Episode 58: No Fade McGee (Season 2 Finale)

The Banter Pub FC Podcast

It's been a stunning sophomore season for your boys at The Banter Pub FC (the sauciest team in the game with nothing but the spiciest takes on the pitch) but all good things must come to an end... mainly to prepare for bigger and better things but also to what? REST. Before we do though, there's a certain set of i's to dot and t's to cross and it comes in the form of the blockbuster finale to BPFC's second season. 2 whole hours of analysis, shenanigans, nuclear takes, and salient observations; just the way you like them and that's the BPFC way.
With comrade Adam in the lead host's hot seat (originally recorded on 29 July 2021), the mandem (El Capitan Neal, Ama, Jonathan, and Joseph) get it crackalackin' with a scorching edition of Around The Pitch. In it, the following is discussed: the Gold Cup semi-finals are set and predictions are made; the USWNT's Tokyo 2020 group stage results and how they reflected the concerns supporters had about the team selection; Olympic tournament quarterfinals are set for both the Women's and Men's competitions and BPFC go about making their boldest predictions as to who is medalling and who isn't. Were any of them right? You have to listen to find out!
We then move into the Main Segment, where both issues on deck are relating to the women's beautiful game. First, Racing Louisville's home ground (Lynn Family Stadium) is known for hosting a light show since LouCity started playing at the ground in 2020. The issue? No apparent regard for the health and safety of players and staff who live with sensory issues (including but not limited to: epilepsy). The lads unpack the controversy as it raged at the time and it's a very riveting listen. Rounding out this episode's Main Segment is the incident in Vienna, Austria where Nigeria's Super Falcons were subjected to being publicly harrassed and abused by a Nigerian man who conveniently forgot the difference between the Nigerian football team and the Nigerian government just so he could go on a political tirade on public transport. The boys pour over the incident in excruciating detail, best summarized by Ama as he eloquently and passionately delivers a historical context that is largely missing from other outlets covering the incident.
Finally, it's the very last Extra Time of the season! You know the drill: 60 seconds, say whatever's on your mind in the time allowed. And just when you think that's that on that for BPFC's second season, Rosler gets the de-facto final word in to announce which Premier League club he intends to support.
We cannot thank every denizen of all 31 countries we're listened to in for their support, their time, and their attention. It's been a magnificent sophomore season. Season Three, however, is where even more stops are pulled out... and it's coming sooner than you might think.
The Pub Awaits.