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Wise Men Say

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The longest-running Sunderland AFC podcast, established in 2013. Up to three shows a week including previews, reaction shows, live shows and feature-length episodes with quality articles live on wisemensay.co.uk


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Episodes

Episode 569 - "Current Affairs with Tom White"

Stephen Goldsmith, Gareth Barker and Chris Weatherspoon are joined by Sky Sports' Tom White to discuss our recently released retained list, McLaughlin, Mumba and Methven. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 25, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 569

Episode 568 - "1997-99 Season Reviews - With Kevin Phillips"

Stephen Goldsmith is joined by WMS regulars Gareth Barker, Craig Clark and Richard Easterbrook as special guest Kevin Phillips talks us through Sunderland's two seasons in Division One culminating in a record points tally in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 20201 hr 28 min

Episode 567 - "The Wise Men Say AV Club - Premier Passions Pt 2"

Richard Easterbrook is joined by Matthew Keeling and Gareth Barker to continue their deep dive into 1998 BBC One documentary Premier Passions, with a Handy Andy update, Sunderland's romantic mini break to a golf hotel, important decisions in the board room and another cock-up for Fred. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 20201 hr 10 min

Episode 566 - "The End Of Season Show"

Stephen Goldsmith and Gareth Barker are joined by Craig Clark and Chris Weatherspoon to talk about the League One season coming to an abrupt end - and what could happen next for Sunderland AFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 10, 20201 hr 19 min

Episode 565 - "The Wise Men Say AV Club - Premier Passions Pt 1"

Richard Easterbrook is joined by Gareth Barker and Matthew Keeling to look back at the 1998 BBC One documentary series Premier Passions. The first episode sets the scene as the cameras take a look into life as a bottom half Premier League club on the cusp of a move to a brand new stadium, their struggle against relegation and their seemingly hopeless search for a new striker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 07, 20201 hr 24 minEp. 565

Episode 564 - "As Detailed Above"

Stephen Goldsmith is joined by Gareth Barker and Richard Easterbrook to talk through Sunderland AFC's latest PR masterclass as season ticket renewals are on the agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 03, 202059 min

Episode 562 - "The Idiots' Guide To The Bundesliga"

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling are back together (virtually) to preview this weekend's return to sporting action in the Bundesliga, where the Wise Men Say team have all selected clubs to follow until the season's completion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 202049 min

Episode 561 - "Exceptional Operating Response"

Gareth Barker and Tom Walsh discuss the latest developments following the Daily Mail and The Times' investigation into Sunderland's accounts last week, while Chris Weatherspoon catches up with Price of Football Podcast's Kieran Maguire to get the lowdown on what the revelations - and the club's explanation thereof - actually mean for Sunderland AFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 11, 20201 hr 16 min

Episode 559 - "Current Affairs"

Gareth Barker is joined by Tom Walsh and Chris Weatherspoon as the team discusses the current state of play at Sunderland AFC and their views on plans to restart football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 04, 20201 hr 47 min

Episode 558 - "Wise Men Say Film Club - Green Street 2"

"This is the worst film I've ever seen." Tom Walsh is joined by Matthew Keeling and Craig Clark to pick over the hooligan/prison genre-bending straight-to-DVD sequel Green Street 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 03, 20201 hr 22 min

Episode 557 - "2013-14 Season Review - Part Two"

Stephen Goldsmith is again joined by Richard Easterbrook, Rory Fallow and Tom Walsh as they conclude their look back at the incredible season of 2013-14 which saw two managers, one cup final and a miracle. Part Two picks up the season from Sunderland's trip to Wembley and on to a sensational conclusion to the Premier League campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 202041 min

Episode 556 - Part One 2013/14 Season Review

A season that requires two lengthy parts tells you a lot. The season of 2013/14 was packed with incident: Di Canio, Poyet, a cup final, a relegation battle and derby wins. Stephen, Richard, Rory and Tom discuss all these things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 28, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 556

Roker Park's Final Years - Part Two

The second part takes us into the final ever season at Roker Park. It ended with an all too familiar experience, but there were some good results that season. Lee Howey joins the lads again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 555

Episode 554 - "The Wise Men Say Pub Quiz - FINAL!"

Quizmasters Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling host the showpiece finale of the hotly contested Wise Men Say Pub Quiz between Gareth Barker and Tom Walsh. Check our Twitter feed out for the picture round and, as always, no skipping to the end for the answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 23, 20201 hr 17 min

Episode 553 - "Wise Men Say Film Club - Football Factory"

Tom Walsh is joined by Matthew Keeling and Craig Clark to discuss the seminal masterpiece Football Factory, starring Danny Dyer, which includes resurrecting two classic number ones of 2004 from when the movie was released. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 21, 20201 hr 26 min

Roker Park's Final Years - Part One

Stephen, Gareth and Craig are joined by Lee Howey who was part of the dressing room in the final seasons at Roker Park. In Part One of two parts, the lads look back specifically at the season of 1995-96. Peter Reid had his first pre-season and his hard working side were to become unlikely league winners, earning them promotion to the newly created Premier League for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 19, 20201 hr 2 min

Episode 550 - "Wise Men Say Film Club - Green Street"

Tom Walsh and Matthew Keeling look back at a classic of the football hooligan genre and review 2005's Green Street, starring Frodo Baggins and him off Queer as Folk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 14, 20201 hr 19 min

Episode 549 - "The Wise Men Say Pub Quiz - Second Semi-Final"

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling return to the Wise Men Say Idiots' Suite to host a second semi-final of their pub quiz, this time with WMS' founding fathers Stephen Goldsmith and Gareth Barker, who battled it out for a place to face Tom Walsh in the showpiece finale. Play along at home and - once again - don't skip to the end for the answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 12, 202059 min

Episode 548 - "STID2 Review"

Richard Easterbrook is joined by Chris Weatherspoon and Rory Fallow to review the second series of Sunderland Til I Die as well as discussing the EFL's plans to restart football imminently and what shape clubs will be in when we can finally go to a game again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 20201 hr 22 min

Episode 547 - "The Pandemic Podcasts - Music And Sunderland AFC"

Craig Clark is joined by Rory Fallow, Richard Easterbrook and Matthew Keeling to talk about the unbreakable link between football and music, discussing their favourite walk-out music, the songs they most identify with supporting Sunderland, and some of their own picks to play out at the Stadium of Light Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 07, 20201 hr 4 min

Episode 546 - "The Wise Men Say Pub Quiz"

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling present their socially distant pub quiz on all things Sunderland AFC with contestants Tom Walsh and Chris Weatherspoon battling for supremacy. Play along at home - all the answers are in the second half of the show, so no skipping! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 05, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 546

Episode 545 - "The Pandemic Podcasts - Away Days Special"

In this feature-length episode Tom Walsh is joined by Stephen Goldsmith, Matthew Keeling and Chris Weatherspoon as the team discuss their favourite away days from a time where we could all leave the house. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 03, 20201 hr 11 min

Episode 544 - "Dismissed Out Of Hand"

Matthew Keeling and Craig Clark talk about their respective Football Manager careers, running, and Bonehead from Oasis, as they adjust to spending lots more time at home - just like everyone else. Get in touch if you're as terrible at the game as Matthew is. Or if you know Bonehead. And join Matthew's running group on Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 202044 min

Episode 543 - "The Sunderland Til I Die Deep Dive - Part Four"

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling present the final episode in our four-part deep dive into the Sunderland Til I Die documentary series, featuring: ⚽ Darron Gibson's Commute ⚽ Chris Coleman's "amount of kids to being a prick" Ratio ⚽ Stewart Donald's Liquid Refreshment Just in time for series 2! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 20201 hr 19 min

Episode 542 - "The Sunderland Til I Die Deep Dive - Part Three"

Richard Easterbrook is joined by Chris Weatherspoon and Gareth Barker to talk through Episodes 5-6 of the Netflix series Sunderland Til I Die. Featuring; Aiden McGeady's Sado Masochism Tory Bastards Carry On Camp The Sadness Of Jonny Williams Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 20201 hr 12 min

Episode 541 - "The Pandemic Podcasts - Six In A Row (100%)"

For this special episode, Stephen Goldsmith is joined by Rory Fallow, Craig Clark, Tom Walsh and, to a much lesser extent (owing to technical issues) Micky Lough as they look back on some memorable derby games from years gone by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 20201 hr 20 min

Episode 540 - "The Sunderland Til I Die Deep Dive - Part Two"

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling get together to look back over Episodes 3 and 4 of Fulwell 73's hit Netflix documentary, Sunderland Til I Die. Episode highlights include a Jonny Williams retrospective, the dark tourist spots of Sunderland, oh and I'l tell you what I wouldn't mind... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 540
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