FOOTBALL IS BACK, BABY! Yes, Sunderland kick off their pre-season campaign this weekend with our now regular annual jaunt on the metro to take on National League side Gateshead (now played at Hebburn Town FC's ground), and their neighbours from South Tyneside, National League North side South Shields. To get us back underway, we grabbed local non-league footy reporter and expert Mark Carruthers for a chat...

• What’s the state of non-league footy these days?
• Are more people going to watch it than ever before?
• What’s the latest on Gateshead and South Shields?
• What will they be looking to get out of the friendly?
• ...and when will Mark finally get to have a cold beer on Saturday?!

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[PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the venue change for the Gateshead game, which will now be played at Hebburn Town FC]

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Sunderland's mental summer continues at the same pace as it has done for the last few weeks, and the news is coming thick and fast! Gav is joined by Brighton fan and podcaster Ryan Adsett from Talk Seagulls as we get the lowdown on Simon Adingra, whilst Craig and Bomber jump on to chat about all the news that broke on Tuesday, including:

• Brighton winger Simon Adingra jets in for talks and a medical as a £20m fee is agreed - we find out more about what he can do, and the lads give their thoughts
• Sunderland confirm the signing of Chemsdine Talbi - what do we think now we've heard from our man?
• Speakman speaks (again) about Sunderland's summer progress
• We've appointed THREE new coaches - what do we make of that news?

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Sunderland continue to make moves in the transfer market, and we're here to chat about it! Join Gav, Jonny and Ant as they chew the fat over all the latest goings on at the Stadium of Light, including:

• Reinildo Mandava signs for Sunderland on a free transfer - how important will his experience be?
• Sunderland's efforts to sign a goalkeepr take a knock as reports claim that Djordje Petrovic is set to sign for Bournemouth
• Are Sunderland actually interested in Armand Lauriente? Sassuolo apparently want €30m!
• Chemsdine Talbi has jetted in and is all but confirmed as a Sunderland player
• We do a little listener Q&A to round things off

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