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Talking Toro Podcast

S4E05 'Double dream is over' - (#90)

Season 4, Ep. 5

Harold Wilson once said that 'a week is a long time in politics' and it is also the case in football.


A week after Toro fans enjoyed being top of the table, they have now been eliminated from the Coppa Italia and their unbeaten start to the season is also over.


Peter and Rob are back to discuss the 2-1 defeat against Empoli and 3-2 defeat against Lazio.

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  • 1. S1E1 - 'Lorenzo De Silvestri hat trick' - #1

    43:31||Season 1, Ep. 1
    Peter and Rob discuss Torino's recent 2-1 home defeat against Cagliari and the upcoming away fixture against Bologna. They also each nominate a past player as their Toro hero and Toro villain of the week. Toro Hero - Emiliano Moretti (26:00) Toro Villain - Davide Di Michele (33:30)
  • 2. S1E2 - 'Six points to safety' - #2

    51:15||Season 1, Ep. 2
    Peter and Rob recap Torino's 0-0 draw away to Bologna, discuss Siniša Mihajlović's 'interesting' fashion choices and preview the upcoming match against Inter. They also once again nominate a past player to be discussed as a hero or villain. Toro Hero - Marco Ferrante (16:00) Toro Villain - Simone Verdi (33:55)
  • 3. S1E3 - 'Rolando Bianchi in his underpants' - #3

    53:56||Season 1, Ep. 3
    Peter and Rob discuss Sunday night's VAR controversy during the draw with Inter (1:05) as Andrea Belotti was denied a clear penalty. After a cathartic discussion, Rob discusses his Toro hero (25:00) and it is Peter's turn to find a Toro villain (26:20). The pair also preview Friday's away match against draw specialists Genoa (47:20). Toro Hero - Rolando Bianchi Toro Villain - Federico Balzaretti
  • 4. S1E4 - 'Nine games to save his job' - #4

    54:25||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Peter and Rob discuss Friday night's embarrassing 1-0 defeat against 10 men Genoa (0:24) the possible reasons for Toro's poor run of results and Andrea Belotti's future at the club. On a more positive note, Peter selects an international icon as his Toro hero (27:15) whilst Rob selects a Giampiero Ventura favourite as his villain (39:15).
  • 5. S1E5 - 'Collection of Panini sticker names' - #5

    01:04:22||Season 1, Ep. 5
    Peter and Rob preview Saturday evening's 'Simone Verdi derby' against Salernitana (0:40) and then enjoy a lengthy debate regarding the presidency of Urbano Cairo (15:05) and whether he should be viewed as a Toro hero, villain or somewhere in between.
  • 6. S1E6 - '1000 listens and I'll do the Glik song' - #6

    50:57||Season 1, Ep. 6
    Peter and Rob finally have a Torino victory to discuss, following Toro's 1-0 win over Salernitana on Saturday (0:20). Rob also selects his Toro hero (12:30) whilst Peter choses his Toro villain (27:40). The upcoming game on Sunday against AC Milan is also previewed, with the Granata looking to gain revenge for their embarrassing 0-7 home defeat in the same fixture last season (36:25).
  • 7. S1E7 - 'Hung-over Bull' - #7

    01:08:01||Season 1, Ep. 7
    A slightly different edition of the Talking Toro podcast as Peter and Rob first discuss Sunday evening's 0-0 draw against AC Milan (0:25). They then discuss their best (and worst) Toro shirts of all time (21:50) before previewing Saturday's upcoming match against Lazio (58:30).
  • 8. S1E8 - 'Why are you following J******s on Instagram?' - #8

    51:48||Season 1, Ep. 8
    It's happened again. Torino concede yet another late equaliser to cruelly be denied a deserved victory - this time against Lazio on Saturday night. Peter and Rob dissect the 1-1 draw (0:20) and single out a few players for their impressive performances. Peter chooses one of the promotion heroes from the 2005/06 promotion season as his Toro hero of the week (21:00), whilst Rob chooses a player who managed to get into trouble via Instagram as his Toro villain of the week (33:00). This Saturday's upcoming match against Spezia is also previewed (44:15) Toro Hero : Oscar Brevi Toro Villain : Roberto Soriano
  • 9. S1E9 - 'Our Hart, in the middle of our net' - #9

    55:32||Season 1, Ep. 9
    Peter and Rob discuss Torino's 2-1 victory over Spezia (0:30) with Demba Seck and Sasa Lukic receiving heavy praise. Rob's pick for Toro hero may be a controversial one (21:45) whilst Peter chooses one of the worst players to wear the famous Granata shirt as his Toro villain (36:45) There are also previews for Torino's two away trips this week, as they first face Atalanta and then travel to Empoli on Sunday (45:00).