In the first pod of 2025 there's plenty for Ant and Ollie to discuss as the lasses put together a strong unbeaten run with a 7-1 win in the cup but in the league can only manage a draw against Portsmouth.

This season the Haway the Lasses Pod will be releasing a new podcast every month to round up all the stories from Sunderland AFC Women with insight from the crew and special guest appeareances to make sure you are right up to date with everything happening in and around the club. Subscribe now so you don't miss a thing!

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On this month's Haway the Lasses podcast, Ant and Ollie discuss the lasses response to the tough start to the season and we have an exclusive interview with current SAFC captain, Tash Fenton. She gives us her thoughts on the season so far, the camaraderie in the team and the positive impact of the fans.

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On this edition of the Haway the Lasses podcast, Ant and Ollie get together to discuss Sunderland's pre-season, the worrying start and how the lasses bounced back with a very good win against London City Lionesses. They also name their player of the month and look ahead to the rest of the season.

This season the Haway the Lasses Pod will be releasing a new podcast every month to round up all the stories from Sunderland AFC Women with insight from the crew and special guest appeareances to make sure you are right up to date with everything happening in and around the club. Subscribe now so you don't miss a thing!

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"Chemistry, Biology, Toxic Misogyny..." plus poverty, equality, and the role of community in making the lives of people in Sunderland better are vital themes in this lovely pre-Christmas chat between Robyn Walker, singer in the up-and-coming Sunderland band BigFatBig - who provide the theme music for this podcast - and our outgoing host and editor Rich Speight.

They talk about football, poverty, the parallels between the barriers faced by women in music and football, and the role of both the Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen and other charities in the city centre that are making the lives of our young people better every day of the year.

Please donate to the Roker Report Christmas Appeal for the Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen today - click here https://www.gofundme.com/f/sunderland-community-soup-kitchen-fundraiser-2022

Listen to more of BigFatBig's music and book tickets for their gig at the Ship Isis on 11 Feb here.

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This is the interview we've been waiting the whole season to bring you. Maggie Murphy is the CEO of Lewes FC, who play Sunderland Women on Sunday at Eppleton CW.

She's also the founder of Equal Playing Field, a global charity that works in communities to promote human rights and women's equality through football, and sits on the WSL and Women's Championship board - so we had plenty to talk about.

In this podcast, we explore her inspirational journey from youth player on the Isle of Wight into football administration at Lewes, via the Tanzanian Cup final and a record-breaking game at the top of Mt Kilimanjaro.

• How did the Qatar World Club bid motivate Maggie to get involved in football?

• Why is fan-owned Lewes such a unique football club?

• How has their model evolved since she has been running the club?

• Is there a future for part-time teams in the WSL structures?

• How can clubs like Lewes and Sunderland have an influence in shaping the future of the women's game?

• Is Sunday's game the longest away trip in English football?

Get answers to all these questions and so much more in our wide-ranging chat, then get down to Eppleton on Sunday and support the Sunderland Lasses as they take on the Rooks from Sussex in our last home league fixture of the calendar year.

Match tickets: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/safc/EDP/Event/Index/1848?position=1

Equal Playing Field: https://equalplayingfield.global/

Lews FC - Equal FA Cup campaign: https://lewesfc.com/football-for-good/equal-prize-money-campaign/

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A bumper podcast with the assistant gaffa and the host of our opposition's podcast. What a way to start your weekend!

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The Lasses beat Palace 0-2 and now face London City Lionesses at 11am on Sunday at Hetton, and the U23s won 10-0 against Chester-Le-Street Reserves. Plenty for these old men to discuss.

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Our special guest this week is Alex Clark, the man who basically runs the SAFC Women off the pitch, who speaks candidly about what is happening at the club.

What's the crack?

• How's morale in the squad after the tough start to the season?
• Why Jonno Craig is the right man to be the new goalkeeping coach
• An injury update on Hutchinson and Towers
• Recruiting dedicated commercial, media, and fan engagement staff for the Lasses
• Reflections on attendances and an honest assessment of the SoL doubleheader
• Alex gives us a reassuring insight into safeguarding and player welfare in light of the NWSL Report into abuse in the women's game
• How the club is engaging in the Karen Carney review of women's football and discussions on the future of the game.

You can take part in Karen Carney's review of women's football by completing the official Call for Evidence form.

UEFA Report into the impact of the Euros

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The Lasses have the weekend to themselves as Sunderland take on Charlton Athletic at Eppleton on Sunday morning (11.30am kick off). We did a preview twitter space on Tuesday but didn't hit "record", so here is our chat with Charlton fan Sam Clarke as well as Ant & Fieldo's takes on the changes they want to see in Sunderland's starting line-up.

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Well, it's been a manic summer with the Euros and all that... and before the new Lasses season gets going, we've got a perfect pallet cleanser.

Our special guest is Carrie Dunn - writer, broadcaster, author, and all-round pioneer of the football media. Our analyst and football bookworm Charlotte Patterson makes her hosting debut.

What's the crack?

• Being a childhood Luton Town supporter and teenage activist turned off men's football by Mike Newell's sexism. Watch "Trouble at the Top" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi4hNLvZVPM
• The progress made in the coverage of the game
• Carrie's book 'Unsuitable for Females': The Rise of the Lionesses and Women's Football in England - the stories of women in the game over 150 years
• The Lionesses' success this summer and its impact
• The risks and benefits of the commercialisation of the game

Buy Carrie Dunn's book here https://www.waterstones.com/book/unsuitable-for-females/carrie-dunn/9781913759056

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