From The Backseat Football Podcast

Karate kicks and Darwin Nunez

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:13:36 GMT

Goodness me what a performance from Liverpool in that... oh wait they drew oh well. Stirring stuff in Klopps last City home game, I think we can all agree the Premier League will be a worse place when Klopp leaves and City destroy everything unchecked.

Elsewhere, Spurs turn the tables and become the new top 4 favourites in the high line battle, FFP chat and are Arsenal actually a credible contender?

All that and more on today's episode of FTBS.

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Foden good, United bad, LiVARpool lucky, Chelsea... meh

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:09:53 GMT

Manchester is blue, as a Foden inspired City puts Manchester United to the sword. Elsewhere, Darwin Nunez and Paul Tierney cause Forest to lose their heads and potentially their premier league status, Spurs come from behind yet again while Chelsea slide into the bottom half.. And a big apology to Ollie Watkins from me.. Maybe...

All of that and more on today’s episode of FTBS.

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CHELSEA, CHELSEA, CHELSEA X Liverpool's band of broken brothers

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:20:24 GMT

Blue is the colour, stopping City's winning run is their game - oh how blessed it is to all be aligned one day as a year as a pod to all hope Chelsea do something against City and oh boy did they, taking home a hard fought point against the uncharacteristically toothless Haaland and Co.

Elsewhere, Liverpool win but at what cost, losing Jota, Jones and Nunez to injury.. What a bloody goal though.

Arsenal are good, but how good is Havertz?

All that and more on today's episode of FTBS.

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AFCON, Declan Rice and everything nice

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:28:42 GMT

Arsenal absolutely decimate the Hammers to leave Moyes yet again hanging onto his managerial hot seat. Villa continue their mini slump as they fall to the counter attacking "genius" of Ten Haag ball. Liverpool win to bounce back and City cruise to another victory.

We also discuss the carnage that was Bayern Munichs loss to Leverkusen and shoutout to Haller.

All of that and more on today's episode of FTBS!

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Are Arsenal back in the title race?

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:09:08 GMT

Arsenal thump Crystal Palace and it looks to spell the beginning of the end of Roy Hodgson.

What to make of Ivan Toney?

Elsewhere, we dive into transfers and why everyone's being so thrifty with their budgets.

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Timo Werner, FFP and the return of KDB

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 22:09:09 GMT

Football fans have short memories because there is no logical or statistical reason that Timo Werner will suddenly score loads of goals. It cannot be done. We discuss the Manchester United vs Spurs game as well as Chelsea's struggles and whether FFP applies to them, like it does to Everton and Nottingham Forest who are very much in the doghouse.

All that and more on today's episode of FTBS!

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GW12: Chelsea vs. City play game of the season

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 22:08:18 GMT

Gameweek 12 in the Premier League and things are really starting to take shape. Chelsea and City play the best PL game of the season, Bournemouth shock Newcastle and the wheels start to fall off Spurs' title charge. Liverpool and Arsenal pick up comfortable wins while Manchester United continue their binary wins but amazingly have accrued the most points over the last 5 Premier League games.

All that and more on today’s episode of FTBS.

Games / topics covered:

Chelsea vs. Manchester City 1:28

Liverpool vs. Brentford 19:46

Wolves vs. Spurs 35:12

Bournemouth vs. Newcastle 44:30

The vote on interclub loans from the Premier League 50:43

FC Copenhagen's rise 59:32

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GW11: Doku goes Super Saiyan

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 22:03:03 GMT

Well well well, Is that the end of the 4 horse title race? With Arsenal and Liverpool dropping points, the devastating Doku inspires City to open up a 3 point lead and a hefty goal difference at the top of the table. Elsewhere, Forest beat unbeatable Villa and SHEFFIELD UNITED WIN An ACTUAL PREMIER LEAGUE GAME! Shame on your Wolves!

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GW10: £1 billion worth of trash

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 23:33:53 GMT

Good ebening - what a week of football we had with a top 5 now starting to develop. Elsewhere, Manchester United and Chelsea back in the mud and Sheffield United - maybe the worst PL team we’ve seen in a long time. All of that and more on today’s episode of FTBS.

Games covered:

Manchester City vs. Manchester United

Arsenal vs. Sheffield United

Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Wolves vs. Newcastle

West Ham vs. Everton

+ Ballon D'or

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GW8: Spurs and Arsenal are top of the league

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:56:33 GMT

Arsenal leave it late but with a little bit of a luck and not a lot of help from VAR, they beat Manchester City for the first time in 13 attempts. Elsewhere, Tottenham continue their excellent start with a nervy, low quality win over Luton.

MacAllister forgets he moved to Liverpool as he gifts Brighton a chance, Chelsea WIN TWO GAMES IN A ROW OMG before their disgusting run of fixtures and Manchester United win but is anyone convinced? Really?

All that and more on today's episode of From the backseat:

Arsenal vs. Manchester City 2:54

Burnley vs. Chelsea 16:07

Brighton vs. Liverpool 22:51

West Ham vs. Newcastle 27:57

Manchester United vs. Brentford 34:02

Everton vs. Bournemouth 41:46

Luton vs. Tottenham 45:58

Fulham vs. Sheffield United 51:09

Wolves vs. Aston Villa 55:25

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GW7: PGMOL can't do anything right

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:17:59 GMT

Where to even begin in this absolute mess. VAR chuckle brothers somehow manage to agree it's onside but simultaneously agree that they can't do anything about it!

Elsewhere, Wolves beat City in a result that precisely no-one other than Gary O'Neil saw coming. Chelsea win a game with Mudryk scoring a goal. Bloody hell.

Manchester United lose again to Roy. Some things never change.

All that and more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football podcast.

Tottenham vs. Liverpool 1:09

Wolves vs. Manchester City 16:42

Aston Villa vs. Brighton 22:43

Bournemouth vs. Arsenal 31:38

Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace 38:19

Everton vs. Luton 42:32

Fulham vs. Chelsea 49:08

Newcastle vs. Burnley 58:59

Nottingham Forest vs. Brentford 1:03

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GW6: Sheffield United and Chelsea are going down!!

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 23:31:42 GMT

We have our first relegation confirmation, we're going early and saying Sheffield United won't come back from this. Neither will Chelsea as they lose yet again.. City should play every game with 10 men, Brighton are excellent and Liverpool are looking more like their old selves.

All that are more on today's episode of FTBS. Games covered:

Arsenal vs. Tottenham 2:07

Newcastle vs. Sheffield United 12:17

Liverpool vs. West Ham 17:00

Brentford vs. Everton 25:42

Brighton vs. Bournemouth 31:41

Chelsea vs. Aston Villa 40:08

Manchester City vs. Nottingham Forest 50:01

Burnley vs. Manchester United 52:54

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GW5: Manchester United in Crisis

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 20:53:44 GMT

Premier league game week 5 and it was a good one. The new format of endless extra time gave us some incredible comebacks wins - but there was also the familiar storylines - Liverpool conceding first, Chelsea not scoring and Manchester United being in crisis.

Games covered:

Manchester United vs. Brighton (2:17)

Wolves vs. Liverpool (10:17)

West Ham vs. Manchester City (20:32)

Tottenham vs. Sheffield United (29:20)

Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace (37:32)

Everton vs. Arsenal (44:22)

Fulham vs. Luton Town (51:54)

Newcastle vs. Brentford (59:01)

Bournemouth vs. Chelsea (1:04:27)

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GW1: Chelsea cuck Liverpool off the pitch

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:26:21 GMT

Chelsea have cucked Liverpool off the pitch but spoils were shared on it while Arsenal got their season underway with a nervy win, despite timber going down...

City win and Haaland scores twice to put that to bed, Son struggles as do all the promoted teams - we discuss all of this and more on today's episode of FTBS.

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The Famous FTBS Season Predictions Pod (and why Diego Costa is moving to Old Trafford)

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:37:08 GMT

Arsenal have won the community shield - a trophy to those who win it and an unimportant dinner plate for those who don't. All I know is City would have called it a Quad last season if they'd won it so....

We go through some predictions for the season, including things like why Diego Costa will definitely sign for Manchester United.

So sit down, tune in and enjoy the launch of Season TWO of FTBS :)

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Mbappe: €300 million man + England scrape past Haiti

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 22:40:03 GMT

On today's episode of FTBS, we discuss the mind-boggling bid from Al-Hilal for Mbappe, Kane's imminent transfer to Bayern, England's Lionesses squeeze past Haiti with a little help from VAR and are Chelsea actually good again?

All that and more on today's episode of FTBS!

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Summer Transfers Part 2 + Dele Alli

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:00:18 GMT

Dele Alli deserves a brilliant football season with no press. Fingers crossed for the lad. Elsewhere, we talk transfers as Declan Rice is finally confirmed, we're going Timber and Liverpool's midfield is being sold off for oil.

All that and more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football.

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England's Young Lions Roar in Europe

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 18:53:47 GMT

FTBS season 2 is up and running as in today's episode, we cover the triumphant U21 European Championship Final between England and Spain, there is yet more drama coming from Parc des Princes as Mbappe has another diva moment, Mason is a red and more transfer speculation as pre-season begins this week..

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Saudi Summer Party

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 23:06:28 GMT

Saudi Arabia are not messing around and their love in with Chelsea continues as they sign all the players Chelsea needs to sell to comply with FFP regulations.

We talk Rice, Havertz, Kane and why Liverpool are so poor.

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City win the Treble, Football is over

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:38:53 GMT

City have done it, Pep is a genius etc etc. We cover the fallout from City's Champions League final over Milan in Istanbul and the fallout and impact from it, along with coverage on West Ham's Conference league win over Fiorentina. There is also part two of Heroes & Villains as we close out the inaugural first season of From The Backseat.

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City win, Sevilla win - Jose is a Villain

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:14:22 GMT

Sevilla make it 5 Europa League wins from the last 10 years. Jose is not happy and orchestrates a Rome airport brawl - elsewhere Gundogan shows us why he the real MVP as City turn up the heat in their treble bid.

All that are more on today's episode of FTBS

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Premier League Gameweek 38: The Premier League is over

Wed, 31 May 2023 17:10:27 GMT

That’s it for the Premier League season, and what a season it was. We look at the final round of fixtures on today's episode and cast an eye to the future of several of these clubs, particularly those heading down to the championship.

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Premier League Gameweek 37: City are Champions

Mon, 22 May 2023 22:59:43 GMT

Manchester City are the 20223/23 Premier League champions and on course for the Treble. Why do I feel so apathetic about this all? I guess there are 115 reason why?

Elsewhere, we discuss the majesty of Brighton and Forest's redemption arc's and marvel at the glorious glasswork on Arsenal's bottle.

We're back from taking a backseat last week - sue us!

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Premier League Gameweek 34: Enter the PFM

Wed, 10 May 2023 09:19:41 GMT

Well well well, not the comeback we were expecting but a welcome return of the PFM as Dyche and Moyes team up to defeat the turtleneck wankers - potentially opening up the top 4 race, the race for survival and maybe even the title race. We discuss all of the weekend's PL fixtures on today’s episode of FTBS.

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Premier League Gameweek 33: This the History of the Tottenham

Mon, 01 May 2023 21:14:48 GMT

Have we finally achieved peak Spursiness now? Is Richarlison the most cursed footballer in the league? Do Brighton play the best football in the league? So many questions raised this weekend. We get through as many as we can as we discuss this weekends brilliant round of Premier League fixtures on FTBS

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Premier League Gameweek 31: North London is finished

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:44:23 GMT

Keep those banners in the bin, North London is finished as Arsenal and Tottenham drop crucial points and hand advantage to their northern rivals. Elsewhere, it’s heartache for Brighton as they March out of the FA Cup while City rest about 7 of the 30 best players in the world and still win 3-0. All that and more on today’s episode of FTBS.

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Premier League Gameweek 30: Arsenal bottle it

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:49:31 GMT

The juggernaut that is Manchester City are living rent free in Arsenal heads right now as Arsenal repeat last weekends script by throwing away another 2 goal lead and generally handing on for dear life. Elsewhere, Bournemouth outclass Spurs to put one foot in the survival zone, Brighton to the double over Chelsea and Southampton the first team #relegated by most people.

All that and the rest of the Premier League action on today's episode of FTBS

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Premier League Gameweek 29: The Best Game of the Season

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:38:07 GMT

Liverpool and Arsenal play out an absolute cracker as the PGMOL take matters into their own hands with first Brighton and then Robertson feeling the full force of the law (literally). Elsewhere, Roy reminds Crystal Palace how to actually enjoy football and Newcastle cement their top 4 credentials with another win. Chelsea are still shit..

Games covered:

Liverpool vs. Arsenal

Brighton vs. Tottenham

Leeds vs. Crystal Palace

Manchester United vs. Everton

Wolves vs. Chelsea

Brentford vs. Newcastle

Southampton vs. Manchester City

Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forecast

Fulham vs. West Ham

Leicester City vs. Bournemouth

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Premier League Gameweek 28: Everyone's getting sacked

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 22:30:41 GMT

EPISODE 50 - WE DID IT!! Unlike Graeme Potter, we've reached 50 games in charge.. quite an achievement we'd say. Have Bayern Munich started a managerial transfer merry go round with Nagelsmann going to Chelsea, Potter going to Leicester and Brendan sitting at home admiring his massive self portrait. We discuss the Manchester City destruction of Liverpool, Arsenal cruising and Newcastle - the best of the rest - on today's episode of FTBS.

Games covered:

Manchester City vs. Liverpool

Arsenal vs. Leeds

Newcastle vs. Manchester United

Crystal Palace vs. Leicester

Chelsea vs. Aston Villa

West Ham vs. Southampton

Brighton vs. Brentford

Bournemouth vs. Fulham

Nottingham Forest vs. Wolves

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International Break: Starboy Saka & History Maker Kane

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:44:02 GMT

England once again walk through their Euro qualifiers as they defeat the new enemy, Italy in Naples while comfortably beating Ukraine at Wembley. We also cover Nagelmann's shock sacking at Bayern as Antonio says ciao bella to Tottenham...

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Premier League Gameweek 27: "Rant-onio" Conte

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:45:13 GMT

Conte calls out the perceived culture of medicrioty at Tottenham in a frankly startling 10 minute rant post Southampton collapse. Elsewhere, Manchester City give Kompany the coldest of welcomes home, red cards are absolutely flying across Fulham and Wolves while Arsenal just quietly get back to champagne football. All that a more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football.

Games covered:

Tottenham vs. Southampton

Manchester City vs. Burnley

Manchester United vs. Fulham

Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace

Wolves vs. Leeds

Aston Villa vs. Bournemouth

Chelsea vs. Everton

Brentford vs. Leicester

Nottingham Forest vs. Newcastle

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Premier League Gameweek 26: The MOTD Lost Tapes

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:08:07 GMT

Match day 26 in the premier league and unlike Match of the day we will not be keeping this to just 20 minutes of silence. Mudryk gets an assist for the first time,Casemiro gets a red card for the second time in 2 months and Liverpool lose to a team in the relegation zone for what feels like the 100th time.

All that and more on today’s episode of FTBS:

Bournemouth vs. Liverpool

West Ham vs. Aston Villa

Leicester vs. Chelsea

Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City

Manchester United vs. Southampton

Everton vs. Brentford

Leeds vs. Brighton

Tottenham vs. Nottingham Forest

Newcastle vs. Wolves

Fulham vs. Arsenal

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Premier League Gameweek 25: MANUre

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:44:03 GMT

7-0.... SEVEN - NIL... let that really sink in.. Manchester United are absolute eviscerated in 45 minutes of peak 2018 Liverpool. Fernandes is the pantomime villain as he cries, complains and criticises his way through the game. Arsenal are the new mentality monsters as they comeback in the 90+ minute yet again while Newcastle continue being bad at scoring goals. Moyes Out, De Zerbe off to Chelsea? All this and more on today's episode of From the Backseat Football Podcast.

Games covered:

Liverpool vs. Manchester United

Arsenal vs. Bournemouth

Manchester City vs. Newcastle

Brighton vs. West Ham

Brentford vs. Fulham

Nottingham Forest vs. Everton

Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace

Southampton vs. Leicester City

Wolves vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea vs. Leeds

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League Cup Final x PL 23: Erik Ten Haag the Miracle Worker

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:51:58 GMT

Ten Haag has lift off with Casemiro winning the League Cup, a trophy he will surely cherish amongst his other accolades.. Conte's number 2 best Chelsea as Potter moves closer to the edge, Arsenal grind out a win, City demolish Bournmeouth. Liverpool are very bad at football again, Palace are very bad at finishing.

All of that and the rest of the Premier League Fixtures on today's episode of FTBS:

League Cup Final - Manchester United vs. Newcastle

Bournemouth vs. Manchester City

West Ham vs. Nottingham Forest

Leicester vs. Arsenal

Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool

Leeds vs. Southampton

Everton vs. Aston Villa

Fulham vs. Wolves

Tottenham vs. Chelsea

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Premier League Gameweek 22: Potter on the brink

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:38:41 GMT

This title race is beginning to feel a bit like no-one really wants to run away with it. Stumbles from all sides have let Manchester United back into the conversation while the race for the Top 4 is also heating up as Newcastle stumble again to slip to 5th. Southampton do the double over Chelsea, while Fulham commit a robbery at the Amex - all that and the rest of the Premier League fixtures on today's episode of From the Backseat Football Podcast.

Games covered:

Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

Chelsea vs. Southampton

Manchester United vs. Leicester

Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester City

Newcastle vs. Liverpool

Brentford vs. Crystal Palace

Brighton vs. Fulham

Tottenham vs. West Ham

Wolves vs. Bournemouth

Everton vs. Leeds

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Premier League Gameweek 21: VARsenal undone & Spurs thumped

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:37:28 GMT

Monday Night saw the Merseyside derby and Everton looking like potential favourites for the clash however Gakpo's first goal for Liverpool sealed the deal. Elsewhere, City back to business after the scandals of last week, Arsenal trip over again while Spurs just stopped getting up at this point. Leicester - good again? Southampton on the Marsch? All of that and the rest of the weekend games on today's episode of From The Backseat Football.

Games covered:

Liverpool vs. Everton

Manchester City vs. Aston Villa

Manchester United vs. Leeds

Arsenal vs. Brentford

Leicester vs. Tottenham

West Ham vs. Chelsea

Southampton vs. Wolves

Fulham vs. Nottingham Forest

Bournemouth vs. Newcastle

Crystal Palace vs. Brighton

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Manchester City - What have you done this time?

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:01:46 GMT

Manchester City haven't had a great couple of days although that defeat to Spurs will be far from their minds after the revelations of their "sponsor" financial doping.. who would have thought it!! Anyway, we talk about the ramifications of this announcement and what it could mean for the Citizens moving forward.

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Premier League Gameweek 20: The Return of the 442 GOAT

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 21:42:49 GMT

Oh how long we have waited for the return of the Dyche and he did not disappoint one bit - single handedly derailing Arsenal's title charge for 24 hours before Conte's spirit pushed Tottenham to another famous victory of Manchester City. Elsewhere, Liverpool are fully in crisis and Klopp looks short of ideas, Chelsea are still a bit meh despite spending a kings ransom and Rashford / Mitoma continue scoring every single game without fail.

All that and the rest of the Premier League fixtures on today's episode of From the Backseat Football Podcast:

Everton vs. Arsenal

Tottenham vs Manchester City

Wolves vs. Liverpool

Aston Villa vs. Leicester

Nottingham Forecast vs. Leeds

Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace

Brentford vs. Southampton

Newcastle vs. West Ham United

Brighton vs. Bournemouth

Chelsea vs. Fulham

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Transfer Deadline Day Chaos

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:31:22 GMT

Transfer Deadline day - who won the transfer window I hear you ask? No-one we're all just slaves to the corporate super league we call the Prem and we love it. So many random transfers - who honestly saw any of these happened besides Chelsea continuing to spend like this is the last season in history. All of that and FA cup reaction on today's episode of FTBS.

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Midway Premier League Awards #TOTSSF

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:01:22 GMT

We are at the halfway point in the season and that means its a good time to reflect on what's gone well, what hasn't and more importantly, who wins the Tyrone Mings Noticeability award.. All that and more on this bumper bonus pod!

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Premier League Gameweek 19: All eyez on Mudryk

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:18:19 GMT

Every time a hurdle is set Arsenal clear it, they find a way. It all comes down to the game in two weeks - City vs. Arsenal.. That decides everything. Elsewhere, Liverpool and Chelsea agree that a loss is too damaging for either, West Ham win the manager sacking shoot out, Brentford stumble, Almiron is no longer magic and the rest of the Premier League games are discussed on today's episode of FTBS.

Arsenal vs. Manchester United

Liverpool vs. Chelsea

Manchester City vs. Wolves

West Ham vs. Everton

Leicester vs. Brighton

Bournemouth vs. Nottingham Forest

Southampton vs. Aston Villa

Crystal Palace vs. Newcastle

Leeds vs. Brentford

Fulham vs. Tottenham

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Premier League Gameweek 18: North LDN & MCR are RED!!

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 22:22:27 GMT

On a weekend where Chelsea welcomed Joao Felix but he decided he fancy playing in the cold, we saw some cracking derbies and relegation 6 pointers. Brighton March on and leave Liverpool in the mud, controversial decisions crush Pep’s spirit who apparently never liked the Premier League anyway, while North London is red as the gunners cruise past spurs - all of that and the rest of the PL games on today’s episode of FTBS:

Tottenham vs. Arsenal

Manchester United vs. Manchester City

Brighton vs. Liverpool

Everton vs. Southampton

Wolves vs. West Ham

Brentford vs. Bournemouth

Newcastle vs. Fulham

Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest vs. Leicester

Aston Villa vs. Leeds

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Premier League Gameweek 17: #Klopp/Potter/Lampardout?

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:36:30 GMT

The race for the top four took a decisive turn this round with Manchester United in the driving seat and looking like pulling away from crisis clubs Liverpool and Chelsea. Elsewhere, Southampton look absolutely done as do Everton - which one of them will parachute in Senor Dyche first?

All of this and more on todays round of the Premier League discussion with talking points from all ten fixtures:

Brentford vs. Liverpool

Chelsea vs. Manchester City

Manchester United vs. Brentford

Arsenal vs. Newcastle

Leicester vs. Fulham

Leeds vs. West Ham

Southampton vs. Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham

Everton vs. Brighton

Aston Villa vs. Wolves

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Premier League Gameweek 16: Arsenal are actually gonna win the league

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:44:19 GMT

Arteta is not the kind of guy to enjoy misery for his mentor but you have to say, talk about a perfect weekend for Arsenal with everyone around them bar Liverpool dropping points.

Elsewhere, Everton show they are not done and dusted just yet, Southampton are definitely done and dusted and Brentford make potentially the best signing of the January window, locking up Thomas Frank for 4.5 more years.

All that and more on today's episode of FTBS:

Brighton vs. Arsenal

Tottenham vs. Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest vs. Chelsea

Manchester City vs. Everton

Liverpool vs. Leicester

West Ham vs. Brentford

Wolves vs. Manchester United

Fulham vs. Southampton

Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace

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Premier League Gameweek 15: You haven't changed a bit

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:06:32 GMT

Back to the Premier League with a bang and honestly absolutely nothing has changed. Spurs still can't play a first half, Liverpool are still shaky, Arsenal and City and relentless, Chelsea are buying more players, David Moyes still can't win away at a Top 4 club etc.

We discuss all of the Premier League fixtures and more on todays episode of FTBS:

Aston Villa vs Liverpool

Arsenal vs West Ham

Chelsea vs Bournemouth

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester City vs Leeds

Southampton vs Brighton

Everton vs Wolves

Leicester vs Newcastle

Brentford vs Tottenham

Crystal Palace vs Fulham

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World Cup Final: The Greatest International Game

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:43:02 GMT

The controversial Qatar World Cup is over but the legacy will live on with the centrepiece event following the Hollywood script to perfection. At times it almost felt like a trilogy, the initial dominance of Argentina, the hero comeback by Mbappe and then heartbreak at the death.

Football can be a lot of things but this was one of the best. A GOATed game for the GOAT to bow out.

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World Cup: Quarter Final failure for England

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:45:59 GMT

Ohh the misery, the entirely predictable misery. England lose to France in the quarter finals after more penalty heartache. I'm getting bored of these remakes - show us new content! Gareth's gang of great lads make their way home empty handed but they did the nation proud.

We discuss this and the other quarter final games on today's episode of From The Backseat:

England vs. France

Morocco vs. Portugal

Argentina vs. Netherlands

Brazil vs. Croatia

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World Cup: ENGLAND ARE THROUGH

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 03:00:17 GMT

The group stages are getting interesting now with Group A, B and D all wrapped up. We discuss each of the groups and the wonderful game of football South Korea and Ghana played out previously. Games covered on this episode are:

England vs. Wales

Brazil vs. Switzerland

Ghana vs. South Korea

France vs. Tunisia

Denmark vs. Australia

Cameroon vs. Serbia

Portugal vs. Uruguay

Netherlands vs. Qatar

Senegal vs. Ecuador

Iran vs. USA

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World Cup: Germany / Spain Live Lounge

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:56:59 GMT

We aren’t even going to pretend this wasn’t a major slog but alongside guest panellist Harrison Gill we demolish about 18 games including viewing the Spain Germany game live. Join us as we move through the World Cup journey and into the business end of the tournament.

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World Cup 2022: Arabian Nights

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:54:04 GMT

We review the opening games of the Qatar World Cup, with there being plenty of talking points already. Has Messi's dream swansong fast becoming a nightmare? England lay down marker with a statement win over Iran to send England fans dreaming and Wales and USA battle it out in an entertaining draw.

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World Cup 2022: Pregame Predictions

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 22:20:31 GMT

Qatar 2022 is finally here, weird as it might feel and with clear concerns about a host of issues, it is time to pivot from Premier League to World Cup. We have the pleasure of welcoming to the podcast two guest hosts in Joe Doherty and Ashley Blair to help us cover all of the action and ensure that we continue to cover every game with aplomb.

Predictions:

World Cup Winner
Biggest Disappointment
Dark Horse
Golden Ball Winner
Golden Boot Winner
Hot takes

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Premier League Gameweek 14: World Cup Intermission

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:27:33 GMT

And just like that, it's over. Arsenal have won the "top on Christmas day" title and we break for the Qatar World Cup. If the World Cup can match the drama this season has already offered then I think it might just be ok.... We discuss all matches and introduce our new World Cup podcast coming out this week.

Games Covered:

Manchester City vs. Brentford

Tottenham vs. Leeds

Wolves vs. Arsenal

Newcastle vs. Chelsea

Liverpool vs. Southampton

Bournemouth vs. Everton

West Ham vs. Leicester

Brighton vs. Villa

Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace

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Premier League Gameweek 13: Aubama Where?

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:02:15 GMT

Well well well, it turns out the Chelsea striker curse is stronger than the ex-Arsenal striker curse.. Good to know. Liverpool snatch 3 points from Spurs, City win despite playing with 10 men, Don Emery is back and means business and a full review of all ten Premier League fixtures this weekend on todays episode.

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Champions League: Englands Finest Stroll into the Knock Outs

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:10:22 GMT

With Tottenham being the only English team left with qualification still on the line, they still decided to only play the second half and make things interesting. We take a look at events in the Stade Velodrome and how Liverpool, Chelsea and City got on in the final round of the Champions League Group Stage.

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Premier League Gameweek 12: #kloppout?

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:01:53 GMT

Liverpool lose again to a desperately out of form Leeds team, Potter continues to his managerial masterclass with Brighton, Arteta continues finding change down the side of the sofa in Reiss Nelson, KDB is good at football, Kiefer Moore is better, Newcastle are the best and all of the other Premier League games discussed on this episode of From the Backseat.

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Champions League: The Conte Implosion Begins

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:51:09 GMT

Wow, Tottenham are absolutely robbed of an iconic last minute winner due to VAR and Conte loses the plot. Elsewhere, Liverpool stroll past the ghosts of 2018 Ajax, Chelsea secure safe passage to the next round with plenty of Potterisms and City mutually agree a draw works for everyone. All of this on todays episode

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Premier League Gameweek 11: The End of Soccerball

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:02:59 GMT

A bonanza of big games, big results and controversial VAR penalties (yawn), we run through all ten Premier League fixtures and bring in our special Leeds correspondent Jack Riach for his take on Jesse Marsch. Liverpool take two steps back, City roll on, Arsenal 's young gunners run out of steam and Spurs pass on the 4th place baton to Newcastle. All that and more on From the Backseat.

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Premier League Midweek: Liz Truss pays tribute to Derby 08

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:45:07 GMT

In a binary midweek round of fixtures where the most entertaining results where found inside the House of Commons, we look at the midweek clashes between United / Spurs, Liverpool / West Ham and the rest.

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Premier League GW10: He's just a bald fraud

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:41:27 GMT

Liverpool roll back the years with a direct 442 and punish an overthought City, the referees are against Arsenal brigade were made to look foolish in a very lucky win over Leeds, Kepa good / Villa bad, does more respect need to be afforded Conte after Spurs best ever start to a campaign and all of the rest of the Premier League fixtures as always.

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Champions League: Mo Salah, Mo Problem

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:41:14 GMT

A midweek where last seasons Golden Boot winners came alive. Is Salah now the worlds greatest impact substitute after his 6 minute demolition job while Son bagged a brilliant brace to give Tottenham a crucial win. We look at these games plus Chelsea's trip to Milan and City's vacation in Copenhagen on todays From the Backseat episode.

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Premier League GW 9: You're Gunner Walk Alone

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:36:27 GMT

Arsenal make it 8 wins out of 9 with a mature victory over sinking ship Liverpool who have made their worst start for a decade to a season. Elsewhere we discuss Newcastles win over Brentford, City's stroll over Southhampton and the continued resilience of Bournemouth. All that plus all the other premier league fixtures on todays episode.

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Champions League: Yes sir, I can Brugge all night long

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:12:01 GMT

Only two clubs are yet to concede a goal after our 3rd round of Champions League fixtures and it's fair to say no-one had Club Brugge down as one of them. We take a closer look at their magnificence as well as dissecting some much needed wins for Liverpool & Chelsea - only a brace for Haaland against FC Copenhagen and a masterclass in profligacy from Tottenham / Frankfurt.

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Premier League GW 8: A Hat-trick of Haaland Hat-tricks

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:32:57 GMT

Haaland and Foden tear apart Man United in a weekend of derby day delights. North London is red as Arsenal gun down spurs while Brighton will feel disappointed to have come away from Anfield with just a point. Bruno Lage is no more and will Rodgers be next. All this and more as we review all 9 Premier League matches this weekend and discuss tonights game between Forest and Leicester.

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International Break Review: Spotlight on Gareth

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:34:42 GMT

England faced up against Italy and Germany in the Nation League ahead of the Winter World Cup with a dismal performance followed by a disappointing result against our old enemies. We take a look a how England are shaping up and where Gareth goes from here..

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Premier League GW 7: Football Remembers Her Majesty

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:08:30 GMT

As God Save the King poured out across football grounds this weekend, we discuss the footballing implications this weekend had on the Premier League, particularly if this is the end of the road for Brendan Rodgers, the quiet renaissance of Lampard & Gerrard and the suspiciously serene experience of being an Arsenal fan in 2022.

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Champions League Group Stage Game 2

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:53:48 GMT

Group stage of the Champions League GW 2 and a very mixed bag of results for the English sides. We discuss all four of these games plus take a look at the final England squad announcement and try to work out why Gareth continues to pick four (yes four) right backs.

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Champions League Group Stage Game 1

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:47:55 GMT

The Champions League is back with a bang and alongside guest host Chelsea expert Joe Doherty we discuss the sacking of Tuchel, the appointment of Potter, Liverpools mangling in Naples, City's Sevilla demolition and Tottenham / Marseille.

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Premier League GW 6: VAR... What is it good for?

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:11:19 GMT

VAR was the major talking point this weekend as Hammers are cruelly disallowed a point, Gerrard's boys show that they still believe as they hold City to a draw, Manchester United show that they are the apex counter attacking team once more and what is going on at Leicester; the doom spiral continues with a thumping against Brighton. All that and more as we round off all 10 Premier League matches.

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Premier League Gameweek 5: A Mid-Week Special

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 21:19:48 GMT

The Barclays first mid-week fixtures did not disappoint as Man City and Erling continue to bully the league, Chelsea struggle once again away from home at St. Marys while Fulham solidify their credentials as proper PL material. A special guest joining in Jack's absence for this episode as our in-house Chelsea expert, Joseph Doherty joins the pod.

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Premier League GW4: Reds hit 9 on a classic weekend of Barclays

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:03:19 GMT

Another ripper of a round see's Liverpool come roaring back with (checks notes) a thumping 9-0 win over Bournemouth. Is leading 2-0 against City the most dangerous scoreline of all? United get back to back wins for the first time in whats feels like forever, Chelsea - good, Leicester - bad, Villa on the brink and will Danny Ings finally get the transfer we are dreaming of? All of this and more on the most comprehensive Premier League podcast roundup.

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Logical Transfers #1

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:16:18 GMT

Logical transfers are few and far between and for good reason, football is inherently emotional with decisions of the heart so it makes sense that transfers should be the same. For every N'Golo Kante there's a Danny Drinkwater - gotta keep things interesting after all. So join us as we dive into the first ever instalment of logical transfers - so logical in fact that one has already been completed. (We are open to freelance transfer consultancy roles Everton).

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Premier League Gameweek 3: Virgil Van Don't just stand there tackle him!

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:19:38 GMT

Monday madness in Manchester as Marcus and Co. make a mockery of meandering reds, Leeds offer a tribute to Bielsa which sounds even better than the original, Newcastle drop two points to petro-title rivals and is time running out for Stevie and Brendan. All of this and more on todays episode with discussion on all ten premier league matches and plenty more love in for Brighton and Brentford. (Just fabulously well run clubs).

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Manchester United: What's going on?

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 02:00:00 GMT

Why use words when two digits suffice: 4-0... Despite United being a hot mess we do our best to dissect what is going on, where it all started going wrong and provide a patented 5 Point plan which is guaranteed to turn things around (free of charge but we accept donations Mr Arnold). If you want more of these Whats Going On episodes get in touch via our Twitter page @ftbackseatpod with any topical suggestions.

As always please note these are just our opinions and should not be taken as fact.

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Premier League Gameweek 2: Erik Ten Games

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:11:18 GMT

Wow, just when you thought there were no surprises left... We are treated to a tantalising weekend of premium Barclays. As promised we cover all 10 Premier League matches so this episode is a little on the thicc side of things but this is what we do - more is more. Included is Conte vs Tuchel / Brentford's demolition job, Title race now over and more calls for Bamford to join us on the pod.

Let us know if you want timestamps including for each match moving forward, hope you all enjoy the episode.

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Chelsea: What's going on?

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 02:00:00 GMT

Chelsea are a club like no other and this summer it's fair to say they've made a few tweaks with new owners, a new board, new directors and an increasingly exciting (Chelsea fans) / expensive (everyone else) set of new transfers. But what does it all mean and how do we decide if this is just a dollar disguised continuation of the reign of the ruble or are we really stepping into the unknown? Join us to find out!

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Premier League Opening Weekend

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:03:08 GMT

Opening weekend and we were treated some absolute crackers; some shocks (well played Fulham) and some familiar friends (hello sad Old Trafford). We breakdown all 10 matches to give you all the talking points you need for the week and offer some knee jerk reactions on this festivity of football.

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The Women Bring it Home

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:26:25 GMT

In this inaugural episode we revel in the fantastic Euro 2022 victory for the Lionesses and what it means for all of us moving forward. We've got plenty on Liverpools Community Shield win as well as some thoughts on the Hit and Miss of the Summer Signings - as well as plenty of hot takes and discussion as we get carried away with the football season being upon us.

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