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Two non-Norwegian/Swedish blokes talking about Norwegian/Swedish football! We look at all sides of the game ranging from the cultural importance of football, all the way to how data analytics is shaping the modern game around the ever-changing modern player But here’s the thing - we’re reaching out to people involved in the sport to bring you the best insight and information as well all the hidden knowledge you probably aren’t aware of On top of all that, we’ll be producing Fantasy Football ...
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Join Steve + Jonathan as they preview the final round of Allsvenskan today where we have a title showdown between Malmö & Elfsborg? Who will prevail? Meanwhile, at the bottom of the table there is a battle to finish in the playoff position between Brommapojkarna, IFK Göteborg and even potentially AIK. We look forward to the final round where there …
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Join Steve Wyss + Jonathan Fadugba for the latest in Allsvenskan + Eliteserien including the recent news that Hammarby manager Martí Cifuentes will be moving to QPR and take charge of the London outfit. Meanwhile, in Norway there was a big Olso derby where Geir Bakke received a hostile reception from his former club. For all that and more, stay tun…
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Join Steve & Jonathan as the title race hots up in both Eliteserien & Allsvenskan. Bodø/Glimt claimed a massive victory vs rivals Molde which put them 3 points clear at the summit. Viking dropped points and is Tromsø's race run? Down in the bottom half we have a tense relegation battle and Bob Bradley has given Stabaek some new life. In the OBOS di…
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Join Steve & Jonathan for the latest in Norway and Sweden. There have been two recent managerial changes in the Eliteserien, one of them sees Bob Bradley make a sensational comeback at Stabaek! Can he make a difference and help keep the team in the division? Meanwhile, the title race hots up and Viking have their destiny in their own hands. Are the…
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Join Steve & Jonathan as they talk about the recent news that Kalmar striker Mileta Rajovic could be moving to Championship club Watford. What sort of player are the Hornets potentially getting? Meanwhile in Sweden, a dramatic late goal saw BK Häcken move up to 2nd place and land Sirius in massive trouble. Why does Jonathan find them such a frustra…
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Join Steve & Jonathan for the latest news. We talk about some significant European qualifying ties with the prospect of a Norway vs Sweden clash in the next round. In the Allsvenskan, hear about how Elfsborg claimed a statement win vs DIF and how crowd trouble again reared its ugly head in an AIK fixture. Over in Norway Steve has a segment about th…
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It has been a shockingly poor year for two giant Scandinavian clubs. Is there a genuine risk that Rosenborg & IFK Göteborg could actually get relegated from their respective divisions? Nobody is 'too big' to go down but hear Steve & Jonathan's thoughts on the dire situation facing both teams right now. Meanwhile, there is a fantastic title battle g…
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It's that time of year where clubs have been replacing managers everywhere. We focus on the drama at both Rosenborg & Vålerenga where both teams have been enduring terrible campaigns! What is going wrong at both clubs and what is the answer? Elsewhere in Norway Bodø/Glimt have slipped up recently but still remain top. Can Tromsø maintain their good…
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Join Steve & Jonathan for the latest episode as we try something a bit different this time. Using the personalities of 6 players/managers/teams etc we depict the two seasons so far in Allsvenskan & Eliteserien. Stay tuned for some interesting in-depth chat with more detail than normal on certain individuals.…
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Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as we talk about the newly crowned Norwegian Cup champions Brann. It has been a remarkable transformation from relegation in 2021 to now back in Europe and performing strongly in the league. Hear about Rosenborg's continued woes and how VAR remains a big talking point in the Eliteserien. Over in Sweden the house w…
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Join Steve and Jonathan. On this episode we have a long discussion about the VAR decision in Eliteserien to award a red card to Marcus Sandberg and give Tromsø a late penalty. With a full round of matches to be played on May 16th hear how Bodø/Glimt continue to impress and how Rosenborg continue to struggle. Meanwhile, over in Sweden Jonathan launc…
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Relive Jonathan's trip to Gothenburg where he was able to get exclusive interviews with BK Häcken forward Blair Turgott and IFK Göteborg full-back Emil Salomonsson after their respective matches. The podcast features detailed discussion of football in Gothenburg plus analysis of four teams BK Häcken, IFK Göteborg, Djurgården IF, and Degerfors IF. W…
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Check in with Steve & Jonathan as we address the most recent rounds in Eliteserien & Allsvenskan. There was a dramatic derby match as Lillestrøm came from 1-3 down to beat Vålerenga 4-3! Hear Steve's thoughts on the game and how he assesses the form of certain teams. What is happening to Molde and will they bounce back after a shocking start? Jonat…
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We're both still looking for that almost-guaranteed but highly-coveted Champion's League spot but we're both not as close as we'd like to be! Gameweek Nine surely gives us that chance to get closer to that goal with some nice fixtures to sink our teeth into. We're looking back at the relevant statistics from Gameweek Eight as well as looking for se…
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The Allsvenskan continues to surprise us with more strange results as Häcken lost 3-1 at home to Kalmar, Hammarby fell victim to a resurgent AIK, losing 2-0 in Stockholm and Djurgården lost 2-0 to newly promoted Halmstads, prominent centre forward Edvardsen remaining an unused substitute for the away side! We go over the standout players, clubs and…
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Neither of us played a chip this week and as we recorded before Lillestrøm beat Godset 4-3 on Wednesday 19th April, we were unable to discuss how that fully played out during this episode. We look back at Gameweek Two (bar the above result) and ahead to Gameweek Three, and as well as giving player recommendations there's also some reviews of the ga…
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In this edition Steve Wyss interviews Stabaek assistant manager Hugo Vicente. We talk about the transition last season from their change of manager, working with 3-5-2 tactics and how they are preparing for the start of the Eliteserien. Hear about how one of Africa's top emerging talents Gift Emmanuel Orban helped them to promotion by scoring lots …
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Following Rosenborg's 1-0 home win against Viking in the 2023 Eliteserien season opener, we got talking to Rosenborg centre-back Sam Rogers. Sam followed ex-HamKam manager Kjetil Rekdal to Rosenborg at the start of 2022, and has been an important part of the Trondheim club's defence ever since. We got chatting with him about what we can expect from…
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Gameweek Seven has been and gone and despite both of us reaching the 100+ club it feels like we missed an opportunity to get even more points! We look ahead to Gameweek Eight, and as ever go through all the best odds, teams to target and which players we'll be backing. There's also a more trimmed dive into the statistics but we don't leave too much…
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Our 2023 was our second most popular podcast episode EVER, so hopefully our follow-up episode can be just as popular! We look back at the opening games of the new season and go over any players who stood out and why we should be interested in them for Gameweek Two as well as who we should avoid. There's a double gameweek for a couple of teams, but …
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Gameweek Two is done, so it's time to look ahead to Gameweek Three! We go over some pressing statistics from the relevant players as well as try to make sense of some early season form for some of the teams. There's always going to be certain questions most managers want answering so we're hoping we've covered you this week with our new debate segm…
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Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as they dissect the first few rounds in the Allsvenskan & Eliteserien. What has been going wrong for AIK and IFKG? Meanwhile, one of the most bizarre goalkeeping errors you'll ever see occured in the Hacken vs Hammarby matcch. Over in Norway the league has just started. There were some surprise results and did Bra…
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The Eliteserien is BACK after what feels like the longest time! We're giving you a pretty in-depth preview to this season in this 69 minute long episode... We look at the best teams from 2022 and the top performing players, along with a whole host of other helpful bits of information to give you the best start to the 2023 Fantasy campaign. Timestam…
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We're back for ANOTHER deep dive into all the relevant stats from the latest Gameweek, and while neither of us made the first group of 50 players to qualify for the Champion's League, we're both in promising positions to make it into the second cut! As ever we give our MVPs for Gameweek Six, as well as going over our scores, captaincy results and o…
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Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba for our special Norwegian Eliteserien Season Preview 2023. EVERY team is discussed in great detail. Molde broke Bodø/Glimt's run of two straight titles with a very impressive campaign last year. Will those two teams battle again or can another team get involved? There is a lot of hype surrounding the return of Bra…
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We both parked the bus in Gameweek One but it seems as though our driving skills left much to be desired! The logic may have been sound but unfortunately the results were not on our side and the end result was absolutely disappointing. But the season is long and 'Park the Bus' is arguably one of the most frustrating chips in any Fantasy Football ga…
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In this feature-length episode we cover the same things as usual but as an added bonus we dive into team performances and try to identify any weaknesses certain sides might possess as well as their strengths. We've made it no secret that we're both new to the league so seeing as five weeks have passed, now seemed like as good a time as any to take …
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The Allsvenskan is back which means WE ARE BACK talking about all things Swedish! (In relation to football...) James (Eytexi) talks us through the rules and format of the game and as ever, picks his fixtures of the week and points us in the right direction regarding players and how to approach to first Gameweek of the 2023 season! There's the usual…
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Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba for our special Swedish Allsvenskan Season Preview 2023. EVERY team is discussed in great detail. After a shock maiden crown last season all eyes will be on BK Häcken to see if they can defend the title. How will they get on? Can either of the Stockholm clubs lift the trophy this year, and how will Malmö bounce ba…
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Gameweek Four was kind to us both as we finished with high weekly ranks and we look to take that momentum into Gameweek Five! As ever we go through the odds, throw all the relevant, tastiest, juiciest stats at you and make sure you know which players are standing out for all the right reasons. We cover the international break - we're not recommendi…
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As part of our pre-season content, we sat down with Viking FK CEO Eirik Bjørnø and talked about the 2022 season and what went wrong, as well as looking ahead to the 2023 campaign and why Viking fans should be one of the most optimistic sets of fans in the league. We look at the key statistics that point towards positive and negative trends and ther…
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We carry on our American journey and this week we look at the stand out players across the defensive and offensive bonus metrics for the season so far, as well as the usual stat dive in previous episodes. 'Weekly MVPs' and 'Yet to Return' are two brand new features we're introducing! Weekly MVP: We give our top players from each Fantasy position fo…
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Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba are back for the first podcast of the 2023 season. Join the guys as we look at pre-season in Sweden's Allsvenskan and Norway Eliteserien and take stock of the Swedish Cup / Svenska Cupen. The boys then take part in a quick fire round looking at one interesting winter transfer for every team in both leagues. Don't miss …
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We're spending a bit more focus on midfielders this week and who we should absolutely be taking with us into Gameweek Three. We've got all the usual stats and talking points that we've dove into in previous episodes but as we're learning more about the league and the players, we're starting to notice some slightly lesser-known, lesser-talked about …
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Still out in uncharted waters, but just about able to keep treading water for the time being, we go over the stand out players and statistics of Gameweek One as we look ahead to reaching dry land in time for Gameweek Two. With a main focus and impetus on defenders in this episode we cover a lot of the statistically strong players and why they may o…
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Dr. Stefaan Vossen is part of one of the most well-known, respected healthcare families in Europe - one of his uncles being none other than Dr Jean Pierre Meerseeman who was Medical Director of AC Milan FC and the founder of the world renowned sports science institution, MilanLab. We discuss his upbringing, the link with his famous uncle and some i…
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We got chatting to Chattanooga FC front man Markus Naglestad about all things ranging from the 3-3 pre-season draw with Atlanta, to which teammate he'd most like to be stuck on a desert island with. He's had an interesting career which has seen him play for multiple clubs at multiple levels in Norway - in particular a very successful stint at Egers…
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ReindeerHotdog and Eytexi venture into unknown territory and kick off 2023 with a NEW Fantasy Football game - the MLS! As it's a new league with new challenges, the rules and format of the game are dissected, bonus points avenues thoroughly dived into and a C&K first in that match odds (Bet365) will be used to form the basis of determining favourit…
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We review the semi-finals and all the talking points for both the Official and RealFevr Fantasy games, and look ahead to the 3rd Place Playoff and THE FINAL in both games. We cover what we think are the best strategies and discuss how we'll be approaching the very FINAL round of the tournament. Good luck, enjoy and thanks for listening!…
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We kick this episode off by going over both of our predictions, highlighting what we got right and wrong and what we expect to happen over the course of the rest of the tournament. As ever we'll cover results, standout players and how to attack the upcoming rounds of Fantasy Football. There's also discussion on tactics, strategy and how those appro…
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We welcome Tom Dent back onto the podcast for an in-depth interview with Steve Wyss. Hear how he has transitioned from an OBOS Ligaen manager at Stjørdals-Blink to working under Jakob Michelsen as assistant manager at Ham Kam in the Eliteserien. We discuss and dissect their season, which ultimately saw the club escape relegation by finishing 13th. …
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We look ahead to the knockout stages and give our opinions on the best players to target for the upcoming round. There's no respite - the knockouts kick off on Saturday (not even 24 hours after the final games of the group stage on Friday evening!) so while we have unlimited moves in both the Official Fantasy Game and RealFevr, there's little time …
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We look the best players for the upcoming round in both the Official and RealFevr games, as well as giving a brief overview of what happened in MD2. There's Wildcard talk as usual, and both games offer some great options for you to take advantage of, especially as there doesn't really seem to be an obvious template at this moment in time! There's n…
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James takes us through the latest updates for the rules and glitches and the madness of the Official game, but we also dip our toes into the slightly more robust and reliable fantasy game, RealFevr... We go over the best of the action from all the initial group games, let you know who we're both targeting and how we'd both approach playing our Wild…
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James takes the reins in our introduction to the Official FIFA World Cup Fantasy game and takes us through pretty much anything and everything you've been concerned about. We go over the rules, the format, chips, price points and even whether you should build your team around teams/players or fixtures/groups. There's talk on standout players, any p…
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We're joined by Norwegian football's answer to Martin Tyler, legendary commentator and sports journalist Asbjørn Myhre, to discuss the 2022 Eliteserien Season. We look back at the best goals, standout players and provide a team and coach of the season. There's also chat about the Kvalik, the promoted teams and the future of Norwegian football. Belo…
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In this episode we are joined by a special guest, the Kalmar Brazilian goalkeeper Ricardo Friedrich. He has had a brilliant season and just recently won Goalkeeper of the Year award in the Allsvenskan. He joins Steve & Jonathan where they quiz him about his career which has seen him play twice for clubs in the far north of Europe, ROPS & Bodø/Glimt…
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