Hand Of Pod
By Sam Kelly
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Podcast Description
Hand Of Pod covers the world of Argentine football, from the domestic league to the national team. Sam Kelly, Sebastian García and the Dans Colasimone and Edwards guide you through one of the world's most unpredictable and interesting leagues.
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Episode 63: Tigre's escape act, Boca leading the way and much more | The sixty-third episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan and Dan joined by Joel Richards to discuss another action-packed week in Argentine football. Tigre, astonishingly, might finally manage to climb out of the relegation zone this coming weekend if they beat Atlético Rafaela; Boca Juniors' reserves dispatched Racing 2-0 on Sunday to go top of the league, whilst Tigre, Newell's Old Boys and Arsenal de Sarandí are all only a point behind, and All Boys are probably the most amusing of the potential champions, only two points off the lead. Questions include Boca Juniors' proposed plans for a new stadium, River Plate's likely squad changes if they gain promotion back to the Primera División and more. | 24 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 62: Streetfighting managers, Newell's lead the way & Libertadores hopes | The sixty-second episode of Hand Of Pod was recorded by candlelight, after an epic climb up many, many flights of stairs from Sam and English Dan. In it, along with Australian Dan, we discuss San Lorenzo manager Ricardo Caruso Lombardi's streetfight with the assistant of his predecessor, Newell's Old Boys new position alone at the top of the Primera División, River Plate's position in the second division title race, and Boca Juniors' and Vélez Sarsfield's chances in the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night, following their 0-0 draw with one another on Sunday evening. Listeners' questions this week include how much Sam weighs, and which club has the nicest looking female fans. | 17 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 61: Battling the barra bravas, tragedy at Banfield, Boca's (lack of) controversy and more | In the sixty-first episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan are joined by the wonderful Joel Richards to discuss yet another weekend of controversy. There was controversy (though there shouldn't have been) in Rafaela at the end of an incredibly dramatic 2-2 draw between Rafaela and Boca Juniors, a youth player for Banfield shot dead by a policeman, and Independiente's president has declared war on the club's barra brava. We answer questions ranging from Fabián Monzón's chances at future call-ups for Argentina to Manchester City target and River Plate midfielder Ezequiel Cirigliano. Enjoy. | 10 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 60: A nicely laid-out league table, the Copa Argentina quarter-finals and more | The sixtieth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan and Dan discuss Boca Juniors' narrow lead in the Clausura, thanks to a spectacular Santiago Silva effort last weekend, and Racing's pitiful performance away to Lanús last weekend. We also give the Copa Argentina a once-over, now that all four quarter-finals are known, and discuss Argentina's sides in the Copa Libertadores, before moving on to listeners' questions which range from books on Argentine football and culture to Argentina's WAG culture. This was recorded on Wednesday but not uploaded until now because Sam, who does the production and uploading, hasn't been well. Sorry. | 4 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 59: Boca and Newell's lead, Facundo Sava goes into management and league restructuring | The fifty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod features Sam, Dan, Dan and special guest, Turkish TV presenter Asli Pelit, cover an increasingly tight title race; Only two points separate the top six teams, with Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys the sides in the driving seat - for now. San Martín de San Juan have changed managers, and former Fulham striker Facundo Sava is the man now in the hot seat for his first job in management. Also as we were talking, the AFA were voting on a league restructure. The relegation system described herein has since been confirmed, but the short championships will remain for next season. As usual, we answer your questions, and this week Mystic Dan is handing over the reins to Asli, and allowing her to predict what will happen this weekend. She gives us reasons and everything. | 25 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 58: A gun-toting striker, fistfights with fans, racist t-shirts and much more besides | The fifty-eighth episode of Hand Of Pod is a bumper edition. Not only do we have both Seba and Joel Richards on the same pod for the first time since their short-lived Enganche podcast with Sam four years ago (which spawned the idea for Hand Of Pod when Sam moved to Buenos Aires), but Dan and Dan are both with us as well, and we've got plenty to discuss. Independiente thrashed Racing in the clásico on Saturday, after which Racing striker Teo Gutiérrez almost went postal, Boca Juniors players got into a fight with Tigre fans which left Santiago Silva with fractured fingers, San Martín v Vélez was called off with five minutes left, Racing and Godoy Cruz bade farewell to their managers, and River Plate fans courted controversy with some racist t-shirts. All this and more on the best Argentine football podcast around. Enjoy. | 18 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 57: The Avellaneda clásico, Clausura title race, and two cup competitions | Episode 57 of Hand Of Pod is a long 'un, because Sam, English Dan and Seba have a derby to preivew. It doesn't help, then, that Seba has decided he's going to watch QPR instead of Racing on Saturday morning. We look at the roles of both managers going into Saturday's Avellaneda derby between Independiente and Racing, and also at Tigre's slump in form, the qualifications of Boca Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores and of Tigre and River Plate in the Copa Argentina, and answer your questions on everything from Pablo Mouche, Jorge Sampaoli, Gerardo Martino, Arsenal de Sarandí and Club Atlético Douglas Haig (yes, there really is such a club). Australian Dan will return next week. | 14 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 56: Racing's poor form, Independiente win again, Trezeguet's hero status at River and more | The fifty-sixth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan and Dan discussing Independiente's win over Rafaela last weekend, Racing's defeat away to Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors once again topping the Clausura table and more, including the extraordinary start to David Trezeguet's spell at River Plate. San Lorenzo changed managers this week (we recorded just before Ricardo Caruso Lombardi was confirmed as the new man) and Aussie Dan has a bit of a rant about clubs' lack of imagination when appointing new bosses. Paulo Dybala gets a mention again, and there are more live questions, since that was so much fun to do last week. Mystic Dan isn't trying to predict exact scorelines again, sadly. | 6 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 55: Crisis in Avellaneda, Dybala the wunderkid, and a live Q&A session | The fifty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan meet again to discuss yet more crisis in the business of Avellaneda's two giant clubs, Racing and Independiente, as well as how Newell's Old Boys and Estudiantes were the big winners of last weekend. We run the rule over another great performance for second division starlet Paulo Dybala, talk about the 'Law of The Ex', one of the Argentine football media's favourite curses, and when all appears to be heading towards a most disorganised conclusion, answer some listeners' questions tweeted DURING THE PODCAST. This is revolutionary stuff, right here. Also, Mystic Dan's being even dafter than usual this week, and has actually tried to predict exact scorelines for the eight round of the Clausura. | 28 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 54: Refereeing controversy, an Avellaneda revival and Tigre's enduring hope | The fifty-fourth episode of Hand Of Pod takes in quite a lot. We begin with Colón's highly controversial equaliser against San Lorenzo at the weekend, a goal which will see referee Diego Abal miss at least a couple of rounds of the Torneo Clausura. After getting some of the weekend Primera scores mixed up, we then take in the revival in the fortunes of both Avellaneda sides in the last two weeks, Tigre's climb out of the automatic relegation places for the first time this season, and discuss whether Estudiantes are finally back, and whether Racing at last have a high enough a******e quotient in their squad. As well as all this we ask whether Atlético Rafaela and Godoy Cruz are losing it, run a fine-toothed comb over hot European transfer targets Paulo Dybala and Matías Suárez, and discuss why everyone suddenly seems to want Argentine second division players anyway. There's even time for Seba to insult us, when we were only trying to help him with his English. | 21 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 53: Boca finally lose (twice), Messi's genius and more, with Jonathan Wilson | The fifty-third episode of Hand Of Pod sees Seba return along with Sam, Dan and Dan, and a special guest appearance from football journalist, author and editor of The Blizzard (www.theblizzard.co.uk), Jonathan Wilson. Topics up for discussion include Boca Juniors' two straight defeats (after an eleven-month unbeaten run), Racing suddenly clicking against All Boys, and how Lionel Messi's brilliance is so consistent we've almost stopped fully appreciating it. Jonathan has a bit of a rant about Juan Román Riquelme, we consider the tactics being used by Alejandro Sabella for the national team, and much more. Enjoy. | 15 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 52: An amazing own goal, Tigre's continued battle and more | The fifty-second episode of Hand Of Pod begins with Sam, Dan and Dan in discussion of Diego Sosa's ridiculous own goal which gifted Estudiantes a win over San Martín last weekend, and continues to take in topics including a double managerial sending-off in the Santa Fe derby, River Plate's latest league result in the second division and Tigre's increasingly impressive battle against relegation, which just might start to look possible if results this coming weekend go the way Mystic Dan predicts. Racing are still rubbish, so for a change we don't spend too long on them this week. Oh, and this week's episode was recorded a few hours before Boca Juniors' 11-month unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end. Enjoy. | 8 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 51: Messi's Argentina hat trick, Boca's regulation flouting and more | The fifty-first episode of Hand Of Pod sees the end of a bit of a break in recording, so it's a bumper edition. Seba is once again, lamentably, unable to attend, but Sam, Dan and Dan are joined by the one and only Joel Richards to bring some sobriety to proceedings. Topics up for discussion include just how high up Argentina's pantheon Lionel Messi will continue to rise, why on earth Boca Juniors are being allowed to use Santiago Silva in league matches all of a sudden, the start of a golden era for Avellaneda football (that's sarcasm, in case you were wondering), why Argentine women's football isn't more visible, and much more. We should be back to something like a normal schedule as from next week. | 2 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 50: Boca's turbulent week, Lanús' impressive start and more | The fiftieth episode of Hand Of Pod is a weekend release as we weren't able to record earlier in the week. In it, we look back over an interesting first round of matches in the 2012 Torneo Clausura, and also consider Godoy Cruz, Lanús and Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores in midweek. Lanús, Rafaela and Boca started well with wins, San Lorenzo were dire, and Racing (in the eyes of Sam and Australian Dan) were pretty poor. English Dan disagrees on that last point, of course. We also discuss the Argentines at Catania, and some others abroad, including new Everton cult hero Denis Stracqualursi's recent upturn in form. Thanks to all our listeners for helping us to fifty episodes (we wouldn't have bothered if you weren't paying attention), and we hope you enjoy the next fifty as well! | 18 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 49: A very uncontroversial league name, Argentine football clubs as film genres and more | The forty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is the 2012 Torneo Clausura preview edition, and we begin with a brief discussion of the title name of this year's competition, which has attracted really far more controversy than it merits in the British press. We then move on through our predictions for the next five months, to end by likening each club in the Argentine Primera (including a little-known, easily forgotten side called Boca Something-or-other) to a film genre. In between we discuss the key summer transfers, how much trouble San Lorenzo and Tigre are in and more. Enjoy. | 8 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 48: Gay Simon, Platense and other silly names | The 48th episode of Hand Of Pod is another summer special for 2012. In it, Seba tells us about the foundation and history of one of the Argentine lower divisions' biggest and most traditional clubs, Platense, who are the club David Trezeguet cut his teeth at. From there we take a diversion through other Argentine clubs and why they're called what they are, in another shortened episode to help you warm up for what's to come in the Clausura. Enjoy. | 31 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 47: Summer special 1 with special guest Futsal Dan | English Dan is on holiday, but fear not, Dan lovers! The forty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod - and the first of our summer 2012 specials - features two Dans all the same. And what's more, for the first time ever, BOTH of them are Australian! This won't be at all confusing. Sam and Australian Dan are joined by Dan Cappellaro, a futsal player from Perth who's in Buenos Aires on trial with Deportivo Caseros, one of Argentina's top futsal teams. He tells us how he got noticed by them, compares Argentina's football culture with Australia's, and asks us just why Argentina is so crazy about football. It's a short episode, but a sweet one to whet your appetite for the year ahead. Enjoy. | 20 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 46: The 2011 Apertura review | In the forty-sixth epsiode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba and English Dan look back on the 2011 Torneo Apertura, which ended on Monday. Boca Juniors ended as undefeated champions, and the champions with the most points difference ahead of the team(s) in second place. We look at Boca's record, Racing's underwhelming campaign, Tigre's ongoing woe and Godoy Cruz's joy at their Copa Libertadores qualification. There's the Hand Of Pod Team Of The Apertura (well, most of it) and a whole glut of readers' questions on everything from the structure of the league to Racing's 1967 Intercontinental Cup win over Celtic. This is the last Hand Of Pod of 2011, so Merry Christmas to all, and a happy new year. We'll see you in 2012. | 15 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 45: Boca Juniors' title win, more melodrama at River and romantic tales from the Copa | The forty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is introduced by Queens Park Rangers star Alejandro Faurlín, and sees Sam, Seba and English Dan reflecting on Boca Juniors' title win - the media bias, the key players, the impressive record and more. We reflect on Racing's failure to satisfactorily challenge them, Teo Gutiérrez's chances of getting a transfer to Europe, the political machinations behind the postponement of San Lorenzo v Tigre and the challenges awaiting Tigre during the coming Clausura. There's an aside on the stupidity of the three different tables used in Argentina to decide the title, continental qualification and relegation, and we also talk about River Plate's 'hilarious' weekend loss to Boca Unidos and subsequent midweek recovery in the Copa Argentina. We finish with a fairytale story from the Copa, about the president of fourth division Atlético Policial, who on Wednesday beat Nacional B (second division) leaders Instituto 4-1. | 9 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 44: Our first ever interview, Boca on the brink and Racing finally lose | The forty-fourth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discussing the reasons for Boca Juniors' title win, which will almost definitely happen this coming weekend since their win at Godoy Cruz took them nine points clear with nine to play for. Leandro 'Vegetable' Somoza is praised, Cristian Chávez and Pablo Mouche are criticised. Elsewhere, there was an entertaining match involving Racing, for a change, and they finally lost, 3-2 at home to Belgrano. Seba Verón scored possibly his last goal as Estudiantes beat Arsenal 201, and we praise Tigre for their great campaign so far. We also have a Hand Of Pod first - an interview with Emiliano Tade, a forward playing for Auckland City FC in New Zealand, who'll be one of six Argentines featuring in the Club World Cup in Japan, which starts next week. Enjoy. | 30 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 43: Verón's argument with the barras, Teo's idiocy, media bias and more | In the forty-third episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a look at Juan Sebastián Verón's stand against Estudiantes' barra brava, who on Monday caused their match with Banfield to be abandoned after only thirteen minutes. We then move on to talk about Boca Juniors' 0-0 draw with Racing on Sunday, a result that edges Boca a tiny bit closer to the league title, and Racing striker Teo Gutiérrez's idiocy in getting himself sent off, and the effect it's likely to have on Racing's squad for the rest of the season. Sam mentions River Plate's first ever competitive match in Patagonia (a 4-1 win away to Guillermo Brown of Puerto Madryn), we talk about San Lorenzo's woes as they change managers, and after Mystic Dan's predictions we close with a discussion of media bias towards the two giants, and especially Boca. | 23 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 42: Reviewing the qualifiers and looking forward to Boca v Racing, with Joel Richards | In the forty-second episode of Hand Of Pod, we turn one year old (well, it was a few days ago). To mark the occasion, we're joined by Joel Richards, and Seba, clearly afraid of being shown up, has scarpered. We discuss a disappointing result for Argentina against Bolivia, a very good result for Argentina against Colombia, and what it means for certain players (we're looking at you, Martín Demichelis...). Joel also does a fine job of justifying José Sosa's existe- sorry, place in the national side. We then shift our focus to the upcoming weekend, which sees first play second in La Bombonera. If Boca win against Racing, they'll need just a point to claim the title. All this, plus another rant about the organisation of the Copa Argentina (a tournament Hand Of Pod is leading the world's media in covering, pretty much). What more could you want? | 17 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 41: Boca edge closer to the title, Racing win again at last, & upcoming World Cup qualifiers | The forty-first episode of Hand Of Pod is introduced by a real-life professional Argentine footballer, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julián Speroni. After his dulcet tones, we discuss Boca Juniors' continuing march to the league title, and Racing's first win in six matches on Saturday night, as well as other weekend action including a hideous broken leg at Unión, and a derby win for Lanús (which means they need just a point to completely ensure qualification for next year's Copa Libertadores). Attention then shifts to the upcoming round of World Cup qualifiers and Alejandro Sabella's squad selection, which is starting to annoy us a bit. Towards the end, Ralph Hannah tells us about why he's going to be meeting Paraguay and Vélez legend José Luis Chilavert on Friday, and we discuss some of the great man's finest moments (you'll find a couple of videos on the HOP blog, http://handofpod.wordpress.com). | 9 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 40: Boca's huge title lead, police violence in Rosario, and our opinion of John Terry | Hand Of Pod turns 40 episodes old this week, and once again we're discussing violence (at Newell's Old Boys' weekend match) and the threat of it (at Boca Juniors). From the latter, we seamlessly segue into talking about Boca Juniors' huge lead in the Torneo Apertura, which has now stretched to nine points with just eighteen to play for. Some of that is because Racing are endeavouring to become the first ever side to go unbeaten through a league campaign whilst being really, really rubbish, and Diego Simeone, their manager, comes in for criticism for that. We field questions on Arsenal de Sarandí's Copa Sudamericana chances, Javier Pastore's future importance to the national team, and whether Juan Román Riquelme will marry one of our listeners. Sam also gives his opinion on John Terry, who we're assuming isn't a regular listener. | 2 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 39: San Lorenzo players we'd punch & Argentina's latest World Cup qualifying squad | There's been violence in the air in Argentine football this week, and it's infected us at Hand Of Pod. Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin this week's podcast with a discussion of which San Lorenzo players we'd fancy our changes against in a fight, and move on to discuss World Cup winner Mauro Camoranesi - the most patriotic Italian who ever lived - kicking Racing's Patricio Toranzo in the face during a game. As well as this, we wonder whether anyone can stop Boca Juniors as they storm towards their first title in ages, discuss the Panamerican Games (not just the football tournament) briefly, and look at both the Copa Argentina draw and (silly) format, and Alejandro Sabella's squad for the next World Cup qualifying double-header against Bolivia and Colombia. | 28 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 38: Grondona's inevitable election win & Chelsea's young transfer target | Julio Grondona was named Argentine FA President for another four years as we recorded this episode, a development slightly more inevitable than the sun rising tomorrow. Sam, Seba, Dan and Dan look into the reasons behind FIFA Vice-President Grondona's grip on Argentine football (by 2015 he'll have been AFA President for 36 years), and why a hidden camera sting which caught him boasting about bribes and much more the day before the elections had no effect. We also run the rule over Lucas Ocampos, River Plate's 17-year-old star who's reportedly wanted by Chelsea, consider Boca Juniors' options in replacing injured forward Lucas Viatri, and look at Independiente's slowly improving form, before embarrassing ourselves by trying to list, off the tops of our heads, every football club whose stadium lies within the City of Buenos Aires. | 20 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 37: Argentina's mixed World Cup qualifying start, and a River Plate update | In the thirty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, English Dan and Seba discuss Argentina's mixed start to World Cup qualifying, which began with a 4-1 thrashing of Chile and continued with a surprise defeat at the hands of Venezuela. What positives can Argentina take from the former, and what lessons can Sabella learn from the latter? As well as that, we give an update on the Copa Argentina - whose qualifying stage has now finished - and, with no Primera action to look back on due to the international break, Sam reviews a brilliant couple of matches for River Plate in the Nacional B, including a 7-1 win. Oh, and we fill in for Aussie Dan by reading out his predictions in dreadful Australian accents at the end. | 13 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 36: the Avellaneda clásico, the standard of the Apertura, Argentina v Chile and more | In episode 36 of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba are joined by Asli Pellit and her lovely new (and very quiet) dog Vinicius. We discuss Asli's trips to Córdoba and Porto Alegre, on the latter of which she met and interviewed Andrés D'Alessandro, as well as the reasons Brazil's championship is better off than Argentina's at present. We look back on the Avellaneda clásico on Sunday which saw a 1-1 draw between Racing and Independiente, and argue about whether it's a boring league season or not. As well as this, Aussie Dan and Sam consider Ferro v River last Saturday, and we look forward to the start of the South American World Cup Qualifiers, which will be more competitive than ever this time round. Enjoy. | 5 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 35: Tevez's strop, Sabella's latest test & Boca's lead in the league | In the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani's suitability for the second division in Argentina. In between we discuss Wednesday night's Brazil v Argentina friendly second leg, Seba wishes death on Diego Maradona (sort of), we wonder whether anyone can catch Boca Juniors at the top of the league, ponder San Lorenzo's problems in the relegation zone and remark on what a lovely little player Olimpo number 10 Martín Rolle is. This weekend sees the clásico de Avellaneda between Racing and Independiente, and we also preview that, as well as answering a listener's question on former Racing and Vélez Sarsfield star Maxi Moralez, now with Atalanta in Italy. Enjoy. | 28 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 34: Argentina's first World Cup qualifying squad, and two rounds of Apertura matches | Alejandro Sabella has named his first competitive Argentina squad, in preparation for the big kick off at home to Chile early next month. In the thirty-fourth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss that, as well as a lot more. Boca Juniors top the Apertura table, whilst Lanús have fallen away; we wonder whether Atlético Rafaela really can last the distance, English Dan tells us of a lost virgin in Colón (stop sniggering), and we talk about the organisation of the brand-spanking-new Copa Argentina, and the influence of the infamous barra bravas on Argentine football. All this and more is right here for your listening pleasure. | 23 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 33: Argentina v Brazil mini-preview, Ramón Díaz comes in at Independiente & more | The thirty-third episode of Hand Of Pod goes online just before the first leg of the double-header between Argentina's and Brazil's 'domestic international' teams, and Sam, Dan and Dan look at what Alejandro Sabella might reveal in these matches. We also speculate on how well former Oxford United boss Ramón Díaz will do in charge of Independiente, discuss bearded footballers (inspired by Diego Villar of Godoy Cruz) and give a thoroughly well-considered zoological discussion of the upcoming clash between joint-top of the table sides Lanús and Boca Juniors. The stupidity of Racing's Colombian players in their goal celebrations is criticised, and we liken Racing to a herd of wildebeest. If the producers of the Discovery Channel are listening this week, do get in touch. | 14 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 32: Sabella's start as Argentina manager, Mohamed out at Independiente and more | In the thirty-second episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan have plenty to get their teeth stuck into. Alejandro Sabella's first two matches as Argentina boss are incisively dissected, and the conclusion is cautious optimism. Moving to the domestic side of things, the role of Independiente's barra brava in ousting now ex-manager Antonio Mohamed is considered (since we recorded, Ramón Díaz has emerged as the favourite to take over), as is Gio Moreno's long-awaited return from injury for Racing. There's an update on how Nacional B is treating River Plate, and Seba goes a bit doolally at the end and starts making some funny noises, including an impersonation of River striker Fernando Cavenaghi. Enjoy. | 8 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 31: Everton's new centre forward, and the Apertura finally takes off | In the latest episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans discuss Denis Stracqualursi, and what Everton fans can expect from him in the Premier League, and an interesting weekend of Torneo Apertura matches which saw the championship finally get going properly. We talk about Ricardo La Volpe's possible return to Banfield (he's since been confirmed as the new manager there), Alejandro Sabella's possible first-ever Argentina starting XI, some animal nicknames which may or may not be used for Argentine players, and Gio Moreno's probable return to the Racing team (via the subs' bench) this coming weekend, among other subjects. Enjoy. | 1 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 30: Vélez lose another player, River Plate force changes in Nacional B, & much more | This week's Hand Of Pod is a sensible length, so rejoice! Sam, Australian Dan and Seba meet again, and there are plenty of hot topics to get through. Santiago Silva has left Vélez Sarsfield for Fiorentina, seriously damaging the champions' title defence. We discuss the relative economic strengths of the Argentine league with Europe (and Brazil), a listener asks why Estudiantes are so rubbish, we admire Racing's tenacity under Diego Simeone, and talk about the return of visiting fans to the second division (Nacional B) after Independiente Rivadavia's president forced the AFA's hand in his club's match against River Plate at the weekend. There's also a call for your feedback on the pod (please send suggestions to sam [at] hastaelgolsiempre [dot] com), and a mention for an excellent new(ish) online football magazine, Man And Ball, whose second issue includes an Argentina-inspired piece of fiction. | 24 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 29: Alejandro Sabella's first Argentina squad(s), and the Apertura begins | The twenty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is, as the milkmaid said to the parson, quite a whopper. That's largely because Sam, Australian Dan and Seba have not one but two rounds of Torneo Apertura matches to look back on, as well as River Plate's historic debut in the Nacional B (second division). There's more, though; before we can even get onto that, we've got - like those Apertura rounds - not one but two Argentina squads to discuss, with Alejandro Sabella having named both a full national team and a domestically-based side to take on Brazil. Carlos Tevez's exclusion from the former, Juan Román Riquelme's and Seba Verón's inclusion in the latter, the new boys' early performances in the Primera and the start of Vélez Sarsfield's title defence; all this and much more is covered. And next week's will be a more sensible length. We promise. | 19 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 28: The 2011 Torneo Apertura preview with Joel Richards | Hand Of Pod's two resident Racing fans are both on holiday this week, but Sam and Australian Dan are battling on, insistent that their partners' absence is but a flesh wound, and are joined by the one and only Joel Richards, who does a sterling job of patching the bleeding. On the menu is a discussion of practically every team in the Primera División this season, as well as the AFA's U-turn on last week's planned expansion of the top flight to 38 teams, Alejandro Sabella's appointment as Argentina manager, the unveiling (at last!) of the Best Argentine Abroad of 2010-11 according to our listeners, and more. Mystic Dan's predictions are back for the new season, and are as ever over on the Hand Of Pod blog (handofpod.wordpress.com). We've also got a juicy video of Marcos Angeleri for the ladies, and a video to Sam's best friend's latest YouTube uploads. Nick Ball is the composer of the HOP theme tune as well as a professional musician, composer and producer, and has recently put up a few videos demonstrating techniques from 1910s and '20s ragtime drumming. It seems only fair that we help spread the word, not least because most of our listeners seem to prefer the music to the actual pod... | 5 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27: The Copa América review special with Jonathan Wilson | The twenty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod is our look back on an eventful and historic Copa América Argentina 2011, and Sam, the Dans and Seba are joined by award-winning author, journalist and editor and co-founder of The Blizzard, Jonathan Wilson, who shares his thoughts on the tournament with us over some fernet and empanadas. Jonathan gives us a tactical breakdown of why Brazil's defence isn't what it once was, why Argentina will never be able to replicate Barcelona, and we discuss the importance of silly hair to the Argentine footballing psyche. There are players of the tournament, praise for Uruguay and their brilliant manager Óscar Washington Tabárez, and Mister Wilson's thoughts prior to the World Youth Cup, which he's since travelled on to Colombia to cover. And of course, we kick it all of by discussing the AFA's frankly ludicrous plans for the Primera División. We couldn't ignore that. | 27 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 26: the season review with special guest Tim Vickery | The end of season special of Hand Of Pod is an epic - an hour and three quarters - for which I apologise, but there's good reason: South American football broadcasting legend Tim Vickery was talking to us in person over a glass (okay, several glasses) of wine, and dinner. We discuss River Plate's relegation, where 'Tricky' Ricky Álvarez could fit into Arsenal's system (if of course he does go there), our favourite players of the Torneo Clausura just gone, and the differences between Pelé and Diego Maradona as players, as well as looking forward to the upcoming Copa América. Enjoy. | 29 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copa América preview special: Argentina | The final installment of Hand Of Pod's Copa América preview special editions is here! Recorded a week ago, the HOP team discuss the hopes of the host nation and most people's tournament favourites, Argentina. It's eighteen years since the last Argentine triumph, so can Lionel Messi, Javier Zanetti and company finally end the wait for a title? Seba gives us his thoughts and fears as an Argentine fan, and suggests a way that Brazil could be countered, and at the end we all give our predictions, so you can laugh when we're all proved wrong as Ecuador and Peru face off in the final. The Copa kicks off this Friday; here's what you need to know about the hosts. | 27 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 25: The River Plate relegation playoff special | There's only one topic for this week's Hand Of Pod, and we make no apologies for that. Dan, Dan, Seba and River fan Sam try to make some sense of what none of us quite thought would come to pass: the news that River Plate endured the worst day in their 110-year history on Saturday, and will have to play the playoff against Belgrano de Córdoba to avoid relegation. Who's to blame? And how do the playoffs work? There's also praise for a magnificent afternoon's league action on Saturday, and Sam has a rant at Twitter. It's all cathartic. | 22 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copa América preview special: Uruguay | In this Copa América special preview edition of Hand Of Pod, English Dan and Sam are joined via Skype by Nicholas Rosano, of Goal.com and SouthAmericanFootball.co.uk, who discusses Uruguay's cautious optimism, tactics, and chances in the tournament with us, as well as telling us who else to look out for aside from Edison Cavani, Diego Forlán and Luis Suárez. We also find a few minutes to discuss Peñarol's 0-0 draw with Santos in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores, ahead of this Wednesday night's second leg. | 20 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 24: Vélez's title, the relegation run-in... and Martín Palermo's retirement | In the 24th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss Vélez's title win on Sunday, and offer their commiserations to Lanús. Sam gives an impromptu history lesson about Alumni, the first side to dominate the Argentine top flight, English Dan tells us about an amazing comeback from Godoy Cruz away to Racing, and we take a look at the weekend to come, when five games will be played at the same time due to the relegation situation. There's praise for Godoy's Mariano Donda and Huracán's Javier Cámpora, and we end by looking at Martín Palermo's highly, um, moving farewell to La Bombonera. | 15 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copa América preview special: Brazil | In the third of our special Copa América previews, the Hand Of Pod crew welcome Caetano to English Dan's Caballito abode, and much hilarity ensues. He endears himself to the listeners of this Argentine football-based podcast by slagging off Argentine football (well, he is Brazilian), and at one point actually kicks our resident Argentine, Seba (though this sadly wasn't picked up by the dictaphone). Ahead of this week's first leg of the Copa Libertadores final, we also get a few brief thoughts from Caetano, who's a Santos fan. Click play to find out more about the defending Copa América champions, and how they've changed under Mano Menezes since Dunga left as manager following last year's World Cup. | 12 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 23: Gambling, prostitution and language learning | In the 23rd episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan return to guide our listeners into the closing rounds of the Torneo Clausura. We cover the Nigeria v Argentina match last week which is being investigated by FIFA, Sam suggests Daniel Passarella might like to sell his body to help fund River Plate's transfers this winter, and Seba learns a couple of new English words. English Dan teaches us about a Mexican hairless dog, and Australian Dan gets all mystic on us as usual. Oh, and we talk about some football as well! Vélez and Lanús are left fighting it out for the Clausura crown with two games to go (thouh Vélez exited the Copa Libertadores last week), and River are sweating on relegation. All this and much more lies in wait... | 8 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copa América preview special: Chile | In this second special edition of Hand Of Pod, Sam and Australian Dan (sorry, Daniel Colasimone) are joined from across the Andes by the voice of lovely Chilean journalist Cecilia Lagos. She fills us in on her nation's hopes for the 2011 Copa América, what she thinks of former Boca Juniors manager Claudio Borghi as Marcelo Bielsa's replacement, and tells us of a positively John Terry-esque scandal involving national team stars Mauricio Pinilla and Luis Jiménez. We also ask her about European transfer hot property Alexis Sánchez, and how likely he is to shine in the Copa. | 6 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22: Argentina's Copa América squad, and a call for your votes! | This week in Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba, Dan and Dan give their opinions on Javier Mascherano's sterling job at centre back in recent weeks for new European champions Barcelona, and discuss whether he might also be a good option in the role for Argentina. We run the rule over Carlos Tevez and the other names in Argentina's Copa América squad - announced right before we started recording - and consider the latests developments in the domestic league as usual. We also want your votes in a poll to find the man our listeners feel has been the best Argentine in a foreign league during 2010-11. Please send them (just the one each, please) to awards@hastaelgolsiempre.com. We've suggested a few names for you, but the list is by no means limiting. | 1 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copa América preview special: Paraguay | In a special edition of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans are joined by Ralph Hannah, an English expert on Paraguayan football who was kind enough to drop in on us when visiting Buenos Aires with his wife for the weekend from Asunción. We discuss Paraguay's chances in the forthcoming Copa América, who the key players in their team will be, and how the Paraguayan public are likely to view the tournament, as well as the amazing story of the side's former star striker Salvador Cabañas, and his fight to return to normal life after being shot in the head early last year. We find the time to discuss Cerro Porteño's chances of overturning their first leg defeat to Santos in the semi-final of the Copa Libertadores, as well. Hand Of Pod will be online as normal later in the week, discussing the Argentine league action with Seba. | 29 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21: Maradona goes postal, poor refereeing standards & Arsenal's new man | We had difficulty shutting up this week. A full 45 minutes of actually quite good stuff (if we say so ourselves) was cut, and the podcast still comes in at over an hour. Diego Maradona is the focus of much of the early part, his ongoing wars of words with AFA president Julio Grondona and Argentina manager Sergio Batista the main reasons, and his unlikely alliance with River Plate president Daniel Passarella. The latter leads us on to more dodgy refereeing in the weekend just gone, before we consider the key fixtures in the run-in as the races for the Clausura title and to avoid relegation approach their defining points. You'll find a full diagram of the relevant bits of those tables, and the fixtures to come for each team, on the HOP blog (handofpod.wordpress.com). Oh, and we run the rule over potential new Arsenal man, Vélez's 'Ricky' Alvarez. | 24 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20: Superclásico review, Maradona's new job and more | For the 20th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba welcome special guest Asli Pelit to the show. Asli's a Turkish TV presenter who was at La Bombonera to see Boca Juniors beat River Plate 2-0 in Sunday's superclásico, and as well as giving us her impressions of that game, she also shares her thoughts on the most intelligent interviewees by position on the pitch, Julio Grondona's Argentina mafia connections, and the sandwiches at Colón (worth remembering if you're heading to a Copa América game in Santa Fe). We consider Diego Maradona's prestigious new managerial position, and offer to act as underwear models for a well-known Argentine brand. Oh, and we debate the age of Racing striker Teófilo Gutiérrez. He turns 26 today (17th May), so well done Aussie Dan. | 17 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19: the 2011 Clausura superclásico preview | In the nineteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan greet a couple of special guests to preview this Sunday's superclásico in La Bombonera. Samuel (no, not Sam) is our tamed River Plate fan, and the four of us try to keep him from attacking Boca Juniors fan Ariel. The team discuss the key players, our guests' memories of previous superclásicos, predictions and more, as well as looking over the action from the weekend just gone and contemplating Vélez Sarsfield's status as the only Argentine side in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores. On the Hand Of Pod blog (handofpod.wordpress.com) you'll find a couple of bonus videos, as mentioned in the podcast. | 10 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18: Four clásicos in three days, Riquelme's TV ad & Lamela to Juventus? | In the eighteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan have to make do without Seba, but attempt nonetheless to sum up an action-packed weekend in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. As well as four clásicos and a seven-goal thriller in Banfield, we discuss Vélez Sarsfield's and Estudiantes' diverging form (and their Copa Libertadores chances for Thursday night), the news that Ángel Cappa and Gimnasia La Plata have parted company (as Sam guessed at a week or two ago), and Erik Lamela's possible move before long to Europe. There's also a Juan Román Riquelme TV ad (which we've got for your viewing pleasure over on the HOP blog), and a cautionary tale of what happens when a footballer thinks with his balls rather than his head. | 4 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17: Díaz quits San Lorenzo; the new old Messi, and the old old Torres | In the seventeenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Seba rejoins Sam, Dan and Dan. He's not happy with the way referees have been treating his club, and he's not afraid to make his anger heard, but a little surprisingly it's another HOP-er who drops an expletive, for which we of course apologise unreservedly. We also discuss Quilmes' recent upsurge in form, and English Dan tells us of an Argentine playing in Brazil who could be the next Messi (if it weren't for the fact he turned 27 the day after we recorded). Seba, meanwhile, reminds us of José Sanfilippo, the man who was never known as the old Fernando Torres. We recorded on Monday, since when Vélez have won their Copa Libertadores first leg against LDU Quito 3-0, and Estudiantes drew theirs 0-0 at home to Cerro Porteño. Lanús and Olimpo, in Monday night's game, drew 1-1. | 27 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16: River's title challenge, Fabbiani's double, Racing's clásico win & more | In the sixteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss the weekend's footballing action in Argentina, which included a hat trick at La Bombonera from a visiting forward you may never have heard of, a double strike from - are you sitting down? - Cristian 'Fat Fab' Fabbiani, and of course the clásico de Avellaneda which we previewed last week, and which was won 2-0 by Racing. We also talk about whether River can sustain their title challenge (Vélez won the game in hand 2-0 to move top just before this episode went online) and discuss the pointlessness or otherwise of the 'local national team', who played a 2-2 draw with Ecuador shortly before this episode was uploaded. | 20 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15: Racing full back's impressive showing & an Avellaneda clásico preview | In the fifteenth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss what we can only term a startling revelation from Racing full back Iván Pillud. We round up all the salient points from the Torneo Clausura in the weekend just gone, discuss Ariel Ortega's latest indiscipline (and wonder how much longer he's got left of his playing career), and look forward to the decisive matches for Argentine clubs in the Copa Libertadores. And of course, we couldn't possibly overlook the fact that this weekend one of the country's biggest and fiercest derbies will be fought out down in Avellaneda, as Racing Club host Independiente. All this and more on your weekly dose of HOP. | 12 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14: Boca's revival, River Plate's liquid football, & the world's tightest league? | In the fourteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan are once again back on the fernet (after an alcohol-free episode 13), whilst Seba is dry as ever. We discuss the two giants of Argentine football; Boca Juniors, who had another Riquelme-inspired win, and River Plate, who scored an absolutely fantastic goal which their latest wunderkid was at the heart of. We also take in the rest of Argentina's 'Big Five', and Seba gives us some historical context on why they're called that. We also look at how just six points separate the leaders from the team in sixteenth, halfway through the season. As well as warning us why you should never venture to Boca's stadium without a massively overpriced tour guide, Mystic Dan is back with his predictions - place bets on four of these results this weekend, we just can't tell you which four - and Zombie, once again, is chasing his own tail. One day we'll get that on a videocast for you all. | 7 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 13: Di María's poor show against USA & Riquelme's brilliance | The thirteenth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan discussing things in a remarkably sober manner. We look back on the USA vs Argentina friendly on Saturday, considering the performance. Seba has a few words he wishes he could say in Ángel Di María's ear, and they're not complimentary. Looking at the local league, we discuss the laughable idea that Boca Juniors might still win the title (they're 17th), and the brilliance of Juan Román Riquelme's goal for them at the weekend. And for some reason Seba and English Dan aren't eager to talk about Racing this week. You'll have to listen to find out why. | 30 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12: death at the match & Argentina's Libertadores crew | In the twelfth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, English Dan and Seba welcome back Australian Dan from his sojourn around Mendiza and Córdoba. There's a big discussion on the main issue of the weekend, the death of San Lorenzo fan Ramón Aramayo at the apparent hands of the police force, and we talk about some of the issues surrounding security in Argentine stadia. As well as this, there's talk of four disallowed goals last weekend in the league, Boca Juniors' ongoing crisis, and the Argentine representatives in the Copa Libertadores de América. | 24 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11: Argentine club ownership, racism, & Agüero's national team issues | In the eleventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba and English Dan discuss the last decade or so of Racing Club's history, and what it says about club ownership issues in Argentina. They also tackle the thorny issue of racism in the country's stadia, and talk about some of the possible reasons for Sergio Agüero being overlooked again by national team manager Sergio Batista. Aussie Dan, a.k.a. Mystic Dan, is off getting drunk in Mendoza this week, but managed to put down his wine glass for long enough to send us his predictions for the coming weekend. And Zombie is as distracting and irritating as ever. | 18 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10: Pastore transfer talk, & River the 'South American Barcelona' | In Episode 10 of Hand Of Pod, Sam introduces you to his new home, where he's joined by the Dans and our special studio guests Katie and Jenny (Seba couldn't make it this week). We discuss rumours that Javier Pastore might be set to move to Manchester United or Barcelona, as well as Matías Almeyda's interesting statement that River Plate are set to soon become a South American version of the latter. Aussie Dan fills us in on the first clásico at the newly-opened Estadio Único de La Plata, and there are also questions from Twitter on why Racing have suddenly improved so drastically, and whether the Argentine league is slowly 'decentralising'. And there's the usual rundown of the local action, and Mystic Dan's predictions for the weekend ahead. | 9 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9: relegation-threatened title contenders, & picking your team | In the ninth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba talk about River Plate and Olimpo, the league leaders who are also battling against relegation. The non-Argentines also field a question on how they came to support the teams they do (and Dan and Sam provide a quick potted history of Ferro Carril Oeste, Hand Of Pod’s local club). Mystic Dan now has his own theme tune, and we use his powers to look forward to two clásicos at the end of this week, one in the Zona Sur of Greater Buenos Aires and the other down in La Plata. | 2 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod Episode 8: Tevez vs Batista | In the eighth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba examine the recent (and ongoing) feud between Carlos Tevez and Argentina's national manager Sergio Batista - and AFA President Julio Grondona. They also look back on an interesting clásico clash between Racing and Boca Juniors in Avellaneda, and look forward to the coming weekend's matches, including a big derby clash between River Plate and Independiente. And Sam's got confirmation of a controversial rumour from late last year that was discussed in a 2010 episode of the show. | 23 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod Episode 7 | In the seventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan welcome new team member Seba García, of Mundo Albiceleste, to the show for the first time. Zombie expressed his displeasure at Walter Perazzo's Under 20s, and we discuss the events of the opening weekend, including Boca getting thrashed and Racing's Giovanni Moreno getting severely injured, prior to this weekend's clásico between the two sides. | 17 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod Episode 6 | Sam, Dan and Dan return for the first Hand Of Pod of 2011. As well as discussing the summer transfer action in Argentina, they also take a look at Argentina's performances in the Sudamericano Sub 20, as the national Under 20s attempt to qualify for the Youth World Cup and the London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament (this episode was recorded an hour before the 1-0 loss to Uruguay which rendered qualification for the latter all but impossible). There's a preview of sorts of the Torneo Clausura, which gets underway on Friday, and a debut for our new feature, 'Mystic Dan', in which horoscope ghostwriter Australian Dan (no, we've not made this up) predicts the results of the weekend's Primera División matches. | 10 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod ep 5 - 17-12-2010 | The fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is a bumper, one-hour(ish) end-of-year special. Uploading was delayed by a couple of days due to delays editing, but now Sam, Dan and Dan guide you through the climax of the Argentine league campaign and Independiente's dramatic Copa Sudamericana win with the help of tamed Independiente fan Fran. There's also an aside on players' goal celebrations in which Zombie (pictured) has a part to play. Sound quality isn't what it normally is this week, due to having to record over Skype thanks to Sam's Christmas holiday in England, but we'll be back to normal when we return in mid-late January 2011. | 17 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod ep 4 - 07-12-2010 | This week's podcast is the last live-recorded one of 2010, and sees Sam, Dan and Dan discuss the upcoming denouement of the Torneo Apertura, as well as the squad list for Argentina's Under 20 South American Championship campaign which will kick off in January in Colombia. We also look back on the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final last week. Oh, and there's a special guest dog. | 7 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod ep 3 - 01-12-2010 | In the third episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan shelter from the Buenos Aires rain whilst discussing the veterans of the Argentine league, why River Plate might be the season's most frustrating team to watch, All Boys supersub Cristian Fabbiani's waistline, and Independiente's chances of upsetting local neighbours Racing by winning the Copa Sudamericana (dented since we recorded by a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of the final). Farmyard noises also included. | 1 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod ep 2 - 24-11-2010 | In the second episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan return to discuss last week's superclásico and Argentina's Lionel Messi-inspired win over Brazil. Last week's River Plate-supporting guest Gerardo is back to give us his take on both. We also look at the race for the league title, and the Copa Libertadores qualification spots, and there's praise for the brilliant season newly-promoted All Boys are having. The dogs, mercifully, were quieter this week, and the sound quality ought to be considerably better. Enjoy. The Hand Of Pod theme music is composed, performed and produced by Nick Ball. | 24 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hand Of Pod ep 1 - 14-11-2010 | In the first episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan talk to River Plate fan Gerardo and Boca Juniors supporter Pablo about the upcoming superclásico between Argentina's two biggest clubs. We also discuss the Copa América group stage draw and the future of the national team ahead of this week's Argentina vs Brazil friendly in Qatar, which brings the startling revelation from Gerardo that he feels a Uruguayan would be best placed to manage the Argentine national side. Oh, and there are some dogs. Sound quality WILL improve in future episodes, I promise. | 15 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 68 Episodes |
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