The winter break is here, and we somehow stay on topic for an entire episode. Wrapping up the year, we talk about only Russian football and discuss Spartak, Zenit vs Dynamo, Russia's Nations League draw, and many other topics! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 02:30 Krylia beat Rubin; Slutsky out? 11:38 Rostov are wild 15:45 Zenit 1-1 Dynamo: Do Dynam…

Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! We stay on topic for a few minutes, discuss Russian football before a long discussion on philosophy and religion. Hanu tries converting Artem to Hinduism, while we debate whether free will exists in the process. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction- Philosophy needs fixing 03:00 Rangnick is gone, RPL is back! …

Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week we discuss Spartak's victory over Napoli, recent RPL results, Artem and David's new SoRare venture, and Ilya joins us from the Lokomotiv game to talk about the mess they have there. Twitter handles: Hanu- @H4nuu Artem- @AMakarevitch Podcast- @PodcastWTI Ilya- @lokosokol SHOW LESS…

This week, we discuss Russia vs Croatia, the metaverse, and real estate

WTI is still alive (barely)! We're back with David to discuss the past few weeks in Russian football. Not much has happened to be honest, Spartak just lost 7-1, are surprisingly good in Europe, whereas everybody else seems to be inconsistent. Twitter handles: Hanu- @H4nuu Artem- @AMakarevitch David- @RFN_David Podcast- @PodcastWTI…

Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week we talk about advancements in printer technology before discussing recent happenings in Russian football. Somehow not much has changed since we last talked; Loko have a new manager, some RPL games took place, but that's about it. Twitter handles: Hanu - @H4nuu Artem - @AMakarevitch Podcast - @P…

Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! David Sansun joins us again, and it's a happy episode for 1/3 of us, as Spartak managed to win three games in one week! We discuss that, before talking about Zenit-Malmo, Zenit-Sochi, the situation at Loko and much more. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction- Spartak win 3 in a week 09:19 Zenit beat Malmo 13:30…

HI and welcome to another episode of WTI! There isn't much to talk about this week, so after giving you a fix of the recent results in the RPL and Russian Cup, we talk about the NFT market, SoRare and other incoherent things! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction- Spartak lose again 07:01 Rest of the RPL- Zenit win, Krasnodar win etc. 16:15 Russian Cup re…

WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF WTI! This is not a Russian football podcast. We discussed a bit about fantasy and the national team before moving on to deep dives on Donda and Certified Lover Boy. We were joined by hip hop historian Conor Duffy for this, and the lads spent most of the episode talking about both albums. We then moved on to a conversat…

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! You guys hit our dislike target, so that means Hanu is wearing a Zenit shirt this week. We start off by discussing Donda and CLB, before talking about a jam-packed transfer window, European draws, and Russia vs Croatia. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 02:00 DONDA review and CLB preview 06:15 RPL recap 09:10 …

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week, it's another football heavy episode. The limit is going, there are lots of transfers, and Spartak are still awful. We discuss all of that, talk about Loko's scandalous tweet, and throw out some more hot takes. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 02:14 Spartak vs Arsenal 04:45 Zenit draw to Ufa 09:45 L…

WE'RE BACK! After a week long hiatus, we are back to restore world order. We discuss recent RPL results, Russian clubs getting knocked out of Europe, transfers, and much more! We also talk about Valery Karpin's first Russia squad, which looks pretty decent. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Sochi, Rubin Spartak lose European ties 03:45 Claudinho…

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week, we are joined by our podcast's fourth member and the only other Indian in Russian football, Ilya Sokolov. The guys discuss Lokomotiv, Yuri Semin at Rostov, Spartak vs Benfica, and another things before breaking the Messi news as it happened. We also provide coverage of the Sochi-Partizan game and…

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! It's just the two of us this week, but it was quite an eventful episode. Valery Karpin is the new Russia manager, a lot of big transfers are happening, and Hanu is sad because of the way the RPL started. All this and much more! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 RPL recap- Zenit, Loko, CSKA win; Spartak l…

Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! The RPL is coming back, so we've given the show a bit of a revamp. We have a new recording apparatus, our faces are back, and we've got a fair few guests lined up for the next few weeks. This episode, we rank the RPL kits that have come out so far, discuss our fantasy teams, make predictions for the…

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! It's a classic episode this week, we're joined by David Sansun to discuss absolutely nothing of note. We talk about our origin stories, mention a few pieces of news, but mostly just chat around doing nothing. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 01:50 Artem does an internet speed test 03:34 How have CSKA made a 9…

We're back with a full episode of WTI! Apologies for the lack of video this week, our computers have been giving us trouble all week. But, it's a jam packed episode with all the latest news, views and transfers in the world of Russian football. We talk about Lunev going to Bayer, moves being made by Sochi and Khimki, Stani being dismissed from the …

Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! The boys have convalesced from Russia's hammering to Denmark, and cover our performance at the Euros. In addition to that, we recap some transfer rumours, discuss Matt Hancock's recent scandal, and delve into our qualms with the state of politics around the world. A special episode of us playing Geo…

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! First, we have to apologise for not putting out an episode last week, thanks for bearing with us. To make amends, we showed up on BBC 5 Live last week and brought on Rubin Kazan English social media manager Henry Hakamaki for this episode. The guys chatted about Russia's games in the Euros, Henry's affinity…

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! There are only 9 days left until the Euros, and we kick off today's episode with a recap of Russia's 1-1 draw against Poland. Then, we discuss a few recent transfer rumours, take a look at the final squad for the Euros, and talk about the managerial merry-go-round in Europe. To finish off, we discuss everyt…

Hello and welcome to another episode of Whatever This Is! This week, we had invited you to give us your Russian football hot takes, and we got a great response. Hence, we spent most of the week discussing just that. Elsewhere, we started with a Conference League rant courtesy of Hanu. Is Semak really good or really bad? Is Dzyuba the best striker i…

Hi and welcome to another episode of the Whatever This Is Podcast! We’ve somehow been going for an entire season, and it feels quite surreal. To mark the end of the season, we brought on regular guest Richard Pike to look back at the year and give out some awards. We talked about the final match week, a few transfer rumours, and then went on a segm…

Hi and welcome back to another episode of WTI. This week we discuss Loko winning the cup, recent RPL action, look forward to next season, and discuss what RPL players have degrees! All this and much more! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 03:00 Lokomotiv win the cup! 13:30 Looking forward to the final day of the RPL 15:00 Krylia given a license, Orenb…

Hi and welcome to another episode of WTI! We officially have a Twitter account now, so go give it a follow @PodcastWTI. This week, we discuss the Champions League, Zenit becoming champions again, and have a long talk on the many players out of contract this summer. We also do a deep dive on the licensing debacle in the FNL. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introd…

Hi and welcome back to another episode of WTI! We're back with David Sansun today, and are undergoing a potential revamp at the podcast. We'll have a dedicated Twitter account set up for the pod soon, and are also looking at a potential name and branding change. Let us know what you think! As for the episode itself, we discussed some RPL action, be…

Hello and welcome to another action packed episode of Whatever This Is! Hanu and Artem get straight into what has been the craziest week in football history by recapping the ESL fiasco, recent RPL results, and much more! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction - European Super League debacle 29:30 New Champions League format 36:00 RPL recap- Spartak battere…

Hi and welcome back to another episode of Whatever This Is! It's just Artem and Hanu this week as the boys quickly discuss recent RPL games, do a Krasnodar quiz, and debate if Eminem's handwriting is actually his. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction- Education is trash 06:30 Krasnodar surprise quiz 16:15 Russian Cup semi finals! Who’s gonna win it all? …

Hello and welcome to another episode of WTI! This week we're joined by David Sansun to engage in some very non-Russian football shenanigans. After a bit of RPL discussion, the boys discuss a real estate game before playing a live round of Geoguessr. We aimed to get a perfect score, and got fairly close! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 05:30 RPL reca…

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Whatever This Is podcast! This week, we're joined by Erik from the Dynamo Abroad Podcast, also known as Tsar on Twitter. Erik gives us a perspective on Ukrainian football, the boys discuss American sport, tailgating, and much, much more! We also lament over Russia's poor performance in the international b…

Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! It's international break time, and in honour of that, we've brought on a special, international guest: Lambros Syrmos from the Gate 7 International Podcast on Greek football and Olympiakos. The guys discuss their respective national teams, changes to FFP, similarities between Greek and Russian footb…

Welcome back to another episode of WTI. It's another classic two man episode because of festivities in Ireland, so we apologise for the lack of guests. However, the memes new audio quality and HEATED DISCUSSION remains. This week, we discuss Imanbek becoming the first person from the CIS to win a Grammy, discuss recent RPL results, and look forward…

Hello and welcome back to another episode of WTI! It was just the boys this week as they experimented (semi-successfully) with a new recording software. The audio seems to be better, but the video, not so much. We started off discussing Russian football, but then eventually ended up discussing everything from the new Drake EP, to the weather, and o…

Welcome back to another episode of WTI! The RPL is finally back and to mark the occasion we were joined by special guest Tom Weber. The lads discussed a bit of football before going on a tangent about the freshest/best looking/handsomest players and managers out there. After that, we asked Tom to give us a preview of the upcoming season of the wome…

We're back for another episode, and it feels great to have Russian football back! Joined by podcast regular Richard Pike this week, we discuss everything from the Krasnodar game, to architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, Hanu and Artem challenge each other to a Geoguessr fight! Comment below with your predicted winner TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro…

We're back for another episode, and this time we actually have proper video and audio! A classic posse cut this week as we're joined by regulars David and Ilya for 90 minutes of banter. More Pele discussion, some debate about the Krasnodar game, our thoughts on Clubhouse, old TV shows, and much, much more! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00​ Introduction- Hanu spea…

In this audio only, slightly strange episode marred with technical difficulties, we were joined by the great David Dhannoo of FC Zenit Mauritius fame. When the lads weren't suffering from internet dropouts and static noises, they discussed Dave's Twitter accounts, the impending return of Russian football, modern day gaming, cryptocurrency and more!…

In this week's episode of WTI, we are joined by an extremely special guest: Match TV commentator and pundit Misha Polenov! To start, we asked Misha about his work, and inquired about things we'd noticed in some of his interviews. After that, we somehow managed to discuss football for the remainder of the episode, touching on everything from Tambov,…

Welcome back to another episode of WTI! This week, we're joined by regular guest David Sansun in a transfer-heavy episode. Kokorin has gone to Fiorentina, Gaich is off to Benevento, and Rotor just won't stop signing Georgians. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 06:50 Kokorin goes to Fiorentina 13:30 Will Kokorin be the last player born in the USSR to g…

On this episode of the world's favourite Russian football show, we discuss sheer nonsense before actually talking about Russian ball for a good 45 minutes. We started off with discussing the NBA, rap, and then talked about a few major transfers in the RPL. We also covered Lovren's hilarious interview, and debated how we would fix Russian ball if gi…

On a very special episode of WTI, we are joined by a superstar guest Kai Connell. We've been trying to get Kai on the podcast ever since it started, and the stars finally aligned. It was an episode that was a lot different than usual, as we spent the vast majority of the episode discussing the state of Russian football media, football Twitter, and …

Happy New Year! We're back in 2021 with a slightly tweaked audiovisual format! For this episode, we all had our facecams on and a new contraption for the usual screen. We were joined by regular guest David Sansun and discussed a host of things, from rap, to Gaich, to the World Cup in Qatar. As always thanks a lot for your support, and let us know w…

This week, we're joined by the one and only Conor Duffy, and discuss the widest variety of things possible. We start off talking about some Russian football things, like Leonid Slutsky's Grammy nominated Christmas Carol, but then the episodes devolves into one filled with heavy debate, pointless imaginative discussion, and conspiracy theories. Is Z…

It's Christmas! We're gonna have two podcasts a week for most of the winter break, with one being a small-ish football update, and the other being a bigger, conversation with one of our friends. On this episode, we discuss a few bits of news like Lokomotiv sacking Kiknadze, Hanu's controversial RFN lists, but mostly talk about unrelated things. Thi…

The winter break is here and so is our first episode of the period. We're joined by a very special guest, now our official Turkish, African and European football representative, Patrick/Junho Toussaint. In our longest episode yet, we discussed everything from Tedesco's departure from Spartak, to the best Samosa filling, to how nationalism and secta…

Welcome to another episode of the Whatever This Is podcast! This week the boys are joined by two very special guests: RFN's Richard Pike, and the Prince of Lokomotiv Twitter, Stefano Conforti! Last week we discussed absolutely nothing related to football, however this episode was the complete opposite, and featured lots of meaningful discussion abo…

We say it every week, but this was truly our most off the cuff, wildest and most random episode yet. We were honoured to be joined by Sportrecs International Sales Director Sarthak Sahai, and talked about absolutely everything except football for over 90 minutes. We discussed the meanings behind our names, the geography of Mongolia, the city of Ist…

Team WTI has a new addition, the man behind the biggest tweet in Russian football history. Ex-Spartak admin and Russian football fan Andrew MacIver now has his own show on WTI, and will be on occasion, popping up with his own rants! With a Scotsman, Irishman and Indian on the network now, the accents are more incomprehensible than ever. On the firs…

We're back for another episode following another week of disappointment in Europe! We discuss trains, true crime podcasts, and a lot more, some that has to do with football, most that does not. Will Stani be replaced by Berdyev? Is Gazizov really leaving Spartak? Will Russian clubs ever win? TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 02:27 RIP Maradona 03:48 R…

We're back for one of our most mellow episodes yet, and are joined again by frequent guest David Sansun. Most of the episode is taken up by depressing discussion on the state of Sbornaya, but we still manage to entertain each other through jokes and hypothetical situations. Will Wenger come to Russia? Is Arshavin the next Zenit Sporting Director? W…

The boys are back to cover what was one of the craziest weekends in Russian football history. In an episode filled with heated rants, and many jokes, we covered everything from Dzyuba's scandal, to the problem with Landscrona. Artem also discovered what the Conference League is, which led to us wasting 20 minutes on that topic. Also, which is the b…