OTB's Team 33

The Athletic's Merseyside correspondent Simon Hughes chats to Team 33's Raf Diallo and Jonathan Higgins about his new book 'There She Goes: Liverpool, A City On Its Own - The Long Decade: 1979-1993' which details the city's political and social history at a time when Liverpool FC and Everton were the leading clubs in England and arguably Europe.

Raf Diallo, Derek Ryan, Jonathan Higgins and Enda Coll react to Mauricio Pochettino's sacking at Tottenham minutes after it was announced. Raf also plays a snippet from the interview with The Referee director Mattias Löw about Thierry Henry Handball referee Martin Hansson. (Full interview here). The lads also look back on the echoes from that infamous night in Paris before discussing Ireland's performance against Denmark.

 

P.S. Recorded before Mourinho's confirmation as Spurs boss so feel free to laugh at our next manager take.

 

'The Referee' director Mattias Löw speaks to Raf Diallo about referee Martin Hansson, 10 years on from the infamous Thierry Henry handball in the 2010 World Cup playoff match between Ireland and France in Dublin. You can also watch the interview on YouTube where the director appears over Skype. We'll also have an Ireland and Mauricio Pochettino reaction podcast to come from Wednesday.

F2 Freestylers Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch join Raf Diallo and Jonathan Higgins to talk skills and their new book Ultimate Footballer.

You can get in touch with the lads on @teamthirtythree.

Raf Diallo chats to Ciaran Gold of Classic Football Shirts who brings a few notable jerseys into studio. You can also watch that chat below.

Derek Ryan, Enda Coll, Cian Roche and Stephen Bradley also join Raf to discuss iconic and not-so-iconic jerseys of yore as well as the new Ireland kit released last week.

Jonathan Higgins was also at Wembley Stadium for an NFL match and interviewed Jacksonville Jaguar kicker Josh Lambo about his extensive background in soccer.

Plus the lads talk stadiums and social media abuse from football fans.

Raf Diallo, Jonathan Higgins and Stephen Bradley discuss the controversy around Granit Xhaka and his reaction towards the booing of Arsenal fans. Plus the lads get nostalgic when Alex Nyarko's infamous confrontation with a fan reminds them of the fixture that weekend in 2000-01.

And ex-Liverpool and Ireland striker John Aldridge was in Dublin and chatted to Jonathan.

Raf Diallo is joined by Derek Ryan, Enda Coll and Stephen Bradley to talk about some of the talking points from Manchester United vs Liverpool, including Roy Keane's comments about fraternising with the enemy pre-game (i.e. hugging and greeting international team-mates who play for rival clubs). There are also tangents about Jose Mourinho and Thierry Henry.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Higgins has been interviewing Galway WFC Under-17 head coach Emer Flatley which you can also watch below:

Raf Diallo, Enda Coll and Cian Roche reflect on a deflating week for Ireland in the Euro 2020 qualifiers.  The lads also play out a short excerpt of the interview with Bands FC which you can watch below given its visual nature. And the lads finish off with a chat on Manchester United who play Liverpool this weekend. We've also thrown a couple of our old montages for good measure to bridge the gaps. You can also find Raf's permutations here.

Bands FC creators Nick Fraser and Mark Liptrott join Raf Diallo in studio to demonstrate their unique designs of football club badges reimagined as music crests.

Their exhibition will run from October 9th – 20th at Rascals HQ in Inchicore, Dublin and admission will be free.

Exhibition times:

Wednesday – Friday: 4pm – 7pm

Saturday and Sunday: 12pm – 6pm

You can also get the visual experience of the interview here too:

Raf Diallo, Derek Ryan, Enda Coll, Jonathan Higgins and Stephen Bradley discuss the latest downward step on the ladder for Manchester United.

The lads also discuss players who thrived once they moved into a new position AKA Andrea Pirlo going from attacking midfielder to legendary regista.

Plus Ireland senior new boy Aaron Connolly and the future for the League of Ireland is up for discussion.