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?

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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!

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It's time for the Haway The Podcast end of season awards to start - and today, we're talking about Sunderland's Young Player of the Season!

• We go through the runners and riders...
• Who did the Lads nominate?
• The panel make their pledges and make the case for the Sunderland players that they've put forward for the award - who do you agree with?
• The lads come to a decision and pick the winner!

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It's time for the Haway The Podcast end of season awards to start - and what better way than to kick things off with our 2024-25 Player of the Season Award!

• We discuss the players who didn't make the shortlist...
• We go through the top names and those who didn't receive nominations;
• The panel make their pledges and make the case for the Sunderland players that they've put forward for the award - who do you agree with?
• The lads come to a decision and pick the winner!

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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 2-8 June, including:

• Charlie Hurley departs Roker – we look back at Charlie's career
• Steve Bruce appointed manager – is the version of history he tells accurate?
• Sunderland go to the States – controversy on 50s tour!
• Plus, the original Tom Watson and Ken Knighton's appointment.

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Because of all the drama of the last few weeks (did you miss that Sunderland have been promoted and are a Premier League club?) we’ve not done a news update for a little while — so we’re back to chat over all the other stuff going on in the world of Wearside...

• Is Jordan Henderson signing for Sunderland?
• Sunderland have broken their transfer record with the signing of Enzo Le Fee;
• Rumours of Amad Diallo returning to Wearside... is it possible?!
• Will Hibs sign Nectar Triantis or has he still got a future with us?
• Jobe Bellingham’s trips around Europe — will he end up in Germany or stay with the Sunlun?
• Our new away kit — and a new front of shirt sponsor — have been leaked!

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He was stood pitchside with Frankie Francis interviewing the players during the celebrations at Wembley, and now he's with us on the Pod chatting about his day out at the national stadium, promotion and the future - former Sunderland defender Danny Collins joins Gav and Jonny for a chinwag!

• We grab Danny's thoughts on Sunderland's win in the Playoff Final
• Having worked with Tommy Watson, we asked Danny about THAT winning goal...
• Danny gives a defender's insight into how Chris Mepham adjusted when coming on;
• Team spirit, tactics, and the man that is Régis Le Bris...
• What's next for Frankie & Danny now we're Premier League-bound?
• Danny gives his view on what we need to be able to compete next season.

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We are just not ready to stop talking about our weekend win at Wembley, so we're keeping this party going - and next up to join us for a chat about Sunderland victory over Sheffield United in the Championship Playoff Final is BBC's Sunderland Match Commentator Nick Barnes!

On today's agenda:

• Nick gives us the lowdown on what it was like to work on commentary for the game from the Wembley press box;
• What did he think about the performance?
• The big stories - Watson's winner, Mayenda's majesty, and Reggie's robust tactical reaction to going behind!
• It's been a long old stint out of the Premier League - has it sunk in yet that Nick will be visiting some new grounds next season?

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Finally, a line has been drawn under the worst period in the history of our football club. After eight years of shite, that was for us.

Link to the original Roker Report article: http://www.sbnation.com/e/24202579

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We all know what it was like for the fans in the stands, but what was it like being the photographer documenting it all from Covent Garden, Wembley Way and inside the dressing room? Chris and Gav grabbed Ross Johnston - otherwise known as RJX Media - for a chat about his time in London at the weekend!

• What's Ross's story then - how did he end up covering the club as a photographer?!
• Ross tells us about his story over the weekend in London...
• How was it at Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square and on Wembley Way?
• What goes into working for the club on the day of the game?
• Ross was inside the dressing room at full time and shares some stories...

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