Season 2, Episode 8 - Oleg Stocking

Christmas is here and so NPLP, at the expense of Reeder’s Teasers (to Jack’s disappointment), gives your their footballers as Christmas items.

The pod also welcomes on European football journalist Andy Brassell (Twitter: @andybrassell), who has written for the BBC and ESPN. Like Santa Claus, he whizzes us around France, Portugal, Spain and Italy to give us the lowdown before the winter break.

There’s no such thing in the Premier League, though, and NPLP discusses a thrilling few days for England’s top-flight including a dramatic Manchester Derby.

The New Year is fast approaching so the boys give their best moments of 2012 and what they are most looking forward to in 2013.

We hope you have a good Christmas and we’ll return for the New Year on 16 January 2013. 

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Season 2, Episode 7 - Spameritanlish

A couple of new managers are in town, and so NPLP follows suit by installing Jack as their interim presenter (Bill has not been sacked, he was busy in Canterbury trying to learn how to be funny).

Jack is joined by Sam and Dec and they make sense of all this weekend’s Premier League action. The pod also welcomes back on to the show ESPN’s Spanish correspondent Dermot Corrigan. He tells us whether he thinks the La Liga title race is over, players he’s been impressed with so far this season in Spain this season and he gives us the lowdown on the Andalucían sides (Sevilla, Betis and Malaga).

After Joey Barton’s hilarious French accent, NPLP finds its most memorable footballers with foreign accents.

And, find out who wins Reeder’s Teasers – a game based upon categories and their unique answers - in a “heavyweight clash” between Sam and Dec.

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Season 2, Episode 6 - You've Been Anti-Comebacked

NPLP believes it has coined a new phrase – “The Anti-Comeback”. Have a listen to what it’s all about and the boys give you their favourite anti-comebacks.

Serie A specialist Matt Barker (Twitter: @matthew_barker), who writes for magazines such as FourFourTwo and When Saturday Comes, is welcomed onto the show. He talks to the pod about the Rome Derby, Juventus’ push for the Champions League and Italy’s international side.

Reeder’s Teasers – a game based upon categories and their unique answers – this week involves England caps. And finally, there’s the usual Premier League discussion including Manchester United’s “normal comeback” against Aston Villa.

Just a note listeners: NPLP has moved from being a weekly to a 40 minute, fortnightly podcast. Remember to send us your e-mails to: notpremierleagueproven@hotmail.co.uk

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Season 2, Episode 5 - He's Just Milking It

A controversial weekend in the Premier League and the announcement of the Ballon d’Or nominees gives the boys plenty to discuss.

Ligue 1 journalist and commentator Ian Holyman (follow him on Twitter @ian_holyman), who is the French blogger for UEFA.com, comes on the show to chat about Ligue 1 including PSG, Marseille and Lyon.

Find out who wins a Champions League inspired Reeder’s Teasers – a game based upon categories and their unique answers. And, after the 12-goal thriller at the Madejski Stadium, NPLP finds its most memorable League Cup games.

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Season 2, Episode 4 - What a Yate Effort

The return of the Premier League gets the boys talking about Chelsea’s win at Tottenham, the Kick It Out campaign shirt protest as well as all the other action from the weekend’s games.

There were some big matches too in Serie A and La Liga, and NPLP welcomes Nik Postinger (follow him on Twitter @TouchlineDrama), a trilingual journalist at TalkSPORT, on to talk about a whole host of teams from Barcelona to Juventus and Roma.

Reeder’s Teasers – a game based upon categories and their unique answers – this week involves the FA Cup.

And finally, Wayne Rooney and Jordi Alba’s wonderful own goals gave the pod a chance to find their most memorable own goals.

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Season 2, Episode 3 - Comeback Manager Super Super Sunday

The international break sees NPLP discuss the fortunes of the home nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Irleand and Republic of Ireland).

The show welcomes on Rupert Fryer (follow him on Twitter @Rupert_Fryer) who is the co-founder of Southamericanfootball.co.uk and has had work published for The Guardian and football magazine The Blizzard, to chat about the World Cup Qualifiers played out in South America.

The Premier League returns this weekend and the boys have a look at some of the intriguing fixtures that lie ahead.

Find out who wins Reeder’s Teasers – a game based upon categories and their unique answers.

There’s also a top five about the most shocking game postponements. Remember to send us your e-mails to: notpremierleagueproven@hotmail.co.uk

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Season 2, Episode 2 - Can I Say Anymore Numbers?!

There was lots of high quality football in the Premier League this weekend and NPLP gets right to the heart of the action.

The boys were also delighted to call up Dermot Corrigan (follow him on Twitter @dermotmcorrigan), ESPN soccernet’s La Liga correspondent in Madrid, to talk Barcelona vs. Real Madrid and all other things Spanish.

Reeder’s Teasers – a game based upon categories and their unique answers – this week, involves England and penalty shoot-outs. Can Bill maintain his 100 percent record?

And finally, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez’s dives gave NPLP the chance to find five of the worst Tom Daley impressions on a professional football field.

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European Round-Up: Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 (6-7 October)

This week NPLP are giving you a European round-up of the action in Italy, Germany and France in writing, because, on the podcast this week, we are delighted to welcome ESPN's Spanish correspondent Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan), who chats to us about El Clasico, La Liga and Spain.

Serie A - Milan Derby goes to Inter

A fourth minute Walter Samuel header gave Inter Milan a 1-0 victory against their city rivals AC Milan, to pile more pressure on Rossoneri coach Massimiliano Allegri.

The centre-back’s winner came after an error from Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati, who had performed admirably earlier in the week in his side’s 3-2 victory away at Zenit St. Petersburg.

Despite Inter’s Yuto Nagamoto being sent off in the 48th minute, Andrea Stramaccioni’s men held on to grab their third successive derby win and climbed to fourth in the Serie A table.

For Milan, the defeat was their fourth in seven Serie A matches and it doesn’t get any easier for the under-fire Allegri, with a trip to third-place Lazio - who defeated Pescara 3-0 away thanks to a Miroslav Klose double and a Hernanes strike - up next.

Juventus and Napoli meanwhile remain tied at the top of the table. An 85th minute winner from Claudio Marchisio gave Antonio Conte’s men a precious 2-1 win away at Siena, whilst Napoli took all three points at home to Udinese.

The two table-toppers face each other next (Saturday 20th October, 5:00pm) in what promises to be a titanic battle at the Juventus Stadium.

By Declan Olley (@JournoDec)


Bundesliga - Bayern Munich bounce back from shock Champions League defeat

AFTER their disappointing midweek defeat to BATE Borisov in the Champions League, Bayern Munich continued their 100 per cent start to the Bundesliga.

A Franck Ribery double gave them a comfortable 2-0 victory over Hoffenheim in a game that the league leaders controlled throughout.

After impressing against Manchester City on Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund continued their stuttering start to the league season with a 1-1 draw away at Hannover 96.

That is three wins, three draws and a defeat in the reigning champions first seven games and they sit fourth in the table.

Eintracht Frankfurt wheels finally came off as they went down 2-0 away at Borussia Monchengladbach but they still are second, five points behind Munich at the top.

By Jack Reed (Yet to embrace Twitter)


Ligue 1 -Ibrahimovic and Gignac cancel each other out in Le Classique

ZLATAN Ibrahimovic grabs the headlines wherever he goes and this weekend in Ligue 1 was no different.

Two spectacular goals from the Swede earned PSG a point away to league leaders Marseille. French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac however, matched Ibra's performance with a brace for himself, consolidating his team’s position as table toppers, leading the league by three points.

A familiar name to British fans earned Lorient a point as they hosted Lyon. Bafetimbi Gomis put the visitors ahead before Jeremie Aliadiere netted for his team who stay fourth. Lyon remain third.

After thumping Marseilles last weekend, Valienciennes failed to hold on to a two goal lead as they drew 2-2 away at Toulouse.

Last years champions Montpellier continue their stuttering start to the season as they lost 2-3 to Evian, thanks to a class Saber Khelifa hat trick. The Tunisian now has five goals for the season. Both teams are on eight points.

Finally, Lille recorded their first home win of the season at home to Ajaccio. They came out 2-0 victors but Joe Cole's former team are having to deal with mid table mediocrity as they currently sit 10th.

By Bill Topping (@toppers06)

NPLP's Premier League Team of the Weekend (6-7 October)

Here is NPLP's Premier League Team of the Weekend.

This week, Jack, Bill and Declan decided the team and went for the fashionable 4-2-3-1 formation.

Have your say in the comments box if you agree, or disagree with this weekend's choices.

To make your own football formation, please visit footballformation.co.uk and follow the site on Twitter: @footyformation.

Season 2, Episode 1 - The Comeback

Not Premier League Proven returns for its second season and with it comes a little bit of change.

Dan Sampayo has left the pod – his reasons exclusively revealed in the episode – and there has been a reshuffle in the way the podcast runs.

This week’s special guest is European football writer Ben Lyttleton (follow him on Twitter @benlyt). He joins NPLP on the phone to offer his thoughts on La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.

Find out who wins Reeder’s Teasers – a game based upon categories and their unique answers.

There’s also Jimmy Bullard’s five best moments, as well as the normal Premier League review and preview.

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Videos for Season 2, Episdoe 1

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Episode 22 - Euro 2012 Preview Part 2

NPLP takes an in-depth look at, what is set to be one of the biggest football tournaments in recent memory – Euro 2012.

In the final episode of a two-part series, the boys preview Group C (Spain, Italy, Croatia and Republic of Ireland) and Group D (England, France, Sweden and Ukraine).

There is also a Euro-themed Reeder’s Teasers where Jack challenges the boys to name all of the countries who took part in Euro 2008.

This episode is NPLP’s final one of the season, but stay tuned for the podcast’s comeback, predicted for late September or early October.

Enjoy the football and have a great summer!

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Episode 21 - Euro 2012 Preview Part 1

NPLP takes an in-depth look at, what is set to be one of the biggest football tournaments in recent memory – Euro 2012.

In part one of a two-part series, the boys preview Group A (Poland, Czech Republic, Russia and Greece) and Group B (Germany, Holland, Portugal and Denmark).

There is also a Euro-themed Reeder’s Teasers where Jack challenges the boys to name the winners and runners-up of the European Championships since records began in 1960.

Remember to look out for the second part of the Euro 2012 preview next week where NPLP will discuss Group C and Group D for plenty of England analysis.

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Episode 20 - And The Award Goes To...

NPLP celebrates an enthralling Premier League season with its end of season awards bumper show.

The boys pick the best from a whole host of categories including best player, best manager and “the funniest thing” of the season.

There’s also a round-up of all 20 Premier League teams as well as the end of season action across the lower leagues and Europe.

And, can one of the boys beat Jack’s end of season themed Reeder’s Teasers?

Remember to look out for our two Euro 2012 preview episodes which will be hitting iTunes and our website in the coming weeks.

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Easter Break

Not Premier League Proven would like to announce their Easter break.

We would also like to apologise for not recording an episode last week as we had a lot of work to complete in our final week of term at University (yes, that's right, we do work!) and as a result could not record Episode 20.

However, we will be back for three special episodes when all six of us return to Uni.

On Wednesday 9th May an end of season review episode will be recorded.

Then we are going to foucs on something we are sure you have been looking forward to all year - Euro 2012.

On Wednesday 16th May we will make Part 1 of our Euro 2012 preview available to listen to/download.

On Wednesday 23rd May we will make Part 2 of our Euro 2012 preview available to listen to/download.

In the meantime remember to catch up on all previous 19 episodes from Episode One - Emile Beckeanbeaur right through to Episode 19 – Absolute Sheer Tekkers.

We hope you can join us in May for what will be three bumper episodes!

Thanks for your continued support,

The NPLP team.

Episode 19 - Absolute Sheer Tekkers

It’s a tough week for Bill on NPLP with Aston Villa giving the boys much to laugh at as well as having to pick the Top Three greatest Premier League volleys - and there are some fantastic entries.

Inter Milan’s sacking of Claudio Raneiri gets the boys talking as well as a round-up of the other leagues in Europe.

Meanwhile, there are a couple of funny performances of the week alongside a competitive Reeder’s Teasers.

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Videos for Episode Nineteen

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Episode 18 - The Voiceperson Thingy

In this week’s episode the boys pay tribute to the work of the medical staff who saved Fabrice Muamba’s life and give their reflections on the sad events at White Hart Lane.

The Premier League, Champions League and Europa League take up much of the discussion too.

With Sir Dave Richard’s rant in Qatar, the boys try to find the Top Three ranting chairman.

And if you are at all interested in what we look like, then the podcast is available to watch on video (for the first time in NPLP’s history) on the website in the coming days.

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Episode 18 - The Voiceperson Thingy

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Episode 17 - What A Silly Result

The Football League Awards, Lionel Messi and the Champions League are all top of the agenda this week for NPLP.

The Argentine’s quintet against Leverkusen also sets this week’s Top Three where the boys try to find the very best five-goal hauls in football history.

And, can one of the boys beat Jack in Reeder’s Teasers?

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Videos for Episode Seventeen

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Episode 16 - Do You Want To Read Your Shopping List?

Andre Villas-Boas’ sacking as Chelsea manager is the big talking point for the boys this week.

And in honour of, what NPLP believes to be an unfair dismissal, the Top Three looks at the harshest managerial sackings.

England’s last-gasp defeat to Holland also gets discussed as well as all the action from the Premier League and Europe.

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Episode 15 - Strap Yourselves In, This Could Get Emotional

The “Big Issue” surrounding the podcast this week is Pep Guardiola’s future at Barcelona.

Also up for discussion is the fallout from the North London Derby, Carling Cup Final and a nine-goal thriller involving Jack’s Hereford.

And, find out whether the boys can beat Jack and the book, in Reeder’s Teasers.

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Episode 14 - R.I.P. Mr Mistar

After Ever Banega’s comical injury involving a petrol station, a car and an ankle, NPLP brings you the Top Three weirdest football injuries (the title could be a clue).

There’s also a brand new feature called Reeder’s Teasers, which is sure to get you lovely listeners tearing your hair out.

And, for the first time in NPLP’s history the boys try to talk about Scottish football.

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Episode 13 - Nothing Like A Bit of Suspense

This week sees NPLP talk all things England with the question over who should be next England manager taking the focus.

Top Three also takes on an England theme as the boys try to find the best ever England manager.

And of course, there’s a comprehensive round-up of club football too.

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Episode 12 - A Lovable Nutter

NPLP has an exclusive interview this week with Echo sports journalist Chris Phillips, who talks all things Southend United and League Two.

After a truly Super Sunday, the boys take a look at the title contenders as well as the race for fourth in the Premier League.

There’s plenty of transfer news to discuss and Top Three has an all-American theme to it.

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Let Me Take You Back ... To 14th April 1999

By Jack Reed

In the week that the Premier League saw another clash between Manchester United and Arsenal and the FA Cup fourth round approaching, let me take you back to the 14th April 1999. 

Episode 11 - Bengal Rovers

Just like Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes, NPLP is back for 2012!

The new Indian Premier Football League is the hot topic for this week’s discussion, as well as the good old fashioned Barclays Premier League.

Top Three is all about the Comeback Kings, whilst the transfer window gives the boys lots of gossip.

You can also hear Sam in full defence of his Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell in Quote of the Week too.

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Episode 10 - The Bloopers

Across the past nine episodes we have been compiling the best bloopers that have created laughter as well as anger amongst the boys.

So here is what we have come up with – The Bloopers episode.

Think of this as a late Christmas present from the NPLP team. We’re sure you’ll enjoy it!

Remember normal service resumes on Wednesday 18th January.

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