{"podcast":{"title":"Haway The Podcast – Sunderland AFC","slug":"haway-the-podcast-sunderland-afc-7244449","podcast_index_feed_id":7244449,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7863464941","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/439052e4-8c7b-11f0-83a7-57c13a06a9ab/image/1850a21fcacb03dd60f929e5ac13e98a.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Haway The Podcast","episode_count":630,"summary":"Welcome to Haway The Podcast – the Sunderland AFC podcast hosted by Gav, Chris and Martin, plus others along the way! This is the daily podcast for anyone obsessed with Sunderland. Every day, we bring you news, views, opinions, previews, reactions, and reminiscences, with local journos, ex players, and opposition fans joining for the ride. Got something you'd like to hear? Email us: HawayThePodcastSAFC@gmail.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T22:21:49.680881+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haway-the-podcast-sunderland-afc-7244449"},"episode":{"title":"WHY THESE PLAYERS?! | Sunderland’s European Squad Explained","slug":"why-these-players-sunderland-s-european-squad-explained","published_at":"2026-09-04T12:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haway-the-podcast-sunderland-afc-7244449/why-these-players-sunderland-s-european-squad-explained","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haway-the-podcast-sunderland-afc-7244449","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1999976048.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1999976048.mp3","summary":"Sunderland’s Europa League squad has been announced… but some of the decisions have left plenty of fans scratching their heads! Why were certain players left out? Why were others included? And, perhaps most importantly, what are the actual rules Sunderland had to work within? To make sense of it all, Gav and Andrew are joined by Roker Report’s resident statto Matt Donne to break down Sunderland’s Europa League squad and explain exactly why the club have made the choices they have. Coming up: 🔴 We run through Sunderland’s Europa League squad — who made it, who didn’t, and the big talking points 📊 Matt breaks down the Europa League squad rules and explains exactly what clubs have to consider when naming their players 🤔 The questionable decisions — why were certain players omitted, and why might Sunderland have gone down this particular route? 👀 Which decisions make sense… and which ones are still leaving us scratching our heads? All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily Sunderland show. Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today — Claude.ai/HAWAY Want to get in touch? 📧 Email us: HawayThePodcastSAFC@Gmail.com📱 Social media: We’re @RokerReport on almost every platform. For your daily SAFC fan-written content, head over to RokerReport.SBNation.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Sunderland’s Europa League squad has been announced… but some of the decisions have left plenty of fans scratching their heads! Why were certain players l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1865,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/haway-the-podcast-sunderland-afc-7244449/episodes/why-these-players-sunderland-s-european-squad-explained/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/haway-the-podcast-sunderland-afc-7244449/why-these-players-sunderland-s-european-squad-explained.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}