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...

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