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The Manchester Phoenix Podcast

Summary: The Manchester Phoenix Podcast is produced by Benjamin Knight. Moving into its eleventh season, this show is firmly established as the first purpose-built podcast in the EPIHL and still maintains links with the various fan media outlets that made it popular in the first place. The podcast is a mix of ice hockey, banter and silly features and, rather surprisingly for a show based around a minority sport in the UK, it has become quite popular with those who don’t even follow the game. The production style (featuring professional-sounding idents and overblown parodies) appeals to a wider audience than just ice hockey fans and the show is currently serving as a helpful way to keep up with the Phoenix as they play away from Manchester, in North Wales, whilst their new home is being built back in the city. This show started life as an unofficial fan-media podcast but was adopted by the Club on 06 November 2008. Since then, the show has incorporated interviews with the team and brings the fans that little bit closer to the hockey gods that are the Manchester Phoenix. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL POSTS PRE-NOVEMBER 2008 ARE UNOFFICIAL. Those shows are not endorsed by the Club and remain available as an archive only. Listeners can contact the show via: Website: www.phoenix-podcast.com Email: podcast@manchesterphoenix.co.uk Facebook: Search for “Official Manchester Phoenix Podcast” Twitter: @PnxPodcast Voicemail: 0161 408 5037

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Podcasts:

 Pressing On | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Listen to this month's show right here. Many thanks to the marvellous Judith.

 Make Phoenix Great Again! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Listen right here to the first in a series of monthly-ish shows from the Phoenix Podcast team. We'll behave like grown-ups. Honest.

 Tony Hand and Neil Morris | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Take a listen to Neil Morris talking to Tony Hand about the preparations for the new season at Manchester Phoenix. You can hear the audio right here. Don't forget to search on your podcast app for the Manchester Phoenix Podcast before the season starts so that you are ready to join us in a couple of weeks.

 The Knee of Fate Was On Your Side | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

And so it was that Phoenix gracefully left the 2016 Playoffs at the quarter-finals stage, after holding Bison to an uncomfortable little lead at WMMP and having half of their team put out of action. And you know what? The boys done us proud. Hear about it right here. We recorded in a variety of different conditions so apologies for some of the sound quality. For a Club that started the season playing in a different nation, suffered a series of huge financial setbacks and cruel blows, called on its fanbase to keep it afloat and had injury troubles that took it as low as the minimum number of dressed skaters allowed so as not to forfeit a game..... we did pretty well. This show covers both "home" and away legs of the Quarter-Finals clash with Bison. It includes many a guest, not least of which, Tony Hand MBE and Fiona Heron (proud mum extraordinaire). It features the final meeting of the NWRC and an impromptu game in inspired by Keith Floyd (as we needed filler when the Zamboni broke down). It features the show's final interview with Mags Pullen (until we see her at Swindon or our new place or wherever else she will pop up)! It's a moderate trek to Coventry so why not stick this on whilst you travel? We bleeped the swear words from Ben, Mags and Tony too! This year's live shows from Coventry will not be "Phoenix" shows per se. That is simply because we now have so much representation from other clubs that it seemed to us to be a little unfair to call it a Phoenix show. Please note that it is not affiliated to ANY club and is NOT an official product from Phoenix, though we are happy for them and any other club to syndicate it through their media (with credit). Also, be aware that we try to stop NM swearing but he simply can't help himself! You can listen on your phone, on the way down. It's easy. Get Spreaker app. Search Spreaker for Phoenix Podcast (as we are using that so that you can find us) or click the link on Facebook or Twitter shortly before the live times. Saturday's show starts at 1030am. Sunday starts at 12 noon. We can neither confirm nor deny that there might be a Late Edition of a some sort. If there is, it is NOT suitable for those with sensitive ears and is most definitely NOT official media of any club.

 Powered By The Tears Of Trolls | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We made it to the final regular season game of the 2015/16 season against all odds. And so did the Bees. And nobody expected either of us to do it! You can listen to all the....erm.... action, right here. Along with the usual cast of balcony-dwellers and ramblings, we cover a game that left Phoenix feeling rather underwhelmed. We have the penultimate meeting of the NWRC with our co-opted Bee, Amy. We are joined by Phoenix Captain Luke Boothroyd. We talk Zambonii (Zambonies? Zambonees? Chilly Tractors?) and play a quick round of "What's Keith Floyd up to now?" Really, we entertain you with screwball antics, have a few serious moments and nurse hangovers. Standard.

 Your Cousin's A Bully | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This is the first episode of the final regular season at the West Manchester Municipal Pool and we are bringing you all the action right here. Zorbing, zambonii (is this the plural?), Rules Committee, a bit of booze, a lack of booze,chips, expanded desk facilities, and no flashy lights :-( You don't need to listen now. So don't. Go away.  Go on, suckas! Sling your hook! Do one. (see you tomorrow)

 Playoffs and The Snacks of Fancy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We begin this week's show by addressing our listener feedback and dealing with it in an adult and appropriate manner. Thank you for your tweets, Mrs Trellis. Then, on account of there being a big old delay waiting for officials to arrive, Aaron has a little chat with Mark about his slight last week on the subject of popcorn and bonbons. After all of that, we get down to some hockey talk as Tigers scrape their extra point in overtime at the West Manchester Municipal Pool. Bradley from Tigers joins us as the latest co-opted member of the North Wales Rules Committee. Some belters this weekend. Then Mark Wood (whoever he is) has a chat with James Neil about the game and about the impending road to the Playoffs. So that a lot of stuff to listen to. Well, it's a long drive back from the Hive on Sunday night. BK

 The Hand of Spanswick | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This week's show is ready for your ears and can be found here. In this week's show, we pay homage to the awesomeness of Phil Spanswick. And the splendour of Jacob Awesome-Heron. We find out what NM had to say in the meeting on Sunday (in less than 39 seconds). We are joined by Tracey Allen and by Terry-off-of-Bracknell. We cover the away "game" in Sheffield - which gives rise to BK's first submission for the North Wales Rules Committee (t). We get stuck into the Sunday game at Deeside and have a bit of a laugh and that along the way. So, if you like that sort of thing, give us a listen. If you don't like that sort of thing, maybe try this show. Well, that traffic to his site should confuse him! Catch you next Saturday.

 MK Podcast Episode - now with podcast! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Blah, blah. Tech error. Moving files. Servers cost money. Done now. Listen here: Listen to the show link goes here. Rambling blurb that nobody reads goes here. Something about next week goes here. Who says that we do this by numbers? Hammock.

 Three Out Of Six Ain't Bad | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

With the assistance of Ben Wood, Nick Poole and Deeside Dragons Juniors coach, Shaun Cullen, and MK Rob (Kearns), we look over a three-games-in-three-days smasher from which the Phoenix snared 3 of the 6 points on offer. We do it right here. A creditable loss by two goals as the 8th team in the league, minus a main forward, take on the league leaders after playing six periods of hockey already. Man of the Match for Phoenix was Phil Hamer who, after only rejoining the club very recently, picked up his first pro-hockey goal over in Sheffield on Friday. #SoProud Remember, it's a home game for us next weekend! Watch press for face off time details. Will Sheffield Steeldogs send us a co-opted member of the North Wales Rules Committee or will they fail like Bison did? Only time will tell.... BK

 Three Points and New Friends | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This show continues our recent "thing" of giving you a glimpse of the live match-night show that we have been producing over the season. Phoenix On The Fly may be a live broadcast one day. But Wales has no internet. Have a listen right here. Guests include Amy and Alex from Hull, Kate Glover (eplupdates), and Tony Hand MBE. We have another meeting of the North Wales Rules Committee. There is a nice game of hockey. There is a weird cabling problem on the media balcony. There are signed pants. That is all.

 Cats, Rules and Russelling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This week, we give you a cut down version of the full 2h45 coverage of the big clash between Phoenix and Swindon Wildcats. We thought you might want to relive it or, if you didn't make it, you can close your eyes and pretend that you are there! Have a listen right here. We are joined by Ben Callaghan and Joe Scutts at Deeside and by Peter Bradbury and Anthony Russell at Basingstoke, The home game post-match is with new signing, Phil Hamer. We would also like to invite you to listen to our first meeting of the North Wales Rules Committee. It's not Christmas Dubstep but we think you might like it. BK

 A Christmas Message | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

As Christmas is just around the corner, we thought that you might like to have a really simple statement of affairs from the guy whose name is above the door, so to speak. Our Jim Piper caught-up with Neil Morris to talk about the ongoing fundraising, the financial plans, the voyage home (not the Star Trek movie) and Bonnie Tyler's wig. Merry Christmas to all of our listeners here and around the world (channelling Nicholas Parsons there) and we'll see you on the other side. BK and the podcast team

 Phantoms. A Point. Pants. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This week's show is right here. As the Phantoms came into town, we welcomed Dan Breen (off of from hockey radio stuff in Peterborough) to the show. I'll admit it. We talked about hockey a little bit. And we talked about fundraising for ill-fitting pants, jumpers and trying to get Jim Piper into a Bonnie Tyler wig. But it was fun. We'll be back in more serious mode after the festivities. Until then, enjoy whatever it is you people do over the next two weeks and see you on the other side.

 Bees and Beesley | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It's the second show in two days and it's available right here. The Bees visited the WMMP this Sunday and though it was not a pretty game by any stretch of the imagination, it was a Phoenix bench that just met the required minimum number against a only-slightly-deeper Bees bench. Phoenix needed that win tonight and, despite the weirdest last 9 minutes of officiating we'd ever seen, it lifted the spirits. Ben Russell joins Mark for the post-game chat. Now, we played some more "What's in my Christmas dubstep stocking?" and Chris Beesley (the best commentator in the EPIHL) won a great gift.  The lovely, red, silk boxers with the mistletoe hung where you do not want to see.  And he has agreed that he will wear them on the balcony next weekend if we raise £50. Check out the main Podcast page for a sponsorship box for that within the next 24 hours.  There will be video. In the meantime, the Christmas jumper and hat are still just about being tolerated (I HATE THEM!) and are earning some cash. Thanks to all that have contributed.  You are a lovely lot. I'll be wearing them next weekend too, not doubt. So, for now, bye bye!

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