PICK YOUR PASSENGERS IS BACK BIGGER AND BETTER FOR THE 22/23 SEASON DEADLINE: 1ST SEPTEMBER 2022 ALL INFO ON OUR SOCIALS @CHAMPIONSURN TO SUBMIT YOUR PICKS AND PLAY ALONG Prizes and dignity on the line...

The long awaited announcement of the final standings for the debut season of PICK YOUR PASSENGERS has landed! We run through how your pilots got on (not very well), the friends of the podcast, and those in and around the top. We hear the post season reviews from multiple people from University Radio Nottingham, Sam Tighe of Ranks FC, and the top 3 including your PYP Champion We can't thank you enough for playing PYP this year, it has been bigger than we ever imagined and we hope you decide...

Season 2 of Chatting Like Champions is coming to a close, and our final live broadcast on University Radio Nottingham is available to catch up on.  With Ciaran and Alex absent, Pavan was joined by a huge panel to dissect the biggest deals and rumours of the transfer window so far. Nunez vs Haaland, Spurs vs Arsenal, and much more  For those of you waiting for the Pick Your Passengers finale, that will air next week as we announce the final standings for the season! Thank you to everyone...

Missed Friday's Chatting Like Champions Live Show? Well not to fear, you can catch up on our final instalment of the CLC Scouting Challenge of the season! Pavan, Ciaran and Alex go head to head to head, as they try to sell a package of 3 transfer targets to resident Aston Villa fan, Matthew Gordon Matt asked for a younger goalkeeper, a centre back (anyone other than Mings), and a striker Which of our packages would you have selected and did Matt make the right choice? Let us know via our...

Missed Friday's Chatting Like Champions Live Show? Well not to fear, you can catch up on our fifth instalment of the CLC Scouting Challenge! Pavan, Ciaran and Alex go head to head to head, as they try to sell a package of 3 transfer targets to honorary/stand in PSG fan and URN royalty, Alex Duke We recorded this before the news broke that Mbappe decided to stay, so we scouted an Mbappe replacement, and 2 other custom slots that were up to us to build a PSG side that is worthy of winning the...

Join your favourite flight team as we present our end of season awards to the best and worst players, managers, and clubs from this season. From best signing and loanee, to worst manager and best relegation survival, we present our nominees from Europe's top 5 leagues.  We do apologise if we missed out anybody, because we definitely did! Be sure to tune into University Radio Nottingham on Friday 20th 6-7pm for our PSG Scouting Challenge, and the week after for our Aston Villa Scouting...

After their 1st season in charge, how well have Europe's managers done? Pavan, Ciaran and Alex go around the top 5 leagues and rate the appointments from last summer and early on this season. From Inzaghi and Vieira to Gerrard and Nagelsmann, we debated who should be given a second chance and who might be on thin ice Apologies for the late episode, we are approaching the end of exam season, and apologies for the sound quality this week. Follow us @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram, see...

Missed Friday's Chatting Like Champions Live Show? Well not to fear, you can catch up on our fourth instalment of the CLC Scouting Challenge! Pavan, Ciaran and Alex go head to head to head, as they try to sell a package of 3 transfer targets to Leicester City fan and URN regular, Ali Glen Ali asked for a goalkeeper, a left sided centre-back, and a replacement for the outgoing Tielemans as it looks ever more likely he will leave in the summer. Which of our packages would you have selected and...

Join your favourite flight team +Luke as we delve into all of the drama from the European competitions this week. From the Champions League, to the Europa League and the Conference League, we had plenty of talking points as we discovered the finalists of the continental competitions  From Moyes' and Rice's unsavoury behaviour, to the utter brilliance of Ancelotti and Camavinga, the SFs did not disappoint! Did you guess correctly in this week's instalment of Suitcase of a Superstar? Let us...

Join your favourite flight team as we delve into all of the drama from the European competitions this week. From the Champions League, to the Europa League and the Conference League, we had plenty to say as we witnessed the 1st legs of the Final Four in each respective competition.  Did you guess correctly in this week's instalment of Suitcase of a Superstar? Let us know via our socials, @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram Don't forget to tune into our next live Scouting Challenge, this...

A mega episode this week, as we each construct a team of our favourite individual Champions League performances and try our hand at the tactical setups. Alex, Pavan, and Ciaran reminisce about the best performances across the years and try to make a fully functional team that would almost certainly be Champions League winners! Let us know if we missed any and your favourite individual UCL performances on our socials, @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram Listen out for Suitcase of a...

Your usual flight team are a man down this week, but join Pavan and Alex as they discuss all the drama that unfolded during the Champions League Quarterfinals! From the brilliance of Benzema to Simeone's screams, the QFs did not disappoint  2 English teams vs 2 Spanish teams in the Semis, who will make the final, and go onto win the competition?  For more updates follow our socials @championsurn on Twitter/Instagram, and join us again next week for another flight with your favourite...

Missed Friday's Chatting Like Champions Live Show? Well not to fear, you can catch up on our third instalment of the CLC Scouting Challenge! Pavan, Ciaran and Alex go head to head to head, as they try to sell a package of 3 transfer targets to Liverpool fan and URN royalty, Jack Knapton Jack asked for a box to box midfielder, a false nine (Firmino replacement), and a replacement for Salah in the event he leaves this summer. Which of our packages would you have selected and did Jack make the...

It's finally that time again, to take a look at the league standings for our very own fantasy football game, Pick Your Passengers! Join Pavan, Ciaran and Alex as we analyse the biggest risers and fallers from the winter update and whether those changes have been a help or a hinderance to you. To view the full league standings and see what position you are in, please visit chattinglikechampions.wordpress.com and visit @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram for more updates

Pavan, Ciaran, & Alex are joined by Ranks FC's very own- Sam Tighe We racked the brains of Sam about some of the best striker partnerships around the continent and what makes them click. From Kane + Son, to Lautaro and Dzeko, we hop around Europe to rave about the best striker duos and some that have the potential to be great A huge thank you to Sam Tighe for coming on and for all the love he has shown to our podcast this season, we are very grateful for your support.  Did you guess...

Missed Friday's Chatting Like Champions Live Show? Well not to fear, you can catch up on our first instalment of the CLC Scouting Challenge! Pavan, Ciaran and Alex go head to head to head, as they try to sell a package of 3 transfer targets to our resident Spurs fan and URN's Head of AfterDark, Regan Gishen. Regan asked for a Left Centre Back, a Right Wingback, and a Backup Striker. Which of our packages would you have selected and did Regan make the right choice? Let us know via our...

Join Alex, Pavan, and Ciaran as we discuss all the biggest talking points from the Quarter Final draw for the Champions League, Europa League, & Europa Conference League! How fair will the English teams go? Ideas for a UECL soundtrack? And everything else from a dramatic week of continental action Let us know if you guessed correctly in this week's Suitcase of a Superstar and be sure to follow @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram to catch all our UCL and UEL boarding pass...

Join Alex, Pavan, and Ciaran as we discuss all the biggest talking points from Week 3 of the Champions League Round of 16! From Scott Carson's lucky appearance, to the brilliance of Benzema to sink PSG- we have 4 confirmed Quarter Finalists which threw up a lot of talking points Let us know if you guessed correctly in this week's Suitcase of a Superstar and be sure to follow @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram to catch all our UCL and UEL boarding pass predictions To hear more from your...

Missed Friday's Chatting Like Champions Live Show? Well not to fear, you can catch up on our first instalment of the CLC Scouting Challenge! Pavan, Ciaran and Alex go head to head to head, as they try to sell a package of 3 transfer targets to our resident Manchester United fan and University Radio Nottingham radio host, Jake Longhurst  Jake asked for a Centre Back, a Centre Mid, and a Striker (We could have done a whole new team but we didn't have time :)  Which of our packages you would...

A very special episode of CLC as Pavan, Ciaran and Alex are joined by one of Europe's finest journalists- Nima Tavallaey Roodsari We rack the brains of the Italian football expert that is Nima, about the competitiveness and identify that has been restored to Serie A with the talent on the pitch, in the dugouts, and in the boardrooms of Italy's footballing powerhouses. The old school stadiums and disappointing TV deals are holding the league back, so join us to figure out whether Italian...

Join Alex, Pavan, and Ciaran as we discuss all the biggest talking points from the 2nd set of games from the Champions League Round of 16! From Chelsea and Atletico Madrid's striker selection, to Vlahovic's first taste of the UCL and that Bob Marley Ajax kit. Let us know if you guessed correctly in this week's Suitcase of a Superstar and be sure to follow @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram to catch all our UCL and UEL boarding pass predictions To hear more from your favourite flight...

Join Ciaran, Pavan, and Alex as we breakdown the biggest talking points from this week's Champions League action. From Mbappe's last minute brilliance to Bayern's defensive instability, the return of the UCL knockout rounds did not disappoint! Let us know if you guessed correctly in this week's instalment of Suitcase of a Superstar To see all of our UCL and UEL predictions, be sure to follow @championsurn on Instagram and Twitter And to hear more from you favourite flight team, tune into...

Join Alex, Pavan and Ciaran as we breakdown the biggest talking points from this year's Africa Cup of Nations! From our biggest underachievers, to our surprise packages, there was plenty of drama as Aliou Cisse led Senegal to their first ever AFCON title. However, this tournament did not go without major off field problems and if AFCON is to be taken seriously then issues such as security and pitch quality need to be attended to before the next instalment of this prestigious...

Join Ciaran, Pavan and Alex as we review the January transfer window and pick out our favourite deals that we think are going to make all the difference in the near future! From Arthur Cabral and Sardar Azmoun, to Robin Gosens and Bryan Gil, we pick out those deals that didn;t necessarily make the headlines.  Also we debate the worst signing of the window, let us know which transfer will turn out to be the worst Be sure to follow us @championsurn on Twitter and Instagram, as well as tune...