Studs Up!

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Ric & Daniel kick off the show by discussing the Premier League transfer mill as we head towards deadline day. We also give you our Quote of the Week.

We then hear from everyone's favourite statistician, Lachie, as 'Lachie's Stat Attack' recaps the first weekend of the Premier League.

The lads run through the opening weekend results, before looking ahead to the second matchday.

The lads round out the show by giving you their bets for the weekend, to hopefully fill your beer fridge and see who can claim the 'Betfurly Shield'.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Ric & Daniel kick off the show by discussing their highlights of the week, as well as giving you their quote of the week during a busy off-season.

We then hear from everyone's favourite statistician, Lachie, as 'Lachie's Stat Attack' looks ahead to the first weekend of the Premier League.

The lads then cover the latest transfer news, with the Wellington Phoenix signing Rafael Duran.

Ric & Daniel then predict the Premier League table for the new season; how close will they get?

The lads round out the show by giving you their bets for the weekend, to hopefully fill your beer fridge and see who can claim the 'Betfurly Shield'.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Ric & Daniel kick off the show by discussing their highlights of the week, as well as giving you their quote of the week during a busy off-season.

We then hear from everyone's favourite statistician Lachie, as 'Lachie's Stat Attack' returns ahead of the new season.

The lads round out the show by giving you their bets for the weekend, to hopefully fill your beer fridge and see who can claim the 'Betfurly Shield'.

We also cover the recent news of Macey Fraser leaving the Wellington Phoenix.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Riccardo returns to the show after his post FIFA World Cup holiday, The show starts with a discussion of Tim Payne's hopeful move to Olimpia and the incredible goal he scored in his first game, Gianni Infantino's plan to sell off chunks of the FIFA World Cup and how it deservedly fell through as well as a recap of all the other controversies Infantino has had from the '22 World Cup to now.

We then discuss the upcoming match between Chelsea F.C Women and Auckland FC Women, what this means for the future of the game in New Zealand, and DMac's thoughts on having Wellington Phoenix players playing underneath the Auckland FC banner.

We round out the show by discussing news surrounding transfers and how Liverpool and Manchester United are looking ahead of the next EPL Season.

Daniel is once again running the ship by himself as Riccardo is still on holiday. We start the show by updating the latest news and transfers from the A-League, including a wrap on Auckland FC's 2-0 loss to Spurs at Eden Park.

We then hear from Wellington Phoenix head coach Chris Greenacre for an update on how the team is tracking in pre-season, as well as talking about Alex Rufer's re-signing and Luke Brooke-Smith heading to Portsmouth.

Daniel then has his say on Gianni Infantino's proposed plan to sell the World Cup to private equity firms.

We round out the show by bringing you some transfer news and updates.

Daniel and producer Brayden have grabbed the most memorable commentary clips from the tournament to relive the last month of football.

Daniel also chats to Fred de Jong to look back on the tournament as a whole, including how the All Whites performed in the group stages.

Catch highlights of the World Cup third-place playoff match between France and England at Miami Stadium. Jordan Kounelis and Paul Wade with the call.

Riccardo Ball and Daniel McHardy chat ahead of the FIFA World Cup final!