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Your favourite sports-adjacent trashcast with your boys Wogan and Andrew Allen, masterfully navigating the biggest stories in Football and Not Football each week on Left Field. Inexpertly walking the line between journalistic integrity and irrational fandom, the boys debate the big questions from the Premier League, NBA, NFL, curling and any other weird sport you like. Critics call it 'online', 'downloadable' and 'a podcast'. Listen now, subscribe and tell your friends!

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Your favourite sports-adjacent trashcast with your boys Wogan and Andrew Allen, masterfully navigating the biggest stories in Football and Not Football each week on Left Field. Inexpertly walking the line between journalistic integrity and irrational fandom, the boys debate the big questions from the Premier League, NBA, NFL, curling and any other weird sport you like. Critics call it 'online', 'downloadable' and 'a podcast'. Listen now, subscribe and tell your friends!

    Covid Christmas, Aubameyang Out, UEFA Balls-up, F1 Finale & Left Field Hiatus

    Covid Christmas, Aubameyang Out, UEFA Balls-up, F1 Finale & Left Field Hiatus

    Covid's grip on the Premier League's neck appears to be tightening again with Manchester United the latest to successfully appeal for a game to be called off. A new variant is in play, cases are on the rise and there are concerns that matches could once again return to being played behind closed doors. We discuss the scenario everyone dreads.

    Over in Switzerland, UEFA, to the amusement of many, cocked up the Champions League draw. They got it right at the second time of asking allowing us to pick our ties of the round. We also discover live on air that the Europa League, like an onion, has many, many layers.

    Elsewhere in football, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy leading many to ask how many more retro kits the club will drop to make things up to fans. There's also time for a quick chat about Conor Gallagher - the latest Chelsea academy kid to shine - and, on the eve of his retirement, some reflections on Sergio Aguero's career.

    There's only one place to start after the break - the madcap end to the Formula 1 season. Were we enthralled? Did we get angry? Did we sleep through it? You'll have to listen to find out.

    Chess makes the cut for a second week in a row (blame Wogan) and we make our pick for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award.

    After 115 episodes, dating back to June 2019, we end with a final 'And Finally'. We're not saying goodbye forever, but we're certainly going to take a break for a while as we get to grips with more pressing real-life matters.

    Thanks for listening over the last two and a half years, it's been a blast.

    Big love and Merry Christmas. Allen and Wogan.

    We might be going on a bit of a hiatus, but do subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on our triumphant return, because that would be a damn shame, wouldn't it?

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    • 1 Std. 20 Min.
    Sick Spurs, Arteta's Christmas Wish, Divock, Kerr-blamo, F1 Finale, Lockouts & Chess

    Sick Spurs, Arteta's Christmas Wish, Divock, Kerr-blamo, F1 Finale, Lockouts & Chess

    It's been a while since a Premier League club has succumbed to Covid but with a clutch of cases in Conte's camp, Spurs have had matches with Rennes and Brighton postponed. Against the backdrop of vaccine passes being introduced for match-going fans in England, the arrival of winter has once again underlined that we're not out of the grip of this rather tedious pandemic.

    Rather than get too down about things, we instead focus on the great week enjoyed by Divock Origi. With legend (and meme) status already assured, the Liverpool striker continues to lead a curious existence at Anfield, popping up with late winners for Jurgen Klopp whenever he fancies. Given he's only 26, we're in awe at how long he might go on like this.

    Elsewhere in football, it was a terrible week for retro fashion brand Arsenal who found time between merch drops to lose four football matches in the space of a week. The men went down at Manchester United and Everton while the women, during recording, were hammered by Barcelona having lost the FA Cup final to a Sam Kerr-inspired Chelsea. After dissecting the mess at the Emirates, we pay homage to the Aussie who followed up her Wembley heroics with a lesson in how to deal with pitch-invaders.

    After the break, we look ahead to the exciting finale of the F1 season. Will it be Max or Lewis who takes the title in Saudi Arabia? And will Andrew actually watch for once? No comment.

    We end the show with a Wogan TED Talk about unionization in American sports before dumbing things down with some awful takes on chess. Yes, chess. Did we pay lip service to the Ashes? You'll have to listen to find out.

    Enjoy the show!

    Every week on Left Field, Wogan and Allen dissect the latest in Football and Not Football. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss out, because that would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

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    • 1 Std. 14 Min.
    Ballon D'Awful, Newcastle's Challenge, Ralf's United, Cricket Coin Toss & Enemies

    Ballon D'Awful, Newcastle's Challenge, Ralf's United, Cricket Coin Toss & Enemies

    Robert Lewandowski had to settle for a sympathy award at the Ballon d'Or ceremony as Lionel Messi pipped him to the big one on a night when Jorginho took bronze as the best player in the world. We chew over the criteria behind a controversial list that had Mo Salah down in seventh.

    Back in England, Newcastle United underlined their credentials for the drop with another limp performance, this time against Arsenal. Can they find salvation in the January transfer window or will players be put off the prospect of a spell in the Championship?

    Things are suddenly looking a little rosier at Manchester United. The Red Devils stunned everyone by making the savvy appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim coach. It looks great on paper but we're still scratching our heads trying to figure out how his consultant role plays out when another coach takes on the full-time position.

    Elsewhere in football, Sp*rs lost to the lowest-ranked team in the Europa Conference League before snow forced the cancellation of their clash with Burnley. For the US-based Lilywhite who'd travelled 31 hours to be at Turf Moor that came as a bit of a shock.

    We end part one with a trip to Dublin where Cathal took in the FAI Cup final and then head to Portugal where Primera Division side Belenenses took on Benfica with just nine men in their starting lineup.

    After the break, it sounds like Novak Djokovic might not take part in the Oz Open because he's not vaccinated against Covid. We wonder if that's a decision he'll come to regret. We then turn our attention to cricket's coin toss conundrum and golf's big grudge match between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka.

    Enjoy the show!

    Every week on Left Field, Wogan and Allen dissect the latest in Football and Not Football. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss out, because that would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

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    Wogan: twitter.com/CathalWogan

    • 1 Std. 4 Min.
    Man Utd's Future, Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal, Covid Cuts, Tiger's Back & Barry Bonds

    Man Utd's Future, Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal, Covid Cuts, Tiger's Back & Barry Bonds

    After a host of poor results, culminating in a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford, Manchester United's owners couldn't ignore the issue any longer. Finally, after 168 games in charge, they pulled the plug on the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era. It was painful for all involved, evident by the tears shed by the Norwegian in an interview with the club's in-house TV channel.

    Where do United go from here? They don't seem so sure with an interim, Michael Carrick, due to be replaced by another interim if they can't find someone permanent. It's a mess. And it's glorious.

    On the pitch, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City kept the pressure up on each other at the top of the table with easy wins. Jurgen Klopp's men delivered a particularly impressive win against Arsenal in the Left Field derby after things promised to boil over on the touchline. We discuss hardman managers.

    At the bottom, new gaffers Gerrard and Smith got off to winning ways with Aston Villa and Norwich while Burnley and Newcastle settled for high scoring draws on an entertaining weekend of Premier League action.

    In Germany, 'Coronavirus Chaos Club' Bayern Munich have caused controversy by deciding not to pay their unvaccinated stars. We mull over whether that's fair before rounding up part one with news of an Everton legend and a look at the ghostly world of cryptocurrency partnerships.

    We start part two looking for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai - not seen in person since making sex abuse allegations against a high-ranking government official - before discussing Tiger Woods' return and Barry Bonds' eligibility for the MLB Hall of Fame.

    Enjoy the show!

    Every week on Left Field, Wogan and Allen dissect the latest in Football and Not Football. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss out, because that would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

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    Wogan: twitter.com/CathalWogan

    • 1 Std. 12 Min.
    Stat Stealer Harry Kane, Liverpool-Arsenal, Stevie G v The Queen, F1splaining & Ireland

    Stat Stealer Harry Kane, Liverpool-Arsenal, Stevie G v The Queen, F1splaining & Ireland

    We're pretty much done with international football for 2021. A select few countries can start booking flights to next year's World Cup in Qatar, others, including some big names, face nervy playoffs. 
    We assess the winners and losers from a dramatic week that included spectacular bottle-jobs by Portugal and Italy, a formal complaint by South Africa to Fifa, England engaging in some superb stat-padding and Ireland, Wales and Scotland all burnishing their reputations with decent results.

    All eyes return to the domestic game on Saturday when the Premier League campaign rolls up its sleeves and gets into the festive spirit. Arsenal travel to Liverpool for the Left Field derby and for once a Gunners-paddlin' isn't as nailed-on as usual. Or is it?

    We also check in on Norwich and Aston Villa who've appointed new managers and survey the scene in the women's game after a big week in the WSL. There's even time to talk Derby County who've suffered yet another points deduction and seem destined for League One.

    After the break, we chat over Lewis Hamilton's miracle win in Brazil in embarrassingly little detail before turning our attention to terrible haircuts in the autumn international rugby and Australia's surprisingly easy win over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final.

    Enjoy the show!

    Every week on Left Field, Wogan and Allen dissect the latest in Football and Not Football. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss out, because that would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

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    And your co-hosts...

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    Wogan: twitter.com/CathalWogan

    • 1 Std. 1 Min.
    Howe-ay The Fads, Invincibles Day, Internationals, Xavi Nostalgia, Aaron Rodgers & Smacking Fools

    Howe-ay The Fads, Invincibles Day, Internationals, Xavi Nostalgia, Aaron Rodgers & Smacking Fools

    You take a week off and all hell breaks loose in the Premier League.

    Left, right and centre, managers have lost their jobs with Norwich and Aston Villa following the lead of Newcastle and Spurs - the managerial merry-go-round always spins faster just before an international break. We mull over the comings and goings and what might happen next at the clubs affected.

    A different type of manager has also come under the spotlight this week - social media managers. Following a cock-up by Bruno Fernandes' team and a reveal-all interview by Manchester United's CEO of Media, we talk football's obsession with fan engagement and the weird path it's leading us all down.

    On the pitch, West Ham are looking pretty tasty. Up to third with a win over Liverpool they remind us of 2016 vintage Leicester. Surely they can't challenge for the title? Or maybe they can?

    Elsewhere in football, we cast an eye over some of the international break's least fascinating matches, weigh up the job facing Xavi, laugh at Jose Mourinho and question who has a hand steady enough to tackle Daniel Sturridge's hairline.

    After the break, we catch up with the racism storm at Yorkshire Cricket, shake our head in disbelief at Aaron Rodgers' Covid calamity and discuss who we'd most like to smack in the face.

    Enjoy the show!

    Every week on Left Field, Wogan and Allen dissect the latest in Football and Not Football. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss out, because that would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

    Subscribe: il.ink/leftfield_pod
    Twitter: twitter.com/leftfield_pod
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    And your co-hosts...

    Allen: twitter.com/AAllenSport
    Wogan: twitter.com/CathalWogan

    • 1 Std. 15 Min.

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