Acres of Space Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This is Acres of Space Podcast,
The idea behind the show is to discuss some of the stories, whether good or bad, that have happened in football in the last 7 days.
We are all fans of football, at different levels, and we want to give insight and balance to the conversation
This week on Episode 67 of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings is once again joined by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams
They chat once again about the problems at Manchester United, after the dire display against rivals Manchester City, a game which they lost 4-1 and two star players were nowhere to be seen, Ronaldo had a supposed injury and Cavani declared he wasn't able to play, where do they go from here?
Also on this episode they chat about Abramovich wanting to sell Chelsea after 19 years, will they be able continue their mega spending of years gone by or will they have to cut their cloth to suit?
Other subjects they cover are Aaron Ramsey pays £30k for a personal physio to help get him back playing again and Derby County could be about to come out of administration, that
Finally they look at 5000-1 shot Leicester City winning the Premier League in 2016, a very unexpected achievement after being favourites for relegation!!
This week on Episode 66of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings, Stuart and Mark look back on some of the headlines from the last 7 days in football.
Firstly they chat about Marcelo Bielsa getting sacked by Leeds United after 3 years in charge, after a bad run of results, also the club announcing his replacement as former RB Leipzig assistant manager Jesse Marsch and they will be hoping to get a new manager boost to move away from the relegation zone
In this show they also chat about Antonio Conte and his difficulties at Tottenham Hotspur, will he stay or will he leave the club? Mark Hughes taking over at Bradford City in League two, VAR wrong decisions in the Everton v Man City game after a clear handball.
Finally they chat about the League Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea which was a very entertaining 0-0 draw after extra time, including 4 disallowed goals, the game finished after penalties ended 11-10 with Chelsea keeper Kepa missing the vital spot kick to crown Liverpool winners for a record 9th time
This week on Episode 65 of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings, Stuart and Mark look back on some of the headlines from the last 7 days in football.
Firstly they chat about Romelu Lukaku and the bizarre incident of only touching the ball 7 times during the recent game v Crystal Palace, was it a mistake coming back to Chelsea? Or is it a problem with Thomas Tuchel’s tactics either way the near £100 million pound man is struggling back in London
Next they chat about Manchester City v Spurs, a game which had a fantastic ending, with spurs winning 2-1 at the Etihad, City thought they had earned at least a draw with a late penalty, only for one time City transfer target Harry Kane to pop up deep into injury time and score the winner and take all 3 points back to London, does this open the door slightly for Liverpool to catch them?
The guys then look back at some other last minute goals from years gone by including Gerrard v West Ham, Beckham v Greece, Sheringham v Bayern Munich, Rooney v Arsenal and others
The last part of the show they look at the infamous rant by Kevin Keegan, Keegan's outburst occurred after Newcastle's 1-0 Premier League victory against Leeds United on April 29, 1996,
This week on Episode 64 of the Acres of Space football podcast, Kings, Stuart and Mark look back on some of the headlines from the last 7 days in football.
Firstly they review some of the games from the FA Cup 4th round, Including Manchester United losing to Middlesbrough and they expand the chat to talk about how Ralf Rangnick is getting on as interim manager, who might replace him in the summer and could Ronaldo move to PSG to link up with Lionel Messi?
They then chat about Boreham Wood from the National League beating Championship side Bournemouth, Kidderminster v West ham United and Leicester v Nottingham Forest
Other topics they cover this week are the AFCON cup final between Senegal and Egypt, the UK and Irish football associations getting together to bid for the European championships in 2028, and the Premier league moment is from 2005 and involves David James as a striker!!
On Episode 63 of the podcast Kings, Stuart and Mark, look at the appointment of Frank Lampard as the new Everton manager, can he revive the fortunes of the Merseyside club after the dismissal of Rafa Benitez and Lee Johnson sacking at Sunderland, with the club only 2 points from top spot in League 1
They also chat about football clubs having fly on the wall documentaries filmed, and is it good for the clubs involved
Finally the look at some of the deals that happened on January Transfer deadline day, including Donny Van de beek and Dele Alli joining Frank Lampard at Everton, Luis Diaz moving to Liverpool, Aaron Ramsey leaving Juventus and moving to Scottish champions Rangers, Adama Traore moving to Barcelona and all the transfers at Newcastle United as they try and avoid relegation from the Premier League
On Episode 62 of the podcast Kings, Stuart and Mark are once again looking at the headlines in football from the last 7 days
This week they have lots to fit in, Chatting about Dele Alli and his troubles at Tottenham, they also talk about the rumours of Luis Suarez coming back to the Premier League with Aston Villa and Brentford possibly signing Christian Eriksen, after his heart problems at the 2020 European Championships
Next they chat about Claudio Ranieri getting sacked by Watford FC after a very short spell in charge, the Controversial Jota penalty decision in the Crystal Palace v Liverpool game and Ollie Palmer joining Wrexham AFC for a club record fee from League One side AFC Wimbledon
Finally this week's Premier League moment is from 2005 and Roy Keane leaving Manchester United behind and moving on to pastures new
On Episode 61 of the podcast Kings Evans is once again Joined in the virtual studio by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams
On this week's show they look at Everton football club and their search for a new manager to take charge after the sacking of Rafa Benitez, where has it gone wrong? Who is to blame? Who would be the ideal person to move into the hot seat?
Could Wayne Rooney or Duncan Ferguson turn it around or what about Frank Lampard, could he be the man to bring stability back to the club?
The lads also look the the spending power of Premier league side on International players in 2021, topping the list once again with spends over £1billion
Finally they chat about the calls for greater movement between the EFL and National League, should the promotion and relegation places be increased, if the sides themselves won’t vote for it, could the Football association force the clubs to change?
On Episode 60 of the podcast Kings Evans is Joined in the virtual studio by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams
On this week's show they look at how the Premier League table looks after the Christmas and new year fixtures have been played, who had a good Christmas? And who had a bad one?
Next up they chat about Kieran Trippier Joining Newcastle United from Atletico Madrid for £12 million, is he the first of many through the door? And can he help save them from the drop?, they then talk about Philippe Coutinho joining Aston Villa, and liking up with former teammate Steven Gerrard
The lads then chat about the FA Cup 3rd round matches which produced1 or 2 upsets, but the majority of the bigger teams got through unscathed, but 2 exception were Cambridge United beat Newcastle United and Kidderminster Harriers beat Championship side Reading, we interview Kidderminster Midfielder Mark Carrington who played in the game and he tells us his thoughts on drawing West Ham United in the next round
Finally they look at another Premier League moment from years gone by, this week is the turn of Paolo Di Canio from September 1998, and his infamous push on referee Paul Alcock, in the game between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal
On Episode 59 of the podcast Kings Evans is Joined in the virtual studio by Stuart Buxton
This week they chat about the escalating issues with Covid-19 affecting Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League game and also their Europa Conference League game, and Manchester United’s game with Brentford being called off plus they also look at the potential issues with fans going to the stadiums and requiring covid passes for entry
Next they look at the FA Cup TV Scheduling, could the TV companies have picked out some of the smaller teams to be shown, Instead of maybe just the big teams?
They also chat about the news that Sergio Aguero is to retire from playing football after having health problems during a game, only 6 months after signing for Barcelona, and the farcical issues with the champions league draw, which had to be done twice
Finally the lads chat about another Premier League ‘Moment’ this week it's the turn of George Graham, who was sacked by Arsenal in 1995 after being involved in a scandal where he received over £400,000 from an agent, to help sign players.
On Episode 58 of the Acres of Space podcast Kings Evans is once again joined in the studio by Stuart Buxton.
With lots of football stories to fit in this week, they start by chatting about Derby County and the real possibility of being liquidated after amassing debts of approx. £60million.
Next they move on to talk about Brentford FC, who have decided to keep their shirts the same for 2 seasons instead of changing to a new design every campaign, which not only helps fans have less cost, but is also more sustainable.
Other stories they cover this week are Cristiano Ronaldo passing over 800 goals in his career, Jude Bellingham questioning the German Football association for appointing a previously banned referee, for the biggest game in German football, and ending up with a £34,000 fine and also the bizarre rumours about Jack Wiltshire being linked with a move to National League side Wrexham.
Finally they chat about another Premier league ‘Moment’ this week is the turn of Eric Cantona and his infamous kung fu kick against a fan, when Manchester United Played at Crystal Palace in January 1995, which resulted in a lengthy ban and a fine of £30,000.
On Episode 57 of the Acres of Space podcast Kings Evans is joined in the studio by Stuart Buxton.
Firstly they chat about the appointment of Ralf Rangnick in the Manchester United hot seat to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, can he really help the side in a 6 month interim period or should United have gone for a permanent manager straight away?
Next they chat about Marcelo Bielsa’s comments regarding the future of football, due to too many games being played, is he right, are the players being pushed too much, and where will it all end?
Finally, in a new feature they chat about Premier league “Moments” Iconic moments that have happened in the Premier League which stick in people's memory, this week is Sergio Aguero scoring his dramatic last gasp goal to seal a famous first Premier League title for Manchester City on the final day of the season in 2012.
On episode 56 of the podcast, we have part 2 of the chat with Ian Doyle, Chief Liverpool writer at the Liverpool Echo,
On this episode we will chat about reinvesting in the side, instead of splashing out on lots of new players last summer,
Also will Jurgen Klopp leave at the end of his contract? Mohamed Salah contract issues and we also chat about Harvey Elliot getting injured after finally being given the chance in the first team
In the second part of the show, Kings evans, Mark Williams and Stuart Buxton are back in the studio to chat about Manchester United sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Where has it gone wrong since Fergie left? and who do they bring in now to take the club forward?
On Episode 55 of the Podcast we have the Chief Liverpool writer for the Liverpool Echo, Ian Doyle.
In the first episode of a two part interview, we chat to Ian about how he got into journalism, he chats about his favourite player(s) and game(s) and he also talks about getting interviews during the Covid-19 pandemic, why Brendan Rodgers didn’t succeed at LFC and the 4th goal when Liverpool met Barcelona at Anfield in 2019.
In the final part of the show we are joined by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams to chat about the appointment by Aston Villa of Steven Gerrard as their new head coach, Norwich City moving swiftly to appoint Dean Smith as the new man in charge after only leaving Villa 8 days previously
finally they take a quick look at the international games played so far.
On Episode 54 of the podcast Kings Evans is joined once again by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams
On this episode they chat about managers, firstly its Neil Warnock leaving Middlesbrough after just breaking the record for most games managed in the English game, then they chat about Dean Smith leaving Aston Villa after a run of 5 straight defeats and Danial Farke leaving Norwich City after a poor start to the season, but ironically have just had their first win.
Next they talk about Newcastle United appointing Eddie Howe as their new Head Coach, can he lift the Magpies from near the foot of the Premier League, or are they going to get relegated and have to start from scratch and make their way up from the Championship.
Finally they discuss Xavi returning to Barcelona and trying to make them a force again, can he improve the team from 9th in La Liga and bring back the glory days.
On Episode 53 of the podcast Kings Evans is joined by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams
On this episode they chat about Nuno Espirito Santo, getting the sack at Tottenham Hotspur after managing the team for only 17 games,
After a long summer, when lots of people were connected with the club, they appointed Santo and everything seemed fine, but Daniel Levy has decided it was the wrong appointment and moved swiftly to replace him with Antonio Conte who has won titles at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan
They then move on to chat about Neil Warnock, who has broken the record of most games managed in English professional football. For such teams as Gainsborough Trinity, through to crystal Palace, Cardiff and Middlesbrough
Finally they talk about Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, coming over from America to watch their team Wrexham AFC, ensuring a packed crowd at the Racecourse ground, plus they look at the potential to move up through the leagues.
On Episode 52 of the podcast Kings Evans is joined by Ian Jones, Barny Thompson and Max Eldred
Both Max and Barney are Manchester United fans, and we have persuaded them to come on this week and dissect the big game last weekend when they were humiliated at their own ground, as Liverpool thrashed them 5-0
We look at what went wrong for United, and what went right for Liverpool,
Where does Ole Gunnar Solskjaer go from here? Can he keep his job, Or is it time for a change?
We chat about the game and the impact it can have on United as they struggle to find the right team and formation to be consistent in the league, with lots of tough games coming up in the next few weeks, is ole the right man to have at the wheel?
On Episode 51of the podcast Kings Evans is once again joined by Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams.
On this episode they chat about a few subjects, including could Raheem Sterling be leaving Manchester City, And if so, where could he end up?
They will also chat about England playing behind closed doors after being given a stadium ban by UEFA, following trouble in the European Championship final against Italy, also the curious case of Jack Wiltshire, after having so much promise in the early part of his career, how has he ended up without a club, when he should be in his prime.
Finally we chat about Derby games, after Wolves beat Villa last weekend, with 3 goals at the end of the game, we chat about the bragging rights and the feeling of your team getting the winner.
Episode 45 of the podcast has Kings Evans, Stuart Buxton and Mark Williams in the studio,
Firstly they discuss the recent International results, in which England beat Andorra 4-0 in an expected win, and stay top of the group, while Scotland beat Moldova 1-0 and Wales scored an injury time winner to both keep alive their dreams of making the 2022 world cup.
Next they move on to chat about their ultimate 5 a side team, with other teams from amongst others Ian Jones, the Davies Locker, Adam Davies and even my 91 year old getting involved, trying to work out who would be a good player on a far smaller pitch, including players like David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nigel Martyn..
Who will have the best side?, that up to you to decide