The Thamesmen

Footballing Stew

October 30, 2023 13:49 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

We're finally back! Andy and I tuck into a delicious bowl of footballing stew as we discuss Oxford's assualt on the league, Reading's downward only rollercoaster ride, the Saudi experiment and home games at the Louisville City F.C. Welcome back tot he Thamesmen!

Garth's Crooks

September 30, 2020 16:31 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

We get into some high quality puns and Andy gets angry about somethign again.

Dack Attack

September 17, 2020 08:38 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MB

We bring Graham onto the pod and he tells us about Bradley Dack's new venture, we talk about the UEFA Conference League, Macclesfield Town and a little bit of Reading and Oxford too.

A Gallagher

September 06, 2020 14:08 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MB

We are back and in person with Andy and Jon, watching the second half of England's 1-0 win over Iceland in the Nations League. We discuss little Liam Kelly, Scroobius Pip, Mark Ramprakash and plenty of other exciting stuff!

Ronan Beating

July 12, 2020 14:45 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

We return, fully focussed on Oxford's journey towards the Championship!

Covidiots 2020

March 30, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MB

We try to live a life without going outside... and without football

FA Cup FeVAR

January 05, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MB

We get back up to speed witht he goings on at Reading and Oxford, chat about some transfer business, some VAR (obvs) and give Everton a bit of stick.

Culture Club?

October 24, 2019 17:00 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MB

Andy's love in for Karl continues as we talk about KR's top signings and styles of football in the league.

England vs Bulgaria Special

October 14, 2019 21:07 - 1 hour - 155 MB

It's a special pod this week as we do a full matches worth of chat. We cover England, Oxford Utd's amazing run and Reading's bizarre manegerial decisions. Plus we talked about devilled eggs, walnut whips and other equally important topics.

Robinson vs Appleton

September 30, 2019 18:46 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MB

Needless to say, the Yellows get the last laugh. Oxford on fire and Reading in the doldrums, we get into the highs and lows of league football and Andy begins his love affair with Karl Robinson.

Haircut 100

September 21, 2019 17:57 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MB

Graham joins the team to talk about the favoured barnets of Blackburn

Statto

September 09, 2019 19:12 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB

We get into some Oxford related stats, talk about Reading's efforts in the community and get stuck into some red hot England chat! OXstats

It's A Joke

August 11, 2019 20:05 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MB

Great start to the season for the Yellows, while the Royals buckle under the weight of expectation. We also get deep into VAR yet again.

A Pint of Wine

July 31, 2019 20:14 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

The season has opened once again like a bread bin door. We chat about the transfers and have a look at what's to come over the next few months.

Endgame

May 12, 2019 19:57 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MB

We reach the end of the season for Reading and Oxford, so we look back and the best and worst of both clubs over the last year. And I finally eat my pie.

Episode 37: And Relax...

April 22, 2019 17:44 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MB

The season draws to a close and The Yellows and Royals find themselves in positions of safety and will play in League One and The Championship respectively next season. We look back on recent results and how both teams turned it around. Once again we get into referees and what's going wrong with football today.... it's a lot. Ass always, music by the awesome Nightjjar.

Episode 36: BADford City

March 17, 2019 17:17 - 56 minutes - 77 MB

We get into the mad goings on at the Kassam and the good teams beating Reading at the Mad. We also predict the rest of the season's games.

Episode 35: Phoenix From The Flames

March 09, 2019 19:13 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MB

Reading rise to win against Wigan and Andy slumps deeper into depression after another loss for the Yellows.

Episode 34: Massive Downer

February 19, 2019 19:15 - 53 minutes - 73 MB

Andy goes dark on us and gives a bleak outlook for Oxford United. Meanwhile, Si keeps trying to see the positives during a mixed time for the Royals.

Episode 33: Willies

January 21, 2019 19:41 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MB

We discuss Gavin Whyte's boaby and why we all now hate Derby County.

Episode 32: Rio Ave Takes Charge

January 06, 2019 14:26 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MB

We have a look back at the FA Cup ties and look forward into the transfer window.

Episode 31: Do the Portuguese have Ruffles?

December 30, 2018 21:05 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB

We talk about a new beginning at Reading and maybe the start of an ending at Oxford.

Episode 30: David Meyler's Youtube

December 27, 2018 13:44 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB

It's all change at the Madejski, except the results and the great home run at the Kassam comes to an end,

Episode 29: A Load of Baldocks

December 08, 2018 21:21 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MB

It's a transformational week at Reading with changes in the boardroom and on the training ground. I win the Golden Gamble and Andy gets involved in tax law.

Episode 28: Browne Sugar

November 29, 2018 19:19 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

We get into the latest goings at at the Kassam and the Mad and delve into our latest frustrations in the world of football.

Episode 27: Cupping

November 11, 2018 15:04 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MB

The FA Cup is here and so is another set of underwhelming results for the Us and the Rs.

Episode 26: Bacuna Matata

November 05, 2018 19:22 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB

Andy gets very upset about Nile Ranger and Si enjoys a bit of fun at the Mad Stad.

Episode 25: Meyler's Sad Youtube

October 22, 2018 18:47 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MB

Welcome back aboard the Worldy bus! We talk about Reading's inexpliacble 3-1 win against Millwall, Oxford's decent 0-0 at Southend and a host of other EFL related gubbins! And Gareth is back!

Episode 24: Karl Gets a Ghosting

October 13, 2018 18:36 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

We are very proud to have our new theme tune on the show! Music provided by the enormously talented Nightjjar, fresh from supporting Idlewild's Roddy Woomble on his UK tour Nightjjar have prepared an awesome new track that will be up front on the show from now on. Check them out on Spotify right here. Today we talk about Oxford's win against Plymouth, how Karl got ghosted and look at Friday's Nations League game against Croatia.

Episode 23: Karl Gets a Cabbage?

October 04, 2018 19:13 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MB

Another pair of poor results for the Thames Valley boys. Andy goes big on KR and Si is confused by PC...

Episode 22: The Dadi

September 30, 2018 14:08 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MB

Things get worse at the Kassam and get better at the Madejski. We have a look at what Karl Robinson is doing wrong and discuss what might get the Yellow's out of their funk. Also, Gareth McCleary gets his first mench of the season.

Episode 21: Gypsy Curse

September 22, 2018 18:38 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MB

I don't why I thought this was Episode 16... It's clearly Episode 21, where we discuss Reading's first home win of the season, Oxford's dissapointing result against Walsall, catch up with the EFL in general and talk about some exciting news out of the Kassam.

Episode 20: Paolo DiCanio's Ghost

September 03, 2018 19:09 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MB

Things looking up at the Kassam and looking down at the Madejski. Andy enjoys a day out and we both go a bit too deep into the depths of football social media.

Special: Trip to the Mad Stad!

August 30, 2018 08:36 - 19 minutes - 45.4 MB

Andy heads to the Madejski Stadium for the first time and Reading lose yet again.

Episode 19: Kettle Crisps

August 27, 2018 17:42 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

Si makes a visit to the Kassam, Oxford get their first win of the season and Reading snatch a last minute equaliser at Aston Villa. We also get stuck DOGSO and crisps at Charlton.

Episode 18: A Lot of Matt Taylors

August 19, 2018 19:10 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MB

Andy and I get stuck into the football league and look at all three divisions as the season gets going and highlight the potential ups and downs. We also lament the slow start to the season for both the Royals and the Yellows.

Episode 17: Tasty Ruffles

August 05, 2018 21:50 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MB

The Thames Valley teams get off to a less than preferable start and Andy and Si start to get a feel for their new look sides. This episode was recorded using a tethered phone on 3G from a secure location in the English wilderness, so apologies for the poor quality, which is far below our usual standard. Next week we'll be back to normal.

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