It’s two wins from two, but more importantly, how many swallows make a summer and does anyone own the pigeon hanging out at the back of Greggs? There’s shitistical 1.75 discrepancy, bungalow surveillance, a Daryl sighting, vlogging, the sitcom, too much product placement, and an unlimited supply of optimism. Enjoy. Please support the podcast at www.patreon.com/whatbevan Watch Dennis' vlog and buy him a coffee https://www.youtube.com/@tacklebags Today's featured band that was used as a backing tr...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Season 5Ep. 106
After 126 days the podcast returns. Festooned in prop positivity, centre anxiety, ticking clocks, a rebadged Tacklebags - or whatever it's called, an updated HAL, bungalow surveillance, caveats, one too many quizzes and a new nine minute sitcom. Enjoy patreon.com/whatbevan Dennis' Tackeblogs - YouTube link https://youtu.be/xCHfIgpoeE0
Feb 05, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 105
With Sam on-the-edge following a ridiculous Super League disciplinary appeal and a half marathon pencilled in for Sunday, can he endure a two hour review of Warrington’s year? Dennis safely back under a tiled roof and not sheltering beneath his campervan tarpaulin, reintroduces tackle books – but will we all need to hold our breath? Rob takes a break from veganism to commemorate the Queen’s passing and embarks on ‘’mission impossible”, in a vain attempt to come up with Wire’s player of the seaso...
Sep 26, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 104
With an antenna stuck up his arse in the Highlands of Scotland, Dennis endeavours to put a positive weak Wi-Fi spin on Daryl's plans. Sam returns from Wales with a spreadsheet formulating why Warrington are so shit. And Rob, after 146 years, can't take anymore. There's a melittology quiz researched from the trust of Wikipedia. Plus there's a wine tasting evening over at Beers. (Don't worry, the season's nearly over) Enjoy. Please help support the podcast and make sure it's back again next season...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 103
Did Dufty single-handedly save Wire from relegation? Has Sam put his Ben Currie picture back up? Will Oliver Holmes take Dennis’ camper van advice and purchase an Outwell 324 with guide rope extension? Could Rob have mistakenly discovered beastiality whilst lying on the settee? And has Daniel’s questioning of Karl Fitzpatrick, given us all the answers? Plus, you can’t beat a bit of bully down at Beers, and WhatBevan launch a new t-shirt at a remarkably competitive price. Enjoy. Please keep the p...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 4Ep. 102
With two more losses and Warrington on the verge of relegation, Dennis endeavours to remain positive. But with Sam having just returned from Chicken Fest, will Dennis' positivity fall fowl to Rob's baiting of Ben Currie? Beers goes on Location, Location, Location, Location, Location in the search for a bungalow big enough to accommodate 48 props, and Daniel has a CASastrophic soundbite. Enjoy. Please help support the podcast and become a patron patreon.com/whatbevan...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 101
It’s been a month since the last podcast, so has Daryl Powell been able to turn things around at Warrington or, has he now become their player-coach? Dennis overheats and finds himself on the cusp of a military firing range, Sam counts his savings thanks to his absence from the HJ, and Rob’s jet lagged and brandishing an extra 9lbs. Plus, there’s a new drive-thru at Beers, a chance to win a 9 carat gold-plated carriage clock (batteries not included), and just what are a Dutch couple about to get...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 100
With the podcasters not privy to Wakefield Warrington footage, Daniel steps in, but beware - his soundbite comes with a government health warning. Live on air, Rob’s reprimanded by his father. Sam burns his favourite player poster, there’s the origin of bungalows, a Cliff Richard quiz, and Beers gambles the night away. And, Dennis records from the graveyard, as due to a lack of patrons, we bury the podcast. Enjoy. pattern.com/whatbevan
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 99
With Warrington reaching a 21st century low point, and within touching distance of their own Jubilee Championship, Rob finally blows his top. Dennis enjoys a Dorset nob in his quest to research what makes good head for his new book. Sam leaves the game early with a caveat, and is now only offering up shitistics in imperial measurements. There’s a Queen of Warrington quiz, first dates over at Beers bar, and the podcast hears from its number one fan - Josh Charnley. Enjoy.
Jun 05, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 98
As Warrington make it to nearly halfway through their regular season, the podcast opens its patreon jubilee lounge. There’s live breaking news of the signing of a new prop, but do his poor stats negate the need for celebrations? Dennis takes to waving an aubergine aggressively, Sam’s more interested in Australian politics, and Rob sources a pub singer in an attempt to encourage the younger listener. And, Beers takes to the air - thankfully, not through Plange Airways or Ryan Atkins. Enjoy
May 22, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 97
The podcast bites into Wire’s defeat to the pie eaters with a thin crust of knowledge and a limited shitistical filling. Dennis is handcuffed to a radiator but still manages to design a new player from an anatomical clusterfuck. Sam flares up, and we ask just how long is his hose pipe? Rob sends Daryl Powell a tortilla wrap before offering up rumours aplenty. Daniel looks to the future, and Beers goes in search of culinary stars. Plus, there’s the Toby / Tony quiz Challenge Cup filler. Enjoy. Pl...
May 10, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 96
It’s been three games and three weeks since the last episode, but with Rob suffering from covid - though I doubt he’ll mention it - will he have the energy to look after the podcast or will it be overrun by Dennis’ Orwellian pigs? Sam blows the whistle on his best ever shitistic, ventures into pissed-up veganism, and has his knife out for a deluded Yorkshire pundit. There’s kippers for breakfast and a dead commentator over on Beers. And if the show isn’t butchered enough, there’s one last altern...
Apr 25, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 95
With so many questions, is the podcast on the brink of having Daryl Powell on to provide all the answers? A gin-less Dennis insults all of Sydney before promoting Stockholm, in his search for happiness. Sam switches from ranting to lamenting and shows an impeccable knowledge of Oscar Hammerstein II musical scores. Mrs London laps up the moonlight whilst Rob pays an astronomical 10% service charge. There are very few statistics to rinse off, and Daniel washes the players right out of his hair. Pl...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 4Ep. 94
With Warrington making it three losses in a row, the podcast turns to guest host, agony aunt Claire Rayner, for the answer to waning relationships. Sam finds himself critiquing the sitcom along with the Wolves' website. Dennis' book review is Power Force, but his factorial equation comes up short by 973 points. Rob looks for wedding gifts through the WhatBevan patron following. Plus, there's a 1996 quiz, post-contact-players'-metres and Beers promotes NFT watered down accounting. Enjoy. PLEASE D...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 93
It’s a fortnight of mixed emotions following Warrington’s French Connections - but just how long under Joe Philbin’s current metre averages would it take for him to reach the Eiffel Tower? Daniel has the answer. Sam reminisces about 1996 and his bad taste in music, Dennis takes us on a dietary plan fit for Lepidopteras, and Rob’s 72-year-old uncle Bob London provides an alternative commentary. Plus, there’s a Magnum PI quiz that leaves a podcaster’s revision in tatters. And, it’s all froth with ...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 92
It's all smiles at the Halliwell Jones as Warrington make it two wins from two. And it's not only the fans in a happy mood - are the players enjoying Daryl's coaching too? Dennis decides it's time to decorate, but loaded-up on his latest supply of sponsored Tiger gin, adopts a mob mentality. With the pressure off Sam's shitistics he delivers more interesting figures than ever before. And Rob questions whether diesel dick may have been on show on the M62. Plus, there's Daniel with his opinion on ...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 91
It’s a fresh start at Warrington under new coach Daryl Powell, but why is he running with the idiom ‘putting the cart before the horse’? Yes, "What would Brian Bevan say?" returns for a fourth season. So brace yourself for over two hours of your life you'll never get back, as Dennis re-badges his section with a literary theme - but rather than running with a book synopsis decides to painstakingly read aloud in real time. Sam drops the bombshell he’s no longer a season ticket holder. Can he be pe...
Feb 07, 2022•2 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 90
After three excruciating years of Price and his Super League failures, the podcast searches for a solution to the ongoing Warrington shit show. Sam considers giving up watching the Wire altogether, and delivers a speech to rival Julius Caesar. Dennis enters all the hard hitting Wolves' problems into his WhatBevan super computer called the logic analytical binary information arbitrator, receiving an answer of pornographic Fitzpatrick proportions. And Rob misses most of the match due to his irrita...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 89
There’s a guest appearance from Wire fan Dom but was he really expecting to see Rob apply cream to his hemorrhoids? Dennis has covid, although he adopts a Price hard-nosed attitude and brushes it off as a resilient cold, whilst Sam misses a home match due to pizza date night with Mrs Sankey. Plus, the Free Bar questions Stephen Hawkings‘ IQ, there’s a quiz, and a nuclear meltdown near Mutiny on the HJ - but can it really be seen from Morecambe Bay? And, apparently, Wire only need to turn up agai...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Season 3Ep. 88
With Warrington’s third place finish assured, the podcast asks the big questions. Were the ingredients of Sam’s pie at the Huddersfield game a metaphor for Wire’s performance? Will aliens soon be landing on Médecin Marvin Koukash? And why on earth did Rob, in Mr Smiths, pick a fight with Tony Tatupu? Plus, there’s a winner of Steve Price Bingo, a Rugby League human centipede, and a primary source review from the South Stand of a Wolves’ prop. Also not forgetting Mutiny on the HJ’s lifeboat goes ...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Is it postponements or cancellations, and just how many tickets can you roll over? Yes, the podcast embraces yet another week of clusterfuck Super League. Dennis looks closely at essential job descriptions before offering alternatives, all whilst recording at 36,000 feet. Sam is kept up all night after partaking in a Wakefield e-riddled preservative-filled blue ice cream, and Rob considers taking Mrs London to a Michelin starred restaurant with a décor of Tom Lineham’s bollocks. Plus, there’s a ...
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 86
With the Olympics in full swing, the podcast puts together its best 10 Wire players to compete in a Decathlon. A refreshing change sees Sam frame his shitistics precisely, unlike the framework of his bay window. Dennis decides a gay anthem pop song fits perfectly to the beat of Warrington's new star George Williams, and Rob discovers just how many pixels make up Matt Davis on a 4K TV. Plus, there's a mermaid aboard the HMS HJ, game reviews, referee calamities, and sex with Dave Woods on a desert...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 85
What would Brian Bevan say returns, but has a long absence, a stint in the jungle and the Euro's left the podcasters with match day amnesia? Sam brings his plagiarised shitistics on George Williams, Rob a pound or two heavier reads a lockdown letter serving up french porridge. And move over Gareth Southgate, as Dennis gives his own uninspiring Grand Final team talk. Plus, it's all-hands-on-deck with Captain Stevie matching player Jake Mamo's Positive Reinforcement Group, with his very own coachi...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Just how thin is Warrington's right-edge defence, Rob asks, before coming up with a list of comparisons. Warning - Sam breaks his record for expletives, and Dennis becomes all confused following a dose of Bermuda amnesia. Brace yourself for Daniel's soundbite, and strap-in for high seas on HMS HJ. Plus, there's a brawl at the free bar, and the real story behind the failure of the 1970's American Rugby League dream. Enjoy.
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 83
With Wire’s marquee halfback full of beans, Warrington become the most attacking side in Super League, but has Toby King been hoodwinked by Simon Moran’s percentages? A homesick George turns out to be a dead ringer for a Canadian snooker player. Sam goes in search of a 1980’s discotheque, Dennis opens a free bar, and Rob questions a player’s penis through the reflection of a convex or concave coffee machine. Plus, Mutiny on the HJ goes missing at sea in the Bermuda Triangle. Enjoy.
May 29, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 82
With fans back at the Halliwell Jones cheering on the Wire, the podcast ironically has no applause for Stevie’s team selection. Rob finds himself babysitting as his 6th wife deserts him for Eurovision. Dennis bathes in his fails and unexpectedly massages in Imperial Leather. And Sam’s dog senses an upset, following its scent-less antics. Plus, Chris Sandow contacts the pod and HMS HJ drops anchor in the Caribbean. Enjoy.
May 19, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 81
There’s rumours a-plenty on this week’s podcast, which leads to another jingle. But if that’s not enough, the pod is joined by YouTube star Jake Lindsay from the Warrington Foundation. Rob blows his top following hate mail on Twitter. Sam’s shitistics go on for that long Jake turns to his phone. And Dennis loses the plot with a soundbite clusterfuck. Plus, HMS HJ heads for the Rock of Giblets. Enjoy. Jake's YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/channel/UC9B1Lf2MdUNy1iT1YsjH3lg...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 80
It’s an apologetic podcast following Warrington’s magnifique performance, as the lads try to butter up their predictions from the previous week. Sam’s shitistics prove we’ve found our fourth prop, but ridiculously only one player can score down the Wolves’ right edge. Rob becomes an advocate for intermated player breeding. And Dennis goes in search, according to Sky’s commentary, of Warrington’s new player Greg Austin’s passport. Plus Madame Boyd returns with a new apprentice in her chippy, and ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 79
What would Brian Bevan say reviews two games in the company of blogger Daniel. But will the intrusion of an extra podcaster lead to another Iranian Embassy siege? Rob’s obsessed with points percentages and the fluid / nut ratio of Tom Lineham’s bollocks. Sam takes his stats to Albania. And Dennis’ social golden point distancing comes into question whilst oblivious to firewalls. Plus, Mutiny on the HJ gets tugged off from Jiffy. Enjoy.
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 78
After Warrington come up with a convincing win, the podcast questions just how shit are Leigh? Rob receives a letter of complaint but Carry’s On with his themed teams. Sam puts all his Wire golden boy posters back up. And Dennis fails to breakdown the molecular structure of a Flake, as he unexpectedly turns up the heat on Blake. Plus, HMS HJ outmanoeuvres a Primrose submarine. Enjoy.
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 77
