The Road to Nowhere European Football Podcast

Today marks a full year since the first ever episode of the podcast. So, to celebrate our first birthday, the boys thought they would record some bonus material for your listening (dis)pleasure. Alasdair, Barlow and Michael look back on how they met, the podcast journey so far, and some of the games they've been to which ultimately led to the launch of the Road to Nowhere European Football Podcast...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by revered Italian football journalist Carlo Gargenese for an insightful look at the latest developments in Serie A and further afield. The boys discuss Andrea Pirlo's impressive start to life as head coach of Juventus, Schalke's woeful 2020, the mass exodus at struggling Valencia, the latest wonderkid to burst onto the scene at Stade Rennais and much more...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys discuss Dortmund's sustainability in the short and long term, the highly coveted Udinese playmaker Rodrigo de Paul, Javi Gracia's desire to leave Valencia after just three months in charge and more...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Sassuolo’s ceiling, Real Sociedad’s excellent start, Ronald Koeman’s de Jong/ Busquets dilemma, Lille’s memorable night in Milan, the secrets to Gladbach’s success, Benfica’s youthful front two and more...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Atlético's mouthwatering Saturday night tie with Barcelona, Union Berlin’s Max Kruse-inspired second-season evolution, Newcastle United target Boulaye Dia's playing style and career trajectory, the significance of Cesare Prandelli’s appointment at Fiorentina, AC Milan’s title credentials (or lack thereof) and more...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael are joined by Football Italia producer Jonathan Grade for a nostalgic look back at Italian football in the 1990s. The boys discuss Napoli's fortunes post-Maradona, the iconic and the oft-overlooked Serie A sides of that era, the key players behind Real Sociedad’s impressive start to the La Liga season, Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim-inspired revival and more...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Julian Nagelsmann's and RB Leipzig's coming of age, Atalanta's potentially self-destructive internal politics, Niko Kovac's tactics at Monaco, Chacho Coudet turning Celta Vigo into La Liga's latest must-watch side, the sides challenging PSG in an enthralling Ligue 1 title race and more...

Alasdair and Barlow are joined by The Guardian's Top 100 Footballers panellist Alan Feehely to discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the process and the research behind the Guardian's Top 100 Footballers list, the potential of Barcelona's Pedri, La Liga's Madrileño title race, Spanish football culture (with a focus on the city of Seville), where it went wrong for Thomas Tuchel at PSG, the myriad issues on and off the field at Schalke and more...

Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the key reasons behind SC Freiburg's stunning Bundesliga form, Antonio Conte's questionable tactics at Inter in recent weeks, the extent to which Ronald Koeman is due credit for Barcelona's recent improvement, the arrival of Marcelino marking an ambitious new era at Athletic Club, Waldemar Kita's controversial/ decidedly on-brand appointment of Raymond Domenech as manager at Nantes and more...