Yes, D.J. forgot to publish the podcast again. But that kinda works out this time, given it’s an international break and the guys are taking their normal two-week sabbatical anyway. So just think of this as fresh content in what would have otherwise been an off week! So on this week’s show, the guys talked […]
Category: local soccer
#Pondcast: The emperor has no clothes
Another manager has had to face Gary’s mythical guillotine at FC Cincinnati, as former great Jaap Stam was dismissed after the team’s dismal display of form since his appointment in May of 2020. And on this week’s show, D.J. and Jeremy assess where Stam stands in FCC’s pantheon of coaches while pointing blame at the […]
#Pondcast: Who is better than Chelsea?
We said there would be a quick turnaround in-between episodes, and we delivered. The guys reconvened to catch back up with all the most-recent happenings in the English top-flight, including a close look at whether Chelsea are truly the best side in the Premier League. Domestically, the guys decided to chew on the newly expanded […]
#Pondcast: Blame it on Norm
In case you missed it, comedic legend Norm Macdonald passed away last week. Sure, that has nothing to do with soccer. But let’s blame the tardi nature of this week’s episode on the grief the guys experienced after the SNL star’s passing. And while that’s not really the reason why, Norm did get a mention […]
#Pondcast: Kits and Hammers
Thanks to the rise of the dreaded coraonavirus — this time inside the Lance household — this week’s episode goes back to a virtual setting. But the guys were still able to hold their annual review of Premier League kits from a distance — offering up their top picks and most likely to be binned […]
#Pondcast: Who needs a Harry
Scheduling conflicts meant D.J. and Jeremy couldn’t convene for this week’s #Pondcast until Thursday, so the guys did their best to compress their thoughts on a fabulous opening weekend of Premier League fixtures into an easily digestible show ahead of the second weekend of action. We reflected on the question of “who actually needs a […]
#Pondcast: We’ve got at least nine lives
If you thought you were rid of us, think again… D.J. and Jeremy are back for an unbelievable ninth season of the Wrong Side of the Pond Podcast! And as they have done for the previous eight years, the guys kicked things off with their annual Premier League predictions special, providing their picks for a […]
#Pondcast: A little summer something
With a fantastic European Championships and fulfilling Copa América now in the rearview mirror, this seemed as good as time as ever for the guys to return from their summer holidays away from the mics for our irregular annual “Summer Special”. So what’s in store? D.J. and Jeremy took a crack at each of the […]
#Pondcast: A season in review
The annual Premier League season review is upon us, as D.J. and Jeremy once again offer up their assessments of the seasons had by all 20 English top-flight sides. Too, the guys resumed their tradition of reviewing their preseason predictions for a host of outcomes — top four, bottom three, darkhorse club, golden boot, manager […]
#Pondcast: How’s it going to be
As the English season sprints down the final stretch of the campaign, D.J. and Jeremy took differing views on their sides’ closes. On one end, Spurs are falling apart at the seams. On the other, Chelsea have stumbled their way into potential glory again. And who exactly is going claim the final two Champions League […]