Down the Pub Podcast- A Soccer Podcast
Down the Pub: Hosted by Anthony Abbott, Down the Pub is a Canadian soccer podcast which focuses on Halifax Wanderers and the Canadian Premier League. From post-match reviews with Gary Griffiths (@FromAwaysHFX) and Chris Searl, to interviews with professional footballers from the CPL and beyond, join us down the pub for some top quality football chat. The first pint is on us!
Episodes
Derek, Dave and Anthony look back at the draw against Cavalry. We chat about the squad changes, the change in formations and diabolical referring.
Derek chats about being at The Wanderers open training session. He also gives us report on The Tides draw against Vancouver
All this and more!! #LevyOut
On this episode, Dave, Derek and Anthony look back at the loss to Vancouver.
We chat about the rumour of Giorgio Probo leaving the club and the ramifications, the squad selection and how we can get out the mid season slump we are in.
Derek also gives us his Tides round up after the home draw against Montreal.
On this episode, Anthony, Derek and Dave look back at Friday's night's loss to Forge.
We chat about Lorenzo's performance, our line up changes and much more.
We catch up with Derek on The Tides under Stephen Hart and also about the changes in Vancouver.
On this episode Anthony and Derek look back at the Canada day win against Valour. We chat about the contrasting halves and how we are looking for the rest of the season.
The Tides announced Stephen Hart has taken over as interim coach, we talk about what that will mean for the club and we chat about the two big signings that were announced.
In the final part we look at Wrexham visiting Halifax
I was away back in Ireland so Dave Finlayson took over hosting duties for this one.
Dave and Derek look into the past two games. The lads chat about the refs performance against Vancouver, how Adam Pearlman is having a fantastic season so far, how we are looking with the transfer window opening up soon and some very slow fire questions.
There is also some nonsense chat about Bohs and Shamrock Rovers and much more!
On this episode I am joined by Dave Finlayson.
We chat about the recent CANMNT friendlies, there's a little bit of Spurs chat, we look back on the defeat for The Wanderers against Forge and we also look at the latest council report on the stadium.
It's been a busy week for football in Halifax.
Derek Simon walks us through his trip to Wembley to watch The Dons get promoted, The Magic Bus from Halifax to Quebec and watching the CANMNT in Halifax.
We also chat about the game against York,
All this and more!
On this episode I am joined by Derek Simon and Everton Nova Scotia Chairperson, Dave Robinson.
We look back at the win in Vancouver and how the weather delay really helped us, Derek also gives us his Tides Debrief on the game against AFC Toronto.
In the second part of the show, Dave Robinson gives his thoughts on Everton's last game at Goodison and the move to the new stadium.
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On this episode I am joined by Derek Simon and ex Wanderers employee and Evertonian, Dave Findlayson.
We look back at the defeat against the Cavs. We chat about squad rotation, how much tiredness was a factor in our defeat, the penalty decision and much more.
Derek also gives us a Tides Debrief as they faced off against Montreal.
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On this episode I am joined by Derek Simon from The Beacons SG.
We chat about Saturday's draw against Forge, my massive error in wearing orange,Rayane Yesli's great start to the season and we also look forward to the Can Champ and Cavalry games.
In the second half we chat about the Tides loss in B.C., the much improved performance and who are the stand out players so far,
All this and more!
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On this episode, I am joined by one of the Halifax Tides supporters group, The Beacons, founders Derek Simon.
We chat about starting the supporters group, how the club has engaged with the fans and also the amazing game day experience.
Derek is also an ardent Wanderers fan so we chat about our pulsating start to the season and we look at the win against Valour.
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On this episode, Chris and Anthony are joined by Wanderer's Notebook, Josh Healey.
We chat about the beginnings of the Notebook, what the plans are for this season and where Josh sees the future of it.
We chat about the announcement of the CANMNT training in Halifax.
In the last part we look back at the draw against Ottawa, how we lined up, looking good for 60 and what happened to concede two goals.
All this and more.
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Down the Pub OG, Carlos Benites joins us this week!
We talk about the rapid rise of Carlos' footie media company, Pelota de Maple. Carlos how they are helping to grow awareness of Canadian football, not just here in Canada but in other Concacaf nations too.
Chris delves into the new TSN CPL schedule and how The Wanderers will feature.
We also chat about the new international player rules.
With the season upon us we review our top...
On this episode, Chris, Gary and Anthony chat about how we are shaping up in pre season.
We start off chatting about Zach Fernandez's move to Valour, our two new MLS loanees and how are new assistant coach is looking.
We also chat about our preseason trip to England and what it means for the club.
There's also a special appearance from Gary's cat!
All this and more on this episode.
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On this episode Chris and Anthony catch up with Wanderer's President, Derek Martin.
We chat about how pre-season looks for a club President, the changes in our back room staff, frustrations with the stadium situation and league expansion
Derek also talks about CPL contracts including Dan and Mass moving on, he also answers your questions.
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On this episode, we look back at Saturday's draw against Vancouver.
We chat about how we started, how we reacted to VFCs red card and the frustrations we had in breaking them down.
We also give our thoughts on yet another Wanderer's red card and how the game changed and we also look at our play off chances.
Anthony also gives his views on the increase in ticket prices for "The Patio"
All this and more.
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On this episode, Anthony and Gary look back at the weekend draw against Valour and how we see our play off qualification hopes.
We chat about THAT performance against Forge and where has that performance been all year, we look at our discipline problems, reffing standards and Giorgio Probo's renaissance.
All this and more!!
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On this episode we look back at the much needed win against York.
We chat about our highly energetic start, the big performances of Riley Ferrazzo and Zach Fernandez. We also look at how Sean Rea is fitting in as a Wanderer.
We also look at our u21 mins and what it can mean with attracting u21 talent.
All this and more!
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On this episode, the lads look back at the win against Vancouver.
We chat on Jefferson Alphonse's performance, Zach Fernandez returning the form and the impressive cameo from Sean Rea.
We also chat about Rampy's goal and the joyful celebration and we also chaat garlic bread!!
All this and more!
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We are Back!!
On this episode Anthony, Chris and Gary break down the huge signing of Sean Rea by The Wanderers,
Gary and Chris give their insight into where they see Sean fitting into the team and what he will bring to help push us towards a play off spot.
We also look at the noise surrounding Ottawa's recent form and are their fans being harsh on their manager,
All this and more!
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