Joga Podnito Episode 11 - Premier League Q1 Review

Andrew and Jake return to review the first quarter of the 2016-2017 Premier League Season. The lads break down the table by the current top four, the chasing pack, the bleak mid-table, and the dredges of the Premier League society. Jake also predicts a big Arsenal win this coming weekend, and tips Stoke to continue on their winning ways.

Joga Podnito Episode 10 - Mourinho Shuts Up Shop, and Leicester Punt On The League

The podders return to discuss a turgin Manchester-Liverpool Derby, Leicester electing to not try in the Premier League, and Arsenal continuing to show some grit. Champions League action is also on the running order, as Andrew and Jake discuss how Borussia Dortmund should be every neutral fan's second team

ON NARRATIVES

A month ago, the 2012-2013 Barclays Premier League season may have held its defining fixture as Manchester United, buoyed by another Robin van Persie game-winning goal, overcame Manchester City 3 to 2. But while the British Press certainly made mention of United's heroic resilliance after conceding their two goal lead, of Wayne Rooney's brilliance and of Michael Carrick's midfield presense, England's journalists chose to focus more heavily on the ineptitude of one Mario Balotelli. Granted the rare start by gaffer Roberto Mancini, City never seemed to click in the attacking third while Balotelli was on the field. His replacement after 55 minutes, Carlos Tevez, made an immediate impact and was louded as having turned the game in City's favor (though of course they still failed to take anything from the match). The maverick ghanaian-born forward was called lazy, disruptive, off the pace, and was further lambasted for walking straight down the tunnel after being taken off the pitch, rather than sit with his teammates in the stands. Balotelli was singled out for being essentially the sole reason for City's lackluster first half from which they failed to recover. Mancini was criticized for his inclusion of the Italian in his starting XI, and many saw Mario's substitution as the beginning of the end of his time in Manchester...