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The Thamesmen

by The Thamesmen

Irreverent football chat focusing on The Premier League, The Football League and Strong Muffin's England

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Episodes

  1. Footballing Stew

    We're finally back! Andy and I tuck into a delicious bowl of footballing stew as we discuss Oxford's assualt on the league, Reading's downward only rollercoaster ride, the Saudi experiment and home games at the Louisville City F.C. Welcome back tot he Thamesmen!

  2. Garth's Crooks

    We get into some high quality puns and Andy gets angry about somethign again.

  3. Dack Attack

    We bring Graham onto the pod and he tells us about Bradley Dack's new venture, we talk about the UEFA Conference League, Macclesfield Town and a little bit of Reading and Oxford too.

  4. A Gallagher

    We are back and in person with Andy and Jon, watching the second half of England's 1-0 win over Iceland in the Nations League. We discuss little Liam Kelly, Scroobius Pip, Mark Ramprakash and plenty of other exciting stuff!

  5. Ronan Beating

    We return, fully focussed on Oxford's journey towards the Championship!

  6. Covidiots 2020

    We try to live a life without going outside... and without football

  7. FA Cup FeVAR

    We get back up to speed witht he goings on at Reading and Oxford, chat about some transfer business, some VAR (obvs) and give Everton a bit of stick.

  8. Culture Club?

    Andy's love in for Karl continues as we talk about KR's top signings and styles of football in the league.

  9. England vs Bulgaria Special

    It's a special pod this week as we do a full matches worth of chat. We cover England, Oxford Utd's amazing run and Reading's bizarre manegerial decisions. Plus we talked about devilled eggs, walnut whips and other equally important topics.

  10. Robinson vs Appleton

    Needless to say, the Yellows get the last laugh. Oxford on fire and Reading in the doldrums, we get into the highs and lows of league football and Andy begins his love affair with Karl Robinson.

  11. Haircut 100

    Graham joins the team to talk about the favoured barnets of Blackburn

  12. Statto

    We get into some Oxford related stats, talk about Reading's efforts in the community and get stuck into some red hot England chat! OXstats

  13. It's A Joke

    Great start to the season for the Yellows, while the Royals buckle under the weight of expectation. We also get deep into VAR yet again.

  14. A Pint of Wine

    The season has opened once again like a bread bin door. We chat about the transfers and have a look at what's to come over the next few months.

  15. Endgame

    We reach the end of the season for Reading and Oxford, so we look back and the best and worst of both clubs over the last year. And I finally eat my pie.

  16. Episode 37: And Relax...

    The season draws to a close and The Yellows and Royals find themselves in positions of safety and will play in League One and The Championship respectively next season. We look back on recent results and how both teams turned it around. Once again we get into referees and what's going wrong with...

  17. Episode 36: BADford City

    We get into the mad goings on at the Kassam and the good teams beating Reading at the Mad. We also predict the rest of the season's games.

  18. Episode 35: Phoenix From The Flames

    Reading rise to win against Wigan and Andy slumps deeper into depression after another loss for the Yellows.

  19. Episode 34: Massive Downer

    Andy goes dark on us and gives a bleak outlook for Oxford United. Meanwhile, Si keeps trying to see the positives during a mixed time for the Royals.

  20. Episode 33: Willies

    We discuss Gavin Whyte's boaby and why we all now hate Derby County.

  21. Episode 32: Rio Ave Takes Charge

    We have a look back at the FA Cup ties and look forward into the transfer window.

  22. Episode 31: Do the Portuguese have Ruffles?

    We talk about a new beginning at Reading and maybe the start of an ending at Oxford.

  23. Episode 30: David Meyler's Youtube

    It's all change at the Madejski, except the results and the great home run at the Kassam comes to an end,

  24. Episode 29: A Load of Baldocks

    It's a transformational week at Reading with changes in the boardroom and on the training ground. I win the Golden Gamble and Andy gets involved in tax law.

  25. Episode 28: Browne Sugar

    We get into the latest goings at at the Kassam and the Mad and delve into our latest frustrations in the world of football.

  26. Episode 27: Cupping

    The FA Cup is here and so is another set of underwhelming results for the Us and the Rs.

  27. Episode 26: Bacuna Matata

    Andy gets very upset about Nile Ranger and Si enjoys a bit of fun at the Mad Stad.

  28. Episode 25: Meyler's Sad Youtube

    Welcome back aboard the Worldy bus! We talk about Reading's inexpliacble 3-1 win against Millwall, Oxford's decent 0-0 at Southend and a host of other EFL related gubbins! And Gareth is back!

  29. Episode 24: Karl Gets a Ghosting

    We are very proud to have our new theme tune on the show! Music provided by the enormously talented Nightjjar, fresh from supporting Idlewild's Roddy Woomble on his UK tour Nightjjar have prepared an awesome new track that will be up front on the show from now on. Check them out on Spotify right...

  30. Episode 23: Karl Gets a Cabbage?

    Another pair of poor results for the Thames Valley boys. Andy goes big on KR and Si is confused by PC...

  31. Episode 22: The Dadi

    Things get worse at the Kassam and get better at the Madejski. We have a look at what Karl Robinson is doing wrong and discuss what might get the Yellow's out of their funk. Also, Gareth McCleary gets his first mench of the season.

  32. Episode 21: Gypsy Curse

    I don't why I thought this was Episode 16... It's clearly Episode 21, where we discuss Reading's first home win of the season, Oxford's dissapointing result against Walsall, catch up with the EFL in general and talk about some exciting news out of the Kassam.

  33. Episode 20: Paolo DiCanio's Ghost

    Things looking up at the Kassam and looking down at the Madejski. Andy enjoys a day out and we both go a bit too deep into the depths of football social media.

  34. Special: Trip to the Mad Stad!

    Andy heads to the Madejski Stadium for the first time and Reading lose yet again.

  35. Episode 19: Kettle Crisps

    Si makes a visit to the Kassam, Oxford get their first win of the season and Reading snatch a last minute equaliser at Aston Villa. We also get stuck DOGSO and crisps at Charlton.

  36. Episode 18: A Lot of Matt Taylors

    Andy and I get stuck into the football league and look at all three divisions as the season gets going and highlight the potential ups and downs. We also lament the slow start to the season for both the Royals and the Yellows.

  37. Episode 17: Tasty Ruffles

    The Thames Valley teams get off to a less than preferable start and Andy and Si start to get a feel for their new look sides. This episode was recorded using a tethered phone on 3G from a secure location in the English wilderness, so apologies for the poor quality, which is far below our usual...

  38. Episode 16: Naturewatch with Hugo and Gerard

    The World Cup is over and we go over some of our favourite moments and look forward to the domestic season ahead.

  39. Episode 15: Cartoon Frog

    England's World Cup dream is over, but the French and Croatians dream on! We discuss England's sad exit and wonderful tournament, look to the final and even further into the future.

  40. Episode 14: England on the Brink

    We march on and on in one of the best World Cup tournaments ever! We have a slightly hungover review of the quarter finals and look forward to a very big week.

  41. Episode 13: All Aboard the Love Train

    Absolutely incredible scenes in Moscow as England break their World Cup hoodoo and win a penalty shootout against Columbia. Join the boys on the pod as they recover from a momentous evening.

  42. Episode 12: Hold me Tight!!

    We get tucked into the second round as we say goodbye to some of the world's top players and say hello to the new guard.

  43. Episode 11: Strong Muffin

    Si gives Gatesy-G a bit of stick, Jon has a VAR love-in and Andy mentions how bad Mitro was at the Kassam..... again.

  44. Episode 10: Messi Lingard

    The World Cup has gone mental and so have we.... Messi Cake: https://twitter.com/FCBarcelonaFl/status/1010976786744823809 Big Sam, Big Mac: https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/1010879228915707905

  45. Seaside Special!

    We take the pod on the road down to Brighton beach!

  46. Episode 9: Ooooh, Sassy!

    England gets things going with a Harery Kane brace and some Shelvey-esque passing from Henderson. We get going on some red hot chat.

  47. Episode 8: A New Löw

    The boys get deep into what has been a fantastic start to the World Cup. Plus, Germany lose!

  48. Episode 7: Bacon Rashers

    The time for talk is not quite over and we round out our group discussion and get ready for the big one!

  49. Episode 6: Cahill's Revenge

    We get deep into the World Cup and discuss the teams in Groups A to D.

  50. Episode 5: Sergio's Infection

    I get very angry about the Champions League Final. Back to normal programming next week...

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