The Offside Rule

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

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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

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

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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

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The Offside Rule Episode 35 May 07, 2015

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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