A short while ago, our very own James Copley sat down with ‘Lost in France’ author Spencer Vignes, and Sunderland AFC historian and author Paul Days, to have a truly fascinating conversation about Sunderland legend and WWI hero - Leigh Roose!

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What are we talking about on this episode?

Leigh Richmond Roose; goalkeeper, scholar, playboy, maverick, Lance Corporal;

The birth of the football superstar;

The early, fascinating history of English League football and Sunderland AFC;

The many footballers who joined their fellow man to fight in the trenches of WWI;

Throwing grenades instead of footballs!

All this and much, much more. It’s honey for the ears!

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