QUE SERA SERA! Sunderland are off to Wembley, and we did it in the most dramatic of fashions after Dan Ballard scored a header in the final seconds of injury time to send the Stadium of Light into absolute pandemonium! Chris and Bomber got together at full time to chat all about what happened.

• HOW?! Just how?! The scenes inside the SOL were magical...
• It wasn't all plain sailing though, and Coventry really gave us a tough time;
• The tide turned in extra time, with the introduction of Mundle and Rigg moving to the right;
• Big Dan Ballard - the main man in both games!

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Gav and Jonny got together in the wake of Régis Le Bris and Frank Lampard meeting with the media ahead of tonight’s EFL Championship Playoff Semi-Final between Sunderland and Coventry City at the Stadium of Light, including:

• What did the lads make of what bother gaffers had to say when they spoke to the press?
• Who sounded the most confident and relaxed?
• When it comes to team selection, how many changes are each side likely to make?
• How will both managers approach the game?
• How do we see the game playing out - will Sunderland fans be watching from behind their fingers?

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The Northern Echo’s Scott Wilson joined Chris and Martin to have one last look back at Friday night, plus look ahead to what tomorrow night’s second leg will have in store. 

• Was this actually the perfect away performance? 
• How will Sunderland approach the second leg? 
• And how will Coventry play on Tuesday? Do they just go for it? 
• Will we see Isidor and Mayenda, or will one be on the bench? 
• And what about Romain ‘Wildcard’ Mundle? 
• Plus, Scott, Chris and Martin give their predictions for the game… spoiler alert, no big wins!

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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 May 12th and May 18th, including:

• Sunderland's 1990 Playoff Semi Finals against Newcastle United - with Kelvin regaling his tale of standing in the Gallowgate End undercover!
• The most famous atmosphere in the history of the Stadium of Light, when Sunderland beat Sheffield United in 1998;
• Memories of Tony Norman, Lionel Perez, Paul Hardyman, Eric Gates, Bally, Marco Gabbiadini and... Lee Chapman;
• In 1963, 48,000 people piled into Roker Park for a HUGE game against Chelsea that had massive implications on Sunderland's promotion chances...

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Now that we're right in the thick of Playoff season, we thought we'd deliver a little golden nugget that we've had in the archives for a number of years, that has never seen the light of day - until now! Chris, Martin and Rich were joined by journalist Bill Bradshaw, whose role in uncovering Swindon Town's illegal payments scandal in 1990 led to Sunderland being promoted to the First Division despite losing in the Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium.

This is a real treat, so strap in and enjoy!

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It's the morning after the night before, and after such an epic win we cannot wait to keep talking about it! Jonny's nursing the mother of all hangovers, Gav's absolutely caked in post-match bliss, and Chris is just... Chris. Join the Lads as they wax lyrical about Sunderland's performance down at Coventry in the first leg of the playoff semi-finals!

On today's agenda:

• What a win! What can we take from that performance?
• Régis Le Bris was under a lot of pressure to deliver with his team selection and tactics, and boy did he...
• Wilson Isidor is back amongst the goals - was there any doubt?
• Praise for the referee... and the Coventry goalkeeper!
• Big Dan Ballard's performance - was it right up there with the best we've seen from a centre half?
• What are we expecting once Tuesday rolls around?

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WHAT A RELIEF! The forty year hoodoo and Wilson Isidor's goalless run both came to an end as Sunderland took the advantage at the CBS Arena, winning 2-1 in the first leg of the Championship Playoff Semi Finals - joining Gav to react to the performance are Bomber and Ant.

On today's agenda:

• Big Dan Ballard - just how good was he?!
• Wilson Isidor got himself a goal, and what a goal it was!
• The lads go right through the team to dish out praise
• Gav reminds us about fifty times that the job isn't done yet...
• We read out some of your three word reviews from Twitter

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Chris, Martin and Jonny got together for a chat ahead of this evening's game to catch up on all the other bits and pieces going on in the world of Sunderland that we haven't talked about this week!

On today's agenda:

• Trai Hume - deserving of player of the season? And how about Jobe as young player? The lads give their views
• Nectar Triantis is getting rave reviews at Hibs - does he have a future at Sunderland? 
• and… of course, tonight’s game
• How did Regis Le Bris sound in his pre match press conference? 
• ⁠No Mundle - big problem?
• Will we see Le Fee centrally? 
• ⁠And who’ll line up for the rest of the team?

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It's so close that you can almost taste it - the playoffs start tomorrow and Sunderland kick off with a big game against Coventry City. To help us preview the game, we grabbed two proper experts in Rob Gurney from BBC CWR and regular Roker Report contributor Nick Barnes to find out what they think might happen when the Lads face off against Frank Lampard's side!

On today's agenda:

• Rob & Nick talk football commentary...
• Does the youth of today even know who Jimmy Hill is?!
• Will an extra edge to the game help Sunderland?!
• Are we expecting a cagey affair or will Coventry be on the front foot?!
• Nick on the Bennett brothers already giving each other stick...
• ... and much more!

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Delving into Sunderland's history is what we love to do, so we grabbed author David Snowdon for a chat about his new book 'A Fistful of Doldrums - View From the North East Hotbed 1977-1979' following its recent release, chatting about Sunderland AFC in the late 70s.

On today's agenda:

• Talking all about David's new book "A Fistfull of Doldrums"...
• We debate if Stokoe should have achieved promotion sooner...
• Why Clough lost out to Jimmy Adamson in getting the top job at Roker...
• The rise and fall of Jimmy Adamson...
• Did Clough, Robson and McMenemy just play with the Sunderland board when it came to replacing Adamson?!
• ... and much more!

Make sure you grab your copy of the book today - it's available at Amazon, Waterstones, WHSmith and more: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/fistful-doldrums

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