The World Test Championship and the Black Caps Tour of England

NumberNine and The Fool are back with another podcast, this time looking into the gentleman's game of test cricket. The pair preview (the now completed) first test between England and New Zealand, as well as cast their eye over season two of the world test championship.

World Cup Qualifiers and Other Footballing Matters

A little late, but here is the latest podcast from Mr NumberNine and The Fool. This week we discuss the last 3 qualification spots for this years World Cup in Qatar, including the Mighty All Whites and their qualification game against Costa Rica. 
We also discuss our predictions for the final week of the EPL (which has now finished, so you can make fun of us for our inaccuracies). We then look at the richest game in football, the promotion qualifier out of the championship between Nottingham Forrest and Huddersfield. Then lastly, as normal, we take a trip to Mou-Watch.

The Second NZ Sports Podcast

To make up for The Editors slackness in getting episodes edited and released here is another of the episodes that were recorded before NumberNine was on holiday. As you can hear in the intro, this episode should have been released later March / Early April in time for Easter, but better late than never as they say.
 
In this episode NumberNine and The Fool further delve into the oval ball codes in NZ and Australia, looking into Rugby Union, Rugby League and even a tiny bit of Australian Rules Football. They also look over the mostly finalised Silver Lake deal that the New Zealand Rugby Union has agreed in principle (still being ratified by provincial unions) which now has the backing of the Players Association.  The pair discuss why this is a better deal, and also discuss the state of Super Rugby in NZ and Australia, as well as a bit on the state of world rugby. Then the world of NRL is examined, and the upcoming season through the eyes of one-eyed Warriors fans (albeit before the recent spat of games).
 
For those that need a link, here is the first NZ sports podcast that is referenced in this podcast:
https://ninesixfourtwo.podbean.com/e/s08e14-the-nz-sport-podcast/
 
 

Football and the run up to the end

Welcome all, we are back with another podcast looking at the wonderful world of Football, English, Spanish and Italian leagues!
Also many apologies for the lack of episodes in the past 6 weeks or so, but life has got in the way. We do have 3 podcasts that were meant to be released, and hopefully will get all 3 out soon. This is actually the last of the 3, but the first to be released. 
 
Please enjoy!

EPL Update and Club Ownership Models

NumberNine and The Fool are back with another Football-based podcast. This was actually recorded at the same time as the previous one that look just at the issues surrounding Chelsea. In this podcast the wider EPL table, and upcoming games are examined. Due to the fact that during recording we talked a lot about Chelsea, we also got deep into club ownership and what that means for different football (and other sports) clubs.
 
Because of the nature of how this was recorded, it maybe useful to listen to the previous episode (War, Politics and Football) before listening to this one, as this is sort of a Part 2 to that.   

War, Politics and Football

Mr NumberNine and The Fool are back with a new podcast. In this instalment the pair dive deep deep into the current issues surrounding the ownership of Chelsea Football Club, and how the current war in Ukraine has caused a crisis of ownership. The pair get a bit deep into potential new owners, different ownership models and what the new(ish) sanctions might mean to the whole process.
 
All by two random Kiwi guys half a world away from the real pain that is happening in The Ukraine...

The February Sporting Update

Mr NumberNine and The Fool are back with a new podcast looking back over a few other major sporting events during Februrary not covered in the Football podcast. 
In this episode we review the Superbowl, and the NFL season in general. We also look at the NZ vs SA cricket series, and go down a deep deep rabbit hole around the NZ team, the role of analytics in the game and the game of cricket in general.

A Footballing Club Update

NumberNine and The Fool back with another NineSixFourTwo podcast. This episode the pair come back to their roots, with a look into the world of club football. With a look into the outcomes of the January Transfer window for the English Premier League, the Champions League draw and as always, Mou-Corner and a look into the happenings of Jose Mourinho at AS Roma.   The pair also discuss the happenings at the top of Seire A and La Liga, and have a short review of the recently completed Africa Cup of Nations.

NFL AFC Conference Final Live Podcast

Mr NumberNine and The Fool are back with their recording of their latest live podcast. This was recorded last Monday 31st Jan 2022 NZDST and involved the pair watching the AFC Conference final, Chiefs vs Bengals, live! 
 
This podcast contains the pairs reactions to the key moments, some commentary on the decisive turning points, as well as some good ramblings (including discussion around the then rumours of Tom Brady's retirement).

AFCON and The Road to Qatar 2022

Mr NumberNine and The Fool are back with some more football related podcasting! In this episode the pair look into the tournament that is the bane of all EPL managers, the African Cup of Nations! They look into the results from the group stage and preview the round of 16 (which has now been played, so you can compare their results with reality).
The pair also have a look into the road to Qatar 2022 and cast their eye over the world cup qualifying tournaments for each confederation.