Under The Floodlights

Season 2 Episode 35 : End Of Season Awards

Tue, 31 May 2022 00:30:00 +0000

It’s the big one! It’s the End Of Season Awards. We’re about to crown the best, the worst, the past and the future of this game as we look back on another season of the greatest reality show on earth! Enjoy and thank you for listening! We truly appreciate it

Season 2 Episode 34 : Best League in the World

Mon, 23 May 2022 23:30:00 +0000

We have made it! The season is over, City are champions, Liverpool are the bridesmaids yet again, bye bye Burnley as Leeds do not fall apart again, Arsenal win but lose, Norwich hand Spurs top 4 and a golden boot, Man United lose but win as Chris' obsession with Brighton sends West Ham to the Conference League and well done to Chelsea, Leicester, Southampton and Watford for finding players who could be bothered to show up.

Season 2 Episode 33 : The Cleaner

Mon, 16 May 2022 23:30:00 +0000

This week one of the cleaning staff at West Ham retired, a vlogger confirms he’s leaving Watford and a bloke from Denmark pulls a sickie on cup final day. Elsewhere Branthwaite and Rondon join Dan James on the beach, Danny Ward still exists and Michael Owen has launched a cryptocurrency!

Season 2 Episode 32 : See Ya

Tue, 10 May 2022 01:30:00 +0000

This week we’ll be recapping the highs and the lows for the British teams in Europe, manager of the month Mike Jackson suffers a big loss to villa, Roy Hodgson couldn’t be happier as he celebrates Palace beating Watford, United remain the same, Conteball at Anfield helps City put one hand on the league, Luke Ayling is a moron and do you get help with fantasy football? Well you may be someone we put in the mud

Season 2 Episode 31 : A Bit of Paper

Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This week we ask no one to throw paper in case Neville gets upset, Liverpool and City remain perfect, Mike Jackson remains the best manager in the league, Roy Hodgson turns up in shades for some reason, and it's leavers season as Atkinson and Moss hang up their whistles and Kamara leaves Sky.

Season 2 Episode 30 : A Whole Load of Nothing

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We have officially reached the on the beach section of the season as all but 2 games looked competitive, Jesus scores 4 as Arsenal interest gets reported, the Gooners get a helping hand from Pawson to win against United, Death taxes and Origi as Liverpool beat Simeone’s Everton and buying football clubs is in the mud.

Season 2 Episode 29 : The Sequel

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:30:00 +0000

This week no one still wants 4th as Spurs are Spurs and Fraser Forster has his one game a season to deny arsenal, European cup football had an all time week, Ronaldo is back to stat padding, we get the dodgy sequel to the greatest game of all time, Palace are a nothing team without a Chelsea loanee and we say goodbye to a Premier League legend as Burnley sack Sean Dyche.

Season 2 Episode 28 : Special Sunday

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0000

This week we see two of the worst games of the season, Ronaldo hits an Evertonian, Tottenham cruise past Villa, Chelsea win but lose against Southampton, Brighton xG their way to a win at the Emirates, Brentford continue to perform in London derbies and for the second year in a row we say goodbye to Neil Warnock.

Season 2 Episode 27 : TED Talk

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000

We are back from international duty, so stop booing and shining lasers at people as normal football returns. In the Prem, Ronaldo uses up another days annual leave, Newcastle forget to come back from Saudi, Chelsea stink, Everton are still hoping there’s 3 teams worse than them, Dean Smith is annoyed about rules that don’t apply to him and Sporting integrity and Disney have found themselves in the mud

Season 2 Episode 26 : Scenes

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0000

This week Leeds lose absolutely all of their players, but beat Wolves, West Ham get immediately brought back down to earth by losing to Spurs, the FA cup has a scheduling problem, Chelsea beat sporting integrity, Arsenal start a debate on what celebrations are allowed and strange comments from Gerrard and Neville on the modern player leave them in the mud.

Season 2 Episode 25 : Sugar Daddy

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0000

This week the Roman Empire has crumbled leading to all Chelsea fans becoming experts on the war in Yemen as well as on the search for a new sugar daddy, Ronaldo returns from his holiday to beat Spurs, Jesse Marsch earns his name back as Leeds win it late, the Ukraine bump works for West Ham, but not for Everton and John Terry’s problematic apes land him back in the mud

Season 2 Episode 24 : Wreck It Ralf

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0000

This week Wreck It Ralf takes the United players who could be bothered to show up across town for a lesson, Ted Lasso takes charge of his first game with Leeds, the other Ralph can’t cheat his way out of another heavy defeat, it's 2015 again as Coutinho and Eriksen light up the PL and Arsenal are going to have trouble picking a goal of the month

Season 2 Episode 23 : No Answers, Only Questions

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0000

This week we say goodbye to the inventor of football Marcelo Bielsa, Antonio Conte is still begging to be sacked, Man City benefit from match fixing as they scrape by Everton, Southampton continue to cheat, Christian Eriksen is back on a football pitch, German football is officially dead and some interesting responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine leave John Cena and Ray Parlour in the mud.

Season 2 Episode 22 : Breath of Fresh Air

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:00:00 +0000

This week it turns out that nobody knows anything about this game as Conte tries to get himself sacked, but beats city, Dyche ball massively outdoes xG Potter, Newcastle lose their best 2 players and still draw with CL chasing West Ham, Donny & co stumble at the Saints, Shane Long does a goal & where were you as the rest of the nation watched Big Jet TV?

Season 2 Episode 21 : Knackered

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 02:00:00 +0000

On this week's show we've finally got some reaction to West Ham's week, Chelsea are Champions of the World, the Ralfs battle it out, Arsenal have a great week by not playing, vibes are high at Goodison, Wolves roll over Tottenham and Moonpig are selling some dodgy cards.

Season 2 Episode 20 : Balloon Boys

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:30:00 +0000

How glorious was it without football for 2 weeks, unless of course you had a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier. Elsewhere United aren’t up for the cup, Daniel Amartey can hold off on learning how to celebrate properly, Donny Van De Beek steps onto a football pitch, Tottenham outdo the Willian saga and Sadio Mane wastes 120 minutes of our lives

Season 2 Episode 19 : It's Happened Again

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 01:30:00 +0000

It’s happened again as we say goodbye to another Watford manager, Tottenham lose for the fourth time to Chelsea this season, Rashford scores a last minute winner, Southampton somehow continue to get results against city and the bump is well and truly back!

Season 2 Episode 18 : Rafa

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:00:00 +0000

Proper football is sorta back?! We’ve had two cup competitions, cancellations, sackings, signings, managers complaining about the schedule, Norwich winning a game of football, Coady and Traore doing some goals and some absolute scenes in Africa.

Season 2 Episode 17 : New Year, New Me

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 02:00:00 +0000

Christmas is over, its a New Year and not much has changed, referees are continuing their decline, COVID is still running through teams rendering the league table useless, Boxing Day remains the best day of the footballing calendar and Man City are still an absolute wagon.

Elsewhere we are talking New Year's resolutions and honours.

Season 2 Episode 16 : THE Match of the Day

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 01:00:00 +0000

This week Arsenal beat Leeds and that was sort of it for Saturday, Man City win because that’s what they do, the campaign against Chelsea fires up again and the Scotland captain gets sent off whilst the England captain remains on the pitch. Elsewhere Chris gives us his halfway team of the season and we bring to light the Premier League denying homeless charity Shelter’s request for their No Home kit campaign on Boxing Day. Link below:

https://england.shelter.org.uk/support_us/campaigns/no_home_kit

Season 2 Episode 15 : Rockstars

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 02:30:00 +0000

What a weekend it was for rockstar refs as City get a penalty, Liverpool get a penalty, Manchester United get a penalty, Leeds get a penalty, Leicester get a penalty, Chelsea get 2 penalties, Jimenez gets sent off bizarrely and on Sunday afternoon everyone learned what a Michael Masi is as Max Verstappen wins the F1 world championship, helping to distract everyone from Super League conquerers West Ham failing to beat Burnley.

Season 2 Episode 14 : It's About Respect

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 02:00:00 +0000

It's Under the Floodlights Derby week, but before we get there we're chatting Spotify Wrapped, Mason Mount being the second best player in the world behind Mbappe, who is going to write Divock Origi's book, Bernardo Silva's wand, Brighton (strangely), Newcastle not knowing how to win, the state of Everton and the fallout from Euro 2020.

... And yes we talk about what happened at 1230 on Saturday.

Season 2 Episode 13 : All or Nothing

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000

We are officially into Christmas ball after game cancellations, extended half times, Premier League games on midweek and pictures of Sean Dyche in shirt and tie. Elsewhere we're chatting about Jorginho's touch, Sky airing Brentford v Everton, Benfica, All or Nothing : Juventus, and Declan Rice on a Tuesday night

Season 2 Episode 12 : Inevitable

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000

After a close death of International Football, we are back for a great slate of Premier League ball. We reflect on the 3 years of OGS, Watford running riot, Ben White being sent back to Brighton by Jota, Eddie Howe on the phone, Leicester being put back in their place, the new managers at Norwich & Villa and Phil Neville is in the mud!

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Season 2 Episode 11 : Chopping Block

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000

It is firing week! Absolutely everyone is on the chopping block as Spurs, Norwich and Villa all decide change is needed before internationals. Elsewhere we’ve got a new ball, Roy Keane has a day and a West Ham fan loses a finger on their travels in Europe.

Season 2 Episode 10 : Unbelievable Jeff

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000

Another week of Under the Floodlights and everything’s coming up Bailey as Amanda Staveley’s operating software tries to compute why Newcastle still haven’t won under the Saudis, Liverpool draw at home against an impressive Brighton, Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher stun the Etihad, Aaron Ramsdale gets his fair share of headlines, and is the Ringland Bump back?

Elsewhere we say farewell to a Premier League legend...

Season 2 Episode 9 : Return of the King

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:00:00 +0000

What a weekend it is for us Premier League supremacists as the best 3 teams in Europe have themselves a day. While elsewhere we can now talk about Watford, West Ham and Tottenham play a Europa League fixture on a Sunday and we say goodbye to Steve Bruce. We already miss you.

Oh and there may even be a mention of what went on at Old Trafford this weekend...

Season 2 Episode 8 : Not the Cleanest Sheet

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:00:00 +0000

After another quick break we have a slightly longer pod than usual because there are a million things to discuss.

We're Chatting:

Anthony Taylor in the Nations League Final

Scotland

Jamal Lewis' sending off

Paul Merson's documentary

Ted Lasso Season 2 Finale

Saudi Arabia

Dec & Ant

Danny Rose's horrible 8 minutes

The easiest hat trick in PL history?

The Cycling GK

What are Wolves?

Paul Pogba and Youri Tielemans

Eddie Mendy

Norwich are still down

and Jake Humphrey

What a week!

Season 2 Episode 7 : We Hardly Knew Ye

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:20:00 +0000

What a perfect way to send us all into the international break. Super Sunday lives up to its name, Mike Dean ruins Pep Guardiola’s day as 4th official, Mike Dean tries to ruin Bailey's Saturday from Stockely Park, Leicester bottle it, Brighton win on xG but not in real life, Chris has himself in a pretzel after Brentford beat West Ham and of course Watford are the first club to sack their manager.

Season 2 Episode 6 : Sacked in the Morning

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:00:00 +0000

On a weekend where Europe get smoked in the Ryder cup, Anthony Joshua gets schooled in the ring, Lewis hamilton wins his 100th GP, everyone has run out of petrol and Fifa 22 is already ruining controllers, we are back with some football related nonsense...

Season 2 Episode 5 : Tale of 3 Celebrations

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000

We are back for week 5 of Premier League action and what a week it has been for players getting close to 40. This week we see Mark Noble go full Curb your Enthusiasm, Asmir Begovic and Ben foster are somehow still playing the game. Spurs go back to being Spurs thanks to the Emperor, Norwich are definitely down, all aboard the Naby Keita hype train, and Arsenal win again!

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Season 2 Episode 4 : When Eagles Dare

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:50:00 +0000

After a shambolic week off we are back discussing all things PL. But before that we're chatting ticket prices, tennis, Blues Clues and Amazon documentaries.

Normal service then resumes as Spurs lose, Conor Gallagher is a baller, John McGinn shows why he is the acid test, Ronaldo obviously scored and we chat why Soccer Aid is now in the mud.

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Season 2 Episode 3 : Viva Ronaldo

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 23:05:00 +0000

Week 3 of the season and what a story that has unfolded this week ... Moussa Sissoko has made his way to Watford. We discuss this big news alongside other transfers of Champions League winning centre backs and some bloke who couldn't get it done in Serie A.

Elsewhere we are chatting AFTV, Anthony Taylor stats, Conor Gallagher's UTF POTY campaign, Goodison Park being the centre of the universe and have Wolves become Brighton? We then finish with Ligue 1 finding itself in the mud.

Off next week for international break.

Season 2 Ep 2 : Belly Rubs

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000

We get our first draws of the season, Dings and Mings combined for an early goal of the season contender, pundits are able to waste our time with Anfield atmosphere cliches rather than tactics again, Man City got their first 5-0 win of the season, Man United remain unbeaten on the road, London remains blue and how have Everton managed to sign Demari Gray for just 1.5 million?

Season 2 Ep 1 : Visit Rwanda

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000

We are back for season 2!

The Euros are in the rear view mirror, pre season is over and we no longer have to watch Germans punch horses at the Olympics.

Tottenham found a manager, Chelsea found a striker, Guardiola has found another wife playmaker and Steve bruce has found his key card still somehow works for the Newcastle training facility.

We have fallen in love with Thomas Frank, we have questions about Ben White, Manchester United have themselves a day and Everton's tribute video leaves them in the mud.

Ep 32: End of Season Award Show

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000

On the final episode of the season, the boys announce the winners (and losers) of their end of season awards.

There's a quick debrief on Chelsea's Champions League success, teams of the season are finalised and the guys ruminate on the past 10 months.

Thank you to everyone who's supported and gotten involved with the pod this season. The response to the show has exceeded any and all expectations we had. It's hugely appreciated.

Have a great summer.

Bailey, Christopher & Darren

Ep 31: Stop the Count

Wed, 26 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000

It's over... it's finally over. The Premier League season draws to a close and this week's podcast runs through the highs and lows for each team this season.

We congratulate champions Manchester City, say 'thanks for coming' to Fulham, West Brom & Fulham and bask in the glory of Leicester missing out on Top 4 again.

Bailey explains how Bayern have already guaranteed themselves another title next season. Christopher (eventually) works out how many players take to the field when Leeds play and Darren discusses his newfound safety after THAT Alisson moment.

Reminder that next week's podcast will be the end of season awards. Keep an eye on our instagram account to get involved with that.

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Ep 30: Timothée Chalamet

Wed, 12 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In the warmup to the Champions League final, Man City and Chelsea play out perhaps the most overthought 90 minutes in the history of football.

Leicester put in an 'on the beach' performance against Barcelo... sorry against Newcastle United as Christopher finally accepts he was wrong about the Toon army being relegated.

Do West Ham and Liverpool have any hopes of top 4 football? Who's guilty of trying to receive tactical red cards to get a couple of extra weeks holiday this summer and does anybody know what this new Europa Conference League is all about?

Reminder: No pod next week due to scheduling conflicts (and there being literally nothing for any team to play for). Back again 26/05/21.

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Ep 29: Nando's & Nicola Sturgeon

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Darren's bank holiday weekend is ruined by some protesters in Manchester. The guys discuss their thoughts on the United fans' protest that resulted in Super Sunday being cancelled and left Sky Sports to filibuster 2 hours of live television.

The Premier League's welcomed two very uninteresting inductees to their new Hall of Fame so the boys run through who they'd like to see get the call for this pointless award in the future.

Other talking points this week include Manchester City having the greatest reserve team in the history of the sport; what quality of life can Philippe Coutinho expect should he decide to join Everton this summer and Mateo Kovacic using the Premier League's social media boycott to improve his social capital.

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Ep 28: The Man City Cup

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000

The boys fight through a few technical difficulties in this week's episode. We hope to have these resolved by next week.

The race for a Champions League spot has created some friction between Christopher and Bailey. These last few weeks of the season have the potential to turn very bitter.

In other news, fresh off using the European Super League fiasco to increase their followers on TikTok, Wolves are slapped about by Chris Wood and Burnley. Manchester City win the Carabao Cup for the millionth year in a row as Spurs lose another final. Inconsistencies in the hand ball law are discussed and this week's In the Mud involves an inappropriate motivational speech from Big Dunc.

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BONUS: ...And It's Back

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In light of perhaps the strangest week in the history of football, this bonus episode of Under the Floodlights has updated views on the (now dead) European Super League, a breakdown of the new Champions League format and our reaction to the news that Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Spurs manager.

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Ep 27: Goodbye Football

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Clearly unhappy about Leicester and West Ham thinking they're now 'Big Boys', the old 'Big 6' are trying to take their ball and go play somewhere else. What is the European Super League and what does it mean for the Premier League? (These are genuine questions - we don't know...)

In more positive news, it was great to see an entire community come together to collectively laugh at Christopher after an "absolutely muk" (Christopher's words) Newcastle team do the double over West Ham and take a huge step towards survival.

Sheffield United become the first club to be officially relegated. Chelsea ends Manchester City's hopes of a famous quadruple and this week's In the Mud looks at seat coverings at Old Trafford, colour theory and Spurs new paint partner trolling them on twitter.

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Ep 26: The Big Boys

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Darren and Bailey begin their premature celebration of Leicester's end of season slump as Christopher looks down on all of the peasants not currently in a Champions League position (although does acknowledge that this is as good as it'll ever get).

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho get into a war of words over different parenting styles after United's victory against Spurs (still awaiting confirmation on whether Heung Min Son received any dinner on Sunday night).

Stuart Dallas cements his position in Northern Ireland football folklore. Would Alisson have saved Villa's goal against Liverpool had he not shaven off his beautiful moustache? And has anyone had a better glow up in 2021 than Jesse Lingard?

This week's In the Mud looks into The Athletic's Supporters' Survey, Newcastle performing terribly across nearly all KPIs and impossible-to-please Manchester City fans.

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Ep 25: Egg & Chips

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Premier League football's back after the international break and Big Sam's tiki-taka West Brom team put an end to Tuchel's unbeaten record at Chelsea. Bailey makes it very clear that he won't overreact but still offers up some different people to blame in case anyone else out there does.

Liverpool cruise past a pathetic Arsenal performance and Spurs go full spursy against Newcastle as the race for top four heats up.

The media's TAA vs Southgate agenda, dodgy referee haircuts and Mateo 'Man of the People' Kovacic looking David Coote in the eyes and telling him he's, "the worst ref ever" are all covered in this week's episode.

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Ep 24: Job Done

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

There's talk of an all time Ringland Bump and Christopher tries to assign blame elsewhere as Arsenal come back from 3-0 down to draw with West Ham.

Brighton take a huge step towards safety and leave Newcastle right in the relegation mix.

Darren learns the outcomes of the FA Cup quarter final fixtures, how to deal with losing £250,000 because of a 94th minute stat-padding goal by a bit-part-player and Harry Kane upholds his reputation of underperforming in knockout football against Croatian opposition.

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Ep 23: xG Ringland

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Erik Lamela goes full Erik Lamela in the North London derby as Arsenal win over rival Spurs.

Sheffield United prove they're the exception to the 'you always win the game after you sack your manager' rule as they're slapped about by Leicester after telling Chris Wilder to pack up his things.

Some big wins for Burnley and Brighton in their bids to stay in the Premier League.

There's an update on the 'Buy Mbappe' GoFundMe page and this week's In the Mud looks at how the Juventus Chief Executive's kept himself busy during lockdown.

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Ep 22: Stay Relevant

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Back after a week of compassionate leave, the boys get their teeth into Manchester United ending City's 21-game win streak... and of course by that I mean we disregard it entirely and talk about John Stones fudging public-voted player ratings, PL TikTok accounts and how success in football will never make you happy.

Liverpool's season continues to get worse as they pay to fly an uninspiring banner over the stadium, get trolled on TikTok by Crewe Alexandra and launch a GoFundMe page to sign Kylian Mbappe.

Thomas Tuchel's gone unbeaten in his first 11 games so again we tackle the big questions around Mason Mount's instagram, Dragonball Z and is it better to be a team that's boring and good or entertaining and bad.

Bust ups on the training pitch, more football manager fashion talk and the Chinese Super League are in the mud.

Writing this I'm realising how little the show talks about actual football...

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Ep 21: Backstreet Moyes

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000

The feel good factor's spreading around West Ham United as Spurs have problems that Jose can't fix. Chris continues to enjoy life as Darren and Bailey countdown the days until the sweet mercy of the season ending.

The guys discuss whether Premier League teams need to stop scouting players from the Bundesliga as the list of flops from that league continues to increase.

In other noteworthy(ish) news, the Premier League's got fancy new balls to play with for the rest of the season. Do the rave reviews justify the £124.95 price tag?

Everton win at Anfield for the first time this century, Tuchal sacrifices Callum Hudson-Odoi to prove he's the big man to the Chelsea players and In the Mud (well... what was broadcast-able from In the Mud) looks at naughty referees.

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Ep 20: Adjourning

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000

The era of Manchester City dominance is upon us but the guys question how a team packed full of technically gifted superstars can't find a single player who can consistently take a decent penalty.

After the latest Liverpool mental collapse, Darren turns to theoretical frameworks about team performance in a desperate attempt to feel safe again.

Other topics this week include goal of the season contenders, Chris going 'full Roy Keane' when analysing Harry Maguire and Aubameyang's kids finally getting a football to play with.

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Ep 19: Fast Turf

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000

It's déjà vu for Hasenhüttl as Southampton suffer another 9-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester United with Jan Bednarek having the worst individual week in professional football.

Darren explains how the Premier League is entering the stage of the season where hopes die as back to back defeats deliver the knockout punches to Liverpool's title hopes.

Mike Dean's drunk on power and on the red card rampage. The guys discuss whether someone needs to rein him in or if it's all just wind up merchant behaviour from the league's biggest rockstar.

An update on the Leeds pitch situation, deadline day roundups and this week's in the mud looks at (and belittles) the best team in the history of Dutch football.

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Ep 18: Not Good, But Less Bad

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000

What a difference a week makes. Back to back wins for 'Worst Team in History' Liverpool have Darren feeling happy and safe again.

Bailey talks breakup coping mechanisms and progressing to the 'Anger' stage of the '6 Stages of Grief' in the wake of the Frank Lampard sacking.

Man City get some well deserved attention for being straight up better than everyone else and are Newcastle kickstarting their season after being the latest recipients of the Ringland Bump?

This weeks in the mud looks at weird and wonderful ways that managers have tried to motivate their sides.

On that note, if you have a funny manager story from your experience in amateur (or professional) sport (any sport at all) please get in touch - we'd love to read some out in a future episode.

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Ep 17: Burnley

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000

The Anfield streak is over. Darren's mind spirals at the impending identity crisis, night sweats and flashbacks to that dark period for the club in the early 2010s.

Chelsea are lost at sea after losing 2-0 to Leicester and Frank Lampard's been thrown overboard by ruthless Roman. This may be the toughest breakup of Bailey's life.

And it's FA Cup week again... this episode is dark.

Christopher's riding a dopamine high and revels in the opportunity to see first hand the chaos going on around him.

Leeds drop serious cash on some Tottenham turf, the Barcelona finance department's way out over their skis and will Gunnersaurus be able to hack the hot Turkish climate as his boss Ozil finalises his transfer to Fenerbahçe?

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Ep 16: Lost Bitcoin

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Football matters again now that the Premier League's back. Liverpool and Manchester United play out a 0-0 draw teaching everyone than Man City are probably the best team in the league.

Wolves get Big Sam'ed as the 7 Point Survival Blueprint starts yielding some results.

Prepare yourself for a (insert Sky Sports clickbait) *HEATED ARGUMENT* as Christopher won't stand for the idea that professional footballers don't need time to adjust to playing with new players.

Dodgy red cards, yuk football pitches, managers lacking thicc-ness and horse semen (yes, horse semen) make up this week's topics.

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Ep 15: Lump It On, Mate

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000

It was FA Cup weekend for the Premier League boys so Chris and Bailey inform the listeners (and Darren...) about the main talking points from the fixtures. Darren talks the downsides of the cup and suggests potential changes that would if nothing else, at least introduce some of the 'interest factor' to the cup.

Michael Oliver sat down to do a rare interview with the Daily Mail so the boys get an insight into the thankless and self indulgent world of professional refereeing.

The transfer window's open and the guys say their goodbyes to a prominent podcast character as Sebastian Haller heads off to Ajax. The big fella's in for a shock when he finds out they aren't in the Champions League and the league's competitive this year.

In the mud looks at a pointless FA investigation into the criminal world of gambling with insider information.

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Ep 14: Positive Vibes Only

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year from the Under the Floodlights team.

We kick off 2021 by discussing all of the major talking points from the festive fixtures. Why do Liverpool and Chelsea now stink? Are Manchester City now favourites for the title and will Sheffield United go down as the worst team of all time?

Other topics include Fulham weaponising COVID and Big Sam's Seven Point Survival Blueprint.

This week's in the mud looks at Pele, Beta-male football clubs and Mbappe counting the goals he scores in training.

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Ep 13: Goal for Minamino

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Merry Christmas from the boys at Under The Floodlights.

Sometimes things just work out perfectly as after last weeks pod, Takumi Minamino took just 2 minutes to score in Liverpool's 7-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace and their 'vibes players'.

Manchester United from out of nowhere have thrown themselves right back into the mix as they beat the Premier League's favourite losers Leeds.

There's a virus more deadly than corona infecting the Arsenal team at the moment and Darren outlines his 'Tiered' structure for categorising the severity of the crisis.

In the spirit of Christmas the guys write down their wish lists for the Premier League clubs and is there anything better than the hopes and dreams of a child being crushed after suffering their first ever loss at Fifa.

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Ep 12: Curses, Public Urination & Taylor Swift

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

The boys congratulate Mike Dean on a huge milestone in his professional career and compliment his unrivalled ability to make the game all about himself.

Fans were back at The Emirates to watch Xhaka let the side down again, Aubameyang break his goal scoring drought (kind of) and their team lose to fellow relegation contenders Burnley.

Chris celebrates a big win for the little guys this weekend as each of the 'Big 6' drop points and Brighton get dusted by a very impressive Leicester side.

This week's in the mud involves football curses, public urination and Taylor Swift.

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Ep 11: Confucius

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

After another second half comeback by Manchester United, the boys ponder how good United could be if OGS would name the right starting 11 in the first place.

The season of giving is in full swing and Spurs delivering a hand-wrapped Mourinho Masterclass over an Arsenal team who desperately need to ask Santa for a win this Christmas.

Fans are back and despite the stadiums not being close the capacity, it's was great to be reminded for the first time since March how quickly a group of supporters can turn on an opposition player. The manufactured crowd noise never quite replaced the abusive cries of a wound up group of football fans.

Man City quietly go back to being good. Leicester end their "blip" at Sheffield United and this week's in the mud calls into question who at Fifa's in charge of deciding the nominees for individual awards.

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Ep 10: Half a Job Hasenhüttl

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

This week's podcast begins with tributes to Diego Maradona and Papa Bouba Diop.

Getting into the show, the guys discuss more VAR controversy, Milner falling out of love with the game and Maupay missing a penalty when discussing Brighton vs Liverpool.

We learnt that Edinson Cavani can't tie laces, but boy can he dig United out of a hole as he inspires a famous comeback against Man United. Chris shares some information about Southampton that'll change the way we think about them forever.

Daniel Podence scores an Under The Floodlights goal of the season contender that even got Roy Keane's engine revving as Wolves beat an Arsenal team in free fall.

A Fulham player finally scores a penalty, Chris turns the podcast into a 'West Ham Live Reaction' show and does being good at Fifa in your teenage years mean you could be a professional footballer? All this and more on this weeks episode.

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Ep 9: Mourinho Masterclass

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Back from the international break, we dust off the cobwebs and get stuck into Man City, Nicolas Pepe, Fulham, Leicester, David Coote and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

After beating Pep Guardiola at 3D chess during the buildup, a Moutinho masterclass sees 'The Special One' lead Spurs to the top of the Premier League table.

Beta-male Nicolas Pepe reminds us how unique a workplace the football pitch is as the red mist descends following a rattling by Ezgjan Alioski.

For the first time on this lighthearted entertainment show things get heated between the hosts as opinions differ on Leicester's performance at Anfield. It's hard to say who won the argument but as its Darren currently writing these descriptions I'm going to say it wasn't Chris.

Fulham miss another penalty. David Coote ruins another team's weekend and this week's In The Mud involves footballers having too much free time during the international break.

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Ep 8: Made In Stockley

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Get your pen and notepad out because school's about to start. After a fierce response by the Under The Floodlights faithful, Darren attempts to validate comments made last week by dropping a critical analysis of Zinedine Zidane.

Getting into this weekend's topics, the guys are puzzled by Aston Villa's ability to be both good and bad whilst Arsenal begin their usual mid-season slump.

Are Sheffield United down or is there hope for their season yet? We weigh in with our opinions and as usual, come to an inconclusive verdict.

Ole takes control of the narrative with his comments about Manchester United's fixture list so we offer up some constructive criticism about how Ole could make that point more effectively.

Other talking points this week include a new Stockley Park based reality show, positive news in the fight against COVID and a huge name in the football world being the face of boner pills.

Reminder that due to the upcoming international break there will be no podcast next week. Episode 9 will be released on 25/11/20.

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Ep 7: Whippage

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Darren enjoys winning his second Under The Floodlights derby of the season as Liverpool go top of the Premier League table.

The guys get misty eyed talking about the aesthetics of James Ward Prowse free kicks but at least refrain from citing any terminology from Urban Dictionary in their analysis (unlike Martin Keown...).

Arteta breaks Arsneal's duck away from home against Big 6 (15th) sides as Manchester United start four central midfielder not named Donny van de Beek in their lineup.

Other topics this week include the death of the Burnley away fixture, summer soccer camps and professional managers on instagram before Bailey brings us a European Edition of 'In the Mud'.

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Ep 6: Chris vs MOTD

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 06:30:00 +0000

The guys do their upmost to find 45 minutes of content from the most boring weekend in Premier League history. Michel Antonio becomes the second West Ham player in as many weeks to throw his name into the hat for 'Under The Floodlights' goal of the season.

There's a deep analysis of Patrick Bamford's hattrick for Leeds and whether young Patrick's just a very average football player or in fact the most intelligent striker the game's ever seen.

Marcus Rashford MBE receives more praise for his work off the pitch (if you're of the opinion that feeding starving kids is good...) meanwhile for the second consecutive week, Darren has some strong words for Marcus' colleague and teammate Donny Van de Beek.

After throughly attacking the good people at Brighton & Hove Albion in previous episodes, Chris shifts his attention to launching a four-pronged assault on Match of the Day and Bailey's in the mud looks at a possible career change for a world cup winner.

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Ep 5: Triple Bogey For Bale

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000

The boys are back after the international break and nearly everyone drew their match. Pickford's vicious attack on Van Dijk leaves the big man on crutches and Liverpool's title hopes in disarray. Everton stay top of the league thanks to Calvert-Lewin's freakish ability to jump high and score goals.

Gareth Bale marks his return to the Premier League by inspiring Spurs to a famous collapse against West Ham. Lanzini's last minute equaliser sent West Ham players into a frenzy and left David Moyes unable to control his body.

It doesn't take long for the toxic nature of the game to get the best of Christopher as he launches into another (yes another) scathing rant about Brighton before the guys give their views on the Premier League's latest attempt to take more money from our wallets.

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Ep 4: Villa Have Taken The Throne

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000

There's a real mix of emotions on today's podcast. Darren puts on a brave face despite his tone throughout the episode making it abundantly clear he’d rather be anywhere else. Chris and Bailey are like kids on Christmas.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him... the pod's first Jordan Pickford error. Grab yourself some cake and come join the guys to celebrate the occasion.

In lieu of the usual penalty and handball drama, this week's episode centres around teams who weren't good at football. Fair warning, Liverpool and Manchester Utd fans might find this a tough listen.

The guys show James Maddison some compassion after Ben Chilwell has the time of his life against Palace and Bailey's in the mud involves capitalism and Crash Bandicoot.

Reminder that there will be no podcast next week due to the international break. Normal service resumes 21/10. See you all then.

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Ep 3: Don't Come For The Throne

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Penalties, penalties and more penalties... when are these Premier League players going to learn to keep the arms down? The boys discuss the latest batch of controversial handball and penalty shouts from this weekend's action.

Darren and Bailey finally admit that Leicester aren't bad (that doesn't mean good) and analyse the difficulties Manchester City are having at the back despite still playing aesthetically pleasing football (which as we all know, is all that matters).

Thiago Silva learns the hard way that "you don't get that amount of time in our league" as Chelsea come back from 3-0 to get a draw at West Brom.

Liverpool win. West Ham finally win. And Fulham are down. Bailey's in the mud this week highlights a lesser known way in which COVID's causing havoc for professional-ish football teams.

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Ep 2: Leave Kepa Alone

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000

A million goals were scored in this week's Premier League fixtures forcing us to consider is any team actually good?

Referees make a name for themselves in week 2, revelling in the opportunity to consult the pitchside screens and put their stamp on the games. The boys discuss all the major talking points including handballs, penalties and Bissouma's flexible hips (we hope Jamal Lewis' face is ok).

In the first of what will be many emotional meltdowns fuelled by blind loyalty this season, Bailey breaks all the rules of this podcast by launching a passionate defence of poor Kepa Arrizabalaga before criticising the UK media for their reporting of Chelsea this week. (We'll endeavour to prevent this type of thing from happening again).

Christopher and Darren end the show speechless after Bailey details who's 'In The Mud' this week.

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Ep 1: Debuts All Around

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:25:00 +0000

Premier League Football is back and in the game of the weekend both Liverpool and Leeds make it impossible to tell if either of them is good or terrible.

Arteta's new signings take Arsenal to the top of the Premier League table and the guys break down Willian's 'assists' as well as Gabriel's debut goal and what it says about him.

The boys dive into the referee and punditry agendas that were on display everywhere in Gameweek 1; everything from VAR conspiracies to Martin Tyler's accusations that poor Kepa Arrizabalaga can't see.

Bailey also explains his first 'In the Mud' of the new season and not for the last time on this podcast, 3 grown adults praise David Silva's hair transplant.

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TRAILER: Welcome to Under The Floodlights

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:30:00 +0000

Football's great if you like validating your self-worth on the weekly performance of a group of wealthy strangers that play for a team you've decided to care for more than others. Under The Floodlights is the show that gets real about the aesthetics of football and the toxic impact of the beautiful game. If you feel like wasting more of your life then come join Bailey, Christopher and Darren each week as they delve deep into the sublime and ridiculous topics within the world of Premier League football (the only league that matters...).

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