The Indy Football Podcast

Ed Malyon is joined by Jonathan Liew and Jack Austin to discuss the weekend's FA Cup semi-finals, Arsene Wenger's announced departure after 22 years at Arsenal, and also preview the Champions League semi-finals with Jack speaking to Roma's Kevin Strootman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney, Ben Burrows and Matt Murphy to discuss the weekend's football action including Man City winning the Premier League, the relegation battle and who might be coming up into the top flight next season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss the weekend's action, including the drama-infused Manchester Derby. They also look ahead to Manchester City and Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final second leg, in which City will need to score at least three goals to go through Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Liew is joined by Miguel Delaney and Duncan Alexander from Opta to discuss the weekend’s football action and looking ahead to Liverpool vs Manchester City in the Champions League. They also analyse the competitiveness of the Premier League, and Alan Pardew, after he was sacked by West Brom.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the Indy Football Podcast’s revered host Ed Malyon returned to the hot seat, and was joined by reporters Jack Pitt-Brooke and Jack Austin to rank the World Cup nations from 1-32, discuss what they’ve learned from the international friendlies so far, and announce another giveaway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Pitt-Brooke, Jonathan Liew and Luke Brown are joined by Rory Campbell, owner of C&N Sporting Risk, who do data analysis and predictive modelling, and consulting for football clubs and sports betting organisations and other companies in the sporting industry. They discuss the insights that data analysis provides and what it tells us about Tottenham's improvement, Mohamed Salah's brilliant season and why Burnley keep surprising people. Is Jurgen Klopp a high variance coach? Will football men and analysts ever understand each other? And who's going to win the World Cup? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Pitt-Brooke, Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Liew were joined by Tony Evans, whose new book 'Two Tribes' is about football and politics in the 1985-86 season. They talk about Manchester United, Liverpool, the limitations of statistics in spotting players, what Margaret Thatcher thought of football and whether the game has politicised or depoliticised as it has globalised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Jonathan Liew and Mark Critchley to discuss the weekend's action, including Chelsea's fruitless trip to Manchester and Arsenal's embarrassing defeat in Brighton. They also paid tribute to the late Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, who died suddenly on Sunday aged 31. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke - as well as Mark Critchley on the phone from Manchester - to discuss a big weekend of Premier League action and the Carabao Cup final. Pep Guardiola's first trophy in England sees a very Arsenal-y bottling of a big game at Wembley - a ground they are used to winning at. Manchester United came from behind to reclaim 2nd and put Chelsea out of the top four for now, in a game that did not live up to its Mourinho vs. Conte antagonistic billing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Jonathan Liew and Miguel Delaney to chat through the weekend's FA Cup action and preview the Champions League games this week. This week they're also giving away a free Sevilla shirt, courtesy of New Balance. All you have to do is listen in and leave a review on iTunes to win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and former football league stalwart Martin Gritton to discuss the weekend's action, including the North London derby, Manchester United's defensive struggles and Liverpool's east victory at Southampton. They also take a look at the upcoming Champions League knock-out stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode picks over a weekend of Premier League action, in which the standout game is Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Spurs. Bucking the trend in football analysis, our team focus on the tactics and performances of the players rather than frothing-at-the-mouth scrutiny of refereeing decisions. Alexis Sanchez also got off the mark for United, as did Aubameyang for Arsenal, and Man City dropped points on the road again - Pep out? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A review of the FA Cup fourth round that saw Liverpool and West Ham crash out takes a sideways turn as the all-star cast of Jack Pitt-Brooke, Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Liew join Ed Malyon to chat whether clubs can be too big to succeed in the Football League, how to find a good back-up striker, and a preview of transfer deadline day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Alexis Sanchez finally joining Manchester United, Ed Malyon is joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Jonathan Liew to suggest what life will be like at the Emirates without him - along with Watford's situation under new boss Javi Gracia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke to analyse the weekend's action including City's first domestic defeat of the season, as Liverpool drilled four past the the league leaders in thrilling fashion. We also discuss Arsenal's woes, losing this weekend and seemingly soon to lose Alexis Sanchez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a weekend that consisted mostly of televised goalless draws, Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke to look at the spat that instead got our attention - between Messrs Mourinho and Conte. We also delve into the transfer market to ponder over the next big signing and discuss the use of a Video Assistant Referee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a hectic Christmas football schedule, Ed Malyon is back and joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Lawrence Ostlere to dissect the madness and pick out the biggest winners and losers. We've also compiled a special festive league table, which Liverpool sit at the top of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Lawrence Ostlere to talk through the weekend's action and argue how the table will look come May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A somewhat super Sunday saw Manchester City attain an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League after a 2-1 win over Manchester United, which ended in a tunnel brawl at Old Trafford. Ed Malyon, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Miguel Delaney discuss whether Mourinho’s United are lacking courage, whether City could hit 100 points this season, as well as the Champions League draw, Liverpool getting Big Sam’d in the Merseyside derby and the weekend’s other games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the World Cup draw on Friday, Ed Malyon is joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Miguel Delaney to sift through the possible outcomes for the tournament. We also looked back on Saturday's clash between Arsenal and Man Utd at the Emirates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Jack Austin and Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss the weekend's Premier League action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Ben Burrows to look back at the weekend's action, including the North London derby and West Brom's decision to sack Tony Pulis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the World Cup qualifier play-offs draw to a close, Ed Malyon is joined by Jonathan Liew and Matt Murphy to dissect the debris of Northern Ireland's defeat, along with a preview of Ireland's second leg against Denmark, and a look ahead to Russia 2018. Who are the likely front-runners? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the weekend's fixtures, Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss the action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the weekend's action, Ed Malyon is joined by Jonathan Liew and Jack Austin to discuss what went wrong for Tottenham at Old Trafford, along with a round-up of the rest, and a look at Real Madrid ahead of their Champions League trip to Spurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a weekend to forget for Liverpool and Everton, Ed Malyon is joined by MIguel Delaney and Jonathan Liew to discuss the action in detail, with some listener questions picked specially by Migsy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the weekend's action, Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Liew to comb through the issues and discussion points. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the international break, and so Ed Malyon is joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Jonathan Liew to discuss why the system is broken, and how it can be fixed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the biggest test of City's Premier League campaign on Saturday against Chelsea, Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke to break down Pep Guardiola's long-term plans for the club, alongside Liverpool's troubles on Tyneside, and the Catalan referendum's impact on Barcelona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the week's European games, Jack Pitt-Brooke is joined by Miguel Delaney and Samuel Lovett to discuss how and why the biggest competition in Europe has changed since​ its inception. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big wins for both Manchester clubs complement a somewhat drab 0-0 London derby draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, with Spurs, Palace and West Ham also failing to win.Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke join Ed Malyon as they ask who looks best for the title from this early position, what to make of Arsenal not losing at Stamford Bridge and what chances Palace have of survival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a quick peruse over a weekend in which City thrashed Liverpool, and all the other big teams won apart from Manchester United, Ed Malyon, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Jack Austin cast their eyes to the Champions League, as the group stage starts this week. Who can stop a third consecutive win for Real Madrid? Who of the five English teams look best placed? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is behind a lack of fan enthusiasm for England? Is Harry Kane the only world-class player they have? Did Beckham's goal vs. Greece in 2001 cement a misguided individualism in the team?International football is given a close look - its diminishing place in world football, the barriers to its importance, with focus on the England team and Gareth Southgate's perhaps welcome downplaying of the role of captaincy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following a topsy-turvy end to the summer transfer window, Ed Malyon is joined by Mark Critchley and Evan Bartlett to analyse the best deals and rank each Premier League club from top to bottom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fallout from Liverpool's mauling of Arsenal, discussion of two under-pressure managers and a look at transfers that will happen this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does Chelsea's win over Tottenham mean? Are Man United really title contenders? To discuss this along with the weekend's results, the return of La Liga and the Champions League draw, Ed Malyon is joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Miguel Delaney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The top flight is off to a flyer. To analyse the opening weekend of the season and answer your questions, Ed Malyon is joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke, Evan Bartlett and Luke Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed Malyon is joined by Miguel Delaney, Mark Critchley and Jack Austin to pick their way through every Premier League team ahead of the new season, answering your questions on each and staking their claims for who will win, stay up, and go down. And then discussing their favourite season so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our pilot episode, Ed is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Pitt-Brooke to dissect the latest transfer news and rumours. Is Mbappe to Real Madrid a done deal? Should Arsenal let go of Alexis Sanchez? And what are the best signings of the window so far? Join us to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Independent's football podcast. Hosted by Sport Editor Ed Malyon, we'll be bringing you analysis of the weekend's results, transfer rumours, exclusive player interviews and more. Tune in every Monday, with the exception of a special season preview coming next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.