Sosbans and Sidesteps

Big M and Catboy get the view from the opposition ahead of the Munster game from Red army podcast host Caolan Scully. They also run down a huge week of news off the pitch for the scarlets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You might expect this weeks episode to be a bit shorter - Big M's community review is a fair bit shorter, Huws magic numbers are brief and Lee G's funny bits are at best a titter - but still there is a load of rugby stuff to go through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon Daniels, Scarlets General manager of rugby, chats to the boys about rugby, signings, the academy, the future, the squad and all manner of other things in an open and frank conversation. The boys then continue with the community round up, a chat about the boys and girls U 18's and the Thunder game - if you are lucky, you might even catch a couple of Lee G's jokes! Learn more about your ad choic...

We have all the usual stuff this week - Big M's community round up, Cat Boys Magic Numbers and the long awaited start of Griff's Grumble and then we have a chat about the Edinburgh game and why life is not as bad as some would make out. The most exciting thing this week however, was the continued journey of discovery through Martyn's phone and the stuff you can make it do! Learn more about your ad...

Big M indulges his passion for community rugby with Newcastle Emlyn committee man Gwion Dafydd. They discuss the history of the club, the junior section, the future and the current squad as well as discussing some of the current characters at the club! The international production line is still strong but the game against Crymych is a big one and is front and centre of everyone's thoughts! Learn m...

As we prepare for the Scarlets v Edinburgh game, we were lucky enough to have a chat with Ex Scarlets and current Edinburgh prop - Javan Sebastian. We talk through the differences between Scarlets and Edinburgh, how cold it is up there and (obviously) hairstyles. Javan talks about his time growing up and getting started in rugby - the difficulty in being released and the route back to being a pro...

The boys are feeling positive after a half decent display against Clermont (with the exception of 19 minutes in the middle) and are keen to share their positivity with you. It isn't all plain sailing however - there is Lego to discuss, the community game round up, a discussion about Martyns inability to complete his own spreadsheet and then another game of where has Martyn gone. The feeling was so...

The boys start the new year as they plan to continue - looking for positives and talking about all sorts of stuff that are completely not related to rugby! The positives from this week include a stable internet signal from Martyn, a surprising promise if Scarlets win this weekend and a couple of honest assessments of the festive derbies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

The Black Lion was a result of more than a couple of years of decline and mis-management at the Scarlets - it was hard to take and hard to watch. We discuss the things we would like to see change and the letter from Crys 16 which matches a lot of the things that we have been discussing over the last couple of seasons - and we discuss how we are not the only people that feel this way. Our message t...

The boys try to find different subjects to distract themselves from the rugby - Big M plays hide and seek with an internet signal while Huw starts a game of 'Name a red animal' and Lee G has one of his rants about something but they keep coming back to the Scarlets and the way forward. PS - Something special is coming on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beating Cardiff is becoming a regular habit but apparently we are not allowed to play them 16 times a season so the boys discuss what we take from that game and how we move forward. Martyn gives a very rapid rundown of the community game while Lee and Huw go off on all sorts of tangents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee G is delighted to be joined by Rachel Evans, Vice Chair of Crys 16 for a chat about what Crys 16 does, how it interacts with JSG and why it is able to ask difficult questions to the Scarlets. If you don't know whaat Crys 16 do - it is well worth listening to this. Joining Crys 16 is free and takes 2 minutes - you can join up here http://crys16.cymru/aelodaeth-membership/ Learn more about your...

A loss against the Ospreys is never easy but this one feels like a turning point - things have got to change. The boys are very open and honest about their feelings after last weekends game and their opinions on what needs to happen going forward. The mood is lightened slightly with a round of 'Who played for us and then them' before we look at the prospects for the Cardiff game. Feel free to join...

The Leinster game can be viewed one of two ways, we try to cover both. The Community game should be covered in more detail - we are getting there. The Ospreys game can only be covered one way - and we go hard on that one! Plus we ask the question, How many players can you name who have played for the Scarlets before they played for Ospreys? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

Martyn delivers his ever popular community run down and the boys chat through listeners questions and then it is onward into the Lions game. There were plenty of positives to discuss which makes the loss even more confusing. If you were the person with the drum at the game - you will want to listen to this one as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big M was busy doing important things with important people so Lee G and Huw Flatcap struggled on without him. Hu's first visit to the Parc kicked off proceedings followed by the run down of the community game fixtures, listeners questions, a discussion about the Cardiff game and a look ahead to the Lions game. The plans for drums and trumpets in the stadium are still in development - don't be sur...

You can feel the anger and frustration through the earphones on this one - it is never easy being a fan of a team that turns in a performance like that last weekend but things will improve and we, as fans, have a part to play in that. Honest conversations are hard to have but if you care about your club then you know they need to be had. If you know someone involved in the club, please ask them to...

Big (E)m dons his pretty pink hair band to try and compete with Huw's headwear as they both try to distract themselves from the Scarlets performance last weekend. Unfortunately, the game needed to be spoken about and while they try to find a few positives - it was not an easy task. There is other stuff going on but that game will haunt the boys thoughts for a while. Learn more about your ad choice...

Lee G spends a bit of time chatting with our round 2 opponents forwards coach Rito Hlungwani. Rito is one of the nicest guys in the game and the chat ranges from the weather (obviously), to recruitment through off season, expectations for this season, the SA team and the World Cup and what the Scarlets can expect when we meet next week. It is well worth listening to the bit about schoolboy rugby a...

This weeks pod has an in depth study into the Scarlets senior squad (Huw would like to stress - very strongly - that this does not include the academy, or players that we would like to see in the senior squad) and rating them from having something to prove to a definite starter! Surprisingly - hairstyle is not a criteria on which to base a players rating - yet! The boys also work their way through...

The future for Llanelli RFC looks uncertain with the release of the EDC criteria. Lee G And Big M discuss the options and the way forward for the club and why Llanelli and the Scarlets are separate entities. They also give you you weekly run down of fixtures for this weekend for both Sosban Central and Westerer is Besterer. See if you can spot where Martyn drops his phone! Learn more about your ad...

Martyns place on this weeks pod was taken by Welsh Twitter legend Ed Jenks . The boys enjoy discussing the weather (Obviously!), moany South Africans, Scarlets pre-season, expectations for the season, the facilities of Nice, developing young players, why Scarlets fans are the best, why we need a drum at PYS and then predictions for the season, this Saturday, the rest of the Quarter finals and the...

Lee G talks to Pembroke RFC backs coach and school friend, Darren Gilbert about the last couple of seasons and where the club is now. It has been a crazy few years for Pembroke, with rapid promotions to Division 1, a Cup final at the Principality stadium and then Covid, player retirements and relegation but the club is in a good position to go forward. Darren talks us through the preparations for...

A frustrating start to pre-season - but it is only pre-season! The Dragons game now takes on a little bit of importance with the key question being - will the Dragons take their kicks at goal? Martyn seems to think that the 'edge' between the Scarlets and Dragons has softened since the New Years game but Lee isn't convinced! The boys also discuss hats, the World Cup, Wales v Georgia and the East/W...

Nobody really knows what pre-season games are like so Lee G and Huw the Hat try to work out how the game against Cardiff will go, who we would like to see and what kind of game we can expect. They then move on to discuss the Australia game - how good Wales were, how poor Australia were, the level of sympathy for Australia and who to support when Portugal play Australia - it really isn't difficult....