FFB Podcast - Football, Film and Bollocks

The World Cup blues are almost definitely here. Join us as we slag Kevin James’s stand-up show (Never Don’t Give Up) off for too many food-related comedy routines whilst audibly eating pizza. 

I hope listening to us chew on pizza crust and never-ending pauses are as painful as it was for us to watch this comedy show.

England are out of the World Cup and we analyse their defeat to Croatia. The final between France and Croatia is previewed, debate whether the World Cup in Russia deserves to be labelled the best tournament ever and AJ gives an impassioned speech to the England squad.

We run down the best and worst World Cup finals ever, celebrate and commiserate Jake’s stunning fantasy league win over AJ. £10’s coming home! Jake tells everyone about the time he met Sir Gareth Southgate, AJ has dystopian football Stupid Little Pitch, Jake reviews There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble and AJ lists the winners and losers from the World Cup.

Two titans come together in the Chocolate World Cup final, we go to Senegal for Quick Dish of the Week and a relieved AJ nails a shorter trivia segment.

We discuss England as they confirmed their third semi-final under Sir Gareth Southgate. We review every team eliminated from the World Cup as well as the quarter finals as football is confirmed as coming home. We also preview the World Cup semi-finals and uncover AJ’s cheating in the Fantasy football.

Jake does a sad World Cup-themed Stupid Little Pitch, AJ reviews a TV Show involving Michael Owen and Neville Southall – WELL DONE HE’S 13 MICHAEL and provides us with some ‘lookalikes’ and reminds us of his golden predictions whilst Jake does a cunt list of the World Cup.

AJ premieres a new feature: PROMOTION ZONE. Jake puts AJ through the misery of MEGA World Cup trivia, takes us to Croatia for quick dish of the week and challenges AJ. It’s the Chocolate World Cup semi-finals and AJ leaves us pondering with a mini conspiracy.

The boys predict the World Cup’s Golden Ball, Golden Glove and Golden Boot winners as well as the tournament winners and surprise packages. We run down the best World Cups in our lifetimes and four of the best World Cup fights.

We ask the big question: How far can Nigeria go?!

Jake reviews the best England football film: Mike Bassett England Manager as AJ has a collector’s item: a Kevin James-less Stupid Little Pitch with ‘Pickles the Bear’.

The boys turn 8 into 4 in the Chocolate World Cup quarter finals, as well as more punditry Brexit or EU?, Tim’s still AWOL at Pronunciations and a World Cup classic on Baby Songs. We go to Uruguay for Quick Dish of the Week and AJ attempts to relegate a well-respected Irish sports journalist.

The World Cup wait is finally over and your boys in the black and white of FFB are back in your ears.

We ask the big question: Are ISIS relevant anymore? 

The boys review the World Cup so far group by group, discuss England’s chances and AJ reviews Pele and Bobby Moore’s acting debut in Escape to Victory. There is a 2002 World Cup simulation and Jake educates non-football fans on 6 historical World Cup underdogs.

There’s a Vince McMahon-Netflix Stupid Little Pitch from Jake, we go to Saudi Arabian for the Quick Dish of the Week, there’s a pundit bonanza in Brexit or EU? and a double World Cup-themed relegation zone as Jake gets apoplectic with rage towards Jeremy Vine!

In this World Cup special we ask if you really can spitroast a Guinea Pig!

We discuss our memories of England in the World Cup, weigh up the positives and negatives of their upcoming campaign in 2018 and gauge the chances of every team in the tournament.

We try to predict the nature of the World Cup via cherry-picked statistics, AJ sneaks Kevin James into a World Cup special Stupid Little Pitch and Jake reviews Goal III: Taking on the World.

Our Official FIFA Fantasy League is now open and winners could win our limited edition FFB World Cup shirts, now available on Redbubble!

There is a World Cup-themed Challenge AJ as Tim sacks pronunciations off for the tournament. Pundits dominate in a version of Brexit or EU?, the first of many World Cup baby songs and speaking of World Cup songs, we rank our favourite England World Cup songs.

Jake simulates the 1998 World Cup, the field for the 2018 Chocolate World Cup is finalised and the draw is made ahead of next week’s group stages.

Jake brings us foods from around the world in his new Quick Dish series, AJ presents a feel-good World Cup Conspiracy and Jake shows off some World Cup stadia trivia.

FFB, the podcast that asks the biggest questions: should you support an English team in the Champions League final no matter what? And is Neymar going to Real Madrid?

The boys pick two teams worth of players to watch in this summer’s World Cup, there’s a tonne of Tipping Point terminology in Jake’s Stupid Little Pitch, AJ reviews his three favourite sport films, a formula one caper, a baseball film and a football documentary.

A second Chocolate World Cup qualifier gets taken to a Twitter poll, AJ misses a sitter in baby songs and Tim’s back for pronunciations in Challenge AJ. Also, Martin Keown is back and in contention for the Relegation Zone.

Episode nineteen: the one where AJ says the word ‘spaff’ too many times in one 48-minute segment.

We discover how many simulations it takes for England to win the World Cup, the tournament’s most likeliest winner and where England will finish in Russia. AJ tells us how a World Cup can be improved, features Josh Peck (again) in a Stupid Little Pitch and Jake reviews The Cat in the Hat.

Fudge plays a discontinued legend freshly out of retirement in this week’s Chocolate World Cup qualifier, Tim’s AWOL in Challenge AJ so Jake steps in with pronunciations and CeX Barry has a delivery.

AJ reviews Limmy’s vine tour, presents a SuperBowl conspiracy theory and there is Champions League final trivia to close out the show.

Episode 18 A.K.A… What a high energy podcast! The boys discuss what is next on the horizon for (former) Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, which Premier League managers will get sacked that shouldn’t and decide on the best World Cup England song.

Jake steals a recipe for quick dish of the week, AJ reviews another Stanley Kubrick film with A Clockwork Orange and Jake pitches a Danny Boyle / Alex Garland film starring Robert Carlyle. We have a quickfire yes/no relegation zone, another Arctic Monkeys baby song in Challenge AJ, a very quiet and downbeat Tim in pronunciations and a bizarre flat-earth theory featuring Australians.

Jake and AJ see us out for the final Premier League day with a Premier League retrospective and count down the five best final days in Premier League history. They discuss football clubs on social media, the ongoing battle between Harry Kane & the media against the world as well as predicting what’s next for Arsene Wenger, Arsenal & Chelsea. 

The inevitable prediction of whether England can win the World Cup and their biggest threats. Jake reviews infamous Cannibal Holocaust, AJ pitches a Wacky Races-esque “12-A meh” stupid little pitch and the boys review the divisive new album ‘Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino’ from Arctic Monkeys.

Mint Aero take on Turkish Delight in the Chocolate World Cup’s 18th qualifier and AJ’s conspiracy features a Chinese spying device banned in America.