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Across the Pondcast: Episode 1 – Wildcard Weekend Preview with Darren Barnard & Jack Nevill

January 4, 2019

The first of a weekly podcast covering all the latest news in American Football, based across the pond in the UK. This week, Jack and Darren explore the recent coach departures in the NFL with Black Monday passing us after Week 17. We attempt to rank the eight coaching positions available in the league and then follow that up with a preview of one of the best Wildcard Weekends in recent memory. After making some speculative wagers, we layout our brackets for the remainder of the playoffs.

Listen to the podcast here:

Darren’s Bio

Darren is a 24-year-old sports journalist, currently studying at St Mary’s University. He is a lifelong Chicago Bears fan and more recently, a Matt Nagy admirer.

Jack’s Bio

Jack – 24 – is a long suffering Dolphins fan and journalist in training at St Mary’s University.

Author

  • Darren Barnard

    Darren, 24, is a graduate of the University of Exeter, where he attained a degree in Drama. Following that, he travelled through Asia and Australia for two years, encountering entirely different sporting cultures. Unable to his watch his beloved Spurs and Chicago Bears as regularly as he was accustomed to, he was encouraged to pursue other countries sporting passions. An interest in AFL and NRL was unavoidable as he became infatuated with Australia's similar passion for sport. However it was among the corruption and chaos of Asian football, where he formed a lifelong friendship with the players and supporters of Than Quảng Ninh F.C.

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