Episodes

  • 88: DONE & DUSTED? Spats, Stadia & Seasons

    88: DONE & DUSTED? Spats, Stadia & Seasons
    Apr 16 2025
    Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael are here to chat about the return of Spring football in Ukraine. 4 and a bit matchday's into the second half of the season and so much has gone down so far. The transfer window has just closed too. Topics to chat about aplenty.

    THE LEAGUE:

    The Relegation race – the most exciting part of the table at this stage

    LNZ – disappointment of the season?

    Kryvbas and the problems of playing and living in Kryvyi Rih

    Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko gate


    THE CUP:

    Bukovyna through to semi finals

    However… they will NOT be able to play their match in Chernivtsi

    Is this fair?

    Proposed Ukrainian Cup changes


    INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS:

    The less said about Belgium the better...

    A fallow summer ahead of our national teams despite U21 Euros and Canadian Shield

    New Stepanov controversy has turned into Wars of the Bloggers?


    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 87: SPRING FORTUNES & PROBLEMS

    87: SPRING FORTUNES & PROBLEMS
    Mar 12 2025
    Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael are here to chat about the return of Spring football in Ukraine. 4 and a bit matchday's into the second half of the season and so much has gone down so far. The transfer window has just closed too. Topics to chat about aplenty.

    THE UPL IS BACK:

    Veres rebirth – revelation of 2025 thus far!

    Polissya - is Ashur the right guy?

    Will Mr Kolos save Kolos?

    LNZ under Hryhorchuk – Jewison and Makouna in – other wingers struggling

    Kryvbas fall off

    Liviy Bereh are the succesful Kolos of old?!

    Is the UPL TOO big? Do we need 16 teams?

    Or do we need to return to a 12 / 10 team league?

    Persha / Druha liha format need changing to accommodate this?

    *Here's the explainer vid on Argentina's football system*

    THE TWO HORSE RACE?

    Dynamo contract extensions - Deja vu?

    Is their title charge falling at the way side?

    Shakhtar have fallen off despite over €30M spent

    Nazaryna renaissance

    Oleksandriya are the most consistent side in the UPL this season

    Can they somehow take gold? Surely not

    INTERNATIONAL BREAK COMING UP

    Ukraine v Belgium – build up

    Notable omissions

    Is there a GK dilemma?

    Yarmolenko recalled

    5 at the back the likely setup?

    NO Brazhko-ish

    U21 to train with senior side before foreign players arrive

    Expectations for these two games? Prepare for WCQ or aim for League A?

    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 86: THE WINDOW THAT WAS AND... WASN'T

    86: THE WINDOW THAT WAS AND... WASN'T
    Feb 9 2025
    Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael sit down to analyse the transfer window thus far. It's closed in Western Europe but remains open in Ukraine, Turkey, MLS and elsewhere. All the moves that have occurred and the ones that didn't materialise are all on the agenda this episode!

    The 'BIG TWO' windows:

    Brazhko to Wolves... full dissection

    Deja Vu all over again?

    Nazar Voloshyn interest

    Dyachuk's Real Zaragoza loan derailed late on

    Shaparenko stays again...

    Turkey get their Shakhtar targets

    Kaua Elias from Fluminense IN

    Diego Arroyo from Bolivia too

    Have Ukrainian clubs accepted the new realities yet???

    Is rejecting these moves a la Brazhko wise?


    THE OTHERS:

    Kalyuzhnyi off to Metalist 1925 in the summer

    Kryvbas making sales to Libya?

    Karpaty with big incomings

    Polissya sack their Vice President

    Smolyakov leaves, Nazarenko stays put

    Inhulets' stadium update


    THE BOYS OUT WEST:

    Synchuk to Montreal - for 4.5M?!

    Zinchenko stays put for now

    Maxi Talovyerov in Devon - The Plymouth Alure

    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    59 mins
  • 85: WINDOW OPEN, TIDES CHANGING?

    85: WINDOW OPEN, TIDES CHANGING?
    Jan 21 2025
    Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael start off 2025 with a new episode rounding off recent transfer news and expectations for the upcoming year!

    The full group reconvene to discuss:


    THE EUROPEAN HOPEFULS

    The Krupskyi saga has come to an end (sort of)

    Power shift change for Shakhtar - have they lost their pull?

    How do Metalist 1925 have the power to do this?

    New CF needed

    Kelsy and Sikan on way out

    Dynamo's trialists and exits – Shep and Andriyevskyi

    Winter training camps

    Any expectations from either in Europe?


    THE LVIV MERGER, POLISSYA SURGE & LNZ RENAISSANCE

    Rukh & Karpaty - What is going on?

    4 big signings for Kapraty from Rukh

    Polissya & the Makouana passport scandal

    Fun window so far though - Batista looks exciting

    Kalyuzhnyi has Plymouth interest?

    Hryhorchuk in LNZ hot seat - Can he succeed now he has 'perfect' conditions as manager?

    What's with the UPL's new Balkan transfer vector?

    Are new agencies entering the Ukrainian market? Have ProStar got competition?

    COWS AND COMEBACKS

    What have Cow Cells got to do with Mudryk?

    Tsyhankov back from injury

    Dovbyk back scoring

    Even Yaremchuk amongst it

    Spain for Ukraine's home game?


    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 84: ENDING THE YEAR ON ICE...

    84: ENDING THE YEAR ON ICE...
    Dec 20 2024
    Andrew & Michael Jaworskyj were expecting to round off the year and the start of the winter break in slightly more low key fashion until this week's news came along...

    The pair talk:

    MUDRYK POSITIVE DOPING TEST
    What we know
    What is Meldonium?
    Sabotage accusations
    Lie detectors

    Chelsea, Maresca and Mudryk on the case thus far
    Unprecedented times?

    Mudryk's timeline since joining Chelsea
    UKRAINE IN 2025
    Ukraine WCQ draw
    France/Croatia + Iceland + Azerbaijan
    Without Mudryk potentially - how does Rebrov adapt?
    LW options?

    Is a 5-3-2 permanent switch up viable?

    Zabarnyi's sensational form
    EUROPEAN DESPAIR & UPL DISCUSSION
    UCL/UEL Disasters…
    How can any big price tags really be justified right now if performances in Europe are so damn awful?
    Pusic to stay because who else realistically is there?
    Hryhorchuk - Carrasco's successor at LNZ

    Chornomorets – transfer ban for outstanding debts
    Vorskla clear out

    Krupskyi to MLS latest…

    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    59 mins
  • 83: UPS & DOWNS AS THE FROST ARRIVES w/ Mike Jaworskyj

    83: UPS & DOWNS AS THE FROST ARRIVES w/ Mike Jaworskyj
    Dec 5 2024
    Adam, Andrew, Rey and Mike are here to chat away about the past month's developments in Ukrainian football as Shakhtar allow leads to slip, Dynamo going pointless and Rebrov's National Team making the Play Offs.

    Michael Jaworskyj is a co-host of new football podcast Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space.

    The guys focus:

    UKRAINE NT
    Zbrina - the year that was 2024
    Is it really one of the worst all round in recent memory?
    Out with the old, in with the new
    Belgium again ole ole
    Stepanov focus after Leverkusen UCL debut

    DFB are lurking too
    EUROPE
    Is it time for Pusic out?
    He himself was questioning his future in the Dutch press
    Losing to PSV in such a manner...
    Chances of KO rounds seem unlikely?
    Dynamo in Europe - just not good enough
    Do both sides need to drop into competition below?
    Shaparenko giving Tsyhankov vibes of his last 18 months?
    REST OF THE UPL
    Polissya without a win in 7 UPL games
    Kryvbas on the charge
    LNZ 3 losses in a row - Carrasco exit imminent?
    Inhulets no longer the last winless side after beating Vorskla.. what is going on there?
    Krupskyi to MLS rumours – would that be a good move all round? - A big debate!

    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 82: TRICKY RESULTS & ROTATIONAL TREATS w/ Mike Jaworskyj

    82: TRICKY RESULTS & ROTATIONAL TREATS w/ Mike Jaworskyj
    Oct 31 2024
    Adam, Andrew and Rey reconvene to discuss the recent big fixtures in Ukrainian club football's busy calendar! The Klasychne, The Cup's Round of 16 and improved European performances are all on the agenda!

    Michael Jaworskyj returns for a B2B appearance to add some analysis on the derby, some of the under represented UPL sides and the National Team. Mike is a co-host of new football podcast Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space.

    The guys chat:

    Ballon D’or
    Dovbyk's achievement of making the top 30 shortlist
    Klasychne
    Was Dynamo's resting of players in Europe justified in hindsight post Clasico?
    Dynamo's expanding injury list

    Bilovar linked with Cardiff and Viktoria Plzen?
    Shakhtar - the better side but undone by a silly red
    Riznyk showing good signs in Europe
    Brazilians – are any of them any good?
    Sudakov - a move must happen ASAP
    Upcoming UCL games must be won
    Are Zabarnyi comparisons way too early for Mykhavko?
    Five at the back and anti football is the way forward given new realities?
    UPL
    Oleksandriya still trundling on near the top

    Big game this weekend v Polissya
    Kryvbas on their way back?
    Zorya doing not bad under Mladen

    More player contract issues though...

    The 'Lviv' Derbies
    Makysmov is back at Vorskla
    Ukrainian Cup run through
    National Team and Boys abroad
    Georgia and Czechia review

    Mudryk much improved this season all round
    Does motivation improve for players knowing their positions are under threat?
    Geo and Albania next

    WCQ system outlined...

    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 81: COMING TO TERMS WITH REALITY w/ Mike Jaworskyj

    81: COMING TO TERMS WITH REALITY w/ Mike Jaworskyj
    Oct 4 2024
    Adam, Andrew and Rey return to mull over a very depressing month of Ukrainian football. Are such results and performances the new normal? What's the solution? Is it simply just acceptance?

    This week, regular football travel companion Michael Jaworskyj joins the guys to offer his takes on some of the rather underwhelming performances he's seen on TV and live in the flesh. Mike has recently co-launched a new football podcast of his own called Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space.

    The guys chat:

    EUROPE
    Dynamo's poor start and defensive problems
    What is being dead on their feet down to?

    The inability to adapt to differences between weakness of UPL and that of Europa

    Predictability

    Is Vanat the CF Dynamo truly need in European competition?
    Shakhtar with their own issues at both sides of the pitch...

    Zero in attack, inconsistent in defence
    Are Pusic’s days numbered?

    Pusic's dislike of statistics

    Bad recruitment?
    UPL
    Oleksandriya continuing their unbeaten start
    Hutsulyak, Nazarenko - the new wave Yarmolenko and Konoplyanka
    Shakhtar way off Dynamo already…
    Kryvbas - are they one season wonders?
    Obolon and their new manager

    Persha and Druha recap too
    THE NATIONAL TEAM
    Ukraine…
    Opponents are high flying Georgia and Czechia (both at home – Poznan and Wroclaw)
    Sydorchuk and Yarmolenko left out
    Is it the right decision?
    Is Yarmo's influence in dressing room that essential?
    So many injuries...

    Will new leaders stand up and ask to be counted?
    How will Rebrov approach these matches?

    Preparing for WCQ or the NL at hand?


    Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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    1 hr and 10 mins