Rule The Roost

We're England until we're dead…or something. Spurs Four Lions are discussed. As are the pitfalls of hot sauce, pitching to 'the Dragons', Burnley is sort of talked about, and we end the whole thing with fantasy Rugby League. COYS… Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Warning: at some point during this podcast, Jack will break his chair so loudly we have no other choice but to laugh at him for ten minutes - you've been warned. No, he didn't really hurt himself. Also, there's talk of the Leicester game, Mason for England, listener questions and other stuff. Same as always. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Not gonna lie, we did our best to avoid much football chat this week. Instead, enjoy Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor delivering another Super League Dream Team update, analysis of House Of Cards, chat of The War, Daniel Powter and fighting off packs of wolves single handedly with nothing but a walking stick to defend yourself. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The three amigos are back together once against after a twosome last week, and they crack on talking about Swansea and QPR, as well as some of the players in more detail and taking in some listener questions. Musa Okwonga joins us to talk Manchester United, and there's loads of other largely irrelevant stuff in there too, as always. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bains and Stafford-Bloor dissect the League Cup final and come out of the experience beating their chest with pride. There's a preview of sorts looking forward to the Swansea and QPR games, as well as some answers to listener questions. All the other inane chatter is in there too, of course. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor discuss the West Ham comeback, get good old Blair Dunlop back on to discuss the second leg against Fiorentina and do a little build up to the League Cup final against Chelsea this weekend. This week maybe a little more than others - COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 69 lads, wheeeyyyyyyyy. Enough of that. Liverpool is discussed, Fiorentina is previewed with Blair Dunlop and Sam Diss is back on to talk about West Ham, with added hashtag bantz. There's also mentions of pink footballs and eight panelled rugby balls, obviously. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bains, Stafford-Bloor and Hussey discuss North London Derby glory, Harry Kane, Bentaleb, Mason, Lamela and the rest. James Dutton is a Liverpool fan and Anfield Wrap contributor who came on to speak to us about the upcoming game, Rodgers, and the sharp decline of Gerrard. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor discuss the outgoing Aaron Lennon, the late win against Sheffield United, the convincing win against West Bromwich Albion and the upcoming derby. There's a chat with a couple of Arsenal fans too, unfortunately. Dele Alli is discussed, Assou-Ekotto is forgotten, Kaboul, Capoue and Adebayor are all evaluated. It was reasonably well focussed for us this one, actually. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sirs Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor discuss the various cup games of the recent past and future, as well as the upcoming league fixture against West Brom, their new manager, and a somewhat inevitable loss. Nathan Carr is on to discuss that game, and the second half is what it usually is: a mess. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're officially a threesome, but have unofficially been that way for a while. Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor talk Sunderland, Sheffield United and Leicester, as well as Sean Bean again, television and memories of Naughton. Joe Brewin from FourFourTwo came on to talk Leicester, what we can expect from them this weekend, and what they think of us. The podcast descended, as it usually does, in to a form of collective group therapy at the end. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

No guest again this week, far too many other matches to talk about. Raj and Seb start off alone for a bit talking serious football before Jack jumps in out of nowhere as derails the whole thing. We talked Palace away, Burnley replay, Sunderland at home and lots of mentions of Sean Bean too, without ever discussing the Sheffield United semi-final approaching. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy New Year everyone, and welcome back to Rule The Roost podcast, completely unchanged for the new year. We talk about the games we've missed over the festive period and lots in between. More than enough to bring us well up to date. Same old, same old, really. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last podcast of the year, unfortunately. Raj and Jack talk Swansea and there's a Burnley discussion dominated by accents from either side of the pennines. The lads also discuss cereal, Serial, and their favourite things of they year. Thanks for sticking with us for another year, it's always a pleasure. We'll see you in 2015, where there'll most likely be more of the same from us. Merry Christmas and happy New Year - COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Beşiktaş is previewed, Crystal Palace is reviewed and Raj momentarily forgets he's already spoken about the Chelsea game, the unbelievable professional. Jack speaks to Matt Harrison about Swansea for a bit, and the lads end the show in a bit of a weird downer. It's episode sixty-one, something we've only just noticed, so apologies for not tenuously tying in some sort of double winning team chat. Anyhow, COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Raj and Seb talk Chelsea away and preview Palace, before launching in to a rugby chat that impressively straddled both codes. Jack was missing for the most part, but did grab his Palace supporting colleague Joe Cooper for a chat about the upcoming game. Lovely old job. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Raj and Trunk take a back seat this week as we welcome Richard Keys and Andy Gray to the RTR studios to discuss Everton and Chelsea. Up against the clock, a 45 minute clock, they talk Mason, Kane, Bentaleb, which Spurs player they'd take out for tea, SOLDADO and much…much more. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hull is revisited, Partizan is brushed over and Archway conspiracies are shared. Si and Bally from the Everton site and podcast NSNO are back on, and as has become tradition, we spend more time laughing than talking football. Fights in Lidl, liquid football and Tony Hibbert are all discussed at length. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A lot is talked about, as is the way on this show, and most of it isn't even football related - we'll never change. The new bloke at Tottenham from Southampton is discussed, and we're not on about Pochettino for once. Hull is previewed with Seb Stafford-Bloor of Premier League Owl fame, as is the seminal Sky One football drama/soap Dream Team and plenty of rugby, too. Jack and Raj see out the show discussing the Serial podcast and BBC show The Missing, as well as a post-credits exploration of Jack's heavily intoxicated mind. We're sending him to talk to professionals, promise. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ENIC OUT. ENIC IN. We talk Stoke. We talk Kane. We talk Mason. We talk Levy. We also talk to Evening Standard journalist Tom Collomosse about life behind the veil at White Hart Lane. It's a bumper edition. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.