[This show was recorded on our YouTube and Twitch Livestream on 21/11/22]

It's our first livestream of the tournament, and there is already a lot to talk about, we start with a underwhelming Qatar and a flamboyant Ecuador, then it's time to talk about the inevitable controversy that follows anything at this tournament, from failed protests to fans not getting into the stadium and being more fans than seats, this tournament is full of surprises.

We then turn our focus to a rampant England and a fragile Iran, but one team showed real backbone in the face of adversity, spoiler alert it wasn't the Three Lions. We have a love in for Bellingham and Saka and discuss a good day at the office for Harry. Next it's Netherlands vs Senegal, who was unluckey and who were lucky? And just what has happened to Edouard Mendy? Then finally we just manage to squeeze in some Wales vs USA chat as they share the spoils and you know who scores for the Welshmen, he's always there!

We take our first peek "Through the Keyshole" for what has been a big week for gibbon mitts himself and then preview all of the games between now and Thursday evening.

Then finally it's time to continue our partnership with Cards of Qatar to give you the stories of 3 people who gave everything without choice for this tournament to happen.

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It's finally here and we are excited! It's time for the World Cup to begin and for Ruairi and Adam to give you the lowdown on each group, squad, form, favourites and dark horses!

But not before we take you through our stories of the week, featuring the Baltic Cup, Gibraltar's first win in 22 and of course the latest on Ivan's antics and were the clues staring us in the face the whole time? 

We've asked our guests to give us their thoughts (find the videos here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0k0pz9fjWTRc74rySpp5mq1jK6VicEd) now it's time for us to give ours, we go from A to H as we break down each group and say what we think will happen and which players and squads to keep an eye on.

Next up we give our bold predictions of what will happen at Qatar 2022, winner? Top scorer? Player of the tournament? Dark horses? The Turkey award? The El Hadj Diouf award? And The Andrew Jennings award? Find out who we think will be collecting them.

Then finally we partner up with Cards of Qatar an incredible organisation based in Sweden who are sharing the stories of the people who have lost their lives in the build up to this tournament, we cannot overstae how much we admire them for taking on this project and doing vital work, we share three of their stories and hope that they will stick with you. 

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RUNNING ORDER:

Intro - 00:06 - Welcome to the show, The Baltic Cup, Gibraltar win and Ivan Toney's antics

World Cup Preview - 09:56 - Group A-H everything you need to know ahead of the big kick off

World Cup Predictions - 01:00:48 - Winner? Top Scorer? POTT? Dark horses? Turkey award? El Hadj Diouf award? Andrew Jennings Award?

Cards of Qatar - 01:10:00 - @CardsofQatar on all the social platforms, give them a follow they're doing great work

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Its Friday and the gang are back. Andy, Ruairi & Adam are here to take you through the midweek action.  Serie A: Kvaradona, Napoli & The Mafia... now where have we seen that before?  Is it Jose meltdown season?  Are Inter & Juve good again, and what's happened to Atalanta? We remember the Carabao cup exists, Gareth picks his England squad, we look at the last weekend fixtures before the World Cup :( & More.

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[This episode was recoreded live on our YouTube and Twitch stream on 07/11/22]

It's Tuesday morning and that means it's podcast time!

Ruairi and Adam are here to take you through all the Serie A and Premier League action!

We start off by discussing Ruairi heading to the San Siro to watch Milan vs Spezia in a tighter than expected clash! We then move on to Allegri rejuvenated against Inter before finally discussing Napoli marching on even without Kvaradona and then Rome is blue as Sarri gets one over his old foe Mourinho.

It's then time to discuss Premier League and Ruairi takes this opportunity to finally bang on about a very very impressive Arsenal and what we can maybe, possibly, in some way, kind of expect from this team. We discuss what is going wrong at Chelsea before switching our attention to Spurs as Salah puts them to the sword. Finally in the Prem we talk Emery's return and what to expect from United.

Then finally it's the first mention of the World Cup as it rumbles closer and we make our wilcard picks for England's squad.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-w20u5VwVPFUH-0Sg7Vo7w

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With the big games seemingly coming through thick and fast, we also welcomed the first round of the FA Cup fixtures. Adam was joined by Andy as we discussed:

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[This show was recorded live on our YouTube and Twitch stream on 31/10/22]

Serie A erupted this weekend with goals of the season and shocks whilst the Premier League also entertained with some fascinating results. Adam was back with Ruairi and Andy to discuss:

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[This show was recorded live on our YouTube and Twitch stream on 25/10/22]

It's Monday Night Euro Review Show time!!!!

This week Ruairi and Andy are joined by special guest, friend of the show and former Cambridge United and Acrington Stanley midfielder Piero Mingoia to talk all things Serie A and Premier League.

We start off in Italy talking title race and just how many teams are involved, from Milan to Inter to Napoli to Lazio? It's going to be a scudetto race for the ages. We talk Spalleti and Sarri and just how much they are coaching out of their teams.

Then it's time for the Premier League, we start off with a Villa revival as the Gerrard chains are seemingly taken off, and how much can a change in manager make in a dressing room? Then we talk the endless drawing between United and Chelsea and why Martinez has become a fans favourite already. We talk Forest and how Steve Cooper has made them much harder to beat and could he even keep them up? Next up is Eddie Howe's coaching at Newcastle and how easy is it for  a manager to transform a player? And finally Ruairi moans about Rob Jones.

Then finally, finally we preview the Champions League games we are looking forward to most.

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Welcome and welcome back! On this week's show Ruairi and Andy have midweek Premier League action to review as well as some often ignored Coppa Italia action!

We start with the revelation that Eddie Howe does in fact have opinions, how does he come out of his war of words with Klopp?

Then it's EuroReview time, we start in the Prem talking about a rapidly improving Manchester United, a completely sustainable Spurs and the manchild that is Ronaldo, next we discuss Vieira at Palace, a change of aesthetic is great to see but is there progress and what does this mean for The Eagles? Next up is Coppa Italia, could it be run any worse? Who do the FIGC hate is so much? Well there were some exciting games to catch up on and the Sunday League Zlatan was at it again.

Our big interview this week is with Greek and Hartlepool legend, Dimi Konstantopolous, from Thessaloniki to Humberside and back again we talk a fascinating career with a goalkeeper than has seen it all. Promotion with Boro and relegation with AEK Athens, you do not want to miss this!

Finally Ruairi rides solo to give you a quick preview of the upcoming Premier League and Serie A action.

RUNNING ORDER:

Intro - 0:00

EuroReview - 10:17

Dimi Interview - 55:57

Weekend Preview & Outro - 01:57:02

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This show was recorded LIVE on our YouTube and Twitch stream on 17/10/22

This weekend saw a number of reminders: Never write off the comeback. Ruairi, Adam and Andy covered the key topics including:

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