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Gooners! He’s back. Bukayo Saka is really back! Join Gabby & Deen for the SPS review of Arsenal’s win over their (sorta) bogey team, Fulham. We talked about a great Martinelli performance, Merino taking the initiative, Odegaard kinda redeeming a poor first half, and lots more. We even made some time for Andrea Berta cosplay and Gyokeres chatter. Tap in!

Marcus Rashford seems more like himself than he has in a while, and so will the football schedule… next weekend. This weekend was all about the FA Cup and the return of all the non-Premier League leagues. Join Tosin, Coach, and Deen for your Weekend Review. Tap in!

International breaks often feel long, but that’s never for a lack of action. Unless you’re on the USMNT. Join the SPS crew as we breeze through World Cup qualifiers all over the globe, the Nations League, friendlies, the return of club football, and lots more. Tap in!

International breaks don’t care about your Arsenal obsession, but we do. Join Gabby, Coach, and Deen for an evaluation of the current squad, complete with (some) ratings and who we think is or should be on their way out of the squad over the summer. Keep your eyes and ears open for part 2, where we discuss what we hope for and expect in terms in terms of summer incomings. Tap in!

As promised, here’s Part 2 of the Arsenal squad assessment featuring Gabby, Coach, and Deen cosplaying as Andrea Berta, aka, ‘Big Berta’ next summer and fantasizing about what they expect (or hope) happens in the summer market. Isak? Zubimendi? Sesko? Ekitike? Bruno G? The options are endless when it’s March and the money isn’t yours. Tap in!

Back to back wins for Ruben Amorim’s Man Utd side! Has the tide turned? Is the start of good news? Join Tosin and Tomi as they discuss wins vs Real Sociedad, Leicester City, and talk of the new stadium. Tap in!

Newcastle ended their trophy drought at Liverpool’s expense while the title races in Italy, Spain, and Germany got just a tad more interesting, depending on your rooting interests. Join Tosin, Coach, and Deen for the SPS weekend review. Tap in!

Mitch joins Deen for the SPS review of a perfunctory Arsenal win over an utterly toothless billion pound London football player trading club that wears blue. Join the duo for analysis on the match, as well as other Arsenal related topics (Andrea Berta & MLS) prior to the international break. Tap in!

The Champions League quarterfinals are set! Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for the SPS review of the action from the ‘Stadium Formerly Known as Anfield’, the Euro-Madrid Derby, a couple of dead rubbers, and all the rest from the round of 16. Tap in!

No one had an easy go of securing three points anywhere in Europe last weekend. The top Bundesliga clubs all lost, both Milan clubs had to make dramatic comebacks, and Atleti got Atleti-ed by Señor Bordalas. Join Tosin, Coach, and Deen for the usual roundup of the weekend’s best action from the top 5 European leagues. Tap in!

After the midweek goal explosion in Eindhoven a trip to Old Trafford was predictable motivation for Arsenal to revert to type. Join Coach, Gabby, and Deen for the SPS perspective on Arsenal’s weak 1-1 draw away at the 14th place team. It’s getting a bit peak for “Captain Fantastic” on the pod. Tap in!

Real Madrid won the GOLAZO battle against their local rivals, but Atleti and the magnificent Julian Alvarez are far from done in that tie. Meanwhile, Liverpool pulled off the perfect smash and grab in Paris, while strikerless Arsenal went goal crazy in Eindhoven. Join Coach and Deen for thoights on those games and much more on this weeks Champions League review and weekend preview. Tap in!

Ramadan Mubarak, fam! Gabby steps in for Coach for this Weekend Review and attempts to extend Black History Month, as well as discussing Isco and Johnny Cardoso’s masterclass against Real Madrid. The Serie A title race, FA Cup, and some Bundesliga talent scouting happened too. Tap in!

Man Utd crash out of the FA Cup as the season from hell continues. Fulham beat Man Utd on penalties, but Tosin and Tomi found positives, ranging from Chido Obi to Zirkzee, and there were some moments of joy. It doesn't get easier, Man Utd fans. Real Sociedad and Arsenal are next. Tap in!

Midweek action and life commitments mean we had to combine the traditional club specific pods into one giant midweek review - please forgive us. Coach & Deen run through Copa Del Rey, Coppa Italiana, DFB Pokal & Premier League action, featuring Liverpool increasing their gap at the top & carnage between the big clubs in La Liga. Tap in!

Serhou Guirassy & Nico Williams both gave some fans a reminder of exactly what they’re missing up front. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for the rundown on all the title races, dead and alive, after another dramatic weekend of European league football. Tap in!

A come from behind draw at David Moyes’ Everton at this stage of THIS season? That’s honest work. Join Tosin and Tomi as they analyze the draw at Goodison Park, assess the squad, and try to make sense of the season & upcoming matches. Tap in!

WELP! That was just awful, Gooners. Feels like a home loss to West Ham is the right spot to yield on the mythical “title race” Arsenal are in this season. Join Coach, Mitch & Gabby for the postmortem on Arsenal’s league prospects. Tap in!

The Champions League Playoff ties concluded with Kylian Mbappe reestablishing his & Madrid’s primacy at the top of Europe’s elite, while Serie A’s representatives are going to have to have some hard conversations about the health of their league. Join Coach & Deen for all of that, alongside a quick detour to the Premier League’s title race & a brief preview of the weekend’s fixtures around the continent. Tap in!

The gang’s back together again! Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for the SPS Weekend Review. Eliesse Ben Seghir gets the honors this week for scoring on his birthday, while the gang goes extra hard on Manchester as a concept, swearing at refs, and Inter’s bluntness. Tap in!

Man Utd lost their 12th Premier League match, and Ruben Amorim is looking shakier as the days go on. Join Tosin and Tomi as they discuss another loss, relegation, and academy kids not getting minutes. Same song, different drums. Tap in!

No forwards, no problem. Arsenal went away to Leicester City and stole a win after the disastrous Dubai break that cost Mikel Arteta the final healthy member of his attacking triumvirate: Kai Havertz. Mickey Tets repurposed his fellow Basque man, Mikel Merino, into a big brace bagger and Gabby, Coach & Deen talked about that and much more. Tap in!

No Premier League, no problem. Join Tosin & Coach for analysison weekend's action in Spain, Italy, Germany, France, and the FA Cup. Moise Kean is locked in, PSG found their groove, Bayern remain Bayern, the title races in Spain and Italy are on fire, and the FA Cup retains the proverbial “magic”. Tap in!

Coach and Mitch reflect on the 24/25 season so far, with chatter ranging from red cards and fixtures to injuries, form, and of course, Hale End! Tap in!

There was a ton of intriguing action across Europe last weekend and Tosin, Coach and Gabby covered all the best bits while answering a bunch of Jadakiss’ Black History Month questions. What is Nottingham Forest? Who will win Serie A? What is Bayern doing with their wingers? Why did Real Madrid get robbed and could Ousmane Dembele win the Ballon D’Or? Tap in!

Arsenal getting a PROPER lick back against Man City was only a matter of time and it was definitely worth the wait. Join Gabby, and in the host’s seat, Mitch (on the first episode of Black History Month - SMMFH) for a fun and at times delirious discussion of Arsenal putting 5 past those cheaters from the north. Tap in!

Join Tosin and Tomi as they conduct another post mortem on their Manchester United after yet another loss to Crystal Palace, pay their respects to Marcus Rashford, and try to understand what’s left of a horrid season. Tap In!

Join Tosin and Coach as they navigate the hectic final day of the Champions League group stage and they try to navigate next stage of the competition. Ousmane Dembélé might finally be figuring it out, a pair of seventeen year olds might already have figured it out, and the lads figure their way through ruminations on shame and bag chasing. Tap in!

The SPS weekend is here and it’s dominated by bullying strikers terrorizing the continent in Mbappe, Ekitike & Alexander Isak. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for striker talk, title races, just a little ref talk and LOTS more. Tap in!

An all Brit edition of the pod as Coach is joined by fellow match goer Marlon (@Marly_D13) for a therapeutic chat over an incredibly satisfying win. Of course there’s chatter about refs but also a lot about the identity of the team and what they are producing. Tap In!

The Champions League was on a bean this midweek, with crazy games and results from Lisbon to Paris and everywhere in between. PSG, Barcelona and Atleti highlight an extremely entertaining slate of games brought to you by Tosin, Coach & Deen. Tap in!

This is going to take a while, United fans. Join Tosin, and Deen off The Emirates bench, for the SPS review of Man Utd’s third straight home loss to Brighton. There wasn’t much to like from this performance, but patience remains key for Amorim’s project and your sanity. Tap in!

The weekend review’s here again. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for the customary trip around Europe, with plenty of compliments for Eintracht Frankfurt’s striking market expertise. Next off the production line? Hugo Ekitike. For that and more? Tap in!

Seems like things aren’t going to go Arsenal’s way this season, folks. The team threw away a 2-0 lead at home against Villa on the same day that Liverpool managed to secure a late win away at Brentford. With an ever lessening amount of fixtures to catch up and consistent bad breaks in the injury and officiating departments, it might all be a bit much for Arteta’s men. Join Deen and Mitch for their thoughts on a bad day for the Gunners.

So much midweek action and so little time. Join the SPS crew for a review of all the cup and league games around Europe this week, with a little sprinkling of the transfer window and animal kingdom.

Mitch returns to host with Coach as they wax lyrical over another North London Derby win. There’s a special focus on Myles Lewis-Skelly who played in his first derby and impressed! Tap In!

A 12 minute Amad Diallo hat trick powered a comeback against the Southampton at Old Trafford! Join Tosin and Tomi for their review of Amad’s first career hat trick, along with praise for several of his teammates and even a few of the opposition’s players. Is this the boost that Man United needed to get their season back on track? Tap in!

Barca hung another 5 on their eternal rivals in Saudi Arabia while league action started back up everywhere in Europe besides England, where the FA Cup took center stage. Join the lads for an extremely silly review of all of last weekend’s action. Tap in!

Man Utd escaped The Emirates with a win in the FA Cup, as Arsenal failed to take advantage of their many opportunities. A tale as old as time. Join Tosin & Deen for a post-mortem on one of the more entertaining editions of this classic rivalry we’ve seen in a long time. Tap in!

The first weekend preview of 2025 is here! Join Tosin, Coach and Deen for the customary trip around Europe, during which Man United & Real Madrid rediscovered themselves, while the competition wobbled or found different business. Tap in!

Man Utd almost beat Liverpool at Anfield. In a hard-fought, entertaining match, Ruben Amorin's side showed cojones and signs of life. Join Tosin and Tomi as they summed up the 2-2 draw against Man Utd's bitter rivals.

Gooners… sadly, it might be time to accept that the league just isn’t happening this season. A tough schedule, tons of injuries, interesting refereeing, and now ill-timed illnesses have conspired against Arteta and his team. Meanwhile, the league leaders seem to drawing aces at every turn. But it wasn’t all bad at The Amex. Join Coach, Gabby and Deen for our review of the 1-1 draw vs Brighton and thoughts on what lies ahead.

Happy New Year, Gooners! The two Gabriels in the front line led Arsenal to a comfortable 3-1 comeback over Brentford at the G-Tech Stadium, helping the Gunners keep up in the title race. Join Coach, Gabby and Deen for the SPS review of the action and thoughts on the now open transfer window.

Happy New Year, fam! 🍾 To wrap 2024 up, the lads decided to do some superlatives for the year. We selected our best XI, the best clubs, managers, and all the other assorted best stuff we could think of from a wildly overpacked year of football. You know the drill… tap in!

The holiday schedule is a bit weird for the leagues and SPS, but we managed to get it together anyway. Join the crew for the final Weekend Review of 2024, with stops in Serie A and the Premier League. Tap in!

Merry Christmas, fam! Join Tosin and Deen for lots of rants about lots of coaches (Pep… Ange… we’re onto you) along with unreserved props for Liverpool’s destruction of the Tottenham. Atalanta and Atleti also get some attention after excellent results last weekend. Tap in!

For the second season in a row, Man Utd lose 3-0 at home to Bournemouth. There were no positives, just a bitter pill to swallow. Take your medicine, as Tosin and Tomi try to talk Man Utd fans off the ledge. It'll get uglier before it gets better. Tap in!

For the second time in a week, Crystal Palace helped Arsenal to multiple open play goals. A Christmas miracle powered by Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli’s respective returns to form (and maybe a bit by Marc Guehi’s love for Jesus). Join Gabby and Deen for the SPS review of Arsenal’s 1-5 win at Selhurst Park. Tap in!

Join Tosin and Coach as they take you through the rollercoaster football weekend. Bayern stumbled, Atalanta continued winning, Barcelona fumbled, coaches got fired and Pep got embarrassed. THE Adriano got some flowers as well. Tap in!

Man Utd did Amadness! Join Tosin, Tomi, and Imani as they dissect the derby win over a confidence devoid Man City. Amad, De Ligt, Mainoo and Amorim all got their roses, and we took some time to discuss pretty privilege. A win does a lot, huh? Tap in!