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Q&A podcast

Hey everyone, we're recording the latest Q&A podcast on Friday, hopefully with Xavi already announced as Barcelona's new coach. Get your questions in on Xavi or anything else Barça, Barcelona,...

E77: Barça earn vital Kyiv win and Dembele returns

Ousmane Dembele was back in action for Barça as they scraped a tense 1-0 win at Dynamo Kyiv. Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into the game and look ahead to the visit to Celta Vigo. 

--Demb...

E76: Minor improvement for Barjuan's Barça ahead of Kiev

Sam, Rik and Toni talk about Barcelona 1-1 draw with Alaves on Saturday night, before one of the smallest crowds in Camp Nou's history. They also look ahead to the Champions League clash with Dynam...

E75: Toni is awake, Barjuan is in charge, Xavi is coming

Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into the Koeman reign, touch on the interim coach Sergi Barjuan, and look ahead to the arrival of Xavi. 

E74: Koeman axed, Barça lose at Rayo Vallecano

Ronald Koeman has been sacked by FC Barcelona. Sam and Rik give their instant reaction and discuss the Rayo game briefly - not that many people will remember it. We'll be back with a full length po...

E73: Aguero's first Barça goal can't prevent another Clasico defeat

Sam, Rik and Toni analyse Barcelona's 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in Sunday's Clasico at Camp Nou. David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez goals gave Madrid the three points, with substitute Sergio Aguero's late...

E72: UCL survival, Clasico preview, Patron Q&A

Okkkkk let's go! This is a long one. Two pods in one, really. The reaction to the Dynamo Kyiv win, looking ahead to the Clasico and then answering as many questions as we could.

Running order...

Q&A pod Friday

Hey everyone, we're recording a big pod Fri with Kiev wrap plus the Q&A, so get your questions in on Discord or, if you aren't on there, you can also reply to this post by 1pm Spain time Friday...

E71: Are Dynamo Kiev a danger to Barça?

Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the Champions League game on Wednesday, which is bigger than Barcelona would like it to be. We also speak to Andrew Todos, Ukrainian football expert (2021-10-19 09:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post

E70: Awesome Ansu downs Valencia to kick off huge week for Barca

Barcelona got back to winning ways against Los Che with Ansu Fati scoring and winning a penalty, while Philippe Coutinho also got his first goal for nearly a year. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the gam...

E69: Guano sandwiches at a decaying Camp Nou

Sam is back and even though it's a quiet week in football because of the internationals, somehow there's a lot to talk about. Barça have some huge games coming up (Valencia, Dinamo, the Clasico), ...

E68: Inside the friendly as Aguero nets against Cornella

Toni has connections with people involved in Barcelona's behind closed doors friendly against Cornella on Wednesday (2-2 with goals from Aguero and Coutinho), so he tells Rik the info on how Barça...

E67: Luis Enrique shows Barca the way & the lowdown on Xavi in Qatar

Sam, Rik and Toni discuss why Luis Enrique can make a team with so many Barcelona players look so much better than Barcelona. That's what he's done in 2021 with Spain, making good use of Eric Garci...

E66: Who is Xavi the coach? The lowdown on his work at Al Sadd

We know all about Xavi the player, but what about Xavi the coach? The former Barcelona is one of the favourites to take over at Camp Nou if Ronald Koeman leaves, but is he ready for the job? Sam, R...

E65: Q&A Pod on transfer funds, next coach, pressers and more

We answered all the questions you threw at us, leading to perhaps the longest Siempre Pod on record. Barca Femeni, loads of Qs about the coach situation/replacements, youngsters coming through, why...

Wed Q&A Pod

Hey all! Just putting this post here incase some patrons who are not on Discord want to leave any questions for the pod. We'll record on Wednesday afternoon Spain time so any questions by 4pm CET w...

E64: Aimless against Atletico and now Koeman stays?

The boys are back and Koeman will be too, apparently. Sam, Rik and Toni discuss Barcelona's 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano, Koeman's comments after the game where he appea...

Ansu Fati shirt prize draw video

Congratulations to our winner! A fresh Ansu No 10 shirt will be coming your way soon. We'll message you for your size/details tomorrow (so you get a chance to find out about your victory organicall...

E63: Benfica battering, Koeman on the brink

Well then. Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into what happened in Lisbon last night, Eric Garcia's struggles, Koeman's Frenkie switch, when will he go? Who will replace him?

--Benfica 3-0 Barcelon...

E62: 'Negatifa' or realistic Koeman? Must win or must not lose for Barca in Lisbon?

Sam, Rik and Toni return for a bonus pod looking ahead to Barcelona's trip to Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday. They're also joined by Tiago Wemans from the Benfica podcast Visão Verm...

E61: Ansu is back! La Masia thrives against Levante

What a difference a week makes! Finally some good news for Barça fans, with Ansu Fati not only returning from injury but scoring too. Sam, Rik and Toni give their views on Barça's impressive 3-0 ...

E60: Cadiz... plus Patrons Q&A on Xavi, Martinez & more

Sam, Rik and Toni talk about the Cadiz game but this one is mainly to answer your questions. On Xavi, Roberto Martinez, left-footed centre-backs, Laporta, Koeman and a lot more. 

E59: Inside the Força Koeman documentary with Edwin Winkels

Sam, Rik and Toni are joined by special guest Edwin Winkels, the Dutch journalist who worked on the documentary, Força Koeman. The documentary provides a fascinating insight into the Barcelona coa...

E58: Pique and Luuk de Jong up front because Barça can't play "tiki-taki"

Sparks fly on the latest pod as Sam, Rik and Toni get stuck into Barcelona's 1-1 draw with Granada on Monday night. 

Topics: 

--Atmosphere at Camp Nou
--Is Koeman right?<...

E57: The making of Pedri... and how far can he go?

We had some fun with this one! A look at how Pedri grew from a boy in Tenerife to being a Barcelona star. Featuring Rik's interviews with Pepe Mel, Aythami and Ayoze Hernandez, dubbed over by Toni....

E56: Bayern Munich post-mortem... not looking good for Koeman

So that happened. It wasn't eight, but it wasn't much better when it came to the performance. Sam, Rik and Toni analyse what happened at Camp Nou on Tuesday night, from Bayern's physical s...

E55: Bayern lowdown as Champions League returns

The Monday pod is coming early this week because its shelf-life will only last up to the Bayern game on Tuesday. So here we go, previewing Barcelona's first Champions League clash of the season. 2021-09-12 14:40:43 +0000 UTC View Post

E54: Coutinho scores on Barça return, Laporta & Koeman interviews, Q&A

Sam, Toni and Rik discuss Barcelona's 2-1 friendly win over AE Prat on Wednesday, with Philippe Coutinho scoring on his return after nine months out. The game was not broadcast but Toni knew some p...

Help! I can't join Discord / Questions / Archive

Hey everyone.

Discord: When you sign up you *should* be told how to link your Patreon and Discord accounts to join our community. If you're stuck, then let us know here by r...

E53: Pjanic vs Koeman, surf's up for Pique, Aguero's complaint, De Jong analysis

This week Sam, Rik and Toni discuss the various news stories in the Barçaverse. From Pjanic's departure to Emerson's issue with Laporta, Kun Aguero speaking to Ibai Lanos and Pique going surfing i...