Nobody asked for it, but the Pondcast is back for a — checks notes — our twelfth season of gabbing about soccer. And just as we have for the previous 11 years, on the first episode of the season Jeremy and D.J. previewed and predict the Premier League season to come. Top four, relegation battle, golden boot, sack race winner, manager of the year, and whatever the hell “dark horse club” means. Plus, we talked about Mauricio Pochettino’s imminent appointment to the U.S. men’s national team vacant managerial position.

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No, it hasn’t been two months since we last published a podcast… you just, umm, missed the other episodes somehow. We get how it may seem like we’re suddenly back out of the blue to drop our annual Premier League Season Review Show. But that’s the show in store for you in a totally not-surprise move. And just like the previous 10 seasons before this, the guys revisited their 2023/24 pres-season predictions — Top 4, Relegation, Dark Horse Club, Sack Race Champion, Manager of the Year, and Golden Boot — to see how bad their punditry skills are. That’s followed by Jeremy testing D.J.’s memory of the season with a 20-through-1 rundown of every club’s season. And before we cap things off with Winners & Wankers, we shared some of YOUR post-season eulogies for your favored clubs. All of it well worth the wait through which you didn’t have to suffer.

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Well, we missed the pre- in the “preview” portion of our look ahead at the already extant 2024 Major League Soccer season. Though we’re sure you’d expect nothing less than that from D.J. and Jeremy at this point. If you’ve been with us for any of our previous ten MLS previews, you’ll know the drill. The guys will rundown their predictions for the playoffs, individual and team award winners, share are our favorite kits, and make some bold predictions for the campaign to come.

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A rare new #Pondcast lands in your inbox today, and the boys have a doozy on tap for you. First on the docket is an in-depth conversation in reaction to U.S. women’s national team captain Lindsey Horan’s controversial comments about the depth of knowledge of the American soccer public — or lack there of. Next we turned our attention to the shock announcement that Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp will be stepping down at the end of the season and ask question like “Why announce that now?” and “Who’s going to replace him”. And as some icing on the cake, we congratulate the entire state of New Jersey.

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Rejoice: a new #Pondcast! Yeah, it’s been another month since the guys last recorded, but that’s almost normal at this point. But the rarity makes it more special, right?

Anyway, the guys reconvened to talk about the January transfer window and the — flagging? — participation in the annual semi-annual scramble to flush out unwanted players and/or make panic-driven purchases to plug gaping holes in squads, such as Timo Werner to Spurs, Brandon Vazquez to Monterrey, and Mbappé to… well, probably nowhere. We also re-examined the disaster that keeps on giving that is Manchester United, and Liverpool silent rise to the top. Plus, there’s a Winners & Wankers segment full of truly awful people.

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