The Offensive Podcast Review

The Pitch:

A mockumentary following the ficitonal Ashwood City FC.

The Product:

We can go ahead and file this under ‘podcasts I wish I had thought of’. This is a well produced, well written and well acted mockumentary that follows the trials and tribulations of the ficitional club Ashwood City FC.

It’s fully immersive. You get a fly on the wall perspective of board meetings, calls between the manager and owner, and all of the different media coverage that comes with the greatest goddamned sport in the world. Just imagine that the fly on the wall has state of the art audio recording and editing equipment.

The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. So, let’s put that out there before we go calling this ‘niche’. And if you’re here, you know podcasts are pretty hot right now. So merging these two worlds is a total home run. Sorry, merging these two worlds is like a scrappy injury time winner from an academy player in the FA Cup Final against the oil-rich Manchester City.

Very early on though, there is plenty of in the know satire for the football aficionados and ultras out there. You know, if dozens of live games, highlight programmes, newspaper articles, analysis-based podcasts, and a Football Manager addiction turned divorce aren’t enough for you, then you can sink your teeth into this like a half time meat pie on a rainy evening in Stoke.

The fact that, in the world of Ashwood City FC, one of the football radio shows features a panel of former Irish internationals from the south of England is a pretty delicious piece of well observed satire, and if I don’t have a memory loss situation from one header too many, I think that’s a throwaway joke in episode 1.

The last thing to point out is that The Offensive isn’t just a name, it’s a little bit of a descriptor. It’s satire of course, but maybe don’t have the kids listen in.

Can You Sleep To It?

You better ******* not you ******* ****.

Recommended Episode:

Seems like a weird move not to start at the start with this one.

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