Roker Rapport Podcast

Rich joined us again from his hut on his Welsh mountain to chat with Martin in the land down under, Michael on the Emerald Isle and Jimmy.. somewhere near the A40.. to talk all things SAFC as usual! You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in!

This week: 

• The lads take a quick look at the Oxford outing; 

• Discuss the strange possibility of Sunderland winning a trophy in one of the worst ways possible; 

• Team selection; Is Ozturk nailed on to be the only change for tomorrow, and how is everyone feeling about Wyke?

• Bomber gets the scrumpy and chats about tractors with Max from GasCast (starts at 18:12 if you’re in a hurry) ahead of Bristol Rover’s visit to the Stadium of Light tomorrow; 

• The lads make some announcements from the various branches and the BLC, and finally play their favourite little game together... 

Listen In!

RIP Andy

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The lads got back in the studio on Sunday morning to relax and mutter sweet nothings about people relating to SAFC. You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in!

What are we on about?

• How lovely and relaxed we all are for some reason;
• Phil Parkinson; Just how significant has his impact been in hindsight, and going on current form?
• Defensive masterclass; Just how important is Willis to that back line?
• The display against Oxford United at the weekend;
• Just how sweet is Luke O'Nien?
• Answering your questions, giving some predictions, looking at the table and those teams close to us, and generally just being alright about it all.. Aye

Listen in!

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The Exiles gathered again.. from Martin in Australia to Michael in Ireland to Paul in London via Brett’s in Milton Keynes.. to chat all things SAFC as usual ahead of Saturday’s game. You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in!

Including:

• Looking briefly at the last 6 points against Ipswich and Rochdale, and discussing what they would change (if anything) for the upcoming game against Oxford;

• Parkinson; It seems despite our recent points haul some fans aren’t as sold on him when compared with previous managers pulling off similar runs of form, what are the lads opinions on this?

• John is joined by NTT20Pod’s George Elek (at 15:37 for those in a hurry) to preview the match in full on Saturday, Oxford’s season so far, and also give his opinion on Sunderland’s recent history on and off the pitch... with a big shout out to David Jones;

• The lads play their favourite game but change the rules again (I think), read some of your stories from social media, and try to work out who’s going to Wembley this year...

• Michael talks about his time over here for the International Fans Day/Weekend/Week, his goal at the SoL on Saturday, his countryman Gary’s inability to replicate his dazzling display on Tuesday night, and extends his thanks on behalf of the Irish Branch to the BLC, Chris Waters and co for their time in setting up the event;

Hawaaaaaaaaaaaay the Exiles!

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Ant was joined last night by George Dobson’s evil twin, also Alex (occasionally) and two of the Irish Black Cats - Gary and Shane - before and after the match to chat about the weather and give their thoughts on Parky’s bizarre insistence on sticking with a winning side, as well as to give their predictions and also their thoughts on the Ipswich match Saturday gone... then 90 or so minutes later returning to react to Sunderland’s winning performance against Rochdale, look at individual players, look ahead to the coming games and who of the new signings they’d like to see come through the ranks (and generally try find something to say about the second half).

Featuring shivering, dancing, miming and all the usual.. Just coming at you a little later than expected. Enjoy!

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The Roker Rapport crew had the pleasure of attending Friday's event at The Fans Museum arranged by the BLC along with hundreds of Sunderland fans from around the world and some special guests, such as SAFC Legends of 73 - FA Cup winning duo of Former Captain Bobby Kerr and Micky Horswill - as well as the indomitable George Forster!

First we speak to organisers of the event - Joanne Youngson, Cath Reid and John Ellington - and discuss how all this came to be;

Then:

17:07 - We chat to Stephen Coates who travelled all the way from Taiwan;

26:20 - Jonny and Niall find out what drew Martin Bergström from Sweden;

30:05 - Ant and Sam chat with the Bulgarian Black Cats;

35:30 - Gav and Craig speak to Martin Bates from Canada;

47:00 - Sunderland Legends Bobby Kerr and Micky Horswill share their thoughts on the nature of the Sunderland fan base;

1:06:00 - Tom and Jonny chat with The Irish Branch;

1:13:20 - We speak with Colin and The Maltese Branch;

1:27:10 - Erik and Nancy from Grongingen in Holland join Chris and Jonny, and a few of the lads join to share their thoughts on the event;

1:39:40 - Finally we finish the evening with Sunderland Superfan - The wonderful George Forster! Who chats about his 93 years following the lads, his thoughts on the event and leaves us all with the greatest outro we've ever had!

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Thanks to everyone involved and everyone who spoke to us on the night! HAWAY THE LADS!

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The lads all got together in the bogs with Darren Williams before the game (as you do) to chat about the starting lineup and make some quick predictions and then return after the match in a noisy bar (as you do) to chat about the result and today's two stunning goals (including Michael's at half time) and a welcome 3 points!

Not just stereo this week, we've gone all binaural because why not*

*Well... I couldn't fix it and it's 11pm on a Saturday night

It's a rocky road...

Waheeeeey! HAWAAAAAAAAAAY THE LADS! #SAFC

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Another packed episode this week as Rich hosts from his unpronounceable Mountain in Wales alongside Bomber from Gloucester/Gloucestershire/Colchester/Rochester/Lincoln/Wherever and Jimmy in Oxford to chat about what Parkinson needs to do to secure victory over Ipswich on their visit to the SoL this Saturday - Get stuck in!

On today's show:

• Rich chats to Dublin Black Cats branch member Pete Sullivan from his current location of.. Luxembourg.. To discuss how he came to follow the lads and share some funny stories from down the years;
• We discuss the International Fans Weekend arranged by the club and the BLC;
• The lads play playing away but Rich actually makes them follow the rules;
• Aaaand finally (at exactly 55:38 for those in a hurry) we're joined by another Rich from Blue Monday Podcast to find out in great detail how Ipswich have been doing, and how they've handled the transition to League One football;

With added randomness... Best wishes to all the SAFC fans from around the world making the trip over! HAWAAAAAAAAAY!

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Gav was joined down the pub to share some snakeys and pre/mid/post match chat with fellow parasites - Alex, Chris and Neil.

Featuring lots of opinions increasingly skewed by alcohol consumption. Take the journey with them...

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The Exiles meet the Xtra as the lads present an absolutely packed preview show featuring:

Reaction to the Tranmere victory from Preston Park with our Rich and further analysis from Brett in Milton Keynes, Bomber in Colchester, John in Lincoln and Martin in Australia;

Previewing the Portsmouth game with an intensive chat between Jimmy and our old friend Hugh from Pompey Pod - PO4Cast; Running over all things Portsmouth, Sunderland and League One, as well as the usual players to watch, predictions and all that lovely stuff, followed by further views from the rest of the lads on how we look heading into Saturday;

Chat about the transfer window so far as it prepares to draw to a close; Which areas are still lacking if any and how healthy does the squad now look?

All things SAFC Exiles as the lads discuss your stories, share stories of their own, Brett interviews an American MLF who has just arrived in the UK for the Sunderland International meetup with the BLC, the lads play away with NEW RULES (Oh no..) and our John Stacey talks about the group running to raise money and awareness for mental health support... It's all going on.

Hope you've got a long journey planned... HAWAAAAAAAAAY

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