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   Number 1: SPM 264: The Christmas Schedule Conundrum

   The football: The Premier League likes attracting the best managerial talent, but what if that talent wants to change the Premier League? Thomas Tuchel, Pep Guardiola, Ralf Rangnick and Jurgen Klopp have all spoken about their opposition to how the festive schedule is unduly punitive on their players, but if they wanted the job in England shouldn't they just accept that's how it's done? Or can we, your humble SPMers, find a solution? The food: In a shocking twist to our pre-holiday predictions, Rory reveals the true fate of his Christmas nut roast. Email: [email protected]

   January 05, 2022·1h 2min
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   Number 2: SPM 262: SPMROTY (Part 1)

   The football: We're getting festively reflective as we bring you our Set Piece Menu Review of the Year, which is in no way attempting to sound or feel like another annual retrospective (the one which Rory gets uppity about). We've split it up into two parts, and because it's Christmas, part one prompts us to be nice about things. The food: Hugh is desperate to spread the word about Knopper chocolate bars. If you're near an Aldi, seek them out. Now. Email: [email protected] Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/en-gb/stores/set-piece-menu-podcast

   December 22, 2021·1h 2min
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   Number 3: SPM 263: SPMROTY (Part 2)

   The football: Part two of our Set Piece Menu Review of the Year allows us to skew negative, and yet it's a shorter episode. Go figure... The food: Having recorded the pod pre-Christmas, we undertake what has become an annual guessing game about what we ate on the big day, and how much we "enjoyed" it. Email: [email protected] Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/en-gb/stores/set-piece-menu-podcast

   December 29, 2021·49min
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   Number 4: SPM 265: Is Football Too Eurocentric?

   The football: As the latest Africa Cup of Nations begins to unfortunate characterisations and complaints about scheduling and availability, we ask if those questioning the relevance of competitions that clash with the Premier League and others in Western Europe are guilty of a little too much navel-gazing. The food: Rory's dog Hector has eaten something, and it has made him ill. Is chicken two days past its sell-date the culprit, or as Rory's son Ed suggests, a poisonous plant (the kind not-at-all native to West Yorkshire)? Email: [email protected]

   January 12, 2022·58min
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   Number 5: SPM 266: Serie A

   The football: Is Serie A the most exciting league in football right now? And if so, does that mean it has at last shaken off its stereotype - one that hasn't been true on the pitch for a long while now - of dull, defensive football? The food: A gingerbread biscuit that Rory couldn't wait until the pod to eat. It was the shape of a bee, which leads the others to suggest he's hankering for his old home of Manchester. Email: [email protected]

   January 19, 2022·45min
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