Gambling with The Pope

We're back by unpopular demand, catching up after over a year on the sidelines and paying tribute to one of Jersey's greatest illegal sportsbook chiefs, Paulie Walnuts.

Our alternative Wimbledon review looks at whether Nick Kyrgios is a cult hero or gobshite. We discuss the Saudi backed LIV Tour's impact on future golf majors while throwing out some picks and analysis for The Open.

Ahead of UFC London, we talk Paddy the Baddy's growing status and discuss his decision to take a packed lunch to Silverstone in a Sainsbury's bag.

Keegans of the Week feature everyone from Ja Morant to the Russian gamblers who conned into betting on a fake Indian Cricket League by unemployed farmers.

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Sunny Edwards fights for the IBF Flyweight title on Friday Night, live on BT Sport.

Here's another chance to hear our interview with one of Britain's finest young fighters.

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Good luck, Showtime!

Has a less eventful sports week on the field ever been more eventful off it?

We're gabbing football's failed European Super League at length, as well as Bitcoin's historical weekend price dump.

The Unlikely Lookalikes are back with a bang. Our Steph Curry man-crush gets stronger. Plus, we pay tribute to rappers DMX/Black Rob and jockey Lorna Brooke, who sadly passed since we were last on air.

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How much cocaine can you have before you're over the limit?

On today's show we break down how best to bet on this weekend's Grand National and The Masters. Like we'd know.

Our alternative preview of Augusta and Aintree includes genuine concerns for Bryson Dechambeau being paralysed before he's 40, and Pope backing virtually every horse in the big one.

Jimmy White's 90s coke consumption is explored. Was it an excuse for all those final defeats?

All the usual funnies, including revelations of an incredible romp between Michael Douglas and Andre The Giant.

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Rumble on The Rock this weekend. Pope revisits his 'underwhelming' childhood holiday to Gibraltar ahead of the Dillian Whyte - Alexander Povetkin rematch.

Is Tiger Roll the greatest chaser of all time? We recap our Cheltenham festival and look at the punter who made 250k after Betfair paid out early on his losing £5 bet.

On Merseyside there's more Michael Owen material, Southgate dropping Trent talk and a look at the upcoming Champions League tie between Liverpool and Real. We'll also get into those wild James Rodriguez rumours doing the WhatsApp rounds.

Stateside takes us to Lebron's ankle, Deshaun Watson's sexual misconduct and The Pats going batshit on trades.

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Another week, another autopsy. We try to workout what's going wrong with Klopp's champions and ask whether Liverpool can get back on track in the Champions League?

We're previewing next week's Cheltenham Festival with Gordon Elliot talk, staking advice and reliving some of our best memories of the festival.

Sopranos shouts, Unlikely Lookalikes and a few tremendous name change suggestions from our listeners.

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Powelly's back to torture a wounded Pope over Everton's victory at Anfield.

We discuss the fallout from the game, The Blues ambitions, Jamie Carragher's jarg leather jackets, Michael Owen's pub lifestyle and whether Shaqiri's hair transplant is getting him more minutes under Klopp?

You'll struggle to find a funnier Merseyside Derby review.

Away from football there's Tiger Woods talk, while Shaun shares his concerns as a musician of the impact lockdown is having on the industry.

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Another chance to hear our interview with Everton legend Peter Reid.

Reidy talks us through what playing football in Liverpool was like in the 80s, his derby memories and his personal highlights within the game.

He gives his take on the current Carlo Ancelotti and Jurgen Klopp squads and even has a few words about the Tory Government's handling of the pandemic.

The show's wrapped in a Merseyside soundtrack from a mix of quality Scouse bands. There's no better way to get in the mood for the weekend's big match.

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Super Bowl LV's done and dusted with Pope landing the spoils, having tipped Tom Brady's Tampa at the start of the playoffs. We breakdown the game, workout what went west with The Chiefs and look at next year's NFL odds. Can a 44 year-old Brady and his Buccs repeat?

Footy talk takes us to Goodison for Carlo's cup run and sideline cappuccino, Liverpool's loosening grip on the title, plus some funny feedback from Leeds United fans on the back of Adam Forshaw's appearance on last week's show.

Boxing's back but once again outmuscled by the UFC's weekend action. There's a couple Keegans of The Week and Unlikely Lookalikes, plus an interesting development on our Celebrity Death Race, following the passing of Captain Tom Moore.

Tonnes of Sopranos shouts and an Uncle Al Michael Douglas impression thrown in for good measure

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Our mate and Leeds midfielder Adam Forshaw joins us for a quality football chat.

Adam talks his career, his comeback and Bielsa's famous training sessions. He tells us about the greatest players he's played against and breaks down Leeds' season, as well as previewing this week's big Premier League games, including Liverpool v Man City.

Second half of the show moves stateside, for our big Super Bowl 55 preview. There's some huge priced tips for the Buccs-Chiefs game, plus a big value bet on the NBA and an Everton wager in our Soho Tip of the Week section.

The usual random carry on comes in the form of Roy Hodgson impressions and Tiger Woods' Dad's Winnebago.

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