The Joy of Football, celebrating the greatest sport in the world.Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announcer and football journalist) alongside 'The Voice' of the Premier League Martin Tyler (former SKY Sports Main Commentator) as they celebrate the greatest addiction in the World! On The Joy of Football, we discuss, not only the joy, but also the issues - no matter how obscure. Every week we select our 'Three of the Best' players, Martin gives us his 'Letter from the Gantry' on his football topic for the week, and Neil shares his 'Voice of Passion' on another. And that's just scratching the surface. So join us in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World: Football! Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd.
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The Joy of Football, celebrating the greatest sport in the world.Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announcer and football journalist) alongside 'The Voice' of the Premier League Martin Tyler (former SKY Sports Main Commentator) as they celebrate the greatest addiction in the World! On The Joy of Football, we discuss, not only the joy, but also the issues - no matter how obscure. Every week we select our 'Three of the Best' players, Martin gives us his 'Letter from the Gantry' on his football topic for the week, and Neil shares his 'Voice of Passion' on another. And that's just scratching the surface. So join us in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World: Football! Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd.
The CURSE Of Benfica, When Martin FORGOT His Notes & Strikers are BACK
The Joy of Football
1 hour 17 minutes
1 month ago
The CURSE Of Benfica, When Martin FORGOT His Notes & Strikers are BACK
🏆🏅PLEASE VOTE FOR US -BEST PODCAST - PREMIER LEAGUE! - https://footballcontentawards.com/votingOn this week’s episode of the Joy of Football Podcast, Martin and Neil start with Comparisons, where they discuss a range of different Premier League strikers.Next is ‘We Need to Talk About', all centred on the potential return of Strikers as a mainstay of teams, and also La Liga. Then it’s Letter from the Gantry, where Martin recalls the ONLY time he’s ever forgotten his notes for a match! How did he get away with that one?After that is our usual Three of the Best, featuring Neil telling the story of the ‘Curse of Benfica’!And we finish with a quick Stoppage Time that doubles as a Weather Report. [CHAPTERS]00:00 WHATS ON THIS EPISODE?01:43 VOTE FOR US! Football content Awards nomination! 02:16 Harry Kane Vs Erling Haaland comparison07:21 How will loans SAVE Rasmus Højlund and Nicolas Jackson10:34 The battle between Hugo Ekitike and Isak… a worthy gamble?17:27 Are Centre Forwards BACK?!21:20 Arsenal STRUGGLE to create for Gyokeres22:54 “Since Giroud left Arsenal they haven't had a target forward”24:34 Has La Liga lost its competitive edge? 30:27 The day Martin LOST his match notes! (LETTER FROM THE GANTRY) 37:19 Robbie Savage’s CONTROVERSIAL cup tie strategy 40:09 THREE OF THE BEST - Ryan Gravenberch shines again for Liverpool 43:39 Gabriel Martinelli strikes again from the bench 46:50 Amad catches Neil’s eye vs Chelsea 50:05 Aleksandro Petrovic remember the name 51:37 Oliver Glasner’s genius work55:06 The CURSE of Benfica! (Béla Guttmann) 01:00:25 Erling Haaland is a force of nature! 01:04:17 Joshua Kimmich quick thinking shocks Neil! 01:07:52 STOPPAGE TIME! The impact of bad weather in football! 01:14:38 Where to find us & Reminder to VOTE! Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announce and football journalist) alongside the voice of the Premier League Martin Tyler in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World!Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd UCsdye1hUxP4xhgBx9zvuSjgSubscribe to https://youtube.com/@TheReviveLounge?si=L5ddzrJrtSmErtJ5Support the Pod https://patreon.com/TheJoysofFootballPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkRead us on Substack https://martintylerandneilbarnett.substack.com/Follow our Twitter https://x.com/TheJOFFollow our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@joy_of_football_pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow our Instagram https://https://www.instagram.com/joy_of_football_pod/Contact us via: therevivelounge@gmail.comMusic by Arron Clague - https://www.instagram.com/arronclague?igsh=aHg1bjQ3OHpmaXIzIntro Sequence by Wellong Sadewo (wells.illustration): https://www.instagram.com/wells.illustration/For incredible football artwork, check out: https://linktr.ee/marclobodaartA massive thank you to our Patreon Supporters:Nick ParmenterHillary AbbottDaniel ButiganTommy MckKatie WatsonBenjamin FaircloughNathan A
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The Joy of Football
The Joy of Football, celebrating the greatest sport in the world.Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announcer and football journalist) alongside 'The Voice' of the Premier League Martin Tyler (former SKY Sports Main Commentator) as they celebrate the greatest addiction in the World! On The Joy of Football, we discuss, not only the joy, but also the issues - no matter how obscure. Every week we select our 'Three of the Best' players, Martin gives us his 'Letter from the Gantry' on his football topic for the week, and Neil shares his 'Voice of Passion' on another. And that's just scratching the surface. So join us in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World: Football! Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd.
