The England B Team Football Podcast Gareth Houston & Joe Edwards

From Vollborn to Hradecky, to Kirsten and Havertz; Bayer 04 have never been short of a World-Class player or 2. But can we fit them all into an All-Time Greatest Eleven?
With Gareth taking the more historic route, and Joe opting for the club’s recent success; we’ve built our own individual teams of the finest players Die Werkself has ever had. 
(We might have to come back and update this list come end of May, but for now this is how it stands)
Cheers,
Joe and Gareth x
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Gareth Southgate is, in almost every measurable sense, England’s most successful manager. On this episode, we’re looking at common criticism of Southgate, and debunk them one by one. 
We look at how Didier Deschamps faced identical issues as France manager yet proved the nay-sayers wrong, and the historic role of the English Media in lambasting their National Managers. 
We’re firmly Team Southgate here on The England B Team Podcast; give us half an hour and you will be too. 
Cheers,
Joe and Gareth x
IG: @EnglandBTeamPod, @garethhoustonflute and @joefutbol96
TikTok: @englandbteampodcast,@joefutbol96 and @garethhoustonflute
Twitter: @EnglandBTeamPod
Chapters: 
0:00 - Welcome back, you lovely lot
2:52 - The English Media and THAT Flag Controversy
6:30 - Providing Context; Previous Managers
13:46 - A likeable England team!?
19:22 - Southgate v Deschamps
24:47 - Alternatives?
31:45 - A Final Passionate Plea to the English

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The tradition of a team song for the FA Cup Final was a great one; images of uncomfortable players in a recording studio, headphones on, joined by a local pop star are iconic. But where did the tradition actually start, and when did it officially end?
From the 1970s hit “Blue is the Colour” right through to Arsenal’s Hot Stuff and the infamous Anfield Rap; we take a look at the FA Cup Final Song tradition and our personal favourites from it. 
Cheers,
Joe and Gareth x
IG: @EnglandBTeamPod, @garethhoustonflute and @joefutbol96
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Twitter: @EnglandBTeamPod
Chapters: 
0:00 - England B and The BBC
3:52 - What is an FA Cup Final Song?
5:30 - Blue is the Colour and Maggie Thatcher
10:15 - Our Top 5
11:02 - Spurs with Chas and Dave
13:08 - United with Status Quo
14:35 - The ’97 Final 
18:17 - Arsenal’s Hot Stuff
20:58 - The Anfield Rap
29:04 - Sergio Ramos and other Music Careers
35:00 - An Update to The England B Team

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From Shevchenko at Chelsea, to Nacho Novo at Glentoran; nobody is ever prepared for a football flop. But what causes a player to "flop"? And is the term overused?
This week we take a dive into the factors contributing to a player's underperformance, and what the criteria are to be considered a flop.
Cheers,
Joe and Gareth x
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Twitter: @EnglandBTeamPod
Chapters:
0:00 - What's on the menu today?
3:35 - Factors that cause flopping
7:20 - Biggest Transfers of all time, flops?
13:45 - Empathy on the England B Team
14:50 - Nacho Novo and Djemba-Djemba
19:10 - Freddy Adu
23:04 - Andriy Shevchenko
26:05 - Kerlon (The Seal Dribble)

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Welcome back to Season 2 of The England B Team Podcast! We’ve got a new set of threads as we gear up to take this podcast to the next level in 2024. 
But to kick the New Year off, we’ve got a topic very close to our wee adopted German hearts; Crazy German Goalkeepers.
From Oliver Kahn getting arrested three times in one day for speeding (in 2 different countries) to Jens Lehmann taking a chainsaw to his neighbours tree, the Germans do an unhinged keeper better than anyone. 
Also a huge thank you to Gareth Gra for our new logo, intro video and anything else you see new in our graphic designs. You can find his website at ggra.me or hit him up on IG @garethgra
Cheers,
Joe and Gareth x
IG: @EnglandBTeamPod, @garethhouston_flute and @joefutbol96
TikTok: @englandbteampodcast,@joefutbol96 and @garethhoustonflute
Twitter: @EnglandBTeamPod
Chapters:
0:00 - New Year, New Threads, New Us
2:30 - Germany and Goalkeepers
3:47 - Why are goalkeepers unhinged?
9:28 - The Psychological Competencies of a keeper
13:28 - German Football Culture doesn’t help
18:20 - Jens Lehmann
23:25 - Oliver Kahn
27:08 - Hans-Jörg Butt
28:08 - Sepp Maier
28:26 - Harald Schumacher
29:29 - Tim Wiese
32:40 - Manuel Neuer

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To celebrate making it all the way to Episode 10, we've taken a more personal approach to this week's episode; today we're talking about Football Moments that changed our lives.
We'll talk about our own experiences (similar events but very different outcomes) as well as some of our listeners favourite moments from The Beautiful Game. Champions League finals, German mega derbies and throwing up on live TV; it's all in here.
We'll be back in 2024 with new episodes and content, with some very big things planned. See you all then,
Cheers,
Joe and Gareth x
IG: @EnglandBTeamPod, @garethhouston_flute and @joefutbol96
TikTok: @englandbteampodcast,@joefutbol96 and @garethhoustonflute
Twitter: @EnglandBTeamPod
Chapters:
0:00 - Very different ideas on the task
5:25 - Joe's CL 2012 experience
15:25 - Tyler's Liverpool Comeback
17:50 - Luca and Italia 2006
19:52 - Kieran and the Leicester miracle
22:55 - The Argentinian Rangers fan
27:30 - Tiago in Porto
30:05 - Oisín and Dortmund
32:10 - Gareth's Live TV boke

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