Karle and Kenners: Hitting the Bar

Hitting the Bar. The Football Podcast. Episode 82. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the last week, Leicester win the cup and their owner captures the hearts of fans but VAR lets Chelsea down, Liverpool outrageously gifted a win over West Brom by bias and bad refereeing, Spurs play as a team against Wolves, is Alli playing his way into the Euros, Everton and West Ham suffer set backs, Bruce might actually be a good manager, Saurez proves Barca wrong, why Sancho is the best current England player, we predict the final round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #premierleague #Tottenham #Bale #Dele #Alli #Liverpool #VAR #WBA WHU #MUFC #MCFC #Euro20 #Sancho #Dortmund #Barcelona #Suarez #Everton #Palace #Wolves #Chelsea #Leicester #FACup #Lewandowski #Muller

Hitting the Bar. The Football Podcast. Episode 81. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the last week, Newcastle find their mojo at Leicester, Leeds passing and pace too good for Spurs, Kane offside while not offside, Agüero's puny Panenka, the dangerous and risky origins of the Panenka, Woolwich manage to relegate West Brom while showing no signs of improvement, West Ham bump into each other as Everton gain ground, Serie A get serious on Juventus, Palace face uncertain future, how finacial loans to clubs could spell danger, we predict the next round and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #premierleague #Tottenham #Leeds #Newcastle #Leicester #MUFC #Kane #Agüero #MCFC #Panenka #antoninpanenka #Euro76 #Juventus #westham #Palace #Hodgson #Arsenal #Everton #Chelsea

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's games and one that wasn't, will Man United fans' protest change the way owners run clubs or do they just not understand how capitalism works, how a rescheduled game affects other top 4 chasers, Gareth Bale is exceptional for Spurs and shows just how Jose got it all wrong, we look at contenders for the Tottenham job, West Ham go on the attack and beat Burnley, Villa prove Geoff right and sail past a woeful Everton, Newcastle gift Woolwich 3 points, what a world without the big 6 looks like, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Bale #Tottenham #Mason #MUFC #Glazers #Liverpool #Everton #westham #Moyes #Antonio #Aubameyang #Arsenal #Leeds #Chelsea #Leicester #FA #premierleague #eddiehowe #sheffieldunited #Lukaku #Inter #Conte

Hitting the Bar. The Football Podcast. Episode 79. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at the collapse of the European Super League, why sanctions are not possible and where it went wrong, Ryan Mason channels his inner Mourinho and gets it all wrong in the cup, the ref and VAR rule that kicking a ball is wrong and send West Ham player off, Woolwich get worse as Arteta pulls them further down, Ten Hag best choice and Sarri worst for next Spurs manager, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #ESL #superleague #Tottenham #liverpool #Mancity #MUFC #Arsenal #Chelsea #Mourinho #westham #ryanmason #caraboacup #Leeds #tenhag #sarri #premierleague #FA #Wolves #WBA #VAR

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at what's behind the proposed European Super League and quickly discover it's money, how could the ESL affect the Premier League, why no competition, relegation or risk is like an American sports model and can't work with football, what sanctions can authorities bring and what fan boycotts are needed, if it did go ahead how domestic leagues can reinvent themselves, we also look at the strange and unnecessary timing of Mourinho's sacking, who next for Tottenham, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #ESL #superleague #Tottenham #liverpool #Mancity #MUFC #Arsenal #Chelsea #Mourinho #ryanmason #Bale #Dele #Leeds #premierleague #FA #EFL #FIFA #UEFA #championsleague #Perez #Klopp #Neville #bryanrobson #alanmullery

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders try to make sense of the last round of PL games, lucky Liverpool scrape by Villa, Leeds stun City, West Brom score for fun on their way down, Spurs play 45 mins of a 90 min game but why didn't McTominay and Pogba get sent off, West Ham get their standard 3-2 win, Brighton and Everton invent insomnia cure, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #premierleague #Tottenham #Mourinho #MUFC #Solskjaer #Pogba #McTominay #Son #Kane #WBA #BHA #VAR #westham #Lingard #Moyes #Barca #Real #Leicester #Grimsby #Liverpool #Villa #Leeds #City #Manchester #vicarofdibley #trevorpeacock

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at all the PL action and news, woeful Woolwich Wanderers help Liverpool back into contention, Arteta immune from criticism, West Brom use up all their goals at Chelsea, Brighton denied clear penalty at Man United, Spurs lack confidence and need a leader on field but is there really a crisis, Lingard reborn, the case for temporary concussion subs, Haaland starts a bidding war, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #MUFC #BHA #VAR #Tottenham #Kane #Rodon #WHU #Arsenal #Arteta #Sutton #concussion #Haaland #City #Liverpool #WBA #Chelsea #Tuchel #Aubameyang #Lingard #Soucek #Rice

Hitting the Bar. The Football Podcast. Episode 75 Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a week of international action, Southgate plays extra defenders against teams who don't attack, Kane's goal adds class to an average game, meaningless ties for lower ranked teams and how to fix it, Van Basten suggests scrapping off side, Agüero ends a City era, who should and shouldn't get a statue, we predict the next round of PL games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #England #3Lions #Southgate #Kane #Sancho #Aguero #City #thierryhenry #Tottenham #MUFC #VAR #premierleague #sanmarino #Albania #ROI #Kenny #vanbasten #offside #Lingard #Maguire #Pope

Hitting the Bar. The Football Podcast. Episode 74. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the magic of the FA Cup, Saints now safe in the league give their season meaning, City cruise past Everton and Leicester show up United's weaknesses, in the league Brighton's beautiful football overwhelms a poor Newcastle, West Ham gift Arsenal a draw and Tottenham bounce back, we look at that Llloris statement, can the current top four be breached, Southgate's puzzling selections, how do Maguire, Dier and Lingard get anywhere near an England shirt and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #westham #Arsenal #MUFC #Leicester #Southgate #England #3Lions #Maguire #Kane #Lingard #Dier #City #Chelsea #Sheffieldunited #Brighton #Lloris #Mourinho #Zagreb #Newcastle #Bamford #Leeds

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week in football, Spurs' lack of energy and negativity cost them against Arsenal, not helped by a one sided ref and a penalty that wasn't, Lamela collects enough points for sending off but how did Gabriel and Xhaka not see red, West Ham show non firing MUFC too much respect, Palace reach record points tally, Brighton score twice in one game with Lallana looking good, Saints sinking, Newcastle could go down, where will Wilder go, how far will Tuchel take Chelsea, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Football #Soccer #Podcast #premierleague #Tottenham #Son #Bale #Lamela #VAR #Mourinho #Arsenal #WHU #MUFC #BHA #Chelsea #Wilder #sheffieldunited #WBA #Newcastle #City #Xhaka #Gabriel #Arteta #Moyes #Solskjaer #Liverpool

Hitting the Bar. The Football Podcast. Episode 72. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the recent Premier League games, Liverpool mount worst ever title defence, Woolwich Wanderers can't buy a penalty, Man United peg back City, Tottenham play an almost perfect game with brilliant Bale and Kane, Tuchel's touch changes Chelsea, West Ham at the races, the new handball rule and why offside needs reviewing, other clubs could follow Barcelona into financial uncertainty, Geoff dabbles in light entertainment with a Brian Clough impression, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Bale #Kane #Moura #Tottenham #Liverpool #Salah #Klopp #westham #Fabianski #Chelsea #Tuchel #Barcelona #realmadrid #Laporta #Dell #JaingsuFC #Haaland #Fulham #WBA #BHA #VAR #handball #offside #Arsenal #Clough #Lineker #simonjordan

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's news and action: City work hard to beat West Ham, Brighton agrieved by appalling and ridiculous refereeing, Bruce battles to keep Newcastle up, Arsenal may be getting better but are a one man team, Bale is back with a near perfect performance, more VAR confusion at Chelsea Vs Man United, we fall off our chairs laughing at the news chaotic Barcelona want Arteta as their next coach while being raided by police, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #Bale #Kane #Mourinho #Burnley #ManCity #westham #Moyes #premierleague #MUFC #VAR #Chelsea #Arsenal #Arteta #Aubameyang #Fulham #Barcelona #Brighton #BHA #Leicester #WBA #Liverpool #Newcastle

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at recent games, Chelsea drop points in a poor display, Everton win at Anfield and deservedly so, is there a crisis with Klopp, Fulham continue their survival push, West Ham lucky to beat a Spurs side with an identity crisis, Bale looking great while the defence looks lost, we analyse Mourinho's cryptic post match comments and ask are you OK, hun, is he planning an exit, Man City take a day off while beating Arsenal, are loan sharks killing some clubs, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #premierleague #Tottenham #Mourinho #Bale #Dele #Kane #PSG #Lloris #Chelsea #derbycounty #liverpool #Klopp #Dawson #westham #Moyes #MUFC #Everrton #stevebloomer #Fulham #realunion #Saints #burnley

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's games, Leicester highlight Liverpool's limitations with players having to play out of position, is it time for Selfish Salah to go, Brighton have 26 shots and a goal ain't one of 'em against resolute Villa, Man City closer to title as Spurs show a rebuild is needed, what's happened to Lloris, being 'Spursy' - the struggle is real, can Fulham survive, could Newcastle go down instead, West Ham hit heady heights, Chelsea better under Tuchel, Man United lucky to get a point at West Brom, Arsenal improve against Leeds on an off day, we predict the coming games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Football #Soccer #Podcast #MUFC #Tottenham #Mourinho #Bale #Leicester #Liverpool #Klopp #Salah #Lloris #Fulham #BHA #WBA #Villa #Arsenal #NUFC #WHU #Moyes #sheffieldunited #Kane #mancity #Guardiola #Everton

Hitting the Bar. The football podcast. Episode 68 Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the weekend's games, Spurs more able with Kane, but why does Jose set up the same without him, Arsenal slip to 11th and no one calls for unqualified Arteta to go, MUFC state their intention not to win the league, Liverpool injury list lets City clip Klopp's title defence, Chelsea unbeaten under Tuchel as he plays players in position, referees and VAR Mike Dean and Lee Mason get red cards wrong and the whole suspect refereeing cartel question, we predict the next round of PL games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #Kane #Son #Bale #Moura #MUFC #Everton #Pogba #Mourinho #Solskjaer #westham #mikedean #leemason #VAR #referees #PGMOL #Chelsea #Tuchel #Klopp #Liverpool #Allardyce #NUFC #WBA #Arsenal #Arteta #Lingard

Hitting the Bar. The football podcast. Episode 67 We are back! Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders talk football, Lampard checks out of Chelsea as Cech's influence brings in Tuchel, how long will he last, how Rooney can become a decent manager if given time and takes his time, has Big Sam bitten off more than he can chew, Fulham and Sheffield United improve but still going down, Spurs' false crisis, Winks not fit for a top six side as Bale is isolated by his own players on the pitch, Arteta's Woolwich red card record, how is he still in a job, United take advantage of nine man Saints, West Ham's phoney title challenge, Villas Boas's bizzare attempted resignation and what's behind it, plus we predict the weekend's games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Football #Soccer #Podcast #premierleague #Tottenham #Mourinho #Bale #Winks #Kane #Moyes #Lingard #Tuchel #Lampard #MUFC #Saints #westham #WBA #sheffieldunited #Fulham #villasboas #Marseille #CL #Rooney #Derby #Allardyce #Dyche #Wilder #Arteta #Arsenal

Hitting the Bar, the football podcast. Episode 66.Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the previous round of Premier League games as Man United win the War of the Roses with Leeds, McTominay is superb and Ole keeps confounding commentators, Arsenal lose again in the league and the cup while fellow relegation battlers gain points and Arteta makes bizarre excuses as the Gunners look like cannon fodder, Liverpool hit Palace for 7 and Spurs lose to Leicester who play them at their own game but Tottenham still on course for top 4, (ish), is Bale playing out of position, has Big Sam bitten off more than he can chew, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! We wish all our listeners, fans and friends Happy Holidays! #football #soccer #podcast #premierleague #Arsenal #Arteta #Aubameyang #Willian #VAR #offside #Tottenham #Aurier #Leicester #Kane #Mourinho #Bale #MUFC #Leeds #Mctominay #Pogba #Solskjaer #Woodward #Bielsa #WBA #Allardyce #Liverpool #Salah #Palace #sheffunited #Wolves #mancity #westham #Moyes #Chelsea #Martinelli #Kroenke #SunderlandFC #athleticbilbao #atleticomadrid #nottscounty #southampton #juventus

Hitting the Bar, the football podcast. Episode 65. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at recent games including: City and United play out a cautious friendly and Pogba must go, City allow West Brom a glimmer of hope before a change of managers, Arteta is still somehow in a job and blames his players, Hodgson is a manager who knows his limits and plays to his strengths, Chelsea lose two on the bounce but still look solid under Lampard who has the ability to learn while Spurs stay on course, Fulham frighten Liverpool and Salah's selfishness is a problem, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #Kane #Son #Mourinho #City #MUFC #Pogba #Solskjaer #Arsenal #Arteta #Aubameyang #Klopp #Liverpool #Salah #Bilic #WBA #Fulham #Parker #Leicester #Hodgson #Palace #Zaha #Dybala #Chelsea #Lampard #Jesus #lacala

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the weekend's Premier League action, Pogba never been world class and has to go, City take it easy on fated Fulham, Liverpool looking like Champs, Spurs in total control against an abysmal non firing Gunners with Arteta going back 50 years with his tactics, we marvel at how he's still in a job (at time of recording) as Mourinho gets the best out of Dier and Højbjerg is a beast, is top four the most important trophy, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #Mourinho #Dier #Kane #Son #Højbjerg #Arteta #Aubameyang #Arsenal #Ozil #MUFC #Pogba #Mctominay #Henderson #Solskjaer #AFTV #Leeds #sheffieldunited #BHA #westham #Fulham #Klopp #Liverpool #Spurs #Chelsea #Vardy #lacala

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at all the action, including, City back to high scoring, Klopp plays the blame game, Leeds have Championship players and a top Premier League manager, Man United have 3 world class players, Cavani, Van de Beek and Fernandes and misuse all three while Palace only have one player, did Jose park the bus, Arsenal hit their worst start to a season since 1981 as they are beaten by fellow Wanderers, Wolves, we wonder why Areta got the job, Hammers win but not the West Ham way, off side is out of order, concussion subs needed now, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Spurs #Mourinho #Chelsea #Tottenham #MUFC #Cavani #vandebeek #Fernandes #Solskjaer #Arsenal #Wanderers #Wolves #Arteta #Ozil #Palace #Zaha #Hodgson #VAR #Concussions #headinjuries #westham #City #Fulham #Moyes #Haller #Sancho #Bellingham #lacala

Hitting the Bar, the football podcast. Episode 62. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders cast an eye over the last round of games, Brighton look good with Welbeck scoring and not getting injured (yet), Tottenham play to their strengths and beat City but is it too early to whisper ´title contenders´, Man United rely on a penalty to beat woeful West Brom and need a playmaker like, erm, Van de Beek, Fulham are the anti penalty champs, West Ham could be better if they listened to Geoff, Liverpool are still good, lucky Arsenal get an underserved point at wasteful Leeds who need a proper striker, Wolves, Saints, Everton and Woolwich to battle it out for Europa spot, why fans should be let back in stadiums, we predict the next round of games and there´s Geoff´s trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #Mourinho #Hojbjerg #Welbeck #BHA #Arteta #Arsenal #Pepe #MUFC #vandebeek #Pogba #Solskjaer #Fulham #City #westham #Moyes #Haller #fans #Hasenhuttl #Chelsea #Burnley #premierleague #Traore #lacala

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the last round of Premier League and International games, Arteta statistically worse than Emery and blames players for Villa loss, Man United's up and down season continues, Spurs unbeaten in 7 but only looking at the next game, too many penalties, off side arms, brilliant Grealish, Southgate sucks the creativity out of a skillful England side whose potential he is destroying, we look at the disgusting racist antics of the Daily Mail trying to bring down Rashford, we pay tribute to Ray Clemence, predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Football #Soccer #podcast #Southgate #England #ThreeLions #Grealish #Kane #Sancho #Rashford #Arteta #Arsenal #Villa #Solskjaer #Tottenham #Moyes #Mourinho #VAR #Fulham #Sheffield #Lukaku #Belgium #nationsleague #Clemence #endchildfoodpoverty

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's games, Moyes' West Ham set up not to lose too badly, Man.United and Arsenal play out the worst game of the season and neither look good, the stats that prove Arteta is worse than Emery, Pogba is poor, Leicester look good and Leeds have enough while Burnley struggle, Spurs win through hard work and Bale gets that goal, Brighton have everything but goals in them, bad refs, sane Southampton, team spirit and motivation, who has it and who doesn't, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #United #Pogba #Solskjaer #Arsenal #Areta #Emery #Aubameyang #Willian #Ozil #Maguire #Rashford #Moyes #Westham #Jota #Liverpool #Leicester #Leeds #Burnley #Milan #Spurs #Mourinho #Bale #Kane #Tottenham #BHA #Lamptey #Sport #Fulham #WBA #Everton #Vardy

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at all the action, random red cards and Maguire getting away with it, Petr Cech's in, Kepa can't keep his place, Ozil unfairly treated by hypocritical Arsenal, Aubameyang played out of position, why so many goals, Koeman bitter at Barca, Jose gives Kane freedom to thrive, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Fulham #Parker #Maguire #VAR #United #Chelsea #Lampard #Solskjaer #Pickford #Mendy #Kepa #Cech #Ancelotti #Saints #Everton #Ozil #Arsenal #Arteta #Kane #Son #Mourinho #Vardy #Tottenham #Aubameyang #Pochettino #Rashford #SheffieldFC #Messi #Sterling #LaCala #endchildpoverty

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's games, West Ham's incredible comeback overshadows Kane's perfect performance, why did Winks wimp out, Bale is back, Villa are officially the best team in Europe, Pickford gets away with common assault, VAR and refereeing standards are a disgrace and corrupt, Liverpool's title defence could be over, has Solskjaer lost the dressing room, why Koeman can't manage people and Zlatan may be God. Plus we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #Mourinho #Kane #Bale #Moyes #westham #Lanzini #Son #Liverpool #Everton #Pickford #VanDijk #Villa #Grealish #Barkley #Newcastle #Chelsea #Kepa #VAR #Referees #Zlatan #Koeman #Messi #Suarez #Vardy #Ndidi #lacala #Spain #Solskjaer #United #Pogba #Rashford #Barca #Real

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the last round of Premier League games, Tottenham end a great week by thrashing Man United and showing why Ole should be a gonner Solskjaer, Liverpool's bad day at the office, West Ham better without Moyes, England are pedestrian under Southgate who has to go, we look at controversial new proposals to change the PL to 18 teams, we predict the coming games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Southgate #Kane #Grealish #England #3Lions #Sancho #Henderson #Pickford #Coady #Tottenham #Moyes #Kane #United #City #Liverpool #Atkinson #Winks #westham #Leicester #Ndidi #Vardy #Lamela #Martial #VAR #Solskjaer #Pochettino #football #soccer #podcast #Villians #Villa #Klopp #Maguire

.Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at the latest football news including Gareth Bale to Tottenham, we analyse last week's games, Man United pasted by Palace, Chelsea's Kepa is no keeper, Spurs have a super Son day and look good doing it, Brighton show up Newcastle and Arsenal just beat woeful West Ham who need need owners and a different manager, plus we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Bale #Tottenham #Mourinho #Dele #Kane #Son #Kepa #Chelsea #Arsenal #westham #locelso #Ndombele #Liverpool #Salah #Zaha #Brighton #Lamptey #Wilder #Potter #Real #Barcelona #Silva #Newcastle

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at round one of Premier League games, are the Gunners getting better or are Fulham cannon fodder, Leeds' fast free flowing football almost blasts Liverpool away, do West Ham need to sack their manager already, Spurs lack energy and creativity, who can Bale them out, Chelsea need to ditch Kepa and Wolves could be top four contenders, and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Bielsa #Leeds #Liverpool #Lamptey #Brighton #Mourinho #Tottenham #Fulham #Arsenal #Arteta #Kepa #Chelsea # #Everton #Rodriguez #Grealish #Silva #Wolves #Harvetz #Leicester #Vardy #Castagne #Jimenez #Nuno

Hitting the Bar, the football podcast. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at the latest developments with Messi, how will Koeman handle it, have Foden and Greenwood been punished enough, how bad do England have to be before Southgate is found out as a tactical disaster, the latest transfers from the good the bad and the how much did Everton spend on yesterday man Rodriguez, Fati is fantastic, Grealish could be good and Van de Beek is a bargain, we also try to predict who will go down and who will triumph this season, we predict the first round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #England #Southgate #Grealish #nationsleague #Rodriguez #Arsenal #Tottenham #Everton #Messi #Koeman #Barcelona #Chelsea #Fati #Foden #Greenwood #Newcastle #Wilson #Fraser

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders discuss the meaningless Community Shield, have Arsenal turned a corner and how far will they go, spoiler alert, sixth if lucky, we look at the Messi mess at Barca, could Koeman have got it any more wrong, who can afford Messi and will he really leave, Chelsea make great signings and Man United make an upgrade from Pogba by signing Van de Beek, Maguire's poor defence, could Grealish be a new Gazza, Southgate's selections, the magic of the FA Cup and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Arsenal #Liverpool #Klopp #Arteta #Aubameyang #Messi #Koeman #Barcelona #Leicester #Chilwell #Chelsea #Doherty #Tottenham #vandebeek #Ajax #Maguire #Southgate #England #Grealish #Gascoigne #Pogba #FACup #Uckfield #haywardsheath #Ilford #manunited #mancity #lacala #calahonda

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a wonderful Champions League final, why Bayern deserved to win a game between a team and a group of individual stars, why it's hard to love Neymar, why Koeman is wrong for Barca and has not impressed Messi, will he stay or go and who can afford him, honourable Gareth Bale needs to move, Harry Maguire weak in defence again as he 'lads it up' on his hols, Spurs flex their title challenge and sign Joe Hart and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Bayern #Munich #PSG #Paris #Neuer #Neymar #CL #Barcelona #Messi #Koeman #Silva #Bale #Hart #Tottenham #Atalanta #football #soccer #podcast #Maguire #Sancho #Havertz #Chelsea #Suarez #Coutinho #Beckham

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a week of European football, shambolic Barcelona, rotten from top to bottom, and why Koeman is wrong for the manager's job, Guardiola gets his tactics wrong again in the Champions League, why Solskjaer is not good enough to take Man United to the next level, Arsenal morally bankrupt offering Willian 5 mill a year more and laying off 55 staff on the same day, why Newcastle fans will have blood on their hands if the Saudi deal goes through, how many will Bayern win the final by and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Barcelona #Koeman #Setien #Messi #Griezmann #Pique #Willian #Arsenal #mancity #Guardiola #Sterling #Silva #Pochettino #Newcastle #Solskjaer #manunited #Fernandes #Bayern #PSG #Inter #Leipzig #Lyon #Europa #CL #Tottenham

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at the Commedia dell'arte at Juventus with Pirlo cast as Pierrot, why Sarri was unlucky and where it can all go wrong, we look at the problems mounting at Barcelona and Real Madrid and why Gareth Bale is being unfairly treated and why Zidane is wrong, where can Bale go and why United should pay whatever it takes for Sancho, how United only win when Frenandes scores a penalty, biased referees and VAR getting it right in Europe, just how average is Pogba and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Juventus #Sarri #Pirlo #Arteta #Arsenal #Tottenham #football #soccer #podcast #Messi #Barcelona #Real #Madrid #Bale #Zidane #Sancho #Pogba #manunited #mancity #Lyon #Inter #Milan #VAR #Lampard #Guardiola #Ronaldo #Dybala #Dortmund #Leverkussen #Conte

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders review Arsenal's FA Cup triumph as Anthony Taylor signs for the Gunners, why Fulham will go straight back down, where now for Eddie Howe, is his reputation tarnished, will Aubameyang and Kane stay or go, why Jadon Sancho is worth three players and Grealish is better than Pogba, the murky Newcastle takeover and what it means, Wigan go down and Wednesday won't and why, the gulf between goalkeepers and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Arsenal #Chelsea #FACup #Aubameyang #Kane #football #soccer #podcast #Tottenham #Villa #Grealish #Pogba #Sancho #Torres #Maguire #Newcastle #sheffieldwednesday #Wigan #Arteta #Mourinho #Howe #Bournemouth #Fulham #Brentford #Parker #manunited #mancity

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a remarkable season finale and give the teams their end of season reports, why Watford deserve to go down, how a bad VAR decision kept Villa up, Manchester United's potential winning rebuilding, Arsenal's need to recruit and lay foundations, Tottenham's shaky house, Jadon Sancho is worth three players, our team and manager of the season, will Kane leave, where now for Eddie Howe, and there's Geoff's trivia question! #VAR #football #soccer #podcast #Arteta #Arsenal #Aubameyang #Kane #Mourinho #Tottenham #DeGea #Henderson #Bournemouth #Howe #Pearson #Watford #Villa #Leicester #manchesterunited #manchestercity #Liverpool #jadonsancho #Lallana #Brighton #sheffieldunited #Wilder

Chris Karle, Steve Kenton and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's PL and FA Cup surprises, are Arsenal finally taking shape, Tottenham under Mourinho, Kane back to form and will he stay, Watford sack another manager and deserve to go down, how VAR is being misused, the race for Europe and the relegation battle, plus our predictions for the final two round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #Arsenal #Bournemouth #Villa #Watford #Arsenal #Pearson #Arteta #Mourinho #Kane #SunderlandFC #westham #manchesterunited #mancity #Liverpool #Everton #VAR #Kane

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a week of bizarre results, Antonio scores 4 for West Ham and no one notices, Chelsea's defensive woes are down to the keeper, Kepa, who they shouldn't keep, Spurs win the North London Derby but neither team impress, Leicester lose it and lose to an equally appalling Bournemouth, Everton are in their shorts and masks and on the beach, City win their appeal and why that's the right decision, racism rears its ugly head again, we pay tribute to Jack Charlton and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Football #soccer #podcast #Uefa #manchestercity #Lineker #Vardy #Bournemouth #Leicester #Kepa #Chelsea #Lampard #Arsenal #Antonio #westham #jackcharlton #SunderlandFC ##Everton #Mourinho #Arteta #Villa #Norwich #kickitout #ROI #sheffieldunited #Wolves #Moyes

sync while Bournemouth more likely to sink to the Championship, Greenwood is good while Pogba and Harry 'Nutmegged' Maguire fail to impress, Everton have nothing up front and Spurs need a clearout, Jose reaches 200 PL wins but Geoff still convinced he's lost it and what that fight between Lloris and Son means, Arsenal attempt to troll Spurs and what is going going on at troubled Barcelona, all that and our predictions for the upcoming games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Moyes #westham #Everton #Pogba #Maguire #Greenwood #Mourinho #Griezmann #Howe #Bournemouth #Tottenham #Lloris #Son #Ancelotti #Messi #Barcelona #Real #Madrid #Klopp #Pochettino #Arsenal #Arteta #Saka #Vardy #Leicester #manunited #football #soccer #podcast

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's action in the Premier League, why Liverpool are perfect champions and why Klopp is brilliant, Fernandes the difference at resurgent Man United and Moyes the difference at West Ham but not in a good way, why criticism of Kane is wrong and where will he go, Sheffield United stutter and Burnley get better, the relegation battle, and that disgraceful racist banner flown over City Vs Burnley. Plus our predictions for upcoming games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #football #soccer #podcast #manchesterunited #Arsenal #Burnley #westham #Kane #Tottenham #Werner #Lampard #Fernandes #Sheffield #Liverpool #Klopp #Solskjaer #Chilwell #championsleague #europaleague #Moyes #Mourinho #lfc #Leicester '#mancity #chelsea #blacklivesmatter

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders analyse the first round of games after the break including humbled and free falling Arsenal, improving Spurs and Manchester United, Kane impresses in both games, De Gea not world class and United have a better goalkeeper out on loan, Guendouzi a liability, David Luiz delights 19 PL clubs by signing a new Gunners contract, why woeful West Ham won't play for Moyes, our predictions for upcoming games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Kane #Spurs #Tottenham #football #soccer #podcast #Arteta #Luiz #Arsenal #Brighton #Guendouzi #Maupay #DeGea #manunited #Burnley #Liverpool #westham #Moyes #Greaves #deanhenderson #Lineker #Gascoigne #Pogba #McTominay #Shearer

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look ahead to the restart of the Premier League, the Aubameyang farce and why Arsenal's transfer policy is a shambles and why Arteta's attitude could lead them into obscurity, brilliant footballer, wonderful human being Marcus Rashford, why the disgraceful takeover of Newcastle may be in doubt, Werner a good fit at Chelsea, our predictions for the coming round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Arteta #Arsenal #Mourinho #Tottenham #Kane #Aubameyang #Werner #Newcastle #Sunderland #sheffieldwednesday #Hearts #SPFL #Rashford #marcusrashford #raheemsterling #Liverpool #Channon #Southampton #Brighton #Burnley #Bayern #football #soccer #podcast

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at how finishing incomplete leagues affects lower league clubs, will Macclesfield break Stevenage hearts, should Hearts stay up, why the Scottish Premiership is organised like Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Fixtures, what's up with Werner and where will he go, wage caps, why a Saudi takeover of Newcastle is wrong, cardboard fans, why no fans means less diving, a look at an anything could happen relegation battle and there's Geoff's trivia question! #timowerner #Chelsea #Liverpool #Klopp #Infantino #Tottenham #westham #Arsenal #BuryFC #Macclesfield #Silkmen #Newcastle #BBC #Hearts #Celtic #Rangers #Brighton #Aarhus #AGF #Football #Soccer #Podcast #globalradio #Marbella #SPL #premierleague #Stevenage #BBCfootball #MOTD #FACup #montypyphon

Hitting the Bar. The football podcast. Ep. 40. Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders discuss sensational Sancho, the worryingly low opinion authority has of football fans and why Macclesfield Town supporters are following Bury FC fans in showing just how wrong that is, should players take a knee, why Man United can only afford Ighalo and where PL clubs' money goes, virtual supporters Zoom in on games, the Coutinho conundrum, best players so far and should there be more subs. All this and Geoff's trivia question! #BuryFC #Macclesfield #Sancho #takeaknee #Tottenham #AlvinMartin #Beardsley #westham #Ighalo #manunited #Liverpool #debruyne #Vardy #premierleague #Chelsea #Arsenal #Beachyfeet #Zoom #Glazer #Kroenke

Hitting the Bar, the football podcast, is back! In which Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders sort out the fairest way to finish the season, why players should not be forced into pay cuts, why Hearts should lawyer up and Rangers shut up, the whole Rangers scam exposed, why there should be less professional clubs, magnificent Haaland and empty stadiums and why Man United and Arsenal should be automatically relegated! And there's Geoff's trivia question! #Haaland #Liverpool #westham #manchesterunited #Tottenham #Arsenal #Leicester #PL #CL #FA #EFL #Bayern #Dortmund #mancity #Gazza #Lineker #Pochettino #Real #Barca #europaleague #Barnsley #Hearts #Celtic #Rangers #SPL #Lockdown #soccer #football #podcast #Newcastle

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the weekend games, inconsistent VAR, indiscreet Mourinho and improving Man United, how Fernandes has changed Solskjaer's fortunes, why hanging out a player to dry in public will never wash, we look at different man management across the league, the pros and cons of Europa League qualification, how Arsenal are more disciplined but not better under Arteta, why Arsenal need money and may have to get rid of Aubameyang, why he is the only Gunners player who would make it into the Spurs' team, Mourinho's defensive woes, why the Champions League is manipulated, plus we look ahead at upcoming games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Mourinho #Ndombele #Spurs #Aurier #Dier #Rose #Walker #Trippier #Aubameyang #Arteta #Arsenal #Klopp #Rodgers #Solskjaer #Liverpool #manunited #Leicester #Vardy #Ndidi #Fernandes #VAR #FIFA #UEFA #championsleague #europaleague #westham #Villa #Norwich #Locelso #Parrot #Skipp #Dele #Everton #Ancelotti #Goodison #Pogba #Tottenham

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the weekend's games including Watford beating Liverpool gives Arsenal fans something to celebrate though meanwhile Arteta is turning into Mourinho and no European football next season will mean their finances will get even worse and Aubameyang will leave, why Spurs' defence has been a long term problem and no strikers has cost them 4 points, have West Ham turned a corner, is VAR corrupt and influenced by big business betting, the race for top 4 no one seems to want to win makes Chelsea look better, brilliant Bayern, sensational Sancho and done for De Gea, plus a look at the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Watford #Liverpool #Invincibles #Klopp #Pearson #Arsenal #Arteta #Spurs #Mourinho #europaleague #championsleague #Aubameyang #Dier #Moura #Kane #VAR #westham #Moyes #football #soccer #podcast #Ancelotti #Everton #ManUnited #Solskjaer #Tottenham #Chelsea #Lampard #Sancho #Bayern

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a controversial round of Premier League games, VAR, what is it good for, how it handed Man City victory over Leicester, but neither team seem to be trying, how red cards give unfair disadvantages, how David Moyes conceded defeat while winning, did Tottenham employ Mourinho as a tactic to sell the club, why, like other London clubs who moved stadiums, Spurs have struggled, are Villa up for the cup or down to the Championship, why Guardiola and Jose play the opposition and Wilder plays his team, we look at European games played and coming up and the next round of PL games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #VAR #EFLFinal #Astonvilla #Manchestercity #Guardiola #deansmith #Wilder #Spurs #Arsenal #westham #Moyes #Mouringo #Moura #Chilwell #Chelsea #Lampard #manchesterunited #Solskjaer #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #Leicester #Liverpool #Klopp #Bayern #RealMadrid #Leipzig #Wolves #Santo #Jota #Kane #Pochettino #Levy

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders discuss the implications of Manchester City's European ban, why it will be overturned and how it could play into FIFA's plans for a global club competition, we look back at the weekend's games, is Mourinho responsible for Spur's best run in over a year, why he will relish the injuries and lack of strikers, why cracks are appearing at Chelsea and how VAR failed them, why Simeone is the man to stop Klopp, we look at why Aubemayang is wrong and Souness is right, managerial spikes and why Dele is a silly boy but doesn't deserve a ban and why walking off the field is the right response to racism. We also look ahead to the next round of fixtures and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Arteta #Arsenal #Aubemayang #Klopp #CL #Mourinho Spurs #Dele #Son #Kane #Chelsea #Lampard #fifa #FA #EFL #Newcastle #Manchestercity #locelso #Bergwjin #Souness #harrygregg #Trautmann #VAR #Maguire #uefa #Simeone #kickitout #sheffieldunited #BuryFC #Norwich #Emery #astonvilla #Grealish #football #soccer #podcast

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the latest round of games, why Sheffield United are so good, why we now call Arteta The Groundsman, and why he has a worse points record than his predecessor, how Manchester United's recruitment policy is a shambles, and how they have been falling apart since Ferguson left and why he alone was worth an extra 15 to 20 points a season. We look back at the Munich air disaster and similar ones involving a record breaking Torino side as well as the recent tragedy involving Chapecoense and how the clubs dealt with the fallout. We cast our eyes over new transfer window rules, are bigger clubs favoured by refs, why VAR is aiding betting organisations, would Ndidi get in any top team, indeed he would, plus we look ahead at upcoming games and there's Geoff's Trivia question! #VAR #Ndidi #sheffieldunited #Wilder #Arsenal #Arteta #Klopp #Simeone #Barcelona #Leicester #Mourinho #westham #Torino #Chapecoense #manchesterunited #Ferguson #QPR #deadlineday #transferwindow #PL #FA #referees #Munich58 ,#Pep #Leeds #Bielsa #Tottenham #Norwich #Wolves #newcastleunited #Chelsea #Lampard

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a controversial weekend of football, including, why West Ham are heading for relegation, how the Hammers caught out Sky's Sunday Supplement in a lie, why Grealish will leave Villa for a top club, we look at Manchester United's recruitment policy and why Ighalo shows how bad it is, and Haaland says look what you could have won, were Spurs lucky against City and how good is Bergwijn, how Arsenal are where they should be, Arteta excuses and Dyche logic, the ownership revolution at Sheffield United and what it means, do managers have limited time at each club before they run out of ideas, yes, Pep and Bielsa we are looking at you, we also look ahead at upcoming games and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Tottenham #Spurs #Mourinho #Bergwijn #Eriksen #Rose #Arteta #Dyche #Guardiola #Klopp #Arsenal #westham #Skysports #Burnley #Wigan #Leeds #Bielsa #manchestercity #Sheffieldunited #Haaland #Sancho #Dortmund #Grealish #Villa #Ighalo #manchesterunited #VAR #Lukaku

Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at the magic of the FA Cup, why Klopp is disrespecting the game, what it means to small clubs and how the winter break is not helping. We also look at some of the big transfers, Bale to Tottenham, Eriksen leaving and how a new look Spurs will line up, why Moyes has had no impact at West Ham and Arteta is little better, plus why Solskjaer should never have been employed at United. We also discuss a controversial potential takeover at Newcastle and look at ahead to the weekend's games, and there's Geoff's trivia question! #Arsenal #Tottenham #Westham #Moyes #Solskjaer #Arteta #manchesterunited #Bale #Eriksen #locelso #Levy #Edwards #Newcastle ##FACup #Klopp #Liverpool #Shrewsbury #Oxfordunited #accringtonstanley #winterbreak #CoventryFC #Birmingham #Mourinho #rioferdinand #Ashley #astonvilla