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Joel Grove
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I produce The Guardian's Football Weekly and have excellent and correct opinions
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It's happened again.

Full pod coming soon!

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February 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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The High Performance types will try to tell you otherwise but running is shite and here's why ...

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How hard can it be to run 13 miles? With help from the pub, park and peas I am finding out | Barry Glendenning
Goaded by my colleague into a half-marathon, I can’t say I’m enjoying the training but I’m slowly improving, and at least Great Ormond Street benefits
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January 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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THEY WERE A GOOD IDEA
thetosi.bsky.social The Tosi @thetosi.bsky.social · Dec 16
@maxrushden.bsky.social Although I'm not wearing the scarf it is the first thing I see in the morning when I enter the office in my flat to open the window. Mon you Football Weekly! 🟡⚫️
December 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Producer @grovejoel.bsky.social advises me to advise you that the new @footballweekly.bsky.social podcast has landed, with @maxrushden.bsky.social, @barryglendenning.bsky.social, Mark Langdon and myself, with added @sidlowe.bsky.social in the football paella. www.theguardian.com/football/aud...
Is Xabi Alonso’s time up at Real Madrid? – Football Weekly Extra
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon, Philippe Auclair and Sid Lowe as Manchester City’s win at Real Madrid piles the pressure on Xabi Alonso
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December 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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‘We all know those fans, even if we don’t know them, who are always there.’

The entire football community has been paying tribute to one of the great characters who brought joy to the terraces, Norman 'Headphones Norm' Barker.

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December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Up the pods
Guardian’s Football Weekly and Women’s Football Weekly land podcast double at FSA Awards
Declan Rice and Alessia Russo won player of the year awards while Sophie Downey was recognised in the writer of the year category
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December 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Vote for Guardian Football Weekly at FSA awards.

And do it for us little guys, up early and fuelling family feuds.

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November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Best podcast #followyourheart

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FSA Awards 2025 - vote now! - Football Supporters' Association
We are pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2025 Football Supporters’ Association Awards – voting is open now and fans can back their favourites here. 91 candidates are battling it out across 16...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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'Mr Tumnus will finish the podcast'

While Barry Glendenning was making a case that Everton could potentially give Liverpool something to think about, a magical adventure was unfolding ...

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September 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Remarkable coincidence that the greatest ever British footballer both played for Sunderland and is called Wilson
footballweekly.bsky.social The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · Sep 16
‘I think probably the greatest British footballer of all time but he never gets the credit’

The Football Weekly panel make the case that a former Sunderland captain, and long throw specialist, is the greatest British footballer of all time.

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September 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🫡 The Manchester derby is on the horizon.

😱 Will Ange Postecoglou embrace pragmatism ahead of Nottingham Forest’s trip to Arsenal?

👏 The pod are joined by New York City mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

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September 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The big one.

Premier League previews are being recorded next week. Send in your questions to the panel.

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August 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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It's @footballweekly.bsky.social LIVE!

SEPTEMBER 11th. @TroxyLondon - EAST LONDON.

Me Barry + Star studded panel to be announced shortly.

Tickets selling like cakes.

Get yours here: theguardian.com/footballweek...
Football Weekly Live
Join Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning and a host of your regular Football Weekly favourites live on stage
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August 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The too hot for broadcast post podcast chat is scheduled to be released in the event of my death
philippeauclair.bsky.social Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · Aug 5
Just recorded today's "Future of Football" episode of @footballweekly.bsky.social with @maxrushden.bsky.social, @barryglendenning.bsky.social and @priceoffootball.bsky.social. A pity that part IV of the pod can only be broadcast long after we're gone. #lawyers #criminals #footie
August 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Thought the liveblog guy had got very angry for a second there
August 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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‘The fans are all yelling, “sausage, sausage”'

Paul Watson reveals one of the wonderful quirks of the Scottish coached, Finland team, SJK Seinäjoki, where meat based incentives inspire the team.

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July 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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A sad day for Tomiyasu : A dark day for Arsenal Football Club
Good morning, this is going to be a tough blog to write today. I recognise the seriousness of it, but also that this isn’t going to be easy for some readers. If you don’t want the Thomas Partey news, you can stop halfway. I want to start with a player who I am genuinely sad […] The post A sad day for Tomiyasu : A dark day for Arsenal Football Club appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.
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July 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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We have one month to save @josimarfootball.bsky.social. If you can help, please do. 🙏

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A letter from Philippe Auclair - josimarfootball.com
The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise € 50k by 1 July, the world's only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist.
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June 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Hate to admit it but I want the Gianni sticker
tariqpanja.bsky.social Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · May 29
So, there’s a new Panini album for the Club World Cup, and there’s a collectible gold sticker for a mystery star striker, guess who it is? You’ll probably not be surprised. 🙄
There’s a type of neediness to some of this behaviour that is hard to explain.
May 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Made my debut on Football Weekly to talk semi-coherently about Charlton’s playoff win
footballweekly.bsky.social The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · May 27
Thoughts are with the injured and their families, after a car drove into crowds following Liverpool's title parade.

👏 Sunderland are back in the Premier League.

🙌 Charlton win the League One playoff final.

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May 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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🏆 Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the FA Cup.

🦊 Jamie Vardy scores in his final Leicester City game.

👏 The panel roundup all the Premier League action.

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May 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Had been largely unconvinced on AI until now
uglygame.bsky.social Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · May 20
🚨 Exclusive 🚨
Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
1/7
May 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Up the playoffs
May 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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FOOTBALL WEEKLY!!! @samdalling.bsky.social @luceward.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social

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A big win for Newcastle and Liverpool fans boo one of their own – Football Weekly
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lucy Ward and Sam Dalling as Newcastle secure a huge win over Chelsea in the hunt for Champions League football
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May 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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🗣️ Is Lamine Yamal the best player in the world? Should there be restrictions over who can enter the Europa Conference League? Can Spurs avoid a difficult summer by winning the Europa League?

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May 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM