Set Piece Menu Football Podcast

This is the final part of a Summer Special Series from Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The People Who Helped To Shape Modern Football (Part Four) - Silvio Berlusconi. Rory proposes the TV magnate turned football club owner turned politician as one of game's (albeit self-serving) visionaries. The food: a two, maybe three, course lunch at local vegetarian establishment Greens, that Chinch pays for because he has a very understanding accountant. Thanks for downloading our summer specials! If you have anything to add get in touch @setpiecemenu or setpiecemenu@gmail.com

The latest edition of the Summer Special Series from Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The People Who Helped To Shape Modern Football (Part Three) - Arsene Wenger. The former Arsenal boss transformed a team, a country, and a way that both prepared for and played their football. The food: the team are now perusing the menu for their lunchtime treat, courtesy of Chinch, while trying to convince Steve that he is indeed allowed to eat vegetarian food. Next week brings the final part of our summer series!

This is the latest episode of a Summer Special Series from Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The People Who Helped To Shape Modern Football (Part Two) - Walter Crickmer. Steve tells the story of the man, who as Manchester United club secretary, helped Matt Busby to begin the journey of English teams in Europe. The food: we are a step closer to our lunch-on-Chinch. Two more episodes and we'll be gourmet dining, veggie-style. This is the second part of four on the people who helped shape modern football, and we'll be back with part three next week!

This is a Summer Special Series from Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The People Who Helped To Shape Modern Football (Part One) - Jimmy Hill. The team discusses how as a player, manager, chairman, presenter and pundit, Jimmy Hill changed the game almost like no other. The food: a promise from Chinch to take us all out for lunch, as a reward for completion of our summer spectacular. This is the first part of four on the people who helped shape modern football, so stand by for part two next week!

Enjoy the latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: World Cup Special (Part Two) - is the World Cup still the pinnacle of the game, and are the football and tactics we see as developed as at club level? The food: Rory's "peppers and onions" have miraculously become Huevos Rancheros, the first repeat meal in 80 episodes of Set Piece Menu (apart from minibites), which Rory claims is because brunch is a limiting meal concept. Send us a tweet! @setpiecemenu Send us an email! setpiecemenu@gmail.com And please write us a review at iTunes! Next week we'll be back with the first part of a summer special series about the people who have shaped modern football. Something to distract you while your team faces inevitable defeat and ignominy at the World Cup...

This is the latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: World Cup Special (Part One) - is the World Cup a blessed relief from all the tribalism and twitter trolling of club football? The food: peppers and onions, as described by Rory, which until Hugh was able to purchase peppers en route, was going to be just onions. Get in touch with the team via twitter @setpiecemenu Or email setpiecemenu@gmail.com Please rate and review us on iTunes, we really like knowing that you care...!

The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: The Set Piece Menu Awards - tying a light-hearted, slightly truncated bow around the end of the club football season. Light-hearted because the categories won't be ones you've seen anywhere else (and Ashley Young is nominated for two of them); and slightly truncated owing to time constraints and a sudden departure from Rory... The food: fajitas. So many fajitas. Provided by Steve, who allows lubrication on this particular dish due to his respect of cultural traditions. Also - what did Eileen Drewery do to Andy's achilles? And did her powers have anything to do with the fact the radiator was on in her hotel room? All is revealed in this week's soccer story... Get in touch @setpiecemenu or setpiecemenu@gmail.com

The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Support Staff. Are great players enough to make your team successful, or are they only able to reach their potential with a good, and ever increasing backroom team? Medical staff, ground staff, nutritionists are all discussed, as are taxidermists for some reason. The food: left over birthday cake, fresh lemon meringue pie, and millionaire shortbread (a slice of which has an unfortunate, watery end...) Get in touch @setpiecemenu Or setpiecemenu@gmail.com

The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Soccer hot takes and takeaways! What have we learnt from this season in the Premier League? The food: a typically impressive three-course affair courtesy of Nicky Hinchcliffe. Antipasti, prawn and chorizo linguine, banoffee pie. Wowsers. Also on the pod - we reveal the winner of our Set Piece Menu Premier League Predictions League! Where did you finish? Head to www.tinyurl.com/setpiecemenu Want to become a SPM buffalo? Get in touch via twitter @setpiecemenu Or email setpiecemenu@gmail.com

Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Who or what will make next season's title races in Europe interesting? Have we entered a period of utter predictability, and is the Champions League our best hope for jeopardy and uncertainty? The food: Rory Smith's Chicken, Brie and Rocket quesadillas, with a red pepper sauce. Every bit as good as it sounds. And custard doughnuts. Keep the emails and tweet coming, we include as many as we can, and you could become the next SPM Buffalo! setpiecemenu@gmail.com or @setpiecemenu. There's a new way of listening too - we're now available via the TuneIn app

The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: Sorry seems to be the easiest word. Why are so many players, managers and now organisations apologising? Do they mean it, and do fans demand it more now than ever before? The food: A giant party ring biscuit. Genuinely. Courtesy of a cake shop in Uppermill, the Bramhall of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham area. Thanks for all your emails and tweets! You can send them to @setpiecemenu or setpiecemenu@gmail.com and maybe you can become an SPM Buffalo (listen for explanation...)

The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: When is the best time to get a manager's job? With Arsenal needing a new boss, the team wonders if the circumstances mean it's the most attractive position a manager could ask for; and also if the pool of elite clubs, and elite coaches, is getting ever smaller. The food: chocolate swirls (baked not grilled), muffins (lemon, blueberry, chocolate flavours), and a bacon and cherry tomato sandwich. All courtesy of Andy's step-daughter Carly, and not at all courtesy of Andy. Thanks for all your tweets, emails and iTunes reviews! Get in touch: @setpiecemenu setpiecemenu@gmail.com

Welcome to another episode of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: What's The Point? So many fans support a team that'll never win anything, reach Europe, or maybe even play good football; some will follow a club that might get promoted, but then get relegated straight away. So what's the point, and why do we still love our team? The food: a New York-themed brunch from Steve, even though he returned from the city (that's famously off the beaten track) nearly three weeks ago. Get in touch @setpiecemenu And email us setpiecemenu@gmail.com

The latest Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: How should we rate managerial success? Not everyone has a 'way', but does that mean we underestimate the achievements of those who favour pragmatism over philosophy? Case study: Zinedine Zidane. The food: chocolate fairy cakes, which leads to an argument, because Hugh refuses to eat one. Plus - a soccer story about royalty, and we all have a go at pronouncing Kevin de Bruyne following some expert guidance. Get in touch via twitter @setpiecemenu Or email setpiecemenu@gmail.com

The latest edition of Set Piece Menu - the podcast where four friends talk football over food. The football: With Ronaldo and Messi in their thirties, is there a new generation of superstars waiting in the wings, or will the team ethic become more important than the talent? The food: Cake, four ways. A post-lent indulgence, with a pressing sell-by date. Thanks for all your tweets and emails; keep them coming, along with as many 5-star reviews you can muster on iTunes! @setpiecemenu and setpiecemenu@gmail.com is how you get in touch.