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• What Is It Really Like To Commentate The Club World Cup? And More!

  On this week’s episode of the Joy of Football Podcast, Martin Tyler joins Neil Barnett via Zoom as he discusses the wonderful time he is having in Philadelphia! We start the show with our usual segment of Three of the Best where Neil talks about the U21 Euros and just how good Harvey Elliott has been, whereas Martin stays In America for his picks; even sharing a conversation he had with former Real Madrid, Manchester City and Juventus defender- Danilo!Martin's letter from the Gantry follows on from this as he discusses what it is like to commentate in the Lincoln Financial field, with insight into the teams that have played there under his watch!After this Neil shares his concern around Referee's suggests that penalties and free kicks should be awarded if fouls are committed before a corner comes in?! Winding down in the show we have a fitting 'Over land and sea' segment where the two talk about the increase of match delays due to weather, speculating if this will be a problem in the 2026 World Cup.We end this week with a stoppage time, Neil Barnett has noticed a trend of managers using water breaks as an opportunity to give tactics to the team and he does not like it!Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announce and football journalist) alongside the voice of the Premier League Martin Tyler in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World![CHAPTERS]00:00 INTRO01:55 THREE OF THE BEST2:23 Kenan Yıldız Shines for Juventus!6:55 Harvey Elliott needs regular first team football!9:17 Felipe Luis was a TOP player and is becoming a top coach!10:42 Nordin Amrabat has been magnificent in the Club World Cup 12:32 Robbie Keane had the biggest footballing impact in the MLS15:22 Martin spoke to Danilo before the Chelsea game!18:33 "Fabian Ruiz is like Matuidi"20:48 LETTER FROM THE GANTRY26:13 How has Martin Tyler enjoyed the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia?30:45 VOICE OF PASSION (Refs should give fouls when the ball isn't in play)36:49 OVER LAND AND SEA (Match delays)48:28 STOPPAGE TIME (Neil's problem with managers during drink breaks)54:11 Martin Tylers American food review55:07 WHERE TO FIND US!Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd UCsdye1hUxP4xhgBx9zvuSjgSubscribe to https://youtube.com/@TheReviveLounge?si=L5ddzrJrtSmErtJ5Support the Pod https://patreon.com/TheJoysofFootballPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkRead us on Substack https://martintylerandneilbarnett.substack.com/Follow our Twitter https://x.com/TheJOFFollow our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@joy_of_football_pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow our Instagram https://https://www.instagram.com/joy_of_football_pod/Contact us via: [email protected] by Arron Clague - https://www.instagram.com/arronclague?igsh=aHg1bjQ3OHpmaXIzIntro Sequence by Wellong Sadewo (wells.illustration): https://www.instagram.com/wells.illustration/For incredible football artwork, check out: https://linktr.ee/marclobodaartA massive thank you to our Patreon Supporters:Nick ParmenterHillary AbbottDaniel ButiganTommy MckKatie WatsonBenjamin FaircloughNathan ASend us a textSupport the show

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• Portugal WIN Nations League, Spurs SACK Ange, Martin at The Club World Cup & More

  On this week’s episode of the Joy of Football Podcast, first is Martin's Letter from the Gantry in preparation for his commentary duties at the upcoming Club World Cup. Then Neil and Martin discuss the tournament and what it means for the game. Next it's more 'We Need to Talk About' in the form of Ange Postecoglou's sacking from Spurs, and also the unfortunate passing of Uriah Rennie. After that it's our usual Three of the Best (featuring players involved in The Nations League), and then we have The Way We Were which is all about the (mostly) forgotten Confederations Cup. Lastly it's Stoppage time... Ronaldo time. Portugal have won The Nations League!Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announce and football journalist) alongside the voice of the Premier League Martin Tyler in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World!00:00 INTRO01:55 Letter from the gantry06:36 Neil’s American recommendations09:27 We NEED to talk about the club world cup 18:40 Was sacking Ange Postecoglu fair?  24:04 “How many times have you heard a manager tell you…”25:10 Who is responsible for so many injuries? 28:38 Martin and Neil’s tribute to Uriah Rennie32:00 Three Of The Best 33:00 Martin Tyler's loving of the Nations League 35:24 Olise’s brilliance 36:30 Michael Olise taught Eze to play Chess!?37:58 Malo Gusto is a great out and out RB38:42 Joao Neves at RB? 40:07 Everyone is still copying the Pep Guardiola inverted fullbacks42:00 “Nuno Mendes should win the Balon d’Or 42:40 Friend of Martin Tyler: Roberto Martinez 43:30 Martin Tyler PLAYED WITH Roberto Martinez!?46:01 Ivan Jurić gets the Atalanta job!49:55 Loïc Badé’s persistence pays off53:58 Ronaldo’s take on the Balon d’Or - Neil’s thoughts on it 56:05 Scott Mctominay has been fantastic for Napoli 56:44 The Way We Were - A look back on the Confederations cup 1:00:38 STOPPAGE TIME- Celebrating Portugal 1:03:22 Cristiano Ronaldo’s national pride1:05:21 “What's the first thing you’re going to do in America?”1:08:17 WHERE TO FIND USHosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd UCsdye1hUxP4xhgBx9zvuSjgSubscribe to https://youtube.com/@TheReviveLounge?si=L5ddzrJrtSmErtJ5Support the Pod https://patreon.com/TheJoysofFootballPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkRead us on Substack https://martintylerandneilbarnett.substack.com/Follow our Twitter https://x.com/TheJOFFollow our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@joy_of_football_pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow our Instagram https://https://www.instagram.com/joy_of_football_pod/Contact us via: [email protected] by Arron Clague - https://www.instagram.com/arronclague?igsh=aHg1bjQ3OHpmaXIzIntro Sequence by Wellong Sadewo (wells.illustration): https://www.instagram.com/wells.illustration/For incredible football artwork, check out: https://linktr.ee/marclobodaartA massive thank you to our Patreon Supporters:Nick ParmenterHillary AbbottDaniel ButiganTommy MckKatie WatsonBenjamin FaircloughNathan ASend us a textSupport the show

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• Attending Chelsea's ECL FINAL, Doué vs Yamal, The National League PLAY-OFF & More

  On this week’s episode of the Joy of Football Podcast, Neil and Martin discuss their travels (Martin's prior to his commentary days, and Neil's more recently at Chelsea's Europa Conference League Final triumph). Then we have comparisons, featuring Désiré Doué, Lamine Yemal, Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho. Next it's 'We Need to Talk About', in which Neil and Martin look into state funded clubs and why PSG's former 'Gelacticos' didn't work. Then it's Martin's Letter from the Gantry which is all about the 3Up Scheme and the National League Play-Off Final. And we end with VOICE OF PASSION, where Neil and Martin debate the atmosphere in stadia. Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announce and football journalist) alongside the voice of the Premier League Martin Tyler in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World![CHAPTERS] 00:00 IntroHosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd UCsdye1hUxP4xhgBx9zvuSjgSubscribe to https://youtube.com/@TheReviveLounge?si=L5ddzrJrtSmErtJ5Support the Pod https://patreon.com/TheJoysofFootballPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkRead us on Substack https://martintylerandneilbarnett.substack.com/Follow our Twitter https://x.com/TheJOFFollow our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@joy_of_football_pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow our Instagram https://https://www.instagram.com/joy_of_football_pod/Contact us via: [email protected] by Arron Clague - https://www.instagram.com/arronclague?igsh=aHg1bjQ3OHpmaXIzIntro Sequence by Wellong Sadewo (wells.illustration): https://www.instagram.com/wells.illustration/For incredible football artwork, check out: https://linktr.ee/marclobodaartA massive thank you to our Patreon Supporters:Nick ParmenterHillary AbbottDaniel ButiganTommy MckKatie WatsonBenjamin FaircloughSend us a textSupport the show

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• Our TEAM OF THE SEAON, Ruben Amorim's Speech & More!

  On this week’s episode of the Joy of Football Podcast, Neil and Martin choose their Teams of the Season. Yes, 'Teams'. We have Premier League XI (featuring some substitutes from Martin), The Most Improved XI, the Newcomers XI, and Neil's Team to Make You Scream (made up of the best individual 90' minutes he's seen against Chelsea this season). Also, Martin's Letter from the Gantry takes us through Martin's final commentary of the year at Old Trafford, Ruben Amorim's Speech to the crowd, and what the future might hold for Manchester United. Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announce and football journalist) alongside the voice of the Premier League Martin Tyler in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World![CHAPTERS] 00:00 Intro01:57 Matz Sels vs David Raya 04:24 Martin Tylers defender picks (Munoz, Van Dijk, Gabriel, Robinson)05:28 William Saliba and Gvardiol makes Neil's Defence06:11 Is Daniel Munoz the best RB in the league?07:17 Martin's Midfielder picks! (Gravenberch, Declan Rice, Bruno Fernandes)10:28 Neil's Midfielder picks! (Bruno Guimaraes, Caicedo, Mac Allister) 11:45 Is Moises Caicedo the NEW N'golo Kante? 14:58 Martin's front three (Mo Salah, Mbuemo, Isak) 15:36 Where does Isak's future lie? 17:48 Luis Diaz makes Neil's front line18:54 How good is Mbeumo for Brentford?19:40 Martin Tyler and Neil Barnett TOTS team read!20:18 Martin's Subs!23:12 MOST IMPROVED XI23:20 Dean Henderson's best season?24:48 The most improved DEFENDERS (Died Spence, Van Hecke, Dan Burn, Marc Cucarella) 25:25 Neil's most improved DEFENDERS (Ola Aina, Ezri Konsa,Levi Colwill, Robinson) 26:50 Martins most improved MIDFIELDERS (Youri Tielemans, Damsgaard, Hinshelwood)28:02 The rise of Youri Tielemans29:50 Justin Kluivert and Semenyo shine for Bournemouth30:29 Jacob Murphy "Doesn't realise how good he is...but he does now!"31:27 MOST IMPROVED FULL TEAM READ 32:17 Martin Tyler's Letter from the Gantry (Commentating on Manchester United vs Aston Villa + Amorin's speech) 38:25 Martinez red card, correct call? 43:20 PREMIER LEAGUE NEWCOMERS XI43:23 "Aaron Ramsdale deserves to play in the Premier league"44:45 Martin and Neil share their defence! (Wan Bissaka, Hujisen, Milenkovic, Lewis-Skelly) 46:35 Neil's Halloween story47:22 Is Dean Huijsen a Real Madrid quality player?48:23 Myles Lewis-Skelly, Is he a Left back? 49:25 Martin's best newcomer's midfield (Archie Gray, Andre,Anderson)50:43 "Mikel Merino is a player"51:36 Is Marmoush the Alvarez replacement Manchester City needed?55:10 Where will Liam Delap go to? What system can he fit in to?56:10 NEWCOMERS XI TEAM READ56:50 Neil Barnett's BEST 90 minutes XI (against Chelsea) 57:10 Alex Palmer of Ipswich 1:01:28 Would Neil Barnett sign Liam Delap for Chelsea?1:02:35 Best 90 minutes XI team read 1:02:50 Managers of the season (Arne Slot)1:04:39 Nuno Espirito Santos + Glasner 1:06:25 Vítor Pereira has brought joy to wolves1:07:48 Eddie Howe1:09:25 STOPPAGE TIME- Martins stats of the season!01:11:35 Outro and Where to Find Us!Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd UCsdye1hUxP4xhgBx9zvuSjgSubscribe to https://youtube.com/@TheReviveLounge?si=L5ddzrJrtSmErtJ5Support the Pod https://patreon.com/TheJoysofFootballPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkRead us on Substack https://martintylerandneilbarnett.substack.com/Follow our Twitter https://x.com/TheJOFFollow our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@joy_of_football_pSend us a textSupport the show

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• Crystal Palace WIN the FA Cup, Other ‘One Trophy Wonders’, Why Fans MATTER & More

  On this week’s episode of the Joy of Football Podcast, Neil and Martin discuss a LOT of Crystal Palace and their FA Cup triumph! We start with ‘One Trophy Wonders’ all about teams (such as Palace) who have won one trophy, and what it means for their history. Next, it’s 'Explain That...' which centres on clubs who have previously had back-to-back relegations from the top flight. Then 'The Way We Were', which dives into Nottingham Forest European qualification and history. Martin’s Letter from the Gantry is fixated on Goodison’s farewell and how it proves (along with Crystal Palace at Wembley), just how important fans are. And we finish with our usual ‘Three of the Best’.Join Neil Barnett (former Chelsea touch-liner announce and football journalist) alongside the voice of the Premier League Martin Tyler in celebrating the greatest addiction in the World!00:00 Intro01:12 Crystal Palace win the FA Cup08:57 One Trophy Wonders (Birmingham City, Blackpool, Oxford United & Luton)27:11 Explain That... (Back-to-back Relegation from the Top Flight - Luton, Swindon Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers & Sunderland)38:16 The Way We Were (Nottingham Forest)47:30 Letter from the Gantry (Why Fans Matter - Goodison and Wembley)56:48 Three of the Best01:24:06 Outro and Where to Find Us!Hosted by The Revive Lounge Ltd UCsdye1hUxP4xhgBx9zvuSjgSubscribe to https://youtube.com/@TheReviveLounge?si=L5ddzrJrtSmErtJ5Support the Pod https://patreon.com/TheJoysofFootballPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkRead us on Substack https://martintylerandneilbarnett.substack.com/Follow our Twitter https://x.com/TheJOFFollow our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@joy_of_football_pod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow our Instagram https://https://www.instagram.com/joy_of_football_pod/Contact us via: [email protected] by Arron Clague - https://www.instagram.com/arronclague?igsh=aHg1bjQ3OHpmaXIzIntro Sequence by Wellong Sadewo (wells.illustration): https://www.instagram.com/wells.illustration/For incredible football artwork, check out: https://linktr.ee/marclobodaartA massive thank you to our Patreon Supporters:Nick ParmenterHillary AbbottDaniel ButiganTommy MckKatie WatsonBenjamin FaircloughSend us a textSupport the show

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