Send us a Text Message. Two teams remain, just one can be promoted, RCD Espanyol, 4th placed finishers in the league this season taking on Real Oviedo who finished 6th over two legs. Winner takes all. On this week’s show we Liam and Alex review the first leg with special audio from the ground recorded by friend of the show Jose Busto. Speak Spanish…

Send us a Text Message. Alex and Liam bring you all of the reaction to the play off semi final results and of course preview the final which takes place over two legs over the next two weekends. It’s been a rollercoaster week as the two big Asturian sides, Real Oviedo and Real Sporting faced off against SD Eibar and RCD Espanyol for a place in the …

Send us a Text Message. @GuiricastPod stalwart Nick Bell joins Liam to relive the drama of @MalagaCF's thrilling success in the @Primera_RFEF play offs, as well as reviewing the other semi finals and looking ahead to the finals. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking…

Send us a Text Message. In this midweek special, Alex and Liam preview the upcoming La Liga Hypermotion play offs, in which Eibar take on Real Oviedo, and Espanyol lock horns with Real Sporting de Gijon. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the highlight and …

Send us a Text Message. Alex and Liam cover all of the key games on the final MD of the season with the championship, the final automatic promotion spot, the final two play off spots, the order of those play off teams and the final relegation spot set to be decided, the latter in a relegation head to head - a final day that was sure to bring pleasu…

Send us a Text Message. Segunda still has one game to play, but Primera Federacion is on to the play off stage of the season. Deportivo La Coruna and CD Castellon were crowned champions of their group and promoted automatically a few weeks ago. A further two will join them in Segunda next season of the 8 in the play offs - (2 from Malaga CF, Barcel…

Send us a Text Message. Match day 41, the penultimate match day of the regular season in Segunda and at the start of it, still not one single issue was resolved - nobody automatically promoted, play off places still up for grabs all the way down to 11th position, nobody mathematically relegated and only 3 teams safe - there were, at the start of th…

Send us a Text Message. All eyes were on the top end of the table, but it was down the bottom this weekend where we saw most of the drama with one team getting a last minute stay of execution, another staying alive for one more week at least and plucky Amorebieta just refusing to lie down. Up the top, Valladolid slipped up, Racing Santander are so …

Send us a Text Message. The twists and turns continue and with three games to go we have one team with one foot in LaLiga (Real Valladolid), two who look destined to depart (FC Andorra and Villarreal B), can welcome two teams (CD Castellon and Granada CF) who are returning to the league for next season, a celebrate another who are staying up agains…

Send us a Text Message. With 4 games or the season to go, pretty much anyone apart from Tenerife are able to be in a different division next season, however we welcome again Almeria after their relegation & CD Castellón who were confirmed as champions of group 2 of Primera Federación this weekend. All that plus 4 become 3 at the top, the queue leng…

Send us a Text Message. Some crazy results across the top, middle and bottom of the table in MD37, meaning the league is closer than ever. Leganés lose their lead at the top, shocks in Asturias, a hail inspired comeback in el Plantío, winners down the bottom, and have Elche and Espanyol knocked each other out of the top two race? Liam and Alex revi…

Send us a Text Message. There is a log jam at the top and bottom of Segunda for those all important promotion, play-off and relegation issues. Alex and Liam review the weekend's action and talk about what it means at the top and bottom of the table, including another 0-0 for Lega, Espanyol falling back from the top two race, relegated teams continu…

Send us a Text Message. Liam was on his travels to see the backlash against Pezzolano in José Zorrilla as Real Valladolid took on Eldense, before making the trip to El Plantío for the sold out meeting of Burgos and Racing Santander. Throw a top of the table clash into the mix, and it was another cracker of a weekend in Segunda. Speak Spanish or wan…

Send us a Text Message. The league was lively already, but in MD34 it really heated up - just 8 to go - teams down the bottom winning left right and centre in the fight for survival and as competitive as ever at the top. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about t…

Send us a Text Message. Drama in El Molinón as Racing move into automatic promotion contention, points dropped at the top, a coachless Andorra win, two coaches out and two more in and the 9 game season begins. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the highligh…

Send us a Text Message. MD32 has seen another manager bite the dust, an incredible 'remontada', a 'Jesus'esque rising from the dead , and we ring the bell for the final ten games of the season run in with only two teams in the division who realistically, not mathematically, have nothing to play for at this point. Speak Spanish or want to practise y…

Send us a Text Message. MD31 saw two new coaches face off in a head to head, the leaders lay down a marker, the chasers pick up wins too and the teams down the bottom stay in a state of flux ahead of the Monday night relegation six pointer. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spa…

Send us a Text Message. Ten teams at the top separated by six points (before the Monday night game) was the gift that MD30 has given us, as well as the gift that Real Zaragoza fans have been waiting for for weeks. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the high…

Send us a Text Message. In the third of our bonus episodes which focus on some of the people behind the stories in La Liga Hypermotion, Liam chats with Leganés owner and Blue Crow CEO Jeff Luhnow about: - his decision to switch his focus from baseball to football - the story of the purchase of Leganés - baseball v football analytics - the rationale…

Send us a Text Message. A statement win at the top, a plucky win down the bottom, an old new coach in the dugout snow storms and plenty more throughout MD29, the MD that marked the beginning of the final third of the season in Segunda - the final countdown. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam…

Send us a Text Message. MD28 was full of action as Espanyol left it late, Racing Santander came from behind on their birthday to beat leaders Leganes, Valladolid beat Oviedo convincingly, Elche went about their business quietly and Liam made the trip to Elda to see Eldense take on Racing club de Ferrol. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listen…

Send us a Text Message. In another first for the show, SD Amorebieta midfielder Ryan Edwards gives us an insight into life as a football across his fascinating career that has taken him across three continents, from England to Australia, South Korea, and of course Spain. A promotion, a cup final and international call ups. Speak Spanish or want to …

Send us a Text Message. In MD27 we had a South Madrid Derbi, a goal fest in Oviedo, flared tempers in Elche and teams with ten men faring quite well indeed. Finally, Alex's prediction last week of an imminent sacking came true as Levante fired Javi Calleja. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam…

Send us a Text Message. In a Spanish Segunda Show first, AD Alcorcon coach Mehdi Nafti speaks to Liam about how things are going at the South Madrid club, Sunday's Derbu against Leganes, his future, Tunisia, AFCON, Birmingham City, difficult times at Levante and much much more. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new p…

Send us a Text Message. Zero away goals in Segunda (at the time of recording) this MD, an Asturian Derbi, the bottom side won, but so did three strugglers ahead of them, Alex smells a sacking as there are a number of coaches on the exit ramp, brilliant Burgos and plenty of post game fun for the leaders Leganes. For a review of all the MD26 action, …

Send us a Text Message. En este episodio especial del podcast, el primer que se ha hecho (casi) todo en español, Alex introduce la entrevista que Liam hizo el domingo con Jon García, el central del Racing Club de Ferrol, en las puertas de A Malata, y luego Liam refleja sobre la experiencia. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? G…

Send us a Text Message. During MD25, Liam made the trip to north west Spain to visit Racing Club de Ferrol as they took on Eibar in A Malata. In a Spanish Segunda show first, he interviewed Ferrol centre back Jon Garcia post match. In an action packed show we also discuss the transfer deadline day business, controversy in the RCDE stadium, Elche qu…

Send us a Text Message. MD24 leaves a number of managers on the brink of the sack with speculation about Ramis' future at Espanyol as well as others such as Albes at Albacete and Sarabia at Andorra. On the up are Oviedo, Ferrol and Eibar whilst Burgos become the only unbeaten team at home in Segunda after Real Sporting's 96th minute defeat. Speak S…

Send us a Text Message. Snow, unbeaten records, golazos and partidazos, all on offer in MD23. Alex and Liam bring you a review of all of the action. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the highlight and low of the week ' check it out on this link and subscri…

Send us a Text Message. Segunda is back after a 3 week winter pause with the first match day of the second half of the season in which the leaders came from behind twice to win in the 95th minute, nobody else in the top 6 won and all of the bottom four picked up points whilst those above them faltered. Plus an interesting choice for the award of co…

Send us a Text Message. It's the half way point of Segunda and in this first show of 2024, Alex and Liam are joined by Movistar pundit and ex-professional Pedro Nieto to review the first half of the season and look ahead to what is in store in the second part. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! L…

Send us a Text Message. With some teams limping towards the winter break, there are one or two who were leaping in MD20 where we had a goal rush, a ridiculous red card, two goalkeepers for Amorebieta in Lezama and a lifesaving coach on the bench in Elda. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam an…

Send us a Text Message. The gift that keeps on giving didn't disappoint this weekend as we saw a goal from the half way line in Butarque, a Christmas cracker in el Sardinero, only one side in the top half win, a santa sacking, a striker in poor ELF and much much more. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a l…

Send us a Text Message. A 9 goal thriller, the top sides beaten, Cartagena winning for the first time since MD4, Burgos for the first time on their travels and an unsavoury spitting incident - MD18 was one to remember. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the…

Send us a Text Message. Liam goes on his travels across northern Spain and almost misses kick off at Ipurua after enjoying all el Sardinero had to offer. As well as that we talk a daylight robbery in Butarque, another late goal denying Calero's Cartagena, and Mirandes quietly going about their business. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listen…

Send us a Text Message. A top six clash, a home dugout debut, another coach bites the dust, an international supporters meet up in Oviedo, an injury crisis at Tenerife and thick fog meaning nothing could be seen from the bench in the Cerámica - all that and more from MD16 in Segunda. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our…

Send us a Text Message. The league leaders felled a rival in BuVARque, Ramis made his Espanyol dugout debut, two promoted sides continued to make waves, Burgos' home record continues after a sensational second half and a mini crisis for Garitano in Tenerife. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Lia…

Send us a Text Message. MD14 started with a thriller in the RCDE and ended with Luis Garcia flying the 'perico' nest. There was plenty to see in between as Leganes continued their stunning start to the season, Sporting continued to rise, Hidalgo got his first win with Huesca and a couple of coaches will be avoiding the sporting director this week. …

Send us a Text Message. Frightening finishes everywhere you looked this MD, none more so than in Ipura where Eibar scored 5, or in El Molinon where Espanyol were beaten by a Sporting on the rise. That and much more as Liam and Alex review the MD. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, …

Send us a Text Message. MD12 saw a battle of the titans as all of the top six played a fellow top six rival, including first vs second which became 2nd vs 1st after Friday night. Real Zaragoza continued their dip, Racing and Sporting leapfrogged them while Burgos' away woes continued. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give ou…

Send us a Text Message. Espanyol went top with a win, but have Leganes, Levante and Tenerife just behind them. Meanwhile 5th placed Zaragoza's stand in goalkeeper found he had someone behind him too in a calamitous end to their game in El Molinon. All that plus a derbi, a hammering, a Jeckyl and Hyde side and an elusive away win realised at last. S…

Send us a Text Message. Late goals flying in everywhere including one in El Alcoraz which meant Ziganda took his last gasp as Huesca coach, plus Andorra on the move following stadium trouble in the prinicpality. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the highli…

Send us a Text Message. MD9 opened with the team who would end it as leaders, as Real Zaragoza stuttered, two new coaches made their mark on their new sides and it was all change for Tenerife. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the highlight and low of the …

Send us a Text Message. The top two play Monday so Alex and Liam shine a light on the rest of the league, discussing changes in the dug out, Bolo's Burgos giving Beccacece a headache and even time for a mention of Craig David and 'Carry On' movies. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex…

Send us a Text Message. Last gasp goals, salary caps, polemica in Ipurua, heads off the chopping block, a perfect record ends, Elche slowly improve and Espanyol give another head start in the RCDE. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the highlight and low of…

Send us a Text Message. Alex and Liam bring an action packed show to match the action packed match day, including a dominant Espanyol, a dull derbi, the sack race, a 7 goal thriller, a controversial celebration and three points gained or gifted due to an overprotected species. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new pr…

Send us a Text Message. As the transfer window slams shut slap bang in the middle of a match day, Alex and Liam assess the key business of clubs and pick out the main talking points of MD4. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a listen! Liam and Alex, in Spanish talking about the highlight and low of the wee…

Send us a Text Message. Two perfect season records fall including one in a top of the table clash in El Heliodoro, the promoted sides have a perfect record in the MD and Alex and Liam discuss three teams pushing for promotion last season who have started disastrously. Speak Spanish or want to practise your listening skills? Give our new project a l…

Send us a Text Message. In the MD2 review, Liam and Alex take a closer look at the clubs they've not yet had chance to talk about, hear about the return of the prodigal son at Oviedo, a battle of the big boys, how a Romareda win sets up a 'someone's 0 has to go' MD3 face off, and how Forest Gump FC are downed by three 'golazos'. Plus a Super Cinco …

Send us a Text Message. In the MD1 review show, we focus on the new kids on the block, relegated Elche CF, Real Valladolid and Espanyol, as well as those promoted from 1RFEF; AD Alcorcon, CD Eldense, Racing Ferrol and SD Amorebieta. There is also time to talk about a resounding Racing win, a couple of contenders for goal of the match and to give th…