Pitch Talk Podcast

Eddie Howe to take the vacant Newcastle job after the Saudi takeover Spurs only giving Antonio Conte an 18 month contract, odd moves or smart? In this episode of The Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA gives his views on the then rumours of Eddie Howe taking over at Newcastle after Steve Bruce's sacking, which followed the Saudi takeover of the club. SSLJA also discusses Antonio Conte taking over at Tot...

In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, as part of Black History Month SSLJA discusses the football documentary Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and me that aired on BBC One back in November 2020. SSLJA gives his thoughts on subjects brought up in the documentary including Racism in football, how the FA and Kick It Out handled the situation between Ferdinand & John Terry and much more...

Welcome to the final episode of the 4 part series where SSLJA reviews, Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League. In this final episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses Series 1 Episode 4 of Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League, which was documentary by Studio 99 aired on BBC 2. SSLJA gives his thoughts on the final episode featuring the start of the Manchester United v Arse...

Welcome to episode 3 of a 4 part series where SSLJA reviews, Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League. In this third episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses Series 1 Episode 3 of Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League, which was documentary by Studio 99 aired on BBC 2. SSLJA gives his thoughts on how the documentary discussed the subject of the instant celebrity status that...

Welcome to episode 2 of a 4 part series where SSLJA reviews, Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League. In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses Series 1 Episode 2 of Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League, which was documentary by Studio 99 aired on BBC 2. SSLJA gives his thoughts on subjects brought up in the episode including the Blackburn v Manchester United title...

In this episode Coach JBK looks back at the Fifth round of FA WSL results from top and bottom of the table including the Manchester derby, Spurs losing their unbeaten record and more before the FA WSL takes a 4 week break. 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. F...

Welcome to episode 1 of a 4 part series where SSLJA reviews, Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League. In this first episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses Series 1 Episode 1 of Fever Pitch; The Rise of the Premier League, which was documentary by Studio 99 aired on BBC 2. SSLJA gives his thoughts on how the documentary tackled the subject of the formation of the Premier League...

Marcus Rashford will be included on the AQA Media Studies course syllabus, how important is his contribution to social change in Britain? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, as part of Black History Month 2021 SSLJA discusses the recent news that Marcus Rashford and his use of social media to influence social change in England will be featured on the AQA GSCE Media Studies syllabus...

In this episode Coach JBK looks back at the 4th round of FA WSL results, rounds up the Vitality Women's FA Cup results and discusses some hugely controversial news coming from the NWSL, who as a league took a break this past weekend due to the surfacing of allegations of abuse of players being covered up. Coaching with JBK is a vlog/podcast from FA Qualified and Licensed Football Coach Jaymie Bail...

In this episode Coach JBK looks back at the third round of FA WSL results from top and bottom of the table including the top 4 all going head to head with Manchester United 1-6 Chelsea & Arsenal 5-0 Manchester City and much 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 Wom...

Will the domestic cups become more important in the 2021/2022 season. due to financial losses from the Covid-19 pandemic? Should the Top 8 Premier League clubs be allowed into the Carabao (League) cup? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses the potential of the domestic cups becoming more important to clubs due to the massive financial losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, s...

Do FIFA have a right to ban players not released by clubs to play matches in Covid 19 red list countries? Were FIFA and the Brazilian FA trying to play political games trying to block players who didn't travel from playing for their clubs? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses the recent cancellation of the Brazil v Argentina 2022 FIFA world cup qualifier due to 4 Argentin...

In this episode Coach JBK looks back at the second round of FA WSL results including West Ham taking on Aston Villa, Chelsea putting Everton to the sword and looking ahead to more action including Arsenal v Man City!!!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 mo...

How exciting will the 2021/2022 season be in the FAWSL? How much of a difference will Sky Sports coverage make? In this episode and excited Coach JBK celebrates the return of the FAWSL and looks back at the first week of games including Manchester United Ladies v Reading from Friday September 3rd 2021, a thriller between Arsenal Ladies & Chelsea Women and much more!!!Coaching with JBK is a vlo...

Should domestic clubs be forced to release their players for international matches during the Covid-19 pandemic? Did the stopping of the Brazil v Argentina 2022 world cup qualifier reflect badly on football as a sport? JBK discusses the recent stopping of the Brazil v Argentina 2022 FIFA world cup qualifier due to 4 Argentinian players breaching Brazilian Covid-19 isolation rules. JBK looks at how...

Is the Era of the one club player over? What is more of a deciding factor in a player leaving a club, player ambition or club finances? Can a captain leaving a club be mutually beneficial? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses one club players, whether they are exceptions to the rule and whether or not the era of players such as Paolo Maldini, Ryan Giggs, Francesco Totti w...

Ronaldo to Man United & Messi to PSG, transfers made for financial reasons or can both still contribute on the pitch? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses the transfers of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint Germain & Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United after over a decade away. SSLJA looks at the financial side of both of these transfers including shirt...

After 3 defeats at the start of the 2021/2022 Premier League season and years of decline, fans are asking, what's wrong & where next for Arsenal football club? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses the issues around Arsenal at the moment and with Pitch Talk co-hosts JBK & Nathan 'Arsenal' discuss what is causing Arsenal's current woes. SSLJA, Nathan & JBK ask w...

Should physically assaulting a Referee (or any match official) carry an automatic lifetime ban? How important is it for the FA to properly support referees & officials? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses the issue of referees at grass roots level being attacked and assaulted and looks at what more football needs to do, especially the FA as guardians of the game, to...

Was there enough coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? Did the BBC pick and choose what they wanted to show instead of what the audience actually wanted to watch? JBK discusses the BBC not using all of their channels to show the most Olympic events possible, discussing things such as having 2 or more events/matches/bouts on at the same time, both being shown on different platforms, giving the audie...

Da Gman is Back again with season 2 of Five Minutes With Da Gee! After a short break, Da Gman has returned for his first installment of season 2 which just happens to be in correlation to the beginning of the 2021/2022 Premier League season. DDa Gman's latest vlog is entitled 'Arsenal Worries' and here you will hear him and some pals of his D.The-Knowledge, Guru43 & J-Daz share their views on...

In this episode of The Straight Shootin' View SSLJA discusses yet more tweaks & changes to the handball rule by the IFAB ahead of the 2021/2022 season along with a potential game changer with UEFA scrapping the away goals rule. SSLJA looks at how both of these changes will affect the champions League and premier League and also how VAR could be affected and if these changes are positive or neg...

After recent studies and Christian Eriksen's collapse at EURO 2020, the importance of head and heart health has never been more evident. In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses The FA limiting the amount of heading done in training based on the results of a new study linking heading to dementia. SSLJA also talks about the Premier League & Football Foundation teaming up t...

Nuno Espirito Santo to Spurs, Rafael Benitez to Everton and Patrick Viera starting his Premier League management career at Crystal Palace, 3 interesting appointments, how well will each fare? In this episode of the Straight Shootin' View, SSLJA discusses the managerial appointments of Rafael Benitez by Everton (which has been divisive to say the least), Nuno Espirito Santo taking on the Tottenham...

What do athletes have to do to keep in top shape mentally, physically, psychologically and socially, especially during the Olympic games? JBK looks at the issue of physical & mental demands on athletes and how they deal with the pressures of being elite sports people, competing at the very top level, the level of sacrifice they have to make to not only get there, but stay there. JBK discu...