(Recorded 13/6/22) We didn't record last week so we have a catch up on how our weeks have been. We then start talking about the new Adam Sandler film called Hustle. It's a basketball film based on Adam Sandler being a NBA scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. He stumbles across a street baller in Spain, who he believes is good enough to make the NBA & tries everything to make it happen.   

We then talk about new season of Love Island UK. Gemma Owen being 19, should there be a minimum age to be on the show? Who we like, who we don't like, what couples will work, who could cause problems later in the show.  

NBA & we talk about the finals so far between Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics. How bad is Jayson Tatum injured, Draymond Green being below par this series, what do GSW do with him next season? Who have been the standout performers so far & who's been underwhelming. Will we start seeing more young coaches given opportunities to show they can run a team?  

We Finish talking all things Premier League football. Arsenal sign Brazilian winger from Sao Paulo Marquinhos with some controversy behind the deal. Lukaku wanting to return to Inter Milan, after being at Chelsea for only a year. What team would be the best fit for Paul Pogba? What to make of Lacazette's time at Arsenal? Jessie Lingard's exit from Manchester United after being at the club since he was a child.

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(Recorded 13/6/22) We didn’t record last week so we have a catch up on how our weeks have been. (04:23) We speak on not regularly playing football will leave you sore & having aches for the next couple days. Eds talks about finding love again for playing the game.

(06:55) We speak about Adam Sandler’s latest film called Hustle. It’s a basketball film based on Adam Sandler being a NBA scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. He stumbles across a street baller in Spain, who he believes is good enough to make the NBA & tries everything to make it happen.

(14:48) New season of Love Island UK. Gemma Owen being 19, should there be a minimum age to be on the show? Who we like, who we don’t like, what couples will work, who could cause problems later in the show.

(27:34) NBA & we talk about the finals so far between Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics. How bad is Jayson Tatum injured, Draymond Green being below par this series, what do GSW do with him next season? Who have been the stand out performers so far & who’s been underwhelming. Will we start seeing more young coaches given opportunities to show they can run a team?

(35:52) All things Premier League football! Arsenal sign Brazilian winger from São Paulo Marquinhos with some controversy behind the deal. Lukaku wanting to return to Inter Milan, after being at Chelsea for only a year. What team would be the best fit for Paul Pogba? What to make of Lacazette’s time at Arsenal? Jessie Lingard’s exit from Manchester United after being at the club since he was a child.

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(Recorded 31/5/22) This episode starts of with us talking about Tennis. Ethan talks about his first time experiencing rugby at Twickenham Stadium & rugby culture. We then have a brief shooters shoot conversation (If you know you know). (11:13) Life advice for young men when dating women & becoming comfortable in your own skin.

(15:19) NBA section starts by reacting to both conference finals. Did you think Golden State vs Mavs would be so 1 sided? Epic end to Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat game 7, after this playoff run should people respect Jimmy Butler more? Do the All-NBA Teams make sense? Would the Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen Chicago Bulls teams beat the Steph Curry & Kevin Durant Golden State team?

(22:49) Roma winning the Europa Conference League. Breakdown of Real Madrid winning their 14th Champions League vs Liverpool. Who was at fault for the goal? The Paris police handling of Liverpool fans, how can we now look at Liverpool’s season? Where does Carlo Ancelotti rank amongst great managers? Is Cristiano Ronaldo vs Messi still a fair debate & Rio Ferdinand vs John Terry, who was the better centre back? What do Manchester United need to do to improve their squad?

(47:41) Circling back on topics we forgot. New Orleans Pelicans reportedly not offering Zion Williamson a fully guaranteed contract & Kyrie Irving situation with the Brooklyn Nets. Nikola Jokic is eligible for a 5 year $260 million contract extension, but is Denver the place for him to win? Arsenal are reported to be offering Eddie Nketiah £100,000 to stay at the club. Who’s more likely to close the gap at the top of the Premier League Arsenal or Tottenham?

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Daniel Kaluuya is going to narrate Arsenal’s All of nothing series with Amazon. Photos of potential Love Island contestants revealed, does the show need to be more diverse & include a wider range or people?

Start of sports by talking about the NBA Playoffs latest results. Miami Heat leading the series 2-1 vs Boston Celtics & Golden State Warriors being up 3-0 vs Dallas Mavericks. Should there be rules that allow their players who become superstars.

Last day of the Premier League. Thoughts on Sky Sports only showing 3 games instead of giving the option to watch any game. Review of the season, what teams need to do what to improve their squad & should Liverpool be disappointed with the season? Thoughts on recent trend of fans invading pitches after matches, champions league expanding to allow another space in the Premier League & AC Milan winning Serie A after 11 years. Can Serie A ever return to being the best league in Europe? Roman Abramovich’s impact on spending money in football. Kylian Mbappe opting to stay at PSG instead of moving to Real Madrid, football becoming more like the NBA & players having more power & people forgetting it’s actually a job. What would’ve happened to the French League had Mbappe left? If Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Manchester United where should he go?

(02:43) Daniel Kaluuya is going to narrate Arsenal’s All of nothing series with Amazon. Photos of potential Love Island contestants revealed, does the show need to be more diverse & include a wider range or people?

(07:23) Start of sports by talking about the NBA Playoffs latest results. Miami Heat leading the series 2-1 vs Boston Celtics & Golden State Warriors being up 3-0 vs Dallas Mavericks. Should there be rules that allow their players who become superstars.

(22:04) Last day of the Premier League. Thoughts on Sky Sports only showing 3 games instead of giving the option to watch any game. Review of the season, what teams need to do what to improve their squad & should Liverpool be disappointed with the season? (42:35) Thoughts on recent trend of fans invading pitches after matches, champions league expanding to allow another space in the Premier League & AC Milan winning Serie A after 11 years. Can Serie A ever return to being the best league in Europe? Roman Abramovich’s impact on spending money in football. (56:15) Kylian Mbappe opting to stay at PSG instead of moving to Real Madrid, football becoming more like the NBA & players having more power & people forgetting it’s actually a job. What would’ve happened to the French League had Mbappe left? If Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Manchester United where should he go?

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We’re back after taking couple weeks off. Start with the boys catching up.

(02:46) Starts with the boys talking about NBA Playoffs & the Philadelphia 76ers getting eli inated in round 2. Thoughts on the team & moving forward, Jimmy Butler’s comments about Embiid & still wanting to play with him. Is Doc Rivers job on the line, how to improve & would you offer Harden the Max contract? Then we speak about the Milwaukee bucks losing game 7 to the Boston Celtics. The Celtics were right to keep Brown & Tatum. Memphis Grizzlies loss to Golden State Warriors & Luka Doncic's performance vs the Suns. Has Chris Paul missed his chance of a ring?

(16:51) Football section starts with a breakdown of the FA Cup Final Liverpool vs Man City. Reflecting on Chelsea’s season the negatives & positives. Going over all the Premier League results, Jarrod Bowen deserving a call up to England & Brentford this season. Players Eds wants Arsenal to sign, is to too early to rank Kevin De Bruyne amongst Frank Lampard & Steven Gerrard? Is this the most interesting season in recent memory? Eds then replies to someone in their TikTok comments who said he was self degrading African players due to a video he made & both explain why there’s a tax on buying English players making them very expensive.

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(05:34) Talking about finding it difficult to watch Drive to Survive, because we watched every race last year & know how it plays out. (06:50) It’s not always about looks! We discuss what it is that we want/ makes us happy in a relationship & how simple men can be.

(12:10) Brief breakdown of the boxing match between Tyson Fury & Dilion Whyte, how it went & if Fury is serious about it being his last fight?

(14:41) Breakdown of Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton performances this season & does he retire at the end of the year?

(17:44) All things NBA! Breakdown of Playoffs results from games 3/4, stand out performances, Grizzlies vs T-Wolves most exciting series, Ben Simmons not playing Game 4, should Kevin Durant regret going to the Nets?

(33:39) Football segment starts with reacting to Simon Jordan’s rant about Antonio Rudiger apparently being greedy with contract demands. Joined by friend of the show DS we Breakdown of the Premier League results starting with Arsenal vs Man United & the state of Man United. DS thoughts on Lukaku, wanting Christian Pulisic out of Chelsea & Declan Rice to join Chelsea

The episode ends with Eds reminding DS of a party he had when they were both in college.

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Recorded 13/03/22 On this episode of our spin off show Start, Bench, Drop we go over athletes in football, basketball, Formula 1, actors & musicians. We then give reasoning to why we’ve picked this people & hope it sparks debate amongst you & your friends.

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Recorded 18/3/22 Eds says he started to watch baseball & then we talk briefly about Net Ball. We then give our thoughts on a list that was published of the best nights out in the UK. The video of a girl trying to get a guys number of the train. % of women that would be ok if their husbands had a attractive personal assistant?

(15:04) Thoughts on the Play-In games & the games. The Clippers since the Paul George & Kawhi Leonard joined & have they missed their window to win?. Breakdown of each game in round 1 of the NBA playoffs & the standout performers.

(36:47) We start the football segment talking about the Champions League with a in-depth breakdown of the Chelsea vs Real Madrid thriller. Next all the Premier League results. Ronaldo’s hat trick vs Norwich & Arsenal loosing 3 games in a row, Europa League & FA Cup.

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Outro music: Blue Steele - Heat Check

Recorded 9/4/22 during which we received the news that Dwayne Haskins passed away. Our thoughts & prayers are with his wife, family & friends.

(01:14) In our general chitchat section of the podcast Eds asked the question of if a parent finds out their child is cheating on their partner what should they do? Also what’s worse finding your son chilling with a girl or your daughter chilling with a boy when no one else is in the house & how do you react? Lastly what do you do if you catch your friends girlfriend out with another guy in public?

(09:22) Breakdown of the Champions League results with a deep dive into Chelsea vs Real Madrid. (16:28) Premier League week games, starting with Arsenal vs Crystal Palace. Everton’s win over Man United & did Juan Mata’s move to Man United ruin how people will remember his career? Eds list a couple young players who move to big clubs too soon & Ethan gives his thoughts.

(32:04) D1 soccer player for Temple University SahrFelix Sandy joins us to give a break down of what life is like as a college athlete in America. How he got into playing soccer, the experience of playing the sport as a African-American. Splitting study with training, choosing where to go, the draft/ hopes of making it pro, NIL & who he’d represent at international level.

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Intro music: STRLGHT- Unforget Me