Rating our Summer Signings, Quarter Season Awards + Arsenal Preview

[Beans]

Evening S2,

The international break is almost over (loud cheering), which means Real Football is about to return. Nonetheless, I thought this would be a good time to assess how our ten summer signings have got on so far, with a rating out of 10 and a bit of chat about each one (not just in terms of performance, but also the "value" of the signing and whether it filled a position of need) - that's from 01:30.

Next, we give out some Quarter Season Awards, including Best Individual Performance, Best Opposition Player, Biggest Plot Twist, and Thing You'd Most Like To Change About The Premier League - that's from 40:25.

Finally, a preview of our game with Arsenal (1:03:25), before I'm joined by Andrew Mangan of Arseblog (I'm afraid it's a website just about Arsenal) to get a Gooners' perspective on the upcoming match - you can hear that from 1:16:21.

Thanks, as always, for listening, and UTB!



Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/bladespod/id1309198119?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wLq5qaiQ123cLHHMnTixJ

 

[Stretch]

 

[woody_7]

At last something Blades related in the international window wilderness !!!!!!

 

[raul]

Evening S2,

The international break is almost over (loud cheering), which means Real Football is about to return. Nonetheless, I thought this would be a good time to assess how our ten summer signings have got on so far, with a rating out of 10 and a bit of chat about each one (not just in terms of performance, but also the "value" of the signing and whether it filled a position of need) - that's from 01:30.

Next, we give out some Quarter Season Awards, including Best Individual Performance, Best Opposition Player, Biggest Plot Twist, and Thing You'd Most Like To Change About The Premier League - that's from 40:25.

Finally, a preview of our game with Arsenal (1:03:25), before I'm joined by Andrew Mangan of Arseblog (I'm afraid it's a website just about Arsenal) to get a Gooners' perspective on the upcoming match - you can hear that from 1:16:21.

Thanks, as always, for listening, and UTB!



Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/bladespod/id1309198119?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wLq5qaiQ123cLHHMnTixJ

Shite. I was hoping for Claude , or even Troopz. I would have even settled for Kelechi, but who on Earth......

 

[JohnDenver]

Perfect timing for my train journey tomorrow.

 

[Rodley]

1hr 40!

 

[Roygbiv]

1hr 40!

Same running time as Mad Max and just as exhilarating

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

He kept calling Pépé, Pelé.

 

[Guesty]

Same running time as Mad Max and just as exhilarating

If it were really like Mad Max you all would be overdubbed by American actors for no fucking reason.

Thankfully my Blu Ray (of Mad Max, not the Podcast...) also comes with the original Australian soundtrack, although it isn't the default option.

 

[Roygbiv]

He kept calling Pépé, Pelé.

I realised as soon as I listened back

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

I realised as soon as I listened back

I'm glad we're facing Pépé on Monday and not Pelé.

They've bought an absolute turkey of a player there. He'll go down as the biggest waste of money in Premier League history.

£72m, ouch.

 

[Roygbiv]

I'm glad we're facing Pépé on Monday and not Pelé.

They've bought an absolute turkey of a player there. He'll go down as the biggest waste of money in Premier League history.

£72m, ouch.

He looked dreadful against Man U a few weeks back

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

He looked dreadful against Man U a few weeks back

The first couple of times I saw him play I thought he was atrocious. I thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt though because he's just an 18 year old lad who still has a lot to learn.

He's 24!

 

[NAP]

I seriously don’t know how some of these players get the price tag, brilliant work by their agent I suppose. I remember the Anthony Martial price tag and thought wtf?

 

[Cappy]

Good pod fellas, cheers

Glad you managed to get hold of Andrew. Well done. “Arseblog extra” every Monday is easily my favourite one-team-focused podcast around (except bladespod of course). Andrew and James are great on it. Recommended.

 

[Cappy]

*Arsecast Extra

 

[Revolution]

Same running time as Mad Max and just as exhilarating

I will always give them a listen irrespective of length and it may sound harsh to criticise free content, but FWIW in an attempt to give constructive feedback having listened to every one they are much better when they are around the hour mark - the longer ones seem to meander and to be a bit repetitive. We shall see what this week's is like. Thanks to both of you for making the effort as always.

 

[SMFblade]

Great pod. Always good when Beans brings on opposition guests... good sign

Will be around all day preparing the Arsenal game so hope I can remember it!

 

[BLADES1988]

 

[Dnblade]

I will always give them a listen irrespective of length and it may sound harsh to criticise free content, but FWIW in an attempt to give constructive feedback having listened to every one they are much better when they are around the hour mark - the longer ones seem to meander and to be a bit repetitive. We shall see what this week's is like. Thanks to both of you for making the effort as always.

Nah...1.40 got me almost to Peterborough this morning..an hour only gets me to sodding Grantham,then i have to listen to Talk Sport ffs.

 

[Beans]

I'm glad we're facing Pépé on Monday and not Pelé.

They've bought an absolute turkey of a player there. He'll go down as the biggest waste of money in Premier League history.

£72m, ouch.

Large bet on Pele Pepe as first scorer on Monday then.

I will always give them a listen irrespective of length and it may sound harsh to criticise free content, but FWIW in an attempt to give constructive feedback having listened to every one they are much better when they are around the hour mark - the longer ones seem to meander and to be a bit repetitive. We shall see what this week's is like. Thanks to both of you for making the effort as always.

Cheers Rev, not harsh at all - for what it's worth I rarely set out for them to be that long, they just sometimes end up that way as I quite enjoy the odd tangent here and there that we end up going off on. I'll try and keep an awareness of what's going to be less interesting for people listening than it is for myself though

 

[Cappy]

To be fair, an hour seems about right to talk about previous and upcoming game or a season-to-date review

But then when you add on a chat with a podcaster from the next team we play, it’s going to push to that 1.5 hours mark.

I’d rather have the content than it be short. Think you guys do a great job