FIFA Off The Bench

The Big Shout - Is The Reign Of The Big Four Over?

by Stevie Morgan | 27-November-2009

In this week's FIFA 10 podcast Romily Broad and myself asked whether or not the Premier League's big four teams are still the force they once were.

The Big Shout - Is There An Art To Diving?

by Stevie Morgan | 17-November-2009

In this week's FIFA 10 podcast Romily Broad and myself discussed the topic of diving after David N'Gog did his impression of a perfect dying swan in the box against Birmingham and earned Liverpool a penalty.

The Big Shout - Female Coaches In The Men's Game?

by Stevie Morgan | 05-October-2009

On this week's Big Shout for the FIFA 10 podcast, Romily Broad and myself discussed whether there could ever be a place in the men's game for female coaches. This was after the England women's coach, Hope Powell, said that she would consider a job in the Premier League if the right offer came along.

The Big Shout - Is It Too Early To Press The Panic Button?

by Stevie Morgan | 02-September-2009

The topic of this week's Big Shout in the FIFA 10 podcast was whether or not it's right to start flicking the chicken switch after only three games in to a new season. What do you think?

The Big Shout - Does Football Need Video Technology?

by Stevie Morgan | 22-August-2009

The big talking point this week in The FIFA 10 Podcast was whether or not video technology has any place in football. We have EA SPORTS president Peter Moore's view, but what's yours?

The Big Shout - Should the ref allow play to continue if he feels a foul has been committed?

by Stevie Morgan | 14-August-2009

The man in black was the topic of this week's Big Shout in the Fifa 10 podcast, where I was joined by the sweet talking David Witts from sweetpatch.tv, as Romily continues to find sand in the unlikeliest of places on his hols.

About The Bloggers

David Rutter is the Line Producer for FIFA 11 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. A lifelong football fan, David supports Leicester and Hitchin Town. In addition to playing FIFA, Rutter also enjoys CoD, GRAW, and NHL.
Aaron McHardy is responsible for gameplay design on FIFA 11. He did that on FIFA 08, 09 and 10, too. A professional footballer prior to working at EA, Aaron displayed his skills for the motion-capture cameras on FIFA Street and FIFA Street 2.
Marcel Kuhn is a producer on FIFA 11 with a big focus on the all-new Career Mode. Prior to EA, Marcel worked for a marketing agency in Germany for several years and, later, worked for a comic publisher.
Romily Broad is community manager for EA SPORTS Football World. Principally, that means he gets to play FIFA a lot and claim that it's actual work. Between games he also brings us the weekly FIFA podcast and all the cool stuff you might find over at EASPORTSFootball.com.
Christophe Labrune came to EA Canada from France in 2001 and, after some time in QA and localistion, joined the FIFA crew for FIFA 2004. He was Online Producer for FIFA 10 on PS3 and Xbox 360 and now runs the Football Live Team for the FIFA series. If you're a forumite, you'll find him there as "EA_FLT".
Stevie Morgan has worked in sports broadcasting for the past 12 years, despite always being picked last for football at school. He has also founded a support group for fellow fans of Southampton FC who, like him, have found things a bit much over the past few years and are suffering from post-Premiership depression.
 
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