Best Ken McGuire Podcasts (2024)

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Food In 5 Minutes #30: Food at the Fleadh, food jobs in demand & more 7:02

3h ago7:02

7:02

For Sunday 28 July 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from around the Irish food scene and beyond, over the past week, served up in five minutes or less, ish. It’s been another busy week in the world of food, with plenty to chew on from home and abroad. At time of release I'm curre…

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Food In 5 Minutes #29: Slushy warnings for children, Edible Dublin, pub VAT woes and more 7:49

42m ago7:49

7:49

For Sunday July 21st 2024, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the past week, from the Irish food scene and beyond, all served up in five minutes or less, ish. Take a listen to this week's stories. Resources this episode Taste of Kildare official website Taste of Kildare ticket detai…

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Food In 5 Minutes #28: From food in Carlow to square burgers and beyond 7:48

2h ago7:48

7:48

For Sunday July 14th 2028 this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the Irish food scene and beyond, plucked from the past week and served up in five minutes or less, ish. Supporting links for this week's stories can be found below. Carlow Tourism Carlow Garden Festival Safefood: Meat ther…

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Food In 5 Minutes #27: We're mad to recycle and a nation of beer drinkers to boot 7:24

6d ago7:24

7:24

For Sunday 7 July 2024, it's time for another helping of Food In 5 Minutes with five stories from the past week drawn from the Irish food scene and beyond. Read up on the stories in full with the links below. You can also sign up to The Week In Food newsletter for free, available via kenonfood.substack.com. 90 million drinks containers returned in …

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Food In 5 Minutes #26: Wasting meals, harvesting golf balls, Sage waves goodbye & more 5:57

13d ago5:57

5:57

On a weekend that has seen Taylor Swift take over Dublin’s Aviva Stadium for three nights, another outing for the family fun-packed Kaleidoscope Festival in Wicklow, Flavours of Fingal in Dublin and more. Galway beating Dublin in the All-Ireland football quarter-finals and more, this is Food In 5 Minutes for Sunday 30 June. Links for this week's st…

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Food In 5 Minutes #25: Talk About Food, dining in 30 years with insects and more 6:56

1M ago6:56

6:56

With temperatures for the week ahead set to tip the early-to-mid 20s, it's Sunday all over again, which means another helping of Food In 5 Minutes. This week shines a light on... SafeFood's Talk About Food report Food Vision 2030 - Annual report 2023 Food Vision 2023 - Annual report 2022 Food Vision 2023 breakdown Opportunity to acquire a portfolio…

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Food In 5 Minutes #24: Coffee festivals, dairy awards, FSAI updates and more 5:47

27d ago5:47

5:47

The elections are done and dusted, I've got a few days off, a hearty breakfast and a fresh cup of coffee. This week's story highlights include... Birdhill Coffee Festival FSAI enforcement orders for May 2024 Full list of winners: 2024 National Dairy Awards EY Future Consumer Index Theatre of Food: Grub Circus at this year's All Together Now Want mo…

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Food In 5 Minutes #22: From VAT rate woes and the Great Taste Awards to 'healthier' chocolate 6:24

1M ago6:24

6:24

On this week's podcast, I'll take a look at A new survey detailing the impact of the VAT rate hike on Irish food-led businesses The launch of the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems How free app TooGoodToGo has helped rescue over 1m bags and boxes of food from waste The judging of this year's Great Taste Awards, held this past week in Tipperary …

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Dustin Stout- Unlocking the Power of AI 56:26

2M ago56:26

56:26

My guest today is Dustin Stout, entrepreneur and founder of Magai - An AI Software As A Services Tool that he developed. In this episode, Dustin shares his journey from acting school to creating a successful freelance agency and the SaaS product Social Warfare, discusses influential books on content creation, explores the transformative impact of A…

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Food In 5 Minutes #21: Irish Restaurant Awards winners, Grow with ALDI finalists, food history and more 7:59

2M ago7:59

7:59

On this week's podcast you can Learn about the finals of the 2024 Irish Restaurant Awards Check out some of the lineup on the food side of this year's Kaleidoscope Festiavl Discover a new exhibition rooted in an 18th century kitchen in Roscommon Review new research from Safefood highlighting food safety concerns about smart device usage in the kitc…

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Food In 5 Minutes #20: Yes Chef awards, a new whiskey for Michael Flatley, Taste returns & more 5:45

2M ago5:45

5:45

For Sunday 19 May, 2024, here's what you'll find on this edition of Food In 5 Minutes... A look at the Yes Chef annual awards for 2024, held in Dundalk earlier this week A look ahead to this year's All-Ireland final of the Irish Restaurant Awards, due to take place in Dublin this Monday Some new additions to Taste Of Dublin, setting up shop in a ne…

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Food In 5 Minutes #19: Bloom, Beyond The Plate, drive-thru sausage rolls & more 6:09

2M ago6:09

6:09

With the bank holiday firmly in the rearview mirror, this weekend I'm hopping between restaurants and gigs as a birthday (not mine) brings with it a Michelin-star night out while Bruce Springsteen picked Sunday to turn up in Kilkenny and play a few songs - how bad. This week's headlines include a look at The full lineup for this year's Bord Bia Blo…

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Food In 5 Minutes #18: Unclaimed recycling deposits, unethical junk food, street dining savings 5:21

2M ago5:21

5:21

As the May Bank Holiday weekend lands in Ireland, I've got two festivals on my door step with the inaugural FoodieFest taking place in Mountain View while the Kilkenny Roots Festival is in full swing. I'll blame the former for the extra few hours in the bed this morning before the podcast release, but as always on a Sunday, I've got five more stori…

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Food In 5 Minutes #17: Foodie Fest beckons, Incredible Edibles on tour, do we understand recycling? 7:21

3M ago7:21

7:21

For Sunday April 27th 2024, you’re listening to Food In Five Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from Ireland and beyond each Sunday, all drawn from the past week. It’s been another busy week on the food front and another busy week in general as all of a sudden we’re hitting the end of April, gearing up fo…

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E169: The Football Manager Football Show finale? Ndidi it is. 31:29

3M ago31:29

31:29

After three years and 12 seasons, crossing from South America to England, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Scotland, France, South Africa, Portugal, Germany and back to England once again, it's time to bid farewell to The Football Manager Football Show. Like Arsenal's bid to become Premier League champions and Jurgen Klopp's reign at perennial contenders Live…

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Food In 5 Minutes #16: Best restaurants in Dublin shortlist, grocery habits and food shortages this summer 6:44

3M ago6:44

6:44

Can you believe we're three weeks into April already? The rain of the past few weeks made way for at least one decent day of sunshine and the world keeps on spinning. As Sunday rolls around again, I've got another five stories for you from the Irish food world and beyond over the past week including The Dublin leg of the Irish Restaurant Awards, wi…

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E168: Signing off season 12 with a very Football Manager Champions League Final and plotting our next adventure! 37:57

3M ago37:57

37:57

Our English Premier League journey, for the second time, finished last week with Manchester City crowned league champions, denying Liverpool what would have been an incredible three-in-a-row following a close-fought season. While City (and Shane) can celebrate a league title, there's the small matter of a Champions League final for Liverpool (and K…

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Rob Hunter - An Unconventional Path to Entrepreneurial Success 53:07

3M ago53:07

53:07

My guest today is Rob Hunter, a seasoned entrepreneur, educator and the visionary behind Speaker Ventures. Our discussion includes a dive into Rob’s fascinating journey into entrepreneurship from a young age, exploring the challenges of failed ventures to the triumphs of successful ones, including the experience of being a Y combinator entrepreneur…

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Food In 5 Minutes #15: Ulster's best restaurants recognised, Irish food tech bound for the USA & more 6:43

3M ago6:43

6:43

For Sunday 14 April, and the 15th helping of Food In 5 Minutes, this week brings you updates on The Ulster round of the Irish Restaurant Awards (more here) The 2024/2025 San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy competition (more here) Ireland's Senoptica (interesting food tech) getting FDA approval for their entry into the US market (more here and here) r…

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E167: And with that, our Football Manager journey through the Premier League is at an end [Live Episode] 47:41

3M ago47:41

47:41

It's finally over. Four months on since the release of Football Manager 2024, our Premier League adventures come to a close this week. The two-season arc is finished and the race for the title came all the way down to the final episode of the season. With a game in hand, can City make the extra points a possibility or will their poor run of form co…

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Food In 5 Minutes #14: New chef gigs, Irish Food Writing Awards, to eco-milk and beyond 6:26

3M ago6:26

6:26

For Sunday April 7th, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the food scene in Ireland and beyond, served fresh in five minutes or less. It may have been a storm-filled, rain-sodden week on Irish soil, but there’s never a dull moment in the world of food and this week I’ve got another f…

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E166: Under pressure? For Liverpool v Man City again? In Football Manager? [Live Episode] 49:49

3M ago49:49

49:49

For the second, third and final times in this Football Manager journey of ours, it's back to the Etihad we go this week as Ken's Liverpool make the trip to Shane's 'The Manchester' to settle the trilogy and close out the season. With a 5-1 aggregate lead from last week's Champions League semi-final, Ken reckons he has this one in the bag, until he …

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Food In 5 Minutes #13: Munster's finest, donuts, ice cream, insolvencies and more 6:28

4M ago6:28

6:28

Easter greetings to one and all! On this week's podcast there's a look at The Munster round of the Irish restaurant awards An increase in insolvencies in Ireland for Q1 2024, the hospitality sector taking the biggest hit New pizza and donut offerings in Kilkenny Opportunities for young chefs when it comes to seafood The full lineup for the Ballymal…

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E165: The biggest clash in our Football Manager journey is here… the Champions League semi-finals 43:05

4M ago43:05

43:05

On paper, this might be the biggest clash of our Football Manager journey to date. While the race for the Premier League title has Man City clear of Liverpool by 6 points, the sides have been paired once again in Europe and this week we’ve got the first of our Champions League semi-finals along with some league action. Between this week and next, w…

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Food In 5 Minutes #12: Best restaurants in Connaught, protected beef, Tullamore going green? 6:32

4M ago6:32

6:32

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes, I've got another five stories for you from the Irish food world and beyond including A look at the Connaught regional leg of the 2024 Irish Restaurant Awards Mixed news on the Kilkenny food front Irish Grass Fed Beef goes PGI and hits the Italian market Unilever shedding 7500 jobs globally and separating…

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E164: The Football Manager Master Save Scummers of the Universe aka save your games! 50:12

4M ago50:12

50:12

This week on The Football Manager Show, we're going back in time. You see, there may have been a mishap after last week's episode in that, well, when it was supposed to save, it didn't save. Or maybe Ken didn't save the game. Or maybe the laptop died, or something happened, but the save wasn't there and the backup wasn't there, so where we took off…

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Food In 5 Minutes #11: Irish Restaurant Award winners announced for Leinster as Blas na hÉireann opens for business 6:52

4M ago6:52

6:52

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We're flying through the year and all of a shot find ourselves smack bang in the middle of March. On this week's helping of Food In 5 Minutes you'll hear about The Leinster regional round of the Irish Restaurant Awards A potential ban on good food going to waste Ireland's renewed commitment to the UN World Food Programme En…

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Ninad Shinde- An Engineer’s Journey to The World of Investing 1:17:58

5M ago1:17:58

1:17:58

My guest today is Ninad Shinde, private equity advisor & vet care entrepreneur. Our discussion includes Ninad’s diverse background spanning growing up in India, attending business and engineering schools, living in the US, and spending the last decade in London. With a broad mind and interests in investing, technology, and luxury companies, he brin…

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E163: It's finally April, so can the gap at the top of the Premier League be closed? 47:35

4M ago47:35

47:35

It's finally April. We're into single figures remaining in the Premier League, while the Champions League hits the quarter-final stages. Can Ken's old boys Leicester cause an upset at Man City? Will Haaland have the edge over Real Madrid? Will Benfica come back to haunt Ken at Anfield and dent hopes of European success in our final season in Englan…

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Food In 5 Minutes #10: From six-figure whiskey to food festivals in Ireland's ancient east 7:28

5M ago7:28

7:28

This week's podcast features news on one very expensive bottle of Irish whiskey details on the West Waterford Festival of Food potential changes for fast food outlets in Ireland the key to better brain health what thieves are really after when it comes to shoplifting in Spain Get more stories in your week by signing up for free at kenonfood.substac…

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E162: Still hurting, it's the shortest episode of The Football Manager Football Show 32:54

4M ago32:54

32:54

It's Friday. It's podcast day. We almost didn't make it, but we did. For the first time in 3 years, through a myriad of real-world events, it's taken us until late on release day to find 30 minutes together to unwind with some Football Manager. The gas thing, Shane's still hurting after last week's League Cup Final collapse. But it doesn't matter t…

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Food In 5 Minutes #9: New food festivals for Kilkenny, Ballymaloe; new Ultra-Processed Foods research sets alarms ringing 7:26

5M ago7:26

7:26

It's been another busy week on the food front in Ireland some new festivals making their presence felt ahead of the summer rush, new reports out on food waste and more. This week's helping of Food In 5 minutes will introduce you to FoodieFest, taking place in Kilkenny over the May Bank Holiday weekend Ballymaloe Festival of Food, bound for Cork thi…

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E161: It's the biggest game in Football Manager - The Caribbean Cup Final, and it's live! 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

The Caribbean God versus the pretender to the throne. The current FA Cup holders versus the current Premier League holders. Good versus evil? For the first time ever in 161 episodes, we're going all-in on one game. Yes, this season has been a slog, but it's also been methodical to a point and as results mounted up, the path was paved to send Man Ci…

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Food In 5 Minutes #8: From a century's old sourdough starter to pork in your coffee 6:33

5M ago6:33

6:33

On this week's podcast you'll hear about The Killarney Coffee Cup Project as it gathers pace and scoops national awards Another round of Irish restaurant closures as the cafe crunch shows no signs of slowing down for some Supermarket wars that lead to billions in Irish investment An ages-old sourdough starter in the US and Starbucks adding a slice …

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E160: It's like the Football Manager Football Show of old, ish, with an epic finish to boot 50:21

5M ago50:21

50:21

We're mixing things up a little this week. For the first time in a while, we've managed to get some games under our respective belts this week before we actually press record. Remember when we used to do this before season 12? Recognising that last week segued into all manner of discussion, we're getting into the action early this week as we naviga…

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Food In 5 Minutes #7: From community cookhouses to the best vegetarian countries in the world 6:55

5M ago6:55

6:55

This week's podcast takes a look at The rise in online attacks on restaurants in the UK, in particular plant-based restaurants The most vegetarian-friendly countries in the world, according to one source Community cookhouses as a way of helping those struggling financially The 2024 Good Food Ireland Awards More recycling bins needed for Ireland's D…

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E159: Is there cheating in Football Manager 2024? And how magic are Jack Grealish's calves? 1:03:50

5M ago1:03:50

1:03:50

It's been a busy week at FMFShow towers, and a crazy week in the world of Football Manager. Before it gets patched (presuming it gets patched anyway), we put the latest 'no money down' transfer moves into play to see if you really can lure some of the biggest players in the game to greener shores for little to no cash. We've got two must-win games …

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Food In 5 Minutes #6: Michelin Stars, food in schools, fish in Dingle and more 6:11

6M ago6:11

6:11

It's another sunny-ish Sunday, and these week the focus goes on The latest Michelin Star awards and newcomers to the Irish collection A booming fish-led business in the Kingdom Jamie Oliver's Good School Food Awards New numbers from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and Highlights from the Yes Chef Irish Takeaway Awards this week Want more? Beco…

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E158: It's our last Premier League transfer window in Football Manager, but is it too little, too late in the title race? 57:10

5M ago57:10

57:10

This week seeks the January transfer window slam shut, Liverpool continue their FA Cup journey and February's league games start with trips to Sheffield United and Chelsea. With 13 games left in the league, every point counts and with our next league destination pretty much in the bag, it's time to throw caution to the wind at all costs meaning the…

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Food In 5 Minutes #5: Amsterdam upping its plant-based game while Kilkenny loses its vegan deli 6:25

6M ago6:25

6:25

For the first time in February, I've got a fresh helping of Food In 5 Minutes for you. It's the part of the Ken On Food podcast where, if you haven't taken in any of January's episodes, you'll find five food stories plucked from Ireland and beyond this past week all summed up in five minutes or less. I like to think of it as the ideal accompaniment…

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E157: Year 4 begins and now it's Ken's turn to get proper Football Manager'd 43:48

5M ago43:48

43:48

With three years of weekly Football Manager podcasts behind us, year four begins with Liverpool and Man City arriving at the end of January, a crunch time for any Premier League duo. There's the small matter of needing to win in the last game in the Champions League new table stage to seal automatic progress to the knockouts. There's also the small…

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Food In 5 Minutes #4: Million Euro energy balls, lost burritos and new food reads 5:45

6M ago5:45

5:45

This week's podcast features the closure of Dublin's Tolteca, a one million Euro boost for one Cork food producer, the launch of the Vegan Society of Ireland, Blasta Books' latest offering in print and the opening of the new BIA innovator campus in Athenry. Get all the links online now at kenonfood.com or sign up for the free newsletter here and ge…

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E156: Three years on, in Football Manager, mocking is catching 47:12

6M ago47:12

47:12

Happy birthday to us. Three years on, working our way towards a million podcast streams, two Irish lads who love Football Manager are celebrating three years talking about just that... Football Manager. Sure, Covid has been and gone, work life has stepped up, live comedy is on the rise, we've had the launch of The Wrestling Fan Wrestling Show and K…

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Food In 5 Minutes #3: Restaurant closures, awards, and the world's fastest cup of coffee 6:03

6M ago6:03

6:03

On this week's helping of Food In 5 Minutes you can brush up on the latest around restaurant closures in Ireland as the hospitality sector gets described as 'carnage' check out the world's fastest cup of coffee celebrate the best of Irish cheese and restaurants take a food challenge in Tokyo to beat salarymen at their own game Share your own storie…

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E155: From a good Football Manager comeback story to everyone heading to Saudi Arabia in 2026 59:47

6M ago59:47

59:47

It's episode 155 of The Football Manager Football Show and this week we've got a mix of FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League drama to unfold while the January transfer window is very much open for business in 2026. So much so, that some of the Saudi Arabian heavy hitters are coming in strong for key names for both City and Liverpool, causing ructi…

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Food In 5 Minutes #2: From building roads with coffee grounds to the benefits of honey this weather 6:32

7M ago6:32

6:32

This week's helping of Food In 5 Minutes brings you insights on the impact of honey for cold and flu season this weather, a study that shows how concrete could be made 30% stronger by making use of the world's waste coffee, to Ireland's new deposit return scheme and more. If you like what you hear and you fancy some more reading material, you can g…

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E154: The one were Ken finally gets properly Football Managered as we ring in 2026 in FM24 [Live episode] 1:05:29

6M ago1:05:29

1:05:29

There are three things certain in this life. Death. Taxes. And if you play FM, getting properly Football Managered. If you've experienced it, you'll know exactly what we mean. Last-minute highlights, out of nowhere, breaking your heart, no chance to bounce back. It's a win that turns to a draw. It's a draw that turns into a hopeless defeat. It's ta…

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Food In 5 Minutes #1: From food waste to the perfect meal for space travel 5:33

7M ago5:33

5:33

2024 begins with a refresh of the Ken On Food podcast; if you're seeing this as an existing subscriber then thanks for sticking around! Food In 5 Minutes brings you five food stories from Ireland and beyond, served up in five minutes or less. You can find the links to all the stories mentioned this week by visiting kenonfood.com. If you like what y…

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E153: Happy New Year to all Football Manager Fans, let's crack on with the last games of December 1:00:40

6M ago1:00:40

1:00:40

Happy New Year, Happy New Year, may we all have our hopes, our will to try, if we don't we might as well lay down and die. So say Abba, but there's no sense of laying down and dying this weather as we finally get to close out another calendar year of fixtures and brace ourselves for the ridiculous onslaught of January. This week, with the last of t…

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E152: Westlife or Take That, the Ian Holloway Challenge and a happy Football Manager new year! [Live Episode] 51:43

7M ago51:43

51:43

On this week's podcast, we're winding out 2023 with a return to the Champions League, Premier League and the Carabao Cup as the January transfer window beckons. Shane's on air, Ken's still remote and on holiday and plans for the post-Premier League era begin to take shape as we wonder if there's a potential Football Manager challenge to be had by f…

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