ROKER RAPPORT PODCAST: Taking stock at SAFC - The Simon O’Rourke Review - 2022 Edition!

Chris Wynn was joined by pub crawl extraordinaire (and ITV Tyne Tees Sports Reporter) Simon O’Rourke - to look back at what’s happened at the Stadium of Light since last we spoke in September, and ahead to a nerve-racking end to Sunderland’s 21/22 campaign in League One.

What’s the crack?

Right. Quite a bit has happened since the heady days of challenging for the automatics... Where do we begin?

How does Simon feel about the last few months in particular - what did he make of the spectacular collapse and the chaos that ensued?

What did Simon make of the signing of Jermain Defoe? Did it make any sense to him?

Kyril Louis-Dreyfus - does Simon feel the club should’ve done better with the PR disaster that was sharegate? What would he have preferred they do?

The end of Lee Johnson’s time at the club - that wasn’t the way to go about it all was it? Did he agree with the decision or does it lead to a few questions about the experience level of the people involved?

“To run a football club, you have to be a bit of a b**tard” - Simon gives us his idea of a professional removal/replacement process.

Alex Neil - What has he made of the new gaffer so far? Is it safe to say the pressers are a wee bit shorter than he became used to?

What does Simon think of the performances under AN? Does he like the man, and more importantly, does he think the fans/club will give him time?

Does Kristjaan Speakman and the rest of the hierarchy have to shoulder responsibility for what’s occurred since January 1st? Could they have done better, and can they learn from this?

The 21/22 League One run-in... Are we going to make it? Do we have the time? Does Alex Neil need this international break right now? WHAT DO WE DO SIMON?

Simon says: get promoted lads.

All this and much more!

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