Each of the presenters picks a short clip, then take turns to pick a feature-length documentary, followed by a second short clip each, ending with one of them choosing a book originally three books were discussed all related to sport.
The Patreon version continues to be released on Tuesdays. The podcast was included in The Telegraph's 50 Best Cultural Events of poll, being praised for its "unreasonably hilarious lockdown laughs". The podcast has been commended for "giving back" to the sporting community in Wales and sponsor a number of sports clubs including Cardiff Met WFC and the academy sides at Carmarthen Town. Following the positive reception to the podcast the team were given the opportunity by BT Sport to take the format to television.
In they recorded eight episodes of "Down The Clubhouse" using the same format of choosing sport-related video clips and discussing them. The show was filmed on location at the clubhouse of Cowbridge RFC in the Vale of Glamorgan in the spring of and aired through the summer of The Patreon income has allowed for sponsorship of sports teams and other charitable causes. In July , in addition to bonus Patreon content on the main podcast a sister podcast, "Michael Owen's Movie Club" was introduced, the hosts watch a fictional sporting themed film and discuss it.
The title comes from Michael Owen 's admission that he has only ever seen 8 films and didn't like them because they aren't real. In November , the podcast started to look back through their archive of episodes and selected some favourite stories, anecdotes and funny bits.
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