This Pitch Talk Push Point looks at the Spain v Portugal Euro 2012 semi final, Spain's Euro 2012 success in the final v Italy and Arsene Wenger's criticism of the Spanish National side who some are calling boring. We look at those accusations and see if they hold any weight…
This Pitch Talk Push Point looks at the increasing amount of foreign owners taking over championship clubs, such as the Pozzo family at Watford and the Kuwaiti interest at Nottingham Forest. We ask, is foreign ownership a good thing for Championship clubs? Hear what Straight Shootin' LJA & Gezzie Fizzle…
This Pitch Talk Push Point looks at the sanctions & punishments for racism, as we talk about the Liverpool FC fan who was given a 4 year football banning order for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. We ask the question, are the punishments for racism too light? Hear…
This Pitch Talk Rant of the Week looks at Extra linesman and the continuing issue of goal line in light of statements made by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, and counter statements made by UEFA president Michel Platini. We question the validity of recent statements by both of these 2 men…
This Pitch Talk Push Point looks at the situation with Newco Rangers (formerly known as Glasgow Rangers) and certain players not wanting to transfer their contracts over to the new company. We try to empathise with the players as well as debating whether or not they are out of line…
This Pitch Talk Rant of the Week talks about Nicklas Bendtner being fined 100,000 euros for revealing a pair of Paddy Power endorsed boxer shorts when he scored at Euro 2012. We tried to see the funny side of this but also look at the disparity with UEFA fines. Hear…
Pitch Talk Rant Of The Week 18-06-2012 - Swedish football, bullies or banter? This Pitch Talk Rant of the Week talks about the hilarious story that came out of the Sweden camp at Euro 2012 involving a reserve goalkeeper and a strange punishment involving his backside. We ask if the…
This Pitch Talk Push Point talks about Chelsea FC hiring Roberto Di Matteo as their new permanent manager on a 2 year contract. We ask questions of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic such as, how long will Di Matteo get as Chelsea manager? Hear what Da Gman & Straight Shootin' LJA…
Pitch Talk Meets...Judan Ali, the man working his socks off in his efforts to become the first British Asian manager in the English Premier League. We'll ask Judan whatever questions you want to know about the man himself (within reason), his story & his struggle for respect in football since…
Pitch Talk Meets...Mat Hodgson, the Producer & Director of the critically acclaimed documentary QPR: The Four Year Plan. We'll ask Mat whatever questions you want to know about the documentary and the man himself (within reason) so email pitchtalk@gmail.com (put four year plan in the subject line) with your questions…
This Pitch Talk Rant of the Week talks about Joey Barton's 12 match ban & the perplexing decision by the FA not to also retrospectively ban Carlos Tevez after admitting he deserved to be sent off. Hear what Da Gman & Straight Shootin' LJA thought about this along with our…
This Pitch Talk Rant of the Week looks at the recent unearthing of potential problems with Racist attacks taking place during Euro 2012 after England players Theo Walcott & Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain revealed that they would not be taking their families to the tournament for fear of racially motivated attacks.. Hear…
This Pitch Talk Push Point talks about FIFA looking to drug test referees and also the fitness of Premier league Phil Dowd after he failed a fitness test. Hear what Da Gman & Straight Shootin' LJA thought about this along with our skype guests from Twitter: Russ Vernon @RussVernonSport -…
This Pitch Talk Rant of the Week looks at the often referred to world of if's, but's & maybes in football and asks, what if...manchester united hadn't had crucial injuries and other questions about the football world. Hear what Straight Shootin' LJA, Da Gman & Gezzie Fizzle thought about this…
This Pitch Talk Rant of the Week looks at the sacking of Liverpool fc manager Kenny Dalglish and asks whether bad results are down to the manager or the players, does blame travel up and praise travel down? Hear what Straight Shootin' LJA, Da Gman & Gezzie Fizzle thought about…
This Pitch Talk Push Point looks at the potential investigation into alleged racist comments made by Swindon manager about Jonathan Tehoue and we discuss whether or not Di Canio should get a more harsh sanction than Liverpool fc's Luis Suarez due to him being a manager. Hear what Straight Shootin'…
Pitch Talk were on Wembley Way again, this time on the day of the 2012 FA Cup Final to get the opinions and predictions before the match and reactions after the match of...you! The people!!! This is the crazy & funny stuff that didn't make it into the edit!!! Pitch…
Pitch Talk were on Wembley Way again, this time on the day of the 2012 FA Cup Final to get the opinions and predictions before the match and reactions after the match of...you! The people!!! We went to get interviews with Chelsea FC & Liverpool FC supporters going to Wembley…
This Pitch Talk Rant Of The Week talks about the Premier League scrapping the Pre-match handshakes before the Chelsea v QPR match, we ask, was it to save the blushes of John Terry due to the rumours that Anton Ferdinand was set to snub him? Hear what Straight Shootin' LJA…
This Pitch Talk Push Point looks at the potential (at the time) appointment of Roy Hodgson and we ask, is he the right man to take over the England job & should we get behind him if he gets it? Hear what Straight Shootin' LJA thought about this along with…
This Pitch Talk Rant Of The Week talks about Jean Tigana's sacking from Shanghai Shenhua and former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka's appointment as Player/manager. We look at whether the decision is the right move to make or whether it was too soon in the season. Hear what Da Gman &…
This Pitch Talk Rant Of The Week talks about Manchester City and the uneven looking fine that they got for returning to the pitch late for a Europa league match in comparison to the fine that FC Porto were handed for racist chanting against Mario Balotelli. Hear what Da Gman…
This Pitch Talk Push Point looks at the powers that be in England aka the English FA and asks the question, do we need to change the rules of the beautiful game? Hear what Da Gman & Straight Shootin' LJA thought about this along with our usual LIVE skype callers:…
This Pitch Talk Rant Of The Week talks about Roberto Mancini, Mario Balotelli and their somewhat fractious relationship and we try & look at who is the bigger problem at Manchester City. Hear what Da Gman, Gezzie Fizzle & Straight Shootin' LJA thought about this along with our usual LIVE…