Squeaky Bum Time: An English Premier League Podcast

In Episode #29 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike is upset about Tottenham-Liverpool, and the rest of the previous top four drop points! Also:

• Slaven Bilic is out at West Brom after they...get a point against Man City? In comes Big Sam and more negative football.
• Pedro Neto and Daniel Podence carry Wolves to a come-from-behind victory over Chelsea!
• Arsenal fight, claw and hang on to rescue a point at home against Southampton!
• Don't look now, but Man United is five points off the top in sixth place with a game in hand.

In Episode #28 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, we discuss a weekend where Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea ALL drop points! Also:

• Negative football seems like it's here to stay. We discuss why that might be the case.
• Champions League draw reaction! All three English teams get tough draws!
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finally gets his first goal from open play...in his own net! Arsenal fall to Burnley!
• Tottenham and Liverpool both draw on the road, setting up a tantalizing matchup at Anfield on Wednesday evening

In Episode #27 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, we recap the final day of Champions League group stage action and look ahead to Saturday's Manchester Derby.

• Close, but not enough! United's latest comeback bid falls short, and they're OUT of the Champions League!
• What the hell happened in Paris, and was it *actually* a racist incident, or a big misunderstanding in an already hotly contested match?
• Madrid turn on the afterburners to top Group B, and Inter finishes last in the group!
• Man City look ready to crush Man United and make Ole's seat a little hotter... but will they?  

In Episode #26 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, the guys discuss Tottenham's dominant 2-0 victory over Arsenal in the North London Derby, discuss the beautiful schadenfreude of watching AFTV and review the rest of the weekend's action.

• Bruno saves the day again for Manchester United! And now Paul Pogba wants out? What's going on?
• All of a sudden, Manchester City are in fifth place with a game in hand, folks...
• Fans are back in the stands, how sweet it is!
• Wolves get put to the sword by Liverpool at Anfield. Should we be worried about them?
• Southampton-Brighton, yet another great game ruined by VAR!  

In Episode #25 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, the guys discuss the Champions League Group Stage landscape with one matchday remaining, and look ahead to this weekend's North London Derby between Tottenham and Arsenal.

• Real Madrid and Inter Milan currently sit third and fourth respectively in Group B. Will either survive to the knockout round?
• Manchester United, PSG and RB Leipzig all are stuck on nine points. Three enter matchday six, only two leave!
• Tottenham blow two late leads to draw in Austria in the Europa League and spend a lot of energy doing it. Will it affect their performance on Sunday?
• Wolves travel to Anfield, can they channel their inner Mongolian and be the first to take down Liverpool at home? 

In episode 24, Laurent flies solo again and laments the scourge that is VAR. The tyranny continues.
Break down of:

• Chelsea v Tottenham
• Brighton V Liverpool
• Manchester City v Burnley
• Southampton v Manchester United
• and the rest of the weeks matchups... oh and Arsenal being terrible.

In this episode Mike is out so Laurent gives his hot takes on the great and powerful Diego Armando Maradona. A myth, and legend in life and death, but not the greatest of all time.
We go through were we are in the Champions League and the latest failure of Antonio Conte with Inter Milan.
Lastly,  we go through the full Premier League slate and run down for Match week 10. The big match in London and we'll find out if Spurs are going to WIN THE LEAGUE!!!

In Episode 22 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, we break down Tottenham's 2-0 victory over Manchester City in this season's first iteration of El Douchico! Other games we discuss:

• Liverpool with maybe the most dominant effort in the Jurgen Klopp era, absolutely manhandle Leicester City 3-0. Incredible performance given the amount of injuries they're fighting!
• Arsenal are lucky to escape Leeds with a 0-0 draw after getting battered. They seem to only have gotten worse over the international break
• Aston Villa and Brighton play the most fun end-to-end game of the weekend!
• Manchester United once again saved by a penalty at The Hawthorns in a 1-0 win over West Brom. 

There is a new typical City and it's the typical Pep City. Possession, shots, control, no end product. But this was worse than that. This time it was an illusion of control. Spurs controlled this game WITHOUT the ball. It was a clash in philosophy and a clash in desire. Spurs stronger, physical and a unit. City weak, tepid, scared and without any spark. Pep has been resigned for 2 years but can City stand 2 more years of this type of football without something improving?

In Episode 21 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, we preview the biggest game of the week--at least to us--as Mike's Tottenham Hotspur take on Laurent's Manchester City in the twice-annual fixture known as "El Douchicho!"

We break down why both of us feel impending doom about this match, and discuss some potential lineup decisions that await Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho ahead of this weekend's kickoff.

Also discussed in this episode:

• Liverpool take on Leicester City in another massive six-pointer, but without the entirety of their starting back line. Can they hold Jamie Vardy and the Foxes at bay?
• Arsenal take on Leeds in a match that could go either way. Both teams entered the international break on poor form, but will either emerge from it with enough quality to take three points?

In Episode #20 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike delves into the story behind all of Liverpool's sudden troubles after all that success, how Jurgen Klopp made a deal with the devil a few years back. You won't want to miss this one!

Other storylines:

• Laurent discusses how the teams in the WSL have absorbed the narratives of their male counterparts. Arsenal, Spurs blowing leads, and Tobin Heath talking shit!
• The guys go deep on the history of Wrexham AFC, the team purchased by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhinney.

In Episode #19 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike and Laurent do a deep dive on what's made Southampton so good to begin the year and how cool Ralph Hasenhuttl's "pirates" comment was.  Other topics discussed:

• USMNT play their first game in eight months, with hardly any MLS guys! What a twist!
• Has Germany saved US Soccer from total capitulation after missing the 2018 World Cup?
• Comparing VAR and the Premier League to the French Revolution

In Episode 18, Laurent is left alone with the to the car and boy does he go bananas on the VAR Reign of terror (yes, there is a French Revolution aside)
Plus the BIG one. Liverpool v Manchester City.  Arsenal struggles vs Aston Villa. Leicester City going top v Wolves. Tottenham Hotspur grinding out a 1-nil v West Brom and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his 9 lives and Manchester United defeating Everton. Plus the rest of the weeks matches heading into the international break.

In Episode 17 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike and Laurent look ahead to one of the biggest games of the year, Manchester City playing host to Liverpool. Laurent goes into how he thinks City will line up, and is concerned they won't change their style enough to hit a wounded Liverpool where they're weak.

Also, the guys once again discuss the latest chapter in the failing marriage between Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after their head-scratching defeat in the Champions League and look ahead to their weekend matchup against Everton.

In Episode 16 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Laurent goes off about what we're supposed to gain from the introduction of VAR in all of these key moments. Mike shouts out more unfair treatment of his main man Harry Kane from the English media, and tells the story of his experience watching Gareth Bale finally find the net again for Tottenham.

Then, the rest of the games:

• Arteta outcoaches Ole as Arsenal take the points at Old Trafford
• Is Diogo Jota the next deadly weapon in Liverpool's attack?
• James Ward-Prowse is a magician, leading Southampton to victory with two dazzling free kick goals and an assist
• Jamie Vardy has a party against Leeds
• Chelsea manhandle Burnley, who might be in danger of the drop

In Episode 15 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike and Laurent take a step back and look at specific teams' results so far through six weeks. Is Manchester City really deserving of 13th place? Is Everton really deserving of the top spot in the table? If not, who is?

Plus:

• Reviews of the Champions League and Europa League games
• Tottenham loses to Belgian farmers. Mike isn't thrilled
• Preview of matchweek 7 in the English Premier League
• Arsenal visit Manchester United
• Leeds take on Leicester City
• Weakened Liverpool plays weakened West Ham

In Episode 14 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike and Laurent try to make sense of a Premier League table that has Everton atop it, and Arsenal, Man City and Man United in the bottom half after matchweek six.

We run through all the games, but especially:

• Chelsea and Man United play to a scoreless draw, and we want a refund for the time we spent watching it 
• Spurs almost get Dyche'd in Burnley, but Kane and Son save them again
• Everton finally stumble thanks to a great performance by James Ward-Prowse and Southampton
• Laurent tries to dissect what the missing piece is for Man City
• Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo meet again in Wednesday's Champions League group stage action

In Episode 12 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, we try to make sense of a frenetic weekend of action that included three high-scoring draws, dramatic VAR calls, controversial injuries, and Tottenham completely losing the plot in the game's final 10 minutes.

• Mike goes off about how Liverpool fans are in fact the worst
• Chelsea give away two leads to draw Southampton at the death
• Manchester City provide a boring, but professional effort without de Bruyne in a 1-0 win over Arsenal
• Laurent and Mike discuss why touching all referees are bad. Looking at you, Sergio Aguero.
• Aston Villa are in SECOND PLACE...? 

In Episode 11 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, we are joined by The Athletic's Pittsburgh Penguins and massive West Ham supporter Jesse Marshall ahead of the big London derby on Sunday between the Hammers and Tottenham.

In between Laurent fawning over the historical coolness of West Ham supporters, we get Jesse's take on David Moyes, Mark Noble, and potentially facing Tottenham's Son-Kane-Bale front three.

We also look ahead to four other big matchups in the Premier League:

• A Merseyside Derby where Everton are top of the league?! Can Liverpool cope without Sadio Mane?
• Can Arsenal steal three points from Manchester City?
• Will Wolves get it together in time to slow down Leeds?
• A matchup of giant killers between Leicester City and Aston Villa 

In Episode #10 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike gives a shout out to a special listener who gave them a 1* review on Apple Podcasts! He discusses his experience in what he believes was the beginning of cancel culture in sports during his time as part of The American Outlaws.

Laurent does a deep dive on "Project Big Picture," a radical plan put forth by Liverpool and Manchester United owners that would change the landscape of the Premier League.

In Episode 9 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike and Laurent discuss:

• The implications of having stars travel to the worst parts of the world to play a meaningless international game
• We dissect why the EPL decided on an absurdly expensive Pay-Per-View plan to generate revenue in lieu of fan attendance - just give us an option to get all the games in one place!
• Winners and losers from the recently-closed transfer window
• Retired numbers in England?
• Is it time to split up the US sports landscape like the UK? 

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In Episode #8 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Laurent and Mike discuss how much joy they take in seeing their hated rivals lose, coming off the heels of two MASSIVE blowouts in the north of England! 

• Liverpool become the first defending champion to give up SEVEN goals in a loss to Aston Villa 
• Manchester United surrender six of their own at home against Tottenham 
• Mike called it: West Ham are a problem! 
• Everton are top of the league?! Where am I? 

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In this episode of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike delves into a pretty ridiculous turn of events in this week's Tottenham-Chelsea match, we discuss the Champions League group stage draw and look ahead to this weekend's matches.

• Carabao Cup: Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield? 
• Manchester United host Tottenham, and Mike's not feeling great about it.
• Manchester City travels to Leeds--take the over!

In Episode 6 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Laurent atones for being wrong about Leicester City and launches the #PepOut campaign to replace Guardiola at Manchester City. We discuss the penalty pandemic currently plaguing the Premier League and compare some of the most proficient genocidal dictators in human history--Hitler, Stalin and Mao.

• Mike tries to understand what the hell the difference was in the VAR calls that gifted Chelsea a draw and stole a win away from Spurs
• Arsenal were decent but still got blown away by Liverpool
• Man United stink out loud, but escape with all three points against Brighton

Well, this one went off the rails. 

In Episode 5 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Laurent tries unsuccessfully to deal with a cricket in his garage while recording, Mike goes into detail on his new favorite TV show--Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis, Laurent's daughter Aveline scares him half to death, and we break down the games ahead of matchweek 3 in the Premier League. 

• Arsenal have looked good so far, but their first big test of the season awaits in Liverpool at Anfield
• Manchester City takes on Leicester City in a tricky matchup 
• Sheffield United and Leeds play a supporter-less derby 
• Can Tottenham's new signings help push them past Newcastle?

In Episode 4 of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Laurent and Mike explore some of the reasons for the highest offensive week in Premier League history and discuss the action from a high-flying matchweek around the UK.

• Liverpool dominate Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
• Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son steal the show and save Tottenham from another defeat
• After losing to Crystal Palace, is Manchester United in trouble?
• Laurent's Manchester City finally join in on the fun against Wolves!

In the third episode of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Laurent and Mike riff on the importance of multiple simultaneous competitions during the season in Europe, like the League Cup and Europa League, something that's missing in American sports. 

We preview Chelsea-Liverpool, Manchester United-Crystal Palace, Southampton-Tottenham (and talk about how Gareth Bale is returning to North London!) and Manchester City-Wolverhampton Wanderers

In the second episode of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, Mike reacts to Alex Morgan signing with Tottenham Hotspur and illustrates why the Women's Super League in England is way more successful than every American women's sports league, like say the WNBA.

Laurent jumps in to give analysis and thoughts on Matchweek 1 in the Premier League. 

• Liverpool-Leeds, inject it into our veins!
• Tottenham look awful, and lose.
• Chelsea look awful, and win.
• Wolves are still dangerous!
• Arsenal seems...organized? 

In the first episode of the Squeaky Bum Time Podcast, our hosts Laurent and Mike stammer through what they're expecting out of the top Premier League teams in the upcoming season. In this episode, they discuss:

• Can Liverpool stay hungry? 
• Manchester City is going to be out for blood. Who dares get in their way?
• The guys give their take on how Mourinho might fare in his first full season with Tottenham. 
• Chelsea adds a ton of attacking firepower, but does that really make them that much better?