Rule The Roost

Simultaneously reviewing the Aston Villa win and previewing Sheriff in the Europa League and Hull in both the league and League Cup, we had a lot to get through this week. Alongside Matthew Rudd from Amber Nectar, we were brought up to speed on Hull City in their present guise, and found out why they're not happy with being called Tigers. Praise for Huddlestone and Livermore too, with nods toward Andros Townsend and the return of Emmanuel Adebayor. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Keeping up to date with both our players involved in internationals and those training at home, we happily waved goodbye to the distraction from Tottenham and club football for the foreseeable future. Speaking to Sam Tighe from Bleacher Report, we discussed how Aston Villa and Tottenham went from being league rivals to poles apart despite being similar clubs in stature. Benteke, Lambert and tactics going in to the game were also points for discussion, and we definitely didn't refer to the game as the 'Alan Hutton derby' or bring up how he beat his own father. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doing our best to draw the positives and digest the various negatives from the weekends loss to West-Ham, we drew a line under the game for good. Alongside SpursStatMan writer and blogger Ben Alfrey, we took advantage of yet another international break and did our best to evaluate and contextualise the season so far. Tactics, team selection, substitutions and more, we did our best to answer the various questions the season thus far has thrown at us. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another week, another London derby. After discussing the performance and result against Chelsea we previewed cup final week for West Ham fans with the upcoming fixture at White Hart Lane firmly in mind. Joined by Sean Whetstone, a blogger, podcaster and influential supporter of West Ham, we quizzed him on life under Big Sam, how they expect to fill the Olympic stadium, summer transfer dealings and their stumbling season thus far. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After apologising for missing the Cardiff game and briefly revelling in yet another victory and clean sheet, we got back on our bike and took a lengthy look forward to Chelsea at home. Joined by loyal Chelsea season ticket holder Joe, host's Jack and Raj explored and debated the morals of being owned by such a shady character and the successes that come with it, the mystery of Lukaku and Mata, Andre Villas-Boas and the second coming of Mourinho. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Back to the usual show format, we look ahead to our next league opponents Norwich with a respected local club journalist and Canaries fan, Michael Bailey. Hosted as always by tehTrunk, and site editor Raj, we discussed the upcoming fixture, being owned by Delia Smith and who is worse out of Sebastian Bassong and Harry Kane. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the transfer window blissfully closed and international football causing an unwelcome break in premier league action, host Jack and editor Raj, alongside SpursStatMan's own 'Head Of Opposition Scouting' Rob Brown, took the opportunity to have a closer look at our own club. A frighteningly busy window has caused not only concerns over our ability to adapt and gel going forwards, but also the suitability of our current tactical outlook. Giving the new boys a once over, saying goodbye to Bale and pushing our tactical nous to its limits, we did our best to second guess the rest of the season. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the first North London Derby of the season fast approaching, host Jack and editor Raj strayed in to enemy territory and invited on two prominent Arsenal fans to discuss the game ahead. Whilst also taking an extremely brief look back at wins against Dinamo Tblisi and Swansea, the focus was heavily on the Emirates. Unlike most encounters between fans of both sides, expect intelligent debate, probing questions about each others club and plenty of well aimed digs wherever possible. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ahead of Tottenham's first home game of the season against Swansea, host Jack and editor Raj spoke to Chris of the popular SwansBlog about the forthcoming fixture. Discussing topics ranging from tactics to transfers, and set-pieces to Sigurdsson, we gave this intriguing fixture the attention it deserved. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode four of Rule the Roost sees editor Raj leaving the hard work to tehTrunk whilst he suns himself in Morocco….no bitterness. But onward we soldier, with a new season ahead, we speak to Chris Waters, media spokesman for the Crystal Palace Supporters' Trust about the Holmesdale fanatics, the ravages of modern football, beating us 3-0 and John Bostock's penchant for a nice car. Come on you Spurs! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode three of the podcast and we've done away with discussing individual football clubs, and have instead had an in-depth scout in to the history of Tottenham Hotspur's various forays in to the Brazilian game and market. Alongside this weeks guest and self-confessed Brazilophile Jack Lang of SnapKakaPop, Guardian, ESPN, When Saturday Comes (to name but a few) fame, show host Jack and site editor Raj were taught why Paulinho is going to be one of the best midfielders in the world, and why nobody in Brazil really knows who Huerelho Gomes is. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode two of the podcast and we're already branching out slightly. Rather than scouting the opposition, we're asking questions about the inner-workings of our own club to Roberto Kussabi the former Head Of Social Media at Tottenham. In discussion as always with host Jack and site editor Raj, we talked about the players as people, smelling AVB, working for the club you love and much more besides. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The pilot episode see’s podcast host Jack joined by site editor Raj, opposite Real Madrid fans and bloggers Bassam and Kaushik, from RealMadridFootballBlog.com. Discussions range from Gareth Bale to Luka Modric, and Jose Mourinho to the two clubs mysterious commercial partnership, with just about everything else in between. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.