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The 40 Yard Switch

Jasper Woodson, Wilbur Kueter-Luks

A football podcast with two well-rounded, long-time football fans Jasper Woodcock and Wilbur Kueter-Luks. We cover all hot topics in the Premier League, while giving a more relaxed, relatable and day-to-day discussion of all the notable football news around Europe.

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81:48

#128 WE'RE BACK - EPL 23/24 Season Review & End of...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2024/05/31

After a five-month hiatus we have returned!Life sometimes can get in the way of things like a sports podcast, especially when the two hosts are not paid to produce it. However, with Jasper now settled in London, a new era of The 40 Yard Switch can begin! For this return episode, Woody is joined by Yannick Hansen, in person for the first time, as we conduct a review of the 2023/24 English Premier League season. We go through all 20 sides, assessing how their season transpired, for better or

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37:05

#127 Chelsea, Arsenal struggles & Woody is leaving??

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2024/01/11

Chelsea have struggled for results and consistency of performance all season so far, and their woes continued when they lost 1-0 to Middlesborough in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg. After a decent start to the campaign, Arsenal now have just one win in their last seven and we knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool at the weekend. We dissect the issues facing the two clubs and how much worry is justified for both sets of fans, before finishing by discussing the future of the pod as we

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30:37

#126 Premier League Mid-Season Awards

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2024/01/03

Happy New Year! We're back for our first episode of 2024 as the congested festive fixture list comes to a close. With the small break in play, it's a good time to present our Mid-Season awards! From best player to break out star, surprising team to biggest flop: we've got it covered.

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31:43

#125 Forrest sack Cooper & pre-Christmas chat

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/12/22

Nottingham Forrest have sacked Steve Cooper and since replaced him with Nuno Espirito Santo. We discuss why we don't think this was the best decision from their ownership, before going through the newly released fixtures for the Champions League Round of 16. Finally to round out the show we have a general chat about the state of play in the Premier League as we approach the festive period.

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47:04

#124 Champions League group stage wrap & the EPL's...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/12/15

The group stages of all three UEFA club competitions have drawn to a close, and will return in the new year. We go through the Champions League groups and discuss how the Premier League teams have faired, as it has been a mixed bag for Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Manchester United. Jasper then has a question for Wilbur about how the astronomical spending in the Premier League may be starting to create a more competitive league overall.

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39:35

#123 Sheffield sack Heckingbottom & the three-way...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/12/06

After a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of fellow cellar dwellers Burnley, Sheffield United have responded to their poor start to the campaign by sacking manager Paul Heckingbottom. We discuss whether the call was warranted and rate the decision to replace him with Chris Wilder. We then move on to discuss the developing title race between Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal and how serious their championship credentials are.

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59:45

#122 Evaluating the Teams Chasing Top Four (Man Utd,...

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2023/11/29

As the picture of the Premier League table becomes more clear as the rounds progress, a third of the way into the season it appears that a three-way title race is brewing between Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. That leaves one, potentially two, Champions League spots left for for the chasing pack of Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Newcastle United to fight over. We go through each team and discuss how they have started the campaign, and evaluate where we think

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39:01

#121 Everton's 10 point deduction & Wilbur's back!

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/11/22

After a month away, Wilbur has returned! Back home from his travels, he gets back behind the mic in a week where his beloved Everton have been part of part of a piece of Premier League history. The Toffees have been handed a 10 point deduction for breaching the leagues profit and sustainability rules. We break down this unprecedented ruling and what it means the rest of the league and Everton, before looking ahead to four huge fixtures this week.

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71:44

#120 Where modern football has lost its way w/ Josh Ring

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/11/08

This week we welcome back another friend of the show to make his third appearance on The 40 Yard Switch, Josh Ring.After discussing some of the pressing talking points from the weekend's EPL action we then talk at length about the sanctity of game, and how we have become a little jaded with the direction top level football is heading. From foreign investment in teams, to World Cup hosting rights being awarded unfairly, and finally to examples of how football can be enjoyed without

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57:12

#119 Manchester Derby, North London supremacy & the...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/11/02

Woody is joined this week by fan favourite Max Resic, who returns to discuss all things Manchester Derby and if Erik ten Hag might not be the guy for Manchester United. We also discuss the success so far of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal and where both sides will end up come seasons end, before finally breaking down the Balon d'Or and answering whether or not Messi was a deserved winner.

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58:50

#118 Arsenal's keeper conundrum, Liverpool revamped &...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/10/26

In the first week of a month of episodes without Wilbur, Yannick Hansen returns to guest host alongside Woody. On our minds this week: discussing how Liverpool have looked so far with their rejuvenated midfield, the Arsenal goalkeeper situation, and if Aston Villa are the real deal this season as their impressive home record continues.

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51:26

#117 Euro 2024 Qualifiers & WSL Recap

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/10/18

In what will be the last episode with Wilbur for a month, we took a look at the qualifying groups for Euro 2024 as it starts to get to the pointy end of the process to secure a spot. We then recap whats gone on in the Women's Super League in the opening few rounds before looking ahead to some enticing fixtures this weekend as the Premier League returns.

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42:53

#116 Arsenal finally beat Man City & are West Ham back?

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/10/12

Arsenal defeated Manchester City in the Premier League for the first time since 2015, and Woody is over the moon with it. Elsewhere, Everton looked the best they have so far this season against Bournemouth and Chelsea look like they're starting to cook as well. West Ham United seem to be back to their best too, but players from Chelsea and West Ham who are excelling can't seem to get an England call up. We go through all of that and more this week including a recap of some notable moments

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63:37

#115 VAR crisis, Villa humble Brighton & Rodri-less...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/10/04

In a bonkers week of Premier League drama, the controversy around VAR reached boiling point as a result of the incident during the Tottenham vs Liverpool match. We spend a little too much time talking about that, as well as some other glaring missed VAR calls, before moving on to discuss plenty of other notable news from the weekend. Did Brighton get found out by Aston Villa? Is Rodri the most important player for Man City? Have Wolves backed the wrong manager? Listen and find out!

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44:56

#114 North London Derby, Everton finally win & fixing...

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2023/09/28

Since we last recorded, the Champions League has returned, a huge weekend in Premier League took place and overnight there was third round of League Cup action. We go pick through some of the more notable talking points from the week (sans League Cup), before looking ahead once again looking ahead to the weekend for the feature fixtures in Matchday Seven.

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48:39

#113 EPL Week 5 key takeaways & Week 6 predictions +...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/09/19

Matchday Five of the Premier League was full of intrigue and drama, with Spurs leaving it to the final minute of injury time to beat Sheffield and Brighton putting Manchester United to sword. We go through all of it and more from the weekends action, before looking ahead to next week's key match ups and some of the more interesting games from the return of the Champions League!

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44:59

#112 Gareth Southgate, EPL Round 4 recap & Round 5...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/09/13

We're back after a week off for our health, and this week Woody has got several bones to pick with England manager Gareth Southgate while we talk about the international break. We then reflect back on Round 4 of the English Premier League before looking ahead to some intriguing fixtures in Matchday 5.

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42:29

#111 The Luis Rubiales Saga & EPL Round 3 takeaways

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2023/08/31

The aftermath of the Women's World Cup Final continues with the ongoing saga involving the president of the Spanish FA, Luis Rubiales. After discussing the situation we move on to talking all things Premier League for game week three, before giving predictions for some huge fixtures coming up in round four.

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60:07

#110 Reflecting on the Women's World Cup & 5...

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2023/08/24

After a wild four weeks, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup came to a close with Spain being crowed champions for the first time ever. We look back on the final and the tournament that was, before discussing the impact the tournament had more specifically on Australia, and women's football in the country. We then deliberate over our team of the tournament, before switching gears to talk about the key moments from the weekend's Premier League action.

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53:39

#109 Women's World Cup QF recap & AUS v ENG...

The 40 Yard Switch ·

2023/08/16

We have reached the final week of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and after a weekend of breathless quarter-finals we're well and truly into the business end of the tournament. We go through each quarter-final before reacting to Spain's defeat of Sweden in the first semi-final and finally we talk about the big one tonight between the Matilda's and the Lionesses. Shifting gears, we then go through all the notable moments of what was a big weekend of action as the Premier League got underway

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