The world's best Tottenham podcast back for your listening pleasure.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back, discussing how the only thing worse than Tottenham's season ticket pricing is The Shape Of Water.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back. You're welcome.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains derby. Come on you Spurs.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raj is ill & Jack has no proper working computer, but still the pod is here. We're joined by a plethora of guests this week, John, Alex, Connor and Freddie talk League Cups, West Ham and other stuff. LISTEN.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're going to win everything. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hussey, Bains and Bally - what more do you need? Yeah it's late, but it's still the best thing going, so just sit back and enjoy. Peace and love, peace and love...#COYSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea review, Burnley preview, and everything else in between. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newcastle review, Chelsea preview, transfer talk, everything else in between. Tune in, or don't - we've stopped caring. Actually, not even sure we even cared in the first place. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back. Strap in. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the last of the pre-season specials, Jack stages arguably the most important conversation of the summer. Academics, social justice campaigners, emergency service workers step aside, it's time to listen to the podcasters as we welcome Tom Hayward of the Tottenham Way to the show.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Speaking with author, professor of holocaust studies and Spurs season ticket holder Philip Spencer, Jack explores the use of the 'y word' and the surrounding issue of antisemitism in the context of Tottenham Hotspur.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Speaking with Katrina Law of the Tottenham Hotspur Supporter's Trust, Jack delves into the biscuit laden world of meetings with Daniel Levy.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest edition of the RTR summer specials, Jack speaks with the co-founder of the Proud Lilywhites Chris Paouros.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second summer special, Jack speaks with folk musician Tom Mitchell about his life in music and in Spurs. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of the RTR summer specials, Jack speaks with archaeologist Ritch Grove about the history of White Hart Lane, and touches upon the important role that our memories and experiences play in making a pile of bricks and mortar a home. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack and Raj bid a fond farewell to the Lane. They don't really talk about the actual match, but who cares, we won. Despite the result making the season a formality from here on in, we still took the time to speak to Getty's Michael Regan to see what life is like as a Leicester fan nowadays. We end on a load of your questions. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's happened again...we've made a podcast. West Ham discussed, bit of title reflection, listener questions, nonsense chat and all the trimmings, as per. Musa Okwonga is back on too to help preview the Man Utd game, and the final ever Tottenham match to be played at White Hart Lane (insert unhappy face emoji here). Best wishes to Aaron Lennon too, get well soon xSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fuck off back to Woolwich, North London is ours. Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur. That aside, we speak with Football London's Sam Inkersole about West Ham on Friday. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack and Raj talk about Burnley with each other. Then Seb talks to Steven Carroll about Swansea. Then Jack talks to Rachel Greenberg about Watford. Then Jack and Raj talk to each other about Tottenham, random questions and Get Out. LISTEN.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack and Raj talk about lots that isn't Tottenham, then Seb speaks to Natalie Bromley about Burnley, after a brief intermission from text-to-speech, the crowd favourite. There's loads of listener questions, a mini-barney about 'proven Premier League talent' and that's about it. Much love. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millwall who? Can we cope without Kane? Son, hot or not? Harry Winks is GOAT. End - COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you thought we'd missed the chance to get the Everton lads on, you thought wrong. We'll do another, proper pod in the next few days pre-Millwall, but this one is a one-off RTR-vs-NSNO special. God love Si and Bally.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's some talk about Fulham, Gent and the Dele Alli tackle / reaction to it, but this pod is mainly about two mates chatting about the Oscars and their favourite films of the year. Middle finger to the haters. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're all here, for once. Jack is getting married, so tells us how he convinced a real woman to agree to doing that. There's also Liverpool chat, Gent with our Belgian correspondent Steven and some questions and that. Same old, same old. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back up in this mother with a bang like the Migos, for the culture. Skrt skrt. We catch up on what we've missed and have the Son chat. Solid pod. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fake podcasting from fake podcasters. Despite being hacked by Russia - oooh topical - the Rule The Roost team are back in full force. We chat about stuff. Then some more stuff. Then we chat to Alex Timperley of Typical City fame. We talk about a bit more stuff, then it ends. LISTEN.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raj and Seb are back from the dead to collectively LOL at Tottenham taking Chelsea to ETAP for the night. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It wasn't a joke, Raj and Seb are dead. Still, the show must go on. Jack takes on the mantle with ESPN's Dan Kilpatrick, where they talk about attacking fluidity, Wimmer's future, wing back options and other stuff. Conor Kelly drops in, smugly, to laud Chelsea's form this season. LISTEN.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Christmas time. Raj and Seb have died, so it's up to Jack to continue flogging this already festering horse's carcass. Joining him on this descent into the festive abyss is Nathan Clark, aka Talking Tottenham Tactics, where they wheel out the banter and just about manage a discussion on Southampton. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Raj nursing a case of man flu, or whatever, it's up to Jack and Seb to steady the ship - but as we all know, when left to their own devices, things can often take a turn. Accompany them as they tiptoe through the cemetery of this season, and settle in their #SissokoOut graves. Listen all the way to the end, and you're in for a treat.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an unscheduled break that couldn't be helped, the pod is back...sort of. Seb is settling is to what we can only assume is happily married life, Jack is a slave to the wage having moved in to his office full-time so, fresh from defeating norovirus, Raj cobbles together the oddest show we've ever done. We'll be back to normal with a proper catch up next time out with Tottenham discussion and television, but for now, this'll have to do. Shouts to Musa and Carl for coming on as well. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains and Stafford-Bloor run through West Ham, Monaco and Chelsea before answering a couple of questions. All killer no filler. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a technical hitch, we speak to Goal.com's Harry Sherlock about West Ham. Then we chat about films and stuff. FDT. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Look back at Liverpool (a little) and Leicester, preview of Leverkusen (a little) and Arsenal properly with Michael Cox of Zonal Marking fame. All finished off with listener questions, as always. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dorset, Leverkusen, Bournemouth, Leicester, love, life and the rest. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Brom, Chadli, Toby, Dele, Leverkusen, Son, Lamela and more. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Refreshed after a week off, it's back to some vintage RTR podcasting. Scatman John, CSKA Moscow, Man City, Pochettino, Amanda Knox, The Visit and other stuff, n'all. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WE'RE STILL NOT TALKING ABOUT SON. That aside, there's plenty to cheer about Tottenham's start to the season, but are resident old farts Seb and tehTrunk going to allow this happiness to go unchecked? Lol. Poch's subs are discussed. Sissoko is (constructively) critiqued. Janssen is called fat. Kane is lauded. There's a chat with Man City's Rob Pollard thrown into the mix, as well as a healthy dollop of listener questions to close the show. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack and Raj hold down the fort while Seb goes down on some lucky lady in Bath (read: takes child to watch rugby union). Sunderland review, Boro preview, listener Qs and a nice pop culture ending as per. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bit like Mousa Dembele, we're better late than never. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full house, for the first time in a while. Sissoko, Ian Rush, Woody Allen, Champions League, Stoke away with Mark Holmes - same old, same old. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bake off is back! Raj is back! The Trust are back! Listen now!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack and Seb are once again Rajless so take the opportunity to have a peek into oblivion and use the word supper. Palace acts as a springboard for some big opinions, we speak to a plastic Scouser then end on a load of your questions as well as a look toward the Champions League draw. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

tehTrunk is joined by Adonis, Seb Stafford-Bloor with the pair finding themselves Rajless. They manage to witter their way through an Everton discussion, a chat with Palace fan and gambling advocate Simon Ballou, and end on a good old heap of steaming listener questions. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back, one and all, for season four of Rule The Roost podcast. It's all downhill from here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the hot take factory. Season review 2015/16.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recorded a proper podcast last week well within the usual time, but Seb lost his audio and Raj got ill, so editing became a bit of a no-go, especially after Sunday, if you follow. We've gutted our out of date bits and just thrown in the full Taylor and Besty chat, little of which is about football, because if they give us their time, we're going to publish the results, We'll miss them next season. Back up and running soon. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week didn't pan out for us busy working men, so we cover the last stretch of the title race together in this catch-up edition, mainly to bask in the glory of kicking seven shades out of Chelsea, which is never a bad thing. We're gonna win the Champions League next season anyway. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stoke is horrible as both a place and a football team. Seb gives us the low down from inside the stadium. Listener questions. No train station chat. Winning the league, COYS forever.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one is a bit of a mess. We laugh at Man Utd for a bit, defame the entire Stoke area, and talk about train stations, Deliveroo and maggots. Sorry in advance. We're still going to win the league though, obvs. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's back to a full squad, so we waste no time in going in two footed at each other from the off. We also discuss Liverpool away, United at home and that damn league championship. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does Harry Kane deserve to be held in the same esteem as Ledley King? Will Leicester actually drop any points ever again? Is tehTrunk yer da? All of this and more in this week's Rule the Roost podcast.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack is having a breakdown, so Seb and Raj takeover, saving the show as you know and love it. The majority of the pod is spent working out who's going to win the league, and then we did some listener questions. Bournemouth wasn't discussed much - spoiler alert: we smashed them. We're gonna win the league. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains is back, so the podcast is edited and uploaded properly and on time...real talk. The lads discuss the season, Spurs, the Leicester conundrum and all sorts of stuff in between, with plenty to get through. Still gonna win the league. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We went into this pod, discussing video games, West Ham and even had a chat with a Gooner, then halfway through recording, Leicester City placed the trophy in our hands and things started to unravel a little. Once more unto the breach dear friends. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack is away enjoying his 31st, so Bains and Stafford-Bloor catch up with what we've missed, namely: Palace, Fiorentina and Swansea, setting us up for a big week coming up. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still going to win the league, but there's cup games to sort out. Matthew Kelly is on from HOL Radio to talk Palace in the FA Cup, and we do some listener things and Fiorentina for like a split second too. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extra Slice episode. Gonna win the league. No big deal. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack is away, tired apparently, so Raj and Seb are your OGs, and you will respect them - they made it so that you could wear skinny jeans. David Mooney is on - via Blue Moon and ESPN - to discuss the not important at all game at the Etihad this weekend. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are your OGs and you will respect us. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We decided - mistakenly - to mess about with who presents the show week on week, so for the first time ever, Seb steps up...sort of. We look back on Leicester in the cup, the Norwich game coming up and Colchester too. Also, we have a bit of a back and forth about Andros Townsend, who's been carted off to Newcastle for £12m. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dele Alli scored the best goal of the season and Tottenham are gonna win the league, so we did an extra pod to mark the occasion. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack and Raj are about after the pod skipped a week due to other commitments taking priority, but dear Sebastian is still sadly sidelined. Stepping in his place though is long time friend of the show and past guest Rob Brown, shaking off his pretend neutral tag and indulging his closet Tottenham ways, All the games we missed are discussed, we don't even mention the Palace game coming up and all sorts else is pondered - same old pod, new posh lad. COYS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back, unchanged and rested. Tottenham, other stuff, nonsense, laughing at each other - you get the picture. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dad's Army take over from Raj this week, who has been out painting the town red. Newcastle reflections. Southampton dread. Pochettino to Chelsea. Cringeworthy Santa impressions. We've got it all. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk about Tottenham shall we? Well, they drew with West Brom, so we spoke about that. They're going to play Monaco so we spoke about that too. After Monaco they're playing Newcastle, so we spoke about Newcastle with Taylor and Besty from the True Faith Podcast about Newcastle, but mainly random nonsense. We ended the pod by talking about Seb's romantic life, as per. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss Qarabag a bit, Chelsea more, and there's some chat about West Brom, but no guest...because nobody really cares about West Brom, do they? There's listener questions, and chat about why Sir Kevin Sinfield should get your Sports Personality of the Year vote this year. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Ham is discussed, Chelsea previewed with Conor Kelly of The Final Third and listener Qs dealt with. Content, content, content. Same on RTR, init. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WAGWAN?! Still reeling from the marathon that was episode 100, the lads are back to discuss Arsenal, West Ham and school memories...for some strange reason. No guest this week, despite Trunk's best efforts to get Danny Dyer on the show. Anyhow, strap in and prepare yourselves for a rootin' tootin' good time. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rule The Roost is 100 episodes old, so join us for a celebration. Warning: there's no football. Genuinely no football. Not even tenuously. Thanks to Flav, Roberto Kusabbi, Rob Brown, Taylor and Besty, Sam Diss, Si and Bally, Charlie Parrish, Alex Stewart, Gareth from Wise Men Say, Jack from SpursStatMan, Spooky, Conor Kelly and Musa Okwonga for the intro. Normal service resumed next week.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains and SSB go alone this week with Hussey tied up, so Villa is dissected by the pros. Arsenal away is previewed with comedian, podcaster, writer and Gunnerblog creator James McNicholas, and the second half has the odd listener question, the titan's tinder diaries and a bit of an odd breakdown. Same old. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RTR is back to a full compliment to discuss Anderlecht and Bournemouth away. Sam Tighe is on to discuss the Villa game and Sherwood, while the last part is somewhat Seb-centric. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite deciding upon the pod title being shite whilst recording, we went with it anyway. We talk to Michael Dunne from AFC Bournemouth's All Departments podcast about life in the Premier League and fat footballers. Raj is at a Rugby League match or something else northern so you're left with the egotistical elephant bloke and the Prince of Bath. Donations gladly accepted. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an old school show with just Hussey and Bains at the mic, with RTR covering all the old topics we used to back in the glory days. James Dutton is back on to talk Liverpool too. #COYSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about all sorts and some mentions of football too. We're back to a threesome. Happy Days. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sadly just Bains and Stafford-Bloor again, but plenty to sift through. Arsenal in the cup, City at our place, Monaco away and a trip to Swansea all covered, as well as some listener questions. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another Bains and Stafford-Bloor duet this week, live and uninterrupted. With two games each to review and preview, we didn't ask a guest on, with plenty to cover ourselves. Lots of serious football chat for once, which was a bit strange. Might be getting mature now as we head toward our 100th episode....COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains and Stafford-Bloor are a man light this week, but manage to discuss all sorts of important and unimportant things between them regardless. There's a Palace fan on too, with Matt from Holmesdale Radio previewing the game, and listener questions aplenty. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We didn't have anyone on from Sunderland. We didn't have anyone on from Huddersfield either. By we, we mean Jack and Seb, who spend most of the episode just rambling aimlessly about stuff. Try and enjoy...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International break. Transfer deadline day. Raj is moving house. He doesn't start the pod, but jumps in halfway. High drama all round. We answer loads of your questions as well, for once.Listen.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's all sorts of talk this week, with Lamela, Dier, Berahino, Clinton and the rest all covered. The lads from NSNO are back, so there's mini-takeover from Si and Bally as always, too. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Raj at a Huddersfield Town match, he's left the old gits in charge. We basically talk about everything. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having already covered Man Utd in depth, the lads turn their attention to Stoke at home, speaking to TeamTalk blogger Mark Holmes about the club, their growth and the way they've changed over recent years. He's ace. We liked him. There's a short Bake Off quiz for Seb, and plenty of jokes about his advancing years. Listener questions too. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experimenting with a quick post-match podcast after the opening day defeat away to Manchester United, we got together and gathered our thoughts about what we'd seen in the immediate aftermath. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're a bit all over the place this week, so apologies in advance. Jack has been sidelined by illness, so we're a man light, and our interview with the delightful Musa Okwonga was cruelly stolen away by an odd moment of technological mystery, and we didn't realise until it was too late. Raj and Seb did their best though, discussing pre-season, the squad depth and the new stadium at some length, whilst fielding some listener questions. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back, with a few minor changes and advancements to run you through. We discuss the summer off, the transfer activity and field a good few listener questions. We talked loads about some stuff, we neglected others - same old. It's good to be back though. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better late than never, Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor team up one last time with 2014/15 in mind and bring the season to a close. Are they happy with how it went? Who should die a Game Of Thrones style death? and are post-season commercial tours really all that bad? They discuss all that and more before bowing out with a whimper...COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the season almost at a close, we forego a lot of the football chat to discuss anything but, it would seem. Hot picks include; Trunk's dodgy ankle, Seb's Cheeky Nando's, Ryan Mason's pass and Mad Max's craziness. Everyone's favourites, Simon and Bally are welcomed back to talk about Everton and Spurs basically being the same club and their love for Steven Gerrard. (Note: Sarcasm isn't always best conveyed in straight text). It's a bumper edition, so strap yourselves in and enjoy the ride, COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor discuss the Stoke defeat, the Hull game (sort of) and field a shed load of listener questions, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. Same as always, really. We'll never change. #COYSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains and Stafford-Bloor are a man and a guest down, but the show must go on. The double act to end all double acts discuss the Manchester City loss, Eriksen's form, Vertonghen and Rose, Stoke away, and the Super League Dream Team update. This is quite short and to the point for us...try not to get used to it though. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor see out one of the last pods of the season, discussing the draw away to Southampton, and whether or not that was a good result. There's discussion about Ben Davies, Hugo Lloris, and the lads from Typical City come back on to discuss the next game against Man City at home. There's listener questions and the Super League Dream Team update returns #COYSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor discuss the Newcastle win, the boycott, Paulinho, Lennon vs Lamela and the rest. Football and general writer of much repute Alex Stewart joined us to talk all things Southampton, so we got a new perspective on Pochettino, Mitchell, their season without them, and the perspective of Spurs from the outside looking in. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The three amigos return, somewhat sombre, to relive the Aston Villa nightmare, answer listener questions, and preview the Newcastle game with Taylor Payne from the True Faith podcast, as usual. There's also chat regarding Game Of Thrones, musical interludes, and Paddy Power on social media. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Burnley away is laughed at, Aston Villa is previewed with Bleacher Report lead football writer, Aston Villa fan and friend of the show Sam Tighe, and we get an update on just how quickly Tim Sherwood has managed to alienate a second fanbase in as many jobs in management. There's the usual other chatter, n'all. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're England until we're dead…or something. Spurs Four Lions are discussed. As are the pitfalls of hot sauce, pitching to 'the Dragons', Burnley is sort of talked about, and we end the whole thing with fantasy Rugby League. COYS…Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warning: at some point during this podcast, Jack will break his chair so loudly we have no other choice but to laugh at him for ten minutes - you've been warned. No, he didn't really hurt himself. Also, there's talk of the Leicester game, Mason for England, listener questions and other stuff. Same as always. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not gonna lie, we did our best to avoid much football chat this week. Instead, enjoy Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor delivering another Super League Dream Team update, analysis of House Of Cards, chat of The War, Daniel Powter and fighting off packs of wolves single handedly with nothing but a walking stick to defend yourself. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The three amigos are back together once against after a twosome last week, and they crack on talking about Swansea and QPR, as well as some of the players in more detail and taking in some listener questions. Musa Okwonga joins us to talk Manchester United, and there's loads of other largely irrelevant stuff in there too, as always. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains and Stafford-Bloor dissect the League Cup final and come out of the experience beating their chest with pride. There's a preview of sorts looking forward to the Swansea and QPR games, as well as some answers to listener questions. All the other inane chatter is in there too, of course. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor discuss the West Ham comeback, get good old Blair Dunlop back on to discuss the second leg against Fiorentina and do a little build up to the League Cup final against Chelsea this weekend. This week maybe a little more than others - COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 69 lads, wheeeyyyyyyyy. Enough of that. Liverpool is discussed, Fiorentina is previewed with Blair Dunlop and Sam Diss is back on to talk about West Ham, with added hashtag bantz. There's also mentions of pink footballs and eight panelled rugby balls, obviously. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains, Stafford-Bloor and Hussey discuss North London Derby glory, Harry Kane, Bentaleb, Mason, Lamela and the rest. James Dutton is a Liverpool fan and Anfield Wrap contributor who came on to speak to us about the upcoming game, Rodgers, and the sharp decline of Gerrard. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bains, Hussey and Stafford-Bloor discuss the outgoing Aaron Lennon, the late win against Sheffield United, the convincing win against West Bromwich Albion and the upcoming derby. There's a chat with a couple of Arsenal fans too, unfortunately. Dele Alli is discussed, Assou-Ekotto is forgotten, Kaboul, Capoue and Adebayor are all evaluated. It was reasonably well focussed for us this one, actually.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sirs Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor discuss the various cup games of the recent past and future, as well as the upcoming league fixture against West Brom, their new manager, and a somewhat inevitable loss. Nathan Carr is on to discuss that game, and the second half is what it usually is: a mess. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're officially a threesome, but have unofficially been that way for a while. Hussey, Bains and Stafford-Bloor talk Sunderland, Sheffield United and Leicester, as well as Sean Bean again, television and memories of Naughton. Joe Brewin from FourFourTwo came on to talk Leicester, what we can expect from them this weekend, and what they think of us. The podcast descended, as it usually does, in to a form of collective group therapy at the end. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No guest again this week, far too many other matches to talk about. Raj and Seb start off alone for a bit talking serious football before Jack jumps in out of nowhere as derails the whole thing. We talked Palace away, Burnley replay, Sunderland at home and lots of mentions of Sean Bean too, without ever discussing the Sheffield United semi-final approaching. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year everyone, and welcome back to Rule The Roost podcast, completely unchanged for the new year. We talk about the games we've missed over the festive period and lots in between. More than enough to bring us well up to date. Same old, same old, really. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last podcast of the year, unfortunately. Raj and Jack talk Swansea and there's a Burnley discussion dominated by accents from either side of the pennines. The lads also discuss cereal, Serial, and their favourite things of they year. Thanks for sticking with us for another year, it's always a pleasure. We'll see you in 2015, where there'll most likely be more of the same from us. Merry Christmas and happy New Year - COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beşiktaş is previewed, Crystal Palace is reviewed and Raj momentarily forgets he's already spoken about the Chelsea game, the unbelievable professional. Jack speaks to Matt Harrison about Swansea for a bit, and the lads end the show in a bit of a weird downer. It's episode sixty-one, something we've only just noticed, so apologies for not tenuously tying in some sort of double winning team chat. Anyhow, COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raj and Seb talk Chelsea away and preview Palace, before launching in to a rugby chat that impressively straddled both codes. Jack was missing for the most part, but did grab his Palace supporting colleague Joe Cooper for a chat about the upcoming game. Lovely old job. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raj and Trunk take a back seat this week as we welcome Richard Keys and Andy Gray to the RTR studios to discuss Everton and Chelsea. Up against the clock, a 45 minute clock, they talk Mason, Kane, Bentaleb, which Spurs player they'd take out for tea, SOLDADO and much…much more. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hull is revisited, Partizan is brushed over and Archway conspiracies are shared. Si and Bally from the Everton site and podcast NSNO are back on, and as has become tradition, we spend more time laughing than talking football. Fights in Lidl, liquid football and Tony Hibbert are all discussed at length. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A lot is talked about, as is the way on this show, and most of it isn't even football related - we'll never change. The new bloke at Tottenham from Southampton is discussed, and we're not on about Pochettino for once. Hull is previewed with Seb Stafford-Bloor of Premier League Owl fame, as is the seminal Sky One football drama/soap Dream Team and plenty of rugby, too. Jack and Raj see out the show discussing the Serial podcast and BBC show The Missing, as well as a post-credits exploration of Jack's heavily intoxicated mind. We're sending him to talk to professionals, promise.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ENIC OUT. ENIC IN. We talk Stoke. We talk Kane. We talk Mason. We talk Levy. We also talk to Evening Standard journalist Tom Collomosse about life behind the veil at White Hart Lane. It's a bumper edition. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about Brighton, Aston Villa, and Tottenham in general. Deciding not to get on a Stoke fan, we instead spend five to ten minutes discussing how much we disliked the club, and wished on them relegation at the soonest possible moment. There's the usual inane chatter as well, including Jack doing part of the show as Bane, which was...well...you'll see. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asteras Tripoli and Newcastle reviewed, Kane discussed and Pochettino is pondered. Sam Tighe of Bleacher Report fame is back on for a record (probably) fourth time to discuss Aston Villa and Nigerian passports. There's also talk about going to the cinema alone, the Ginsters factory and the master of pelvic sorcery. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh off the back of another Manchester mauling, we lament on the glimmers of hope in an otherwise horrible result at the Etihad. Is Soldado awful? Is Mason the second coming of Hoddle? Should we sack Pochettino already? All this will be answered, as well as a brief look ahead to our Europa League midweek fixture. We welcome back our old pal Taylor, one half of Taylor and Besty, to chat Newcastle, namely their money fixated owners that hire cockney wideboy managers, sell their best players and replace them with mediocre talent. Obviously we found it hard to strike a common ground. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discrimination in football is an ugly truth. Whether or not your choose to accept or acknowledge its existence, it’s there, and it needs to be tackled head on. Inclusion in football, no matter the club, is something we’re extremely passionate about, and rather than spend time discussing the matter between ourselves, we decided to discuss the matter openly with some special guests. Branching out and using a professional recording studio to conduct the interviews, we spoke to the following people: Troy Townsend - Education and Development Manager for KickItOut. Louise Englefield - Director of Football Vs Homophobia. Anwar Uddin - Diversity and Campaigns Manager for the Football Supporters’ Federation. Simon Kuper - Financial Times Journalist and author. We asked no leading questions, and we advised our guests of no prior agendas. What you hear is exactly what we asked, unedited and honest. Thank you to each and every one of them for taking part. Together, we can make football a more welcome environment for everybody involved.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look back on the Europa League and Southampton at home from last week, featuring some big love for Harry Kane and an analogy featuring receiving some hypothetical socks for Christmas to evaluate Roberto Soldado...apparently. Alex is back on from Typical City to talk about the upcoming affair at The Etihad and eulogise about James Milner, we also discuss the final of #GBBO and Raj shoehorns in a reference to the NRL Grandfinal and Sam Burgess against Jo Brand's wishes. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got Seb of The Premier League Owl on to help us dissect Arsenal and preview Besiktas and Southampton, with Saints fan Steve coming back on to let us know that Schneiderlin is too good for us. #GBBO is discussed in length, we remember the pod has turned 50 shows old seconds before finishing it, and Jack is going to the gym because he's scared of dying before he reaches 30.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the big one. The big, horrible, bound to be painful one. Raj has bottled it, so Trunk is joined by Seb the Premier League Owl to talk West Brom, Nottingham Forest in the cup and Arsenal. Gene and Oli join us to roll out the NLD banter bus. Is Jack Wilshere as bad as we say he is? Was Dennis Bergkamp a closet Spurs fan? Do we stand a chance of beating them this weekend? The answer to at least two of those questions is yes. COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pod host Trunk drops a nationalist clanger in a discussion that covers overseas support, Yorkshire independence, Ray Donovan, Bake Off, Trunk's Italian trip oh…and Tottenham. Sunderland is skimmed over, we talk to Nathan 'Baggies Galore' Carr and end the show on a foreshadowing chat about Cain Hoy and Tottenham takeovers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack is away on holiday, but unlike when Raj is gone, the world doesn't stop and wait until his return. We've got Seb from the Premier League Owl admirably stepping in to the Tottenham breach though making his debut. Gareth from Wise Men Say podcast is back one-on-one with Raj, where they complain about Redknapp and discuss the old hypothetical billionaire Sheikh scenario. That's about that, COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After missing last week's edition, we're back with a bumper super episode. We talk Liverpool. We talk Kat from the THST. We talk transfer window. We talk a load of bollocks. It's why you love us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oooh Ahhh QPR. They're back. Arry is back. Ghod is back. Wins against West Ham are also back. Eric Dier tweeted tehTrunk back. RTR is full of back. Sir Mix-a-Lot would love us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We don't even have a guest this week but we're still here. We talk pre-season, and we talk a little West Ham. It's the start of the year, don't judge us too harshly. We'll be back on track in no time…promise.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

tehTrunk and Bains talking about the best World Cup that has ever, ever existed in any sport ever anywhere. There's also a bit of chat about training kit speculation, semis and the United States of America. Love it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We couldn't help ourselves, so here's a special World Cup show, dissecting the group stages in a way only we know how. Jack and Raj will bookend the show as always, but the middle is where it becomes interesting: groups A-D are reviewed by Raj and Sam Tighe of the Bleacher Report, because Jack had to do some work, and groups E-H are discussed by Raj, Jack and Rob Brown of this parish, just to throw a little bit of variety in there. That's all for now, so come on Engla...oh.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reflections on a dire season. Hope for the future? Who knows. Joined by Rob 'Captain Calculator' Brown, offering his neutral (Spurs in disguise) insight.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What could be worse than losing to Arsenal three times in a season? Listen and find out (Hint: Losing to West Ham three times in a season.) Our XXX rated True Detective spin off comes to life too. If you're still listening after all that, you'll hear us talking with Aston Villa superfan Sam Tighe, who discusses Villa's awful season, Tim Sherwood's foul mouth and obscure Bundesliga footballers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stoke away is assessed, and special attention is paid to Danny Rose, who had an interesting afternoon. We spoke about Game Of Thrones too, obviously. Sam Diss from Sabotage Times was our West Ham guest, and aside from his choice of club, he was an absolute delight. We talked about kebabs, spotting footballers in public, his passionate support of the BNP and there was some football thrown in at stages too. We closed the show looking over De Boer's recent kissy faces, discussing whether or not 'the Tottenham way' is a myth or not and pitching a treatment for a possible True Detective adult film starring Rusty Pohle and Reggie LeDong. Business as usual - COYS.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we've found a pornographic parody of Game Of Thrones - imaginatively titled Game Of Bones - that naturally takes precedent. We discuss beating Fulham a little bit, too. Eriksen is good, Sandro is funny and Sherwood is still a laughing stock. We discuss who might come in to manage the side this summer, and take in to account recent developments at Manchester United. Because he's done the past two opposition interviews alone, Bains does a Lamela and doesn't show for this weeks, leaving Jack to discuss footballing giants Stoke City alone, so I think that makes us even.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Brom, Fulham, Game Of Thrones - all the things you've come to know and love. Raj presents and does the interview alone...again, but Jack is about in the worlds loudest office to help open and close the show - the magic of editing.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we welcome the victory against Sunderland with as much enthusiasm as we do the return of Game Of Thrones. We discuss Kane, Eriksen, Van Gaal and can't find a manager between us that we wouldn't want over Sherwood - not even Pardew. West Brom is previewed with an opposition guest, and for a change, it's just by Raj rather than Jack, but all is explained as we tear down the proverbial fourth wall. Much happier disposition around the show this week, it's a wonder what a half decent win, Arsenal capitulation and Sherwood sacking will do for moral, isn't it?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liverpool discussed, odd Jack inspired unplanned book club mentioned and Luis Suarez not called a racist, so we'll do that here instead. Tunnel slouching, Vertonghen and Lloris leaving, Barça ban effects on Tottenham all looked at also. Sunderland soon, so we had Gareth from Wise Men Say back on, who given where his club are and how they're playing, was probably more downcast and depressed then we are, which is really fucking saying something. To end, a Levy voice is performed in famous YouTube personality fashion, and Bains questions whether or not the pod is even worth doing for the rest of this shambolic season.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benfica away is discussed and the comeback against Southampton analysed. Jack has a rant that starts off supporting Sherwood, but seems to call for his head by the end of it. He's a bit undecided. Liverpool fans are on again and Bains makes things awkward in record time. He literally has no regrets.Things, as they seem to have been more and more recently, get a bit depressing towards the end. We decide to remedy it by scrapping the usual ending in favour of a performance reading of an extract from a newly released autobiography...and it might just be the best thing we've ever done.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benfica and Arsenal at home are discussed with all of the passion of a dead green eared spaghetti monster. Southampton is previewed with Steve Grant of The Saints Web and neither of us think we're going to win. Neither does Steve. Alfredo is back to talk Benfica, lovely and gracious as ever he was, also giving Raj chance to play mind games by bringing up the curse of Béla Guttmann and Jack spared us a repeat of the pigeon Portuguese. We keep losing and we've got a gilet wearing gooner as our manager, what the fuck do you expect us to have to say?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Rule The Roost is dedicated to the memory of Darren Alexander, who was the Joint-Chairman of the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust. Sadly, he passed away suddenly last week. Our best wishes and thoughts are with his loved ones at this time. Chelsea is discussed, Sherwood is evaluated, tears are shed and group hugs had yet again. Benfica at home is previewed with our first ever European guest. Look at us going all continental. Jack speaks bad portuguese, who knew? Arsenal at the Lane means gooners on our podcast. We talk about both clubs. We talk about each other. Raj says that Theo Walcott cries when he cums. North London is ours. Come on you Spurs.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dnipro comeback, Cardiff win, Soldado goal - all summed up in the most Rule The Roost fashion possible. We then talked Chelsea with Joe and Freddie, who are both fans of that particular club. We talked about their players, manager and likelihood to win the league. We didn't question their morals as much though, sadly. Freddie gave us a painful story about Jermaine Jenas stealing his university girlfriend with 50" televisions and we mention a manager of a certain formerly Woolwich based club in the same sentence as Operation Yew Tree more times than is advisable. We had a breakdown about modern football to ourselves, discussed the Karl Pilkington iTunes review, talked about Jack's 30th birthday and the message he left on Raj's answerphone at 3am one morning pretending to be irate Northerner 'Barry' - althewhile forgetting about the miracle of caller ID.Long and enjoyable this (that's what she said).Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instead of talking about losing to Dnipro and Norwich properly, Jack sang a song and Raj had a meltdown about people running around in the woods on The Walking Dead. No, really. We regrouped and actually had a decent discussion about the games, if you were maybe worried, but we'd rather have found a corner to gently sob and rock in. Joined by two Cardiff fans before this weekends game, we thanked them for Gareth Bale and checked in on Steven Caulker before getting all Paxman about their red shirts and mental owner. Many thanks to Joel and Steve for putting up with us questioning their morals. All aboard the banter bus...apparently.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laughing at Newcastle, laughing with Lego and coming at you with brand spanking new recording software, Rule The Roost has never been better*. Most unlike our guests this week, who both support Norwich. Fears of relegation, wanting to sack their manager and no real hope going in to a home game against us, they really put a perspective on how good we've got it. *Please note: Rule The Roost may have been better at some point in the past.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Somehow, without us knowing how, we beat Everton. We do our best to make sense of it alongside Chris 'WindyCOYS' Miller, who made a lifelong dream come true by appearing on the show, apparently. Looking forward to Newcastle, Taylor of the Taylor And Besty podcast was back, this time bringing along Besty for the ride. We discussed our managers, our players and the game ahead...for some of the time. Other times we bonded over a mutual admiration for the hilarity of Fake Taxi on PornHub - under 18s need not google. Seriously.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We didn’t record a Hull podcast, mainly because we didn’t want to. We’re not even sorry, to be honest. We’re back now though, brushing over two bad results in record time, literally doing our best not to delve in to the games past reading the scores out. Joined again by friends of the show and our favourite Everton fans going, Si and Bally from the NSNO Podcast are back on the line helping us discuss everything we possibly can, apart from the football. The usual tactical nonsense and higher-brow discussion wasn’t even attempted, as topics ranged from the sublime to the salacious. Expect in-jokes from the previous show and plenty of what ‘lads’ would call ‘banter’. Jack has a new tehTrunk video out, so watch it on YouTube. We also discovered a new sound effect while editing that we couldn’t help but play with, so don’t be surprised when you hear a rooster crowing during intervals.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Welsh conquered for a second time away this season, another away win is up for discussion in the shape of Swansea City. Much more pressingly though, with this being our 26th episode of the podcast, we took special time to discuss the legend that is Ledley King, and come close to tears as we remember the player that was and the man that is. Manchester City come to Tottenham next, and with that we welcomed back Rob from TypicalCity with open arms, this time accompanied by his mate and fellow blogger Alex, who evened up the numbers. Looking through their Football Manager squad and season, we did our best not to hang up as we went over the 6-0 pasting away from earlier on in the season, while reassessing previous conversations and opinions held about both clubs managers, players and chances this season.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another win under Tim Sherwood to discuss, the lads look back to the Palace game, with special attention paid to poor old Jason Puncheon. Also discussed was Lewis Holtby's future, Nabil Bentaleb being the second coming and the possible passing of Capoue to Napoli. Then joined by Matt from Lost Boyos, this weekends game was firmly on the agenda. We talked Laudrup, Martinez and Rodgers, as well as players such as Bony, Caulker, Sigurdsson and Michu. Not to mention Gareth Bale's enormous, talent. I wouldn't listen if I was a Cardiff fan, we weren't very nice.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back after a prolonged break over Christmas and New Year, the good ship Rule The Roost rides again in to 2014, discussing everything we've missed during the holidays. Looking forward to the home game against Crystal Palace, we have Chris and Albert from Holmesdale Radio on to discuss the game and sending each other's mothers raunchy pictures of ourselves.Warning: This show includes and accidental plug of John Bostock's short lived gospel rap music career. It's not our fault if you're stupid enough to go and listen to it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our second episode in as many days, and quite possibly, although not entirely confirmed, last before the New Year, we responded to some Redknapp talk from feedback received regarding the Villas-Boas special. We also had a word on Sherwood and his first public interview since the announcement was made yesterday. There was also a short preview of West-Ham in the cup. Moving back to some form of Rule The Roost normality though, we spoke to Southampton fan and owner of the SaintsWeb, Steve Grant. Brushing off any and all jealousy toward their flourishing season and apparent stability, we asked about their youth system, Marcelo Bielsa inspired coach and how scared they were of us now given the circumstances. We bottled asking which players wives Alan Pardew *allegedly* slept with though, unfortunately.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few hasty text messages later, it was decided that André Villas-Boas deserved his own dedicated show. After a season and a quarter at the helm of Tottenham Hotspur, the undeniably handsome manager was given his marching orders, leaving the majority of Spurs fans unsure what to make of it. In a roundtable of distinctly down and baffled fans, ESPN and Bleacher Report writer Dan Fitch and voice of the people Danny McAvoy joined hosts Jack and Raj to try and make sense of the days events. Waving a teary goodbye and evaluating his tenure at the club, as well as assessing the rumoured replacements, this one is for you, Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in the hosting chair, Jack Hussey rejoined Raj Bains on this weeks show, making sure the audio equivalent of Ledley King (Bains) and Michael Dawson (Hussey) were back together again. They started by celebrating a good week for the club and three points against Sunderland, before turning their attention to Anji on Thursday and Liverpool on Sunday. With nobody in Dagestan willing to talk to us - we presume - we skipped ahead to Liverpool and spoke to Social Media godzilla Michael Sinnerton, who currently helps control Nike's online presence. We asked about the in form striker currently injured and the inform striker on loan from The Klan, as well as discussing a few pearls of wisdom from real life comic creation Brenton Rodgers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stepping in to the hosting chair in the absence of Tottenham's Keith Chegwin, Raj and the SpursStatMan himself Jack look back on the Fulham game and make sure to point out that they're 100% not the same person with some form of mental illness. Joined by Sunderland fan Gareth, of Wise Men Say Podcast, we preview the upcoming game at the Stadium Of Light and find out more about the Premier League's current soap opera side. New manager, new players, new internal structure, new dawn? We find out just how seriously we should be taking The Black Cats and former Tottenham favourite Gus Poyet.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kicking off a double-bill of episodes this week as we do our best to combat the Premier League fixture congestion, we try and put to bed the Manchester United result as emphatically as André Villas-Boas did the press agenda against him, which was also discussed. Russ Goldman from Cottage Talk Podcast was our Fulham fan of choice to join us as we collectively conducted a candle lit vigil for the legendary Martin Jol after his recent sacking, although Fulham actually had the good grace to wait until the match had finished. Also on the agenda was their new boss René Meulensteen and reports on Tottenham rejects Berbatov, Parker, Bent and Taarabt.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huddled in a corner together crying and shaking we do our best to contextualise what losing 6-0 away to Manchester City really means, and how it changes things at the club, if at all. We also mention the victory away at Tromsø, confirming that we've comprehensively won our group in the Europa League. Dale O'Donnell from Stretty News is our Manchester United guest this week, and Jack and Raj do their best to sound up for another stern test in the league. What matters more, the result or the performance? And would and should a loss be the end of the road for Villas-Boas? Also looking at Sir Alex, David Gill, and summer rumours at United in depth, we prioritised collectively rating just how attractive David Moyes' daughter really is above all else.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putting the International break behind us and welcoming back club football with open arms, we turned our attention very quickly to the upcoming game away at the Etihad. Before that though, congratulations were in order for France captain Hugo Lloris, and we lent a shoulder to cry on for Sigurðsson, Chiricheș and the injured Christian Eriksen. Robert Pollard of TypicalCity fame was our guest as we got back in to the real groove of the show and discussed our opponents, taking special time out to allow him to profess his undying love for one Ledley King. With hosts Jack and Raj playing their usual good cop, bad cop roles, Mr Hussey compared a friendly chat about City in general, while Bains interrogated Rob on the legitimacy of Manchester City and the lack of morality required to support such a questionable entity.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yet another International Break, yet another disappointing result leading in to it. Discussing what went wrong, and what could have gone better against Newcastle was first on the agenda as Tottenham's answer to Gervais and Merchant invited on two fellow Spurs fans on to the pod. Ben McAleer of WhoScored.com and Abbi Summers of Fanzone were on board a much more introverted episode as we discussed the talking points from inside the club at a much greater length and detail than usual, and answered a number of burning questions from the listeners.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A first penalty win since 1994 is celebrated as we beat Hull again within a week and dump them out of the League cup. Everton away is discussed and dissected, with Lloris' indestructible skull up for praise. Sheriff and the impact of the 1882 also have a hefty hat tipped toward them. Joined by Taylor Payne from True Faith Podcast, we discussed duck size horses vs horse sized ducks, goat related bestiality, robbery related defecation and the legend of smelly Bob, may god rest his soul. There was also a little bit of football in there somewhere too, in case you were worried.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussing the eventual victory against Hull, addressing the atmosphere at White Hart Lane and previewing an unfortunate replay of the same game we've just suffered through, host's Jack and Raj breath a collective sigh of relief as they put Hull behind them. Joined by Si and Ballsy from NSNO.co.uk, we laughed and joked our way through an Everton preview. Deluded red rivals, Steven Pienaar and Roberto Malteaser were on all on the agenda, as was a legally questionable assessment of David Moyes' three-piece suit.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simultaneously reviewing the Aston Villa win and previewing Sheriff in the Europa League and Hull in both the league and League Cup, we had a lot to get through this week. Alongside Matthew Rudd from Amber Nectar, we were brought up to speed on Hull City in their present guise, and found out why they're not happy with being called Tigers. Praise for Huddlestone and Livermore too, with nods toward Andros Townsend and the return of Emmanuel Adebayor.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keeping up to date with both our players involved in internationals and those training at home, we happily waved goodbye to the distraction from Tottenham and club football for the foreseeable future. Speaking to Sam Tighe from Bleacher Report, we discussed how Aston Villa and Tottenham went from being league rivals to poles apart despite being similar clubs in stature. Benteke, Lambert and tactics going in to the game were also points for discussion, and we definitely didn't refer to the game as the 'Alan Hutton derby' or bring up how he beat his own father.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doing our best to draw the positives and digest the various negatives from the weekends loss to West-Ham, we drew a line under the game for good. Alongside SpursStatMan writer and blogger Ben Alfrey, we took advantage of yet another international break and did our best to evaluate and contextualise the season so far. Tactics, team selection, substitutions and more, we did our best to answer the various questions the season thus far has thrown at us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week, another London derby. After discussing the performance and result against Chelsea we previewed cup final week for West Ham fans with the upcoming fixture at White Hart Lane firmly in mind. Joined by Sean Whetstone, a blogger, podcaster and influential supporter of West Ham, we quizzed him on life under Big Sam, how they expect to fill the Olympic stadium, summer transfer dealings and their stumbling season thus far.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After apologising for missing the Cardiff game and briefly revelling in yet another victory and clean sheet, we got back on our bike and took a lengthy look forward to Chelsea at home. Joined by loyal Chelsea season ticket holder Joe, host's Jack and Raj explored and debated the morals of being owned by such a shady character and the successes that come with it, the mystery of Lukaku and Mata, Andre Villas-Boas and the second coming of Mourinho.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back to the usual show format, we look ahead to our next league opponents Norwich with a respected local club journalist and Canaries fan, Michael Bailey. Hosted as always by tehTrunk, and site editor Raj, we discussed the upcoming fixture, being owned by Delia Smith and who is worse out of Sebastian Bassong and Harry Kane.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the transfer window blissfully closed and international football causing an unwelcome break in premier league action, host Jack and editor Raj, alongside SpursStatMan's own 'Head Of Opposition Scouting' Rob Brown, took the opportunity to have a closer look at our own club. A frighteningly busy window has caused not only concerns over our ability to adapt and gel going forwards, but also the suitability of our current tactical outlook. Giving the new boys a once over, saying goodbye to Bale and pushing our tactical nous to its limits, we did our best to second guess the rest of the season.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the first North London Derby of the season fast approaching, host Jack and editor Raj strayed in to enemy territory and invited on two prominent Arsenal fans to discuss the game ahead. Whilst also taking an extremely brief look back at wins against Dinamo Tblisi and Swansea, the focus was heavily on the Emirates. Unlike most encounters between fans of both sides, expect intelligent debate, probing questions about each others club and plenty of well aimed digs wherever possible.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of Tottenham's first home game of the season against Swansea, host Jack and editor Raj spoke to Chris of the popular SwansBlog about the forthcoming fixture. Discussing topics ranging from tactics to transfers, and set-pieces to Sigurdsson, we gave this intriguing fixture the attention it deserved.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode four of Rule the Roost sees editor Raj leaving the hard work to tehTrunk whilst he suns himself in Morocco….no bitterness. But onward we soldier, with a new season ahead, we speak to Chris Waters, media spokesman for the Crystal Palace Supporters' Trust about the Holmesdale fanatics, the ravages of modern football, beating us 3-0 and John Bostock's penchant for a nice car. Come on you Spurs!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode three of the podcast and we've done away with discussing individual football clubs, and have instead had an in-depth scout in to the history of Tottenham Hotspur's various forays in to the Brazilian game and market. Alongside this weeks guest and self-confessed Brazilophile Jack Lang of SnapKakaPop, Guardian, ESPN, When Saturday Comes (to name but a few) fame, show host Jack and site editor Raj were taught why Paulinho is going to be one of the best midfielders in the world, and why nobody in Brazil really knows who Huerelho Gomes is.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode two of the podcast and we're already branching out slightly. Rather than scouting the opposition, we're asking questions about the inner-workings of our own club to Roberto Kussabi the former Head Of Social Media at Tottenham. In discussion as always with host Jack and site editor Raj, we talked about the players as people, smelling AVB, working for the club you love and much more besides.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pilot episode see’s podcast host Jack joined by site editor Raj, opposite Real Madrid fans and bloggers Bassam and Kaushik, from RealMadridFootballBlog.com. Discussions range from Gareth Bale to Luka Modric, and Jose Mourinho to the two clubs mysterious commercial partnership, with just about everything else in between.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ruletheroost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.