The Football Drop

Ben is unfortunately, but planned, off from the podcast this week, Will was left to his own devices and the IT. It seems to have gone ok so far, let us know your thoughts... This week Will and Guest host Ali discuss the news, this ranges Profit and Sustainability issues in the January transfer window, Jude Bellingham and that incident playing for Real Madrid against Getafe. The Messi and Ronaldo r...

If you're an avid listener, you'll know we strive to be neutral (haha) where possible on the pod, but this special episode allows us to talk all things Arsenal. We had the pleasure to have Akhil Vyas join us on the show this week, one of the youngest ever board members of The Arsenal Supporters Trust. Akhil tells us all about the role AST plays in the running of Arsenal FC, the dynamic and relatio...

The magic of the FA Cup is truly alive with one of our local teams Maidstone United travelling to Ipswich, and beating them in their own backyard 2-1 with a fantastic audacious lob goal for the first. Unfortunate scenes however as 1 fan got a little too excited and dramatically fell from the tiered stands, however luckily the fan is all okay and more pride is hurt than anything else! Plus a huge u...

We've got a super special episode for you listeners this week! We're sure you've all watched Sky Sports News at some point, whether it's for transfer news, catch up from the weekends' games, or watching Soccer Saturday and seeing the team bounce around from stadiums all across the country. It's always informative, and sometimes even entertaining with Jeff & the team, or now with Simon & the team....

Will showcases his additional vocabulary throughout this week's episode to Ben & Ali, and just how his partner reacts to it, plus, do you know how to cook a chicken? Will tells us exactly how not to. Racism dominates the chat this week after some ugly scenes from Italy and Serie A with Mike Maignan suffering abuse and walking off the pitch. A bit of transfer talk, with Bayern Munich looking to sig...

The "winter break" as it's called has started this week, so only 5 games to review with the boys, but we have some big news stories including the sad news of Sven and the scenes at both Bolton & Reading over the weekend. Ben & Will's Friday night stories are shared, plus we discuss our top 10's of the season so far, this week covering defenders. Follow us on socials! @footballdroppodcast - Instagr...

Will & Ben are joined again by Ali Campbell this week, discussing pending transfers like Eric Dier to Bayern, Jesse Lingard eyeing up a move to Barcelona (seriously, he's offered himself to them) plus a review of some of the FA Cup clashes and upsets, where the mighty Maidstone Utd are through to the 4th Round! We couldn't do this episode without discussing Arsenal's poor form, as they continue to...

It's now 2024 and we thought we'd change things up a little, bring a different dynamic to the FDP, and bring on a guest host for the whole of Jan! Ali Campbell returns, but this time on hosting duties alongside Will & Ben. Bringing his Chelsea knowhow to the pod, singing their praises and being as biased about them as Will & Ben are to Arsenal! The festive hectic schedule is over so the boys revie...

It's that awkward time of the year, where some have fuzzy heads, some are sick of the sight of their loved ones, but everybody has no clue what day of the week it is! It's 27th of December, and FDP are back for a Christmas review of the games, the fixtures, and most importantly, the boys' Christmas'! Most shockingly though, Will's never experienced Ikea's world famous meatballs, I know, "HOW?!" I...

It's Christmas Time at FDP! No Christmas hats, no Christmas jumpers, but Christmas plans feature today with busy times ahead seeing families and cramming as much in as possible during the holidays. We've recorded late this week, but we've had a bumper week of football stories, from sackings to new leagues, bore draws to red cards galore, this weekend had it all! The boys chew the fat on the key st...

It's a double game week this week, which Will intelligently says twice. Some freak scores, Fulham banging in goals for fun after clearly listening to FDP over the last few weeks and listening to Will say they can't score goals or he doesn't see where the goals will come from. Manchester United fail to impress again, Bournemouth on the rise, Newcastle stutter, and Chelsea live up to their reputatio...

If you had the power to change 1 rule, what would it be? Will says handball rules, Ben says offside rules as it needs simplifying, how? Listen and find out as he explains just as well as Will pronounces team names outside the Premier League. The usual round up again this week, the Brazilian League is hotting up with 1 game to go, 3 teams still in the hunt for the title. Serie A, La Liga, Bundeslig...

Technical hitches from Will have become pretty standard this season on the pod, but we soldier through to bring some great news stories from Brazil to England, with fan clashes with police, to the tragically sad news of the passing of Terry Venables. We give you the run down of all the Premier League action too with Manchester City vs Liverpool kicking off a great weekend of football. Plus, a rare...

It's international break week which usually makes Will & Ben scratch around for content, however we have had shock waves throughout the Premier League this week as Everton are handed the biggest points deduction in EPL history as they failed to adhere to FFP rules. Is 10 pts too harsh? What about Manchester City and their 115 breaches? Plus we have an in-depth roundup of the euro leagues, WSL & Sa...

Technical difficulties galore! Will had the responsibility of video recording for the pod this week with his new swanky laptop... listen and hear how it went as it we still give you the low down of the weekends' games in the Premier League before yet ANOTHER international break! The goalfest at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea & Manchester City was a particular highlight, and Aston Villa win again...

The second drop of football this week for you lucky listeners brings an incredible insight to the inner workings of a football club. We were fortunate enough to have Gerry Strain from Hamilton Academical come on the show this week to share his stories from his role as Director of Football at the club. Having joined the club in the position on June 1st, he's wasted no time at all making an impact o...

This weeks' episode is a review of Crouchfest 3, if you don't know what it is, it's Peter Crouch's podcast live show which is as random as random can be! From PDC Darts players, to Tom Grennan, Wayne Linekar to David James, this year had it all, with a finale of none other than Rudimental! Will shares his take and stories on who is the "bitch" on the FDP, and realises pretty quickly at Crouchfest...

This week seems a little glum, Ben is still not having a good time with his health, however Will brings some cracking stories and experiences of just how difficult it can be being a Dad! We've got some big games being covered this week, with Arsenal drubbing Sheffield Utd, Manchester City exposing all the issues going on at the red half of Manchester and all the rest of the weeks Premier League ga...

The Premier League has returned, and with it, 4 red cards, contentious VAR decisions and a significant number of goals across the weekend. The non-expert analysis is back with Will & Ben, the bants isn't quite there as the time of recording this week has changed due to calendar clashes but there's still laughs to keep you entertained. A new segment unveiled this week too, giving you more updates a...

It's the international break, so we managed to snag a fantastic guest for another FDP Special! We've discussed mental health in the sport recently, but this week we tackle not only mental health but physical health too. We have head of operations Richard Crick on the show this week telling us all about the phenomenon hitting the UK for men tackling obesity, Man V Fat - Football! Anybody can get in...

Apologies firstly for the delayed episode this week, Ben's been suffering with a bout of illness and wasn't able to record. Luckily however, he has had Will, being as supportive as ever throughout his illness, aptly naming and playing music this week to help Ben through this difficult time... This week covers the latest breaking news stories regarding Eden Hazards' early retirement from football a...

Ben shamelessly bangs on about his fun weekend away with football, without Will, for a long time. Talking about finally seeing his team AFC Crewe for the first time play, meeting and having beers with ex-Premier League Pro Gary Taylor-Fletcher, and the pure buzz of non-league football. Premier League this week was filled with controversial calls as per usual, with Liverpool facing the brunt of a l...

A very important episode this week, Ben has proposed to the General over the weekend! Ben shares the fantastic news of the proposal over the weekend, and tries to justify that it's a good enough reason to have missed the football all weekend. Will has another barber story too this week, see if you can keep it together! We've also got an exciting announcement on the show this week as FDP looks to #...

We've got CEO, Chairman and all-round legend Liam Bond on the show this week! Liam has his own social media company, is the chairman of grassroots football club AFC Crewe, and also runs and co-founded Mystery Away Days! Liam shares all his knowledge and experience in the beautiful game, and gives us the inside scoop of how to run a football club, and how the entire project even came to fruition. I...

We had a last minute cancellation this week with our guest unfortunately, so this week is a hashed together episode where both Ben & Will are, as always, fully prepared for everything. It's not a bumper episode, it's the international break too, but the euro round up returns for all our listeners far and wide! #DropThePod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more abou...