Tired of sports talk shows with hosts who take themselves waaaay too seriously? Interested in some light analysis of English Premier League soccer from a couple guys who admit they don’t have all the answers? Curious how many times you can laugh at them for struggling with pronouncing player names or just straight up getting them wrong? Then come join Mike and Jared as they discuss the great game of soccer, the best club team league on Earth and whatever else strikes their fancy. New fans to the game can learn things along with the guys, seasoned fans can chuckle at their ignorance.
As the show hits its 50th episode, the guys reflect on the last several weeks with another installment of "Now What Did We F#*% Up?" to clean up some recent on-air errors. Mike tips the hat to the various clubs that have closed their seasons by winning trophies while Jared gives a preview of the three teams getting promoted to the Premier League next season. Finally, with another season in the books, it's time to recognize the PL's great (or not) performances with the 2nd Annual Hands Off Those Balls Awards (a.k.a. "The Handsies")!
25 May 2021
Episode 49 - 5/25/2021
On the final day of the 2020-2021 Premier League season, all of the drama was about qualifying for European play next year. Now that the dust has settled, Mike gives a rundown of who punched their tickets to Europe and examines the new Europa Conference League. Jared summarizes the Sunday matches and the guys discuss the performance of their fantasy team, which came up juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust short of winning its league.
18 May 2021
Episode 48 - 5/17/2021
The past week saw Manchester City clinch its fifth Premier League title in ten years and Leicester City win its first FA Cup title in the club's 137 year history. Mike compares the total points accumulated by various teams at this point last season to see whose form has improved (West Ham) and whose has worsened (Liverpool, obviously). Jared takes us through some of the past week's games as we prepare for an exciting final stretch in which two matchweeks are compressed into five days.
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