In this episode of 'The Ripple Effect,' James speaks to the masterful and illuminating author David Arrowsmith (⁠@mrwriterman79⁠), who makes his return to the podcast, alongside award-winning filmmaker Eli Mengem (⁠@ElMengem⁠). They explore the magic, crime, corruption and tragedy of Diego Maradona, guided by words from David's fascinating latest book, 'Killing Maradona: How Cocaine, the Camorra and Crime Corrupted Football's Greatest Talent'.
You can purchase a copy of the book here, and also see Arrowsmith's other title, 'Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia' here.
Host: James Allcott
Guests: David Arrowsmith and Eli Mengem
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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James Allcott is joined by Nieve Petruzziello (@StuntPegg), Joe Thomlinson (@JoeThomlinson), and Cormac McAinsh (@theFootballMeta) for the second time this week for an awards night! Together, they pick their players of the season, best signings, best newcomers, and many more!
Host: James Allcott
Guests: Nieve Petruzziello, Joe Thomlinson, and Cormac McAinsh
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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James Allcott is joined by Nieve Petruzziello (@StuntPegg), Joe Thomlinson (@JoeThomlinson), and Cormac McAinsh (@theFootballMeta) to pick their final England squad. With the Premier League drawing to a close, the quartet look back on the season and assess who should be in Tuchel’s squad in a month’s time.
Host: James Allcott
Guests: Nieve Petruzziello, Joe Thomlinson, and Cormac McAinsh
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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James Allcott is joined by Jon Mackenzie (@Jon_Mackenzie) to discuss how Pep Guardiola has influenced modern football. They chat about the tactical influences imposed by Pep’s forward thinking and how others have taken a similar approach to football.
Host: James Allcott
Guest: Jon Mackenzie
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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James Allcott is joined by Josh Williams (@DistanceCovered) to discuss Liverpool’s squad. Together, they work their way through the team, analysing who will be a part of Slot’s future plans and who will be moved on!
Host: James Allcott
Guest: Josh Williams
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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James Allcott is joined by Alex Moneypenny (⁠⁠@DiffKnock⁠⁠), Dan Amenyah (⁠⁠@Amenyah⁠⁠), and James Bayliss (⁠⁠@TheGoonerVerse⁠) to sift through Arsenal’s current squad and decide who Arsenal should keep and who should be moved on!

Host: James Allcott
Guests: Alex Moneypenny, Dan Amenyah and James Bayliss
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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What is happening at Arsenal? Following their defeat to Man City, James Allcott assembles Alex Moneypenny (⁠@DiffKnock⁠), Dan Amenyah (⁠@Amenyah⁠) and James Bayliss (⁠@TheGoonerVerse) for an emergency podcast/Arsenal therapy session to get to the bottom of the problems facing Arsenal and what their title hopes look like now.
Host: James Allcott
Guests: Alex Moneypenny, Dan Amenyah and James Bayliss
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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With all eyes seemingly on Arsenal's title hopes, James Allcott is joined by global sports psychologist Dan Abrahams to build the "mental playbook" that Mikel Arteta and his team need to achieve their dreams and avoid falling at the final hurdle.

You can read more from Dan with his book, Compete.

Host: James Allcott
Guest: Dan Abrahams
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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In the aftermath of 'The Emergency Tottenham Hotspur Podcast', James Allcott returns with Flav Bateman (⁠@Flav_Bateman⁠), Fuad Cadani (⁠@FuadCadani⁠), Ben Bowman (⁠@Ben_Bowman⁠) and Harry Brooks (⁠@hbrooks_coach⁠) to decide which of the current Spurs’ players should be kept next season and who should be be on their way out of the club. 

Host: James Allcott

Guests: Flav Bateman, Fuad Cadani, Ben Bowman and Harry Brooks

Producer: Cai Jones

Editor: Finn McSkimming

Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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James Allcott is joined by Nieve Petruzziello (@stuntpegg) to discuss Italy’s make or break World Cup playoff situation and what failure could mean for the Azzurri. They also take a look at the entire Champions League knock-out phase, analysing the strengths and weaknesses of every remaining team.
Host: James Allcott
Guest: Nieve Petruzziello
Producer: Cai Jones
Editor: Finn McSkimming
Additional Production: Patris Gordon

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