Just Another Football Podcast

Welcome to out Premier League Midseason Review! In this 2-part podcast, we look back at our original Premier League table predictions and how they compare to the current standings, and predict how the rest of the season will look like! Before this first part, Ali introduces us to the African Cup of Nations which recently kicked off, and discusses Egypt's chances at regaining the national crown, be...

(This episode was originally published on January 5th on YouTube, during a period of issues with uploading on podcast feeds. Thank you for sticking with us through this process!) Our 2022 starts with an episode featuring the whole crew ✊ Ali makes a host appearance for the vibes as he hardly watched any football, Harry talks the time he met France national team manager Didier Deschamps on Christm...

A strange weekend in a number of ways brings up a multitude of debates and important conversations. Fergal and Ali are here for it, including a mini-rant about "That Other Spaniard", a proper one about refereeing, and a wider discussion about the Premier League's coronavirus protocols.  We discuss Liverpool's tactical limitations in the absence of Fabinho and Van Dijk, and we end with a speci...

In this weeks episode, Harry, George and Ali get together to discuss Leeds United and their alarming start to the season, off the back of a 7-0 drubbing at Manchester City. Then, there’s the reaction to the fallout at Arsenal, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang losing the captains armband after a disciplinary breach. We also discuss the Vanilla club that is Everton and their poor form this campaign. F...

With Ali out due to final exams, and Harry out due to rage against Arsenal, Chelsea Men Fergal and George are left with their creative freedom. So what do they do? You might've guessed it.. It's a good little roundup of the Premier League action of the past weekend, and a look at Chelsea's mini-dip in form that sees them 3rd in a truly 3-horse race for the title. Fantasy updates at the end of it t...

Just Ali and Fergal this week, recording on the Tuesday of GW14 of the Premier League and reflecting on how Leeds United's late, late win over Crystal Palace and and an unwelcome draw for both Newcastle and Norwich means for the relegation battle. We also discuss Chelsea's rollercoaster of a week, dismantling Juventus, missing opportunities to defeat Man United, then running into a brick wall in t...

He has indeed. And Man United have probably never looked more hapless in their planning. Harry, Ali, and Fergal are here to discuss what's next for the red side of Manchester, and analyze the possible recruits linked to the vacant role. And also, how and why is the whole situation so weird? A JAFP Derby happened this past weekend, as Ali's Liverpool swept Harry's Arsenal aside. Clearly, things wen...

When pundits and critics bemoaned the international break and the World Cup qualifier format, they should've at least thought of some of the results of this break, the backstories, and the possibilities of massive names missing out. There was Mitrovic sending Serbia to Qatar, then there's Portugal and Italy having to play out a playoff. There's the Man in the Mirror story, Ivory Coast crashing out...

It's Sack Season! After an eventful week in football, Ali sits down with Harry to reflect on Liverpool's defeat at West Ham and the Reds' recent tactical issues, before Fergal joins Haz to discuss recent managerial sackings and appointments, discussing behind those crucial decisions in-depth. Harry then gets his chance to chime in on the Antonio Conte discourse, and Fergal reveals exciting news ab...

In this weeks episode, Ali, George and Fergal discuss the main takeaways from the weekend, starting with Spurs vs Man United, before moving onto the appointment Conte and where this leaves Spurs for the rest of the season (as well as who their Victor Moses will be). Then, there’s some talk on where this actually leaves Man United, and does this win actually leave them in better shape for the seaso...

On this episode, Harry, Ali, and Fergal discuss the results of a mad, mad weekend of football. Liverpool's historic win at Old Trafford leaves Ali rattling off a list of achievements by the Reds and Mo Salah from this game alone, and Chelsea's 7-0 hammering of Norwich leaves us wondering.. Why are Norwich here? The boys reflect on El Clasico and Barca fans' horrible attack on Ronaldo Koeman while...

In this weeks episode, I am joined by Fergal and George (No Ali weather reports this week) to go through the main talking points of the weekend. We discuss Man United once more slipping up at Leicester, and what this means for Ole and the make-up of the team. Then, there's some chat on another dire Newcastle display (recorded pre Bruce's sacking), and a debate on whether Chelsea have been slightly...

In this weeks episode, Ali, Fergal and George get together to discuss the Saudi takeover of Newcastle, the implications for Newcastle, the rest of the league, and football as a whole. There's also an update on Ireland's improved fortunes, with a 3-0 win over Azerbaijan, as well as an honest take on the merits of the nations league. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/just-another-f...

In this weeks episode, I return to host, and we discuss the fall out from the dramatic Desmond between Liverpool and Man City, whether it’s time up for Ole at United, Leicester’s poor start to the season, as well as rounding out the rest of the weekends action, with some laughing at Barca at the end. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/just-another-football-podcast . See acast.com/...

*Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before the Champions League kicked off this week. Harry was at the ground on his birthday watching Arsenal rip Spurs apart. What went right for Arsenal? Why did Spurs play without a midfield? Where to the North London rivals go from here? Harry joins Ali to reflect on his experience at the Emirates on the day, and on Arsenal's 3-1 win in the North London Derb...

In this weeks episode, I’m first joined by George and Fergal to react to Chelsea’s convincing 3-0 win over Spurs. As well as praise for Tuchel and Chelsea, there’s heavy criticism for Spurs and Harry Kane especially. After the break, Ali joins us to discuss the rest of the weekends action, including another win for Liverpool, a labouring 0-0 draw for Manchester City, and another important win for...

In this weeks episode, there’s a revamped two part format to the show. In the first part, Ali chats to first time guest, and West Ham fan Jake about their start to the season. They discuss the new signings, Antonio’s form, and how they might fare in two fronts with Europa league to contend with. Then, for the second part of the episode, I’m joined by ding and fjc to discuss the rest of the weekend...

In this weeks episode, myself, Fergal and George are joined once more by Spanish football analyst Michael (@SF_Analytics_) to reflect on the opening 3 matches of the La Liga campaign, as well as look ahead to the season. There’s more detailed discussion on Barcelona and life after Messi, how Real will fare after their unsuccessful summer pursuit of Mbappé, and Atletico following the deadline day d...

There's an episode this time! Ali is joined by Fergal and George for this episode, which was recorded during Transfer Deadline Day, the last day of the greatest transfer window of all time. A bumper edition brings you recap of Gameweek 3 of the Premier League, and covers some of the LIVE transfer stories as they happen, also looking back of the rollercoaster of a summer window. Lionel Messi, Crist...

This week, we have been unable to release a full episode, and we're sad. Next week, there's a massive addition to the podcast, and we're excited! An emotional rollercoaster of a 10 minutes. In all seriousness, this is to update you about the episode from this week and why it never came out, and to announce our most exciting announcement since Fergal! We will be back next week (all being well) with...

The Premier League is off to a storming start! Ali is joined by Fergal, George, and Harry to discuss the opening game week of the 2021/2022 Premier League season, and there's loads to cover. Fergal tells us about his experience watching his Chelsea win the UEFA Super Cup in Belfast, then we get stuck in to the seemingly never-ending Kane to City saga, and the Spurs win over City. We wrap up the ga...

In our first episode back after the summer hiatus, after a quick ice-breaking transfer quiz, myself, Fergal, Ali and George make our predictions for the upcoming season. We talk about our relegation candidates, our middle of the pack merchants, and those that we expect to be challenging at the top. Involving agreements, disagreements, and drama. Enjoy! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/...

A glorious month of football has come to a painful end. England's best-ever Euros performance has ended on the sour note of losing in the penalty shootout. The band is back together as Harry joins George, Fergal, and Ali, to discuss the Final of EURO 2020 24 hours after the fact. We discuss team selection, the tale of two halves, and try to rationalize the penalty taker selections which concluded...

In this episode, Ali, George, and Fergal are joined by a good friend of the pod who featured on the Patriots Pod, Fergus Collins, also known as FJC. We recap the glorious occasion that was the semi-finals, look back at some of the themes from England vs Denmark, including how England managed to regain tactical control after a rough period in the first half, the Raheem Sterling foul that led to the...

In this weeks episode, I'm joined by Ali, Fergal and George to react to England's thumping 4-0 win vs Ukraine to send them into the semi final of Euro 2020. There's some praise for Luke Shaw, as well as acknowledgment for Southgate getting his tactics spot on once more. Then, there's some analysis on Italy, Spinazzola, Jorginho (and whether he's in contention for the Ballon D'or?!!), and then a ve...