The podders look back on two excellent Wembley FA Cup semi-finals. Plus: Crystal Palace win at Liverpool, Leo Messi’s 500th goal wins the clásico, and Leyton Orient fall out of the Football LeagueSubscribe and review: iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast & Stitcher. And join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterOn the latest Football Weekly, AC Jimbo is joined by Barry Glendenning, Simon Burnton and Nick Miller to reflect on a weekend with, if anything, too much football. Continue reading...
Twenty years ago it looked all over but an unflappable manager, a sparkling French winger and special team spirit have taken them back to the promised landTwo days after an exhausted Brighton had lost to Sheffield Wednesday in last season’s play-off semi-final, the club announced that the manager, Chris Hughton, had signed a new four-year contract. In the afterglow of ostensible failure that sort of thing might have been regarded as inadvisable by some, but not Brighton. Hughton is part of a plan, one that has brought them to the Premier League.It has been a plan 20 years in the making. Year Zero for Brighton was 1997, when they eked out a draw on the final day of the season...
Ipswich Town left Craven Cottage on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline after standing off where Derby had pressed the previous TuesdayFulham are shaping as dark horses of the Championship. They have come lately to play-off contention, hiding their earnest behind ridiculous dropped points from late goals and staying in touch with sufficient victories forged by young fantasy players given their heads by Slavisa Jokanovic. On Saturday they nosed above the dotted line for a few hours with a 3-1 win over Ipswich before Sheffield Wednesday reclaimed sixth spot by beating Newcastle. Related: Sheffield Wednesday down high-flying Newcastle to keep on the play-off pace Continue reading...
AC Jimbo and co discuss Spurs’ remarkable comeback at Swansea. Plus, no Mané means more problems for Liverpool; West Ham slip into the relegation battle; and who’d be a better holiday companion – David Silva or Marco Silva?Subscribe and review: iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast & Stitcher. And join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter.On today’s Football Weekly Extra, AC Jimbo is joined in the pod by Barry Glendenning, James Horncastle and Jacob Steinberg to review all the midweek games and ponder what the weekend’s fixtures have in store for the title chase, Champions League scramble and the relegation battle. How long can Spurs continue to chase down Chelsea? Will Liverpool hang on to third without Sadio Mané in their...
The prolific form of Chris Wood, the New Zealand centre-forward, could finally see Leeds United return to the Premier League after years of frustrationThere is still a temptation to think every day Leeds United spend outside the top flight is another day of underachievement. The club’s past as one of English football’s great powers still tricks you into the idea that their current status as Championship promotion contenders is the least you can expect.In reality Leeds are overachieving this season. Last summer Garry Monk took over a side with a few decent players but a recent history of mediocrity: this is a team who have finished between 13th and 15th in each of the past five dispiriting seasons and, quite...