In the inaugural episode of the new pod Scott is joined by Shirtless Plantain Show host/I'm Not Gon Hold You correspondent Tosin Makinde as the two talk about the differences between soccer's transfer window (or free agency/trades) compared to American sports, why Scott is already fed up with it, some of Tosin's favorite transfer memories, some Club World Cup talk & more!.
Tosin and Coach dig into the latest around the world of football, including the Club World Cup, Gold Cup, Women’s Euros, and the Women’s AFCON, begging the question: “how much is too much?”
For all of that, rumors, transfers and more, join the lads.
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Hi gang! Coach and Deen are back with another Arsenal focused scouting report. This time, we’re talking Eze in attack/midfield and Valencia’s Mosquera as defensive depth.
Where do they fit? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Who might have to sacrifice to accommodate these players? We answer those questions and much more.
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We don’t know about you lot, but we certainly didn’t expect the Brazilian clubs to dominate the Club World Cup, yet, here we are.
Join Tosin and Deen for the latest from the least most wanted summer tournament ever, the transfer window, and the Gold Cup.
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Coach takes a quick look at the first 10 fixtures of Arsenal’s 25/26 season with some thoughts on how our transfer activity may be affected by these games. Tap In!
Summer’s typically the time for footy obsessives to take a break from club football to devote their divided attention to international tournaments and non-footy interests, but FIFA, in all its wisdom, decided to launch the Club World Cup. Great.
Join Tosin and Deen for a brisk trip through all the goings-on in world football over the last week, from the USMNT snapping a 4-game losing streak in their CONCACAF Gold Cup opener, to the sparsely attended and South American devoted Club World Cup.
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Oh hey! Didn’t see you there but we’re back. Join Coach and Deen (with an assist from Brazil Scout) for an informal scouting session on two fantastic players that have been linked to Arsenal in the current transfer window: Ajax’s Jorrel Hato and Lille’s Alexsandro Ribiero. We discussed each player’s qualities, how they compare to Arsenal’s current options, and where they might fit into Arteta’s project. Tap in!
Gooners! As pledged, here’s the second half of our Arsenal season review with Elliot. This is the bit with player rankings, transfer talk, squad building debates, off-field chatter, and our overall assessment of an ultimately frustrating season that still showed progress in certain departments.
Thanks for sticking with us this season and we’ll be popping up here and there all summer.
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It’s time to wrap up (then burn and bury) Arsenal’s 24/25 season, so we asked longtime friend of the pod, Elliot Ross (@elliot__ross on the evil app), to join us for a thorough assessment of the ups, downs, and everything between.
In this first half, we recapped the season (good, bad and ugly), including a deep dive into Myles Lewis-Skelly’s "eventful" season, the team’s tendency to defend well and squander leads, along with a player of the season debate and much more.
Tap in and expect the second half in another day or two. #COYG!
Wow. Didn’t see THAT coming!
The Qatari Sports Investment’s long odyssey to take European football reached its logical conclusion as Luis Enrique’s Paris St. Germain destroyed Simone Inzaghi’s Internazionale 5-0 in the Champions League final.
Join Tosin and Deen for an in-depth discussion of the match, Ousmane Dembele’s Ballon D’Or campaign, thoughts on the future of the sport, and a few other bits and bobs from around European football over the last few days.
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Our teams didn’t make the premier club game in world football, but it’s only right that we previewed Saturday’s matchup in Munich.
Join Coach, Tosin, and Deen for some Inter vs PSG yapping, including Lautaro praise, manager salutes, and possible racial abuse. Tap in!
The domestic league season is finally over. Conte’s Napoli are Serie A champions, but is he already moving on? Luka Modric’s league career at Real Madrid is over, and we learned which clubs get to play in Europe next season and why some clubs aren’t.
Join Tosin, Coach, and Deen for the SPS Weekend Review of the final weekend of league football. Tap in!
Intro-0:00
Arsenal women are CHAMPIONS- 1:39
Pokal Final- 3:46
Serie A- 6:53
Antonio Conte Leaving?!- 8:14
Serie A-15:29
LaLiga-18:06
Premier League- 29:21
Team of the season- 50:14
It’s only right to dedicate the first portion of today’s episode to Arsenal’s fantastic 1-0 triumph over Barcelona in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final. 🏆
However, the men also wrapped up their season with a 2-1 victory at Southampton, powered by goals from a departing Kieran Tierney and the captain, which we covered in the second half of the show.
Join the full lineup for thoughts on the conclusion to the season, victorious or otherwise. Tap in!
Manchester United have officially hit rock bottom.
16th in the league, out of Europe next season, and losing to… Tottenham in the Europa League final. YIKES!
Join Tosin and Tomi for their remix of the Book of Lamentations as applied to the club they (still) love.
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This episode is The Shirtless Plantain Show's debut as part of The Barber’s Chair FC (the Footy Division of The Barber’s Chair Network).
Join Tosin, Coach, and Deen as they review some new kits, celebrate Crystal Palace’s FA Cup triumph, discuss the drama in Serie A, and cover the best of the rest as the leagues reach their final or penultimate rounds.
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Intro- 0:00
Breaking News-0:26
KITS-0:52
Serie A- 4:34
FA Cup - 12:24
South London has a trophy-21:17
Women's FA Cup- 24:45
LaLiga - 25:46
Bundesliga- 35:39
Ligue 1 -40:27
Premier League- 51:00
Tosin Rants- 1:02:00
