The best soccer show in North America… but occasionally irritating
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“It’s great fun having three ex-pros (Amy Walsh, Craig Forrest and Jim Brennan) discuss soccer and culture with three broadcasters.
They’re generally funny, and bright, and engaging. It’s a banter-style podcast, not something formal and strict, so people talk over each other. But all are generally well-informed on the sport, and they mostly focus on EPL and the Canadian national teams.
The only time they fall down, really, is in coverage of MLS, which several of them clearly despise. And MLS does a lot of contemptible stuff, so that’s understandable to a degree.
But they overdo it in making every comment about MLS about something they don’t like; they could just discuss the league and games occasionally, and without quite as much acid. It’s not the same league that Mark Watson had to quit 25 years ago because it paid less than the A-League, for one.
They also seem open to tossing around comments and stories from fan websites, which is fraught with peril, particularly when those fan sites tend to rip-and-read any story off Google News, regardless of whether it has any legitimate sourcing behind it.
And they have a weak spot in their associations with the Canadian football establishment, naïveté about how many of those involved on the business side are just operators out to squeeze as much money out of football without proper investment as they can get.
They seem to think the CPL/CSB are saints, when really it’s doing more harm to football in this country than help, running a semi-pro league that few watch for a fraction of the proper cost of operating a league properly.
But a few gripes aside, it’s still the best multi-episode footy podcast in North America. Most are run by fans who are just espousing deeply uninformed opinions or by American ex-jocks who can’t find something better to do in their retirement than talk about the perennially underachieving US Men’s national team.”
TFCfan12 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/29/24
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“Do not listen in the car with the windows down in traffic with pedestrians everywhere. You’ll be guaranteed to get some interesting looks. Great show.”
Lnnankeeper via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/01/24
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“One of the boys must have some dirt on somebody at the Star. Congrats to Wonger now that he can get the matching fridge and stove!”
chalms04 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/12/22
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“You come for the banter, but end up listening to a little bit soccer content and even get some medical advice. One stop shop for your overall well being. Well worth your time. Five stars”
Great Cat (DDC) via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/02/23
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