Hey everyone, we're recording the latest Q&A podcast on Friday, hopefully with Xavi already announced as Barcelona's new coach. Get your questions in on Xavi or anything else Barça, Barcelona, Spain, Europe, the world related and Rik will put them to Toni and Sam. Either comment on this post...
2021-11-04 10:11:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Ousmane Dembele was back in action for Barça as they scraped a tense 1-0 win at Dynamo Kyiv. Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into the game and look ahead to the visit to Celta Vigo.
--Dembele back
--Defensive line/Pique
--A little flame
--Rik's ratings
--Xavi news
--Celta ...
Sam, Rik and Toni talk about Barcelona 1-1 draw with Alaves on Saturday night, before one of the smallest crowds in Camp Nou's history. They also look ahead to the Champions League clash with Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday night.
Running order:
--Was this any better?
--More vigilant in def...
Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into the Koeman reign, touch on the interim coach Sergi Barjuan, and look ahead to the arrival of Xavi.
2021-10-28 15:56:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Ronald Koeman has been sacked by FC Barcelona. Sam and Rik give their instant reaction and discuss the Rayo game briefly - not that many people will remember it. We'll be back with a full length pod tomorrow (Thurs) with Toni too.
2021-10-28 00:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in Sunday's Clasico at Camp Nou. David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez goals gave Madrid the three points, with substitute Sergio Aguero's late goal serving only as a consolation. Where did it go wrong for Ronald Koeman's team this time? Were ...
2021-10-24 23:45:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Okkkkk let's go! This is a long one. Two pods in one, really. The reaction to the Dynamo Kyiv win, looking ahead to the Clasico and then answering as many questions as we could.
Running order:
--Still alive in the UCL
--Good result, less so the performance
--Ansu and Coutinho
Hey everyone, we're recording a big pod Fri with Kiev wrap plus the Q&A, so get your questions in on Discord or, if you aren't on there, you can also reply to this post by 1pm Spain time Friday, and we'll answer them!
2021-10-21 09:50:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the Champions League game on Wednesday, which is bigger than Barcelona would like it to be. We also speak to Andrew Todos, Ukrainian football expert (ZoryaLondonsk), who gives us the lowdown on Dyn...
2021-10-19 09:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Barcelona got back to winning ways against Los Che with Ansu Fati scoring and winning a penalty, while Philippe Coutinho also got his first goal for nearly a year. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the game, the Barca AGM on Sunday which didn’t get finished, and more.
Running order:
--Ansu ...
2021-10-18 11:11:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam is back and even though it's a quiet week in football because of the internationals, somehow there's a lot to talk about. Barça have some huge games coming up (Valencia, Dinamo, the Clasico), so Rik and Toni join him to discuss them, a shocking report on the state of Camp Nou, the socio asse...
2021-10-15 18:00:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Toni has connections with people involved in Barcelona's behind closed doors friendly against Cornella on Wednesday (2-2 with goals from Aguero and Coutinho), so he tells Rik the info on how Barça did.
--Aguero's 'debut' goal
--Partnership with Ansu
--Bad defending
--Lenglet to Ne...
Sam, Rik and Toni discuss why Luis Enrique can make a team with so many Barcelona players look so much better than Barcelona. That's what he's done in 2021 with Spain, making good use of Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Pedri and now Gavi. Busquets and Gavi were particularly good this pa...
2021-10-11 19:31:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We know all about Xavi the player, but what about Xavi the coach? The former Barcelona is one of the favourites to take over at Camp Nou if Ronald Koeman leaves, but is he ready for the job? Sam, Rik and Toni wanted to find out more about his work in Qatar. What are the expectations at Al Sadd? W...
2021-10-08 08:56:49 +0000 UTC View Post
We answered all the questions you threw at us, leading to perhaps the longest Siempre Pod on record. Barca Femeni, loads of Qs about the coach situation/replacements, youngsters coming through, why people don't ask tough questions at press conferences, and a bunch of other stuff. Enjoy!
2021-10-06 17:58:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! Just putting this post here incase some patrons who are not on Discord want to leave any questions for the pod. We'll record on Wednesday afternoon Spain time so any questions by 4pm CET will make the cut. Just reply below with the Qs.
If you've already left Qs in the Discord chann...
2021-10-05 09:55:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The boys are back and Koeman will be too, apparently. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano, Koeman's comments after the game where he appeared to blame Nico Gonzalez and also Joan Laporta's statement too.
--What went wrong?
--No M...
Congratulations to our winner! A fresh Ansu No 10 shirt will be coming your way soon. We'll message you for your size/details tomorrow (so you get a chance to find out about your victory organically!)
2021-10-01 13:48:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Well then. Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into what happened in Lisbon last night, Eric Garcia's struggles, Koeman's Frenkie switch, when will he go? Who will replace him?
--Benfica 3-0 Barcelona
--Moving Frenkie back
--Luuk de Jong
--Eric Garcia
--Lack of structure
--Rik's rati...
Sam, Rik and Toni return for a bonus pod looking ahead to Barcelona's trip to Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday. They're also joined by Tiago Wemans from the Benfica podcast Visão Vermelha for an insight into the Portuguese side.
-- Toni LEAVES CP Sarria
-- Must win or must ...
What a difference a week makes! Finally some good news for Barça fans, with Ansu Fati not only returning from injury but scoring too. Sam, Rik and Toni give their views on Barça's impressive 3-0 swatting of Levante which also saw a lot of young players thrive.
--Ansumania
--Gavi and Ni...
Sam, Rik and Toni talk about the Cadiz game but this one is mainly to answer your questions. On Xavi, Roberto Martinez, left-footed centre-backs, Laporta, Koeman and a lot more.
2021-09-24 17:14:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam, Rik and Toni are joined by special guest Edwin Winkels, the Dutch journalist who worked on the documentary, Força Koeman. The documentary provides a fascinating insight into the Barcelona coach's life in and away from football. It also covers the period in time earlier this year when presid...
2021-09-22 15:19:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Sparks fly on the latest pod as Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into Barcelona's 1-1 draw with Granada on Monday night.
Topics:
--Atmosphere at Camp Nou
--Is Koeman right?
--Awesome Araujo
--Rik's ratings
--Andrea Pirlo
--Will Ronald last the week?
We had some fun with this one! A look at how Pedri grew from a boy in Tenerife to being a Barcelona star. Featuring Rik's interviews with Pepe Mel, Aythami and Ayoze Hernandez, dubbed over by Toni. Sam and Rik discuss the youngster with guest Richard Martin.
2021-09-17 08:48:55 +0000 UTC View Post
So that happened. It wasn't eight, but it wasn't much better when it came to the performance. Sam, Rik and Toni analyse what happened at Camp Nou on Tuesday night, from Bayern's physical superiority to Koeman throwing on the kids.
--Bayern discussion
--The midfield 'battle...
The Monday pod is coming early this week because its shelf-life will only last up to the Bayern game on Tuesday. So here we go, previewing Barcelona's first Champions League clash of the season.
We have a special guest in Archie Rhind-Tutt, of ESPN fame, to give us his breakdown of Bayern a...
2021-09-12 14:40:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Sam, Toni and Rik discuss Barcelona's 2-1 friendly win over AE Prat on Wednesday, with Philippe Coutinho scoring on his return after nine months out. The game was not broadcast but Toni knew some people involved, who were surprised by Samuel Umtiti...
They also give their thoughts on ...
2021-09-08 15:36:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone.
Discord: When you sign up you *should* be told how to link your Patreon and Discord accounts to join our community. If you're stuck, then let us know here by replying in the comments and we can try and help you. See you there!
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2021-09-07 17:18:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This week Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the various news stories in the Barçaverse. From Pjanic's departure to Emerson's issue with Laporta, Kun Aguero speaking to Ibai Lanos and Pique going surfing in Cantabria, there's always stuff to talk about, even when there's no football on.
Rik also s...