Talking Balls 29/05/15 Football Season Wrap Up

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker, Alex Winter and Andy Platt to look back at the football season – Did Jose Mourinho deserve to win manager of the year?  Does Eden Hazard winning player of the year demonstrate why Premier League teams are lagging behind in Europe?  Are strange alphabetical forces at work in the Championship?  The panel also give some bold predictions for next season, we reveal this season’s greatest and worst teams in the world, and find out how an Olympic gold medalist is lowering his family’s dental bills… Have a listen.

Talking Balls General Election Special

DEMOCRACY! HELL YEAH!  Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker, Tom Skelton and Pete Strong for the perfect fusion of politics and sport.  Can they put together a cabinet of sports stars who’d outperform whichever numpties get elected into office in May?  The panel also catch up with the greatest and worst teams in the world, and find out the bizarre reason for a footballer being sent off in La Liga…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 02/04/14 – Druggers, ruggers and happy buggers.

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker and Pete Strong to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Should doping be a criminal offence?  Has the final weekend of the 6 Nations proved the northern hemisphere sides do have a chance of winning the Rugby World Cup? What are the worst motivational techniques used in sport?  Are Hartlepool the biggest success story of the football season?  There’s also an update on the greatest and worst teams in the world, and find out why England players like Roy Hodgson so much…

Talking Balls 30/4/14 – Sacking, sneezing and bus parking.

Adam Lindsay is joined by Stuart Duggan and Matt Ayre to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Were Manchester United right to sack David Moyes? Is this the most exciting end of a Premier League season ever? Is the future of English cricket secure in the hands of Peter Moores? Should Jose Mourinho be criticised for “parking the bus”? Are Oldham still the greatest team in the world? And find out why a Liverpool fan has had to cancel his haircut appointment…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 16/04/14 – Grief, belief and glory that’s brief.

Adam Lindsay is joined by Alex Petrovic, Andy Platt and Matt Ayre to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Has the time come for Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal? Will Fulham pull off the great escape again? Should elite athletes stick to what they know, or constantly challenge themselves? What are the shortest moments of glory in sport? Plus, another edition of the semi-regular feature ‘Steve Kean Watch’, and find out how the Zimbabwean FA plan to plug a black hole in their finances…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 9/04/14 – Sackings, hatings and improbable happenings

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker, Pete Strong and Dan Fardell to discuss the week’s hottest sporting topics – Is it ever too late to sack a manager? Are Liverpool ‘special’? Has the much-haralded golden age of British sport already been and gone? After The Undertaker’s unbeaten Wrestlemania streak came to an end, the panel discuss what other highly improbable sporting events they think will occur, and find out how Netflix has helped an Israeli football team to victory…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 1/4/14 – Friendlies, Googlies and Seasonalities

Adam Lindsay is joined by Pete Strong and Alex Winter to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Is the European Nations League a competition too far, or the salvation of international football?  Do the other Home Nations care about how their cricket team performs?  Should we switch some sports from the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics?  After Russell Brand’s recent appearance on Match of the Day, who else should the BBC bring in to improve the show?  And find out why a Mexican football team all wore paper bags on their heads at a recent game…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 02/01/14 – Contenders, Pretenders and Offenders

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker, Alex Petrovic and Alex Winter to discuss the week’s hottest sporting topics – Are Everton really genuine title contenders?  Should Beckham, Froome or Murray have been knighted?  Should players of managers take the blame when things go wrong?  What bizarre, Cardiff-esque selection and transfer policies should other teams adopt?  Find out who the new greatest team in the world is, and hear about the weird tactic Shinji Kagawa has used to boost his confidence.  Have a listen.

Talking Balls Christmas Special

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker, Pete Strong and Adam Race in his Christmas grotto to put together the Talking Balls nativity scene. The panel also discuss whether managers should give flair players more protection in the Premier League, predict who will win Sports Personality of the Year in 2014, and reveal why a League Two goalkeeper could be about to become a lot more famous after retiring.  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 29/11/13 – Referees, stickers, quizzes, and Justin Lee Collins

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker and Pete Strong to discuss the hottest sports topics – Should pundits be banned from criticising referees? Is sport really that important? How much do our panel actually know about sport? And find out why a football fan has been on a Justin Lee Collins-esque quest to track down five obscure mid nineties Premier League footballers.  Have a listen.