The Playmaker Pod

Rick is joined by Alex to discuss the final week of club football before the latest international break.

Rick is joined by Alex for the weekly digest of the Premier League and all the other major goings on in the world of football.

Rick and Alex discuss a fun weekend in the Premier League, player fatigue and look ahead to the start of the UEFA Europa League.

Rick is joined by Alex to discuss the first UEFA Champions League match day as well as a preview of the Premier League and the most LinkedIn managers in the top-flight.

Rick is joined by Alex too discuss England's start to the Lee Carsley era and to preview the fourth match day of this season's Premier League.

Ste is joined by Dan and Alex to discuss the first mini-section of the Premier League season and also briefly look ahead to Lee Carsley's first game in charge.

Rick is back to host and joined by Alex to discuss the opening round of Premier League fixtures and an explanation of what to expect from the Playmaker Pod moving forward.

Ste, Dan and Alex go through the wreckage of UEFA EURO 2024 and the inevitable aftermath with who is tipped up to replace Gareth Southgate

Ste, Dan and Alex discuss England's victory over the Netherlands and how they think the Euro 2024 final will go when the Three Lions face Spain in Berlin on Sunday.

Steve, Dan and Alex return to discuss five perfect penalties and the Three Lions' quest to make it into only their third major tournament final ever...

Ste is joined by Dan and Alex to discuss the Jude Bellingham-inspired English heroics against Slovakia as well as all of the quarter-finals this weekend.

Steve, Alex and Dan reconvene to discuss the 'unusual environment' engulfing Gareth Southgate and his players prior to the Three Lions' last 16 clash against Slovakia. In what universe does Mainoo start while Foden is left on the bench...this one?

Episode three of the Playmaker Pod takes a look back at match day two of UEFA EURO 2024's group stage with a keen analysis of England's woes so far.

Alex, Dan and Steve discuss the many highlights of the tournament so far and look forward to England’s second Group C game v Denmark.

In its first incarnation as The Playmaker Pod, Alex, Dan and Steve discuss all things Euro 2024: delving into England and Scotland's prospects whilst scanning all six groups at the tournament. Favourites, dark horses, surprise packages, cannon fodder - we call it as we see it. Why does a bet feel so different if your house is on the line?!

Rick is joined by Alex to talk about the results from this week in the UEFA Champions League as well as the upcoming weekend in both the Premier League and WSL; as well as even more chat about Manchester United

A mammoth Sausage Dog pod this week as Alex and Rick discuss the upcoming finals in the Africa Cup of Nations as well as FA Cup replay action and the upcoming Premier League - with quite a few tangents thrown in

Rick is joined by Alex to look back at the EFL Cup semi-finals and ahead to the FA Cup fourth round, as well as discussing the ongoing AFCON & AFC Asian Cup tournaments.

Rick is again joined by Alex to look back at the five Premier League games from the weekend, as well as a round-up of AFCON so far and the FA Cup replays coming up.

Rick is joined by Alex to discuss the main FA Cup talking points before Alan, from the ‘Hammy End’ fan site, gives his insights ahead of Fulham's EFL Cup semi against Liverpool.

Rick, Steve and Alex digest the results from Matchweek 9 of the Premier League and discuss how the 2023/24 title race is unfolding. The trio also run through the most exciting new names in the top flight before mulling over the situation at the foot of the table.

Alex and Steve rehash the Carabao Cup highlights from midweek, and mull over the form and fortunes of Ipswich, Newcastle and Everton.

With Alex beset by technical difficulties, Rick and Steve go it alone with this week's Dog - chatting about Brighton, Spurs and the concept of 'risk' before previewing the start of the 23/24 edition of the Champions League.

Alex, Steve and Dan chew the cud after England's tepid 1-1 draw v Ukraine: should Henderson have started, do all of Southgate's recent decisions ring true? There's still time for Premier League chat regarding further turmoil at Old Trafford and the top flight's current xG champs.

Steve resumes hosting duties after a summer of beach football and beer, and he is joined by Rick and Dan to set the scene as the transfer window prepares to slam shut. Our intrepid trio also mull over the recent Champions League draw and Gareth Southgate's latest England squad