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We continue where we left off in part one, and Martin & Jonny try once again to put their pet hates into Room 101 if they can convince Chris to put them in part two of our Room 101! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never […]
As one of only three members of Sunderland’s 2022 League One promotion-winning squad to retain a place in the first team as of the time of writing, it’s probably fair to argue that Dennis Cirkin has an even greater appreciation of the progress that’s taken place at the Stadium of Light than many of his […]
Dear Roker Report, It would be good if the crowd at the start of the forthcoming Spurs game could raise the roof even more as the players walk out just before the match starts. I appreciate that it may not be the same line-up that defeated the scum, but it would be good if the […]
One thing about this country is that we know how to queue! Well, apart from when a new check-out till opens in Tesco, then it’s whoever gets there first. Right from our early days we have had to queue. We had to queue when we were in lines with our class, waiting to go into […]
The fallout from the York game seven days prior had been wide-ranging. Sections of Sunderland’s supporters had – rightly in many cases – been heavily criticised by the press, authorities and fellow supporters for the pitch invasions and scenes at Bootham Crescent after the controversial 2-1 defeat. And in some respects, it deflected attention from […]
Sunderland travelled to the Midlands with a sense of freedom that only a mid‑table side can afford at this stage of the season — yet they played with the intensity of a team with something far heavier on the line and Birmingham were the ones under pressure. Their squad has been built for promotion; their […]
We continue where we left off in part one and cover the last five victories over that lot! Which We haven’t attempted to put our pet hates into Room 101 for a while so Martin & Jonny fire up their inner grumpiness and try and convince Chris to put things that annoy them in part […]
In the aftermath of our latest outstanding victory over our self-aggrandising neighbours from Tyneside, the anticipated bitter retorts have been as tedious as they are predictable. “Yas have neva won a trophy,” “yas divvent even have an airport”, and, of course, “yas have neva played in Yoorap (sic).” The list goes on. The first two […]
As a football fan, sometimes it’s necessary to take a step back when viewing a truly epic result in all its majesty. Like a piece of classic Hollywood cinema, what you perhaps didn’t initially appreciate by way of character nuances, plot twists or iconic images often only becomes clear on second, third, fourth or fifth […]
Bob Murray had taken a bold gamble appointing Peter Reid to the Sunderland hot-seat. Peter Reid himself took a bold step in accepting a job considered to be one of the most insecure in football at that time. His brief was simple: he had seven games to keep Sunderland in the second division. Two days […]
I’ve had just over twenty-four hours to digest the news that the club have decided to part ways with Chief Business Officer David Bruce, and despite trying my best to convince myself that the club have taken this decision for the right reasons, I have to admit that I’m struggling to find the logic in […]
Good morning and welcome to today’s edition of Haway The Podcast, and today Martin, Kelvin and Andrew take another trip down memory lane to relive some of the things that happened on this week in Sunderland history. On today’s show we look back on: All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so […]
Following a defeat at Barnsley on 24 March that further exacerbated our perilous situation in the division, Bob Murray stepped back up to the Chairman’s role. His first decision publicly back at the helm of the beleaguered ship was to replace Mick Buxton as manager. Depending on which version of events you read, vice-chairman Graham […]
Chloe Paxton’s name has been floating around the Sunderland senior setup for months; a quiet presence in training, a young player absorbing everything, learning the pace, the physicality, the demands of senior football albeit without being handed the chance to show what she could do. Every time the squad list came out, you could sense […]
Lee Morrison says… Without much context, aside from the statement itself, it’s really disappointing news. We all know that one of Regis Le Bris’ favourite words is “synergy” and this is something that David Bruce has been able to provide between the football club and the fans. Prior to Bruce’s arrival, we really struggled as […]
This season has been one of the most remarkable in my many decades of supporting Sunderland AFC. We have been competitive in almost every game, have beaten some of the top teams and also Newcastle, so the transition from last season in the Championship to today in the Premier League has been truly remarkable. We […]
Being a Sunderland fan has tended to be something of a rollercoaster ride for most of the more than 50 years I have supported my hometown team. Pushing for promotion, flirting with relegation and, of course, the dreaded (until recently) play-offs have been the norm rather than the exception. The last comfortable end to a […]
Joe Cowan: 6/10 Beaten by two really well taken goals but very little else to do. Distribution was a little iffy but was very positive when the visitors had a set piece. Jenson Jones: 8/10 Set up the first goal with an excellent overlap and cross to Felix Scott, had his winger in check down […]
Join the Lads as they react to the huge news that David Bruce is leaving Sunderland AFC… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Want to get in touch with us? You can drop us an email at [email protected], or you […]
We continue where we left off in part one and cover the last five victories over that lot! Which take us all the up to the win last week! Let us know if you agree with our order and let us know any moments or memories we missed along the way! On today’s show… All […]
Between October and March, Sunderland endured plenty of travel sickness; after Christmas in particular, we lost comfortably on several occasions without ever really laying a glove on our hosts. Our poor run on the road was never a real cause for concern — although the 3-1 loss to West Ham in January was abysmal on […]
How much euphoria can one fanbase take in less than a year? Quite a lot, as it turns out, and after a dramatic latest edition of the Wear-Tyne derby, what was once a trio of unforgettable Sunderland moments is now a quartet — the likes of which we’ll doubtless look back on with increasing fondness […]
What a time for an extended international break. Anyone who regularly listens to the podcast will no doubt have been bored of me banging on about how crap international breaks are – but not on this occasion. Safe in the knowledge that our performance couldn’t be dented or diluted by the next fixture for three […]
It was a fairly strange way to get promoted, thinking back. Finding out on teletext what the Football Association’s final decision was regarding Swindon Town. Especially after following the most comprehensive 1-0 defeat I’ve ever witnessed in the play-off final at Wembley. It then got to the next level of weird when Ron Atkinson turned […]
The walk up to the Stadium of Light felt different. Well, it was different as I crossed over the Keel Crossing for the first time — but the game carried a weight that settled into people’s steps and conversations, a sense that this wasn’t just another fixture on a long calendar. The men had done […]