This week's pod gets a little HEATED as Dec and Jonny discuss the dark art of 'soft penalties' - what even are they? According to the rules of the game, there is no such thing as 'soft contact' or a 'soft penalty', so why do we see them occurring at least once every Premier League gameweek?

Is there more to the idea of one of these penalties being awarded? Is it an attribute that can be trained and worked on like most tools in the arsenal of the modern player? Why is there a trend that top teams are awarded this type of penalty more than the lesser teams in the division? And what, if anything, can be done about it?

The HEAT continues to burn on as a certain ex-Liverpool captain has decided to exit the team managed by another Liverpool captain. Jordan Henderson has decided to call time on his Saudi Arabian escapade with news outlets across the country reporting that he would like to move back into European football.

With rumours that Ajax may be looking at taking a punt on Henderson to help turn around their poor Eredivisie form, will he get his move? What does this mean for the Saudi's project? Should his former club come knocking to re-sign their former skipper? And what are the guys in Amsterdam sampling to want to take that risk on this player?

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