Edge of the Box Football Podcast

We offer up ways the Premier League could sort out the handball rule, or at least the way VAR treats the handball rule ... because, y’know, it’s p*ssing everyone off! (06:13) We discuss whether or not Play-offs are a good thing in England football, and if they should be scrapped/replaced/changed. (40:01)

We rank the top five Premier League goalkeepers since the turn of the millennium, in order. (25:15)   And is there such thing as a ‘West Ham way’ or an ‘Arsenal way’ ... or are all these team identities that fans are adamant are unique to *their* club just a load of one-size-fits-all nonsense? We try and trash the out the answer. (06:51)

Today we look at Premier League who could genuinely benefit from a position change, either for the benefit of the team, or just as something to give their career a little boost. - Trent Alexander-Arnold (03:59) - Jack Grealish (11:48) - Kai Havertz (16:52) - Juan Mata (22:43) - Alexandre Lacazette (27:02) - Eric Dier (36:07) - Adama Traore (43:27) - Andreas Christensen (50:04) - Tanguy Ndombele (5...

Today we’re predicting the upcoming season - the good, the bad and the way Jose Mourinho prefers to win (ugly). League winners - (00:34) Top four - (11:42) Relegated - (23:53) Manager of the Year - (39:05) Player of the Year - (47:29) First manager sacked - (52:00) One to watch - (01:06:40)

What’s going on with Lionel Messi? Where will the Argentine be playing his football next season? Or more importantly, where *should* he play his football next season? (04:38)   Who should take over as Man United captain if Harry Maguire gets stripped of the armband? (44:33)

The guys head down 'ranking road' once again, this time to list the very best right and left backs in the Premier League since the turn of the Millennium. (Not so much of a) Spoiler alert, Ashley Cole makes the list, but the other names might just surprise you. (07:48) And following Iker Casillas' retirement announcement, we discuss who the best goalkeeper of this generation has been. Khan/Buffon/...

It's the Edge of the Box End of the Season Awards, Ladies and Gentlemen. With the 19/20 campaign *finally* at a close, we take a glance back over the past 12 months of the Premier League and hand out some slightly off-kilter awards. - Most Underrated Player of the Year (01:06) - Most Overrated Player of the Year (23:29) - 'Controversial' Opinion of the Year (47:00) - Best Signing of the Season (01...

Is there too much emphasis on 'team performance' when it comes to dishing out individual awards in football? We discuss whether it's right or wrong that the Player of the Year awards tend to go to someone playing for the champions come the end of the season. (03:56)   And is there a sustainable, realistic way for 'selling clubs' to keep their top talent and achieve long term success? Great questio...

We discuss the pros and cons of the Premier League introducing a salary cap. (39:18)   After Man City escaped a European ban we look into what changes we'd make to Financial Fair Play regualtions. (17:13)   And which player would you pick to fill every position in a starting XI? "We all dream of a team of _______'s" etc. The boys have their say. (00:00)

We discuss whether former Arsenal star Santi Cazorla gets the recognition he deserves outside the red half of north London, and if he was in fact a better all-round player than David Silva. (03:19) We also give our take on which English footballing miracle would make for the best Netflix series. (28:08) Here are the options we had to choose between: - Liverpool's 'Miracle of Istanbul' - Arsenal's...

Is the Bald Fraud really a bald fraud? Well, of course he isn't, but on today's episode we examine the possibility that Guardiola's '#style' might be in need of an upgrade, or at the very least, a re-shuffle. Has the world figured out how to play/defend against tiki-taka to the point that it's no longer such a big weapon in his arsenal? (31:55) Plus: - N'Golo Kante's natural position (00:55) - Do...

We head down 'ranking road' once more as we decide which centre backs have been the very finest in the Premier League since the turn of the Millennium. Just a heads up, there's no Virgil van Dijk in our top five. A thousand apologies to anyone who can't remember beyond 3 seasons ago. (52:54) We also discuss the major talking points of the first week back: Does David Luiz deserve the stick he gets?...

The boys choose three players they'd like to buy and three players they'd sell for their supported clubs in the coming window, and run us through the reasons why. Should Tottenham sell Harry Kane to fund a squad rebuild? Where do Arsenal need to strengthen apart from everywhere? Are Chelsea looking at a 2003-esque summer-splurge? Find out what the guys think. If you'd like to skip to a particular...

Euro 2020 might not be a thing anymore (well technically, the tournament is *still* going to be called Euro 2020 despite being played in 2021. What a world. But anyway, with beer garden and street parties now thoroughly off the cards, and even though we've got a summer of elbow-touching, cardboard-cutout-celebrating and altogether rather ghostly and non-atmospheric football to look forward to, we...

Harry, Dave and Josh discuss Timo Werner's impending move to the Premier League (recording took place prior to reports that a deal had been agreed with Chelsea) (0:45) Harry also puts forward the argument that had Steven Gerrard successfully forced through a move to Chelsea in 2005, England would've won the World Cup in 2006. Stick around to find out why. (12:50)

Harry, Ash, Josh and Dave rank top five Premier League wingers since the year 2000. Where do the likes of Ryan Giggs, Eden Hazard, Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo rank? (12:18). They also discuss Michael Ballack's claim* that Virgil van Dijk is lucky to be facing such an underwhelming set of Premier League strikers, and doesn't have the likes of Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer to f...

Harry states why Paul Scholes shouldn't be considered to be on the same level as his former England teammates Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, and argues that the United's star's reputation has been enhanced by post-retirement mythology. (23:21) Josh lays down the claim that strikers don't make good captains. (00:26) And the guys discuss whether Liverpool, Tottenham and Man City's recent European...

Harry, Ash, Josh and David try and decide between them who the best five Premier League strikers since the year 2000 are. So no place for the likes of Alan Shearer or Eric Cantona I'm afraid. The catch is, they've all got to agree on an order. Not an easy task. (34:32) Elsewhere, the boys discuss who might replace Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola at Liverpool and Manchester City once they both decid...

Harry, Ash and Josh discuss whether the Arsenal 'invincible' side of 2003/04 gets more credit than it deserves. (44:12) Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour have turned Chelsea and Manchester City respectively into European heavyweights. But which owner has been more 'successful'? (04:25) And after Messi and Ronaldo are gone, which players will fill their gigantic boots and be scrapping over the Ba...