The Champions League is back, and the crew dives into what to expect. They also chat about Liverpool’s 13-point lead in the Premier League, Carragher’s condescending comments on AFCON, Manuel Pellegrini’s first league win over Real Madrid, and more. Here’s a breakdown of the discussion:

~ Intro [0:10]

~ Liverpool’s 13-Point Lead in the EPL [04:00]

~ The Jamie Carragher Backlash [12:00]

~ Is Time Running Out For Arteta At Arsenal? [21:00]

~ Does Bruno Fernandes Get Unfairly Evaluated? [30:00]

~ Who Impressed You The Most? [34:30]

~ FA Cup review [41:30]

~ Manuel Pellegrini’s First LaLiga Win Over Madrid [45:00]

~ Serie A Update [49:50]

~ Race For UCL Places In EPL [51:00]

~ Thoughts on New UCL Format So Far [01:04:30]

~ Champions League Preview [01:11:15]

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On this episode, Dotun and Chike dive into Man Utd’s race to hit 40 points, Omar Marmoush’s hat-trick, and Chelsea’s slump. They dish out plenty of praise for Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot, break down the latest on the 14 managers who started the Serie A season in new jobs, and wrap things up with a Champions League preview. Here is an outline of our discussions:

~ Intro [0:11]

~ Who Impressed You The Most? [4:00]

~ Man Utd’s Race To 40 Points [12:10]

~ Merino Brace Hands Arsenal 3 Points [22:50]

~ Liverpool’s Routine Win Over Wolves [31:00]

~ Omar Marmoush’s Hat-Trick Stuns Newcastle [35:20]

~ Chelsea’s Dip In Form [38:05]

~ Listener Questions [45:00]

~ Serie A Managerial Update [51:10]

~ Champions League Preview [54:45]

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On this episode of the pod, the crew discusses Arsenal’s statement win over Man City, Forest’s 7-0 win over Brighton, Mo Salah’s brace against Bournemouth and then they try to make sense of Man Utd still being 13th on the table in February. Then there’s a review of the transfer window for top clubs in England… and Bayo explains why he’s left Twitter for good. Here is an outline of our discussions:

~ Intro [0:10]

~ Update on Other Sports [3:10]

~ Who Impressed You The Most? [18:00]

~ Man City Hammered At The Emirates [20:40]

~ Liverpool’s Routine Win At Bournemouth [37:30]

~ Another Old Trafford Loss For Man Utd [43:30]

~ 7th Heaven For Forest [47:00]

~ LaLiga Title Race [58:40]

~ Transfer Window Review [01:04:40]

~ Kelechi Iheanacho Joins Boro On Loan [01:27:50]

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On this episode of the pod, Dotun and Chike discuss Chelsea’s loss to Man City and Chelsea Women’s win over Arsenal before diving into superstar referee Michael Oliver giving out another red card to Arsenal. There’s talk about Spurs’ and if they can actually go down, Valencia (who are going down, right?), some AFCON draw reactions, and a mini-preview of a chaotic Champions League Matchday 8.

Here is an outline of our discussions:

~ Intro [0:10]

~ Who Impressed You The Most This Weekend? [4:50]

~ Man City Complete Double Against Chelsea [10:55]

~ Chelsea Ladies Keep Winning [21:05]

~ Michael Oliver Strikes Again vs. Arsenal [23:30]

~ Spurs’ Woes Continues [34:20]

~ Kylian Mbappe Nets First Madrid Hat-Trick [39:00]

~ Can Valencia Avoid The Drop? [42:00]

~ Napoli Ends Juventus’ Run & PSG Held By Reims [43:30]

~ AFCON Draws Reaction [46:15]

~ Champions League Preview [50:00]

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On this episode of the pod, Bayo and Chike discuss Manchester United’s FA Cup win at the Emirates and fans starting to turn on Mikel Arteta. Then there’s talk about Raphinha and Pedri’s outstanding performances in Barcelona’s win over Real Madrid before breaking down the coaching changes around the world. There’s a fun listener question in there and then some transfer window talk. Here is an outline of our discussions:

~ Intro [0:10]

~ Who Impressed You The Most This Weekend? [4:10]

~ Man Utd Knocks Arsenal Out of The Podcast [13:20]

~ Father vs. Son Opportunity Missed In the FA Cup [32:45]

~ Raphinha Inspires Supercopa de España Win [39:40]

~ New Managers & Expected Impact [52:40]

~ Listener Question: 3 Ex-Players We Would Have Loved To Watch [01:07:10]

~ Man City Making Moves [01:20:20]

~ PSG Agree Deal For Khvicha Kvaratskhelia [01:29:50]

~ Best landing spots for Marcus Rashford [01:32:15]

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Happy New Year Guys! On this first episode of 2025, the crew discusses an unexpected draw at Anfield between Liverpool and Manchester United, a controversial call against Arsenal, and Savinho inspiring Man City in back-to-back games. Then there’s talk of the football gods answering Chelsea’s call of not being in the title race, Dani Olmo’s future, and then we hand out our mid-season awards . Here is an outline of our discussions:

~ Intro [0:11]

~ Who Impressed You The Most This Weekend? [7:20]

~ An Unexpected Draw At Anfield [16:20]

~ Another Controversial Call Against Arsenal [38:00]

~ Chelsea Slip In Title Race [46:30]

~ Savinho Inspires Another Man City Win [52:10]

~ What’s Up With Dani Olmo & Pau Victor’s Registration? [56:20]

~ Mid-Season Awards [01:05:50]

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, “Ta Ra Marcus”?? It feels like Rashford’s time at Old Trafford is up. On this episode of the pod, Chike and Dotun discuss Rashy’s time at the club and how the situation has turned sour. They then turn their attention to the title contenders; Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool before touching on Atleti ahead of their big game against Barcelona. Then, they discuss Ademola Lookman winning the CAF Player of the Year award as well Ajax stepping in to offer Tijani Babangida some assistance. Here is an outline of our discussions:

~ Intro [0:10]

~ Who Impressed You The Most? [9:30]

~ Man Utd Update [13:20]

~ Marcus Rashford Nears Exit [22:50]

~ Can Guardiola Salvage The Season? [40:40]

~ Arteta Feeling The Heat? [45:25]

~ Can Chelsea Finally Get A Win At Goodison Park? [54:00]

~ Liverpool Head To Spurs [58:10]

~ Red Hot Atleti Head To Barcelona [1:00:50]

~ Ademola Lookman Wins CAF POTY [1:04:05]

~ Ajax Steps In To Help Babangida [1:10:00]

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Chike returns to the show after some time off and together with the crew, they discuss the top 4 title contenders in England. There’s talk about Ruben Amorim’s start to life at Man Utd, what the future holds for Carlo Ancelotti and Kylian Mbappe. Then we touch on the Super Eagles dropping 8 places in the new FIFA Ranking and Ikorodu City climbing up to 3rd in the NPFL Here is an outline of our discussions:

~ Intro [0:11]

~ Who Impressed You The Most? [8-:00]

~ Liverpool’s Title To Lose [16:00]

~ Is Chelsea Ahead of Schedule? [25:20]

~ Arsenal’s Chances [30:30]

~ Any Hope For Man City? [37:00]

~ Ruben Amorim’s Start At Man Utd [44:00]

~ LaLiga’s Title Race [59:00]

~ Nigeria Drops to 44th In FIFA Ranking [01:14:10]

~ Ikorodu City Moves 3rd in NPFL [01:18:30]

~ Weekend Preview [01:23:30]

~ Russell Martin’s Southampton [01:28:40]

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