Wise Men Say Archive

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

June 14, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MB

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, and more important decisions in the board room and another cock-up for Fred.

Episode 566 - "The End Of Season Show"

June 10, 2020 11:36 - 1 hour - 108 MB

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.

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

June 07, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

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.

Episode 564 - "As Detailed Above"

June 03, 2020 22:06 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MB

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

Episode 563 – “The Wise Men Say AV Club – The Real Football Factories With Danny Dyer - Part Two”

May 18, 2020 13:20 - 1 hour - 129 MB

Tom Walsh is joined by Matthew Keeling and Craig Clark as they conclude their look back at hit Bravo show Danny Dyer's Real Football Factories as our likeable protagonist ventures to Yorkshire and the Midlands before bringing the series to a close by sampling the famous atmosphere on the road with England.

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

May 15, 2020 11:08 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MB

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.

Episode 561 - "Exceptional Operating Response"

May 11, 2020 21:46 - 1 hour - 104 MB

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.

Episode 560 - "The Wise Men Say AV Club - The Real Football Factories With Danny Dyer"

May 08, 2020 10:44 - 1 hour - 123 MB

Tom Walsh is joined by Matthew Keeling and Craig Clark for this fond look back at Bravo's hit show The Real Football Factories presented by none other than Tommy Johnson himself, Danny Dyer.

Episode 559 - "Current Affairs"

May 04, 2020 10:56 - 1 hour - 147 MB

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.

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

May 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

"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.

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

April 30, 2020 11:09 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MB

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.

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

April 23, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

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.

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

April 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB

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.

Episode 551 - "The Pandemic Podcasts - Favourite Non-SAFC Matches"

April 16, 2020 16:26 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Craig Clark is joined by Rory Fallow and Tom Walsh in their isolation station to discuss their favourite matches attended that have not involved Sunderland AFC, including trips to Germany and Italy.

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

April 14, 2020 11:22 - 1 hour - 108 MB

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.

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

April 12, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MB

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.

Episode 548 - "STID2 Review"

April 10, 2020 13:41 - 1 hour - 113 MB

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.

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

April 07, 2020 11:44 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

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 and some of their own picks to play out at the Stadium of Light

Episode 546 - "The Wise Men Say Pub Quiz"

April 05, 2020 12:18 - 1 hour - 87.3 MB

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling present their 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!

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

April 03, 2020 10:48 - 1 hour - 97.8 MB

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.

Episode 544 - "Dismissed Out Of Hand"

March 31, 2020 13:50 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MB

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.

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

March 29, 2020 12:16 - 1 hour - 109 MB

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!

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

March 26, 2020 09:18 - 1 hour - 99.3 MB

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

Episode 541 – “The Pandemic Podcasts – Six In A Row (100%)”

March 23, 2020 11:15 - 1 hour - 109 MB

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.

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

March 19, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB

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...

Episode 539 - "The Sunderland Til I Die Deep Dive - Part One"

March 17, 2020 17:15 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Richard Easterbrook is joined by Gareth Barker and Chris Weatherspoon from their isolation chambers as they while away the ensuing armageddon by taking a fond look back at Series One of Sunderland Til I Die in the first of a special series. The lads discuss the main talking points from the first two episodes of the Netflix documentary including Martin Bain's Sound System, Jason Steele's Confusion, Simon Grayson's Two Jackets, and Neale McDermott's Unlikely Transfer Targets.

Episode 538 - "A Season Of Incredible Lows"

March 12, 2020 21:09 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MB

Rory Fallow is joined by Chris Weatherspoon and Richard Easterbrook, featuring a special message from Matthew Keeling, as the lads look back at a desperately disappointing defeat at Bristol Rovers and preview Saturday's trip to Blackpool.

Episode 537 - "Sickener"

March 09, 2020 19:48 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MB

Stephen and Micky discuss a gutting end to the Gilingham game and look ahead to our trip to Bristol Rovers.

Episode 536 - Gillingham (H) Reaction Show

March 07, 2020 20:36 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MB

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling are joined by Micky Lough as [COPY+PASTE] Sunderland AFC were held to a disappointing home draw as their League One promotion campaign hit another obstacle.

Episode 535 - Manc-Cast 4: The Josh Scowen of Podcasts

March 05, 2020 22:23 - 45 minutes - 63 MB

We're back in Manchester as Tom Walsh is joined by Jim Reay and Matt Wilson to talk about Sunderland's home game against Gillingham on Saturday, the upcoming series of Sunderland Til I Die and the League One run-in.

Episode 534 - "It's Still On"

March 02, 2020 18:37 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MB

Stephen and Gareth are joined by ALS's Martyn McFadden to look back over a disappointing defeat at Coventry and the implications it may have on our automatic promotion hopes.

Episode 533 - Coventry City (A) Reaction Show

March 01, 2020 15:38 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MB

Matthew Keeling and Rory Fallow react as Sunderland AFC's promotion hopes took a blow at St Andrew's where a 90th-second goal consigned the Lads to a 1-0 defeat to Coventry City.

Episode 532 - "IT LOOKS LIKE PORRIDGE"

February 27, 2020 19:42 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MB

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling are joined by Wise Men Say regular Gary Foster as the team look back over Sunderland AFC's 1-1 draw with Fleetwood Town on Tuesday and preview the trip to the Midlands on Sunday to face Coventry City where the Lads can sneak into the automatic promotion places for the first time this season. Matthew also writes off another player and makes a Silly Prediction.

Episode 531 - "Two Charlie Wykes"

February 24, 2020 18:32 - 37 minutes - 52 MB

Stephen and Gareth are joined by former Sunderland striker/defender Lee Howey to discuss another home win over Bristol Rovers and to look ahead to the visit of Fleetwood Town.

Episode 530 - Bristol Rovers (H) Reaction

February 22, 2020 19:51 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MB

Rory and Micky reflect on an emphatic 3-0 home win over Bristol Rovers.

Episode 529 - "Hey, hey, hey! Hammer to Fall!"

February 20, 2020 22:13 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MB

Rory Fallow, Matthew Keeling and Chris Weatherspoon get together to preview our League One clash with Bristol Rovers on Saturday.

Episode 528 - "Wright Bailey"

February 17, 2020 18:44 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MB

Stephen and Gareth are joined by fanzine stalwart Tom Lynn and Chris Blyth of From the Terraces to discuss a fantastic result at Oxford United on Saturday.

Episode 527 - Oxford United (A) Reaction

February 16, 2020 10:38 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MB

Rory and Matthew are joined by Kevin Phillips, Sky Sports' Tom White and WMS regular Richard Easterbrook to discuss a hard fought 1-0 victory over Oxford United.

Episode 526 - LIVE at Phantom Brewing with Kevin Phillips and Tom White

February 15, 2020 12:56 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MB

Gareth Barker and Matthew Keeling are with Sky Sports' Tom White and former Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips at Phantom Brewing in Reading ahead of today's trip to Oxford United. The lads take a walk down memory lane and talk through some of Superkev's greatest moments in a red and white shirt. The sound quality isn't as good as we wanted it to be, but we felt the content was good enough to warrant us releasing the show as it is. Enjoy!

Episode 525 - "Oat Milk Latte"

February 13, 2020 20:47 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MB

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling are joined by WMS writer Lewis Newton as the lads look ahead to Sunderland's trip to Oxford United this weekend.

Episode 524 - "Practical and Functional"

February 10, 2020 18:42 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MB

Stephen and Gareth are joined by former SAFC defender Danny Collins and WMS regular Richard Easterbrook to discuss an excellent win over promotion rivals Ipswich Town.

Episode 523 - Ipswich Town (H) Reaction

February 08, 2020 19:32 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MB

Rory and Matthew are joined by Micky Lough and Ipswich fan Alex as Sunderland edged it at the Stadium of Light, coming away 1-0 winners against the early-season pacesetters.

Episode 522 - "Ipswich Preview (Written Off)"

February 06, 2020 19:37 - 36 minutes - 20.9 MB

Rory Fallow hosts and he's joined by Matthew and Craig as they look forward to the weekends visit of Ipswich to the SoL on International Fans Weekend

Episode 521 - "Back down to Earth?"

February 03, 2020 19:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

Stephen and Gareth are joined by The Chronicle's James Hunter to discuss our 2-0 defeat at Fratton Park on Saturday.

Episode 520 - Portsmouth (A) Reaction Show

February 02, 2020 09:44 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

Rory Fallow and Matthew Keeling are joined by Craig Clark as they look back on Sunderland's 2-0 defeat to Portsmouth where a weak defensive display and a worrying injury for Joel Lynch completed a sorry day on the south coast for Phil Parkinson's men.