I agree with jack from oak park

This show used to be a favorite, but over the past few months the format seems to have changed to lead host Dan Thomas asking snarky questions of the former players on the panel and then yelling over their responses. It used to be a relaxing and often funny listen on my way home from work and now it’s just more of the same complaining, mean-spirited and uninformed pap you can get on any news show. Lots of the regulars and backup hosts are great, but they get lost in all the shouting.

Blatant, coordinated effort to bring down Mbappe is tiresome and nonsensical - in a season when he has 22 goals in 29 La Liga games! Successes are always framed as minimally as possible, begrudgingly - making sure to remind the audience that he also had some less effective games earlier in the season (think: do u do that similarly with anyone else?). Mistakes, whenever he doesn’t score or dominate, mistiming a run, missing a shot, are endlessly overblown and lambasted. Do u do that with any other forward - especially any white European ones? Craig’s thinly-veiled, boiling hate for him leads the charge - but Dan plays a strong role in the snarky framings. Most recently: yes, it was hard foul, deserved a red. But do your faces get red with rage, calling people “a disgrace,” “violent,” devoting multiple shows to discussing it, when it’s anyone else - especially any white European player? No.

Bad like you got to compliment 40 year old Cr7 and the level he plays at.

You guys give no respect for players who are doing good at higher ages. For example in your most recent episode the description read “the guys question why Ronaldo is starting for Portugal”. Even though the reason he is starting for Portugal is because he is Cristiano flipping Ronaldo and is known for being the best goal scorer alive. He could score a hatrick against Germany and you guys will still talk badly about him. Give more respect to older players who are still doing well

Sometimes I feel like your are hating on players like Mbappe (during when he wasn’t doing good) or Ronaldo. At some point you got to give a 40 year old Cristiano Ronaldo some credit for actually playing at the level he is instead of saying it’s to much. There are teams like Man U or on Man City or Real Madrid and other clubs. But other than that the podcast is amazing.

Are episodes no longer updated on Amazon Music?

Appreciate the show, and the very knowledgeable hosts. This said, they use a fairly narrow prism, probably due to the need to pick for a US audience - a bit obsessed with just a few teams, a little too opinionated and the hosts tend to pile on on the poorly performing team of the day, and are a bit too chummy with a nostalgic 1990s old player vibe. Would love to see more voices and a more diverse set of themes

I honestly don’t think these guys watch the games, just highlights and then provide “analysis.” It’s a shame. Craig, Shaka and Stevie are unbearable. Gab,Jules and Frank are great.

burley’s new word is facet. it used to be rhetoric. absolutely unlistenable. poor sap. can’t handle criticism. his dress sense is hilariously bad. mutton dressed as lamb.