International Break and the promise of Oktoberfest has apparently rotted our brain and thrown up the most non-footballing podcast we've had (if you don't count the summer rant series). We start with the pod's longest intro with our respective trips to Munich. Then we dive straight into the potential sale of Everton and then onto the news that United is trading in their team travel bus for a standard prison van. Graham saves the pod again with his Brentford piece, and then we ruin it again by tal...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 6
We are BACK in studio, que annoying air horn noises. Finally, after 4 remote episodes we crawl our pathetic souls into the studio to record a quality pod. Of course, we go on tangents and the pod ends up running long, but that's why you listen. It felt good to be back in person especially with such a fun, goal filled weekend to discuss. We talk cheapest tickets, touch base on a few scumbags, rattle off virtually every game of the week in "Best Game" category, and listen to a family tale from Gra...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 5Ep. 5
We just cannot seem to catch a break, and neither can the Premier League players. We are still remotely recording due to some unforeseen circumstances and the EPL is still dishing out Red Cards like they're COVID Vaccines. This week we battle through the crazy matches involving the three likeliest Champion Contenders, and take a real hard look at the likelihood of the Wolves and Everton relegation battle which looks imminent. With the Champions League draw looming, what does that collapse spell ...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 4
We finally did it, we pushed Kelly to her limits and she needed yet another vacation to take a break from the previous two episodes of the season. Graham fills in and lends his old, yet wise, wisdom to the pod throughout, instead of just the few minutes we've offered him previously. It's one for the books, and I have no doubt it'll be a fan favorite for long time listeners who've longed to hear Graham rattle off his DITTY picks. We discuss another old man, Ben Foster, hanging up his boots, our i...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 3
The Prem is BACK and already VAR has taken center stage. A Red, a penalty, a no penalty, disallowed goals, and no even being used. Ahhh it's good to be back. We discuss all the action and get back into our regular schedule. We also introduce Graham's new segment of looking into the history of premier league stadiums, starting with Arsenal. The whole pod is capped off with some late night, outdoor ambiance, and get a guest on the mic. Crack open a beer and let the season begin!
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 2
We're baaaack! After an awesome summer of great random episodes.... oh wait, yeah we didn't really follow through. But you know, we had a HOT GIRL SUMMER! Anyways, this was always a soccer pod. Back to business already! Man it flew by. We preview the season in the most haphazard, DITBox way ever. Please just enjoy the return to football and we will be back to our normal pod schedule next week!!! Cheers to Season 5!!!
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 1
And we lasted one episode before it got heated and personal. This week we bring on Sam, Gordon's amazing wife who has been trying to convince him for 8 years that Dreamwork's Antz is a better movie than Pixar's A Bug's Life. Yeah, right! We bring the argument to the pod room where hilarity of course ensues as Sam tries to argue her point to Kelly and Gordon. We discuss the sexual scandals of the various ant voices, the jarring animation of Antz, the feud between producers, and how Gordon looks l...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 46
As promised we take a break from podcasting about soccer... OK, we lied a little, this one is still technically about soccer. BUT, it's a good transitional topic because it's about a fake soccer TV show. Yes, that's right, the beloved Ted Lasso. The three season show about a lovable country American football coach turned Premier League manager. To help us unpack the emotionally rich viewing experience, we bring on our friends, the very talented duo of Jim and Drew, who have been involved in vari...
Jun 10, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 45
In season 4 episode 44, Kelly and Gordon try to FOUR-get their awful pre-season attempt to predict the top four and the relegation zones. In a wild season of firsts with a world cup sandwiched right in between, it was hard to pick the favorites, so we went with the negatives. What was most annoying, most shocking, and most hypocritical for us? Listen and find out. In the meantime, thank you, thank you, thank you all from the bottom of our ice cold hearts. We love this podcast and it would be not...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 44
In a sort episode today we visit the final day of the season courtesy of Graham's Story behind the fixture. Huge shoutout to all the friends and family that have stopped by, called, texted, brought food, ran some errands, and love in the last 24 hours, we love you all so much. Hug you loved ones tight today and enjoy the final day of the EPL season together.
May 26, 2023•10 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Kelly and Gordon coming at you remotely, as Gordon braves the wilderness of his front porch with a bottle of bourbon and Kelly paces around her living room with her dog. This one is packed with goodies and although, at the time we didn't know what the Story Behind the Fixture was going to be, Graham's piece steals the show. Learn a little about the Man Behind the Story Behind the Fixture... Inception stuff here guys. Despite living in the shadows of that segment we manage to eek out our weekly a...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Whoever said Monday was the worst day of the week obviously never watched the Premier League. Three games and 21 goals between them cast a shadow that was too big for the weekend's fixtures to step out from. We dive deep into the three relegation battle games and lightly touch on the weekend events. We talk about the different leagues beginning their playoffs and the strength of the World's leading leagues. Second week in a row for no red cards but the first week where Kelly didn't spill a choco...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Yes, another manager has been sacked. Despite there being only 4 games remaining, in a historical season for it, I don't know why we're shocked. Here to talk about Leed's hopes and dreams riding on the back of their new manager is DITBox. We not only cover Big Sam, but his little Sam too. We go in depth about all the relegation battle and what's left to play for. Who gets the European places? Who survives? Can Arsenal regain form and win the league? You'll have to listen to find out. So crack op...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Things start off rocky as Kelly takes a pre-pod shot and it goes awry, luckily they manage to squeeze everything in and Kelly even comes up with a new phrase. A 30 goal weekend, a title race blown wide open, and a relegation battle for the ages. We discuss the Tottenham debacle, the managerial carousel up and down the country and damn near everything in between. Of course we also keep you up to date on the lower leagues and Wrexham and Notts amazing season. Busy end of the year means business on...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 39
It's a big big week for footballing news. FA Cup on the horizon, big games won loss and drawn in the EPL, lower leagues are coming to the exciting end, and Champions League is heading to the Semis. You better believe we crammed all of it into an episode AND had time for an Ice Cream break in between. This podcast may be the poster child for hump day brain fog but we rode out the storm and managed to make it work like we always do. You're gonna want to break out your sweats for this one, we're go...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Halaand beaks a record, Liverpool break Arsenal, Grandpa Roy breaks his wife's heart, and the lower leagues are heating up. There is so much to unpack here and it's all so juciy you're gonna need a napkin. We literally take you from the depths of the National League title race, to the pantheon that is UEFA Champions League knock out rounds and everything in between. If you love hollywood drama, referees abusing players, old men feeling young again, and a goals galore, this episode is for you....
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Easter is around the corner and the goals are hopping in, unless you were watching the Chelsea vs Liverpool game. The goals were hopping and the red cards were popping, and so were we. We pulled out the chocolate whiskey shots this week and toasted to our hot headed EPL players. We cover everything from Doucoure's finger in Kane's eye to the Ramadan debate, this one is all over the place. Grab your alcohol and chocolate bunnies and join us! And whether you are fasting, or feasting, DITBox wishes...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 36
No EPL, no fun, right? Wrong, Kelly and Gordon pop open the hard MTDs and go to town on some of the best happenings of the week. Despite no domestic league action there was still so much to discuss. We go from the Conte sacking to inviting everyone to an open bar esc tailgate sponsored by the pod. There's something for everyone in this episode, even the home ruiners...er... wreckers. Whatever, just crack a drink and join the fun.
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, AND the EPL! How the hell can we fit all this into one episode? Especially with 6 red cards, so many late goals, table twists, and the cherry on top, an most epic rant from one of the top clubs. This is a very meaty podcast, so much so that we recorded twice, well only once thanks to the bonehead that produces this thing. Crack open a cold one, or three and dive into all of the crazy action as we round the corner into the business end of the season....
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 34
The weekend went from bad to worse as we witnessed our beloved Liverpool fall to Bournemouth mere days after the United thumping. Then we had to sit through a breakfast of the podcast criticisms we so desperately thought we craved. But we got over it pretty quickly with some dyed green vodka shots for the two reds. Relive the Premier League action and hear us get so drunk that we praise Richarlison and Pickford. Cheers to St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 33
You read that right, this week we discuss the traffic cone scenarios of Arsenal vs Everton and Liverpool vs Manchester United, the unbelievable new level of oil Traore has achieved, and a couple of VERY big birthday shout outs. We also rank all 12 games and 37 goals. It was an action packed week that saw the FA Cup, Europe, and Premier League take place. Ivan Toney goes on the offensive and PSG owner is accused of being part of a kidnapping and imprisonment surrounding the 2022 Qatar WC bid. All...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 32
The return of the mics! Kelly and Gordon go full throttle into a less than full throttle weekend. Eight games due to the Carabao Cup final, and nothing really to write home about unless you're a West Ham fan. We talk the final, the games, the goals, and the Graham. Both our Graham and Potter, both troubled, one by an under achieving team and the other by an underachieving son. So crack a beer and come join the dream analysis.
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Apologies upfront, there was a power surge a few minutes into recording and it killed our microphones. We didn't realize this because the feedback from our mics to our headphones sounded fine but the connect to our recording studio was cut off. This one is rough to hear. If somehow you manage to work through it, first off, we love you, secondly, you'll hear us discuss the biggest 9am let down after the amazing 630am Villa Arsenal game, go over some amazing passes, and talk about City's dropped p...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Due to Valentine's Day, our schedules didn't match an we sufficed for a remote pod. We discussed enough action to distract us from the fact that we weren't in the same room while recording. Brentford's top of the table form, Brighton, Palace, Spurs, Newcastle, and Liverpool all get their shout outs as well. We couldn't leave out the top of the table mid-week clash between Arsenal and City either, or Pep's squirmy pre-match presser. Lots of love in this pod as we don't have a single bad game to d...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 29
The happenings dominate this episode. City accused of 100 breaches of financial misdoings from the EPL, Turkey and Syria rocked by earthquakes, and Jesse Marsch becomes the 8th manager to be sacked this season. The only person more confused then Kelly in this episode is Weston McKinnie. Kelly forgot her notes and Weston joined Leeds presumably to play under an American coach. He did, but only for 1 game. We break these shockers down as well as some shockers in the EPL weekend. Wolves manhandle L...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 28
We promised we wouldn't do it again and that promise only lasted about 10 episodes. Hot Cocoa Part-B (With Alcohol), We FINALLY discuss Frank Lampard's dismissal, all of the Jan Transfers, and the FA Cup Fourth Round action. Kelly's dad points out how great it would be to have my dad on the podcast to help our numbers, and my dad chimes in with some Brentford and Southampton history. We then round the pod of with some extra happenings. Grab an alcoholic hot drink and join the CUP festivities....
Feb 03, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Back in studio and back on Frank Lampard's back! The old hand has gone and done it again. Taken a Blue team and dropped them right into the shitter and lost his job for it. This one isn't all on Frank though as the board, who holds most of the blame, did not support him or the club. Regardless, we get into all the deets and dirty rumors surrounding Everton. Let's be honest here, we're just deflecting from the poor form of our Liverpool. We touch on the Carabao Cup Semi finals and the rest of the...
Jan 27, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 26
And just like that we're back remotely. Someone had to go an have a birthday on the one day our schedules lined up. Happy Birthday Kelly!!! Thank you for all you do for the podcast and for keeping it as real. In this episode we break down what felt like 9 derbies and a Liverpool beat down. Manchester United's home resurgence post Ronaldo, Arsenal's grip on the league tightening, and the woes of the mid-table reds and blues. We also discuss the wild wild relegation battle happening right now. Whi...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 25
The gang is back in studio and it feels so good. However, the hiatus from in-person podcasting made producer Gordon a little rusty and he forgot to record from the mics. Despite sounding like the podcast was recorded underwater, it is a very packed, very funny episode. We discuss the continued struggles of Ronaldo, the FA Cup action, and last week's prem games that we had been seething over for a week. The giggles come roaring after a few beers and we switch our scoreline predictions to wild on-...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Happy New Year DITBoxers!!! In the weirdest week of football, in the weirdest limbo week of the year, Kelly and Gordon make it even more difficult for you by only talking about the weekend fixtures. If you can remember way back to 2022 the games that took place on the weekend of the new year, we saw plenty of action, plenty of goals, and, of course, this season's shockers continued. We also saw Ten Hag try to discipline his star man, only to call on him to bail him out of a sticky situation. We ...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 23
