Extra Time

This week Chris Hamill returns to the podcast to discuss the Arthur-Pjanic swap, how stupid it is, and what it means for both players, Barcelona, and Juventus. Then we mull over Inter's capture of Achraf Hakimi - one of the best young fullbacks in the game right now - and how the Nerazzurri's long-term future might shape up with the Moroccan in the side.

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On this week's episode, Patrick is joined by Sam Obaseki to talk about football's response to the global political protests following the killing of George Floyd. We discuss the contribution of players, clubs, and football authorities to the process of removing racism both from the game and society, and the steps we, as fans, can take to move towards racial justice.

If you can, please consider signing petitions (for example those seeking justice for Shukri Abdi and Belly Mujinga), and writing to politicians or even your football club to demand specific commitments on tackling these problems. Whatever you've heard, sport has always been political, and governments and businesses can be forced to change their behaviour if we exert enough pressure. 

The Premier League is back, BACK, B A C K! Soon anyway. Patrick, Zac, and Henry look over the remaining fixtures and discuss the Champions League race and relegation battle, as well as the stand-out games and players for the run-in. Then we talk about conspiracy theories and the Moon being hollow.

This week Dougie and Patrick talk about the cheap alternatives to some of the biggest names on the transfer market this summer. We're all bored of Werner, Sancho, Koulibaly, and Partey, so who should your club buy instead of them, if those players prove too expensive? We turn up some interesting gems and some superstars-in-waiting, and do what is basically our recurring told-you-so segment at this point.

Hello Extra-Timers, and welcome to this week's episode, which features Dave Jackson in his podcast debut and relative veteran Henry Hill, making his second appearance. These West London boys join Patrick van Straaten to discuss the return of the Premier League, Vincent Kompany's claim that VVD is the best PL defender ever, and whether Leon Bailey would be a good Leroy Sane replacement. Then it's onto lockdown past-times, including the now obligatory Cooking Corner (TM) with Patrick van Straaten. Enjoy!

This week Dougie and Patrick collaborate to build an XI out of the teams in the bottom half of the Premier League, taking time to discuss some of the division's unheralded stars and which lower-half heroes could hope for moves to bigger sides this summer. Then there's a debate over how high the team could finish.

This week Patrick is joined by podcast debutant Henry Hill (not from Goodfellas) to discuss the controversy over the end of the French league season, and Lyon taking the French football authorities to court because they finished 7th (lol). They chat over what this means for the division and which players could leave cheaply this summer, before Patrick defends himself against his haters following his review of Joker on Twitter. Henry rounds things off with his movie hot takes, and to everyone's shock, he and Patrick agree that everyone else is stupid and wrong. 

By the way, isn't it crazy that there are frozen pizzas called "Goodfella's"? Is that apostrophe enough to flummox copyright law? If you are a lawyer please let us know on Twitter how such a thing is possible. You know what, if you read all this, hit me up on Twitter and I'll give you a shout-out on the next episode (if I remember).

On this week's Extra Time, Patrick is joined by Mike Atkins and Zac Djellab to discuss the return of the Bundesliga and make predictions for the end of the season. Then we move on to Leroy Sane's cut-price move to Bayern, and Zac gives us the Chelsea perspective on Juve's interest in Jorginho. We also chat over dream international team and manager match-ups, and Patrick complains about Dubai again.

This week on Extra Time, Patrick and Dougie discuss this summer's transfer market, the financial difficulties facing the big clubs, and then discuss how ambitious teams like Arsenal and Valencia can go about building a CL-ready side for next season. We discuss the best free transfers, the biggest players with expiring contracts, and the release clauses worth triggering across Europe. If you want to know who your team should sign this summer, start here.

What's up podheads, welcome back to the 4th or 5th episode of the coronavirus podcasts. How is everyone doing? This week, I (Patrick) am joined on the show by Mike Atkins and Michael McCubbin to talk about the various options for ending the season, what their benefits and difficulties are, and which ones would make Liverpool fans angriest. Remember the podcast is now available on FD's Youtube if you prefer to consume it that way, and if you're over 18 and like beer, why not sign up with Beer52 at beer52.com/extra and bag yourself 8 beers for just £5? Might as well drink through all this.