Football Armchair Experts

We're back! The Premier League season gets underway this weekend and we pore over the movers and shakers this summer, including some mega deals that could potentially move the needle for some title contenders. Find out what our resident Chelsea and Liverpool fans think about their sides' title chances and we also give our hot takes- will there be any surprise teams to keep an eye out and which teams will suffer relegation? There's also more impromptu Portuguese lessons, the low down on the Crystal Palace youth revolution, pre-emptive spending at Aston Villa and a Neil Warnock update!

In the second episode of our two part preview of Euro 2020, our experts complete their brackets by revealing their predictions for the winners, golden boot, dark horse and flops of the tournament. We confront our Premier League bias and ask if football is indeed coming home, Frank de Boer's troubles in charge of the Netherlands, whether Cristiano Ronaldo is a help or a hindrance for Portugal, who will score the goals for Ukraine and even grapple with the Portuguese language? All that and more shenanigans on another episode of Football Armchair Experts!

Hot on the heels of the Friends Reunion, this is the one nobody asked for as the Football Armchair Experts reconvene to pore through the squads of the 24 qualified teams in Euro 2020 and make their calls on which teams will drop out at the group stage. There are already some bold calls here- Ciro Immobile, Patrik Schick, the Netherlands and Wales drawing flak from one expert, we reveal some shenanigans with the Russian camp and wonder if North Macedonia could do an Iceland. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we complete the rest of our brackets and share our hot takes for the knockout stage!

Join us on our lookback on the recently concluded Premier League season, where a dramatic final day saw Leicester bottle a top 4 finish once again. While Liverpool fan Yin Ren and Chelsea fan Robin breathe a sigh of relief, Arsenal fan Kimberlee makes her long awaited return to lament her beloved Gunners' failed last ditch attempt to snag a European Conference League spot. We also reveal the results of our polls on social media to crown the managers who have inspired, the players who have dazzled and the clubs who have flopped. Tune in to find out if 'J-Lingz' or 'Penandes' would get their hands on their first ever Football Armchair Experts Awards!

The Premier League season comes to an end with only the matter of European qualification up for grabs. Chelsea and Liverpool are in the driving seat with Leicester primed to take advantage of any slip ups so it's no wonder that Chelsea fan Robin and Liverpool fan Yin Ren are both backing their sides to hold their nerve. Fulham fan Mark basks in the glory of his side's silencing of Old Trafford and Newcastle fan Mun Jhun picks apart the VAR who has to examine offsides with a Vernier Caliper. We also discuss West Ham's Romanian curse, expiring Real Madrid players, Chelsea's loan army, injury niggles, Big Sam rage quitting, turning into Sean Dyche, the history of football in Southeast Asia and being mistaken for a Japanese.

The fans are back in stadiums for the final week of the Premier League season with just the top 4 race left to run. Chelsea and Leicester, fresh from their FA Cup final clash last weekend, face off in what is essentially a play-off for Champions League qualification. Find out what Chelsea fan Robin thinks of his side's stutters over recent weeks and what result Liverpool fan Yin Ren will be hoping for. While we wrap our heads around the mathematics of the different connotations of results, we also reveal our theories on Abramovich's true motives, David Moyes and Big Sam doing things to their pants, Rhian Brewster vs Daniel Jebbison, Unai Emery, McFred and the last and least game of the week.

It's the home straight of the Premier League and Manchester City (at the time of recording) failed to clinch the title after Aguero tried THAT panenka penalty and subsequently apologised for it- Newcastle fan Mun Jhun however will not be issuing any apology to Steve Bruce despite his team's uptick in fortunes. Chelsea fan Robin is expectedly jubilant with his team's surprise victory but warns that this could just be one of Pep Guardiola's galaxy brain masterplans. As Fulham fan Mark is left to mourn the relegation of his team to the Championship, Liverpool fan Yin Ren wonders where summer signing Ben Davies has disappeared to. We also discuss strikers being allergic to scoring, a team that cures OCD, fancying Chris Wood and winning races by a tongue.

Manchester City can seal the title with a win over fellow Champions League semi-finalists Chelsea this weekend, with Chelsea fan Robin sounding rather bullish about their chances of finishing in the top 4. Newcastle fan Mun Jhun advises Man City to wrap up the title this week so as to avoid having to celebrate their title with an underwhelming Newcastle backdrop next week. It is also last chance saloon for West Brom and Fulham, with Fulham fan Mark still very much keeping the faith in pulling off a great escape. Liverpool fan Yin Ren also reveals to us how Aaron Ramsey is absolutely stealing a living with his sky high wages at Juventus and we also discuss taking penalties, Southampton youngsters, Harry Redknapp and our favourite football videos to watch and reminisce.

Ever wondered what it's like supporting a club in the dark underbelly of the Premier League? Newcastle fan Mun Jhun and Fulham fan Mark share their experiences on how it felt when their clubs suffered relegation into the Championship. While we would like to stress that no tears were shed during this recording, tune in to listen to both experts take in turns to use relationship analogies to convey how they felt- ranging from arranged marriages, parental advice and even heartbreak?

This week's episode centers on the tussle for a top 4 finish in the Premier League as Chelsea fan Robin expresses relief that Timo Werner has finally scored for the first time in 19 games. Newcastle fan Mun Jhun rather comically compares Toon manager Steve Bruce's luck to a certain part of his anatomy as Liverpool fan Yin Ren laments the late goal his side conceded last week- a theme that has continued to run in the Premier League these few weeks and Fulham fan Mark shares about the birds and the bees from the Championship. Some fun stuff at the end of the episode, including a light drizzle of our Football Manager experiences and Mun Jhun's toilet reviews? Tune in to find out what that's all about!

The 4th managerial sacking of the season comes out of the blue as our experts discuss if there could be more than meets the eye to Jose Mourinho being unceremoniously dumped by Tottenham. The relationship analogies come in thick and fast as one expert compares Norwich's instant return to the top flight akin to getting back together with an ex that hasn't changed at all. Sheffield United's relegation has Wolves manager Nuno melancholic, Arsenal await a reunion with ex-manager Unai Emery in Europe, Steve Bruce as a lucky charm and the most senior person in the world- all in our preview of this week's matches in the Premier League!

"What is the European Super League?" No, it's not a spinoff of the Justice League, but until last Sunday, also belonged firmly in the realms of fantasy. We have a 2 minute explanation at the start of our podcast but if you wanna skip ahead, our experts try to break down what it all means- one expert goes as far as to say it might be what football really needs while another laments the elitism it embodies.

A Steve Bruce substitution masterclass has Newcastle fan Mun Jhun speechless as he suggests a plan on how to manage his club's glass cannon for the remaining games of the season. We also reveal our theory behind Jesse Lingard's dance routines, as Chelsea fan Robin and Liverpool fan Yin Ren both concede that they have to take West Ham's top 4 challenge seriously. Fulham fan Mark talks about the scenes at Craven Cottage where tears were shed. We also discuss Portuguese sayings, Harry Maguire's brother, Alan Shearer's job prospects and a short S-League segment- a special 'treat' for our Singaporean listeners.

This week Chelsea fan Robin vents his frustration as his team went down to Big Sam's Baggies- could there be yet another escape on the cards for the Premier League's miracle worker? Fulham fan Mark switches to a more despondent tone on his side's chances of surviving the drop, while it's increasingly looking up for Liverpool fan Yin Ren as the Reds make it 2 wins in a row in the league. Newcastle fan Mun Jhun makes the claim West Ham could be the next big thing since Bitcoin and we look across the European leagues for flops, shocks and pesky football agents. Also stay to the end for yet another Chris Mavinga development.

The Premier League is back from the international break as Liverpool fan Yin Ren racks his brain to recall Arsenal's comeback against West Ham and what it bodes for their clash against his team this week. Newcastle fan Mun Jhun gets excited about the return of the Hammers' stepover king, Fulham fan Mark has his say on what is shaping up to be a two horse race in the battle against relegation and Chelsea fan Robin is optimistic that this could be a pivotal week for his team in the race for the top 4. We also discuss if Sean Dyche is inherently racist, problems faced by virgin keepers and bid farewell to a Premier League legend.