fromm the club? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland AFC's club historian Rob Mason joins us for this week's episode of 'On This Week', looking back at some of the key moments from the club's history from June 30th to July 6th! We go back to 1969 and discuss Joe Baker's move to Roker More talk of the Vancouver Royal Canadians Big Sam signs in 1980 but Kelvin is still distraught on who we missed out on... Chris Turner signs and leaves Why was moving the reserves to New Ferens Park in 1997 so significant for Rob & Andrew?! All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland's summer raid on the French league has seen us target a number of players, with Habib Diarra of Strasbourg heading to Wearside to become our most expensive signing of all time! With this in mind, we roped Alex Barker from The Athletic back in to give us his expert insight on the 21-year-old Senegal international... Alex was surprised by our pursuit of Marcin Bulka - is he shocked to see Diarra heading to Wearside? Why is Diarra so highly rated in France? What does the data tell us about him? What sort of midfielder is he, and where would he fit in at Sunderland? This is a BIG fee - are Sunderland getting good value for money? How does Alex see him getting on in the Premier League? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HERE WE GO! Fabrizio Romano has reported that Sunderland are set to smash their transfer record with the signing of Habib Diarra from Strasbourg for €35m, with the player flying in for a medical ahead of a move. Gav and Chris rolled out of bed on Saturday morning to react to the news! Wey, there's never a dull moment with Sunderland is there?! What do we know about the deal and what has been reported? We chat about what this says about Sunderland's ambition for the Premier League Is Diarra our Jobe Bellingham replacement? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dougie Critchley is a massive Sunderland fan who also covers European football for Sky Sports, so we thought that it might be a good time to grab him for a chat about his beloved Sunlun, our frequent forays into the European market and much more! What markets is SAFC shopping in now?! How did the Jobe Bellingham transfer play out? How surprised was Dougie when Enzo Le Fee signed for the Lads?! How big a coup would the appointment of Ghisolfi be? Signing Bulka would be a BIG deal! All of this and lots more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It looks like Sunderland are about to sign Poland international goalkeeper Marcin Bulka from OG Nice - so to get some expert views on the player, we sat down for a chat with Alex Barker from The Athletic, who knars his onions when it comes to Ligue 1 and European football in general! Alex can't quite believe that Sunderland have managed to pull this off - but why? What does the data tell us about Bulka and how good he actually is? What kind of goalkeeper is he? Just why is he so highly rated? Alex fills us in on all the details about the player, his career and how he's came this far... All of this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Friday people, and welcome to another episode of 'From The Vault' - where we bring to you a previously unheard of chat with a former Sunderland player. Today, were joined by ex-Mackem midfielder Neil Wainwright, who joined SAFC in 1998... His early days at Wrexham Signing for Sunderland during the good times under Peter Reid & Bobby Saxton Playing with some great former Sunderland players - and who his best mates were Turning down Newcastle United and his hero, Kenny Dalglish Leaving SAFC, and his playing career elsewhere All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are Sunderland set to get the ball rolling properly in the transfer market? Gav (who sounds like death after a rough weekend), Chris and Jonny get together for a chat about some strong transfer links that have emenated over the last few days, what this means for some of the current crop, and more... €20m OG Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka, according to Fabrizio Romano, is in talks with Sunderland What does a new goalie potentially coming in mean for Patto? Elsewhere, Spurs are linked with a move for Dennis Cirkin Could his replacement or competition come in the form of Roma's Angelino? We've also been linked with another former Lorient man - Armand Lauriente... All this and more - get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've had our top ten Sunderland strikers & managers since the Stadium of Light opened - today, we give you our top ten goalkeepers of the last 35 years! On today's agenda: Some very decent Sunderland goalkeepers failed to make our top ten, so we give our honourable mentions Is there anyone we feel SHOULD have nipped in, but didn't? The Lads run through their picks from 10-5, and none agree...! Then comes our top five - does the most obvious choice sit at the top of our list? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another show. Free, daily episodes... HAWAY! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee Howey, Lee Howey, Lee Howey! Cult hero former Sunderland striker/defender Lee Howey joined Chris for a chinwag about his playing career, his time living the dream as a Lads fan, running out as a Sunderland player at Roker Park, and of course his thoughts on present day SAFC! Where it all started at Ipswich... Or was it Bishop Auckland and Plains Farm?! Signing on for Sunderland when we're a bit of a mess Butcher, Buxton and Reidy arriving to save the day How does Dan Neil feel taking his side to the Premier League? How tough is the task of staying up next season & what do we need? Subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never have to miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The gang's back together this week and ready for another deep deive into SAFC history: Chris explores the career of the great Charlie Buchan – including Herbert Chapman turning up in his sports shop! We look back at Ian Atkins' brief spell as Terry Butcher's assistant... and Martin sticks up for Bob Murray in appointing the ex England skipper... Kelvin shares his memories of Jimmy McNab, as well as *ahem* life lessons from the boys' enclosure... And the two women who left a lasting impression on the day of McNab's testimonial Plus... Kelvin's request to Charlie Buchan, and Martin's to... Jim'll Fix it?! All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're all massive Sunderland supporters, so can you imagine playing for the club, being on the bench and in the training ground every day amongst the players that you idolise? Simon Ramsden got to live out that dream, and he's here to tell us all about it! Before we get going, Simon tells us about something very serious that is close to his heart - he's taking part in a mammoth training session that will last 37 hours in memory of his friend and former Rochdale teammate Joe Thompson, who sadly lost his life to cancer earlier this year. Simon's fundraising page, raising money for Joe's two young children, can be found here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/simon-ramsden-37 Simon talks about his upbringing at Sunderland, coming through the youth system... Tales of Peter Reid, Bally and co. Playing in the ressies and how youth players have it easy nowadays! Leaving on loan, and then playing for Mick McCarthy Being released and having to start again elsewhere His time at Bradford, Rochdale, Motherwell, Gateshead and (not) Whitby Going to games as a fan (we don't think he likes Newcastle very much) All this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Saturday, so you know what that means - it's time for another Haway The Podcast news roundup, looking at all the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! Join Chris, Jonny and Bomber as they chat all about: An imminent DoF appointment The latest transfer gossip from our own Jim "Bomber" White! Have we been linked with every defender on the planet?! How many clubs are chasing Chris Rigg now? Ekwah & Aleksic on the way out and much more... All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS: Sunderland are set to appoint Florent Ghisolfi as Director of Football! What do we know about this move, and what does it mean for Sunderland? Who is Florent Ghisolfi? We dive into his links with current members of Sunderland's playing and coaching staff What does this say about the bigger picture for the club? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never have to miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got a summer of fun ahead, so we caught up with our old marra Tom White - Sky Sports presenter and Massive Lads Fan - for a chat about Sunderland's summer and the promising future under the leadership of Régis Le Bris, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Kristjaan Speakman! Now that the fixtures are out and we're OFFICIALLY a Premier League club, are we looking firmly ahead... or can we allow ourselves to indulge in the joy of the Playoffs for a little while longer? Tom talks about how coverage changes for Sunderland now we're back in the big time Transfers - what can we expect in the summer ahead? Tom reckons we'll break our transfer record again... All of this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland's fixtures for the 2025-26 Premier League season are out - join us as the Lads react to them! Immediate thoughts, then... and has it finally sunk in now that we're a top flight club?! THE MAGS! We now know when we're playing them... What about who we've got on the opening day, and the final run in The other big occasions, like Boxing Day and New Year's Day All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've had our top ten Sunderland managers since the Stadium of Light opened - today, we give you our top ten strikers from the same period! On today's agenda: Some very decent Sunderland strikers failed to make our top ten, so we give our honourable mentions Is there anyone we feel SHOULD have nipped in, but didn't? The Lads run through their picks from 10-5, and there are a few surprises... Then comes our top five - does the most obvious choice sit at the top of our list? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another show. Free, daily episodes... HAWAY! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's no Martin this week, but fear not - the Lads are back together to chat about another week in the history of Sunderland AFC, including: Discussing Cecil Irwin and the fact he took some stopping Paul Hardyman's transfer saga in the summer of 1989 Ivor Broadis, Billy Bingham Signing Bobby Moncur from the mags in 1974 Kelvin talks about Martin Harvey Andrew tells us about Arthur Brown and Tommy Miller and how he nearly bought the Roker scoreboard All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in 2022, Chris chatted to former Sunderland midfielder Martin Woods about his time on Wearside! This interview never saw the light of day - until now.. • Signing for the Lads in 2005 • What was it like working under Mick McCarthy? • Playing in the Premier League • Not getting too many opportunities... • His departure, and his career after that; All this and more - subscribe to the show so you never miss another episode. HAWAY! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Saturday, so you know what that means - it's time for another Haway The Podcast news roundup, looking at all the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! Join Gav, Jonny and Bomber as they chat all about: Jobe to Dortmund - the final say (we promise!) Sunderland have been linked with a €20m Ukranian striker Some other transfer rumours... are they bollocks or not? Would the lads entertain a move for Liverpool's Joe Gomez? Nectar Triantis has been linked with a move to the MLS - should he get a chance at Sunderland? Season Cards are back on sale, and Jonny shares a story of his experience trying to use SeatGeek... All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland have had 22 permanent managers since we moved to the Stadium of Light - so, today, the Lads have to try and pick their top ten. Who would make your list, and in what order? Listen in, play along, and find out how you match up with our picks! Who are the 12 unlucky fellas that didn't make the list, and who was close to being in the final ten? Some questionable decisions - Chris really grills the Lads on their choices! Everyone's top fives are pretty similar, but the order in which they land is VERY different... Andrew gets put under the microscope for one particularly questionable choice! We're definitive on who finishes top of the pile, but why? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another show. Free, daily episodes - HAWAY! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris and Martin are joined by Ian Murtagh to answer their self-imposed question – who would make a best XI comprised of players who've won promotion into the top flight with Sunderland between 1990 and 2025. On today's agenda: Is this just Peter Reid's 98-99 team? It'll be a short pod if so...! Is Nicky Summerbee a shoo-in on the right hand side? Spolier alert – we do go 4-4-*&^@%! 2 And why did Bally blast Ian after reading a report about Steve Agnew returning to fitness?! All of this and more! Subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just as Sunderland AFC is a football club on the rise, the city of Sunderland is undergoing a rise of its own - so to chat all about it, we grabbed local councillor and Massive Lads Fan™ Kevin Johnston! On today's agenda: How is the success of our football club going hand-in-hand with the rise of the City of Sunderland? After 8 years outside of the Premier League, visiting supporters can look forward to coming to a vibrant, regenerated city centre! What's going on around the Stadium of Light? The Lads talk all about why they're so proud of our city... All of this and more! Subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The summer is here and Sunderland’s transfer business is already underway, so we grabbed our mate Phil Smith from the Sunderland Echo to chat about what’s going on... We very quickly ask Phil about the end to the season and whether he’s had time to let it all sink in... He spent some time with Kristjaan Speakman last week - what did he make of what he had to say? We go in-depth on the Jobe Bellingham to Dortmund move, and whether this represents a good deal for Sunderland Would Jordan Henderson returning to Sunderland make sense? What will Sunderland’s transfer strategy for the rest of the summer look like? All of this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martin, Chris, Kelvin and Andrew are back again to nerd-out over more massive moments from the long and storied history of Sunderland AFC - this week looking back at some of the most memorable things that have happened between 9-15 June, including: Scottish keeper Jimmy Cowan is a big signing for the club – but he didn't go on to great things. Why?! Sunderland get promoted.. in the court room. We journey back to 1990 to revisit one of the strangest promotions ever. And just two years later, it's all doom and gloom as Le Brace joins them up the road. Just give the fella a two year contract Bob! Plus... Big Dave Watson leaves the club for Man City in 1975. This, and much more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast for free on your favourite Pod app so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We delve into the Roker Report vault to bring you a cracking unheard interview with former Sunderland defender Michael Turner, who played for the Lads in the Premier League under Steve Bruce having signed for £6m from Hull City in 2009! On today's agenda: Michael takes us through what retirement is like; The early days of his playing career... Signing for Sunderland! Playing under Steve Bruce and alongside some cracking players, like big John Mensah; THAT free kick at Anfield (he still hasn't forgiven Stuart Attwell) His departure, and playing against the Lads in League One... All this and more - subscribe to Haway the Podcast so you never miss another episode! (This show was recorded via Zoom in 2022 - apologies for the slightly poorer sound quality than you're used to!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Saturday, so you know what that means - it's time for a roundup of all the latest news in the world of Sunderland AFC! On today's agenda: We chat about the release of Sunderland's pre-season schedule, and the potential opponents we face in the as-yet-unreleased fixtures, and some advice on which ones to go to - do Sunderland need a big-name final opponent at the Stadium of Light to ramp up to the Premier League season properly? Sunderland's retained list - the unfortunate ones who leave us this summer, and what having no out-of-contract first teamers says about the way that the club is run these days... JOBE BELLINGHAM! Well, it wouldn't be a news pod without a segment on Jobe's Sunderland future, would it? SPEAKMAN SPEAKS: Sunderland's Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman has been doing the media rounds, and if I was him, I'd be feeling smug... All of this and more! Get subscribed to Haway the Podcast so that you never miss another episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our old mate Ian Murtagh - a sports journalist who has covered Sunderland for over 40 years - joins us to go over all of our promotions to the top flight that he covered from 1990 right the way through to the present day, looking back at how we did it and how we fared in the following season, and to see if there are any comparisons that we can draw to this season's promotion to the Premier League! On today's agenda: The 1989-90 promotion and how Denis Smith's Sunderland battled valiantly but eventually succumbed to the drop... Depression during the early 90s in the wake of Newcastle's success, before eventually being lifted by a messiah named Peter Reid; The greatest promotion of them all - heading up to the Premiership with a record 105, and then succeeding the following season; The drop in 2002/03 and then an unlikely promotion under Mic Mac - but struggling the year after... Keano's magic carpet ride; And the present day, under Régis Le Bris. Which promotion felt the best? All this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunderland's 2024-25 Championship promotion-winning season was unbelievable for many reasons, and one of those reasons was the sheer amount of quality goals we scored across the entire span of the campaign. We struggled to whittle it down to a shortlist of ten goals - so how the bloody hell do we decide which was the greatest goal of them all? Join us to find out! We mull over some of the goals that were unlucky not to make our shortlist... How many of them were truly world class goals? We run through our top ten... The Lads reveal who made their personal top threes, and then we come to a decision on the winner! All of this and more - subscribe to Haway The Podcast so that you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices