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This week we were joined by Rob from Little Man Coffee in Cardiff to talk Manchester United and Manchester City transfer policy, Real Madrid and Juventus battling it out to have the best window, Nottingham Forest and it modern footballers have too much power, have some great feedback from our listeners and glance at Flat earth

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ... This week we are sponsored by NickiBockerGlory.com (@nickibockerglory on them socials) and filmed at Twin Made (@twin_made) in O Dan Nosa Da (@odannosda) in Cardiff with Rhys from Heavy Mental Podcast (@heavymentalpod) to talk the importance of mental health and what we can do to improve our own, why authenticity is vital, addiction, the pitfalls of social media, Sunderland Till I Die, Messi vs Ronaldo, comedy and a whole lot more. Look after yourselves. ATR

This week we talk transfer gossip, look in depth at Manchester United’s new look transfer policy and direction plus have a chat with Ted Knutson from Statsbomb, look at the age of social media we live in and how it makes for the most pressurised generation of footballers we have ever seen, go in on VAR and goalkeepers off their lines at the Women’s World Cup, ask if there is loyalty in football anymore as Totti says goodbye to AS Roma, have some feedback from our listeners and then go home. See you next week! Don’t forget our second live show on July 10th at Little Man Coffee Cardiff. Blue skies

This week we recorded at the amazing Kongs Cardiff with Rob and Tom. We talk about what makes their arcade game themed bar one of the hubs of Cardiff’s night life, what our favourite football games are, breakdown the biggest transfer rumours flying round including De Ligt, Lukaku, Maguire, AWB and the Serie A merry go round player swap fires up again. This week also sees the return of listener feedback and our favourite game of all time - Airport vs Stadium. ATR

This week we ask if Liverpool winning the champions league is the start of the Klopp led dynasty, if Poch has taken Spurs as far as he can, why we love the nations league, why the women’s World Cup is one of our favourite international tournaments, get our teeth into some of the biggest bits of transfer window speculation, read out some of our recent listener feedback plus Alex drags Luke down another Manchester United worm hole. ATR

This week we talk the most important champions league final for a long time with Liverpool facing Spurs, English clubs dominating in Europe and the impact that has on the premier league, all change at the top of Serie A with Juventus, Roma, Milan and Inter changing the guard, look at how short football careers actually are, get some lovely feedback from our loyal listeners. ATR

This week we talk the all English Europa league between Arsenal vs Chelsea and ask who has the most pressure to succeed, Man City and Pep historic domestic treble, Allegri leaving Juventus, Ronaldo player of the year, De Rossi stepping down as lead gladiator at Roma, Lyon ladies dominance, Ajax and the rebuild they may need this summer plus lots more including Roy Keane and his social media agenda

“HOW HAS HE PULLED PICKLES OUT OF THE BAG?!” This week we look back at the Premier league and the predictions we all made at the start of the season, discuss why Manchester United are an utter shambles, look ahead to the FA Cup final and ask if Watford are the most supported side in Europe this weekend, shoutout our players and stories of the season, listener feedback and ANNOUNCE OUR SECOND (AND THIRD!) LIVE SHOWS AT LITTLE MAN COFFEE!!! as well as Japanese Knot Weed. ATR

This week we talk the absolute barnstormer that was Liverpool vs Barcelona in one of the best champions league seasons we can remember, why we will miss Cardiff City and you should too, the premier league not actually being that competitive as Man City and liverpool have been so far ahead and Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and United have been awful, have some listener feedback all whilst admiring Wolves. ATR

This week we were very excited to record at the amazing Broken Hare in Cardiff and be joined by Adam Hewings, the 1st team manager of the record breaking Cardiff Bluebelles team. We talked the craziest premier league title race we can remember, nobody wanting to finish 4th, fascinating relegation fight plus more. We talk our team of the year and why it’s not as easy as you’d think it would be to make your choices, Readers Wives, listener feedback and more. ATR

This week we were joined by Dan Bird to talk the importance of design in football, the hot mess that is Manchester United, discuss the player of the year and young player of the year nominations, racism in football and how to end it, a certain someone returns, get some lovely feedback plus more. ATR

This week we welcomed Paddy on the podcast to talk the much loved Ben McDonald, the Benjam event organised in his name at Cardiff Depot for Welsh Hearts on May 2nd and why you all need to be there. We also talk Manchester City and their season defining week, Cardiff City and Brighton suddenly becoming a fascinating relegation fight, Liverpool and their swagger, United potential top 5 success story, Tiger Woods, career resurrections and have some amazing feedback. ATR

Here we are again with a sneaky bonus episode! The legend that is Tommy Heaney was so gracious with his time we managed to record a second episode with him and, according to our co-host Luke, this is the best episode we have ever done. We talk the most contentious issue in football today - VAR, the champions league, the pressure cooker that is being a goal keeper, Chelsea and their up and down season, Real Madrid and the return of Zidane, we all have an argument about what Sarri should have done with Kepa, Cardiff City and their relegation fight plus how Tommy watches football whilst running the kitchen at one of the best restaurants in Cardiff. This one is special. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it. ATR

This week we were very lucky to be invited to Heaney’s in Cardiff to sit down and chat with the legend that is Tommy Heaney to talk great British menu, running a restaurant and your own business, we asked our listeners to send in their best homemade meals in #TakeItToHeaney, Liverpool’s chance for glory and why their fans aren’t ready to talk about a potential title win just yet, Cardiff City, the rise of Cardiff as a city of excellence, champions league plus so much more. ATR

This week we talk the tightest title race in years as City and Liverpool continue to fight it out, look ahead to FA Cup semi finals and somehow manage to have a little Wolves love in, the 4 team mini league that has formed with Spurs, Chelsea, United and Arsenal fighting to get into the top 4 and ensure champions league football next season, ask if Cardiff City can survive where Fulham and Huddersfield couldn’t, find out if money is more important than glory and honour, have some great feedback from our listeners plus a whole host more

A few weeks ago we did our first ever live show. It was a charity football quiz and live podcast recording at Little Man Coffee in our home town of Cardiff. We’ve already published the live podcast sections but thought it would be nice to release the quiz side of it too so here it is! Play along at home and let us know your scores. ATR

This week we talk the delicious Liverpool vs Spurs game and how it could re-shape the Top 6 forever, Cardiff City and the double game week from hell as they play Chelsea and City, Man United potentially two most important fixtures of their season and debate Solskjaer getting the job full time, ask if Virgil Van Dijk is better than a seasonal classic plus more. Goodbye Mitch - it’s been a pleasure. ATR

This week we talk the return of international football as the Euro 2020 qualifiers kick off and relive our love of the World Cup, discuss Zidane going back to Real Madrid and if it’s a good idea, HUGE IF TRUE with a story about a certain ex Spurs Egyptian striker, the championship has really started to beat up and Mitch gives us a run through of the action, ask if Virgil Van Dijk is better than a highly seductive food item and paint a dark picture of the future of football. Enjoy. ATR

This week we hosted our first live show at Little Man Coffee Cardiff and it sold out. Thank you to everyone for coming. We talked VAR, our hatred for Gambling adverts, money in football and we ask what the future of the game has for us to look forward too

This week we talk the resurgent and exciting again Manchester United, Chelsea on the comeback trails, Corgis for days, Real Madrid and champions league preview, Arsenal on the March, Ajax making history plus loads more.