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The 4th Officials

131 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -

Talk EPL and world football with a bunch of dudes from Baltimore.

Tom, Ken, James, and Pete bring you the results and opinions on the Premier League and other interesting stories from around the footballing world.
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4th Officials EPL pod s5 E21 - Pool Stumble

February 07, 2024 04:38 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB

Liverpool stumble (uncharacteristcally) to the manufactured (?) passion of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal. What does it mean for the title race, and why do we already know Arsenal aren't in it to win it?

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5 e20 - Is Marcus Rashford back (?)

January 20, 2024 15:36 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MB

Tott and United play to a sloppy draw, and Tom has resigned himself to the Europa Conference league. City back on the start of another winning run? and Jordan Henderson solves bigotry.

4th Officials EPL pod s5 e19 - Winter Arsenal

January 04, 2024 03:52 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

Some things never change, and that's comforting ... to some. Arsenal fans might not feel the same as Winter rears its ugly head and the yellow ball comes out. Poor Ken.

4th Officials EPL pod s5 e18 - Mentality

December 29, 2023 04:17 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MB

Mentality. Some teams (City, Pool) have it, some teams (Tottenham, Arsenal) don't. It makes a difference.

4th Officials EPL pod s5 e17 - United are ... back?

December 19, 2023 03:57 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MB

United pull off a defensive masterclass .. VVD not happy about. City lose focus, Tottenham rack up the reds and Arsenal win again. And more.

4th Officials EPL pod s5 e16 - United are bad

December 15, 2023 03:50 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

United are bad. Bad bad bad bad bad. You heared it here first.

4th Officials EPL pod s5e15 - The lucky episode

December 06, 2023 03:50 - 1 hour - 71 MB

Wow ... talk about luck. Pool 4-3 Fulham, Arsenal 4-3 Luton ... Tott steal a 3-3 vs. City. And United lose 4-3. Whatever.

4th Officials EPL Pod s5e14 - The Injured episode

November 29, 2023 04:06 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

Lots of teams carrying lots of injuries ... United and Tottenham try to set up for succes ahead of the holiday fixture list. City and Pool play to a draw, so much happens, we try to keep up.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e13 - Shootout at the Bridge

November 17, 2023 07:36 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

James defects to China after a shocking draw against Chelsea, Liverpool kidnap Brentford, Tots lose to Jenkins' Wolves in added time, Utd beat another relegation battler, and Arsenal win.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e12 - Ken Gets Upset

November 08, 2023 04:59 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

The saying goes "As Arteta goes, so goes Ken" and it's never been truer than today. Arsenal lose in 'embarassing' fashion, not my words. Tottenham stand defiant in defeat. United at the last against mighty Fulham .. wild week

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e11 - The Circus is back ...

November 02, 2023 03:14 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

United just can't catch a break, and we're here for it. City Dominate, Tottenham stumble to an uninspiring win, Arsenal are just meh. We must be getting towards mid season ...

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e10 (Redux) No Win, No ... Ken?

October 25, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

We had a beeping issue ... so we added more beeping in this episode as Tom and James discuss Arsenals title credentials, Chelsea's "back" status, City's position in the table and some of the charmingly unique British things that we all love.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5 e10 - No Win No ... Ken?

October 25, 2023 02:41 - 9.3 KB

We work through a lot on this episode ... Ken Lee's outsized luck, British people and their occupations. It's all Soccer related, I promise.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e9 - No win, no...James?

October 14, 2023 16:02 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Ken Lee's Arsenal face off against James' City to devastating effect, Pete's Tots are top of the table, Man Utd win easily, Pool draw, and Chelsea finally win.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e8 - English Refs Strike Again

October 05, 2023 02:57 - 1 hour - 52.5 MB

Tottenham beat a 9(!) man Liverpool with the help of a horrendous lack of communication between officials, Wolves beat City(!), United lose twice, Arsenal coast, and Chelsea win(!).

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e7 - xG Heroes ... scoring zeroes

September 27, 2023 12:24 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

Arsenal lose ... so no Ken today boys and girls. It's ok, Pete gives us his take on Tott vs. Arsenal and Tom loses his battle with AI.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e6 - The Lucky Episode

September 20, 2023 03:28 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB

What is Luck? Who has it? Ken knows, and he's not telling.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e5- Ken's Kids on Kloud 9

September 12, 2023 04:21 - 51 minutes - 43.9 MB

Arsenal beat Utd. It's not even a big deal. Away loss to a good team. Whatever.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5e4- Pete and Tom, Tom and Pete

August 31, 2023 14:36 - 41 minutes - 37 MB

Pool win late down a man, Arsenal drop the ball, Utd come back, Tots continue to swing, City win, and Chelsea show up(!).

4th Officials EPL Podcast S5e3 - The Good Pod

August 25, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

The Dynamic Duo is back, better than ever. Tottenham flying high, United teetering, Chelsea still terrible, and City Win. Some things change and some stay the same. It's early in the season, but we've got lots to talk about.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s5 e2 - Ode to Harold the Great

August 17, 2023 05:12 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

The Premier League kicks off with a bang and without Ken and James. City and Arsenal win, United sneak past Wolves, Chelsea draw Liverpool but steal their transfer list, and Pete waxes lyrical on Harry Kane.

The 4th Officials EPL podcast s5e1 - It's the beginning!

August 06, 2023 05:02 - 1 hour - 95.2 MB

We're here talking about how Man City are going to repeat the treble (and maybe go Septuple!?) on the eve of the Community Shield. We've got transfer talk, trash talk, tactics talk ... and Tottenham Talk (Tottenham Bad).

The 4th Officials s4 e31 - IT'S THE END

June 18, 2023 06:42 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

CITY HAVE WON THE TREBLE ... and Pete has something to say about Arsenal

4th Officials EPL Pod s4 e30 - It's a wrap! Almost

June 02, 2023 03:35 - 1 hour - 128 MB

The season is over, City win! Arsenal console themselves with a job "well done," ... we tralk about the biggest bust! Team of the year! Why Tottenham struggle so badly (rhymes with tentality) ... and more!

4th Officials EPL Pod s4 e29 - Champions

May 26, 2023 06:10 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Winners Win ... it's that simple. Arsenal lick their wounds and see if they can muster the courage for a charge next year. United back in the CL, Chelsea in the dirt. Liverpool make the Europa (!?!) Let's talk about it.

4th Officials EPL Pod s4 e28 - Mentality

May 18, 2023 05:17 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

What more needs to be said ... teams show what they're made of at the end of a season. Some have it, some don't. So it goes ...

4th Officials EPL Pod s4 e27 - Nothing but Millers

May 12, 2023 04:27 - 59 minutes - 50 MB

Tom fires James and Ken and replaces them with Millers. And Man Utd lose to a bad West Ham team.

4th Officials EPL Pod s4 e26 - The Mentality Episode

May 02, 2023 18:29 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

Mentality who has it? Who doesn't? It's hard to say ... unless you're talking about Tottenham and Arsenal: They don't have it.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s4 E25 - Arsenal needs a diaper

April 20, 2023 04:12 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Arsenal fan Ken Lee is back to give us his take on the Arsenal slide and City's chase, Chelsea are still the worst, Tottenham lose to the worst team in the league, and Utd and Pool roll.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s4 e24 - Late Night with Pete and Tom

April 17, 2023 06:31 - 1 hour - 59 MB

Pete and Tom sound off late on the fixture list, Arsenal start sliding, and cowardly managers.

4th Officials EPL Podcast s4 e23 - Conte Airs it out

March 27, 2023 16:22 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MB

Headline story here ... Tottenham are perennial losers, and that's a verbatim quote from Antonio Conte. A nice little morsel to whet our appetites heading into the amazing international break ...

4th Officials EPL Podcast s4 e22 - They can't all be cup finals

March 17, 2023 21:36 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Some teams raise their game for the big moment and then deflate afterwards ... some examples to follow.

Se7en

March 08, 2023 07:37 - 54 minutes - 38.8 MB

Manchester United lose a tight one to rivals Liverpool at Anfield, Arsenal don't crap their pants (yet), City rolls a sinking Newcastle, Tottenham lose to a strikerless Wolves, and Chelsea win a game. 

4th Officials EPL Pod S4 E20 - It's a winners pod ... kind of ... sort of.

March 02, 2023 04:13 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

Everyone wins! (except Tottenham in the Cup) we're getting to a tricky part of the season ... can Chelsea stop this slide? Are Liverpool really back this time? (really?) can Arsenal control their own destiny? Don't look now ... we've got an International Break in the near future.

4th Officials EPL Pod S4 E19 - Chris Wood is Back. God help us all

February 22, 2023 04:17 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB

Who let this mutant out in public? City DRAW Forest, Arsenal perform a miracle, Tottenham slaughter the Hammers ... Chelsea is still Chelsea, and Liverpool's resurgance may have been greatly exaggerated. 

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4 E18 - City turn the corner

February 17, 2023 14:47 - 1 hour - 47.6 MB

James' City smack Ken's Arsenal in London and take a firm hold on the PL trophy, Utd beat Leeds and then draw Barca (who are implicated in a ref bribing scheme), Chelsea draw, lose, and look bad again, Tottenham puke against Leicester while Conte recovers poorly from surgery, and Liverpool win a game. 

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4 E17 - I'm not financial doping, you're financial doping.

February 09, 2023 04:34 - 1 hour - 98.5 MB

Great change of pace here as we only have a good group of games to talk about, no drama whatsoever ... no impending doom ... I don't know what you're talking about.  City Lose United Win (That's backwards), The Wormeater Returns to bully Ken's kids, and Chelsea and Liverpool just look bad.

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E16 - Ken's Kids

January 27, 2023 07:37 - 1 hour - 53.7 MB

Action packed weekend as Arsenal beats United at the death and declare war on Man City. Tottenham get back on track and Liverpool and Chelsea play football in a toilet. 

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E15 - Derby Day! Derby Day ...

January 18, 2023 04:22 - 1 hour - 103 MB

A big weekend in the books, some teams win while cheating the offsides rule, and some teams win because the other team didn't show up in the first half ... who's who!?

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E14 - WE'RE BACK

December 30, 2022 07:15 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

We're back and right into the thick of it. City Win, United Win, Pool Win, Newcastle Win, Arsenal Win, Tottenham ... draw. Eww.

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E13 Arsenal are living the impossible dream

November 16, 2022 01:20 - 1 hour - 75 MB

Could Arsenal possibly be top of the league come boxing day? (Does it matter?) Cristiano Ronalso craps on United, City lay a turd at the Etihad and Spurs celebrate a comeback win vs. Jesse Marsch's American Revolutionary Soldiers ... AND MORE.

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E12 - Maybe it's better for some teams to not be in cups?

November 10, 2022 05:19 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

Never felt more like singin' the blues, City win, United Lose. Some teams can't hack it in multiple competitions and that's ok. 

4th Officials Podcast S4E11 - Liverpool in the Litterbox

November 03, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB

The people have banned James after his last poor performance. Tom, Ken, and Pete create a masterpiece of brilliant commentary on Liverpool's loss, Chelsea's skulldragging, and the winner's wins.

S4 E10 - A Vacation from Tom and Ken

October 27, 2022 04:03 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

The people finally get what they want, 100% James and Pete.  This episode is just pure vibes as we talk about Liverpool losing to Forest, Tottenham losing to everyone, and United and Chelsea as they look to outdue the others mediocrity. 

S4E9- Pep Just Needs Backing

October 20, 2022 05:49 - 51 minutes - 45.9 MB

James is back in the state but unavailable after Man City loses to Liverpool, Utd take out Tottenham, Chelsea saved by Kepa(?!), and Arsenal are lonely at the top.

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E8 - A Vacation From James

October 13, 2022 04:40 - 44 minutes - 32.6 MB

James has wandered off on a guise of Aussie Rules football while Ken and Tom celebrate a winner's pod. Arsenal, City, United, and Tottenham are all victorious on the weekend. 

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E7 - Ken Hates Xhaka pt 1 & 2

October 06, 2022 17:54 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

There are few certainties in life ... but you can always count on Tom being late to studio, and you can double count Ken hating Xhaka. We dig into that and more news from around the league as Tom comes to terms with united losing to City (again).

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E6 - Ken's Corner's

September 07, 2022 03:29 - 1 hour - 60 MB

City Drop Points, Everton and Pool battle it out to a draw, Chelsea squeak by and Arsenal fall at the first huddle. Do they have the mental fortitude to recover? We're not all convinced.

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4E5 - A Winning Pod

August 30, 2022 19:39 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

It's not often everyone is happy on this pod ... but with Arsenal, City, Tott and EVEN UNITED all winning, what do we have to complain about? Well ...

4th Officials EPL Podcast S4 E4 - Miracles can happen

August 25, 2022 16:13 - 1 hour - 58 MB

United pull off their biggest win in the last 4 years, Arsenal stay top and City struggle but come back ... The Prem is hot and this season is shaping up to be one of the best yet. Chelsea lose and their strategy becomes clear: Buy every defender in the world.