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Hanu Trivedi
A podcast on Russian football where Artem and Hanu talk about the sport in a loose, casual way every week!
Twitter handles: Artem: @AMakarevitch Hanu: @H4nuu
The winter break is here, and we somehow stay on topic for an entire episode. Wrapping up the year, we talk about only Russian football and discuss Spartak, Zenit vs Dynamo, Russia's Nations League draw, and many other topics!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 Krylia beat Rubin; Slutsky out?
11:38 Rostov are wild
15:45 Zenit 1-1 Dynamo: Do Dynamo have a better squad than Zenit?
30:15 Spartak lose to Sochi; Vitoria out, Vanoli in
42:07 Zenit draw Betis, Russia draw Israel, Albania and Iceland in their UNL group
47:14 Transfer rumours, looking at expiring contracts in the RPL
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! We stay on topic for a few minutes, discuss Russian football before a long discussion on philosophy and religion. Hanu tries converting Artem to Hinduism, while we debate whether free will exists in the process.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- Philosophy needs fixing
03:00 Rangnick is gone, RPL is back! Spartak win, Zenit draw to Rostov with their dogs
16:44 European previews
23:17 Oxxmyron album discussion + Spotify Wrapped
35:00 Philosophy breakdown: Is there God? Does free will exist?
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week we discuss Spartak's victory over Napoli, recent RPL results, Artem and David's new SoRare venture, and Ilya joins us from the Lokomotiv game to talk about the mess they have there.
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Ilya- @lokosokol
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WTI is still alive (barely)! We're back with David to discuss the past few weeks in Russian football. Not much has happened to be honest, Spartak just lost 7-1, are surprisingly good in Europe, whereas everybody else seems to be inconsistent.
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
David- @RFN_David
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week we talk about advancements in printer technology before discussing recent happenings in Russian football. Somehow not much has changed since we last talked; Loko have a new manager, some RPL games took place, but that's about it.
Twitter handles:
Hanu - @H4nuu
Artem - @AMakarevitch
Podcast - @PodcastWTI
Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! David Sansun joins us again, and it's a happy episode for 1/3 of us, as Spartak managed to win three games in one week! We discuss that, before talking about Zenit-Malmo, Zenit-Sochi, the situation at Loko and much more.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- Spartak win 3 in a week
09:19 Zenit beat Malmo
13:30 FIFA 22 is trash, PES is worse
17:00 Lokomotiv lose to Lazio, sack Nikolic and lose to Rostov
29:59 Sergey Galitskiy's interview
51:30 The Russia squad is out again, other little things
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
David- @RFN_David
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
HI and welcome to another episode of WTI! There isn't much to talk about this week, so after giving you a fix of the recent results in the RPL and Russian Cup, we talk about the NFT market, SoRare and other incoherent things!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- Spartak lose again
07:01 Rest of the RPL- Zenit win, Krasnodar win etc.
16:15 Russian Cup review- Kadyrov, Krylia, Rostov
21:50 Bitcoin breakdown- NFTs, SoRare, etc.
24:15 Android vs Mac
31:00 After that, more finance stuff
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Twitter handles- @PodcastWTI
WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF WTI! This is not a Russian football podcast. We discussed a bit about fantasy and the national team before moving on to deep dives on Donda and Certified Lover Boy. We were joined by hip hop historian Conor Duffy for this, and the lads spent most of the episode talking about both albums. We then moved on to a conversation on which sport we'd sacrifice to end corona, and managed to reach a conclusion (surprisingly).
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:34 What would be your rap name?
06:43 Russia international break
10:25 Ireland breakdown- Kenny, Bazunu, Idah
18:30 Fantasy recap
23:35 DONDA AND CLB BREAKDOWN STARTS HERE
56:31 What sport would you sacrifice to end COVID? Baseball, rugby, F1, Equestrian etc.
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Conor- @Seeduffy_
Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! You guys hit our dislike target, so that means Hanu is wearing a Zenit shirt this week. We start off by discussing Donda and CLB, before talking about a jam-packed transfer window, European draws, and Russia vs Croatia.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:00 DONDA review and CLB preview
06:15 RPL recap
09:10 Russian UCL/UEL draws
21:15 Russia vs Croatia
28:30 Transfer window - Caufriez, Kerk, Anjorin, Normann, Kral, Vlasic, Goglichidze, Kritsyuk and more
Twitter handles:
Hanu - @H4nuu
Artem - @AMakarevitch
Podcast - @PodcastWTI
Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week, it's another football heavy episode. The limit is going, there are lots of transfers, and Spartak are still awful. We discuss all of that, talk about Loko's scandalous tweet, and throw out some more hot takes.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:14 Spartak vs Arsenal
04:45 Zenit draw to Ufa
09:45 Lokomotiv's scandalous tweet
14:23 Big RPL week coming!
16:30 The limit is going?!
25:00 Transfers- Azmoun, Bale, Caufriez, Anjorin, Vlasic, Vilhena!
28:17 Mbappe to Real?
37:18 Pinyaev or Zakharyan?
45:15 Dreyer to Rubin, Khvicha going?
47:10 Berdyev is at Kairat
53:31 Fantasy roundup
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
WE'RE BACK! After a week long hiatus, we are back to restore world order. We discuss recent RPL results, Russian clubs getting knocked out of Europe, transfers, and much more! We also talk about Valery Karpin's first Russia squad, which looks pretty decent.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Sochi, Rubin Spartak lose European ties
03:45 Claudinho joins Zenit
6:00 RPL recap- Spartak aren't great, Krasnodar are a meme, and other things
27:34 Zenit deep dive, will Dzyuba leave?
42:11 Rubin discussion, what striker do they need?
48:15 Russia squad announced
57:00 Google is dumb
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Podcast: @PodcastWTI
Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week, we are joined by our podcast's fourth member and the only other Indian in Russian football, Ilya Sokolov. The guys discuss Lokomotiv, Yuri Semin at Rostov, Spartak vs Benfica, and another things before breaking the Messi news as it happened. We also provide coverage of the Sochi-Partizan game and talk a bit about Rubin
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction, Hanu is sad and Spartak are bad
10:12 RPL recap- Loko win, Krasnodar lose etc.
22:40 Semin to Rostov, Karpin gone
28:45 MESSI LEAVES BARCA
34:00 A snake was in Akhmat-Sochi
35:00 Transfers- Bastos, Tiknizyan, ELDOR SHOMURDOVVVV, Pavlyuchenko
48:30 Fantasy update
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Ilya- @Lokosokol
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! It's just the two of us this week, but it was quite an eventful episode. Valery Karpin is the new Russia manager, a lot of big transfers are happening, and Hanu is sad because of the way the RPL started.
All this and much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 RPL recap- Zenit, Loko, CSKA win; Spartak lose
12:01 Karpin is now the Russia manager!
17:00 What type of manager would you be?
31:40 Transfers- Azmoun, Driussi, Vlasic, Shomurodov, Lokomotiv imploding
51:00 RPL fantasy not going to plan
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! The RPL is coming back, so we've given the show a bit of a revamp. We have a new recording apparatus, our faces are back, and we've got a fair few guests lined up for the next few weeks. This episode, we rank the RPL kits that have come out so far, discuss our fantasy teams, make predictions for the season and much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
04:17 RPL predictions- Title winners, Europe, relegation
10:30 CSKA are in crisis by the way
15:15 Super Cup- Zenit hammer Loko
19:20 Can Bakaev ever usurp Miranchuk?
36:30 Ranking RPL kits!
53:07 European games
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Spartak vs Benfica
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Sochi vs Kesla and Partizan
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Rubin vs Rakow/Suduva
1:01:00 Join our RPL fantasy league!
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
David- @RFN_David
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! It's a classic episode this week, we're joined by David Sansun to discuss absolutely nothing of note. We talk about our origin stories, mention a few pieces of news, but mostly just chat around doing nothing.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Artem does an internet speed test
03:34 How have CSKA made a 96 million euro loss? / RPL finances
10:00 Was Dzhikiya actually a striker?
10:40 Starfelt, Vlasic, the felon, Iosifov
21:33 Spartak vs Zenit, social media chat
30:33 Talking about our origin stories
50:10 Talking about Moscow, sleep schedules, rural areas vs urban areas
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
David- @RFN_David
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
We're back with a full episode of WTI! Apologies for the lack of video this week, our computers have been giving us trouble all week. But, it's a jam packed episode with all the latest news, views and transfers in the world of Russian football.
We talk about Lunev going to Bayer, moves being made by Sochi and Khimki, Stani being dismissed from the Russian team, and much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Italy and the Suns are winning
04:40 Lunev has gone to Bayer
08:30 Dynamo are making moves
11:00 Miscellaneous transfers- Nabiullin, Glushakov, Angban
13:00 Will Victor Moses be the RPL POTY?
20:35 STANI IS GONE
28:10 FNL Preview
33:00 Match Premier Cup preview
35:00 Loko's ambitious plans
Twitter handles:
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @Amakarevitch
Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! The boys have convalesced from Russia's hammering to Denmark, and cover our performance at the Euros. In addition to that, we recap some transfer rumours, discuss Matt Hancock's recent scandal, and delve into our qualms with the state of politics around the world.
A special episode of us playing Geoguessr (Russian football related) will be out midweek!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
10:30 Discussing the Euro bracket
23:00 Transfers- Laxalt joins Dynamo, Pinyaev to Krylia
29:31 CSKA are trash
37:05 Football at the Olympics. Good or bad?
42:00 Politics discussion- Hancock, Britain, just sadness
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Pod: @PodcastWTI
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Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! First, we have to apologise for not putting out an episode last week, thanks for bearing with us. To make amends, we showed up on BBC 5 Live last week and brought on Rubin Kazan English social media manager Henry Hakamaki for this episode.
The guys chatted about Russia's games in the Euros, Henry's affinity for Finland, Italy, and Russia, discussed possible candidates for the Russia manager job, and much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
03:40 We were on BBC 5!
05:30 Euro breakdown- Russia lose to Belgium, beat Finland
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How good is Stani?
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Why was Smolov not called up
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Who should be the next Russia manager?
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Has Slutsky improved at Rubin?
36:05 Ivica Olic sacked by CSKA
51:00 Who are your favourites for the Euros?
55:00 Mario Balotelli and media racism in football
TWITTER HANDLES:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Henry- @Huck1995
Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! There are only 9 days left until the Euros, and we kick off today's episode with a recap of Russia's 1-1 draw against Poland. Then, we discuss a few recent transfer rumours, take a look at the final squad for the Euros, and talk about the managerial merry-go-round in Europe.
To finish off, we discuss everything from the NBA to Drake constantly delaying his new album.
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hello and welcome to another episode of Whatever This Is! This week, we had invited you to give us your Russian football hot takes, and we got a great response. Hence, we spent most of the week discussing just that. Elsewhere, we started with a Conference League rant courtesy of Hanu.
Is Semak really good or really bad? Is Dzyuba the best striker in Russian football history? Is Kutepov the worst footballer ever?
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Hi and welcome to another episode of the Whatever This Is Podcast! We’ve somehow been going for an entire season, and it feels quite surreal. To mark the end of the season, we brought on regular guest Richard Pike to look back at the year and give out some awards.
We talked about the final match week, a few transfer rumours, and then went on a segment putting out super-bold predictions we’re making for next season.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- We’ve gone through an entire season!
01:30 Short season recap
12:00 Who’s better, Mario Fernandes or Moses?
16:00 Sergey Pinyaev leaves Chertanovo, where next?
20:14 Transfer rumours- Rondon, Lunev
33:00 END OF SEASON AWARDS!
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Reviewing Teams of the season
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Player of the season
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Revelation of the season
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Flop of the season
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Signing of the season
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Manager of the season
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Meme of the season
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Young player of the season
TWITTER HANDLES:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Richard: @RichDPike89
Hi and welcome back to another episode of WTI. This week we discuss Loko winning the cup, recent RPL action, look forward to next season, and discuss what RPL players have degrees! All this and much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
03:00 Lokomotiv win the cup!
13:30 Looking forward to the final day of the RPL
15:00 Krylia given a license, Orenburg and Alania denied
24:00 Russia national team and U21 team announced!
48:00 What RPL players have degrees and which ones?
TWITTER HANDLES:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Podcast- @PodcastWTI
Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! We officially have a Twitter account now, so go give it a follow @PodcastWTI. This week, we discuss the Champions League, Zenit becoming champions again, and have a long talk on the many players out of contract this summer. We also do a deep dive on the licensing debacle in the FNL.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- Real Madrid are bad, Champions League discussion
04:00 Murad Musaev’s drip
06:55 We have a Twitter account! @PodcastWTI
08:17 RPL discussion: Zenit champions!
12:06 Is Semak underrated?
15:30 Who are the top 3 managers in the league?
22:51 Rounding up the RPL- CSKA are in crisis
30:00 FNL licensing debacle
39:30 Players out of contract in the summer
56:17 Spartak’s new manager?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Podcast: @PodcastWTI
Hi and welcome back to another episode of WTI! We're back with David Sansun today, and are undergoing a potential revamp at the podcast. We'll have a dedicated Twitter account set up for the pod soon, and are also looking at a potential name and branding change. Let us know what you think!
As for the episode itself, we discussed some RPL action, before talking about Premier League nostalgia, TV shows, our experiences playing football, and much much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Potential rebrand- New name, Twitter account etc.
09:38 Russian eSport player scammed on Tinder/Scamming conversation
18:20 RPL recap- Zenit have won the league, Spartak beat CSKA
28:00 RPL Player of the Spring?
34:00 Ligue 1, La Liga title race, Shomurodov/Miranchuk recap
45:30 Champions League discussion
50:00 Nostalgic EPL discussion, talking about banter footballers
1:00:00 Our stories playing football
1:13:00 Television talk, debating our favourite TV shows
Twitter:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
David: @RFN_David
Hello and welcome to another action packed episode of Whatever This Is! Hanu and Artem get straight into what has been the craziest week in football history by recapping the ESL fiasco, recent RPL results, and much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction - European Super League debacle
29:30 New Champions League format
36:00 RPL recap- Spartak battered, Loko win, Krasnodar bottle
41:00 Russian Cup recap- Krylia in the finals, Loko smash CSKA
49:10 Online football cards on SoRare- Why are they so expensive?
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Hi and welcome back to another episode of Whatever This Is! It's just Artem and Hanu this week as the boys quickly discuss recent RPL games, do a Krasnodar quiz, and debate if Eminem's handwriting is actually his.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- Education is trash
06:30 Krasnodar surprise quiz
16:15 Russian Cup semi finals! Who’s gonna win it all?
19:30 RPL recap- Loko Spartak, Zenit, Karpin
36:00 Ribalta goes to Parma
40:00 Pogrebnyak keeps scoring
45:00 NBA, Champions League discussion
55:00 Can Eminem actually draw that well?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week we're joined by David Sansun to engage in some very non-Russian football shenanigans. After a bit of RPL discussion, the boys discuss a real estate game before playing a live round of Geoguessr. We aimed to get a perfect score, and got fairly close!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
05:30 RPL recap- Krasnodar smashed by Akhmat, Goncharenko in, Spartak vs Rostov etc.
22:45 Real Madrid vs Liverpool preview, Champions League discussion
30:00 Looking at real estate investments in Pakistan and Russia
43:00 LIVE GEOGUESSR! Can we get a perfect score?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
David: @RFN_David
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Whatever This Is podcast! This week, we're joined by Erik from the Dynamo Abroad Podcast, also known as Tsar on Twitter. Erik gives us a perspective on Ukrainian football, the boys discuss American sport, tailgating, and much, much more! We also lament over Russia's poor performance in the international break, as always..
Be sure to check out the Dynamo Abroad podcast for an English language perspective of all things Dynamo Kyiv!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Say hi to Erik!
05:30 NBA Discussion after a long while, American sport
12:00 Ukrainian football discussion
22:20 International break discussion- Russia are bad
28:30 Tailgating rant starts
39:30 Lucescu situation at Dynamo. Chat on ultras
51:00 Arshavin is gonna be the Zenit Sporting Director
54:00 Russia-Ukraine discussion, give us world peace
- Denisov supporting Navalny
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Erik: @Lebovich / @DynamoAbroad
Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! It's international break time, and in honour of that, we've brought on a special, international guest: Lambros Syrmos from the Gate 7 International Podcast on Greek football and Olympiakos. The guys discuss their respective national teams, changes to FFP, similarities between Greek and Russian football, and much more!
Be sure to check out Lambros and the guys at Gate 7 if you're looking for some great English language content on Greek football.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
05:30 Classic debate on our competitiveness vs European domination point
09:20 Soviet Super League/FFP is gone :-(
13:10 Greeks in Russia, Russians in Greece
29:00 International football discussion- Greece NT, Russia NT
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Russia lumber past Malta
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Greece-Spain preview
40:10 Adolfo Gaich's glow up
49:00 Russia U21s are AMAZING
1:00:20 Ivica Olic joins CSKA
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Lambros: @LambrosSyrmos/Gate7Intl
Welcome back to another episode of WTI. It's another classic two man episode because of festivities in Ireland, so we apologise for the lack of guests. However, the memes new audio quality and HEATED DISCUSSION remains. This week, we discuss Imanbek becoming the first person from the CIS to win a Grammy, discuss recent RPL results, and look forward to a tasty set of midweek fixtures coming up. We also talk about the Russian NT being announced!
Thanks a lot for your feedback on our last episode, and we hope you enjoy this one!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 Congratulations to Imanbek!
08:30 Hanu watches Kazakh football / RPL recap
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Moscow derby
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Rubin are on fire
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Loko vs Sochi
18:00 European race hotting up
32:00 Sbornaya announcement. Is the youth team better?
49:00 Iosifov off to Villarreal
50:00 Looking back at Russia's 2013 U17 Euro winning team
53:30 Obukhov d*ping scandal
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! It was just the boys this week as they experimented (semi-successfully) with a new recording software. The audio seems to be better, but the video, not so much.
We started off discussing Russian football, but then eventually ended up discussing everything from the new Drake EP, to the weather, and our measurements of success in life. Please let us know what you thought of this episode, and as always, thanks for listening!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
03:15 RPL recap: Spartak 6-1 Krasnodar, Rubin 2-1 Zenit
08:50 Gaich better than Kokorin?
09:20 Is Dzyuba underrated?
15:50 Makarov ends Zenit
25:30 Weather/sunset/sunrise deep dive
37:20 What song have you listened to the most in your life?
44:00 What do you define as success?
49:30 What's the biggest animal you could take in a fight?
51:20 Champions League discussion- Haaland vs Mbappe
1:09:20 Thoughts with the Loko media team
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Welcome back to another episode of WTI! The RPL is finally back and to mark the occasion we were joined by special guest Tom Weber. The lads discussed a bit of football before going on a tangent about the freshest/best looking/handsomest players and managers out there. After that, we asked Tom to give us a preview of the upcoming season of the women's Superliga. All this, and much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
06:30 RPL is back! Was Tambov vs Rotor fixed?
19:00 Why does Tom not support Tom Tomsk?
21:20 Zenit vs Rostov: Ali Sowe masterclass
25:50 Fedotov is the GOAT
38:00 Who's the freshest/handsomest player or manager in football?
45:00 Least freshest footballers
52:00 Women's football in Russia- The Superliga is coming back!
- Players to look out for
- Can Russia become one of the best in Europe?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Tom: @Tomalexweber
We're back for another episode, and it feels great to have Russian football back! Joined by podcast regular Richard Pike this week, we discuss everything from the Krasnodar game, to architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Also, Hanu and Artem challenge each other to a Geoguessr fight! Comment below with your predicted winner
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:50 Krasnodar are back. Knocked out of Europe and the cup
09:20 The cup is back! Zenit, Spartak, Krasnodar knocked out
12:30 Tambov live! How many wins will they get?
15:20 Who should win the cup?
23:30 RPL is back! Lots of great games
27:00 Transfers, not much tbf
36:00 Moscow vs St Petersburg, architecture breakdown starts
55:00 Geoguessr Challenge!
56:30 Rapid fire questions
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Claesson vs Larsson
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Top centre backs in the league
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Best goalkeeper in the league
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Who's getting promoted from the FNL
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Richard: @RichDPike89
We're back for another episode, and this time we actually have proper video and audio! A classic posse cut this week as we're joined by regulars David and Ilya for 90 minutes of banter.
More Pele discussion, some debate about the Krasnodar game, our thoughts on Clubhouse, old TV shows, and much, much more!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- Hanu speaks Chinese
03:10 RUSSIAN FOOTBALL IS BACK! Join us on Clubhouse!
15:10 Transfers- Rondon, Bohinen, Ali Sowe
17:40 Eder is leaving Russia ((((((
21:00 Predicting the RPL table
28:40 What's the most Lokomotiv transfer ever?
31:10 Krasnodar vs Zagreb preview
42:00 Football Reality Shows and YouTube Clubs
51:00 Football journalism/generation/football Twitter abuse discussion
1:05:00 Who is the greatest sportsman of all time? Fight over Pele again
1:17:00 Worst/most banter sportsman of all time?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
David: @RFN_David
Ilya: @LokoSokol
In this audio only, slightly strange episode marred with technical difficulties, we were joined by the great David Dhannoo of FC Zenit Mauritius fame.
When the lads weren't suffering from internet dropouts and static noises, they discussed Dave's Twitter accounts, the impending return of Russian football, modern day gaming, cryptocurrency and more!
Sorry for the lack of video and timestamps this week, we promise to be back to our best next time around, with zero issues!
In this week's episode of WTI, we are joined by an extremely special guest: Match TV commentator and pundit Misha Polenov! To start, we asked Misha about his work, and inquired about things we'd noticed in some of his interviews.
After that, we somehow managed to discuss football for the remainder of the episode, touching on everything from Tambov, to football in the Far East, to Real Madrid's recent struggles.
Also, is Arshavin coming on the pod? Listen till the end and you'll find out ;-)
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
04:28 Misha's biggest fear on air
06:08 La Liga discussion- what's up with Real?
14:44 Mandatory NBA discussion
18:50 Differences in Russian and American sport
21:30 Is Russian football becoming more family friendly?
30:20 Revisiting Kokorin to Fiorentina
36:00 Do more Russian players want to move abroad?
40:40 Promes going back to Spartak
- Is prime Promes better than Vlasic?
53:30 Tambov are being saved by the RPL
1:03:30 Fixing football in the Far East
1:11:13 Arshavin's punditry skills, will he come on the podcast?
1:13:50 Mini season preview
Twitter handle:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Misha: @Misha_Polenov
Welcome back to another episode of WTI! This week, we're joined by regular guest David Sansun in a transfer-heavy episode.
Kokorin has gone to Fiorentina, Gaich is off to Benevento, and Rotor just won't stop signing Georgians.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
06:50 Kokorin goes to Fiorentina
13:30 Will Kokorin be the last player born in the USSR to go abroad?
15:50 Will he make it back into the national team?
24:35 Maksimenko to West Ham
28:40 Can Smolov still make it abroad?
35:00 Guessing our 5 favourite players of all time
37:00 Football nostalgia time
50:00 Gaich to Benevento
54:00 Which one of the RPL exports to Italy will score the most?
1:00:30 David's J Cole story
1:04:32 Quick RPL transfers
1:05:00 RIP Tambov
1:12:00 Rotor discussion, Musaev to Rubin
1:14:30 The best name in world football
1:15:45 Mercedes Bendz
1:17:43 QUIZ TIME: Which foreigner has the most RPL goals?
1:24:00 Promes to Spartak?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
David: @RFN_David
On this episode of the world's favourite Russian football show, we discuss sheer nonsense before actually talking about Russian ball for a good 45 minutes.
We started off with discussing the NBA, rap, and then talked about a few major transfers in the RPL. We also covered Lovren's hilarious interview, and debated how we would fix Russian ball if given the chance.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction- Artem almost chokes on himself
00:20 Kodak Black is freed, random discussion
07:10 NBA recap
11:32 Akhmat banned off YT
13:30 Should football clubs have Patreons?
17:30 RPL transfers- Akhmat, Ural, Pablo, Kokorin, Rajkovic
23:00 RPL was crazy back in 2013
33:20 Best foreigner in RPL history?
43:30 Lovren interview
50:00 New reforms for Russian football, how to fix the league structure?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
On a very special episode of WTI, we are joined by a superstar guest Kai Connell. We've been trying to get Kai on the podcast ever since it started, and the stars finally aligned. It was an episode that was a lot different than usual, as we spent the vast majority of the episode discussing the state of Russian football media, football Twitter, and so on. On the side, we also discussed a bit of darts, cricket and Hull City.
By the way, if we had any critiques for any club or people listening to this episode, they were purely out of love. We know a lot less than you guys, and are simply giving out our opinion.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
04:20 Hendrix to Spartak
06:00 Darts and cricket
11:40 CONTENT, MEDIA DISCUSSION STARTS
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Who is the best Russian club in terms of (Twitter) content?
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Are Spartak overdoing the FT thing?
15:05 We mean no ill will
17:28 How long can Spartak sustain their meteoric rise in numbers?
19:58 Appreciating the glow-up in Russian football media
22:30 How can Russian football grow online? Can it ever be as big as Belgium, France etc.?
25:00 Has the RPL's YouTube OTT platform been a success?
28:00 Reevaluating the RPL's media channel, figuring out ways to grow it
29:40 Distinction between Twitter work and content
35:40 Shoutout Ivan Korzh, Tim Bayramov and all RPL admins
41:30 The importance of fan run content for the growth of a league
45:50 Can RussianFootballNews ever be as big as GetFrenchFootballNews? How can RFN improve?
58:30 Is the point of a news website obsolete?
1:06:50 Is football twitter too influential in sport media?
1:12:00 Is quality really better than quantity?
1:15:00 What actually is SUCCESS on social media? What do numbers translate into? What is the goal of getting followers?
1:18:00 Tangible vs intangible success
1:22:00 Have Zenit used social media as a tool to fix their reputation?
1:30:50 How do you grow as a PFL/low level club on social media? Going the RUSNLF way?
END OF CONTENT DISCUSSION
1:32:17 Match Premier bans English words
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
Kai- @Kai_Connell
Happy New Year! We're back in 2021 with a slightly tweaked audiovisual format! For this episode, we all had our facecams on and a new contraption for the usual screen. We were joined by regular guest David Sansun and discussed a host of things, from rap, to Gaich, to the World Cup in Qatar.
As always thanks a lot for your support, and let us know what you think of the new format!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Is Artem a Certified Lover Boy?
05:12 Lockdowns in the UK and Ireland
07:50 RIP MF DOOM
11:00 Rap discussion again.
14:50 Prayers up to Dr. Dre
18:30 Our Russian football FM saves
22:00 Kokorin to MLS?
24:40 Russians in America
29:40 Foreign players in Russia, agencies, etc.
30:48 Organised crime discussion + mini film discussion
34:00 David's Cherkessk save
36:30 Hanu's Anzhi save
40:00 Weekly Miranchuk, Eldor discussion
42:20 Gaich to Boca Juniors
46:44 Is the RPL better than the Brazilian and Argentine league?
48:21 Will the Euros happen? / Big World Cup discussion
1:04:00 Ivan Ignatyev causes a frenzy
1:10:00 Golovin scores LIVE REACTION
1:11:30 What is the third best team in world football?
1:14:27 Random incoherent waffling
1:18:27 Football Verzuz battles
Twitter handles-
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
David: @RFN_David
This week, we're joined by the one and only Conor Duffy, and discuss the widest variety of things possible. We start off talking about some Russian football things, like Leonid Slutsky's Grammy nominated Christmas Carol, but then the episodes devolves into one filled with heavy debate, pointless imaginative discussion, and conspiracy theories. Is Zidane one of the coaches of the century? Do aliens exist? Are PIN Codes a real thing?
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Our FM saves
05:34 Are Zenit buying Richarlison?
08:22 Who's the best paycheque footballer of all time?
14:52 Rubin's Christmas Video. Best piece of content in Russian football history?
18:30 More uninformed NBA discussion
23:28 PIN Codes vs Post Codes
25:34 Indian numeric system
28:55 Irish names are weird, big name conversation
36:00 Will we all go to Mars, space conversation
38:45 Would you rather go to space or explore the deep sea?
42:30 Do aliens exist?
45:40 Man from Taured, Great Filter, other theories
47:44 Do aliens play football?
51:00 Rap discussion starts
51:10 Would you rather be a very high level rapper or a very high level footballer?
58:28 Best rap albums and artists of all time?
1:03:35 The best coaches of the century- Pep, Klopp, Zidane, Sir Alex, Ranieri, Benitez, Wenger, Mou
1:24:00 Is Pele a fraud?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Conor: @seeduffy_
It's Christmas! We're gonna have two podcasts a week for most of the winter break, with one being a small-ish football update, and the other being a bigger, conversation with one of our friends.
On this episode, we discuss a few bits of news like Lokomotiv sacking Kiknadze, Hanu's controversial RFN lists, but mostly talk about unrelated things. This episode was probably more of an NBA one than a Russian football one honestly.
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, and as always thanks for your support!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction / Merry Christmas! / Hanu speaks Russian
02:31 NBA discussion
04:02 Kiknadze leaves Loko, new management
07:16 FIFA vs FM
11:05 What NBA team should Hanu support?
15:30 Is the Premier League boring?
17:40 Miranchuk at Atalanta recap
- Eldor at Genoa recap
21:00 Top goalkeepers in the RPL list
26:43 Recapping some scandalous RPL lists
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Best young players of the season
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Best signings of the season
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Best players of the season
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Worst signings of the season
27:38 Do historically significant goals have to be in 'best goals' lists?
40:15 What club would win the league if you could only play Russians?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
The winter break is here and so is our first episode of the period. We're joined by a very special guest, now our official Turkish, African and European football representative, Patrick/Junho Toussaint. In our longest episode yet, we discussed everything from Tedesco's departure from Spartak, to the best Samosa filling, to how nationalism and sectarianism are scourges on society that are ruining the world and that everyone should live peacefully with each other without discrimination on arbitrary, man made lines. Yeah.
As always, thanks a lot for your support, and let us know if you'd like to come on the podcast, or if you have any good ideas that you'd like us to implement!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
04:46 Winter break is here.
05:30 RPL recap
05:48 Check out RFN's interview with Noboa
- Check out Ilya's piece on Russian football journalists
07:25 Loko are terrible, Khimki are amazing
11:30 Miranchuk at Atalanta
13:00 Is Anton the better Miranchuk?
15:14 Zenit vs Spartak: LOVREN OWN GOAL
21:11 Should Safonov be Russia's no. 1?
23:15 Tedesco is leaving Russia :-(
28:50 What is Turkish football like?
32:20 When will Russian players start to go abroad (FIGHT)
- Would you rather stay in Russia if you were an average RPL footballer, or try your luck abroad?
47:32 What Russian player is most likely to go abroad?
50:25 Eldor Shomurodov appreciation
54:00 Is Urunov 19?
57:58 Quincy Promes has been arrested
1:01:00 Krasnodar's Europa League draw
1:02:00 Akhmat sanctioned by the US Treasury
1:04:40 What's the most hipster club in Russia?
1:07:00 Has football fallen off?
1:16:30 Mailbag!
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Should Goncharenko be sacked?
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Should Semak be sacked?
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Kazakhstan's new coach
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A Soviet League in the modern day
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Too many Moscow clubs?
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Should the league be expanded?
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Best samosa filling?
1:24:50 Stop fighting over politics and countries
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Patrick: @Junho_Patricio
Welcome to another episode of the Whatever This Is podcast! This week the boys are joined by two very special guests: RFN's Richard Pike, and the Prince of Lokomotiv Twitter, Stefano Conforti! Last week we discussed absolutely nothing related to football, however this episode was the complete opposite, and featured lots of meaningful discussion about the RPL, Champions League, Gazizov etc. Stefano also gave us the lowdown on all things Lokomotiv.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Artem speaks Hindi/Introduction
03:40 RPL Matchweek recap
- Lokomotiv breakdown with Stefano
11:50 Who is better between Ponce-Larsson and Dzyuba-Azmoun
15:31 Douglas Santos is a beast
21:47 Driussi's Twitch outburst
24:30 UCL: Zenit 1-2 Dortmund, disappointment
31:20 Semak's tactical deficiencies, should he reduce dependence on Dzyuba?
36:52 Sutormin is amazing at right back
39:50 Waldemar Anton, Stuttgart CB wants to come to Russia
41:30 UCL: Bayern 2-0 Loko
48:10 Russian football is better than French football
49:10 CSKA are terrible, why have they not been criticised as much as Zenit?
51:10 RFN 5 a side team
53:40 (again) When will the first Indian play in Russia?
58:23 UCL: Chelsea 1-1 Krasnodar
1:03:00 How far can Krasnodar go in the Europa League?
1:04:00 Gazizov leaves Spartak
1:08:50 Gazizov to Loko?
1:12:00 Russia's World Cup qualification draw
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Richard: @RichDPike89
Stefano: @Confortistefano
We say it every week, but this was truly our most off the cuff, wildest and most random episode yet. We were honoured to be joined by Sportrecs International Sales Director Sarthak Sahai, and talked about absolutely everything except football for over 90 minutes. We discussed the meanings behind our names, the geography of Mongolia, the city of Istanbul being fraudulent, and something about Krasnodar winning a game for 30 seconds. Don't even ask us how we did the timestamps for this.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:20 Sarthak's Chinese name
03:30 Name breakdown starts
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What would Hanu's Russian name be?
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Bentley who doesn't drive
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Nobody can pronounce Hanu's name
08:41 Mini RPL breakdown
09:00 What team does Sarthak support?
14:07 Sarthak is also Don InStat, he hates xG
16:52 Akhmat are the best team in Russia
19:00 What's your favourite stadium in Russia?
20:00 Weather discussion
24:00 Champions League games: Loko
31:17 Arkady Dvorkovich to Loko?
33:45 What sport can you play best?
35:27 Zenit
38:23 Is the schedule a viable excuse?
43:06 CSKA out of Europe
44:46 Does Sarthak watch the ISL?
45:31 When will the first Indian play in the RPL?
- Getting an Indian into the RPL, brainstorm
50:37 Geography discussion about Mongolia
52:03 Would Kazakhstan be better in the Asian Football Confederation?
54:30 How is the border between Europe and Asia in Istanbul?
58:00 Are we all Gengis Khan's descendants?
1:00:00 KRASNODAR!
1:02:37 Krasnodar's new Sporting Director
1:04:08 More about Indian players going to Russia
1:06:00 Zenit's transfer window, foreign limit discussion
1:14:22 Discussion about the world 'limit'
1:16:02 Driving in India
1:19:00 Proposal to make a 24 club RPL
1:21:00 Gazizov leaving Spartak
1:24:10 Hilarious Arshavin story about his transfer
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Sarthak: @sahai2310
Team WTI has a new addition, the man behind the biggest tweet in Russian football history.
Ex-Spartak admin and Russian football fan Andrew MacIver now has his own show on WTI, and will be on occasion, popping up with his own rants! With a Scotsman, Irishman and Indian on the network now, the accents are more incomprehensible than ever.
On the first episode, Andrew talks about himself, and goes on to talk about the poor performance of Russian clubs in Europe.
Twitter handle: @RPL_News
We're back for another episode following another week of disappointment in Europe! We discuss trains, true crime podcasts, and a lot more, some that has to do with football, most that does not. Will Stani be replaced by Berdyev? Is Gazizov really leaving Spartak? Will Russian clubs ever win?
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:27 RIP Maradona
03:48 RPL recap
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Berisha brace
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Ufa Khimki was pure vibes
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Hanu's Bayramyan jinx
06:14 Mini mid-season recap
- Will Tambov survive?
13:03 More Champions League disappointment
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Krasnodar bottle
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Zenit bottle
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Loko are amazing
15:30 Do you swap Malcom for Wanderson?
16:20 Zenit vs Lazio: The Malcom Issue, Zenit are hopeless
- Hanu PRAISES Lovren
25:36 Cherchesov to Zenit?
29:30 Lokomotiv are GOOD
34:00 Previewing UCL Matchday 5
36:30 In-depth discussion on trains
46:12 Tsallagov to Cagliari?
50:00 Spartak have a new Sporting Director. Is Gazizov leaving?
52:45 Cherchesov comments on national television
57:30 CSKA hit back at Stani
1:01:30 Berdyev to Sbornaya happening
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
We're back for one of our most mellow episodes yet, and are joined again by frequent guest David Sansun. Most of the episode is taken up by depressing discussion on the state of Sbornaya, but we still manage to entertain each other through jokes and hypothetical situations. Will Wenger come to Russia? Is Arshavin the next Zenit Sporting Director? We discuss all that, and more
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:20 Sbornaya bottle, and are terrible
- 3-2 loss to Turkey
- 5-0 loss to Serbia
08:12 xG is a fraud
12:50 Cherchesov Out?
18:00 Who replaces Cherchesov?
24:00 Arsene Wenger to Sbornaya?
26:30 Does Russia need a USMNT style reset?
31:00 Kokorin almost went to Italy
32:07 Musa to Red Star
32:30 Alex Kral to the Premier League
34:05 Hanu discovers old RPL players, his mind is blown
37:45 Arshavin will be the next Zenit Sporting Director
45:32 Would Artem wear Arshavin-designed clothes?
47:30 RPL is back!
50:22 Previewing UCL, UEL games
Twitter handles-
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
David: @RFN_David
The boys are back to cover what was one of the craziest weekends in Russian football history. In an episode filled with heated rants, and many jokes, we covered everything from Dzyuba's scandal, to the problem with Landscrona. Artem also discovered what the Conference League is, which led to us wasting 20 minutes on that topic. Also, which is the biggest Russian club in terms of international popularity?
We're also potentially looking for a new name for the podcast. If you think you have one for us, let us know! As always, thanks for all your support.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 FAILED introduction
02:00 RPL recap
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Gaich assist, Khimki beat Rubin
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Dynamo 5-1 Lokomotiv
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Best weekend ever?
05:50 Guilherme is trash
06:50 Aleksey Miranchuk scores for Atalanta!
10:45 DZYUBAGATE: Dzyuba's video leaked, recovers sensationally
19:20 Murad Musaev offers to resign
23:45 Hanu uses xG to defend Adolfo Gaich
25:45 Musa to CSKA (actually happening)
29:30 Real Madrid are terrible.
30:46 What is the biggest club in the world?
33:47 Which is the biggest Russian club outside of Russia?
45:41 Artem discovers the Conference League; his mind is completely blown
52:50 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan fails a doping test
55:18 Hanu rants about Landscrona for over 10 minutes
1:23:30 Max Kilman to play for Russia?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
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We're back for another episode full of debate and discussion! This week, we start off by talking about the Russian national team, and then cover everything from recent Champions League results to the return of Hulk and Musa to Russia. Stick till the end to listen to an exclusive excerpt of an interview with ex-Lokomotiv and Anzhi player Gael Ondoua!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:10 International break again- A look at the Russia senior and youth teams
08:20 Does the junior team beat the senior team (Part III)?
11:30 RPL Week 13 Review
12:40 Zenit vs Khimki
14:14 Are Krasnodar making Europe?
18:01 Who's getting relegated?
20:30 Lokomotiv 1-1 Atletico: Nikolic is a god, Loko are amazing, Rajkovic is good
24:28 #FreeMiranchuk: Aleksey Miranchuk frozen out at Atalanta
26:50 Zenit 1-1 Lazio: Who's to blame? Is Dzyuba good enough? Yerokhin is a beast
34:30 What Russian football can learn from Basaksehir and Turkey
37:00 Sevilla 3-2 Krasnodar: Krasnodar bottle again
39:44 French football is about to collapse
42:17 Euro 2021 to be held in Russia!!!!!
45:35 Kuzyaev to Bayern and Napoli
47:28 Hulk and Musa return to Russia?
51:30 What previous RPL players would you love to have back in the league?
53:20 Grzegorz Krychowiak's cereal company
56:30 If you had endless money, what football club would you buy?
58:03 EXCLUSIVE: Gael Ondoua interview
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
On an episode that's shorter and recorded earlier than usual, Hanu and Artem get to the funnies straight away. Mainly, we discuss the sudden influx of foreigners in the FNL, recap late business in the transfer window, do a quick preview of some European games, and finally, talk about Javier Ribalta leaving Zenit. Would RFN David be a better DOF than Arshavin?
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:00 RPL recap
05:30 Is Gaich already a flop?
07:36 Sandro Schwarz to Dynamo
10:17 CSKA Wolfsberger quick preview
12:00 RPL transfer window ends- Ionov, Moses, Rostov, Varela etc. etc.
22:00 A ton of foreigners sign for FNL clubs. MARX LENINNNNN
26:50 Ribalta possibly leaving Zenit. Who replaces him?
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Anyone but Arshavin
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David Sansun
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Thomas Zorn
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @Amakarevitch
On the 11th episode of the podcast, Artem is backed and we're joined by Ilya Sokolov, King of Lokomotiv Twitter. On this Eder-heavy pod, we debated whether apple juice is better than orange juice, discussed international football, and answered your questions!
Next week, we'll be most probably having a stream covering Russian clubs' UCL games. As always, get in touch if you want to join us, have any questions, or anything of the sort! We truly appreciate your support. Ly x
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:09 International break :-(
07:20 Transfer window (whatever is left of it)
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Chistyakov to Zenit/Terentyev to Rostov
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Victor Moses to Spartak
08:30 More Lovren hate. What's the best defensive partnership in the RPL?
16:25 Dmitry Celuk conspiracy theory (trailer)
24:18 Salaries of RPL players in the Serie A
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Miranchuk 1.5m
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Shomurodov 1.3m
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Is the RPL paying its players too much?
35:00 Ilya's thoughts on Loko this season
39:42 How many goals will Eder, Kamano and Ze manage this season?
46:30 Are the Migos frauds? Similarities between them and Eder
49:30 Apple juice vs Orange juice
52:04 Answering your questions!
52:20 Why do Messi and Ronaldo get all the attention when Eder is better?
55:26 Cesar Navas vs Keylor Navas
58:10 Discussing trains
1:01:30 Semin crying over Kvicha
1:06:11 Can Anton Miranchuk fill Aleksey's shoes?
1:08:10 Ilya's memories following Lokomotiv
1:14:55 Lokomotiv Norway fan club
Twitter handles-
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Ilya: @lokosokol
On our 10th episode, we have two great guests from the RFN Towers! Artem ran into technical difficulties with his vehicle so we invited on James Nickels and David Sansun for an enjoyable conversation! The lads discussed recent RPL results, recapped a few major transfers, did an investigative deep dive into Varazdat Haroyan going to Tambov via the Armenia-Azerbaijan war, and more! At the end, we also talked about what current free agents would do a decent job in the RPL.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
02:10 RPL Matchday 10: Zenit vs Spartak, Rubin Akhmat etc.
03:10 James' thoughts on Spartak this season
10:20 Sochi xG Breakdown
14:20 David's chronicles of watching trash RPL games at stupid times of the day
16:50 Krasnodar back to being Krasnodar
17:30 Horrible refereeing calls (again)
20:10 UCL/UEL draw reaction
28:50 Another international break :-(
40:30 Are Dzyuba and Sobolev the same person?
54:00 Transfers: Shomurodov, Kuzyaev, Wendel, Ze Luis
55:00 Is Maxi Philipp a Hall of Memer?
58:00 Lokomotiv's quest for a striker ends with Ze Luis; are Ze and Eder the worst strike partnership in RPL history?
1:08:10 Haroyan turns down Greek club to go to war, joins Tambov instead. Deep dive, breakdown and tracking down the origins of the (fake) story.
1:14:50 Wendel to Zenit
1:19:30 BACK TO Haroyan- It was all a mistranslation
1:23:34 Looking at current free agents; Kevin Stewart, Valencia, Sturridge in Russia?
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
David: @RFN_David
James: @JamesNickels
We're back for another episode! In a celebratory week, we discuss Krasnodar finally reaching the Champions League, Rostov new signing Kento Hashimoto's strange interview, FIFA ratings of RPL players, and much, much more!
Go follow and become a fan of ours on Sportrecs! https://sportrecs.com/whateverthisis
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Krasnodar are in the Champions League!!!!!
06:16 What would your preferred UCL groups be from a Russian perspective?
10:55 What Russian player will break through in the UCL?
14:20 Rostov knocked out by Maccabi Haifa
15:10 Eldor Shomurodov to Genoa
17:30 Transfers- Kritsyuk to Belenenses, Zinkovskiy, Djordjevic to Rostov
23:10 Russia NT announcement
25:00 RPL week review
26:30 Will Dzyuba break the all time RPL goal record?
29:20 Kento Hashimoto on the Fukushima disaster, Japanese stereotypes, and more
39:30 RPL FIFA ratings? Horrible or good?
Twitter handles
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Welcome to another episode of Whatever This Is! This week have some big news! We've partnered up with the good people over at Sportrecs and will now be publishing our videos on there as well. Sportrecs is a new streaming site that broadcasts a host of events, including the FNL, UFC, NBA and more, and we're one of the first creators/podcasts on the platform! Go on there and become a fan: https://sportrecs.com/whateverthisis
On the episode, we have a guest in the form of David Sansun from RussianFootballNews. In an episode filled with heated discussions, we recap Krasnodar's recent victories, discuss whether Lovren's signing was a vanity or not, fight over whether Lokomotiv have had a good window, and discuss an RPL Hall of Memes.
Twitter handles:
Hanu- @H4nuu
Artem- @AMakarevitch
David- @RFN_David
We're back for our sixth episode! In our longest and most free-flowing episode yet, we cover a variety of topics ranging from Cherchesov's team selection to Jo's transfer to Man City (yes, that Jo). We also laugh at Lokomotiv for their recent adventures, and have a segment where we assume roles and negotiate RPL transfer swaps. On a couple of side notes, we discuss CSKA signing Ejuke through an app, and the issue with football documentaries.
As always, thanks for all your support, and get in touch if you'd like to be involved with the pod!
00:00 Introduction
01:05 International break recap
02:40 Cherchesov's team selections. Is he the GOAT?
04:10 U21 NT fixtures
04:50 Are Russia becoming one of the best in Europe? Are they League A worthy?
11:30 The RPL is actually a respected league by professionals
18:10 RPL is back!
21:40 Lokomotiv lost to Russia U19s LMAOOOO
24:50 Transfers: Sorloth to Lokomotiv, Kokorin to Roma, Vlasic, Kuzyaev, Lesovoy
31:50 Revisiting old transfers: Promes to Sevilla, Jo to Man City
42:00 CSKA signing Ejuke off an app (TransferRoom)
44:00 Making (imaginary) RPL swap deals!
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Gazinskiy + 1.5m for Smolov
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Safonov for Erokhin + Ozdoev !?
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Adamov for Selikhov
55:00 Football documentaries and the issue with them.
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
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In the fifth episode of the podcast, Hanu and Artem discuss a variety of things following a slow news week. To start, we recap recent RPL results, discuss whether Zenit is in a crisis, and talk about the international break. We also predict the fate of Russian clubs in European qualifiers, and to end, talk about Rubin newcomer Hwang In-Beom's hilarious new interview.
We're also running a giveaway this week! We're looking for a new name for the podcast, and whoever comes up with the best (or only) name will be given two months' membership to the RPL's YouTube channel courtesy of us!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Giveaway details!
02:00 Stephen A Smith joins us (fail)
02:45 Russia vs Serbia preview
05:45 What's the most random sporting event you've watched live?
09:06 RPL Week 6 review
10:47 Are Zenit in crisis?
17:07 UCL/UEL qualification draws- Dynamo, Rostov and Krasnodar
26:20 Unintentional Europa Conference League deep dive
32:00 Transfers: Miranchuk to Atalanta, Ejuke to CSKA
39:38 Hwang In-Beom's amusing interview!
In the fourth episode of the podcast, the lads discuss the national team and the international break, read out Adolfo Gaich's hilarious interview, debate if Krasnodar are frauds, and discuss whether Sochi or Akhmat can get Europe.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 Week 4 review
02:35 Dissing Hull City manager Grant McCann to jinx them
03:05 Week 4 review
03:59 Can Sochi get Europa League this season?
06:26 Zenit finally lose in the RPL. Are they in trouble?
11:34 Lokomotiv lose to Akhmat. Can the Groznymen get to Europe?
14:30 Debating whether Krasnodar are frauds. Artem defends the Bulls.
22:00 Russian national team announced. Can the U21s beat the senior squad?
27:54 Can Dzyuba break Kerzhakov's Russia goalscoring record?
30:20 Transfers: Fuchs and Zaynutdinov to CSKA
31:32 Adolfo Gaich's hilarious interview: Talking about his nickname 'F*hrer', crime in South America, and Polo
38:20 Barinov and Driussi injuries. Predicting the Nations League.
Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
In the third episode of the podcast, we're joined by our first guest, Richard Pike! The guys discuss recent results in the RPL, talk about some transfers including Messi to Russia and Moro to Dynamo, and also put each other on the spot with spontaneous questions about the league!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Discussing games
03:06 What's the reason for Rubin failing?
08:32 Zenit vs CSKA
15:30 Is Rigoni the best Argentinian to ever do it?
16:10 Adolfo Gaich disasterclass
19:52 Driussi chucking the ball at Fernandes, CSKA fans raging
TRANSFERS
25:01 Nikola Moro- Croatian Modric
28:00 Miranchuk to Atalanta?
32:15 Wanderson's new contract
35:47 Messi to the RPL? What club suits him most?
QUESTIONS
42:00 Favourite RPL team?
42:47 Most hated RPL team?
45:54 Best player in the league?
48:25 Most underrated players?
53:10 Worst/overrated players?
55:30 Best manager in the league?
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Twitter handles:
Hanu: @H4nuu
Artem: @AMakarevitch
Richard: @RichDPike89