GMTA podcast

If professional sport people win enough, a by product is undoubtedly raised status and possibly enormous wealth. The question is, do great winners necessarily make great Role models?

What am I? I can be great for a sport; I can be bad for a sport. I can be completely intentional or utterly unintentional. I can help develop a sport and I can also damage a sport. I am a mere six letter word whose meaning is immeasurably powerful. What am I?

This episode of our podcast might be a little difficult to get through. In our most personal offering yet, we discuss sports injuries and our experience with them.

"Progress for the sake of progress is regress." This is how we feel at The GMTA Podcast about tradition when it takes something key away from a sport. Whilst we appreciate tradition if it stifles, inhibits & diminishes it can only spoil sport for all.

Money makes sport go round whether we like it or not. this episode we discuss the undeniable consequence of money in the sporting disciplines we all love.

The Rugby World Cup is taking place in Japan. We give you our very first 'GMTA short' a roundup of the tournament details, protagonists and of course our ever insightful views. 

GMTA Top 10 list continues

Sports fans love Top 10 lists as they always ignite passionate debate. They also have capacity to enlighten and shine light on the the unsung heroes of whatever the topic happens to be. this fascinating episode of the GMTA Podcast does that and a whole lot more. 

Politics and Sport, are they too different to consider comparing? Or do they share similar dimensions? In this very carefully considered episode we discuss how politics affect Sport and try to resolve if they ought to ever mix at all.

GMTA half year round up continues We conclude with early summer events and look forward to what we hope will be a climactic year's end.

It's that time of year where we round up the sporting calendar thus far.  There has been a usual mix of high achievement, drama and triumph, we discuss across a range of sports GMTA style

In sport when your failures command more headlines than your successes, we'll wager a surprise result was the cause. Sport is not as predictable as the movies, sometimes 'bad guys' prevail and the hero fails which only serves to fuel our addiction. Who doesn't love a great underdog story or that talent that seemingly came from nowhere. As mentioned sport is our reality TV of choice, as even the most unlikely victor has to possess genuine talent.

We sports fans love nothing more than the live experience. Why then do we make time for the movie versions of events we saw unfolding in real time? Great documentaries can educate and entertain in equal measure. In this episode we discuss examples of the good and the not so good. 

DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES THE SOUND QUALITY MAY  NOT BE AS GOOD AS USUAL FOE WHICH WE APOLOGIZE. "We are halfway through the tennis calendar so thought a review was in order. Wimbledon is upon us where heroes, heroines, legends and villains will be made. We discuss this and all that has gone on thus far GMTA Podcast style"

"I am because we are" is a poetic way to describe what this episode is all about. Rivalries are sport in many ways, they fascinate, exhilarate and frustrate us. They create legends, heroes and villains. The greatest ones have the power to unite millions as their drama unfolds. What would sport be without them, could sport exist without them?

Borg did it at 26, Soviet female gymnasts did it in their teens, has Merlene Ottey done it yet? this episode is all about 'Retirement' it can be sad, graceful, controversial or go completely unnoticed. This is uniquely different prospect for pro sports people and proves a fascinating subject. We are at a point in history where athletes are going on forever not just due to innate talent but advances in sport science and ever increasing financial rewards. There are thankfully few inevitabilities in sport however retirement will always be one of them.

If you are reading this we assume you are a sports fan, but what exactly does that mean? Is there such a thing as a true sports fan? What makes someone so? Season ticket holder of Sky subscriber, does one mean any more than the other? In this episode we discuss what it means to be a sports fan and examine the undoubted value we have within the world of sport.

If you are a fan of sports people punching each other in the head then this edition of The GMTA Podcast is for you. We discuss the noble art of Boxing and all the goings on in the sport right now. It's going to be a very interesting few years ahead especially in the Heavyweight division! Join us and as ever get involved it's gonna be a knockout! (Pun always intended).

All sports fans have that one result that they can't quite leave alone. Whether it was an officials questionable judgement or a case of downright deception, there are sporting results we would be more than happy to change if we could. In this episode we talk about what we would alter in the history of sports if for no other purpose than to make us happy. 

Teenagers are not necessarily synonymous with sporting greatness yet there have been quite a few that achieved just that. We decided to select an array of teenage sporting greats and discuss their legendary exploits. We are certain none of our personal selections will shock you, yet we hope in a few cases they will inform you.

In this edition of The GMTA Podcast recorded in late 2018 we have a go at predicting the future champions of a range of sporting events over the coming year. Sport is our Reality TV of chioce except there are no scripts and anything is possible.Will we be glowing in the brilliance of our foresight a year from now or will we prove just how wrong sports fans can be?

Are all sports created equal or are some more Olympic than others? When you think of Olympic sports what springs to mind. Athletics, Snooker, Gymnastics, Ballroom dancing, Basque, Chess? All of them are recognised by the IOC and could one day be a part of the Games, but should they? If it were up to you what would you like to see included or excluded? This first GMTA podcast explores Olympic Sport how they are selected for the inclusion and why some of may never be.