Views From The Stands

After 5 months away, VFTS is finally back. A lot has happened in the football world since the last time the gang sat down to discuss ball. Shain, Keanu & Darnel caught up and unpacked what has been going on. On this weeks episode: A review of each of our clubs at the halfway mark. Brief unpacking of Arsenal & Man Utd transfer window. Newcastle take over. And Lastly, Who will grab the last spot of the Top 4?

Yes. VFTS 20th Episode is finally here! Big milestone. After a few months away, we return with new topics, new guests and the biggest transfer of the window so far, a new co-host. Shain & Fanuel are joined by VFTS regular Perry who has joined the team. The new 2021/22 season began 2 weeks ago however, we decided to wait until we saw a bit of the teams to do our predictions for the season. Our predictions ranged from Premier League Champions to biggest flops of the season etc.. We also reviewed each of our clubs and rated their transfer windows out of 10. Lastly, we rounded up with Gameweek 3 predictions. On our 20th Episode, we had 3 guests helping us out. Liverpool fan and regular Dylan, Man Utd fan Darnel & Arsenal fan JJ. Enjoy your weekly football fix!

This week saw two of the biggest games of the football calendar year, the Champions League final and the Europa League final. Manchester United vs Villareal and Chelsea vs Manchester City. This week the host Shain and co-host Fanuel were joined by 3 guests, Favour (United fan), Keanu (Liverpool fan) and Charlie (Spurs fan). This episode saw us go into the two finals and share our opinions on what happened in both games and how we felt this affected the English teams involved. Our conversation naturally went into the other big footballing event that occurred in the week, Southgate's 26 man England squad and we all gave our opinions on those that had been given the call up and those that had been missed out. Tune in for another episode of your favourite football podcast and hear the views from the stands.

On this weeks episode of VFTS, host (Shain) and co-host (Fanuel) were alone as there were no guests. The FA Cup Final was the main topic of discussion as Leicester City were triumphant against Chelsea. That led into a discussion about Tuchel/Chelsea and what would be a success this season. Also, there have been 2 Arsenal players who have improved their performances of late so we went on to talk about their seasons. They were Nicolas Pepe & Joe Willock (on loan to Newcastle). As the season is drawing to a close, it was only right for Shain & Fanuel to give their Premier League team of the seasons to round up this weeks episode.

This week saw fans treated to a London derby in the form of Chelsea and Arsenal meeting in the midweek followed by the current league champions heading over to Old Trafford for an English Classic, United vs Liverpool. It was only right we were joined by a United fan in the form of Favour and a Liverpool fan in the form of Dylan, both previous guests and friends of the show. Shain was obviously in high spirits as Arsenal had triumphed over Chelsea with a 1-0 win at the Bridge which warranted discussion on the game from both sides including a brief conversation into the error in the game which caused the only goal and where the blame lied. Liverpool travelled down to rivals United and put 4 past them in a comfortable 4-2 win which sees their dream of Champions League football still a possibility. We discuss the games events and gain insight through Dylan and Favour on their opinions on the game and what they felt went right and wrong respectively. It came out in the week that David Luiz would be leaving Arsenal at the end of the season which prompted a conversation on how we felt David Luiz's time at Arsenal had been and his impact on the side. We rounded off the episode with a question "Which 3 players would you sign for next season?". This sparked a very funny final segment of the episode with someone being left feeling quite sour. Tune in for another episode to hear the views from the stands.

Episode 16 is Here! This episode sees Shain and Fanuel solo, This week there were no guests but this allowed us to get deeper on some topics. We spoke about the flurry of games in the last two weeks in both the Europa League and the Champions League. We spoke on our individual teams Arsenal and Chelsea and their progress in Europe. This led into a brief covering of the current Arsenal owner situation as Spotify's Daniel Ek launched a bid for Arsenal. The amount of world class talent on display over the two weeks prompted us to go into 2 players we felt were world class for their respective teams, Mahrez and Kante. Amongst these topics we dove into other smaller topics as this is what happens when it's just 2 people. Tune in for a more personal episode.

This week we are joined by a range of supporters in the form of our friends as we dissect the weeks biggest talking point, The Super League. We dive into the motivations for the proposed Super League as well as the widespread backlash being seen in the media as well as by the fans. As this episode features Arsenal, United, Liverpool and Chelsea fans we are able to get a scoop into how each team has been affected by the decisions and our feelings towards our respective owners. We also go into one of the more serious by-products of the decision, Fan protests, as we discuss the Chelsea protests that Fanuel had attended as well as the Arsenal protests that were occurring as we recorded. This weeks guests were some regulars in the form of Dylan, Toye and Favour as well as friend of the show's first episode Keanu. 

No guests for this weeks special. We briefly dive into Champions League Quarter-Final first legs and then have a deep talk about Arsenal & Mikel Arteta's problems This episode is called VFTS - Arsenal Therapy Special.

This weekend renews the 'rivalry' between two English giants; Arsenal & Liverpool. Liverpool haven't recorded an away win against Arsenal since 2016 but majority of the games at The Emirates have been draws. This episode discusses the midfield battle of the two teams, Liverpool's defence, Partey & Thiago problems, Aubameyang & Mane problems, the guests ideal line-ups for the game, alongside the predictions for this game. This weeks guests were Lewis AKA Mense who is a regular and new guest and friend of the show Ezekiel.

It's the international break and 3 months before England take part in Euro 2020. The delayed anticipated tournament. We decided to invite 4 guests this week who all know each other very well so we could put together England's 23 man squad. This is the VFTS England 23 man Euro squad discussed. Everyone has to agree. Featuring: Dylan, Ollie, Perry & new VFTS guest Darnel aka Chillz.

Another episode ft. Lewis AKA Mense. Talking about Arsenal's victory in the North London Derby, Tottenham's Europa League knockout, Champions League, latest England squad and this weeks Premier League Predictions.

This episode saw us welcome back Toye and introduce 2 Liverpool fans in Dylan and Ollie making this the first 5 man episode. Naturally the chat started with a recap and forum on Liverpool's current form and title hopes around their consistent and unfortunate Injuries. We discussed the possible Manager Bounce being witnessed under Tuchel's Chelsea which then lead into a discussion around the dominant midweek performances of Mbappe and Haaland, is this the next generation of GOAT? This led us into the discussion of the decline of the current GOATS, Ronaldo and Messi. Finally wrapping up with our predictions for the week. Twitter: Views From The Stands (@VFTS_Pod) / Twitter Instagram: Views From The Stands (@vfts_pod) • Instagram photos and videos

A chat about the Twitter / 'London' Derby; Arsenal v Man Utd loool. Also going into David Luiz's red card vs. Wolves and Liverpool's loss of form. Andre Villas-Boas was also centre of attention when he handed in his resignation after Marseille signed a player he did not want. This weeks predictions also followed.

A chat with this weeks guests, Ollie and James about this weeks drama. Frank Lampard was sacked as Chelsea boss so a discussion on that and his replacement Thomas Tuchel. Also, the Milan derby caught the eyes of many because of Lukaku vs. Ibrahimovic beef. Lastly, we talked about Mesut Ozil's departure from Arsenal along with this weeks predictions.

A chat about youth players and getting the right balance between youth and experience. Main part of the podcast was about Chelsea but there is bits about Arsenal and Liverpool too. This week featuring, Jordan & Kingsley.

Chat about the start of the season until now. The twists, the turns, and form of teams and players. Also new predictions for the season and for Gameweek 19.  Featuring. Favour & Mense.

A discussion about the controversy surrounding handball and VAR. Also talking about Fulham's return to the Premier League and how we see them finishing the season. Recent England call ups for Calvert-Lewin, Saka and Harvey Barnes also discussed along with the usual review of the previous fixtures and predictions for next gameweek. Ft. Perry & Rory.

A discussion on QPR refusing to take the knee and a statement put out by Les Ferdinand. Also, talking about Micah Richards defending himself for getting a job at Sky Sports and defending Alex Scott for her new job on Question of Sport and her general punditry. Current state of GK's is was also a topic on this weeks episode. Lastly, Gameweek 2 review and Gameweek 3 predictions. Ft. Mense & Favour.

Discussion this week about current racism in football, specifically Neymar incident in Ligue 1. Transfers which have happened this week (Gareth Bale to Tottenham & Thiago to Liverpool). Recap/Review from Premier League Gameweek 1 and also predictions for Gameweek 2. Ft. Mense & Favour.

Premier League 2020/21 season predictions ft. Fanuel & Joseph