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FOOTBALL IS BACK! We chat about the return of the Premier League and how football will look for the next few months. We talk about the broadcast rights and where we will be able to watch football. JD's awards also feature a local element this week! @thesportsbabble on social media and email thesportsbabble@gmail.com

Phil and Steve sit down and discuss the NBA and NFL. This week they look at the potential return of the NBA at Walt Disney World Orlando and how we might see a new playoff format. They include a straight 16 no conference knockout scenario or are favorite a 20 team World Cup scenario as brilliantly laid out by Kevin O'Connor of the Ringer. They look at two prominent NFL quarterbacks in Dak Prescott and Cam Newtwon and review their current situations? Is Cam being blackballed or is it a case of COVID19 getting in the way for him. Then we deep dive into the Raiders and Steve takes us through how he would run their offence and also his favorite ever Raiders game. Any questions for the pod get us on Twitter @thesportsbabble or via email thesportsbabble@gmail.com

This week the lads take a closer look at the #LastDance and what impact it is having on the world of basketball. We give our (limited) opinions on the Jordan v Lebron debate and we have a new feature #JohnnysAwards where JD will reassign unjust awards from the past! Get us @thesportsbabble on social media and thesportsbabble@gmail.com

Phil finally gets to sit down and chat with his friend Steve O'Rourke about their love for the NBA and NFL. Steve used to be a sports writer for the 42.ie where he would cover among many other topics all things American sports. He is also Offensive Coordinator for the West Dublin Rhinos in the IAFL. So yes he knows what he is talking about. Which for Phil is something new :). In this episode Phil and Steve tell you why they have LeBron James over Michael Jordan in the GOAT status. Phil set Steve a task last week to try and convince him to become a Raiders fan. Can Bill Belichick and Tom Brady survive without each other? Can anyone stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs when/if we get an NFL season this year? Much much more in this episode but you will have to listen to find out. If you have questions or topics for the pod check us out on twitter @thesportsbabble or email us thesportsbabble@gmail.com. #TheSportsBabble

The Babble is back for another isolation pod. This week we are chatting about the return of the Bundesliga, who is in the hunt for the title and how will they implement new rules? We also chat about JD's Sporting Hero; 'The Rock'. And with sports slowly coming back, what do we miss the most? Check @thesportsbabble on Twitter and all social media and thesportsbabble@gmail.com for enquiries.

The full Babble compliment are back for another isolation podcast. This week we chat about Isolation activities outside sport, the return of the Bundesliga & we chat about one of Brent's sporting heroes; Rory McIlroy. Please rate and review the podcast. Get us @thesportsbabble on all social media outlets.

In this Episode Phil got the chance to sit down (Via Skype) and chat to Brendy Boyle. An Irishman from Kerry who has took himself over to Spain to set up roots. Brendy writes about Spanish life and Spanish football for various publications. Brendy is a season ticket holder for Athletico Madrid and he tells us all about life as a fan and what Spanish football culture is like. We also hear how lock-down in Madrid has been and when we will possibly see some form of normality resume. The two lads chat about the impact another Irishman Michael Robinson had on Spanish sports broadcasting and just how big the outpouring of love was for him after his untimely passing. As always get us on all your podcast apps @thesportsbabble. If you have any topics or guests ideas for us drop us a line thesportsbabble@gmail.com

In this episode of The Sports Babble, Phil sat down (via Skype) to chat to Gareth Hanna of the Belfast Telegraph and BBC Radio Ulster commentator. The lads chat about the impact Covid19 is having on the Irish league and local sport. Will the season get finished? An Irish League season that very much got finished was the 1994 season. Gareth recently sat down with some of the protagonists from that day and told us all about the heartbreak they felt. They looked at the Golf season and its potential return, could this be the time for Rory to get that green jacket? If you have any suggestions for guests or topics on the show drop us an email at thesportsbabble@gmail.com or find us across social media @thesportsbabble.

Phil and Brendan take on this week's pod. We discuss the news that PSG being declared French champions and what this means for other European leagues. Will Liverpool be crowned champions? Who will be relegated? Or will the Premier League be played behind closed doors? We also chat about Player of the Year nominees and some player wage issues which are only likely to get more complicated as the pandemic goes on. Catch us @thesportsbabble on social media and patreon.com/thesportsbabble to throw us some sweet dollars.

The lads are back with another podcast from isolation. This time we chat about European Leagues and when they plan to get back playing. Will UEFA have to use their controversial coefficient to rank teams for the UCL and UEL? We also chat about the moral dilemma of the Newcastle takeover and Jamie Carragher's Lifetime 11 Challenge. @thesportsbabble on social media.

This week we chat about the financial issues surrounding football. Will Newcastle be taken over by the Saudi group? What will this mean for the club's relationship with the fans? We also chat about footballers taking pay cuts and how there may be implications for clubs further down the line if this pandemic continues. @thesportsbabble on social media

Podcast #4 from isolation. We chat about the #PlayersTogether campaign that the PL players have set up to help the NHS. Have footballers been getting unfair criticism amid this pandemic? We also discuss our PL Team of the Year so far and there are some disagreements as standard! @thesportsbabble on all social media.

Liverpool have placed their non-playing staff on the government furlough scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic. Should a multi-million pound football club be using this scheme? Does it go against what LFC stand for? We also chat about footballers being called out by politicians. Could they be doing more? Let us know your thoughts @thesportsbabble on social media.

**Apologies for the poor sound quality in parts, you might have to try and work out what we were talking about at certain times.** The third of our podcasts from isolation. We chat all time Premier League goalscorers, Levy & Kane at Spurs and a bit about UEFA's decision to complete this year's competitions. @thesportsbabble on social media.

We're back with another pod from isolation. To entertain ourselves this week we've picked our fantasy 5-a-side teams and debate over who's is the best. We also chat about the greatest ever Premier League captains and rank them from 10 down to 1. Next week we will chat about goalscorers in the Premier League era and want you to join in. Get involved on our social media @thesportsbabble

So everything is starting to go into lock-down and there is no sport to talk about at all. That won't stop us though. If you want some entertainment and distraction then give us a listen. We talk about what the new football schedule might look like in 2020 and beyond, old games we want to watch again and games in the past where we felt our teams were hard done by. If you can, throw us a dollar at patreon.com/thesportsbabble

This week we chat about Man United's recent good form, will it be enough to keep Ole in a job come the summer? We chat to Brendan about his trip to London, where he took in two Premier League games. We discuss the latest news in Bundesliga with Ronan Murphy from Goal.com and we touch on the impact of the Coronavirus on football.

Liverpool's unbeaten run comes to an end, what does this mean for them the rest of the season? We chat to German Football expert Ronan Murphy from Goal.com about the chaos surrounding the Bundesliga at the minute. We also discuss the top 4 battle and how it will resolve itself coming into the final weeks of the season. Follow @thesportsbabble on social media for topics and questions

We discuss Chelsea's 7th home PL defeat of the season to Manchester United, chat about FFP and what it means for Man City and their players. We also chat about the top 4 race, Champions League knockout stages and Alisson's form for Liverpool. @thesportsbabble on social media.

We chat about the top 4 contenders at this stage of the season. It's not all about the typical big boys! We also talk Jose, was it a Mourinho Masterclass on Sunday or did Spurs hold on and get lucky? Does Pep have to rebuild his City team? And are Liverpool going to be up there with the top club sides in history? All this and much more on this week's Babble. @thesportsbabble on all platforms to get in touch.