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AYNE 343 - Goal/Own Goal

Grant and Roger dissect the good and the bad in the world of sport. Phil, Rory, Pep, Cholo, StevieG, LeBron, Josh Taylor, and the disaster that is Chinese sport. Laughs and insight in equal measure.

AYNE 342 - John Inverdale

Roger, Grant and Giles welcome veteran sports broadcaster John Inverdale on to The Big Interview - brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks.  John has been one of the UK's most  recognised sports presenters on both Radio and TV and covered all the world's major sporting events.  John looks back on his career and shares his thoughts on where the world of sport is going and lessons it must heed.

AYNE 341 - The Groundsmen

In a week where the tensions between sport and finance intensify, the Groundsmen discuss sponsor boycotts, golf elite leagues, the All Blacks/Silver Lake deal, and the end of Mino Raiola?

AYNE 340 - THE CAPTAINS TABLE - Bryan Habana (in association with Loch Lomond Whiskies)

Bryan Habana is the latest guest on The Captain’s Table podcast.   One of South Africa’s greatest ever rugby players - with 124 caps and 67 tries in a stellar career that included a Rugby World Cup, a series win Over the British Lions and 3 European Cups.

AYNE 339 - Goal/Own Goal (with Colin O'Donnell)

Our podcast is about the fans' point of view. Authentic and unvarnished.  We discuss a seminal week for football as honestly as you can.

AYNE 338 - Jeff Slack

AYNE welcomes the immensely experienced Jefferson Slack, Managing Director at Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team, to discuss his amazing career in sports, leading up to his current role working for Lawrence Stroll. We look back at the 90s with Michael Jordan, Italian football, Wasserman/IMG and where now for the big agencies. Oh, and we mention something about a breakaway football league!

AYNE 337 - The Groundsmen

The groundsmen reflect on sport finally climbing aboard the data train. Just in time for things to change again! A close up look at the Masters and is it all Zuck and Jack's fault?

AYNE 336 - Goal/Own Goal

Grant and Roger unpeel the onion of fandom in 2021. What does it all mean now? From the death of Claude Callegari, to following Fulham and Celtic, to March Madness. And would Jack Charlton have thrived in today's football?

AYNE 335 - THE CAPTAINS TABLE - Graeme McDowell (in association with Loch Lomond Whiskies)

The Captain is joined this week by Graeme "G-Mac"  McDowell - one of the most popular and successful Northern Irish golfers in recent times.   A lifelong Manchester United supporter, restauranteur and a man synonymous with recent European Ryder Cup glories - this show is not to be missed.

AYNE 334 - Sam Renouf

Brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks, the lads welcome Sam Renouf, CEO at Professional Triathletes Organisation. PTO is challenging the current triathlon landscape and Sam shares his views on what it takes to bring a sport out of the stale status quo and into a new era of athlete recognition, alternative funding strategies, narrative building , and data science.  All this while navigating pitfalls like doping scandals, traditional media bias, and facing pressure from the "this isn't how it's done" crowd. Sam proves a worthy commentator and avatar for someone taking the big risks to buck the trend and try something truly revolutionary in the world of Triathlon.