#868 - "A Soft Touch?"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by The Athletics' Phil Buckingham to discuss a second defeat in a week and to whinge about you know what. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2023•55 min•Ep. 868
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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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#867 - "The Swedish Guy Upfront"
Matt and Stephen look back at a disappointing result at Rotherham. Can they bounce back at our old friends Coventry? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2023•33 min•Ep. 867
#866 - "The Jack Clarke Fan Club"
Gareth Barker is joined by WMS regulars Chris Weatherspoon and Jimmy Reay to reflect on the draw with Bristol City and to preview the visit to Rotherham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 866
#865 - Sunderland 1-1 Bristol City REACTION
Richard Easterbrook, Eleanor McCabe and Mick Lough react to our 1-1 draw with Bristol City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2023•26 min•Ep. 865
#864 - "Sunderland - A Great Bunch Of Lads"
Matt, Rick and Jim are joined by former Sunderland goalkeeping coach David Preece to look back at Tuesday's 3-0 win at Queens Park Rangers and preview Saturday's visit of Bristol City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2023•43 min
#863 - "Fort Boyarde, Pingu but mainly Patrick Roberts"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by WMS regulars Melissa Johnson and Michael Lough to discuss a gritty win at Reading and preview the trip to QPR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2023•51 min•Ep. 863
#862 - REACTION Sunderland 1-0 Reading
Matt Keeling and Richard Easterbrook react to a hard fought win over Reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2023•16 min•Ep. 862
#861 - "Loganair Flights To Jupiter"
Matt Keeling and Richard Easterbrook bring you a preview to the Reading game, while reviewing the FA Cup exit against Fulham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2023•45 min
#860 - "Physical Maturation"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by The Sunderland Echo's Phil Smith to discuss a battling point at Millwall and to reflect on the end of the transfer window. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 06, 2023•59 min•Ep. 860
#859 - "Gary's Van"
Matt Keeling and Richard Easterbrook spend their commute talking about transfer deadline day, Sunderland's striking options, Krijstaan Speakman and preview the trip to Millwall at the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2023•39 min
#858 - "Scintillating Sunderland"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by The Chronicle's James Hunter to discuss an excellent performance away at Fulham and what we need to do as the transfer window draws to a close. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 858
#857 - "Matt Keeling At His Very Worst"
A clearly struggling Matt Keeling presides over a chaotic pod with Richard Easterbrook and Eleanor McCabe as they react to some live breaking transfer news, Corry Evans' season-ending injury and Sunderland's FA Cup trip to Fulham at the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2023•43 min
Episode 856 - "Broken News"
The Wise Men Say Podcast are back for their Monday debrief. Sunderland beat Boro - and there's instant reaction to the signing of Pierre Ekwah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2023•37 min
#855 - Sunderland 2-0 Middlesbrough REACTION
Matt Keeling is joined by Eleanor McCabe and Richard Easterbrook in the pub as Sunderland overcame Middlesbrough 2-0, their first league win over the Teessiders for 15 years. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2023•15 min
#854 - "A Yellow Juke"
Matt Keeling is once again joined by Richard Easterbrook as the lads look back at Saturday's defeat to Swansea City and preview the visit of Middlesbrough at the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2023•35 min
#853 - "Darren Drysdale is a Mag"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by WMS regular Michael Lough and The Chronicle's James Hunter to discuss the controversial defeat to Swansea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 16, 2023•44 min•Ep. 853
#852 - "That's Not A Failsafe"
Matt Keeling and Richard Easterbrook jump in the car and preview Sunderland's match against Swansea City, and answer some listener questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2023•32 min
#851 - "Small Time Vibes"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by WMS regulars Jimmy Reay and Eleanor McCabe to discuss a late win at Shrewsbury in the FA Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 09, 2023•43 min•Ep. 851
#850 - Sneaking Up The Inside Lane
It's another Carpod as Matt Keeling and Richard Easterbrook preview Sunderland's FA Cup Third Round trip to Shrewsbury, while dealing with a light case of road rage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 04, 2023•30 min
#849 - Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn Rovers REACTION
Matt Keeling is joined by Eleanor McCabe with a cameo from Rory Fallow as the team look back on Sunderland's 2-1 Boxing Day victory against Blackburn Rovers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 26, 2022•26 min
#848 - "Shouldn't Have Gone To Specsavers"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by WMS regulars Eleanor McCabe and Jon Lambert to discuss a 1-1 draw at Hull, red cards, Rossco's return and some festive claptrap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2022•50 min•Ep. 848
#847- "A Completely Incorrect Memory"
Matt and Tom are joined by Stephen as they look back at the annoying midweek defeat to West Brom. Then, because it's The Preview Show and all that, they look ahead to Saturday's trip to Hull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2022•48 min
#846 - "Trains and Automobiles"
No Tom this week, but Matt and Richard preview Monday's visit of West Bromwich Albion, discuss who their manager now is, talk strength in depth and the expected return of Ross Stewart, all while moving barely a mile on the A1. There's also an update from Tom on a train. We're all going places tonight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 08, 2022•31 min
#845 - "No but seriously we aren't getting promoted..."
Stephen and Gareth are joined by The Chronicle's James Hunter to discuss an excellent win over Millwall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 05, 2022•40 min•Ep. 845
#844 - REACTION Sunderland 3-0 Millwall
Richard, Eleanor and Micky react to an excellent home win as the lads returned from the World Cup break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 03, 2022•25 min•Ep. 844
#843 - "Why Is This Happening?"
Matt and Tom reunite to preview Sunderland's return to Championship football at the weekend with Millwall the visitors to the Stadium of Light, in the middle of a World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 01, 2022•46 min
Episode 842 - "Mid-Season Review"
It's a major tournament and England are moving the group drama-free. So why not turn your attention back to Sunderland, there's a game coming up after all! Stephen is joined by Micky Lough and Jon lambert to go over Sunderland's season so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min
#841 - "Consumption"
Stephen and Gareth are joined by The Athletics Phil Buckingham and WMS regular Jimmy Reay to discuss a win going into the World Cup break and discuss how the land lies after the first part of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2022•54 min•Ep. 841
#840 - REACTION Birmingham City 1-2 Sunderland
Matt Keeling is joined by Jon Lambert as they look back on Sunderland's 2-1 win at Birmingham City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2022•10 min•Ep. 840
SPECIAL EPISODE w/Faye Fantarrow
For once, it's not the usual football chat or silliness here unfortunately. Matt spoke to Sunderland singer-songwriter Faye Fantarrow, who was recently diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumour at the age of only 20. Faye is fundraising for curative treatment in the USA and needs to raise £450,000 to make this happen. Here, Faye and her sister Abigail talk about the diagnosis, and how the city has rallied around Faye's cause over the last week. To donate to Fight for Faye Buy tickets for...
Nov 11, 2022•9 min
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