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Why Wednesday? Jun 04, 2020

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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All aboard the Bundesliga Bandwagon May 14, 2020

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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

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VE Day Celebration May 07, 2020

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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Batman v Valencia Apr 16, 2020

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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

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The Countdown Show Apr 09, 2020

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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

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

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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

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