This week our Chris Wynn was joined by the lovely Ryan Dilks from the... crème de la crème... of Championship podcasts - The Second Tier - as we head into our first away fixture in the Championship for some time against Bristol City!  

What's the crack?  

• How are the lads over at Second Tier now the new season has started, and what - or who - got them interested in the Championship to begin with?  

• As a neutral (and someone who spends all their time talking about it) what are Ryan's thoughts overall on the way the rest of the Championship clubs are shaping up?  

• What was his reaction to the return of Sunderland to this level, as well as the relegation of his own side - Derby County - from the division back in April?  

• How perilous is the Championship for newly promoted sides, and what are the expectations for sides like ourselves, Wigan and Rotherham?  

• Season predictions; so where does Ryan have us on his list, and who does he think will be sitting at the top and bottom of the league come the end of the season?  

• Alex Neil; Is he Sunderland's biggest asset?  

• What does he make of the club's recruitment policy?  

• How have our next opponents - Bristol City - been getting along in recent years, and what does Ryan make of the reign of Nigel Pearson?  

• Who are the players to watch, and does he predict an evenly balanced match on Saturday?  

• All this and more! Listen in!  

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