The Neverkusen Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Well, the Pillers played a magnificent match against Arminia Bielefeld and walked away with a comfortable 3-0 victory. Alex and Eric take a close look at the match and also look ahead to the upcoming Bayern and Atalanta matches that promise to be exciting ties. Join us for a lovely little look at what has … Continue reading
Oof…that one hurt. Leverkusen’s loss at Mainz has the crew feeling blue (a horrible color!), but still Alex, Frieda, and Eric take some time to discuss the good and the bad from Friday’s match. The 05ers are always a tough opponent, but like a drunken reveler who’s lost their wallet at Carnival, it feels like … Continue reading
Which is the most in-form team in the Bundesliga right now? If you guessed RB Leipzig, you’re in the wrong place – it’s our beloved Bayer Leverkusen, who have scored 18 goals in their last five Bundesliga matches! The boys are simply banging them in at the moment, and the party continued over the weekend … Continue reading
Bayer Leverkusen made a statement this past weekend, putting up five goals on the bumbling bees and creating a little breathing room between themselves and the rest of the table. 2022 has started out almost as well as any LEV fan could have hoped, and Eric and Alex are happy to welcome back long-time friend … Continue reading
Hello, 2022! The Neverkusen Podcast is back with its first episode of the new year, and Eric welcomes Bayer fan and transfer guru, Alex Silk, for a topical discussion about the Hinrunde, the upcoming match against Julian Brandt’s Bees, and, of course, some exciting and somewhat sad transfer news. Bayer Leverkusen look to make a … Continue reading
It’s good to be back among friends, and for episode 172 the crew welcomes back Jason and Frankie after their Europa League trip to Celtic Park (a short trip for Jase). We get a first-hand account of the match against Celtic from the boys, and then we dive into the most recent Bundesliga match against … Continue reading
The shock of defeat against Dortmund was so profound that only Eric could muster up the energy to speak to our guest and friend, Stefan Buczko, of the Yellowwall Pod. Even after that stinging defeat, you have to fairly happy with the way Gerardo Seoane has Bayer playing right now, especially in forward third of … Continue reading
It’s the first pod of the season, and the Neverkusen Crew start it off right by talking to transfer market expert, Alexander Silk, who gives us a great run-down of the Pillendreher’s transfers over the last few months. The way that Gerardo Seoane has the team playing right now has every Bayer fan excited and … Continue reading
What a massive pod to end the season! The gang welcomes some really special guests to reflect on the crazy season that was. In part one, Frankie, Tom and Eric get into the end of the season and, more importantly, the Lars Bender retirment. In the second part, we are joined by old friend Markus … Continue reading
If we never have to watch another match against Werder Bremen, it’ll be too soon! Jason, Julia, and Eric look at some of the key moments from the match (there weren’t many!), and try to inject a little bit of life into what was a mostly dull affair. Much more important and interesting than the … Continue reading
The gang are back to take down three matches in 30 minutes by looking back at the games against K*ln, Bayern, and Frankfurt and assessing the pretty favorable results under Hannes Wolf. The new trainer has had the freedom to mix and match his team and the results have been….weirdly promising? It’s certainly the case that Leon Bailey’s stock has risen over the last couple of weeks, at the same time that Moussa Diaby’s star seems to have fallen a bit – still…those two teamed up for some wonderful goals during this time. It’s been a typically bizarre week at Bayer Leverkusen, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Prost!
Eric, Jase and Frankie convene to discuss a lethargic and largely dull match against Hoffenheim and wonder what needs to happen in order to bring some of the joy back to Bayer Leverkusen football. The team is in the doldrums and the Neverkusen Crew is finding it difficult to find any joy in the current state of the team. Hannes Wolf doesn’t seem like the solution, and it may be time to blow this whole team up – including one of our favorite and most consistent players of the last five years. This episode is short and bitter, because so are we.
It wasn’t anything to write home about but somehow Bayer Leverkusen managed to pull off a victory at home against Schalke to stay in the running for a European spot. Just as importantly, Tom joined Eric, Jason, and Frankie for his first appearance in over a year and slotted in like the experienced left-winger we all know him to be. The crew discusses the Schalke match in part I (long story short – ugly match, still lots to work on) and talks about the new trainer team and management in part II (also not great). But we finish on a positive note – grab a beer, piece of cake, or whatever floats your boat and have a listen!
Holy shit, this team is in shambles – and you can hear the disbelief and, dare we say, pain in Frankie’s, Jason’s, and Eric’s voices. Only one week after a truly uninspiring loss to a relegation-threatened Armenia Bielefeld, a new low was reached against another bottom side, Hertha, in what can only be called…well, just another day at the office, really. The Bayer Leverkusen of the first half of the season is long gone, if it ever even existed to begin with (our current place in the table suggests it did), and anyone thinking that Europe next season is still a legitimate dream, well, we’d like to have a taste of whatever it is you’re drinking or smoking. And, frankly, we’re just glad next week is an international break…