World Cup News

Given we allowed for three games as we switched back to our regular Thursday recording schedule for the Blue Moon Podcast, you'd have been forgiven for thinking Manchester City might have won at least one of their matches in that time... but sadly not. Three draws and a potential eight-point gap to Arsenal as they face Liverpool not long after this recording means it's not been the happiest of New Years... David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Monk and the BBC's football correspondent John Murray to work out what's happened.At least attention can turn away from Premier League woes for now, though, as Exeter City come to the Etihad in the FA Cup and the it's a tricky trip to Newcastle in the League Cup semi-final first leg. Since it's the first time City have ever played Exeter, we hear from football historian Gary James about the other one-off ties City have had courtesy of the FA Cup.We also get some insight into what to expect from the Grecians on Saturday from Jon from The Big Bank Theory podcast. With City perhaps naming an inexperienced side because of injuries and fatigue in the squad, are there nerves of an upset or should a heavily-rotated City side still have enough to make it into the fourth round draw?With the potential arrivals of Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi (perhaps), we also discuss what the squad needs to give it a bit more oomf in the coming weeks... Plus, what's the most heart-breaking last-minute equaliser?==========To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcastAnd why not gift a Patreon subscription to a friend or family member? More details: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast/gift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S13 EP7: David Earl Our guest this week is an actor and comedian best known for his work in Derek, Afterlife, and the award winning feature film ‘Brian and Charles’ - as well as a prolific podcaster, hosting Gossipmongers, Chatabix and My New Football Club which tracks his newfound support for Exeter City. We discuss supporting Manchester United in the 90's, the wonders of home games at Exeter's St. James Park, and of course - Uri Geller gets a mention. It’s a pleasure to welcome to Quickly Kevin, David Earl! David's brilliant football podcast 'My New Football Club' is available wherever you get your podcasts and we highly recommend giving it a listen! Don't forget the QK Fan Club is now available over at Anotherslice.com/quicklykevin And is ALSO now available via Apple subscriptions! So sign up there to listen to all main series episodes ad free and a week early! You also get two QK Fan Club exclusive bonus episodes each month with over 70 available, including the chapter by chapter read-a-long of the Steve Bruce crime trilogy Striker / Sweeper / Defender with Ivo Graham and much, much more... Thank you for the continued support we genuinely couldn't make the show without you. Thanks, Chris, Josh and Michael xxx Fan Club: www.anotherslice.com/quicklykevin Twitter: @quicklykevin Instagram: quicklykevin Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Chapman & Matt Slater focus on the financial impact of promotion and relegation on men’s professional clubs in the English football pyramid. Guest include Julian Tagg president of Exeter City who this week secured promotion to League One - two leagues below the Premier League - after a decade in League Two & Mark Ives who is The National League’s general manager, the fifth tier of English football where former Premier League side Oldham Athletic will be playing next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.