Two opinionated Professional Footballers - Marcus Bean & Hogan Ephraim - dissecting the beautiful game via podcast.
Marcus, Hogan and Kate are back after a long absence (sorry!) with their review of the season. What do Man Utd need to do to get back on track? Could Pogba be bought by anyone? Who was the best manager this season? Who were the worst signings?
Hogan, Marcus and Kate discuss the Man Utd v Liverpool game, the Carabao Cup Final with Kepa's refusal to be substituted, Liverpool's chances for the title, Pochettino's argument with Mike Dean and Brendan Rodgers' move to Leicester. They also made their predictions for the Wednesday eve matches which were not that accurate..... Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss the Transfer Window, Mourinho's stint on beIN Sport, what makes a good manager, whether winning trophies is the most important thing, Dembele's move to China, Spurs' injury situation and Chelsea's motivation. Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
The team are back with a New Year's Resolution to get back to regular pods. Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss the Man City v Liverpool game, the FA Cup fixtures and the latest Transfer Window activity. Follow us on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
Marcus, Kate and Hogan are back for their final episode of the year. They discuss Mourinho's departure from Man Utd, potential replacements and the knock on effect that would have at other clubs. They also discuss Pogba's 'Caption this' Instagram fiasco and whether former players should speak out against current ones. Follow @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter and Instagram
The team is back after too long a break - apologies! Marcus, Kate and Hogan discuss the Ballon d'Or, the situation at Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal's unbeaten run, Sol Campbell's appointment and more. Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan discuss the international break and the new faces in the England squad, Man Utd and Jose Mourinho (at length!!), Arsenal's 9 game unbeaten run, Wolves and Bournemouth's great start to the season and the teams at the other end of the table. Tweet your questions to @twoprosinapod
The whole gang is back together this week as Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss the Champions League matches that took place last week. They also debate the finalists for the Best FIFA Football Awards which take place on Monday 24th Sept. Will their winner predictions be right? They review the Championship and who they think will be promoted at the end of the season as well as Zlatan's 500th goal and Ronaldo's red card. Tweet your questions and comments @TwoProsInAPod
This week it's just Hogan Ephraim and Kate Hamer as Marcus Bean is on a coach to Bradford with Wycombe Wanderers. It's important to know that the podcast was recorded at 7pm on 24th August - so Hogan was very accurate with his Wolves v Man City draw prediction and may never forgive Kate for only just publishing it now! Kate and Hogues also discuss Man Utd, Liverpool, England and Hogan's plans for the future. Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate are joined by former Man Utd, Fulham, Everton, Newcastle and France player Louis Saha. They discuss France's performance in the World Cup, Pogba and Mourinho's relationship at Man Utd, Luke Shaw and the importance of fitness in the modern game, hairstyles (Louis had a few!), Fulham's chances back in the Premier League and more. Follow us and feedback @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter
The team are back for a new season! This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan are joined by former QPR, Cardiff and Jamaican International Richard Langley. They discuss England's performance in the World Cup, who the best teams were and the transfer window. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod with any questions or comments.
This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan are joined by Man Utd supporting Rants N Bants. Rants and Hogan have differing opinions of how well Jose is doing at Man Utd and what needs to happen next. They also discuss Henry not attending Wenger's last home game, Darren Moore's performance at West Brom, their play off predictions and which is better - losing the Champions League final or winning the FA Cup. Apologies for Kate's crokiness this week - she tried to keep it at bay as much as she could! Follow @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter
The pod is BACK after a month off celebrating Hogan turning 30, Kate turning 40 and Beany getting promoted! This week they chat about Wycombe's promotion, Wenger finally being Out, Man City winning the league, Liverpool's chances in the Champions League and more. Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
It's a bumper episode this week where Hogan Ephraim (who assures us he wasn't grumpy) contradicts everything that Marcus Bean has to say. Hear how Beany is wrong about Mourinho and Man Utd, why Southgate is wrong about the England Squad, why journalists are wrong about the level of the goalkeepers selected, why the 10 Premier League Clubs who have appointed 6 managers 25 times between them aren't wrong and more! Follow us @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter
Marcus, Hogan and Kate are back after a break due to conflicting schedules - sounds very business like eh?! This week they discuss the fan situation at West Ham United which leads Hogan and Kate to get into a debate about the definition of a supporter and a fan. They also discuss the Wenger situation at Arsenal, the Champions League, Harry Kane and whether he will make the difference for England at the World Cup and more. Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
This week Kate, Hogan and Marcus discuss Beany's 96th minute winning volley after 104 games without a goal, the Bong racism accusations against Rodriguez, Jesse Lingard's Tweet, Mahrez still missing, Chelsea and Conte, Liverpool v Spurs and more. Follow @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter
This week Marcus bean, Hogan and Ephraim discuss past and upcoming matches and transfer window activity: What is Mahrez worth? Were Arsenal right to let Giroud go? What is happening at Chelsea? Is it right to make footballers move to clubs far from home as in the Peterborough situation? And more. Recorded on Thursday but Kate was slow to edit this week! Follow @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter
This week Hogan Ephraim is back with Marcus Bean and Kate Hamer plus they are joined by Comedian and Liverpool Fan Adam Rowe. The team discuss Sanchez' move to Man Utd and Mkhitaryan moving the other way to Arsenal. They also talk about Phil Neville's appointment to the England Women's Team and his ill advised tweets. Adam joins them to talk about Liverpool's season so far and how Klopp's performance should be evaluated plus much more. Follow @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter.
This week Marcus & Kate are joined by comedian, writer, actor and Man Utd fan Guz Khan. They discuss Liverpool's win over Man City, what's happening at Arsenal, Sanchez' potential move to Man Utd, Phil Neville's potential appointment as the new England Women's Manager, Jake Livermore's reaction to fan taunts and more. They also find out what Guz has been up to so far this year - check out his Live at the Apollo and his new series Man Like Mobeen on BBC iPlayer. Follow Two Pros on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
It's a bumper edition this week to keep you going through Christmas and New Year. Marcus and Kate are joined by Carlton Palmer to talk about the implementation of the Rooney Rule in the EFL. Hogan joins later after an emergency trip to the dentist to fix a toffee apple injury! The team discuss Man City, Pep's contribution to their success, whether they would choose Mahrez or Zaha, Griezmann's fancy dress outfit and more. The show will be back in the New Year. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod with any questions.
This week Hogan, Kate and Marcus discuss the World Cup Draw, the Ballon d'Or, De Gea and whether he is the best goalkeeper around, Luke Shaw's return, Liverpool's attacking prowess, the English teams in the Champions League, Danny Rose trying to force a move, Jese storming home at Stoke and Nigel Adkins' move to Hull. They also talk Christmas Parties ahead of the Wycombe one this weekend. Plus the lads give their predictions for the results in the Premier league this weekend. Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
On the day that Sam Allardyce joined Everton and Alan Pardew joined West Brom, Marcus, Kate and Hogan discuss their moves and the managerial landscape in general. They also discuss the mid-week games and Salah's 2 goals from the bench. Marcus gives his thoughts on the QPR v Brentford game and they all debate whether Holloway was right to say what he did about fans leaving early. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod with any questions or thoughts.
This week Kate, Hogan and Marcus talk about Phil Jones' 6 injections to play an England friendly, Niasse's retrospective two match ban for diving to win a penalty, Everton and their chances of relegation, the World Cup in Qatar and what it means for European football, Liverpool's failure to defend set pieces and more. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod with any questions or comments.
This week Marcus, Kate and Hogan discuss the England performances in the International break along with the World Cup qualifying Play-offs. They give their view on Drinkwater declining a call up and what that means for his future with the Three Lions. What's happening with managers in the UK at the moment - why are Sunderland and Everton struggling to find anyone? Who will they end up with? They also look ahead to this weekend's Premier League and Championship fixtures including the North London Derby. They answer listener questions on pitch size and how important it is and whether there is such a thing as overcoaching - brace yourselves, Beany and Hogues disagree! Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus Bean squeezes in the podcast between attending the Blacklist event on Wednesday night and hosting a book launch with Adebayo Akinfenwa on Thursday. Hogan Ephraim gets some stick about the photos he is in on Adam Lallana's MySpace account - you should check it out! Marcus, Kate and Hogan discuss Man Utd and whether the Mourinho/PSG talk is likely to happen or is just a ploy to get a longer contract at Old Trafford. They review the World Cup Qualifiers and once again agree that the international break is pointless for friendlies - as can be seen by the amount of withdrawals that England has had this week. They talk about Bilic's sacking and Moyes appointment and what that means for the rest of West Ham's season. Tweet any questions to @TwoProsInAPod
This week Hogan, Marcus and Kate discuss Spurs' victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League. They debate whether Kane will stay at Spurs and if not, where he might go. Following England U17's World Cup win, they also look at how teams can develop their youth talent and give them enough game time. Marcus asks if Aguero would make it into the top 5 strikers of all time. The team also answer listener questions. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod
This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan discuss the latest managerial moves including Koeman's departure & Puel's arrival at Leicester. It gets heated when discussing Koeman's alleged treatment of Niasse and once again when reviewing potential candidates for the Everton job. The team look ahead to the next round of the Carabao Cup and say who they think could win the trophy. Marcus and Hogan also answer listener questions. Follow @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter and Instagram
In a week where Guardiola, Pochettino and Deeney have all spoken out against their rivals, Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss whether it is right to do that and what impact it will have on the other team. They review last weekend in the Premier League and the Championship and give their predictions for the coming weekend's fixtures in the Prem - get your accumulators on! Will you follow Hogues or Beany? They also look at managerial situations at Everton, Chelsea, Birmingham and Crystal Palace. Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
This week Hogan, Kate and Marcus discuss the World Cup Qualifiers and the performance of the Home Nations and the Republic of Ireland. They get into a lengthy debate about the definition of a midfielder and whether the British approach to this is what is affecting our chances in World Cups. Hogan and Marcus select their England starting 11 and formation for the World Cup. They discuss the nominations for the Ballon d'Or and make their predictions for the winner over the next few years. They end with a look to Liverpool v Man Utd this weekend. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod
This week Hogan, Kate and Marcus discuss the upcoming international break, the England squad and the chances of the home nations. They also look at Man City's form and their current injuries - including their views on Aguero's midweek city break. They also chat about Ancelotti and whether his availability will put pressure on Klopp. Plus lots more. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod
This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan are joined by ex-professional footballer & current professional boxer AND manager of Bridlington Town, Curtis Woodhouse. They discuss Curtis' move into boxing and what he thinks of Rio Ferdinand's announcement this week. They also talk about Curtis' experience so far in management, the differences between managing in and out of the league and the current situation for black and ethnic minority managers. They debate the Lukaku chant at Man Utd and whether it is racist, as well as the etiquette on celebrating when you score against a former team. They also answer listeners' questions about the academy system and what the closures at Huddersfield and Brentford mean for football in this country. Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate cover a whole range of topics including the Mane red card in Man City v Liverpool, Arsenal, Bournemouth, West Ham and Bilic, Renato Sanches and whether he is good enough, what sort of player Kante is, how long managers and players should be given as a chance to perform, the De Boer sacking, style of play, the Championship, Champions League and Harry Kane! Let us know what you think on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
It's a shorter episode this week due to the international break. Hogan, Marcus and Kate discuss England's two games, the quality of players and game at international level, the deals done or lost on deadline day and PSG's business in the window. We will be back next week with a full episode.
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss the start to the season for teams in the Premier League - is it time for Wenger to go? Do Liverpool have a chance of winning the league? Do Huddersfield have the best approach to scouting? They also look at the managers who are already under pressure such as West Ham and Palace. They assess the success of the younger England teams and what that means for the men's squad in this international break. They also review teams in the Championship with Hogan giving some insights as to what it is like to play under Warnock and Redknapp. Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
Kate, Marcus and Hogan are back for a third season! They discuss the opening weekend of the Premier League, the transfer window, what business still needs to be done, the moves that have already happened and answer listener questions. Send your questions or thoughts on Twitter to @TwoProsInAPod
It's the final episode of the season! Marcus, Kate and Hogan discuss last week's Europa League Final and the FA Cup. They review what the top 6 need to do in the summer and look at what Huddersfield, Newcastle and Brighton need to do to succeed in the Premier League. They also discuss their manager and player of the season. And announce the winner of the fantasy league! The show will be back in early August after a little summer break. Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan are joined by Rotherham United Goalkeeper Lee Camp. They discuss the Championship play offs and the loss on penalties of Kate's beloved Sheffield Wednesday. They also discuss their championship player and team of the season. Moving on to the Premier League they debate the top 6's missions this season and whether Mourinho was right to move focus from the league to the Europa League. Beany introduces an old school way of grading the managers of the top 6 and the debate could have done on all night! Let us know what you think @TwoProsInAPod on Twitter
After a long break while they were all busy with other things, Marcus Bean, Hogan Ephraim and Kate Hamer are BACK! Marcus and Hogan are both now in their summer break, they discuss the end of their seasons and look ahead to the end of the Prem. Who will finish in the top 4 and who is going to go down? Where should Rooney play next season? Is it disgraceful for a team who is relegated to suddenly start winning and how can a team that has been promoted then have disastrous results in their remaining games to miss out on being champions? Plus they answer your questions. Tweet any feedback or questions to @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss the EFL Cup, Rooney's future and what happens when players have direct contact with football club owners. Hear their perspectives on Leicester's sudden change in form! Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss this week's sacking of Leicester City's Ranieri - was it the right thing to do? They also chat about Sutton Utd's game against Arsenal and the Pie story which overshadowed the performance. This leads to quite an Arsenal focus looking at the Wenger situation and also what will become of Ozil and Sanchez. They end with a review of the Champions League. Follow on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
Two Pros in a Pod is back! This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate catch up on what's happened while they've been off air including reviewing the activity in the transfer window and the latest standings at the top of the Premier League. They are joined by special guest Adebayo Akinfenwa who talks about his career, how he is finding it at Wycombe so far, when he realised he was famous and how he relaxes on his days off. Tweet any questions or guest requests to @TwoProsInAPod
This week Kate, Hogan and Marcus discuss what snow means for footballers and how you should wear your gloves! Marcus talks about Wycombe's successful week in the Check A Trade Trophy and their draw against Spurs. They review the FA Cup games of last weekend and the upcoming Premier League games this weekend. They also discuss some of the transfer window rumours and why Sakho is still not getting back into the Liverpool team. Hogan is outraged by the extension of the World Cup and they also talk about a breakaway European League. Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan discuss the top 6 of the Premier League and the quality of teams and matches outside of that. They preview the FA Cup as well as discussing the week's managerial appointments. Hear where Hogan thinks he made a mistake in his career and why he is not a fan of the FA Cup. Plus listen to their opinions on Pep's interviews last week. Follow us on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss the managerial moves at Crystal Palace and Swansea. Who will replace Bob Bradley? Would it be a good move for Giggs? Would Coleman leave Wales? They also discuss QPR and whether Holloway can turn it around. What changes does he need to make to the squad in January? They look at Tevez's move to China and the ridiculous wages being paid out there. And this week's heated debate is around Samir Nasri's Twitter Saga and whether he should be investigated for using an IV drip. Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod - Happy New Year!
This week Hogan, Marcus and Kate discuss Gary Rowett's departure from Birmingham, what it is that attracts players to a club, Pep's style of play and what they are expecting from the transfer window. They also have a heated debate around who could win the Premier League and discuss players hitting back at pundits. They end with a discussion on the Champions League Draw. The team will be back on 29th December. Happy Christmas!
This week Kate, Marcus and Hogan discuss the Premier League and Championship matches from the weekend and what it means for the teams and their managers. They discuss Pardew at Palace, Bilic at West Ham, Ranieri at Leicester and more. They also discuss players cheating by diving for a penalty after Dele Ali's performance at the weekend and what it is like to come back from a defeat as Bournemouth did versus Liverpool. They end with a look ahead to this weekend and Beany share's his Ian Holloway story. Tweet us your thoughts and questions @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate have a lot to catch up after a couple of weeks off. They discuss the England performance and Southgate's appointment as manager. They give a player's view on Rooney drinking in his England tracksuit. They review the Champions League matches and have a debate about Harry Kane and the striker requirements at Spurs. Plus Yaya Toure's return to the Man City team, Jaap Stam's success so far at Reading, Holloway's arrival at QPR and Pardew's current losing streak at Palace. Let us know what you think of the show on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss Joey Barton's departure from Rangers, some interesting refereeing at the Birmingham Derby and Calvin Anderson's ban for his elbow. They also cover the Champions League matches, the Premier League games from last weekend and look ahead to this week's England v Scotland match. Tweet @TwoProsInAPod with any questions for future shows.
This week Marcus, Hogan and Kate discuss the managerial sackings so far in the Football League, are managers given enough time and who in the club should determine a teams' style of play? They also talk about the Premier League and the upcoming Champions League matches this week. The pod will return to normal Thursday releases from next week.
This week Hogan, Marcus and Kate discuss the Champions League, Liverpool v Man Utd (it gets heated again!), Pogba and whether he is as good as he thinks he is, the managerial merry-go-round, Ryan Giggs' potential and Gareth Southgate at England. The advertised interview with Adebayo Akinfenwa will now be on next week's show. Tweet us @TwoProsInAPod
This week Marcus Bean, Hogan Ephraim and Kate Hamer discuss the new format Checkatrade Trophy, Man Utd's team selection and Pogba's role (this week's heated debated!), the England squad for Southgate's first match against Malta this weekend and Women's football. There won't be a podcast next week due to the international break and other commitments but Two Pros in a Pod will be back on 20th October with special guest 'The Beast' Adebayo Akinfenwa - get your questions in on Twitter @TwoProsInAPod