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2:31Legalise it. Peter, let's bring you crashing back down to earth. Newcastle United, zero. Manchester City, two. Man City take a two-goal advantage into the second leg. That late goal was a killer. It was. Tie over, isn't it? And it only happened because of that VAR check in my opinion. Oh, yeah. Give it the extra minuteage at the end of the game. The only reason why you're getting a 98 minutes is that bloody long VAR check. I like that Pep Guardiola. Which also was a good thing for Newcastle. Pep Guardiola after the game was like, I don't want to do a second leg. it should be one leg we're all agreed with Pep though on that point yeah I think you you were radicalised by Fulham getting drawn against Liverpool in that particular issue no I think I was talking on behalf of every being a common football fan as I am a good football man yeah yeah you're a proper football man exactly yeah and I am broadcasting live from Dubai you're not one of these laptop managers the only football man was the Italian 90 mascot he was a football man he was called Chao he was a football man Well, no, but he was more blocks in the colours of the Italian.

3:31He had a football for a head. That's where his brain was. Yeah, it was the Italian or Iranian flag. I can't remember which one. I think it was Italian probably. Either or, yeah. But anyway, Manchester City won. They did. They were victorious. Antoine Semenyo. Blimey. Yeah. Those big, beautiful thighs of his. I think if he was going to choose, though, he'd probably want his second to have counted. He said that. He said that down the barrel of the camera. Did he? I really liked that. Yeah, when he walked off the field of play, we all heard it, we all saw it when he said to the cameraman, the second goal should have stood.

4:02And then when he was interviewed after the game and he was asked about it, a lot of footballers might go a bit politician-like, no, no, no, double down. I like that. You heard what I said. Why would I change it here? I think they should really have their opinions about whether the goal should stand or not. Well, they were very much part of it. They were the architect. Up until last night, this was Newcastle United's competition. They'd made it their own. That was a good point, yeah. They're still in it. They are still in it. That's what Eddie Howe says. He says we overturned a 2-0. No, we didn't overturn a 2-0.

4:29We scored two goals against Arsenal. Very different, Eddie. What was the point of that comment? Well, of course, last season, you know, when we were 2-0 up after the first win. Are you? This time round. Yeah, agree, Eddie. That's a much better position to be in. It was overall quite a good performance from Newcastle against a terrifying match at the City side. Are you terrified by them? I'm not. I'm terrified by them. Still not. Still not? They're good. Don't get me wrong. Speaking of doubling down. Yeah. I don't know what I am. I'm beyond quadrupling down. When you're watching Watford's Max Alain, he's an afternoon tea of a footballer.

5:01Just kind of, not even marauding, just sort of like driving up the field from that central defensive position. Oh my God. Him and Semenya, of course, not cup tied. Right, yes. They changed the rules, haven't they? I was very pleasantly surprised. Yeah. I think it is quite a stupid rule. I think it's madness. The worst rule, well, I mean, it's the same. You're going to talk about the Morientes? Yes. Tell all the listeners, though. No they should know Tell the producers They were too young To remember Fernando Morientes Of course Was signed by Liverpool Yeah And he'd played 20 minutes Or something like that For Real Madrid It wasn't even the first round It was a qualifier It was a qualifier It was for Real Madrid And that ruled him out For the whole Champions League Right It's fair to say Liverpool ended up doing okay But I hate this sort of Cup-tied business The idea That it's so antiquated The idea that a team Who reach a final Or a semi-final You know Again back in the day Think Let's sign somebody who gets over the line.

5:55Well, that's right. If you've got a player in your squad that you know you're going to need to bomb out at some point in the December transfer window, in the January, rather, it would reduce your likelihood of actually playing them in the first round of the Champions League. So, silly. Silly rule. But Semenya was there. He scored the first. He looks impressive already. Slotted straight in. Well, he really has, yeah. And let's be quite clear, his second goal, which was chalked off, should have been given, shouldn't it? So, before I... There was an explainer which made me understand it a little bit more.

6:30Before I embark on this particularly dangerous journey of conversation, can I just first establish that the reason it was disallowed was because they decided that Nick Pope couldn't die because Haaland was in the way. And he was in an offside position. And the defender was the defender impeded by Haaland being in that offside position. So I kind of understand it. Yeah, I mean, it's pretty straightforward, isn't it? isn't he? Yeah, he's interfering in a play and he's in an offside position. Well, I don't think it was so much the goalkeeper, was it? It was more, because it was more, who was it, Thiao, who was being held by Haaland.

7:04Well, either way, it's pretty straightforward, isn't it? It just took a long time. But he's all over Haaland as well. To me, that's proper, you know, your classic six to one, half a dozen. Yeah, but he's starting in an offside position. And the ball's going forward towards him in a way that he's interfering with the play. So I guess they have to do, they have to give it that, they have to give it. I mean, I've never heard subjective offside decision before. That was a new one. Yeah. I think that particular interfering with play is subjective, isn't it? Because we've seen a few of those this season.

7:31Is the keeper unsighted by a player? Is the keeper impeded? That does technically make it subjective. It's a lot clearer than a lot of contentious decisions I've seen this season, to be honest. The only problem was the lack of a proper high-definition camera for the reshoots, effectively. You've seen the prize, mate. They've got to dish out. Well, I think there'll be people listening to this going, are you mad? That should have stood because I think a lot... So I take the point that you're saying that and I also understood the explainer that Mark Chapman gave when, you know, presented on Sky Sports last night.

8:01When it happens, I think you're looking at it going, what on earth is this? And I think so many people were angry. Yeah, because it took ages as well. It took ages. It took, what, over five minutes? Five minutes, yeah. So I think when you're looking at it, everyone is just like, this is ridiculous. And when the explainer came in, it did kind of dissipate my anger a little bit. well not anger because it was pretty straightforward wasn't it but I'm nervous that I'm agreeing with Pete so the reason why I don't think it was straightforward is that word subjective so okay if he's offside by you know a hair or whatever you're offside so that's given that's in the bag that's safe right that's in the bag that's entirely objective right the argument is whether he's impeding Chiao and I think that they're both at it and I honestly referee they're both at it yeah which is what you'd hear in the world I honestly think that the effort from Semenyo, which was wonderful, sort of...

8:57It's very innovative. Innovative, yeah. He reacted very well. I don't think that it makes much of a difference because I think Chiao is so wedded to Haaland in that moment that he's going with him. All his focus is on Haaland. His holy matrimony. They're wedded. But they're both at it, but they could be doing it in an onside position. Do you know what I mean? so that's the problem isn't it it's not no no but that's not but the offside that's why when the offside is established then it's kind of like right we've got ladies and gentlemen we've got him he's offside right now over to you referee do you think this guy's impeding right so then you would get into that and if it's not the goal stands and looking at that I actually thought the goal should stand because I don't think I think you let the goal too much yeah maybe you do I think it was beautiful that's why well look Cherky we criticise how long it takes we've done more than five minutes that's how difficult it is well okay the goal wasn't given but the second goal was good and that was a bit of a killer for Newcastle United it was it really sucked the air out of St James' part didn't it the man with the vibes Ryan Cherky when he came on that's when you should have worried he's great for vibes he is great for vibes do you know actually when we spoke about the players with the biggest vibes at the moment we actually missed Antoine Semenyo yeah but I think that's because it was in the middle of Bournemouth travails true but I mean you can't deny you know I wouldn't seek to deny it no I wouldn't seek to deny the vibes he brings I think he's very vibing and he's brought them straight into Manchester City without question it's not a problem it's not by the crying of the cockerel what's interesting is yeah what's interesting is that how some players just slot some players like if you look at how some managers I know it's a slightly different comparing apples and oranges because you know so Florian Verts is coming to a new league right but Ezek for example oh yeah slotted in at Newcastle yeah he did great signing for Newcastle I'd probably have done with him last night well not on current form and not of one leg but like Isaac came into Liverpool and looked like a shadow a total shadow there's reasons for it but I'm just saying that some players just slot in don't they Thomas Broen in at Leeds United a great example yeah a great example but if we're talking about players slotting in players not slotting in there was the only chance for Johan Wisser who's been very disappointing hasn't he I know he's been absent but he's been disappointed Wisser seems to hit everything too early and Nick Votemada seems to do it too late if at all right but Voltemada's at least been fairly successful he's been he's been alright but he's he's been he's been he's been president in the six yard box you put him up there with vibes you were talking about the vibes yeah I enjoyed the vibes do you know what though just quickly before we go back to Whistle was it me but Voltemada's diving header at the end I felt that if he'd have sorted his feet out he could have got on the end of it it didn't seem like he was properly at full stretch it was a bit Esri Konza PSG there was a shade of that he's not a complete strike he was quite frustrating his positioning is never really quite where it needs to be but well he's been asked to do different stuff you see and he's still a young man exactly exactly I mean but there's no issue for Wisser is there has he got a girlfriend yet maybe yeah he needs to settle down so Alex Ferguson needs to calm Lee Sharp Volta Marda down stop these barbecues that he's out at his flat stop these house parties and get him to settle down like he would with his Manchester United you know you know we're not led to believe provide them with a bride yes provide them with a bride exactly arrange for them you shall marry at Old Trafford would it surprise you and there'd be a beautiful waterfall in the background would it surprise you would it surprise you if Ferguson was doing that what marrying off players doing arranged marriages for some of his players Princess of Denmark probably open for offers I'm sure she is Peter what do you know about the Princess of Denmark she's been offered by Donald Trump to his son great that's great So we're going back to the medieval clever age marriage system now.

12:47The feudal system. I told you it would happen, which is why I didn't change my views on a lot of things. But can I wrestle it back from, I can't tell you how much I do want to talk about that. Yeah, but not here. For the benefit of our listeners. Uncut, we've got uncut to go. Another one is Anthony Alanga. I was surprised to see. Who's he getting married to? Well, I don't know. Married to the fucking suspension. I was just, I was almost, I wouldn't say, because I'm a professional professional broadcaster about football I wouldn't say this but some other people might say they'd almost forgotten that he was there because he's done much well Jim said it's a lot of money when we spoke about flops on the mailbag Jim mentioned he wanted to land her up in there yeah and he certainly should be I mean if you're going to lose the ball all the time at least use your unbelievable pace to kind of close some of that space up against a really good Manchester City side he's been the first couple of matches the way he was beating the offside was delicious at Newcastle and then just he can't I think he loses the ball like one in three times when someone gives him a pass or someone when he delivers a pass he's been I thought he was going to be good I thought he was going to be good I think he's it's going to take a hell of a he'll turn to for him to be good but he's been absolutely objected it would be a face turn rather than a heel turn do you think he struggles with the competition in those places Peter?

14:05I think there's a lot of players players like just very low on confidence and maybe a little bit of conditioning I think they're finding it quite hard to deal with so many competitions I mean Wisser's coming he's given them something different obviously he's a proper striker unlike Vulton smashing the ball over the bar smashing the ball over the and it's a shame for him because he's scored a couple of goals but with Wisser you would think a guy who knows where the goal is and has obviously performed very well for Brentford that a few goals and he'll be away you would think that which is such a shame he's been injured for a long time and he's 29 so it's like true but yeah when he hit that ball over the bar you think that is a shame because it changes the complexity of the game.

14:42Of course it does. But I mean, this match, you know, you guys had efforts. I mean, Trafford made a couple of good saves. Oh, if they took their chances, they probably, they could have edged it, I think. Nine yellow cards during the game, by the way. It was quite a tempestuous affair. Silva was at his shitty best, which was enjoyable to see. There was that big, there was that kind of conflict between, was it Joe Linton and Nico O 'Reilly, which set the tone. O 'Reilly was brilliant. He just controlled it and that's why they come out winning. Joe Linton was kind of bullying him because Nico Rowe's only a young lad.

15:13Yeah. Well, he won that, didn't he? He won the back. Do we think, is there a chance then that given this result, that Man City could just do what they've done in the past, use the League Cup as a springboard and fucking fly through the second half of the season? I'm hoping not. Because they don't seem like they potentially could do that in a way that they have in the past. But, you know, Guardiola's got a history of getting stuff done. Yes. And I'm really looking forward as a neutral personally to how Arsenal put up with the pressure that I think is probably coming. Well, I mean, Arsenal obviously play Chelsea tonight.

15:49Yeah. So you talk about that. Some neutrals may find this very boring, and I know Chelsea and Newcastle fans wouldn't want to see it happen, but you've got Man City and Arsenal both reach the final of this. You've got real kind of narrative all over the gaff. But I mean, people talk about this leak up, as Vish once called it, some sort of gateway drug to sort of bigger success. I think maybe we overplay that slightly. I mean, trophies are always great to win. But, you know, I think you've got four teams who each offer something different. Chelsea will be interested to see how Rosini gets on because straight into the thick of things there.

16:30But Man City lost their last final. Yeah. It's Palace, of course, you know, so they can be beaten. but all to do for Newcastle I'll be stunned now isn't it they're not going to win I think it would be an extraordinary thing if Newcastle were to do it did you enjoy Pep's rant after the game about the refereeing decisions yeah it wasn't really a rant was it because he's kind of over it now isn't he bordering rant borderline rant it built and built but Sky Sports I actually watched it separately this morning on YouTube and it was billed by the Sky Sports YouTube channel in capital letters as Pep Guardiola's explosive rant it wasn't explosive they've oversold it so I felt disappointed but I enjoyed watching it live that's YouTube chat wasn't it that's how we do it what was interesting that's how we do it do you find it odd when you get a current player who's obviously out injured or banned punditing on their team as Dan Byrne was last night yeah I sort of quite like it in one sense but this is quite weird but when they showed the refereeing decisions that Guardiola was moaning about when they were beaten what was it 2-1 by Newcastle United St James' that's right that long ago and one of them was when Phil Foden flashes one wide and he's just taken out.

17:36Yeah. And Michael Richards just goes, well, I mean, that's a penalty. And they were like, yeah, it's a penalty. Dan Byrne goes, what? So he's not allowed to put a challenge in there. It's like, Dan, come on. Okay, the referee ultimately agreed with you, so you're right. Those things are never, I mean, I don't want to get off topic, but those things are never given and it pisses me off. Yeah. It was given for England when Harry Kane was studied on the foot in the Euro semifinal against the Dutch. It has been. Right? Sure. Well, it was. No, I'm not saying it wasn't. Good. I don't think that's the point I'm making.

18:05I'm just saying but they're not often given they're not and it's noticeable when they are and they should be more and there's three areas in refereeing that need to be improved that's one of them another one is this one is actually showing signs of improving which is when goalkeepers come out and literally just physically assault strikers and we had one of those recently where it was given at West Ham yeah he punched Ariella punched the one in the fucking head cartilage and the third one is when strikers usually but it can be anyone back in back in because that's going to cause a real injury you've been quite hot on the back end for years now I think professional fouls should be taken from the game because they are boring right well professional fouls should be allowed professional fouls no it shouldn't be allowed it should be red cards or at least an exclusive sin bin for that crime what so when someone's on the break yeah it's just boring just grabbing a load of arms and stuff that's really tricky because I get what you mean they're also obviously cut and dry though do you know what I mean they are and it's cynical but I think it's I still think and I think Marcus will agree with me on this I still think a red card is too much of a punishment but I can see that a yellow card isn't enough of a punishment I do agree that if a striker or an attacker gets a shot away it's not just carte blanche to do what you want to them absolutely as I say some of them are but not many but yeah we have to wait until February for the second leg for this game a lot of matches in between now and then.

19:34It does seem bollocks doesn't it? Arsenal, PSG. It should unquestionably be the following week. If you're going to do that, fine, but also it should be unquestionably a one-off game. Yeah, it does seem a bit antiquated. Would you have it in a neutral venue like the FA Cup or would you just think no, that's nice. That's nice. You'd have to, wouldn't you, if it's one leg? Not necessarily. You could mix it up and say, do you know what? Have a little cheeky say final draw. Somebody gets home advantage. Get Satan Greaves and do a draw with Donald Trump. Do you know the last time Rod Stewart involved.

20:01Do you know the last Newcastle player to score against Man City at the Etihad? Anthony Gordon? DeAndre fucking Yedlin. Is it really? That's how long it is. Blimey. Long time. Look, I just like thinking about DeAndre Yedlin. Handsome bloke. I don't like thinking about DeAndre Yedlin because he's exactly the kind of player that I get unstuck on on the Friday game. Right. Fair. Yeah. Fair. Well, I'm just going to have a quick look and see that he's now 32. He's playing for Real Salt Lake City. Can he be signed for just a one-off game? Yeah. Get him in there. Well, we'd only have one goal up. Well, as long as it's the first goal of the game, it'll make the tie interesting.

20:35Put the pressure on, yeah. It does put the pressure on. All right, coming up after this, Zlatan Ibrahimovic shits himself.

20:48Ali,

20:53I know it's half-time in the tie, but that's an incredible advantage. do you feel like the job is done? No, I don't feel like the job is done, but it was a good job done. Well, back to the top of the round, everybody. I've forgotten about that one. Why have they not got him back? That's an audio clip from his interview with Jim Radcliffe. Apparently he impressed that interview, but not as much as Michael Carrick, because he is the new Manchester United manager, albeit in an interim capacity. Do you remember when interim first came in? Was it Rafa Benitez at Chelsea? Could have been. was it not Gus Hiddink Gus Hiddink well that was always just given I think well that's just how he did stuff yeah exactly it was never on a short term basis it was always interim make sure that they remember every time they never say to themselves yeah I'm magic well either way it's a Ruben Amrum FU isn't it because he's interim manager not head coach he's going to be fuming at that he's interim head coach he's interim head coach yeah don't get bogged down don't get bogged down for me the two semantics The two titles are interchangeable.

21:56Yeah, exactly. Like guilty and innocent. Late, late rude.

22:02I think that nothing screams there's new people in town handling the football operations like scrabbling around for an interim head coach in January. Yeah. I think it's a really good... Are you gutted that Solskjaer's not been given a bit? Yeah, I am a bit. Because I think Michael Carrick is very competent. He's not going to give us the soundbites. No, and it remains to be seen whether he can make that step from championship to the scrutiny and demands and all the circus that surrounds Man United. As I've said regularly, I don't know if anyone can at this point, but the fundamentals, I think, for Carrick are pretty solid.

22:36They played good football in the championship at Middlesbrough under him. It tailed off there. It did. It got stale. It definitely got stale. But the start was good and if that is anything to go by, they're thinking, well, let's just squeeze about five or six months out. He did some good stuff for about 18 months. Great. Yeah. we don't need 18 of the month 18 of the buggers just get us up in the league well Sir Alex Ferguson reportedly recommended the club hire Michael Karakover yeah and that might be part of the problem and is that he's thinking to himself I just don't have the reserves if Solskjaer comes back no but no I'll get nipple sore he looks like a biter doesn't he at no point yeah there's no point he looks a bit like Andy Serkis yeah okay so yeah so he could definitely do a bit of the golem yeah yeah biting the head off a fish is that what the interview as he was in there one of them turns in he looks a bit like Andy Serkis should we give him the job not the basis of that I think Sir Alex Ferguson is the best club manager in English history right so I'm not trying to take anything away from him but I do think it's interesting that he's still of such a reputation at Man United possibly rightly so but where no one can say to him yeah but you recommend David Moyes didn't you yeah and you recommend him and you were involved in all this your milk has turned rather sour if you don't mind me saying so exactly could you see Carrick having a suckle on the teat I can't I think they all do I think they have to they all have to it's a part of the gig isn't it you don't have to put the height difference you just get him in the rugby get him in the rugby position right okay do you think that's why well you know Ferguson and Sam Allardyce were good pals yeah probably still are probably still are and you think to yourself obviously not now but Allardyce at one point was a competent coach you think his name was ever mentioned Fergie's thinking I don't want him anywhere near these no so there's a reason why I can't dish out a pint no of this for him.

24:21I mean, although he's used to having a napkin over the head to cover the dignity. So it might fit, it might work. That spared his dignity, didn't it? Yeah. I just think for all of the kind of faults with the way that Roy Keane delivered the information, he does absolutely have a point when he talks about Alex Ferguson. And of course, Keane's got his own reasons for saying it. Keane's talking through his pocket to an extent. But it doesn't mean there isn't some truth in what he's saying. And I think possibly, you know, this is part of the problem. But on the other side of it, you wonder what a successful candidate does look like at Man United.

25:03I think really, if they're going to go down this road, the character's probably as good as they get. Well, I agree with that point. And I think that, I reckon one of the, so reportedly he was chosen because he's more hands-on than Solskjaer. I think if it was Solskjaer, again, what's good for the round will usually isn't good for your club and I think that it would have been I think it's too much of a nod to the past he's already managed there and he left the job because he wasn't Michael Carrick well true enough and last time he had Cristiano Ronaldo to play for him yeah that is true and that was one of the problems perhaps but I think with Solskjaer it would some people would have almost seen this as a bit of a waste of time as in he's just a stopgap whereas Carrick there is a slight chance that he actually might do really well.

25:47More of a chance. Well, there's a slight ring to grab, isn't there, for Carrick to sort of take it on, yeah. And even if this is just... With no new major signings. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just try and give a little bit of credit for this appointment. I think Carrick has got much more road ahead of him than Solskjaer in this game, obviously. As you say, you know, Middlesbrough friends may disagree, as I say, with the way it kind of tailed off, but there was something at Middlesbrough. Managers do tend to tail off at Borough unless they get promoted in it, so... Yeah, which they haven't done for a long, long time, of course.

26:18So I think with Carrick, there's a slight air of optimism that it could happen. Whatever happens, if it doesn't kind of work out, or he's not quite up to the task, then they'll try and hire a new manager in the summer, which we all kind of expect anyway. There's a teensy little chance that Carrick might take to it, and it might click, you know. Interesting that Steve Holland has been appointed as his assistant manager. I didn't see that one coming. And also, he's a fantastic coach. if you speak to anyone who's played under Holland or knows his work I've never heard anyone say a bad word about Steve Holland as a coach and obviously he did a lot of the tactical Ben White?

26:57oh yeah he had a bust up but that doesn't that doesn't undermine me because I've personally never spoken to Ben White so what I'm saying is still true and I don't know which side I fall on I manage in Japan he was only about four months in the drill he was absolutely shit that's fair but we don't know that we don't know that I've not spoken to any Japanese people involved in that either. We don't know what the circumstances were and everything. And we don't want to, we can't be asked to find out. But I tell you what though, speaking of former borough men, Jonathan Woodgate's in there. Woodgate's in there, yeah.

27:26Nice to see him. Oh, well, I mean, I guess he obviously, he's obviously managed at Carrick's level and found it difficult, so. Yeah. Why not take a coaching job? When I saw that him and Johnny Evans were going to be part of the stuff, I thought, they've had trouble at Centre Arth. Is this, what is going on here? Surely not. This is like when Paul Scholes went to buy a pair of boots from fucking JD Sports to play for United again. I thought, is Carrick going to... Because if you think about Carrick, Woodgate and Evans, well, the beauty of that is he can literally say, right, this is what you're meant to do in training.

27:58And they'll probably beat them. Yeah, oh yeah. You know what I mean? You try and score against us. This is exactly what I want from my defensive midfielder. You try and stop the other team scoring. Exactly. And you set an example by putting Woodgate, Evans, and Carrick himself sits just in front. And no one gets a sniff. No one gets a sniff. It'll be glorious. Well, I mean, sorry, Carrick himself, a little bit has been made of the fact that he turned Borough from a side who would often play a back three under, was it Wilder, and morph them into a more sort of back four. He also catapulted them up the table and got them playing really nice stuff.

28:29The problem with Minnesboro towards the end of that regime, I was speaking to Ryan and Justin at second tier about it, and for more information on, I think they're going to cover a bit of what Carrick's all about for listeners of that show, so definitely check that out. They said, you know, it got to the point where it was kind of quite possession-based without any real kind of cutting edge. And it kind of, as you said, went a bit stale. But he got his play in. And the thing is, a large part of top-level football, of course, is, I mean, if you take the kind of extreme example of this, Carlo Ancelotti, just getting really good players to play, right?

29:01And be confident and play as a team. As far as I know, Ancelotti's not known as a really detail-driven, tactical genius. He's just known as basically a player whisperer, right? if you can do a bit of that which is what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a bit more you could argue but I just think there's an air of kind of tragic comedy that underpins what Solskjaer's doing I know and I wanted it he just wants Alex Ferguson to give him a hug they could lose 5-0 but if he gets a hug from Sir Alex at the end of the game it's all worth it and a little he's happy that was a suck in case you wondered why he was doing that yeah he's happy true enough well Wayne Rooney said it would be a no-brainer to rejoin Manchester United as a coach under Michael Carrick if he was offered a job and he wasn't offered a job.

29:41That was on the Wayne Rooney show. Yes. Which I enjoy listening to because I like him and I like Kelly Somers. We would have liked to have seen Wazza join the coaching staff, wouldn't we? Oh, yeah. And he's right to say that. He's right to say that, you know, it's a no-brainer for him, of course. It would feel like he's joining that because it looks like a laugh more than anything else. Yeah, but we've seen he can't be trusted in a big job. He needs to be insulated. He needs to be insulated. Yeah, this is the thing because a part of me wants to see old Wazza back in the dugout but then we get less of him in the media and I'm enjoying him in the media so yeah I agree I think that's right it's the reverse Robbie Savage it is you want him in a job oh but how how tempted you reckon Robbie was to link himself to a little coach not even he could do that little coach oh you bring back the old boys there yeah didn't even make a first team appearance what's he doing here yeah mind you though he did win the youth cup though didn't he with them but he's not got access to the teat if he didn't play first team football no yeah I know he's nowhere near the teat he's as close to the teat as we are like a lady's like a pig Like a pig.

30:37Like a lady pig. Or a male dog. Sammy Amiobi's got big old nips. That's Pete's dog. That's my dog. Yeah, that's not the real Sammy Amiobi. Somebody who listens to the ramble, I was down the beach. Before you do this story, can I just say for the record, on behalf of everyone here, I didn't like it when you said, is there a youth teat? Yeah, is there a youth teat? What about a lady pig? A milk cup. What is a lady pig called? A sow. A sow. Oh, yeah. Tell your story about going down the beach. I was down the beach. Ramble listener came over and said, is that Sammy Amiobi the dog? which I quite enjoyed you said that's Sammy Amiobi the fish yeah brilliant very enjoyable yeah you should get some more dogs and get the whole brotherhood there exactly yeah get the whole gamut Sammy Shola and Tommy is it Tommy or Tommy I think it might be Tommy yeah I've always said Tommy yeah because I think Billy works better with the surname Tommy Amiobi so that's probably why he did it which is more than understandable we look forward to seeing how Michael Carrick does in the Manchester United we do we really genuinely do yeah Yeah, it would be great.

31:36I'd like to see him getting it right. It would be fun. And the way the Premier League is this season, would you discount them sneaking in the Champions League on the last day? That place is there. That fourth place is there. I wouldn't. It is up there, Peter. It is up there. Now, former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimović has been speaking to Slavin Bilic. What a meeting of minds. Wow. What a meeting of minds. I saw this. Yeah, great stuff. I wanted Bilic back in the Premier League with West Ham, but obviously... This interview was conducted in a, I'm going to say a shared like Balkan language maybe and it was translated with subtitles and I've never seen two men more comfortable in their own skin than Zlatan and Slav and Bilic love it don't they the alpha male energy was absolutely pouring through my laptop screen yeah super to the point where I almost like wanted to fist fight someone on the way in yeah although being English you'd probably be apologetic that the fact that you listened to it but I also couldn't have a fist fight with anyone because I've got a really bad blister because of my shoes.

32:35Yeah. So I wouldn't be able to get any purchase. There's the winning mentality. Exactly, exactly. There's the alpha male in the room. Tell the story because it's a really, it's a really actually quite bizarre story. Well, I mean, I think I'll just cut to the chase. He was speaking about the time he shat himself while running on a treadmill. Yeah, but the reason he said that is because he was basically making the point that he was on for a treadmill PB. Yes. And he's so competitive with himself, even though no one was around. He wouldn't stop. He actually shit his pants and carried on running to get the PB before he took himself to the toilet.

33:07And I think he was doing... He was sticking himself to the toilet. It's such a lovely phrase. He was doing the kind of Stephen Bartlett, Jake Humphrey thing where he was projecting like, this is actually really insightful and really impressive. But I think even Slav and Bilic was a bit like, that's a bit mental. Yeah. Different generation as well, I suppose, playing style. But then Bilic being, as we know, he's an axe man, isn't he? He loves the guitar. He does. He's banned Rawbo. I don't know if they're still together, but yeah. Well, I'm sure they are. he would think to himself it's a bit like that time when Guns N' Roses or Slash in Guns N' Roses was doing a big long guitar solo and he had a fag on the go and it dropped down his trousers didn't it it was lit and obviously the cigarette falls into his trousers and I don't know how it managed because think about the title of the trousers I'm always thinking about that well I know you are but it made its way in there and one of the roadies or the manager or whoever remember just seeing him looking down then looking around going oh no we're playing November 8 and I've already just got going but he did it I'm outside that little church get your guitar tech to fish it out for crying out loud is that above the call of duty?

34:12no I think so I think if Slash gave me the opportunity to grab all of his what by all accounts is a decent impressive penis decent bit of work you just would wouldn't you? okay what about this analogy then I'd smoke the cigarette I'd make you hope it's a cigarette I'd make easily to differentiate considering that one is a lovely bit of work or whatever you called it. And the other one, well, yeah, they could both be on fire. It wasn't a cohiba cigar. But if I, okay, let me put this to Peter. If I'm making a particularly persuasive point on this very show and you know it's going to fly on social, you'll probably get a huge subscriber.

34:48And your cigarette drops in your cubes. And I've got, no, I've got a Cuban cigar and it's gone straight down the trousers and I'm saying to you, I'm gesturing with you, fish this out for me. Fish this out. Are you doing it? Do you respect me as a broadcaster enough to do it? I'd watch you both. You watched me burn. That's fair enough. Because that would be good for the socials. It would, actually, yeah. Well, I think the other would be good for the socials as well. Yeah. I mean, give this man a Monte Cristo and see if we can make it happen. What about if I was doing a PB show and I shit myself?

35:16Well, I mean, with his Latin and his PB, you do think, is this on a, presumably he's got his own home gym. So like this is happening at a home. So you can shit your pants at home. No problems. We don't know which gym it was. As you said to your partner yesterday. you can let you shoot yourself at home no problem that is true I'm not privy to which gym it was but also if he's wearing those football shorts with the inside underwear yeah a little catch maybe he's thinking do you know what I can do another couple of minutes yeah couple of minutes Gary Laker did it I'll do it myself but if he was Stephen Bartling it and he probably having Huel it probably would be more liquid if he was Stephen Bartling it he would also presumably be giving out quite a lot of medical misinformation as well yeah exactly well the translated quote was while I was running I literally shat myself but I kept running because in my head I had to finish in a way it already had but that's who I am I always say if I cheat I cheat myself not you I think you would feel particularly cheated if you were on the treadmill next to him or his cleaner I mean I would I would encourage anybody listening to this wherever your place of work is where it's some people are probably listening right now on a treadmill if you are cheat yourself going on the cheat going on the cheat if you're in the office you're in the building site you're in a hospital wherever you are just shit yourself and if anybody says anything your manager comes over and just go if I cheat myself I don't want to cheat myself I don't want to cheat you either that's why I did this it's good defence I think I think you're right coming up after this Connor Gallagher is back in England

36:54welcome back to the football ramble everybody if I was doing that link into the break I just said coming up after this Conor Gallagher shits all over his own career

37:03oh dear yeah looks like he's going to Tottenham they have agreed a 34.6 million deal for Atletico Madrid's Conor Gallagher now we round it up to 35 come on do the right thing do the right thing impress the fans impress the fans of course we have to say at the time of recording it very much looks odds on but then it was looking pretty odds on he was going to go to Aston Villa and then that and then Spurs came in with 10 million pounds more just like honestly they've got a really packed midfield anyway there's only like three or four spots up for grabs and they suddenly whenever they see like an England player with like 20 caps they turn into that man with a yellow suit behind the tree going give me him give me one of them Gallagher will be alright he's going to be one of their best players but not a very progressive passer no which is basically what they need I do find it intriguing while they've signed him because they can't resist any midfield player that's around 40 million pounds Yeah, I mean, there is that.

38:00I thought Villa would have been... I mean, obviously, maybe he has personal reasons why... Yeah, maybe it's a London thing. Yeah, exactly. You know he's from... Get the London look. Yeah, true. It's a London thing. It's a London thing. We did Birmingham live, didn't we? We did. We did. Yeah. Departure. But anyway, I think, on the face of it, I think it's a good signing, because I rate Colin Gallagher, funnily enough, and I think that he is a midfielder who can do a number of different jobs. I think we associate Conor Gallagher with pressing a lot and high energy and so on and so forth. And that's fair.

38:36I think that is a big part of his game. But you think about the Conor Gallagher who was impressing for Crystal Palace, what he did there, to being one of Chelsea's bright sparks, really, for a time. Chelsea fans didn't want him to go, did they? Yeah, I think some of them were definitely disappointed that he went. And then obviously goes to Atletico Madrid where you're going to get a different footballing education. yes, it's going to be, you know, all the goods. You have to be quite high-anky. Yeah, because he's playing for Simeone, so he's going to be tougher. I mean, interesting, Atletico Madrid, he didn't often start games.

39:04He would start a little bit here and there, but he'd always come on. And Simeone obviously valued the player. So I think for Gallagher, he's probably thinking, look, I've done my time here. You know, he's there for a little while and thinks, we've got a chance to move back to the Premier League. I'd imagine the money will be good. And also he'll hope, I mean, he's thinking to himself, if I can't start at the moment for Tottenham Hotspur then you know what am I doing here so I get it I'm intrigued to see what he's going to be like when he comes back I think it's ultimately a good signing however again the neutral you know in me looking on this not knowing his personal circumstances and preferences I'm thinking I think Villa would have been a much better destination well you see it's like the talk is he's keen for a move back to the Premier League because he wants to make England's World Cup squad sure don't go to Spurs then well yeah Marcus, is he going to feature for England in the World Cup?

39:55See you later.

39:58He has actually walked off, yeah. Well done. We've talked about Newcastle for ages. Why can't we talk about our beloved England? It's team. Sorry about it. Can I just confirm, are you sitting in the glorious kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the moment? Yeah. Enjoy it. In England? Enjoy it. Have a bit of respect. Marcus, I'm backing you up here. Thank you, Luke. I mean, you know, we could walk to where the king lives. right there if you want. I mean, anyway, it's technically walkable. That is true. That's a good point. Well, he does live on this island here. He does. For the most part, I just don't think he's a player.

40:30Look, the concern I have, do you want me to do? I wouldn't mind, yes. Do you want me to list the concerns I've got for him or concerns I've got for Spurs or both? Him first, then Spurs. The concern I've got for him is he's now playing for Spurs. Yeah. Right? The Spurs concern, no, the concern I've got for him is that he is in what I believe to be a basket case of a club at the moment. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The medical team appears to be all over the place. Off the pitch, there were shambles and he's going to be playing for a coach who seems to be out of his depth and is going to struggle very, very hard to turn this ship around and therefore he won't know which manager's going to come next, which will probably happen before the end of the season and he's not actually really what Spurs currently need, right?

41:11That's the problem. There's also another factor when you move it across to the Spurs situation, which is, do we know for sure that this isn't just Spurs signing him because they can by which I mean a year or two ago they really wanted him and they were linked with him over and over again and it looked like he was going to go there and it didn't happen and because they've just lost their guy in Paratici and it looks like a bit of a power struggle off the pitch in terms of recruitment and all the rest of it are they just getting him because it's a bit of muscle memory oh he wanted to come before he's available now we'll just get him because actually what Spurs really really need in the absence of players they've got missing through injury is a progressive passer.

41:50Someone who knows what to do with the ball. I'm not trying to besmirch Conor Gallagher as a player because I think everything you've said about him is fair and I actually think he's a good player as well. But he's not shown recently that he's that type of player. And if you look at the statistics about his progressive passes and you want to get into the kind of detail on it, he just doesn't provide that much going forward. and to me it just feels like a bit of a confusing fit at this point. You think it would be odd then if they're signing the corner Gallagher that was at Crystal Palace because it's a few seasons ago now and a lot of football has been played between now and then because he was more further up the field then and scored a few goals and whatnot.

42:30As you say, he hasn't done that for a little while. You've got like Kulisevsky, Madison, Simons, Gray, Bergwahl, Saar, now Gallagher, Polignac. There's a lot of people They'll divine for like two or three places there. You've also got to factor in though, Maddison's not going to play this season. Ben Sarkozy can't stay fit. Sar and Basuma are out in the African Cup of Nations. Kudusevsky seems to have a really serious injury not telling people about. It looks like Bergvau's injured as well. You know, Martin Gray's about 10 years old. But is there, I mean, we talk about Spurs' injuries because it's what's been happening.

43:08Doesn't matter who manages the club, they seem to pick them up. we thought it was something to do with Postacoglu and his training methods, perhaps, but they just seem to be absolutely decimated with injuries. Conor Gallagher's a player, you think, well, he's robust. That's the real thing, isn't it? He's always fit. Yeah, so maybe there's going to be side of players, you know, you think, well, obviously he's a good player, but for crying out loud, this guy, if even he gets injured, we know that there's something in the water. I think if they manage to injure Conor Gallagher as well, there should be criminal charges.

43:36I looked around and I couldn't see any evidence at all of him missing any games at all for injury I mean he's always available and for playing under Simeone playing in that area of the pitch at the top level the amount of games that top pros play these days that is remarkable so if they manage to somehow you know mess him up then they really do need to be looked at yeah absolutely and also as well I would have gone to Aston Villa by the way I think it is a good siding for Spurs because they've got a good player in there and if we're thinking Frank's not going to be there for much longer or certainly beyond the summer.

44:11Gallagher, to me, is a player who can fit in a lot of different systems. He's a handy player to have. He's also quite young as well, so I get it from Spurs' point of view. Yeah. I do. Staying in London, Lucas Paquitar apparently wants to leave West Ham. Yeah, he's not staying in London. I think we can have sympathy with that. Yeah, he's in love with it. That feeling he's got. West Ham have rejected a bid of roughly£30 million from Flamengo for Lucas Paquitar. he reportedly asked not to play in West Ham's FA Cup game against QPR because he wants to join Flamingham obviously the whole injury thing and so on and so forth cool shithead move really isn't it yeah I mean cool dude it would be from West Ham's point of view it would be ridiculous if they sold him when they need they need their best players to perform now in what is such a troubling time but he doesn't want to play he doesn't want to hang around do you well but yeah but you're into He's wasting his prime years in this side, but then he's going to a league that is not up there at the top table, so you don't know, really.

45:15Well, but if you're West Ham, surely then if he's like downing tools and according to reports and not wanting to play, you would say, look, pal, you can go in the summer. You have to fight to try and keep us in the league. That would be surely your negotiated position. That's your position, but if the player says no, then the player says no. And you don't want him hanging around and bad apple infecting the whole bunch. speaking of guns and roses but these conversations and these scenarios there'll be loads of these that we're not privy to in football of course there will be I mean there was obviously a high profile one with the ESAC in the summer and that was ridiculous and that didn't serve anybody well that was a particularly sort of poisonous one if you like with this again if you're West Ham to sell one of your best players a player that I'm sure a lot of sides especially at the bottom half of that table would quite like to have Because he's refusing to play.

46:07Reportedly refusing to play. But if we assume that he is refusing to play, that your solution isn't a solution, is it? Well, no, but I'm saying that how many times has this happened before with managers and they've managed to, or with clubs, and they've talked them around. If he's refusing to play, well, okay, the January transfer window is not open for that long. Yes, it could be potentially damaging. I grant you that. But clubs don't let players just, you know, they're not complete pushovers. I've got a little bit of sympathy for Pakatar. I don't think he always carries himself with the most dignity I wouldn't defend everything he's done but I do think there's a reason to be sympathetic with him because he doesn't get his move to Man City because of these charges which he's then found not proven a lot of them are found not proven so we make that clear at the same time by the time that's gone run it's course he's now no longer I've got a Man City move available to him and you imagine how kind of difficult that would be emotionally to get past you know potentially at the time having an opportunity to go and play for the best club side or one at least one of the best club sides in the world under the greatest managers probably to ever do it and the West Ham move probably was sold as a bit of a stepping stone anyway you think so right and then he's not been able to do that I wouldn't be surprised if I don't think I think you'd be quite hard-hearted to not have sympathy with the human element of the disappointment of that has he already always conducting himself well after that?

47:33No, but I mean, people deal with things in different ways and it feels to me a bit like he just wants to go home, right? He just wants to go back. I mean, it's not like he's particularly old or he's not able to play at the top level, yeah. It seems like he just wants to go home. He's not forcing a move to Liverpool or forcing a move to Chelsea. He wants to go to Flamengo. Chelsea wanted him as well. He wants to go back home. So, I mean, there's maybe some other stuff going on there where you do actually say, do you know what? You obviously don't say this, but you think to yourself, this is a shit show here we need all hands on deck do we actually need someone for whatever reason isn't heading the game can we get some money for him can we do it early enough where we can actually reinvest for a player we actually do want because they're after Eric Dier for example that would be a catastrophic move for Dier I think but nevertheless proven top level operator played around Europe is a type of player that can make things more solid for them maybe they do that I don't think that's a terrible strategy yeah or you can say this player's contracted us until the summer of 2027 he's a crucial player for us he's been one of our better players in the last few years we're in a relegation scrap sorry mate but we bloody well need you and I understand you want to go home but that's not what the contract said but before we do this to death Marcus I'm not necessarily even disagreeing with you but in the real world that is entirely theoretical because you can't make a player play no but you can I mean I'm amazed that your stance is so strong here these conversations I'm not defending him I'm just saying that yeah but these conversations will happen all over football all the time of course they will but the situation that West Ham are in means they sometimes it means you sometimes have to make practical decisions which give you the best chance of staying up I would understand if they sold him because of what you've just laid out but it would have to be a bid very much worth their trouble it's like 30 odd million isn't it from Flamengo yeah around 30 million if that's a 50 60 million pound bid which I don't think will happen because I don't think they can't you have to make a bid that is no but the thing is look at Stran Larsson at Wolves if they sold Stran Larsson and he's not had a great season it's an admission of defeat it's kind of how does that look now I know the owners of both of those clubs have you know you could argue they've been doing this for a few seasons and this is why they're in this situation to me I'm not actually defending the player power thing principle I think out of the way exact behaviour is ridiculous and I don't broadly defend it but all I'm saying is practically speaking if you sell even if you just sell Pakitar for the same money you spend on Eric Dier Eric Dier who's a leader plays in the position they need and keeps him in the Premier League it speaks for itself anyway yeah true although why would Eric Dier go there he's selling himself in Monaco as we speak is James Ward Prowse angling for a move because he's not going to get on the field is he you need James Ward Prowse he needs to be as far away from Nuno as possible there needs to be a restraining order or something because if he wants to play football matches that's what he needs to do but I mean Eric Dier trade in Monaco for this West Ham is a seismically poor move.

50:32And a 50 % tax rate. There you go. Eric. It's the football move of going on a weekend break to an isolated cabin in the woods at the start of a horror movie. Yeah. It really is. Whatever happens you get and that's through your fucking head. It's the film hostel. Yeah. What I'm saying is today when I left the house it was about one degree. Yeah. Something like that. Yeah okay. Blue skies makes a change. It was nice at Christmas. But it's very cold today. Currently right now according to the BBC in Monaco So a barbie 14 degrees. But I'm with Pete as well. It's the tax. I'm very happy to pay tax in this country.

51:03But it's hard to wake up at five in the morning when you're wearing a silk put your hummers. That's all I'll say. Oh dear. Right, let's finish with this story. Over in Turkey, have you seen this? Fenerbahce player Jadon Ustervold is expected to be referred to the Professional Football Disciplinary Committee for posting an edited picture of him walking a dog on a leash. But the dog's face has been replaced by that of Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi. I thought this was pretty good behaviour. Yeah. It's the Grand Theft Auto meme, isn't it? It's the Grand Theft Auto meme, yeah. Jed Spence did this exact same meme a few times.

51:37He got to talk for that. Who was the dog? I can't remember who it was. Pete the first time. Yep. And then it was an Arsenal plan and the third time it was Pete again. Yeah. Yeah. But the Arsenal plan was out of order. Pete pressed charges, didn't you, Pete? That's him. Yeah, so I'm not having that. I didn't like it. I don't know why he was doing it. I'm not using it. I'm a Vice City guy. I'm not having that. I'm a Tommy Versetti man yeah in the world of Turkish football is this that bad no they're trying to clean their act up aren't they yeah start with this should we start with this didn't Jose Mourinho accuse them to be widespread corruption among the refereeing which then turned out to be true and all of a sudden they're dishing out people for putting stuff on Instagram you've got to start somewhere haven't you we're clearing up this sport where are you starting with the referees nah the Instagram posts Mauro Riccardi's got a lovely big Vimerama dog as well Vimerana Vimerana dog Vimerana Vimerana big old big old I think Javi Alonso is a fan of those as well yeah I mean he's probably spent a lot more time with him I was going to say should have had by his side at Real Madrid Cardi has to have a big dog because Wanda feeds obviously all of his dinners to it he has to eat all of it he's always in trouble I think Javi Alonso next time if he's trying to get a team of superstars to press and they're not interested get the dog out while playing Baja men yeah like Arteta did with Dio you never walk alone having a big old dog on the sideline baring its teeth going if none of your press right and then unleash the dog and that'll make you bloody run imagine if Arteta you know Arteta did that thing where he put the speakers in the Liverpool atmosphere you never walk alone for a training session imagine if we did that but for the 90 minute training session it was just who let the dogs out by Baha men over and over again yeah it'd be an odd move wouldn't it but then you could argue so was the Liverpool one all the moves are odd the vibes are all very odd shit songs from that kind of era as well like we're the good high yeah but was Ross's name that guy Afro Man Afro Man was he part of the no repeat guarantee on Absolute Radio he wouldn't have been anywhere near Absolute Radio would he wouldn't have been selected for the playlist no what about dealer's choice a bit of dealer's choice on your shows I didn't have any dealer's choice no shame bit of nickelback though oh yeah bit of nickelback Pete once as I've said before on the show and I'll say it again I was once in the car listening to Pete on Absolute Radio and I messaged him going oh nice to hear your saucy tones or whatever and the next thing Pete says oh I just got a text here from chat called Marcus.

53:53He's listening to the show. Yeah, don't worry. We'll try and get some Nickelback on for you later, fella. Lovely dig. I think in a different life you would have been a massive Nickelback fan. If you were American, I could see you Nickelback. They're Canadian. Fair, fair. Okay, fair. I mean, I'm an Avril Lavigne fan. Do not, do not... So, you know, halfway there. Disgrace America's fantastic reputation at the moment, culturally. Yes. With Nickelback, please. Okay, fair. Yeah. So, in another life, if I was a different nationality and so on and so forth. Yeah. One for Uncut, this. Yeah. Let's discuss on Uncut if I was from America.

54:22Would be a Nickelback fan. What other stuff I would be into. I could get stuck into that. I know you will. Ramble Uncut, everybody. It's going to be good. Thank you very much for listening to the Football Ramble. Mark is also going to shit himself on that one as well, by the way, in honour of Zlatan. Yeah, okay. Part of the A-Cast created that word. Part of the A-Cast. Friends of the Ramble, don't go anywhere. Keep listening for Ramble Uncut for rock chat and shit chat. If you're not a friend of the Ramble, head to patreon.com forward slash football ramble to sign up now because why wouldn't you want to listen?

54:50to all that good stuff. Thank you, Luke Moore. Thank you very much. Thank you, Pete Donaldson. Very well. And thank you, Eric Dyer.

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