50/50 Football
50/50 Football

50/50 Football

50/50 Football

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Every week 50-50 football talks the game we love with the people who know it best – the fans. Speaking to a network of match-going supporters throughout the UK and sometimes further afield, hosts Neil Atkinson and Rob Gutmann get stuck into the Premier League’s big issues, preview the weekend’s games and sift through football's talking points. 50-50 Football: The Best Views In The Ground.

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Mackem Misery, Bye To Big Sam And Double Bubble For Chelsea?
MAY 25, 2017
Mackem Misery, Bye To Big Sam And Double Bubble For Chelsea?
<p>The last one of the season - Neil Atkinson hosts Rob Gutmann, Paul Duhaney and Paul Senior as they look at the league from the bottom to the top.</p> <p>From Sunderland's inevitable doom to Chelsea's irresistible triumph every club gets looked at and the FA Cup Final looked forward to.</p> <p>Robbie Scotcher joins to talk about Sam Allardyce's shock departure from Crystal Palace - what it means for both him and them and what happens next.</p> <p>Been a pleasure across the season - enjoy 5050 Football for the last time this campaign.</p>
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72 MIN
Manager Merry Go Round
MAY 22, 2017
Manager Merry Go Round
<p>After the last day of the league campaign Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons speak to fans of three clubs finishing the season in very different ways.</p> <p>Watford ended their campaign by getting hammered and home. Now manager-less going into the summer Bradley from Watford FC Blog tells us how it went wrong for Walter Mazzarri, what the new manager might have to work with and what he would like to see from whoever takes charge at Vicarage Road.</p> <p>Things are much brighter at Bournemouth, with The Cherries finishing ninth, their highest top flight finish to date. Supporter James Roach describes how Bournemouth managed that feat, and what can be done to push the club on even further in the future.</p> <p>Finally it is judgement day for David Moyes as Sunderland decide whether to stick with the manager going into The Championship next season. Stephen Goldsmith from Wise Men Say Podcast tells us what he would do if he was in charge and what whoever the manager is needs to do in the summer to make sure The Black Cats bounce back</p>
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32 MIN
The Big Six
MAY 18, 2017
The Big Six
<p>The focus is 3rd to 7th for 5050 Football this week. Supporters from Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton are around and about talking about their clubs, their season and their hopes for both this weekend, next Wednesday and the summer.</p> <p>It's as thorough as a show gets. So huge thanks to Rob Gutmann and Mo Stewart in the studio, and David Mooney, Natasha Henry, Steve Armstrong and Matt Jones for talking away happily about what has and will happen next.</p>
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106 MIN
Title Wins and Owner Sins
MAY 15, 2017
Title Wins and Owner Sins
<p>There may be one week left in the English Premier League, but it was a week of resolution at top and bottom of the table. </p> <p>Safe for another year are Swansea and Crystal Palace. We speak to Guto Llewelyn and Robbie Scotcher about their respective victories at the weekend, how their seasons have been turned round and what the clubs need to do to ensure they aren't in the same situation next season. </p> <p>Not so fortunate are Hull City, who will play next season in The Championship. Les Motherby, editor of Amber Nectar fanzine details how the players and manager were up against it from the start due to problems with the ownership. We discuss the fractious relationship between fans and owners and what is likely to happen in the summer. </p> <p>Ending on a high, we speak to Rebecca Knight after Chelsea were crowned champions on Friday night. Rebecca tells us the story of a title win that looked very unlikely in September and what The Blues need to do to challenge on two fronts next season. </p> <p>Football without fans is nothing</p>
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47 MIN
Top To Bottom
MAY 11, 2017
Top To Bottom
<p>This week 5050 Football starts at the bottom and works its way upwards. The relegation picture, the title sorting itself and the top four quest. A weekend with so much riding on it.</p> <p>Neil Atkinson hosts with Paul Duhaney while Andy Middleton, Robbie Scorcher and Natasha Henry. A great crew to focus on five different matches across.a crucial weekend.</p>
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67 MIN