Jon Hartley talks to Eurosport commentator & uefa.com reporter Ian Holyman about Bayer Leverkusen's dramatic win over Chelsea in the Champions League to secure their place in the next round of the competition. 

The Bundesliga Show - Leverkusen Extra

This week we look at the oldest international fixture, England v Scotland, and ask whether the time is right to reinstate it as a regular feature on the footballing calendar.

Join Terry, Graham and Chris in a swanky basement bar in London, as we pick apart the pros and cons and debate the perceived benefits for those both sides of the border, in our usual misinformed fashion.

Sound of Football 107 - The Auld Enemy

Graham's growing legion of fans will be distraught to hear of his absence from this week's Sound of Football podcast. There's no need to panic, however, as we've brought in The Football Attic's Richard Johnson to stand in for him as a temporary replacement.

And a fine job he did too, as you'll hear on this week's show. Richard, together with Chris and Terry, discussed football nostalgia and wondered whether forty-somethings in 2032 will have anything much to go dewy-eyed about. Are present-day football kits likely to get the pulse racing twenty years from now? Will FIFA 12 seem like a silly preoccupation we once had and will anyone think of Joey Barton as one of the game's great characters?

Sound of Football 108 - Football nostalgia

Chelsea FC is the topic of the week for Graham, Terry and Chris Oakley.

Was Roman Abramovich too hasty in sacking AVB? Did the young coach contribute to his own downfall? Will Jose Mourinho return? Is Eddie Newton the new Ray Wilkins?

All these questions and more will be answered in this week's Sound Of Football podcast.

Sound Of Football 109: Where next for Chelsea FC?

This week's pod see us discussing the relatively disappointing performances of the English Premier League in Europe. With only Chelsea flying the flag for the English coefficients, is this the beginning of a decline in English football or simply a transition with everything back to normal in a few seasons?

Sound Of Football Podcast 110 - The Premier League in Europe

Gary Andrews and Terry Duffelen discuss Roger Moore's James Bond Canon.

Oddjob Pod Episode 0 - Roger Moore (or how did we forget Fiona in the tub?)

The chaps return from a brief hiatus to discuss the ethics of cheating, diving and other shenanigans in the modern game. There are fewer things that enrage football fans more than a perfectly executed dive of a deliberate handball or a player feigning injury. But surely cheating is part of the game and there is virtue in hoodwinking the referee into gaining an advantage. After all, it's not like this sort of thing is doing any harm is it? Or is it?

Sound Of Football 111: What's wrong with chicanery in football?

Back in 2010, the Sound of Football chaps had plenty to say on the use of technology. Given recent shenanigans in the FA Cup semi-final, we've decided to revisit the arguments for and against the use of goal line technology and video evidence and see if we have arrived at a different conclusion to last time.

Sound Of Football 112 - Revisiting Technology in Football

It was St Georges Day, yesterday so what better way to say Happy England Day than with a chat about the English national team? But rather than talk about boring stuff like results, tactics, team selection and managers we've tried to approach the topic from a cultural perspective: the importance of the England team in English football, England football culture, why do people expect so much from England.  Is it arrogance? Do we only really care about the national team when the big tournaments happen? If our clubs had to make a sacrifice for the benefit of the national team, would we be willing to make that sacrifice?

Sound Of Football Podcast 113 - England

This week, the chaps return to the topic of the England National Team after the surprise news that Wet Brom manager Roy Hodgson has been approached by the FA about the England manager.

Is he the right man to take England forward? Why was Harry Redknapp overlooked? Will Hodgson command the respect of the players? None of these question will be answered satisfactorily except one: Do we like Roy?

Sound Of Football Podcast 114 - Roy Hodgson

This week, the chaps consider what elements are required for a truly competitive European Football League. With the Italian, German and Spanish Leagues decided, only England and France will decide their titles winners on the last game of the season. Are these league's set up better that the others? What does it mean to have a truly competitive domestic league and what will it take to achieve this?

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