Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast

It’s Gameweek 5! After a week’s hiatus because of the International break, the lads are back delving into everything Premier League! Spurs continue their dominance with the latest win ever recorded in the Prem, Liverpool are looking more and more like title contenders again and Brighton just keep impressing! What is happening at Chelsea? Is Pochettino going to turn Chelsea around? We discuss it all on this weeks Football Fill-In!

This is one you DON’T want to miss!

We also had the usual:

Ben Vs Mark 🥊 Around the World 🌎 And the World Famous Football Fill-In Quiz 🤔

On today’s Fozcast, we have the goalkeeper SUPER agent, Richard Lee in the studio! As an ex-goalkeeper himself, Richard notably had long spells at both Watford and Brentford from 2000 to 2015. Since retiring, Richard has become a successful businessman. However, today we speak about one of his largest endeavours, being a football agent. We discuss the most recent transfer window, the highs and lows that each hour has in store for both him and the players and of course the mind-boggling amount of money that is involved.

We also speak about:
- Fabrizio Romano and how he finds out about transfers

- How much agents get paid per transfer

- And some good old GK talk!

We hope you enjoy this one!

Today's podcast is the one where we speak about Ben's retirement. After 505 professional matches, 5 promotions, a League Cup, and some of the most memorable moments in football, Ben today talks about how he realised it was the time to retire and gives you other reasons why it was so important that now was the right time. He also goes into detail about what the future holds as he becomes a full-time content creator.

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Gameweek 4, it was goals galore! 3 hat-tricks; Haaland, Son and Ferguson scoring 9 goals between them, Liverpool is back to form and Sancho going off at Manchester United!

We were joined by the That’s Football duo of Mark Goldbridge and Will Brazier and of course, your host, Ben Foster is back on the Sofa!We also had the usual: Ben Vs Mark 🥊 Around the World 🌎 And the World Famous Football Fill-In Quiz 🤔

On this special episode of the Fozcast, we take you through Ben's most lucrative contract he ever received while being a professional Goalkeeper. In July of 2011, Ben joined the Midlands rivals of his previous club Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion. In that season, he played 37 of their 38 games and equalling West Brom's all time clean sheet record of 10. This led West Brom to sign Ben on a permanent deal for the sum of £4,000,000. This contract is the contract we look at today, going through it page-by-page, number by number and bonus-by-bonus to show you the money that players in highest level of English football were being paid at the start of the 2010s and also comparing this to today's insane wage bills and bonuses.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Ben's greatest Contract 🌟
• The sign-on bonuses he received 📝
• The weekly wages he was on 🤑
• The differences on salaries between then and now 🤯
• The almost impossible playing bonuses that players struggled to reach 🤕

And so much more!

It’s was definitely the game week of the keeper in GW3🧤…With blunders from Onana and Ramsdale but otherworldly stops by Alisson, Areola and Jose Sa we dissect them all this week on The Football Fill-In!

We also talk about VARs most recent incident featuring Mike Dean and the Kissing Scandal involving Spain’s FA President plaguing the Women’s World Cup victory…

We also have the usual…We also have the usual..

Ben Vs Mark 🥊

Around the World 🌎

And the World Famous Football Fill-In Quiz 🤔

Today we have current Leicester City player and England International Conor Coady on the podcast! Conor began his professional career at the Liverpool academy eventually playing 2 games for the Reds. After two short spells at Sheffield United and Huddersfield, Conor found himself at the club that would cement himself as one of the brightest English defensive prospects. Wolves would buy Conor for £2 million in 2015 and for 8 years, Conor was the rock of their defensive line, helping the squad reach heights such as The Europa League in the 2019-20 season. Conor has also played 10 times for the 3 Lions, notably at EURO 2020 where, even though he didn’t play, was dubbed “The player of the tournament” by Assistant Manager Steve Holland for his presence in the camp. Now, at Leicester City his one and only aim is to get the Foxes back to the Premier League. In this Episode, we speak to Conor about:

• The current Leicester team and how the new manager has revolutionised the club
• His rise through the ranks of the Liverpool Academy
• His time at Liverpool rivals, Everton
• The mental toll of Raul Jiminez’ injury on him and the squad

It’s episode 2 of this Season’s Football Fill-In! Mitoma shows his class 😍 Manchester United Still look shaky 🥴 and Villa bounce back 🤩 The Premier League is well and truly back! Join Ben, Mark and the main man Tubes as they cover the highs and lows of this game week 👏🏽 We also have the usual.. Ben Vs. Mark 🥊 Around the World 🌎 And the World Famous Football Fill-In Quiz 🤔 Please, please hit that SUBSCRIBE BUTTON, let's get to that 2 million mark! Go enter the giveaway on our new website below! 👇🏼 https://thecyclinggk.com/giveaway/signed-ben-foster-matchworn-gloves

Today we have a Premier League legend on the Fozcast, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Bursting into the Premier League with Leeds United before a big money move to Atletico Madrid where despite scoring 24 league goals, Madrid were relegated from the top tier of Spanish football. This opened the door for a huge move back to the Premier league with Chelsea for a record fee of £15 million. It didn't take long for him to get off the mark for the Blues as he was able to score on his debut at Wembley in the Charity Shield versus the mighty Manchester United and from that point onwards, the rest is history. In four years at Stamford Bridge he scored 69 goals in 136 games, placing him firmly in the minds and hearts of Chelsea fans for years to come. After stints at numerous clubs from 2004 to 2008, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink retired from playing football and has since become a manager. 

In this podcast, the lads speak to Hasselbaink about:

• The insane first meeting with the legend that is John Terry 🤣
• The 'Passion' from leeds fans 🤐
• His crazy move to Atletico Madrid 🤯
• THAT Incredible Chelsea team 😍

We hope you enjoy! 👊🏼

The Premier League season is back which means one thing, so is The Football Fill-In! 🔥

Join Mark, Ben and Watto as they chat about all things Gameweek 1 including…

• That INSANE Kane Transfer 🤯
• Haaland’s excellence 💪🏼
• Isak’s incredible start to the season 🚀
• The madness that is the Caicedo transfer saga 🤪
• A new segment - Ben Vs. Mark 🥊

…And of course, the World Famous TFFI Quiz 🕺

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The Football Fill-In is BACK! A new season of Premier League football awaits us meaning there are heaps to discuss and break down. As the season starts this weekend, it only made sense to get the dynamic trio of Ben, Mark and Dave Watson on the sofas to make their predictions. The crew looked at the top 4, the bottom three, who’s winning the golden boot, their dark horse and their potential flop of the season all followed up by the world-famous Football Fill-In Quiz. Next week, we properly get stuck in with some banger fixtures all ready to be broken down by The Fill-In crew! See you there. 😎

Last time we decided to choose the Top 10 best Premier League strikers of all time and it and nearly ended in tears. But, we got Tubes back to brave the another Top 10 list, this time... Midfielders! This was one absolute carnage, but we made it through and overall we were all happy with the list! 

Tubes. Is. Back! With the wild off-season we're currently having we had to get the trio back together to discuss everything that is new in the world of Football such as Saudi Arabia's transfer window, the insane sackings of Gary O'Neill and Darren Moore and how the Premier League is shaking up going into the first game in August!

Today on the podcast we have West Brom and Birmingham legend and good friend of mine, Paul Robinson!

We talk about the incredible players he played with in his 26-year long career and also the struggles that footballers face when their playing careers finally come to an end.

This one was one was a banger, enjoy!

I did it… I signed for Wrexham AGAIN! In this episode, I go into detail about my reasons for signing for this incredible club for one more year and give you guys all the details about that infamous Vegas trip. I cannot wait to get going again for next season!

The Premier League Season has come to and end and there’s no better way to finalise the season with some awards! We've got Will Brazier with us today as we hand out awards such as Champ of the Season, Biggest Flop, Moment of the Season and so much more! Do you think we got them correct? Let us know down below in the comments and have your say on who should get each award!

We’re on the road again! This time it’s the mega Soccer Aid Training camp. We’ve got none other than Arsenal ledge, super Jack Wilshere! 🙌🏼⚽️👍🏼

Jack talks to us about the highs and lows of his career including the injuries that prevented him from potentially becoming one of Englands all time greats! 🦁🦁🦁

Jack also chats about European Cup winner, Declan Rice and the superstar that he is fast becoming 👀💫

This was a belting pod and massive thank you to Jack and all the people at Soccer Aid who helped make this happen!

Tickets for Soccer Aid For UNICEF on Sunday 11th June 2023 at Old Trafford, are still available via www.socceraid.org.uk/tickets with a family of four able to attend for just £60 — two adults and two children.

The Premier League may have concluded, but that doesn’t mean The Football Fill-In has! Today Ben and Mark were joined by Will Brazier to see if was possible to agree on the best 11 players of this incredible season. After 40 minutes of heated debates and rogue shouts, we finally got there… Do you agree with us? Let us know down below!

One of the craziest Premier League seasons we’ve ever had has finally come to a close! Man City lifting the trophy once more, Everton staying up, Leeds going back to the Championship and the unlikely relegation of a once Premier League winning club in Leicester falling down the pyramid. Thank you to every single one of you that has watched The Football Fill-In this season, we cannot wait to come back even bigger in August for another banger of a Prem season. In the meantime though, we’ve got some very special edition episodes coming your way! And of course, in this episode we had the usual… Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔 And much more!

How impactful are stats in the Premier League? We had Amr from Oracle Cloud tell us all about it! We talk everything stats including expected Goals, most powerful goal, most improbable comeback and many more!

We also discuss how players in the Premier League from the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, use stats from Oracle Cloud to negotiate their contracts!

If you like stats, this is the episode for you!!

Manchester City are champions of the Premier League again! Nottingham Forest are officially staying up after their 1-0 win over Arsenal, and Everton get a last minute equaliser in their battle to beat the drop. One more week to go... We have Mark Goldbridge and Dave Watson in the studio today with the usual… Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔 And much more!

Arsenal lose to Brighton putting the power in Man City’s hands to win their seventh title in 12 years! The battle to stay in the Premier League gets ever closer as we near the end of the season, with the first victim of relegation being settled as Southampton ready to play Championship football next season - Who do you think is going to join them?

We also have the usual…

Head-to-Head Quiz 

And much more! 

We sit down with former England GK and Premier League save machine Joe Hart on the Fozcast today!

Joe talks to us about the highs and lows of professional football, from the seasons at Man City to the loan moves at aged 30...

This one was an absolute banger of an episode!

Manchester City and Arsenal both win, as their race for the Premier League title continues! We also have a couple of record breakers this weekend with Kane and Salah! Who do you think will go down to the Championship this year? All discussed on today’s Football Fill-In!

We also have the usual…

Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔

And much more!

The Premier League Hall of Fame inductees are about to be announced on May 3rd! There are 5 inductees this year of which, 2 have all ready been confirmed. The managerial titans Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. That leaves a choice of 3 from a shortlist of 15 Premier League legends which are…

• Tony Adams
• Ashley Cole
• Gary Neville
• Sol Campbell
• Jermain Defoe
• Michael Owen
• Michael Carrick
• Les Ferdinand
• John Terry
• Petr Cech
• Rio Ferdinand
• Yaya Toure
• Andrew Cole
• Robbie Fowler
• Nemanja Vidic

The Fozcast boys really get stuck into this one, with the usual banter, debate and laughs as you’d expect.

Let us know if you agree with the lads choices!

Eight games played over this Premier League weekend as we dive deep into the fixtures! We had thrilling games up and down the country with a total of 36 goals scored in 2 days! Manchester City continue their winning ways along with two, 4-3 results at both ends of the table! Tune into this week’s Football Fill-In to find out what we think… We also have the usual… Champ of the Week 👍🏻 Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔 And much more!

Wrexham are champions of the National League, we're finally back to where we belong!

On this Fozcast, Tom and I discuss the whole day from that final whistle moment to partying till the early hours with Ryan and Rob!

Ben returns to the Football Fill-In this week after a weekend of promotion, partying and ALOT of beer... What a week for the Premier League! Arsenal clinching a draw at home, Newcastle smashing Tottenham 6-1 and the race for survival gets all that much closer! We also have... Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔 And so much more!

Have Arsenal bottled the Premier League? The relegation battle continues and Chelsea is still struggling…

We are back with The Football Fill-In this week! Goldbridge returns to host the show again this week with Dave Watson and Will Brazier by his side! We also have...

Goal of the Week ⚽️

Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔

And so much more!

Well what a rollercoaster of a weekend that was! In this episode, we talk everything about the Notts County match...The preparation after suffering a loss to Halifax, the changing rooms at halftime when being 1-0 down and the comeback in the second half, with a full breakdown of that penalty save in the final minutes of the game! We also chat about the reaction after the match and the scenes in the changing room after the final whistle went!

The Football Fill-In returns this week after a hefty week of Premier League action...Potter and Rodgers depart from their clubs with some huge names being touted to take their places, adding another twist to this already incredible season!

This week, Mark Goldbridge hosts the show with Ben being ill, alongside him is the main man Tubes and Tom from the Fozcast! We also have...

Goal of the Week ⚽️

Chump on the Week 👎🏻

Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔

And so much more!

My first week back at Wrexham AFC...In today’s episode we talk about meeting Ryan Reynolds for the first time, my training routine, the build up to the game and possibly the world record for the fastest medical!

This is also the last episode of the Season! Thank you for all your support, we'll be back with a bang in two weeks!

The news is finally out! I am signing for Wrexham AFC! In this pod we talk about how it all happened, breaking it down in every little detail from Wrexham reaching out to me to signing on that dotted line!

We have a bite-sized Football Fill-In for you today, with 7 games being played in this week's Premier League Fixtures! Join us this week our good friend Will Brazier as we discuss Arsenal smashing Crystal Palace, Southampton getting a last gasp equaliser at Stamford Bridge and Leeds getting a big win at the bottom of the table!

We also have the usual…

Head-to-Head Quiz 🤔

S’House of the Week 🤣

Mystery Shirt🔮

And much more!

This Fozcast could cause some debate…

We are joined by Tubes as we discuss the Top 10 Premier League Strikers of all time…We had a list of 30 players and had that impossible task to not only dwindle it down to 10, but to rank them too!

Let us know if you guys agree with us and put your top 10 down below!

One for the record books! Manchester United lose 7-0 to Liverpool in the Premier League, Arsenal score a last-minute winner to get three vital points in the title race against Manchester City and Chelsea pick up a much-needed win at Stamford Bridge. Thogden also makes his return Football Fill-In set to help us break down this week's fixtures.

We also have the usual

Head-to-Head Quiz

Chump of the Week

S’House of the Week

And much more!

Today on the Fozcast we have Alfie Mawson! Alfie has played for the likes of Fulham, Wycombe, Swansea and Barnsley, but at the age of 29 he has been forced into early retirement due to problems within his knee. Alfie talks about the struggles he had to deal with outside of football and the heartbreaking news of being told his playing days were over...

We also talk to Alfie about his time at England and playing with the likes of Jack Wilshere and John Stones, he also gives us an insight to how good they really are!

Manchester United are Cup Winners once more! In today's episode, we talk about that historic Red Devils win and also the return of Karius...We also talk about this week's Premier League games, including a relegation battle that is well and truly heating up! Who do you think is going to get relegated this year?  We also have…  Head-To-Head Quiz 🤔 Mystery Shirt 🔮  And much more!

We have the return of Neil Cutler on the Fozcast today! We update you lot on Ben’s retirement and the offers that have come in over the last few months...

We also delve into Neil Cutler's time at Aston Villa and the sizeable impact a managerial sacking can have on club staff.

Manchester United smash Leicester, Manchester City drop points and Arsenal back to winning ways! The Premier League title race is getting tense!  On the show today, we have the usual Mark Goldbridge alongside my Ex West Brom goalkeeper coach Neil Cutler who gives us some in depth detail to some of the goalkeeping mistakes this weekend!  We also have…  Head-To-Head Quiz 🤔 Mystery Shirt 🔮  And much more!

The Seven-time Snooker World Champion Stephen Hendry joins us on the Fozcast this week! 

Hendry talks about the 'hardest play in sport', the 147 break, the impact of psychology in sports and winning Ferraris by simply playing Snooker! We also discuss his new YouTube channel, Cue-Tips, and how he is trying to help the Snooker community improve their game.

What a crazy weekend of Premier League action! VAR is once again at the centre of controversy, with big wins for Leicester and Manchester United, a woeful performance by Spurs and the underdogs Fulham and Brentford shocking the league once more.

We have the return of the mighty Premier League legend that is Darren Bent on the show today giving us his opinions on all things Premier League. We also have a BRAND NEW segment on the show too! 👀