Roker Rapport

A short while ago, our very own James Copley sat down with ‘Lost in France’ author Spencer Vignes, and Sunderland AFC historian and author Paul Days, to have a truly fascinating conversation about Sunderland legend and WWI hero - Leigh Roose! LISTEN IN - you can hear this week’s show on iTunes, Acast and Youtube.What are we talking about on this episode?Leigh Richmond Roose; goalkeeper, scholar, playboy, maverick, Lance Corporal;The birth of the football superstar;The early, fascinating history of English League football and Sunderland AFC;The many footballers who joined their fellow man to fight in the trenches of WWI;Throwing grenades instead of footballs!All this and much, much more. It’s honey for the ears!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.