Rule The Roost - A Tottenham Hotspur Podcast

It's another Bains and Stafford-Bloor duet this week, live and uninterrupted. With two games each to review and preview, we didn't ask a guest on, with plenty to cover ourselves. Lots of serious football chat for once, which was a bit strange. Might be getting mature now as we head toward our 100th episode....COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bains and Stafford-Bloor are a man light this week, but manage to discuss all sorts of important and unimportant things between them regardless. There's a Palace fan on too, with Matt from Holmesdale Radio previewing the game, and listener questions aplenty. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We didn't have anyone on from Sunderland. We didn't have anyone on from Huddersfield either. By we, we mean Jack and Seb, who spend most of the episode just rambling aimlessly about stuff. Try and enjoy...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

International break. Transfer deadline day. Raj is moving house. He doesn't start the pod, but jumps in halfway. High drama all round. We answer loads of your questions as well, for once.Listen.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's all sorts of talk this week, with Lamela, Dier, Berahino, Clinton and the rest all covered. The lads from NSNO are back, so there's mini-takeover from Si and Bally as always, too. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Raj at a Huddersfield Town match, he's left the old gits in charge. We basically talk about everything. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Having already covered Man Utd in depth, the lads turn their attention to Stoke at home, speaking to TeamTalk blogger Mark Holmes about the club, their growth and the way they've changed over recent years. He's ace. We liked him. There's a short Bake Off quiz for Seb, and plenty of jokes about his advancing years. Listener questions too. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Experimenting with a quick post-match podcast after the opening day defeat away to Manchester United, we got together and gathered our thoughts about what we'd seen in the immediate aftermath. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're a bit all over the place this week, so apologies in advance. Jack has been sidelined by illness, so we're a man light, and our interview with the delightful Musa Okwonga was cruelly stolen away by an odd moment of technological mystery, and we didn't realise until it was too late. Raj and Seb did their best though, discussing pre-season, the squad depth and the new stadium at some length, whilst fielding some listener questions. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back, with a few minor changes and advancements to run you through. We discuss the summer off, the transfer activity and field a good few listener questions. We talked loads about some stuff, we neglected others - same old. It's good to be back though. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Better late than never, Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor team up one last time with 2014/15 in mind and bring the season to a close. Are they happy with how it went? Who should die a Game Of Thrones style death? and are post-season commercial tours really all that bad? They discuss all that and more before bowing out with a whimper...COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the season almost at a close, we forego a lot of the football chat to discuss anything but, it would seem. Hot picks include; Trunk's dodgy ankle, Seb's Cheeky Nando's, Ryan Mason's pass and Mad Max's craziness. Everyone's favourites, Simon and Bally are welcomed back to talk about Everton and Spurs basically being the same club and their love for Steven Gerrard. (Note: Sarcasm isn't always best conveyed in straight text). It's a bumper edition, so strap yourselves in and enjoy the ride, COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor discuss the Stoke defeat, the Hull game (sort of) and field a shed load of listener questions, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. Same as always, really. We'll never change. #COYSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bains and Stafford-Bloor are a man and a guest down, but the show must go on. The double act to end all double acts discuss the Manchester City loss, Eriksen's form, Vertonghen and Rose, Stoke away, and the Super League Dream Team update. This is quite short and to the point for us...try not to get used to it though. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor see out one of the last pods of the season, discussing the draw away to Southampton, and whether or not that was a good result. There's discussion about Ben Davies, Hugo Lloris, and the lads from Typical City come back on to discuss the next game against Man City at home. There's listener questions and the Super League Dream Team update returns #COYSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor discuss the Newcastle win, the boycott, Paulinho, Lennon vs Lamela and the rest. Football and general writer of much repute Alex Stewart joined us to talk all things Southampton, so we got a new perspective on Pochettino, Mitchell, their season without them, and the perspective of Spurs from the outside looking in. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The three amigos return, somewhat sombre, to relive the Aston Villa nightmare, answer listener questions, and preview the Newcastle game with Taylor Payne from the True Faith podcast, as usual. There's also chat regarding Game Of Thrones, musical interludes, and Paddy Power on social media. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Burnley away is laughed at, Aston Villa is previewed with Bleacher Report lead football writer, Aston Villa fan and friend of the show Sam Tighe, and we get an update on just how quickly Tim Sherwood has managed to alienate a second fanbase in as many jobs in management. There's the usual other chatter, n'all. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're England until we're dead…or something. Spurs Four Lions are discussed. As are the pitfalls of hot sauce, pitching to 'the Dragons', Burnley is sort of talked about, and we end the whole thing with fantasy Rugby League. COYS…Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Warning: at some point during this podcast, Jack will break his chair so loudly we have no other choice but to laugh at him for ten minutes - you've been warned. No, he didn't really hurt himself. Also, there's talk of the Leicester game, Mason for England, listener questions and other stuff. Same as always. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not gonna lie, we did our best to avoid much football chat this week. Instead, enjoy Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor delivering another Super League Dream Team update, analysis of House Of Cards, chat of The War, Daniel Powter and fighting off packs of wolves single handedly with nothing but a walking stick to defend yourself. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The three amigos are back together once against after a twosome last week, and they crack on talking about Swansea and QPR, as well as some of the players in more detail and taking in some listener questions. Musa Okwonga joins us to talk Manchester United, and there's loads of other largely irrelevant stuff in there too, as always. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bains and Stafford-Bloor dissect the League Cup final and come out of the experience beating their chest with pride. There's a preview of sorts looking forward to the Swansea and QPR games, as well as some answers to listener questions. All the other inane chatter is in there too, of course. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor discuss the West Ham comeback, get good old Blair Dunlop back on to discuss the second leg against Fiorentina and do a little build up to the League Cup final against Chelsea this weekend. This week maybe a little more than others - COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 69 lads, wheeeyyyyyyyy. Enough of that. Liverpool is discussed, Fiorentina is previewed with Blair Dunlop and Sam Diss is back on to talk about West Ham, with added hashtag bantz. There's also mentions of pink footballs and eight panelled rugby balls, obviously. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bains, Stafford-Bloor and Hussey discuss North London Derby glory, Harry Kane, Bentaleb, Mason, Lamela and the rest. James Dutton is a Liverpool fan and Anfield Wrap contributor who came on to speak to us about the upcoming game, Rodgers, and the sharp decline of Gerrard. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor discuss the outgoing Aaron Lennon, the late win against Sheffield United, the convincing win against West Bromwich Albion and the upcoming derby. There's a chat with a couple of Arsenal fans too, unfortunately. Dele Alli is discussed, Assou-Ekotto is forgotten, Kaboul, Capoue and Adebayor are all evaluated. It was reasonably well focussed for us this one, actually.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sirs Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor discuss the various cup games of the recent past and future, as well as the upcoming league fixture against West Brom, their new manager, and a somewhat inevitable loss. Nathan Carr is on to discuss that game, and the second half is what it usually is: a mess. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're officially a threesome, but have unofficially been that way for a while. Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor talk Sunderland, Sheffield United and Leicester, as well as Sean Bean again, television and memories of Naughton. Joe Brewin from FourFourTwo came on to talk Leicester, what we can expect from them this weekend, and what they think of us. The podcast descended, as it usually does, in to a form of collective group therapy at the end. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No guest again this week, far too many other matches to talk about. Raj and Seb start off alone for a bit talking serious football before Jack jumps in out of nowhere as derails the whole thing. We talked Palace away, Burnley replay, Sunderland at home and lots of mentions of Sean Bean too, without ever discussing the Sheffield United semi-final approaching. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year everyone, and welcome back to Rule The Roost podcast, completely unchanged for the new year. We talk about the games we've missed over the festive period and lots in between. More than enough to bring us well up to date. Same old, same old, really. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last podcast of the year, unfortunately. Raj and Jack talk Swansea and there's a Burnley discussion dominated by accents from either side of the pennines. The lads also discuss cereal, Serial, and their favourite things of they year. Thanks for sticking with us for another year, it's always a pleasure. We'll see you in 2015, where there'll most likely be more of the same from us. Merry Christmas and happy New Year - COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beşiktaş is previewed, Crystal Palace is reviewed and Raj momentarily forgets he's already spoken about the Chelsea game, the unbelievable professional. Jack speaks to Matt Harrison about Swansea for a bit, and the lads end the show in a bit of a weird downer. It's episode sixty-one, something we've only just noticed, so apologies for not tenuously tying in some sort of double winning team chat. Anyhow, COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raj and Seb talk Chelsea away and preview Palace, before launching in to a rugby chat that impressively straddled both codes. Jack was missing for the most part, but did grab his Palace supporting colleague Joe Cooper for a chat about the upcoming game. Lovely old job. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raj and Trunk take a back seat this week as we welcome Richard Keys and Andy Gray to the RTR studios to discuss Everton and Chelsea. Up against the clock, a 45 minute clock, they talk Mason, Kane, Bentaleb, which Spurs player they'd take out for tea, SOLDADO and much…much more. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hull is revisited, Partizan is brushed over and Archway conspiracies are shared. Si and Bally from the Everton site and podcast NSNO are back on, and as has become tradition, we spend more time laughing than talking football. Fights in Lidl, liquid football and Tony Hibbert are all discussed at length. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot is talked about, as is the way on this show, and most of it isn't even football related - we'll never change. The new bloke at Tottenham from Southampton is discussed, and we're not on about Pochettino for once. Hull is previewed with Seb Stafford-Bloor of Premier League Owl fame, as is the seminal Sky One football drama/soap Dream Team and plenty of rugby, too. Jack and Raj see out the show discussing the Serial podcast and BBC show The Missing, as well as a post-credits exploration of Jack's heavily intoxicated mind. We're sending him to talk to professionals, promise.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ENIC OUT. ENIC IN. We talk Stoke. We talk Kane. We talk Mason. We talk Levy. We also talk to Evening Standard journalist Tom Collomosse about life behind the veil at White Hart Lane. It's a bumper edition. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk about Brighton, Aston Villa, and Tottenham in general. Deciding not to get on a Stoke fan, we instead spend five to ten minutes discussing how much we disliked the club, and wished on them relegation at the soonest possible moment. There's the usual inane chatter as well, including Jack doing part of the show as Bane, which was...well...you'll see. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Asteras Tripoli and Newcastle reviewed, Kane discussed and Pochettino is pondered. Sam Tighe of Bleacher Report fame is back on for a record (probably) fourth time to discuss Aston Villa and Nigerian passports. There's also talk about going to the cinema alone, the Ginsters factory and the master of pelvic sorcery. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off the back of another Manchester mauling, we lament on the glimmers of hope in an otherwise horrible result at the Etihad. Is Soldado awful? Is Mason the second coming of Hoddle? Should we sack Pochettino already? All this will be answered, as well as a brief look ahead to our Europa League midweek fixture. We welcome back our old pal Taylor, one half of Taylor and Besty, to chat Newcastle, namely their money fixated owners that hire cockney wideboy managers, sell their best players and replace them with mediocre talent. Obviously we found it hard to strike a common ground. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Discrimination in football is an ugly truth. Whether or not your choose to accept or acknowledge its existence, it’s there, and it needs to be tackled head on. Inclusion in football, no matter the club, is something we’re extremely passionate about, and rather than spend time discussing the matter between ourselves, we decided to discuss the matter openly with some special guests. Branching out and using a professional recording studio to conduct the interviews, we spoke to the following people: Troy Townsend - Education and Development Manager for KickItOut. Louise Englefield - Director of Football Vs Homophobia. Anwar Uddin - Diversity and Campaigns Manager for the Football Supporters’ Federation. Simon Kuper - Financial Times Journalist and author. We asked no leading questions, and we advised our guests of no prior agendas. What you hear is exactly what we asked, unedited and honest. Thank you to each and every one of them for taking part. Together, we can make football a more welcome environment for everybody involved.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look back on the Europa League and Southampton at home from last week, featuring some big love for Harry Kane and an analogy featuring receiving some hypothetical socks for Christmas to evaluate Roberto Soldado...apparently. Alex is back on from Typical City to talk about the upcoming affair at The Etihad and eulogise about James Milner, we also discuss the final of #GBBO and Raj shoehorns in a reference to the NRL Grandfinal and Sam Burgess against Jo Brand's wishes. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got Seb of The Premier League Owl on to help us dissect Arsenal and preview Besiktas and Southampton, with Saints fan Steve coming back on to let us know that Schneiderlin is too good for us. #GBBO is discussed in length, we remember the pod has turned 50 shows old seconds before finishing it, and Jack is going to the gym because he's scared of dying before he reaches 30.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the big one. The big, horrible, bound to be painful one. Raj has bottled it, so Trunk is joined by Seb the Premier League Owl to talk West Brom, Nottingham Forest in the cup and Arsenal. Gene and Oli join us to roll out the NLD banter bus. Is Jack Wilshere as bad as we say he is? Was Dennis Bergkamp a closet Spurs fan? Do we stand a chance of beating them this weekend? The answer to at least two of those questions is yes. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pod host Trunk drops a nationalist clanger in a discussion that covers overseas support, Yorkshire independence, Ray Donovan, Bake Off, Trunk's Italian trip oh…and Tottenham. Sunderland is skimmed over, we talk to Nathan 'Baggies Galore' Carr and end the show on a foreshadowing chat about Cain Hoy and Tottenham takeovers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack is away on holiday, but unlike when Raj is gone, the world doesn't stop and wait until his return. We've got Seb from the Premier League Owl admirably stepping in to the Tottenham breach though making his debut. Gareth from Wise Men Say podcast is back one-on-one with Raj, where they complain about Redknapp and discuss the old hypothetical billionaire Sheikh scenario. That's about that, COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After missing last week's edition, we're back with a bumper super episode. We talk Liverpool. We talk Kat from the THST. We talk transfer window. We talk a load of bollocks. It's why you love us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oooh Ahhh QPR. They're back. Arry is back. Ghod is back. Wins against West Ham are also back. Eric Dier tweeted tehTrunk back. RTR is full of back. Sir Mix-a-Lot would love us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We don't even have a guest this week but we're still here. We talk pre-season, and we talk a little West Ham. It's the start of the year, don't judge us too harshly. We'll be back on track in no time…promise.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices