Chaz Kicks Off!

It was a weekend where defenders simply forgot their job. Chaz reckons it’s not “Arsenal are brilliant at corners”… it’s that nobody in the Premier League can defend set pieces, full stop — and the goal count proves it.We get into Arsenal’s cohesion vs Chelsea’s chaos (and their latest red card), the title race reality check, and why Manchester United still aren’t “in the conversation” despite the noise.Then we dive into the IFAB rule changes coming for 2026: five-second countdowns, tougher restarts, and what Chaz calls “daft ball” — but will refs actually enforce it, or is it just another rule in the drawer?Plus: Spurs sliding, relegation fear, midweek fixtures, and a proper nod to the Old Firm drama.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Anthony Gordon actually “world class”… or has that label become meaningless? We get right into the debate and why fans (and pundits) throw it around far too easily.Then it’s onto the Championship, where QPR’s form and mentality get absolutely questioned — from basics at the back to what on earth you’re doing having a huddle at 4–0 down.And just when you think football can’t get any stranger… Snoop Dogg turns up at Swansea. 2026 is officially unhinged.Also in a quick roundup: Newcastle’s European chat, West Brom’s managerial mess, Champions League thoughts, and a rapid-fire weekend preview.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlie’s back home, back to a proper Sunday roast… and straight into tearing apart “Super Sunday.”This week on Chaz Kicks Off, we ask the question plenty of fans are thinking: where’s the drama gone? The Premier League calls it the best product in the world — but too many games are feeling flat, predictable and lacking real quality.Charlie doesn’t hold back on Spurs’ struggles, Liverpool getting away with another underwhelming performance, and the growing gap between hype and reality. And yes — we address Gary Neville’s on-air moaning during the technology delay. Fans pay, pundits get paid… perspective matters.Plus, we launch this week’s big debate: who is the greatest number 9 of all time? R9? Shearer? Someone else? Give us your pick — and your reason.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal wobble? We’re going there. Saka’s deal, the big sub, dressing-room leaks, and Charlie’s verdict: no title = Arteta out. Plus Trippier vs Gordon after Newcastle hit six, Mourinho controversy, and John Terry vs Van Dijk.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlie’s in the Maldives, and the football world’s losing its head.We go in on the week’s madness: Tottenham’s latest meltdown, the “new gaffer bounce” gamble, and the uncomfortable question Spurs fans hate hearing — what actually makes a ‘big club’ in 2026?Then it’s up to Nottingham Forest, where the chairman’s trigger finger is quicker than a VAR check — four managers in a season and counting. Charlie calls out the modern player mindset too: complaining about fitness? Not having it.We hit the FA Cup weekend properly — the ties, the banana skins, and why “just get through” is the only rule that matters. Plus: VAR’s closest offside call ever, the offside rule turning into a comedy sketch… and the Manchester United story that’s gone from banter to full-blown charity fundraising.Drop your takes on X — especially on Spurs, Forest, and whether football needs common sense back.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has VAR gone too far? Has the letter of the law killed our game? Charlie Austin fires both barrels at the offcials...........🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cristiano Ronaldo is dominating the headlines again — but this time it’s not goals… it’s a standoff.We break down the “on strike” noise, why the club (and the league) can’t be seen to bend, and the uncomfortable truth: when you’re a global icon brought in to elevate a whole project, your behaviour carries national-level consequences — and your legacy can take a hit fast.Then we flip it to a proper football hero: James Milner on the brink of 654 Premier League appearances. From £70 a week to history — a reminder that greatness isn’t always loud.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ransfer deadline day wasn’t dull — it was mad. We break down the £48m Jørgen Strand Larsen shock (one Premier League goal… seriously?) and ask when does football inflation stop?Then the drama: Mateta’s “dream move” to AC Milan and why medicals can flip a deal in seconds — with Charlie’s own story of a Premier League move collapsing at Hull (and how Harry Redknapp took the gamble anyway.Plus: the Tonali-to-Arsenal noise, what it says about modern transfers, and a brutally honest chat on Newcastle’s season, PSR frustration, loyalty vs ruthlessness, and what happens if the purse strings never open.We finish on a high: QPR bounce back, a filthy instinctive finish, and why the streets won’t forget that Charlie celebration.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

⚽️🇺🇸 EP14 | CHAZ KICKS OFF 🗽 Flight cancelled → 48hrs extra in NYC (bucket list chaos) 🔵⚪️ 150 QPR fans at 9:15am in -10°C + “Purple for Lily” 💜 🏆 UCL new format = proper drama… Prem still feels “chessy/physical” 🔥 Weekend: Liverpool v Newcastle + QPR v Coventry (Lampard) #ChasKicksOff #CharlieAustin #QPR #UCL #PremierLeague Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal Are Champions (Because Nobody’s Fighting Them)It’s the Thursday edition of Chaz Kicks Off and Charlie’s on the move — suitcases packed, passport out, and a proper QPR trip incoming.Chas is heading to New York for a fan takeover with the NYC R’s, a meet-and-greet, a bit of classic shirts culture, and even Nets vs Celtics at the Barclays before the big one: QPR vs Wrexham on Saturday. Proper transatlantic scenes.Then it’s back to the Premier League — and we’re calling it early: “Arsenal are champions”… not because it’s done on paper, but because nobody looks like they’s got the stomach to chase them down. Squad depth for days, defensive steel, and a level of consistency everyone else is failing to match.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Super Sunday’s become Snoozy Sunday, and we’re not even going to pretend otherwise.In this Monday bulletin, Charlie Austin tears into the state of the Premier League right now: same tactics, same slow build-up, same “chess match” nonsense… and fans paying top money to watch 90 minutes of nothing.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester United are a circus. Spurs fans are booing again. And Charlie Austin says the traditional No.9 is officially dead.In this week’s episode of Chaz Kicks Off, Charlie doesn’t hold back as we tear into the chaos engulfing the Premier League — from United’s never-ending managerial confusion to Tottenham’s identity crisis and why modern forwards just aren’t clinical anymore.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Premier League’s been called “stale”… so the FA Cup turned up and chose chaos. 🔥 This Monday round-up is pure third-round madness: cupsets, red cards, extra time and goals flying in — including one of the biggest shocks in years as holders Crystal Palace get dumped out at Macclesfield after the volunteers clear the pitch and the underdogs do the rest.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A week that had everything — chaos at St James’ Park, a Newcastle poll that exploded to 15,000 votes, and Manchester United spiralling into what Charlie calls “an old boys’ club” with no plan and no identity.🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎧 This episode is powered by HuelReal football opinions need proper fuel. Huel is nutritionally complete food, quick to prepare, and perfect for busy matchdays.💷 Get £10 OFF your first order 👉 https://my.huel.com/CAUSTIN89 Use code CHARLIEAUSTIN89 at checkout.New Year, same madness. Charlie’s back — and he’s not holding back. We’ve got the Blackpool ‘hotel room’ farce (yes, they made fans shut the curtains), Chelsea’s manager gone with a ten-million handshake, Arsenal looking like the festive period’s big winners, and Liverpool’s drop-off getting harder to watch. Plus: Newcastle fan reality checks, and Charlie’s Card is live — take him on and you could end up on the pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Boxing Day special of Chaz Kicks Off, Charlie Austin doesn’t hold back — questioning how tradition has been ripped up, why fans are paying the price, and whether the Premier League has completely lost touch.We get into Chelsea vs Villa, Man United vs Newcastle, Arsenal’s title nerves, Wolves’ grim reality, VAR chaos, and why some managers have finally had enough of the officiating circus.Plus — after festive excess, Charlie admits it’s time for a reset. A New Year fitness challenge is coming, and we’ll be tracking it episode by episode.Strong opinions. Proper football chat. And a Boxing Day rant that needed saying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the festive build-up and the Premier League served up pure chaos.Charlie Austin and Peter Redding react to a bonkers weekend — starting with the mad Chelsea vs Newcastle “game of two halves”… before the conversation turns into our biggest VAR/PGMOL breakdown yet.We also launch Charlie’s Card — our new predictions game where you go head-to-head with Charlie for bragging rights (and a place on the pod). And guess what? Charlie finished 2nd… but a Dubai-based Liverpool fan nicked the top spot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CHAZ KICKS OFF! Epiode 5 drop— Newcastle hit another cup semi-final, but has Eddie Howe quietly changed the way the Toon play? Charlie gives his take on the Premier League’s obsession with “perfect goals” (and why XG can do one), we dig into the chaos at Old Trafford, and break down how Liverpool control the noise while United let it drip-feed for weeks. PlusSpurs look lost, Villa are flying, and we finish on the festive period myth every fan’s heard… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 4 Charlie reacts to Newcastle’s derby-day embarrassment, why Sunderland “wanted it more,” and what Newcastle must do next with a massive week ahead. We then hit Liverpool’s response and Mo Salah’s return, why the timing matters, what it could’ve become with AFCON around the corner, and why the Anfield reaction said a lot.Chaz Kicks Off! is the straight-talking, no-nonsense football show hosted by Premier League striker Charlie Austin, with broadcaster and presenter Peter Redding steering the conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 3 of CHAZ KICKS OFF, Charlie Ausitin addresses the latest on the Mo Salah fallout, we ask if Villa are in the title race, and the big man gtills Pete on the Derby-Day build up.Chaz Kicks Off! is the straight-talking, no-nonsense football show hosted by Premier League striker Charlie Austin, with broadcaster and presenter Peter Redding steering the conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.