Tim and Tom review some of the Champion's League games that caught the eye, including Bayern Munich v Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon v Spurs and the surprise of the week - Bruges v Porto. They then discuss the Premier League with Tim feeling great that Arsenal are sitting pretty on top of the league. They discuss who can win and who's realistically going to win (no surprises there). Finally they move onto the international break for Nations League games and talk about how much managers will want to experiment, or if it's time to lock in your best squad and a system with the Qatar World Cup just round the corner.
In this episode we talk about the controversial VAR moments from last weekend's Premier League matches. We delve into the history of VAR, life before and since it came into our lives. We ask whether it should be 'binned' as West Ham's Michel Antonio and ex-England and Arsenal striker have recently recommended, or whether we are just experiencing 'teething' problems that will be resolved over time. Finally we suggest a couple of alternatives to fix VAR, with Tim arguing that more power should be given back to the on-field referee and Tom arguing that the power transfer should go in the opposite direction, to the people in the VAR studio.
Tim and Tom tackle a number of topics, starting with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and whether it was right to suspend Premier League football matches for one week. They also talk about some of the big mid-week European matches, the sacking of Thomas Tuchel and if 'show-boating' is ever justifiable in professional football.
Tim and Tom discuss the latest changes that the premier league clubs have made to their player rosters. They talk about the transfer signings that they will be successes and failures. They talk about the player moves that have surprised them and the moves that they think smell of desperation. Finally, they talk about the differences in the money changing hands between the Premier league and the other major European leagues and whether that's good for the long-term future of the game.
Tim and Tom discuss Almería's inspiring 2-1 home victory against a formidable Sevilla side at the Power Horse Stadium, Almería. Tim reflects on the teams, the tactics and the players who shone. Tom discusses the latest transfer rumours about Umar Sadiq's future with Real Sociedad expressing a strong interest in Almería's star striker.
Tim and Tom discuss the eight groups of teams who will play against each other to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament. They also ask if the new schedule will make a difference to the results, with all the games to be played between September 6th and November 2nd to accommodate for the winter World Cup in Qatar.
Tim and Tom discuss the opening game of Almería's return to the Primera Liga and what they thought about the game and the performances of the players. They also discuss the upcoming trip to Elche on Monday night and Tim expresses his hopes for a glorious night in Alicante!
Tim and Tom dissect the recent past that has led to Manchester United beginning the season in last place in the league after a 4-0 thumping by Brentford at the weekend. They look at the club's history, managers, players, owners and transfer prospects as the club try to lift themselves up after a terrible start to the season.
Tim & Tom discuss the opening week's games. Which clubs and players stood out? Who is looking good for the title, Champions league qualification and relegation? They also discuss the extremely tough competition this year for the Premier League's golden boot for the player who scores the most goals.
Tim and Tom discuss the club's prospects, new signings, Umar Sadiq, ticket chaos and chances for the visit of Real Madrid this weekend.
Tim and Tom discuss the invasion of Wembley, the etiquette of collecting a runners-up medal and whether sportsmanship is dead.
Tim and Tom analyse all the major talking points from the Euros 2020 final between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium, London.
Tim and Tom discuss the Italian and English teams. Which players are they expecting to perform. Which players could make a mistake. Does the Wembley Stadium factor make a difference?
Tim and Tom review the two semi finals: Spain vs. Italy and Denmark vs. England. What were their key moments, stand out players, controversies and vulnerabilities.
The lads discuss the thrilling, tactical and dramatic quarter finals ties from the last round of the Euros. They make predictions for the semi-finals and talk about key moments, stand-out players and the most impressive teams of the tournament so far.
Tim and Tom whet their appetites for the quarter finals between Belgium and Italy, Denmark and the Czech Republic and England versus Ukraine. Will injuries have an impact? Will there be red cards again? What about a penalty shootout? Tune it to find out what they think is going to happen.
Tim and Tom discuss the upcoming quarterfinal between Spain and Switzerland and make predictions about who they think will go through.
Tim and Tom discuss all the drama from the second round of the Euro 2020 tournament. An unforgettable series of matches.
Tim and Tom discuss predictions for the sixteen remaining teams in the tournament before the first knockout round of matches begins. Who will go through? What will the scores be? Which games are the hardest to predict? Join us!
Tim and Tom discuss the final group games of the Euros 2020 tournament. Which predictions came true? Where did Tim and Tom go wrong? Were there any surprises?