Podcast Episodes

Ask OTC: Malick Thiaw to Tyneside, Porto's Primeira prospects and the Scottish transfer appeal

As we stare down the barrel of a brand new season, Dotun, Andy and Lars are back to answer some of your continental queries! Newcastle are finally active with the signing of AC Milan's Malick Thiaw, …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Au revoir, Gigio!

Put yourselves in the shoes of the best team in Europe last season. What would you do if you had Europe's best goalkeeper on the books? Throw him out with the bathwater of course! Well that's just wh…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia Assistant Coach David Webb on working with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and his journey to Euro 2024

Few English coaches have a more fascinating CV than today's guest: from the EFL, to remote corners of Sweden, to the Georgia national team, David Webb has done it all. Today, Andy and Lars sit down w…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ask OTC: Šeško's suitability, Bayern's injury issues, and Hot Striker Summer

Benjamin Šeško has chosen Old Trafford over St. James' Park, but how will the Slovenian fit into the Premier League, if at all? An impressive 27-goal season with RB Leipzig meant a hefty €76.5 millio…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Show me the money!

It's not like Real Madrid and Barcelona to be shy when it comes to spending a pound note, or a Euro across the continent, but after conducting some early business, all seems to have gone quiet in Spa…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Spain's politics shapes its football culture

Spain is a deeply political country and its footballing culture has grown in tandem with the social evolution across the nation.

Portuguese journalist Miguel Pereira, who has spent 20 years living in …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ask OTC: The rise and fall of João Felix, Paris FC shake things up in France, and Bodø/Glimt's bubble

With João Felix leaving for Saudi Arabia, how has his career since leaving Benfica promised so much but delivered so little? Has it been a club issue or a player issue?

Dotun, Lars and JJ debate that …

Published on 5 months ago

Erik ten Hag's Déjà Vu

Granit Xhaka was “too important to lose,” said Erik ten Hag. Just days later the Swiss midfielder has swapped the Rhine for the Wear and jumped ship to Sunderland. A new midfield maestro for the Mack…

Published on 5 months ago

Ask OTC: Barcelona's Rashford cost-cut, the Bundesliga's talent drain, and Real Madrid's Rodrygo dilemma

Marcus Rashford is a Barça man! Dotun, Andy and Nicky discuss what it means for club and player. And how much are they saving for Rashford's (loan) move compared to Nico Williams' signature?

After sev…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The big red Jürgen Klopp button

Just one day into pre-season training for RB Leipzig, and who might rock up on the sidelines? One Jürgen Klopp of course. But what exactly will, should and can he do to get Die Roten Bullen back on t…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago