NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/09/soun... VAR messes up yet again, we didn't even make it out of August before the PGMOL's first apology of the season. Also this week: once is happenstance, twice coincidence, three times is enemy action - what's happening to former Manchester United managers?

Be sure to listen to the very end of this week's podcast to hear @janbilton.bsky.social recount the legend of the Lambton Worm - which was the subject of a tifo at Sunderland's season opener.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/04/week... @firefli.es on 🌎 ENGvBEL, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MUNvMNC, 🇩🇪 SVWvSGE, 🇮🇹 ROMvJUV @janbilton.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 LUTvLEE @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🇦🇺 AUvSYD, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 FULvLIV

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/03/soun... Newcastle win something for the first time in colour, Liverpool underwhelm in another cup final, and we cast an eye over Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad. LISTEN NOW

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/02/week... The first FA Cup fifth round weekend for six years! @firefli.es on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 NEWvBHA, 🇮🇹 MILvLAZ @terryduffelen.com on 🇩🇪 VFBvFCB, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 CRYvMIL @janbilton.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MNCvPLY @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MNUvFUL, 🇦🇺 MACvSYD

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/02/soun... What’s left to look forward to in the Premier League now that the title race looks run and the towel’s been thrown into the relegation fight?

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/02/week... Previews of the best games to take you from Friday to Sunday: @firefli.es on ♀️PORvENG, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MNCvLIV @terryduffelen.com on 🇩🇪 TSGvVFB, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 NEWvNFO @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🇦🇺 MVvMC, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 AVLvCHE @janbilton.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿SUNvHUL

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/02/week... It may be Valentine's Day today but it's Bin Fire Day on Sunday. @firefli.es on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 LEIvARS, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♀️ ARSvTOT, 🇮🇹 JUVvINT @terryduffelen.com on 🇩🇪 LEVvFCB, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 TOTvMNU @janbilton.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 BHAvCHE @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🇦🇺 AUvNJ

We talked on the pod about the lack of VAR (and GLT) in the weekend's FA Cup games and, broadly, how it improved the experience as entertainment Last night's 3 minute delay to confirm something on-field officials had already allowed proves why Anyone who says it added even more drama is an idiot

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/02/soun... A worldy OG, F-bombs, and cupsets - the FA Cup fourth round had everything except replays and VAR.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/02/week... In a slight break from our usual content, this weekend's Boxset is all about the FA Cup 🏆 @firefli.es on BBRvWOL & AVLvTOT @terryduffelen.com on MNUvLEI & PLYvLIV @garyandrews.bsky.social on LEYvMCI & BHAvCHE @janbilton.bsky.social on BIRvNEW

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/02/soun... After trying to keep up with the final day of the UCL group phase, maybe it’s for the best that the transfer window closed sedately. Stay humble, eh.

✍️Words: Jonee // @jonee13.bsky.social Football hooliganism wasn’t isolated to a particular place - it was was and remains widespread. But, its roots in hooligan firms in the UK are well-known. The legacy of hooliganism is still felt today. www.footballheritage.co.uk/darker-times

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/01/week... In what promises to be a busy weekend for deals, there are some cracking matches... @firefli.es on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♀️ MCIvARS, 🇮🇹 MILvINT @terryduffelen.com on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 NFOvBHA, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 WOLvAVL @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🇦🇺 NJvCCM, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 BREvTOT @janbilton.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 BBRvPNE

NEW BLOG blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/01/the-... Dortmund historian @terryduffelen.com gives his reaction to the sacking of Nuri Sahin

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/01/week... The weekend is finally here. Settle in with some cracking matches on your TV... @firefli.es on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♀️ CHEvARS, 🇮🇹 LAZvFIO @terryduffelen.com on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MCIvCHE, 🇩🇪 STPvFCU @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🇦🇺 MACvMC, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 LUTvMIL @janbilton.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 SHUvHUL

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/01/soun... Having returned from a football weekend in Jersey, we discuss Bournemouth’s win at Newcastle, Ruben Amorim being taken out of context, and whether or not Angeball is worsening Tottenham’s injury crisis.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/01/week... Big games in the Championship, Serie A, Premier League and the return of the WSL @firefli.es on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ARSvAST, 🇮🇹 ATAvNAP, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♀️MCIvMNU @terryduffelen.com on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EVEvTOT @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 NEWvBOU, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 LEEvSHW @janbilton.bsky.social on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 BRNvSUN

Holy shit, guys. Episode 600! How do we get here?

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2025/01/soun... Join us and guest @chrisnee.co.uk as we celebrate a big milestone for the podcast by using this weekend’s FA Cup third round to assess where football is at the midpoint of the 2020s

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2025/01/week... It's the magic of the third round of the FA Cup and 1980's TV ads! Read our previews: @terryduffelen.com on 🇩🇪 BVBvB04, 🏆MNCvSAL @garyandrews.bsky.social on 🇦🇺 PGvAUC, 🏆LIVvACC @janbilton.bsky.social on 🏆 TAMvTOT @firefli.es on 🏆 ARSvMUN, 🇮🇹 NAPvVER

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2024/12/soun... This week we discuss the upcoming mad Manchester derby. There’s also some updated 17 year old content. Because Christmas.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2024/12/soun... FIFA's evaluation report of Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup has given them the highest score ever, despite the fact that most of the stadiums have yet to be built, and one of the host cities doesn't exist yet.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2024/11/soun... Ashworth to United, Viana to City, Edu to Forest. Sporting directors are in demand. Has the age of the traditional football manager come to an end?

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2024/09/soun... September sees the start of a new improved Nations League and the start of the new "Swiss-model" European club competitions, both of which are far easier to understand than Chelsea's transfer policy.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2024/08/soun... It's the start of a new season - our sixteenth! To kick off we talk about the relatively quiet transfer window and England interim manager Lee Carsley. ESPN's Bundesliga reporter Archie Rhind-Tutt joins us to talk about the legacy of Euro 2024