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Episode 30 | The Midseason Inbox
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🔵 POSTPONED ALREADY… SO NOW WHAT?
The Chesterfield preview was recorded. It was edited. It was ready to go.Then the game was postponed — two days early.
So Aaron, Si and Dave did what they do best and jumped online to open The Inbox.
In this episode of Beyond the Barside, the lads answer fans’ questions, react to the postponement, and dive into the bigger talking points around fixtures, form, the squad and the frustrations every supporter is feeling right now. Honest opinions, real debate and no script — just the conversations that matter.
This one’s driven by the fans.If you’ve got questions, opinions or hot takes — this is your episode.
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