The Offside Rule

Take the mother with you

06 Apr 2022

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Hayley and Lynsey are joined this week by Mina Rzouki to look ahead to Man City v Liverpool. Pep versus Klopp – who would you rather play for? Mina ...

Little toe out the door

30 Mar 2022

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Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule. With Kait away, Hayley takes the reins and is joined by the ever present Lynsey and Anne-Marie Batson to d...

Linda love

23 Mar 2022

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It’s Kait, Hayley and Lynsey in tandem once again and this week we cast our eye over the renaissance of managers like David Moyes and Unai Emery in ...

Where do we stop?

16 Mar 2022

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This week Kait and Lynsey are joined by Anne-Marie Batson to discuss a whole range of topics. We share our thoughts on the Chelsea situation, come for...

Its all or nothing with Spurs

09 Mar 2022

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The three musketeers of Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are back once again and this week we are analysing the run ins and making some predictions for the muc...

I prefer a Red Bull

02 Mar 2022

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Welcome back to the Offside Rule where today Kait and Hayley are joined by a returning Lynsey to discuss, in light of some massive calls made this wee...

Why not a bit of vitamin D

23 Feb 2022

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This week Kait and Hayley are joined by Sky Sports' Bianca Westwood to analyse which new manager has impressed the most in the Premier League this sea...

Imagine Scotland in the quarters

16 Feb 2022

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This week in the absence of Lynsey, Kait and Hayley are joined by football broadcaster Vaishali Bhardwaj to discuss whether Raheem Sterling can be con...

Dot dot dot... it was The Offside Rule

09 Feb 2022

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This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley return to breakdown just what is going wrong at Leicester City and who is to blame for their shambolic season so far...

It all feels a bit poetic

03 Feb 2022

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Hello and welcome back to the Offside Rule Podcast where on this week's episode Kait, Hayley and Lynsey breakdown the biggest talking points from a th...

They're the bin ends

27 Jan 2022

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This week the three musketeers of Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are back together to breakdown the weird and wonderful world of football once more. Hear our...

It's just a cash cow

20 Jan 2022

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This week Kait and Lynsey are joined by sports broadcaster Alison Bender to talk all things AFCON. Which nations have disappointed, which players have...

If only he had a footballing brain

13 Jan 2022

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On this week's episode Kait, Hayley and Lynsey find one signing to fix the Premier League's 4 relegation threatened sides, analyse Chris Wood's move t...

But it was actually a muffin

06 Jan 2022

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Happy 2022! Welcome back to The Offside Rule Podcast, this week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are back with lots on the agenda. First up we discuss the Janu...

Jose Mourinhee-haw

23 Dec 2021

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Welcome to the Offside Rule Christmas Special! On this week's show Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are giving out the prestigious Offside Rule Christmas Award...

"Steve Sidwell, that's my name!"

16 Dec 2021

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This week Kait and Lynsey are joined by Alison Bender to breakdown the latest goings on in the world of football. In light of Aubameyang being strippe...

I'm putting Tuchel on the naughty list

09 Dec 2021

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The Offside Rule Podcast is back, and this week Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are discussing, with injuries and fixtures piling up, which manager has the ha...

I've got one and it was a rude one

02 Dec 2021

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This week with the Premier League title race looking incredibly tight Kait, Lynsey and Hailey decided to breakdown who they think is going to finish o...

Come on Premier League that's just mean

25 Nov 2021

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This week with Man United dominating the headlines Kait, Lynsey and Hayley discussed the fix list for any new manager walking in the door of Old Traff...

The window cleaner has just rocked up

18 Nov 2021

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This week Kait and Hayley are rejoined by Lynsey to breakdown the latest goings on in the world of football. Hear about which Premier League sides wou...

I don't follow him, sorry Piers!

11 Nov 2021

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On today's episode of The Offside Rule Kait and Hayley are joined by the excellent Ali Bender to breakdown the latest goings on in the crazy world of ...

Drink a bud and have a wiener

04 Nov 2021

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On today's Offside Rule podcast the three amigos; Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are back together. In light of Antonio Conte's return to the Premier League ...

Prone to hallucinations

28 Oct 2021

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This week, Kait and Lynsey are joined by the brilliant Anne-Marie Batson to talk about the importance of Black History Month and what the world of spo...

Can you speak Cockney?

21 Oct 2021

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This week, we're talking Ballon D'or and whether anyone can beat Mohamed Salah to the top prize. We're also chatting languages and linguistically tale...

Hey Big Spender

14 Oct 2021

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This week, Ali Bender joins Kait and Hayley to chat Tik Tok, World Cup qualifiers and Newcastle United's new found fortune. Plus, they decide which fo...

Smokey Beckham

07 Oct 2021

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This week we're highlighting some of the young English talent making waves across the Football League. We're reflecting on the debut of the group stag...

The King Ralph effect

30 Sep 2021

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This week we're discussing those two big results from the Premier League and what it means for the season's shifting narrative. We're talking miles, d...

Cup magic and a side hustle

23 Sep 2021

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This week, we're talking cup runs and picking out a team we think could go all the way in the League Cup. We're also reflecting on our pre-season pred...

Pet peeves and fallouts

16 Sep 2021

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This week, we're talking winners and losers of the first round of group games in the Champions League, reminiscing about famous fallouts in and outsid...

More, more, more

09 Sep 2021

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This week we're dishing out some gold stars to the players and clubs that deserve some early season credit, we're also looking at speed records after ...

How does Shakira not rub off on you?

02 Sep 2021

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The hectic summer transfer window has closed and we're reflecting on the signings that might have flown under the radar. We're also talking statues af...

It's time to hashtag switch on

26 Aug 2021

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On the show this week we talk about the wildest rumours we've heard in this transfer window, the good the bad and the ugly from fans, and we think up ...

Back with a bang

19 Aug 2021

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This week, we’re relishing the return of the Premier League and asking ourselves what that stellar opening weekend might mean for the rest of the se...

Southgate wildcards, end of season awards and a Euros anthem

27 May 2021

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This week, we’re picking the wildcard names we think should make Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man squad for the Euros and presenting our Offside Ru...

I don't like deep house, but I like Mick

20 May 2021

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This week, we’re dishing out some report cards to the most recent additions to Premier League management, asking how Crystal Palace might look to re...

The final countdown

13 May 2021

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This week, This week, we’re welcoming back fans with open arms and picking the sides that could do with a boost from a crowd. We’re also reminisci...

Where are they?

06 May 2021

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This week, we’re picking the EFL stars we think Premier League clubs will be eyeing up this summer. We’re also chatting about famous times players...

Memorable meetings and chocolate buttons

29 Apr 2021

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This week, Lianne Sanderson, pundit and former England, Arsenal and Juventus forward, joins the team. We're taking a look at the final run in across t...

The future of football

22 Apr 2021

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This week, we’re reflecting on this defining week in football and thinking about what the future holds for the beautiful game. We’ll be deciding w...

Big day out

15 Apr 2021

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This week, we’re making our big return to the outside world with a shopping trip and a pub outing. We’ll be seeing what odd bits of memorabilia we...

Superhero football

08 Apr 2021

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This week we're zipping up our superhero suits and assembling our Avengers to that will come and rescue the Premier League. We're also picking which f...

A bit of warm weather

01 Apr 2021

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This week we get a bit over excited about the sunshine, think about the players who might be wishing for some time away as the clocks go forward and a...

Abbreviations, stats and picking the Three Lions

25 Mar 2021

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Do you know your XG from your P90? Well this week, inspired by AC-12, we're talking football abbreviations. We're also putting ourselves in Southgate'...

Making moves

18 Mar 2021

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This week we're looking at the teams looking to make a move up and maybe down the table in the last few months of the Premier League season. We're dis...

Sweet tooth

11 Mar 2021

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This week we're raiding the cupboards for a special all about everyone's favourite sweet snack. Yes, it's all about chocolate this week. We're opening...

Hostess of the mostess

04 Mar 2021

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This week we get in on all the talk about hosting to stage a few things of our own. We pick our perfect dinner party with all the people trending in f...

Not so horrible history

25 Feb 2021

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It's history week, so we're focusing on the history makers, past, present and future. We look ahead to who might be etching their names into the histo...

Double trouble

18 Feb 2021

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This week we take a trip around the footballing darts board and give our take on the familiar sporting phrases: single; double; and treble. It's all a...

All about the drama

11 Feb 2021

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In honour of the constant drama on and off the pitch this season, we take a trip to Hollywood to decide which moments from the season deserve an Acade...

The managerial kingdom

04 Feb 2021

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It's time for a look at the managerial kingdom. Who are the lions, tigers and bears of the football world? As the transfer window closes, we examine w...

Music not flatulence

28 Jan 2021

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With all this movement in football, in and out of the manager's office, up and down the table.. it seems like it’s time for a bit of musical chairs ...

Ducking Don, Bruce Arena, and President Biden

21 Jan 2021

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This week we're going all yee-ha and getting in on the inauguration celebrations with an American theme to the show! It all links in so find out why w...

Westerns, weeing and wet balls

14 Jan 2021

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This week find out who said the balls were too light as an excuse for their team losing, which footballers have scored in every minute of a game, and ...

Let me tell you about Mark Hughes

07 Jan 2021

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This week we look at the latest footballers to have chalked up their first Premier League minutes, we find Lionel Messi a new club, and we start our H...

Look back, look forward, and look away!

28 Dec 2020

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For one last time in 2020 it's Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper here to guide us all through a look back on the year that was, the moment...

Christmas tat, derby days, and chicken football

17 Dec 2020

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Join Kait, Hayley, and Lynsey this week for some Christmas themed fun (don't worry it's not all Christmas for any scrooges out there!) As this week we...

Harry the Hornet, Spongebob Squarepants, and Burger Queen

10 Dec 2020

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This week: which managers are looking over their shoulders worried about their jobs. Who would you deem worthy of being on a banknote. And how have Bo...

Bounceback ability, the age old debate, and who are ya?

03 Dec 2020

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This week we're talking about who's better older or younger managers? We're discussing teams that have had some seriously good bouncebacks in their se...

Should you ever go back to your ex?

26 Nov 2020

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Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Hayley McQueen are here to help you with the transition from lockdown to stadium as parts of the UK are allowed to hea...

Feel good football

19 Nov 2020

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Join Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Hayley McQueen for another ride around the football world. This week where's their happy place? Who have the best...

Football Antiques Roadshow

12 Nov 2020

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It can be hard to know what to do in an international break, fortunately Lynsey Hooper dreams about the Offside Rule and specifically an Antiques Road...

America's best footballing exports, British managers abroad and Canvey Island's day in the sun

05 Nov 2020

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Football’s most haunted

29 Oct 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - The best strike partnerships around (08m 40s) Topic 2 - The Golden Boys (16m 00s) Topic 3 - Football frights and nightmares...

The Ultimate League of Football Power!

22 Oct 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - A new European Super League  (06m 30s) Topic 2 - Inspiration for Virgil Van Dyke and more comeback tales (29m 00s) Topic 3...

No more Partey puns, Arsene around, and a massive artistic director appointment

15 Oct 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Partey Time: the Premier League (and Gareth Bale) is back!  Topic 2 - Forest Green Rovers' new artistic director  Topic 3...

The ultimate panic buy

08 Oct 2020

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After the transfer window slammed shut earlier this week, we look at the panic buys and the left arounds at clubs. We also go full Patrice Evra and di...

Football forfeits, flip the rules, and the Final Countdown

01 Oct 2020

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This week with the transfer deadline day approaching we look at what deals still could be done before the window slams shut. We're also thinking about...

The Great British Bake-ayoko Off

24 Sep 2020

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With all the doom and gloom surrounding football and life this week's show is all about bring a bit of joy and remembering the brighter side of life. ...

Football meets baby

17 Sep 2020

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On this week's show we discuss who's done the best business in the transfer window so far, who are solid parenting role models in the football sphere,...

A love letter to football

10 Sep 2020

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This week we ask who's going to be the big achievers and underachievers, we give our take on All or Nothing, plus we put pen to paper and write a love...

The Offside Rule Awards

30 Jul 2020

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It's not just about the awards though, as we say goodbye to some familiar football faces and places, and we compete once again for the title of Who's ...

Who run the world?

23 Jul 2020

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Coming up: Kait tells a bedtime story, Lynsey the Wolves fan offers sage advice to West Brom, and Hayley brings Chrissy Teigen to football. RUNNING O...

Flying the (Canaries) nest

16 Jul 2020

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Plus a fitting tribute to Jack Charlton, thoughts on Clive Tyldesley's video, and some FA Cup predictions.  RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Flying the (Can...

Premier League predictions, Euro 2020, and the coolest manager in town

09 Jul 2020

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Plus the team talk Euro Finals memories, managers who are way cooler than you, and the best football shirt to be released yet. RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1...

The bin of disinfectant

02 Jul 2020

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RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Restart Recollections - The team point out what they've noticed about football since its return TOPIC 2 - Deal or No Deal - ...

Pep Guardiola's Speedos

25 Jun 2020

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It was ten years ago that Frank Lampard scored that goal for England that never was. We won't dwell on that though as instead we reflect on that Engla...

Football heroes

18 Jun 2020

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This week it's all about crowd noise, Marcus Rashford, and an insight into our local footballing insights RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Restart Reax - wha...

Number twos and cat poos

11 Jun 2020

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The team discuss best assistant managers, getting the lowdown on the latest transfer rumours, and giving Hayley some advice for when she gets back to ...

Why Wednesday?

04 Jun 2020

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Hayley, Kait and Lynsey discuss the teams that are most set for the Premier League's restart, and the teams that will be looking a bit more sheepishly...

Frankenstein's footballer, Champions-less League, and WSL wind down

28 May 2020

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Join Hayley, Lynsey and Kait and they stitch together the best Premier League footballer, or possibly the worst, they discuss the best players to have...

Football: From sex dolls to sticky balls

21 May 2020

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It might sound like an NSFW show but we promise it's not! This week we're talking relegation battles, poor interviewees, and to celebrate the hot weat...

All aboard the Bundesliga Bandwagon

14 May 2020

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Join Hayley, Lynsey, and Kait as they discuss the biggest gaps between title wins on the weekend that surely would have seen Liverpool lifting their f...

VE Day Celebration

07 May 2020

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With it being VE Day we fly the Union Jack high in pod land to celebrate  footballers who fought on the front lines, our memorable victories in Europ...

Myth busters, Neville naysayers, and French finishers

30 Apr 2020

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Not only have you got Hayley, Lynsey, and Kait this week, but we've invited along special guest Anita Asante to discuss the tenure of Phil Neville at ...

Germany's baby boom, Mary Queen of Scots' football, and Paulo Wanchope

23 Apr 2020

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RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - 2020 Vision - We're looking at celebrations that are happening or were due to happen in 2020 across the footballing landscape....

Batman v Valencia

16 Apr 2020

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RUNNING ORDER  Topic 1 - Robins' Red Crest - Many of our favourite clubs have animals either as their nicknames or in their logos and we tell you som...

The Countdown Show

09 Apr 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Countdown - As FIFA continue to grapple with what to do about the season and the transfer window, we’re looking at some of t...

The one with... Hayley McQueen's return! Part two!

02 Apr 2020

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RUNNING ORDER  Topic 1 - The one with... the future stars - With Hayley's daughter a potential footballer in the making, we ask which footballing par...

The one with... Hayley McQueen's return!

27 Mar 2020

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RUNNING ORDER  Topic 1 - The one with... the flashbacks - it's been a while since the trio were together so we reflect on some of the biggest news st...

Podcast-in-isolation

20 Mar 2020

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RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Pass Go and do not collect £200 - As football, and society, continues to go through its greatest upheaval since WWII, we take...

Front runners, stewards' inquiry, and punters' picks

12 Mar 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Front runners - So with Liverpool in position to win the title as early as Monday we've decided it’s about time we take a tr...

International Women's Day celebration

06 Mar 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - The Youth of Today - It’s been a good week and season for youngsters playing football. In the FA Cup so far we’ve seen out...

Emile Heskey Exclusive

28 Feb 2020

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Emile Heskey played 62 times for England, made 150 appearances for Liverpool, and over 150 for Leicester; winning 4 League Cups, an FA Cup, a UEFA Cup...

Troy Parrott, a whistling parrot, and a postie

21 Feb 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - European Euphoria - Our review of the first round of 16 ties, who impressed, why isn't Parrott playing, and Liverpool's loss (...

And the Oscar goes to...

14 Feb 2020

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RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Under pressure - January has been and gone, and now there are no excuses for managers to be struggling. There are a few now wh...

There's no football culture without vinegar

07 Feb 2020

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Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Robyn Cowen are here to talk you through the latest January transfer window, build their dream stadiums - jet packs ar...

Winter break, parents, and a Brexit XI

31 Jan 2020

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Kait Borsay, Emma Saunders, and Harriet Drudge are all in to debate the upcoming winter break, the weird things parents say, and to create a Brexit XI...

An Ibiza Special

24 Jan 2020

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Kait Borsay is joined this week for a club classic podcast by Ali Bender and Frida Fagerlund to discuss the Big 6, Barcelona's trip to Ibiza, and come...

AC Milan's old people's home

17 Jan 2020

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Topic 1 - Transfers - With Harry and Meghan leaving, we discuss  players who've come into the Premier League this month and those who are leaving (04...

The Name of the Game

10 Jan 2020

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It's a new year, and the Offside Rule is back with more footballing insight and a bit of nonsense too. Faye Carruthers joins the team to discuss hats,...