The return of Premier League football is almost here, but first and foremost the Lads are looking forward to a trip to the Scottish capital to pay homage to a former Sunderland keeper, and Hearts legend, in the shape of Craig Gordon.

We've always enjoyed a jaunt up to Gorgie, but it has been an astonishing 16-years since Sunderland fans were last able to visit Tynecastle, so we invited the EPSN commentator and Scarves Around The Funnel host Mark Donaldson to give us the lowdown on what to expect - and more importantly- which pubs to visit!

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Sunderland are sunning it up in Portugal this week, and are still in the headlines as they look to strengthen our squad ahead of next month's Premier League opener.

Guess who else is in sunny Portugal with the Lads this week? It's the excellent Phil Smith from the Sunderland Echo, who joins us for a quick 30 minute chat about the Lauriente deal, RLB's plans in the transfer market, Anthony Patterson, Jensen Seelt, Niall Huggins and loads more stuff.

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Simon Adingra and Chemsdine Talbi are signed sealed and delivered at the SOL, but who comes next - and what else do we need?

Regular contributors Sophie, Pete, Dave and Ross join me to discuss Sunderland's activity in the transfer market, our lack of interest in Jordan Henderson and we take some listeners' questions while we're at it.

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It has been a bit of a hectic summer, so we are back a little earlier from our pre-season break to discuss the confirmed deals, rumoured transfers and the upcoming Premier League season.

Pete, Sophie, Dave and Ian join me discuss the record transfer of Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki and everything else that seems to be coming at us daily from the world of Wearside during this quite wild transfer window.

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Fancy coming back in time and reliving one of the most memorable seasons in our lifetime?

The early winning run, the emergence of Eliezer Mayenda, the mid-season bump, flag waving at Boro, Ballard's last minute winner and THAT day at Wembley.

Myself, Dave, Pete, Sophie, Ross, Lee, Brad and more all feature alongside a ton of more. Drink it in, and enjoy. See you in the Premier League.

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In the latest of our summer episodes, we got together to play a game of 'pick your best ever Sunderland XI' - with a few rules.

Sophie, Dave and new regular guest Ian join me to pick their ultimate SAFC XI using only players from the Stadium of Light era. However, if one player is picked, then he is unable to be chosen again by another contributor. Just a wee bit of fun to keep up going until the real thing is back.

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The fixture list is here - and Sunderland are back in the Premier League! A WTF first - and a first for many Lads fans. Excited yet? We are too.

Myself, and regulars Pete and Dave Lawrence met virtually this morning to give a "live" reaction to the fixture list being announced, chat about the opening game of the season.

Which games we are most excited for? Chat about facing them lot, our most anticipated away fixtures and why the first five games offer us a glimpse of what we can expect from the season ahead.

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It looks like the boyo is away to Dortmund like, marra - and we're all a bit sad about it.

Sunderland's record sale, Dortmund's record buy, so it felt necessary to get together and chat about what it means for Sunderland and next season.

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Join me for a special interview with ex-Sunderland and current Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon ahead of his testimonial at Tynecastle next month, recorded on behalf of The Scotsman.

Please feel free to read the following article: Gordon still has chapters to write in his fairytale story

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Ex-Sunderland striker Charlie Wyke joins us to discuss his three season spell at the Stadium of Light, his three trips to Wembley with the club and his heartbreak at leaving.

Including some hilarious Lee Johnson moments, the big man gives us an hour of his time and his 41 goals for the Lads.

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