Globally-focused football(soccer) themed podcast...Join Connor Donovan (@connordonovan.15), Nandan Nair (@nandann0705), & Thomas Poodiack (@thomaspoodiack) every Friday night as they sit down to discuss game reviews, match previews, and all the hottest topics surrounding world football! Consider us the one-stop shop for the news every football fan needs during their week!
Our main focus is the top five European leagues, but we do our best to keep an eye on everything going on surrounding 'the beautiful game' we all know and love so dearly! We hope you'll come get Messi with us...
S01 Finale: Ranking Our Top 10 GOATs & The Player Each PL Club Can't Live Without!
THE SEASON 1 FINALE IS HERE!!! Connor, Nandan, and Thomas tackle an epic fan question about the GOATs, watch in horror as Barcelona bottle another two league games, and have a chat about which player is 'most indispensable' to each Premier League club... Season 2 coming January/February 2024!
10 Dec 2023
Episode 09: Gunners Gunning for Title & Another Hooper Honker!
Big six PL teams all get a close scare in the league, but only three of them emerge victorious... It's getting awfully tight at the tops of the leagues before the new year, and the PL has been struck by yet another horrible refereeing error, this time with massive table implications... Connor, Nandan, and Thomas all return to the studio for the penultimate episode of our first season! Can't wait to bring you the finale!
2 Dec 2023
Episode 08: Another Onana Oh-No-No & International Break Hangovers!
No more international break until the new year! After a week off during the international break, Connor, Nandan, and Thomas are all back in studio to break down an epic slate of league matchups and European contests... Our self proclaimed "best episode yet." ENJOY!
18 Nov 2023
Episode 07: Grading the First 1/4 of Clubs' Seasons & World Cup Qualifying Returns!
SPECIAL SEGMENT ALERT!!! Thomas may be out this week, but Connor and Nandan went through each of the top 5 leagues and gave out letter grades for how they think their clubs' campaigns have gone so far! A weird mix of league play/international break means one heck of a fun episode is in store...
11 Nov 2023
Episode 06: Ludicrous London Derby, Dortmund Der Klassiker Disaster, & United Downed in Denmark!
Well that was... a chaotic week to say the least. All the crazy action from this past week of league and European Cup contests, with one heck of a Honker of the Week from the MLS Playoffs. Connor, Thomas, and Nandan are all back together in the studio this week to run through every last detail!
4 Nov 2023
Episode 05: Calamity for Cup Contenders, Bellingoals Bounce Barca, & Messi Makes it 8 Times!
CRAZY week of football as massive upsets in domestic cups leave big contenders wondering what went wrong, Real Madrid take this round of the world's most famous fixture, and iShowSpeed causes an absolute ruckus at the Ballon D'Or Ceremony... Special guest Will Goldsmith (@will.golds) joins Connor and Thomas who is back after a two week absence, substituting into the match for Nandan prior to kickoff!
28 Oct 2023
Episode 04: Onana Says "Oh-no-no" to Critics, Ramos Runs Rampant vs. Real Madrid, & an Epic Weekend Awaits!
Derbies in the tank, derbies on the way... Connor and Nandan break down this week's chaos around world football, and try their hand at predicting one of the most anticipated weekends on the calendar.
21 Oct 2023
Episode 03: San Marino Score a Goal, French Football is in Danger, & Ireland Can Lose to Win? (ft. guest Max Domel!)
@_maxdomel_ guest stars for Thomas this week, French football is in severe danger of losing streaming partners, and we all lose our sanity trying to keep track of how Ireland can manage to squeeze into Euro 2024...
14 Oct 2023
Episode 02: Saka Gets Some Rest, Scott McTominay is the New R9, & Hazard Hangs 'em Up!
Connor, Nandan, and Thomas are back to break down an epic hybrid week of league and international football and take a trip down memory lane with throwback after throwback! Nandan takes an early lead in "Predictions at Pace!", and Connor should definitely stay away from gambling after going 0-6 in his predictions...
7 Oct 2023
Episode 01: Chaotic League Weekends, VAR Goes on Vacation, and Massive UCL Mixups!
Tell your friends. The first episode of 'Getting a Bit Messi' is HERE! Connor, Nandan, and Thomas talk all the chaos around Europe from this past week, and raise some massive questions about VAR after a rough week for the technology that was meant to improve the integrity of the game.
30 Sept 2023
Teaser: First Episode 10/06!
LOTS of footy content coming your way this fall! We cannot wait to get Messi in the studio 😎
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