Drinking Inside the Box

Stevie G is gone and Liverpool lose to City but Kelly and Gordon still show up and have a good time.  In a weekend of wild score-lines there's plenty to discuss.  Are Newcastle a real threat? Are Leicester out of the danger?  Are Liverpool in danger? Can Arsenal hold off the second gear City?  Have a drink with us and ponder the biggest questions surrounding the season so far. 

First off, let me apologize for the quality here, some bonehead forgot to turn the mics on and the recording defaulted to the laptop mics instead.  If you make it to the end, we LOVE you!  Anyways, the grunge look may be fashionably dead but it did not stop Patrick Bamford from sporting the look of a high school adolescent who hates authority and just lost his first girlfriend.  He then completed...

In a massive contrast from last week Kelly and Gordon start the pod with hot chocolates from Dunkin to combat the first cold rainy day of the fall season... the Dunkin slogan must only pertain to their coffee because this was basically a sedative to the lively pod from last week.  Regardless, we touch on the UCL incidents and games, some potential court time for Ronaldo, the Liverpool vs City game...

It's FRIDAY baby, and you have earned a beer or three with us this week! A manager was fired, but to Kelly's disappointment, it wasn't Brendan Rodgers.  Bruno and Wolves part ways after their lost to West Ham at the weekend drops them into the relegation zone.  Three hat-tricks and three red cards grace the weekend, and Kelly and Gordon pay dearly for it.  Three shots and beers to b...

Kelly and Gordon are joined by Arsenal faithful Aaron and Spurs fanatic Gio in this epic showdown of who can make the funnier comment.  FINALLY the episode isn't all about Liverpool, although Gordon tries his hardest to steer the conversation back that way.  Since there were no EPL games to speak of the gang focuses on the upcoming North London Derby, which is looking tasty in recent weeks wi...

The Queen returns... well our Queen, not THEE Queen.  Kelly is back from vacation and is ready to tackle the short week... well sort of. Vacation brain is a real thing, but luckily Gordon has no life and dedicates his void to keeping the podcast on track.  The only thing that's missing in this one is the goalie mentions, but that's literally because we lost audio for that portion... sorr...

Gordon is alone again as Kelly explores the wilderness of the American Southwest, and since there was no football to discuss, since that old rich lady croaked, there was no point to call her into action.  In lieu of football action, we decided to bring you a long version of a Kelly's Shot Glass History segment and a short version of the pod.  This one is for our loyal listeners so your earhol...

In a weekend crammed with footballing action between the EPL and the European competitions, Gordon gets jealous and adds his own segment into the schedule.  After a 2 week with 50 goals, we get a single weekend with 32!  Kelly and Gordon also discuss the sacking if our second manager and take an in-depth look into the crazy managerial carousel at Chelsea.  Grab your shot glass as we toast America&...

The prodigal daughter has returned and she's bringing booze!  Kelly hops on/off the wagon (depending on how you look at it) and rejoins the podcast.  Thank god too, because it is an ear full! 20 games, 50 goals, 1 manager sacking, and, of course, a RED CARD SHOT! Join us as we break down, or attempt to anyways, match week 4 and 5, a crazy transfer deadline day, and all the happenings between....

This week Kelly and Gordon... oh wait no! Only Gordon.  Crushed by the weight of the Liverpool loss to Manchester United, Kelly has left the podcast.  Just Kidding, but it is just Gordon on this one.  Super sorry for putting you through this cringefest of a solo podcast.  In this episode I do my best to break down week 3 in all it's chaotic glory.  From the Oil Derby to the American Revolutio...

A weekend of goals, Red card, VAR, bald refs, coach fights, and angry Ronaldo's.  The Prem in all it's glory.  Gordon takes 3 straight pulls from the Jame-o this week for the angry sideline dad fight and Darwin Nunez's introduction to scrappy EPL defending.  We discuss the Arsenal surge, the City stroll, the Liverpool struggle, the Battle of the Bridge, and the collapse of Mancheste...

In this episode Kelly and Gordon take a ride into the goalkeeping in Week 1 of the new EPL season. Kelly starts a new segment on history and Gordon analyzes what results are blips and which are real concerns.  We couldn't leave out all the spicy manager comments and also a bit of banter for a few Premier League-esque events (looking at you Jordan Pickford and Harry Maguire).     

WE'RE BACK! And just as drunk as ever.  We dusted the mics off and decided you hadn't heard enough of us just yet.  Strap in because this is the episode where we look ahead to the start of a brand new season.  It's like Christmas eve for hooligans.  A magical and wonderful time where the possibilities are endless and the dreams are unreasonable (looking at you Spurs).  Grab your fav...

We come to you remotely this weekend for logistical reasons but the episode does not lack substance.  Newcastle United win their appeal and become the world's richest club overnight.  Kelly and I breakdown all the angles and try to paint a picture of the situation for you.  

STILL exhausted from Sunday's Liverpool vs City match-up.  What a match we witnessed. We also saw United drop points, Chelsea get saved by a dubious VAR red card, and the other team in the top 6, Brighton drop points at home to Arsenal.  AND after only 7 games, we witnessed our first manager sacking.  Watford may not be any good at Premier League football, but boy are they good at firing mana...

Another weekend passes and another weekend where Kelly predicts one score and Gordon another and the score that they don't go with ends up being the result. Liverpool do in fact drop points in a neutral fan's wet dream of a match, the North London Derby is painted in a deep deep red, and the City v Chelsea match we came to love from last season failed to spark.  Only one team remains unb...

We lasted four weeks, pleasantly oblivious to the horrors about to rear it's ugly head in week five.  VAR has awoken from it's slumber and given us a weekend of talking points.  From the Ronaldo snub (or double snub according to him), to the Brighton vs Leicester game, Kelly and I try to break down the weekend's action.  We also delve into the first day of the third round of the Car...

No, it's not a dirty word, unless watching two superstars set the fourth weekend in the premier league alight gets you off.  In this episode we jam pack the content because we witnessed the first matchday of the Champions league.  It's Christmas #2 on the calendar, and boy were we spoiled.  A 9 goal thriller in Manchester, a 5 goal thriller in Liverpool, and Sherriff finishing top of the...

International breaks can be a tad boring, especially on the heels of an exciting summer tournament.  Feels like we've barely gotten our feet wet in the new EPL season when we are forced to watch chop-shopped International teams square off for World Cup Qualifiers.  Well we've tried to make the down week a little bit better for you by talking through some of the week's biggest headli...

Spurs undefeated, without conceding a goal sit a top on the Prem after week three. Bitter rivals, Arsenal sit at the bottom, 0 points and 0 goals scored.  For Gunner fans, it must be like waking up in some desolate dystopian world, unfortunately, it's reality.  But we'd rather get the true feelings of the faithful then read about it in the papers.  That's why we bring in Aaron as a...

We are back, and this time, Gordon remembered to turn the mics on!  We welcome a special guest to this pod, or rather I couldn't get out of baby sitting this week and my son joins us.  But between the random coos, Kelly and I dive into week two of the premiership where we witnessed more great goals and more tough tackles.  We discuss Harry Kane "deciding" he was staying, Nuno's...

Wow.  I could have literally stopped typing there and it would have sufficed for the ACTION packed opening weekend we witnessed. From the New Bees victory involving the old man crying, the amazing goals across the league, to a Kane-less Tottenham win.  But boy oh boy the fans really made the weekend.  Relive the action with our pod this week as we try to condense all of that in an hour.  *Takes a...

After a summer filled with international tournaments, it's finally time to get back to our beloved Prem.  The beginning of a new season always brings hope and excitement and this one is no different.  Kelly and Gordon introduce the new boys in the league and spew out our predictions.  Of course, we also touch on Messi too.... Crack open a cold one, get comfy, and dream about all that is ahead...

We're back and better than ever... or so we had planned.  Not talking about the beautiful game for two month has got us dusting off the old podcasting cobwebs.  Never fear though, we pack this return episode chalk-full of DITBox staples.  Mispronunciations, alcohol, Messi saga, VAR, and our favorite lovable loaf, Naughty Wayne Rooney.  Wind down from internationals, and gear up for the Commun...

That's a wrap folks! On a crazy championship Sunday which saw three different combinations of top four finishers, Kelly and Gordon reflect on what the season.  It's hard to believe that this was only one season, as it has felt like a two year slug through COVID.  As fans returned on the final day, the ESL all but dead, a united front against Social Media racism, we can only look forward...