DU Football Show

This week is upside down world as Graham drives the bus, Big Sam produces, Mel's in Jamaica and the beard aka Rob co-hosts the show. Arsenal is flying high as a classic rivalry is back. Two big six clubs are a mid-table match and the bottom of the table is just a mess. the boys enjoy the number 15 whiskey from Whisky Advocate's Top 20 of 2022 the Bardstown Collaboration with Plantation Rum. Arsena...

The Premier League saw three fantastic Derbies!  Sam and Sam breakdown Fulham’s win over Chelsea in the West London Derby, United's controversial win over City in the Manchester Derby, and Arsenal’s dominant victory over Spurs in the North London Derby. The bottom of the table is only separated by 2 points from 14th to 20th and Big Sam eats crow as Everton continues to implode. Huston finished a b...

There’s a lot going on at Everton and it’s not just the string of results. Big Sam needs to chat about it so he called up Graham on the road. Big Sam couldn’t do it on his own so he enlisted the expertise of their buddy Ryan Williams from the American Toffee Pod. The boys dig deep into the off-field issues with the NSNOW group, the board of Directors, and the owner of Everton Farhad Moshiri. As al...

This week the Sam’s rejoice as it is the FA Cup 3rd round. They start with a couple of non-league sides, Wrexham and Chesterfield getting results against Championship sides Coventry and West Brom (boing boing). A historic amount of premier league sides bow out of the competition with Villa and Newcastle losing to lower-level competition. That number can grow as Leeds, Liverpool and Wolves all have...

This week the matches come thick and fast as the Sam’s open with a trio of lopsided score lines and Big Sam is apoplectic to his side's current demise after losing 4-1 to Brighton. Arsenal draws Newcastle in a scrappy affair but still holds their lead at the top. They take a look at the bottom of the table as Wolves and Forest get out of the relegation zone. The Top 20 list continues as the Sam’s...

This week the Sam’s start with the top of the table as Grahams Gunners continue to impress over Brighton as Newcastle and City drop 2 points at home to struggling Leeds and Everton. They recount a couple of WTF performances from typically “good” sides Liverpool, Spurs, and Chelsea. They round out the rest of the league with wins for the Bee’s, Red Devils, Cottagers, and Eagles! The boy skip a spot...

The Prem is back and nobody is happier than the Sam's. They start with Newcastle and Brighton came charging back with solid wins. Arsenal and City have matching first halves and matching final scores and the bottom of the table is getting very ugly and Big Sam's Everton is part of it! The Whisky Advocate's Top 20 Whiskeys of 2022 starts with #20 the Craigelachie 13 year Bas Armagnac finish to kick...

This week the Sam’s cover the amazement that was the World Cup Final between Argentina and France. They break down the match through its many phases and discuss Messi standing in the football world and the overall feeling of the host nation. Both are very anxious to get back to the premier league and start the new Whisky Advocate top 20. This show they enjoy the Port Charlotte peated from a previo...

This week the Sam’s recap the wild ride that was the final round of fixtures in the group stages. Big Sam gets his first taste of Football Twitter over the weekend and had a thing or seven to say about it. Then the guys jump into the knockout stage of the cup while enjoying a Single Barrel Rye from Peerless www. Dufootballshow.com www. DUdripshack.com Facebook @DUfootballshow Instagram @DUfootball...

This week Sam’s recap the first two rounds of the World Cup, focusing mostly on the USA and England draw. Big Sam finally figured out how to pronounce Qatar and the guys are a little extra spicy as they quested on a show earlier in the day where they didn’t swear at all… I know, unbelievable. Since Wales aren’t out of the cup yet, the Sam’s enjoy a little Welsh Single Malt from Penderyn. www. Dufo...

It’s the World Cup and the Sam’s aren’t taking any time off. This week the guys preview the groups with a focus on the players who play for Premier League sides. They, along with Producer Mel, spend the first half of the show discussing the controversy surrounding the World Cup host, Qatar. If you are just here for the cup coverage join in around minute 45.   www. Dufootballshow.com www. DUdripsha...

The Sam’s open with Brentford's massive upset at Man City as Arsenal opens a five-point lead on the defending champions. As we head into the World Cup break the spots for Europe are starting to take shape with Newcastle, impressively in third place as United, Chelsea, and Spurs do themselves chasing for the other spots. A couple of historic clubs, West Ham and Everton, find themselves with more qu...

It was a great weekend of Premier League matches.  The Sam’s open the show with the crazy comeback by Leeds at Elland Road over Bournemouth and the cage match that was Villa stomping Man United. Manchester City and Arsenal did not get wins, but the gunners were far more impressive on the road at the Bridge. Wolves and Forest are finally scoring goals, but neither can win. Finally, the Foxes have t...

This week Sam’s start with a pair of big upsets with Leeds and Brighton knocking off Liverpool and Chelsea. Man City and Spurs had a difficult time with bottom-of-the-table opposition while Arsenal made quick work of Forest. The league is quickly approaching the midway point and the World Cup Break. Producer Mel finds herself doing Malört again as her Villa got trounced by Newcastle and someone ac...

This week the Sam’s open with a reversal of fortunes for the Merseyside clubs; Liverpool suffers an embarrassing defeat and Everton has a convincing win at home. Villa and the Foxes get 4-0 shutouts, and the top of the table takes shape.  Arsenal still holds on to the top spot, but Man City is sneaking closer. Finally, Newcastle claims its place in the top four as they beat Spurs and Chelsea and M...

This go around the Sam’s quickly recap the midweek matches that for the most part were quite boring. Heck, the last scoreless draw between Brentford and Chelsea was the most exciting match. Not that it was minus the drama, with CR7 walking off the pitch and Stevie G getting axed. The boys enjoy a single barrel from Westward clocking in at 129 proof, while a special quest reminds us to drink respon...

The Sam’s get right into Liverpool’s stunning win over City that also opened a four-point lead at the top for Arsenal after they win at Leeds. Chelsea and Man U are fighting for European places but with the unfamiliar faces of Newcastle, Brighton and Brentford. Big Sam and Producer Mel both get stuck with Malört shots as Villa and Everton lose. The boys enjoy a special release from Balvenie's 16-y...

This week the Sam’s open with the stellar matchup between Arsenal and Liverpool. Graham is over the moon with his side's start to the season. West Ham, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle all seem to be righting the ship as all three got big wins. Pulisic is back in the starting line up at Chelsea, City keeps rolling and big Sam’s Everton finally loses, and a shot of Malört looms. The Sam’s enjoy a time...

This week the Sam’s open with the North London and Manchester Derby’s as Arsenal and Man City manhandle Spurs and United. Chelsea gave Palace a heartbreaking defeat and a Brighton hat trick allows them to grab a point from Liverpool at home. It’s a no-Malört Monday along with Graham’s win in the Derby, Everton beat Southampton, and Producer Mel’s Villa draw to a ten-man Leeds. The crew enjoys a li...

This week the Sam’s don’t have any prem action to discuss, because the players were away on international duty, so we welcomed our good friend Nicole back into the studio to discuss the search for a club of her own.  This round of “Exploring One’s Soccuality”: the search for a club to support.   This round of dating is down to Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Brentford, Wolverhampton, and Nottingham F...

This week the Sam’s recap the shorten week but it didn’t mean the games where lacking. Fulham and Spurs won in high scoring thrillers. Graham’s Arsenal held on to their lead at the top of the table over Man City as they both secure wins. The boys take a second to welcome Paul from the Stateside Seagulls to discuss all things Brighton. Big Sam’s toffees and Mel’s Villa both get wins making it a no...

So much happened over the weekend!  The Merseyside Derby more than delivered, despite the lack of goals. Mel’s Villa earned a scrappy point with City, but unfortunately the attention is once again VAR.   Bad officiating caused over half a dozen incidents, which affected outcomes, like Newcastle and West Ham, who were robbed of goals.  Speaking of goals, Brentford, Leeds, Bournemouth, Forest, Brigh...

The Sam’s are called into double duty this week as there were mid-week matches. Liverpool won at the death, the teams at the bottom are digging themselves a bigger whole. Arsenal remains perfect and Haaland scores another hat trick for City. The boys are over zoom and each drinking their own whiskey, some more than the other. This show is long and goes off the rails, as it’s Graham’s annual drunke...

This week the Sam’s open with goals… lots of goals, like 9 of them and it wasn’t Southampton. City and Liverpool hammer both Palace and Bournemouth respectively. The north London clubs occupy 2 spots in the top 3 as neither have lost. Oh-So didn’t offer much as frankly, the matches were dull. No fear, the Sam’s found plenty to joke about.   They enjoyed a little Westward Pinot Noir finished Americ...

This week the Sam’s open with the instant classic between Newcastle and Man City, along with Arsenal's rise to top of the league and Leeds amazing victory over Chelsea. They welcome their good friend Nicole into the studio who’s “exploring her options” as to choosing a club. There were a couple of Derby’s as Man U and Fulham took care of Liverpool and Brentford. Only producer Mel found herself par...