Extra Time
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 481 ratingsFootball Daily presents the Extra Time podcast. Every week, three members of the FD team discuss the biggest talking points of the past seven days, as well as the odd niche episode exploring a single topic in detail.
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163: This Summer's Best Forward Signing Is...
July 06, 2022 23:00 - 46 minutesA brand new episode of the Extra Time podcast? Go on then. On this week’s episode, Patrick van Straaten is joined by Zac Djellab and Henry Hill to cast their eye over the three big Brazilian attackers on the move this summer. Henry thinks Richarlison’s move to Spurs could turn into one of the best transfers they’ve made in recent years. Are Barcelona right to sign Raphinha? Zac kinda just sits on the fence, probably wishing the Leeds man was going to sign for his beloved Chelsea instead. The...
162: Arsenal & Jake Daniels Reaction, Plus Next Season Predictions
May 19, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutesThe Extra Time Podcast is back! After a short hiatus, Patrick and Henry return to bring you all the biggest talking points in the world of football.. On this episode they discuss why Jake Daniels coming out could be a turning point for combating homophobia, then see what Wolves are doing to combat climate change. And we get Patrick's take on why Arsenal fell short this season.. After that, it is prediction time! Can Roma and Borussia Dortmund win their respective leagues next season? Will ...
161: How Can Arsenal Fix Their Attack?
March 31, 2022 08:13 - 45 minutesIt’s Patrick van Straaten and Chris Hamill on the podcast this week, as Patrick gets to dedicate another show to Arsenal Football Club. This time though, it’s a look at their attack, as Mikel Arteta’s side face an uncertain summer. As it stands, they’ll have no natural strikers come August, so the first question is about whether or not Alexandre Lacazette has earned himself a new deal. Then there’s who they might bring in - Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo are the two names being majorly linked w...
160: Where Will Football's Biggest Free Agents Go?
March 24, 2022 00:00 - 52 minutes► SUBSCRIBE to FOOTBALL DAILY PODCASTS: https://bit.ly/2W5ICxU ► SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/30bG0Q7 ► APPLE: https://apple.co/2KaVq0K This week on the podcast, Patrick van Straaten is joined by Joe Thomlinson and Henry Hill to discuss where some of football’s biggest free agents might land. No Kylian Mbappe talk, as he is inevitably off to Real Madrid, but might PSG find a replacement for free? Paulo Dybala is confirmed as leaving Juventus, so could move to France, although Manchester City...
159: What's Next For Chelsea? ft. Nizaar Kinsella
March 17, 2022 00:00 - 52 minutesIt is a special one this week, as Zac Djellab takes the reins for a discussion all things Chelsea alongside our very own Dougie Critchley and special guest Nizaar Kinsella. It’s mostly a discussion about what is next for the club after Roman Abramovich put the Blues up for sale - who’s in the race and how might they be run in the future? There’s the consortium led by a Swiss billionaire who has no experience in sport, Chelsea fan Nick Candy and his group of investors, as well as the Saudi Me...
158: Why A Premier League Giant Are Favourites For Relegation
March 03, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutesPatrick van Straaten is this week joined by Chris Hamill to take a look at the mess that is the Premier League relegation battle. At the time of recording, there were five teams who were nervously looking over their shoulder as well as the three currently occupying the drop zone, although Leicester City’s win over Burnley on Tuesday proves they were never in danger. The pair condemn Norwich City and Watford to the Championship for next campaign, but who will join them? Newcastle United are th...
157: Which Players Deserve An England Call-Up?
February 24, 2022 00:00 - 44 minutesAfter last week’s heated debate, it only made sense to bring Patrick van Straaten and Henry Hill back together for this week’s episode. Joined by the supposedly-Scottish Dougie Critchley, the trio cast their eye over the England squad ahead of the squad announcement next month. Or rather, they took a look on the edges at who Gareth Southgate could be looking to introduce into the Three Lions set up. Do Wolves’ Max Kilman and Brighton’s Adam Webster deserve a nod over the ever-improving Fikay...
156: Who Is The Worst £100M Signing?
February 17, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutesIt’s a spicy one this week as Patrick van Straaten is joined by Joe Thomlinson and Henry Hill to rate every single £100M transfer. There’s only eight of them (says Wikipedia), and the list is as follows: Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho, Joao Felix, Romelu Lukaku and Ousmane Dembele. Will the trio really rank the three of those that joined Barcelona as the three worst big money moves? Has Joao Felix been a success at Atletico Madrid? There’s a heated debate about t...
155: Should Manchester United Drop Harry Maguire?
February 10, 2022 00:00 - 44 minutes► SUBSCRIBE to FOOTBALL DAILY PODCASTS: https://bit.ly/2W5ICxU ► SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/30bG0Q7 ► APPLE: https://apple.co/2KaVq0K On this week’s episode, Henry Hill is joined by his main men Dougie Critchley and Sam Obaseki to cast their eye over the last few days in football. They start with Manchester United’s draw with Burnley, and discuss whether or not Harry Maguire should be dropped for a short time, despite being club captain. Then it’s off to Newcastle, who have climbed out of ...
154: How To Fix Leicester City
February 04, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutesThe gang get back together for a classic episode of Extra Time, as Patrick van Straaten, Joe Thomlinson and Chris Hamill work out how to fix Leicester City. After analysing their season to date, the first question concerns the manager - should Brendan Rodgers stay in charge? Once that’s settled, they work their way from back to front, initially working out a replacement for Kasper Schmeichel - could Bernd Leno be available? Alessio Romagnoli and Lisandro Martinez are touted as potential cent...
153: Who Can Replace Sadio Mane at Liverpool?
January 27, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutesJust the two on this week’s episode of the Extra Time podcast, as Patrick van Straaten and Dougie Critchley discuss what could be next for Liverpool - and more importantly, the future of Sadio Mane’s position. Not that Mane is close to being finished at Anfield by any means, but at some point Liverpool will have to look to the future and find a replacement. A lot of Bundesliga names are discussed, including Christopher Nkunku and Moussa Diary, as well Porto’s Luis Diaz. Premier League player...
152: Europe's Strangest Title Races
January 20, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes► SUBSCRIBE to FOOTBALL DAILY PODCASTS: https://bit.ly/2W5ICxU ► SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/30bG0Q7 ► APPLE: https://apple.co/2KaVq0K This week on the podcast, Henry Hill is joined by his Continental Club buddies Dougie Critchley and Michael McCubbin to cast their eye on some of the less-spoken about title races around Europe. After they kick off the episode with some Everton and Manchester United chat, they ask if Sevilla can mount a title challenge and how long it will be until Inter pul...
151: Who Will Win The Africa Cup of Nations?
January 13, 2022 08:55 - 44 minutesOn this week’s podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Zac Djellab and Sam Obaseki and is all about this year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Despite Zac’s allegiance to Algeria and Sam’s to Nigeria, the trio have a considered chat about the big teams this time around, including hosts Cameroon, as well as Ghana and Ivory Coast. Henry thinks Mali might be a dark horse, whilst Chelsea insider Zac reveals what he knows about Hakim Ziyech and his absence from the Morocco team (spoiler: not much). After predic...
150: Who Will Finish In The Top Four?
January 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourEnter the Fanteam £100,000 Second Chance season game here - https://fanteam.co/FootballDaily - T&Cs apply, 18+ only, BeGambleAware.org. For full details see here: https://www.fanteam.com/page/terms-conditions On this week's episode of the podcast, it’s all about the race for the top four, with Patrick van Straaten being joined by Chris Hamill and Sam Obaseki. It looks like it will be between Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham for the final Champions League spot, so ...
149: Football Daily's Alternative Awards 2021
December 16, 2021 18:00 - 1 hourThis week on Extra Time Pat van Straaten is joined by Zac Djellab and Henry Hill to hand out Football Daily's alternative awards for what has been a crazy year in the world of football.. Was Harry Kane's botched transfer to Manchester City one of the most embarrassing moments of 2021? Were Arsenal the biggest underachievers once more?And does Emmanuel Dennis really deserve to be considered one of the signings of the season? All that, plus much much more, including why mighty David Moyes migh...
148: How To Fix Everton
December 09, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes► SUBSCRIBE to FOOTBALL DAILY PODCASTS: https://bit.ly/2W5ICxU ► SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/30bG0Q7 ► APPLE: https://apple.co/2KaVq0K On this week's episode of the podcast, it's all about Everton as Joe Thomlinson, Chris Hamill and Henry Hill take a look at the mess at Goodison Park. First they dissect Marcel Brands' departure from the club and take a look at his transfers over the past three years - are any other than Lucas Digne been good moves? Then they chat about owner Farhad Moshiri'...
147: Why The Ballon D'Or Is A Joke
December 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourStrap yourselves in - it's a big one this week! Patrick van Straaten is joined by Dougie Critchley and Sam Obaseki to run their fingers over the Ballon D'Or rankings. They take a look at the top 15 names and play a simple game of higher or lower - do Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci deserve their spots? Has Romelu Lukaku actually had a better 12 months than Erling Haaland? What on earth are Kevin De Bruyne and Cristiano Ronaldo doing so high up? Then they get on to Jorginho in third sp...
146: How Steven Gerrard Can Fix Aston Villa
November 11, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourIt's an old school episode of the podcast today as Joe Thomlinson, Chris Hamill and Zac Djellab debate how they can fix Aston Villa. After discussing the various issues under Dean Smith, the trio identify who they would want to take over at the club (this was filmed literally hours before Steven Gerrard was confirmed), and which players the incoming manager should target. William Saliba, Joachim Maelhe and Renato Sanches all come up - would they improve the side at all? It's a really insight...
145: REVEALED: Arsene Wenger's Biggest Regret With Arsenal
November 10, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutesOn this very special episode of the Extra Time Podcast, Michael McCubbin chats to Christian Jeanpierre, director of Arsene Wenger: Invincible, to discuss the making of the film and Jeanpierre’s experience of knowing Wenger since his early days managing in France. From his upbringing in rural Alsace, to his courageous stint in Japan and the scepticism that greeted his arrival at Arsenal in 1996, Invincible covers a lot of ground that casual fans may have otherwise not known about. But his ...
144: The Premier League Managerial Merry-Go-Round
November 04, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutesOn this week's podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Chelsea TV's Zac Djellab and the lesser-spotted James Waine to discuss the current managerial merry-go-round. Nuno Espirito Santo? Gone! Steve Bruce? Gone! Dean Smith and Rafa Benitez? Going...or staying? Then of course the ins - Antonio Conte has arrived at Spurs and will presumably be taking the big office off Fabio Paratici's hands, whilst Newcastle don't seem to have any plan behind the scenes. Unai Emery said no (wisely), so could Eddie Ho...
143: Do Manchester United Really Need To Sack Solskjaer?
October 27, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourOn this week's episode of the Extra Time podcast, there's only one thing they can really talk about. Patrick van Straaten is joined by Sam Obaseki and Michael McCubbin to talk all things Manchester United, and chiefly, is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the right man for the job? If he does go, who should be his replacement? Sam likes the idea of Brendan Rodgers, whereas Michael plumps for Mauricio Pochettino. Of course there's been talk of Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane too, but could Erik Ten Hag ...
142: Is Mohamed Salah Really Worth £400k per Week?
October 20, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutesIn this weeks Extra Time podcast Patrick van Straaten is joined by Sam Obaseki and Henry Hill to discuss whether Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah is really worth the £400k per week contract he is asking for! He will be 34 by the time he deal he wants ends, so is it really worth the expenditure? They also discuss Raheem Sterling's world class credentials, debate whether West Ham are now the 4th best team in the Premier League right now, and reveal if Patrick actually likes anyone at Football Da...
141: An Alternate Look At The Ballon D'Or
October 13, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutesIt's a Continental Club takeover this week on the podcast as Dougie Critchley and Michael McCubbin join Henry Hill for a slightly different episode. With the Ballon D'or 2021 nominations being released, the trio take a look at the award since 2008, when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo began their duopoly. If this pair didn't exist, who would have won each year instead? A lot of talk about Andres Iniesta and Xavi, naturally, but also fond memories of Manuel Neuer, Franck Ribery and Wesley ...
140: Who is the Player of the Season So Far?
October 06, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutesIt's a special one this week, as Patrick van Straaten is joined by Sam Obaseki and, making his first and possibly last appearance as a guest on the podcast, Sonny Snelling! Of course with Sonny on, the first topic of discussion is Spurs. Is Nuno the right man for the job, should they have sold Harry Kane in the summer, and will they qualify for Europe this season? Then they talk Liverpool v. Manchester City, arguably the best Premier League game in a very long time, with Phil Foden, Mo Salah...
139: Which Manager Will Be Sacked Next?
September 29, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutesThis week on the podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Zac Djellab and Joe Thomlinson as they run their fingers down the list of the managers most likely to be sacked. Steve Bruce at Newcastle is favourite, whilst Arsenal's Mikel Arteta remains with low odds despite three straight fixtures. Daniel Farke needs to dig Norwich out of a hole after six straight defeats, and Xisco be the next manager to face the chop, seeing as he manages a trigger-happy Watford side? Spurs' Nuno Espirito Santo is faci...
138: Who Has The Best Starting XI In The Premier League?
September 22, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutesPatrick van Straaten steps back into host this week's episode and he is joined by Sam Obaseki and James Waine. Perfect accompaniment for the topic of discussion today - which Premier League team has the best starting eleven? It ultimately boils down to three teams, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City. Sam is vehemently pro-Chelsea, James is a Manchester City fan but slightly more open to reason, whilst Patrick reckons over half of Liverpool's ideal starting eleven might be the best in the...
137: What's Next For Arsenal?
September 15, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourIt's time for the annual Arsenal podcast! Dougie Critchley, a neutral mediator, is joined today by two Arsenal fans, Patrick van Straaten and the lesser-spotted George Wright. They talk all things Gunners. Was their start to the season really that bad? At what point does sacking Mikel Arteta make the most sense? They talk about what they don't like about the club, then what they do, giving a lot of airtime to the 'Hale End Kids' - Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe to you and me. They discuss ...
136: Football Daily Rank The BEST Strikers In The Premier League
September 08, 2021 23:00 - 44 minutesHenry Hill once again hosts, but this time finds Zac Djellab and Michael McCubbin sitting alongside him. This week, they go through all 20 Premier League teams and take a look at their primary striking options, and give them a good old rank. Who's elite? How good do you have to be if you want to be knocking on the door instead of just a solid marksman? And who do we want to send back to the Championship? Some are no-brainers, like Harry Kane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku, but where do...
135: Was This The Craziest Transfer Deadline Day Ever?
September 01, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutesThis week's episode sees Dougie Critchley and Chris Hamill team up with Henry Hill to cast their eye over everything that happened in football on August 31st, 2021. The transfer window may have closed but the trio kept their minds open as they attempted to understand why some clubs made moves they did. All the big deals are covered, including Antoine Griezmann being replaced by Luuk De Jong at Barcelona, West Ham making the double signing of Nikola Vlasic and Alex Kral, Spurs' acquisition of...
134: Transfers That Have To Happen Before The End Of The Window!
August 25, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutesOn this week's episode, Henry Hill is joined by Patrick van Straaten and Samuel Obaseki to cast their eye over everything transfer-related. They take the top six clubs (plus one - Arsenal or Leicester, take your pick), and bring up a few names each should be looking at. Before that though, they discuss the Kylian Mbappe situation now Real Madrid have finally put a bid in for the PSG man, and whether or not Mino Raiola should be commanding all that money for his client Erling Haaland, who pro...
133: Why Manchester United Will Finish Above Liverpool This Season
August 18, 2021 16:00 - 1 hourHe's back...Patrick van Straaten is back in the host's chair, and is joined by Joe Thomlinson and SamObaseki. They play a game of over/under - Patrick provides three scenarios, and the trio discuss the likelihood of it happening. Will Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score more than 12 Premier League goals? Will Manchester United finish above Liverpool? Will Barcelona finish below third in La Liga? Find out the trio's opinions on those here. Then Sam asks about Aston Villa and their hopes for the u...
132: Will This Championship Season Be The Best Ever?
August 11, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutesThis week on the podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Championship know-it-all Will Brazier to take a look at the season aead for England's second tier. They discuss the managerial merry-go-round, which saw Scott Parker join Bournemouth, Slaviska Jokanovic take over at Sheffield United and Marco Silva moving to Fulham. They look at the big money transfers, of which Harry Wilson is really the only one, and how the promoted teams could fare - will they all stay up? Then of course they make their p...
131: Will Chelsea Challenge For The Premier League Title?
August 03, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutesOn this week's episode of the Extra Time podcast, Michael McCubbin takes over hosting duties and is joined in the virtual studio by Sam Obaseki and Zac Djellab. And what do those two have in common? That's right, they're Chelsea fans, and yes, this is an episode all about their favourite football club. After Thomas Tuchel's takeover, the Blues finished top four, reached the FA Cup Final and of course won the Champions League - will the German manager deliver again? The club have made no move...
130: Do Liverpool Need A Rebuild?
July 27, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutesThis Extra Time podcast is sponsored by Fanteam. Enter the Fanteam £1,000,000 Premier League 21/22 Season Long Game by signing up at fanteam.co/ExtraTime. Terms and conditions apply, 18+ only, BeGambleAware.org. On this week's episode of the Extra Time podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Dougie Critchley and Joe Thomlinson as they take a look at Liverpool's long term future. After the news that contract negotiations are stalling with Jordan Henderson, the trio discuss other possible contrac...
129: Football Daily's Euro 2020 Awards Show
July 13, 2021 17:04 - 45 minutesThis week Henry Hill was joined by Joe Thomlinson and Chris Hamill to hand out awards such as best player, biggest flop, and surprise package at Euro 2020! Did Donnarumma really deserve to be named best player? Was France vs Switzerland better than Spain vs Croatia? And was Harry Kane's goal against Germany the moment of the tournament? Tune in to find out!
129: Football Daily's Euro 2020 Award Show
July 13, 2021 17:04 - 46 minutesThis week Henry Hill was joined by Joe Thomlinson and Chris Hamill to hand out awards such as best player, biggest flop, and surprise package at Euro 2020! Did Donnarumma really deserve to be named best player? Was France vs Switzerland better than Spain vs Croatia? And was Harry Kane's goal against Germany the moment of the tournament? Tune in to find out!
128: Who Will Win EURO2020?
July 06, 2021 08:09 - 49 minutesOn this week's episode of Extra Time, Henry Hill is joined by Michael McCubbin and Sam Obaseki as they cast their eye over the upcoming EURO2020 semi final games. First they talk Spain v. Italy, where the battle will be won or last, raving about Pedri and whether or not Alvaro Morata will actually find the back of the net. As for Italy, after discussing how big a loss Leonardo Spinazzola is, they talk about Gianluigi Donnarumma's impressiveness in goal and that going forward Lorenzo Insigne ...
127: Football Records That Will Never Be Broken!
June 29, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutesFootball Daily are delighted to announce that this episode of Extra Time is sponsored by Fan Team. Bet £20 and get £20 money back as a free £20 bet if first bet wins, or loses - http://fanteam.co/fd-promo - Users must be 18+. T&C’s apply. On this week's podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Dougie Critchley and Chris Hamill to run through some of football's most unbelievable records. Inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo matching Ali Daei's record of 109 international goals, Henry quizzes the pair on th...
126: Who are the most underrated players at EURO2020?
June 15, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutesFootball Daily are delighted to announce that this episode of Extra Time is sponsored by Fan Team. Bet £20 and get £20 money back as a free £20 bet if first bet wins, or loses - http://fanteam.co/fd-promo - Users must be 18+. T&C’s apply. On this week's podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Dougie Critchley and Sam Obaseki to cast their eye over the opening weekend of fixtures at EURO2020, and pick out the players that may have usually gone under the radar. King Kalvin Phillips gets a mention, a...
125: Why These Major Summer Transfers Failed
June 08, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutesFootball Daily are delighted to announce that this episode of Extra Time is sponsored by Fan Team. Bet £20 and get £20 money back as a free £20 bet if first bet wins, or loses - http://fanteam.co/fd-promo - Users must be 18+. T&C’s apply. On this week's podcast, Dougie Critchley is joined by Chris Hamill and Sam Obaseki to run through a few transfers we expected to happen but have fallen through at the last minute. Aston Villa beat Arsenal to the signing of Emiliano Buendia from Norwich, de...
124: Picking The Ultimate EURO2020 Squad
June 03, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutesFootball Daily are delighted to announce that this episode of Extra Time is sponsored by Fan Team. Bet £20 and get £20 money back as a free £20 bet if first bet wins, or loses - http://fanteam.co/fd-promo - Users must be 18+. T&C’s apply. On this week's podcast, Chris Hamill and Joe Thomlinson sit down to build their dream EURO2020 squads - within a budget of course. With a fantasy £105M to play with, the pair select eleven starters and four subs, and both opted for a 3-4-3 formation to max...
123: Who Should Be In The England Squad?
May 26, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutesOn this week's podcast, Henry Hill is joined by Dougie Critchley and Sam Obaseki to dissect Gareth Southgate's recent England squad announcement. The trio look at players omitted from the 33-man provisional side, including James Maddison, Patrick Bamford and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, before trying to work out which seven players should be left off the plane (or team bus). The key discussions boil down to which one of Mason Greenwood, Bukayo Saka or Ollie Watkins should Southgate take, whether or no...
122: The Players Your Club Should Sign This Summer
May 18, 2021 16:00 - 44 minutesOn this week's episode of Extra Time, Henry Hill and Dougie Critchley sit down to discuss some of the biggest transfer rumours ahead of the summer window. They look at Manchester United's centre back dilemma, and whether Pau Torres or Raphael Varane is a more sensible transfer, before looking at Leicester City's striker issue. Tammy Abraham is unhappy at Chelsea, but Odsonne Edouard could prove a cheap alternative. They can't work out what Chelsea need to do, before of course having a chat a...
121: Extra Time Meets Ivan Toney: Brentford, the Premier League, and Racism
May 14, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesMany thanks to EA and the EFL for getting us time with top striker Ivan Toney! Sam Obaseki and Zac Djellab sit down with the Brentford striker and Championship Golden Boot winner. They discuss everything in his career to date, from breaking through at Northampton Town so early and his big move to Premier League side Newcastle United, to his various loan moves away from St James Park and of course, his form this season with Brentford. The 25 year old also discusses what he looks for when he m...
120: The Big Fat Championship Show Of The Year
May 11, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutesOn this week's edition of the Extra Time podcast, Henry Hill takes the reins as the only member of the FD team to support a Championship side, although this was recorded before Fulham's inevitable demise. He is joined by friend of the channel Will Brazier to discuss all things Championship, from Norwich and Watford's immediate returns to the Premier League, Ivan Toney's incredible goalscoring exploits, Barnsley actually being exciting and Wayne Rooney being a good manager for a few weeks bef...
119: Inter triumphant, Lille expectant, and chaos at Old Trafford
May 04, 2021 16:03 - 46 minutesOn this week's episode not-quite-father Patrick van Straaten is joined by Henry Hill and Sam Obaseki, as they muse over European football's talking points - but not before the two of them try to guess the name of Patrick's imminent baby. Inter Milan have finally won Serie A, but can they sustain another challenge along with Europe next year? Lille are four games away from making history in Ligue 1, but with PSG breathing down their necks, can they hold on? Finally, they discuss the utter cha...
118: The Next Tottenham Manager (and the Carabao Cup)
April 27, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutesOn this week's episode, Dougie Critchley and I laugh about the extremely one-sided Carabao Cup final, before diving into a discussion of the possible candidates to take over the managerial role at Spurs. We examine the suitability of the leading names - Nagelsmann, Marcelino, Potter, Rodgers, and ten Hag - as well as the state of the squad and the current antipathy between board and fans. Overall it's more positive about Tottenham than you might expect (but still does contain a lot of laughi...
117: The European Super League: A Discussion
April 19, 2021 14:18 - 35 minutesOn this week's podcast, Patrick van Straaten is joined by Zac Djellab and Dougie Critchley as they react to the birth of the European Super League. Long-discussed at the highest levels of the sport, the competition took a step closer to reality over the weekend, as twelve of Europe's biggest sides announced that they'll be taking part in the tournament as "founding clubs" - and sparking a huge backlash, as pundits, fans, and football authorities condemned the plans. But what would the effect...
116: El Clásico, UCL, Bread is Bread
April 13, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutesFor this episode, Sam Obaseki and Henry Hill joined me to discuss El Clasico and a Spanish title race which has suddenly become interesting, before a more disorganised chat about the Champions League, where Sam was blinded by his love of the Worst Club in London and predicted that Chelsea will win the whole thing. Then we staged a dramatic reading of Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's weird exchange about when they would and would not feed their children. It's been an odd week. Mike A...
115: 2021's Biggest Football Failures
April 06, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutesOn this week's podcast, I'm joined by Joe Thomlinson to discuss the many disappointments and failures of the football season. We kick off with Liverpool and Tottenham, who have both underwhelmed but for very different reasons, before taking a trip to the continent to examine the abortive title charges of Juventus and Borussia Dortmund. There's also time for a patented Thomlinson rant about VAR. Join us for the year in Schadenfreude!