(Somebody) Stop the Sausage Dog: Recent Episodes
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Playmaker's '(Somebody) Stop The Sausage Dog' podcast. A (hopefully) on-the-ball, but off-the-wall reverie on the top four tiers of English football.
Rick is joined by Alex to discuss the final week of club football before the latest international break.
Rick is joined by Alex for the weekly digest of the Premier League and all the other major goings on in the world of football.
Rick and Alex discuss a fun weekend in the Premier League, player fatigue and look ahead to the start of the UEFA Europa League.
Rick is joined by Alex to discuss the first UEFA Champions League match day as well as a preview of the Premier League and the most LinkedIn managers in the top-flight.
Rick is joined by Alex too discuss England's start to the Lee Carsley era and to preview the fourth match day of this season's Premier League.
Ste is joined by Dan and Alex to discuss the first mini-section of the Premier League season and also briefly look ahead to Lee Carsley's first game in charge.
Rick is back to host and joined by Alex to discuss the opening round of Premier League fixtures and an explanation of what to expect from the Playmaker Pod moving forward.
Ste, Dan and Alex go through the wreckage of UEFA EURO 2024 and the inevitable aftermath with who is tipped up to replace Gareth Southgate
Ste, Dan and Alex discuss England's victory over the Netherlands and how they think the Euro 2024 final will go when the Three Lions face Spain in Berlin on Sunday.
Steve, Dan and Alex return to discuss five perfect penalties and the Three Lions' quest to make it into only their third major tournament final ever...
Ste is joined by Dan and Alex to discuss the Jude Bellingham-inspired English heroics against Slovakia as well as all of the quarter-finals this weekend.
Steve, Alex and Dan reconvene to discuss the 'unusual environment' engulfing Gareth Southgate and his players prior to the Three Lions' last 16 clash against Slovakia. In what universe does Mainoo start while Foden is left on the bench...this one?
Episode three of the Playmaker Pod takes a look back at match day two of UEFA EURO 2024's group stage with a keen analysis of England's woes so far.
Alex, Dan and Steve discuss the many highlights of the tournament so far and look forward to England’s second Group C game v Denmark.
In its first incarnation as The Playmaker Pod, Alex, Dan and Steve discuss all things Euro 2024: delving into England and Scotland's prospects whilst scanning all six groups at the tournament. Favourites, dark horses, surprise packages, cannon fodder - we call it as we see it. Why does a bet feel so different if your house is on the line?!
Rick is joined by Alex to talk about the results from this week in the UEFA Champions League as well as the upcoming weekend in both the Premier League and WSL; as well as even more chat about Manchester United
A mammoth Sausage Dog pod this week as Alex and Rick discuss the upcoming finals in the Africa Cup of Nations as well as FA Cup replay action and the upcoming Premier League - with quite a few tangents thrown in
Rick is joined by Alex to look back at the EFL Cup semi-finals and ahead to the FA Cup fourth round, as well as discussing the ongoing AFCON & AFC Asian Cup tournaments.
Rick is again joined by Alex to look back at the five Premier League games from the weekend, as well as a round-up of AFCON so far and the FA Cup replays coming up.
Rick is joined by Alex to discuss the main FA Cup talking points before Alan, from the ‘Hammy End’ fan site, gives his insights ahead of Fulham's EFL Cup semi against Liverpool.
Rick, Steve and Alex digest the results from Matchweek 9 of the Premier League and discuss how the 2023/24 title race is unfolding. The trio also run through the most exciting new names in the top flight before mulling over the situation at the foot of the table.
Alex and Steve rehash the Carabao Cup highlights from midweek, and mull over the form and fortunes of Ipswich, Newcastle and Everton.
With Alex beset by technical difficulties, Rick and Steve go it alone with this week's Dog - chatting about Brighton, Spurs and the concept of 'risk' before previewing the start of the 23/24 edition of the Champions League.
Alex, Steve and Dan chew the cud after England's tepid 1-1 draw v Ukraine: should Henderson have started, do all of Southgate's recent decisions ring true? There's still time for Premier League chat regarding further turmoil at Old Trafford and the top flight's current xG champs.
Steve resumes hosting duties after a summer of beach football and beer, and he is joined by Rick and Dan to set the scene as the transfer window prepares to slam shut. Our intrepid trio also mull over the recent Champions League draw and Gareth Southgate's latest England squad
Rick and Alex discuss the weekend's fixtures, the ongoing bizarre transfer business across the league and delve briefly into the EFL, too.
Can anyone beat City? Do Arsenal have what it takes for another title challenge? And can Everton really survive this time? Rick and Alex are joined by Dan to look at what to expect as another season of the Premier League begins.
With Stephen away, Rick takes on hosting duties, joined by Alex, as the pair discuss the state of play in the FIFA Women's World Cup as well as the ongoing transfer rumours and a look back at the opening weekend of the EFL campaign.
A season of twists and turns is nearing the end of the road. In our penultimate pod of the campaign, Rick, Alex and Steve put together a playlist of memorable moments (not all necessarily good ones!) from across 'The 92' in 2022/23.
Our regular trio of Alex, Rick and Steve discuss how utterly dismantled Real Madrid were by Man City midweek, assess how terrible Ivan’s 8-month ban is and run the rule over the EFL play-offs.
The returning Alex joins Steve and Rick to cast a critical eye over Playmaker’s pre-season EFL predictions, and look forward to The 72’s tantalising play-off match ups. Robots and Real Madrid also feature
Dan retains his spot in the line-up, as we big up record breaker Haaland and weigh up whether Sam Allardyce can sprinkle enough magic dust to keep Leeds in the Prem. EFL wonderkids are also discussed at some length!
DanO slots into the Sausage Dog line-up to make astute observations (inc. Pep channelling his inner De Zerbi). We touch on mentality monster Haaland, how high City’s bar is…and if Man Utd should fear the FA Cup final!
The Dog's intrepid trio of Alex, Rick and Steve ponder the imponderables: What makes Haaland such a goal machine? Exactly why was Lampard appointed? What possessed Carradona to handball it v Luton midweek?
Rick, Alex and Steve digest the breaking news of Lampard's return to Stamford Bridge, and discuss a trio of Prem players we're not sure what to make of this season.
The Dog bounds back into the breach with a comprehensive international round-up. The expanded World Cup format comes under the microscope as do the 2024 Euro qualification hopes of the Home Nations and the Republic of Ireland.
The Dog's regular cast convenes to consider the state of play in the Prem, review The Saints sacking Nathan Jones and preview the return of the Champions League.
We're back to mull over the movers and shakers in the January window. Alex and Rick ID their transfer sensations and flops-in-waiting, while Steve licks his wounds after another predictions game whooping.
Our regular Sausage Dog is a pod of two halves: the first surveying the transfer terrain, the second a rip-roaring interview with Notts County hotshot Macaulay Langstaff
Alex is back as the Dog rambles off-road to ID the best keeper, defender, midfielder and forward in the English top flight this season
Dan makes a welcome cameo on the latest episode of the Dog: his Wrexham and Benfica expertise shining bright. Steve and Rick complete the line up for some quick-fire chat
Steve, Alex and Rick take the Dog for a stroll around the top four tiers block to usher in 2023. We chew the cud regarding recent transfer talk and blitz through the promotion favourites in the EFL.
Fittingly our tenth and final installment of Sausage Mundial focuses on a pair of number 10s and a final! Alex, Rick and Steve bring the curtain down on a fantastic World Cup by savouring its climax and reliving some of the memorable moments that preceded it
Steve and Rick review the semi-final successes of the Albiceleste + Les Bleus and rate both nations' chances ahead of a mouthwatering World Cup final. Will Messi's fairytale ending come true?
Steve and Rick relive the pain after England's World Cup quarter-final defeat to France, and try to put the Three Lions' exit in perspective. Do we really want a Morocco v Croatia final...?
Steve, Alex and Rick look forward to the World Cup quarter-finals. Any optimism regarding England's chances against France is quashed by the trio's superstitious fears that they are somehow going to jinx the Three Lions!
Steve and Dan review England’s controlled win over Senegal and impressive performances from Young Lions Bellingham, Foden and Saka.
Steve basks in the glow of England reaching the knock-outs, as Dan nurses his beer after Wales' underwhelming World Cup exit
Rick, Alex and Steve sandwich in a quick Dog to review England's yawnfest v the USA and consider the World Cup's surprise packages thus far.
With beer in hand, the Playmaker trinity of Steve, Alex and Rick discuss their highlights from the 2022 World Cup so far. That's the chat...
Alex, Rick and Steve (there's a terrible acronym brewing there!) continue their World Cup preview by gauging the lay of the land in Groups E to H.
With the countdown to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar nearing its climax, Rick, Alex and Steve put Groups A through to D under the microscope.
The original Dog trinity of Steve, Alex and Rick broach the big Champions League news of the week and mull over Steven Gerrard's departure at Aston Villa. We then welcome Orient GK Lawrence Vigouroux to the pod...
With Alex sidelined by annual leave, Rick, Dan and Steve feast on topics from across the UCL, PL and EFL. Firmino, Potter, de Zerbi and - cliché alert- the ultra competitive Championship were tasty subjects on the menu
The Sausage Dog saunters into town to review the midweek UCL action, discuss Liverpool's make-or-break visit to Arsenal and shoot the breeze on a spate of Championship sackings.
In our half-dozenth roll of the Sausage Dog dice, the original trio of Steve, Alex and Rick conduct a short post-mortem on England's Nations League relegation, court controversy in the Prem...and give two EFL managers belated pats on the back.
With Rick laid low by a cold, Steve, Dan and Alex juggle hot potatoes regarding England's recent progress, or lack of it, under Gareth Southgate.
Steve, Rick and Dan delve deep into current affairs and statistics from across 'The 92' - with the latter unleashing his rage after Chelsea's dismissal of Thomas Tuchel. Our intrepid trio also discuss their personal EFL 'Player of the Month' nominations in yet another long Dog!
Steve and Alex are joined by the irrepressible Dan O to shoot the breeze on unexpected developments in the top flight and select another 'EFL Sevens' line-up. We're still gunning for under 40 minutes...!
Steve, Rick and Alex delve into the thrills and spills from the opening matchweek of the Premier League season - and name a magnificent 'EFL Seven'
Playmaker's trio of Steve, Alex and Rick chat over their 'EFL Sevens' team from the opening matchweek of the season, and preview the forthcoming Premier League campaign.