Soccer Snobs

Episode #33 - The Snobs are joined by Janine and Drew Beckie. What a pure pleasure to interview two incredible Canadian athletes who are both extremely humble and hard working. How could anyone not love these two? Janine Beckie is currently a star forward on the Canadian Women's National team as well as Manchester City in England's Women's Premier League! Drew Beckie played PDL under Marc, Jason and Stephen as well as with the Ottawa Fury NASL and USL teams. They both have some great life stories that people can learn from as well as some fun sibling rivalry. How do they handle Marc's Rapid Fires and Would you rathers? Tune in an find out.

Episode #32 – What causes Jason to lose control and laugh uncontrollably? What has Marc done this time with his questions? Concussions in the game and what does the future hold? Is it OK to hug players in the tunnel pre-game? Who are the best players from the top soccer nations? The Snobs deliver another classic episode.

Episode #31 - The Snobs strike gold here being joined by Declan Hill a world renowned author of "The Fix" and a leading expert in match fixing in soccer.  This is a real eye opener and our listeners are in for an absolute treat. Listen to some great stories about his infiltration into a match fixing gang, how to potentially end match fixing and does Declan Hill like pulp in his orange juice? Has he played FIFA on Xbox and what local Ottawa soccer team did he play for? All this and a ton more!!

Episode #30 – Kenny O’Kane – Soccer Snob Stephen’s Uncle Kenny joins the show and takes the Snobs for a ride. A master story teller who weaves some fantastic tales together during his hour on the show. Kenny talks about the Celtic and Rangers rivalry, growing up and going to games in Glasgow. Legendary road trips to Aberdeen and following the Tartan Army to the World Cup in France in 1998. This episode is like sitting down at a pub for a few beers and laughing and being thoroughly entertained by a master.

Episode #29 - John Limniatis - Gear up Snob Nation we have a beauty this week!  John Limniatis, one of the best Canadian players of all time joins up with the Snobs to talk about his career in Ottawa and playing top level in Greece!  A bidding war for a Canadian player in the 80's?? It happened!  We get into some serious chat about the CSA and do they do enough for alumni?  Impact name change, and John gets into how he runs his Lakeshore Club as the Technical Director.  Its all here, this guy is as honest as they come - a breath of fresh air!  Enjoy!

Episode #28 - The Snobs have to deal with a last minute guest cancellation and pull out a great show!  What players made the Snobs fall in love with the game? The overrated/underrated segment returns. How mad does it make you when a referee makes you walk over to see them? Fans back in the stands, why is Steve grumpy because of this?

Episode 27 - Miranda Smith - Today the Snobs welcome one of the most highly decorated soccer players in Ottawa!  Miranda Smith was Captain of the Ottawa U Women's Soccer Team who won the Usports National Championship in 2018 and then was a big part of that same team who won the University WORLD CUP in 2019!  She most recently played professionally in Finland!  She is joined by Ottawa U Women's Team Assistant Coach Stuart Barbour, who offers his insight into numerous issues in the women's game.  He also has some VERY interesting stats about Charmaine Hooper v. Christine Sinclair!  Does Miranda like butter?  Could she play a National final in a Santa beard?  Find out this and more!

Episode #26 - The 3 Snobs are alone today - they pull no punches when talking about the recent news in the CPL about scouting and signing players.  Listen in to find out how ridiculous these new rules are!  Alphonso Davies is a favourite amongst the snobs - but did he win too much too soon?  Who will keep him in line? Does the CSA need to promote him more or less?  Find out if Jay and Steve would go for a Billion dollars in a crossbar challenge, what kind of eggs they would order in a diner, and who wins the Quiz!  (Hint, it's never Jason is it?) Join the snobs for another great episode!

Episode #25 - Carol Anne Chenard joins the snobs today to give us a different perspective in the world of soccer.  Chenard is a Canadian and has reached the highest level referee you can achieve in World Soccer.  She has refereed in a World Cup, and the Olympics where she was awarded the Gold Medal Game!  This is a fascinating story travelling the world of soccer through the eyes of a referee.  Will you ever yell at a referee again after this?  Has she ever been afraid for her life?  Who was the biggest whiner in the Women's game?  What division in Ottawa did she say prepared her the best for her career?  Tune in to find out, what an episode!

Episode #24 - The Snobs are joined by Anthony Abbott from Down the Pub podcast. Together they argue and banter their way to a 20 team European Super League!! Listen in to their choices and why they picked your team or left them off the list. Hit the Snobs social media to agree/disagree with the list. A really fun episode that ends with the traditional Rapid Fire and Would you rather, where Anthony gets in a great shot at Marc.