Things to know about this week's show: John played hurt...Quinno can't pronounce Gaelic names...there's a new boss at MN Utd FC...and Air Pardons are the hottest sneakers on the market. It's an understatement to say we live in interesting times.

In a week full of Super Bowl recaps, Quinno's pension eligibility, and football/futbol/soccer/sahhkerrr news, the biggest story of the week by far was Cosgrove's new coffee table. No, seriously.

On this week's show we learned about rugby, the future of French football, the demise of bands at the Grammys, and Graham Norton's latest career move. But, above all, we learned that Valentine's Day is Kevin Keegan's birthday. Breathtaking.

As one mighty Quinno set off south for a work gig, a fill-in Quinn so to speak. The man who played top level football for Arsenal, Man City and Sunderland as well as 92 times for Ireland landed in the Crafty Rogues studio for a chat. Adventures in football and football culture as well as highlighting his latest project, Team Taca. You can find more info on Team Taca at teamtaca.com. For now enjoy the chat, John sure did! (This special episode is dedicated to one of our biggest fans, Nudie).

It was quite a week for John! He wore shorts in San Diego. He had Niall Quinn in his basement. (Seriously!) And he's going to snub the Oscars. Quinno has yet to declare his Oscars intentions. The world holds its breath.

Before John flew out to top up his tan in California, the boys pre-recorded a chat with raconteur, bon vivant, and ex-pat Spurs fan Danny Stockton. This is some quality craic!

The boys delivered a tasty show ahead of John's mid-podcast season winter break on the west coast. Ground was covered. Opinions were offered. Points were made. Craic was had. Have at it!

With Carl Craig as a guest, this was always going to be a football-centric show, and yet here are three of the biggest takeaways: It's the collective over the individual...chocolate solves the problems of the world...and US Newcastle Brown Ale is not the same as UK Newcastle Brown Ale. We demand answers!

The boys closed out the year in fine style with musings and observations on Rob Edwards (good), Bruno Fernandes (not so good), Mother Nature (not to be messed with), the new Minnesota state flag (your call), and Wynton Rufer (look him up). Oh, and the boys are bringing NYE back. So, enjoy it.

Festivus for the rest of us! The boys were in festive form the week before Christmas. Along with the usual football/futbol/soccer/sahhkerrr talk, there were rare mentions of Bruce Hornsby, Jim Reeves, Beyonce, and Scritti Politti. Yep, Scritti Politti. Look 'em up.