(Un)informed Handball Hour

The Morning Club - 23 October: A new look for the Champions League, Jicha stays at Kiel

Confirming the news we shared last month, the Men's Champions League will have a new look next season. We dive into the new structure, what it means and what we think of it. And over on Patreon: Filip Jicha has signed a new contract with Kiel, ending speculation about his future. Better the devil you know?

Episode 302 - Who's hot and who's not in the Men's Champions League, Scott Harrington on handball life on Faroe Islands

We're just a month into the new Champions League season but we're already getting a glimpse at the bigger picture as we put the spotlight on three teams which have impressed us so far and three we are worried about. Patreon subscribers got a chance last week to hear from Scott Harrington, perhaps the most-established native English-speaking coach in world handball, now you get to as well. Sitting at the Neistin club house, we spoke about his early start in coaching, his career to date, featuring spells as coach for Faroe Islands, China and current Champions League club Sola, as well as his return to Faroe Islands last year. We discuss what has changed since the emergence of Faroe Islands as a real handball nation, what the next generations have in store for us and his coaching desires for the future.

Episode 301 - Bundesliga chat with Björn Pazen on Berlin's woes, Kiel are back and Magdeburg look unstoppable

As is tradition, we dive into our full Bundesliga coverage with a few rounds under the belt to get a feel for what's actually happening in handball's strongest domestic league. Björn Pazen joins us to discuss the contrasting fortunes of the league's top dogs and who might emerge as this season's surprise package.

Episode 300 - Celebrating 300 episodes with Brian Campion's comeback, comparing the handball landscape now to when we began

We launch the new handball season with a celebratory episode, reaching episode 300 of the podcast! In the eight years since we began, the handball world has changed a lot, so we look back at our first episodes to compare and contrast how things were and where we are today. Plus, we welcome Brian Campion back to the mic to celebrate with us.

The Morning Club - 5 September: Emergency pod as Berlin is rocked

As if the Bundesliga needs drama like this to garner attention! In one of the sport's most shocking turn of events in years, if not ever, Stefan Kretzschmar and Jaron Siewert have departed Fuchse Berlin. We dive into the timeline, the background and plenty more as we come to terms with a this news in an emergency morning club.