Football Is Fixable, Alright?!

England were 85 seconds from being knocked out by a feisty Slovakia! Was it Gareth's plan to give us such a fright, or did he once again provide evidence that he is unable to extract the best out of these talented players? One thing that we can say confidently is that it's still fixable... alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We gave Gareth chance after chance in several tournaments with many great and world class talent, but is this his final chance? Ces and James have done what they can to help Gareth get the tactics and positioning right, but in the end the buck stops with him. You may think that we can't win in the Southgate way, but it's certainly fixable... alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

How do you think England did in their first game? And who are the real threats to England's chance of winning the tournament? Ces and James do a deep dive into the biggest teams in the Euros so you don't have to! It might feel like it's not coming home, but it's certainly fixable... alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you in favour of Southgate's squad selection? Do you have faith in his conservative tactics? What are England's chances at the Euros? These are the questions that have literally never been asked of Ces and James, but they're willing to answer them anyway. You may not like the answers, but they're the correct ones... alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We fixed VAR months ago, but the FA didn't listen. All they had to do was to take notes on our recommendations, but it looks like they're determined to do the wrong things! Well, Ces and James are determined to get VAR right and are willing to revisit the topic to sort it out once and for all! You may feel it's an impossible task, but it's fixable... alright? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

The Football Is Fixable, Alright?! end of season awards are here! We look at the Team of the Year, Player of the Year and Manager of the Year in our usual logical and reasonable way, which makes this award far more accurate and prestigious than all other awards. While we may not be directly fixing anything this week, we are indirectly fixing how the FWA and PFA should be choosing their nominees an...

Are you sick and tired of privileged footballers throwing their toys out the pram? Do you feel they're overpaid? Is player power now bigger than clubs? Ces and James dig into the ins and outs of this debate, fixing everything from player attitudes to respecting the managers. It seems impossible, but it's definitely fixable... alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Everyone's guilty of bias, except Ces who, as we all know, is the most unbiased football fan known in existence. Who better to guide us through this journey to rid the world of toxic bias, than unbiased Ces and super biased James! You may think it's not possible , but it's fixable, alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've been using stats incorrectly! We've all heard players, pundits, commentators and fans using stats to prove or disprove things, but they're usually using them to satisfy their own arguments. As we had the honour of hosting Coops in our studio, we decided to utilise his professional opinion as a statistician of sorts to get to the bottom of how we can correctly use stats in our everyday footb...

Man City have been dominant for a decade, but does that make them a big club? Arsenal are one of the most globally popular clubs in the world but haven't won the champions league, so does that make them a small club? In this episode, we break this down so you can once and for all understand what is meant by a big club! Also, we show the difference between an achievement and an accolade, and have t...

If wingers are midfielders and Salah is a winger, is Salah a midfielder? If full backs are defenders and Trent is a full back, is Trent a defender? Can we really compare Beckham's role with Salah, or Neville's role with Trent? These are the difficult questions we are tackling in this episode, as we break down the problem of categorising modern players into the classic roles of defenders, midfielde...

Do you understand the intricacies of FFP? Do you agree with it? Do you know what PSR stands for? These are the questions we dive into in this episode, discussing issues surrounding the treatment of teams at the bottom compared to the top, as well as the types of punishments that have been handed out already. Don't be surprised if our ideas are stolen by others as per usual, but it won't stop us fr...