Football podcasts

[SharkyMcShark]

I'm fecking dying here without regular football podcasts - I've nothing to listen to in the gym or on the way to work! All you get of the normal ones in the off season is the Five Live Monday Night Club. I've had to start listening to shit I abandoned ages ago for being mediocre like World Football Phone-in, Five Live World Football, and World Football Weekly (Australian radio pod), and I still end up sticking an old episode of the Ramble on when I go on the bike most of the time anyway.

Awful scenes.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

Also reading back through this makes me yearn for some kind of Chapper's Premier League Pod revival

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Graham Poll did used to provide a useful insight to the Chappers podcast.

One problem with the Monday Night Club is Steve Claridge, another is the cast of journalists.

I too must confess to having listened to a few episodes of the the Armchair Euros and Football Weekly Daily of the same tournament in the close season.

 

[holdsteady]

I'm fecking dying here without regular football podcasts - I've nothing to listen to in the gym or on the way to work! All you get of the normal ones in the off season is the Five Live Monday Night Club. I've had to start listening to shit I abandoned ages ago for being mediocre like World Football Phone-in, Five Live World Football, and World Football Weekly (Australian radio pod), and I still end up sticking an old episode of the Ramble on when I go on the bike most of the time anyway.

Awful scenes.

You're mental if you think WFPI is mediocre

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Football Weekly's 2013/14 season preview is now up.

 

[Name Changed]

Second captains (football show) is excellent. There's one every Tuesday and Thursday.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

I almost crashed when I heard "looks like Yaya's a no go" on FW.

 

[BD]

Second captains (football show) is excellent. There's one every Tuesday and Thursday.

Tis indeed. Listening to it now. Second Captains Classic is very good too, but that is GAA and general sport. No football.

 

[Beachryan]

Worth checking Beyond the Pitch. They get some good interviews and the hosts know what they're talking about. Had big Phil Jones on last week!

 

[SharkyMcShark]

Does one of them still sound like he's suffered a lobotomy?

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Major revelation about Steve Bruce in this week's FW.

Somebody has clearly got a bet going with James Horncastle to see how many sexual references he can squeeze into one podcast.

Glendenning's punditry has been way off so far.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Glendenning is just there for a laugh and a joke rather than saying anything useful.

 

[Sir Matt]

Worth checking Beyond the Pitch. They get some good interviews and the hosts know what they're talking about. Had big Phil Jones on last week!

Is this the American one? I tried. Five minutes was all I could handle of them talking about "understanding this transfer marketplace" over and over. It's like listening to ESPN with Cowheard, Skip Bayless, etc.

 

[LR7]

Some interesting insight from Mike Phelan on this weeks Red Wednesday podcast (not usually one of my favourites).
Reckons that Buttner slotted into the team behind Evra but didn't really challenge him much in the way that they would have liked and that Baines would probably do that and create healthier competition, and also suggested Evra has played 40-50 games for us over the last 5 years which is a lot of football and rightly a concern that he might need more rest now.
Also said something about Ed Woodward coming from a background where he has been employed to make money for United, and now he is required to spend it, and a lot which might not be the easiest transition for him.
He candidly suggested that there are only a few players of the right calibre who could come in and improve us - I'm not sure he's sold on Fellaini but didn't say much about him.

Andy Mitten on the UWS podcast described Rooney's demeanor at the Swansea game for those who have been asking me about it on here.

 

[Man-United]

What podcast about United do you prefer? I need some new, only got Red Wednesday so far which is ok.

Will check out United We Stand as well.

 

[holdsteady]

United Rant, UWS & Red Mancunian are the best imo

 

[Annihilate Now!]

I had thought there was something a bit underwhelming about the Ramble so far this new season... until Morten Gamst PredetorSon and KinderJurgen Klopp

Probably looked like a bit of an idiot bursting out laughing in the middle of Sainsburys...

 

[BD]

I had thought there was something a bit underwhelming about the Ramble so far this new season... until Morten Gamst PredetorSon and KinderJurgen Klopp

Probably looked like a bit of an idiot bursting out laughing in the middle of Sainsburys...

So you weren't a fan of Rio Purrdinand then? I had to pause the cat pun one to stop myself from laughing uncontrollably in work. It took three stop and starts to get through it.

I miss the DWHOF, and the correspondants in general arent great.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Rio Purrdinand was good - chuckle worthy definitely - but it didn't quite have the build up due to the puns before it not being as good... it definitely wasn't on the Dog-Footballers level anyway.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

I had thought there was something a bit underwhelming about the Ramble so far this new season... until Morten Gamst PredetorSon and KinderJurgen Klopp

Probably looked like a bit of an idiot bursting out laughing in the middle of Sainsburys...

I almost died (literally, I was driving) when I heard Commando Torres. KinderJurgen Klopp was the icing on the cake.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Just listened to the this weeks Tuesday Club... which was a painful, if pretty funny listen.... it felt a bit like laughing at a funeral to be honest

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Don't how you could do that to yourself. I love that show when Arsenal are in the horrors. Couldn't bear listening to it right now.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Whilst it is a bit like self-harming, I was intruiged to find out what other fans would be saying about our situation - and if I can laugh whilst doing so, that's a tiny bonus.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

feck that, if I want to immerse myself in relentless negativity and piss-taking about the chances of our new making a go of it, I just need to spend a little more time on here.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

If you can ignore Tony Evans TheGame isn't half bad this week, certainly better than FW going by the opening segment of that podcast this week.

Of particular note to people on here is probably the Januzai debate in which there is more sense than i have heard in some places today.

 

[Brophs]

I just noticed that the picture The Game podcast use is this:

Could there be a worse advertisement than that smug cnut's face?

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

The latest episode of The Game could best be described as odd, and Marcotti particularly so i thought. For some unknown reason they picked out Jones [his use as a midfielder too], Smalling and Velencia for their mediocrity.

Also for some reason the fact we were without Rafael and Welbeck prior to the match, as well as Vidic during it, is going quite unrecognised when compared to Arsenal's injuries.

The Tuesday Club might be amusing should they decide to to one, it isn't as regular as it used to be.

 

[Shane88]

I just noticed that the picture The Game podcast use is this:

Could there be a worse advertisement than that smug cnut's face?

Smug voice, smug fat head and apparently a Chelsea fan.

He is just the worst.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

Thegame has always been weird - last season they picked Luiz in midfield for their team of the season ahead of Carrick because, and I quote "well how many goals has Carrick scored from 30 yards?"

 

[Annihilate Now!]

The latest episode of The Game could best be described as odd, and Marcotti particularly so i thought. For some unknown reason they picked out Jones [his use as a midfielder too], Smalling and Velencia for their mediocrity.

Also for some reason the fact we were without Rafael and Welbeck prior to the match, as well as Vidic during it, is going quite unrecognised when compared to Arsenal's injuries.

The Tuesday Club might be amusing should they decide to to one, it isn't as regular as it used to be.

I find The Game to be far too second rate in contrast to Football Weekly... it's difficult to listen too at times.

 

[charleysurf]

The latest episode of The Game could best be described as odd, and Marcotti particularly so i thought. For some unknown reason they picked out Jones [his use as a midfielder too], Smalling and Velencia for their mediocrity.

Also for some reason the fact we were without Rafael and Welbeck prior to the match, as well as Vidic during it, is going quite unrecognised when compared to Arsenal's injuries.

The Tuesday Club might be amusing should they decide to to one, it isn't as regular as it used to be.

That podcast has always been sniffy about United. The Times football department seems to be run by Liverpool fans.

 

[Brophs]

I think I'll have to knock The Game on the head again. I can't listen to Marcotti any more. This week he:

-was utterly confused by what Ramsey was doing for our goal at the weekend, as if he made some sort of conscious decision to do something daft, rather than just misjudging the flight of the ball.
-mentioned a load of United players that he said wouldn't have played for United in previous seasons, despite the fact they did play for us in previous seasons.
-spent most of the time cutting across the guests, whose opinions he's supposed to draw out.
-at one point Cascarino mentioned that a ref had told him that he has decided things based on his gut, at which point Marcotti made it clear that it was Mark Halsey, even though Cascarino clearly intended to respect his confidence.
-at the start of a discussion about Poyet, went off on a rant about Martin O'Neill and then, once he'd had his say, said something to the effect of "but we're not going to discuss that, we're going to discuss Poyet".

 

[Fergie's gum]

Stopped listening to The Game and 606 a long time ago, due to Marcotti's and Green's overinflated egos respectively.
I get my fix from United We Stand, Football Weekly, and Tuesday Club, which is by far the best football podcast around. I wish United had a podcast like that. All others are pretty much second rate IMO.

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

Some people on here could do a better podcast than most in my honest opinion...

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Whilst this thread is bumped... Excellent Ramble this week I thought.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

It can i feel be no coincidence that Marcotti was probably at hist best in the media when on Talksport's Football First in Europe programme. On The Game and many of his other media appearances he is usually alongside pundits with both less knowledge of wider football and weaker personalities, on the one hand they are prone to being overshadowed and on the other resott to cliches or platitudes in their analysis. If the cast of contributors had a better balance thigns might improve.

The Monday Night Club is just poor most of the time these days, it has reached the point where Ian McGarry's presence on the panel last week was actually a positive.

Whilst this thread is bumped... Excellent Ramble this week I thought.

It can be just too childish to listen to at times i find.

The Ramble tore into Beckenbauer and FIFA over Qatar 2022 mind you, which is to say they swore at them a lot. lol

 

[Barney]

I listen to the Anfield Wrap, The Ramble, The Tuesday Club, Football Weekly and The Game. Marcotti is terrible, but I quite like Rory Smith, he's one of my favourite journos.

 

[Guy Incognito]

I just noticed that the picture The Game podcast use is this:

Could there be a worse advertisement than that smug cnut's face?

Alan Green stuffing his mouth full of eclairs.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

I think I'll have to knock The Game on the head again. I can't listen to Marcotti any more. This week he:

-was utterly confused by what Ramsey was doing for our goal at the weekend, as if he made some sort of conscious decision to do something daft, rather than just misjudging the flight of the ball.
-mentioned a load of United players that he said wouldn't have played for United in previous seasons, despite the fact they did play for us in previous seasons.
-spent most of the time cutting across the guests, whose opinions he's supposed to draw out.
-at one point Cascarino mentioned that a ref had told him that he has decided things based on his gut, at which point Marcotti made it clear that it was Mark Halsey, even though Cascarino clearly intended to respect his confidence.
-at the start of a discussion about Poyet, went off on a rant about Martin O'Neill and then, once he'd had his say, said something to the effect of "but we're not going to discuss that, we're going to discuss Poyet".

I really enjoyed how Marcotti went on about how Ashley Young definitely dived but Ramires didn't, and when pressed on this by Alyson Rudd he said that he didn't think Ramires dived because Mourinho said that he didn't.

I also appreciated how we're shit because we rely on players who "in years past wouldn't get in the side" like Smalling (2x Premier Leagues) and Jones (1x Premier League) but City were massively unlucky to lose because OMG LARSSON ON GARCIA AND THEY HAD HEAPS OF SHOTS AND POSSESSION AND KNOWN DRINKER PHIL BARDSLEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SCORE THAT GOAL AGAIN IF HE TRIED AND IT WAS A FOUL ANYWAY.

 

[IrishLegend]

I really enjoyed how Marcotti went on about how Ashley Young definitely dived but Ramires didn't, and when pressed on this by Alyson Rudd he said that he didn't think Ramires dived because Mourinho said that he didn't.

I also appreciated how we're shit because we rely on players who "in years past wouldn't get in the side" like Smalling (2x Premier Leagues) and Jones (1x Premier League) but City were massively unlucky to lose because OMG LARSSON ON GARCIA AND THEY HAD HEAPS OF SHOTS AND POSSESSION AND KNOWN DRINKER PHIL BARDSLEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SCORE THAT GOAL AGAIN IF HE TRIED AND IT WAS A FOUL ANYWAY.

That was particularly painful. I think i'm going to stop listening to 'The Game' as he seems to be getting more and more unbearable. I actually thought when Alyson Rudd was hosting it while he was off somewhere else being terrible was a massive improvement. She at least didn't talk over the guests.

Also the production of Football Weekly put's The Game to shame!