The Shin Pad Podcast

Follow us on Instagram:  ⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Vignesh Subramaniam In this episode, Bala reviews the magnificent season Manchester United Women have had, the best performers, disappointments, the plusses and minuses of Skinner's management, contract issues and what the fans should be looking forward to in the coming season....

Follow us on Instagram:  ⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Vignesh Subramaniam It's been a while, but we are back with a new episode on cricket. We try and preview the IPL final between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings while reviewing the playoffs and the strengths and supposed weaknesses of the two finalists of this edition of IP...

Follow us on Instagram:  ⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan Original Poster Credit: Gopi Prassanna and Amazon Prime Video India Modern Love: Chennai, created by Thiagarajan Kumararaja and directed by vividly distinct fimmakers, is out on Amazon Prime Video and each episode has gotten varied reactions from the view...

Follow us on Instagram:  ⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan In this edition of United Review, we, Vignesh and Bala, have talked about Manchester United Women's first ever FA Cup final, the heartbreaking loss to Chelsea, UCL Qualification for the first time in the club's history, issues around Marc Skinner&...

Follow us on Instagram: ⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan After the blockbuster interview with Mr. Baradwaj Rangan, we - Vignesh and Bala - at The Shin Pad Podcast are back to what we do best, which is to talk about the most random of things. In this episode, we have talked about Mani Ratnam's latest direct...

Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan In this second part of our 2-part special episode with National Award-winning Movie Critic and Writer Mr. Baradwaj Rangan, we had the privilege of discussing about topics such as collaborations and bias (internal and external) affecting movie reviews, Mani R...

Follow us on Instagram: ⁠ https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan For the first part of our 2-part special episode, we had the wonderful privilege of having a lengthy discussion with National Award-winning Movie Critic and Writer Mr. Baradwaj Rangan. In this first part, we have discussed with Mr. Baradwaj Rangan in length...

Follow us on Instagram:   https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theshinpadpodcast Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan For the 54th Episode of The Shin Pad Podcast, we had the pleasure of interacting with former Indian cricketer and former coach of the Indian women’s cricket team, Mr. WV Raman. In this hou...

In this edition of "United Review", Vignesh and Bala discuss extensively about Manchester United Women, their FA Cup run, firsst Wembley appearance and so on. Listen to know more about what they feel about Marc Skinner, his squad rotation or the lack of it, and a preview of the team's tough run-in in this coming month and a bit. This episode also touches upon the men's team's...

Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan *Spoilers Ahead* In the 52nd episode of The Shin Pad Podcast, Vignesh and Bala talk about Vetri Maaran's latest movie "Viduthalai: Part 1", the impact of this movie, its milieu, storyline, Soori's fantastic performance and the polarising vie...

Follow us on Instagram: ⁠ https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= ⁠ Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan In our 51st episode, Bala delves deep into the world of John Wick and discusses the latest instalment of the franchise, John Wick: Chapter 4. The Keanu Reeves led franchise has struck gold and formed an audience who have lapped it up like it is the best thi...

Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shinpad_podcast?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Poster and Thumbnail Design: Rajarathinam Muthuchezhiyan As The Shin Pad Podcast approaches its first milestone via the 50th episode, Vignesh and Bala have managed to luck out by inviting a special guest - Mr. Sudhish Kamath , to have a freewheeling masterclass on various things cinema. Mr. Sudhish, a former film cri...

After the mauling in the hands of Liverpool at Anfield, Manchester United made a decent recovery run in their next 4 games to sign off before the international break. While the results were mostly on expected lines, the drama was often unexpected and sometimes borderline bizarre. In this edition of the United Review, Vignesh and Bala discuss United's R16 tie against Betis, the crazy game again...

For our generation, a la "the 90s kids", the consumption of long form content slowly changed when we got exposed to TV series of various genres to go with our exposure to movies. While most of us would have gotten exposed to the 20-minute sitcom episodes at first (which were basically alternatives for the 20-30 minute TV soaps our families used to watch), which often led us to exploring...

Bala and Vignesh react as United men let 7 past their goal at Anfield. They also tear into Gary Neville, cliques in United's fanbase and some performances. Also, tune in to find out about how the women's team is performing in the lead up to their biggest game of this season.

After 6 years, 2 final losses, and a multitude of semi final heartbreaks, it's finally happened. Manchester United have finally gone on to win a trophy. Vignesh and Bala, in this edition of "United Review", discuss the Carabao Cup win, Casemiro, Erik ten Hag in addition to Mary Earps and her special win at the FIFA awards ceremony. Tune in and listen to GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED and more.

On a wild night at Old Trafford, Manchester United, led by "The Portuguese Guy", beat Barcelona 2-1 in their Europa League tie. In this edition of United Review, Vignesh and Bala delve deep into the game and discuss the various moving parts of it.  There is also a special "Ratings section" for United players. Do tune in to listen to it all.

S(weep)... Swept into oblivion... Swept away... Rest In Sweep... The phrases will keep coming as the cricketing community encountered a rude shock this Sunday when Australian batting line up fell like a pack of cards while trying to be audacious against the merciless spin duo of Ashwin and Jadeja. As the Australians surrendered and Indians rejoiced, Vignesh and Bala look back at this crazy test ma...

This coming week is the most important week for Manchester United - and the club's fans - since May 26, 2021 and Gdansk. From the wretched lows of last season (and the start of this season, to be fair) where they couldn't buy a win to the exuberant highs of this season where, regardless of the end result, they can strut out and attack any team on any given day with the utmost confidence and audaci...

In this edition of "United Review", Vignesh and Bala cherish United's win against Leeds at Elland Road, while lamenting about the draw at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture. To listen to that and more about David de Gea, Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire, Fred x Sabitzer midfield, the demonic nature of social media and the latest result of Manchester United Women, please tune in to this episode.

In this episode, Vignesh reviews the 1st test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy that has concluded in 3 days - the positives and few things to worry about before the Delhi test.

The biggest and the most entertaining test series in world cricket is upon us, and Vignesh and Bala preview this upcoming Border - Gavaskar series by discussing various facets of both teams and recalling the previous tours of Australia to India through the vast collection of memories attached with each series. Tune in, listen and revel in nostalgia as you warm up for the brand-new series.

In this edition of United Review, Vignesh and Bala discuss the men's team's 3 cup games and the league game against Crystal Palace, the Casemiro incident,  inconsistences in refereeing, the next 3 fixtures and the recent run of women's team plus the increasing tension around Marc Skinner.

In this edition of United Review, Vignesh and Bala discuss the euphoria after United's terrific comeback win against Manchester City, the disappointment after conceding a late equaliser against Palace, and the saddening loss against Arsenal. In addition, new signing Wout Weghorst, Anthony Martial and his injuries, the ever-impressive Bukayo Saka and imperious Arsenal, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill...

In this new weekly series about Manchester United, Vignesh and Bala will go through all things United over that particular week. In the first episode of this series, the League Cup QF against Charlton, the FA Cup game against Everton and United's activities in the January transfer window are discussed.