Long-tenured sports journalist Ian Murtagh joins Chris for a chat about his years of covering football in the North East!

• Early days of journalism career during 1980's and calling in match reports
• Talking Denis Smith, Malcolm Crosby and Terry Butcher and travelling on team coach!
• Change at Sunderland under Peter Reid...
• How north-east football changed during the 90's...
• Will Newcastle achievements have an asterisk against them?
• Will Sunderland be promoted and how important is it that we do?

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Gav is joined by Martin and (a slightly late) Chris to debate how Régis Le Bris should approach the games after the international break!

• How bad is Trai Hume's injury, and should we be worried?
• With Dennis Cirkin missing too, is now the time to try three at the back?
• Are Leo Hjelde and Jenson Seelt ready to get stuck in?
• Le Fee's return is just around the corner, so where does he slot in?
• Is it a straight fight for the striking berth between Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda, or should we play two up top?

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Gav and Jonny are joined by Steve Aziz - the former Sunderland kitman who spent 12 years with the club, leaving in 2024!

• How did Steve get into being a kitman?
• How did he end up at Sunderland?
• 14 permanent managers in 12 years - we ask about all of them!
• Dubai trips with big Sam and New York with Moyesy...
• What was his relationship like with John Cooke, and what did he make of the way he left the club?
• Would he ever go back to the club?

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Ahead of the impending international fans' weekend which takes place in April, here's a series of interviews with fans from all over the globe which took place at the International Fans' Party at the Fans Museum last year - some amazing tales from amazing supporters!

With special thanks to:

• Martin Bates from Toronto
• Joanne and Cath from the BLC
• Jim from Northern Ireland
• Cassie from Tasmania
• Danny and Rado from the Bulgarian Branch
• Erik and Nancy from Nijmegen, Netherlands
• Stephen from Johannesburg, South Africa
• Dublin Black Cats
• Charles from Portsmouth

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Sunderland AFC's club historian, the one and only Rob Mason, joins Chris and Gav for a chat about current goings on at the club!

• How has Rob enjoyed turning his hand to punditry?
• How important does Rob think it is for the current generation of young fans to understand the club's history?
• What's Rob up to at the minute?
• Rob talks about his recent dealings with Régis Le Bris and Kristjaan Speakman...
• Rob rivals Gav for being the most glass-half-full person to appear on the Pod...
• What does Rob make of the way Sunderland's season has gone?

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Gav, Chris and Jonny mull over the latest Sunderland stories in the news...

• Jobe Bellingham has been linked in the press with a move to Manchester United, is that something we can see happening?
• The club have provided an update on Dennis Cirkin's injury status...
• Chris Rigg named in the world's top 50 wonderkids;
• Trai Hume has been talking about how he almost left on loan...

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Football Finance Expert Kieran Maguire joins Chris and Gary to chat about the recently-released Sunderland AFC accounts, and what it takes to compete at the top level as a Premier League team...

• Is football a mess with finances?
• Much has been made of the models at clubs like Brighton and Brentford - are they the benchmark for which other clubs should aspire to reach?
• What's the latest with the saga surrounding Manchester City's financial fiasco?
• Clubs keep breaking FFP rules to try and stay in the Premier League...
• The gap is widening between the Premier League and Championship...
• An overview of Sunderland's latest accounts - what does it all mean?
• Sunderland keep posting consistent losses, is this a concern?
• Kieran gives us his views on recent rumours around the club seeking a high-interest loan from MSD Holdings...

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Malcolm Crosby joins Chris for a chat to talk about his time as Sunderland manager and much more!

• Growing up in Shields as a red & white...
• Did you know he was a player...?!
• How did he end up at Sunderland via Kuwait?!
• Bringing through the younguns for the Lads...
• Working under Denis Smith and ending up with the job himself...
• What's it like being only the third person to lead the Lads out for a Wembley FA Cup final?!

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Join Gav and Jonny as they chat about the latest tidbits of news in and around the world of Sunderland AFC!

• Dennis Cirkin's injury rules him out of England U21 action - a sickening blow;
• Is this now Leo Hjelde's time to shine at left back?
• We look at who has been called up by their countries for international duty, and where they're headed...
• Mike Dodds is getting pelters off the Wycombe fans - but are Sunderland missing him?
• Elliot Embleton isn't in the good books of Carlisle fans after telling them to F*** off...
• Sunderland U21s play Leeds tonight at Eppleton - but you might be better off staying home...

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Ex-Sunderland winger Kieron Brady got up early (earlyish, he slept in) on Sunday morning to chat all things Sunderland!

After the defeat at the CBS Arena yesterday, there was a lot to talk about, including

• What went wrong at Coventry?

• Did the players want it enough?

• Is fatigue a legit excuse?

• How this affects the lads for the rest of the season

• Looking ahead to (hopefully!) the playoffs

• And the ever-growing gap between Championship and Premier League

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