Southampton- apparently English football’s first and only cheats- have been thrown out of the play-offs and hit with a four point deduction for next season. Juliet lists some comparable cases and details some of the game’s biggest ever cheating scandals, while Tom talks about the cultural- and human- side of the story , which mainstream football media has largely ignored.
Football- the most ordinary extraordinary thing
16/05/2026 | 48 mins.
To alleviate the dolour following one of the least inspiring FA Cup finals ever, Tom takes a deep dive into football as a cultural form via the work of icon of cultural studies, Raymond Williams (and also confronts the elephant in the room that is the 'Spygate' story, which involves skullduggery on the part of his beloved Southampton).
VAR- what is it good for?
11/05/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
With exquisite timing, Juliet and Kat return to join Tom for a forensic takedown of the attack on joy that is the Video Assistant Referee. Kat reviews the book I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou- appositely a West Ham fan- while Juliet talks about the relaunch of her Suite 212 podcast and Tom 'cuts a promo' on the PGMOL.
Why don't I hate Man City more?
01/05/2026 | 37 mins.
Tom takes a solo dive into one of football’s hottest topics- Manchester City, their evil owners, the 115 (or 130) charges, whether Financial Fair Play is actually fair, and his complicated feelings about Pep Guardiola.
Capitalism in football, football in capitalism
23/04/2026 | 1h 18 mins.
Tom explains how capitalism organises football, and how football resists.
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