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Hand Of Pod

Sam Kelly

The English-language Argentine football podcast, fuelled by fernet since 2010

sports & recreation professional

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01:07:14

Episode 36: the Avellaneda clásico, the standard of...

Hand Of Pod ·

2011/10/06

In episode 36 of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba are joined by Asli Pellit and her lovely new (and very quiet) dog Vinicius. We discuss Asli's trips to Córdoba and Porto Alegre, on the latter of which she met and interviewed Andrés D'Alessandro, as well as the reasons Brazil's championship is better off than Argentina's at present. We look back on the Avellaneda clásico on Sunday which saw a 1-1 draw between Racing and Independiente, and argue about whether it's a boring league season or not. As

01:09:26

Episode 35: Tevez's strop, Sabella's latest test &...

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2011/09/28

In the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani's suitability for the second division in Argentina. In between we discuss Wednesday night's Brazil v Argentina friendly second leg, Seba wishes death on Diego Maradona (sort of), we wonder whether anyone can catch Boca Juniors at the top of the league, ponder San Lorenzo's problems in the relegation zone

01:08:24

Episode 34: Argentina's first World Cup qualifying...

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2011/09/24

Alejandro Sabella has named his first competitive Argentina squad, in preparation for the big kick off at home to Chile early next month. In the thirty-fourth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss that, as well as a lot more. Boca Juniors top the Apertura table, whilst Lanús have fallen away; we wonder whether Atlético Rafaela really can last the distance, English Dan tells us of a lost virgin in Colón (stop sniggering), and we talk about the organisation of the brand-spanking-new

00:59:54

Episode 33: Argentina v Brazil mini-preview, Ramón...

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2011/09/15

The thirty-third episode of Hand Of Pod goes online just before the first leg of the double-header between Argentina's and Brazil's 'domestic international' teams, and Sam, Dan and Dan look at what Alejandro Sabella might reveal in these matches. We also speculate on how well former Oxford United boss Ramón Díaz will do in charge of Independiente, discuss bearded footballers (inspired by Diego Villar of Godoy Cruz) and give a thoroughly well-considered zoological discussion of the upcoming clash

00:58:32

Episode 32: Sabella's start as Argentina manager,...

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2011/09/08

In the thirty-second episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan have plenty to get their teeth stuck into. Alejandro Sabella's first two matches as Argentina boss are incisively dissected, and the conclusion is cautious optimism. Moving to the domestic side of things, the role of Independiente's barra brava in ousting now ex-manager Antonio Mohamed is considered (since we recorded, Ramón Díaz has emerged as the favourite to take over), as is Gio Moreno's long-awaited return from injury for

00:53:22

Episode 31: Everton's new centre forward, and the...

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2011/09/02

In the latest episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans discuss Denis Stracqualursi, and what Everton fans can expect from him in the Premier League, and an interesting weekend of Torneo Apertura matches which saw the championship finally get going properly. We talk about Ricardo La Volpe's possible return to Banfield (he's since been confirmed as the new manager there), Alejandro Sabella's possible first-ever Argentina starting XI, some animal nicknames which may or may not be used for Argentine

00:55:34

Episode 30: Vélez lose another player, River Plate...

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2011/08/24

This week's Hand Of Pod is a sensible length, so rejoice! Sam, Australian Dan and Seba meet again, and there are plenty of hot topics to get through. Santiago Silva has left Vélez Sarsfield for Fiorentina, seriously damaging the champions' title defence. We discuss the relative economic strengths of the Argentine league with Europe (and Brazil), a listener asks why Estudiantes are so rubbish, we admire Racing's tenacity under Diego Simeone, and talk about the return of visiting fans to the second

01:22:44

Episode 29: Alejandro Sabella's first Argentina...

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2011/08/20

The twenty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is, as the milkmaid said to the parson, quite a whopper. That's largely because Sam, Australian Dan and Seba have not one but two rounds of Torneo Apertura matches to look back on, as well as River Plate's historic debut in the Nacional B (second division). There's more, though; before we can even get onto that, we've got - like those Apertura rounds - not one but two Argentina squads to discuss, with Alejandro Sabella having named both a full national team

01:12:15

Episode 28: The 2011 Torneo Apertura preview with...

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2011/08/05

Hand Of Pod's two resident Racing fans are both on holiday this week, but Sam and Australian Dan are battling on, insistent that their partners' absence is but a flesh wound, and are joined by the one and only Joel Richards, who does a sterling job of patching the bleeding. On the menu is a discussion of practically every team in the Primera División this season, as well as the AFA's U-turn on last week's planned expansion of the top flight to 38 teams, Alejandro Sabella's appointment as Argentina

01:34:01

Episode 27: The Copa América review special with...

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2011/07/27

The twenty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod is our look back on an eventful and historic Copa América Argentina 2011, and Sam, the Dans and Seba are joined by award-winning author, journalist and editor and co-founder of The Blizzard, Jonathan Wilson, who shares his thoughts on the tournament with us over some fernet and empanadas. Jonathan gives us a tactical breakdown of why Brazil's defence isn't what it once was, why Argentina will never be able to replicate Barcelona, and we discuss the

01:48:08

Episode 26: the season review with special guest Tim...

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2011/06/30

The end of season special of Hand Of Pod is an epic - an hour and three quarters - for which I apologise, but there's good reason: South American football broadcasting legend Tim Vickery was talking to us in person over a glass (okay, several glasses) of wine, and dinner. We discuss River Plate's relegation, where 'Tricky' Ricky Álvarez could fit into Arsenal's system (if of course he does go there), our favourite players of the Torneo Clausura just gone, and the differences between Pelé and Diego

00:39:07

Copa América preview special: Argentina

Hand Of Pod ·

2011/06/27

The final installment of Hand Of Pod's Copa América preview special editions is here! Recorded a week ago, the HOP team discuss the hopes of the host nation and most people's tournament favourites, Argentina. It's eighteen years since the last Argentine triumph, so can Lionel Messi, Javier Zanetti and company finally end the wait for a title? Seba gives us his thoughts and fears as an Argentine fan, and suggests a way that Brazil could be countered, and at the end we all give our predictions, so you

00:41:40

Episode 25: The River Plate relegation playoff special

Hand Of Pod ·

2011/06/22

There's only one topic for this week's Hand Of Pod, and we make no apologies for that. Dan, Dan, Seba and River fan Sam try to make some sense of what none of us quite thought would come to pass: the news that River Plate endured the worst day in their 110-year history on Saturday, and will have to play the playoff against Belgrano de Córdoba to avoid relegation. Who's to blame? And how do the playoffs work? There's also praise for a magnificent afternoon's league action on Saturday, and Sam has a

00:38:59

Copa América preview special: Uruguay

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2011/06/20

In this Copa América special preview edition of Hand Of Pod, English Dan and Sam are joined via Skype by Nicholas Rosano, of Goal.com and SouthAmericanFootball.co.uk, who discusses Uruguay's cautious optimism, tactics, and chances in the tournament with us, as well as telling us who else to look out for aside from Edison Cavani, Diego Forlán and Luis Suárez. We also find a few minutes to discuss Peñarol's 0-0 draw with Santos in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores, ahead of this Wednesday night's

01:06:21

Episode 24: Vélez's title, the relegation run-in......

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2011/06/16

In the 24th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss Vélez's title win on Sunday, and offer their commiserations to Lanús. Sam gives an impromptu history lesson about Alumni, the first side to dominate the Argentine top flight, English Dan tells us about an amazing comeback from Godoy Cruz away to Racing, and we take a look at the weekend to come, when five games will be played at the same time due to the relegation situation. There's praise for Godoy's Mariano Donda and Huracán's Javier

00:40:14

Copa América preview special: Brazil

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2011/06/13

In the third of our special Copa América previews, the Hand Of Pod crew welcome Caetano to English Dan's Caballito abode, and much hilarity ensues. He endears himself to the listeners of this Argentine football-based podcast by slagging off Argentine football (well, he is Brazilian), and at one point actually kicks our resident Argentine, Seba (though this sadly wasn't picked up by the dictaphone). Ahead of this week's first leg of the Copa Libertadores final, we also get a few brief thoughts from

01:03:57

Episode 23: Gambling, prostitution and language learning

Hand Of Pod ·

2011/06/08

In the 23rd episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan return to guide our listeners into the closing rounds of the Torneo Clausura. We cover the Nigeria v Argentina match last week which is being investigated by FIFA, Sam suggests Daniel Passarella might like to sell his body to help fund River Plate's transfers this winter, and Seba learns a couple of new English words. English Dan teaches us about a Mexican hairless dog, and Australian Dan gets all mystic on us as usual. Oh, and we talk about

00:36:27

Copa América preview special: Chile

Hand Of Pod ·

2011/06/07

In this second special edition of Hand Of Pod, Sam and Australian Dan (sorry, Daniel Colasimone) are joined from across the Andes by the voice of lovely Chilean journalist Cecilia Lagos. She fills us in on her nation's hopes for the 2011 Copa América, what she thinks of former Boca Juniors manager Claudio Borghi as Marcelo Bielsa's replacement, and tells us of a positively John Terry-esque scandal involving national team stars Mauricio Pinilla and Luis Jiménez. We also ask her about European

01:04:02

Episode 22: Argentina's Copa América squad, and a...

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2011/06/02

This week in Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba, Dan and Dan give their opinions on Javier Mascherano's sterling job at centre back in recent weeks for new European champions Barcelona, and discuss whether he might also be a good option in the role for Argentina. We run the rule over Carlos Tevez and the other names in Argentina's Copa América squad - announced right before we started recording - and consider the latests developments in the domestic league as usual. We also want your votes in a poll to find the

00:45:02

Copa América preview special: Paraguay

Hand Of Pod ·

2011/05/30

In a special edition of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans are joined by Ralph Hannah, an English expert on Paraguayan football who was kind enough to drop in on us when visiting Buenos Aires with his wife for the weekend from Asunción. We discuss Paraguay's chances in the forthcoming Copa América, who the key players in their team will be, and how the Paraguayan public are likely to view the tournament, as well as the amazing story of the side's former star striker Salvador Cabañas, and his fight to

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