Hamilton's Forge FC always seems to be forever first in something, whether they are the first to win the CPL Playoffs, the first to be crowned champions at home or the first to have a player on The Maple Footy Podcast! Today I sit down with one of Forge's newest recruits Maxime Filion. Filion was drafted during the CPL draft in the off-season and has already made his pro-debut for Forge during their CONCACAF Champions Cup games against Liga MX Side Monterrey. We take a dive into Max's journey to get to Forge, whether it was playing in University, going to the Czech Republic or battling back from two major injuries. Now he's gearing up for his debut campaign with the CPL Dynasty and one things for sure, after this conversation he'll definitely have a fan in us.

Midweek games mean a spontaneous drop! So here we are, game week 28... is this the week where it feels like Liverpool has become unofficial champions... it sure feels so. Arsenal strumbled again, and the relegation battlers all stumbled. The European race remains wide open as all sides are enjoying inconsistent form. Which is far from ideal... And of course, we catch up on the Maple Start! We should have called this the Alistair Johnston special edition of the Maple Start...so let's talk about it!

Big time match week for the Prem - lots of big results that'll have even bigger implications for the league table. Liverpool take advantage of an Arsenal slip-up, and Manchester United salvage a point against a familiar face and Everton. Chelsea well... they Chelsea'd and Aston Villa will be grateful for that. A big weekend at the bottom of the table too but only 1 side battling relegation will be happy. Massive weekend, with an extra long and exciting Maple Start! Let's talk about it all!

After about 2 weeks off, The Maple Footy Podcast is back! A quick aside find us on new socials @maplefootypod and @samlittle44 for all news! But yes the premier league is back, Liverpool and Arsenal both grabbed big wins, as did Manchester City. Manchester United, Chelsea, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest all stumbled. But there's still a lot to talk about from this weekend so let's get into it! Let's gooo!

A weekend full of shock results was the theme this time out. Manchester City and United both had weekends to forget. Aston Villa, Newcastle, Bournemouth and Brighton all had some tough showings too. Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Arsenal were all flying high. Hey, even Tottenham won a game! Yeah I know... Wolves took advantage of their relegations dropping points, while Palace and Everton both enjoyed some impressive wins... so let's talk about it!

Matchday 23 is in the books, it's done and dusted. Some big and shocking results that will be felt throughout the table. Liverpool and Arsenal continue their title charges with wins over Ipswich and Wolves respectively. Bournemouth had a massive 5-0 over Nottingham Forest, and even Leicester got in on the winning fun. Chelsea were dreadful Tottenham too but with them, it's expected. Lot's to talk about so... lets!

Week 22 in the prem is over! So there's only one thing left to do before we say goodbye... we gotta discuss it! Chelsea and Manchester City got themselves back to winning ways. Arsenal blew a 2-0 lead, and Liverpool left it extremely late. Each of the bottom four all failed to capitalize on each other's misery and so of the middle pack of, Fulham, Aston Villa, and Bournemouth all continued to impress.

Episode 53! Matchday 21... the midweek matches! These last couple of weeks have been chaotic in the prem, and that, of course, did not change with this match day either. Lots of dropped points at the top for everyone not named Arsenal and Newcastle! And even more points were dropped at the bottom of the table. Which is not good at all during this last half the season! So it offers a lot to talk about... so let's talk!