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The boys recap the weeks headlines before taking a look at refereeing in a bit more depth following the scandalous officiating through the week and over the weekend in the Six Nations, Premier League and Day/Night Test. The boys offer their opinions on the right or wrong decisions as well as attempting to figure out an ideal solution for VAR, TMO and DRS.

We’re then joined for a sit down with Professional Golfer, Brendan Lawlor. Brendan is currently ranked 4th in the WR4GD and was recently in fields on both the European and Challenge Tour. Part of the Modest Golf stable of professional talent, Brendan is represented alongside Tyrell Hatton, Connor Syme and Angel Yin amongst many other professional stars. Brendan talked candidly about getting into golf, overcoming challenges, never seeing himself as any different and working his way up to the top. He talks growing the game and creating opportunities for all not just himself as well as some of his own career aspirations; an incredibly honest, inspiring and lovable guy - a huge thanks to Brendan for his time!

To close the show this week, the boys look ahead to the weekend’s 1st v 2nd clash in the Premier League as Manchester City take on Manchester United. As the boys select a combined XI, there are also a couple of opinions thrown out there of what they think of each team and some of their players.

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The boys take an in depth look at the IPL Auction ahead of the 2021 edition of the tournament. We take a look at where the money was spent, who was the best bargain buy, who was the best player to be retained from last year and then who were the players we can’t believe no one took a punt on. Lots of stats, lots of opinion and one or two controversial takes!

We then sit down with Jamie from The K’s to talk about the band, life as a rock star in lockdown and his love for Newcastle United. The conversation covered favourite memories following the club, best away days and what’s gone wrong recently under Steve Bruce. Jimmy then gets to have his say on what’s been happening on Tyneside.

We close the week with a quick reaction to Boris’ latest announcement that crowds will be allowed back into stadiums by mid-June. No politics, just some thoughts on which sporting arenas or events we might want to attend first as soon as we can!

Lastly there’s a prediction on what the score will be midweek between Rangers and Antwerp in the Europa League following their first leg thriller.

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The boys take a look at things ‘North of the border’ for this week’s episode. A sit down with Scotland International and former Durham, Warwickshire, Derbyshire and Sussex cricket Calum MacLeod joins the boys before attention turns to football and the boys sit down to talk all things SPL and Celtic with Martin from the 20 Minute Tims, a Celtic fans podcast.

Calum was incredibly generous with his time, guiding us through his career through some great stories; getting into cricket in Scotland, representing his country at age group and Senior World Cups, winning National honours at both club and county level as well as finding the time to talk about franchise cricket, Scottish ambition and why he supports Manchester United...

Martin from 20 Minute Tims then talked the boys through what’s gone wrong for Celtic this year, who is to blame and what needs to happen to ensure the same doesn’t happen again next season! He also discusses player valuations and how Celtic would fare if they were to join the English Football League.

The boys end the episode with a prediction of who will win the the Men’s Australian Open Tennis over in Melbourne.

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The boys sit down with professional Rugby Referee Christophe Ridley for this week’s special episode where there is a focus on the opening weekend of Six Nations action. Christophe talked to the Podcast during the recent break in English Gallagher Premiership action and spoke about the use of TMO in Rugby comparative to VAR in football, the duty of care you have as a referee and the relationship between Rugby clubs and the RFU officiating panel. The boys then quickly dissect Scotland’s historical win at Twickenham and whether Italy are still the right ‘sixth’ Nation.

Boys move on to talk about some of the action (or lack of) in the recent Transfer Window and make some calls for who some Premier League clubs should have signed.

We close the show this week by discussing England winning in India; Joe Root double tons, Jimmy Anderson reverse swing and whether Bess and Leech are good enough to see out the series.

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The boys sit down with a very special Headline Act this week; Premier League legend, former Newcastle United and Republic of Ireland Goalkeeper, Rob Elliot.

Rob talked openly about Newcastle being the focus of the community, Charlton’s successful academy, the importance of the loan system, making his debut under Pardew, great managers, great teammates, working hard to create opportunities and making the most of them. We also discuss Rob’s passion for cricket and the importance of transferable skills as well as his business venture One Glove co.

Since the interview, Rob has signed for Watford FC in the Championship and has gone straight in to the match day squad.

The boys close the week with their 60 second recaps of the headlines and make their predictions for the weekend’s Super Bowl.

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The boys get are joined by TWO Headline Acts this week as Darts and Cricket cross paths. Team Unicorn Player Liaison Manager, Matt Rankin, joins the podcast to talk all things Unicorn Darts; World Championships, player development, ones to watch and more. A massive thanks to Matt and all of Unicorn Darts for their generosity in supporting our most recent Instagram giveaway. Play with the best!

Professional Cricketer Scott Steel then joins the podcast for a discussion about his career through the ranks at Durham, moving to Leicestershire and Scotland ambitions. The interview was supported by Moonrise Cricket who are supporting the podcast’s future Cricket related content - a massive thanks to them for their support.

The boys close the week with a 60-second review of the week and make their predictions for which Premier League Manager will get the sack next.

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The boys get an insight into what being on International duty in a pandemic is really like as England Roses Star Shooter George Fisher as she spoke to us from ‘inside the camp’. George gave a great insight into preparations for the coming series against an All-Stars team live on Sky Sports as well as touching on her journey through the pathways and looking ahead to her move abroad to play in New Zealand!

There’s also a dissection of England’s First Test win in Sri Lanka with coaching expert James Lunn (@jl_cricketcoaching) and a look at some bad journalist takes from supposed experts.

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The boys have called in another Headline Act to take part in their most important conversation yet. After a quick recap of the week’s headlines, the boys sit down with host of The Footballer’s Mindset Podcast, Rob Blackburne to discuss all things mindset, mental health and football welfare. Rob provided an incredible insight into the world of elite sport; the trials and tribulations footballers face and how they overcome them as well as some entertaining stories from his respective clients. Don’t let the conversation stop. Post-chat, the boys talk about the FA Cup third round and make their predictions for the coming week.

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The boys have called upon another Headline Act to kickstart 2021 and Lockdown 3.0. After discussing whether Anthony Joshua has the confidence to take on Tyson Fury, the boys get a great insight into what it takes to reach the top and bat in International Cricket with England, Durham and Lancashire legend Keaton Jennings; scoring runs on the subcontinent and enjoying team success and finding a balance between a bat and the books. Lastly, Jimmy wants to talk all things Darts as Gerwyn Price is crowned World Champion at the Palace.

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The boys have called in the heavies to review the major headlines from 2020. Discussing the importance of bio-secure bubbles for the return to sport as well as the impact on athlete wellbeing before moving on to whether Liverpool’s first title win in 30 years carries an asterisk? The boys finish by looking at the biggest whoppers of the year by scanning through who has really let themselves down in 2020. Thanks to the boys for joining us!

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