Football Babble

We preview this weekend's FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Arsenal and also take a look back at the last day of the Premier league season. We touch on Aston Villa staying up, Watford and Bournemouth getting relegated and of course; Brendan blowing his beans. Look out for our full review of the Premier League season coming soon.

In this episode Phil sat down to chat with Stoke City reporter Pete Smith. Pete covers all things Stoke City for the Stoke Sentinal. We looked at the job Michael O'Neill has done in steering Stoke to safety, how the fans reacted when he got the job, potential new signings and how far can he take them? We also chat to Pete about what it was like following and working on Stoke in their time in the P...

This week on the football show we chat about the FA Cup Semi Finals. What did Ole get wrong and what will Lampard be happy about? What do both teams need to add in order to improve and challenge next season? We also chat about what Mikel Arteta has done well recently to vastly improve Arsenal.

We're back! We discuss the top 4 race as it gets even tougher to reach next season's Champions League. Man City's ban has been overturned and we discuss if FFP will now cease to exist and what this means for football ownership going forward. JD gives us his take on the NLD and how Arsenal may drift even further from the top clubs. We give our view on Man United, how well equipped are they to chall...

Phil and Steve are back with another episode of The Babble Screen. A lot has happened across american sports since our last pod so this was a bit of a news round up. In this episode the lads discussed NBA players opting out, a second Bubble for the Non play off teams, finally a name change in Washington for their professional football team and will Cam Newton be a success in New England. As always...

Phil and Brendan chat to one of the best known football journalists in the game, Miguel Delaney. In this episode, Miguel gives us an insight into covering games during a pandemic, how he got into football journalism, his view on the current crop of Premier League managers and so much more. He gives us his take on the sportwashing currently going on in the game and how he has covered that topic rec...

So here it is. Finally (for Phil) we get to talk about LIVERPOOL winning the English league title once again. He hasn't stopped crying...  On this show Phil and Brendan chat with fellow Liverpool fan and Sports Presenter Jonathan Higgins. You will see or hear Jonathan across various media outlets including RTE, Off the Ball, Virgin media and The Redmen TV. We discuss how it has felt since the...

In this episode Phil gets to chat with the BBC's Sarah Mulkerrins. Sarah is a sports presenter/commentator across many platforms on the BBC including the World Service, 5 live and also BBC news we were delighted she gave us some of her time. Phil and Sarah discuss how Sarah got into Sports Broadcasting and her love of sport. We know Womens sport is not recognised on the same level as Mens sport an...

The Premier League is back and we have lots to discuss. First, we address the incident at the Etihad where a racist banner was flown above the Man City and Burnley game. JD gives us an insight into being an Arsenal fan with their current struggles. We discuss the Gunners restart and how much worse things can get. We also chat about the top four race and how it could come down to the final day. Whi...

Earlier this week the NBA posted a 113 page dossier on how their 'Bubble' will work in Orlando but Phil and Steve have some doubts: -Are the NBA trying to get away with it? -Why Kyrie was right to speak out. -PLUS should the Warriors go for another superstar or rebuild through the draft? Any questions for the pod drop us an email at thesportsbabble@gmail.com or via twitter @thesportsbabble.

We chat with Brendy Boyle about the return of La Liga and how the first round of games has gone. We also get into the Premier League and what our predictions are for the rest of the season. JD has another award and lots more! @thesportsbabble on social media and thesportsbabble@gmail.com by email.

On this weeks episode of the Babble Screen Phil and Steve sat down to discuss how the NFL has started to take steps in supporting its black and ethnic players/employees. But is it enough? They also discuss the "Rooney rule" and some of the changes to that, why are the owners so silent and Steve gives us a breakdown on some offensive plays in American football.  As always catch on our socials...

Helloooooooooo! On this episode of The Sports Babble  Phil gets to chat with the brilliant J.E. Skeets from the No Dunks pocast on The Athletic. They talk about the return of the NBA and whether or not we are rushing back into it too quickly, what last season was like as a Raptors fan and covering it daily for the NBA, Pascal Siakams season so far and their ideas for a 30 for 30 film. Loads m...

We chat to Bundesliga journalist Ronan Murphy about the story behind Timo Werner joining Chelsea. Ronan tells us how he thinks Werner will fit into the Blues young team under Lampard and how he'll adapt to the Premier League's style of play. Are Bayern the favourites for the Champions League this season? Ronan also gives us an insight into Kai Havertz potential destinations this summer and much mo...

Since the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, a police officer in Minneapolis, America has been on fire. A fire started by its own president. Sports men and women, musicians, actors have all risen up and protested alongside their own communities. They have had enough and so have we. In this episode Phil and Steve sat down and talked about how angered they are by the constant police brutality...

Brendan and Phil chat to Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for The Athletic. Liam gives us a breakdown of the Premier League's Project Restart. We also talk about sporting integrity and the top four race with fully fit squads. Liam gives us an insight into covering Eden Hazard at Chelsea, an update on the Tammy Abraham contract and the Timo Werner situation! Contact us @thesportsbabble on social...

We finally did it. We finally let Phil have an OKC Thunder heavy podcast. He has been wanting to do this for years so its only fair. Phil sat down via skype and spoke to the The Athletics Andrew Schlecht on all matters OKC. Andrew hosts the Down to Dunks podcast on The Athletic so is pretty well qualified. Among the topics they got into was how far this OKC roster can go BECAUSE BASKETBALL IS COMI...

FOOTBALL IS BACK! We chat about the return of the Premier League and how football will look for the next few months. We talk about the broadcast rights and where we will be able to watch football. JD's awards also feature a local element this week! @thesportsbabble on social media and email thesportsbabble@gmail.com

Phil and Steve sit down and discuss the NBA and NFL. This week they look at the potential return of the NBA at Walt Disney World Orlando and how we might see a new playoff format. They include a straight 16 no conference knockout scenario or are favorite a 20 team World Cup scenario as brilliantly laid out by Kevin O'Connor of the Ringer. They look at two prominent NFL quarterbacks in Dak Prescott...

This week the lads take a closer look at the #LastDance and what impact it is having on the world of basketball. We give our (limited) opinions on the Jordan v Lebron debate and we have a new feature #JohnnysAwards where JD will reassign unjust awards from the past! Get us @thesportsbabble on social media and thesportsbabble@gmail.com

Phil finally gets to sit down and chat with his friend Steve O'Rourke about their love for the NBA and NFL. Steve used to be a sports writer for the 42.ie where he would cover among many other topics all things American sports. He is also Offensive Coordinator for the West Dublin Rhinos in the IAFL. So yes he knows what he is talking about. Which for Phil is something new :). In this episode Phil...

The Babble is back for another isolation pod. This week we are chatting about the return of the Bundesliga, who is in the hunt for the title and how will they implement new rules? We also chat about JD's Sporting Hero; 'The Rock'. And with sports slowly coming back, what do we miss the most? Check @thesportsbabble on Twitter and all social media and thesportsbabble@gmail.com for enquiries.

The full Babble compliment are back for another isolation podcast. This week we chat about Isolation activities outside sport, the return of the Bundesliga & we chat about one of Brent's sporting heroes; Rory McIlroy. Please rate and review the podcast. Get us @thesportsbabble on all social media outlets.

In this Episode Phil got the chance to sit down (Via Skype) and chat to Brendy Boyle. An Irishman from Kerry who has took himself over to Spain to set up roots. Brendy writes about Spanish life and Spanish football for various publications. Brendy is a season ticket holder for Athletico Madrid and he tells us all about life as a fan and what Spanish football culture is like. We also hear how lock-...

In this episode of The Sports Babble, Phil sat down (via Skype) to chat to Gareth Hanna of the Belfast Telegraph and BBC Radio Ulster commentator. The lads chat about the impact Covid19 is having on the Irish league and local sport. Will the season get finished? An Irish League season that very much got finished was the 1994 season. Gareth recently sat down with some of the protagonists from that...