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With Tommy busy living the high life in Abu Dhabi, Alex & Sam catch up to talk all things Tottenham & Ipswich.   Spurs stuck to their principles in a well-fought draw in the North London Derby, whilst Ipswich are flying high in their return to the Championship.   And of course in Tommy's absence, we have a pop at Chelsea for a laugh!   Thanks for listening

Mauricio Pochettino got his first competitive win as Chelsea boss, thanks to a 3-0 win over Luton Town. Tommy was pleased with what he saw, and chats through the remaining business which needs doing before the window shuts.   Sam was delighted with Spurs win at Bournemouth, with a 7/9 start being a very positive opening to Ange Postecoglou's first Premier League campaign.    Newcastle v Liverpool had many talking points, we debate the refereeing calls made, and also Mike Dean's comments from last week about VAR.   Tommy hosts Forgotten Footballer, and we get a bit stuck on the Crossover Grid...   Thanks for listening!

Ange Postecoglou won his first home game in charge of Tottenham, Sam talks us through how pleased he has been with Spurs start to the season.   Mauricio Pochettino didn't get his first win in charge of Chelsea, losing 3-1 at West Ham. Tommy isn't going overboard just yet though.   Ipswich made it 3 wins from 3 on their return to the Championship, breaking club records in the process. Alex discusses his away day at QPR, with Town sitting top of the table.   Alex hosts Forgotten Footballer, and we bring a new feature to the pod, 'Crossover Grid'. Play along with us! Thanks for listening 

The Premier League got back under way this weekend, with Mauricio Pochettino & Ange Postecoglou in new surroundings.   Tommy was at Burnley v Man City on Friday, and then Chelsea v Liverpool on Sunday. He takes us through what he saw in both matches, and how proud he was to see Josh Cullen captain the clarets in the season opener.   We discuss the addition of Moises Caicedo to this Chelsea team, and the fees Todd Boehly has been paying out since he arrived.    Sam was pleased with what he saw from his newly styled Spurs, including a standout performance from Yves Bissouma.   Alex is very happy with Ipswich’s start to life back in the Championship, but he’s not getting carried away…yet.   Sam finishes the episode by hosting the new season of Forgotten Footballer, but it’s safe to say Tommy & Alex haven’t trained hard enough in pre season!   Thanks for listening!

The 2023/24 Premier League season is nearly upon us, so after a 2-month summer break we catch up to give our thoughts on what we expect to see in the forthcoming campaign.   Tommy talks us through Chelsea's busy transfer window, and Sam has liked what he has seen from Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham pre-season.    And of course, we have to discuss the ongoing Harry Kane saga!   After this we go through all our season predictions...which we are sure will all be wrong come May!   The episode finishes with our 'Signing of the Season' draft.   Thanks for listening, and bring on 23/24!

After what felt like the longest season ever, we've finally reached the end, and what a season it was for Manchester City.    Premier League, FA Cup & Champions League winners, with the Citizens getting their hands on the trophy they coveted most with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan.   We debate whether this really is the best English team we've seen.   West Ham also tasted European Glory last week, beating Fiorentina 2-1 in the Conference League final. We discuss how big an achievement it was for The Hammers, and how tournaments should be taken more seriously.   Tottenham appointed former Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou as their new manager, but how does Sam feel about the appointment?    We have a 2nd place shootout on Forgotten Footballer, and Tommy also brings a new game to the table.   Thank you for listening throughout the season, see you next time!

The 2022/23 Premier League season has come to an end.  We discuss what went wrong for Leeds & Leicester and who might be sold in a relegation firesale.  We also go through our pre-season predictions and talk about just how bad some of them were!   We then give out our End of Season awards, and manage to somehow put together a Team of the Season which we 'loosely' agree on.  Sam hosts Forgotten Footballer, and we give a mini FA Cup final preview.  Thanks for listening! 

A full Premier League run down this week as we discuss all the big talking points ahead of the season finale on Sunday.   Man City made it five Premier League titles in six seasons last weekend, we discuss how they did it and just how good Pep Guardiola is in the managerial pantheon.   Two of Everton, Leicester & Leeds will be relegated this week, we make our predictions on who will beat the drop.   We discuss the successes of Newcastle and Brighton, as they qualified for the Champions & Europa League respectively.   Tommy also has a point to put forward on Youth team players to minutes ratio at the end of the season.   In the final round of Forgotten Footballer, Tommy hosts. Can Sam secure his first title...   Thanks for listening!

For the first time in 23 years...Ipswich are promoted! Alex talks us through what was an amazing day for him and his team after years of stagnation and decline.   We discuss the latest goings on at Spurs & Chelsea, and also focus on the relegation battle. Could we really see Leicester playing in the Championship next season?    Man City & Real Madrid drew 1-1 in their Champions League semi-final first leg, we debate the key battles from that game.   Alex hosts Forgotten Footballer, and we finish the episode with 'Our favourite days as a football fan'.   Thank you for listening, and uppa town!

Man City took a big step towards another Premier League title on Wednesday, beating Arsenal comfortably at the Etihad. What are our opinions on the dynasty they have created? And is it starting to get boring!? Tottenham had a shocking weekend, losing 6-1 at Newcastle which saw the end of Christian Stellini as Interim Manager. Sam gives us his thoughts on where it has all gone wrong. More of the same for Frank Lampard and Chelsea, limping to a 2-0 home defeat to Brentford. But with Mauricio Pochettino on the potential horizon, where do we see them next year? And its a HUUUUUUGE week for Ipswich, as they went 3-0, 3-0 at Peterborough & Barnsley, leaving them 2 points away from promotion...Alex builds up what could be an amazing Saturday.  Sam hosts forgotten footballer again following last week's debacle, and we end the pod with a comparison from Arsenal's current team, against the great Spurs team which challenged for titles under Poch.  Thanks for listening! 

It was nerve-wracking midweek for Ipswich as they were in unfamilar territory, losing at half-time! But Kieran McKenna's men found a way to get the win, meaning with 4 games to go they sit 2nd. Alex runs us through the last few weeks, and previews a huge week as Town travel to Peterborough & Barnsley, who both occupy playoff places.  Chelsea limped out of the Champions League following a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid, but Tommy defends the sacking of Graham Potter, despite Chelsea losing their first four games under Frank Lampard.  Spurs lost 3-2 at home to Bournemouth, with Sam raging at his teams current situation. He wants changes ahead of Sundays trip to Newcastle, a crucial game in their quest to finish top 4.  Sam then finishes the episode by hosting Forgotten Footballer, BUT there's a surprise in store with the end result... Thanks for listening 

We've been away for a month and A LOT has happened! Both Chelsea & Spurs have sacked their managers, with Frank Lampard back in charge of the Blues til the end of the season whilst Tottenham's former number two Cristian Stellini takes the reigns for them. Tommy & Sam dissect all the drama and discuss where it leaves them heading into the final stages of the campaign.  The title race took a twist at the weekend with Arsenal letting a 2-0 lead slip at Anfield, who do we think is in the box seat now?  And the battle to avoid the drop is wide open, we debate who we think will survive.  Its been a great few weeks for Alex's Ipswich, with 8 wins from 9 putting them back in the automatic promotion mix, but does he think they'll get over the line?  Tommy hosts this week's Forgotten Footballer to finish the pod.  Thanks for listening!