Acres of Space Podcast

This week on Episode 67 of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings is once again joined by Stuart Buxton and Mark WilliamsThey chat once again about the problems at Manchester United, after the dire display against rivals Manchester City, a game which they lost 4-1 and two star players were nowhere to be seen, Ronaldo had a supposed injury and Cavani declared he wasn't able to play, where do they go from here?Also on this episode they chat about Abramovich wanting to sell Chelsea after 19 years, will they be able continue their mega spending of years gone by or will they have to cut their cloth to suit?Other subjects they cover are Aaron Ramsey pays £30k for a personal physio to help get him back playing again and Derby County could be about to come out of administration, thatFinally they look at 5000-1 shot Leicester City winning the Premier League in 2016, a very unexpected achievement after being favourites for relegation!!

This week on Episode 66of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings, Stuart and Mark look back on some of the headlines from the last 7 days in football.Firstly they chat about Marcelo Bielsa getting sacked by Leeds United after 3 years in charge, after a bad run of results, also the club announcing his replacement as former RB Leipzig assistant manager Jesse Marsch and they will be hoping to get a new manager boost to move away from the relegation zoneIn this show they also chat about Antonio Conte and his difficulties at Tottenham Hotspur, will he stay or will he leave the club? Mark Hughes taking over at Bradford City in League two, VAR wrong decisions in the Everton v Man City game after a clear handball.Finally they chat about the League Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea which was a very entertaining 0-0 draw after extra time, including 4 disallowed goals, the game finished after penalties ended 11-10 with Chelsea keeper Kepa missing the vital spot kick to crown Liverpool winners for a record 9th time 

This week on Episode 65 of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings, Stuart and Mark look back on some of the headlines from the last 7 days in football.Firstly they chat about Romelu Lukaku and the bizarre incident of only touching the ball 7 times during the recent game v Crystal Palace, was it a mistake coming back to Chelsea? Or is it a problem with Thomas Tuchel’s tactics either way the near £100 million pound man is struggling back in LondonNext they chat about Manchester City v Spurs, a game which had a fantastic ending, with spurs winning 2-1 at the Etihad, City thought they had earned at least a draw with a late penalty, only for one time City transfer target Harry Kane to pop up deep into injury time and score the winner and take all 3 points back to London, does this open the door slightly for Liverpool to catch them?The guys then look back at some other last minute goals from years gone by including Gerrard v West Ham, Beckham v Greece, Sheringham v Bayern Munich, Rooney v Arsenal and othersThe last part of the show they look at the infamous rant by Kevin Keegan, Keegan's outburst occurred after Newcastle's 1-0 Premier League victory against Leeds United on April 29, 1996, 

This week on Episode 64 of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings, Stuart and Mark look back on some of the headlines from the last 7 days in football.Firstly they review some of the games from the FA Cup 4th round, Including Manchester United losing to Middlesbrough and they expand the chat to talk about how Ralf Rangnick is getting on as interim manager, who might replace him in the summer and could Ronaldo move to PSG to link up with Lionel Messi?They then chat about Boreham Wood from the National League beating Championship side Bournemouth, Kidderminster v West ham United and Leicester v Nottingham ForestOther topics they cover this week are the AFCON cup final between Senegal and Egypt, the UK and Irish football associations getting together to bid for the European championships in 2028, and the Premier league moment is from 2005 and involves David James as a striker!!

On Episode 63 of the podcast Kings, Stuart and Mark, look at the appointment of Frank Lampard as the new Everton manager, can he revive the fortunes of the Merseyside club after the dismissal of Rafa Benitez and Lee Johnson sacking at Sunderland, with the club only 2 points from top spot in League 1They also chat about football clubs having fly on the wall documentaries filmed, and is it good for the clubs involvedFinally the look at some of the deals that happened on January Transfer deadline day, including Donny Van de beek and Dele Alli joining Frank Lampard at Everton, Luis Diaz moving to Liverpool, Aaron Ramsey leaving Juventus and moving to Scottish champions Rangers, Adama Traore moving to Barcelona and all the transfers at Newcastle United as they try and avoid relegation from the Premier League

On Episode 62 of the podcast Kings, Stuart and Mark are once again looking at the headlines in football from the last 7 daysThis week they have lots to fit in, Chatting about Dele Alli and his troubles at Tottenham, they also talk about the rumours of Luis Suarez coming back to the Premier League with Aston Villa and Brentford possibly signing Christian Eriksen, after his heart problems at the 2020 European ChampionshipsNext they chat about Claudio Ranieri getting sacked by Watford FC after a very short spell in charge, the Controversial Jota penalty decision in the Crystal Palace v Liverpool game and Ollie Palmer joining Wrexham AFC for a club record fee from League One side AFC WimbledonFinally this week's Premier League moment is from 2005 and Roy Keane leaving Manchester United behind and moving on to pastures new

On Episode 61 of the podcast Kings Evans is once again Joined in the virtual studio by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams On this week's show they look at Everton football club and their search for a new manager to take charge after the sacking of Rafa Benitez, where has it gone wrong? Who is to blame? Who would be the ideal person to move into the hot seat? Could Wayne Rooney or Duncan Ferguson turn it around or what about Frank Lampard, could he be the man to bring stability back to the club?The lads also look the the spending power of Premier league side on International players in 2021, topping the list once again with spends over £1billionFinally they chat about the calls for greater movement between the EFL and National League, should the promotion and relegation places be increased, if the sides themselves won’t vote for it, could the Football association force the clubs to change?

On Episode 60 of the podcast Kings Evans is Joined in the virtual studio by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams On this week's show they look at how the Premier League table looks after the Christmas and new year fixtures have been played, who had a good Christmas? And who had a bad one?Next up they chat about Kieran Trippier Joining Newcastle United from Atletico Madrid for £12 million, is he the first of many through the door? And can he help save them from the drop?, they then talk about Philippe Coutinho joining Aston Villa, and liking up with former teammate Steven GerrardThe lads then chat about the FA Cup 3rd round matches which produced1 or 2 upsets, but the majority of the bigger teams got through unscathed, but 2 exception were Cambridge United beat Newcastle United and Kidderminster Harriers beat Championship side Reading, we interview Kidderminster Midfielder Mark Carrington who played in the game and he tells us his thoughts on drawing West Ham United in the next roundFinally they look at another Premier League moment from years gone by, this week is the turn of Paolo Di Canio from September 1998, and his infamous push on referee Paul Alcock, in the game between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal

On Episode 59 of the podcast Kings Evans is Joined in the virtual studio by Stuart BuxtonThis week they chat about the escalating issues with Covid-19 affecting Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League game and also their Europa Conference League game, and Manchester United’s game with Brentford being called off plus they also look at the potential issues with fans going to the stadiums and requiring covid passes for entry Next they look at the FA Cup TV Scheduling, could the TV companies have picked out some of the smaller teams to be shown, Instead of maybe just the big teams?They also chat about the news that Sergio Aguero is to retire from playing football after having health problems during a game, only 6 months after signing for Barcelona, and the farcical issues with the champions league draw, which had to be done twiceFinally the lads chat about another Premier League ‘Moment’ this week it's the turn of George Graham, who was sacked by Arsenal in 1995 after being involved in a scandal where he received over £400,000 from an agent, to help sign players.

On Episode 58 of the Acres of Space podcast Kings Evans is once again joined in the studio by Stuart Buxton.With lots of football stories to fit in this week, they start by chatting about Derby County and the real possibility of being liquidated after amassing debts of approx. £60million.Next they move on to talk about Brentford FC, who have decided to keep their shirts the same for 2 seasons instead of changing to a new design every campaign, which not only helps fans have less cost, but is also more sustainable.Other stories they cover this week are Cristiano Ronaldo passing over 800 goals in his career, Jude Bellingham questioning the German Football association for appointing a previously banned referee, for the biggest game in German football, and ending up with a £34,000 fine and also the bizarre rumours about Jack Wiltshire being linked with a move to National League side Wrexham.Finally they chat about another Premier league ‘Moment’ this week is the turn of Eric Cantona and his infamous kung fu kick against a fan, when Manchester United Played at Crystal Palace in January 1995, which resulted in a lengthy ban and a fine of £30,000.