Plus a fitting tribute to Jack Charlton, thoughts on Clive Tyldesley's video, and some FA Cup predictions. RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Flying the (Canaries) nest - Could any Canaries, Cherries, or Villains still find themselves kicking a Premier League Football next season? TOPIC 2 - Birds' Eye View - As the wait for All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur goes on, what teams from seasons gone by would you have loved to have been a fly-on-the-wall for? TOPIC 3 - Angry Birds - If a Premier League team were...
Jul 16, 2020•47 min
Plus the team talk Euro Finals memories, managers who are way cooler than you, and the best football shirt to be released yet. RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - The Run In - The team make predictions about how the Premier League will look in four gameweek's time TOPIC 2 - Final Moments - This Sunday should have seen the final of Euro 2020 held at Wembley, so instead the team reflect on their Euro memories TOPIC 3 - Manager Swagger - Quite simply, can anyone match Gareth Ainsworth for coolest manager in to...
Jul 09, 2020•41 min
RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Restart Recollections - The team point out what they've noticed about football since its return TOPIC 2 - Deal or No Deal - Alan Pardew's eight year deal ran out this week so what are some of the other bad deals in football? TOPIC 3 - Who's In The Bag? - After Kieran Tierney turned up with a Tesco Bag, the team test their knowledge of players and describing skills with a little game of Who's In The Bag? We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in to...
Jul 02, 2020•44 min
It was ten years ago that Frank Lampard scored that goal for England that never was. We won't dwell on that though as instead we reflect on that England side and where they are now. We also pick out our best individual performances of the Premier League so far, and our favourite manager quotes from 2019/20 too. RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - It's a Knockout - Which individuals have stood out from the crowd, made a name for themselves and proven to be a hard worker in lockdown. (05.50) Topic 2 - The Gen...
Jun 25, 2020•43 min
This week it's all about crowd noise, Marcus Rashford, and an insight into our local footballing insights RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Restart Reax - what did the team make of the way the restart got underway Topic 2 - Radical Rashford - This has been Marcus Rashford’s week. He’s forced the government to make sure that those who receive free school meals can continue to do so throughout summer. But what other footballers have made a real difference and change over time? Topic 3 - Local Love-in - It’s...
Jun 18, 2020•42 min
The team discuss best assistant managers, getting the lowdown on the latest transfer rumours, and giving Hayley some advice for when she gets back to Sky Sports News. RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Transfer talk - Whilst this season might not be finished yet, clubs are already getting their ducks in a row for next season, but who could be on the move? TOPIC 2 - Best Number Twos - After Pep named his new assistant manager, we delve into the history books to find some other tip top number twos TOPIC 3 - ...
Jun 11, 2020•43 min
Hayley, Kait and Lynsey discuss the teams that are most set for the Premier League's restart, and the teams that will be looking a bit more sheepishly at their first matches. Plus they blow the dust off the history books to ask why Wednesday, and Hotspur, and Orient among other questions Topic 1 - Project Restart - It is less than two weeks out from D-Day. Wednesday 17 June, but which sides are in the best shape heading into the final 9 game weeks of the season? And which ones could do with a bo...
Jun 04, 2020•45 min
Join Hayley, Lynsey and Kait and they stitch together the best Premier League footballer, or possibly the worst, they discuss the best players to have never won the Champions League, and try to workout the best course of action for the WSL with journalist Rich Laverty. Topic 1 - WSL wind down - As expected the WSL called time on the league this week, as well as the Women’s Championship. But who are the Champions? Will there be relegation? And what happens next? Topic 2 - Champions-less League - ...
May 28, 2020•43 min
It might sound like an NSFW show but we promise it's not! This week we're talking relegation battles, poor interviewees, and to celebrate the hot weather, we're making a sunshine XI with some questionable inclusions! Topics Topic 1 - Summer of (6)9 - As Celtic celebrate their nine in a row, Hearts get relegated but it turns out the Premiership relegation hinged on one results, so when have there been similarly tight battles? Topic 2 - Sunny Disposition - After Erling Haaland's one worded answers...
May 21, 2020•44 min
Join Hayley, Lynsey, and Kait as they discuss the biggest gaps between title wins on the weekend that surely would have seen Liverpool lifting their first Premier League title. Plus they're choosing their Bundesliga teams ahead of the German league's restart, and coming up with some ingenious ways to bring football home. TOPIC 1 - Mind the Gap - Liverpool have been waiting thirty years to regain the top flight title, what other clubs have had achingly long waits too? TOPIC 2 - Bundesliga Bandwag...
May 14, 2020•40 min
With it being VE Day we fly the Union Jack high in pod land to celebrate footballers who fought on the front lines, our memorable victories in Europe, and mix up the sport a little Topic 1 - VE Day - Today Friday 8th May marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe, and we going to celebrate it too by bringing a bit of a footballing history lesson to you Topic 2 - Victory in Europe - We thought we’d being some footballing memories of our own favourite British teams’ wins in Eur...
May 07, 2020•42 min
Not only have you got Hayley, Lynsey, and Kait this week, but we've invited along special guest Anita Asante to discuss the tenure of Phil Neville at the helm of the Lionesses! It's not all England though as we discover that England are good at penalties, some stadia that never were, and who's really to blame for the word "soccer". RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - France, c'est fini - We’re looking at footballing paraphernalia and moments that were never completed after France declared time on their 2019...
Apr 30, 2020•44 min
RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - 2020 Vision - We're looking at celebrations that are happening or were due to happen in 2020 across the footballing landscape. (09.00) TOPIC 2 - Celebrating History - In the week Crystal Palace claimed to be the oldest club in the world, we're looking at other things that claim to be football's oldest (18.50) TOPIC 3 - Birthday 5-a-sides - we put together a 5-a-side but they all have to have the same birthday as us. (27.10) AOB - Hibs' shirt, carpool football, and Scott's...
Apr 23, 2020•42 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Robins' Red Crest - Many of our favourite clubs have animals either as their nicknames or in their logos and we tell you some of their stories (06.40) Topic 2 - Golden Retrievers - Stories of footballers and animal connections (18.30) Topic 3 - Animal XI - we create an XI of footballers with the best animal names (25.40) AOB - Cardboard fans, pitches, and Julia Roberts (32.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices....
Apr 16, 2020•44 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Countdown - As FIFA continue to grapple with what to do about the season and the transfer window, we’re looking at some of the players who will be looking for short term contracts or maybe a short term move somewhere. (08.50) Topic 2 - Numbers round - Squad numbers. For some there is no rhyme or reason behind them, but for others there is a point to them and a nice story. We’re going to bring you some of those now (18.30) Topic 3 - Dictionary Corner - If we were to start ...
Apr 09, 2020•42 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - The one with... the future stars - With Hayley's daughter a potential footballer in the making, we ask which footballing parent has a serious chance of their child making it in football? (11.30) Topic 2 - The one with... the comebacks - Who are some of the players who have come out of retirement or breaks to return to the same clubs or countries?(21.30) Topic 3 - The one with... the missing words - Kait and Lynsey test Hayley with headlines but with one word omitted, all ...
Apr 02, 2020•42 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - The one with... the flashbacks - it's been a while since the trio were together so we reflect on some of the biggest news stories in that time (08.00) Topic 2 - The one with... football friends - we’re celebrating being reunited again and like us there are some footballers who have followed each other to clubs or are besties! But who are they? (15.40) Topic 3 - The one with... fake news - We test how much attention Hayley has been paying to what’s going on in the news whi...
Mar 27, 2020•42 min
RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Pass Go and do not collect £200 - As football, and society, continues to go through its greatest upheaval since WWII, we take a look at some of the other times that football has undergone some big changes or a huge shift in direction (08.40) TOPIC 2 - Chance card - Now in football, as in life, we all go through some time apart but the important thing is carrying on as if nothing has happened - but sometimes that’s not always possible is it? (19.00) TOPIC 3 - Community Che...
Mar 20, 2020•42 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Front runners - So with Liverpool in position to win the title as early as Monday we've decided it’s about time we take a trip down memory lane to look at past seasons and leagues where other teams have been handed silverware in March and April. (10.00) Topic 2 - Steward's Inquiry - Who are some of the people who have been risky enough to don the shirt of their previous enemies and upset fans? And can we ever forgive them? (18.00) Topic 3 - Punter's Picks - Who are some o...
Mar 12, 2020•37 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - The Youth of Today - It’s been a good week and season for youngsters playing football. In the FA Cup so far we’ve seen outstanding performances from Billy Gilmour, Eddie Nketiah, and Liverpool’s youngsters early on. So we thought we should celebrate the youth of today by picking out ones that have lit up the season so far (04.50) Topic 2 - International Women's Day - We give a nod to inspirational women in football we might not know about they could be board members, coac...
Mar 06, 2020•42 min
Emile Heskey played 62 times for England, made 150 appearances for Liverpool, and over 150 for Leicester; winning 4 League Cups, an FA Cup, a UEFA Cup in the process. Heskey has represented his country at the 2002 and 2010 World Cup, Euro 2004, and at club level has scored 110 times in the Premier League placing him 22nd in the all time rankings, and Now he has released a book, Even Heskey Scored, to tell his story, which he now tells us about here on the Offside Rule... Learn more about your ad...
Feb 28, 2020•46 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - European Euphoria - Our review of the first round of 16 ties, who impressed, why isn't Parrott playing, and Liverpool's loss (04.50) Topic 2 - Big bans - With Manchester City banned from participating in Europe for two years, pending an appeal, we discuss some of the weirder bans that have hit clubs and players over time (15.00) Topic 3 - League of Legends - With a Wolves fan, a Man United fan, and a Watford fan in, we give the current teams some added oomph by adding in ...
Feb 21, 2020•38 min
RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Under pressure - January has been and gone, and now there are no excuses for managers to be struggling. There are a few now who are really under pressure, but who’s genuinely in trouble and how do some managers keep themselves sane in these times?(05.50) Topic 2 - I want to (winter) break free - You may recall we’re experiencing England’s answer to the winter break at the moment. But where have the Premier League sides been getting their winter sun on? (16.30) Topic 3 - B...
Feb 14, 2020•41 min
Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Robyn Cowen are here to talk you through the latest January transfer window, build their dream stadiums - jet packs are involved, and welcome to the show Emily Elias from Desert Island Dips to tell us how condiments and football come together. RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - So(rr)y you couldn't leave - The transfer window slammed shut last week (other cliches are available), and not everyone got what they wanted out of it, like Olivier Giroud. So we discuss those big mov...
Feb 07, 2020•53 min
Kait Borsay, Emma Saunders, and Harriet Drudge are all in to debate the upcoming winter break, the weird things parents say, and to create a Brexit XI - well someone had to... Topic 1 - Winter break is coming - This means 13 days off for the Premier League, but should it even be coming at all? And is it even a break? (06.20) Topic 2 - You know nothing... mum - Manchester United youngster Brandon Williams’s mum reveals that he still goes for a fry up at her cafe. It’s not the first time that a fo...
Jan 31, 2020•43 min
Kait Borsay is joined this week for a club classic podcast by Ali Bender and Frida Fagerlund to discuss the Big 6, Barcelona's trip to Ibiza, and come up with our own club manifestos. Topic 1 - Two Can Play At That Game - In this unpredictable seaosn, well everyone after Liverpool, who are the new big 6? Who’s out and who’s in? (06.20) Topic 2 - We're Going To Ibiza - As Barcelona went to Ibiza, we want to celebrate some of our best journeys or locations all in the good name of football (17.50) ...
Jan 24, 2020•42 min
Topic 1 - Transfers - With Harry and Meghan leaving, we discuss players who've come into the Premier League this month and those who are leaving (04.00) Topic 2 - Transferred - With Mina in we deep dive into some Italian football to update us on how are beloved former Premier League players are getting on in Serie A (14.00) Topic 3 - Translate - We're talking nicknames as new Barcelona boss Quique Setien was announced this week and AS announced him as El Apagafuegos - or The Fire Extinguisher (2...
Jan 17, 2020•43 min
It's a new year, and the Offside Rule is back with more footballing insight and a bit of nonsense too. Faye Carruthers joins the team to discuss hats, superstition, and phone throwing, it's all football related we promise! Here's the sound, oh and there's a bit of a theme: Topic 1 - Fernand(inh)o - With the news that Fernandinho has a clause in his contract to get an extension for a further year, the 34 year old Brazilian has inspired us to celebrate the Golden Oldies of the footballing sphere s...
Jan 10, 2020•41 min
Goalkeeper Willy Caballero has had a career which has traversed Argentina, to Spain, and most memorably in Manchester City winning honours across the board In this podcast he discusses everything from where he started with Boca Juniors, to his family life, to playing with the Chelsea youngsters now GET IN TOUCH Read our articles at www.offsiderulepodcast.com (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) Tweet us @OffsideRulePod (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) Find us on Instagram @OffsideRulePod (https...
Jan 03, 2020•44 min
Jill Scott discusses getting over the 2019 World Cup disappointment, her love for her family, and her post playing future Over the course of her career Scott has acquired so far: 146 caps for her country, a World Cup Bronze medal, and a host of club honours from FA Cups to League titles. GET IN TOUCH Read our articles at www.offsiderulepodcast.com (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) Tweet us @OffsideRulePod (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) Find us on Instagram @OffsideRulePod (https://www.inst...
Dec 27, 2019•45 min
