50/50 Football

In the third 50/50 Football show exclusive Neil Atkinson hosts a packed preview of the weekend’s Premier League matches along with the fantastic FA Cup Quarter Final line up. We're speaking to those who know the game best – the fans. Neil is joined in the 50/50 studio by Rob Gutmann and Mo Stewart and the panel first look to Everton v West Bromwich Albion. Saturday’s 3pm kick off sees two seasons on the brink in terms of what happens next - is this a game which decides who is the best of the rest or can ambitions stretch beyond that. Dan Hewitt (ITV) joins to talk through a West Brom side who need to decide whether their season is about 40 points or something more. Jake Livermore has made a massive difference at The Hawthorns but can he help create a battle for seventh? Hull City versus Swansea City is a relegation six pointer for Hull and an escape route for Swansea. Paul Clement hasn't had the praise of Marco Silva but has put the points on the board. Silva has improved Hull but hasn't won in th

AFTER another weekend of drama in the Premier League, 50-50 Football returns to review the highs and lows. First, Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons speak to Arsenal fan Sam Walkerdine about The Gunners. After a crushing defeat for the Londoners at Anfield, the headlines about Alexis Sanchez and the ongoing campaign from some fans against Arsene Wenger, where do Arsenal go now? Then it’s to journalist Guto Llewelyn (The JackCast) to talk about a resurgent Swansea City under Paul Clement while Dan Gray, author of Saturday 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football, laments a shot-shy Middlesbrough, who have now been sucked into the relegation zone. 50-50 Football. The Best Views In The Ground.

In the first show exclusive to 50/50 Football, Neil Atkinson hosts a packed preview of the weekend’s big Premier League matches and speaks to those who know the game best – the fans. Neil is joined in the 50/50 studio by Rob Gutmann, Paul Duhaney, Matt Jones (The Blue Room) and Sam Walkerdine and the panel first look to Tottenham Hotspur v Everton. Sunday’s early kick-off is a battle of the in-form strikers with Spurs’ Harry Kane, who has plundered 17 Premier League goals, going head to head with Romelu Lukaku, who boasts the same top-flight haul. How do Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koeman go about stopping the opposition goal machines? And who else on both sides could prove to be a key player in the televised clash? Steve Goldsmith from Sunderland’s Wise Men Say Podcast and Bradley Hayden (Watford FC Blog) then speak to Neil about Sunderland v Manchester City, Watford v Southampton and the battle at the bottom. It looks like it could be any three from seven – what are the pros and cons for the team

The Coach Home this week sees Neil Atkinson, Mo Stewart and John Gibbons dealing only with winners. Crystal Palace won for the first time in ages and Robbie Scotcher is absolutely buzzing. It was the win they needed. West Brom has an overjoyed Pulis and Dan Hewitt taking names, sticking the knife into the doubters. Can they push into Europe? And Chelsea. Serial winners Chelsea. Rebecca Knight joins us. She's having a great time. Of course she is. The Coach Home...

It's an FA Cup special, so where else to start but Lincoln City, who became the first non-league team to reach the FA Cup quarter finals in over 100 years with their win at Burnley. John Gibbons and Mo Stewart speak to a jubilant Gary from the Stacey West Blog about their latest giant killing and who he wants in the next round. At the other end of the football spectrum we speak to journalist Stephen Tudor about Manchester City's recent progress and their 0-0 draw at Huddersfield. We also get the latest news on Sergio Aguero. John and Mo finish up with a chat about how many stories this FA Cup needs before we say the magic never went away

Richard Hobbs is in to talk about Wolves, DESTROYERS OF LIVERPOOL. He is joined by George Dugdale on Oxford and Natasha Henry on the destroyed Arsenal. Neil Atkinson hosts with Mo Stewart going through the 5th round action. A key primer for the weekend...

Game 25 in the Premier League brought plenty of drama and we are right in the thick of it on The Coach Home with the supporters closest to the action. Sunday saw a great battle between Burnley and Chelsea. Tyrone Marshall from The Lancashire Telegraph spoke to us about another impressive Burnley home performance, including a wonder goal for new signing Robbie Brady and the continued development of Michael Keane. Swansea City ended 2016 looking dead and buried, but are resurgent, and four points clear of the relegation zone, under new manager Paul Clement. We ask Guto Llewelyn from The Jack Cast about another Premier League victory against a Leicester City side who now must be fearing the drop. Finally there has been plenty of drama recently at Stoke City, but they still look determined to finish in 9th place. We speak to Elliot Hackney from The Bear Pit TV about Sadio Beharino, rows between manager Mark Hughes and former manager Tony Pulis, voicemails left for Ryan Shawcross and the evergreen Peter Crou

Paul Duhaney, Rob Gutmann and John Gibbons join Neil Atkinson to discuss the progress of their Roto Fantasy League teams. It is most definitely not safe for work. The most. Trust me. Not safe for work. It is, after all, an elongated Fantasy.

It's a podcast of two halves this week. In part one Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons talk to Bournemouth fan James Roach about recent injuries and defensive issues at the club. Could The Cherries be pulled into a relegation battle? In part two John Gibbons speaks to Dan Hewitt about more positive goings on at The Hawthorns. However there is the big Sadio Beharino story which we cover in detail too