EPL Talk 14 March @ 08:30 AM EDT
In the past few weeks, the EPL Talk Podcast has undergone some major changes. Kartik Krishnaiyer
was replaced by Richard Farley. We've since increased the quality and quantity of episodes. And
we've published interviews with some of the biggest names in soccer including Dwight Yorke, Andrew
Cole, Martin Tyler, Barney Ronay, Jonathan Wilson, Claudio Reyna, Paul Dempsey, Guy Mowbray, Tim
Vickery, David Goldblatt, Shaka Hislop, Tommy Smyth, Andy Brassell, Gary O'Reilly, Oliver Kay,
Stewart Robson and Simon Hill, just to name a few.
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EPL Talk 09 March @ 12:53 AM EDT
BSkyB's Martin Tyler was voted Premier League Commentator of the Decade. This summer, he will be
the lead commentator for ESPN's coverage of the World Cup in the United States. On this edition of
the EPL Talk podcast, the broadcasting icon joined me to talk about
- his preparations for the World Cup,
- what story lines for summer have already caught his eye,
- the challenges of a long-duration event like the World Cup,
- his view of the race atop the Premier League,
- the importance of seeing a new Premier League club in the Champions League,
- his approach to covering John Terry and Wayne Bridge at Stamford Bridge, and
- the performance of Kingstonian in the Isthmian Premier Division, for whom he serves as
assistant coach.
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EPL Talk 04 March @ 01:13 AM EDT
The Guardian's Jonathan Wilson is best known for his knowledge of Eastern
European football as well as his tactical and formation analysis. On this episode of the EPL Talk
podcast, the author of Sunderland: A Club Transformed (uk, us), Behind the
Curtain (uk, us), Inverting the Pyramid (uk, us) joins us to talk about
his writing, the prospects for Eastern European sides in the World Cup, and the impending travels
of former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink.
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EPL Talk 24 February @ 01:46 AM EDT
On the Wednesday edition of the EPL Talk Podcast we were proud to welcome David Goldblatt,
renowned for his work on The Ball is Round (uk, us), possibly the definitive book chronicling the
history of football. David is also regularly featured at Prospect Magazine, where he has recently
written pieces on the legacy of the 2010 African Cup of Nations and the criticisms of South Africa
in the build-up to the World Cup.
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EPL Talk 15 February @ 09:14 PM EDT
On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast we are joined by Andrew Cole. Cole is an iconic player
of the Premier League era, coming to prominence in 1993-94 when he scored 34 league goals for
Newcastle United. He later joined Manchester United where he collected three consecutive 20-goal
seasons from 1997-98 through 1999-2000, playing an integral part in United's treble winning season
in 1998-99.
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EPL Talk 09 February @ 01:40 AM EDT
Simon Hattenstone is a features writer for the Guardian who used to write a weekly sports
column.  He joined the EPL Talk podcast  to talk about his background as a Manchester City
supporter, the John Terry affair, and his background in sports writing.
Don't forget that the EPL Talk Podcast is the only Premier League interview and analysis podcast
available for free.
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Not bad, not bad. Australia's only national football fanzine has clearly met the need of the
sporting public.
Football fans love something a bit more irreverant, maybe better written, more opinionated than you
find in the normal Aussie media. SBS, SMH have constraints of space and etiquette I guess.
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When you hear of Simon Hill and Robbie Slater jetting off to Thailand, Uzbekistan, South Africa and
even Ireland (were they in Ireland?) the world is now really full of opportunities for those in the
Australia media football game.
SMH Seb Hassett was recently in South Africa, and many other football journalists get to go hither
and thither from time to time.
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So this is the best season ever? Well how come Fox Sports presented a show designed from 1967.
Get six talking heads,
all men, in black suits and no tie and get them to talk and talk and talk. Missed it? Well just
imagine the staring at the picture above for 90 minutes.
In a world where we can't do anything for more than 15 seconds Fox produced that!
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Fox Sports Simon Hill: "It could be Kaisalautern," as Timmy Cahill bundled home a second against
Japan again.
Classic line, great call, although it didn't feel much like Kaisalautern with the style of
football.
And the fans:
Nippon always in our shadow.
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Can't stand listening to football in Australia. Our Commentators are ordinary at best. Apart from
Simon Hill.br /br /So where was he tonight? Surely Mike Cockerill isn't our best....or is he?div
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