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Roker Rapport Podcast
by Roker Rapport
Est. 2016 by #SAFC fans, for #SAFC fans. Now running on pure Sunlun vibes and insanity. Proudly in association with Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen 🔴⚪ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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RRP: "Playoffs it is then" - The Sunderland AFC 0-1 Hull City Review!
No we did not in fact go all out as suggested and lost to a pretty determined Hull City after Patto had.. a moment.. resulting in our first loss in the league at home this season, and likely the end to any hope of automatics without assistance from the rest of the division. What's the crack? Aye...
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RRP: "Just gan for it Reg" - Previewing Sunderland AFC v Hull City in the EFL Championship!
We'll be playing Hull in about 24 hours so jump in with our Gav and Martin to hear them repeatedly tell Regis Le Bris to just go for it. Over and over again aye. What's the crack? Sheffield or Burnley could slip up so we need to keep up, that's the message in a nutshell here lads and lasses.…
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RRP: "The Samaritans and Sunlun" - That Leeds United 2-1 Sunderland AFC Review!
Argh did we have to? We didn't want to. The Lads tried their best to pull themselves together following a heartbreaking end to the game at Elland Road, chatting all about how close Sunderland were to getting a very good result against Leeds… What's the crack? Drama. Heartbreak. Torture. Sadness....
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RRP: “Routines and Regis” - Sunderland 2-0 Luton Review and a look ahead to Leeds away!
Join Gav and Chris as they look back at a professional performance from Sunderland at the SoL against Luton and look forward to an exciting yet daunting trip to Elland Road to take on Leeds United! What's the crack? A routine win for Sunderland - it was much needed after a tough few games at home...
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RRP: "ATTACK" - The Sunderland AFC v Luton Town EFL Championship Preview!
Gav returns with Martin to quickly preview the Hatters visit to the Stadium of Light on Wednesday night, trying to work out what Regis Le Bris should be looking to do to ensure all three points! What's the crack? Just give the ball to Enzo a bit more. Luton are in an absolute state currently, so...
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RRP: "Familiar frustrations" - Sunderland AFC 2-2 Watford Reaction!
Gav Henderson and Chris Wynn return to react to either another failure to get all three points at home or a successful defence of our home record, depending if your glass is half empty or full. What's the crack? So is that a negative or a positive? Feels a bit like a negative aye. Four points…
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RRP: "The derby that isn't a f***ing derby" - The debate continues - Previewing Middlesbrough v Sunderland AFC!
So here we are again, waiting for a game one of us cares about more than the other and trying to explain what it is about Sunderland facing Boro that makes it less a derby and more an annoyance. Like Coventry with Parmos? What's the crack? *It's not a derby debate klaxon* Seriously it isn't. If...
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RRP: "The draw that was a loss" - A very late Sunderland AFC 2-2 Plymouth Argyle Review!
If you don't fancy listening to our Chris Wynn detailing his frustrations with our last fixture while our Gavin Henderson tries to look back without anger, you can skip straight to the next one. Just saying aye. What's the crack? The lads weren't exactly apoplectic after the result at the Stadium...
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RRP: “The Wilson goal that wasn’t that was” - The Derby County 0-1 Sunderland Reaction & Plymouth (H)
So where were we? Oh aye that was it, Gav and Martin return after our win over Derby County and yet another injustice for our boy Wilson, this time at the hands of a mystery match official. They even squeeze a few minutes in about our upcoming fixture against Plymouth on Saturday! What's the…
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RRP: “#Justice4Wilson Redux” - Our missing Burnley 0-0 Sunderland Reaction!
A slightly abridged version of the missing reaction to Burnley here if anyone is desperate to hear Gav and Martin defend our Wilson Isidor and.. praise Wilson Isidor and.. mention at least one other player following that decent point away last weekend. What's the crack? Aye you guessed it. It's…
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RRP: "The Friday Night Lights" - Previewing Burnley v Sunderland & a bit SAFC transfer rumour chat!
Big game coming up lads and lasses. It's absolutely massive, git huge, humongous actually but... it's not a must win; it's a 'be really nice to win this hew' type match aye. Gav and Chris explain all this and give their thoughts on Connolly leaving SAFC - and Tom Cannon possibly coming in - as…
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RRP: "Oh no, anyway..." - Some Sunderland 1-2 Stoke FA Cup Exit Reaction & Enzo unveiled!
So it turns out Reg didn't really give a shit, and neither would we if we hadn't gone and lost Aji Alese to injury. So what positives can Gav and Chris take from that forgettable fixture? What's the crack? Aye we lost it's terrible and very sad we're obviously devastated... but fear not, it's not…
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RRP: "Where were we?" - Enzo Le Fee arrives, some Sunderland v Stoke FA Cup chat & catching up!
Aye we've been gone a month, it's complicated. Back to business though, our Gav and Chris return just in time to welcome and chat about Enzo Le (pretty hefty) Fee as he undergoes his medical at the club to reunite with former boss Regis Le Bris, as well as look back on some FA Cup third round...
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RRP: "Walking In A Watson Wonderland" - Sunderland 2-1 Stoke Reaction & Bristol City Preview!
Let's be honest it could've easily been 5 or 6 for young Tommy Watson but our Jack Clarke regen decided to let Stoke off a little bit on Saturday by scoring just the two of his first senior goals for the club. Maybe he's saving some for our visitors on Tuesday night? What's the crack? We won a…
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RRP: "The Long Black Friday" - Will Sunderland AFC get back to winning ways against Stoke City?
Well, it's been a bit of a week - you don't know the half of it - but it's not all doom and gloom as the Lads look almost optimistically ahead to the visit of Stoke to Sunderland following a disappointing but promising performance at Bramall Lane. What's the crack? Three games against Stoke in…
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RRP: “Draws are the new losses man” - Millwall 1-1 Sunderland Reaction & looking ahead to West Brom!
Join Gav and Chris as they got together on the full time whistle after a long old game to try and dissect another Sunderland draw at Millwall - where do things stand as we head into the West Brom game on Tuesday? What's the crack? Another draw aye; we'd probably have taken it before the game…
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RRP: "More patience, less paranoia?" - Internationals, Coventry aftermath & some SAFC reflection.
Aye after a short but some might say blessed period where their editor lost his hearing and everyone lost their shit (it was peaceful my end at least) the lads returned to talk about how much they hate these breaks, before sort of contradicting themselves a bit whilst trying to look back on the...
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RRP: "We are officially Jobeless" - QPR 0-0 Sunderland Reaction & Pondering Preston Away!
The Lads ground a point away from home against a physical but ultimately toothless QPR as we saw Jobe Bellingham given a straight red and Sunderland fail to score for the first time this season! What's the crack? Still top, just the three points separates us from Leeds but Régis Le Bris has a...
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RRP: "FIVE POINTS CLEAR WILSON" - Sunderland 2-0 Oxford Reaction & QPR v Sunderland Preview!
Our Gav and Martin return to talk all about the win over Oxford and what the last three wins might mean for the club, look at our match tomorrow against QPR at Loftus Road and basically just... praise these lads. Endless praise aye. What's the crack? How good have we been since returning from the...
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RRP: “Taking the piss with Régis Le Bris” - The lads react to Luton Town 1-2 Sunderland AFC!
WE'RE HAVING A LAUGH WE'RE TAKING THE PISS and recording a podcast late at night after a chaotic win over Luton Town to take Sunderland three points clear at the top of the Championship table! What's the crack? CHRIS RIGG OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ; The lad stuck at it after Regis stuck with him and what a goal...
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RRP: “He tore up Russia, he started out in France” - Hull 0-1 Sunderland Reaction & Luton Preview!
The lads only just got the chance to sit down to quickly react to yesterday's awkwardly timed game; as Sunderland took all three points from Hull to take us back to the TOP OF THE LEAGUE MAN HAWAAAAAY! Also stopping to preview (sort of) our trip to Kenilworth Road as we face Luton on Wednesday...
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RRP: “Ban international breaks” - A suitably weirdly timed Hull City v Sunderland AFC Preview!
Why wait until late Saturday night you ask? Well why get us to play on Sunday at 3pm? Nobody really knows. Regardless, our Gav and Martin sat down to talk about Sunderland's visit to Hull tomorrow/today and basically just thank our lucky stars we're no longer playing Parkyball. What's the crack?...
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RRP: "Divots, Divvies and Dennis" - Some EFL Championship leading Sunderland AFC 2-2 Leeds chat!
After witnessing one of the funniest goals ever conceded by any keeper at the Stadium of Light, Gav and Chris sat down to reflect on that, thank the gods of the internet for live reaction footage, and just laugh at the misfortune of others. What's the crack? Divot blame it on the pitch man, we…
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RRP: "Greater Expectations?" - Sunderland AFC 2-0 Derby and Leeds visit the Stadium of Light!
Gav and Chris sat down yesterday to discuss all things Sunderland following the win over Derby County on Tuesday night, and ahead of our clash with Leeds tonight! What's the crack? Sunderland are the league leaders currently, but with Burnley playing tomorrow afternoon and ourselves facing Leeds...
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RRP: "I'M SORRY WILSON" - Watford 2-1 Sunderland AFC Reaction & Previewing Derby!
So we lost. Yous wanna fight about it? Come on I’m walking here! Bada bing. But seriously we did lose after Dan Neil lost his mind and brought a lad down for no good reason, so our Gav and Martin sat down to talk about it and lightly preview the upcoming fixture with Derby at the Stadium of Light...
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RRP: "The Watford Gap" - Previewing Watford v Sunderland AFC in the EFL Championship!
We accidentally went and left ourselves with nothing much to talk about following the win over Boro at the weekend and it looks like we've signed this Aaron Connolly lad who just so happened to play for them, so Gav and Chris return to consider a few things (like Gav's arse in the Binns window)…
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RRP: “CHRIS RIGG, OLE OLE OLE” - Sunderland AFC 1-0 Middlesbrough Reaction!
Aye we went and won the (not a) derby by a single but absolutely magnificent goal against Boro from our young Chris Rigg in front of the Sky cameras! Gav and Chris jump on quickly to react to it all. What's the crack? Getting Riggy with it; If you do nothing else with your evening just stick that...
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RRP: “We need a f**king restraining order” - The Sunderland AFC v Some Random Club FC Preview!
So we have to talk about them, it'll only go to their heads but our Gav and Martin have done it anyway, looking ahead to this weekends meeting with... some random club from just outside the region... at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. What's the crack? They aren't Newcastle no matter how much...
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RRP: “Four out of five ain't bad” - The Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Sunderland AFC Review!
Aye Régis Le Bris finally lost a league game in charge of the mighty Sunlun and the lads were utterly devastated and couldn't talk about it at all. Not really. What's the crack? We started a petition to ban international breaks but gave up 5 minutes later; This was always bound to happen; Gav and...
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RRP: “Don't sign anyone until we publish this podcast” - The Portsmouth v Sunderland Preview!
Right, we know anything might happen at any moment so our Gav and Martin have attempted a podcast recording regardless of that and the upcoming deadline day, looking ahead to Portsmouth away on Saturday and a potential injury blow for RLB. What's the crack? How are we feeling ahead of a busy...
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RRP: “ROMAINE REIGNS” - The Sunderland AFC 1-0 Burnley 'Top of the League' Review!
Three league games, three clean sheets, three wins and top of the EFL Championship table! Regis Le Bris becomes the first manager in our history to achieve this and it's delightful, fucking delightful. What's le crack? ROMAINE MUNDLE; Upon stepping into the still flaming shoes of the outgoing…
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RRP: 🚨 JACK CLARKE SOLD 🚨 - Reaction, analysis and possible SAFC transfer incomings!
Aye we recorded a preview and it was mint but everyone involved went and sold their players, so upon hearing the news of Jack Clarke's imminent departure our Gav and Martin sat down for a chat at 1am. Fabrizio Romano announced on his social media feed at 22:24 on Thursday night that our Jack the...
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RRP: "The Boot of Eli" - The Sunderland AFC 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday Review!
Our Gavin Henderson and Chris Wynn sat down to gloat and be all smug about how mint we were in our 4-0 victory over Wednesday on Sunday and discussed 'Le Football liquide' so far under RLB. The game was Rigged from the start. What's the crack? ELIEZER MAYENDA: GET IN LAD! We keep saying it but…
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RRP: "Oui oui Régis mon pote" - Cardiff 0-2 Sunderland Reaction as the EFL Championship returns!
Our Gav and Martin are back to full podcasting duties as the new SAFC 2024/25 season begins with a nice tidy win over Cardiff City in Wales yesterday to get their teeth into! What's the crack? How do the lads feel about that result? Reg isn't as happy as you might think but as first League games…
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RRP: "Le voyage en Espagne" - On the road with Regis as the SAFC pre-season begins!
Oui oui, we are not dropping the ridiculous accents or French puns yet. Monsieurs Gav and Chris return to drink wine and talk all things RLB, SAFC and more ahead of our Spanish double header this weekend! What's the crack? Regis lad; How is our new head coach settling in? Gav was over Shields on...
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RRP: “ALLO ALLO ‘OW DO YOU DO” - Reaction to the appointment of Régis Le Bris as Sunderland AFC Head Coach!
Mon dieu! Sacré bleu! Sunderland AFC have a head coach, as Kyril has exploited his French connection and appointed a French lad! Gav and Martin got together today to react to it all, trying to avoid lazy stereotypes and occasionally failing. What's le crack? Welcome Reg! He hasn't actually…
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RRP: "Players only love you when they're playing" - SAFC 23/24 Season Review Part Two!
Our disorganised (and now slightly late) season review continues as we all await imminent news from our dear club about our imminent head coach. But we aren't talking about managers at all here (we'll react to that when we get an official announcement) as today our Gav, Chris and Martin's focus…
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RRP: "O manager, where art thou?" - SAFC 23/24 Season Review Part One!
Aye lads and lasses we threw the towel in early as Dodds and the club drove us a bit insane. Following medical advice we've all had a bit of a break and now we're back to dissect everything in a really disorganised and chaotic fashion, as our Gav is joined by Chris Wynn and Martin Wanless to...
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RRP: "Wish you weren't here" - Sunderland AFC 0-1 Millwall Reaction and Listener Q&A!
Our Gav and Martin return to react to the increasingly painful and unfortunately still ongoing shite run/limp to the end of our season, following possibly the dullest game we've ever witnessed. Luckily they have some listener questions to try distract them from the football itself. What's the...
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RRP: “Tangents” - Reaction to Sunderland AFC 0-0 Bristol City and looking at Leeds away!
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…
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RRP: "5H1TE" - Reaction to Sunderland AFC 1-5 Blackburn Rovers!
Our Martin and Chris had the good sense to fuck 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…
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RRP: “Paint drying and other pastimes” - Avoiding talking about Sunderland 0-0 Queens Park Rangers!
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…
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RRP: "Back to basics?" - The Southampton 4-2 Sunderland reaction & QPR preview!
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?...
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RRP: "Doddsfall - The Trilogy" - Combined SAFC reaction to the Swansea, Norwich & Leicester defeats!
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...
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RRP: “Beale Burning Bridges & Doddsy Dilemmas” - Previewing Sunderland AFC v Swansea City!
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…
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RRP: "The Departed" - Reaction to Michael Beale 'parting ways' with Sunderland AFC and a return to DoddsBall!!
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...
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RRP: "To Beale or not to Beale" - Sunderland AFC 3-1 Plymouth Reaction & Huddersfield Preview!
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...
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RRP: "More mass debating with friends" - A bumper listener Q&A session chatting all things Sunderland AFC!
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…
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RRP: "Cockney Revels" - Reaction to Sunderland 3-1 Stoke City & everything else SAFC!
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...
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RRP: “Shit, meet fan.” - A pretty miserable Sunderland AFC 0-1 Hull City reaction!
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...
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