Pitchside with Toby Reynolds

In this episode, Toby is joined by Sam Sheppey from Blues Focus to discuss Birmingham City's dominant return to the Championship.

Together, they look at Birmingham's fall from Premier League survivors to Championship relegation contenders, their terrible owners throughout the 2010s and how The Blues fell into League 1 under the Knighthead group, as well as their commanding return to the second tier of English football.

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On this epsiode, Toby is joined by Henry Ollis-Brown, a writer for TBR Rugby, to discuss the decline of Wales within the world of rugby union.

Together they discuss the success the team had under Warren Gatland in the 2000s and 2010s, why they have declined so significantly since the Kiwi's first tenure and the issues domestic rugby has caused to their national side, as well as touching on Louis Rees-Zammit's move to the NFL.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Mike Johnston, host of the Ealing Road Podcast, to discuss the impressive football formula Brentford have pioneered.

Together, they look at how crucial Thomas Frank is, Brentford's fantastic recruitment policy and what newly promoted clubs can learn from the Bees, as well as what the future looks like in West London.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Emma Seligman, from the Sports Gazette, to discuss the state of women's Test cricket and its struggles within the game.

Together, they look at the major differences between the men's and women's Ashes, whether there needs to be more Test cricket in the women's game, and the sport's growth and success due to the shorter format, as well as previewing the upcoming women's Ashes.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Yas Rana, from Wisden.com, to discuss the success of England during the Baz Ball era.

Together, they look at the switch from Joe Root and Chris Silverwood to Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, the ruthlessness of England's selection policy and Ben Stokes' leadership during his tenure as England captain, as well as what could be defined as a triumph for their upcoming year against India and Australia.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Adam Hill, a sports analyst, to discuss Manchester United's decade of decline and their future under Ruben Amorim.

Together, they look at United's struggles since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club, the troubles caused by the ownership and boardroom and the summer sacking saga that ended the tenure of Erik ten Hag, as well as how Ruben Amorim might fare going into the future.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Julia Andersen, a freelance sports journalist, to discuss the Premier League title fight and whether it is already over.

Together they look at Liverpool's brilliance under Arne Slot, Manchester City's fall from the top and whether anyone can catch Liverpool, as well as whether Arsenal and Chelsea are actually involved in the title fight.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Felix Gralton, a semi-pro referee, to discuss the biggest talking points and challenges to refereeing in football.

Together they look at how referees manage dissent from players, the positives and negatives that VAR has on the game and how referees can handle time wasting, as well as Felix's reaction to a few outlandish new rule suggestions.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Sam France, from The Tennis Gazette, to review the 2024 ATP and WTA seasons ahead of the Davis Cup.

Together they look at whether anyone can break into the duopoly of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the brilliant rise of Jack Draper and Aryna Sabalenka's dominance on the women's circuit, as well as Sam's end of season awards.

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In this episode, Toby is joined by Gemma Cockrell, host of Down to the Tyre, to discuss how the current crop of F2 and F3 drivers will fare in Formula 1 over the coming seasons.

Together they look at the biggest differences between F1 and the feeder series, whether Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar will survive in F1 if they receive a call-up and how Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman and Jack Doohan will fare in F1 next season, as well as how F2 and F3 prepares young drivers for Formula 1.

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