The Offside Rule

France disappointing, Bunny sees red and Sweden last minute winner Jul 23, 2023

The Offside Rule is here to take you through the World Cup openers for Sweden, France, former finalists the Netherlands and more.
Lynsey Hooper is joined by reporter Helen Hardy in Brisbane and former Lioness Tash Dowie.
Are France not the threat we thought they were? Journalist Vincent Roussel discusses the feeling of French fans after a disappointing draw.
Was Bunny Shaw reckless getting sent off like that?
Did South Africa deserve more from their game against Sweden? We chat to Frida Fagerlund who talks about Sweden's performance.
And are the Netherlands more dangerous than pre-tournament predictions could make us think?
Finally, we pick our Ones to Watch.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1
Catch up & the atmosphere and attendance at matches (0.00)
PART 2
France 0-0 Jamaica with Vincent Roussel (5.45)
Sweden 2-1 South Africa with Frida Fagerlund (16.00)
Netherlands 1-0 Portugal (22.00)
PART 3
‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game (27.20)

England edge it, USA upbeat and rust all round Jul 22, 2023

The Offside Rule is here to take you through the World Cup openers for England, defending champions USA and more.
Kait Borsay is joined by reporter Helen Hardy in Brisbane and Jade Moore, a Manchester United midfielder with over 50 England caps.
Should the European champions England be worried about only scoring one goal against Haiti who are ranked 53rd in the world?
Did Denmark show they'll be a threat to England after that 1-0 win over China?
Is Sophia Smith’s brace for USA against Vietnam just the tip of the iceberg? Courtney Stith tells us more.
And do Japan need to be more careful with offside even with a 5-0 win over Zambia?
Finally, we pick our Ones to Watch.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1
Catch up & the tournament experience Down Under (0.00)
PART 2
England 1 - 0 Haiti (5.00)
Denmark 1 - 0 China (16.00)
USA 3 - 0 Vietnam with Courtney Stith (19.00)
Zambia 0 - 5 Japan (25.30)
PART 3
‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game (31.30)

Lionesses' line-up, Spain reign and plenty of penalties Jul 21, 2023

The Offside Rule brings you the latest from the second day of the Women’s World Cup.
Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by Jade Moore, the Manchester United midfielder with over 50 England caps, to take you through the action.
As England prepare to face Haiti in their opening game on Saturday - how should they line up? Ex-England manager Hope Powell and Haitian journalist Caleb Jephte Pierre share their thoughts on this match.
How did Nigeria hold Olympic champions Canada to a draw? Journalists Mariam Kourabi and Samuel Ahmadu join us to digest that one.
What did we make of Ballon D’Or winner Alexia Putellas in her opening match for Spain?
And we wrap it all up with our ‘Ones to Watch’ prediction game.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1
Penalties & ‘Ones to Watch’ game scores (0.00)
PART 2
England v Haiti preview with Hope Powell & Caleb Jephte Pierre (2.30)
PART 3
Spain 3 - 0 Costa Rica (18.30)
Nigeria 0 - 0 Canada with Mariam Kourabi and Samuel Ahmadu (25.30)
Philippines 0 - 2 Switzerland (31.30)
PART 4
Ones to Watch prediction game (32.30)

Kick off, Kerr out and Kiwi shock Jul 20, 2023

The Offside Rule brings you all the action as the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand.
Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper discuss the opening day with WSL player and ex-England international Tash Dowie. Plus Helen Hardy brings us the atmosphere from Down Under.
How did New Zealand pull off that shock against Norway for their first ever World Cup win? Phil Rollo is with us from Auckland to tell us what that moment felt like in the stadium.
After Sam Kerr announced she’s injured - how did Australia do trying to replace her?
And Irish journalist Ruby Malone joins us to analyse the Republic of Ireland’s first World Cup game.
Plus we look ahead to Friday with our new predictions game.
RUNNING ORDER:
PART 1
Catch up with Helen Hardy in Sydney (0.00)
PART 2
New Zealand 1 - 0 Norway with Phil Rollo (5.00)
Australia 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland with Ruby Malone (18.00)
PART 3
Ones to Watch prediction game (28.00)

Women's World Cup Preview Jul 13, 2023

The Offside Rule returns to look ahead to the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined to preview the tournament by former WSL star and England international, Natasha Dowie.
With selection dilemmas to sort through, how will the Lionesses fair and who will push them closest in the group stage?
How far can the Republic of Ireland go in their debut at the tournament?
With insights from all the top nations including Canada, France, Brazil and more... this is your essential Women's World Cup preview.

Guess who's back... Jul 12, 2023

We couldn't miss the big one right?
We've joined forces with Sky Sports to bring you daily episodes throughout the World Cup. Expect the usual views, analysis, experts and special guests throughout the tournament as we give you the lowdown on every game, every day of the competition from start to finish.
So make sure you don't miss an episode by following or subscribing to The Offside Rule World Cup Daily - with Sky Sports.

Goodbye for now! Feb 08, 2023

offsiderulepod@gmail.com The Offside Rule is finishing... for now. Unfortunately The Athletic are making some changes to their audio offering so the Offside Rule in its current home is no more. We are therefore looking for new brands, companies or an individual person to come to our rescue. Please use the email above if you are interested. To commemorate the last episode of The Offside Rule for the time-being, we spoke to some of the former alumni that have worked in some guise for The Offside Rule over the last 10 years to hear about how their careers have evolved and what they learnt during their time working with us. It's going to be emotional... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How To Correct Biases Against Women's Sport Feb 01, 2023

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today Kait, Lynsey and Hayley speak to former New Zealand footballer turned marketing guru Rebecca Sowden about her latest campaign correcttheinternet.com. She has set out to eradicate the inherent biases found in search engines that marginalise sportswomen and their achievements. We find out about her aims and ambitions for the project, what we can do to help and her thoughts on how much has changed in football since her days as a player. We also discuss all the gossip from deadline day, Lionel Messi's instagram account and find out what school pupils made of Lynsey as she stepped into the role of teacher. Enjoy! *** • Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Anyone Care About The FA Cup? Jan 25, 2023

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are discussing all things FA Cup, ahead of the 4th round kicking off this weekend. Does anyone still care about the competition? If so, what makes it so special? And how should we go about preserving it in an increasingly condensed English football calendar? To answer these questions and more we speak to Athletic news reporter Phil Buckingham and BBC football commentator Vicki Sparks to hear the inside scoop of whether journalists and commentators are as passionate about football's oldest competition as the Premier League and Champions League. As if that wasn't enough we also talk Everton and stolen gates... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SECRETS Of The January Transfer Window! Jan 18, 2023

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule. On today's episode Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are joined by football agent and former Sporting Director Roberto De Fanti, to find out exactly what goes on behind the scenes in the transfer window. How do football agents operate? What are some of the challenges faced by the winter window and what is one deal that he worked on that he wished had gone through? We find out the answers to all those questions and also hear our take on the BBC's FA Cup prank and an alarming brush with football from a bygone era for Lynsey. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

INSIDE THE MESSI DOCUMENTARY Jan 12, 2023

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule. For our second episode of 2023, we are joined by the BBC's Creative Director Gabby Cook, who worked as Executive Director on the Messi documentary to find out exactly what went on behind the scenes. What were their aims and ambitions before starting the project? What did they learn about the character of the great man? As well as all the inside information behind making such a monumental project. As if that wasn't enough we also chat EFL Cup results, Gianluca Vialli and Lynsey's dangerous Soccer Saturday broadcasts. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Predictions for 2023 Jan 04, 2023

Hello and welcome to the first Offside Rule of 2023! Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by The Athletic’s Caoimhe O’Neill to peer into a crystal ball for some 2023 predictions. Who will win the Premier League? Who will make it into the top four? Which Premier League clubs will go down? Which manager will be first to win the sack race? Who will win the Champions League in the men’s game? Will England win the Women’s World Cup? Lots to get into, tuck in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Should We Feel About Qatar 2022? Nov 16, 2022

Coming just 4 days before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Kait and Lynsey look ahead to the 22nd edition of the huge global event that is the football World Cup. After a buildup defined by reports of corruption, an estimated 7,000 migrant worker deaths, human rights abuses and the potentially devastating environment impact of staging a winter World Cup, we analyse how we are supposed to feel ahead of the tournament's opening game. In order to do this best we are joined by SBS reporter Adrian Arcuili to find out how the Australian broadcasters are planning to cover the event, hear his first hand account of what life is like in Qatar and touch upon the Socceroos chances of success. We hope you enjoy the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is VAR working? Nov 09, 2022

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today Kait and Lynsey are joined by former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher to talk all things VAR. Now in its 4th Premier League season we ask whether the system is working, why there are still so many controversial calls and how we go about improving it? That's not all though we discuss the press box at Ewood Park, Kieran Trippier's excellent form and Jill Scott's superb performances in the jungle. Not to be missed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Underrepresentation Of Women In Football Nov 02, 2022

This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are joined by Brentford FC non-executive Director Preeti Shetty to discuss the underrepresentation of women in football. Why do so few women feel comfortable applying for jobs in the men's game? What more can be done to ensure that women aren't just asked to the party but invited to dance? What are Brentford FC doing to make sure their club best represents the community they serve? As ever we hear about what Lynsey, Hayley and Kait have been up to in the football world, share a laugh or two and bring to the table some World Cup themed any other business. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homophobia In Football Oct 26, 2022

This week Kait Borsay is joined by former Chelsea, Arsenal, and England international Lianne Sanderson, to investigate the progress made in eradicating homophobia from football. With this podcast falling on rainbow laces day, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to analyse any changes that have happened since the players such as Jake Daniels and Josh Cavallo came out as gay, the differences between the men's and women's game and the potential positives and negatives of hosting the World Cup in Qatar next month. We also hear from Carl Fearn, co-chair of the Gay Gooners, about his experiences of being an LGBTQ+ football fan and the fantastic work Arsenal and many other clubs are doing to end homophobia in football. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Year Anniversary Special! Oct 20, 2022

To celebrate 10 years of The Offside Rule podcast, this week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley meet in person to discuss the podcast's journey. Hear us discuss its origins, what the industry was like back in 2012, what we've learnt, our highs and lows as well as outline what we want to see changing in the future. We are also joined by The Athletic's Laura Williamson and Harriet Drudge to breakdown their experiences working in a predominantly male industry and what The Athletic is doing to try and level the playing field. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's not be mean to Michael! Oct 12, 2022

Hello and welcome back to the Offside Rule. This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are putting Liverpool under the microscope. What is going wrong at the Champions League finalists and how do they go about fixing it? We also scout some of the up and coming managers from around Europe, who could soon be drafted into Premier League jobs and discuss the football dopplegangers we just can't get out of our heads... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little bit sweary Oct 05, 2022

What do Erling Haaland, Arthur Melo, Bruno Lage and David Speedie have in common? They are all hot topics in this week's Offside Rule with Kait Borsay, Hayley McQueen and Lynsey Hooper. Hear our thoughts on the impact of some of the Premier League's new signings, as well as which ones need to improve fast and whether Bruno Lage was unlucky to lose his job at Wolves. And in light of David Speedie reigniting a 36 year feud with Sir Alex Ferguson on Sunday, we talk about football's pettiest moments. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fla-Flu Derby Sep 28, 2022

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today the Holy Trinity of Kait, Lynsey and Hayley meet once again to breakdown the latest goings-on in the world of football. Ahead of Arsenal vs Spurs and Man United vs Man City this weekend, we rank the best derbies in British football and give some shouts for some across the globe, attempt to lift the lid on just what is happening at Watford and talk about cases of "it's never too late," following Remko Pasveer's debut for the Netherlands last weekend at 38 years old. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North vs South, International Break and Broken Records Sep 21, 2022

Hello and welcome back to the Offside Rule. This week Kait and Hayley are joined by broadcaster Ali Bender to discuss Todd Boehly's North vs South idea, the stories to look out for this international break and ask which other Premier League records could be broken this season, in light of Ethan Nwaneri becoming the Division's youngest ever player after coming off the bench in Arsenal's 3-0 victory over Brentford. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I danced for the Queen once!" Sep 14, 2022

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where today with Hayley on holiday, Kait and Lynsey are joined by broadcaster Anne-Marie Batson to reflect on a monumental week. Hear their thoughts about football's reaction to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and their favourite royal footballing stories. We also put the relegation battle under the microscope and discuss which sides we think will go down as well as shining a light on some of the unexpected stars of the 22/23 season from across Europe. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That is what the dream goal looks like... Sep 07, 2022

This week Kait, Hayley and Lynsey reconvene to discuss what makes Brighton such an impressive outfit. From their recruitment, structure, vision and of course their manager Graham Potter, who is now in talks with Chelsea, news which broke after this podcast was recorded, the Seagulls really are an example to the rest of the Premier League. We also breakdown which England stars are raring to go with the World Cup looming and the players under pressure to keep their spots after a challenging start to the season and finally we talk about the best goals that never were... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interesting mix of egos Aug 31, 2022

Welcome back to the Offside Rule. Today Kait, Lynsey and Hayley start by discussing the forgotten players who desperately need a transfer before the window slams shut on Thursday night at 11pm. We then breakdown Scott Parker's dismissal from Bournemouth and ask which other managers up and down the land are also under pressure? And finally we round off the show by making some predictions for the 68th edition of the European Cup which starts next Tuesday. Not to be missed... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mac and cheese pie Aug 24, 2022

Welcome back to The Offside Rule where Kait, Lynsey and Hayley have an action packed and drama filled show for you all. Hear our predictions for the upcoming deadline day, our discussion around whether Arsenal are really the best team in London and a breakdown of what to look out for in the EFL this year. As if that wasn't enough we analyse All or Nothing, shoutout QPR and dissect the best and worst of "Footy Scran." Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Graeme... Aug 17, 2022

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where for the first time this season we have our usual lineup of Kait, Lynsey and Hayley all in attendance. We kick off today's episode with a discussion around the Premier League's biggest villains in light of a fiery game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, before analysing what has caught us by surprise the most from the opening two Premier League fixtures. As if that wasn't enough we wrap up the show with a quiz designed by producer Dougie to commemorate the our beloved Prem's 30th birthday. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He doesn't live with his Mum, and he's got a mobile phone Aug 11, 2022

This week Lynsey and Hayley are joined by BBC commentator Vicki Sparks to bring you the latest takes on the world of football. Hear about which stars shone during the opening weekend of Premier League fixtures, which manager could already be under pressure and who we predict will be the breakout star of 2022/23. If that wasn't enough we also put forward our "transfer switches," moves that would have made more sense for players this summer. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fickle world of football Aug 03, 2022

The Offside Rule is back for the brand new season! With Kait and Hayley away, Lynsey is in the hot seat and is joined by broadcaster Ali Bender and The Athletic's Sarah Shephard to breakdown the aftermath of England's historic Euros win, asking what can the men's game learn from the women's? We also analyse which Premier League clubs still have plenty of work to do in the remaining month of the transfer window and make some outlandish predictions for the upcoming campaign. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That's a case of "do you know who I am?" from Rihanna... May 25, 2022

For the final time this season Kait, Lynsey and Hayley gather to discuss grades for every Premier League side this season, run through all the transfers which have already been completed and discuss their favourite trophy celebration stories after Jack Grealish's antics on Monday. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worst Deals, Jake Daniels and Wagatha Christie May 17, 2022

On this week's Offside Rule, Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are breaking down the worst deals in football history, in light of Barcelona selling Coutinho for a £125m loss. We also put forward our cases for the Premier League's forgotten players, heap praise on Jake Daniels and analyse the latest events in the Wagatha Christie case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bloomsbury Football Special May 16, 2022

The Offside Rule’s Kait Borsay sits down with Charlie Hyman and Emma Thackwray to learn about Bloomsbury Football, the London-based football charity that is changing the lives of girls in the capital. We hear from Emma and Charlie about Bloomsbury’s impact and get an insight from the girls themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why rhythmic gymnastics?! May 11, 2022

This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are breaking down the biggest talking point in world football, Erling Haaland's move to Man City. What will it mean for Pep Guardiola's side and the competitiveness of the Premier League? We also put forward our arguments for who should win PFA Young Player of the Year and wrap up the show by suggesting methods to decide final League placings if teams end up dead equal, an unlikely but not impossible scenario... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raw talent and the roar of the crowd May 04, 2022

On this week's episode Kait, Hayley and Lynsey discuss the players that will have a decisive role in this massive month of football. Who are the players to watch in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Serie A who will determine who ends up with what this season? We also hand out our Champions League awards and talk about the best atmospheres we've ever experienced in football. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 16 stone cult hero Apr 27, 2022

On this week's Offside Rule Kait, Lynsey and Hayley discuss the perfect summer transfers with shouts for players going to Wolves, Newcastle and out of the relegation threatened Everton. We also look at some football initiatives both good and bad that have been introduced over the years and round off the show by creating our very own football Frankenstein, using the skills of various players. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a treble of sorts... Apr 20, 2022

This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley analyse who are the early frontrunners for Manager of the Year, making a case for Eddie Howe, Thomas Frank and David Moyes, but will it just end up being Pep or Klopp? We also discuss which players from "smaller" clubs have earned a shot at the big time and put forward some questions we'd love to ask managers at half time, in light of the rumours which emerged over the weekend... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We need to brush his dirty mouth! Apr 13, 2022

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule where this week Lynsey and Hayley are rejoined by a returning Kait to discuss Chelsea's ownership situation. Who are the frontrunners, what impact has it had on their on pitch performances and how will it affect their playing squad? As if that wasn't enough we also breakdown which of the relegation threatened sides will fare best in the Championship and discuss examples of where mind games fail.... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take the mother with you Apr 06, 2022

Hayley and Lynsey are joined this week by Mina Rzouki to look ahead to Man City v Liverpool. Pep versus Klopp – who would you rather play for? Mina shares some more Italian ennui as we look back at the World Cup draw. Why don’t more Italians go and play abroad? Plus we focus on Brighton as Graham Potter says the fans need to stop telling his players to shoot. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little toe out the door Mar 30, 2022

Hello and welcome back to The Offside Rule. With Kait away, Hayley takes the reins and is joined by the ever present Lynsey and Anne-Marie Batson to discuss; players who should have more caps for their country, the tightest title races around Europe and records that could still be broken this season. Not to be missed, enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linda love Mar 23, 2022

It’s Kait, Hayley and Lynsey in tandem once again and this week we cast our eye over the renaissance of managers like David Moyes and Unai Emery in the Europa League and Champions League. Inspired by Aubameyang, we also discuss the transfers that worked out well for everyone. Plus we talk about the bane of broadcaster’s lives - player pronunciations. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where do we stop? Mar 16, 2022

This week Kait and Lynsey are joined by Anne-Marie Batson to discuss a whole range of topics. We share our thoughts on the Chelsea situation, come forward and admit we were wrong about certain players, analyse where various superstar forwards could move to this summer and talk about what we'd miss most about football if it didn't exist. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its all or nothing with Spurs Mar 09, 2022

The three musketeers of Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are back once again and this week we are analysing the run ins and making some predictions for the much talked about Top 4 race. We also discuss how to save Everton, with Lampard's Toffees perched precariously close to the relegation zone and nominate our female footballers to watch in honour of international women's day. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I prefer a Red Bull Mar 02, 2022

Welcome back to the Offside Rule where today Kait and Hayley are joined by a returning Lynsey to discuss, in light of some massive calls made this week, the worst decisions of the season. Not only that we rank the best free agents in Premier League history and shoutout some of football's oldest things. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why not a bit of vitamin D Feb 23, 2022

This week Kait and Hayley are joined by Sky Sports' Bianca Westwood to analyse which new manager has impressed the most in the Premier League this season with shouts for Steven Gerrard, Patrick Vieira and Bruno Lage. We also ask the question are we in a new period of English dominance in the Champions League and if so what has caused it? And finally we wrap up the show with footballers supporting local businesses inspired by Aaron Ramsdale's trip to the chippy. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine Scotland in the quarters Feb 16, 2022

This week in the absence of Lynsey, Kait and Hayley are joined by football broadcaster Vaishali Bhardwaj to discuss whether Raheem Sterling can be considered a Premier League all time great and if not which current stars can? We also give you the lowdown on how the English stars playing abroad are getting on and wrap up the show with some weird and wonderful hot takes... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dot dot dot... it was The Offside Rule Feb 09, 2022

This week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley return to breakdown just what is going wrong at Leicester City and who is to blame for their shambolic season so far. We also assess which clubs have had the worst luck with injury and recall our favourite footballing celebrations after the wonderful images from Senegal this week. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It all feels a bit poetic Feb 03, 2022

Hello and welcome back to the Offside Rule Podcast where on this week's episode Kait, Hayley and Lynsey breakdown the biggest talking points from a thrilling deadline day, talk about what impact Barcelona's new signings will have on their shambolic season and gear up for a weekend of FA Cup action by recalling their favourite FA Cup memories. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They're the bin ends Jan 27, 2022

This week the three musketeers of Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are back together to breakdown the weird and wonderful world of football once more. Hear our picks for which clubs have wasted the January window, which Golden Oldies are continuing to roll back the years in the Premier League and which players left us wanting more after their departure... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's just a cash cow Jan 20, 2022

This week Kait and Lynsey are joined by sports broadcaster Alison Bender to talk all things AFCON. Which nations have disappointed, which players have shone and what has been going on with some of the decision making! We also talk about which Premier League owners we'd least like to work for and talk proud footballing children in light of Harry Hayes' comments about his Supermum Emma. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If only he had a footballing brain Jan 13, 2022

On this week's episode Kait, Hayley and Lynsey find one signing to fix the Premier League's 4 relegation threatened sides, analyse Chris Wood's move to Newcastle United and ask, with the likes of Rashford, Kane, Maguire, Grealish and Sancho struggling, why are so many England stars failing to produce their best form this season? And in light of Guvna B's excellent West Ham rap we produce our own to finish the show... not to be missed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

But it was actually a muffin Jan 06, 2022

Happy 2022! Welcome back to The Offside Rule Podcast, this week Kait, Lynsey and Hayley are back with lots on the agenda. First up we discuss the January transfer window and which Premier League sides need to take swift action to improve their seasons. Then in light of Trippier's surprise move to Newcastle we recall other transfers that took us by surprise before wrapping up with some examples of when footballers' social media has gone disastrously wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jose Mourinhee-haw Dec 23, 2021

Welcome to the Offside Rule Christmas Special! On this week's show Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are giving out the prestigious Offside Rule Christmas Awards for underrated player, best moment and most embarrassing moment of 2021. They also look ahead to 2022 with some predictions including for the World Cup winner and wrap up the festive fun with a football nativity featuring roles for Emma Hayes, Jude Bellingham and David Moyes amongst many others... Happy Christmas and enjoy the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Steve Sidwell, that's my name!" Dec 16, 2021

This week Kait and Lynsey are joined by Alison Bender to breakdown the latest goings on in the world of football. In light of Aubameyang being stripped of the Arsenal captaincy we discuss which Premier League leaders inspire us the most and which leave a little to be desired. And after the Champions League draw turned into a complete shambles, we talk other examples of draws going wrong with shoutouts for Alex Ferguson and of course Rod Stewart, before wrapping up with gifts we'd love to give footballers. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm putting Tuchel on the naughty list Dec 09, 2021

The Offside Rule Podcast is back, and this week Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are discussing, with injuries and fixtures piling up, which manager has the hardest job in the Premier League right now. We also breakdown examples of footballers using their nous to gain an advantage after an incident involving Iago Aspas last weekend and wrap up the show with a discussion of Santa's naughty or nice list from the world of football this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've got one and it was a rude one Dec 02, 2021

This week with the Premier League title race looking incredibly tight Kait, Lynsey and Hailey decided to breakdown who they think is going to finish on top and what factors could prove decisive in the next few weeks. In light of the Lionesses' crushing 20-0 victory over Latvia, we talk crazy score lines and to round off the show we shoutout the weirdest things we've ever heard on a stadium tannoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come on Premier League that's just mean Nov 25, 2021

This week with Man United dominating the headlines Kait, Lynsey and Hayley discussed the fix list for any new manager walking in the door of Old Trafford be that on an interim or permanent basis. How do they get the best out of this superstar squad? And with the Ballon D'Or winner announced on Monday we hand out The Offside Rule alternative awards for worst performance, influencer, villain of the year and so much more. To round off the show we discuss our favourite moments of footballing sportsmanship in light of a remarkable incident in the Bundesliga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The window cleaner has just rocked up Nov 18, 2021

This week Kait and Hayley are rejoined by Lynsey to breakdown the latest goings on in the world of football. Hear about which Premier League sides would have been helped or hindered by the international break and which players are regretting having joined new clubs. To finish, in light of Daniel Sturridge's Instagram request for a barber, we talk diva footballers, with shoutouts for Neymar, Ronaldinho and Gianluigi Donnarumma! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I don't follow him, sorry Piers! Nov 11, 2021

On today's episode of The Offside Rule Kait and Hayley are joined by the excellent Ali Bender to breakdown the latest goings on in the crazy world of football. In light of Dean Smith's sacking by Aston Villa we talk harshest firings, with shouts for Ranieri, Pochettino and many more. And with Mason Mount's arrival at the England camp delayed by his wisdom tooth operation we discuss the craziest football injuries and also shed light on some friendships between footballers and other sports stars, having seen Erling Haaland hang out with chess master Magnus Carlsen... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drink a bud and have a wiener Nov 04, 2021

On today's Offside Rule podcast the three amigos; Kait, Hayley and Lynsey are back together. In light of Antonio Conte's return to the Premier League with Spurs they recall other successful, and some less successful, footballing returns to these shores. They also discuss moments of forgetfulness in football, including when a referee forgot he wasn't a player, and with winter setting in here in the UK they transport us to sunnier climates.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prone to hallucinations Oct 28, 2021

This week, Kait and Lynsey are joined by the brilliant Anne-Marie Batson to talk about the importance of Black History Month and what the world of sports media can do to ensure the fight against discrimination continues. In light of Liverpool's 5-0 thrashing of Man United last Sunday, we chat the biggest ever football humiliations, featuring shoutouts for Bayern Munich, Watford and of course Southampton. And with Halloween coming up this weekend we discuss the scariest footballers and a pretty disgusting story involving a certain Paul Scholes... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you speak Cockney? Oct 21, 2021

This week, we're talking Ballon D'or and whether anyone can beat Mohamed Salah to the top prize. We're also chatting languages and linguistically talented footballers following Lukaku's impressive language skills being revealed by Uefa. And of course, a bit of TV chat after Hearts revealed a limited edition shirt sponsorship with fictional media company Waystar-Royco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Big Spender Oct 14, 2021

This week, Ali Bender joins Kait and Hayley to chat Tik Tok, World Cup qualifiers and Newcastle United's new found fortune. Plus, they decide which footballers could star or direct a big blockbuster following Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Thor Halldorsson's directorial debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smokey Beckham Oct 07, 2021

This week we're highlighting some of the young English talent making waves across the Football League. We're reflecting on the debut of the group stages and brand new broadcast deal in the Uefa. Women's Champions League, and we're talking about all the weird and wonderful things footballers have had personalised over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The King Ralph effect Sep 30, 2021

This week we're discussing those two big results from the Premier League and what it means for the season's shifting narrative. We're talking miles, distances and.....petrol. Plus a bit of s**thousery as we look at some of the best bits of mischief over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cup magic and a side hustle Sep 23, 2021

This week, we're talking cup runs and picking out a team we think could go all the way in the League Cup. We're also reflecting on our pre-season predictions and seeing where we went right and wrong. Plus, some football club side hustles in honour of Wolves and their new record label. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pet peeves and fallouts Sep 16, 2021

This week, we're talking winners and losers of the first round of group games in the Champions League, reminiscing about famous fallouts in and outside the commentary box, and Hayley decides to get some footballing pet peeves off her chest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More, more, more Sep 09, 2021

This week we're dishing out some gold stars to the players and clubs that deserve some early season credit, we're also looking at speed records after Ronaldo's shirts flew off the shelves at Old Trafford. Plus, we're deciding what we want more, more, more of in football! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does Shakira not rub off on you? Sep 02, 2021

The hectic summer transfer window has closed and we're reflecting on the signings that might have flown under the radar. We're also talking statues after some bling was unveiled outside the Etihad, and of course we've thrown in some girl band and boy band action in too, because why not! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to hashtag switch on Aug 26, 2021

On the show this week we talk about the wildest rumours we've heard in this transfer window, the good the bad and the ugly from fans, and we think up ways for players to be entertained this international break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back with a bang Aug 19, 2021

This week, we’re relishing the return of the Premier League and asking ourselves what that stellar opening weekend might mean for the rest of the season. We're also discussing perfectly timed transfer signings. Plus, the big transfer deals that might be sneaking in before the end of the summer window. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Southgate wildcards, end of season awards and a Euros anthem May 27, 2021

This week, we’re picking the wildcard names we think should make Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man squad for the Euros and presenting our Offside Rule end of season awards to our team and manager of the season. Plus we’re bringing together a football super group to create the next Euros anthem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I don't like deep house, but I like Mick May 20, 2021

This week, we’re dishing out some report cards to the most recent additions to Premier League management, asking how Crystal Palace might look to rebuild after Roy Hodgson announced his departure. Plus, we reminisce about some classic football karaoke moments following Pep’s wonderful rendition of Don’t Look Back in Anger….. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final countdown May 13, 2021

This week, This week, we’re welcoming back fans with open arms and picking the sides that could do with a boost from a crowd. We’re also reminiscing about the times legends have made mistakes, after Aguero’s panenka fail. Plus, as we enter finals week, we’re looking back at some of our own famous finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where are they? May 06, 2021

This week, we’re picking the EFL stars we think Premier League clubs will be eyeing up this summer. We’re also chatting about famous times players have been missing in action. And we’ll be celebrating the nice guys in football, the owners that are looking out for fans and looking after their football clubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Memorable meetings and chocolate buttons Apr 29, 2021

This week, Lianne Sanderson, pundit and former England, Arsenal and Juventus forward, joins the team. We're taking a look at the final run in across the football league and predicting the teams that going to be rejoicing or commiserating come the end of the season. We also reminisce about some famous football meetings and get creative with some whacky club ownership ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future of football Apr 22, 2021

This week, we’re reflecting on this defining week in football and thinking about what the future holds for the beautiful game. We’ll be deciding what job Jose should be doing next and also coming up with our own futuristic plan for football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big day out Apr 15, 2021

This week, we’re making our big return to the outside world with a shopping trip and a pub outing. We’ll be seeing what odd bits of memorabilia we can find and mixing up some footballer cocktails. And, as the season draws to a close, we’ll be talking about the teams set for a frantic end to the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superhero football Apr 08, 2021

This week we're zipping up our superhero suits and assembling our Avengers to that will come and rescue the Premier League. We're also picking which footballing villains we need to take down and thinking about which players and clubs could do with a superhero rebrand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bit of warm weather Apr 01, 2021

This week we get a bit over excited about the sunshine, think about the players who might be wishing for some time away as the clocks go forward and ask who might have some regrets from the latest World Cup qualifiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abbreviations, stats and picking the Three Lions Mar 25, 2021

Do you know your XG from your P90? Well this week, inspired by AC-12, we're talking football abbreviations. We're also putting ourselves in Southgate's shoes and picking who we think will stick around in the England squad and make it all the way to Qatar. Plus we fill out the footballer census. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making moves Mar 18, 2021

This week we're looking at the teams looking to make a move up and maybe down the table in the last few months of the Premier League season. We're discussing some big international homecomings and picking what we would take with us when we have to pack up the boxes after facing a managerial sacking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sweet tooth Mar 11, 2021

This week we're raiding the cupboards for a special all about everyone's favourite sweet snack. Yes, it's all about chocolate this week. We're opening a bag of Revels and deciding which teams in the Champions are coffee, orange and toffee, and looking at some football marathons. Plus our very own confectionary XI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hostess of the mostess Mar 04, 2021

This week we get in on all the talk about hosting to stage a few things of our own. We pick our perfect dinner party with all the people trending in football and we draw up our dream tournament. Plus a homeschooling politics lesson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not so horrible history Feb 25, 2021

It's history week, so we're focusing on the history makers, past, present and future. We look ahead to who might be etching their names into the history books this season and take a trip down memory lane. Plus a home schooling history test and some reflections on dementia and football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Double trouble Feb 18, 2021

This week we take a trip around the footballing darts board and give our take on the familiar sporting phrases: single; double; and treble. It's all about debuts, first goals, inaugural awards, cup wins and hat tricks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All about the drama Feb 11, 2021

In honour of the constant drama on and off the pitch this season, we take a trip to Hollywood to decide which moments from the season deserve an Academy Award and what stories from the footballing world need to be told on the big screen. Plus, love is in the air as we pick our favourite footballing couples, no not Posh and Becks, but duos on the pitch that deserve some love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The managerial kingdom Feb 04, 2021

It's time for a look at the managerial kingdom. Who are the lions, tigers and bears of the football world? As the transfer window closes, we examine which clubs were the hares and tortoises. Plus, a very important homeschool lesson on football biology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music not flatulence Jan 28, 2021

With all this movement in football, in and out of the manager's office, up and down the table.. it seems like it’s time for a bit of musical chairs as we’ve also got the transfer window open so we’ll be looking at some of the biggest movers this January. We’ll be bringing you a music lesson later on - don’t worry there won’t be singing again! And we’ll be playing a game of audio musical chairs which no one is really all that sure about so that in itself is a reason to listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ducking Don, Bruce Arena, and President Biden Jan 21, 2021

This week we're going all yee-ha and getting in on the inauguration celebrations with an American theme to the show! It all links in so find out why we want to be more Stanley Matthews, why Paul Scholes is a hider and who was the best player to play in America Wayne Rooney or Juan Pablo Angel? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Westerns, weeing and wet balls Jan 14, 2021

This week find out who said the balls were too light as an excuse for their team losing, which footballers have scored in every minute of a game, and who has made their way into the second chance saloon with success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let me tell you about Mark Hughes Jan 07, 2021

This week we look at the latest footballers to have chalked up their first Premier League minutes, we find Lionel Messi a new club, and we start our Homeschool Football series - how good is your football geography? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look back, look forward, and look away! Dec 28, 2020

For one last time in 2020 it's Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper here to guide us all through a look back on the year that was, the moments that stood out and that got us through lockdown. We're here then to make some predictions to what 2021 could be and hope for some Euro glory! And then, of course, the only way to cap off 2020 is of course with a quiz, so pens and papers at the ready!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas tat, derby days, and chicken football Dec 17, 2020

Join Kait, Hayley, and Lynsey this week for some Christmas themed fun (don't worry it's not all Christmas for any scrooges out there!) As this week we discuss who's got it toughest over the punishing winter schedule. We talk about Manchester United v Leeds - and find out Hayley's birth story! And we have trawled our way through the club websites to see the best and worst club gifts out there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry the Hornet, Spongebob Squarepants, and Burger Queen Dec 10, 2020

This week: which managers are looking over their shoulders worried about their jobs. Who would you deem worthy of being on a banknote. And how have Borussia Dortmund and Spongebob teamed up? Plus rainbow laces, naughty Auba, and struggling Southend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bounceback ability, the age old debate, and who are ya? Dec 03, 2020

This week we're talking about who's better older or younger managers? We're discussing teams that have had some seriously good bouncebacks in their seasons. And we're talking about some awkward cases of mistaken identity. It's just another Offside Rule! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should you ever go back to your ex? Nov 26, 2020

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Hayley McQueen are here to help you with the transition from lockdown to stadium as parts of the UK are allowed to head back to football! This week: Topic 1 - Fifa may have released their “The Best” awards nominations this week, so we're talking about the players who have excelled in lockdown and the best matches too. Topic 2 - Should you go back to your ex? - As Steve Mclaren returns to Derby, we look at other players and coaches who have returned to their former clubs Topic 3 - Baby, it's cold outside - tips for getting back to football and keeping warm AOB - Bad Barca, freaky footwear, and stolen faces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feel good football Nov 19, 2020

Join Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Hayley McQueen for another ride around the football world. This week where's their happy place? Who have the best celebrations? And who's got the most lucrative side hustle? All will be revealed! RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Celebrate! - After Scotland made it through to the Euros, we're talking about the best celebrations in football (02.20) Topic 2 - Side hustles - As Marcus Rashford launches his book club, who are the other footballers with side projects? (13.20) Topic 3 - Happy Place - I'm A Celeb is back and it's all about Jordan North and his "happy place" of Turf Moor. So where are the team's happy places? (25.20) AOB - a manager special! (35.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football Antiques Roadshow Nov 12, 2020

It can be hard to know what to do in an international break, fortunately Lynsey Hooper dreams about the Offside Rule and specifically an Antiques Roadshow collaboration show, and so that's what we're doing! TOPIC 1 - Future Antiques - if there was an Antiques Roadshow in 100 years time, who/what would be worth the most? (05.30) TOPIC 2 - Rare Finds - if you were going up to the table of experts, what would be your artefact, your one off event in football that you would bring that’s so rare it’s not happened again (15.25) TOPIC 3 - Play your transfers right - we’re going to have a game of Play your Cards Right but the cards are football transfers (23.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America's best footballing exports, British managers abroad and Canvey Island's day in the sun Nov 05, 2020

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Football’s most haunted Oct 29, 2020

RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - The best strike partnerships around (08m 40s) Topic 2 - The Golden Boys (16m 00s) Topic 3 - Football frights and nightmares (25m 30s) AOB (39m 00s) EXTRAS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ultimate League of Football Power! Oct 22, 2020

RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - A new European Super League (06m 30s) Topic 2 - Inspiration for Virgil Van Dyke and more comeback tales (29m 00s) Topic 3 - Never mind the Premier League PPV - other ways to spend £14.95 (33m 00s) AOB (40m 00s) EXTRAS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No more Partey puns, Arsene around, and a massive artistic director appointment Oct 15, 2020

RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Partey Time: the Premier League (and Gareth Bale) is back! Topic 2 - Forest Green Rovers' new artistic director Topic 3 - Arsene around AOB EXTRAS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ultimate panic buy Oct 08, 2020

After the transfer window slammed shut earlier this week, we look at the panic buys and the left arounds at clubs. We also go full Patrice Evra and discuss the times when we've been feeling like we'd want to be anywhere but football, and there's some mascot madness too! RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Countdown - what were the panic deals and the stuck behinds of the transfer window? Topic 2 - I'm a footballer, get me out of here! - we empathise with Patrice Evra Topic 3 - Mascot mayhem - after Gunnersaurus' rollercoaster week, we put our mascot knowledge to the test Any Other Business - the shorter stories from the week EXTRAS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football forfeits, flip the rules, and the Final Countdown Oct 01, 2020

This week with the transfer deadline day approaching we look at what deals still could be done before the window slams shut. We're also thinking about how the football rules could be changed after the handball law came under scrutiny, and we're talking football forfeits. Plus Hayley brings us insight to Jim White's tie collection, and Lynsey introduces Kait to the wonderful world of FIFA. RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - The Final Countdown - what are the deals that you expect or hope to still happen? Topic 2 - Flip the Rules - how would you change the game? Topic 3 - Football Forfeits - what are the worst football forfeits you've heard? Any Other Business - the shorter stories from the week EXTRAS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Great British Bake-ayoko Off Sep 24, 2020

With all the doom and gloom surrounding football and life this week's show is all about bring a bit of joy and remembering the brighter side of life. And there's a lot of cake mentions too! RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Star Baker - we talk about the football players or teams that make you feel better, that bring a smile to your face, or simply make you stand up and applaud their brilliance Topic 2 - Sous chefs - we celebrate the backroom staff that make football magic! Topic 3 - The Great British Bake-ayoko Off - never ones to miss an opportunity for food and football, we at the Offside Rule are here to bring you some football inspired bakes AOB - a theme!! EXTRAS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football meets baby Sep 17, 2020

On this week's show we discuss who's done the best business in the transfer window so far, who are solid parenting role models in the football sphere, and which are the worst football anthems and songs out there RUNNING ORDER Topic 1 - Transfer patter - The transfer window is still wide open with deals being done left right and centre, we discuss the best deals so far Topic 2 - Football meets baby - bringing you stories of footballer parents Topic 3 - Song for football - we discuss the songs that you don’t quite get in football or that are just a bit pants EXTRAS We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A love letter to football Sep 10, 2020

This week we ask who's going to be the big achievers and underachievers, we give our take on All or Nothing, plus we put pen to paper and write a love letter to our football clubs RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Achievement Unlocked - we're asking who are going to be the overachievers, the underachievers, and just plain old achievers. TOPIC 2 - Cameo - the team give their take on Lynsey Hooper's cameo in All or Nothing TOPIC 3 - Love Letters - we’re all passionate about our clubs and we want them to do well and sometimes the best way to really say how you feel is through the age old medium of writing a letter We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Awards Jul 30, 2020

It's not just about the awards though, as we say goodbye to some familiar football faces and places, and we compete once again for the title of Who's In The Bag? champion. RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - And the winner is... - time to hand out some unusual awards for the season TOPIC 2 - So long, farewell - wave goodbye to some footballing stalwarts TOPIC 3 - Who's in the Bag? The Rematch - a quick description game for glory We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who run the world? Jul 23, 2020

Coming up: Kait tells a bedtime story, Lynsey the Wolves fan offers sage advice to West Brom, and Hayley brings Chrissy Teigen to football. RUNNING ORDER TOPIC 1 - Registration - the team present the Premier League newbies with their very own Welcome to the Premier League pack TOPIC 2 - You're Late - After Steve McManaman was 10 minutes late for a commentary, the team clean out the skeletons from their closets telling their stories of being late TOPIC 3 - Staff Room - If you were setting up an all female management to run a club, who would you choose and why? We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flying the (Canaries) nest Jul 16, 2020

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 a board game, what would they be? We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier League predictions, Euro 2020, and the coolest manager in town Jul 09, 2020

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 town? We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bin of disinfectant Jul 02, 2020

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 touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep Guardiola's Speedos Jun 25, 2020

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 Generation Game - It's 10 years since England were knocked out by Germany in South Africa, but what have that side achieved since then? (15.40) Topic 3 - Catchphrase - Following Mourinho's 4 minute monologue, what have been some of the other top quotes from managers this season? (26.20) AOB - Leeds, Women's World Cup, and Pedro (33.20) We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Plus get your Athletic offer here (https://www.theathletic.com/offside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football heroes Jun 18, 2020

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 not all about the Premier League, because what makes football so fantastic are the local, grassroots teams who have been equally affected by the pandemic outbreak and the curtailment of seasons further down the pyramid. And so we thought we’d celebrate them by shedding light on some stories local to us AOB - Europe, a four time life-saver, and Timo time We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Number twos and cat poos Jun 11, 2020

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 - Into the Groove - Sunday marks Hayley’s return back on our screens, and Kait and Lynsey have decided to put together a handy guide of what to do, and what not to do because baby brain is a real thing AOB - Shaq at the Cobblers, MLS at DisneyWorld, and Joey Barton's doc We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! And VOTE VOTE VOTE (https://footballcontentawards.com/2020-voting/) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Wednesday? Jun 04, 2020

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 boost from somewhere? Topic 2 - Why Wednesday - Sheffield Wednesday celebrated their 200th anniversary, well the cricket club that eventually formed the football club we recognise today did. But have you ever stopped to wonder why they’re Wednesday and not, say, Sunday? Topic 3 - It's all gravy - After Owen Coyle revealed he mistook gravy for coffee the team reveal some of their sillier moments too AOB - drive in football, female refs, and extended contracts We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! And VOTE VOTE VOTE (https://footballcontentawards.com/2020-voting/) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frankenstein's footballer, Champions-less League, and WSL wind down May 28, 2020

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 - whilst we await to see who might be Championes this season, we’re asking who are some outstanding players or teams who have never lifted the trophy aloft? Topic 3 - Frankenstein's footballer - After Bayern Munich targeted Dortmund keeper Burki because, as Thomas Muller put it, he has “short arms” we're turning that on its head and asking who would be the ultimate footballer? AOB - Livingston's poll, Cincinnati's coverup, and fans in stadiums - virtually We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football: From sex dolls to sticky balls May 21, 2020

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, we get the inside scoop on some other bad interviewees Topic 3 - Sunshine XI - With the weather out we make a sun filled football team AOB - sex dolls, sticky balls, and saunas We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All aboard the Bundesliga Bandwagon May 14, 2020

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 Bandwagon - The team choose their team to support as the Bundesliga gets back underway this weekend TOPIC 3 - Football's Coming Home - it's not football without...? What can you do to make the new normal football experience feel a little more like the old normal? AOB - Belarus, 1999, and Wolves We've got a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! And get in touch with us here (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VE Day Celebration May 07, 2020

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 European competitions Topic 3 - VE-ry Different Rules - Gordon Taylor has suggestion that halves could be less than 45 minutes long. Is it mad or is it genius? So we're asking rules would you like to see changed or brought in or even ripped out of the rulebook in football? AOB - Shrimps, boot rooms, and viagra Also here's our website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Myth busters, Neville naysayers, and French finishers Apr 30, 2020

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 2019/20 season leaving it incomplete (07.50) Topic 2 - Did it work? - As the internet shows off its ability to put two sides of a photo together and ask “Did it work?” fully knowing the answer, we’re asking the same question about Phil Neville’s time as Lioness leader. (14.40) Topic 3 - Myth busters - A group of data analysts in Germany have discovered that England are actually among the best in the world at penalties! So what other myths are we peddling about football? (30.00) AOB - JJ's tunes, Marouane's money, and Wolves fundraisers (36.50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Germany's baby boom, Mary Queen of Scots' football, and Paulo Wanchope Apr 23, 2020

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 shirt sale (33.50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Batman v Valencia Apr 16, 2020

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

The Countdown Show Apr 09, 2020

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 an Offside Rule bookclub, what’s going in? (25.50) AOB - Wimbledon, Belarussian football, and Rose gets the pizzas in And we have a website right here (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The one with... Hayley McQueen's return! Part two! Apr 02, 2020

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 Hayley has to do is say what's the missing word…(28.00) AOB - Sunderland Til I Die, Jack Grealish, and babies (31.50) Check out our website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The one with... Hayley McQueen's return! Mar 27, 2020

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 whilst raising a newborn baby! No biggie!! (23.20) AOB - footballers doing good (28.50) Check out our website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast-in-isolation Mar 20, 2020

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 Chest - Now self isolation isn’t all its cracked up to be really, but we can do things to make ourselves feel better and keep active. So how have footballers been entertaining themselves in these isolation times? (26.20) AOB - Commentary, Andy Murray, and reading (32.30) We have a website (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) you know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Front runners, stewards' inquiry, and punters' picks Mar 12, 2020

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 of the other A Lister celebrities out there who have got involved in football clubs around the world? (24.40) AOB - the stories you may have missed from the football world (29.10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

International Women's Day celebration Mar 06, 2020

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, coaches, refs, or even a player that has done something outstanding (15.50) Topic 3 - World Book Day - We imagine footballers as book characters and for bonus points, whether any footballers have interesting connections to books (27.40) AOB - Formiga, Soccer Aid, and world without Wolves (36.10) Check out our website here (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emile Heskey Exclusive Feb 28, 2020

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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy Parrott, a whistling parrot, and a postie Feb 21, 2020

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 a golden oldie. (23.40) AOB - The offside rule, Spanish rules, and Neil Warnock (30.00) (https://audioboom.com/posts/7504308-and-the-oscar-goes-to/edit) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And the Oscar goes to... Feb 14, 2020

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 - Bohemian Rhapsody - After Spurs celebrated the Oscars by turning their players into films, we thought we'd do the same, but to differing effect (23.40) AOB - Ravel Morrison, Joey Barton, and Maurizio Sarri (31.50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's no football culture without vinegar Feb 07, 2020

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 moves that never quite transpired... (05.50) Topic 2 - You peanut butter build me a stadium - As David Beckham builds his Inter Miami home, this has inspired us to come up with the vital facilities we would put in our own self made stadia (16.00) Topic 3 - Desert Island Dips - Emily Elias from Desert Island Dips tells us all about the way football and dips are related (23.40) AOB - Windmills, James Milner, and baptisms (34.50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winter break, parents, and a Brexit XI Jan 31, 2020

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 footballer’s parent has said or done something a bit embarrassing so we revisit some of those cringeworthy moments. (14.50) Topic 3 - You leave or you remain. To commemorate the occasion, we have our audio football version of a 50p coin with a Brexit XI. That’s right - names please, a team of British players who have tried to make it in Europe. (23.20) AOB - Record breakers, holiday makers, and more Brexit quotas?! (36.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Ibiza Special Jan 24, 2020

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) Topic 3 - Freed From Desire - There's a football team called Flat Earth FC - is the first football club whose followers are united, not buy location - but by an idea. So we are coming up with our own football clubs (28.20) AOB - Drawn football XIs, James Norwood, and man catching beer (35.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC Milan's old people's home Jan 17, 2020

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 (24.10) AOB - 10 year season tickets, Conti Cup, and Little Nobbs (36.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Name of the Game Jan 10, 2020

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 still donning the boots, pulling on the training shirts, and smashing it for their clubs.(05.40) Topic 2 - Money, Money, Money - It was revealed this week that Roman Abramovich has spent over £100m sacking managers during his tenure at Chelsea! Incredible sums of money, and very expensively over £26m of that was spent on Antonio Conte. So we decided to look into where some of those managers are now (14.00) Topic 3 - Knowing Me Knowing You - Clubs have got many weird traditions so we thought we’d end today by discussing some of the traditions at clubs across the country (27.00) AOB - ball grabbing, Roma's goodwill, and not literal Christmas crackers (36.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willy Caballero Exclusive Jan 03, 2020

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://www.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill Scott Exclusive Dec 27, 2019

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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade of delight and decline Dec 20, 2019

It's our last roundtable of the decade and so we're looking back on the last 10 years and our memories from football, but we also look ahead to the future and fundamental festive fixtures that are coming up Here's what we're talking about: Topic 1 - Fundamental Festive Fixtures - Now it may have escaped your notice but it’s Christmas and there are a lot of festive fixtures so we’ve asked the team to pick out a couple of fixtures that will prove pivotal in either the relegation, top 4, or even possibly the title race - or frankly anything else!(04.50) Topic 2 - A decade of delight and decline - It’s the end of the decade, and so to celebrate we’re looking back on some of the teams for whom the 2010s have been an amazing feat of progression, and those who would rather just forget the decade ever happened (15.10) Topic 3 - Momentous moments - To end the show, we’re going to get personal and we bring our football stories from the last 10 years (26.10) AOB (37.00) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football's hard men, Club World Cup, and an ostrich Dec 13, 2019

With Emma Saunders back in it's only right that we get some Watford chat in and especially so with the return of Nigel Pearson as their manager. Here's what we're talking about: Topic 1 - Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough - With the appointment of Nigel Pearson at Watford, and Duncan Ferguson pulling up trees at Everton it's time to talk the hardmen and women of football. (05.30) Topic 2 - Liverpool's hard December - Liverpool are about to kick off their month of madness so we have decided to give you a guide to the Club World Cup (16.30) Topic 3 - Hard day's work - We return to Nigel Pearson and his famous “are you an ostrich” quote for this final topic, as we discuss the best and worst things to have happened in press conferences (23.30) AOB - Newcastle's generosity, announcer mix ups, and Watford's different kind of press conference (33.50) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sacking season, power couples, and football tat Dec 06, 2019

It's officially December so now it's time to get festive and find your loved ones some Christmas presents, and this week we have the answers! Plus we're talking shortest managerial reigns, and football's power couples Topic 1 - Sacking Season - we're discussing the shortest managerial reigns of all time (05.30) Topic 2 - Power Couples - On our WSL show we had the women’s football power couple of Marc Skinner (head coach Orlando Pride) and Laura Bassett so we celebrate the other power couples of football. (15.10) Topic 3 - Christmas football tat - We find the best/worst Christmas items football clubs have on their websites. (22.20) AOB - Chris Kamara's Christmas album, long reigning albums, and most watched YouTube videos (29.20) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Barnes Exclusive Nov 29, 2019

John Barnes joins Kait Borsay to discuss how Graham Taylor guided him to Liverpool, whether Jurgen Klopp is better than Brendan Rodgers, and his experiences of racism in football. In the course of his career John Barnes played 79 times for England, won the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and the League Cup. He is now known for speaking out against racism in football and society. 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poch gets scotched and it’s oh hey Jose! Nov 22, 2019

Joining Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper this week it's Faye Carruthers to discuss the BIG story of the week. Poch is out, and Jose is in! This week we work out what went on, what's going to happen now, and whether Poch could ever go to his old North London rivals. Topic 1 - Are You Ready? In the space of 12 hours Tottenham announce they have parted company with Mauricio Pochettino and hired Jose Mourinho in his place (04.00) Topic 2 - Wales. Golf. Madrid. The three words of the week surrounding Gareth Bale. Here is a rare breed a footballer who prefers playing for his country over his club. Is he alone? Who else do we think might be in this category? (25.10) Topic 3 - What happens next? The big footballing story is so BIG this week we just had to come back for more.. But this time we’re looking ahead and indulging in a bit of the Ripple Effect... So what happens next? (35.40) AOB - feets on seats, Fergie's impact, and The Wanderer (33.30) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North London derby and Women's Football Weekend special Nov 18, 2019

This special show comes live from Spurs' stadium as Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper speak with the great and the good from women's football - and none more so than SheKicks editor Jen O'Neill! We're joined by those taking part in the North London Derby throughout the show including Joe Montemurro, Karen Hills, Kim Little, and we hear from Leah Williamson and Rianna Dean too! If you like what you hear, make sure you check out our weekly WSL Edition (https://podfollow.com/wsl) everywhere you get you podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An A in maths I did not get Nov 15, 2019

Joining Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper this week it's Mina Rzouki for the latest look at the world of football. This week we fail at maths, dissect the England squad, and dish out some fines Topic 1 - The 100 Club: have we seen the end of the 100 cap club for England? (05.00) Topic 2 - And the winner is...: With the Euros coming around in just 7 months we’re taking this opportunity to tell you what will happen come 12 July 2020 and Henri Delaunay Trophy is raised (16.20) Topic 3 - Frank's feeling fine: we come up with our own Offside Rule fines in the wake of Chelsea's fines list (24.20) AOB - VAR madness, Arsene's new job, and eclipsed matches (33.30) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Dyche's beauty salon Nov 08, 2019

Join Kait Borsay, Ali Bender and Emma Saunders for this week's show including hard-hitting Neighbours chat, potty-mouthed managers & some dubious Sean Dyche impressions. Topic 1 - Diamonds in the rough: It's a massive weekend down the bottom of the Premier League table. We take a closer look at the fortunes of Watford, Norwich and Southampton. (06.20) Topic 2 - It had EVERYTHING: After Chelsea and Ajax's epic 4-4 in the Champions League - what are the other games or moments in football that were almost too good for words? (23.40) Topic 3 - Alternative occupations: After Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa took a stab at being a hockey coach - what are other managers' real callings in life? (30.50) AOB - Miserable weather, a fitting tribute and Wembley awaits (36.05) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Zamora: Offside Rule Exclusives Nov 01, 2019

Bobby Zamora joins Lynsey Hooper to discuss life after football, iconic moments in his 17-year professional career and what it was like growing up in East London amongst a hotbed of up and coming stars. In spells at Brighton, West Ham, Fulham and QPR Zamora scored many special goals - including THAT 90th minute winner in the 2014 Championship play-off Final against Derby. 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strictly Come VAR Oct 24, 2019

Topic 1 - VAR at it again: It was another weekend to forget for the Video Assistant Referee - but can we help the PGMOL with mission impossible? (02:55) Topic 2- Missing persons investigation: What on earth has happened to Mesut Özil - and who are the other players that are gone without a trace? (17:15) Topic 3 - Manchester City's influencer faux pas: For better or worse, how can clubs engage with fans? (25:30) AOB - The magic of the FA Cup, 4,500 days booking free & a new brand new commentary duo (34:05) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting that duck off your back Oct 18, 2019

Join Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Mina Rzouki for this week's show including who looks good in a leaf skirt, why the team should advertise at Man Utd, and why we all should want a farmer. Topic 1 - Reasons to be cheerful: The Premier League is back so we're giving a breakdown on six teams who are performing well, and why they should be cheery, but also need a word of caution (05.20) Topic 2 - Ronaldo and Ranieri: We're celebrating Ronaldo's 700 goals, and have a word on Ranieri at Samp (20.10) Topic 3 - Reasons to Record Break: In celebration of Trent Alexander-Arnold's record, we're talking other footballers with gongs to their name (27.30) AOB - Lionesses, superpower, and el Clasico (32.20) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't need a sausage to do well in League Two Oct 11, 2019

Join Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Bianca Westwood for this week's show including the EFL, Non League, and THE story of the week: Coleen Rooney v Bianca Westwood Topic 1 - Quarter Term Report: We update on all matters EFL as the team guide you through the Championship, League One, and League Two (04.30) Topic 2 - Wagatha Christie: THE story that has taken Twitter by storm is Coleen Rooney's detective skills. But we're remembering those footballing moments that weren't quite as they seemed (18.30) Topic 3 - Non League Day: In celebration of the world of Non League (30.00) AOB - Livingston, Petr Cech, and Wycombe (34.30) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) (https://audioboom.com/posts/7386487-spurs-shocker-misery-at-madrid-and-magical-unions/edit) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spurs' shocker, misery at Madrid, and magical unions Oct 04, 2019

Join Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Vaishali Bhardwaj for this week's look on the wide world of football. Spurs' shipped seven, how to create the ultimate player, and a Xabi Alonso appreciation all come up on this week's show: Topic 1 - Champions League: It's been a Champions League goal fest but why are Spurs and Madrid having such torrid times in Europe. (06.20) Topic 2 - Coming together: With the proposal of the MLS and Mexican Leagues to join forces, what football mergers would we like to see (20.20) Topic 3 - Come on! They're better than that: The FIFA player rankings are out, but who are our favourite, most underrated players (28.40) AOB - Footballing life lessons (33.20) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you solve a problem like Manchester United? Sep 27, 2019

This week it's Kait Borsay, Faye Carruthers, and Sarah Shephard in the studio. On the agenda we're here to fix Manchester United, we're discussing the greatest rivalries and most peculiar rivalries across the country, and we're naming a slightly left field England Veteran XI for the FA. Plus, why beards are successful, who used to have a mullet, and who was a table tennis superstar. Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hailing Håland, Michael Appleton love in, and Seaman on Ice Sep 20, 2019

This week it's Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Robyn Cowen in the studio. On the agenda our Champions League round up, which managers are looking to get back to work and which ones might have used up all their lives, and it's Strictly season so we're discussing the best footballer appearances on reality TV. Plus, how QPR links with the Champions League, whose grandson has the same name as his granddad, and reminisce on a spat for the ages: Stan Collymore v Vanilla Ice. Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three Lion cubs, the Italian way, and naked ambition Sep 13, 2019

They're discussing which of England's youngsters have shone the brightest in the international break, how the big European countries have been doing during the Euro 2020 qualifiers, and who we think should be given an honour for their footballing endeavours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not to be (James) Blunt Sep 06, 2019

The Offside Rule team are back and it's Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Faye Carruthers in the hot seat. On the agenda this week it's unlikely doppelgängers, footballing feuds and transfer window turmoil. Plus, find out what it's like when James Blunt slides into your DMs - and which member of the team was compared to the lead singer of Placebo... 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eniola Aluko: Offside Rule Exclusives Aug 30, 2019

Kait Borsay and Robyn Cowen speak with Eni Aluko an England centurion, World Cup bronze medallist, and three time double winner with Chelsea and Juventus. Eni speaks to the Offside Rule about her story as her book "They Don't Teach This" is launched. Learn the story behind her infamous case with then England manager Mark Sampson and how her England career unravelled before her eyes. 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eurostars, comeback kids, and footballers on film Aug 23, 2019

The Offside Rule team are back and it's Kait Borsay, Hayley McQueen, and Lynsey Hooper getting you ready for the weekend. This week they're talking about which players could be pilfered by European clubs, the best comeback kids in town, and footballers who have been on the silver screen. Plus find out about Lynsey's dalliances with online auction sites, Kait's French stay, and a story about Hayley's dad. FANTASY FOOTBALL Join the Offside Rule League: 3wj1zy 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chelsea's weekend to forget Aug 16, 2019

It's the Offside Rule and we're back with Hayley McQueen in the big presenter chair joined by Lynsey Hooper and Robyn Cowen as they discuss dreadful debuts, under the radar retired players, and celeb spotting including a FANTASTIC story involving Stiffler's mom and Hayley. Plus, fake news and Rickie Lambert, our dream 5-a-side football team, and find out what "doing a Lynsey" is. FANTASY FOOTBALL Join the Offside Rule League: 3wj1zy 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arsenal: transfer window winners? Aug 09, 2019

It's a brand new season and the Offside Rule is BACK! Joining Lynsey Hooper and newbies Alison Bender and Faye Carruthers for the season opener as they discuss the clubs which are ready to go, the best and worst transfers this summer, and great footballing families. Plus find out who has green hair, but don't care, who played the triangle beautifully, and listen in to Lynsey's beautiful french - because that's always worth a re-run. FANTASY FOOTBALL Join the Offside Rule League: 3wj1zy 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Neville: Offside Rule Exclusives May 31, 2019

Phil Neville speaks to the Offside Rule about his memories of the treble winning season with Manchester United, his relationship with his sporting siblings, and about how the Lionesses are getting themselves ready for France 2019 and all the pressures that come with the expectation of a nation. 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pep, Hegerberg, and Columbo May 24, 2019

Joining Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper in the Offside Rule studio this week is academic, writer, and author of "Roar of the Lionesses" Dr Carrie Dunn. This week they're talking the lengths they've gone to for football, whether there should be smaller goals in the women's game, and we discuss the ticketing fiasco FIFA have found themselves in. Plus we talk stickers, Pep's dancing, and dogs doing stepovers. GET IN TOUCH Read our articles at www.offsiderulepodcast (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) .com Tweet us @OffsideRulePod (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) Find us on Instagram @OffsideRulePod (https://www.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Challenge Accepted. May 17, 2019

Kait Borsay is joined by a host of new voices to the podcast: West Ham captain Gilly Flaherty, Telegraph Women's Sport Editor Anna Kessel, and Goals4Girls founder Francesca Brown. The reason? We're talking about girls and sport - just why are so few playing sport? Listen in as we tackle the big issues from mental health, to periods, to the long term benefits getting involved in sport provides. We ask what more schools, the FA, and professional clubs could be doing, as well as celebrate some of the schemes which are already out there. Plus we get excited for the Women's World Cup! For more information, here are some links: Girls, Inspired (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/school-sport/2019/04/02/telegraphs-girls-inspired-campaign-explained/) Goals4Girls (https://goals4girls.co.uk/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prince William, Michael Douglas, and Kylie May 10, 2019

In the pod this week it's Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and, making her podcast debut, it's commentator Robyn Cowen to discuss the massive week of football we've witnessed. In our royal themed show, join us as we celebrate the comeback kings of Europe: Liverpool and Spurs. There was a royal announcement on Wednesday, no not Archie, but Prince William starting the celebrity roll call for the Lioness World Cup squad announcement. We look at Phil Neville's picks and say who we would like to announce us as squad members. And with a royal rumble set for Sunday afternoon in the Premier League, we toast the unsung heroes of the season, and discuss the title race. Plus hear how we could have met Michael Douglas. GET IN TOUCH * Read our articles at www.[offsiderulepodcast](https://offsiderulepodcast.com/).com * Tweet us @[OffsideRulePod](https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) * Find us on Instagram @[OffsideRulePod](https://www.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Cena, Boef, and naked team building May 03, 2019

Kait Borsay, Hayley McQueen and Lynsey Hooper are back with their unique look at the world of football. This week we're discussing who should stay and who should go from Manchester United and Arsenal, Lynsey comes up with an idea to help the concussion debate in football, and we're looking back on some of the biggest and best title races in history. Plus Hayley tells us about (unofficially) the worst football team in Britain, Kait brings to the table Partick Thistle's new team picking system, and Lynsey is celebrating Darlington FC's approach for hiring their new coach. 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pablo Zabaleta: The Offside Rule Exclusives Apr 26, 2019

West Ham defender Pablo Zabaleta sits down with Lynsey Hooper to discuss his career highlights including the 2011/12 Premier League title with Manchester City, his move to West Ham, and his post-football plans. 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Ajax to Alexia to Achilles Apr 19, 2019

Hayley McQueen and Lynsey Hooper are joined by special guest former Lioness, London Bees Coach, and host of the brilliant Footy Pups, Rachel Yankey, to discuss the latest and weirdest news in football. Listen in as we discuss all the fallout from the Champions League quarter finals, including VAR, Messi's unravelling of Phil Jones, and the brilliance of Ajax. We look back on some of the most grotesque footballing injuries after Ryan Christie got himself more than a black eye at the weekend. And we also try to work out why it's so difficult for former Premier League managers to get a new job! Plus we talk the Women's Champions League, scheduling head scratchers, and the newest man at the Oche - yes it is football related we promise! 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wolves, Lionesses, and Deer Poo Apr 12, 2019

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Hayley McQueen are back with this week's look at some of the biggest and quirkiest stories from football. Listen in as we get down to Wembley, Europe, and business. Including Lynsey reliving her FA Cup heartbreak, some of the best stories from footballers doing good work for their communities, and a look back on the season to debate the savviest clubs after free transfer Teemu Pukki was named Championship Player of the Season. Plus we talk the weird reasons matches have been called off, shirk at romance in football, and hear from Gerard Deulofeu. VOTE * We're nominated for a Webby - you can vote for us [here](https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2019/podcasts/general-podcasts/sports) GET IN TOUCH * Read our articles at www.[offsiderulepodcast](https://offsiderulepodcast.com/).com * Tweet us @[OffsideRulePod](https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) * Find us on Instagram @[OffsideRulePod](https://www.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going down, hot tubs, and the space burger Apr 05, 2019

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Hayley McQueen are here with another episode of The Offside Rule Podcast! This week we're going down, down, down. As Huddersfield and Fulham are relegated we're looking at other teams who are likely to suffer this same fate. Another down as Steve McClaren continues the England manager curse following his sacking from QPR, we discuss where the former England managers are now - including a tale involving a hot tub and Sam Allardyce. And we nominate our player of the season to go down in history. Plus we come up with a Boots England XI, and discuss patient players and the space burger. VOTE * We're nominated for a Webby - you can vote for us [here](https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2019/podcasts/general-podcasts/sports) GET IN TOUCH * Read our articles at www.[offsiderulepodcast](https://offsiderulepodcast.com/).com * Tweet us @[OffsideRulePod](https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) * Find us on Instagram @[OffsideRulePod](https://www.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House envy and wet willies Mar 29, 2019

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper, and Hayley McQueen are back with weekly episodes of The Offside Rule Podcast! This week we're celebrating England but worrying about Scotland as the two have contrasting starts to their Euro 2020 campaigns. Everyone is talking about Spurs' new stadium with envy - but which feature do we love the most, and just how do those beer taps work? And we discuss the huge crowds at the Wanda Metropolitano and Allianz Arena. Plus why Keith is a one man team, and we need to talk about Skillzy. 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.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/?hl=en) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trailer - We're Back! Mar 28, 2019

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen are back every week with The Offside Rule! Subscribe now to make sure you're ready every Friday for the latest episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Casey Stoney: The Offside Rule Exclusives Mar 01, 2019

Manchester United WFC’s manager Casey Stoney discusses how she aims to make Manchester United’s brand-new women’s team a success, levelling the playing field for women in football and helping gay footballers feel comfortable coming out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn Murray: The Offside Rule Exclusives Feb 01, 2019

Brighton Striker Glenn Murray sits down with our own Lynsey Hooper, to discuss his very interesting career which has so far included playing for two rival clubs and a stint over in America. Make sure you subscribe for exclusive interviews on the first of ever month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martin Tyler: The Offside Rule Exclusives Jan 01, 2019

Veteran commentator and Woking FC coach Martin Tyler talks to The Offside Rule Exclusives about his views on the infamous Keys and Gray sexism row, taking the leap into coaching and how female commentators can break the glass ceiling. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Doherty: The Offside Rule Exclusives Nov 30, 2018

Matt Doherty sits down with Kait and Lynsey as they cover everything from academy life to making his premier league debut. Matt also gives his take on the newly appointedRepubic of Ireland manager and what it's like to be celebrating his eighth year at Wolves FC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerard Deulofeu: The Offside Rule Exclusives Nov 01, 2018

In the latest episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives, ex-Barcelona and current Watford forward Gerard Deulofeu sets the record straight on why he'll never return to the Catalan giants, how he's coped with the pressures of graduating from their famed academy and discusses why he loves the Premier League. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jermain Defoe: The Offside Rule Exclusives Oct 01, 2018

In the first Offside Rule Exclusives episode of the season, Bournemouth striker and England veretan Jermain Defoe opens up on his personal life and being labelled a 'love rat', his ongoing commitment to the England national team and what's next for him when he retires from the beautiful game. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #BournemouthAFC #England #TottenhamHotspur #WestHamUnited Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Appleton: The Offside Rule Exclusives Jun 01, 2018

In the last podcast in The Offside Rule Exclusives series, Leicester City assistant manager talks candidly about the challenges facing young British coaches, the managerial advice he received from Sir Alex Ferguson and overcoming the snap judgments people make of him. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #LeicesterCity #MichaelAppleton #Portsmouth #BlackburnRovers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Appleton PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives May 30, 2018

Leicester City assistant manager Michael Appleton explains why appearances deceive.. The next episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives with Michael Appleton is available from 1st June 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly Smith: The Offside Rule Exclusives May 01, 2018

Legendary ex-England and Arsenal forward Kelly Smith talks to The Offside Rule Exclusives about her advice to young female players looking to advance in the game, her thoughts on Phil Neville's England Women appointment and her battles with depression and suicidal thoughts. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heurelho Gomes: The Offside Rule Exclusives Apr 10, 2018

Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes talks to The Offside Rule Exclusives about playing while injured for Tottenham and what went wrong, his move to Watford and taking £40m-rated Brazilian star Richarlison under his wing. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #HeurelhoGomes #Watford #TottenhamHotspur #Richarlison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heurelho Gomes PROMO 2 - The Offside Rule Exclusives Apr 08, 2018

On falling out of favour at Tottenham.. The full episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives with Heurelho Gomes is released soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heurelho Gomes PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Apr 08, 2018

Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes is our next guest on The Offside Rule Exclusives. Look out for the full episode - released soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sven-Göran Eriksson: The Offside Rule Exclusives Mar 01, 2018

Ex-England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson talks to The Offside Rule Exclusives about the prestige of the England job, the 2006 World Cup failure, England's chances in Russia and being a high-profile victim of the phone hacking scandal. This episode is guest-edited by Sports Broadcaster and Journalist Faye Carruthers. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #SvenGöranEriksson #England #ManchesterCity #NottsCounty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sven-Göran Eriksson PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Feb 27, 2018

Sven gives his thoughts on his phone being hacked by News of the World from 2002-6 whilst manager of England. The full episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives with Sven-Göran Ericsson is released on 1st March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie Austin: The Offside Rule Exclusives Feb 01, 2018

Southampton striker Charlie Austin speaks at length to on new podcast series The Offside Rule Exclusives about how his footballing career almost didn't happen, the academy system and his future at Southampton. This episode is guest-edited by Sarah Shephard of The Coaches' Voice. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #CharlieAustin #JoeyBarton #Southampton #Reading #QPR #Swindon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie Austin PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Jan 26, 2018

Charlie Austin questions whether football academies take players at too young an age. You can listen to and download the full episode with Charlie from 1st February 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Hughton: The Offside Rule Exclusives Jan 01, 2018

Chris Hughton gives an exclusive in-depth interview to The Offside Rule Exclusives, where he speaks out on racism in football and the barriers aspiring black managers face. This episode is guest-edited by Chris Hughton's daughter, Sky Sports' Aisha Hughton. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #ChrisHughton #NewcastleUnited #RhianBrewster #BrightonandHoveAlbion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Hughton PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Dec 30, 2017

Chris Hughton talks about the sustained lack of opportunity for black, Asian and and minority ethnic coaches within the English game… The full podcast with Chris Hughton will be out on 1st January, be sure to hit subscribe either on Audioboom or iTunes - don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Hayes: The Offside Rule Exclusives Dec 14, 2017

Emma Hayes gives her first interview since announcing her pregnancy with twins to The Offside Rule Exclusives. Tune in to hear Emma talk about her experience with pregnancy so far, the Eni Aluko controversy and how she supports her players.Please note: this podcast contains some strong language. This episode is guest-edited by football co-commentator and ex-Leeds forward Lucy Ward. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV *Contains a few naughty words.* #EmmaHayes #ChelseaLadies #EniAluko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Hayes PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Dec 01, 2017

Chelsea Ladies' manager Emma Hayes gives her thoughts on being the next England Women manager... The full podcast with Emma Hayes will be out this month, be sure to hit subscribe either on Audioboom or iTunes so you don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: The Offside Rule Exclusives Nov 01, 2017

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper on episode 3 of The Offside Rule Exclusives. Tune in to hear Jimmy talk candidly about why he really left Leeds all those years ago, success at the highest level as a manager and player, and *those* David O'Leary comments. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. This episode is guest-edited by ESPN's Alison Bender. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #JimmyFloydHasselbaink #Chelsea #LeedsUnited #NorthamptonTown #DavidOLeary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Oct 29, 2017

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink insists any foreign player at a club he manages must know the native language or pay for lessons: "you have to respect the country you're in". The full Exclusives episode with Jimmy will be available to listen or download from 1st November 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Hart: The Offside Rule Exclusives Oct 01, 2017

England and West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart is the guest star on episode two of brand new podcast series The Offside Rule Exclusives. In this in-depth interview, tune in to hear Joe discuss dealing with rejection, the situation with Pep Guardiola, his England and club career and how he bounces back from criticism. This episode is guest-edited by fellow England goalkeeper Carly Telford. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #PremierLeague #WestHamUnited #JoeHart #EPL #England #Guardiola #ManchesterCity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Hart on Pep Guardiola - Offside Rule Exclusives PROMO Sep 30, 2017

Hear Joe Hart on Pep Guardiola's decision to axe him from the number one spot at Manchester City. The full interview with Joe Hart is out on 1st October 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Hart PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Sep 28, 2017

Joe speaks with brutal honesty on his England career. The full Exclusives episode with Joe will be available to listen or download from 1st October 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Howe: The Offside Rule Exclusives Sep 08, 2017

AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for this first episode of brand new series The Offside Rule Exclusives. In his first in-depth interview of the 2017/8 season, tune in to hear Eddie talk about trailblazing, his links to the England job, his work ethic and how he made the switch to management. This episode is guest-edited by ITV Sport's Amy Lewis. You'll find a new episode of The Offside Rule Exclusives at the beginning of every month. Find us at: @OffsideRulePod | offsiderulepodcast.com | Facebook: The Offside Rule | YouTube: The Offside Rule TV #PremierLeague #AFCBournemouth #EddieHowe #EPL #England #Championship #Pochettino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Howe PROMO - The Offside Rule Exclusives Sep 07, 2017

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The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 21 - End of Season Special with Jim White Jun 01, 2017

Summary Sky Sports stalwart and King of Deadline Day Jim White joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) end of season special. Jim gives us his thoughts on Wenger's 2-year contract extension, Pep and Mourinho before we get into our season round-up. It's been an interesting, intriguing, and downright bonkers season across the board, with stories we'll remember for years to come. We give you our favourite stories of the season, and the ones you might have missed; from managerial surprises to unhappy star players. Arsene Wenger vindicated himself by winning the FA Cup this season and has been rewarded with the aforementioned contract extension. We look at some of the best managerial "I told you so!" moments, including one of the best managers of our time after his rocky start at Manchester United. Finally, we get a bit more nostalgic and look at our finest moments in football both as journalists and as fans; who put Jim through 90 minutes of torture, and which world-beating ex-player did Jim leave in a Scotland nightclub? Tune in to hear more tales from Jim, Kait and Lynsey, and to see out the season in style. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #ArseneWenger #Arsenal #PepGuardiola #JoseMourinho #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #MarcoSilva #HullCity #Watford #SheffieldUnited #ChrisWilder #SwanseaCity #CrystalPalace #AlanPardew #BobBradley #SamAllardyce #WayneRooney #KyleWalker #TottenhamHotspur #OlivierGiroud #ClaudioRanieri #SeanDyche #AlexFerguson #JermainDefoe #DickAdvocaat #Rangers #ChrisHughton #NewcastleUnited #BrightonandHoveAlbion #BradleyLowery #JermainDefoe #Sunderland #Scotland #NorthernIreland #RuudGullit #ChampionsLeague #RayHoughton #Liverpool #FrankLampard #Chelsea #WestHam #MLS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 20 May 18, 2017

The terrific trio of Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back together to see off the end of the season on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) episode 20. We all had a chuckle when Barnsley accidentally submitted a bid for St Mirran's Stevie Mallan to a St Mirran fan site. But it's not the only 'oops' communication moment we've had in football. Which player's transfer was scuppered by a failed internet connection? And who has forever been immortalised by the words "can you tweet something like"...? It's that time where we start reflecting on a whirlwind season, so we recount some of the best and worst moments, including the shock sacking of the season, the double-edged sword of North East football and one of the best moments of Pep Guardiola's life...apparently. Finally, we were browsing Mumsnet recently (bear with us...) and found that some Mumsnet posters don't understand why relegation reduces fans to a sobbing mess. We think it's perfectly normal, but not everyone reacts in the same way. We look at some of the best relegation reactions - including the study that proves how traumatic your team's relegation really is! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #DavidDeGea #RealMadrid #ManchesterUnited #Sampdoria #RobertoSoriano #Napoli #PajtimKasami #Fulham #JoeyBarton #Sevilla #Chelsea #Liverpool #JurgenKlopp #NeilSwarbrick #SanchezMerino #EnriqueGonzalezMerino #AndrewWilliams #WillHughes #DerbyCounty #VictorAnichebe #Sunderland #JakeBugg #NewcastleUnited #RafaBenitez #BurtonAlbion #ClaudioRanieri #LeicesterCity #CraigShakespeare #ManchesterCity #PepGuardiola #SamAllardyce #ArseneWenger #BlackburnRovers #Middlesbrough #Venkys #JoleonLescott #AstonVilla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 19 May 04, 2017

Lynsey Hooper is back to front episode 19 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. As the football season quickly reaches its conclusion, there's plenty of teams with nothing left to play for; they've already been relegated, promoted, or have just reached that 40 point milestone. We look at the teams coasting to the finale, including the Midlands side who've lost 4 in a row and broken a club record for not scoring! The players who certainly aren't on the beach are the women's footballers, who are gearing up for Euro 2017 and a new FAWSL season; Sue Smith is back on the pod to give us some FAWSL insight. Everyone, including Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, was gobsmacked to see Emre Can's fantastic bicycle kick goal. What other moments in football have made us do a double take? Finally, everyone and their granny was talking about Anthony Joshua's heavyweight triumph in this weekend's boxing, and it got us thinking about heavyweight football clubs across Europe. And just for fun, we look at the footballers who would make good boxers - including an actual footballer-turned-boxer, and a player who grew up boxing and could return to it if his career ends unexpectedly early... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #EmreCan #WestBrom #TonyPulis #StokeCity #PrestonNorthEnd #Sunderland #Bournemouth #WolverhamptonWanderers #Liverpool #JurgenKlopp #AlexTettey #Norwich #LeicesterCity #ManchesterCity #PepGuardiola #Granada #TonyAdams #Chelsea #Arsenal #CraigShakespeare #LeonMcKenzie #SerieA #Juventus #Bundesliga #BayernMunich #LaLiga #Barcelona #RealMadrid #Ligue1 #Monaco #Akinfenwa #WayneRooney #JoeyBarton #RobertLewandowski #CharlieAdam #JasonPuncheon #MauricioPochettino #Messi #LeonMcKenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 18 Apr 20, 2017

Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay are back to bring you The Offside Rule (We Get It!) in episode 18 of the award-winning podcast. Survival specialist Harry Redknapp has been appointed as Birmingham City's new manager, and while the jokes are plentiful, you can't deny his credentials when it comes to relegation battles. He's not the only one; we look at some of the savviest bottom-of-the-league battlers, both old and new. It's a great time to be a seasider as Brighton, Plymouth and Portsmouth all confirmed their respective promotions this weekend. All three clubs have battled against the odds, so we look at their journeys up the football leagues and beyond. This season's Champions League has thrust some young European stars into the spotlight, like Dybala and Mbappe. We look at some of Europe's best and brightest young talent - with Chelsea scouting some of these names, could any of them be coming to the Premier League? It wouldn't be The Offside Rule without a little tongue-in-cheek; and this time it comes from our brilliant listeners. We asked you guys what Chelsea stalwart John Terry's next move should be and the answers range from the bonkers to the believable. Tune in to hear some of the best... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #KaitBorsay #BirminghamCity #HarryRedknapp #Middlesbrough #Sunderland #GusPoyet #AitorKaranka #TonyPulis #CrystalPalace #WestBrom #RoyHodgson #TimSherwood #AstonVilla #TottenhamHotspur #SamAllardyce #DickAdvocaat #BoltonWanderers #BlackburnRovers #Portsmouth #PlymouthArgyle #BrightonandHoveAlbion #ChrisHughton #PaulCook #KylianMbappe #Monaco #ManchesterCity #ThomasLemar #KasperDolberg #Ajax #IssaDiop #Juventus #Toulouse #AleksandrGolovin #CSKAMoscow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 17. Incl England Women Interviews Apr 06, 2017

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back to present episode 17 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We give our thoughts on David Moyes' now infamous "you might get a slap, even though you're a woman" comment to reporter Vicki Sparks. Moyes is not the only manager to say or do something they regretted when under pressure. Which ex-Arsenal defender resigned after punching a fan? And which two managers overused the C bomb? The England Women's squad for Euro 2017 has been announced, and there's some players conspicuous by their absence. We look at new inclusions, big exclusions, and grab a chat with England stars Laura Bassett, Jodie Taylor and Izzy Christiansen. Finally, we've all seen the Cristiano Ronaldo statue, with some saying it looks more like Niall Quinn than the Portugese superstar - poor Niall. But is it the worst one we've seen? Is it even the worst Cristiano Ronaldo statue we've seen? Tune in to the podcast and our Twitter feed to find out. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #NelsonVivas #Arsenal #JoeKinnear #NewcastleUnited #PaulInce #Blackpool #SimonBird #GuyPoyet #EniAluko #EnglandWomen #Euro2017 #DemiStokes #FranKirby #MarkSampson #CristianoRonaldo #DavidMoyes #Sunderland #BobStokoe #TomFinney #PrestonNorthEnd #SvenGoranEriksson #SirBobbyRobson SamuelEto'o #LuisSuarez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 16 Mar 23, 2017

It's triple trouble on episode 16 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Kait Borsay returns to join Hayley McQueen and Lynsey Hooper. We're nearing the final stretch of the Premier League season, with 9 or 10 games left for most teams. It's crunch time, when some teams put together an astonishing end-of-the-season run or crumble under the pressure. With relegation and European football at stake, we look at some of the sides that need to put in a good run and predict the final relegation candidates. Offside Rule and Lynsey Hooper favourite Mick McCarthy celebrated 25 years in football management this weekend, so who else has been in it for the long haul? We look at some long term managers and their career highs and lows, including an English football stalwart who's managed too many clubs to count! Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's draw against Liverpool was "one of the most special days of his life", to which Jurgen Klopp replied "he's Spanish, they're more emotional than Germans!" with a laugh. What other funny, cheeky or downright rude things have managers said about each other? Hint: Jose Mourinho features heavily in this topic! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #Everton #Arsenal #ManchesterUnited #RonaldKoeman #Liverpool #JurgenKlopp #PepGuardiola #Watford #WalterMazzarri #Sunderland #Middlesbrough #RudyGestede #EricBailly #HullCity #LuisFelipeScolari #NeilWarnock #GaryJohnson #MartinONeill #WycombeWanderers #AstonVilla #GuyRoux #Auxerre #RafaBenitez #ArseneWenger #AlexFerguson #SamAllardyce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 15 Mar 09, 2017

Hayley McQueen returns to join Lynsey Hooper on episode 15 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Recent footage has emerged of Mats Hummels spilling coffee down himself as he was boarding the Bayern Munich team bus - much to Thomas Müller's delight. But it's not the silliest footballing injury we've ever seen so we take you through some of the most outlandish - involving babies, tricycles and a moose! As we've recorded on International Women's Day we had to dedicate a topic to it; there#s still work to be come when it comes to women in football, so we look at some of the women currently blazing the trail for us. Finally, an international break is upon us and all eyes will be on recently-appointed Gareth Southgate - can he make the step up from the U21s and deliver? But he's not the newest manager on the international scene. We take a look at some other newly-appointed managers, including former Everton manager Roberto Martinez, and see how they've performed so far. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #DaveBassett #PetrCech #DariusVassell #AstonVilla #AlanWright #Kilmarnock #KieronDyer #SveinGrøndalen #AlanMullery #DavidBatty #ChanYeunTing #LauraHarvey #NatalieLawrence #VictoriaPavón #MixuPaatelainen #Finland #RobertoMartinez #Belgium #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 14 Feb 23, 2017

It's double trouble as Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper front episode 14 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We all know about the magic of the FA Cup and this season is no different, with Lincoln City the first non-league side to reach the quarter finals in over 100 years. We reminisce about our favourite ever FA Cup moments, including the one that got Lynsey hooked on working in football. News has emerged that Red Bull is looking to buy a club in Hungary after its success with New York Red Bulls and RB Leipzig, while newly-formed Minnesota United set to enter the MLS. But how successful have recently-created clubs been; are they all title challengers like RB Leipzig? We look at how some brand-new and rebranded sides have done in recent years. Football is wonderfully diverse and filled with many languages and nationalities. Roman Pavlyuchenko communicated in noises when he first arrived at Spurs, which shows there's sometimes a translation problem. We look at the funniest language mix-ups - which ex-England striker accidentally proclaimed he'd like to sleep with Frank Lampard?! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #Wembley #WhiteHorseFinal #WolverhamptonWanderers #Liverpool #LutonTown #NorwichCity #SheffieldWednesday #PaulJones #ChrisWaddle #WiganAthletic #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #RBLeipzig #MichaelOwen #FrankLampard #RealMadrid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 13 Feb 09, 2017

The January transfer window is finally over, and Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen are back to bring you a post-window episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We all know January produces some flop signings, but what about the ones who flopped so bad they left almost immediately? Who got sacked and who was sold on at a tidy profit? The Premier League relegation battle is incredibly tight, with 6 teams running the risk of going down. We look at why Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Swansea, Hull, Leicester and 'Boro could survive or fall; which new manager is a man with a plan, and which team needs a visit from a psychologist? After Jose Mourinho stormed off mid-TV interview following a draw to Hull, we got thinking about our own snubs - and we've experienced a few! Tune in to find out who had a tantrum via his interpreter and which club stifled Lynsey's journalistic questioning... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #Middlesbrough #AitorKaranka #HullCity #CrystalPalace #SamAllardyce #YohanCabaye #WilfriedZaha #Sunderland #JermainDefoe #DavidMoyes #BryanOviedo #LeicesterCity #ClaudioRanieri #SwanseaCity #Arsenal #KimKällström #DavidLivermore #LeedsUnited #PaulClement #ClaudMakelele #EmmanuelEboue #ElliotLee #WestHamUnited #NottsCounty #SvenGoranEriksson #SolCampbell #SouthendUnited #AndyCarroll #OlivierGiroud #CarlosTevez #MichaelCarrick #ManchesterUnited #NewcastleUnited #RoyKeane #AstonVilla #DannyMills #TomaszKuszczak #CoventryCity #RealMadrid #RobertJarni #JamieVardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kait takes on Trump - Let's Make Football Great Again! Jan 26, 2017

You can't have Donald Trump inaugurated and not want to take the Mickey right? The Offside Rule reworks Trump's first speech as US President. For the full version listen to Episode 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 12 TRANSFER TRUMP Jan 26, 2017

The new year is in full swing and Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen are back for episode 12 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We couldn't have a late-January podcast without mentioning the January transfer window - who hasn't been snapped up yet? We give you our top transfer tips, and a little bit of advice for teams still looking to buy. The Women's Super League will soon run in tandem with the Premier League, so we turn our attention to some of the standout newbies in the WSL - and one familiar returning face! We couldn't do this podcast without mentioning Donald Trump's inauguration but we've of course put our own little spin on it. We've improved on Trump's slogan 'Make America Great Again' - let's Make Football Great Again, complete with pledges for the national game, blatant lies (or "alternative facts"...) and a reworked Trump speech! 30 minutes of listening pleasure, brought to you by Offside Productions. Big thanks to Ed Scott this week for producing and editing the show. You can find Ed at: www.weareshameless.com There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule'. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #Liverpool #VanAanholt #Chelsea #JoeHart #ThibautCourtois #ManchesterCity #AntonioConte #VictorLindelof #CarlJenkinson #CrystalPalace #EmmanuelAdebayor #MarouaneChamakh #DimitriPayet #WestHamUnited #RBLeipzig #OliverBurke #Everton #KevinMirallas #WayneRooney #ArsenalLadies #ChelseaLadies #HeatherOReilly #EmmaHayes #KimLittle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/7 - Episode 11 Jan 12, 2017

Happy new year listeners from Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay. If you've emerged from your turkey-induced slumber and need to know what did (and didn't) make the headlines over the new year, look no further. We catch up on the festive footy and reveal the results of our December predictions - which of our trio got every darn thing right? It's 2017 and the diet plans are already on hold.. time to talk Chinese takeaways. With the mega-nation seemingly wanting to buy everything in English football, what else can we offload to them for the right price? 30 minutes of listening pleasure, brought to you by Offside Productions. Big thanks to Ed Scott this week for producing and editing the show. You can find Ed at: www.weareshameless.com There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @offsiderulepod and Like our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 - Episode 10 Dec 23, 2016

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen present a festive edition of The Offside Rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 - Episode 9 Dec 08, 2016

It's a special episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) this week, as the trio of Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen is back together! We're getting in the spirit of Christmas (sort of) by looking at Santa's sack race. No, it's not about the presents he's bringing, but rather a P45...who do we think will be the first manager to receive this lump of coal in their stocking? Bob Bradley and Alan Pardew naturally crop up, but what about the outsider who isn't fitting in to his new club? Now, it’s annoying when friends show you up by sending Christmas cards at the beginning of December isn’t it? What about when footballers or teams do the same - which team topped their table before crashing down to 6th? And which fans got ahead of themselves with a play-off pitch invasion? We've seen some dramatics recently - including big comebacks for Bournemouth and Swansea against Liverpool and Crystal Palace respectively - so we look at some of the best comebacks and on-pitch dramatics in recent years...are their any teams who've been involved more than others? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 - Episode 8 Nov 24, 2016

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back to bring you another dose of football madness on The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We're fast approaching the hectic Christmas period, and league tables are starting to shape up nicely. However, there's some teams that are in less-than-desirable positions, but what's happened to them? Which manager do we think is focusing on completing his bucket list before retirement? We grab title-winning Jill Scott of Manchester City Ladies for some quick fire questions. And speaking of interviews, it looks like Gareth Southgate is the only candidate for the England job, so surely nothing could go wrong...right? We give you some of the best managerial interview flops over the years, including a headline-grabber who was foiled by his love of PowerPoints! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 - Episode 7 Nov 10, 2016

Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back to bring you an extra football fix during this international break, on The Offside Rule (We Get It!). The mannequin challenge is taking over social media but there's no standing still in the Premier League, with an already fierce battle amongst the top teams. We look at the top four: what are they doing well, and what could trip them up, and importantly, who do we think will walk away with the title? We catch up with some of Manchester City Women's title winning players and get them to spill the secrets to their success. During the international break, we see plenty of Premier League stars in action for their international sides, but it's rarer to see English players giving it a go abroad. We look at some of the most successful Brits abroad...and some flops! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 - Episode 6 Oct 27, 2016

Hayley McQueen and Lynsey Hooper look at spooky goings-on in football in this Hallowe'en themed episode of The Offside Rule! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 - Episode 5 Oct 13, 2016

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back to give you an extra football fix during the international break, on The Offside Rule (We Get It!). England has been in the news but for once, not for the shoddy football - the country's jaw dropped when Big Sam lost his job as part of a huge expose. Gareth Southgate is performing admirably so far, but problems run much deep for underperforming England than the managerial situation. So, how do you solve a problem like England? We explore the team's weak points, including mentality and form, and how we can address them. Continuing with the international theme, we've watched a lot of world football in the last week and seen some unlikely names feature. China is becoming an end-of-career payday for Premier League stars, but in which other unexpected leagues have we seen some big names? Finally, Bob Bradley made history this week as the first American to manage in the Premier League, a league that is no stranger to American exports. We look at some of the biggest football trailblazers from the USA, including a World Cup winner and a plethora of goalkeepers! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 - Live from Soccerex Sep 29, 2016

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are reunited as the terrific trio on episode 4 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). It's another Offside Rule first as we recorded the podcast LIVE from Soccerex! But if you couldn't tune in live fear not, you can still listen to us chat about the important things, like footballers in strange places...where have we unexpectedly bumped into a player? Who encountered David Beckham, hungover and red-faced? We also look at the players managers can't live without...even if they'd never admit it. Which Premier League flop has resurrected his career and became invaluable to his French side? Finally, we give you some of our 'I almost lost it when...' moments, and read out some of your best tweets. From talking during football to a managerial kiss and Hollywood superstars, we're talking moments that have made you mad or ecstatic! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 Episode 3 Sep 15, 2016

Kait Borsay returns to join Lynsey Hooper on episode 3 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) in 2016-17. Marcus Rashford looks to be a key player for Manchester United this season, but it might be from the bench. We know the value of squad players who might not start every game but can't be underestimated, so we give you some of our current greatest super squad players. Now that we've had time to digest this summer's transfer window activities, it's time to have a good look at some of the unknown names that have arrived into the Premier League. Finally, much ado has been made about the near-100 changes to the football rulebook over the summer, so we look at some of the best and silliest new rules... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #LeonardoUlloa #LeicesterCity #KelechiIheanacho #MoBarrow #ManchesterCity #SwanseaCity #JuniorStanislas #Bournemouth #JonathanLeko #WestBrom #JayRodriguez #Southampton #LorisKarius #Liverpool #EricBailly #ManchesterUnited #SofianeFeghouli #WestHam #LuisHernández #SofianeBoufal #StefanoOkaka #Watford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 Episode 2 Sep 01, 2016

It's double trouble once again on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Lynsey Hooper returns from Rio to join Hayley McQueen on the podcast. Our Lynsey has been away covering the Olympics, and missed the start of the new season...so it's only fair to give her a pop quiz to find out how much action she's caught so far - play along at home and see how much you remember from the opening games! Eden Hazard has found form again after an anonymous 2015/16 season...but who else has gone missing after having a blinder? This year's transfer window has thrown up some memorable deals like Ibrahimovic to Manchester United, Kante to Chelsea and Perez to Arsenal, but what about the action that's gone under the radar? Which one-club Premier League stalwart has quietly retired? And which Aston Villa mercenary has slipped off to Greece? Find out on The Offside Rule! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule: #AskLivLadies Aug 30, 2016

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) went on a trip to Widnes to put YOUR #AskLivLadies questions to Liverpool Ladies trio Alex Greenwood, Natasha Harding and Ashley Hodson. Following on from the success of our first Twitter Q&A with Doncaster Rovers Belles earlier this year, questions included who they would choose to take on a survival break, which posters donned their bedroom walls as kids and who would make their ideal FA WSL 5-a-side team! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2016/17 Episode 1 Aug 18, 2016

The Premier League is finally back, and with it comes a brand new season of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back to bring you their favourite moments from the opening weekend - which unfortunate goalkeeper crashed his fancy car after conceding a ton of goals?! Our New Boys XI didn't work out so well last season - although we do take credit for Dele Alli's fantastic season! - but we're giving it another go and building a fantasy football side made purely of Premier League debutants! We often see photos of footballers on their jollies over the summer, and it's usually sun, sea and sand... but some stars have been taking up more unique activites, and we bring you some of the best - which Premier League footballer went swimming with...pigs?! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LeicesterCity #HullCity #Liverpool #Arsenal #PetrCech #BenWatson #Watford #AndreAyew #WestHamUnited #Sunderland #PaddyMcNair #JamieVardy #AntonioConte #Chelsea #WalterMazzarri #LorusKarius #EricBailly #RagnarKlavan #ChristianKabasele #MikeVanDerHoom #LewisCook #SwanseaCity #Bournemouth #Nolito #PierreEmileHøjbjerg #ManchesterCity #Southampton #StevenDefour #GraniteXhaka #PaulPogba #Ibrahimovic #VincentJanssen #TottenhamHotspur #AhmedMusa #FernandoLlorente #WayneRooney #Micropigs #DannySimpson #JaydonGibbs #NiklasBendtner #AlexOxladeChamberlain #DaleyBlind #SiemDeJong #NewcastleUnited #RobertoFirmino #MarcoReus #AdamLallana #JordanHenderson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Euro 2016 Special: Episode Two Jun 27, 2016

Kait and Lynsey bring the latest #Euro2016 special from Paris as they look back at Wales v Northern Ireland and ahead to England v Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Euro 2016 Specials: Episode One Jun 13, 2016

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back to bring you an exclusive The Offside Rule (We Get It!) Euro 2016 podcast directly from Marseille. We give you our first-hand account of the mayhem and fighting that's marred the early days of the tournament in Marseille (don't worry guys, we're fine!) However, In the midst of violence and fan fighting we've seen a lively start to the tournament. Hosts France are tipped to go all the way - but can they do it? We discuss France's chances and give you our tips for the tournament and a dark horse to watch. England started their campaign with a 1-1 draw with Russia, so what did we take from the game? What can we take into the next game? And is there anything we could improve on? We give you our post-match review. We'll be back with another podcast later in the tournament, but in the meantime we're covering matches and posting video content on our Twitter page! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 40 May 19, 2016

It's a time of reflection on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) this week, as Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay look back on a jam-packed season on the end-of-season episode of the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. You might remember our early season predictions, which we revisited in Christmas - so how did we do as futuregazers? We also gave you our best debutant XI - but how did they fair throughout the season? Did they reach new heights or fade away? There's been much entertainment throughout the season, but we give you our standout matches. Finally, we dig out some hidden stories you might not have seen throughout the season... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 39 May 12, 2016

Football reporter Gigi Salmon joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper to front episode 39 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. The final automatic promotion places were confirmed across the Football League at the weekend, so we give you our ones to watch for next season; who's likely to make an impact in their new league? It wasn't easy sailing across Europe, however; PSV Eindhoven won Eredivisie on a dramatic final day, and Barcelona have the advantage in a tight battle for the La Liga title. We take you through some of the most dramatic season wind downs across the continent. Leicester City finally had their title-winning party - but was it all that was expected? We give you some of our highlights from the celebrations - including speedos and pizza costumes - and tell you what we'd have done differently if we were Leicester's party planner... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 38 May 05, 2016

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are having their very own Vardy party on this week's The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Leicester City have finally wrapped up the Premier League and we've seldom seen the country unite over one team like it. The #VardyParty became a reality and although we may not have got an invite to the real thing, we dish out some invitations of our own. As the season charges towards the final day, a number of teams have already secured promotion - but so often the thing that lets newly promoted sides down is a lack of depth in the squad. We play deity and give them the gift of a player past. There's still promotion places to play for, and relegation places to avoid, however, so we thought it'd be fun to play snakes and ladders; who will climb up the leagues and who'll slide down a league via a slippery snake? Sue Smith is also back to give us a women's football update. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #LeicesterCity #JamieVardy #Burnley #Wigan #Rangers #NorthamptonTown #CheltenhamTown #GordonBanks #SteveWalsh #JimmyAdamson #BrianLaudrup #BarryLines #AntonioValencia #BurtonAlbion #AFCWimbledon #Blackpool #OxfordUnited #ScunthorpeUnited #Middlesbrough #EltonJohn #EdenHazard #LeeChapman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 37 Apr 28, 2016

It's the usual suspects on this week's The Offside Rule (We Get It!), as Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen front the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. The winners of the PFA Awards have been announced, with Riyad Mahrez, Dele Alli, Izzy Christiansen and Beth Mead triumphing. This set of winners could be considered rising stars in England, so we delve into the history books to find the biggest successes and flops following a PFA Young Player of the Year Award win. It's super tight at the top of the Championship, with 3 sides sitting on 83 points having played 44 games each. It could go any way unlike the Premier League, so we look at some of the tightest title races around Europe. We've all cringed at Randy Lerner's Aston Villa-inspired poetry, but is it the weirdest thing to come out of a chairman's mouth? From threatening pitch invaders with a crocodile-infested moat and jailing referees, we've managed to find some even sillier comments! As if that's not enough, it's welcome back to Doncaster Belles' Sue Smith and her women's football update. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #RiyadMahrez #DeleAlli #IzzyChristiansen #BethMead #LeicesterCity #TottenhamHotspur #ManchesterCityLadies #SunderlandLadies #JermaineJenas #NewcastleUnited #ScottParker #CharltonAthletic #Fulham #WestHamUnited #AshleyYoung #AstonVilla #ManchesterUnited #JamesMilner #GarethBale #LaLiga #Barcelona #RealMadrid #AtleticoMadrid #Burnley #Middlesbrough #Brighton #AldoSpinelli #Livorno #MaurizioZamparini #DerbyCounty #MelMorris #PatClements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 36 Apr 21, 2016

Hayley McQueen returns to host The Offside Rule (We Get It!) alongside Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper in episode 36 of the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. The PFA Award nominees have been announced, and there's some players noticeable only by their absence, like 21-goal striker Sergio Aguero. We look at the shortlists and give you our winner for each category. Newcastle United finally won their first game under new manager Rafa Benitez, a welcome result on his 56th birthday. We look at some other players and managers that got an extra birthday treat in the form of a winning result for their team. Some have suggested that Claudio Ranieri should be knighted if his Leicester City side win the league, and it's hard to argue the case against it. We put on our crowns, grab our sceptres and dish out some knighthoods of our own! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 35 Apr 14, 2016

Sport Magazine editor and author of 'Kicking Off: How Women in Sport Are Changing the Game', Sarah Shephard, is our guest presenter on this week's The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Leicester City are 5 games away from doing the unthinkable and winning the Premier League; the side currently sit 7 points clear at the top of the tables. Having narrowly avoided relegation last season it's a real-life fairytale, so we reminisce and look at some of our other favourite sides that unexpectedly found themselves in dreamland? Their manager Claudio Ranieri got a little misty-eyed this weekend as his side inched closer to the league title; it's not often we see a manager reach for his hanky, so we give you some of our best examples. Finally, Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has said the players he's inherited have a serious mental problem when it comes to away matches. We play psychiatrist and come up with the solutions to Newcastle's away game curse. From voodoo to squirting the players, we've got all of the answers! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #SarahShephard #LeicesterCity #ClaudioRanieri #NewcastleUnited #RafaBenitez #PSG #Montpellier #Sampdoria #LiverpoolLadies #ArsenalLadies #SteauaBucharest #DickAdvocaat #Sunderland #RealMadrid #DougEllis #AstonVilla #JamieVardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 34 Apr 07, 2016

Hayley McQueen rejoins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper to present episode 34 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Aston Villa have parted ways with Remi Garde, with many conceding he wasn't a good fit for the club. But have there been any managers who've defied expectations and brought success to their club? We give We all know how money-oriented football is, which is why it's so refreshing for many to see Leicester City at the top of the Premier League. But is there anything money can't buy? Christian Fuchs has been up to his old prankster tricks again with his Leicester City teammates; is he amongst the best pranksters in football? We look at some legendary mischief makers in football... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 33 Mar 31, 2016

It's double trouble on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Kate Partridge joins Lynsey Hooper to present the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. All eyes were on England this week, so naturally they've inspired some of our topics. Breakthrough stars like Dele Alli took centre stage in Saturday's match, but they've dominated the news so we turn our attention to rising stars elsewhere. England beat bitter rivals Germany, arguably memorable for a friendly! We look at some of the biggest matches between rivals around the world. Jaws collectively dropped as Harry Redknapp got back into the managerial game...with Jordan. The rumour mill suggests he went for the money - but who else has taken on an unexpected international job, and is it really all about the money? Which manager wouldn't (or couldn't!) even address his players by name?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 32 Mar 24, 2016

Ahead of the new FAWSL season, Chelsea Ladies stalwart Eni Aluko joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper on The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. The pocket rockets ruled in the Premier League this week as Jermain Defoe, Riyad Mahrez and Leon Britton netted; they may be small in stature but shouldn't be underestimated! We look at some other players who's height doesn't reflect their footballing ability... Roy Hodgson's England's selection has been criticised this week, with many arguing he's overlooked West Ham's English contingent - but is there anyone else he's left out of the squad? We're getting excited about the start of the new FAWSL season, and with lots of new talent set to impress in the league, we look at the close season's best signings. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PREVIEW: The Offside Rule 2015/15 Episode 32 with Eniola Aluko Mar 23, 2016

In this sneak peak of tomorrow's podcast, Chelsea & England striker Eni Aluko tells Kait & Lynsey how times have changed since she started playing football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 31 Mar 17, 2016

The original trio are back on The Offside Rule (We Get It!), as Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen present episode 31 of the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. It looks like Roberto Martinez's time at Everton is coming to an end, while Steve McClaren is out of a job. It's time to look at the summer's potential movers and shakers; which Serie A manager could spark a Premier League reshuffle? It was handbags at dawn as Costa and Barry clashed in this weekend's FA Cup tie, with Costa appearing to bite the Everton midfielder. We look at some of the best bust ups in football - including one with actual handbags! New Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has a release clause in his contract should the magpies still be relegated (because who could imagine Rafa managing in the Championship?), and it got us thinking about some of the silliest clauses in football; from sheep testicles to all-expenses paid trips, we've got it all! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 30 Mar 10, 2016

Mina Rzouki rejoins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for episode 30 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Rotherham manager Neil Warnock has signed Paddy Kenny for an amazing fifth time - but he's not the only manager to have favourites. We look at other managers who just can't live without certain players - including serial offender Harry Redknapp! As the season continues, a few clubs are finding themselves deeper in trouble; Newcastle United are in crisis with six losses in seven games and speculation around Steve McClaren's future, while Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce said he was going to cry into his wine after his side conceded a late Southampton equaliser. Kait and Lynsey pick out relegation certs from the Premier League, while Mina focuses on the doomed sides across Europe. Finally, in a late ode to Mother's Day, we're going to give some footballing mums some well-deserved praise - including a mum who's dedicated a lot of wall space to her son, and mums who went to great lengths to help their children succeed in the beautiful game. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 29 Mar 03, 2016

Hayley McQueen makes a welcome return to The Offside Rule (We Get It!), rejoining Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for episode 29 of the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. Manchester United youngster Marcus Rashford announced his Premier League debut in style this weekend, scoring twice and setting up a third in their huge win over Arsenal. He's inspired us to look at other youngsters poised to make their Premier League break - we give you our tips for the next big stars... Michael Antonio took inspiration from Homer Simpson, of all people, when celebrating his goal against Sunderland; we've seen many fun and outlandish celebrations, but what have been some of the weirdest inspirations? After penalty drama in the Capital One Cup, we take a look through the history books at some of the golden goals of the competition... and have they been outdone? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 28 Feb 25, 2016

It's double trouble this week on The Offside Rule (We Get It!), as Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper present episode 28 of the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. As Arsenal faced Barcelona this week, many have said the Catalan's current squad is arguably their strongest ever, with an unstoppable front three of Messi, Neymar and Suarez. But is there anyone from past squads that would make it into this current one? We bring back some of Barcelona's greats - and there were plenty to choose from! England manager Mark Sampson has announced the squad will be going to the SheBelieves Cup, where Farah Williams and Eni Aluko could reach landmark caps of 150 and 100 respectively. But who in men and women's football have a surprising number of caps? Are there any surprise international stalwarts? Who started their international career at the ripe age of 33? Poor Edin Dzeko hasn't had a great time of it since leaving the Premier League, with his miss this weekend dubbed "miss of the century" - but was it really? We bring you the misses to rival this one, including one that might have cost a Premier League side their first title in years... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 27 Feb 18, 2016

Kate Partridge pops in for a good old football chat with Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for episode 27 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. In light of Valentines Day (wasn't that a great day of football?), we look at some of the best love-ins in football - and some let downs too! This weekend was one of the biggest in the title chase and fight for the top four, so we revisit our crystal balls and give our current top four predictions. Serial rent-a-gob Vincent Tan has out-done himself, and tried to encourage his Cardiff City side to score more goals...by telling them to act like ugly men with beautiful wives! Has anyone topped that crazy advice? We look at some of the more out-there ways footballing personalities have tried to boost their squad or colleagues... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #KatePartridge #ThomasMuller #ArturoVidal #BayernMunich #JohnTerry #Willian #Chelsea #MesutOzil #MathieuFlamini #Arsenal #AlexOxladeChamberlain #MemphisDepay #ManchesterUnited #JoleonLescott #AstonVilla #Liverpool #RKCWaalwijk #LeicesterCity #JamieVardy #ManchesterCity #TottenhamHotspur #PhilBrown #HullCity #IanHolloway #Millwall #SeppBlatter #FIFA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 26 Feb 11, 2016

Podcast regular Mina Rzouki joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for the latest episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Leicester City are finally the bookie's favourites to win the Premier League, after a convincing win over all-star Manchester City. We pay homage to the surprise Premier League leaders by giving you some of our best Leicester City facts; where would they be without Jamie Vardy's goal? Much has been made of the Leicester City fan who bet £5 on his team winning the league...at odds of 5000/1; he could leave bookies red-faced, but has this ever happened before? We couldn't have a podcast with European expert Mina without a Europe topic, so we look at 7 days in Europe and tell you some of the best stories from across the continent in the past week, including a special Fernando Torres milestone... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #MinaRzouki #LeicesterCity #JamieVardy #RiyadMahrez #PeterShilton #GordonBanks #FACup #Watford #Greece #ManchesterUnited #Betfred #Weymouth #RushtonandDiamonds #GaryNeville #Valencia #DiegoSimeone #AtleticoMadrid #FernandoTorres #HellasVerona #TommasoBianchi #LeedsUnited #Ascoli #Juventus #Roma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 25 Feb 04, 2016

Ali Bender guest stars alongside Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for the latest episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), As the transfer window drew to a close on Monday, we give it one last review and look at phantom transfers - the ones that were tipped to happen but didn't make it over the line. Did any side have a lucky escape rather than losing out? The FA Cup 5th round draw was made on Sunday, but we're not very happy with it and decide to do a bit of tinkering. We give some sides a second chance after they've suffered bad luck or just to give them a little morale boost - including a local Middlesbrough side that suffered a heavy defeat... It's hard to imagine football without social media, so it's not totally surprising to hear that Skype have teamed up with Liverpool, and you can now download an emoji of everyone's favourite manager, Jurgen Klopp! We look at some of the craziest football moments on social media, from an unfortunate fan's name spelled backwards, to a player missing out on playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #AliBender #PeterOdemwingie #StokeCity #QPR #Marseille #SaidoBerahino #NewcastleUnited #WestBromwichAlbion #Liverpool #ShakhterDonetsk #JurgenKlopp #AlexTeixeira #LoicRemy #Manchester United #LeicesterCity #TottenhamHotspur #YeovilTown #Eastleigh #Portsmouth #Liverpool #WestHamUnited #Watford #Fulham #Chelsea #BillinghamSymphonia #CrystalPalace #BoltonWanderers #BradfordCity #StokeCity #Arsenal #JoeyBarton #ThiagoSilva #PSG #Marseille #AshleyCole #SergiGuardiola #CristianoRonaldo #JackWilshere Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 24 Jan 28, 2016

Mina Rzouki joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for this brand spanking new episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Arsene Wenger is celebrating 20 years managing Arsenal in the Premier League.. he'll outlive Gunnersaurus at this rate.. So in homage to the Premier League's favourite Frenchman, we look at some of the longest-serving managers around Europe. Throughout the January transfer window we've given you our transfer tips and picked out some of the best moves so far, and now we turn our attention to Europe - what's been the biggest move outside of the Premier League? And well done Mamadou Sakho's daughter Aida, who gatecrashed BT's FA Cup coverage - can this guest appearance be topped? We look at some of the funniest gatecrashed interviews... and tell you if we've been gatecrashed ourselves... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 23 Jan 21, 2016

Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper join forces to bring you episode 23 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Two rounds of Premier League games in quick succession have brought about some curious managerial comments - and we dissect some of the most interesting Which top manager has suddenly become more frank and even backtracked on previous comments? Fan chants are an integral part of football, with both the repetitive and the inventive. We give you some of our existing favourites and turn into wordsmiths to create some of our own. Lastly we stick to the theme of the January transfer window and give you our best pick of the bunch so far - who's hit the ground running and who can change their new club's fortunes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 22 Jan 14, 2016

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by BeIN Sports' Carrie Brown on this week's episode of The Offside Rule We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. The Champions League returns soon and the competition is heating up ahead of the knock-out rounds. We get out our crystal balls and pick our competition winners - and those we don't think stand a chance! Injury woes are plaguing teams across the Premier League; so much so that we can make a top XI out of them - so that's exactly what we do! Now, everyone remembers the time Phil Brown marched his Hull City players into the centre of the pitch at half time to give them a good telling off...and he's been at it again. His Southend side lost 4-2 to Swindon so as punishment he locked his players in the dressing room for 2 hours! This inspired us to think about the lengths other managers have gone to in order to turn things around...from banning WAGs to soaking cheese in alcohol, we look at the wacky actions managers have taken. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Hashtags #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #CarrieBrown #ChampionsLeague #Barcelona #Arsenal #Juventus #Chelsea #Wolfsburg #BayernMunich #PepGuardiola #TimKrul #NewcastleUnited #VincentKompany #PhilJones #LukeShaw #BrianOviedo #ManchesterUnited #Everton #ManchesterCity #JackWilshere #JordanHenderson #Liverpool #HarryArter #Bournemouth #CallumWilson #DannyWelbeck #DanielSturridge #GlenHoddle #IainDowie #SvenGoranEriksson #AlanPardew #FelixMagath #MauricioPochettino #Southampton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 21 Jan 07, 2016

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen are back with a bang for the first edition of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) of 2016, brought to you by Continental Tyres. In the spirit of the New Year we dish out some resolutions to footballing personalities; who needs to stop punching above his weight, and who should stop taking hairstyling tips from his daughter?! We couldn't do our first January 2016 podcast without talking about the January transfer window, so we look at some of the hottest transfer rumours, give you our picks for talent coming to the Premier League, and look at players who need to move on from their club. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #CarlJenkinson #WestHamUnited #AndyCarroll #CescFabregas #Chelsea #RafaBenitez #RealMadrid #RobertoFirmino #Liverpool #TottenhamHotspur #LouisVanGaal #ManchesterUnited #JurgenKlopp #LeicesterCity #WilfriedBony #ManchesterCity #SaidoMane #Southampton #GökhanInler #GabrielAgbonlahor #AstonVilla #VictorValdes #CharlesNZogbia #TomHitchcock #SergioAguza #MiltonKeynesDons #EdinsonCavani #PSG #Ibrahimovic #MarcoReus #BorussiaDortmund #GarethBale #AlexandrePato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 20 Dec 23, 2015

Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen are reunited for the final The Offside Rule (We Get It!) episode in 2015, brought to you by Continental Tyres. Naturally, we're in the festive spirit with Christmas just around the corner; we play Santa and give out some presents to footballing stars who've been good this year - but who's made it on to our naughty list? With the fixtures coming thick and fast over the festive period, we give you our predictions on the movers and shakers in the Premier League; can Leicester City stay top? Who'll drop further into the relegation battle? We wish you a very Merry Christmas from all at The Offside Rule (We Get It!) - and fear not, we'll be back in the New Year! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #Christmas #Watford #LeicesterCity #Sunderland #Liverpool #Arsenal #Chelsea #TottenhamHotspur #ManchesterCity #Bournemouth #NewcastleUnited #JoseMourinho #CarloAncelotti #VanGaal #ManchesterUnited #BoltonWanderers #WestBromwichAlbion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 19 Dec 17, 2015

It's double trouble once again on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Hayley McQueen rejoins Lynsey Hooper to present episode 19 of the award-winning podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. We all know footballers aren't exactly short on money, but that doesn't stop them looking for other ways to amass a fortune. So who's recently had a bit of a windfall? The sporting world is geared up for Sports Personality of the Year this week; but what if it was a football-only nominations? We give you our 12 nominees and fight their corner for the award. Finally, with Christmas coming up next week (yes, really!) we couldn't finish without a festive topic, so we give you our best Christmas cracker jokes - from the cringey to the ones that'll crack you up (get it?) we've got the jokes covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 18 Dec 10, 2015

Football presenter Ali Bender joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper as a guest presenter on this week's The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Chelsea's woes continue as they lost 1-0 to Bournemouth at the weekend; we finally look at what's gone wrong for Ali's Blues this season - is it Mourinho's meltdowns? Underperforming players? The wind?! As Christmas creeps closer we're feeling festive, so we bring you The Offside Rule Advent Calendar, with treats, players and statistics behind each door. We've all heard of parents naming their children after their favourite footballers, but this week a zoo has named three baby pumas after Barcelona's strikeforce - Messi, Neymar and Suarez. It's not just babies that are named after footballing heroes; we look to Australia and Northumberland where homage has been paid to local heroes in unique ways! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #AliBender #Chelsea #JoseMourinho #EdenHazard #CescFabregas #BranislavIvanovic #JohnTerry #EvaCarneiro #PetrCech #DiegoCosta #RaphaëlVarane #ThomasMüller #DimitriPayet #RobertLewandowski #KarimBenzema #MarcoReus #Higuain #MatsHummels #JurgenKlopp #Liverpool #LeicesterCity #Sunderland #NewcastleUnited #ManchesterCity #SergioAguero #WomensWorldCup #CarliLloyd #Canada #VincentKompany #MartinSkrtel #StokeCity #GlenJohnson #AaronRamsey #Wales #Ronaldo #SirAlexFerguson #DeleAlli #TottenhamHotspur #ReeceOxford #MehmetTopal #JohnStones #LucyBronze #YNWA #JackieMilburn #TimCahill #Suarez #Messi #Neymar #Barcelona #England #Rooney #Gerrard #Banks #JohanCruyff #Zlatan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 17 Dec 03, 2015

Lynsey Hooper rejoins Kait Borsay and Mina Rzouki for this week's The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Rio Ferdinand has launched a stinging attack on the quality of English football, as England's 4th place in the Champions League could be lost - but are we really that bad? There have been some standout teams this season, so we give them an end-of-term report card in time for the Christmas break. Diego Costa seems to have had a strop after being an unused sub at the weekend, throwing his bib at manager Mourinho; this got us thinking about some of the best bust-ups in football - who said their former manager was a coward, and why were there fisticuffs at Fiorentina? Here at The Offside Rule, we're big fans of WhatsApp, and we're not the only ones - Luis Suarez uses it to pick up an injured Leo Messi from training, and to motivate his teammates! We have a stab at some of the WhatsApp groups around including footballers - there's teasing, moaning and moral support groups! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Hashtags #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #MinaRzouki #LynseyHooper #ManchesterUnited #LouisVanGaal #SirAlexFerguson #Chelsea #JoseMourinho #Southampton #RonaldKoeman #Arsenal #Everton #LeicesterCity #Liverpool #TottenhamHotspur #ManchesterCity #HarryRedknapp #AdelTaraabt #QueensParkRangers #Fiorentina #DelloRossi #NigelPearson #JamesMcArthur #Gattuso #JoeJordan #DiegoCosta #VincentKompany #WinstonReid #JanVertonghen #AndyCarroll #CarltonCole #FernandoTorres #DavidMoyes #SteveMcClaren #TonyAdams #PepGuardiola #Ibrahimovic #Lucio #Rivaldo #JohnTerry #MarioBalotelli #MemphisDepay #BayernMunich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 16 Nov 26, 2015

Kait Borsay, Hayley McQueen and Mina Rzouki are back to present the award-winning Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Hot off the heels of our Best Football Podcast award at the Football Blogging Awards, we're bringing you the fun football content you know and love. While Kait was in Manchester picking up our award, some of The Offside Rule team were at an Opta quiz, which came with some challenging questions and interesting trivia - certainly one for the stats aficionados! We bring you some of the best bits of trivia from this season - they could come in handy for a future pub quiz! With Jamie Vardy's record-equalling goal at the weekend there's talk of a new golden boot recipient - can Vardy keep it up or will one of the usual suspects like Sergio Aguero swoop in? It's been a dramatic week around Europe, as the Athens derby was cancelled following riots and fireworks from fans, while in Belgium a player relieved himself on the pitch - we look at other weird and wacky reasons for cancelled or delayed football matches - including a mafia granddad! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #MinaRzouki #FBAs #StokeCity #IbrahimAffelay #Chelsea #AnthonyMartial #ManchesterUnited #RomeluLukaku #Everton #Norwich #Arsenal #LeicesterCity #JackButland #NewcastleUnited #JamieVardy #SergioAguero #ManchesterCity #JordanRhodes #BlackburnRovers #AdamArmstrong #CoventryCity #Genoa #Sienna #Sculli #BeachBall #AnfieldCat #Liverpool #Sunderland #Scotland #Estonia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 15 Nov 19, 2015

Mina Rzouki is back to join Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper on The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. We're playing Mystic Meg (again!) and telling the four-tunes of the top 4 sides - now that we've seen Chelsea struggle, who could swoop in and steal their place? Here at The Offside Rule, we love a story about a footballer running another business, and we've recently discovered Mathieu Flamini is a secret entrepreneur - his business, GF Biochemicals, could be worth a whopping £20billion. We think he should use it to buy Arsenal, and we look at previous players who've bought clubs to gauge if it would be a successful venture... We think more players should take note from Tammy Abraham and Patrick Roberts to solve an on-pitch dispute - the England under-19 stars played rock, paper, scissors to decide who would take a penalty in their game against Japan. Who else has came up with an inventive idea to solve an on-the-pitch dispute? It seems referees have a lot to answer for... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #MinaRzouki #ManchesterCity #Arsenal #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #TottenhamHotspur #GeorgeDowell #Worthing #GianluigiBuffon #Carrarese #FrancisLee #PeterKay #Trabzonspor #Kuwait #Stats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 14 Nov 12, 2015

Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back for a good old football natter on The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. It's still early days in the season but with Chelsea floundering and the likes of Leicester City flying in the league, we could be looking at some new sides representing England in Europe next season. We look back at some of the most unlikely European successes in recent years, including a team who've changed their name 17 times! In light of Lynsey's house move, we play Renovation Nation with Roy Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad; who would we bring in and who'd get dropped? Finally we go back to the podcast's roots; The Offside Rule (We Get It!) came about following an infamous incident caught off-air between two well-known pundits. We think it's time to get rid of some of the punditing deadwood again and bring in some fresh faces! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Hashtags #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #HayleyMcQueen #Chelsea #LeicesterCity #SCBraga #ArtmediaBratislava #FCPetrzalka #Celtic #Slovakia #PartizanBelgrade #Porto #Molde #RoyHodgson #LukeShaw #JoeHart #ChrisSmalling #GaryCahill #NathanielClyne #JamesMilner #JackWilshere #RossBarkley #HarryKane #JamieVardy #DanielSturridge #RaheemSterling #MichaelOwen #MarkLawrenson #EniAluko #KellySmith #CaseyStoney #RobGreen #JimmyBullard #DannyMurphy #MiaHamm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 15/16 - Continental Tyres Cup Special Nov 05, 2015

Lynsey Hooper rejoins Kait Borsay to bring you a special episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) recorded straight after the Continental Tyres Cup final, where Arsenal Ladies ran out victorious. We dissect the game and grab Player of the Match Jordan Nobbs for a post-match chat, where she tells us about her topsy-turvy season and trophy joy. We also interview Arsenal teammate Leah Williamson and Notts County Ladies' goalkeeper Carly Telford to get their thoughts on the game. It's been a great competition and we look at the standout players of the tournament. We seldom see a cup final without some drama, and this one was no different as Notts County captain Laura Bassett saw red. We look at some of the most dramatic cup finals, in both the women's and the men's games, over the years. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Hashtags #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #ContinentalTyresCup #JordanNobbs #Arsenal #LeahWilliamson #CarlyTelford #NottsCounty #RachelYankey #Liverpool #StevenGerrard #WestHamUnited #ManchesterUnited #EricCantona #AlexGreenwood #IzzyChristiansen #VickyLosada #JessClarke #JoPotter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/6 Episode 12 Oct 29, 2015

It's double trouble this week on The Offside Rule (We Get It!), as Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay team up for episode 12 of the podcast, brought to you by Continental Tyres. October has been a month of managerial dismissals, with eight leaving their jobs in the top four English leagues, including the high profile Premier League departures of Tim Sherwood, Dick Advocaat and Brendan Rodgers. A number of other managers are teetering on the edge, so we look at who might depart in the month of November. FIFA's presidential candidates have been announced, with a notable lack of women and ex-players; but who would we like to see running the world football governing body? Carlo Ancelotti is making the most of his sabbatical from football, and has only gone and got a cameo in next year's Star Trek movie! Will we be hearing "beam me up Ancelotti?" The news got us thinking about footballer cameos on the big and small screen; which Premier League footballer nearly had his own Sky talk show, and who's going to be in the upcoming Entourage film? Finally in the spooky spirit, we give your our best Halloween XI... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #JoseMourinho #Chelsea #NeilLennon #BoltonWanderers #LeeJohnson #Barnsley #FIFA #DavidBeckham #DavidNakhid #MoyaDodd #LydiaNsekera #SamAllardyce #CarloAncelotti #StarTrekBeyond #PeterCrouch #DionDublin #HomesUnderTheHammer #JimmyBullard #JimmyBullardKicksOff #MattLeTissier #ThierryHenry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 11 Oct 22, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined once again by podcast regular Mina Rzouki for episode 11 of The Offside Rule Podcast (We Get It!) 2015-16, brought to you by Continental Tyres. Cristiano Ronaldo finally surpassed Raul's goal tally to become Real Madrid's all-time top scorer; it was a hard record to beat, so we look at football record holders around the world that won't be beaten any time soon. It was a sombre affair at Everton this week, as legendary manager Howard Kendall sadly passed away. The club's reminiscing got us thinking about some other greats that the modern game is missing and who we'd bring back. Finally we get lyrical after this month's National Poetry day, and write a short poem about how we feel about each of our clubs... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #MinaRzouki #CristianoRonaldo #RaulTamudo #Espanyol #RealMadrid #Barcelona #AdamCollin #CarlisleUnited #BobbyStuart #Middlesbrough #CoventryCity #ClarrieBourton #GaetanoScirea #Juventis #WilfWoodcock #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #GarySpeed #LeedsUnited #Wales #NewcastleUnited #Liverpool #Wolves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 10 Oct 15, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined once again by podcast regular Mina Rzouki for episode 10 of The Offside Rule Podcast (We Get It!) 2015-16, brought to you by Continental Tyres. 10 is the magic number for more than one reason, as England won all 10 of their Euro 2016 qualifiers. Now, the qualifiers are done and dusted, so we're going to talk home nations, play-offs, the tournament favourite and our dark horse. Northern Ireland captain fittingly Steven Davis scored a brace against Greece to send the team to their first major finals in 30 years, so we look at some of the best current captains. Sue Smith joins us for a round up on the Continental Cup and some good news from the Doncaster Belles. Finally, it seems the whole country is excited by the arrival of the captivating Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. The Premier League now boasts some of the best managerial personalities in the game; we have a bit of fun and give these managers some real world jobs. From hairdressers to bull fighters, we've got them covered! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #MinaRzouki #JurgenKlopp #Euro2016 #Wales #NorthernIreland #RepublicOfIreland #Croatia #France #GarethBale #IkerCasillas #Spain #RealMadrid #Xavi #ElClasico #Barcelona #Italy #MarkusRosenberg #JohnTerry #KatieChapman #PhilipLahm #JoseFonte #JoseMourinho #LouisVanGaal #Chelsea #ManchesterUnited #ArseneWenger #MauricioPochettino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 9 Oct 08, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are reunited with Hayley McQueen for podcast 9 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!), brought to you by Continental Tyres. Everyone's gossiping about Chelsea's poorest start to a season in 37 years, with Jose Mourinho adamant he's still The Special One. Chelsea have publicly backed their manager, which got us thinking about other big name managers who've struggled, but turned things around with the backing of the club owners. It's not all doom and gloom for Chelsea fans, as Chelsea Ladies clinched the FAWSL 1 title this weekend; we look at the standout moments of the season, while Sue Smith gives us her final round-up of the season and looks ahead to the next Continental Tyres Cup matches. We've heard stories about fans getting snubbed by their footballing heroes, but it's not often we hear about footballers being snubbed. Victor Anichebe recently tweeted about being ignored by two Game of Thrones stars this week; so what happens when other footballers meet their heroes? Which all-time great idolises Mr Bean, and who snubbed Mario Balotelli and his offer of gifts? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Scolari #Brazil #LuisEnrique #Barcelona #PepGuardiola #RobertoDiMatteo #Chelsea #ChampionsLeague #ChrisColeman #Wales #AlexFerguson #ManchesterUnited #CristianoRonaldo #Ronaldo #BayernMunich #FAWSL #WomensWorldCup #ChelseaLadies #ManchesterCityLadies #SunderlandLadies #ToniDuggan #LucyBronze #TimCahill #JackieChan #NickiMinaj #MarioBalotelli #JeromeBoateng #JayZ #RocNationSports #MrBean #RowanAtkinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 8 Oct 01, 2015

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and regular star guest Mina Rzouki look at the week in football on The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Some of last season's top scorers, including Alexis Sanchez and Harry Kane, finally got their name on the scoresheet over a month into the new season. But are there any other big hitters across Europe who are yet to score? Sir Alex Ferguson has finally released his aptly titled book 'Leading', and got us thinking about other great leaders in football; who can hold a candle to the Manchester United great? Finally, we look to the Rugby World Cup for inspiration - or maybe not - as England made a bad decision in the dying moments of their game against Wales that lost them the game. We give you our best last minute football fails, from own goals to accumulators. A jubilant Sue Smith, buoyed after Doncaster Belles' promotion, is back for another FAWSL round-up, as the title decider goes down to the final weekend... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #AlexisSanchez #HarryKane #Daniel Sturridge #GlenMurray #Bournemouth #KyleLafferty #JayRodriguez #Southampton #YannickFerreiraCarrasco #AtleticoMadrid #EdinDzeko #Roma #AlexandreLacazette #Lyon #PeterCrouch #StokeCity #RickieLambert #WestBromwichAlbion #SirAlexFerguson #MarcelloLippi #Juventus #PepGuardiola #Barcelona #BayernMunich #ZinedineZidane #AlessandroDelPiero #GianluigiBuffon #GiovaneÉlber #BorussiaDortmund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 7 Sep 24, 2015

We're celebrating everything non-league on this week's The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay bring you podcast 7 live from Dulwich Hamlet FC as they took on Hampton & Richmond Borough. London's 'hippest' football club didn't disappoint as they played out a feisty 3-3 draw. In the spirit of the upcoming non-league day on 10 October, we look at players who started at the top level before giving something back to grassroots football at the end of their careers, and initiatives from established clubs supporting their local communities and non-league teams. Which club celebrated their 90th anniversary by dishing out 90 good deeds? Sue Smith joins us for another FAWSL round-up - don't miss out! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #nonleague #DulwichHamlet #HamptonandRichmondBorough #ChrisPowell #HuddersfieldTown #FootballFoundation #LeeHughes #CoventryCity #WestBromwichAlbion #PortVale #ChrisWaddle #NewcastleUnited #TottenhamHotspur #WorksopTown #IlkestonTown #WillowPond #JulioArca #PerthGlory #AFCWimbledon #Zidane #ZenitStPetersburg #JohnStones #Everton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 6 Sep 17, 2015

Hayley McQueen rejoins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper for episode 6 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). 19-year-old Anthony Martial has been in the headlines all week after scoring on his Manchester United debut against big rivals Liverpool. It's inspired us to think about other standout debuts. Is 4-4-2 officially dead? We discuss the much-maligned formation and look at teams who've had great success with the classic line-up. Barely a day goes by when we don't hear about footballers' astronomical wages, but what about those who've earned just as much money after football? We look at the winemakers, teachers and entrepreneurs who've made their millions after retiring from the beautiful game...don't miss out! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 episode 5 Sep 10, 2015

It's double trouble this week on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay bring you all the action from Wembley following England's 2-0 win over Switzerland. There's an exclusive interview with England goalkeeping coach Dave Watson who reveals what Wayne Rooney really thought about having to make a speech after the game. England have progressed through qualification with a 100% record only to be disappointed at the finals; but what's different this time? We dissect England's positives ahead of the tournament in France next year. Elsewhere, veteran striker Didier Drogba scored a hat-trick in his MLS debut, proving there's life in the old Drog yet (see what we did there?) and inspired us to look at other footballing stars who were successful well into their twilight years. And Sue Smith is back! She brings us the latest FAWSL round-up as the title chase hots up...don't miss out! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Hashtags #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #Euro2016 #Holland #Netherlands #Oranj #WayneRooney #RoyHodgson #LukeShaw #ChrisSmalling #JonjoShelvey #Belgium #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #Iceland #PauloMaldini #SerieA #HenrikLarsson#Celtic #Barcelona #IverPowell #QueensParkRangers #CraigBrown #Aberdeen #DaveWatson #JoeHart #TomHeaton #JackButland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 4 Sep 03, 2015

Mina Rzouki makes a welcome return to The Offside Rule (We Get It!) to discuss all things football with Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper. The transfer window slammed shut on Tuesday evening, and although it was a quiet deadline day, it's only natural that we dissect the best moves of the summer. As West Ham celebrate an historic win at Anfield, it's been said that the result was bigger than their play-off final victory...really? But it got us thinking about other matches that have been huge for fans despite no silverware to follow. Finally we have a bit of fun in the light of James Milner's Twitter alter-ego, @BoringJamesMilner - which other football stars are certain to send you to sleep? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 3 Aug 27, 2015

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are rejoined by Hayley McQueen for week 3 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) in 2015-16. The big news of the week is Chelsea's poaching of Pedro, who seemed destined for Manchester United; we look at other high profile hijacked deals. Spoiler alert: Chelsea are repeat offenders! Non-league Dulwich Hamlet has seen their supporter base grow substantially in recent years, becoming the hipster club of England - we go globetrotting and explore cult clubs across the world, including the side with one of the biggest female followings on the planet. Finally, although it's early doors in the season, a number of sides are struggling already - should they be worried about relegation? Are there any managers at risk? Tune in in to find out. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 2 Aug 20, 2015

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by podcast regular Mina Rzouki on episode 2 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) of 2015-16. We're not finished making our early season predictions, so this week we predict our players to provide the most assists, our top goalscorer and hand out our Golden Glove nominations. Rising up the football leagues is proving ever more prosperous and pays enough to bring back financially floundering clubs back from the brink; we look at clubs who were teetering on disaster but are now on the up. Our Friday nights could be changed forever as the Premier League joins Friday night football and it got us thinking about unusual places, situations of times where we've watched football - the sillier the better! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2015/16 Episode 1 Aug 13, 2015

The wait is finally over and The Offside Rule (We Get It!) is back, bringing you all of the gossip, stats and fun from the season ahead. The new season means we're making our Premier League predictions; can Chelsea hold on to the title? Will any teams be making an immediate return to the Championship? Next, we've managed to intercept some holiday postcards from our favourite footballing stars; which long-standing, fashion-impaired manager has been in touch? And who's got no birthday presents because they might have fibbed about their age? Finally we turn to Fantasy Football and build a New Boys FC - which additions to the Premier League will make the cut? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #ManchesterCity #Chelsea #ManchesterUnited #Arsenal #WestHamUnited #Watford #NorwichCity #Sunderland #Bournemouth #ArseneWenger #ChancelMbemba #DiegoCosta #ReeceOxford #LionelMessi #SergioRomero #CedricSoares #MatteoDarmian #PhilippWollscheid #DeliAlli #XherdanShaqiri #DimitriPayet #MemphisDepay #RobertoFirmino #MaxGradel #AndreAyew #OdionIghalo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's World Cup Special - Tournament Review Jul 06, 2015

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Women's World Cup Special feat. Sone Aluko and Casey Stoney Jul 03, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay bring you another Women's World Cup special edition of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) - time to digest England's semi-final loss to reigning champions Japan. We look briefly at the game, then attempt to cheer everyone up with England in numbers: delivering quick-fire facts on England's tournament; how many shots have England had? How many viewers have tuned in to watch the Lionesses play? We hear from Eniola Aluko's brother, Hull City's Sone Aluko, on England and his reaction to the semi-final, and Casey Stoney is the next player to get our Quickfire Questions. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) will be broadcasting from Canada for the entire FIFA Women's World Cup. For our dedicated World Cup content go to Audioboom.com. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, seek out lots of great content on our website offsiderulepodcast.com and like our page on Facebook, The Offside Rule. #WWC2015 #England #Japan #SoneAluko #CaseySoney #LauraBassett #semifinal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WWC Japan v England Preview feat. Kelly Smith, Lucy Bronze and Casey Stoney‏ Jul 01, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay bring you an exclusive preview podcast ahead of England's World Cup semi-final against reigning champions Japan. We look at how Mark Sampson might line the team up, what they need to watch out for, and even a cheeky prediction! We hear from Kelly Smith on who's impressed her so far for England and the challenge she thinks Japan will face. Casey Stoney and England goalscoring hero Lucy Bronze give exclusive insight into how the team have been preparing for the game and how they're feeling ahead of England's first semi-final in a big tournament for 25 years. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) will be broadcasting from Canada for the entire FIFA Women's World Cup. For our dedicated World Cup content go to Audioboom.com. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, seek out lots of great content on our website offsiderulepodcast.com and like our page on Facebook, The Offside Rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's World Cup Special feat. Siobhan Chamberlain and Kelly Smith Jun 29, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are back to celebrate England's progression to the Women's World Cup semi-finals after beating hosts Canada 2-1. We look at our favourite moments of the quarter finals, from the England game and beyond. We catch up with ex-England forward Kelly Smith on who's impressed her in the England side, and how she thinks Japan will line up in the semi-final. Siobhan Chamberlain gets our Quickfire Questions, and because we've been rubbing shoulders with the England players over the course of the tournament, we bring you some of our favourite behind the scenes moments. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) will be broadcasting from Canada for the entire FIFA Women's World Cup. For our dedicated World Cup content go to Audioboom.com. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, seek out lots of great content on our website offsiderulepodcast.com and like our page on Facebook, The Offside Rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's World Cup Special feat. Jodie Taylor Jun 25, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay digest England's round of 16 victory against Norway - including post-match audio from Steph Houghton and Claire Rafferty - and build up to the forthcoming quarter finals. Find out who they tip for success. And whilst there have plenty of great moments out in Canada, there have been a few instances where you really would want to swap places.. all is revealed. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) will be broadcasting from Canada for the entire FIFA Women's World Cup. For our dedicated World Cup content go to Audioboom.com. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, seek out lots of great content on our website offsiderulepodcast.com and like our page on Facebook, The Offside Rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's World Cup Special feat. Mark Sampson, Carly Telford, Claire Rafferty and Katie Chapman Jun 22, 2015

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper build up to England's round of 16 game against Norway with exclusive team insight from England head coach Mark Sampson and goalkeeper Carly Telford. There are special plaudits for players who have exited the tournament but have made a lasting impression and the next instalment of Tell on your Roomie with Katie Chapman and Claire Rafferty. Find out which of them checks herself out most in the mirror! The Offside Rule (We Get It!) will be broadcasting from Canada for the entire FIFA Women's World Cup. For our dedicated World Cup content go to Audioboom.com. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, seek out lots of great content on our website offsiderulepodcast.com and like our page on Facebook, The Offside Rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's World Cup Podcast Special feat. Toni Duggan and Kim Little Jun 18, 2015

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper bring you podcast 3 of the FIFA Women's World Cup for The Offside Rule (We Get It!) before setting off on the road to Ottawa to follow England, who have progressed to the last 16 of the tournament. We look at England's performances so far; how far can they actually go? Toni Duggan is the next England star to get our Quickfire Questions, and we talk to Seattle Reign's Kim Little, who many of you will recognise from her days at Arsenal. Now that the group stages are over, we look at the surprise and goodbyes ahead of the knockout round: were we surprised at any teams who failed to progress? This World Cup has been labelled the biggest Women's World Cup in history, as the women's game takes hold across the world. One of the questions we hear often is, how much do female footballers earn? We take a look at some World Cup stars who's stock is rising in this tournament. You'll find match updates and plenty of #WWC2015 content at @OffsideRulePod and don't forget to check out out all things football at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and Facebook at The Offside Rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's World Cup Podcast Special feat. Jade Moore, Jodie Taylor and Jordan Nobbs‏ Jun 14, 2015

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are a week into their Canadian adventure at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 for The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We bring you our standout moments from the second round of group games, where England picked up their first three points in a 2-1 win over Mexico. We also shine a spotlight on some players starring in the World Cup that you might just recognise from the WSL - including the player England manager Mark Sampson called the 'mini Lionel Messi.' We've infiltrated the England camp again, as Jade Moore gets Quickfire Questions and Jordan Nobbs and Jodie Taylor play Tell on Your Roomie, telling all on who does funny things when they're sleeping, favourite sayings, messiness and more! Next up the ladies head to Montreal for the final round of group games. You'll find match updates and plenty of #WWC2015 content at @OffsideRulePod and don't forget to check out out all things football at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and Facebook at The Offside Rule #WWC #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #Canada #Moncton #JadeMoore #JordanNobbs #JodieTaylor #ENG #England #MEX #Mexico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's World Cup Podcast Special feat. Jill Scott and Sue Smith Jun 11, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay have flown The Offside Rule (We Get It!) to Canada for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. This first podcast, recorded in Moncton, comes fresh off the back of a player session at England's training base in the city. Best World Cup moments are discussed as well as look at some of the tournament's most capped players - who will pass 200 this June? England midfielder Jill Scott answers our Quickfire Questions and The Offside Rule's Sue Smith shares her thoughts on the tournament so far. You'll find match updates and plenty of #WWC2015 content at @OffsideRulePod and don't forget to check out out all things football at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and Facebook at The Offside Rule. For all the sounds from the FIFA Women's World Cup, head to Audioboom: https://audioboom.com/channel/womensworldcup #WWC #Canada #JillScott #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #SueSmith #Sinclair #Sawa #ENG #FRA #Moncton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule: Women's World Cup 2015 Preview Jun 05, 2015

The football season might be over but The Offside Rule (We Get It!) isn't stopping there! Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper bring you an exclusive Women's World Cup preview before they jet off to Canada for a month to witness the biggest Women's World Cup in history! We give you our tips for the tournament - are there any runaway favourites? And who are our dark horses? We've also got a World Cup factfile, telling you everything you need to know ahead of the tournament. We'll be covering all of England's games and bringing Canada and the World Cup to life with regular podcasts - don't forget to tune in! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Womens #World #Cup #WomensWorldCup #WWC #WWC2015 #Football #WSL #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 38 May 28, 2015

It's the final podcast of a great season and Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen are back to bring you some of the highlights of the season. There have been some fierce promotion and relegation battles this season, with the Premier League drop decided on the last day of the season - but who will stay up or down, and who will make a quick return to their league? It's been a season of big goodbyes, with the likes of Gerrard, Drogba and Lampard receiving big send-offs, but what about the forgotten farewells of the season? We also look ahead to the summer and address some summer speculation - where will Big Sam go, and who are West Ham ambitiously after? It may be the last podcast of the 2014-15 season, but fear not - we'll be busy delivering you content across the summer as we head to Canada for the FIFA Women's World Cup, with regular podcasts reporting on how England's Women are faring. Don't miss out! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #SeanThorne #Bournemouth #EddieHowe #CallumWilson #SouthendUnited #PhilBrown #HullCity #SteveBruce #LaLiga #Eibar #RealBetis #RealSociedad #DavidMoyes #MKDons #KarlRobinson #WiganAthletic #GaryCaldwell #EmmersonBoyce #WestHamUnited #SamAllardyce #CarloAncelotti #JurgenKlopp #RichardLee #Brentford #ChrisFoy #Refereeing #StevenReid #Burnley #Xavi #Barcelona #BradFriedel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 37 May 21, 2015

It's the usual crowd this week on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Hayley McQueen rejoins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper to bring you the penultimate episode of the season. Champions Chelsea might not be ending their season in style as they suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat at the hands of West Brom, and it got us thinking about other shockers of the season, including awful facial hair, a new found fondness of a controversial footballer, and a serious case of too much information! Sadio Mané scored the fastest Premier League hat-trick in history against Aston Villa on Saturday, so we take a look at other stand-out hat-tricks. Our final topic is inspired by Steven Gerrard's emotional farewell to Anfield, and we dish out some parting gifts. Finally, we have a huge, exciting piece of exclusive news for you podcast fans...tune in to find out! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday! #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #BrekShea #StokeCity #BirminghamCity #Chelsea #WestBromwichAlbion #GaryLineker #RonaldKoeman #Southampton #RoyHodgson #JavierMascherano #Barcelona #SeppBlatter #FIFA #DavidLuiz #KelvinDavies #EdinDzeko #JoeyBarton #NewcastleUnited #LeicesterCity #AngelDiMaria #RadamelFalcao #FrancesCoquelin #GarryMonk #Swansea #Arsenal #JohnTerry #JuanCuadrado #CristianoRonaldo #JodieMichalska #RealMadrid #SheffieldFCLadies #NiklasBendtner #JamesHayter #Bournemouth #BafetimbiGomis #Lyon #DavidDeGea #ManchesterUnited #YayaToure #ManchesterCity #IkechiAnya #Watford #Celtic #AbouDiaby #Balotelli #Liverpool #StevenGerrard #SaidoMane #DannyIngs #BenFoster #BradFriedel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 36 May 14, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by podcast regular Mina Rzouki to present episode 36 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Poor injury-prone Daniel Sturridge has had a hip operation recently and won't return to training with Liverpool until September, having only made 18 appearances this season. It got us thinking, who's had a career that's been marred by injuries and has even been prevented from reaching their full potential? We had to laugh when Newcastle United's John Carver proclaimed he was the best coach in the league last week (the 8 straight defeats suggest otherwise John!), but he's not the first footballing personality with an overinflated ego - who else has made some insane claims about their own talent?! Sue Smith joins us for her last FAWSL round-up of the season and also brings us an announcement on the squad England will be taking to Canada for this summer's World Cup... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Hashtags #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #MinaRzouki #DanielSturridge #Liverpool #PaulGascoigne #AlessandroDelPiero #KieronDyer #IpswichTown #WestHamUnited #Eduardo #MarcoVanBasten #TheoWalcott #Arsenal #JohnCarver #NewcastleUnited #JoeyBarton #JohanCruyff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Episode 35 May 07, 2015

Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay bring you episode 35 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) despite experiencing techical difficulties, as one of the ladies forgot the microphone - but the good old iPhone came to our rescue!! It's all over in the Football Leagues and the title has been wrapped up in the Premier League, so we take a look back at title winners and relegated sides and give you some good old fashioned analysis. We get a little indulgent and talk all things David Beckham as the great man himself turns 40, sharing our favourite moments from his glittering career. Sue Smith joins us as usual with her FAWSL round-up - don't miss out! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #Chelsea #DavidBeckham #Celtic #SPL #Bournemouth #EddieHowe #BristolCity #JohnTerry #YeovilTown #GaryJohnson #CheltenhamTown #CliveGowing #LeytonOrient #WiganAthletic #MalkyMackay #DaveWhelan #Millwall #IanHolloway #VictoriaBeckham #ManchesterUnited #WorldCup #Argentin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 34 Apr 30, 2015

Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are back for episode 34 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Hayley mingled with the stars at the PFA awards and gives us all the gossip, but we play manager and sub two players into the Team of the Year; who will stay and who will go? Aston Villa's Jack Grealish is stealing the headlines at the moment with standout performances, and there's talk of which national side he'll pledge his allegiance to: England or Ireland? We look at other stars who famously chose the surprise option - did it pay off for them? Finally, in light of AC Milan's punishment for playing so poorly against Udinese, where they were made to stay at the training ground until they started behaving like real footballers, we dish out some punishments of our own! Who will feel the wrath of The Offside Rule? Sue Smith also returns with her weekly FAWSL roundup. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #PFA #TeamOfTheYear #CescFabregas #Chelsea #NathanielClyne #CharlieAustin #AnderHerrera #TimCahill #Australia #Socceroos #Southampton #QPR #ManchesterUnited #NabilBentaleb #TottenhamHotspur #JohnBarnes #Liverpool #PatrickVieira #ShefkiKuqi #GiuseppeRossi #WayneRooney #SamAllardyce #SaidoMané #TonyPulis #Sunderland #RaheemSterling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 33 Apr 23, 2015

Episode 33 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) is brought to you this week by Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen to discuss the topical and the trifling from the footballing world. Sepp Blatter was compared to Jesus Christ this week (no, we don't understand either!) and it got us thinking: which modern day football personalities could we compare to historical greats? Jurgen Klopp announced he's leaving Borussia Dortmund and sparked speculation on where he'll end up next. We live the dream and carry out our own FA Cup-style draw and match up marauding managers with clubs who could be looking for change. Sue Smith is back with a particularly tasty round-up of the FAWSL; she gives us all the details on the top performers in the league, Jill Scott's headbutt and the struggling side she bumped into at a service station... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #ReneMeulensteen #SirAlexFerguson #WiganAthletic #PaulScholes #TottenhamHotspur #RayCarroll #ManchesterUnited #DamienDuff #NewcastleUnited #AstonVilla #JohnTerry #Chelsea #StevenGerrard #DembaBa #ManchesterCity #RealMadrid #BrendanRodgers #QueensParkRangers #SamAllardyce #Sunderland #FrankDeBoer #NewcastleUnited #SteveMcClaren #Brentford #MichaelLaudrup #ManchesterCity #JurgenKlinsmann #WestHamUnited #JurgenKlopp #Liverpool #RemiGarde #Southampton #CarloAncelotti #SeppBlatter #JohnCarver #EdMiliband #EddieHowe #Bournemouth #SeanDyche #Burnley #MarioBalotelli #KarrenBrady #SamAllardyce #SteveParrish #ArseneWenger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 32 Apr 16, 2015

Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay bring you episode 32 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) from sunny Loftus Road to talk all things football. The title race is heating up but for many Chelsea are destined for the trophy, but have they been winning pretty? We look back on past Premier League-winning teams who've won in style. It's been announced that Gabon are the new hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations following Libya's withdrawal; this will be the first time the country has hosted the tournament solo, and it's got us thinking - which obscure countries who've never hosted a major tournament should finally get their turn and why? Finally we revisit a favourite topic of ours and look at the world of player endorsements - from a world-famous goalkeeper dressing up as an oil pipe, to 'Pooh' on a legendary European team's shirts, we've got the silliest and most inappropriate sponsorships and endorsements! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #Chelsea #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #Arsenal #Invincibles #Gabon #AFCoN #PeterSchmeichel #JohnArneRiise #MortenGamstPedersen #ACMilan #CristianoRonaldo #PatJennings #FernandoTorres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 31 Apr 09, 2015

The trio of Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are reunited to talk the weird and wonderful in football in The Offside Rule (We Get It!), episode 31. The country is still talking about Charlie Adam's 60-metre screamer against Chelsea this weekend; many have said it couldn't have been deliberate, but it turns out he's practiced it in training for years! We talk other footballers who've reaped the rewards of not giving up, including a current England star who went through tons of rejection as a youngster. Raheem Sterling is surely giving Brendan Rodgers a headache, currently refusing to sign a new contract with Liverpool; who else has made life a nightmare for their manager? Who did Jose Mourinho call 'unmanagable'? Finally we've got a fun foodie topic, following the Masterchef final we look at footballers who've tried their hand at cooking, and egg-related injuries! Tune in to find out more. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #CharlieAdam #StokeCity #Chelsea #AndrosTownsend #TottenhamHotspur #MichaelCarrick #ManchesterUnited #PaulMurray #Rangers #Burnley #StokeCity #CarlosTevez #RobertoMancini #ManchesterCity #BayernMunich #Juventus #Monaco #GusPoyet #Sunderland #AdelTaraabt #HarryRedknapp #JoseMourinho #MarioBalotelli #InterMilan #NathanDyer #SwanseaCity #HatemBenArfa #NewcastleUnited #LionelMessi #MarcoPierreWhite #MatthewUpson #KirkBroadfoot #DanielSturridge #Liverpool #DiegoForlan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 30 Apr 02, 2015

The delightful duo of Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen hit the airwaves to bring you episode 30 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) - we may be a woman down but that doesn't stop the fun! Harry Kane is the player on everyone's lips at the moment after scoring on his England debut, but we know that a dream debut doesn't always lead to a glittering career; who can Harry look to for advice going forward? Sue Smith is back on the podcast after the FAWSL season kicked off, giving us an update on all things women's football. Newcomers Sunderland beat last season's champions Liverpool - will this set a precedent for the season? We also talk transfer rumours - from the silly to the serious - and Thierry Henry in a wig; tune in to find out more! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #HarryKane #TottenhamHotspur #ZinedineZidane #WayneRooney #ManchesterUnited #MarcoVanBasten #JohanCruyff #LionelMessi #ZlatanIbrahimovic #GarethBale #Chelsea #CarlosTevez #WestHamUnited #Juventus #DerbyCounty #WillHughes #Liverpool #RealMadrid #RafaelVarane #Barcelona #GlenJohnson #ManchesterCity #JamesMilner #RadamelFalcao #EidurGudjohnsen #JackWilshere #MarioBalotelli #Arsenal #DaniAlves #DanielSturridge #JuanMata Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/5 Episode 29 Mar 26, 2015

Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are joined by the Guardian's football writer Amy Lawrence for episode 29 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We've got exclusive interviews from stars of the FAWSL, which kicked off last week, including Alex Scott and Tasha Harding, as we get their thoughts on the season ahead. We're still reeling from Steven Gerrard's shock 38 second appearance against fierce rivals Manchester United before receiving a red card for a stamp on Ander Herrera. The usually-composed skipper had a moment of madness; who else has lost their mind? We talk headbutts and mistaken identity. Aside of this, the quality of the Premier League has been criticised this season, but it's still not over... could current table-toppers Chelsea be usurped? Can their top four rivals emulate past title poaches? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #FAWSL #England #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #AmyLawrence #Chelsea #ManchesterCity #Arsenal #ManchesterUnited #Liverpool #AnderHerrera #StevenGerrard #NewcastleUnited #BlackburnRovers #LaLiga #Barcelona #RealMadrid #AtleticoMadrid #LiverpoolLadies #ChelseaLadies #WestHamUnited #DavidSullivan #JackSullivan #KevinNolan #ZinedineZidane #MarcoMaterazzi #France #Italy #NeilSwarbrick #PauloDiCanio #ThierryHenry #HullCity #LeicesterCity #Fulham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 28 Mar 19, 2015

The tricky trio of Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are reunited to bring you episode 28 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We're less than two months away from the end of the season, so it's about time last summer signings settled in - but who's not lived up to expectations? How do you solve a problem like Di Maria? Tune in to find out more! After Seb Larsson's late return to the pitch on Saturday, surprising even (now-departed) Sunderland manager Gus Poyet, we look at other latecomers - including some toilet troubles! Finally, Wayne Rooney set tongues wagging with his knockout celebration at the weekend following a video with Phil Bardsley, so we pair up football stars to sort their problems out in the ring. Who's willing to fight all of his teammates for an upcoming shirt-swap? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #AngelDiMaria #RioFerdinand #ManchesterUnited #QPR #DejanLovren #Liverpool #Southampton #LiamBridcutt #WillBuckley #Sunderland #AndrejKramaric #JuanCuadrado #Chelsea #EmmanuelRiviere #NewcastleUnited #YayaSanogo #CrystalPalace #ManchesterCity #SportingLisbon #ChampionsLeague #BrightonandHoveAlbion #WiganAthletic #PauloFutre #Arsenal #JohnMoncur #TomasRosicky #RonaldKoeman #SaidoMané #DiegoCosta #MartinSkrtel #LionelMessi #CristianoRonaldo #GarethBale #OlivierGiroud #AshleyYoung #CarlosTevez #JoseMourinho #ManuelPellegrini #LeeBowyer #KieronDyer #SteveBruce #GusPoyet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 27 Mar 12, 2015

This week The Offside Rule (We Get It!) pays tribute to International Women's Day with a special podcast featuring sports journalist Carrie Brown, the Guardian's Anna Kessel and Francesca Brown, founder of football coaching initiative Goals4Girls. Our special guests join Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay to hot seat their way through predicted Premier League finishers and best new signings and predicted table toppers in the Women's Super League. Inspiring women in football are also on the agenda, and this continues through this week to our Twitter Topic of the Week with Sean Thorne. Get with the sisterhood in this special release. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #Championship #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #CarrieBrown #AnnaKessel #Goals4Girls #IWD #WomeninFootball #Chelsea #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #Arsenal #AstonVilla #WestBrom #Hull #Burnley #QPR #Sunderland #CrystalPalace #FACup #WSL #Guardian #HeatherRabbatts #FIFA #Muamba #Spurs #Southampton #Leicester #BBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 26 Mar 05, 2015

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) is brought to you from Stamford Bridge this week, with Chelsea TV's Gigi Salmon hosting alongside Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay. Following Chelsea's win over Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup, we thought it was an apt setting and our first topic followed suit: Jose's best moments. Love him or hate him, you can't deny Jose Mourinho is one of a kind. From eggs to fighting with Big Sam, we reminisce on his highlights at Chelsea FC. Roger East had a less successful weekend, sending off Sunderland's Wes Brown for a foul committed by....John O'Shea. We take a look at some classic 'whoops!' moments in the world of football. Finally, which footballers have a body double in other sports? And no, we've taken a deviation from the obvious comparison between Tom Daley and Luis Suarez... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #GigiSalmon #JoseMourinho #Chelsea #LeagueCup #KurtZouma #SamAllardyce #Ibrahimovic #RogerEast #WesBrown #JohnOShea #Sunderland #ManchesterUnited #RadamelFalcao #Schalke #TimonWellenreuther #BorussiaDortmund #MarcoReus #Ajax #GoAheadEagles #MickeyVanDerHart #StevenGerrard #OwenCoyle #StJohnstone #WilfriedZaha #JoeHart #TheoWalcott #RogerFederer #LionelMessi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 25 Feb 26, 2015

It's double trouble this week as Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay bring you The Offside Rule (We Get It!): episode 25. Following the British success stories in the Oscars this week, we dish out some more awards including Best Comedy and Best Romance...which managers puckered up pre-match? Sam Allardyce has recently said his side are "too honest" following Spurs' recent last-gasp equaliser, a penalty rebound scored by man of the moment Harry Kane. Big Sam said he didn't blame the striker but it got us thinking, who are the good honest men of football? Finally we revisit a popular topic from last season and look at surprising famous fans of English clubs; which Football League club does a world-famous ex-boxer support? Who has ended up playing a fan of their rival's club on the silver screen? Tune in to find out! #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #DerbyCounty #SheffieldWednesday #Chelsea #BranislavIvanovic #NemanjaMatic #CarltonCole #MarkNoble #WestHamUnited #SamAllardyce #HarryKane #TottenhamHotspur #MauricioPochettino #GusPoyet #Sunderland #Burnley #AshleyBarnes #JoeyBarton #QPR #TomHuddlestone #CharlieAustin #HullCity #ManchesterCity #NewcastleUnited #PabloZabaleta #WolverhamptonWanderers #Wolves #RotherhamUnited #BenikAfobe #BristolCity #ColchesterUnited #SteveCotterill #RobinVanPersie #LouisVanGaal #DaleyBlind #ManchesterUnited #HerefordUnited #HerefordFC #LeicesterCity #SwanseaCity #MarioBalotelli #CardiffCity #Arsenal #Liverpool #Everton #PeterboroughUnited #BristolRovers #Rangers #Celtic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 24 Feb 19, 2015

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back for more football-related fun in episode 24 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We catch up with England Women's manager Mark Sampson and forward Fran Kirby ahead of the upcoming Women's World Cup this summer. As it's awards season, we dish out a few Oscars of our own; from Leading Male to Best Animation (yes, really!), we've got it covered. As the European competitions return this week we look at title contenders across the continent. Last but not least, podcast favourite Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets a mention and inspires another topic after tattooing the names of 50 starving people on himself to support the United Nations World Food Programme. Who else has used their fame for a good cause? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #CescFabregas #Barcelona #Chelsea #HarryKane #RonaldKoeman #ManchesterCity #BayernMunich #AndyCarroll #RealMadrid #AtleticoMadrid #LaLiga #BelgianProLigue #ClubBrugge #Alderlecht #Gent #SerieA #Juventus #ASRoma #Napoli #PrimeiraLiga #Benfica #Porto #SportingLisbon #SPL #Celtic #Ligue1 #PSG #Lyon #Marseille #Eredivisie #Ajax #PSV #Feyenoord #MarioGotze #Germany #ZlatanIbrahimovic #LeeCook #JoseMourinho #QPRFC #AstonVilla #MesutOzil #Greece #Algeria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grassroots Special with Martin Keown - The Offside Rule (We Get It! Feb 13, 2015

Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by Arsenal legend Martin Keown to bring you a grassroots special from The Offside Rule (We Get It!). There's plenty to inspire in this special edition, find out which well-known footballers were plucked from grassroots obscurity and transported to the Premier League. From a club signing their own barman to one of the country's leading scorers who used to be a brickie. There are grassroots gems a plenty too - from Lynsey's granddad who volunteered for his local side to the man who devoted all his spare time to developing the game in his area - we talk heroes of the game. We also hear from the FA Community Awards Young Volunteer of the Year, Rahi Popat. Who are the unsung grassroots heroes in your part of the UK? McDonald’s and the home nation FAs are calling for you to nominate your local grassroots volunteer, coach, club or league for this year’s Community Awards. If you know a grassroots hero across England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland then nominate them now at mcdonalds.co.uk/awards. Follow @BetterPlayUK for the latest 2015 Community Awards news. There's loads of great content, including more on grassroots at offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page, The Offside Rule. #football #soccer #grassroots #awards #FA #women #girls #League #UK #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #MartinKeown #Liverpool #QPR #ManchesterUnited #Burnley #Leicester #Ronaldo #youth #community #volunteer #coach #inspiration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 23 Feb 12, 2015

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are here to bring you episode 23 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). We gave you our predictions of who would shine at the Africa Cup of Nations a couple of weeks ago and in the wake of the tournament, we look at who and what impressed us the most. Speaking of stars, after Jordan Ibe made a sensational Merseyside derby debut, we look at youngsters who burst onto the scene in style: who lived up to expectations and who flopped? Tottenham youngster Harry Kane has been setting the Premier League alight recently and Tottenham fans fondly chant "Harry Kane, he's one of our own" - but he was pictured in an Arsenal shirt when he was a youngster! Who else has ended up playing for a rival of the team they supported as a kid? The results might surprise you! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 22 Feb 05, 2015

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back to bring you a Transfer Deadline Day special of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). It's certainly been a quiet and arguably dull January transfer window compared to previous seasons, but that doesn't mean there aren't some tasty deals - or failed deals - to dissect. We look at the clubs who've not taken advantage of the mid-season opportunity to shore up their squad, and at in-demand stars who've decided to stay at their clubs...for now. After Thierry Henry jokingly pledged to sign for QPR, we look at other legendary footballers who actually have come out of retirement, those who are considering it, and one proud parent who bowed out of his last game only to be replaced by his 5 year old son! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Liverpool #LuisSuarez #HullCity #Tigers #NDoye #TomInce #PSG #BayernMunich #HatemBenArfa #PeterboroughUnited #Posh #Sunderland #WSL #SunderlandLadies #Schneiderlin #Varane #RealMadrid #Mourinho #Chelsea #Adebayor #TottenhamHotspur #HarryKane #Yakubu #HenrikLarsson #Ronaldo #DavidBentley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 21 Jan 29, 2015

Hayley McQueen returns to join Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper on episode 21 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Love it or hate it, the January transfer window is drawing to a close and we look at the best, worst and craziest January deadline day signings ever; can 2015 possibly top any of these? Big money signings are becoming younger, and we then discuss upcoming youngsters who have made the move this January, or are touted to make a big money move: who should you look out for? Finally, we take inspiration from in-form Tomáš Rosický, affectionately referred to as Little Mozart by his teammates, and look at other silly footballer nicknames. From The Wardrobe to Tarzan and One Size, we've got the weirdest and most wonderful nicknames you can imagine! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Liverpool #LuisSuarez #QPR #ChristopherSamba #LoicRemy #AndrosTownsend #PaulScharner #WiganAthletic #Savio #WestHamUnited #JuanMata #ManchesterUnited #PatriceEvra #NemanjaVidic #AndreiArshavin #Arsenal #KonstantinosMitroglou #Chelsea #FernandoTorres #AndyCarroll #MichaelRicketts #Middlesbrough #LassanaDiarra #Portsmouth #DeliAlli #NewcastleUnited #AymericLaporte #JordanIbe #FrancisCoquelin #KrystianBielik #AleksandarMitrović #HarryKewell #FaraWilliams #LionelMessi #CristianoRonaldo #DavidNgog #OliverKahn #AndreiShevchenko #DennisBergkamp #PeterCrouch #PapaBoubaDiop #OleGunnarSolskjær #FabioCannavaro #CarlosPuyol #FitzHall #AshleyCole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 20 Jan 22, 2015

We're at the halfway point in the season as Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper bring you episode 20 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). To celebrate this milestone we're joined by a special guest, exec producer and football agent Jo Tongue, who gives us the gossip on what it's like to be a football agent; is it all really wheeling and dealing, and what's been her funniest moment with a client? In the wake of David Ginola's bid to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency this May, we play president and decide what we'd do if we were in charge of the football governing body - from boots to bad officiating, we'd sort it out! We also look at which football fans have the right to be disgruntled at the moment - our choices may just surprise you... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 19 Jan 15, 2015

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are reunited for episode 19 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). From a Juan Mata jingle to racing managers around a horse track, we've got everything you need to cheer you up on a cold winter day! We're halfway through the season so it's time to make some predictions: who will nab the Champions League spots, get relegated from the Premier League and promoted from the Championship? Next, we look ahead to the Africa Cup of Nations and pick our up-and-coming stars. Finally, as if they don't have enough already, we send footballing stars on holiday; who needs to attend a meditation class in India and who have we sent to tear up Miami and make the headlines? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Chelsea #ManchesterUnited #Arsenal #ManchesterCity #Championship #Sunderland #AstonVilla #QPR #Burnley #Leicester #DerbyCounty #Bournemouth #Middlesbrough #IpswichTown #Watford #NabilBenteleb #YacineBrahimi #SergeAurier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 18 Jan 08, 2015

Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay kick off the new year with a bang to bring you the first Offside Rule Podcast (We Get It!) of 2015. We look at fining vain footballers and foul-mouthed mascots after it was revealed Blyth Spartans charge £2 if you urinate in their shower (a regular problem, we wonder?) Elsewhere a mother of four sobbing her heart out upon hearing of Gerrard's imminent departure from Liverpool inspired our 'Dry Your Eyes' topic, and of course we couldn't bring you January's first podcast without discussing the FA Cup; who's going to cause an upset this season? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #FACup #Bournemouth #SheffieldUnited #Blades #AstonVilla #Fulham #Southampton #WestHam #QPR #JamalCampbellRyce #YannKermorgant #WestBrom #RotherhamUnited #MesutOzil #Ronaldo #FernandoTorres #ACMilan #RealMadrid #Balotelli #StevenGerrard #Liverpool #AshleyCole #Arsenal #Chelsea #Hernanes #Lazio #OlivierGiroud #TorquayUnited #GrimsbyTown #Mascots #GilbertTheGull Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE! Q&A w/ Ray Parlour The Offside Rule (Euro Show) Dec 23, 2014

Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen deliver The Offside Rule (We Get It!) podcast's exclusive present to you in this week's podcast extra! We took the show to another level with a live pubcast recently, and were joined by Arsenal legend Ray Parlour; of course we had to grill him about his time in football! From dodgy tank tops to special European moments and a missed apple pie, Ray lifts the lid on his successful footballing career! Listen out for some special Christmas messages from your favourite stars... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #RayParlour #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #England #Women #Christmas #Arsenal #ChampionsLeague #UEFACup #ArseneWenger #InterMilan #DennisBergkamp #Chelsea #Barcelona #Xavi #WerderBremen #NewcastleUnited #GeorgeGraham #Galatasaray #PenaltyShootout #Highbury #FrancescoTotti #PavelNedved #DavidMoyes #USA #StevenGerrard #FrankLampard #ThierryHenry #DavidBeckham #Belgium #MartinKeown #TonyAdams #Initiation #Invincibles #ManchesterUnited Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas Special! The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 17 Dec 19, 2014

It's that time of year again and what better way to countdown to Christmas than a festive special from The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen. Complete with jingle bells and twinkling stars the girls take their pick of festive fixtures to forward to. It's time to play Santa - so who's been naughty and who's been nice? Cristiano Ronaldo gets points for generosity while Ronald Koeman goes straight to the naughty list after a post-match outburst. We know footballers love a fancy dress party - but some of their outfits could be more appropriate. So we put that right with ballerinas and football's answer to baby Jesus. Oh and listen out for some very special Christmas messages. A very merry Christmas and a happy new year! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #ManchesterUnited #NewcastleUnited #TottenhamHotspur #Liverpool #Arsenal #ManchesterCity #Chelsea #Manchester #Southampton #Koeman #Blackburn #WestHam #Christmas #Jinglebells #merry #women #female #league #Championship #LaLiga #Barcelona #QPR #JoeyBarton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) LIVE PubCast w/ Ray Parlour Dec 16, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) takes on another new challenge with our very first PubCast in front of a live audience! Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen were joined by Arsenal legend Ray Parlour to discuss the best bits from the Champions League and Europa League group stages; from an evening with 40 goals to a player with 99% pass completion rate, it was certainly an exciting few months leading up to the knockout stages. The audience were raring to go and were keen to get involved with our topics; even if you couldn't make it, you can catch all of the fun from the comfort of your living room! You can find us on our website, www.offsiderule-europeanfootball, on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #HayleyMcQueen #RayParlour #Arsenal #Liverpool #TottenhamHotspur #GerardPique #ManchesterCity #BorussiaDortmund #BayernMunich #RealMadrid #Roma #Barcelona #Chelsea #SportingLisbon #Schalke #Everton #Wolfsburg #Krasnador #SergioAguero #PepGuardiola #Messi #LionelMessi #KarimBenzema #ErikLamela #Rabona #Nani #HarryKane #AlanCarvalho #TimHoward #RaulRuscescu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 6 Review Dec 13, 2014

It's the final match week of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League - Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper bring you The Offside Rule Euro Show to review all the best of the action. From a final look at who made it through and who'll be sticking to domestic football to stand-out performers this week. As the lights literally went out on the group stages, Gerard Pique rocks a jumper come snood, come hood and Slavan Bilic looks a little like he needs a good wash. Kate Partridge fills you in with her lesser known facts in Euro. Bites - all the gossip, stats and European highlights in 20 minutes. You can find us on our website, www.offsiderule-europeanfootball, on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #Liverpool #Ludogorets #BayerLeverkusen #Monaco #Juventus #BrendanRodgers #TottenhamHotspur #Galatasaray #GerardPique #ManchesterCity #Arsenal #BorussiaDortmund #BayernMunich #AtleticoMadrid #Olympiakos #RealMadrid #Basel #Monaco #ZenitStPetersburg #Roma #CSKAMoscow #PSG #Barcelona #Chelsea #SportingLisbon #Schalke #Everton #Celtic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 16 Dec 11, 2014

Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and the returning Kait Borsay bring you the wacky and wonderful from the world of football in episode 16 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) 2014-15 season. From Lynsey's alleged influence on lower league side Chasetown on their impressive FA Cup run in 07/08, to a piece of Alex Ferguson's saliva-covered chewing gum selling for thousands in the name of charity (yes, really!), we've got it covered. In the spirit of Christmas, we go window shopping on behalf of clubs in the Premier League to bolster some thin squads; who would Kait give up her Christmas presents for to come to Liverpool? There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #ManchesterUnited #NewcastleUnited #TottenhamHotspur #Liverpool #Arsenal #ManchesterCity #BlythSpartans #Gateshead #Chester #Chasetown #CardiffCity #AaronRamsey #WiganAthletic #Dover #Cheltenham #Chester #LeedsUnited #MarcoReus #Chelsea #MatsHummels #Shaquiri #RobertoFirmino #KevinStrootman #SantiCarzorla #Faqiri #JacksonMartinez #MoussaSissoko #TyroneMings #NewcastleUnited #IpswichTown #AlexFerguson #DavidJames #FayeCarruthers #Burscough #AlfieLund #LutonTown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 6 Preview Dec 09, 2014

Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back to preview the final match week in the group stages of the European competitions; it's last chance saloon for a number of sides and we look at who could nab those precious last qualifying places. Following our discussion of managerial turnarounds in England, we look at managers on thin ice in Europe; will European qualification decide the fate of their jobs like Galatasaray's Cesare Prandelli? Last but not least, Mina Rzouki and Laure James join us to review recent events in Serie A and Ligue 1. You can find us on our website, www.offsiderule-europeanfootball, on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #Liverpool #Ludogorets #BayerLeverkusen #Monaco #Juventus #BrendanRodgers #TottenhamHotspur #Galatasaray #WesleySneijder #ManchesterCity #Arsenal #BorussiaDortmund #BayernMunich #AtleticoMadrid #Olympiakos #RealMadrid #Basel #Monaco #ZenitStPetersburg #Roma #CSKAMoscow #PSG #Barcelona #Chelsea #SportingLisbon #Schalke #Everton #Celtic #RobertoDiMatteo #JurgenKlopp #JorgeJesus #ArseneWenger #MauricioPochettino #StaleSolbakken Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/5 Episode 15 Dec 04, 2014

Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen bring you the wacky and wonderful from the football world in this week's The Offside Rule (We Get It!) as Kait Borsay nurses the newest member of the gang, baby Arthur! The Premier League fixtures are coming thick and fast in the festive period, and a number of teams have been injury-hit in this crucial month; so much so that we bring you our best injured XI! We talk successful new managerial appointments, and after the madness of Black Friday, look at footballers with businesses on the side; from fashionistas to folk singer lookalikes, we've got it all! Tune in to find out details of our exciting competition... There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #ManchesterUnited #NewcastleUnited #TottenhamHotspur #Liverpool #Arsenal #Southampton #StokeCity #ManchesterCity #BirminghamCity #AccringtonStanley #BlackFriday #CyberMonday #TimKrul #LukeShaw #DaleyBlind #KyleWalker #RyanTaylor #MamadouSakho #JackWilshere #MorganSchneiderlin #SteveSidwell #DanielSturridge #EdinDzeko #RyanGiggs #GaryNeville #RioFerdinand #EniAluko #MortenGamstPedersen #JoleonLescott #EmmanuelFrimpong #GaryRowett #JohnColeman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 5 Review Nov 28, 2014

Hayley McQueen and Lynsey Hooper are back to round up the action in match week 5 of the Champions League and Europa League and are joined by Carrie Brown. We look at the standout games and performances of the week, and turn agony aunts to give teams knocked out of their respective competitions a little advice for next time! Kate Partridge is back with her Euro Bites, and HTC are offering you some exclusive competitions - tune in to find out more! You can find us on our website, www.offsiderule-europeanfootball, on Twitter @OffsideRulePod, on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #Liverpool #Ludogorets #BayerLeverkusen #Monaco #Malmo #RobinOlsen #Juventus #BrendanRodgers #PartizanBelgrade #TottenhamHotspur #Spurs #Galatasaray #WesleySneijder #AthleticBilbao #ShakhtarDonetsk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 14 Nov 27, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) returns with Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and guest presenter Kate Partridge to talk all things football! First up, following England Women's game against Germany at Wembley with a mammoth crowd of over 40,000, our own James Savundra talk to star player Karen Carney and manager Mark Sampson. Next up, Alvaro Negredo's revival at loan club Valencia has us talking great loan spells. Finally, another Valencia-inspired topic - DC Comics are trying to sue Valencia for using a bat on their logo, despite the Spanish club using the image first in 1919, twenty years before the comic giants. We talk other silly suing situations, including a German sex shop and toilet door graffiti! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #Germany #Arsenal #ManchesterUnited #Ladies #LynseyHooper #KatePartridge #HayleyMcQueen #Facebook #Twitter #KarenCarney #MarkSampson #Nani #SportingLisbon #TobyAlderweireld #AtleticoMadrid #Chelsea #FrancisCoquelin #Charlton Athletic #RyanBertrand #Southampton #LukeSteele #Barnsley #Panathinaikos #BeateUhse #Rangers #RFC #Zagallo #Vieri #Romario #InterMilan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 5 Preview Nov 25, 2014

The Offside Rule Euro Preview show returns for match week 5 of the Champions League and Europa League with Kate Partridge, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen. A number of teams have qualified and the competition is heating up for those last remaining spots; will any of the British teams make it through? We also look at footballing idols as Olivier Giroud revealed last week that David Beckham was his style icon; in the mix are legendary footballers, comedians and a deity! Mina Rzouki and Susie Shaaf join us with a round up of the action in the Bundesliga and Serie A, and if that's not enough you'll find plenty of content on our European football website, www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #EPL #Women #League #England #Arsenal #TottenhamHotspur #Spurs #ManchesterCity #Liverpool #Chelsea #Ladies #LynseyHooper #KatePartridge #HayleyMcQueen #Facebook #Twitter #ChampionsLeague #CL #EuropaLeague #EL #HTC #Everton #Juventus #AtleticoMadrid #Basel #RealMadrid #ZenitStPetersBurg #BayerLeverkusen #BorussiaDortmund #Arsenal #BayernMunich #Roma #ParisSaintGermain #Barcelona #SportingLisbon #Porto #ShakhtarDonetsk #FCSalzberg #DynamoMoscow #Fiorentina #LegiaWarsaw #Besiktas #Krasnodar #Fabregas #Ronalso #Guardiola #Neymar #Luiz #TimHoward #Ibrahimovic #Ozil #Zidane #Giroud #Shevchenko #Nasri #Modric #Xavi #RioFerdinand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 13 Nov 20, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) line-up gets a shake up this season as Hayley McQueen is joined by Premier League TV anchor Alison Bender. The ladies bring you up to speed on the Premier League this season and predict England's upcoming stars following the U21's impressive form. Plus, after ex-Germany goalkeeper Tim Weise made his professional wrestling debut this month (yes, really!) we look at other stars who've made a bizarre career change - we have music maestros, postmen and an undertaker! (No, sadly not The Undertaker). There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #Championship #PremierLeague #Chelsea #CFC #Arsenal #AFC #WestHam #WHUFC #ManchesterUnited #MUFC #England #U21s #Germany #TimWiese Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 12 Nov 13, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) returns for the 12th pod of the season. With the next international break upon us, we look at the standout players and managers in the Championship and build a Championship dream team. Next up, after David Moyes was unveiled as Real Sociedad's new manager, we look at the successes and failures of British managers abroad. Finally, Jimmy Bullard's trip to the Outback to appear on 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!' has inspired our third topic; we play television producers and send footballing stars and managers to the jungle and give them one luxury item! There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #Championship #DerbyCounty #DCFC #StokeCity #SCFC #JackButland #LeeGrant #IpswichTown #ITFC #Middlesbrough #MFC #WolverhamptonWanderers #Wolves #WWFC #Watford #WFC #BlackburnRovers #BRFC #DavidMoyes #RealSociedad #AFCBournemouth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 4 Review Nov 07, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) Euro Review Show returns this week after the Champions League and Europa League are reaching the final group matches. A number of foreign clubs have already successfully qualified for the next round, but how are the British teams fairing? We have Kate Partridge's successful Euro Bites to update, and then we discuss Europe's all-time big chokers - which teams and players bottle the European leagues in the crucial stages? You can find us at www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League. #Football #Soccer #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #Liverpool #LFC #ManchesterCity #MCFC #Arsenal #Gunners #AFC #TottenhamHotspur #THFC #Celtic #Chelsea #CFC #Messi #BayernMunich #Barcelona #FCB #PSG #ParisSaintGermain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 11 Nov 06, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) continues as Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen discuss meddling parents following claims Jermain Defoe's mum has been accused of interfering with his career. Elsewhere the kids have gone back to school and Hayley, Lynsey and Kait deliver their half-term report: which players and teams have surprised and impressed us this season. And talking of impressive teams, what's behind Southampton's somewhat surprise success this season? Tune in to find out! #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Southampton #Koeman #Pelle #Clyne #Schneiderlin #Bertrand #Wanyama #Everton #EFC #CrystalPalace #CPFC #Pulis #Vydra #LutonTown #LTFC #GarySweet #SteveMcNulty #BlackburnRovers #BRFC #BristolCity #BCFC #BenMarshall #Chelsea #Drogba #Fabregas #Costa #JohnTerry #Walcott #Rooney #Beckham #Ronaldo #Defoe #HayleyMcQueen #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #SeanThorne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 4 Preview Nov 04, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) returns for another Euro Show, previewing the return legs of the most recent group matches. The Champions League and Europa League are heading towards the knockout stages so Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper discuss the dark horses of both competitions. We also have summaries from Laure James (Ligue 1) and Rhiannon Jones (La Liga) before moving on to our final topic, La-mazing. Following Eric Lamela's stunning rabona against Asteras Tripolis we discuss other memorable European moments - the good, the bad and the ugly, including the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history! You can find us at www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League. #UCL #UEL #football #soccer #european #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #UEFA #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #RhiannonJones #LaureJames #LaLiga #Ligue1 #RealMadrid #AsterasTripoli #Maribor #ManchesterUnited #Evra #MUFC #Anderlecht #ManchesterCity #MCFC #Chelsea #CFC #Arsenal #AFC #Liverpool #LFC #Spurs #THFC #Everton #EFC #Celtic #BayernMunich #Barcelona #PSG #BVB #Dortmund #Schalke #Ronaldo #Messi #SportingLisbon #HTCOffside #competition #HTC #tickets #Qarabag #Torino #Ludogorets #ShakhtarDonetsk #Ibrahimovic #Zidane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 10 Oct 30, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) turns 2 this week and Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen are in the party mood, discussing which three footballing personalities would get an invite to the exclusive Offside Rule podcast birthday party. Following former Liverpool Managing Director Christian Purslow's move to rivals Chelsea, we discuss other moves between rival clubs that have shocked around the world, both on and off the pitch; Who can forget Luis Figo's shocking move from Barcelona to fiery rivals Real Madrid in 2000, before he returned less than triumphantly to the Nou Camp only to be greeted with pigs heads from the fans! And with the clocks going back at the weekend, Kait Lynsey and Hayley ponder which moments in footballing history they'd change. Sue Smith delivers her final WSL round-up of the season, having been involved in a tight promotion battle. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #NewcastleUnited #Barcelona #RealMadrid #AstonVilla #BirminghamCity #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KatePartridge #SueSmith #Doncaster #England #BallonDor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 3 Review Oct 24, 2014

It was a Greek tragedy for Spurs' opposition Asteras Tripolis in the UEFA Europa League and this week and The Offside Rule (We Get It!) Euro Show is recorded post-match at White Hart Lane with Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper. Other stand-out results are discussed, with 40 goals alone from Tuesday's UEFA Champions League action, there's plenty to discuss. Hear Jose Mourinho's post match reaction to Eden Hazard relinquishing his first-choice penalty-taker duties. Would you turn down Didier Drogba? No, neither would we. So what other things could you not refuse in football? Finally, Kate Partridge brings you a full summary of this week's match action and a few uncovered gems in her Euro Bites review. You can find us at www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League #UCL #UEL #football #soccer #european #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #UEFA #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #KatePartridge #ManchesterCity #MCFC #Chelsea #CFC #Arsenal #AFC #Liverpool #LFC #Spurs #THFC #Everton #EFC #Celtic #BayernMunich #Barcelona #RealMadrid #PSG #BVB #Dortmund #Schalke #Maribor #Ronaldo #Messi #Anderlecht #Asteras #WhiteHartLane #CSKA #Roma #HarryKane #Mourinho #HTCOffside #Hazard #Atletico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 9 Oct 23, 2014

The 2014/15 Premier League season has already produced more own goals than any other. In episode 9 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper look back on other memorable own goals, some of which had big consequences. The girls also discuss cheating in football (not the love rats, but the bending of the rules sort!) and they wave their magic wands on some players to make them truly world class. Oh and Kait has a standard sing-a-long, you might want to close your ears for that bit! Finally, Sean Thorne has your favourite Mourinho moments in our Twitter Topic of the Week. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Mourinho #Chelsea #Jose #Championship #League #England #QPR #Dunne #Taraabt #Redknapp #Cheat #Xabi #Alonso #Pique #Shearer #Arsenal #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #Caulker #SeanThorne #Relegation #Sunderland #Vergini #Swansea #Monk #Moses #Stoke #Penalty #Overweight #episode9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 3 Preview Oct 21, 2014

With the latest international break we're all pining for the next UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches. Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay will get you fired up with their lowdown on UK opposition in Match Week 3. They're also looking at players who flopped in the Premier League but since moving away are enjoying Champions League or Europa League success. Chelsea's loss has been Wolfsberg's gain, and the same goes for QPR and Sevilla and Manchester United and Barcelona. Can you work out who the girls chose? Rhiannon Jones reports on La Liga and has an exclusive preview from Real Madrid Assistant Head Coach Paul Clement ahead of their game with Liverpool. Laure James updates us on French interest in Europe with a positive message for Everton fans. You can find us at www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League #UCL #UEL #football #soccer #european #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #UEFA #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #RhiannonJones #LaureJames #LaLiga #Ligue1 #PaulClement #RealMadrid #Astra #AsterasTripoli #Maribor # Sevilla #QPR #Wolfsburg #Pique #DeBruyne #Mbia #ManchesterUnited #MUFC #Anderlecht #ManchesterCity #MCFC #Chelsea #CFC #Arsenal #AFC #Liverpool #LFC #Spurs #THFC #Everton #EFC #Celtic #BayernMunich #Barcelona #PSG #BVB #Dortmund #Schalke #Ronaldo #Messi #HTCOffside #competition #HTC #tickets #Malmo #Rosenburg #WestBrom #WBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Continental Cup Final Special Oct 17, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) celebrates an action-packed finale to the Women's Super League live from the Continental Cup final with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and England and Donacaster's Sue Smith. Hear exclusive interviews from the winning team: Manchester City Women captain and man of the match Steph Houghton, striker Toni Duggan and goalscorer Izzy Christiansen. Sue gives us her take on the final day of WSL1 - if you missed it, tune in to hear about the drama that unfolded to hand Liverpool Ladies their second consecutive title. Then, attention turns to the recent men's internationals - who slipped up in their games and is in danger of messing up qualification for the European Championships in two years time? Finally, Sean Thorne returns with teammate bust ups our Twitter Topic of the Week. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #SeanThorne #LynseyHooper #SueSmith #Doncaster #England #WSL #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #ContiCup #StephHoughton #ToniDuggan #IzzyChristiansen #Germany #Spain #Netherlands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) WSL Round Up with Sue Smith Oct 09, 2014

England and Doncaster Rovers' Sue Smith rounds up this week's action in the FAWSL for The Offside Rule (We Get It!). With wins for two teams and a draw for another at the top of the table it's all still to play for in the WSL1. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @offsiderulepod check out our YouTube channel 'The Offside Rule TV' and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) is brought to you by Continental Tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 8 Oct 09, 2014

Welcome to another week at The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by Kate Partridge to discuss players that have let you down so far this season. With international fixtures on the way nations that tickle the fancy are selected and we talk footballers and movies. Anyone remember Stan Collymore and Sharon Stone? We kid you not. And Sue Smith returns with her women's football update as the WSL season draws to a dramatic close - three teams can still clinch the WSL 1 title. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KatePartridge #SueSmith #Doncaster #England #WSL #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #Ozil #France #Russia #Spain #Germany #RioFerdinand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule - Serie A Report with Mina Rzouki Oct 09, 2014

Mina Rzouki reports back to The Offside Rule (We Get It!) on the big tie at the top of Serie A - Juventus vs Roma. It was a chance to pump egos and earn bragging rights. But who came out top? Includes two red cards, Totti's outburst and a controversial referee. You can find us at www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FAWSL interview with Chelsea Ladies stars Rachel Williams and Eni Aluko after 5-2 win over Everton Oct 07, 2014

Lynsey Hooper is joined by Rachel Williams and Eni Aluko to discuss this year's FAWSL action and CLFC's chances of lifting the trophy. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @offsiderulepod check out our YouTube channel 'The Offside Rule TV' and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) is brought to you by Continental Tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 2 Review Oct 03, 2014

The Offside Rule Euro Show returns with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. It's review time so sit back, relax and digest all the news from this weeks action in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League in just 20 minutes. Magical moments are discussed as well as fans who go the extra mile - inspired by events in a Moscow tower block.. Kate Partidge returns with a fishy Euro Bites, oh and there's a bit of Noah's Ark in there too. You can find us at www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League Hashtags #UCL #UEL #football #soccer #european #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #UEFA #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #KatePartridge #ManchesterCity #MCFC #Chelsea #CFC #Arsenal #AFC #Liverpool #LFC #Spurs #THFC #Everton #EFC #Celtic #BayernMunich #Barcelona #RealMadrid #PSG #BVB #Dortmund #Schalke #Ludogorets #Ronaldo #Messi #Zlatan #Totti #Basel #Galatasaray #Roma #Krasnodar #Ajax #HTCOffside #Welbeck #Newcastle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) WSL Round Up with Sue Smith Oct 02, 2014

England and Doncaster Rovers' Sue Smith rounds up this week's action in the FAWSL for The Offside Rule (We Get It!). With WSL1 relegation decided and three teams in the balance to become WSL1 league champions as well as promotion from WSL2 to be decided.. it's all to play for as the season comes to a close. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @offsiderulepod check out our YouTube channel 'The Offside Rule TV' and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) is brought to you by Continental Tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 7 Oct 02, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) returns with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. After a feisty north London derby there's a look at serial discipline offenders, and competition for places: who should be looking over their shoulder for the player who wants to wrestle their way in? Next up, mistaken identity in football. No cheese gags we promise. Oh and Sean Thorne returns with the ever popular Twitter Topic of the Week. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #SueSmith #Doncaster #England #redcard #WSL #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #foul #team #Viera #LeeCattermole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 2 Preview Sep 30, 2014

Get the Euro pop fired up on the ghetto blaster. It's time for another UEFA Champions League and Europa League match week on The Offside Rule's Euro Show with Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen. This week, our take on UK opposition. Learn how to sing along with Galatasaray home crowds when a goal goes in (not for Arsenal fans obvs.) and what binds Lynsey to Krasnodar? Plus who is one of Basel's high profile fans? The Europa League contains lots of great team names this year.. but what else could you use them for? Look out for flat-packed furniture, Harry Potter and astronomy. Mina Rzouki reports on Serie A and Susie Scahaaf returns with Bundesliga. You can find us at www.offsiderule-europeanfootball.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League Hashtags #UCL #UEL #football #soccer #european #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #UEFA #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #MinaRzouki #SusieSchaaf #SerieA #Bundesliga #ManchesterCity #MCFC #Chelsea #CFC #Arsenal #AFC #Liverpool #LFC #Spurs #THFC #Everton #EFC #Celtic #BayernMunich #Barcelona #RealMadrid #PSG #BVB #Dortmund #Schalke #Wolfsberg #Ludogorets #Ronaldo #Messi #Basel #Galatasaray #Roma #Krasnodar #HTCOffside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 6 Sep 25, 2014

Someone’s had a shocker! After newly promoted Leicester City emphatically beat Man United 5-3 Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper & Hayley McQueen look at other games from the season so far that have provided some surprising & underpar results. Lots of high praise in this weeks pod as the girls highlight players released by clubs that are setting their new sides alight. Why some describe football as a religion quite literally. Sue Smith bring us her regular round up of all things WSL. Have a browse through our website www.offsiderulepodcast.com & follow us on Twitter @offsiderulepod and come ‘like’ our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule. OUT EVERY THURSDAY #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women#Championship #LaLiga #MKDons #SheffieldUtd #Hull #WestHam #Wolfsburg #RealMadrid #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #SeanThorne #WSL #MoDiame #AshleyCole #EnnerValencia #Ibrahimovic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 1 Review Sep 20, 2014

Your second dose of something brand spanking new from The Offside Rule (We Get It) team. The Offside Rule (Euro Show) with Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen is a new twice-weekly podcast reviewing and previewing all the talking points from the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. In our first review show we bring you all the reaction from the first round of fixtures and chat about funny footballer mishaps. Contributor & chief reporter Kate Partridge has some quirky stats with her Euro Bites for us too. Remember to enter our competition for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Manchester City vs Roma... You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League Hashtags # UCL #UEL #HTC #Euroshow #football #Soccer #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #UEFA #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Boruc #Beckham #Pennant #passport #Pants #Bendtner #Roma #AtleticoMadrid #Everton #Spurs #Celtic #Arsenal #Welbeck #Vermaelen #Tattoos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 5 Sep 18, 2014

Warning! The following podcast contains positive comments about striker Fernando Torres. The former £50m Chelsea man hasn't experienced much praise on The Offside Rule (We Get It!), but that's about to change. In episode five Kait Borsay, Hayley McQueen and Lynsey Hooper discuss players who have made themselves at home at their new clubs. They also talk fan backlash - who knew wifi could cause such a ruckus? And surprise surprise Lynsey is swooning over Mick McCarthy - again! You can find us at offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube The Offside Rule TV and on Facebook The Offside Rule. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (Euro Show) - Match Week 1 Preview Sep 16, 2014

Something brand spanking new from The Offside Rule (We Get It). The Offside Rule (Euro Show) with Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen is a new twice-weekly podcast reviewing and previewing all the talking points from the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. First up, things you might not know about UK opposition.. includes Ludogorets, an eagle, the Pope and Nicklas Bendtner. There'll be some great goals this season but who will score the most? Predictions made on who will and won't score in style. European reporters Rhiannon Jones (La Liga) and Susie Schaaf (Bundesliga) tell us what's going on in their leagues and keep your ears open for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Manchester City vs Roma.. You can check out our new Euro site at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube 'Offside Rule TV' and why not pop over and give us a Like on Facebook? 'The Offside Rule' The Offside Rule (Euro Show) is brought to you by HTC, Official Smartphone of the UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League #UCL #UEL #football #soccer #european #ChampionsLeague #EuropaLeague #UEFA #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #RhiannonJones #SusieSchaaf #LaLiga #Bundesliga #ManchesterCity #MCFC #Chelsea #CFC #Arsenal #AFC #Liverpool #LFC #Spurs #THFC #Everton #EFC #Celtic #BayernMunich #Barcelona #RealMadrid #BVB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 4 Sep 11, 2014

Four episodes in on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) this season and already Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay have already resorted to telling dodgy stories from the Manchester United youth team back in the glory days. Who knew a mop would provide such inspiration? With Wayne Rooney under the spotlight this week best-ever captains are discussed as well as The Offside Rule ultimate European XI. Will an England player make it in there? Mina Rzouki returns with a round up of Serie A and Sean Thorne has some real gems in our England occupations XI Twitter Topic of the Week. You can find us at offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube The Offside Rule TV and on Facebook The Offside Rule. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #England #Arsenal #TottenhamHotspur #Spurs #FantasyFootball #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #Liverpool #SerieA #Italy #MinaRzouki #Spain #Chelsea #Germany #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Natherlands #Facebook #Twitter #Instagram #WSL #SueSmith #WayneRooney #initiations #France #Ibrahimovic #Ronaldo #RaheemSterling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/5 Episode 3 Sep 04, 2014

Hayley McQueen hosts this week's episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay. Much discussion on the summer transfer window but which striker arrives in the Premier League with a journalism degree? And who is known as 'noodle' in their home country? Many unknown gems on new arrivals and a mention for Nick Clegg - some of the best deadline day tweets revealed. (And some of the worst if you're a Leeds fan). Sean Thorne returns for Twitter Topic of the Week and Rhiannon Jones is fresh from a new season of La Liga. You can find us at offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube The Offside Rule TV and on Facebook The Offside Rule. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #England #Arsenal #TottenhamHotspur #Spurs #FantasyFootball #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #Liverpool #LaLiga #RealMadrid #RhiannonJones #Spain #Chelsea # #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Sunderland #Facebook #Twitter #Instagram #Wigan #Millwall #HullCity #AngelDiMaria #DaleyBlind #Falcao #JavierHernandez #Ronaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 2 Aug 28, 2014

The season is now well underway and we're back into the swing of things here at The Offside Rule (We Get It!) towers, with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen back for the second episode of the season. As usual there's plenty to talk about - that's if we can get our words out right! Commentators have an unenviable job having to learn lots of new names and pronunciations before the start of every new season... We'll share a few of our favourites. We will also hear from England Women's manager, Mark Sampson, following the national team's impressive World Cup qualification campaign. Our crystal balls make a reappearance this week too as we delve into what the future holds for those in the Championship and we discuss big bucks transfers - the good, the bad and the ugly (well, not so much the ugly!) Sue Smith, Kate Partridge and Sean Thorne all return with updates from the WSL, Bundesliga and your Twitter Topic of the Week entries. You can find us at offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on YouTube The Offside Rule TV and on Facebook The Offside Rule. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Watford #Charlton #SheffieldWednesday #Watford #Wolves #Middlesbrough #Blackpool #PlayOffs #Brighton #Fulham #SamiHyypia #LauraBassett #EvertonWFC #BristolAcademy #ArsenalLadies #ManchesterCityWomenFC #JordanNobbs #Chelsea #Birmingham #Liverpool #NottsCounty #Sunderland #Reading #DoncasterBelles #Oxford #GarethBale #MarouaneFellaini #ZinedineZidane #JoleanLescott #Cristiano #CristianoRonaldo #Ronaldo #RobertoSoldado #ManchesterUnited #AngelDiMaria #RealMadrid #ChristianViera #DavidMoyes #StandardLiege #Everton # BayerLeverkusen #BorussiaDortmund #BayernMunich #ArjenRobben #Bundesliga #BojanKrkic #EricDier #Tottenham #MarkSampson #IceBucketChallenge #Twitter #Facebook #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Episode 1 Aug 21, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) returns for the 2014/5 season with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. Plenty to talk about this week, and it's not just the loose-bottomed feathered friends of Ashley Young that get our vote. From favourite pitch invaders to fantasy football duds dip into 30 minutes of football discussion and we'll try to keep you amused. Our foreign round ups return with Laura James and Ligue 1 and find out who this week's Twitter Topic of the Week winners are. You can find us at offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter: @OffsideRulePod on YouTube: The Offside Rule TV and on Facebook: The Offside Rule. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Arsenal #TottenhamHotspur #Spurs #FantasyFootball #ManchesterCity #ManchesterUnited #Liverpool #Ligue1 #AtleticoMadrid #RealMadrid #DiegoCosta #ThibautCourtois #Chelsea #LaureJames #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Tekkers #Facebook #Twitter #Instagram #Swansea #Newcastle #AshleyYoung #France #WayneRooney #AlexisSanchez #RealMadrid #CristianoRonaldo #Germany #WorldCup #Leicester #AlexisSanchez #CescFabregas #DanielSturridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Grassroots Special Aug 11, 2014

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) goes grassroots with Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. With exclusive interviews from Casey Stoney and Martin Keown. Find out how Martin's career started with a grassroots football club just outside Oxford and hear Casey's thoughts on mixed gender football teams. Recorded on location at Ware Youth FC in Herts, for the launch of another four years investment from McDonald's, who alongside The FA are working to sustain and improve grassroots football. McDonald’s will be giving over 7,000 accredited UK clubs with a junior team the opportunity to order a brand new strip every year for the next four seasons with the potential for over 250,000 individual kits to be distributed to clubs across the UK. As part of the new deal all four UK FAs, and their official kit suppliers Nike and Adidas, will be providing all accredited junior clubs in the UK with a new football kit each season for the next four years. For further information on McDonald’s involvement in grassroots football and to apply for kit visit www.mcdonalds.co.uk/betterplay #soccer #football #women #grassroots #CaseyStoney #MartinKeown #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #WareYouthFC #Arsenal #England #UK #WSL #PremierLeague #FA #girls #boys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2014/15 Season Preview Live from Wembley Aug 11, 2014

Bring out the bunting, The Offside Rule podcast is back with a special season preview from Wembley Stadium for the first ever The Offside Rule LIVE. Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay reveal who the absolute steals of the transfer window have been so far whilst, much like on a school report, they chat about those who could 'try harder' to get more for their money. Will new signings allow certain teams to run away with their league? Five points or more constitutes a title runaway according to Lynsey, which is the second topic. Twitter Topic of the Week extraordinaire Sean Thorne provides some live interaction and Kate Partridge gives us a European season preview. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page, The Offside Rule and follow us on Instagram OffsideRulePod. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #DavidOspina #Arsenal #Nice #WorldCup #WojciechSzczęsny #BojanKrkic #Barcelona #Stoke #ACMilan #Ajax #MarkHughes #StevenCaulker #QPR #QueensParkRangers #RioFerdinand #TottenhamHotspur #Spurs #CaulkerBellyFluff #BredeHangeland #Fulham #CrystalPalace #FantasyFootball #Wembley #CarlJenkinson #WestHam #SergeAurier #IvoryCoast #Toulouse #AnderHerrera #ManchesterUnited #WayneRooney #InternationalChampionsCup #Liverpool #LouisVanGaal #ArturoVidal #Juventus #Chile #Bundesliga #BayernMunich #RobertLewandowski #BorussiaDortmund #LaLiga #RhiannonJones #AtleticoMadrid #RealMadrid #DiegoCosta #ThibautCourtois #Chelsea #LuisEnrique #LaureJames #MinaRzouki #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #KatePartridge #SeanThorne #RossMcCormack #Brazil #WorldCup #AdrianDurham #talkSPORT #FIFA #BeachFootball #Tekkers #SirTrevorBrooking #Argentina #PSG #Ligue1 #JoseMourinho #SirBobbyRobson #DavidBeckham #RyanGiggs #ManuelPellegrini #SheffieldUnited #FACup #NigelClough #DerbyCounty #SteveMcClaren #PrestonNorthEnd #BristolCity #AntonioConte #MassimilianoAllegri #ASRoma #RudiGarcia #Napoli #RafaBenitez #AshleyCole #JoséCallejón #ZlatanIbrahimovic #Monaco #ClaudioRanieri #RadamelFalcao #JamesRodriguez #Uruguay #Facebook #Twitter #Instagram #TheOffsideRuleLIVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule: WSL Special Jul 25, 2014

It's a WSL special on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) this week - brought to you by England and Doncaster Rovers Belles footballer Sue Smith. Catch up on all the latest going on in the women's game as the semi-finals for the Continental Cup are decided and the WSL leagues heat up after a mid-season break. Sue takes you through the teams and players that have been impressing her so far. There's plenty of football coverage, both men's and women's at offsiderulepodcast.com you can keep up to date each day via Twitter @OffsideRulePod and you can visit us on our Facebook page, The Offside Rule and on YouTube, The OffsideRule TV #Football #Soccer #WSL #PremierLeague #Women #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #SueSmith #ContiCup #MarkSampson #Doncaster #Everton #NottsCounty #Birmingham #injury #Fowler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule World Cup 2014 Special 4 Jul 16, 2014

The trio is reunited in this final episode of our World Cup series. Join Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay as they talk World Cup gems, duds and what tickled their fancy. Transfer speculation begins - who will earn a move after a successfully World Cup and where might they go? As if that's not enough, England Ladies and Doncaster Rovers Belles Sue Smith returns with her women's update. There's lots more to see on our website offsiderulepodcast.com and on our new YouTube channel 'The Offside Rule TV' and don't forget to come and find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook. #Football #Soccer #WorldCup #Brasil2014 #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #SueSmith #Brazil #Germany #Netherlands #Argentina #Messi #JamesRodriguez #transfer #Colombia #goalkeeper #Spain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule World Cup 2014 Special 3 Jul 03, 2014

Recorded in a small beach town outside Rio Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper share more of their World Cup experiences on the road. Insight from behind the scenes in Brazil as well as an extended interview with Brazilian sport journalist Joana Beuno on what it's like to work behind the scenes at Brazil's biggest sport newspaper. Hear more on adopted teams and favourite players.. and a couple of good excuses thrown in for good measure.. There's lots more World Cup content on our website offsiderulepodcast.com and on our new YouTube channel 'The Offside Rule TV' and don't forget to come and find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook. #Football #Soccer #WorldCup #Brasil2014 #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #JoanaBueno #Brazil #Netherlands #Colombia #Neymar #CostaRica #Luiz #Italy #Buzios #groupstage # #France #Spain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule World Cup 2014 Special w/ talkSPORT's H&J Jun 25, 2014

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper catch up with Hawksbee and Jacobs from talkSPORT's afternoon show on Copacabana beach. #WorldCup #football #Brazil #England #Hawksbee #Jacobs #talkSPORT #KaitBorsay #LynseyHooper #RoyHodgson #groupstage #Moose #Chile #Argentina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule World Cup 2014 Special 2 Jun 23, 2014

Recorded from Copacabana beach, Rio - Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay continue their World Cup travels for The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Includes exclusive interviews with the FA's Director of Development Sir Trevor Brooking who reveals his thoughts on some of the new elements to feature at this World Cup and England goalkeeper coach Dave Watson on England's early exit from the tournament. There are World Cup firsts and we catch up with adopted teams and players to watch.. has Lynsey chosen a dud? Plenty of laughs and anecdotes from Brazil. You can see Lynsey and Kait in action as they video blog their way around the World Cup on our YouTube channel TheOffsideRuleTV. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOffsideRuleTV There is plenty of content on Brazil 2014 at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and for all the latest head to Twitter @OffsideRulePod. #Football #Soccer #WorldCup #Brasil2014 #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #SirTrevorBrooking #DaveWatson #Argentina #Messi #Colombia #Neymar #CostaRica #Uruguay #FA #RoyHodgson #groupstage #Benzema #France #Spain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule World Cup 2014 Special 1 Jun 13, 2014

The World Cup is underway - and so too are The Offside Rule (We Get It!) World Cup specials! This is the first in a series of podcasts from Lynsey and Kait as they head to Brazil for the world's biggest football tournament. But before the duo depart for two of England's group games, their World Cup journey starts in London. They talk the big names who won't be there, pick out an adopted team each, and discuss the potential winners - as well as England's chances. Also includes an interview with former England and Arsenal defender turned pundit Martin Keown ahead of England's opening match against Italy in Manaus. And German and Russian football expert Kate Partridge shares her thoughts. There's loads more World Cup content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com or you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page, The Offside Rule. #Football #Soccer #WorldCup #Germany #Italy #England #Russia #MartinKeown #Arsenal #Nasri #Falcao #Brazil #Argentina #Pogba #ManchesterCity #KatePartridge #Brazil #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #Rio #LynseyHooper #SaoPaulo #Brazil2014 #Martinez #Colombia #Spain #Gerrard #Messi #Argentina #Barkley #Belgium #IvoryCoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 40 May 29, 2014

Bring out the tissues it's the last episode of the season before we hit you with some World Cup specials from Brazil. This week Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are joined by Arsenal and England star Alex Scott who not only answers a selection of questions involving biscuits and desert islands but also reveals her reaction to the departure of Arsenal manager Shelley Kerr. Nearly loosing your trousers and time for a haircut - favourite moments of this weekend's finals, outside chances for a semi-final berth at the World Cup and secrets to international success, can England learn from what tactics other World Cup countries will be using off the pitch? Sean Thorne returns and there are end of season reviews from Sue Smith on the women's game, La Liga with Rhiannon Jones and Serie A with Mina Rzouki. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #AlexScott #LynseyHooper #SueSmith #Doncaster #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #WSL #ChampionsLeague #FACup #RhiannonJones #LaLiga #Spain #MinaRzouki #SerieA #Italy #promotion #relegation #Brazil2014 #play-off #Rotherham #Fleetwood #QPR #Belgium #IvoryCoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 39 May 22, 2014

There is life after football. As discovered by Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen in this penultimate episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Holy goalies, reality TV stars who've had non-league careers, and a Finance Minister who used to play for Arsenal.. no football and all is not lost. Also this week, the best Cup finals to go to extra time, and which stars of the play-offs could well attract the attention of bigger clubs this summer? Laure James is back with a final French football round up for the season and Sean Thorne invites you to phone a footballer. There's loads of great content to discover at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can pop over to Twitter @OffsideRulePod and Like our Facebook page, The Offside Rule. Out every Thursday. Oh and we're back mid-June.. when we'll be podding from the World Cup in Brazil! #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #SueSmith #Doncaster #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #LaureJames #Ligue1 #France #ChampionsLeague #goal #promotion #relegation #loansigning #play-off #FACup #extratime #Coventry #WestHam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 38 May 15, 2014

A review of the 2013/4 Premier League season with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and special guest Faye Carruthers. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) talks Manchester City's defining moments and what the season will most be remembered for. After Scottish club Albion Rovers launch a 'pay what you want' season ticket, our trio have a go at deciding what they would and wouldn't like to splash the cash on. Greg Dyke, Sepp Blatter and Gareth Bale are just a few of the candidates. Kate Partridge rounds up Bundesliga for the season and Sean Thorne returns with your best goals of the campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 37 May 08, 2014

Brian the dog, Andy Cole morphs into Les Ferdinand and Ronaldo covered in gold.. welcome to another edition of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. With the regular season of the football league over it's time to recap on the final day drama and just how did our hosts' adopted teams survive the season? Sue Smith continues with her women's football round up, there's plenty of Continental Cup action to reflect on. With just ten days left left of the La Liga season Rhiannon Jones reports in from Madrid and Sean Thorne talks loan favourites in our Twitter Topic of the Week. Check out the fresh new daily content on www.offsiderulepodcast.com and on Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And you can pop over to our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule' and give us a Like. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #SueSmith #SeanThorne #Doncaster #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #RhiannonJones #LaLiga #Spain #ChampionsLeague #goal #promotion #relegation #loansigning #ronaldo #birmingham #Fulham #Hillsborough #bristol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 36 May 01, 2014

Don't say we don't look after you. A double dose and a new voice this week, welcome to The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen run proceedings and there's a new women's football round up from ex England international and Doncaster Belles player Sue Smith. This week - how do you try and catch out a manager who wants to fit you with a heart monitor? Put it on your dog, obviously. Final warnings, a League Two love-in and the ultimate in fan adoration - footballing appreciation societies. Go on, we dare you. Kate Partridge talks Bayern's end of season meltdown in our Bundesliga round up and best dressed managers are on the agenda with Sean Thorne in Twitter Topic of the Week. Check out the fresh new daily content on www.offsiderulepodcast.com and on Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And you can pop over to our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule' and give us a Like. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #SeanThorne #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #Italy #ChampionsLeague #goal #promotion #PFA #Englandcaptain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 35 Apr 24, 2014

What do you get if you cross birthdays, Burnley, Brentford and an Englishman? Of course - The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. Lots of fun-packed football facts and discussion as we talk up and coming English managers, promoted teams and players still going strong over 30. Mina Rzouki reports on the latest goings on in Serie A and Sean Thorne talks footballing siblings in Twitter Topic of the Week. Check out our fresh new daily content on www.offsiderulepodcast.com and on Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And you can pop over to our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule' and give us a Like. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #MinaRzouki #SerieA #Italy #ChampionsLeague #goal #title #birthday #Brentford #Burnley #Bees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 34 Apr 17, 2014

From Sherlock Holmes to the god of an alien race, welcome to another edition of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay. Votes are cast for the Premier League manager of the season and with Lynsey's beloved Wolves now promoted to the Championship it's time to show them some love.. kind of.. Then to the weird and wonderful, inspired by a bizarre story involving Arsene Wenger we talk past life and resurrection. It'll all make sense, honest. Laure James returns with the best of Ligue 1 and Sean Thorne reports in on our Twitter Topic of the Week. There's fresh content galore at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and on Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #SeanThorne #LaureJames #Ligue1 #France #ChampionsLeague #goal #title #LiverpoolLadies #MCFCWomen #Wolves #manager #BrendanRogers #HullCity #Tigers #SteveBruce #Everton #RobertoMartinez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 - WOMEN'S FOOTBALL SPECIAL Apr 15, 2014

The new FA Women's Super League season is upon us so what better way to celebrate than to give you a full round up of what to look forward to. Kait Borsay tells you what to expect from the new season with interviews including new England manager Mark Sampson and England international stars Steph Houghton, Toni Duggan and Eni Aluko. The Offside Rule (We Get It!) is supported by Continental UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 33 Apr 10, 2014

So good it even includes catherine wheels. Welcome to another episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. This week best goal celebrations, from skittles and Zorro masks to vomit and chickens. There's a Leicester love-in and then football waste.. and that's not us getting messy. Rhiannon Jones talks La Liga from Ronaldo to relegation and Barcelona to Bale. And there's a competition in the air in our Twitter Topic of the Week with Sean Thorne. Check out the bucket loads of content at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and via Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham#Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #RhiannonJones #LaLiga #Spain #ChampionsLeague #goal #title #LiverpoolLadies #MCFCWomen #Leicester #Foxes #goalcelebs #losemoney #competition #goalceleb #money #wasteful #QPR #benchwarmer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 32 Apr 03, 2014

Paper bag protests, stripping the new manager naked and chickens on the pitch.. it's just another week on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. There are shock winners for Liverpool to draw inspiration from and footballers meet reality TV - guess where we're sending Joey Barton? Kate Partridge muses over other opportunities for Bayern Munich to take over Germany in her Bundesliga report and Sean Thorne collects your best goalkeeper goals in Twitter Topic of the Week. Check out the bucket loads of content at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and via Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham#Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #Germany #ChampionsLeague #goal #protest #banner #LaLiga #Spain #Mexico #Sofia #ACMilan #Blackburn #AstonVilla #title #Wolfsberg #LiverpoolLadies #Stuttgart #JoeyBarton #Beckham #GaryNeville #PaulScholes #DanielSturridge #AVB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 31 Mar 27, 2014

A striking affair this week and who better to join us on The Offside Rule (We Get It!) than Carrie Brown? On the agenda - best strikers in football, identical wonder goals and defending.. not on the pitch, off it. Tennis balls, angry WAGS and telling fibs on TV. What more could your footballing week need? Well, Mina Rzouki tells all from Serie A and Sean Thorne delights us once again with Twitter Topic of the Week. Check out the bucket loads of content at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and via Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham#Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #CarrieBrown #beINsports #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #SeanThorne #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #MinaRzouki #SerieA #Italy #ChampionsLeague #striker #goal #Messi #Maradona #Zidane #ThierryHenry #Drogba #Zlatan #wondergoal #IanRush Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 30 Mar 20, 2014

A football league special. Sometimes there just aren't enough awards, so (oh go on then) Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back with another episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) to dish out some more. Whether you're a football league aficionado or you can tell your Rotherham from your Rochdale there are some tales this week to reignite even the most Premier League-weary of football fans. Sean Thorne brings you football bloopers in Twitter Topic of the Week and Laure James brings you all the je ne sais quoi of Ligue 1. There is plenty of fresh content to discover every day at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and via Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 29 Mar 13, 2014

A three horse race. Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back for another episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). One for the record books - what in football has made history this season? After Manchester City's shock FA Cup exit the FA Cup predictor makes an appearance and what else could we discuss during Cheltenham week than horses? The best football and horse mash ups we can muster. Rhiannon Jones is back with all things La Liga and Sean Thorne returns with Twitter Topic of the Week. There is fresh content to discover every day at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and via Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #RhainnonJones #SeanThorne #ChampionsLeague #FACup #LaLiga #Spain #horse #Cheltenham #JermainDefoe #transferwindow #Wigan #Hull #EuropaLeague #MickChannon #JoeyBarton #RobbieFowler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 28 Mar 06, 2014

Need a hand? You'd better ask Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen - find out why in this new episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). Cup final wonder goals are up for grabs and with a relegation battle in the Premier League that's anyone's guess, we.. err.. have a good guess. Talking of helping hands football donations are also on the agenda. Why else could you include Mrs Beckham, the Scotland national team and Cyril the Swan all in the same sentence? Kate Partridge is back with Bundesliga and Sean Thorne talks manager's pet players in Twitter Topic of the Week. There is fresh content to discover every day at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and via Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KatePartridge #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #Bundesliga #ChampionsLeague #FACup #LeagueCup #Zidane #playofffinsl #Middlesbrough #Millwall #Fulham #Cardiff #Norwich #WestBrom #CoventryCity #Scotland #mascot #MLS #Rooney #Gerrard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 27 Feb 27, 2014

A Russian import this week, and a West Brom-supporting Bundesliga expert - Kate Partridge joins Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay for another weekly episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!). As England prepares for another World Cup Kate gets tapped up for German intelligence - find out which Bundesliga players you should be looking out for. Then fast forward to the European Championships and pick up some little known facts ahead of France 2016. Oh and before it all gets too much spare a thought for football folk who have been reduced to tears, it could get emotional folks. Mina Rzouki delivers the latest from Serie A and Sean Thorne is back with our Twitter Topic of the Week. There is fresh content to discover every day at www.offsiderulepodcast.com and via Twitter @OffsideRulePod. And do pop over to our Facebook page, 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #KatePartridge #LynseyHooper #MinaRzouki #SerieA #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #Euro2016 #HayleyMcQueen #France #Bundesliga #BayernMunich #Germany #Holland #Colombia #MarioBalotelli #crying #Lazio #Baggies #ChampionsLeague #Zidane #Italy #Gazza #relegated #promoted #Brazil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 26 Feb 20, 2014

Guest presenter Casey Stoney joins Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay to discuss the reaction she's had since publicly announcing she is gay. And find out why the England captain has made a return to Arsenal Ladies ahead of the new Women's Super League season. Plenty of great anecdotes from Casey too, including a few beauties on footballer's past jobs.. from humble beginnings superstars are born. Fulham's chop happy chairman Shahid Kahn has inspired a look at other clubs who have been keen to try the odd manager or five during a season and Laure James returns with all the news from Ligue 1. You can find lots of great content at www.offsiderulepodcast.com @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #CaseyStoney #LynseyHooper #LaureJames #Ligue1 #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #ArsenalLadies #HayleyMcQueen #France #Fulham #manager #sacking #job #gay #female #comingout #Japan #AtleticoMadrid #Newcastle #Hannover #NottsCounty #Ramires #KarenBardsley #RachelWilliams #MiroslavKlose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 25 Feb 13, 2014

What do you get when you leave Roy's England selection for Brazil to Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen? Some fresh faces that's what. Who needs Steven Gerrard anyway? With David Moyes admitting it's as bad as it gets for his team, horror stories are compared. Whether it will make the Manchester United manager feel any better though is quite another thing. And footballers on twitter - the best and the worst tweets, selfies and clangers. Your #PressConferenceBingo contributions in our Twitter Topic of the Week are revealed and Kate Partridge reports in on Bundesliga. You can find us with plenty of blogs and new content each day at offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #FAWSL #DavidMoyes #Pressconference #Bingo #Twitter #tweets #ArseneWenger #Bookies #Southampton #DerbyCounty #RaheemSterling #AdamLallana #RoyHodgson #Sunderland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 24 Feb 06, 2014

We hope you've got a good imagination for this one, we've got celebrity parents and their football offspring to discuss - Diana Ross gets a couple of mentions! Fresh from the chaos of Transfer Deadline Day and the general chaos at Leeds United at present Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Sarah-Jane Mee are back with 30 minutes of football chat. This week - the top three January transfers from across the leagues, a look at some of the most notable u-turns in football and we're mashing up some well known faces to make a few football lovechild's. To top it all off, Sean Thorne talks big dressing room characters in Twitter Topic of the Week. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule (We Get It!)'. Out every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule: Episode 23 Jan 30, 2014

With transfers the hot topic and fresh from a weekend of FA Cup action Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen are back with 30 minutes of football clucker.* This week - football heroes leaving their club under a ray of sunshine, a scratch around the FA Cup archives and the best and worst of the FA Cup fourth round bench warmers - who impressed and who should stay on the fringes? Sean Thorne talks manager/player rants in Twitter Topic of the Week and Real Madrid's Rhiannon Jones updates you on everything La Liga. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. * This might not be a real word #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #RhiannonJones #RealMadrid #LaLiga #WorldCup #Spain #Mata #Leeds #Kaka # #transfers #January #2014 #FACup #DarrenBent #Everton #giantkiller #Podolski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 22 Jan 23, 2014

Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay are back with contradictions in football. Yes they are. No they aren't. The best of the Championship's topsy turvy results and notable recent 100's in football - what gets your vote? Laure James rounds up the best of Ligue 1 and Sean Thorne talks undeserving earners. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LynseyHooper #LaureJames #Ligue1 #France #WorldCup #DavidMoyes #Fergie #Leeds #MesutOzil #101club #transfers #January #2014 #StevenGerrard #Barnsley #BristolCity #PaulScholes #CraigBellamy #JohnTerry #FabioCapello Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 21 Jan 16, 2014

Fresh from slippery baked beans and the SoccerAM dance off Lisa O'Grady joins Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen to talk relegation picks, transfers that happen for bizarre reasons and moments when you just want the ground to swallow you up. Lisa remembers impersonating a stadium tannoy and Hayley going footloose on match day. The humiliation continues with spot kick disasters in Twitter Topic of the Week with Sean Thorne and Mina Rzouki returns with her Serie A round up. There's lots from us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com, you can follows us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LisaO'Grady #SoccerAM #LynseyHooper #SeanThorne #MinaRzouki #SerieA #Italy #WorldCup #RobertoMartinez #CrystalPalace #Sunderland #WestHam #Norwich #Fulham #Cardiff #Everton #relegation #transfers #January #2014 #penalty #CristianoRonaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 20 Jan 09, 2014

The Offside Rule is back with a bang for 2014 - Hayley, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay pop football folk into last year's Hall of Fame and go retro (show their age) by playing swap shop with Premier League players - who should go where? With most of you rested after an end of year break who has no lights out in the game and just can't switch off? It could be enough to send you (and them) barmy. Sean Thorne wonders if it's ever good to go back in football in our Twitter Topic of the Week and Kate Partridge discusses January business in Bundesliga. Happy new year folks. Or glückliches neues Jahr as they say in Germany. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday.#Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #KatePartridge #SeanThorne #Bundesliga #Germany #WorldCup #RobertoMartinez #DavidMoyes #Swansea #WestHam #ChampionsLeague #Fulham #Everton #JuanMata #transfers #January #2014 #halloffame #StevenGerrard #CristianoRonaldo #DavidBeckham #LuisSuarez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule (We Get It!) Christmas Bloopers Dec 23, 2013

Happy Christmas! As a festive treat we thought you'd enjoy 2 minutes of outtakes from this year's The Offside Rule recordings. Featuring Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Samantha Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 19 Dec 19, 2013

Goodness. Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are cancelling Christmas. Not every club mind, so who deserves to forget the turkey and put in some extra reps instead? With an unlimited budget the duo are also playing Santa's little helper and offering up Christmas presents with an unlimited budget. I wonder if Billy and Betty Brewer have any idea what's in store for them? And here's an easy one, over indulgence in football.. try squeezing all that into 30 mins. Sean Thorne talks selfies in Twitter Topic of the Week and Rhiannon Jones delivers the best from La Liga. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com at @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham#Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay#HayleyMcQueen #RhiannonJones #SeanThorne #LaLiga #Spain #WorldCup #CardiffCity #BristolCity #Middlesbrough #goal #ChampionsLeague #CreweAlexander #SwanseaCity #BurtonAlbion #Michu #CristianoRonaldo #Portsmouth #Torres #RealMadrid #Barcelona Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 18 Dec 13, 2013

This might be the last episode ever.. if Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay don't stop arguing about Mick McCarthy. Luckily Hayley McQueen is on hand to act as referee. Also this week the good, the bad and the ugly of managerial departures, background staff get a spot of recognition and honesty is the best policy. Or is it? Kate Partridge brings you the best of Bundesliga and Sean Thorne rounds up your votes for the nice people in the game. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com follow us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and head over to Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #Germany #WorldCup #backroom #bootroom #qualification #goal #ChampionsLeague #fans #Sunderland #PauloDiCanio #Gillingham #Derby #Brentford #Wigan #CrystalPalace #Bury manager #RoyKeane #MickMcCarthy #diving #JoseMourinho #RealMadrid #handball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 17 Dec 13, 2013

New Manchester City Ladies signing and England international Jill Scott joins Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay this week. Plenty of questions for Jill on her recent big move as well as a couple of topics to chew over. Newcastle have started winning, so what other teams has turned it around this season? From the Championship to Serie A. And after a hilarious story involving Joe Kinnear - we look at other get your coat moments.. from a popstar missing a spot kick to one player revealing a little too much. Finally, Laure James brings you the best of Ligue 1. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and do like our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #JillScott #LaureJames #Ligue1 #France #WorldCup # #qualification #goal #ChampionsLeague #fans #Newcastle #Magpies #turnaround #form #EvertonLadies #MCLFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 16 Nov 28, 2013

Natalie Sawyer makes a welcome return to the Offside Rule this week alongside Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. After AVB said his players should be ashamed what other shameful games spring to mind? We hand out managerial awards from the Championship down and talk away day tales - car mix ups, (non)local derbies and a ladies loo shocker. Finally, Mina Rzouki reports in on Serie A and Sean Thorne brings you the best of Twitter Topic of the Week. You can find us via offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Spurs #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #NatalieSawyer #MinaRzouki #SerieA #Italy #WorldCup #PhilBrown #qualification #goal #ChampionsLeague #fans #service #ashamed #Gazza #BrentfordFC #Bees #redcard #AVB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 15 Nov 21, 2013

It's time to gear up for the carnival with Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay - but of those teams qualified for Brazil 2014 so far who would they take as their best XI? Only one player features in all three teams. There's match abandonment due to drunkenness, lighting and very suspicious circumstances and when fans become too fanatical, how you can take the beautiful game just that one step too far. There's an interview with world record breaking football freestyler Matt Wolstenholme and Sean Thorne delivers more of the trickery masterclass in Twitter Topic of the Week. Finally, Kate Partridge rounds up the best of Bundesliga ahead of the big game at the weekend. You can find Matt at mattfreestyle.co.uk and you can find the us via offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #Germany #WorldCup #BestXI #qualification #goal #ChampionsLeague #fans #Brazil2014 #abandoned #MattWolstenholme #Spurs #freestyle #MarioBalotelli #skills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 14 Nov 14, 2013

The man with the big hands. Mario Balotelli and The Big Dawg. It's time for another neatly packaged pod from Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. After Tim Krul's heroics which other goalkeepers have put in a performance to remember? Halloween may have come and gone but which players have haunted their former clubs? And footballer lessons - heard the one about the electrical engineer Premier League player? Updates from Sean Thorne with Twitter Topic of the week and Laure James from Ligue 1, tres bien. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod on Facebook 'The Offside Rule' and via our website www.offsiderulepodcast.com Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LaureJames #Ligue1 #France #SeanThorne #RobertoBaggio #goalkeeper #Newcastle #goal #ChampionsLeague #KevinPhillips #EmanualAdebayor #EdwinvanderSaar #JermainDefoe #Celtic #CrystalPalace #MarioBalotelli #StevenGerrard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule meet TalkSPORT's H&J Nov 08, 2013

As part of the one-year anniversary celebrations Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay popped into see TalkSPORT's Hawksbee & Jacobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 13 Nov 07, 2013

We're not hungover after our first birthday, honest. Kait Borsay, Hayley McQueen and Alison Bender are talking top eight - ten games into the new Premier League season. How will the table turn by the end of 2013? There's fan loyalty to extremes and then a walk on the wild side - when animals mix with football. Parrot interrogation, a dog with a great head for goal and a cat called Wimbledon. Enough to hold you captive surely. Mina Rzouki brings you the best from Serie A and Sean Thorne returns with Twitter Topic of the Week. Take a peek at www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #AlisonBender #MinaRzouki #SeanThorne #SerieA #Italy #title #loyalty #fans #animals #Everton #Cardiff #Swansea #Swans #Southampton #Saints Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 12 - BIRTHDAY SPECIAL Oct 31, 2013

Our one year anniversary might fall In Halloween week but there's no trick here, just treats all round with this week's special birthday episode from Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. A look at other first year successes (yes I know, we're modest too!) and then it goes a bit macabre. Football gets scary with hauntings, ghost goals and bewitching form. And who in football would you take trick or treating with you? There are votes for Patrice Evra, Gianluca Vialli and Cristiano Ronaldo but can you guess why? There's more birthday news in Twitter Topic of the Week and Rhiannon Jones checks in after a huge weekend in La Liga. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com via Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #RhiannonJones #LaLiga #Spain # #FA150 #birthday #anniversary #Halloween #spooky #ghost #SerieA #Bundesliga #Southampton #Saints #CristianoRonaldo #LionelMessi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 11 Oct 24, 2013

Shh! For your ears only.. Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay reveal football's darkest secrets (ok, that might be over-egging it). Did you know though that Sol Campbell went to drama school? Then worst refereeing decisions and subs that really should be seeing more action. Who should leave the subs bench and make a move for first team football? And who would have them? Faye Carruthers gives you a rundown of the Q&A with England's most capped player Rachel Yankey and Kate Partridge delivers the latest brotwurst from the Bundesliga. You can find us online at www.offsiderulepodcast.com or on Twitter @OffsideRulePod or via Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #German #FACup #FA #RachelYankey #Vauxhall #Substitute #Referee #Secrets #Bizarre #LeagueTwo #Analysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 10 Oct 17, 2013

Not for the faint-hearted. There are dares, draws and daft appointments this week as Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay do the honours. Nakedness* and playground tactics - who would you dare in the football world? Our experts pick an FA Cup and World Cup qualifying minnow and the most ridiculous appointments in football. You can't hire your odd-job man as a chief scout can you? Faye Carruthers rounds up the best of your tweets and there's a soupçon of Ligue 1 action from Laure James. More from us on our website www.offsiderulepodcast.com and you can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. *No, not the hosts. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers #LaureJames #Ligue1 #French #FACup #FA #Dares #WorldCup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 9 Oct 10, 2013

Another hopscotch through the world of football. Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay select top Premier League player picks from the over 25's - who might get club player of the season? We're not ones for mush (ok, maybe just a bit) but we can't help ourselves this week with many tales of footballing kindness. Altogether now... Finally after her Majesty opened Bucks Palace up to a football game what other match locations would make your wish list? FIFA get a taste of their own medicine. Faye Carruthers reports on the best tweets of the week and our Serie A expert Mina Rzouki checks in with all the latest. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers #MinaRzouki #SerieA #Saints #Everton #FA #Swansea #FAWSL #ContinentalCup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Casey Stoney Special Oct 07, 2013

An exclusive chat with England captain and Lincoln Ladies centre-half Casey Stoney talking to Kait Borsay. Pitchside after the Continental Cup final Casey sums up the game, and the rebranding of the Lady Imps to Notts County Ladies as the team enter a new phase. The mood in the England women's camp is also revealed, along with the player's plans for the off-season. #Football #Soccer #Ladies #Women #ContinentalCup #FAWSL #England #Arsenal #Lincoln #LadyImps #Gunners #CaseyStoney #KaitBorsay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 8 Oct 03, 2013

Here's one to think about. Your favourite football story this season as a well-known film: 'Stand by Me' for David Moyes perhaps? Or how about 'Good Will Hunting' for Chelsea's steal of the player Spurs thought they'd snaffled? Not only do Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen bring you more of those, there's hope for all football fans in Manchester with talk of a tortoise and a hare. Don't worry you'll get it. Also on the agemda (yes I really did) are sparkles and precious metals. This isn't all girly indulgence, promise. Faye Carruthers plays ticket fairy in Twitter Topic of the Week and the excellent Rhiannon Jones fills us in on all things La Liga. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod peek at our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule' and don't forget to steal a look at our fantastic new website www.offsiderulepodcast.com Out every Thursday. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers #RhiannonJones #LaLiga #Everton #RossBarkley #HullCity #Wolves #JoseMourinho #FAWSL #ContinentalCup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 7 Sep 26, 2013

Plenty of roadside assistance this week as Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay take you on the road trip of a lifetime.* Which footballing guests make the final backseat selection? There's our favourite Paulo Di Canio moments and does one man maketh a team? Well yes, sometimes he does. Examples from throughout the leagues. Faye Carruthers returns with some fashion disasters in Twitter Topic of the Week and the brilliant Kate Partridge rounds up all things Bundesliga. You can find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule' and at www.offsiderulepodcast.com Out every Thursday. *ok that might be stretching it a little #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Ladies #England #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #PauloDiCanio #Sunderland #FAWSL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 6 Sep 19, 2013

This week Sam Johnson joins Lynsey Hooper and Hayley McQueen for more footballing fun. Gareth Bale may be sizzling in Spain by scoring on his debut, but which other players in recent history have come with their own no money-back guarantee? We take a look (and wince) at some of the most bizarre injuries our footballing favourites have faced- some injuries suffered from match action...and some from more off-the-pitch antics! Laure James has the round-up of all the latest from Ligue 1, and Faye Carruthers has the Twitter Topic Of The Week. Remember to check out our website www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can also find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on our Facebook page ‘The Offside Rule’. OUT EVERY THURSDAY! #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Ladies #Championship #League #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #England #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #LaureJames #Ligue1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 5 Sep 12, 2013

An international focus to proceedings this week as Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay morph into England manager Roy Hodgson. Who's been the best England player of the qualifiers so far and who outside the squad would our panel bring into the fold? We look at the talent from overseas.. from Flemish to far flung nations. And footballers never fail to disappoint in front of the camera do they?.. Disastrous endorsement opportunities revealed. Faye Carruthers returns with our Twitter Topic of the Week - there's a last chance to win a pair of tickets to see England women - and Mina Rzouki makes her debut to talk all things Serie A. Do check out our website www.offsiderulepodcast.com - you can also find us on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on our Facebook page 'The Offside Rule. OUT EVERY THURSDAY. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #WorldCup #RoyHodgson #GaryNeville #Africa #Belgium #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #MinaRzouki #SerieA #adverts #commercial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 4 Sep 05, 2013

Deadline day hits and deadline day duds - what did Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen make of the transfer window finale? Best and most obscure foreign exports, Grant Holt's European ambitions and a dodgy impression of Steve McManaman. Rhiannon Jones has the best of La Liga and Faye Carruthers returns with Twitter Topic of the Week. You can find us at www.offsiderulepodcast.com on Twitter @OffsideRulePod and on Facebook 'The Offside Rule'. Out every Thursday. THURSDAY. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #RealMadrid #GarethBale #MesutOzil #Everton #JoseMourinho #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers #Rhiannon Jones #La Liga #TransferDeadlineDay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 Episode 3 Aug 29, 2013

Pants, streakers and David Beckham.. we apologise right now for any indecency. It's back to school for Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen this week for some footballing lessons, and who might still make a move in the Premier League this window? Albanians, duty free and stolen goods also feature. Nuff said. You can find us on Facebook 'The Offside Rule' or on Twitter @OffsideRulePod OUT EVERY THURSDAY. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Women #Championship #League #Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #RealMadrid #JoseMourinho #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers #KatePartridge #Bundesliga #TransferDeadlineDay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Meets Ince & Son Aug 26, 2013

An exclusive interview with Paul Ince and son Tom. Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay get Ince & son involved in some of this week's topics; who's impressed them so far in the Premier League, and how they would spend Arsene's cash plus there's a few nuggets from the family memory bank. With thanks to Ed Scott at Shameless @EdScottLondon and Pitch PR @pitchlondon #PaulInce #ThomasInce #Blackpool #DanoneNationsCup #LysneyHooper #KaitBorsay #Football #PremierLeague Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/14 Episode 2 Aug 22, 2013

Trolleys at the ready... Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay supermarket sweep leagues home and away to spend Wenger's millions... is there a bargain to be had? Or is it straight off to the luxury aisle? There are also dream debuts and pedigree chum to discuss... so before anyone mentions a dog's dinner... #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Championship #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #Arsenal #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #Liverpool #TottenhamHotspur #Chelsea #England #Scotland #EPL #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule 2013/4 - Episode 1 Aug 15, 2013

It's one of a kind and back for the new season. The Offside Rule (We Get It) with Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper returns with an entirely different kind of preview for the new season. It's BOGOF time with some of the summer transfer dealings, a technology wishlist and a donkey.. it'll all make sense. Honest. #Football #Soccer #PremierLeague #Championship #LeagueOne #LeagueTwo #Arsenal #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #Liverpool #TottenhamHotspur #Chelsea #England #Scotland #EPL #LynseyHooper #KaitBorsay #HayleyMcQueen #FayeCarruthers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 29 (Season Finale!) May 31, 2013

In this end of season finale Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen (with a little help from a few footballer friends) sum up the 2012/3 season. Votes are cast for the top Premier League players of the season - and who wins the psychic soccer prize Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 28 live from the Women's Champions League Final May 24, 2013

Recorded live at the women's Champions League - Team GB, England and Chelsea Ladies star Eniola Aluko joins Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay. In this penultimate episode of the season there's reaction to another win for Germany as well as the retirement of B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 27 with Jose Mourinho May 16, 2013

A whopper. Jose Mourinho joins us in an exclusive interview with our La Liga expert Rhiannon Jones. The Real Madrid manager recounts his favourite Fergie memory and sums up why the Manchester United legend will be so sorely missed. And that's not our only Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 26 May 09, 2013

With Sir Alex Ferguson announcing his retirement and Hayley McQueen called to the day job it's double trouble this week with Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay. Sorry Wolves fan Lynsey needs a pick me up after their double relegation - which clubs have come bo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 25 May 02, 2013

Journalist Laura Williamson from the Daily Mail joins Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen this week, riding the highs and lows as the season draws to a close. Other last minute dramas are discussed, from a hero for Carlisle to a relegation headache. Football t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 24 Apr 25, 2013

It's a welcome return to our regular team of Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen this week, and with just a few fixtures left of the Premier League season it's time for each team to try and nail on their final position. With Manchester United al Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 23 Apr 18, 2013

Kait Borsay and a returning Hayley McQueen are joined by Faye Carruthers this week, it's just Terry Wogan who's missing as we come over all Eurovision. 60 seconds to fight your corner: who is tipped for success in European competition this season? After S Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 22 Apr 11, 2013

If caps are your thing - try 125 of them. This week Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined for the whole show by one of England's female footballing greats, Rachel Yankey - who this summer is set to surpass Peter Shilton and become the most capped Engla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 21 Apr 04, 2013

Natalie Sawyer joins Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay this week whilst Hayley McQueen bakes in Miami. Find out what Brentford fan Natalie thinks of their promotion charge this season and in our League One and League Two special - there's an in-depth look at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 20 Mar 28, 2013

Nearly a year down the line Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen rate Roy Hodgson's performance as England manager - is the man in charge getting it right? A review of the 2013 Football League Awards - were all accolades just deserts? And finally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 19 Mar 21, 2013

With Manchester United looking resplendent at the top of the Premier League, Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay issue a word of warning to any who think the title has already been tucked up nicely in the trophy cabinet at Old Trafford. With so Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 18 Mar 14, 2013

There's a green tinge to the proceedings this week as Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen celebrate St Patrick's Day by selecting their three all-time Ireland greats. After a visit to the Cheltenham and following Wigan's shock defeat of Everton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule with TalkSPORT's H&J 08.03.13 Mar 08, 2013

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The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 17 Mar 07, 2013

We celebrate International Women's Day this week with a few anecdotes from Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen and an exclusive interview with ex-England captain and Arsenal Ladies star Faye White. There's Women's Super League chat to get us war Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OffSide Rule Season 2 - Episode 16 Feb 28, 2013

And the winner is... yes time to get the glad rags on folks it's our Oscars special! All your favourite categories from Best Leading Actor to Best Save as nominated by Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper. You can put forward your own suggestions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 15 Feb 21, 2013

It's a family affair this week as Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by Faye Carruthers who sits in for Hayley McQueen and successful football family ties are revealed. Rejuvenation is normally something associated with two weeks in the sun but a ch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 14 Feb 14, 2013

A love letter this week from Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper all neatly packaged in audio form, yes a Valentine's special no less! To get you in the mood the girls reveal a time they have each fallen in love and out of love with the beautifu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 13 Feb 07, 2013

There's plenty a trip down memory lane this week as Hayley McQueen, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper talk items to take to a desert island. Lots of discussion on the transfer window and a nod to Peter Odemwingie - ever wish you hadn't folks? Some of football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OffSide Rule Season 2 - Episode 12 Feb 04, 2013

'Back from the Brink' - not us, but this week football clubs - those that are rescued and revived. Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay invite you through the doors of the Offside Rule HQ. Secondary sporting careers are assigned to some of the ga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OffSide Rule Season 2 - Episode 11 Jan 28, 2013

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels this week as Hayley McQueen, Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay discuss football's infamous cheating incidents. There's a debate on the most influential 30+ year-olds and the best newspaper headlines of recent times. We'll apologise for Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OffSide Rule Season 2 - Episode 10 Jan 21, 2013

The Championship gets a good going over this week... Hayley McQueen can't keep quiet about Brighton, Kait loves the look of Palace, whilst Lynsey Hooper delivers some bad news for Huddersfield fans. Then your managerial one-hit wonders - who promised so m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OffSide Rule Season 2 - Episode 9 Jan 14, 2013

This week Lynsey Hooper, Hayley McQueen and Kait Borsay tip their upsets for the 4th round of the FA Cup, (don't mention the Wolves result to lifelong fan Lynsey) and they predict which players will make the back pages in 2013. Finally get the gold envelo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The OffSide Rule Season 2 - Episode 8 Jan 07, 2013

This week Lynsey Hooper and Kait Borsay are joined by Zoe Uminski. There is a get well soon song for Hayley McQueen as Lynsey comes over all Gary Barlow, messages of optimism for those teams struggling in the league as they look at clubs who traditionally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule - Season 2 Episode 7 Dec 24, 2012

Merry Christmas to one and all... in this weeks festive edition of The Offside Rule find out who Kait thinks Abramovich will be spending on in the new year... which premiere league team Lynsey thinks Nicholas Anelka will be rejoining and the Polish striki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Season 2 - Episode 6 Dec 17, 2012

This week The Offside Rule transfer window opens and loan signing Zoe Uminski joins Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen. Find out what the Offside Rule girls would like for Christmas and their votes for the best goal of 2012. From hero to zero? The girls regal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule - Season 2 Episode 5 Dec 10, 2012

This week Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen discuss best of the current strike partnerships, and their favourite loan signing of recent times. Famous football fans also get a mention.. and, on that note there's even a song for Barack Obama, a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule - Season 2 Episode 4 Dec 03, 2012

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The Offside Rule - Season 2 Episode 3 Nov 26, 2012

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The Offside Rule - Season 2 Episode 2 Nov 20, 2012

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The Offside Rule - New Season - Episode 1 Nov 15, 2012

The Offside Rule podcast returns for the 2012/3 season. Lynsey Hooper is joined by Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen to discuss good and bad business in this summer's transfer window, following non-league day - they reveal their favourite non-league club and Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Podcast 3 Nov 14, 2011

The Offside Rule Podcast 3 features an interview with Charlton Athletic manager Chris Powell who discusses the England back four and the current racism row. Lynsey is joined by Kait Borsay & Ed Draper for her Roundtable chat - they debate proposed offsi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Podcast 2 feat. Arsenal Ladies & England captain Faye White Nov 01, 2011

Lynsey Hooper presents Podcast 2 of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) featuring an interview with Arsenal Ladies and England captain Faye White who reflects on the inaugral WSL season and looks ahead to the 2012 Games. Lynsey resumes her roundtable chat with Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Offside Rule Podcast 1 Oct 01, 2011

In the very fist edition of The Offside Rule (we get it!) podcast, our intrepid host Lynsey Hooper is joined by Barnet manager Lawrie Sanchez to talk about the best teams in the world and new talent; discusses the season so far with fellow sports broadcas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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