FR. MARC LYDEN-SMITH | Sunderland, Faith & Football

Father Marc Lyden-Smith - who served as Sunderland AFC's club chaplain for 14 years during the most tumultuous period in the club's history - joins us on today's show to chat about his long association with the club, and his new book 'Faith and Football', which is out right now! On today's show: We chat about Sunderland's summer and how well things are shaping up ahead of the new Premier League season, and of course, our Europa League debut Of course, we have to ask Fr. Marc about being one of the stars of hit Netflix series 'Sunderland Til I Die' and how that impacted his life and the church... Sunderland's current squad features many players who are intensely religious and faithful - how much of a role does he think it has played in the club's recent success? Handing Pope Francis a Sunderland shirt... We ask about his time as club chaplain... And, of course, we chat about the release of his book. All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Fr. Marc's book, 'Faith and Football', is out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faith-Football-Marc-Lyden-Smith/dp/0855978023 Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today — Claude.ai/HAWAY  Want to get in touch with us? You can drop us an email at [email protected], or you can contact us via 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