240. Routine victories, new-era West Ham and the inevitable Declan Rice Derby

As routine victories go, you don't get much more routine than the 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday. It was one of the most comfortable three points we've had in some time, but there were still 'some' question marks around David Moyes' initial approach to the game, with his starting XI raising some eyebrows, especially James'.

It came just a few days after a far less routine victory against Lincoln in the Carabao Cup, which was swiftly followed up by the inevitable fourth-round draw at home to Arsenal, which is now being labelled the Declan Rice Derby for obvious reasons.

Also on this week's show, Heineken's Global Brand PR Lead and huge West Ham fan, Joey Brophy, joins Will for the Claret & Blue View, while Alex from Spodcast Freiburg gives us the full lowdown on SC Freiburg ahead of our Europa League clash on Thursday night.

We round things off, as always, with a look at our Betway Charity Bets before some final thoughts from the lads.

It's another cracking show this week, including a tale of James getting uncharacteristically drunk on Saturday night. You don't want to miss it!

There's LOADS going on this week's episode, with plenty of content to follow throughout the week!

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