Jesse and Em sit down with billion pound blue bottlejobs Rotimi and Scout to discuss what already feels like an absolute must-win game for United... Jesse's soul has been crushed, and Em somehow predicts United to win the game? On the docket for today: What's good with Garbacho the Vapist? And who the hell are half of these guys on the Chelsea squad? Plus, a spirited debate about which is the bigger club. Let's get to the bottom of this...

Jesse and Em sit down with two Banter Super League groupchat OG's, and resident Cityzens, Tall and Elliot, ahead of the upcoming Manchester Derby at the Emptihad. The boys each gave predicted XI's, score predictions, and of course, loads of pure unfiltered, zesty banter. In addition to previewing Sunday's massive fixture, we found time to discuss the USMNT v Korea in New Jersey, and the broader landscape of football, or soccer, in the USA. Tall brought some wonderful perspective as a teacher and coach who formerly worked in the Bronx. Our Combined XI yielded what may be the best midfield in the prem, if it were real: Rodri, Reinders, Bruno Fernandes. And in our first edition of a new segment called "Devil's Advocate," Tall even found it in his heart to proclaim that there is a chance Manchester United could win the Prem this year... So you're telling me there's a chance...

Jesse and Em sit down with some truly iconic New York Gooners to hype up this PL opening weekend blockbuster fixture between two juggernauts: Manchester United and Arsenal Football Club.

Joining us on the pod today we have Jason Andrew and Howard Grandison, co-founders of the Arsenal Ultras group Brooklyn Invincibles, known for their Brooklyn watch parties, and their friendship with Spike Lee. Also joining us despite his hangover is our very own Adrian Salonga, long-time Banter Super League groupchat member, and even longer-time LES football organizer. A man of the people who removes sponsor logos from his jerseys for semi-political reasons, Adrian showed up for us when the podcast actually made it out of the groupchat.

On this, the first episode of the Banter Pod, we talk all things Arsenal, United, and beyond. Join us for a fun conversation, and of course, some predictions. We will have receipts...

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Next up: Manchester City.

Coming to you from the heart of Astoria, New York City, this is the Banter Super League, an independently produced video podcast all about the art of banter in football-- or for you uncultured swine out there, soccer. Co-hosted by Jesse Moritz and Emir Deljanin.

For now, we'll be focusing primarily on the "big six" premier league clubs: Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Tottenham Hotspur. But we will touch on all things football, while also occasionally dabbling in broader topics within sports, culture, and New York City.

We're hosting our first event (of many), which is a watch party for the Man United vs. Arsenal game, this Sunday, August 17th at Clara's Bushwick. We'll have an open bar available, and it's going to be an absolutely classic opening match for the upcoming season of both the Premier League, and the Banter Super League. RVP- sorry, I meant RSVP at the link below:

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