Set Piece Menu Football Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
SPM 78: The SPM Awards
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The Set Piece Menu Awards - tying a light-hearted, ...
SPM 77: Support Staff
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Support Staff. Are great players enough to make yo...
SPM 76: The 1st Annual Soccer Hot Takes and Takeaways
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Soccer hot takes and takeaways! What have we learn...
SPM 75: What's going to make next season's title races interesting?
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Who or what will make next season's title races in Europe int...
SPM 74: Apologies
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Sorry seems to be the easiest word. Why are so man...
SPM 73: When is the best time to get a manager's job?
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: When is the best time to get a manager's job? With...
SPM 72: What's the Point?
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: What's The Point? So many fans ...
SPM 71: Is pragmatism or a philosophy the key to managerial success?
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: How should we rate managerial success? Not everyon...
SPM 70: A new generation to replace Ronaldo and Messi
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: With Ronaldo and Messi in their thirtie...
SPM 69: Nerves
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Nerves. How nervous do players get? Is it healthy? An...
SPM 68: VAR
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: VAR. But more the how than the why. If we accept ...
SPM 67 and a bit: The Premier League Reset
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A special bonus edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: some number crunching after your g...
SPM 67: Politics and Football
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Have politics and football become irreversibly int...
SPM 66: Corners
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Chinch on... corners. A masterclass from our forme...
SPM 65: What happened to all the old big clubs?
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: What happened to some of the traditional 'big clubs'? Why are ...
SPM 64: What's the best goal?
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: What's the best goal? Simple question, no simple answ...
SPM 63: One dominant club or a cartel?
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football - Which is better for a domestic league: one domina...
SPM 62: How much cheating should be allowed?
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: the Honesty Episode - how much ...
SPM 61: Unsung Heroes
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Unsung Heroes. Whose efforts do the tea...
SPM 60: Don't You Forget About Me XI
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk about football over food. The football: The Set Piece Menu 'Don't You Forget About M...
SPM 59: Parking the Bus
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Does 'parking the bus' ever work, and is t...
SPM 58: The Media (feedback episode)
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends discuss football over food. The football: This week, overwhelmed by your response to the iss...
SPM 57: The Media (Part 3)
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year from Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. This week part three of our seasonal series on The Media....
SPM 56: The Media (Part 2)
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas from Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. We continue the seasonal cheer with part two of our seri...
SPM 55: The Media (Part 1)
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Seasonal Spectacular from Set Piece Menu, the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The Media, Part One - is the ...
SPM 54: Are older British coaches stopping the progress of younger British coaches?
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Are older British coaches stopping younger British...
SPM 53: Is there always a bigger club?
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we celebrate the first birthday of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. It's a (not particularly) specia...
SPM 52: Why do so many fans seem so miserable?
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Why do so many fans seem so miserable? The team wo...
SPM 51: Joy
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: What about football gives you joy? Yes,...
SPM 50: Youth (Part 3)
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of the podcast where four friends talk football over food - Set Piece Menu. The football: Youth - Part Three. The conclusion of o...
SPM 49: Youth (Part 2)
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Youth - Part Two. How does a young foot...
SPM 48: Youth (Part 1)
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The team is reunited for a deep dive multi-parter into one of the g...
SPM 47: Best of the Pod so far (Part 2)
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Another chance to catch up on Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: part two of our paternity-induc...
SPM 46: Best of the Pod so far (Part 1)
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food, although owing to a couple of happy occasions in the Smith and Hinchc...
SPM 45: Intelligence
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: does actual intelligence help a player, or is foot...
SPM 44: Is it getting easier to play away from home?
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Is it getting easier to play aw...
SPM 43 and a quarter: A Best of the rest XI
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A special bonus edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: we've crunched the numbers on your...
SPM 43: The polarising of the Premier League
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The polarising of the Premier League (and others, ...
SPM 42: Segregation
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where a presenter, pundit, commentator and writer talk football over food. The football: Segregat...
SPM 41: What's the most important position?
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: What’s the most important position? S...
SPM 40: Does a manager's age matter?
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Does a manager's age matter? Can an older coach b...
SPM 39: Tunnel Club
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Manchester City's new Tunnel Club. Why? For whom? ...
SPM 38: Is the future of football somewhere other than Europe?
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's the latest Set Piece Menu! This is the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Is the future of the game somewhere ot...
SPM 37: When will it all end?
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: When will it all end? A £200 million footballer, ...
SPM 36: Will the billions make it better?
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome in the new Premier League season with Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends (together again!) talk football over food. The footbal...
SPM 35: Loyalty (Part 2)
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. It's time for the final summer special edition! The foo...
SPM 34: Loyalty (Part 1)
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The final summer special from Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Loyalty - Part One. Does it sti...
SPM 33: Transfers (Part 2)
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Transfers - Part Two. In a world of suc...
SPM 32: Transfers (Part 1)
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The summer continues on Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Transfers - part one. We break down h...
SPM 31: English Football (Part 4)
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth, and final, part of the Set Piece Menu Summer Special in which we've asked "What is English football?" This week: Do other nationalities ...
SPM 30: English Football (Part 3)
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Time for part three of Set Piece Menu's Summer Special asking "What is English football"? This week: How does English football reclaim its identity,...
SPM 29: English Football (Part 2)
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's Part Two of Set Piece Menu's Summer Special asking the question "What is English Football?" The football: How has English Football changed, and...
SPM 28: English Football (Part 1)
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first of a series of four Set Piece Menu Summer Specials asking: "What Is English Football?" The football - Part One: What do we mean...
SPM 27: Does money make you less of a success?
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Does money make you less of a success? If you have a w...
SPM 26: Plan B
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Why do teams often appear to lack a Plan B? So asks...
SPM 25: Do you need to have played at the highest level to understand football?
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: it's the last refuge of players trying t...
SPM 24: Second Teams
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24 of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Is it ok to support a second team? The food: ...
SPM 23: Three at the back
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: three at the back - how and why does it...
SPM 22: The experience sweet spot
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 22 of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: the experience sweet spot... How a player's bod...
SPM 21: Is it the end of an era for the big three of Barça, Real and Bayern?
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Time for Episode 21 of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Real, Barça and Bayern - is this the ...
SPM 20: Which ideas should football steal from other sports?
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where, this week, three friends talk football over food, as Rory is on a high-profile European gall...
SPM 19: Is football fun anymore?
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: is it fun anymore, for fans or players?...
SPM 18: The stockpiling of young players
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Stockpiling young players - are some cl...
SPM 17: How long is too long for a manager?
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 17 of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: How long is too long for a manager? The food:...
SPM 16: Does a spell in international football make you a better club manager?
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: does a spell as an internati...
SPM 15: The Script
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's another Set Piece Menu! Enjoy Episode 15 at your leisure as once again four friends talk football over food. The football: Is there a script, a...
SPM 14: Referees - what are they doing?
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: referees - what are they doing? The food...
SPM 13: Player Power
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the latest episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: player power. The food: b...
SPM 12: The lost art of defending
23 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the football podcast where four friends share their love of the game over food. The football: Footb...
SPM 11: Do Premier League teams care as much about the Champions League as they used to?
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sit back and enjoy Episode 11 of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Do Premier League clubs care...
SPM 10: What needs to be fixed in football?
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk about football over food. The football: what needs to be fixed...
SPM 9: Is the Premier League's Top Six impenetrable?
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We'd like you to enjoy the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Is the Premier L...
SPM 8: Set Pieces
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: fittingly - set pieces. Are the...
SPM 7: Are there really that many world class players?
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk about football over food. The football: are there really th...
SPM 6: Football in a Post-Truth world
11 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing episode six of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: 2016 was the year of post-truth po...
SPM 5: Is an FA Cup run a poisoned chalice?
04 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends (well, three and a half this week) talk about football over food. The ...
SPM 4: Does Christmas actually ruin everything?
28 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Season's Greetings from the Set Piece Menu team, who may be new, but still deserve a Christmas Special. This is the podcast where four friends talk ab...
SPM 3: Is there ever anything new in football?
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Episode 3 of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk about football over food. The football: Hugh, Rory, Steve and Andy ask w...
SPM 2: Who has the right to criticise footballers?
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Episode 2 of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk about football over food. The football: Loris Karius and the Nevilles. Not a...
SPM 1: Is the Premier League the best league in the world?
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of Set Piece Menu. The football: Rory, Andy, Steve and Hugh discuss whether the Premier League really is the best league in the worl...