The Plastics Podcast

After a holiday absence away, the gang takes its leisure in watching the winter premier league fixtures as they rage on throughout the midseason. This episode will focus on this weekend fixtures, most notably, Newcastle vs Man City as well as Man United vs Tottenham including any January transfer window observations, and finally, the lions chances at a superbowl title! No i did not jinx it!

This week, the Liverpool Manchester game lives up to all the hype that Jacob predicted! A thrilling waste of time sees Klopps men drop 2 points and Arsenal take their rightful place at the top of the league. Elsewhere, Aston Villa take a combative win over Brentford and continue their blazing form while Maddie's favorite team in the universe bottoms out, bummer.  This vibe checks on champions league draws, and why New York City is now listed as a sub tropical climate! Welcome to the show!

The gang lost all semblance of narrative during the week extravaganza of games as Aston Villa drink milk, kick ass, and run out of milk, Dycheball rears its beautiful bald head, and fires rage everywhere for teams across the league. The gang dives into the 3 match slog the league had to go through.  Bayer Leverkusen lead the bundesliga, girona lead la liga, all bets are off folks!

A weekend of games galore! Not only on the weekend of the Lions Packers AND the UM OSU rival fixtures! We also get some of the big contenders this premier league season going head to head! Its Manchester City and Liverpool pulling the wishbone to see who gets the longer bit at the  Etihad! Also, Tottenham, and whats this? Unai Emery with a steel chair?!??! Lots of action this weekend that really sees the top four get ever more stuffed (like a turkey). This, some Everton talk after their comfortable loss to Man U, and a post international break FPL update!

This week! The international break sees a 1 home 1 away game for our boys in CONCACAF as they find their first victory over the weekend! Also, we take some time to discuss Everton and the absolute hurricane they find themselves in this season!

This week! Burnley ask some questions of Arsenal but are quickly rebuffed by silky Leandro Trossard and co, Liverpool look very steady against a dangerous Brentford, and Chelsea and Manchester City have one of the craziest games of the season in a game that had all the bells and whistles! This, looking to the international break, and a very high scoring week of FPL!

Returning back to the pod This week! And You guessed it! A perfectly normal MMA match happened between Newcastle and Arsenal, Bruno Guimaraes from the top rope saw Newcastle through, Brentford kept their composure in an incredibly entertaining comeback against West Ham at the GTech Community Stadium! When did that name change? So uninspiring! And finally Liverpool come up short in what should have been a business as usual game against Luton. This, a top 4 conversation now that we're a quarter of the way through the season, and yet another FPL update!

This Week! Chelsea grab a draw from the jaws of victory against a clunky Arsenal, Doku dabbles his dribbles against a disappointing De Zerbi defense, and Villa vindicates their vicious vibes against a very vacant West Ham. 

This week! The boys make a brief one half showing against a newly minted Germany! The ups and downs of the performance to be discussed! Also, what to expect for the coming match against Ghana! We touch on the upcoming nuptials between Jim Ratcliffe and Manchester United and what general feelings this might bring up for fans and the likes.

This week! The table is shaken! North London Reigns supreme! Manchester United thank their lor and savior Scott McTominay as he carries them to a much needed victory over Brentford, Brighton showcase more worldclass youth talent against Liverpool at the Amex! And Arsenal follow through on their General Douglas MacArthur impression against City in a match described as “Super interesting if you like tactical off ball stuff!” This, another FPL roundup, and looking ahead to the international break!

This week! Standards for the PGMOL never seem to be lower! In a match that has been highly talked about for the last 24 hour news cycle, the gang breaks into Tottenhams victory over Liverpool. We also go over two teams we have not talked about yet this season, Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest - how their season is going in the light of the two games we watched featuring them. This and another FPL roundup finish up this gameweek!

This week in the Premier League, Manchester City grab the game by the throat and pull off a 10 man victory over a Nottingham Forest side that didn't shrink away from the challenge. Burnley and Manchester United have a battle and Johnny Evans comes out the victor, and The North London Derby comes to pass in its usual spectacular fashion, Arsenal matched goal for goal with the Spurs at the end of the day.  

HELLO and welcome to another episode of the Plastics Podcast, a show where three American wankers google the definition of Soporific. This week, Fulham and Luton have a mid off! Newcastle and Breftord have a mid off! And, Chelsea and Bournemouth have a mid off! The gang does their best silver linings playbook impressions by trying to find talking points! And we discuss early season team meltdowns along with our favorite Chili recipes! Its Fall in the Northeast!

This week on the podcast we discuss the horror show that was the united states men's national team against Uzbekistan, who the major players were (good and bad), and a look to the Oman game on tuesday. Outside of the US's international break, Hansi Flick bids adieu to the germany national team, Antony gets a longer vacation to think about his actions and manchester united get to stay at home figuring out what mess they've gotten themselves into this time. 

This week! Arsenal hand United their latest defeat at the Emirates in the history of the League! Burnley obstinate play there way of football in the face of a goal fest for Spurs! And a mid table clash between Wolves and Palace surmount in what some eyewitneeses call “one of the games that happened this weekend”. 

This week on the Plastics Podcast, Manchester United showcase their intention for the league in a most unusual manner, Nottingham Forest make history for losing after the quickest succession of goals in league history, Moyes' boys say screw your Brighton narrative, and Newcastle United bottle a game that sees a terminally high number of Darwin puns! We round up the match week FPL and give a quick PSA on how important gut health is, it's a full episode folks.

Hello and welcome to the premier episode of the 23/24 Premier League season! Matchweek 1 comes and goes, and of course, chaos ensues.  This week on the pod, we talk Brighton bringing it to Luton Town, showing what they were made of last season isn't done yet.   Newcastle making a statement to the rest of the league in a rare Emery disaster class. Tottenham showing up with a new offensive capability but showing off their defensive incapability against a still feisty (8th place) Brentford. Liverpool v. Chelsea continue their gentleman's agreement of never deciding a match again.  All this and a first week FPL roundup! Welcome back! 

HELLO! and welcome back to your favorite soccer podcast, hope you enjoyed your summers! In this preseason episode we cover the promoted teams, title contenders, big transfers and summer developments around the league Are you ready for the season?? We sure are!

Episode One Hundred!!! The gang has a friend of the pod in the house, James Taylor, to discuss growing up in the English academy system, USA College soccer, and most things in between. (Sorry for the slight audio issues on this one folks) This was such an eye opening and cool look into the youth system in the English football league!

The Plastics Pod sits down with Sebastian of the Campfire Football Podcast to talk on a myriad of topics. We cover Chelsea, what they are up to, looking ahead to the next season, and what the young squad will bring to the season. Arsenal, Leicester, USMNT and Mikel Arteta's hair all take part in the conversation to round out the episode. Hope you enjoy!

Summer is here, games are done (except for CONCACAF

Hello and welcome to a Premier League Season Finale episode of the Plastics Podcast! The European season wraps up after 304 thrilling days of non stop content. Manchester City lift their first UCL trophy in a capstone performance wrapping up a showcase of a season. Additionally! Saudi Arabia seems to be buying everyone! How do we get a piece of the action! And finally, the moment that defined a generation for the citizens of Florida, Messi in Miami!

Come one Come all, the Plastics Podcast awards every team with a little gift This week! We give out lots of awards, everyone is a winner here, And also, we go over the intricacies of the Fast and Furious Franchise, maybe the family was the friends we made along the way the whole time. Another year down, thanks for joining us for season two, get ready for season three!

This week on the Plastics Podcast, we take a departure from the game-day analysis to dive into what makes Manchester City Tick. We take a look at each team from their three sucsessive seasons of Premier League Championships. We talk about the make up of their squads, their key players, and tactical build up of each Guardiola victory.

This week! Mother's Day! In a weekend full of parental affection, the premier league suffered no such problem! Villa vindicated themselves against Tottenham. Brentford batter West Ham, and Brighton bring their best against Arsenal away. The title seems all but sealed. And, finally, Curtis Jones jams two against Jamie and the Foxes. This, some incredible poetry for relegation and promotion, and why Sunday league soccer can actually be the worst.

This week on the Plastics Podcast, Arsenal give Newcastle a taste of their own medicine in a feisty showdown at St James Park, Liverpool maintain trajectory in a steady win over Brentford, and Chelsea break their bonds with Bournemouth, the memes about Frank Lampard die in what fans have to now consider a goal fest! This, Sam Allardyce, and Star Wars.

This week, chaos and the seeming march of the inevitable! Manchester City route Arsenal in a heavy weight route! Manchester United quietly grab three points against a feisty Aston Villa and Liverpool and Tottenham duke it out to see who can bottle a game better! The moral of the story folks, if you're coming for the king, you best not miss. 

This week! Top 4 is lava! Tottenham concede an improbable amount in 20 minutes against Newcastle in a game showcasing their absence in defense along with Alexander Isak's remarkable fist season numbers! Leicester come up big in a must win game against wolves thanks to Timothy Castagne, and Arsenal continue their faceplant in a tie against Southampton!  This, more champions league discussions as we proceed to the semi finals, USA Mexico friendly talks, and what the NBA is supposed to do about groin shots!

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Plastics Podcast! Shocking results for the title race bring it ever closer! West Ham pull out a tie against Arsenal, causing them to drop 2 points bringing Manchester City ever closer! Brighton smash Chelsea in dominating display that bring the Blues uncomfortably close to the relegation zone for Frank Lampard and his boys, and Aston Villa cruise to 6th as they steam roll newcastle! Its Ollie Watkin's world and were just living in it folks!  This, some Dean Smith vibe checks, and Champions League quarter final discussions coming at you this on this weeks episode! Cheers!

The title race gets ever thinner as Liverpool pull out a show stopping performance at Anfield proving that there are in fact two squads for this team during the season! Will Manchester City edge out Arsenal for the tie or will the gunners remain strong to the tail end of the season? Well you won't get that answer this episode because the plastics are here to talk about relegation! Thats right, the race to get demoted has never been closer and the bottom nine places of the league are fish in a barrel. We give brief overviews on each team and our best guesses and to who yells timber!

 This week in the league, Manchester City does their best Bane impression and breaks Liverpool's back! Newcastle show up big as they shut down Manchester United in a display that looks like return to the top 4 for Eddie Howe's men, while United reveal a lack of creativity when the chips are down.   Also! Many many managerial changes were made during the international break and throughout the week!

Welcome back to The Plastics Podcast. This week on the episode, The US men raid the spice cabinet in a 7-1 win in Grenada showcasing an unusual team lineup but an overall great performance displaying Hudson Ball! They now look ahead to El Salvador in Orlando to qualify for the knockout stages of the CONCACAF Nations League!  All this and a little discussion on Folarin Balogun and the England squad talent depth.

The madness goes on around the nation as college basketball gets underway to its finale and the madness continues on in the Premier League! Brentford and Leicester see out a tie, Chelsea see out yet another tie as Dyche continues his campaign from the bottom to the top! Last but not least, Crystal Palace capitulate as star boy leads Arsenal to yet another victory! All this, the UCL Quarterfinals, the USMNT TMZ special, and looking ahead to the international break!

The highs and lows of the top flight in England continue! The Plastics Soccer Podcast cover Liverpool forgetting what happened last week as they lose in Vitality Stadium to the Cherries behind a sparkling performance from Dango Outtara! Leeds are able to nick a point against Brighton “Champagne Soccer” Albion. Last but certainly not least, we discuss Arsenal finally resurrecting Jesus as they cooly cruise to a victory at Craven Cottage! This European soccer, and Barcelona's latest soap opera coming at you this episode!

The sacking of Manchester! The walls crumble and the fields are salted! Liverpool in an unprecedented turn of events have toppled Ten Hag's men and gobbled up some GD in a route for the ages, marking the joint largest defeat for United in their history! Elsewhere in England, The Plastics cover Arsenal's showcase showdown with a last second winner against Bournemouth, Wolves whipping up a win against Tottenham off the back of fantastic volley from Traore, and Manchester City calling Newcastles defense into question as they continue their push for first! This, the futility in finding order in the chaos of soccer and what the XFL can teach the Premier League, coming to you this episode.

The Plastics Podcast take on the EFL cup final, from afar. Blair, Jacob and Maddie spend most of the game trying to figure out who the good guys are but eventually get around to podcasting. Tottenham finally oust one over their London Rivals, Chelsea, in a game that sees Graham Potter put over the spit once again! Those sure a lot of L's you've been handed! Newcastle attend their first final in 1000 years as spectators as Man United cruise to their first trophy in what feels just as long to fans. This, European soccer is back for the top teams not named Liverpool, the MLS kicks off the season as soccer madness returns to the states, and your Plastics try their best to talk all about it in under 1 hour!

The title race is on! Its off! Its back on! Its like a flower in midwest spring! Arsenal score late to win at Villa Park, Liverpool look up to snuff in a classic game against Newcastle, and Man United show their quality as all cylinders are firing for the boys at Old Trafford. We also touch base on the Chelsea situation and what our feelings on Graham potter truly are. Manchester United fans, we implore you to dig deep and feel those feelings, let us know how you feel about being bought out and your potential owners.  

Welcome to the Plastics Podcast, a show where two American Wankers try to become lawyers really quickly to know the ins and outs of Financial Fair Play Laws. This week, West Ham invite Chelsea over for a quick game of footy and Joao Felix decides that he will come along as well, finally able to play a game after his red card suspension. Fulham try to hold onto this crazy run of form they have been on against the new and improved (again) Nottingham Forest, and Bournemouth look to sew chaos into the Newcastle back line and somehow it works? Also this week we try to unravel a bit about the charges Manchester city are facing.

Another game, another episode, another Plastics Podcast. The transfer season closes and clubs go back to combat armed with their new signings! Well, some more than others. Everton are rebirthed in fire against Arsenal, and Dyche ball once again graces the Premier League. A goal fest at Villa Park sees Leicester City's first ever Brazilian signing make his mark, and Tottenham once again find Manchester City's Kryptonite in a storage bin somewhere beneath Hotspur stadium! The ghost of Antonio Conte looms. 

In a special bonus episode (we recorded too much content last episode) we bring some transfer talk to you. Also on the pod this week our Italian correspondent Julian Faustini, brings us the hot off the presses news on just what is going on in Juventus and Serie A at the moment and why it matters to everyone who loves the sport. 

Welcome to an FA Cup Weekend Edition of the Plastics Soccer Podcast! Its an FA Cup weekend! You know what that means! The gang takes a brief break from the EPL to focus in on…..the NFL?! Thats right Conference Championships for the NFL are happening and the only thing that means is that the gang goes through each Premier League team and assigns an appropriate NFL team to them!

Another episode of The Plastics Soccer Podcast, and another game week gone. In the match of the season, Arsenal and Man United duke it out in a showcase that rolls back the years! Everton and West Ham do their best impression of two foes having a boxing match on the edge of a cliff, and Liverpool Chelsea happen in a very middle of the table style. A segment of the podcast is implemented called "The Penalty Kick Questions", an update on the Fantasy Premier League table is given, and transfer news is coming in left and right. Will Manchester United sign Harry Kane, will they offload Maguire, will Everton sack Frank Lampard, and do we think Rogers will be replaced by Sean Dyche?

The Plastics Podcast, in all our unbiased glory, are just as confused about the Manchester United non-offsides call as you are. This week on the pod we set the Mood(ryk) with discussions on the Manchester Derby, the North London Derby, and the latest and greatest of the January transfer news. Welcome back to the mania and madness, and remember to set your FPL lineups. 

Welcome Back! Its a new year but it's the same Plastics, here to deliver the hard hitting news straight to you. The action resumes after a break for everyone but the players! Some teams are still cruising and others are capitulating. The Plastics bring you some January transfer news, USMNT discussion and what the Premier league is shaping up to be in the back half of the season.

The tale has concluded, the event finished, the saga closed, and the ever winding wind of the world cup has blown its last gust across the sands of Qatar, the wind carrying the hopes of Argentina up and up into a sky of white and blue. The trio on the Plastics Pod reminisce, get emotional, and go over what really created such an amazing final game. What a finish to the 2022 World Cup!

With the World Cup quickly coming to a close, the intrepid Plastics cover the Semi-Finals in all their glory and make some predictions about the outcome of the final. We take a look at the stand out players from the Semi's, discuss who's really had their second coming, and who's fallen flat.

The Quarterfinals Qonclude! Croatia can't be beat as they stone cold slice their way through Brazil, Argentina see out a bloodbath against the Netherlands, Morocco make the African dream possible against Portugal, and France keep the hopes of a back to back championship alive! Semifinals are on the horizon!

The Plastics forget to travel to upset city! Seems that all the cards follow the way of the vegas odds as Argentina beats Australia, France beats Poland, England beat Senegal, and Denzel Dumfries beats USA. We laugh, cry, and remember the squad that took the US all the way to the knockouts, and backtrack on some of our takes concerning Jesus Fereira.

We are back and stronger than ever. Games galore! We took an extra day to get the group stages done and dusted and it finished in spectacular fashion! Japan take the long road to the top, Australia oust Denmark, South Korea see themselves squeak in, and Serbia Switzerland serve as a scintillating finale! It's time to look ahead to the knockouts! 

Its called Soccer folks! In a game that can only be described as a denuclearization derby, the simulation of world war 3 goes to the US at the feet of Captain America himself! Also! We catch up on matchday 2! Brazil cruises, Serbia capitulates, Ghana capitlizes, and South Korea crumbles as the tournament rages on! Lets get this party started the US is in the knockouts!!! We are READY.

Another two days and another eight games played and we try to cover all the games while keeping something compared to a sleep schedule. Argentina revive the old magics in a much needed victory against Mexico, France continue to defy the winner's curse, Spain and Germany duel in a frenetic match for the ages, and the hot Moroccan Mamas make the most of their mighty team!