Welcome to Episode 17:Fork in the Road Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ The Coshcast is back and it’s getting festive. In the Premiership, Arsenal Stoke the fire as QPR leave Burnley burning, the big winners of course are West Ham as Carrol proves worth his weight in hair, and City […]
Last season we saw the rise of the Mersey. This season the rivers banks are so low you probably can stand in it without soaking your ankles. Excuse my hyperbole but in a footballing sense the fall from grace that we’ve seen from the city of Liverpool’s two […]
Welcome to Episode 16: Szczesny’s Arrogant Haircut Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ It’s an action packed Coshcast for you this week: In the Premiership, Glen Johnson gets the kick in the face so many Liverpool fans think he deserves, but this time it saves Rodgers’ blushes! United smash Hull, QPR & […]
Welcome to Episode 15: A Plethora of Mumus Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ It’s Coshcast time and on Liverpool’s chance to shine, they end up polishing Palace’s Crystal. Hull mull it over as Eriksends them to defeat, and Arsenal contemplate hiring Bill Murray as manager if this Groundhog Day thing […]
Another international break has come and gone. Some may think its good for the players to get a break from their club schedules and others think that international fixtures disrupt club form. It’s an arguable concept that could go either way, and really boils down to how your […]
Welcome to Episode 14! Another international break! The Coshcast international! Liechtenstein, Moldova, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, we may or may not have them all covered. We will take you around the Euro qualifiers and then some. We preview the weekend’s action from the Premierleague, Serie A, and la Liga, […]
Welcome to Episode 13! Chelsea’s Costamary Win! This week on the Coshcast, West Brom look dozy against Ayoze while Chelsea got cozy at Anfield. Jozy still cant get a game at Sunderland during their draw with Everton, and Bony leads the line as the Swans peck Arsenal. On […]
I’ve mentioned before on the Coshcast that my Dad – or ‘Old Cosher’ – is a long-suffering Tottenham fan. From the glory of winning the league and cup double in the early 60s to the doldrums of the Taricco-infected 90s, he’s seen it all. After Spurs’ defeat to […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 12! The Manchester Derby! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ It’s the Coshcast, and what a weekend it was. We take you around the grounds in the Premiership where Smalling and falling gifted City victory in the Manchester derby, Villa took a last-minute Kaning from Tottenham, […]
We begin with a review of the previous round of results: West Ham 2-1 Manchester City was the shock of the round, with Liverpool 0-0 Hull City, and Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle close contenders. These results really threw our predictors for a loop. The easier results to predict were Sunderland […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 11! El Clasico! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ This week there’s the little matter of El Clasico, or if you’re an overpaid under informed pundit, “The Clasico.” There’s news from the premiership where Allardyce’s Russel Brand of football is winning hearts and minds, Spurs and […]
El Clasico arrives this weekend at that perfect time when the two Spanish giants are seemingly unmatchable and on top of the world. On one corner we have a Real Madrid team that simply can not stop scoring goals. On another we have a Barcelona side still very […]
Nothing gives our predictors more joy than to get a perfect score, which is what happened for three fixtures this past weekend. Just to recap, Everton 3-0 Aston Villa, Toronto FC 1-1 Montreal Impact, and Inter Milan 2-2 Napoli were correctly predicted by a variety of participants. The toughest of […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 10! Bang Bang! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ And so, The Coshcast, which might or might not have as many late surprises as QPR against Liverpool. The premiership made such a roaring comeback this weekend, they’ll presumably be selling versions of it at Urban Outfitters, […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9! Indian Edition! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ As much as you know we all love the international break, this hasn’t been too bad. Lively European Cup qualifiers have seen Europe’s old powers struggle against teams that are — let’s be fair — not really […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8! It all starts in Italy! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 We Cosh-cast our net far and wide this week, starting in Italy, and referencing Avril Lavigne in the process. Mohaned also compares Juan Mata to a butler, or something.We review the weekend’s action across Europe. […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of the Coshcast! PHILBERT! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 This week, on the Coshcast… Denzel Washington’s role in The Equalizer comes under pressure from Phil Jagielka after the Everton man’s last minute rocket in the Merseyside derby. In North London, meanwhile, Chamberlain’s strike results in appeasement […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of the Coshcast! No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 It’s Sunday, and as sure as you’ve chosen to leave your laundry to the last minute, there’s a new Coshcast to enjoy. Aston Villa give Arsenal 30 minutes of foreplay before three […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of the Coshcast! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 Even Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw with Burnley was more exciting than the international break, but fortunately there are other games to talk about. Arsenal against City, Diego Costa against Swansea, and the exciting addition to the Manchester […]
It was June 26, 1996. England were playing Germany at Wembley in the semi-finals of the European Championships. I had bet my grandfather 10 pence that Germany would score first. Not a huge gamble in hindsight, but at eight years old it seemed like a fairly big deal. […]
Welcome to Episode 24 of the Coshcast! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 We’re a week closer to the World Cup and like FIFA’s propensity for corruption, the Coshcast never stops. This week we examine the remaining World Cup groups. In E, will the French smoke the opposition, or just […]
Welcome to Episode 23 of the Coshcast! Subscribe on iTunes: This week, Southampton faced the biggest robbery of assets since European explorers landed in the Americas, while Tottenham are Pochetting some of the benefits, and Liverpool the others. In Italy, AC Milan replace one ex-player with another and […]
We’ve known it for a month, but now it’s official. Fergie’s chosen one has gone. Many Manchester United fans celebrated like it was 1999. Some of us knew it was necessary, but still looked upon the decision with sadness. A sure sign that United were no longer the […]
Welcome to Episode 21! This week, Arsenal replicate Britney Spears’ career by looking down and out before storming back and repeating what they did in 2005! In Spain, Martino’s men give Simeone’s soldiers a scare but ultimately concede the title, while in Germany, Bayern win the DFB Pokal. […]
Its 4:45 PM London local time. Big Ben is 15 minutes away from declaring the start of the FA CUP final. Arsene Wenger walks into the Wembley dressing room. Head held high. Suit, wrinkle free. He looks down at his squad and asks, “At 7pm, will Arsenal still […]
By Andra Nasrie The portable radios were out at the Vicente Calderon, Nou Camp, and Santiago Bernabeu. Worldwide, fans frantically switched back and forth between channels on TV. Not since 2006/2007 has La Liga offered such an unpredictable climax. And on matchday 37, when every match were played […]
Welcome to Episode 20! The Premier League season is DONE! City are crownded champions for the second time in three years. We take you through the ups and down of this 2013/2014 season while we recall the best, the worst and the most spectacular moments. We also take […]
It’s the last match day. The feeling is bitter sweet in many ways. The end of the club season means the world cup is coming and transfer season is upon. That being said, our predictions will go away for a while and this brings us sadness. Here is […]
Welcome to Episode 19! Things are FINALLY getting decided! We recap a weekend where some major questions were answered. Napoli win the Coppa Italia, Juventus win Serie A, Arsenal get 4th place, Norwich and Fulham are going down. The only things left are who will win the Premiership, […]
The Semi-Final second legs of the Champions League were incredible. This year’s CL has really stepped up! Chelsea got knocked out at home by Atletico Madrid while Real Madrid dominated Bayern Munich at home to set up a CL Final Madrid derby. Some will use this for their […]
Episode 18 marks the start of our new look CoshCast! We spice up our introduction and give you more for your time. Check out our new segment; “Mumu of the Week”. Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 We talk Premier League action. The title battle is blown straight out the water with Chelsea’s […]
Everyone still in Champions League mode? I don’t blame you. Its definitely heating up. Madrid came out with a very favourable 1-0 win against Bayern Munich while Mourinho bored us all to death with a 0-0 away draw to Atletico Madrid. He claims he will field a weakened side […]
Well, the deed has been done. Manchester Utd have finally sacked David Moyes after 10 months of abject failure. Moyes has overseen losses to the likes of West Brom, Stoke, Newcastle and Olympiakos. He’s overspent on Marouane Fellaini, pissed off Robin Van Persie, been clueless as to how […]
We’re back with Episode 17 of the Coshcast. *Sorry for the audio quality this week, had a technical issue. Won’t happen again* The podcast is on iTunes. Please subscribe to keep up to date with all new activities: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 In this episode of the Coshcast, the crew revisit their […]
Midweek we saw a Copa Del Ray Classico final which Gareth Bale decided with a sweet solo goal. In the Premier League, the mid-week games threw us some curve balls. Everton lost ground in their fight for a Champions League berth while some say Manchester City handed Liverpool the […]
The Champions League midweek games were nail biting affairs; all of them! Manchester United lost to Bayern 3-1 and their hope of an upset was short lived, while Chelsea kept the EPL’s hopes of the CL title alive with a last minute Demba Ba flick against PSG. Manchester […]
We’re back with Episode 16 of the Coshcast. The podcast is on iTunes. Please subscribe to keep up to date with all new activities: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 On this week’s podcast we go back into the annals of history to tell you about our best moments playing the game we love. […]
Manchester United and Chelsea were in Champions League action midweek. The former came away with a draw against arguably the best team in Europe, while Jose Mourinho lost the plot against PSG in the last 30 minutes of the game as Chelsea conceded two late goals. Both these […]
The predictions are back! It’s been a crazy week of scores in the Premier League which included Chelsea’s mauling of Arsenal and City’s cruise at Old Trafford. On our latest podcast, we review all the scores from last week, as well as El Classico! La Liga is, for […]
Welcome to Episode 15 of our Coshcast! The podcast is on iTunes. Please subscribe to keep up to date with all new activities: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 We start off by going back in time and recalling why we support the teams we do. After that, we disect El-Clasico with all its […]
The Premier League is back! Intense Champions League and Europa League fixtures have kept us busy midweek. Chelsea and Manchester United are the only two English teams to get through their respective ties. Good luck to them! Now back to predicting this crazy crazy league… Previous Matchday Scores: […]
Welcome to Episode 14 of our Coshcast! The podcast is on iTunes. Please subscribe to keep up to date with all new activities: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 We talk about the romantic FA Cup with The City-Wigan encounter as well as Arsenal vs Everton. La Liga also has a lot of talking […]
Not a lot of games this weekend so we decided to add a couple of “EXTRA” games! The FA Cup makes an appearance as well as the well coveted EL CLASSICO; the Ronaldo vs Messi affair. Sorry Bale, You’ll have to prove yourself before you are mentioned in […]
The Premier League is back! Less games to predict this weekend, as we are deprived of a mouthwatering Manchester Derby due to City’s engagement with the Carling Cup final. Knownig city’s squad, they couldve still fielded two different teams and won both games. Non the less, we have […]
Just when Jose looks to cement his place as the special one he goes and ruins our predictions by allowing West Brom to draw at the death. Karma for Ramires’ dive perhaps? Oh and United just don’t seem to follow the script. They were supposed to lose to […]
Another round of predictions is upon us! These are always so much fun to do as they prove that we know nothing about football. Fun. Its been a great experience so far and you always get a thrill when you predict a perfect score. Sometimes your team would […]
Its the first of February already! The games are coming thick and fast. The squads will be tested especially for the clubs in the Champions League but that will have to wait. Its all about the immediate challenge on the weekend. Will the top team of the league […]
Last weekend was the FA Cup action which saw Arsenal, City, Chelsea, and Liverpool all go through. These four teams will all play each other in the next round with City vs Chelsea, and Arsenal vs Liverpool. For our predictions, we got a midweek’s matchday for you! So, lets […]
Officially across the half way line of what has been a very exciting and challenging Premier League. It felt weird to type “2014” in the title but it is officially upon us. Happy new year to all our readers and hope 2014 brings you much joy and happiness. […]
We are half way through the season! What a season it has been. We are, so far, treaated to one of the most challenging and close title races of all time. At least 5 to 6 teams are fighting for the title. We had some outstanding performers and […]
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