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Eleanor McCabe is joined by Stephen Goldsmith and Jimmy Reay as Sunderland are brought crashing back down to earth with a 2-0 defeat away at Burnley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Easterbrook is joined by Gareth Barker and Jimmy Reay as Sunderland look forward to their first away game of the season. There's Burnley input from Dan Barnes from the Lancashire Telegraph while we've got another willing participant in our quickfire quiz... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How about that then? Premier League football has returned and Sunderland smashed West Ham 3-0 on the first game back. Stephen, Eleanor and Jonathan look back at the win, breath taking atmosphere, and discuss expectations from here. Also, the quiz returns, can Nick beat the current score of 14? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a way to make our return to the Premier League! Stephen Goldsmith is joined by journalist Ian Murtagh on the full-time whistle, there's reaction to the win from head coach Regis Le Bris, while over at Sheepfolds, Eleanor McCabe is joined by Micky Lough, Jimmy Reay and Richard Easterbrook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back in the Premier League and we bring you an all-new Preview Show that befits such a status, with bells and whistles, as we look ahead to our return to the promised land. Richard Easterbrook, Stephen Goldsmith and Gareth Barker discuss Sunderland's summer, we introduce our brand new quiz, and we've got special guests Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney from the Top Flight Time Machine podcast to talk about their respective teams - Andy, of course, a Sunderland fan, and Sam, for his sins, a Hammer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may or may not be aware of the issues brought to light this week over the development of Sheepfolds, an area next to the ground. Sir Bob Murray wants the current plans putting in the bin, what's your thoughts?Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen and Jonathan have chat about the two friendly results over the weekend. Did anyone stake a claim for a start, away from the 11 that won in Germany?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen, Eleanor and Jonathan share some preseason thoughts. We also checked in with Chris Barbour to get perspective on Marc Guiu who looks to be joining on loan from Chelsea.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen and Eleanor went and had a look round the Stadium of Light, where a lot of money has been invested into giving it some much needed TLC. And what a great job they've done! They caught up with Nick Barnes and Phil Smith about i, while also having the pleasure of interviewing Jimmy Montgomery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunderland are signing a keeper. Football reporter Sander Janssen from Voetbal International tells Stephen all about Robin Roefs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Goldsmith is joined by Rick, Eleanor and Jon as we react to the news that Granit Xhaka has signed for Sunderland from Bayer Leverkusen. There's a sentence we weren't expecting to write a year ago! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mick and new(ish) WMS podder Jonathan are in an Edinburgh pub.Does a defeat here mean anything? Does it? If any team deserve some bigger-picture thinking on that front it's Sunderland after their form going into Wembley. Still some pretty shocking defending though. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Goldsmith is joined by Richard Easterbrook and WMS debutant Jonathan Ellenor to discuss Sunderland's first pre-season friendly of 25-26 and to chat about some players linked with making a move to Wearside imminently... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen and Rick catch up with transfer guru Sacha Tavolieri to chat about Sunderland's movements in the European market, including the latest on Djordje Petrovic and Chemsdine Talbi as well as the lowdown on confirmed signings Habib Diarra and Noah Sadiki as we assess the almost-immediate impact of new director of football Florent Ghisolfi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen, Mick and Jim have a bit of a catchup on all of the recent activity. Sporting Directors, Assistant Coaches and players. Lots to chat about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen catches up with Cyril Olives from L'Equipe and Jeremy Beren from That Atleti Pod to talk about Habib Diarra and Reinildo Mandava respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of our wide-ranging chat with former Sunderland manager Peter Reid as we discuss his seven-year reign in charge of the Black Cats, including two promotions, our two best top-flight finishes in a generation and a heartbreaking play-off defeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet up with former Sunderland manager Peter Reid and discuss his seven-year reign in charge of the Black Cats, including two promotions, our two best top-flight finishes in a generation and a heartbreaking play-off defeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Think Terry Butcher.Blood and bandages, Italia 90, Glasgow Rangers and their English invasion, Bobby Robson's Ipswich. He also played for and managed the lads - and, in 2019, he spoke to us as part of our Meet the Managers series.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've delved back into the archives to bring you the second in the Meet the Manager series - today, it's Malcolm Crosby's turn.Malcolm speaks to us about his early career, how he ended up at his home town team and all about that fantastic 1992 FA Cup run.This podcast was first released in 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.