EPL Talk

Warren Barton is this week's interview guest. The Gaffer discusses the new gig for the former Newcastle and Wimbledon defender as analyst for Fox Soccer Match Day. Barton chats about his memories of his role in the greatest Premiership match ever, the early days at Wimbledon alongside Vinnie Jones, his infamous England debut where thugs forced the match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road to be abandoned after less than 30 minutes, and more.

Episode 105 features an interview with Tim Vickery, one of the most astute writers on the topic of South American football and a co-host of the BBC World Football Phone-In Show as well as writer for World Soccer Magazine and Sports Illustrated. Vickery has lived in Brazil since 1994. His knowledge of South American football is so immense that he's often nicknamed Legendinho on BBC's World Football. In the interview with Vickery, the writer discusses why he's never written a book, his memories of his first football match ever at White Hart Lane, the first match he watched on TV, memories of collecting sticker albums, the moment when he knew he wanted to become a football journalist, his first impressions of football in brazil when he arrived, the most intense atmospheres he has experienced at matches, and much more.

In episode 104, author David Hall is interviewed about his new book, "Manchester's Finest: How the Munich Air Disaster Broke the Heart of a Great City." Hall describes how much of an impact the tragic disaster had on Manchester. Plus the author discusses some of the great footballers who perished in the crash. The episode is hosted by Chris Oakley from the Some People Are On The Pitch blog (www.spaotp.com)

Episode 103 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an exclusive interview with Jim White from The Daily Telegraph. Plus, The Gaffer includes his thoughts on the Chelsea and Manchester United match and why he's outraged. In the interview with Jim White, the writer discusses how he practically grew up on Old Trafford. Plus he shares his views on the state of grassroots football in England, how the experience of covering football has changed due to the impact of the Internet, how the current Man United side compares to the great sides of the past and much more.

EPL Talk interviews Shane O'Rourke from Setanta Sports to discuss the latest developments from the 24/7 soccer network in North America, Australia, Bermuda and the Caribbean. O'Rourke discusses several topics including when Setanta may be available on cable, how Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta will decide who gets to show which FA Cup matches on U.S. TV in the 2008/2009 season, and whether Setanta has any regrets regarding the ITVN deal it signed almost two years ago.

Episode 101 features interviews with two prolific soccer writers. The first interview is with Paul Gardner, the most veteran soccer writer in the US, who is best known for his writings in Soccer America. The second interview is with Martin Rogers, the former Daily Mirror journalist who now writes for Yahoo Sports in the US.

Episode 100 of the EPL Talk Podcast is a 'Best Of' episode featuring clips from some of the most entertaining interviews conducted between 2006 and 2008. Profiled guests include Steven Cohen from World Soccer Daily, England World Cup legend Alan Mullery, former Sky Sports presenter Rodney Marsh, football grounds expert Simon Inglis, Soccer Made In Germany legend Toby Charles and many many more. The episode is hosted and moderated by Chris Oakley from the Some People Are On The Pitch Blog at http://www.spaotp.com

Episode 99 features exclusive interviews with Steve McClaren, Gerard Houllier and Jozef Venglos from the 2008 NSCAA event hosted in Baltimore. The brief interviews discuss whether McClaren is interested in managing in America, if the reports are true that Houllier will be the next Republic of Ireland manager and what Jozef Venglos thinks about the large number of foreign managers in the Premier League.

A brief episode to wish you happy new year, talk about some of the holiday matches and to let everyone know why the EPL Talk Podcast has been so quiet the past few weeks.

Episode 97 features an interview with Guillem Balague, one of the top football pundits in the world today who is best known for his work on Sky Sports, The Game Podcast and in The Times. During the interview, Balagued discusses how he became a journalist, his favorite interviewee, how Spanish football journalism compares to the English variety, his thoughts on Fabio Capello for the next England manager position and much more.

Episode 96 features an interview with Fox Soccer Channel presenter Keith Costigan. The Irishman discusses his playing career at Luton Town, in Ireland and in the United States, the craziest thing he has ever done in the name of his favorite club Liverpool FC, his favorite role at Fox Soccer Channel and his fond memories from being the bartender on Fox Football Friday.

EPL Talk interviews Simon Davis, an expert analyst from MP Red, a fantastic podcast from LFCNY - a Liverpool supporters club from New York. Davis discusses several topics including the greatest Liverpool team ever, his memories from Heysel and Hillsborough, the current rotation system at the Reds and much more.

After searching for two years to locate him, EPL Talk has found Toby Charles and has interviewed the football commentating legend about the impact he's had on viewers in North America, his memories of German soccer, his thoughts about Martin Tyler, who his famous cousins were, his favorite Bundesliga team and much much more.

Episode 93 features an interview with Caroline Gall, author of a new book about Leeds United hooligans entitled "Service Crew." During the interview, Gall talks about the bedlam that Leeds fans caused around England especially in the 70s and 80s and also discusses her previous book about the Birmingham City hooligans known as the Zulus.

Episode 92 features 10 minutes of Premier League news and an interview with Tim Glynne-Jones from MyFootballClub who announced this week the purchase of a non-league club, Ebbsfleet United. In the episode, the news includes Walt Disney World in talks with Derby County, Steve Bruce going to Wigan Athletic, the Premier League expanding overseas into China and Michel Platini putting his foot in his mouth again.

The latest episode of EPL Talk TV discusses the injury crisis for Chelsea and England, Gordon Brown wants to meddle with the Premier League, the winner of the book contest and why next week's England against Croatia match will be must-see TV for all the wrong reasons.

Episode 5 features news about David Beckham and whether he's going to England or not, who the next Wigan manager may be, why Jens wants to quit Arsenal, a famous footballer says he's sorry and MyFootballClub announces a club takeover. This plus much more in 5 minutes of Premier League news delivered to you each weekday morning.

Episode 4 of EPL Talk TV dives into the action from this past Premiership weekend where Dimitar Berbatov and Lee Bowyer were heroes and Wigan and Derby were zeros. Plus we go through the other matches played and give you a chance to win a copy of Martin Peters's new autobiography!

Episode 91 features an interview with John McCormick from the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, who - along with his colleagues - are fighting for justice for the 96 people who tragically died in April 1989 in one of the darkest days of English football. McCormick dissects what happened that day, talks about the lies that have been told, how the BBC and The Sun have been exposed as profiting from the tragedy, and the latest news about whether the people who were made mistakes that day will ever be brought to trial.

On EPL Talk TV today, we discuss whether the Champions League has become boring, could Chelsea be doomed due to an injury crisis and the ridiculous quotes from Paul Jewell and Dave Whelan regarding the open Wigan manager position.

EPL Talk TV presents you five minutes of daily Premier League news. In today's episode we discuss whether Rafa has lost his marbles, which managers are favorites to take over at Wigan, how the Premier League is estimated to become a world record breaker and much more.

In this special episode, EPL Talk introduces you to one of our many sister podcasts -- Championship Talk -- starring Brian Koski and Georgie Frost. Covering the Coca-Cola Championship League, this particular podcast episode focuses on an interview with Alex from The Beautiful Game Podcast regarding Queens Park Rangers. Plus an interview with Charlie Sheringham (Teddy's son) from Crystal Palace as he and Lewwis Spence recount their experiences with Crystal Palace USA. Listen now.

Episode 7 of the EPL Talk Show features special guest co-host The Scout from Champions League Talk discussing some of the big Premier League stories of the week. We tackle Juande Ramos, whether Chelsea should be offering a new contract to Avram Grant, where Shaun Wright-Phillips will be heading to next and whether it's fair for FIFA to demolish the rotation plan for future World Cups (2018, specifically). This plus much more in a very news heavy episode. Listen now.

Tune into the first episode of EPL Talk TV, the 5 minute Premier League news show. In this episode, find out where Jose Mourinho may be managing next, what Juande Ramos did on his first day in the job as well as the storm he's creating at Sevilla, where does Henry Winter think Mark Hughes will manage next and a preview of tonight's League Cup match between Coventry and West Ham United. Watch now.

Episode 89 features an interview with Tony Evans, deputy football editor of The Times newspaper and a familiar voice to those who listened to The Game Podcast last year. Evan discusses many topics including his personal memories of the Hillsborough tragedy, as well as why Danny Kelly left The Game Podcast over the summer, his thoughts on the "Ahead Of The Game" newsletter and blog from The Times and much more including his opinions about Liverpool FC. Listen now.

Episode 6 of the EPL Talk Show features an interview with Mando, Hannah and Elisa from La Liga Talk and Serie A Talk brought to you by Forza Futbol. We discuss the Champions League matches from this week as well as Gary Megson's chances of becoming Bolton's next manager, whether Arsenal is currently the best team in Europe and we look ahead to this weekend's Premier League matches. Listen now.

Episode 88 features an interview with Manchester United legend Paddy Crerand who played alongside Denis Law, George Best, Bobby Charlton and many others. During the interview, Crerand discusses his new book, reveals what the most surprising fact is about him, talks about George Best, and discusses Man United's chances this season plus much more. Listen now.

Episode 5 of the EPL Talk Show features special guest co-host Kartik Krishnaiyer (Major League Soccer Talk) as we discuss the England situation and who their next manager should be, Kartik defends Steve McClaren, who should be taking the Bolton manager job, a preview of this weekend's Premier League matches, our thoughts on Didier Drogba leaving the club and much more. Listen now.

Episode 87 features an interview with Martyn Smith, author of a new book entitled The Premiership In Focus, which celebrates the 15 years of the Premier League. Smith, an executive producer at BBC Sport, shares his memories of working on BBC's Football Focus and Match of the Day shows as well as how challenging it was to write the book. Smith also discusses the popularity of the game in Africa, and how the Premiership has changed since its first season compared with now. Listen now.