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Audio segments, samples and discussion from the football grounds, studios and other various locations of the sports broadcasting world.

20 Minute Hit


    • Oct 16, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    6: The Rundown: Week 6.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 18:23


    Looking back at the NFL week 6 scores that saw a thriller in Baltimore, a 90-point game in New Orleans and Big Blue get a big win on Sunday night.

    5: The Rundown: Week 5 in the NFL

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 32:59


    A look back at the games and a week of major injuries in the NFL this weekend along with a chat from Mike White of BBC Humberside about a thriller in Dallas and some controversial comments from Jerry Jones. #NFL #Sport #Week5 #AFC #NFC #Dallas #GreenBay #Packers #Cowboys

    The Run Up: Week 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 22:16


    A look ahead to week 5 in the NFL

    NFL 2017 Season: Week 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 15:03


    A brief look back at week four in the NFL that saw the Saints win at Wembley over Miami, the Seahawks demolish the Colts in Seattle and some costly injuries are picked up for the Falcons, Titans and Vikings. #NFL #Football

    The 20-Minute Hit keeps an eye on its achilles.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 30:50


    Boxing commentator Andy Clarke join Ollie to talk about the thrilling night of boxing at the O2 Arena in London as Cruiserweight World Champion Tony Bellew took on and beat former Heavyweight Champion David Haye. Haye fought through a snapped achilles until round 11 before finally seeing his corner throw in the towel and it was a fight that no one could have predicted the scenario that played out in front of our eyes. #Boxing #Sport #Bellew #Haye #WorldChampion #SkySports #Podcast

    The 20-Minute Hit talks Italian egg chasing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2017 19:05


    Russ Hargreaves of TalkSPORT and TalkSPORT2 sits down and join Ollie to talk a bit of Six Nations rugby, or more specifically, the Italian tactics used against England last weekend in Rome. #Ruckgate continues on the 20 Minute Hit #Rugby #SixNations #Sport #ITAvENG #Italy #England #Ruckgate

    The 20-Minute Hit gets Foxy w. Geoff Peters.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 25:52


    Ollie talks to TalkSPORT's Geoff Peters about Leicester City and Claudio Ranieri's dismissal last Thursday. Were the reigning Premier League champions right to get ride of Claudio? Did the players insult their former coach with their hard fought for win against Liverpool on Monday night? Will they still head towards relegation with the Italian boss gone? There's also a little discussion about Troy Deeney and fans interacting with their sporting and celebrity heroes. #Football #Soccer #Sport #PremierLeague #LCFC #Ranieri #LFC #Klopp #LEILIV #EPL 

    The 20-Minute Hit has a LAFA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2017 28:55


    Oliver sits down and talks to Christian MacLaren of the LAFA (Latin American Footballers' Alliance) to find out exactly what the organisation is, what they do and how they try to help footballers from South America to adjust to life in the UK. That, and a little general football discussion, all on the show. #LAFA #SouthAmerica #Football #Sport #Business #Soccer

    Episode 27: Football, football, football.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2016 24:27


    Geoff Peters(@mrgeoffpeters) joins Paul (@PaulMacdSport) and Ollie (@Juice_Wilson) to talk about the #Championship's 3-way title race between #Brighton, #Burnley and #Middlesbrough, before talking #PremierLeague football (and #LCFC's inevitable title victory), some mid-week #UCL as #MCFC and #Atleti continue to surprise the pundits. The show wraps up with the return of #Rangers v #Celtic to Scottish football and will it be a positive or a negative for the game north of the border.

    Episode 26: Mamba Day, Golden Warriors, Masters meltdowns and some fantastic football

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2016 21:41


    George Metellus (@GDMetellus8) joins Ollie (@Juice_Wilson) and Paul (@PaulMacdSport) on the show as the #NBA says goodbye to #Kobe on #MambaDay (http://es.pn/1Sar1cH), #GoldenState break the unbreakable record, winning 73 regular season games(http://es.pn/1VqYgi0), the #ChampionsLeague shocks football as #PSG and #Barca (http://bit.ly/1Vos7XL) bow out to #MCFC and #Atleti and we talk a bout of #Masters2016 #Golf as a Englishman wins for the first time in 20-years (http://bit.ly/1WuEFws). And all in 20 minutes.

    Episode 25: Barca beaten, Madrid misserable, EPL doping and T20's fantastic finale.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 20:58


    Jason Pettigrove (@jaypetti1971) join Ollie (@Juice_Wilson) and Paul (@PaulMacdSport) to discuss the Sunday Times' accusations of doping in the #PremierLeague (https://www.google.co.uk/url?), a miserable #ElClassico for #Barcelona (http://bit.ly/1WfGHAt) followed up by a thrilling night of #ChampionsLeague football that saw #RealMadrid beaten by #Wolfsburg (http://bit.ly/1qvBQz5). The show wraps up with a quick look back at 'that last over' from the #T20WorldCup final (http://bbc.in/1XjYLrv).

    Episode 24: Losing a legend, international irritation and more tennis turmoil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2016 22:06


    Paul (@PaulMacdSport) and Ollie (@Juice_Wilson), along with guest Kristan Heneage (@KHeneage) reflect on the passing of Johan #Cruyff on Thursday (http://bbc.in/1Mp5mA9) before looking ahead to the international break over the easter weekend. There's also more off the court news in #tennis as pay equality continues to be discussed in the build up to the #MiamiMasters (http://bbc.in/22DJ8OM). Subscribe, like and review on iTunes http://apple.co/1PuSenE

    Episode 23: Cheltenham chasers, Champions League chokers, Championship managers and Europa League leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 22:46


    Paul (@PaulMacdSport) and Ollie (@Juice_Wilson) are joined by football journalist Giancarlo Rinaldi (@Ginkers) and Jim Knight (@JimKnight88) to talk about the latest odds at the Cheltenham Festival including a look ahead to the grand finale of the Gold Cup. We also keep things football based as Giancarlo looks back at a crushing night in Munich for Juventus and a busy night of Europa League action coming up, as well as discussing the pros and cons (mainly the cons) of being a manager of a second division club.

    Episode 22: Maria and Meldonium, Sunderland, Manning moves on and Chelsea Champions League collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 21:05


    Paul and Ollie are joined by Squawka's Amar Singh to talk about the shock revelation of Maria Sharapova's failed drug test at the Australian Open, Adam Johnson and Sunderland's handling of the midfielder during his court case, Peyton Manning's retirement announcement and the a dash of Champions League action from midweek. #Tennis #WTA #Meldonium #Sharapova #AdamJohnson #Sunderland #Football #Premier League #NFL #Manning #Broncos #UCL #ChampionsLeague #CFC #Zlatan #PSG #DiMaria #Arsenal

    Episode 21: MCFC teenage kicks, Barca brilliance, all aboard the party ship and F1 shakeup.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 20:47


    paul and Ollie are joined by Goal.com head of features Carlo Garganese to look back at some of the actions from the Champions League and FA Cup in the last week before switching gears to join Rob Gronkowski on his party boat and asking if changing qualifying is really going to make Formula 1 more entertaining. #Sport #Football #FACup #MCFC #Arsenal #Barca #UCL #Juve #Bayern #NFL #Gronk #Cam #Manning #Formula1 #F1

    Episode 20: Super Bowl 50, Liverpool fans fight back and City smashed by Leicester

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2016 21:38


    Paul and Ollie are joined by Will Gavin of Gridiron Magazine for a extended breakdown of Super Bowl 50, focusing on Peyton Manning's and Cam Newton's legacy and looking at if the Denver Broncos' defence is as good as the '85 Bears. Then they loop back across the Atlantic to the look at how Liverpool fans have successfully fought their corner and stopped ticket prices rising to £77 at Anfield before looking, once again, at the title race in the Premier League as Leicester, fresh off their win at Manchester City, head to Arsenal while Tottenham take on City. #SuperBowl #SuperBowl50 #nfl #broncos #panthers #manning #newton #football #soccer #epl #leicester #mcfc #arsenal #thfc

    Episode 19: Pep is in, deadline day drivel and no luck Neville

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 21:03


    Ollie and Paul catch up with Spanish football expert Ben Hayward of Goal.com to talk about Pep Guardiola's arrival in Manchester next season. They also take a look at what has gone wrong for Gary Neville at Valencia before keeping a eye on the Chinese transfer window as Ramires and Jackson Martinez head to Asia in big money moves. ALl that and more this week. #Football #Soccer #arsenal #barca #valencia #Neville #Guardiola #mcfc #premierleague #china

    Episode 18: Super Bowl set up, bye bye Blatt, awesome Alli, credible Konta and poor Premier League

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2016 21:31


    Paul and Ollie are joined by Sal Capaccio (@SalSports) and Kristen Heneage (@KHeneage) to talk all things NFL as we build up to the Super Bowl, David Blatt's firing from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Johnanna Konta's incredible Aussie Open run and, of course, a spot of Premier League action too. #NFL #SuperBowl50 #Panthers #Broncos #NBA #Cavaliers #Lebron #AusOpen #Konta #SemiFinal #BPL #DeleAlli #Spurs #Arsenal #Everton #Football #Soccer

    Episode 17: Rocket Ronnie, terrible tennis, a not so super Sunday, NFL action and a open letter to Cam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 20:41


    @NickSzczepanik joins Paul and Ollie to talk about the troubles off the court as the match fixing scandal hits the tennis world. The guys also dive into Masters snooker and Ronnie O'Sullivan's impressive victory before checking in on Liverpool v Manchester United, the NFL Playoffs and a open letter sent by a Seattle Seahawks fan to Cam Newton. #Sport #ATP #Tennis #MatchFixing #Snooker #RocketRonnie #TheMasters #Football #Soccer #LFC #MUFC #BPL #WHU #Deloitte #NFL #NFLPlayoffs #Cardinals #Packers #Seahawks #Panthers #Brady #Manning #Cam

    Episode 16: Ballon bore, January transfers, NFL playoffs and Madrid transfer trouble

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 21:24


    Ollie and Paul are joined by Kris Voakes of Goal.com to talk about the NFL's Wild Card weekend, what deals, if any, can be had in a January transfer window, the recent transfer ban imposed on Atletico and Real Madrid and plenty more. All in just 20 minutes. #Football #Soccer #Sport #NFL #Bengals #Steelers #Vikings #Madrid #LaLiga #TransferWindow #Ballond'Or #Messi #CR7

    Episode 15: Christmas Football Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2015 19:56


    Paul and Ollie discuss Mourinho scarfs, LVG's future, the busy football schedule, Stoke's ability to get the best out of their transfer business and a little bit more in a quick hit covering two full Premier League fixture lists. #Sport #Football #BPL #PremierLeague #Soccer #MUFC #SCFC #Mourinho #BoxingDayFootball #Chelsea #LVG

    Episode 14: Managers, Madrid, Title Chasers and Trophies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2015 21:22


    Ollie and Paul have a look at the managerial merry-go-round set up by Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho, Arsenal and Manchester City from Monday night, Madrid's humiliation of Rayo Vallecano and Barca's Club World Cup victory. #Sports #Soccer #Football #Barca #RealMadrid #ManCity #Arsenal #PremierLeague #EPL #Mourinho #Guardiola #LVG #MUFC #LeicesterCity

    Episode 13: Draws, Fighting, Money and Personality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2015 20:31


    Robin Bairner Joins Paul and Ollie to weigh in his opinion on the Euro 2016 and Champions League draws from this week. They also have a look at athletes being paid over the odds, UFC's rise to take on boxing and discuss the controversial topic of Sports Personality of the Year. #Sport #Football #Soccer #Euro2016 #UCL #ChampionsLeague #Chelsea #EPL #LeBron #MLB #Greinke #UFC #Boxing #WWE #WCW #SPOTY

    Episode 12: Furious Fury, King Kobe, slow paced F1 and Neville in Spain.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2015 21:08


    The Daily Mail's Sami Mokbel joins Ollie and Paul to talk about a bland F1 season, Tyson Fury potentially being stripped of his IBF World Title already, Gary Neville's appointment in Spain, the Ballon d'Or shortlist and the saying goodbye to Kobe and Tiger Woods. #Sport #Soccer #Football #Messi #Ronadlo #Neymar #Valencia #Neville #LaLiga #NBA #Kobe #Golf #TigerWoods #Boxing #Fury #Klitschko #Hamilton #F1 #Rosberg #Mercedes

    Episode 11: Vardy party, Johnny Football, Cooking Curry, Barca Brilliant and Terrific Tennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2015 20:24


    Steven Edwards and Kris Voakes join Ollie to talk about the Golden State Warriors 16-0 season start, Johnny Manziel's demotion and will he, Kaepernick or RGIII see the NFL field again before looking at Barca being back to their best, Jamie Vardy's task against a dull Manchester United and the Davis Cup action coming up this weekend #Sport #NBA #GoldenState #Curry #NFL #Manziel #Cleveland #RGIII #Kaepernick #Soccer #Football #UCL #Barca #ManUtd #Vardy #Leicester #EPL #DavisCup #BELvGB

    Episode 10: Pray for Paris and the legend of Lomu lives on

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015 25:06


    Ollie and Paul are joined by French football writer and reporter Johnathan Johnson to talk about the horrific acts that took place on Friday in Paris, how it could impact on French football as a whole and particularly Euro 2016. We also look back at the legacy of Jonah Lomu who sadly passed away this week. #Sport #Football #Soccer #Euro2016 #FRAvGER #Germany #Rugby #Lomu #NewZealand

    Episode 9: Bye bye Burgess, dastardly doping, unstoppable athletes, dour derbies and playoff points.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2015 21:06


    David Garrido of Sky Sports News joins Ollie and Paul to talk about #Russia's doping scandal, #SamBurgess leaving rugby union to return to league, athletes thinking less about their safety and more about their careers, the #Rome Derby and the upcoming #Euro2016 playoffs. #Sport #Football #Rugby #Athletics #Doping #NFL #Welker #Roma #Lazio #EuropeanChampionships #Soccer

    Episode 8: The Unlucky One? Disgraceful diving, Neymar the new Messi and all-out All Black dominance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2015 20:43


    Ollie (@Juice_Wilson) and Paul (@PaulMacdSport) are joined by Goal.com's Spanish football expert Ben Hayward (@bghayward) and Yahoo Sport's writer Kristen Heneage (@KHeneage) to discuss if Mourinho is the hard done by one, if anything can be done to stamp out diving in football, if Paul is right to say Neymar should win the Ballon d'Or and if the All Blacks are the most dominant sports team in history and if the World Series could be improved by it being played on one night only. #Sport, #Football, #MLB, #Rugby, #AllBlacks, #Mourinho, #Chelsea, #MUFC, #ChampionsLeague, #Costa, #BallondOr #Barca #Messi #Neymar #Ronaldo

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