Our Gav Henderson welcomes Martin Wanless back to the pod as the lads look back on Sunderland's goalless draw against Bristol City at the Stadium of Light yesterday, ahead to Tuesday night against Leeds at Elland Road, and grab a few listener thoughts on all things SAFC!  What's the crack?  It wasn't a win - we couldn't get the ball to go in - but was it better?  A far improved performance from Pierre Ekwah yesterday; Martin thinks he needs to get a bit of consistency going ahead of...

Our Martin and Chris had the good sense to f**k off on holiday for Easter so Gavin grabbed our heavy loss specialist, Craig Chapman, to see if they could ignore talking about any of the football from the win on Good Friday over Cardiff or the horrific loss yesterday to Blackburn!  What's the crack?  Those Good Friday vibes didn't continue, the lads would've talked about them but why bother?  Argh why us argh etc  Dodds was a mistake. A terrible, terrible mistake aye.  Would Heckingbottom be...

So we stopped a cycle of losing before heading into what is a very welcome international break for most, as Sunlun held QPR to a draw at the weekend. Join Gav and Martin as they try to talk about it all.. and end up talking about everything but the game. What’s the crack? Our worst losing streak in a decade comes to an end, but we didn’t make it easy on ourselves; what did the lads make of it all? Nice quick minute or so spent on the game itself here. We got a clean sheet! Just the one...

If you haven't noticed there's a little gift we've posted full of joy and positivity just prior to this here podcast. Honest it's all great fun. Seriously though we are actually back, as Gav and Chris sat down late last night to look at the Southampton result and ahead to QPR!  What's the crack?  BREAKING NEWS: WE'RE STILL SHITE It wasn't exactly an inspirational performance against Southampton but at least we got a couple goals aye?  Stop overthinking it Mike; the lads try to explain to...

Personal circumstances we don't really need to go on about online have unfortunately put the pods back a couple weeks, so in the interest of continuity/torture/sadism this is a combination of three recordings made after our defeats at home to Swansea, Norwich City and Leicester City… running back to back.  This isn't something we'd necessarily advise you listen to, especially if you're feeling a bit low, but if that's your thing then we won't judge. Enjoy the descent into madness or switch to...

Chris and Gav look at the Beale burner fiasco that unfolded since we last recorded, at the task Dodds has ahead of him now for the rest of the season, and look ahead to his first challenge against Swansea on Saturday! Or they try to but get distracted aye. What's the crack?  BurnerGate; Well that's not very a clever thing to do is it lad? The lads try and work out why it appears he did what he did and why it's a bad idea... Will Michael Beale get another job in coaching after this or should...

Aye there'll be more from us on this in the near future - specifically burner related - but Gav and Chris sat down to give their initial thoughts on the short tenure of Michael Beale coming to an end at SAFC and the appointment of Doddsy as caretaker coach for the rest of the season!  What's the crack?  Beale gets his name in the Sunlun record books;  How are the lads feeling after hearing the news and processing it a little?  A bit of a vague statement from the club about Beale's departure;...

Editor's note: Gav has taken my recent illness badly, I fear for my life. If something happens to me it was Gavin Henderson aye. The lads got together to chat all things Sunlun after a lovely win over Plymouth at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, as well as to answer a few listener questions and look ahead to a busy week as Michael Beale tries to fix our away form against both Huddersfield and a certain Birmingham City at the weekend!  What's the crack?  The lads reflect on a nice...

So yesterday our Gavin spammed all your social media feeds asking for questions the lads can get themselves in trouble answering and you didn't disappoint. Listen in as they try to cover off as many of your talking points as possible!  What's the crack?  First threesome in a little while, they've not forgotten how it all works though. Aye. The transfer window; Covering everything from outgoings to Greece, new signing Leo Hjelde, the seemingly endless Amad Diallo saga and more!  Questions...

The lads got together to chew the fat about our win against Stoke on Saturday and all the mayhem surrounding the club as we approach the end of the January window! Apples, pears, Pritchards and cockney stuff. Bosh. What's the crack?  WE WON. Doesn't that feel a bit better?  Well played Mason; Young Burstow had one of his best performances, if not the best so far, in a Sunderland shirt. Congratulations to the lad for getting his first goal for the club!  Alex Pritchard apparently plain refused...

It all went wrong for the Lads at the Stadium of Light last night so our Gav and Martin got together to try work through their emotions.. What's the crack?  We didn't score. This is still an issue, surprisingly.  Why aren't we trying something different? Is Beale doing enough to hold off the baying mob?  Where exactly do the hierarchy go from here with two seemingly strongly held positions becoming more and more clearly defined in fan discourse and disputes over the direction and decision...

So for part two of our return to pod action in the New Year, we resume normal service as Gav and Martin react to our loss to Ipswich on Saturday and give some further thoughts on the January transfer window!  What's the crack?  So we might need a striker aye;  Could we have taken at least a point from that game?  Martin shares his worries about the state of play currently at the club;  Should we actually go for the experience Tony wanted? Would it make a difference to Beale if he's always...

Aye we didn't exactly escape anything these first two weeks of 2024, but having upgraded a few things (and taking a bit of time to haul ourselves back on the wagon for another year) we are in fact back to a more settled schedule; Kicking off with a double bill of podcasting chaos as Gav and Chris got together first - prior to Ipswich - to answer listener questions about pretty much everything that's happened since we last recorded!  What's the crack? The Mags game... did we set up properly?...

While we’ve been enjoying a few too many Baileys, mince pies and turkey, the Lads have been on the road — join Gav & Martin as they chat all about it and look ahead to the Preston game! What’s the crack? Sunderland drew at Rotherham in what was a flat performance, so what did the lads think of what they saw? Weird team selection at the start seemed to make it hard for us to break them down, so what did we do to turn the game back in our favour nearer the end? Is four points from two...

Sunderland were left embarrassed by Coventry at the SoL in Michael Beale's first game in charge - Gav and Martin were there and react to everything that happened. What went wrong? We're about to find out... What's the festive crack?  Well, that was tough - so what went wrong?  Ba's performance left a lot to be desired, but he didn't deserve the boos in Gav's opinion.  The atmosphere in the ground was... strange.  Why couldn't Sunderland convert dominance into goals (again) Sunderland's...

Having fun out there? Join us as Gav and Chris look ahead (rapidly) to Michael Beale's first game in charge of the Lads at the SoL - with our old rivals Coventry standing in our way of an important three points - and us all running around currently like headless chickens, fighting random strangers in Christmas jumpers..  What's the crack?  Coventry are always a tough opponent for Sunderland, so how much attention should we pay to their league position? After losing some good players, are...

Gav and Chris got together to completely ignore the shite performance at Bristol City and instead talk about the news that Sunderland have hired former Rangers boss Michael Beale as their new head coach! What's the crack? Well, Michael Beale is here - so what do the lads make of it? How much stock should we place into what happened to him at Rangers? Has the reaction, particularly online, been fair? Chris allows his seething hatred of social media to resurface. What are the logical reasons...

Our Gavin and Chris return to react to a tactical masterclass from the legend that is Doddseh - as Sunderland beat Leeds by a goal to nil at the Stadium of Light last night!  Other titles considered: On a mission from Dodds DoddsBall: The Sequel Nectar of the Dodds Dodds Day Sunrise Who let the Dodds out Live or let Dodds Dodds, take the wheel In Dodds we trust All this and Mike f*****g Dodds! Ha'way the Lads! #SAFC #EFL #EFLChampionship Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Sunderland won a game of football with Mike Dodds in charge, and we're here to react to it! Join Gav & Chris as they mull over a pleasing performance, chat about the departure of Tony Mowbray and look ahead to Leeds tomorrow... What's the crack? Well, it's been a bit of a week, hasn't it? Chris catches us up on his thoughts on Mogga's sacking; Back to basics in many ways - and it worked! Jobe up front - what do we think about that? How much credit does Mike Dodds deserve? Potential red...

Tony Mowbray was relieved of his duties by Sunderland AFC very late last night (just a few hours ago aye) so our Gav and Martin convened an emergency recording session to give their initial thoughts on the news! What's the crack? "Argh ye killed me other pod, man" and other tales. Was it the right call to axe Tony? Was the writing on the wall after his post-match comments? Do you think we’ve got anyone lined up? A European maybe? A bald Austrian or something? What do we make of what...

Aye it looks as though we've been quiet but unfortunately for you all it was merely preparation for an extremely busy month for ourselves and the Lads... Our Gavin Henderson sat down with Martin Wanless to talk about the last couple defeats at the hands of Plymouth and that Huddersfield horror show and try to work out why we're in the situation we are. What's the crack? If the 2-0 loss to Plymouth wasn't enough misery for one week we were treated to an absolute feast of terrible football...

Gav halts his weekend bender (temporarily) to chat with our Chris Wynn about Sunderland's 3-1 victory over old Wayne Rooney's Birmingham City at the Stadium of Light this afternoon!  What's the crack? That's a lovely way to enter an international break isn't it? How we all feeling after that?  Huggins is the boy; after an injury to Cirkin in the warm-up brought in another of our less experienced lads in Nectar Triantis, Niall managed to not only be exactly where he was needed at the back,...

Chris and Gav (they swapped sides of the table for this one) take a look as Tony Mowbray welcomes Wayne Rooney's Birmingham City circus to the Stadium of Light before another unwanted International break stops all meaningful football for a couple of weeks.  What's the crack?  How are we feeling ahead of not just the Birmingham match itself, but the dreaded international break that follows?  So Wayne and friends; how are things going as the former granny sha… I mean England talisman.. tries...

The lads took a look at our trip to Wales over the weekend - as Sunderland managed to take just a point from ten man Swansea City thanks to the penalty saving exploits of a certain Anthony Patterson - as well as taking some time to ponder Tony Mowbray's comments about his young strikers.  What's the crack?  How are the lads feeling after that result? Bit frustrated?  Did the red card for Swansea's Arsenal loanee Charlie Patino actually work against us?  Patto Lad; Another clean sheet and a...