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Dilly Ding, Dilly Gone

Alex and George are joined by Blackburn Rovers fan Paul Caputo, who reflects on a great unbeaten run over Christmas and assesses his club's promotion hopes. George laments a home defeat to Newcastle United, while Alex has yet another defeat to Chelsea to stew over. Claudio Ranieri was sacked just after we recorded, his Watford side losing 3-0 at home to Norwich. There's a drone at Brentford, dropped points for the champions, and another win for Steven Gerrard, away at struggling Everton. Plus all the news from Germany, Spain and Italy. We're back after the winter break!

Recorded 23 January

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No Easy Games In The Premier League

Alex, Nick, and George are back from an FA Cup break to review the weekend of 15-16 January in the Premier League. Everton's defeat at Norwich and Rafa Benitez's sacking top the bill, together with Newcastle's basement scrap with Watford. Nick's Manchester United let a two-goal lead slip at Villa Park, but George is happy with an unexpected away win at West Ham. Alex is exasperated with two poor Spurs performances against Chelsea in the League Cup, and about Arsenal's postponement of the long-awaited North London derby. We look back at the third round of the FA Cup and the draw for the fourth round, and there's all the big news from Germany, Spain, and Italy too. 

Recorded 17 January 2022

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Something Rotten In The State Of Mancunia

A Happy New Year to all as we review the New Year's Day fixtures starting with an explosive encounter between Chelsea and Liverpool. There's more refereeing and VAR controversy at Arsenal, three more points on the road for West Ham, and a last-gasp winner at Watford for Spurs, while George is happy with three points for Leeds at home to Burnley. Part three is dedicated to the situation at Manchester United after defeat to Wolves, as Nick wonders what comes next for Ralf Rangnick and his unhappy rabble. In part four we look ahead at the FA Cup third round, the League Cup semi-finals, and the AFCON kicking off in Cameroon.

Recorded 4 January

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The Half-Season Awards

Alex, Nick, and George sort through the chaos of the Christmas schedule and discuss the Boxing Day fixtures, Manchester United's draw at Newcastle, Tottenham's trip to Southampton, and Liverpool's costly defeat at Leicester. In part four we take stock at the half-way point of the Premier League campaign and pick our team of the season so-far. 

Recorded 29 December

The Week The League Was Won

After a chaotic week of Premier League postponements due to Covid-19, we're back to sort through the mess. We discuss Tottenham 2-2 Liverpool, three other games this weekend, and last week's midweek fixtures, with Manchester City surging to the top of the league. We also look at the many questionable refereeing decisions around the league this week. Plus news from Spain, Italy, and Germany, and a look ahead to next week. A Merry Christmas to all!

Recorded 20 December

The Cookstown Cafu

Alex, Nick, and George discuss a weekend of controversial penalties in the Premier League on 10-12 December. Leeds pushed Chelsea all the way but lost 3-2 at Stamford Bridge, Man United won at Norwich, and there was plenty to talk about elsewhere. We also discuss the last week in the Champions League and Europa League, highlights from the Bundesliga, Serie A, and La Liga, and a look ahead at the week to come. 

Recorded 13 December

The Jorginho Fallacy

Alex, Nick, and George reflect on a double match-week in the Premier League and a pretty good week all round for their three teams, with five wins out of six. West Ham's win over Chelsea is the big news of the weekend, and Alex reports on the big game in Germany, where Dortmund lost 2-3 at home to FC Bayern amid refereeing controversy. 

Bring In The Headteacher

Alex, Nick, and George discuss the weekend of 27-28 November in the Premier League, featuring Manchester United's point at Chelsea, a point for Leeds on the south coast, and snow in Burnley. Nick reacts to Solskjaer's sacking and Ralf Rangnick's arrival at Old Trafford. There's last week in the Champions League, the Copa Libertadores final, the weekend in Europe's top leagues, and another embarrassment for Spurs, away in Slovenia. Plus a look ahead at the mad month of December.

The Winter Slog On The Horizon

Alex and George are back from the international break and ready to discuss Tottenham v Leeds and all the other fixtures from a goal-heavy weekend in the Premier League. Part 3 features a round-up of international football around the world over the past fortnight, and in part 4 we look at the big leagues in Europe and the week to come. Standing in for Nick is Paul Caputo, wine critic and Blackburn Rovers fan, who talks to us about life in the Championship and the long road ahead. 

The Moyesiah

Alex, Nick, and George discuss the exciting weekend of Premier League football from 6-7 November. George is with us fresh from the birth of his second child and with Leeds now three games unbeaten. Nick looks back at another chastening experience at Old Trafford and Alex starts the Conte era at Spurs. Our guest is West Ham fan Will Swannell, who can't quite believe the Hammers are sitting in third after beating Liverpool, and who took Alex along on a Europa League away trip last week.