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We are back after the international break to provide our thoughts and insights into the title race between Arsenal and Man City, as both come away with huge 4-1 home wins to Liverpool and Leeds respectively.
We discuss the intriguing Top 4 race which looks likely to go down to the wire, and deep dive into the probability of Man United, Spurs, Newcastle, Liverpool and Brighton finishing in the Top 4.
02:30 Title Race
14:55 Top 4
33:40 Top 4 Prediction
Liverpool 7 - 0 Man United
After an astonishing result at Anfield, The Bola Boys review and deep dive into Man United’s worst Premier League loss in their history, alongside special guest @chunhang7!
We cover the teams’ season so far, lineups, the two halves as well as the key takeaways and post match comments from the two teams.
Episode 9, Here we go!
A look back at the title and top 4 landscape so far. Is it between Arsenal and Man City or are Man United throwing their names into the hat? Can LFC find some form to finish in the CL spots or are they too far off the pace?
To finish we look at another London Derby between Tottenham and Chelsea
03.05 Man United Carabao Cup winners
08.42 The title
17.22 Will LFC finish in the Top 4?
24.44 Spurs vs Chelsea
The Bola Boys are back with Episode 8!
We cover out-of-form Liverpool and Chelsea with their new January signings, and further up the table, league leaders Arsenal who faced a resurgent Man United side.
In the preview section, we discuss the big game between Spurs and Man City as both look to push on for their title and top 4 charge respectively.
4:50 Liverpool vs. Chelsea
18:05 Arsenal vs. Man United
33:35 Spurs vs. Man City Preview
🎙 Ep 7 is here!
The first episode of 2023 have the Bola Boys discussing league leaders Arsenal following their hosting of Newcastle, taking a look at how ETH has the Red Devils keeping clean sheets and finally a rampant Brentford after their convincing wins against Liverpool.
To finish off, they take a look ahead at the exciting Manchester and North London derbies following this weekend's FA cup break.
2:53 EPL Recap
06:00 Arsenal
17:20 Man United
31:25 Brentford
39:10 Preview Man United vs. Man City & Spurs vs. Arsenal
🎙 And Then There Were Four!
First African team in the semis of a World Cup, three Asian teams in the Round of 16 - this World Cup has offered so many twists, turns and surprises.
The Bola Boys cover what the World Cup has been like so far as an overall spectacle, potential reasons for the many upsets, who the favourites are for the trophy and much more!
🎉 It’s a World Cup special episode!
What a start to the tournament it’s been, with massive upsets from Saudi Arabia and Japan to beat top 6 favourites Argentina and Germany respectively. We cover those games and other key games such as big dogs England, France and Spain dominating their first round of games.
Stay tuned for more World Cup episodes in the knockout stages.
Out now on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts! Links in our bio ✨
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Snippets from the pod:
What went wrong for Argentina? 🧐
05:01 Group A
06:11 Group B (England vs. Iran)
11:06 Group C (Saudi Arabia vs. Argentina)
16:00 Group D
16:38 Group E (Japan vs. Germany)
21:48 Group F
Ep 6 has landed!
THAT unbelievable Ronaldo and Piers Morgan interview is the hot topic of the episode, as we discuss what was said and the potential motives.
Our review section covers league leaders Arsenal and their chances of winning the league, Spurs and their inconsistent yet potentially promising form, and Leeds’ struggles and their reign under Marsch so far.
Stay tuned for our World Cup episodes eyes
2.55 Ronaldo & Piers Morgan Interview
12.50 Arsenal
21.50 Spurs
28.00 Leeds
The Bolaboys look back at Liverpool’s disappointing start to the season, how the Todd Boely Chelsea project is starting to shape up and Fulham’s flying start to Premier League life.
We also look forward to two huge fixtures between Spurs v Liverpool and another London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea. Can the gunners continue to lead the pack?
1:18 Steven Gerrard
3:28 Liverpool
13:08 Chelsea
24:10 Fulham
30:05 Preview: Spurs vs. Liverpool
34:20 Preview: Chelsea vs. Arsenal
37:15 Score Predictor
We're back with a big episode reviewing league leaders Arsenal's triumph over rivals Spurs and Liverpool, a special guest segment with Alif Azizi Azmi on the Red Devils, as well as the young and exciting Palace team looking to kick on!
3:50 Arsenal 16:25 Man United (feat. Alif Azizi Azmi) 33:08 Crystal Palace 41:07 Preview: Liverpool vs. Man City 48:30 Score Predictor
Two massive derbies this weekend calls for a special episode!
We preview the Manchester and North London derbies, looking at how all four teams have performed this season, what to expect from the encounters, key players for each team as well as their H2H records.
1.40 FantasyXchange
2.30 Man City vs Man United
11.35 Arsenal vs Spurs
19.20 Score Predictor
🎙 Ep 3 has landed.
We are lucky enough to be joined by @azlanzabidi to get his immediate reaction to the Thomas Tuchel sacking and potential replacements.
Arsenal's season so far gets dissected, special guest @a.song.called.kevin gives us the view from the Toon Army and a look at Leicester's poor start to the campaign
Finally we look forward to some big matches between Man City and Spurs, while Chelsea host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
1:01 FantasyXchange
2:10 Thomas Tuchel Sacking (Feat. Azlan Zabidi)
15:00 Arsenal
26:29 Newcastle (feat. Kevin Wee)
44:35 Leicester City
53:53 Man City v Spurs (Preview)
56:54 Chelsea v Liverpool (Preview)
01:02:30 Score Predictor
We’re back with the second episode of the new EPL season!
In this episode, we take a look at Liverpool and why we think that the 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth might just be papering over cracks. In addition, we also cover West Ham’s poor start & Brighton’s spectacular unbeaten run into this new & exciting 22/23 season.
Looking ahead, we preview Man United’s away fixture to Leicester City who are still looking for their first win this campaign after losing to 10 men Chelsea over the weekend.
1:05 FantasyXchange
2:00 Antony
8:05 Liverpool
17:00 West Ham
23:00 Brighton
31:40 Leicester vs. Man United
34:50 Score Predictor
We’re back with the first episode of the new EPL season!
Covering an eventful start to the Premier League, we review Man United’s appalling start to the season under their new manager and Spurs’ contrasting first two games.
Looking forward, we preview both the title favourites Liverpool and Man City’s prospects, given their very contrasting starts.
02.05 Man United
13.35 FantasyXchange
14.35 Spurs
23.20 Quick look at the promoted sides
25.43 Liverpool
32.59 Man City
35.38 Score Predictor
It's the final pre-season episode, before the big weekend ahead!
🎙 We have a look at Liverpool, Arsenal round off the newly promoted teams with a quick look at Bournemouth. A look at all three club's transfer activities and how they'll be looking to better their previous campaigns.
To finish the pre-season series, it was a pleasure to have @brotherkhal on to share some of his insight on Arsenal's busy summer window and some expectations for the next 12 months.
02:00 Community Shield
04:58 Liverpool
21:15 Arsenal (Feat. Brother Khal)
43:49 Bournemouth
We’re back with the second episode of the Pre Season series!
This time we take a closer look at reigning champions Man City, Chelsea & newly promoted Nottingham Forest, focusing on each team’s transfer activities, how the teams are shaping up in pre-season and expectations for the new season.
We are super excited to feature another special guest and Chelsea supporter Azlan Zabidi this episode, who gives his in-depth analysis on Chelsea’s change in ownership, new signings and so much more!
01:08 Man City 17:09 Chelsea (feat. Azlan Zabidi) 40:37 Nottingham Forest
Missed us?! It’s okay if you don’t, but we’re super excited to be back refreshed and ready for the new season
Our first episode of the Pre Season series features a close look into Spurs, Man United and Fulham, focusing on each team’s transfer activities, how the teams are shaping up in pre season and expectations for the new season.
We’re also very excited to feature a special guest and Man United fan Alif Azizi Azmi this episode, who gives his in-depth thoughts on the new Erik ten Hag era!
01:15 Upcoming episodes and Bola Boys FPL league
02:38 Tottenham Hotspur
12:31 Manchester United feat. Alif Azizi
33:15 Fulham
42:00 Closing remarks and future pre-season pods
A special episode where we review the final and how it went down, the expectations building up to it, who deserved the win, who had the better chances, the key individual battles and the road to the final.
We’ve made it to the end, our final episode for the EPL season!
In this episode we cover Haaland’s huge move to Man City and the potential implications, Liverpool's FA Cup final triumph, as well as the current title race that is scarily similar to the end of 2018/19 season.
We look at the race for fourth (which has been a farce) and analyse how Spurs have managed to overtake Arsenal despite the Gunners being in such a strong position. And finally we discuss Marsch’s Gandhi-inspired Leeds, Dyche-less Burnley and entertaining Everton - the unlikely trio that have somehow ended up in a relegation scrap.
We’ll be recording more post-season episodes so stay tuned!
01:20 Haaland
07:30 FA Cup Final
10:00 Title Race
12:10 Race for Fourth - Spurs and Arsenal
23:00 Relegation Battle - Leeds, Burnley and Everton
40:40 Score Predictor
Featuring our first ever guest on the pod, Joel Zaat! He’s a lifelong Ajax fan and season ticket holder, who’s able to provide unique, interesting and detailed insights into Erik ten Hag and Ajax.
In this special episode we discuss the sceptical reactions to ten Hag’s Ajax appointment, how he achieved what he did at Ajax, the perfectionist man himself and what he’s like as a person, what to expect during his Man United tenure, how he could utilise Ronaldo, his potential transfer targets and much more!
02:00 Ajax appointment
05:30 Achievements at Ajax
09:50 Style of play he'll bring to United
14:45 The man himself and how he'll adapt to United and England
19:50 Influence on Ajax and United
24:20 Potential biggest challenges
27:10 What will constitute a successful season?
31:20 Potential transfer targets and where to improve
Erik Ten Hag is set to become the new Man United manager, and the race for fourth and relegation battle continues! In this episode we cover the new managerial appointment as well Arsenal’s recent uptick in form, how has it gone so terribly wrong for Everton, and the new-look Burnley post-Dyche.
We also preview the big United-Chelsea match, Spurs-Leicester, as well as the London derby between West Ham and Arsenal.
1:20 Erik ten Hag
12:10 Arsenal
20:50 Everton
29:55 Burnley
39:55 Previews
44:45 Score Predictor
Is there a debate to be had?
As part of Astro Malaysia's #MyRedRivals campaign, the Bola Boys host a special episode comparing and debating:
- Their careers so far
- Who is the bigger EPL great?
- Prime Ronaldo vs. Prime Salah
- Impact for their national teams
🤔 Are you #UndiUnited or #KasiKop? Join the #MyRedRivals campaign & stand a chance to meet a Man United or Liverpool legend virtually!
Who will lift the trophy in May? Many thought City wrapped up the league in January but now with 1 point between them and Liverpool, The Bola Boys preview the biggest game of the season so far. We cover the current state of play, the season both teams have had so far, analyse the difference between the two teams and managers, and predict how the massive game will play out.
00:00 Intro
01:50 Current State of Play
06:00 Season So Far - Liverpool
13:40 Season So Far - Man City
23:10 The Game
29:40 Score Prediction
The Bola Boys’ first in-person recording session covers the current Chelsea situation, Newcastle and their renewed hope under Howe, City’s Manchester derby and dropped points at Palace, and Arsenal’s impressive progression under Arteta.
We also preview the United-Leicester game and where it has gone wrong for both teams, and leave the potential decider preview between City and Liverpool for a separate pod.
01:40 Chelsea Crisis
08:50 Newcastle
20:00 Man City
29:00 Arsenal
38:00 Man United vs. Leicester
In this episode each of the Bola Boys pick a January signing that stood out and reviewed 3 teams that have had the most interesting run of results. We review Man United's faltering path towards 4th spot, Southampton's impressive showing against the big boys, and Leicester's torrid season so far after such high pre-season expectations.
We also preview the showdown between Man City and Spurs, as well as in-form Wolves' tricky fixtures against Leicester and Arsenal.
Available on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts! Links in our bio.
00:00 Intro
01:30 January signing pick
06:50 Man United
17:40 Southampton
27:00 Leicester
38:38 Man City vs. Spurs
42:00 Wolves vs. Leicester, Arsenal
Who’s gonna get that last Champions League spot?
In this episode we review Chelsea’s rough patch, Spurs and Conte’s progress and Man United’s unconvincing but favourable results. Finally we discuss and debate about the race for fourth place between the 4 contenders, and the order we think they will likely finish in.
00:00 Intro
03:20 Chelsea
16:15 Spurs
25:45 Man United
36:45 Race for 4th Place
Is the title race over? The Bola Boys dive into City’s dominant festive season, the enthralling encounters between the potential top 4 (yes that includes Arsenal) and Spurs’ curious start under Conte. We also look forward to another title battle between City and Chelsea, and the always action-packed North London Derby.
01:30 Title Race
11:45 Liverpool
21:15 Man City
28:10 Leicester
34:05 Spurs
42:30 City vs. Chelsea
46:30 Spurs vs. Arsenal
In this episode, we look at the state of the title race following the weekend's games. Flawless City open the gap on rivals, with Liverpool and Chelsea dropping points after being struck with Covid absences. We also cover how Ranieri has been struggling to get The Hornets ticking along. Finally we look ahead at Chelsea's fixtures against Aston Villa and Liverpool and City's next two of Leicester and Arsenal.
01:20 Omicron
06:10 Spurs vs. Liverpool
18:50 Chelsea
25:10 Man City
35:10 Watford
41:20 Aston Villa vs. Chelsea
45:20 Man City vs. Leicester, Arsenal
49:40 Chelsea vs. Liverpool
51:30 Score Predictor
The Bola Boys look back at the LFC scoring machine who find form after disappointment at the London Stadium. Can Ralf bring revolution to Old Trafford after a great result at Stamford Bridge? A glance at the six-pointer between Newcastle and Norwich.
Finally, we look forward to Man United v Arsenal, how Stevie G’s AVFC fare against Leicester and whether Brentford or Watford can pull away from relegation rivals.
01:25 Ralf Rangnick
06:30 Liverpool
16:20 Arsenal
23:50 Man United
33:55 Newcastle and Norwich
44:40 Previews - Villa vs. Leicester, Man United vs. Arsenal, Brentford vs. Watford
In this episode, we discuss the recent managerial appointments of Stevie G, Conte and Eddie Howe, as well as reviewing some of the in-form teams in the league - as Palace continue to impress, Lukaku-less Chelsea march on, Burnley’s make or break season, and West Ham thriving despite less reliance on Antonio.
We look forward to Arsenal’s exciting trip to Anfield, hopefully not another 0-0 between Man United and Chelsea and finally, Man City hosting Moyes’ boys.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Stevie G, Conte and Eddie Howe
13:20 Crystal Palace
24:00 Chelsea and Burnley
32:00 West Ham
38:15 Liverpool vs. Arsenal
45:00 Chelsea vs. United
48:40 City vs. West Ham
In this episode, we review the Bola Boys derby Man United vs Liverpool, Leicester finding form with their formation change and Aston Villa’s stuttering start without Jack Grealish.
We look forward to Wolves’ away at Goodison, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal with a tough fixture against Brendan Rodger’s Leicester and finally, Man United’s crunch fixtures against Spurs and City.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Ole's at the Wheel
11:00 United vs Liverpool
25:00 Leicester vs Brentford
33:30 Aston Villa vs Wolves & Arsenal
40:00 Previews: Wolves vs Everton, United vs Spurs & City, Leicester vs Arsenal
51:20 Score Predictor
In this episode we cover the scintillating game between Liverpool and Man City, Mount-less Chelsea against KDB-inspired Man City, Arsenal's dominant performance in the North London Derby, and Brentford being this season's Leeds.
We also preview United's next two games against Leicester and Liverpool, as well as Brentford vs. Chelsea. And of course our score predictor for these upcoming games.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Liverpool vs Man City
15:25: Chelsea vs Man City
19:50 Arsenal vs Spurs (North London Derby)
27:20 West Ham vs Brentford
35:20 Previews: Leicester vs Man United, Man United vs. Liverpool, Brentford vs Chelsea
46:10 Score Predictor
In this episode we review the West Ham vs Man United double header, the Spurs vs Chelsea derby and Palace’s exciting new era under Vieira.
We also preview a massive week for the title challengers as Man City face Chelsea and Liverpool in their next 2 fixtures. And a big fixture for Arteta and Nuno as Arsenal and Spurs go head to head. All covered and more in this episode!
00:00 Intro
01:20 West Ham vs. Man United
12:20 Spurs vs. Chelsea
21:00 Crystal Palace
27:15 Arsenal vs. Spurs
35:20 Man City vs. Chelsea, Liverpool
In this episode we analyse and review City's unchanged lineups and thrashings, lacklustre Leicester, the controversial Man United - Wolves fixture, as well as Rafa's pragmatic approach to transfers. All covered and more in this episode!
00:00 Intro
01:20 Man City
08:40 Leicester
15:35 Man United
25:10 Wolves
33:00 Everton
In this episode we analyse and review the pulsating title contenders match between Liverpool and Chelsea, Spurs' perfect but rather fortunate start to the season in contrast with their North London rivals Arsenal, as well as West Ham and record-breaking Antonio's fantastic form continued from last season. All covered and more in this episode!
00:00 Intro
01:20 Liverpool and Chelsea
14:50 Arsenal
25:00 Spurs
32:45 West Ham
As this wild summer transfer window closes, the first episode of this series captures our raw reaction and debates around the major EPL transfers. We discuss the return of Ronaldo and how it could impact Man United, Chelsea potentially being the winners of the window, Man City’s failed Kane pursuit as well as Liverpool and Spurs’ relatively quiet window. Arsenal gets a special mention at the end too.
00:00 Intro
1:10 Ronaldo and Man United
17:15 Saul, Lukaku and Chelsea
21:20 Kane, Spurs and Man City
27:30 Liverpool
34:35 Title Predictions
Listen in to our first FPL episode for a casual chat on FPL, unreliable advice and sub-par banter just like our episode title. This episode covers what we got right and wrong in the first two gameweeks, our plans for the upcoming gameweek and the key players on our radar. We also have a chat about the Bola Boys FPL League and the frontrunners for our first monthly prize!
Our first episode of the season covers the return of fans at the ground, Lukaku and the Big 4. We review the Manchester teams' starts to the season as we ponder whether City really need a striker, and United’s impressive performance against Leeds. We also preview the Liverpool vs. Chelsea game, arguably the biggest clash of the season so far, as well as the London Derby. All covered and more in this episode!
00:00 Intro
01:45 Return of Fans
03:40 Results Overview
06:30 Lukaku and Kane
11:47 Review: Man City, Man United and Leeds
31:40 Preview: Liverpool vs. Chelsea, Arsenal vs. Chelsea and Man City
48:15 Score Predictor
The last episode of our pre season series covers everything FPL. Well not quite, just our favourite picks like Omobamidele, the Dele Alli pre season hype and therapy for last season’s Salah GW1 trauma. Listen in for a casual, not-so-insightful look into the game we all have a love hate relationship with, as we cover our team drafts position by position and our biggest f*ck ups of last season.
Don't forget to join the Bola Boys FPL League! For more details follow our Instagram page @bolaboys.my.
00:00 Intro
02:45 Goalkeepers
08:00 Defenders
23:00 Midfielders
36:30 Forwards
The third episode of our pre season series covers Liverpool, Leicester and Brentford. Virgil returns but how will The Reds fare with their rivals willing to spend big? Silverware for Leicester but another season falling at the last hurdle. Record breaking Toney and team looking to follow Leeds’ footsteps. All covered and more in this episode!
00:00 Intro
01:10 Liverpool
23:50 Leicester
33:35 Brentford
The second episode of our pre season series covers Man City, Arsenal and Watford. Splashing the cash on Grealish and Kane, but how will they fit in? Trying hard to find optimism for Arsenal fans. And can Watford carry their scintillating defensive record into the Premier League? All covered and more in this episode!
00:00 Intro 01:20 Man City 16:45 Arsenal 30:00 Watford
The first episode of our pre-season series covers Man United, Chelsea and newly promoted champions Norwich. Will Sancho and Varane turn Manchester red? Tuchel’s turnaround and Werner’s mind-boggling season. The return of Farke and his Pukki. All covered and more in this episode!