Recorded 7/9/25 (0:47) Episode starts with Eds talking about Liverpool’s transfer dealings, acquiring Isak on decline day and how to fit Hugo Ekitike and Isak in the starting 11? (10:00) Discussing the Arsenal’s signings in the transfer window, 15 year old Max Dowman being integrated into the first team and the young talent Arsenal have produced recently. (17:58) Manchester United’s bad start to the season, their summer signings, (19:57) Chelsea are kings of selling players, the players they brought this summer, Eds thinks Estêvão will be Chelsea’s best player in 2 years time and Daniel Levy leaving Tottenham Hotspur after 25 years. (25:57) Are people right in not hyping up Man City this season?#sports #football #podcast #premierleague To listen to the podcast and follow on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ourleaguepodcast

This episode of We recorded this episode just before the season ended and Kevin De Bruyne announced he’d be leaving Manchester City. So we did this episode based on the 10 year period he was in the Premier League, also we thought it would be a bit more interesting.

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Recorded on 18/5/25 right after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Newcastle (00:59) is Eds and guest Anthony discussing the game. (02:44) Is the lack of direct/ creative players due to analytics? Could Martinelli play as a striker? (06:45) Can this be considered a good season for Arsenal? Did Edu’s departure have a bigger affect than expected? (10:06) Is Sesko coming in the summer the reason why Arsenal didn’t sign a striker in January? (15:15) Why is no one attempting to buy Victor Osimhen? Who Anthony would love Arsenal to sign in the transfer window? (19:34) Including potential transfers, what is Arsenal's best starting 11? Squad depth issues, do Arsenal lack the mental toughness to win major trophies? (28:05) Arsenal need more players to compete for starting places, contract renewals for star players need to be done ASAP! (32:10) How long does Mikel Arteta have until the pressure starts to be put onto him? 

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Recorded 10/9/25 8PM. (1:25) Start by talking about Chelsea’s win in the Europa League, thoughts on Nkunku’s time at the club and should they keep Jadon Sancho? (08:27) Champions League and we start by talking about Barcelona scoring 4 against Borussia Dortmund and Lamine Yamal already world class at 18 years old. PSG vs Aston Villa 3-1, Morgan Rodgers continues to perform and are PSG better without Mbappe? Inter Milan win over Bayern Munich and (17:21) Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Real Madrid, Declan Rice’s free kicks and the 2nd leg in the Bernabeu. (23:39) Kevin De Bruyne leaving Manchester City, where does he rank amongst CAM (10’s) in the Premier League? Should Man City buy a replacement or play Phil Foden at the 10? 

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Recorded 10/3/25 before the Sunday fixtures. (00:45) Are Liverpool balling or is everyone else playing sub-par? (03:00) Mohammed Salah vs Luis Suarez, who had a better peak season for Liverpool? (05:45) Salah’s contract situation and if he were to leave, where could he actually go? Nottingham Forest 1-0 win over Manchester City and how can Forest ensure they maintain these higher positions in the league? (10:50) Chelsea recent dip in form, should Cole Palmer be held to more criticism for dip of form? (13:39) Aston Villa’s win over Brentford, Eds giving Axel Disasi his flowers for his performance and 3 points separating 4th place from 8th in the Premier League table, who will get Champions league next season? (16:39) How likely are Newcastle to keep Alexander Isak next season? (17:53) Are opposing fans more then able to call Arsenal bottle jobs after this season’s performances? Is Arteta the man to get Arsenal over the line? What happens with Ethan Nwaneri when Bukayo Saka returns from injury? (22:55) How long will Ruben Amorim be given to turn around Manchester United? Being reported that Kobbie Mainoo won’t sign contract extension with Manchester United and wants to leave in free agency, is he making the right move? (26:50) Ending the episode talking some NBA! Luka Doncic and LeBron James, can they make a serious run to the finals? Where does Nikola Jokic rang amongst All-Time NBA Greats? 

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Recorded 11/1/25 Friend of the show DS joins and we talk all things Premier League season so far, (0:25) we start the episode talking about his and Ethan’s club Chelsea and the quick turn around from the summer jokes. (02:56) Who has been Chelsea’s standout players so far this season? (07:54) Can Nottingham Forest keep up their great form for the rest of the season? (09:20) Arsenal and the recent dip in form and the need for new signings after the injury to Bukayo Saka. (13:28) Liverpool performing better than people expected at the beginning of the season. is Mo Salah a better Premier League footballer than Thierry Henry? Liverpool’s 3 superstar’s contract situations and is Trent Alexander-Arnold affected by the Real Madrid rumours? (19:52) Manchester United’s star man Marcus Rashford linked with moves away, should he stay in England or move abroad. 

(Recorded 13/10/24) Eds rants about the international break in football, then Ethan gives a brief breakdown of England vs Greece and Lee Carsley saying he hasn’t applied for England job. (05:31) Premier League re-cap of the season so far, starting with Chelsea currently 4th in the table. What Chelsea players have impressed Ethan so far? Ethan still not a fan of Robert Sanchez being the starting goalkeeper for Chelsea. (12:16) Do people actually think Bukayo Saka is overrated or are they just trolling? Is Kai Havertz the answer to Arsenal’s striker problem? Eds still isn’t convinced about Riccardo Calafiori and wants to see more games played by him. (14:55) Do Manchester City look weaker this season? Liverpool going under the radar and currently top of the table. Is Cole Palmer the best player in the league? (18:21) Who’s been breakout stars this season? 

(25:08) Move the conversation onto the NFL season so far. Ethan gives his thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals so far this season. Eds gives his thoughts on his Baltimore Ravens, Jayden Daniels balling in his rookie season and Caleb Williams improvements with the Chicago Bears. What’s going to happen with Davante Adams and the New York Jets.(41:25) Karl Anthony Towns traded to the New York Knicks, who are people not talking enough about in the NBA and Eds thinks Zion Williamson will win MVP this season. Thoughts on the Philadelphia 76ers and early contender predictions.

(50:37) Ending with the major boxing matches that happened over the weekend.

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Start, Bench, Drop is extra content from the podcast where we present 3 names and you have to decide if you would start, bench or drop and give reasons to why you’ve chosen your order. On this episode of Start, Bench, Drop it's multiple positions of the start of the new season #football #podcast To listen to the podcast and follow on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ourleaguepodcast

Recorded 22/9/24 11:30AM

Extra episode reacting to Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubios fight, which resulted in Dubios winning by TKO. (4:43) Eds ask the question why does it seem AJ is disliked by the majority of the public? Ethan gives a quick breakdown of AJ bringing the hype back around the heavyweight division. (09:20) What is Anthony Joshua’s next move? (10:55) Because Mayweather went 49-0 are fighters now harshly criticised/afraid to loose fights, compared to past years?

Recorded on 15/9/24 11:30AM

(01:13) Will football stadiums ever allow home and away fans to sit amongst each other like other sports? (05:32) Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth, Wesley Fofana speaking about the possibility of moving to Marseille, Chelsea’s owner have internal beef going on. (12:00) Manchester United 3-0 win over Southampton (13:18) is Marcus Rashford a baller or hyped up because he plays for Manchester United? Should Ten Hag stick with Kobbie Mainoo and Christian Eriksen in the midfield and bring Casemiro off the bench? (17:12) Could Haaland score 50 goals in the Premier League season? Wissa getting injured for Brentford (19:08) Have people overhyped West Ham this season? (21:43) Aston Villa vs Everton, Ollie Watkins getting on the scoresheet and John Duran’s wonder strike. Public outcry when we said Morgan Rodgers could be sold for £80 million next summer if he continues to perform well. Crystal Palace vs Leicester (29:03) New look PSG and how they’ve rebuilt the squad (31:04) Tua suffers another serious injury, should he call time on his NFL playing days?

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Recorded on 27/8/24

Start with a brief catch up about our weekends. Ethan went to watch Leyton Orient play and Eds went to Carnival Monday. (01:54) We start talking about the early kick off between Brighton vs Manchester United and the defending of the Pedro goal, does Erik Ten Hag need to get Champions League this season and their transfer business so far. (07:32) Ipswich newly promoted team to the Premier League actually trying to play good football. (09:07) What will Liverpool do moving forward as their 3 superstars are on the final year of their deals. (12:27) Spurs wingers really looking good so far (15:21) West Ham signings and where they’re most likely to end the season? Man City vs Ipswich, will Erling Haaland score 40 goals in the Premier League this season? (18:23) Aston Villa vs Arsenal, Morgan Rodgers making Rice and Partey look mediocre, David Raya back to back saves of the seasons. (22:07) Chelsea and Noni Madueke instagram incident before the game then scoring a hat-trick, Cole Palmer continues his world class form and should he be playing as a 10 instead of a winger? Chelsea outgoings and have they been disrespectful of players? What’s the best fit for Ivan Toney between Chelsea or Arsenal and should he move to Saudi Arabia or continue career in Europe? 

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Start, Bench, Drop is extra content from the podcast where we present 3 names and you have to decide if you would start, bench or drop and give reasons to why you’ve chosen your order. On this episode of Start, Bench, Drop it's multiple positions of the Euro 2024. (This was recorded just after the group stage)

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Recorded 29/6/24 (00:18) Episode starts with us giving our thoughts on Euro 2024 so far and what countries we’ve enjoyed watching so far. (03:20) Eds thinks the English media has been too negative towards the team & Ethan thinks the criticism has been warranted as performances have been below par. Has the pressure to perform gotten to the England players? (09:54) Does Southgate know his best starting 11? (18:41) What players have impressed/ surprised you the most this tournament? (21:47) We then go on to talk about transfer targets for Chelsea as they’ve been linked with a few players(23:20) NBA Talk! We get to talk about the Boston Celtics winning the championship this season, thoughts on how the Dallas Mavericks looked in the finals, Luka Doncic needs to play better defence and get into better shape. New York Knicks trade for Mikal Bridges, adding him to join his 3 college team mates to play together. Ethan’s New Orleans Pelicans trade for Dejounte Marry and what should they do with Brandon Ingram? Bronny James heading to LA Lakers.

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Start, Bench, Drop is extra content from the podcast where we present 3 names and you have to decide if you would start, bench or drop and give reasons to why you’ve chosen your order. On this episode of Start, Bench, Drop it's multiple positions in the Premier League on the end of the season #football #premierleague #podcast To listen to the podcast and follow on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ourleaguepodcast

Recorded 25/5/24 before FA Cup Final (0:21) Start by talking about the battle between Arsenal vs Man City for the title. (05:21) Arsenal’s rebuild under Mikel Arteta & how long until people start questioning if he’s the right man for the job? What positions do Arsenal need to improve & Declan Rice’s imrpovement this season. (10:22) Chelsea and manager Mauricio Pochettino part ways, (15:06) what positions do Chelsea need to improve at? (18:07) Aston Villa have had an Amazing season under Unai Emery and secured Champions League football, would they sell Ollie Watkins and would it be smart for him to leave? What level of player do Aston Villa need to buy now to compete in multiple competitions. (24:27) Eds list the number of things Erik Ten Hag has got wrong during his time as Manchester United manager, specifically the signings he made. Should Manchester United sack Erik Ten Hag? Is it best Marcus Rashford leave Manchester United? What positions can Manchester United improve in their team? (33:02) How will Liverpool manage the transition of getting a new manager & are Liverpool going into a rebuild? (37:17) How will Crystal Palace handle Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise this summer transfer window? (39:15) The three teams that got promoted are the same three who got relegated this season. (43:11) Who Ethan thinks will have a breakout season in the Premier League next year? (44:30) Episode ends with us catching up as we haven’t recorded the podcast in a while. Ethan gives an update on his house and he and his girlfriend recently brought a dog. 

Start, Bench, Drop is extra content from the podcast where we present 3 names and you have to decide if you would start, bench or drop and give reasons to why you’ve chosen your order. On this episode of Start, Bench, Drop it's multiple positions in the Premier League #football #premierleague #podcast To listen to the podcast and follow on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ourleaguepodcast

Starts with Ethan explaining the process of purchasing and moving into his new home with his girlfriend. (08:32) We go over the top NFL Free Agency moves thus far Tee Higgins on the Franchise Tag, Saquon Barkley joining the Philadelphia Eagles, Derrick Henry joining the Baltimore Ravens, Justin Fields and Russell Wilson joining the Pittsburg Steelers etc.  

(18:49) We discuss the FA Cu results from the weekend. Ethan gives a breakdown of Chelsea’s performance, explains why he’s Pochettino out and not knowing Chelsea’s best starting 11.Manchester United win vs Liverpool and them not having a style of play. (29:15) Premier League results starts with Fulham’s 3-0 win over Tottenham. Talking about the current Premier League table, Kudus goal in the Europa League can West Ham hold onto their best players? Ending with Ben White asking not to be selected for England call up, Harry Kane breakin Bundesliga single season goal record with games to spare and Eds thinking Bayern Munich will win Champions League. 

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Recorded before the NFL playoffs started (01:01) Recording starts with Quarterbacks and later moves to wide receivers. Start, Bench, Drop is extra content from the podcast where we present 3 names and you have to decide if you would start, bench or drop and give reasons to why you’ve chosen your order. On this episode of Start, Bench, Drop it's NFL edition.

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Recorded on Sunday 3PM GMT (00:32) We start by talking about the NFL and talking about Saturday night NFL Playoff game between the Houston Texans vs Cleveland Browns. CJ Stroud continues his hot form and wins hist first playoff game. Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins, we didn’t expect it to be a blow out, extreme weather conditions and not betting against Patrick Mahomes. Bill Belichick leaving the New England Patriots and Mike Vrabel being fired for the Tennessee Titans. Ethan isn’t convinced and thinks Belichick will stay with New England, but work in the background. (08:51) We talk about the 2024 NFL draft order. The Chicago Bears have the number 1 pick again, do the keep Justin Fields and build around him or start fresh and draft a rookie QB? 

(13:02) Premier League results and we start with Burnley vs Luton. Both teams are in the bottom 3, will they stay up? Fulham vs Chelsea, Cole Palmer being Chelsea’s best player this season and Conor Gallagher still being linked with a move away from Chelsea. Ethan still not convinced by Chelsea’s recent wins and thoughts on the manager's handling of the squad. Chelsea’s big money signings having constant injury problems and letting good players leave on loan.

(20:29) Eds goes through the current Arsenal squad and what positions need improving/ new signings and what players he isn’t impressed with. Eds expresses he has no sympathy for Mikel Arteta with the current situation the club are in as he feels the manager brought it upon himself with signings that shouldn’t have been made. We ask the question what is Kai Havertz actually good at? If Arteta doesn’t perform to the level expected this season, could he be in danger of loosing his job?

(31:55) Man City performance vs Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne’s return and is Rúben Dias as good as people have made him out to be? (34:54) Where do Chelsea need to improve and what players Ethan thinks have been below par.

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Start, Bench, Drop is extra content from the podcast where we present 3 names and you have to decide if you would start, bench or drop and give reasons to why you’ve chosen your order. On this episode of Start, Bench, Drop it's Premier League Edition To listen to the podcast and follow on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ourleaguepodcast