Roker Rapport Podcast

Joining us on the Podcast in the aftermath of Sunday’s devastating Play-Off Final loss are Sunderland AFC owners Stewart Donald and Charlie Methven. You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in.

What are we talking about?

• As much as we possibly can. Aye.

Enjoy? Thanks for listening lads and lasses!

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Sunderland take on Charlton at Wembley this weekend - and joining us on the Pod to preview Sunday’s League One promotion decider is Addicks fan Nathan from Charlton Live! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in.

What are we on about?

• Nothing much... Birdsong?

#NOTDONEYET Haway the Lads! Paint ya wagons lads and lasses! Wa off to Wemberleeee!

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The lads were joined in the studio by The Northern Echo's Scott Wilson, to chat eliminating Portsmouth to reach the play-off final against Charlton, and heading down to Wembley this Sunday! You can listen on iTunes, Acast, Spotify & YouTube. Get stuck in!

What are we talking about?

• Fratton Park; Analysis of the second leg against Pompey, on and off the pitch...

• A strong mentality; Bouncing back from disappointment as a team, and pushing ahead regardless.

• Grant Leadbitter; How incredible was that performance considering the tragic events he suffered the day before?

• Looking ahead to the play-off Final this Sunday at Wembley against a certain Charlton Athletic...

• With Promotion to the Championship at stake, how do we think Jack Ross will set the Lads up?

• Who will be our most crucial or game-changing player at Wembley; We discuss your choices.

All this and much more. WE'RE NOT DONE YET!

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The Lads head down to Fratton Park tonight with a one goal lead in the play-off semi final against our League One nemesis, "f*cking Pompey". To preview the coming match, we once again grabbed Hugh from Pompey pod - PO4cast - to make what feels like his 30th appearance this season.* You can listen on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, and of course YouTube (if it ever finishes processing). Get stuck in!

What are we on about?

• *See above

Haway the Lads!

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Roker Rapport took a trip to Sweden recently, to meet up with a certain blue-eyed blonde bombshell by the name of Seb Larsson, at his current club - Allsvenskan champions AIK - to discuss all things Larsson, and all things SAFC! You can listen for free on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, and of course YouTube. Get stuck in.

What are we talking about

• How is Seb and his family settling in since his move home to Sweden?

• How does he feel about his time at the club, and how did it feel leaving after 6 years on wearside?

• What are his fondest memories playing for us, and which players were his favourites to line up with?

• Who did he prefer of all the managers he had during his time here, and what exactly occurred with Di Canio?

• How much does the club and it's fans mean, not only to Seb, but to his family also?

All this and much more! Blue eyyyyyyyeeeees... Baby's got.. Blue eyeeeeesssss...

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Join us as we gather together to discuss getting over the first hurdle, following our 1-0 defeat of Pompey, and what we need to do down Fratton Park to book that Wembley Play-off Final. You can listen on iTunes, Acast, Spotify, and of course YouTube. Get stuck in.

What are we on about?

• Everything that occurred Saturday night, from the King's strike to big Alim's red.

• Is Maguire the more natural number 10?

• Ross; What did the lads make of his tactics and approach to the most important game this season so far?

• Portsmouth; What should we expect from them in the second leg?

• #Justice4Ozturk; NEVER A F*CKING RED. We discuss the Refs performance...

• Hangovers, weird chatter, and Limmy impersonations? You didn't ask for any of it but here it is...

All this and more. Listen in! #We'renotentirelydoneatthisprecisemomentintimeapparently

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We sat down with the always insightful, and frankly erudite - Kieron Brady, to run over our last couple games, try to provide tempered analysis of our season overall, and to try work out where we go from here. You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify and of course YouTube. Get stuck in.

What are we on about?

• Falling into the play-offs; The lads break down the consecutive defeats away at Fleetwood and Southend.

• Jack Ross; Does he deserve all the criticism he receives, or should some significant portion of the "blame" be directed elsewhere?

• How does everyone feel about playing Portsmouth again? Twice...

• We look at individual performances over the season; Who could be considered a success, and who has just consistently not turned up?

• Promotion; If we make it up to the champo - are we ready? What will we need in terms of funds and recruitment to make a real go of a full championship campaign.

All this and loads more. End of the day, you lovely lot, we just can't help falling in love...

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Joining us on the Roker Rapport Xtra Podcast to preview Sunderland’s trip to Southend is Shrimpers fan Liam, who writes for ‘All At Sea Fanzine’! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in.

What are we on about?

• Sunderland are in the play-offs regardless of the result, but for Southend a defeat would see them relegated to the fourth tier; How are they feeling about tomorrow's match?

• Just how crazy has this season been at the other end of the table?

• Has replacing their manager made any difference at all?

• When compared to the other large clubs that have fallen to the third tier in the past: How are we being rated by the other teams in the division?

• Liam tries to lift the spirits of the Sunderland fanbase despite his own side staring down the barrel. Perspective is everything... 

Injuries, possible lineups, players to watch (BIG MICHAEL TURNER OW), predictions, and thoughts on the play-off finals. Listen in!

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We had the pleasure of sitting down in the studio with former Sunderland and ROI international midfielder Thomas Butler to talk about his interesting time as a player on Wearside... You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in. 

What are we talking about?

Coming up through the youth system in Ireland, and catching the attention of the legendary Pop Robson.

Following his move to Wearside as an apprentice, Tommy tells some stories about his time in the youth team under coaches like Pop, Sbragia, and of course Reidy and Sacko.

Quinny; As you'd expect, when the young lads needed support, the big man was on hand to help.

The differences between the Charlie Hurley centre and the then brand new Academy of Light.

Breaking into the first team under Reid; How did it feel to get that call. Especially as a sub for that 4-1 victory over Chelsea.

The right bunch; Quinny, Bally, SKP, Makin and Buzzer to name a few... Just how good was that squad? And how did their work ethic rub off on the up and coming players?

Getting the right players in, the importance of a good scouting network, listening to what the manager needs and wants, and Tommy's opinion on the fleecing of Sunderland by certain agents for the last decade. 

Tommy tells us the story of why and how he left, and how he now uses his own experiences to help the young players he works with in sports management. 

Just how big a challenge is league one, as someone who's been there and done it.

So many stories here, too many to summarise adequately. An engaging, entertaining (often explicit and pretty relevant) but overall fascinating interview. Listen in!

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Joining Alex and Josh in the studio we had the pleasure of not only Mr Player-Ratings himself - James Lowson, but also the always wonderful - Jeff Brown! Running over all things SAFC this week (and season) whilst trying to look on the bright side. Some sides are brighter than others... You can catch us for free on iTunes Acast, Spotify, and of course YouTube. Get stuck in!

What are we on about?

Jimmy emerging from hiding despite the price on his head;

In depth analysis of this weeks two draws against Posh and Pompey respectively;

How is everyone feeling after Saturday's result? If the playoffs are upon us, who would we prefer to face?

Jack Ross; The lads grade his performance this season.

The three-word review, your thoughts on the team's performances this week, looking ahead to the next two games at least, and much, much more! Listen in!

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