Soccer Group Chat

Nick, Jope and Adrian join forces for another episode of Soccer Group Chat. The boys open the show by dissecting a common Google Drive problem before dissecting the reasons behind the Canadian Men's National Team's perceived lack of exposure.  Then, they bounce around the Euros, covering a number of topics including:  - England vs. Croatia - Christian Eriksen  - Are Spain who we thought they were? - Patrick Schick's wonder goal and the best of the rest of the goals - Overreactions after one game - N'Golo Kanté's song and nickname - Random Euros predictions.... featuring some Copa America!  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

Conlon jumps on to recap and explain what happened in the USA/Mexico Nations League Final from last week.  Then, Nick, Adrian, Jope and Conlon break down the rest of the Euros, which start on Friday! First, the boys go through the groups and talk about which teams and matchups they're most excited to see before picking their golden boot, golden gloves and overall tournament winners (hint: not everyone picks France in the end).  A short but sweet edition of Random Predictions closes out this week's episode.  Thanks for listening and find us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

Simon Iatrou enters the chat for the first time and is immediately welcomed by Nick trying to explain the Toronto Maple Leafs debacle in soccer terms...  Then, the boys discuss Pep "Fraudiola" Guardiola's managerial skills after Nick Gill goes off on the Premier League champion's acumen.  All of this happens before the main topic of the episode: England Euros preview! Can the Three Lions get it done? Is Gareth Southgate the man for the job? Is Declan Rice really going to start? Find out inside!  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

The lads are back with another special edition of Soccer Group Chat. This time, Nick, Adrian and Jope are drafting players from the "other 11" confirmed Premier League clubs. Listen to find out which one has the best side and who makes an assonance of themselves.  Prior to drafting, the guys riff on the latest news surrounding English legends Harry Kane and Roy Hodgson.  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

The boys are back for what is another instalment in a mini-series surrounding the Super League. This time, Adrian, Jope and Nick conduct a draft of players from the theoretically defunct "top 6" Premier League teams.  Each pundit selects a player from each top 6 team to form their five-a-side squad. Which team is the best? Find out around 17 minutes in, after a short conversation about the merits of sports gambling.  Find us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

The boys are back for another Super League themed edition of Soccer Group Chat. Nick, Jope and Adrian share their thoughts on the recent protests at Old Trafford and the subsequent postponement of Man U vs. Liverpool.  In honour of May the 4th, they cap off the episode with a Star Wars themed edition of Random Predictions.  Follow the pod on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

Vukasin Simeunovic and Nick Gill join Adrian and Nick to discuss the fallout of last week's major bombshell in the formation and then subsequent collapse of the Super League.  The boys also go over the new Champions League format and debate the merits of a 50+1 system in England, before launching into another edition (and Vuke's first ever) of Random Predictions.  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast

Every guest and listener that this podcast has ever seen (including Vukasin Simeunovic) joins the show to break down the league that died before it could even live: The European Super League.  Though the league was mortally wounded during the taping of this episode, the lads are still able to get to the crux of the issues that led to the league forming in the first place, and then discuss what needs to be done to stop this from happening again. Follow @thesgcpodcast on Instagram.

After a week off, the boys are back with another edition of Soccer Group Chat. It's trade deadline day in the NHL, so Nick leans on his experience as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs to explain to Adrian and Jope (who are not hockey fans by any stretch) how NHL trades go down. They also muse on certain NHL teams' Premier League comparables before diving into a rapid fire segment.  Then, the boys discuss what they would do first if they were ever lucky enough to achieve their dreams of owning a football team in the Territorial Collectivity of St. Pierre & Miquelon.  Finally, they cap off the episode with another edition of #RandomPredictions.  Follow us @thesgcpodcast on Instagram.

Richard joins Adrian and Jope and manages to compare Newcastle to a famous Dostoyevsky novel. The boys then reveal Nick's mysterious, definitely real job before Adrian and Richard discuss how they met one another (they're brothers, by the way).  After getting acquainted, they share their thoughts on the career of Sergio Aguero and players who they wished stayed at their clubs a little while longer. Then the lads go over the pros and cons of the new Champions League format and finish the episode off with another edition of #RandomPredictions.  Find us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.   

Conlon joins the Jope and Nick to talk all things soccer, but since it's an international break, the boys talk about a bunch of non soccer things.  First up, the necessary March Madness bracket discussion. Next up, an even more necessary review of Persona 5. Conlon talks about his first experience playing what is undoubtedly one of the best video games every made, then Jope poses a great question: who would be your soccer player persona?  The chat eventually veers its way towards the pitch, where the viability of international matches during a pandemic are discussed, as well as some clerical gaffes, terrible logos, the state of the United States and Canada national teams and of course, an international edition of #randompredictions.  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

Serie Adajan returns for another jam packed edition of Soccer Group Chat. First up, Adrian and Nick hit the pitch for a practice last weekend... and it didn't go so well.  Then, the boys go over a wide range of topics, including: - the whereabouts of Eden Hazard - a recent crime wave affecting footballers and managers in Europe - are Messi and Ronaldo still the kings of football?  - recapping the North London Derby... Was Lamela's goal really that good?  - what exactly is happening to AC Milan? - Ibra's performance at Sanremo...  And of course another edition of Random Predictions, this time with a little #MarchMadness theme.  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

Adrian, Jope and Nick open the "Christian Benteke episode" with a discussion about the once prolific Palace forward. The boys also offer their thoughts on the recent struggles of the Chinese Super League, football in China in general and Steven Gerrard's future after the Reds legend lead Rangers the Scottish Premier League title.  Then the boys wrap up the show with another edition of #randompredictions, featuring only women's teams in honour of International Women's Day. Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast Head over to our YouTube channel for clips & highlights from our episodes  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKNB7AAjeew207sFo0PQYGg  

The boys kick off the show by giving Nick Gill, returning from an 8 week absence, a short lesson on the basics of baseball.  Then they tackle a wide range of football related issues, including Barcagate, Zlatan vs. LeBron, yet another instance of VAR causing controversy in the Premier League and yet more on Bruno Fernandes.  Adrian share his thoughts on two football greats that we lost this week, Glen Roeder and Ian St. John, before hosting another rousing rendition of Random Predictions.  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

***BONUS EPISODE*** US Presidents reign supreme in the second instalment of our Fictional 11 series. Listen as the Adrian and Conlon pitch their best starting 11 of US Presidents (based purely on hypothetical soccer skill). Who wins? It's up to Jope to decide...  Will Thomas Jefferson be between the sticks?  Is Obama up top?  What about legends like Teddy Roosevelt, FDR and.... Chester A. Arthur? It's all covered here on SGC.  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

Conlon, Jope, Adrian and Nick open the show by discussing Marcus Rashford's destruction of Emil Krafth, before Adrian goes on a destruction tour of his own against his boyhood club, Newcastle.  After Nick disparages "Puskas Award" winner Olivier Giroud, the boys jump into another edition of random predictions, this time featuring an annoying dumpster, the usual terrible jokes and a secret, mysterious theme.  Follow @thesgcpodcast on Instagram! Stay tuned for a **bonus** episode on Friday.  

Come for Adrian and Jope's Newcastle/Chelsea recap... stay for Nick's embarrassing RNB outro.  The boys also fit in discussions about the Club World Cup, Sunderland legend Josh Maja and a Champions League themed edition of Random Predictions into this week's episode of Soccer Group Chat.  Follow us on Instagram @thesgcpodcast.

Nick returns to join Adrian, Jope and Manchester United fan Conlon Prasad-Jones in a jam packed edition of Soccer Group Chat.  The boys kick off the episode with their finest takes on Arthur (the kids' show, not the Juventus midfielder), before discussing their favourite transfers of the year, the biggest game of the weekend (Liverpool/Man City), the best keepers in the Premier League and the impact that a player like Tom Brady has on the psyche and make up of a sports team.  Before random predictions table topper Conlon makes his live debut, the guys chat about the Glazers' ownership of Man United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and if their NFL team winning a championship has any bearing on how they approach their EPL side. (42:07)

Jope and Adrian are joined by Serie Adajan and Richardlison on this jam-packed edition of Soccer Group Chat.  After Adajan waxes poetic about a common downtown Toronto rental problem and Jope and Adrian discuss the Newcastle/Palace match, the guys go over the latest developments in Italy, including the first leg of the Coppa Italia Final between Inter and Juventus and AC Milan's signing of Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea.  Then, Richard jumps in to talk about his business winning at online FIFA amd discuss which manager is a better fit for Newcastle than Steve Bruce (hint: all of them). The boys end the show with another edition of random predictions.  

The boys kick off this week's episode by creating their "Westeros 11" - a starting footy lineup featuring characters from the once beloved series "Game of Thrones." Who starts up top? Who's patrolling the sidelines? Who's defending the realm? Who's defending the goal? Listen to find out.  All of this precedes another segment of our random predictions, in which another fictional football discussion takes place. Enjoy!

Adrian and Nick spend the first part of the Inauguration Day episode ranting about the sorry states that Crystal Palace and Newcastle find themselves in, while Jope watches Chelsea get dismantled by Leicester.    Then, the boys get into another round of random predictions, including a reveal of the epic 2006 Antarctic clash between Bulgarian Explorers and Spanish Explorers. (38:00) 

The boys are back to discuss Chorley FC's history-making performance, social-distancing rules in football, and some shocking wages. Of course we get into our random predictions with an update on our table.

The guys welcome in Serie Adajan for a quick chat about AC Milan and the race for the scudetto. Then the guys discuss Chelsea FC's high priced Germans, the history of Germans in the Premier League and finish off with some random predictions!

Conlon and Jope join Adrian and Nick for what is actually the final episode of 2020. In the wake of Messi breaking Pelé's goals record, the guys discuss their favourite moments produced by the magisterial Argentinian, and since the transfer window is almost upon on, they go over which transfers they want to see the most (well, more accurately, the least). 

Soccer Group Chat welcomes Adajan Fani, Conlon Prasad-Jones and Richard Beattie, who join the regulars to recap their favourite footy moments from 2020, and to to boldly predict what will happen in 2021.

Christian Jope and Nick Gill join the show to predict the outcomes of the weekend's Premier League games, and to debate who's better: Chelsea or Liverpool.

Adrian and Nick discuss the week that was in footy, including Guardiola's beef with Porto. They also get into a Messi to City discussion, before launching into random predictions.

Christian Jope joins Adrian and Nick to break down Chelsea's 0-0 draw vs Spurs. Chelsea's wealth of attacking options are discussed, along with Edouard Mendy's emergence as their #1 as well as Sweaty Mason Mount. Jose Mourinho also comes up in conversation, as it's impossible to discuss Chelsea or Spurs without mentioning the Special One.

The boys break down Newcastle's 2-0 win over Palace to the best of their abilities, then take on some random game predictions before discussing the passing of the legendary Diego Maradona.

Spurs are top of the league, Mourinho buys Reguilon ham and Bruno Fernandes hops and skips his way to a win for Manchester United, plus a little MLS chatter.

Adrian and Nick check in with Nick Gill, who's at his Playland and fired up about Liverpool, England, VAR and everything else.