Posts Tagged ‘pod’

Football Weekly Extra: Bridge waves World Cup goodbye

Sean Ingle, Paul Doyle and Raphael Honigstein join James Richardson to talk about the midweek’s action.

As Wayne Bridge calls time on his England career, the pod ponder his reasons and consider how missing Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge will affect England in South Africa. Could the excellent form of Leighton Baines ease Fabio Capello’s pain?

There’s Champions League chat, with the pod discussing Inter beating Chelsea and Stuttgart holding Barcelona. With three Spanish sides all failing to win, Dr Sid Lowe is on the phone with the press reaction and news of Jermaine Pennant too.

Elsewhere, there’s a preview of the weekend’s fixtures including Chelsea v Man City and the Carling Cup final; Jamie Jackson on the phone with the latest in the Portsmouth saga; Sean Ingle analyses Clarke Carlisle’s arithmetic performance on Countdown; and there’s also the winner of the worst dressed manager competition. Oh, and a bit of Courtney Love too.

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Football Weekly: Bridge waves World Cup goodbye

Sean Ingle, Paul Doyle and Raphael Honigstein join James Richardson to talk about the midweek’s action.

As Wayne Bridge calls time on his England career, the pod ponder his reasons and consider how missing Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge will affect England in South Africa. Could the excellent form of Leighton Baines ease Fabio Capello’s pain?

There’s Champions League chat, with the pod discussing Inter beating Chelsea and Stuttgart holding Barcelona. With three Spanish sides all failing to win, Dr Sid Lowe is on the phone with the press reaction and news of Jermaine Pennant too.

Elsewhere, there’s a preview of the weekend’s fixtures including Chelsea v Man City and the Carling Cup final; Jamie Jackson on the phone with the latest in the Portsmouth saga; Sean Ingle analyses Clarke Carlisle’s arithmetic performance on Countdown; and there’s also the winner of the worst dressed manager competition. Oh, and a bit of Courtney Love too.

Have a listen and post your feedback on the blog below – but please be pleasant as we’ve had a few complaints about comments below the line. For more, we’re also on iTunes, Facebook, and Twitter, and if you enjoy this type of thing, get your daily dose of fooball with our tea-time email, The Fiver.

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Football Weekly podcast: Different season, but same old Big Four

In a line-up that’s every bit as unsurprising as the top four in the Premier League, James Richardson is joined in the pod by Barry Glendenning and Sean Ingle in another rip-roaring edition of Football Weekly.

The pod squad analyse Chelsea’s demolition of Arsenal, Liverpool’s bruising battle with Everton, and Tottenham Hotspur’s snoozefest with Aston Villa and ask: why are we getting another dose of the same old same old?

Also in the show – and lest we be accussed of Big Four-centricity – we discuss Hull City’s recent revival now that Phil Brown ditched the earpiece and the goatee.

Plus, we ponder whether Fabio Capello’s done the right thing in stripping John Terry of the England captaincy. And we get dewy-eyed about those Brat Pack movies of the 1980s.

Finally, our favourite Teuton Raphael Honigstein brings us news of a rift in the German national team and the latest from the Bundesliga; Sid Lowe brings us up to date with Spain’s La Liga; and Jimbo tells us about Lazio’s mounting woes in Serie A.

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Football Weekly podcast: A two-horse race for the Premier League title?

Joining James in the pod today, Barry Glendenning, John Ashdown and Paolo Bandini are on hand to offer their expertise.

Is it back to a two-horse race for the Premier League title? Plus, who’s for the drop?

After allegations about his private life, can and should John Terry hold on to the England captaincy?

Sid Lowe in Madrid rounds up the latest from the Spanish league. He discusses ‘the heel of God‘ as well as picking poppies.

There’s also the latest from Italy, including Adrian Mutu failing a drug test.

As Egypt win the Africa Cup of Nations, the pod is bewildered by the latest decision to come from its governing body.

And also up for discussion: the great east Midlands derby brouhaha, and Barry being the focus of an Irish radio station’s phone-in.

WARNING: contains strong language.

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Football Weekly Extra: Diego’s rant as Argentina qualify

Barry Glendenning, Kevin McCarra and Sean Ingle join host James Richardson in podland for a look back over the week’s international football action.

As England round off Group Six with a thoroughly unconvincing display against Belarus, the pod discuss what we have learned from their last two games and assess their chances in the finals.

Argentina scraped through after a narrow win in Uruguay which prompted an extraordinary press conference from Diego Maradona. Marcela Mora y Araujo calls in from Montevideo with the details.

Sid Lowe has all the Spanish news, including another fantastic performance from a much changed Spain side against Bosnia, and why he thinks Robhino will join Barcelona in January.

It’s back to league action at the weekend and the pod preview Sunderland v Liverpool, the Cotton Mill derby and Juventus v Fiorentina amongst others.

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Football Weekly podcast: World cup qualification round-up

In the latest Football Weekly, internet sensation James Richardson is joined by Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Jonathan Wilson to look back on – let’s be honest – a surprisingly dramatic weekend of World Cup qualifiers.

We kick off with England’s defeat in Ukraine. Is it time to bed in an alternative to Rio Ferdinand at the back? Did David James do enough to cement his position as the country’s top goalkeeper? And who’ll lead the line against Belarus in the absence of Wayne Rooney?

The pod debate the Republic of Ireland’s 2-2 draw with Italy. The world champions are through, but who will Ireland face in the play-offs?

Beyond Europe, the pod discuss how Argentina almost drew against Peru, the worst team in South America. Now Diego Maradona’s team need a draw in Uruguay to reach South Africa – which could have dire consequences for England.

Finally, the pod look at Sir Alex Ferguson’s non-denial denial in his spat with referee Alan Wiley, and ask is the FA’s fit and proper test even easier to pass than your cycling proficiency?

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