Cleared Off The Line

Terry, Trey and Forrest got down to business about their EPL table predictions this time out. While the boys and similar ideas of who would finish at the top and bottom of the table, there was some disagreement about where the Foxes, Toffees and the Arsenal would end up.

Manchester United's recent woes combined with Terry's My Take Monday about United fans wrongly blaming Ed Woodward gave us some good talking points about the club. However, this was not your average guessing game of what to do at Old Trafford. Trey got us started on a conversation about how big business has impacted football clubs and sports fans globally, especially in the footy world.

Listen from the start to hear the EPL predictions, but skip to 16:00 for our discussion on how Manchester United and other top clubs have been impacted by the almighty dollar.

Forrest, Trey and guest Nyal Johnson sit down to discuss the latest transfers in Europe and what they mean for the cubs buying the players as well as the controversy surrounding Luis Suarez's Italian citizenship test. What happens when politics and football collide with tons of money in the mix? 

The second weekend of the EPL saw some eye-drawing action as Man Utd fell to Palace. The boys discussed the Reds' loss and how the landscape of the EPL has changed with more competition at the top from promoted and mid-table sides in the past few years. 

If you want to hear about the transfers listen from the jump. If you want to skip to our EPL talk skip just over half way through.

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Terry, Trey and Forrest sit down for a new age of COTL and discussed a lot in the season three curtain raiser. Time codes for the episode content below!

1:00- Leeds United vs Liverpool really had the boys talking about the upcoming season for both historic clubs. Is Liverpool going to be able to repeat without any new signings this summer? 

10:00- Terry also followed up on his MTM post about NBC's new streaming service taking away quality matches from cable. 

19:00- Trey gave us some details about an interesting situation about Boca Juniors players testing positive for COVID-19 and being allowed to travel with the team.

25:00- Forrest got us started on a debate about the USMNT now that some of the biggest American stars are playing with the best in the world.

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In the fourteenth installment of the COTL Podcast Forrest and Terry had to rehash all the great footy from the Premier League season. The boys enlisted help from Liverpool fan Will Negron, Man City fan Trey Martin, Arsenal fan Jacob Shultz, Spurs fan Jackson Sims and Chelsea fan Olly Wilson. Forrest mopped up the Man United duties this week since we could not find a fan of the Red Devils to come on. Jump to the timecodes below to hear about the club of your choice and their season review. Thank you to the fans for coming on!

Will- Liverpool 1:00

Trey- City 7:50

Jacob- Arsenal 15:50

Jackson- Spurs 24:50

Olly- Chelsea 34:25

Forrest- Man United 44:50

In the thirteenth installment of the COTL Podcast Forrest and Terry lamented the less than exciting return of the Premier League. The main issue with the matches this weekend was the sub par quality of play, but there were other talking points... 

Another reason to lament soccer technology came about during Villa vs Sheffield United and ref Michael Oliver (everyone's favorite) was in the middle of it. 

Otherwise, David Luiz was guilty of the worst defending we have seen in awhile, Paul Pogba is back and Forrest breathed a sigh of relief (finally) and Captain America Christian Pulisic got Chelsea's offense rolling vs Villa.

Oh did we mention Terry hates Neal Maupay?

PS Merseyside Derby- ZZzzzzZZZzzz

In the eleventh installment of the COTL Podcast the boys are buzzing because footy is back as the Bundesliga kicks off again this weekend. Some notable Americans will be back kicking again in Germany and Forrest and Terry cannot wait to watch. Their discussion also centered around Newcastle player Danny Rose's comments on returning to play in the EPL. Safe to say Rose does not want to play anytime soon.

MLS is at a unique position with resuming their season so the boys offered an alternative to finishing the campaign in a typical format. This of course begged the question- "Should MLS change their schedule all together?"

In the tenth installment of the COTL Podcast the boys come to you from different parts of the country over Skype due to the you know what... 

 The boys reviewed the highlights of social distancing footy including Wembley Stadium Lasagna, rapper French Montana's iffy tekkers and how to break a window featuring Rushian Hepburn-Murphy. 

Also, the boys made their best all time five-a-side teams for the EPL, La Liga and Bundesliga.

In the ninth installment of the COTL Podcast Terry and Forrest keep you up to date with the Champions League's latest fixtures. Forrest revisits his poor picks for last weeks matches and hopes his new ones will be better. Among the previous match picks the boys were astounded with Atalanta's win over Valencia, critical of Spurs' defensive nature and happy for Gio Reyna and Dortmund. The upcoming matches had Forrest and Terry split over Napoli vs Barca and Real vs City. Plus, because of recent VAR controversies, the boys aired their complaints and offer a solution for a major VAR change.

In the eighth installment of the COTL Podcast breaking news of Manchester City's two year ban from European competition shocked the boys just minutes before recording. The boys discussed the implications of the landmark decision. Further discussion of the Champions League knockout rounds revealed that the sleeper match next week is Atalanta vs Valencia without a doubt. Barca's recent in house drama was also a fun talking point. Eric Abidal oh no you didn't! Then the boys ended with some talk about Chelsea's latest signing and how he helps the Blues' wide playing woes.