SPM 145: Time-warping Past Players Into The Present

09/04/19 • 65 min

The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: How would some of the best players from yesteryear fared in today's game? Did some have the skillset to survive, or are their talents non-transferable? The food: Lemon drizzle cake, shop bought by Rory, but presented in a way to suggest otherwise. Get in touch with subject suggestions, soccer stories and Out of Context Reacher passages: Twitter @setpiecemenu Email [email protected] www.facebook.com/setpiecmenu

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SPM 144: Can football sustain the 92?

This is the latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: In the context of Bury and Bolton's dramatic fight for financial survival, we ask if the Football League can sustain all of its professional clubs. Surprisingly, solutions are offered. Less surprisingly, nobody will pay attention. The food: Rory surpasses himself, with a lunchtime spread that would be appreciated by any number of the local delis. Except they won't sponsor us so he went to M&S. This is your final reminder for the SPMPLPL! The deadline for entries is August 30th at 6pm, so head to www.tinyurl.com/setpiecemenu right now! If you'd like to tinker with your original picks then click on 'Edit your submission' on the email received when you made your choices And send all your Soccer Stories and Out of Context Reacher extracts to [email protected]

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SPM 146: Players So Underrated They're Rated

Welcome to the latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Which players are so underrated they're rated? Whether they're at an unfashionable club, or play in an unfashionable position, or they buck an expected trend, some players are described as underrated so much that they've become the opposite. We make some suggestions, and now we'd like your help in creating an SPM select XI! Send your players to @setpiecemenu or [email protected] The food: A delightful BLT, or BL, or B, depending on your taste. Preceded by that most traditional of hors d'oeuvres, the shortbread finger. Thanks for subscribing! Please leave nice 5 star reviews on iTunes, as the more sycophantic they are the more chance they have of being read out on the pod!