The Banter Pub FC Podcast

Join the Banter Pub FC podcast as they break down what happened this week in the beautiful game! Thank you for listening to another episode of The Banter Pub FC, the sauciest team in the game, the spiciest takes on the pitch. Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebanterpubfc, follow and subscribe on YouTube and Twitch, and  If you like what you heard please be sure to like, subscribe, follow, and review us on your favorite platform!

Join the Banter Pub as the break down what happened this week in the beautiful game. Thank you for listening to another episode of The Banter Pub FC, the sauciest team in the game, the spiciest takes on the pitch. Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebanterpubfc, follow and subscribe on YouTube and Twitch, and  If you like what you heard please be sure to like, subscribe, follow, and review us on your favorite platform!

In this special throwback Set Piece Neal and Jon create a combined XI for the 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Inter Milan Thank you for listening to another episode of The Banter Pub FC, the sauciest team in the game, the spiciest takes on the pitch. Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @thebanterpubfc, follow and subscribe on YouTube and Twitch, and  If you like what you heard please be sure to like, subscribe, follow, and review us on your favorite platform.

In this special throwback Set Piece from last season Neal and Jon created a combined XI for the Champions League Final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.

When we move, you move. Just like that. When we move, you move. Just like that? When we move, you move. Just like that?! Hell yeah! Aye, hot takes! Bring that back! Yep, dun know already what it is: the gahtdamn reason you're in VIP, it's the World's Greatest Podcast™©® The Banter Pub FC; back with another - yes, another - Friendsgiving-sized serving of that BPFC Time Capsule goodness to fill you up right. Hope you made room, sweetness. Recorded 10 March 2022, The Pub's alleged "favourite host" and International Playboy & Man of Mystery himself Jonathan commandeers the mic this week: with El Capitan Neal, Jonathan, and, much later, Joseph making up the rest of Jonathan's crew of podcasting pirates. We set sail on a course to go Around the Pitch first, where MLS, Serie A, La Liga, the Bundesliga, and Premier League, the Manchester Derby most notably.  The Main Segment is nothing but choppy waters. Fair warning: the lads all go in hot regarding the reports of Roman Abramovich being sanctioned and how it affected Chelsea Football Club at the time. Amid the revelling in the schadenfreude, the boys all get real with what the future of the club is ensnared in at that present time. Each of the boys goes hell for leather, airing out every ounce of emotion and leaving no stone unturned. Finally, we wrap with Extra Time. You know the deal: sixty seconds and we're gone like the Fast & Furious. There's so much more to give you, Jesus wept. How much more? You'll see. No hints. No telling. No competition. The Pub Awaits...

Epic tings a gwan this week when the Father of All Fathers comes through to lead the BPFC line. Yep, dun know already what it is. Can't stop, won't stop, it's the World's Greatest Podcast™©® The Banter Pub FC; back with more of that BPFC Time Capsule goodness for you all to feast on. Recorded 3 March 2022, The Pub's incomparable big man on campus Ama is your emcee this week: with El Capitan Neal, Jonathan, and Joseph making up the rest of the esteemed entourage and inner circle. The title of the episode should've given it away because Around The Pitch is nothing short of epic this week from MLS, Serie A, Coppa Italia, Premier League, the Bundesliga, La Liga, Copa Del Rey, and Ligue 1. The Main Segment is an aural adventure in its own right; starting with commentary about Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Chelsea Football Club in the wake of Russia's decision to invade and attack Ukraine. We segue into Poland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic all refusing to play against Russia in the respective World Cup Qualifiers because of the invasion as well as analysing FIFA's clumsy handling of the situation; first suspending Russia before eventually ejecting Russia from World Cup Qualifying altogether and critiquing EA Sports decision to remove the Russian National team and all Russian Premier League football clubs from its FIFA video game franchise. Finally, we wrap with Extra Time. You know the drill: sixty seconds, all heart. Simply put: there's plenty more where that came from. We da best, no DJ Khalid. The Pub Awaits...

Back at it again like that one kid with the white Vans, it's the Wooooooooooorld's Greatest Podcast™©®! Too f*ck*ng right, it's The Banter Pub FC; the gold standard in football commentary; the spiciest team in the game with the sauciest takes on the pitch. It's another day so you know what that means: another episode in the BPFC Time Capsule to drop on that head top. Recorded 24 February 2022, The Pub's beloved prodigal son Adam is your host with the most this episode; with El Capitan Neal, Ama, and Joseph providing backup vocals while Adam assumes the role of lead singer and busts out the tunes to make your significant another swoon. It's nothing but the hits as the lads launch straight into Around The Pitch, covering all kinds of European domestic action from Serie A to the Premier League; the Bundesliga to La Liga; Ligue 1; and European continental competition (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Europa Conference League). The Main Segment sees the troupe tearing into the news of the USWNT settling their lawsuit against US Soccer for $24 million and what their respective takes on it were, such as what does this mean going forward for Equal Pay and future generations of female footballing talent. Finally, we wrap with Extra Time. You know the law: sixty seconds, all killer, no filler. It's a wonderful day in the neighbourhood, a beautiful day in the neighbourhood, won't you be ours? Could you be ours? The Pub Awaits...

Upsets. Upsets everywhere. That's the theme of this week's episode! We're unloading another episode at you from the container that is it's the m*th*rf*ck*ng World's Greatest Podcast™©® The Banter Pub FC Time Capsule. Yes, the sauciest team in the game with the spiciest takes on the pitch is back again to deliver unto thy keen ears the takes that only BPFC can produce. Recorded 17 February 2022, The Pub's resident amateur footballer in Joseph is given the hosting reins this week, with El Capitan Neal, Jonathan, and The Pub's resident Grandmaster Flash in Rosler filling out the rest of the team sheet. Around The Pitch sees rousing discussion of certain FA Cup Shenanigans, the Bundesliga, Serie A, and European continental competition (Champions League, Europa League, and a notable Europa Conference League result respectively) results before punching it and zooming into the Main Segment. This week, the lads chat about Gianni Infantino's baffling [yet predictable] reasoning as to what the alleged benefits of hosting the World Cup every two years instead of quadrennially are. Additionally, the boys chastise a pair of German soccer coaches banned for using fraudulent vaccine passes. Football can really be an idiocracy sometimes, word to Mike Judge. Finally, the mandem muse over what moved them personally in Extra Time. Sixty seconds or less, you know how the ting go. There's still so much more to go before this BPFC Time Capsule is empty. Stay tuned. You're gonna like what you hear. We guarantee it. The Pub Awaits...

Football has more than one royal family. Ya dun know who that is! It's the sauciest team in the game with the spiciest takes on the pitch, goddammit. The World's Greatest Podcast™©®, the sinister septuplet your significant other warned you about, the very best that no one ever was (word to Ash from Pokémon), The Banter Pub FC is back with another episode fresh out of the BFPC Time Capsule. See? Told you we're steady grinding. Don't watch that, cuz. Anyway, the episode. Recorded 27 January 2022, The Father of All Fathers Ama is lord of the manor this week with El Capitan Neal, Adam, Rosler, and Joseph filling out the rest of the distinguished delegates at the banquet table. Mixing it up this week, it's not Around The Pitch but AFCON The Pitch; where our heroes dive right into the glory that is the African Cup of Nations while domestic campaigns are suspended due to the international break. Before getting into the action, The Pub sent its sincere condolences and sympathies to those affected by the crush in Yaoundé that regrettably killed eight people. After that moment of reflection, the lads dug right into the astounding results from Tunisia knocking Nigeria out; Cameroon humbling Comoros (but not before Comoros produced one of the finest goals in tournament history); Morocco breaking Malawian hearts, and The Gambia continuing their AFCON fairy-tale by dispatching Guinea. Three matches went to penalties, and Senegal v. Cape Verde was a sending-off fest...  you're going to love this week's AFCON-flavoured edition of Around The Pitch. The Main Segment is another Transfer Tease where big moves and rumoured big moves are analysed down to the final signature. The episode wraps with Extra Time. You know the deal: sixty seconds. All heart. All passion. No filler. You should get more snacks if you haven't already because... tuh. Baby. This BPFC time capsule? Sweetie, it's FULL. You love it tho. The Pub Awaits...

Yeah, baby. We know you like it extra spicy. We know you want it muy caliente. Well, you're in luck. It just so happens that The World's Greatest Podcast™©® is the sauciest team in the game with the spiciest takes on the pitch; back with another batch of aural gorgeousness. Oh, you didn't know? Then yo' ass better caaaaaaaaall someboooooodaaaaaaaaaaa- *ahem*. Anyway, where were we? Right, right. Football. BPFC Time Capsule. Cool, cool. Recorded 20 January 2022, El Capitan Neal is back in the driver's seat this week with Ama riding shotgun, Jonathan with the aux cable, Rosler calling out directions, and Joseph texting on his phone. We do the rounds. Geddit? Because the segment is called... Around The Pitch. See? Geddit? No? Well, damn. Tough crowd. In any regard, Around the Pitch consists of plenty of juicy chatter around action in Ligue 1, La Liga, Premier League, EFL Cup, Bundesliga, Serie A, and finally a generous heaping of delicious AFCON content; complete with reactions to results and looking ahead to the Round of Sixteen. The Main Segment introduces El Capitan's latest brainchild of a segment called the Transfer Tease (which is fitting, and we don't need to say why do we?), where your boys dive into some of the strongest rumours of big-time ballers switching [or not switching] allegiances. The mandem wrap with the goodness: Extra Time. Sixty seconds. Lend us your ears. Get comfortable and make room. There's plenty more for that ass where that came from. The Pub Awaits...

Did you miss us? Oh, who are we kidding? OF COURSE, YOU MISSED US. Bet you thought we were done out here, ha? Bet you thought we weren't staying low and building, ha? Bet you thought we disbanded, ha? Bet you thought we weren't for real when we said we're a goddamn family out here, ha? Don't get us wrong... we're still paper chasing. We're also the sinister septuplet podcasting arsonists keeping the block on fire. That's right. Forever remaining the sauciest team in the game with the spiciest takes on the pitch until the moment we expire. You know what it is: making nothing out of something, handling biz, and don't be cryin' and sufferin'.  It's the m*th*rf*ck*ng World's Greatest Podcast™©® The Banter Pub FC; back to reopen that time capsule that we kept on standby just in case life started doing life things to the crew, individually and collectively. Look... just because we haven't released anything in a minute doesn't mean we didn't keep to our regular recording schedule. We figured, y'know, maybe it was time you heard what we've been discussing behind closed doors. Maybe we wanted to remind you all who the best damn football podcast in the world is. Maybe we're getting back on our bullshit. Huge if true. Wink, wink. Let's get straight to it. Recorded 13 January 2022, Rosler takes hosting duties as El Capitan Neal, Ama, Jonathan, and Joseph go Around The Pitch touching on high drama in Serie A, Supercoppa Italiana, Premier league, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Bundesliga, and a spot of AFCON where we preview our special AFCON episodes entitled For Africans Only (also known as FAO). The lads cruise into the Main Segment, where they condemn and analyze the moment Australian footballer Josh Cavallo was subjected to homophobic abuse during an A-League match between Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory. It goes without saying that The Pub stands with LGBTQIA people in the game -- footballers, fans, supporters, staff. Nevertheless, we're saying it anyway and we stand in solidarity with Josh. Finally, BPFC switches gears to Extra Time where we do the usual: sixty (60) seconds to talk about something that moved each of our respective hosts; with The Father of All Fathers Ama leading off. In the great words of our very own Adam (via Timbaland), it's been a long time. We shouldn't have left you with some hot takes to step to. The best in the world is back, no CM Punk. Press play, strap in, and brace yourself. The Pub Awaits.

Around The Pitch - Who got called up/got snubbed for their country? What teams are you looking forward to watching? What players are you looking forward to watching? Any storylines you’re following? Official National Team Squads: Brazil - (Link) Croatia - (Link) Switzerland - (Link) France - (Link) Germany - (Link) Belgium - (Link) Cameroon - (Link) Wales - (Link) England - (Link) USA - (Link) Portugal - (Link) Senegal - (Link) Uruguay - (Link) Poland  - (Link) Morocco - (Link) Mexico - (Link) Denmark - (Link) Spain - (Link) Japan - (Link) Netherlands - (Link) Argentina - (Link) Serbia - (Link) Segment: 🔥 Hot Takes 🔥

Live and direck. LIVE AND DIRECK. You know what 'live and direck' mean? LIVE AND DIRECK. IT'S THE BANTER PUB FC BAY BEEEEE! And oh buddy, do we have a special episode for you this week (recorded 6 January 2021). Ya boys at The Pub took some time to review the last calendar year in football and thought it'd be a lot of fun to award choice moments and people after a group vote/consensus. And lo, The Pubbies were born! This new inaugural event takes the entire calendar year of association football around the world's major leagues and sifts through the best (and the worst) before awarding them with the gong for their respective category! Hosts Ama, El Capitan Neal, Rosler, Jonathan, and Joseph take turns deliberating the nominees for Underperforming Player, Most Unappreciated Player, Best Manager, Biggest Racismo, Most Improved Player, Most Improved Team, Best Goal, Most Overrated Club, the prestigious Puballon d'Or (best overall player, regardless of league, gender et al), Best Kit, and Most Impactful Transfer before ultimately deciding a winner for each given grouping. The lads wrap up by cruising through the Host Awards, a cheeky few nods to the moments only The Banter Pub's wonderous masters of ceremonies could bring you before firing through the 2021 Dishonourable Mentions list. Chock full of the kind of cheesy fanfare you'd get from literally any award show that you can think of, this is The Pub Awards! Press play. Buckle up. This is gonna be a wild ride. The Pub Awaits...

We ain't Goin' nowhere! We ain't Goin' nowhere! We can't be stopped now 'cause it's Banter Pub 4 Lyfe. Oh yes, sweetie darlings. The World's Greatest Podcast™©® The Banter Pub FC is on your ass again and this time? We brought our first prestigious guest of the season! THE sauciest team in the game with THE spiciest takes on the pitch are back at it again with the junior season's sixth episode and it's big man like Ama taking the reigns for this episode. The mandem (Adam, El Capitan Neal, Rosler and Joseph) are joined this week by the beloved and brilliant social media manager for the National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Red Stars Connor Moore; who's not only an incredible content coordinator for the Red Stars but is a die-hard, card-carrying Red Stars supporter from early. We are over the moon to have Connor on for an episode and as you will hear yourself, Connor came with nothing less than premium energy! Things kicked off swiftly with discussions around all of Europe's top leagues and the MLS Cup in a no-holds-barred edition of Around The Pitch. The Main Segment reviews the reports of sources out of Liverpool spreading a fake news story alleging CAF wants to cancel AFCON. You might notice the Main Segment intro music is a little different this week and that's because it is! Shout out to Tyra Chantey, the beautiful crooner responsible for the track Sweet Talk. BPFC wraps with Extra Time, where everyone opens up to talk about what was on their minds and what moved them that week in sixty (60) seconds or less. Or... y'know. The rules to Extra Time are a bit like voting rights to American politicians: they don't really matter. #BingeTheBanter until's ya can't #BingeTheBanter no more! Season Three. Banter down the foothills, Pub is on the front. The Pub Awaits. Music credits: Sweet Talk (Instrumental) by Tyra Chantey (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)

TO THE BANTERRRRR TO THE PUB TO THE PEOPLE SHOWIN' LOVE ALL THESE PODCASTS CRUD AWWWW SKEET SKEET MUTHAFU- *ahem* Anyway! It's the World's Greatest Podcast™©® The Banter Pub FC, you beautiful basstids! THE sauciest team in the game with THE spiciest takes on the pitch are back at it again with the junior season's seventh episode and it's a super special episode this time around. With El Capitan Neal, Rosler, and Jonathan away, The Pub's Arsenal Delegation had the keys to the kingdom and decided to dedicate the entire episode to all things Arsenal FC and Arsenal WFC! Adam, Ama, and Joseph took full advantage (recorded 9 December 2021) fielding discussions around both Arsenal sides' exploits in their respective competitions thus far; who has stood out; who may be leaving in January; and where the respective sides' floor and ceiling are looking ahead into the future. It's truly a love letter to the three hosts' favourite football club in the whole wide world: The Arsenal. Presented as a full episode but with the feel of a Set Piece, we hope you enjoy this rare moment captured on wax. El Capitan Neal will see to it that it never happens again. #BingeTheBanter, baby! Season Three. You know it's all about The Pub! Banter Pub, bay bay. The Pub Awaits.

Ladies, gentlemen, gentlethems, and enbies! Children of... well, actually... nah. Put them kids to bed. Degeneration BPFC presents... THE THREE TIME CHAMPIONS OF THE WOOOOOOOOOORLD THE BANTER PUB FC! You know what it was, what it is, and what it will be (word to Brett "The Hitman" Hart). The World's Greatest Podcast™©®. The Banter Pub FC, you magnificent futhermuckers! THE sauciest team in the game with THE spiciest takes on the pitch are back at it again with the junior season's sixth episode and it's El Capitan Neal doing what he does best: leading the side out for another scintillating episode! The mandem (Adam, Ama, and Joseph) moved into the mess (recorded 11 November 2021) with discussions around Xavi's managerial appointment at Barcelona in this episode's (and possibly the final?!) edition of Are You Being Barcelona'd?; Roma losing to Venezia; Italian rapper Ghali heckling Matteo Salvini at the Milanese Derby; West Ham beating Liverpool; City beating Manchester United; and three head-turning  Premier League managerial announcements in a thoroughly entertaining edition of Around The Pitch. The Main Segment chews the fat around the news about the attack on PSG's Kheira Hamraoui and teammate Aminata Diallo's stay in police custody as well as Detroit City FC's departure request from the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) with a view to join the United Soccer Leagues (USL).  BPFC wraps with Extra Time, where everyone opens up to talk about what was on their minds and what moved them that week in sixty (60) seconds or less. Or... y'know. The rules to Extra Time are a bit like voting rights to American politicians: they don't really matter. #BingeTheBanter until's ya can't #BingeTheBanter no more! Season Three. Banter down the foothills, Pub is on the front. The Pub Awaits.

Hide ya kids. Hide ya wife. Hide ya husband. Sod it... hide ya sidepiece. It's The World's Greatest Podcast™©®, The Banter Pub FC, you magnificent futhermuckers! THE sauciest team in the game with THE spiciest takes on the pitch are back with the junior season's fourth episode and it's the one and only Jonathan returning to the fold after some time away handling business where business needs to be handled (and hosting proceedings to boot)! The boys (El Capitan Neal, Adam, Ama, and Rosler) wasted not one iota of time (recorded 14 October 2021) with discussions around Ronald Koeman's sacking from Barcelona and the El Classico result; Manchester United's continued suffering and Steve Bruce's leaving Newcastle United FC; Black Excellence in the capital of RACISMO! and more from the Serie A; the NWSL Shield; the MLS Supporter's Shield; and much more in an outrageously brilliant edition of Around The Pitch. The Main Segment digs into the USL and USL Players Association's five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement, applying critical analysis to the terms and what this means for the league going forward. The mandem also discuss a white football fan's racially abusing West Bromwich Albion midfielder Romaine Sawyers on social media and his consequent jail sentence for said abuse. BPFC wraps with Extra Time, where everyone opens up to talk about what was on their minds and what moved them that week in sixty (60) seconds or less. Or... y'know. The rules to Extra Time are a bit like Jason Whitlock's insipid hot takes: they don't really matter. #BingeTheBanter until's ya can't #BingeTheBanter no more! Season Three never sleeps 'cause sleep is the cousin of death. The Pub Awaits.

Uh oh. You hear that? Oh no. It's... it's... IT'S... It's The World's Greatest Podcast™©®, The Banter Pub FC baybeeee! Let's be 'avin' ya, futhermuckers! THE sauciest team in the game with THE spiciest takes on the pitch are back with the junior season's third episode and it's big man like Rosler's first time hosting proceedings in The Pub as well as comrade Adam's long-awaited return! Ready to tuck in? Let's get it. The lads (El Capitan Neal, Adam, Ama, and [eventually] Joseph) got right to work (recorded 30 September 2021) with discussions around Steve Baldwin finally out as Washington Spirit CEO (with a view to reportedly sell the team by the end of 2021); the return of Are You Being Barcelona'd? with Adam in this episode's coverage of La Liga; and the North London Derby result juxtaposed with Manchester United's misfortunes (plus other Premier League results) in an incendiary edition of Around The Pitch. The Main Segment tackles just about everything surrounding the Saudi consortium takeover of Newcastle United FC. BPFC wraps with Extra Time, where everyone opens up to talk about what was on their minds and what moved them that week in sixty (60) seconds or less. Or... y'know. The rules to Extra Time are a bit like the NBA's Portland Trailblazers' recent playoff runs: they don't really matter. #BingeTheBanter until's ya can't #BingeTheBanter no more! Season Three is outside. The Pub Awaits.

No rest for the wicked, the weary, the wonderful, or the wastemen. Back in your face with a vengeance, it's The Banter Pub FC futhermuckers! THE sauciest team in the game with THE spiciest takes on the pitch are back with the junior season's second episode and as far as spice is concerned? It's giving 'ghost chilli.' Without any further adieu, the lads get straight to work (recorded 16 September 2021) with discussions around the Premier League's opening gambit of matches; Ligue 1's initial romp to start off the season; the introductory drama in La Liga; Champions League Week 1 results (including some real stunners) in a fantastic edition of Around The Pitch. The Main Segment unpacks UEFA's decision to ban Ajax's 'Three Little Birds' shirt (specifically: the three little birds on the back of the neck just under the collar) and the summer NWSL's Washington Spirit had (inspired by an article written by Jeff Kassouf for The Equalizer) and, crucially, their tyrannical owner [at the time of recording] in Steve Baldwin. BPFC wraps with Extra Time, where everyone opens up to talk about what was on their minds and what moved them that week in sixty (60) seconds or less. Or... y'know. The rules to Extra Time are a bit like the final season in Game of Thrones: it doesn't really matter. #BingeTheBanter, bishes! Season Three is LIVE and all up in your stere-ery-ery-ero. No excuses. Only Banter Pub. The Pub Awaits.

junior (adj.) ju·​nior | \ ˈjün-yər Definition of junior 1a: less advanced in age : YOUNGER —used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his father   b(1): YOUTHFUL     (2): designed for young people and especially adolescents   c: of more recent date and therefore inferior or subordinate a junior lien 2: of or relating to juniors or the class of juniors at an educational institution the junior prom 3: shorthand for The World's Greatest Podcast™©®, The Banter Pub FC's third season. That's right! It's the sauciest team in the game with the spiciest takes on the pitch back for thirds in what promises to be the biggest season yet for the Sensational Sextet. Six Til Infinity. FC Drip AKA Six Feet Under because the boys stay what? Fresh to death. Six In The City. The Sixth Sense. Final Sixdenation. Look, you get the point. The Banter Pub FC is back! Getting straight to business, the mandem (recorded 9 September 2021) open up their junior season with discussions around a certain Argentina v. Brazil World Cup qualifier fixture; the United States men's national team (USMNT) doing just enough; Memphis Depay's La Liga debut for Barcelona; allegations against Benjamin Mendy; and a deep dive into some of Europe's top leagues (including the Premier League) as they stood in a ferocious edition of Around The Pitch. The Main Segment covered the Champions League group stage draw as well as everyone's top three transfers in the summer window. BPFC wraps with Extra Time, where everyone opens up to talk about what was on their minds and what moved them that week in sixty (60) seconds or less. Or... y'know. The rules to Extra Time are a bit like the points in Whose Line Is It Anyway: they don't really matter. #BingeTheBanter, ya bish. Season Three is finally here. No excuses. Get on it. The Pub Awaits.