Talking Loyal

The first silverware of the season was handed out on Sunday, with Manchester United getting their hands on the Carabao Cup after a convincing 2-0 victory over Newcastle United at Wembley. Tottenham took advantage of a lacklustre Chelsea team, and strengthened their grip on 4th spot. Wins for West Ham & Leeds, dropped Everton into the bottom three after a poor result at home to Aston Villa. #Ta...

After a two week break the pod is back! Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table after battling back to beat Aston Villa as the title race took another twist with Manchester City held at Nottingham Forest. Elsewhere, Liverpool resurrected their top-four ambitions with victory at Newcastle and Everton moved out of the bottom three at the expense of Leeds. Another full-on we...

Do the defeats for both Arsenal & Manchester City open up the title race to Manchester United? Spurs win without Conte, Jesse gets his Marsching orders & much more! #TalkingLoyalPod are now on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. All the social media tags are below:   Twitter/IG/Facebook | @talkingloyalpod   YouTube | TalkingLoyal   Twitter/IG | @lawrencetate_   Twitter/I...

Fourth Round FA Cup action took place over the weekend, with wins for both Manchester clubs, Tottenham & Brighton. A classic FA Cup tie, fitting of a Hollywood film was witnessed down in Wrexham. In this week’s episode the boys also discuss some of the January transfers, ahead of Tuesdays deadline day.  Along with some mid-season review answers from our fans! #TalkingLoyalPod are now on I...

Episode 30 is here and we are joined by special guest, Former England & Premier League player Matt Jarvis! The boys sit down with Matt to talk through his football career from his early beginnings at Gillingham to the pinnacle moment of his career playing for England.  Matt gives us great insight on his journey to the top, and tells multiple behind the scenes stories of his career! ...

Jack & Tate react to what could prove to be a crucial win for West Ham and David Moyes against Everton. Defeat leaves the Toffees deep in the relegation trouble and Frank Lampard losing his job on Monday afternoon. With an in-depth breakdown of what and where it has all gone wrong for Everton.   The boys look back at a thrilling contest between Arsenal and Manchester United, which sa...

There were plenty of thrills and spills in the Premier League's weekend matches, with United winning the Manchester derby and Arsenal triumphing in the North London derby.    Chelsea, Aston Villa, Wolves, Nottingham Forest and Southampton all won, with Brentford and Newcastle taking all three points too in controversial clashes.    Liverpool, Bournemouth, Cr...

If there ever was a honeymoon period during Graham Potter's early days at Stamford Bridge, it is fair to say it is well and truly over. Chelsea's 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City and second defeat in a week seemed like the tipping point for the travelling fans. With massive games coming up this weekend in the Premier League Jack & Tate sit down to preview the Manchester Derby, Nor...

The New Year was ushered in with another full round of Premier League action.   After their 4-2 win at Brighton, Arsenal went seven points clear as Manchester City were held by Everton earlier in the day.   It was a happy end to 2022 for Manchester United, as they moved into the top four with a slender victory at Wolves before sides around them Newcastle and Tottenham drop...

The 2022/23 Premier League season resumed in style with seven Boxing Day matches producing a total of 25 goals following a six-week break for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Leaders Arsenal continued their good form with a 3-1 turnaround win over West Ham United, the only home victory of the day. It was the only home victory of Boxing Day and meant for the first time in seven years every m...

Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties following one of the greatest finals in the tournament's history at Lusail Stadium. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between the 35-year-old maestro Messi and his France opposite number Kylian Mbappe, who sco...

Harry Kane blazed a late penalty over the bar as England's World Cup dreams ended with a 2-1 defeat in the quarter-finals to defending champions France.   What next for Gareth Southgate? Will he continue with his contract running through to the next European Championships for one more shot at glory with this group? That is the debate for the days to come.   Jack & Tate sit down to di...

England will meet France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after an impressive demolition of Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium. England took a while to move through the gears against Senegal but when they clicked, they showed a level of creation that gives them real edge and makes them genuine contenders for this World Cup. Jack & Tate sit down to discuss England's Round of 16 win and a rou...

Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden capitalised on their starting roles to help England eliminate Wales from the World Cup with a 3-0 win which also secured top spot in Group B with 7 points and set up a last-16 tie with Senegal.   England boss Gareth Southgate had been grilled since the disappointing goalless draw with USA and once again, as against Iran, made several big calls and they came up t...

England got their World Cup off to the perfect start with a dominating victory over Iran in Group B. Arsenal star Bukayo Saka scored twice as the Three Lions strolled to win at the Khalifa International Stadium. Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling also on target as were substitutes Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish.   This was England's biggest win in the opening game of a major tournament an...

Qatar World Cup 2022 Preview.  Squads have been picked & flights have been booked. Here. We. Go.  With the Premier League in hibernation until Boxing Day, the boys turn their attention to the upcoming World Cup. In this special preview episode they are joined by fellow Loyal Jake Pannell.  All three will discuss their predictions including; Winner, Golden Boot, Player of the Tou...

Arsenal stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points, and will lead the way at Christmas for the first time in 15 years   The Gunners pounced after Manchester City's shock 2-1 defeat by Brentford, while their north London rivals Tottenham, were showing they know how to dig deep and come from behind to beat Leeds.   The pressure though continues...

It was an action-packed weekend with 37 goals, five penalties and two red cards. Arsenal reclaimed top spot with a 1-0 win against Chelsea away from home. But Manchester City kept within two points after a late 2-1 victory over Fulham. Liverpool showed that they are not yet down and out with a win at Tottenham, and Unai Emery made a stunning return to England with a win over Manchester United at&n...

Arsenal maintained their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League by hammering Nottingham Forest 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.   Defending champions Manchester City remain hot on their heels after beating Leicester, while there were also wins for Tottenham, Manchester United and the ever-impressive Newcastle.   However, it was an unhappy weekend for Liverpool who los...

Newcastle mean business, Aston Villa spring to life as soon as Steven Gerrard departs, and is Jesse Marsch running out of time at Leeds?   Arsenal remain top of the Premier League despite drawing 1-1 with Southampton as Manchester City put the pressure on the leaders once again with a 3-1 win over Brighton. Newcastle climbed into the top four by sealing a 2-1 win over third-placed T...

Boring 0-0s, Goal Scoring Vikings, Power Cuts, VAR Decisions & a Man City Defeat... This weekend had it all!  Arsenal extended their run at the top of the league to four points after emerging through a tough test away at Leeds at a ferocious Elland Road.    Manchester City's loss later in the day, showing they still have vulnerabilities even with Erling Haala...

Another weekend of Premier League action in the books and with 34 goals scored over the ten games. The league table is beginning to take shape with most sides now having played nine matches and set for a hectic four-week period before the World Cup break comes along. Manchester City yet again showed it is going to take something special to beat them to the title this year but A...

Another weekend of Premier League action is in the books with two huge local derbies garnering the majority of the attention. Arsenal got the better of arch-rivals rivals Tottenham at the Emirates on Saturday before Manchester City hit Manchester United for SIX at the Etihad on Sunday. There were seven other games in the top flight as well and the boys assess all the major talking points on t...

Are England going backwards under Gareth Southgate? England’s defeat against Italy & draw vs Germany with the World Cup less than two months away. Can we take anything positive away from the Nations League games? The boys are joined by special guest & Jack's brother, Harry Kindell-Brown to discuss England's last two games, Gareth Southgate, Maguire and much more. In part two we our turn at...

HERE. WE. GO. The boys are back with a second uploaded this week to celebrate hitting 1000 viewers! And are joined by special guest Freddy 'derf' Bourne! In this celebratory podcast the trio pick their Ultimate XI using only.... Premier League Managers! The rules are simple: 20 Managers - 11 Positions - 3 Subs - 1 Manager - 5 Binned. - Let's Go! Socials: Twitter/IG | @lawrencetate_ Twitter/IG | @j...