Hosted by Josh Cannon · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 87 episodes
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Conversations, commentary and stories from the soul of football — from supporter culture and Scottish football to coaching, lower leagues and the people who make the game what it is.Football’s not just a game — it’s spiritual.
Josh Cannon hosts On the Spot, a sports show with 87 episodes published.
Second time sitting down with Declan Fergus. Really good guy and talks so well about the game of football. We've been waiting for the time to get another sit down and the timing was right after Scotlands World Cup Campai
Football shirts are more than just bits of fabric. In this episode, I sat down with the man behind First Class Football Shirts to talk about the shirts that shaped our childhoods, the memories attached to them, and why c
Football is entering a new era. Following PSG's Champions League triumph, I started thinking about where the game is heading. From Arsenal and Mikel Arteta's approach to the uncertainty surrounding Liverpool's future, fo
Scottish football feels like it’s at a crossroads. In this episode I sit down with Charlie Knox to talk about the opportunity sitting in front of the Scottish game — from supporter culture and media, to streaming, club i
Wasn't the best game last night was it?Another boring big game that was just a battle of tactics.A missed opportunity for Arsenal to go 8 clear and I think this should their weakness - goals from open play.Gyokeres is th
The sacking of Ruben Amorim raises a bigger question than just one decision. How much control should a football manager actually have? In this episode, I talk about why managers need real influence — especially over recr
What's good team. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Boxing Day. I still have no idea what day it is. I had a really interesting way of viewing the footy over the last couple days that I haven't had in years. Workin
Festive fixtures often say more than we expect. In this episode, I talk through the upcoming games involving Manchester United, Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Hibs and Hearts — focusing on form, pressure, and what thes
The festive run often tells you more than months of form. In this episode, I look ahead to the next stretch of games for Arsenal, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Hearts, and Celtic — and talk through how short runs like th
This episode isn’t about chasing perfect predictions. It’s about how this weekend feels — the pressure around certain teams, the games that don’t sit comfortably, and the calls that could easily go wrong. I talk through:
This episode isn’t about a standard match preview. It’s about pressure, belief, and the moments that reveal where teams — and managers — really are. I reflect on Celtic after their defeat to Dundee United, the body langu
St Mirren beating Celtic in the League Cup Final wasn’t just a shock result — it was a psychological moment in Scottish football. For decades, teams outside the Old Firm have carried an invisible barrier into these games
It’s one of the fiercest rivalries in English football — Sunderland vs Newcastle — and it returns for GW16 with massive stakes for both sides. This isn’t just another GW16 fixture — this is Derby Day. Pride, pressure and
Football swings fast — sometimes faster than we ever expect. Last year Liverpool looked unstoppable: momentum, identity, belief, a title, and a manager people were calling the next great thing. Fast-forward and the pictu
This Midweek Drop looks across both leagues — and there’s a lot to unpack. Liverpool have spent over £400M on attackers, yet still lack pace, 1v1 quality and unpredictability. The attack feels flat and easy to read, and
This week could completely reshape the title race in both the Premier League and the Scottish Premiership. With three games packed into seven days, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Celtic, and Hearts all face huge midw
This week’s Premier League weekend preview is dominated by one huge fixture: Arsenal vs Chelsea in what feels like a real Battle at the Bridge moment for Gameweek 13. I break down the momentum, the mentality, and what bo
Mikel Arteta has rebuilt Arsenal from the ground up — but the journey wasn’t simple. In this episode, I break down how Arsenal went from a team with no identity to one of the most complete sides in Europe. We look at the
Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool all have massive runs coming up — so how many points will they take from their next five Premier League games? In this GW12 preview, I break down each team’s fixtures, form and momentum, a
Only three managers in Premier League history have ever retained the title. In this episode, I break down why going back-to-back is so difficult - from fixture timing and new-manager bounce to injuries, squad depth and t
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