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2025 is here and whatever anyone else says, the season is not over yet. Liverpool still has some work to do before getting their crown and Manchester United may not be in the Premier League next year. Shocking, I know, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or...

And a Happy New Year, well, almost New Year. We hit the halfway point this matchday as clubs try to set up their homestretch with some good results. Some have easier paths to it than others. Looking at you City and Chelsea. Better come through here if you want even a whiff of Liverpool come April. 2024 ends today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publicatio...

Merry Christmas everyone! Not sure why you’re taking time out from your family gatherings to spend a few minutes with us, but we’re happy to see you nonetheless. Almost as happy as some of these clubs are for their matchups in the Boxing Day fixtures (plus Friday) fixtures. And who knows? Maybe my Wolves will give me a present of their own on top of their previous victory. We’ll make good time thr...

The last matches before Christmas and all through the Isles, not a spirit was stirring and no one seemed riled. The malaise of deep winter has stricken the big boys while Chelsea keeps winning and making such noise. Now the sides are all set and chosen each pick today on this episode of Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and su...

What can we say about this weekend? Honestly, it was a bit of a downer. The Wolves cannot stop a set piece to save their manager’s life and Manchester City continue to be... What exactly are they at this point? An overpaid maybe qualifier for the Champions League next season? A bit harsh, perhaps, but they aren’t quieting any doubters. Commiseration commences today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee Wi...

Matchday 6 is in the books and some of the biggest teams in Europe remain in the danger zone. PSG and Manchester City are fiddling with missing out on the knockout stages altogether and their chances may well hinge on their head-to-head clash next matchday. Meanwhile, Liverpool remained perfect as Barcelona joined them in punching their tickets to an automatic Round of 16 bid. Giants rise and fall...

It’s Manchester Derby weekend and I’m pretty sure we’ll actually get our rivalry bout this matchday. Both clubs are coming in unusually battered and broken with City having lost in the midweek and United only having a win of Everton to show for their managerial change. Will either side emerge from the Emirates with a smile on their face? We’ll predict who’ll be laughing come Monday today on Coffee...

It was a rollercoaster pair of matchdays with upsets, collapses, cancellations, and controversies, and our picks show it. AKA: it went poorly. Chelsea continued their run of peak form, while Liverpool dropped some points. City is still a bit in the wilderness, but Bournemouth’s on a tear. On top of it all, a ref got fired for possible matchfixing and general unfairness. It’s a lot to unpack today...

It’s the last Champions League action of 2024 and some squads are in desperate need of a result if they want to keep their hopes alive for any sort of good seeding or even in general. PSG is on the outside looking in while Monaco is on a bye. We’ll take a shot at the breadth of all the action today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive n...

We’ve got some big rivalry matches this weekend with the Merseyside and West London Derbies. That’s Everton vs Liverpool and Tottenham vs Chelsea for the uninitiated. Also City look to keep up their recuperated momentum with KDB back at the helm, so buckle up for some goals to be scored and tempers to run hot as we prognosticate about the results for this weekend today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffe...

We’re back from Thanksgiving break and things certainly have descended into a bit of chaos and rather quickly. City have fallen out of Champions League qualification, Aston Villa out of Europe entirely, and Leicester fired their manager. It’s a mondo episode covering the past three matchdays, so there’s a lot to cover today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported...

It’s a midweek of EPL action on the slate and there are some teams in desperate need of improvement. You know who you are; I don’t need to spell it out. Elsewhere, a resurgent United takes on a stalwart Arsenal and we for some reason come up with way too many Biblical allusions. You’ll have to figure that out yourself. The doldrums of winter begin today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's...

We’ve entered a very busy season for club soccer. There’s not another international break until mid-January, so minutes, injuries, matches, wear, and tear will start to build up on these top tier clubs. How well will they be able to manage the burden? The midseason slog begins today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and sup...

It’s sort of slim pickings here on the other side of the international break. The best match should be a good one between City and Tottenham, but other than that, it’s like we’ve been put on a bit of a diet before Thanksgiving. Still, we’re here for it all today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, conside...

I suppose adages stick around because they are true and this matchday certainly proved our International Break refrain correct. Some of the big boys took their matches for granted and paid for it in the end. Just a friendly reminder that there are no off weeks in the Premier League this season. Sheffield got sent down, remember? Chaos reigns today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substa...

These international breaks are kinda sneaking up on us this year, but at least we have a pretty decent set of matches with which to contend before we head off into those choppy international waters and teams aplenty looking for a reset before they do so. Who’s coming out on top today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and su...

You know what? Even with some big time surprises getting sprung on us, we didn’t make it out of the midweek too bad. We were certainly in better shape than England. One and three is not a good look, amigos. The first half of league stage ends today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a f...

The Hindenburg. The Titanic. The Great Depression. Chernobyl. The BP Oil Spill. What do these things have in common? They rank among the most shocking man-made disasters. Today, our picks from Matchday 10 join these ranks. Let the failure astound you today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider beco...

Well, we’re finishing up the first half of the new League Stage this Champions League midweek and there are some quite decent matches on both days. Now, there’s also a few that I wouldn’t want to touch with the 10-foot pole I borrowed from my neighbors and we’ll make it all readily apparent which one is which today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publicat...

Not much on the call sheet for this weekend will jump out at first, but there are some sneaky matches for teams in the relegation fight that may well have outsized importance come the end of the season. Also, there’s a bit of news to break down concerning those clubs in Manchester. Seasons are changing today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To...

What a weekend it was. You know, there was kickoff and then normal match, normal match, normal match. But, last five minutes of regular time? Boom, everything goes crazy, and not in a good way from our perspective. It’s mostly late breaking heart ache today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider bec...

Well, well, well. Matchday 3 brought some interesting results and some that were almost interesting, but you look at the table and some mainstays are not exactly living the life of luxury. They’re going to have to fight to make it to even the Knockout Stage. Who’s performing well enough today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new pos...

Matchday 9: the sort of quarter way point of the season. Some teams need to start to get a move on if they want to stay relevant. OK Wolves? Maybe this isn’t the best week for that pep talk, having to go to the Amex and all that, but things have to change soon if they are going to change at all. Maybe I’ll just watch Arsenal and Liverpool go at it instead. Full slate analysis today on Coffee with...

As per the usual arrangement, the return from international duty was anything but. Red cards, own goals, upsets, comebacks, there was a little bit of everything. Well, everything but a point for my Wolves. I guess they were close, but moral victories don’t save you from relegation. We review the wreckage today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publication....

Aaaand we’re back. Champions League is on the docket with 18 matches these next two days. Matchday 3 brings clashes between some big boys while the EPL teams get a bit of a break. Now the question of the tournament: which Bundesliga team is going to go off on an unsuspecting victim for 5+ goals? We call our shots today on Coffee with a Kick. Coffee With A Kick's Substack is a reader-supported publ...