Pitch Talk Podcast

With inflated transfer fees and some agents pushing for moves for financial gain, how impactful would a FIFA enforced earnings cap be for agents in football? In this episode of The Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA looks at FIFA proposing a 10% earning cap on transfers for agents, which is hoped can go some way to lowering inflated transfer fees and also regulate super agents who are lining their pock...

Did UEFA fail Liverpool supporters by blaming them for the delayed kick off for the 2022 Champions League final? Did Kylian Mbappe use Real madrid to get an insanely lucrative new contract? In this episode of The Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses the abysmal treatment of Liverpool supporters by French Police that led to the 2022 Champions League Final being delayed by over half an hour and t...

Should players have a salary cap? Do players need to be more moral? Is VAR destroying football? Can we get rid of Sky Sports and bring back tackling? On this episode of The Straight Shootin' View our co-host SSLJA talks about a few different things including Sky Sports, wage caps, player morality, VAR and tackling. SSLJA discusses some comments from a football group on facebook called Football in...

Are pitch invasions a powder keg waiting to explode? Will it take a major incident for the powers that be to act decisively to prevent pitch invasions? On this episode of The Straight Shootin' View our co-host SSLJA talks about the recent rise in pitch invasions, including incidents at Swindon Town v Port Vale with players being verbally & physically abused & Everton v Crystal Palace with...

EA Games & FIFA will split after FIFA 23, will it be the end for EA Games or a new beginning? Will FIFA release their own games? On this episode of The Straight Shootin' View our co-host SSLJA talks about EA Games and FIFA parting ways after FIFA 23, alledgedly due to FIFA raising the price of licensing names etc for the FIFA games franchise made by EA.   SSLJA discusses how significant (...

How important will it be for Women's football that the FA Cup winners prize fund will be increasing? JBK welcomes SSLJA as a guest to discuss this question and more.  Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bailey aka JBK giving his views on matches and issues from the Men's and Women's game.   For more information about Pitch Talk visit:...

Channel 4 winning the rights to show England friendlies, Nations League & European Championship Qualifiers, how important is this for England fans? Should international football be strictly on free-to-air television? On this episode of The Straight Shootin' View our co-host SSLJA talks about Channel 4 winning the rights to show England matches until 2024, including European Championship qualif...

Can Liverpool FC win an unprecedented quadruple in the 2021/2022 season? Would it make them the greatest team in Premier League history if they achieved that great feat? On this episode of The Straight Shootin' View our co-host SSLJA talks about his beloved Liverpool FC who at the start of May 2022 are still competing on 4 fronts and a historic quadruple of trophies is till within reach. SSLJA dis...

In this bumper episode Coach JBK discusses the latest round of FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship and Women's FA Cup games!  Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bailey aka JBK giving his views on matches and issues from the Men's and Women's game. For more information about Pitch Talk visit: Our Official Website - http://www.p...

Liverpool & Everton have gone in opposite directions as clubs during Jurgen Klopp's time at Liverpool. Can Everton be compared to Liverpool? On this episode of The Straight Shootin' View our co-host Straight Shootin' LJA discusses the opposite paths of Liverpool and Everton shortly after Everton's latest Merseyside Derby defeat in April of 2022, with the Toffees looking over their shoulder as...

Should the FA Cup Semi Finals be played at neutral grounds and only the final be played at Wembley? Our co-host SSLJA discusses the FA Cup, specifically the Semi Finals and whether or not they should be played at Wembley, as opposed to neutral venues. SSLJA looks at issues with semi finals at Wembley such as whether or not the final is as special because the semi finals are held there and dicusses...

Are UEFA'S new Financial Sustainability Regulations just FFP under a new name? Our co-host SSLJA discusses UEFA's recently announced Financial Sustainability plans, that will be replacing the much criticised FFP (Financial Fair Play) regulations and how UEFA can make them work, as opposed to the shambles that was FFP where clubs like Manchester city & Paris Saint Germain kept circumventing the...

Who is to blame for Manchester United & Arsenal's respective slides into mediocrity? Do the Glazers only see Manchester United as a cash cow? Have Adidas got too much influence? Is Arteta a yes man for the Kroenke family and is this hurting Arsenal as a club?  Our co-host SSLJA discusses these questions and more as he explores why he thinks 2 clubs of such stature have stagnated and even...

In this episode Coach JBK discusses the latest round (Week 19) of FA Women's Super League & FA Women's Championship games!  Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bailey aka JBK giving his views on matches and issues from the Men's and Women's game.  For more information about Pitch Talk visit:  Our Official Website - http://www....

Is quality football commentary a lost art? Are football commentators as good as they used to be? Welcome to a special 100th episode of the Straight Shootin' View and on this episode SSLJA looks at a topic that's been close to his heart since childhood, football commentary.  SSLJA looks at whether or not the quality of football commentary has declined over the last few years and if previously...

In this episode Coach JBK discusses the Women's FA Cup Quarter Finals, the latest round (Week 18) of FA Women's Super League & FA Women's Championship games! Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bailey aka JBK giving his views on matches and issues from the Men's and Women's game. For more information about Pitch Talk visit: Our Official Webs...

Are Chelsea being unfairly punished for the sins of their owner Roman Abramovic? Are we seeing the end of sportswashing in football? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, Our co-host SSLJA discusses the UK Government sanctioning Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovic by freezing his assets including Chelsea, who due to the sanctions on Roman, have had their credit cards frozen among other sanct...

Referees are much critiqued under a massive microscope every time they step onto a pitch and it only intensifies when they make a decision, even if it's correct.  In this special episode of The Straight Shootin' View our co-host SSLJA reviews Episode 106 of Jake Humphrey's High Performance podcast, which features current Premier League Referee Anthony Taylor.  Anthony Taylor was on the H...

In this episode Coach JBK discusses the latest round (Week 17) of FA Women's Super League & FA Women's Championship games! Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bailey aka JBK giving his views on matches and issues from the Men's and Women's game.  For more information about Pitch Talk visit:  Our Official Website - http://www.pitch-...

In this BUMPER episode Coach JBK discusses the latest round of FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship games and the Continental Cup Final!!!Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bailey aka JBK giving his views on matches and issues from the Men's and Women's game. For more information about Pitch Talk visit: Our Official Website - h...

Does the Premier League Owners & Directors test need a complete overhaul? Will the Russian invasion of Ukraine change football for the better long term? Are UEFA's changes to the Champions League absurd? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, Our co-host SSLJA discusses the Premier League announcing they'll be reviewing the Owners and Directors test (formerly fit and proper persons tes...

On this weeks 'Five Minutes With Da Gee', DaGman and SSLJA discuss whether the Premier League is the best league in the world or not, or whether it's just the best-marketed league. Connect with DaGman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaGman84For more information about Pitch Talk visit: Our Official Website - http://www.pitch-talk.comSpecial thanks to Nashxl for the music: https://www.youtube.com/ch...

Are some fans ungrateful or do they not see the bigger picture when a player wants to leave their club? Is football like any other job with players having ambitions to move on to bigger and better things? On this episode of The Staight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses fans demands of undying loyalty from players, but how quickly some fans can turn on a player if he has a chance to move to a bigger c...

In this episode Coach JBK discusses the latest round of FA Women's Super League including a pivotal round of games in the title race & FA Women's Championship games from JBK!!!Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bailey aka JBK giving his views on matches and issues from the Men's and Women's game. For more information about Pitch Talk visit:...

Is Kurt Zouma kicking cats worse than racial abuse? Is there a rift betwen Mo Salah & Sadio Mane? Does it matter what Dele Alli was wearing at his Everton unveiling? On this episode of The Staight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses a range of topics including the reaction to Kurt Zouma 'abusing his cats', Roy Keane criticising Dele Alli's attire during his Everton unveiling and are people trying t...