Tim and Tom talk discuss the latest news from the world of football. Practise your listening skills and learn new vocabulary in each episode. This podcast is intended for upper-intermediate to advanced level English learners. Ideal to practise your listening skills and share our passion for the beautiful game.
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This podcast is hosted by R.A. Spratt, Jacqueline Harvey and Tim Harris. We're all authors, which means we tell stories for a living. This podcast is all about sharing our stories with you. We'll have a special guest each week.
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A story about the literary importance of morning tea with Sue Warren
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Sue Warren (aka Losang Zopa) joins us on the show this week. To read Sue's blog you can visit... https://losangzopa.blog Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Podca…
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A story about a perpendicular killer whale with Sue Whiting
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Sue Whiting joins us on the show this week. To find out more about Sue you can visit her website... https://suewhiting.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Pod…
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A story about a rejected mermaid with Tony Flowers
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Tony Flowers is our guest this week. To find out more about Tony you can visit... Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out more about R.A.…
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A story about so many brothers they fall from trees with Nathan Luff
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Nathan Luff joins us on the show this week. To find out more about Nathan you can visit... https://nathanluff.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Podcasts …
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England fall at the final hurdle and Southgate falls on his sword
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Tim and Tom ask the question "could England have done anything differently to get a different result?" They look back at Southgate's time as England manager and ask if the Southgate era will be remembered fondly or critically. They also speculate about who the next England manager will be and what they can expect from the contenders.…
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A story about love at first microwave popcorn with Felice Arena
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Felice Arena joins us on the show this week to talk about ... food! To find out more about Felice you can visit https://www.felicearena.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Lis…
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A story about a fan-belt eating rat with Dani Vee
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Dani Vee joins us on the podcast this week to talk about ... road trips! To find out more about Dani you can visit https://www.danivee.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! L…
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A story about the consequences of public poetry with Joel McKerrow
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This week Joel McKerrow joins us as we tell tales about serendipity. To find out more about Joel you can visit his website https://www.joelmckerrow.com/about Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's litt…
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Yamal & Watkins Heroics Set Up Spain v England Final
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Tim and Tom review the 2 semi finals between Spain and France and England and the Netherlands. They talk about the key moments, the controversies and the tactical decisions that determined the two finalists. Tom gives surprising praise to Southgate and Tim picks out a sixteen year old and a nineteen year old as the two stars of their respective sem…
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And then there were 4 | Euros 2024 Quarter Final Review
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Tim and Tom discuss the thrilling attacking encounter between Spain and Germany; if this was the end of the road for Ronaldo in the (not as thrilling) tie between France and Portugal; England somehow finding a way to the final 4 despite their unconvincing performances so far; and Netherlands fabulous second half comeback to defeat a talented Turkis…
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A story about the pre-school of life with Katrina Nannestad
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Katrina Nannestad joins us to talk about pre-school memories. To find out more about Katrina you can visit... https://www.katrinanannestad.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! …
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Euros Last 16 Round-up | Spain & Holland shine brightly.
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Tim and Tom talk about the eight matches between the remaining teams in the knockout stage of the Euros 2024 tournament in Germany. They run through the matches in order, including Switzerland's elimination of Italy, Bellingham's last minute 'Chilena' to spare England's blushes, Spain's rampant second half against Georgia and Slovenia's Stalwart de…
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A story about an irritating blue-eyed man with Louise Park
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Louise Park joins us to talk about celebrity encounters. To find out more about Louise you can visit her website... https://www.louisepark.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeve…
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What a tournament! | Euros Group Review & Last 16 Expectations
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Tim and Tom discuss all 6 groups and talk about the teams who qualified as well as those that went home early. The lads have been enjoying a cracking tournament in Germany and make some predictions about which teams they expect to progress to the quarter finals.
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'A story about using a cat as a hot water bottle' with Mick Elliott
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This week Mick Elliott joins us on the show to talk about pets and parenting. To find out more about Mick you can visit his website... https://mickelliott.me/books-by-mick Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble abo…
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A story about a kid who had no filter with John Larkin
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John Larkin joins us to talk about things that go wrong when we're doing author talks at schools. Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out…
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A story about getting arrested for having sand in your camera with Deb Abela
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Deborah Abela joins us to share her dangerous travel tale. To find out more about Deb you can visit... https://www.deborahabela.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: …
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The story of where it all began - our pilot episode
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When we came up with the idea for this podcast we recorded a pilot episode. This is it. Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out more abou…
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A story about fighting over compost with James Hart
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James Hart joins us on the podcast to tell us his gardening stories. To find out more about James visit... https://www.jameshart.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen …
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A story about flying jelly snakes with Tristan Banks
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Tristan Bancks joined us to tell us his story on the theme of 'childhood'. https://www.tristanbancks.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To f…
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A story about choosing one book to drive you insane with James Foley
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James Foley joins us on the podcast, when we were all at the Somerset Storyfest on the Gold Coast and we told tales about strange things that have happened to us at literary festivals. To find out more about James Foley visit... https://jamesfoley.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this p…
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A story about hiding secrets in a in violin case with Kate Isobel Scott
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Kate Isobel Scott joins us on the podcast as we tell our tales about learning challenges. To find out more about Kate visit her website https://www.kateisobelscott.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about l…
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A story about a wallaby and a doona cover with Candice Fox
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Candice Fox joins us to talk about "rescues". To find out more about Candice and her books visit https://www.candicefox.org Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves! Listen on: Apple Po…
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A story about collections collecting dust with George Ivanoff
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George Ivanoff joins us as we all share our stories about collectibles. We find out about his sonic screwdrivers. If you want to find out more about George you can check out his website... https://georgeivanoff.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world …
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Real PSG Munich Dortmund into the Semis | European Qtr Final Match Reviews
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Tim and Tom discuss the 4 champions league quarterfinal replays as well as the europa league. Which players stood out? Which teams are looking good? Who's going to win it? Is English football overrated?
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A story about love in concrete piping with Allison Tait
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In this episode we tell stories about first love and we're joined by Allison Tait. To find out more about Allison and her books visit her website... https://allisontait.com/ Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble a…
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Quarter Final 1st Leg Champs & Europa Leagues Review
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Tim and Tom discuss the first leg matches between Arsenal and Bayern Munich; PSG and Barcelona; Atletico Madrid and Dortmund; Real Madrid and Manchester City; Liverpool and Atalanta; and Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham. Lots of great goals, outstanding performances and fixtures that are poised on a knife's edge!…
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A story about a snake and a credit card with Belinda Murrell
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Belinda Murrell joins us as we all share our stories about animals. If you want to find out more about Belinda (or Dame B as we know her) you can check out her website... belindamurrell.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoyi…
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Tim and Tom discuss the 2nd leg champions league ties between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan, Arsenal and Porto, Real Madrid and Red Bull Leipzig, and they preview the mouth-watering quarter final ties after the UEFA draw on Friday. They also briefly discuss the prospects for Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool and West Ham in the Europa league quarter fi…
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A story about a moose and a tent with Nat Amoore
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Nat Amoore joins us as we tell stories about travel experiences. To find out more about Nat Amoore you can visit her website at... natamoore.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Grumble Goat The world can be hilariously annoying! Let's Grumble about life's little pet peeves…
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Hammers Humiliation | AFCON Final | Champs League last 16 preview
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Tim and Tom discuss the discontentment among West Ham fans and whether it is justified, following Arsenal's 0-6 thrashing at the London stadium. They also discuss the spectacular final of the African cup of nations and the many heroes for the Ivory Coast who ran Nigeria ragged on the night. They finish with a preview of the champions league last 16…
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XGordinary Arsenal Fire on All Cylinders
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Tim and Tom discuss the big games from last weekend, including Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Liverpool, Luton Town's great run of goals and form, Chelsea's slump in quality and the rise of Manchester United following two victories in 4 days against Wolves and West Ham.
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Tim and Tom discuss the recent announcements of Jurgen Klopp and Xavi Hernandez to retire from their management an senior coaching positions at Liverpool and Barcelona respectively. What were there reasons? Can we expect to see them again? How will Klopp be remembered in comparison to see of the other managerial greats to have graced the stage of t…
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Real Madrid 3-2 Almería | Match Review
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Tim and Tom discuss yesterday's match at the Estadio Bernabeau where bottom of the league Almería were denied a point by a winning goal by Dani Carvajal in the 9th minute of extra time. They discuss all the main controversies and whether the accusations of corruption were justified by the performance of the VAR studio.…
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Tim and Tom discuss yesterday's 0-0 draw at the Power Horse Stadium between league leaders Girona and bottom club Almerí a. They talk through the key moments in the match and the formations, tactics and outstanding individual performances. Despite not taking away three points, the lads sense some optimism is returning as well as the freedom to play…
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Tim and Tom reflect on the recent festive calendar and the clubs and players who enjoyed a merry Christmas as well as those who had the Grich steal their festive cheer. They discuss the premier league, the league and FA Cup as well as the latest winter transfers and rumours.
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Worst thumping & who's gonna qualify for the champs league last 16.
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Tim and Tom look at three heavy defeats suffered by Manchester United, West Ham and Newcastle United in the premier league at the weekend and they discuss which performance was the worst. They then sink their teeth into the final group games in the champions league and make some bold predictions about which teams will qualify for the last 16 knocko…
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'The Prem' Wk 14 Review | Standout Moments & Performances
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Tim and Tom discuss the eye-catching moments from last weekend's premier league action. Stellar performances from Newcastle United and Arsenal. A refereeing moment to forget for Simon Hooper, the official in charge of Man City and Spurs. And some spectacular goals for Liverpool in their 4-3 victory over Fulham. The lads argue their cases for the pl…
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Everton Lose 10 Points & Drop into Relegation Zone
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Tim and Tom discuss the latest news to affect Premier League ever-present Everton as the club fail to turn a profit, overspend their budget and suffer a 10 point deduction that drops them down to 19th place. The lads discuss if the punishment is fair? Is it enough? Are all the clubs treated fairly given recent financial question marks around Manche…
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Arsenal Get Hammered | West Ham 3 - 1 Arsenal
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Tim and Tom discuss the league cup fourth round tie between West Ham and Arsenal at the London Stadium. They talk about the line-ups for each team, Arsenal's superior statistics, the goals, the substitutions and the prospects for West Ham with a tricky away fixture against Liverpool in the next round. Tom tries not to gloat too much and Tim tries n…
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Champions & Europa League Week 3 Review
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Tim and Tom discuss the Champions League victories of Manchester United against Copenhagen, Borussia Dortmund away at Newcastle, PSG against AC Milan, and Arsenal away in Seville. They also look at the Europa League where Tom spots a little known Greek player who brought 'Fortounis' to his Olympiacos team with a domineering performance. The lads fi…
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Top of the 'Prem' Review | Tim's Radical Reform of VAR
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The lads talk about the weekend's results and the controversies that arose. Fury and frustration over Kovacic escaping a red card after 3 minutes of madness against Arsenal. Kieran Trippier's composure, grace and pin-point accuracy was admired. Brighton conveyor belt of fresh talent continues to produce the goods. And Tim explains the VAR communica…
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Premier League Weekend Review | Liverpool Resurgent but Man City still Perfect
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Tim and Tom discuss the weekend's results in the Premier League. 10 man Manchester City cruise past Nottingham Forest; Liverpool looking lethal in attack; Newcastle United put 8 goals past Sheffield United, and Tottenham and Arsenal maintain their unbeaten runs with honours even in the north London derby. The lads also take a look at what's going w…
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Rojiblanco Review | Almería 2-2 Valencia
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Tim and Tom discuss last night's match at the Power Horse Stadium where Almería and Valencia took away one point each from the encounter. The lads discuss the line-ups, the key moments in the match, the controversy, and whether the coach should be given more time to get this Almería team to winning ways.…
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The impressive and the strugglers in the Premier League so far
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Tim and Tom look back on the first four games of the 23/24 Premier League season. The lads discuss the early challengers for the title and the teams who look like they might be facing a long relegation dogfight. Lots of new signings to talk about and players and clubs to keep an eye on. We finish with a bold bet from Tom that one club will win Euro…
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Is he taking the kiss? | Spanish Football Boss in ‘kiss & ball grab’ scandal
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Tim and Tom kick off the new season with a monster-sized podcast about the scandalous behaviour of the Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after the final of the women’s World Cup. There’s plenty of controversy and disagreement in this episode as the story unfolds - hunger strikes , sexual violence , accusations and defiance in the …
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The Summer Transfer Window - Signings and Speculations
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Tim and Tom discuss the big moves so far this summer. Which clubs have impressed them? Which clubs have disappointed them? What players are still available to sign? In this monster episode they get stuck into all the permutations and possiblities.
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The Premier League End of Season Review
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Tim and Tom talk about the Premier League finale. They focus on the top of the table and the bottom of the table and share their thoughts about the clubs, players and managers involved in the 2022-2023 season.
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Manchester Goes Mad | Champions League Final Review
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Tim and Tom reflect on the match between Manchester City and Inter Milan. How was the game? What players stood out? What tactics worked? What were the key moments?
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West Ham break 43 year winless streak | UEFA Conference League Final
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Tim asks Tom some tough questions pertaining to the match between Fiorentina and West Ham on Wednesday. How the match went. What it means for the club. David Moyes's future. More ugly hooliganism.
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