Monster's Of The Clubhouse

In August, 2014, 16 sharks players from 2011 plead guilty to unwittingly taking banned substances and accepted 12-month bans that were backdated to November, 2013 for their involvement. The bans saw them sit out of the remaining few weeks of the season. This is the events that lead to one of the NRL's biggest scandals. Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https://www.themid-season...

The Calciopoli scandal involved five football teams, two leagues and a number of referees, with the latter coerced into rigging games in 2006. Many prison sentences were handed out to sporting directors and referees, but after almost a decade of investigation, all were acquitted in 2015 Background music supplied by soundful -my.soundful.com Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https:/...

After the 2002-03 basketball season at Baylor, it was found that coach Dave Bliss tried to cover up a great deal of wrongdoing by his players, including illegal drug and alcohol use, and the murder of Patrick Dennehy took place on his watch as well. Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https://www.themid-seasonslump.com Fans of the show can get one month free with the athletic by clic...

The BALCO scandal was a scandal involving the use of banned, performance-enhancing substances by professional athletes. The Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) was a San Francisco Bay Area business which supplied anabolic steroids to professional athletes. The incident surrounds a 2002 US federal government investigation of the laboratory Background music supplied by soundful -my.soundful.com...

One of the greatest sides in recent collegiate history this roster contained Tebow, Hernandez, The Pouncy Twins, and plenty more NFL talent. However across the 121 man roster there have been 41 arrests ... This is their story Background music supplied by soundful -my.soundful.com Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https://www.themid-seasonslump.com Also why not check out the latest...

Welcome to Huddles & Stout, the Latest production of the Mid-Season Slump. Huddles & Stout is our Weekly NFL Talk show and will drop weekly throughout the Regular & Post Season. The show kicks off proper on the 11th of August so make sure to subscribe and add it to your weekly listens. Are you summer ready and a fan of American Sports, why not check out the latest apparel from our good...

Welcome to Spray The Ball, The Mid-Season Slumps NBA Show Join the Bottom Feeder Athlete and his Guest for the evening The Sasquatch as they break down the current slate of play in the NBA All Listeners to the Mid-Season Slump get access to a month free trial of The Athletic (even if they don't cover League just yet) to trial the Athletic click the following link -  https://bit.ly/3kwhKCw Add...

Chapter 12 - The 86 Mets Part 2 The 86 New York Mets, were exceptional on the mound and reckless off it. World Champions and Drug addicts off it. Less of scandal but more of a synopsis of Baseballs culture in the 80's and the impact of this culture on the lives of Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry. Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https://www.themid-seasonslump.com Fans of t...

Chapter 11 - The 86 Mets Part 1 The 86 New York Mets, were exceptional on the mound and reckless off it. World Champions and Drug addicts off it. Less of scandal but more of a synopsis of Baseballs culture in the 80's and the impact of this culture on the lives of Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry. Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https://www.themid-seasonslump.com Fans of t...

Chapter 10 - Mike Vick and the Bad Newz Kennels Part 2 Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he was the first NFL quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and holds the quarterback rushing yards reco...

Chapter 9 - Mike Vick and the Bad Newz Kennels  Part 1 Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he was the first NFL quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and holds the quarterback rushing yards reco...

Chapter 8 - The Melbourne Storm Salary Cap Scandal Part 2 The Melbourne Storm salary cap breach was a major breach of the National Rugby League's strictly enforced salary cap by the Melbourne Storm club over a period of five years. The discovery of these breaches in 2010 by the NRL resulted in it stripping the Storm of all honors achieved as a team between 2006 and 2010. This included the 2007...

Welcome to the Irish NRL Show, the latest production as part of The Mid-Season Slump. In advance of the season proper kicking off in early March. The Sasquatch and a new voice to the Mid-Season Slump this Spring "The Tache" sit down to preview this weekend's All Star Game. The Show will kick off proper in early March with a weekly synopsis from the NRL as well as a look at the domestic...

Chapter 7 - The Melbourne Storm Salary Cap Scandal Part 1 The Melbourne Storm salary cap breach was a major breach of the National Rugby League's strictly enforced salary cap by the Melbourne Storm club over a period of five years. The discovery of these breaches in 2010 by the NRL resulted in it stripping the Storm of all honors achieved as a team between 2006 and 2010. This included the 2007...

Chapter 5 - The Black Sox Scandal Part 2 The Black Sox Scandal was a Major League Baseball game-fixing scandal in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein. Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928),[1] nicknamed "the Brain", was...

Chapter 5 - The Black Sox Scandal Part 1 The Black Sox Scandal was a Major League Baseball game-fixing scandal in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein. Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928),[1] nicknamed "the Brain", was...

Chapter 4 - The Duke Lacrosse Scandal Part 2 Undoubtedly a bit from left field with the sport of lacrosse not being one we have ever delved to deeply into on the mid-season slump, but this is a tale I just had to regale.  Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https://www.themid-seasonslump.com Fans of the show can get one month free with the athletic by clicking the following link - ht...

Chapter 3 - The Duke Lacrosse Scandal Part 1 Undoubtedly a bit from left field with the sport of lacrosse not being one we have ever delved to deeply into on the mid-season slump, but this is a tale I just had to regale.  Produced as part of the Mid-Season Slump Network. https://www.themid-seasonslump.com Fans of the show can get one month free with the athletic by clicking the following link - ht...

Chapter 2 - Bounty Gate Part 2 The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, informally known as "Bountygate," was an incident in which members of the New Orleans Saints team of the National Football League (NFL) were accused of paying out bonuses, or "bounties," for injuring opposing team players. The pool was alleged to have been in operation from 2009 (the year in which the Saints won...

Chapter 1 - Bounty Gate Part 1 The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, informally known as "Bountygate," was an incident in which members of the New Orleans Saints team of the National Football League (NFL) were accused of paying out bonuses, or "bounties," for injuring opposing team players. The pool was alleged to have been in operation from 2009 (the year in which the Saints won...

Monsters of the Clubhouse is Back ! Thankfully for the spirits of the nation I’ve decided to take a break from Murderer’s and Rapists for this one, instead opting to focus on some of the biggest scandals to rock the sporting world, some you’ll have heard and some you’ll have forgotten. All in all, the six stories of Scandal will be told in 2 parts, part 1 on a Monday and part 2 on Thursday, Kickin...

Welcome to the Maidan Episode of The BallBags Podcast. At the Second Attempt here is the maiden episode and first of the Season. This Weeks Line up is as follows "Player of the Weekend" - Meath's Vikki Wall "Agree to disgrace" Reaction to last nights 1-1 draw with Serbia Preview of the NFL "Have you seen this" The Remarkable Story Of Bishop Sycamore from Ohio The weekly...

Introducing the latest production as part of the Mid-Season slump - The BallBags. Fans of "The Busted Barstools" and "Monsters of the Clubhouse" may recall the voices of the Sasquatch and the Coach. Both are joined by the latest addition to the Mid-Season Slump, The Bottom Feeder Athlete. The weekly Podcast covering the latest news from the EPL, NBA, URC, GAA & NFL, Kicks of on...

Episode 6 is an unusual episode; it is in fact a double header. As a fan of both true crime and sport a period of deep fascination for me is America in the Late 70’s to the early 90’s. The invention of cable tv meant athletes were no longer confined to the back pages of the broadsheet, but rather became cultural icons and as well know as movie stars and musician’s. The birth of the athlete as the...

Marlon King was Born and raised in south London, he started his career in non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet. He went on to play for Barnet, Gillingham, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest before moving to Watford in 2005. While at Watford he was the Championships top goal scorer and in drove Watford to promotion to the premier league. He also spent time at Wigan, Hull, Middlesbrough and Coven...