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3:05Luke Moore: Honey to the bee, that's you for me, everybody. Welcome to the Football Ramble Preview Show. It's the Manchester Derby this weekend and it's Friday 11th of September. I'm Marcus Speller. I'm Luke Moore. And I'm Pete Donaldson.

3:30Luke Moore: Hello everybody. Welcome to the Football Ramble preview show. It's live baby. Look, you didn't think I was going to do that, did you? Yeah. I'm with two friends of mine, Luke Moore Hello And Pete Donaldson Hello, hi, First Live Show Pete Aloysius Is it your first live show? First Live Show on a Friday Are you nervous? Are you nervous? I'm nervous Yeah, a little bit I'm nervous on your behalf You're certainly aroused, is what you are, Peter Because it's Friday It is Friday It's a lovely day in the kingdom I've just eaten a load of gingerbread And I'm ready to get going The sugar high should hit me in about ten minutes Yeah I look forward to that We're on a big countdown now then A little Harry Styles sugar high.

4:11Luke Moore: Nice. Watermelon sugar high. Nice. Good little sing song. Good little sing song. Something we may do later, if we get enough comments. It's going to do some Harry Styles numbers. It's not an incentive, is it? No. Gentlemen, we've got the Premier League. It's back. We had all that Champions League nonsense midweek, but the Premier League, the big one. We've got our game back now. We have. We've got our league back, and I think that is very, very important. and we've got I think a super Sunday yeah we've got a super Sunday Luke Moore you have to say because at 4.30 on Sunday last Sunday it was Arsenal versus Chelsea good game enjoyed it very very good this Sunday in two days time Pete Dawson it's the Manchester derby it's Manu Emanu yes on a Sunday it's Manu Eman see it's it's it's hard to know this one's going to go right except you do understand that Manchester City are way more powerful than Manchester United.

5:08But Manchester United's scoring goals, baby girl. Yeah, against Mr. Loverman in the Champions League. Did you look at that Chabarank stuff yesterday? I did, yeah. We did quite a bit. We had to cut a lot of it out because we realised afterwards how difficult a character he is. Right, okay. He's done some bad stuff. He's apologised. If you don't get him 2026 as a pop star of the 80s, what can you do? He's apologised for all his Marcus Roddy stories. Back then, though, genuinely bad guy. Right. Yeah. Real Badman? I would say so. No, not...

5:37Luke Moore: Okay, yeah. You liked Real Badman, didn't you? I didn't. That is a great bit of internet content. It's a lovely bit of internet content. You can't deny that. There's a lot of people watching this who are all at sea right now. Yeah. If you didn't listen to... There's a man who had sex with a lot of women, made a lot of kids, and was interviewed on a kind of Maori-Povich kind of show, and he went, I'm a real bad man. Yeah. And it's very enjoyable, the way he says it. Thanks for clearing that up. 23 children with 22 babies. But that was not Shabba Ranks. We were... Sharing them out. We were talking about the pop star, Shabarang.

6:04Luke Moore: We were. Of course, one track of his was Bedroom Bully. If you haven't listened to yesterday's show, you shouldn't be here. No. You shouldn't be here. Well, more Shabarangs, please. You are welcome. Yes, Manchester United, of course, beat Sabah. That's where it comes from, you see. It all makes sense. It's really, really bad stuff. Yeah, they did. I saw it. I watched the whole thing, Marcus. I know I was there. I saw it. What did you think of Big Val in the Sabah dugout, of course? Much was made of him with his, who wants to be a millionaire, winning money. Coming to England, doing his badges and all that kind of stuff.

6:40Luke Moore: I love all that stuff. But he didn't make a millionaire, did he? He made 4 ,000, I forget what the... It was only about 725 quid or something in English money. But he got him going. Got him up and running. And look at him. He was in the dugout of a Champions League game. I liked him knocking about Old Trafford, but his AirPods in, taking it in, enjoying it. It did feel a bit like your team's just made it to the first round of the FA Cup. And it wasn't the greatest of impressions to be giving. But I actually thought in patches, Sabah are okay. They should have scored. They should have scored a goal.

7:11I thought in the first 10 minutes of the second half, United got a bit lazy. A little bit lackadaisical. And there were a few goals up. They were, of course. It's understood what can happen. They earned the right to be lazy. Well, during the goal that Xerxes was involved in, he sort of backheeled it and thought his time is gone. I don't need to work anymore. And he got really upset. He said, I just did a great backheel. And the keeper's got it. But actually, it found its way into the net. I think if you are a top pro who's not getting a look in and you are not starting games at home to Sabah in the Champions League, you can consider yourself a little bit hard done by.

7:49Yeah, I guess so. But I also wanted to say that the fourth goal Sabah conceded was one of the worst goals I've seen for ages. It was a genuine shambles. It was a genuinely bad goal. Yeah, the one Peter's talking about.

8:01Luke Moore: Whereas the Thielamons assist to Bruno Fernandes was a lovely bit of work. Was. Something that everybody could enjoy. Patrick Dorgue was given the Man of the Match award. I think he's a good player. Is he the backup or indeed competitor for left-back that Luke Shaw needs? Well, he's been playing. they've played him further forward haven't they? Well yeah because he was signed really as a wing back in those glory back three days Am I right in saying he's played in front of Luke Shaw on occasion? Yeah he has he's played left wing Yeah so I think I'm not sure if he once you've had a little taste of that biscuit do you want to go back to the boring stuff?

8:37I'll say for the record that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 is coming out on October 23rd so they will need cover then famously Yes they will

8:44Luke Moore: they absolutely will But Pete when you play for what's the name of your team again? Villanova Villanova over 50s veterans not over 50 so over 35 now I've upgraded yeah vets is over 35 come on and as we know earlier in the week you were asked quite passionately by the captain if you could play in goal I replied on what's up on your behalf saying you could yeah that was that was helpful I'm really happy with that you left your computer open so I thought I'd take advantage help the team out help the team out so are you playing in goal on the weekend well I'm going to have to now but if you've been given say you went through a rich vein of form and they popped you up left wing and you had a lovely old time and then through various other personnel changes they said you're gonna have to start playing left back you would see that as a demotion uh yes i would so with dorku you've got to take that into account i guess so but then it's always a bit of a funny one as i say because he was he was signed as more like a wingback really but then they don't play well no they don't more's the pity so so quite frankly but he was trying to like the right wing but actually his crossing is very good and i don't yeah he's one he's almost a bit of an old-fashioned winger, which leads me to think, come on, Carrick, do the right thing.

9:51Luke Moore: Get a Manchester United team back to 4-4-2. Left side of a 4, he'd be wonderful. It's unlike Maynard to sign a player for a position they don't actually feel, doesn't it? One at the time. The Reuben Amorim... You're more advised to go out for the weekly shopping, you come back with a dog. You don't need a dog. The Reuben Amorim project. Yeah, what a project it was. Did it ever really, but did anybody enact it properly? It's an art project, wasn't it? It's an art installation. It should have been in the turbine hall. Yeah, outsider artist. Yeah. Has anybody actually done it properly? It's Banksy.

10:21Who's the new man you like to make it? It's Banksy. That's true.

10:23Luke Moore: You know, a bit like communism. Who's actually done it properly? Right, yeah. Is Aracey Milan going to do the Ruben Amarin project properly? We can finally see if it actually works. Give the man what he needs. Yeah. Yeah, get him Patrick Dorgue again. So what do you think about the Manchester derby, Marcus? You'll be excited for it, no doubt. You're a football purist at heart. You'll be watching this. No, I think I'm going to be watching Pob instead. Fair enough. Do you remember that on a Sunday afternoon? I do. It wasn't that late in the day though. Maybe it wasn't. Top of the Pobs. In my mind, Pobs was about 11am.

10:54Was it? Pobs, Monday to Friday, 12 o 'clock, before Puddle in.

10:58Luke Moore: No, Pobs... Sorry guys. Pobs, most people won't understand that reference. He was a spitting puppet. He looked like Michael Gove. Much like this fella. He looked like Michael Gove, didn't he? I've never thought that. This is the whole act. There we go. There we are. How did you make that noise? Oh. Is there an elephant in there? Yeah, it was actually post-church was pub. So it wasn't 11.18. Okay, so what time would you rough it up? I reckon about two o 'clock. Okay, fair enough. If we can get something on that to the people who have no idea what we're talking about who produce the show. Laurie's just trying to produce a show.

11:31He's messaging you saying, can you put your mic close to your face, please? I don't care about pub at this point. Can you talk about the preview show, please?

11:38Luke Moore: Manchester United versus Manchester City Sunday at 4.30. Yeah. I mean, they took their first clean sheet of the season at home against a really poor side. They used their subs quite well, I think, bearing in mind they've got a really important game this weekend, full of emotion. T.M.1's taken off early. Did they need 90 minutes out of Bruno? That's the question. Yeah, he probably, I don't know. He's like the nuclear reactor of Man United, isn't he? Yes. If you unplug him, everything goes to shit. You have to keep him plugging. Even 4-0. is he not a bit like you know Harry Kane for England he's a bit like I don't care if it's friendly against Andorra and I'm hobbling around I want my goals which was incredible Harry Kane didn't play in the third place playoff in the World Cup but anyway why are we talking about this we didn't need him we got the bronze medal onto the podium Marcus when did gripped British footballer and he said call him Dal Carlos Dark Carlos no Carl Darlo when did Carl Darlo have a Man United he's on the bench yeah When did that happen?

12:41I want to know. We need a Vish-style international break just so we can take stock to see where all the footballers have gone.

12:47Luke Moore: Was it Carl Darlow? Doug Carlos. Who, in the League Cup final, when Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2-0, was he on loan to Manchester United? Was it him? No, that was... Oh, God, Slovakian guy. Oh, yeah, I know him. Dubravka. Sorry, Dubravka. Darlow signed in the summer from Leeds. In this amazing new fashion there is for quite well-known third or fourth choice goalkeepers. Siic, for example, Ilhan Meslier, who's now at Arsenal. That's right. Just a little exchange type. I love it. I think there might be something, there might be a good reason for it because currently, there is no return date on the thigh-injured Thomas Heaton at Manchester United.

13:27Luke Moore: So maybe they need another guy in there. Another great guy around the camp. I know someone who can give him a thigh massage if he needs it. Marcus. Is it that hang of the table? Marcus is very good with his fingers. Yeah. Yeah, I've not tried my hands at thighs. You've done shoulders a lot. Shoulders and necks, knees and toes. I'm your man. But yeah, I think Manchester City, I mean, they've only won one of the last four Manchester derbies. So all that chat about them being better than Manchester United has obviously been proved. But when it comes to the derby itself, it shows you that the spirit of the derby is still there.

14:01Luke Moore: Manchester City have two extra days rest, of course, to play in the Champions League on Tuesday. Michael Carrick seemed a little bit annoyed about this, but he didn't want to make too much of a meal of it, Luke Moore. More of a meal deal out of it, you could say. Not sure what that means, but he did talk about it, and it has been referenced, and there's also been various sections of the press calling out Carrick as almost a glorified interim manager at this point. Oh, that's naughty. Which I think is a bit of a shame, given that he had a good season for the part of the season he managed. But, I mean, it does kind of matter, doesn't it?

14:36Two days rest is massive. I mean, given the teams play, top teams can play every like three or four days now, that does seem to be like a massive difference to me. So I can understand why, you know, he's not over the moon about that. But, yeah, this will be a nice test of Man City's credentials as we talked about last week. You know, they went to Porto, they did well. They now need to do well in a derby that, while sometimes is quite a bad game to watch, is always pretty competitive, right? So it'll be an interesting game.

15:05Luke Moore: It will be. And on Wednesday, we were full of praise for new Manchester City teenager, Ayubou Adi. Yeah, he's great because he's really good. Yeah, I mean, Erling Haaland was saying how he'd been telling the chairman how good Bouou Adi is, which presumably the chairman said, yes, I know that's why we signed him. Yeah, yeah, okay. And also, I am good as well. Have you seen? Knock on the door. He's good. Thanks. Right. It's old you, mate. I don't know anything about it now. You're welcome. Would Buadi start the game, Luke? You'd expect so, wouldn't you? After that game against Porto. Yeah. Different atmosphere.

15:3718, should be playing three games a day. Should be. Should have that kind of energy. The manager comes from a set-up that mistreats young players. So, I mean, who cares? Right. Just get... I was going to say, would you like to expand on that? No, they just treat them badly. So, I don't think... You're talking about Kami Manu. I just think they ride... No, I'm talking about Chelsea. The way that they sort of treat young players. They just sort of, they don't really care about their, you know, thoughts and dreams and emotions. And so coming over, I think they could just overplay Ajax Piadi absolutely fine.

16:07Do you think so? Yeah, I think he can take it.

16:10Luke Moore: I think you're being a bit harsh. I mean, of course, I mean, Boadi's never played at Chelsea though. No, but the manager has. Maresca has, and that's the thing. I thought you were worried about Enzo Fernandes. He's tied you up in a knot there. Cogne Mayno and then Boadi at Chelsea. He's trying to throw things at me. He confused me. yeah well how about this make me question myself on my first live show oh well done Marcus I'm going to wet my pants now please don't do that again right would this confuse you former Man United striker Dion Dublin revealed he used to live with Jason Statham before they were both famous I love that is that going to confuse you that is going to confuse me I don't think it was before Dion Dublin was famous Dion Dublin was playing for Norwich City yeah no but was he not he was a youngster though was he had he broken into the team I think I think well he said he was playing for Norwich I suppose he could have been a youth player or something at that point that's true it's a great odd couple scenario because his brother Dion Dublin's brother was a DJ and he knew Jason Stanton through music in my mind Jason Stanton's just going around breaking stuff and Dion Dublin's trying to get him upstairs to the bedroom yeah Dion Dublin's saying here's the stairs leading up to the Hollywood hard man I've broken your doob I'm so sorry Jason Stanton lives very near me I often see him with his kids in the playground where my son goes I'm not he lives I've made it clear he lives very near me.

17:26Is he dancing like in that video? No.

17:29Luke Moore: I'll tell you what though, Pete, on the basis of what we know, we have to come to the conclusion that Luke's area of London, which he lives in, is packed full of hard men. But that's the toughest... Who else? Well, I do need anybody else. Do you know the comedy actor Darren Boyd? He lives on my street. I don't know Darren Boyd. No. He plays the guy who runs the SWAT team in Alpha Papa. Oh, I see him, yeah. He's in a load of stuff. Anyway, he's not really a hard man, more just a standard comedy actor. Yeah, but I think he could help you and Jason out if it came to it. If we were fighting, he could break us up.

18:07Got away with that, Jason. Got a lot of tall, Swedish-looking men in your road there. There we go. And Jason Statham. Conditions of entry.

18:15Luke Moore: He can wear a wig. Oh, dearie me. Well, DM Dublin won't be playing in the Manchester derby on Sunday. I love the idea of him living with Jason Statham. That is a great bit of trivia. it's fantastic it's fantastic Lugmore but yeah we're looking forward to the Manchester derby I mean I would have Man City sort of slight favourites probably but I think this could be a ding dong how would you use Rashid in this particular situation would he be an impact sub or would he start playing very well but that's a good question did you put Cesco in there because obviously he scored last night against Sabah poor old Sabah Pep's been kind of favouring Kusanov hasn't he Pep's not there, mate.

18:53Sorry, not Pep's. Jesus Christ. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what Pep wants. Well, he might be even favouring him, but he's just not involved, is he? Do you reckon he's... He's confusing me when Morescu's still being at Chelsea. Is he pulling Morescu's string? Is he doing it all behind the scenes? The bald puppet. Could be. He's been favouring Kuczynov, and he can be a little bit rash sometimes, to coin the phrase. It could be rash on rash violence. Is it like the film Avatar, where basically Pep Bridal is in some kind of tank somewhere? That's right, yes. Lawnmower man. Yeah, and he's basically...

19:25And Maresco's basically the host. Yes. And Guardiola has now run out of energy, but he's got a new host. A neurodivergent man in Lawn Mower Man is controlling someone else as an avatar in virtual reality. Exactly. And this is what's happening here as well. And that's why Man City will win the game. Simple as that. You can't compete with that kind of tech.

19:41Luke Moore: When you started talking about all that, I didn't think you had a point, but my goodness. Yeah. I would take slight issue with you saying that you think Man City are slight favourites. Do you think they're heavy favourites? I think they are, yeah. Do you? I think so, yeah. Old Trafford? Quality of the squad. But like Michael says, it's not as... Theatre of waterfalls and dreams. It's never a pushover, is it? Why have they not fixed that? I mean, quite literally. The old problem is... We're going to have the wettest autumn on record. Fix the roof while the sun shines. The sun shines for about four months.

20:10Don't buy a paddling pool in July. No. I've lived that life. Pay through the nose. Don't do it. You'll pay for the nose. Or air conditioning.

20:16Luke Moore: Rubbish. So I can tell you that the weather forecast is not suggesting rain in Manchester on Sunday. Right. Must be a first. Sadly. Sadly. So we may not see that glorious waterfall. One day, yeah. It has been... They've managed to streamline it a bit. So it's not like pummeling... They've like half fixed it, which is worse than not fixing it at all. I think that's even better. Yeah. That's one of my DIY jobs. It's a concentrated... It doesn't have the reach. Oh, but it's got the... Yeah, it's like a sniper rifle rather than a blunderbuss. Exactly. Exactly. He's taking my arm off. Indeed. So heavy favourites, Manchester City, according to Luke Moore, and perhaps some others.

20:56Luke Moore: I think slight favourites, because I'm going to go for an entertaining, high-scoring draw. Okay. Good lad. 3-3. We're in the preview game. We're not in the World Cup McPredictor game. We need to bring him back World Cup McPredictor. Is he down there? Pretty hard to say. Where is he? Where's World Cup McPredictor? In my house. Where's Big Mama UEFA when you need him? I don't know. I don't know. Maybe he'll come back to the Nations League. I'll not rest until you've done papier-mâché heads of Big Mama UEFA and World Cup McPredictor. Well, we'll see, won't we? World Cup McPredictor will not be televised.

21:26Do you know what I love doing? I love saying those things to you. And I just glance the SGA Awards behind you and think, how is that even possible? How is it possible? Because we didn't win one of them.

21:35Luke Moore: It was other people. Top one we did. Top one we did. Yeah. That was lucky. As predicted by World Cup McPredictor. True. Yeah. Before we get to the rest of the Premier League, there was something quite incredible happened in the Champions League last night. Fenerbahce drew one all with Roma. What a point, you may gasp. Well, that wasn't it. Because after the match, Fenerbahce manager Ishmael Kartel resigned during his press conference. Great stuff. Did you see Archie Brown, the Englishman, who plays for Fenerbahce? He's doing his post-match. He's told at the time. He's like, no, he's resigned. No.

22:08Luke Moore: And he's thinking, there's a mistake here. There's a loss in translation. You mean he's resigned from the press conference? He had to have the word resigned to explain to him three times. Yeah, no, no, no, he's quit. He's no longer the manager. Can I, can I? This is a dead parrot. Can I just ask, how many 65-year-old, overtly looking, Turkish-looking men are there in Turkey who've managed 400 clubs and are very emotionally volatile because they seem to have an endless supply of them? Yeah, there is a fair few. There is a fair few, Luke. I mean, it was his fourth spell in charge of the club. He played for them for 10 years as well.

22:43I love that, that fourth spell. It's like old Fatih Terim

22:45Luke Moore: and Galatasaray. It's exactly like that. It's just like, oh, he's there for six months, oh, he's gone again. Yeah. Imagine for 12 games. And he's had enough after a draw. Mason Mourinho lasted that long. Always nice to know about an Englishman that sort of slipped the mind or you've not been aware of in Archie Brown playing in the Champions League. Yeah, I like seeing that sort of thing. I like it even better when they're really bewildered about their surroundings. I don't even know... A particular news story. Archie Brown's never... He can't have ever played in England. No, he didn't play in England.

23:13Luke Moore: He's only 24 and Thomas Tuchel, he is a left back. Okay, so just... Did you see... Man United, he is a left back. Did you see the Michael Lise chat after the match? I haven't seen the chat. He sounded a bit maybe Swedish, maybe Dutch interviewer. German, probably. Right. More likely to be a German, yeah. I don't know, I think he sounded definitely like he was up from that way. Anyway, he was asking him, like, how do you score these amazing goals? And he goes, like, I don't know. And he goes, yeah, but like, you know, you're scoring better goals than everyone else. You're the only one who scores goals like this.

23:46And he's like, I'm not the only one who scores goals, actually. Oh, you're such a piece, Michael. Do you think that's what it is? Do you think that... I don't know. I just think, do you want to interview Peter? He's gone, you're actually making this interview very difficult. He did.

23:58Luke Moore: The interviewer did, to be fair to him. He did say, look, I understand, like, in this day and age, you know, we look at things a little bit differently. And you think, when someone's getting interviewed, obviously Cole Palmer's, you know, very much like that as well. and I understand again that people have different personalities microphone shoved in your face and blah de blah de blah however as you say Luke he's been a top flight player for a while and he's been at one of the most one of the biggest clubs in Europe for a little while now like it is just a part of it so this monosyllabic one word answer where you're coming across as you hate the person that interviews you it's like come on you can give a little bit more than that.

24:39I think the general rule should be you don't have to be good at it. Yep. No one's expecting it to be your primary role. That's right. But you need to try your best. It's part of the job. Yeah. You have to do it occasionally. They're on rotation anyway. I don't do it every game. Yeah. So just get out there, be decent about it, get through it as best you can and then move on. Don't make it overly hard. I just sort of like maybe a press guy just needs to chat with him. So look, put yourself in the interviewer's shoes. They're not always, you know, going to, setting out to get you so to speak. You could do that job because you've interviewed everyone at Isle of Wight Festival for years.

25:12You've got great experience. I mean, this interview is basically me and Jim on Ben May, to be honest. Oh, come on. Come on. Come on. Could you coach interviewers how to get better arms out of footballers? Mention something silly about their past. Maybe an ex-wife or something. Maybe. Give them a little bit of needles. Get them spicy. I don't know. You might have. Footballers are very busy. Yeah. I'm not sure how long you'd be working for a host broadcaster if you've got a reputation of asking questions about ex-wives. You're at a big club now. You're at a big club now. Talking to Pete Donaldson, thank you.

25:42Oh, God, everyone. It's the ex-wife guy again. He wants to do it. What do you think about my ex-wife, Magdalene? He's awful, isn't she?

25:50Luke Moore: I'm not comfortable answering that question. Nor should he be. I should say, by the way, the Fenerbahce president refused to accept Ishmael Cartel's resignation after the game. Just to make sure we've got that story. A lot of that will be to do with the amount of admin it means for him. I don't want to find another manager at the moment. Can you stick around for a couple more weeks? Exactly. Yeah.

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29:55Luke Moore: Right, gentlemen, back to the Premier League. Tottenham Hottaspur versus Everton on Saturday. That's just tomorrow. That's tomorrow at 5.30. It's a televised game. Tottenham, or Spurs as they prefer to be called, are looking for their first Premier League win of the season. They picked up a point. They got it against Nottingham Forest last week. They still haven't scored a goal. Mikhail Mudrik won't be available for them in this game because he's going to be out for six to eight weeks after injuring an ankle in training. Yeah, that is suboptimal. It just never stops, does it? It just never stops through the torrential problems.

30:27Luke Moore: But a more legitimate reason for missing football. Yeah, I think so, yeah. Well, you know, you don't want people who have fallen foul over us at that to have much down time, so keep them where you can see them. I really felt sorry for him. You know, he's been out of the game for so long. And what that would have done to him. That's conditioning, though, isn't it? You know what I mean? Maybe your ligaments just aren't quite there. Well, to be able to come back from that and just be like, right, I'm ready to go. And he comes on as a sub and you're thinking, blimey, I haven't seen this guy. He was signed for huge money.

30:56Luke Moore: Obviously, that was a bit of an odd transfer. We'll leave that there. But he was a young player with talent, for crying out loud. I didn't mind the signing here, if they got him for good money. Peter, it was obvious what was going to happen, and it has happened. Well, I don't think it was obvious. Wait, the fact that a man who hasn't played competitive football for two years, who's known for his explosive speed and pace down the flanks, would get some kind of muscle injury straight away. At Spurs. At Spurs. At the home of injuries. Yeah, but everybody gets some air. Pete couldn't see it coming.

31:26He's finding the Spurs he wears. He was shocked. He's fitted like a glove. Did you have to go to the coast for some fresh air for your nerves after you saw that news because you were so surprised? It's the battle of two teams who find themselves in a similar malays but from different directions. Do you know what I mean? Ever and I haven't spent enough. Spurs have spent too much. True, true.

31:45Luke Moore: I think, well, off the back of that, Ainsley-Maitland-Niles' goal against Manchester United, you'd rather be in the Everton camp, wouldn't you? I don't know. Everton's record at the stadium is atrocious. They can't buy a win, and they usually lose by a lot. So maybe this has come at a good time for Spurs. Maybe this will help them kick on, because they need something. Is that what Moise said? Look, lads, we normally come here and lose by a lot. Yeah. Okay? So we're going to have to tighten up. Yeah, but Everton are just going to, you know exactly what they do, they're just going to try and get a bit of joy in the break, but Spurs have got some talented footballers who can get something.

32:14I trust Spurs to get it right sooner rather than later. You're back in Spurs in this? I'm back in Spurs in this massively.

32:20Luke Moore: My goodness. Is that because Richarlison is considering legal action to try and cancel his contract or because Pochettino has said even if Spurs get relegated to the championship, he'd be there for them? There's a lot of news to take in for Spurs at the moment. There's a lot to think about. There is a lot going on. Flood the zone. Flood the zone. Flood the zone. Richarlison, I mean, you'd take that, wouldn't you? Just like, all right, fine. on massive amounts of wages. Yeah, but he was being linked to, was it Trabs on Sport? It was certainly a Turkish club. Yeah, it was, yeah. And you're thinking, there you go, and then the Turkish window shut, and that is, that is properly like, oh, I can't even jump on the cargo train.

32:56Where's the Saudi window? Is that kind of, he's got,

33:00Luke Moore: I think the Brazilian window shuts, careful, shuts on, on Saturday, tomorrow maybe. Right. But I don't, but they, there was a club, I forget which, was sniffing around him, but I think he wants to cancel he managed to sort of cancel his contract or something so he can go there that's not how it works I mean he really this is bad he turned his nose up at Everton as well because I think De Zerbe said okay fine you keep telling me you don't want to play well you're not playing then and it's like oh well can I get a move well we'll try but it's the kind of move that De Zerbe made that he made public as well because the quotes came out and it's the only move that's actually effective if the people you work with at Spurs also back you up.

33:46So I've said that now. Do you want to back me up and sell him? Nah. All right, so we see him turn up every day, is he? After we've had that conversation. Like when Mourinho said to Mkhitaryan, leave. I don't want you here. I want to sign someone else. Go home.

34:01Luke Moore: Those messages. Via text. Yeah, via text. Please go and play somewhere else. What's weird about that is I actually think in the grand scheme of things this summer, Spurs have sold quite well. They've sold for good money. They've sold with clauses. They've sold with buybacks, matching rights, all that kind of stuff. Some big players like Voscovic and Lancashire who people have got high hopes for who started the season really well at Minnesboro. They're almost like glorified loans, right? So they should have options for better get them back if they want. Yet they've absolutely fumbled it with Richarlison.

34:31Possibly because he's such a volatile character and he's made it so difficult.

34:34Luke Moore: I mean, I see that volatile. I mean, I... I think he seems... Look, I don't want to be unkind about it. I know he's had his own personal problems so I don't want to be unkind about it but I think Volatile is an accurate description of the... He's quite unpredictable isn't he? Yeah, maybe unpredictable we'll go with, yeah. Apart from when he plays at which point his performances are very predictable. But I don't think you can have Spurs as favourites for any game at the moment really. I think it's difficult to make that argument personally. They've also got a lot of players they're trying to bed in.

35:06Everton have had a tough time of it in terms of personnel but they are they're much higher than Spurs in the league of course but it's September I'm trying to support you with the league table you hate at this time of the year the way I would the way I would justify what I'm saying is that they're just they're they're kind of solid they're settled Moyes knows what he wants to do he knows he wants to play you feel like all the players know how they want to play he's also he has managed to get Greenwich back in you know which is a big plus for them because he's such a big character who give everyone a lift and he's got amazing quality when he's fitting and firing.

35:40And they're just a much more coherent unit. However, obviously Everton do have their problems when they go away from home. I understand that. So we'll see. The interesting aspect of it, Marcus, as well is the idea that Brennan Johnson, who I think is terrible and you think can pop up with a goal.

35:56Luke Moore: Well, he only has. What is the age-old thing that happens in football for no reason? Players like that score against the other club, don't they? Narratives. So he could play a part if he indeed starts. so I think I want to see Jack Grealish starting come on let's get it going again I was trying to work out he's fit is he Grealish of course he is yeah he's fit he came on against Manchester United as discussed on Ramblin Cut on Wednesday he was at the Oasis Premier with me he was yes so maybe a bit of me might rub off on him have rubbed off on him and how would that manifest itself what would that mean he's playing in goal for the veterans he might not play because he might play in goal for the Everton Legends exactly yes certainly certainly certainly apparently it was Jack Grealish's birthday yesterday.

36:37Luke Moore: Happy birthday, Jack. That's going to be... So maybe he won't be starting. No. Has anyone found him? He should still be in London, though. It's good. Fine, actually, yeah. His wallet's stuffed with spearmint rhino bucks. I'll meet you down there. I'll meet you down there. He's got history. He loves it. That's where he does his night drinking. He loves it. Okay. Him and the keeper. How do you know that? He's in the news. Him and the keeper. What do you know? Pickford was there as well. I saw him at the news. Really? Yeah. Interesting. Those muckrakers. Yeah. You were moaning about your weak wrists when you were going to go in goal.

37:09Luke Moore: I think it was in the context of goalkeeping. When I intercepted Pete's WhatsApp with the gaffer at Villanova over 50s, the conversation on Pete's part was genuinely quite pathetic. It was like, I can't do it because my hands are sore. I didn't say I can't do it. And also, I didn't say any of that. I just said that there are other people in the squad. There are other men over 35 in the Essex area who aren't too hungover to play, who are much better in goal. The usual thing is... It's days away. The usual... I've got a rest of my life, Sean. I'm going to be hammered. Name a couple of names that would be better suited to play in goal for V &O, River 50s than you this weekend.

37:50Hang on.

37:50Luke Moore: Is Big Pav in the Essex area? If only. Big Pav is way too good for that. No, of course. Even at his substantial size these days, he is way too good for that. Maybe he could train me. Is Big Pav in Essex? Yeah, he is. He's in the same part as Nessie. Yeah. I'll tell you what. An emergency loan. I love it. I love it. Big power play for Leicester City. He's not going to play with Brilliant Nova. He could trade me like Nev Southall. He played with a round ball team. Like an Essex wide boy karate kid. Yeah. He's Mr. Biaghi. You're Daniel. Oh, that Pelé film we watched that time. Oh, yeah. With that little boy.

38:25But just give us a couple of names of who could be better in goal than you. Ashtabash? It was Ashtabash, yeah. Ashtabash, yeah. What are some of the names of the lads who would be considered to play in goal? Oh, literally all of them. Oh, come on.

38:36Luke Moore: We don't have time for this. I want to talk about... We'll talk about Big Pav because he's a ramble trop. But we can't... I'm always so unclear on the stuff we don't have time for. Evidently. Just like Spurs, we get what we deserve. Yeah. Like in your work, Peter. Now, we discussed Richard Pochettino saying that Spurs should be given the 2016-17 Premier League title instead of Chelsea. And as I mentioned earlier, he said... I mean, that was pathetic. He said he would have taken over Spurs even if they had been relegated to the Championship. he said that Spurs are the only club I'm always open to help then he backtracked and said oh no we couldn't do this and we couldn't do that because of this contract because of that contract and it never could happen so I'm sorry about that and I would listen to his opinion on whether Chelsea should have been given the Premier League title in 16-17 if it wasn't his team that came second right yeah it's just it's a pointless thing to say it's a pointless thing to say yeah I mean and this as well is around the time when he's just been given a contract extension at the US.

39:35It's proper small club chat. Yeah. I know he's not a representative of the Spurs, so you can't blame Spurs for it, but it's just, it is poor.

39:41Luke Moore: But he's always open to help despite signing a new contract for the US men's national team. Well, Spurs North London rivals Arsenal travel to Newcastle's rival Sunderland. That's an 8pm kickoff on Saturday. Yeah, I like them. I like them because they turn up and you're like, what the fuck? And they stop you drinking too much. And they stop me drinking too much. Right, okay. It has been reported that that Mikel Arteta is close to signing a new contract with the club. He's very, very close. Just win the Champions League and you're there. That's a shareholder move, isn't it, really? I guess so. What do we think of Sunderland, though?

40:13They've used their Fulham voucher, haven't they? So does that give them an inflated position? Is it going to be Fulham vouchers this year? It does feel like that. Oh, hello. Dr. Fulham. Brilliant. No, no, it's not that bad. It's a buy one, get one free voucher. You beat him in the first game, you get one free the second game. I'll tell you what,

40:33Luke Moore: they only just used it as well. Do you expect a little bit more from Sunderland so far? This is obviously the beat at Fulham, so, you know, well done. But they are currently 12th in the table, Luke. Oh yeah, very good. And I know you hate table track at this time of the season. I think that they... So the second half of their season was worse than their first half of the season last season. Obviously started very, very well, got a lot of credit. They went for that terrible period in January and February last year, which kind of knocked them off their stride a bit including losing they lost at home to Fulham actually didn't they in the last year but the point being that they were building on such a strong kind of home form which kind of petered away a little bit second season syndrome will be interesting obviously they've got Europa League to contend with as well well that's the thing isn't it they were quite poor by the end of the season and obviously into the season they've looked okay but not pulling in the streets I mean at the point away to Brentford you know, they beat Hull, they've beaten Hull City this season.

41:31But they're going to be going to AZ Alkmaar and Torenza and, and, and,

41:35Luke Moore: Well, they're going to be doing the Poznan soon. They could be, but they're at home. I think that's important because they're at home to Arsenal. And then just days later, their first Europa League tie. They're at home to AZ. So, you know, I think that's definitely the way they would want it to be, to be mapped out. So, I mean, yeah, will they have one eye on it? I mean, maybe, maybe not. I don't know, but it's a huge game at home to Arsenal. I think have they got the squad for it? I think that's the question this season. What the Alkmaar thing will tell us is how dominant the Premier League really is.

42:05The Sunderland aren't even a big respect to them. They've been brilliant since they've been back in the top flight and they do deserve respect. I think the Briss has done a brilliant job. By no stretch are they a modern big player in English football. And if they can roll over a low Europa League team and get deep in the competition, it really will show you how powerful English football has become, right? On the Arsenal thing,

42:30Arsenal started really, really well. You have to say that. A lot of it's been factored around the form of Odegaard, Hazard. Sorry, Havertz. Imagine if they had Hazard as well. Odegaard and Havertz. And then the thing I mentioned earlier in the week about how Saliba comes and gets injured badly and you think, oh, that could derail them. He's been such a big player for them. And then Conte comes and just slots in. It's been brilliant.

42:51Luke Moore: That's exactly how they should be doing it if you go for Premier League and Champions League. And it's hard to see how any team below the big teams kind of really challenges them in a one-off game. But it could be a Saturday night upset. You never know your luck in a big city. Saturday night upset, eh? Could be. No, I don't think it will be. You don't want to be upset on a Saturday night. No, I don't. I get what you're saying. My wife keeps saying that. Yeah. Would you listen to her? I don't know whether this has got anything to do with it, but Slipknot have released a song called Arsenal. Yeah.

43:24I was talking to a mate the other day about how early Slipknot is such good stuff. Yeah, I mean this era of Slipknot is like five Slipknot songs playing at the same time, isn't it? It's really discordant. Yeah, there's been a lot of change going on. A lot of change going on.

43:37Luke Moore: Well, the opening lyric to the song Arsenal is, I hope no bad people show up. Which presumably won't they be. They're always hoping at the Emirates and maybe at the Stadium of Light. That might be... Very low opinion of the people of Sunderland. Are you a kind of weight and bleed era Slipknot fan or a kind of people equal shit era Marcus? Certainly not the latter because I think that's an incredibly poor message. Well before the show, Marcus famously inhales a craw in a jar. He does, yeah, to make himself vomit everywhere. Was that not Ozzy Osbourne? Was that Slipknot? That was Slipknot's drummer, I think, yeah.

44:13Okay. I saw Slipknot live once and they were magnificent. They're great. Yeah.

44:17Luke Moore: They're great. It won't surprise anybody watching this to know that they're not my cup of tea. They do a great cover of You Gonna Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi. I'm in. I just made that up. Do you know what the lead singer of Slipknot, what's his name? I forget his bloody name. Jimmy. Jimmy Slipknot. He said his favourite album is the first Kaiser Chiefs record. No, he never. He did. I'll tell you what. Mental. Absolutely mental. If Slipknot did a Terror Vision and did like a tequila type song. Well, like a really commercial one. Yeah, that's what I'm waiting for. I mean, Wait and Bleed's pretty accessible.

44:52It was on fucking Kerrang TV every five minutes. Was it really? It was on The Box lots of times as well. Music television you control.

45:00Luke Moore: Peter, you know I didn't flick it past the age one.

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47:04Luke Moore: Chelsea versus Hull City on Saturday at 3 p.m. Luke will be delighted to know that this is a a huge near top of the table clash. It's third versus fourth in the Premier League. Both teams currently occupying Champions League spots. Certainly that's what they'll be hoping to achieve at least by the end of the season. Now, Luke Moore. Yeah. Hull City have had a great start to the season. There's absolutely no doubt about that. No. Even though they're out of the League Cup, but fine, they're concentrating on the Premier League and they're right to. Because as I say... Because they want to win it.

47:32Luke Moore: To remind everybody, they're the ones in third, not Chelsea. Seven points. They are two points from the top. Dare to dream. Let them dream, mate. Big inflection point for Hull this weekend. Yeah. Because this could be, given the quality and the potency of Chelsea's front line, this could be where they're obviously going to concede. How many are they going to concede? And could it derail them? Are they obviously going to concede? Is it time for Olly McBurney to open his Premier League account? He's not going to stop them conceding, Mark, is he? I'm sorry, I thought you meant Chelsea were going to concede.

48:02Luke Moore: Sorry, forgive me. No, I'm talking about Hull. I just said big inflection point. If I said Chelsea by accident, I'm sorry about that. I meant it was a big moment for Hull because they're coming up against something that is going to be very difficult to stop. They're going to play with Rodgers and Pedro and Palmer up front. They're going to probably try and dominate the midfield. I think Kaysado might be back, which is a big plus for Chelsea. And my point was just going to be that Jekirovic has had a really good start. Hull have had a really good start. But a large part of when you get promoted and move to a new division is how you deal with a setback.

48:32This could be a big setback for them and how they're going to respond to it. It could derail the season if they're not lucky.

48:37Luke Moore: Well, maybe. yeah so Kisado may well be back for this game we shall see Jordan Henderson won't be alright so we've got to wait a little bit I genuinely think if it wasn't for Marcus the entire football community would forget that Jordan Henderson was at you and that's why I've got to keep reminding everybody and that's why you've got to keep fighting the good guys I mean it surprised me when I was at Craven Cottage on the opening weekend of the season good game that was by the way and he walked out I was a bit like what's he oh yeah of course go about that yeah I forgot about it after half an hour you were like we could do with him one arm or not I tell you, that is a good idea for a January loan.

49:09Luke Moore: It does feel like a kind of, it does feel like a drunken purchase, John Henderson, don't it? You wake up, you're like, what's he doing here? Oh, fuck. I bought two of him. I bought two. Keep one in the garage. Yes, indeed. Well, Hull have got a fair few injuries of their own, but fortunately signed lots and lots of players. So they'll be absolutely fine. But yes, Oli McBurney could open his Premier League account on the weekend against Chelsea. Dean Windass, former Hull City man, of course, has backed Oli to fire Hull to Premier League survival. Windas, I love this. I absolutely love this from Dean Windas.

49:44Luke Moore: Read the first sentence. Dean Windas, right, great career and a proper old school type of player, you know, all the basics, do all the basics right and a little bit of quality. Can I just say the dictionary definition of nuisance value? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I think more than that, but he did bring that. Yeah. That's not all you get, but you do get it. Yeah. You're never going to get no one's going to ever accuse him of just ball watching, are they? He's not a luxury player, is he? He's not going to drift into that again. No one's ever going to say the problem with Windass is he didn't really put it into that.

50:15And for new listeners, obviously we used to do a section on the Football Ramble called the Dean Windass Hall of Fame. That's right. And whenever we hear from Dean in the press, I always think of him on a golden throne eating a pasty. Because we interviewed him. We did interview him. We did. That's right, yes. We talked about him.

50:30Luke Moore: There's a lot of love for Dean Windass. And he said this, they're playing all this fucking false nine shit. but the manager knows what he is and Oli knows what he is. I'm not saying he's the greatest footballer in the world. He'll put himself about. Come on. He will. And I'll tell you what, Oli McBurnie will love that. McBurnie's played, I think, every minute so far. He's not scored. Doesn't need to. Well, he does need to. His nuisance value. It's a big part of it. His nuisance value. If you said that as a forward to a manager, that would be a lot of well. Oli, you're not scoring. Don't need to.

50:58Don't need to. Yeah. But he will.

51:00Luke Moore: The goal knows who I am. Wait, are we still, if I'm a Champions League or not. He will tear around. He will occupy centre-backs. He will work really hard. Yes. But he's not going to score huge amounts of goals. We know that. And that is going to matter. And you see it time and time again with teams that are promoted to the Premier League. How easy is it for them to use an existing striker that can go and do it at the Premier League level or actually convince someone to come and play who's actually going to score goals? It's not that easy. So Hull obviously are not going to do that, are they? they're not they're not gonna Hull aren't gonna if they do survive this season they're not gonna survive by scoring bucketfuls of goals we know that yeah can you yeah I get that Luke I mean I just looking at the table again who's the only team not to concede a goal this season in the Premier League I mean it is Hull City I mean a lot of people are saying that's borrowed time you're one of the only people who's in favour of that Premier League change in the calendar from August to September aren't you I think it'd be more popular three matches well three matches the rest is just adverts exactly not at the moment with Fulham in 19th.

52:02Luke Moore: Like a Ramble episode. I would have quite happily done it. I'd have quite happily done it last week. So, yes. Now, on Monday, we discussed Jabby Alonso's ill-fitting polo shirt which he wore on the touchline against Arsenal. I thought you were harsh. No, I mean, it was Vish who brought it to the table and I won't die. You went in two-footed though. No, I just think that he could... It wasn't as bad as I was expecting when you went to town on it. Right. I went to town is a bit harsh. For you, you did. For me? Yeah. Why was it ill-fitting? It was just baggy or... Diplomatic normally. Yeah, that's true.

52:32It was a poor shirt. I just think... It was fitted on the top, wasn't it? And then it was just too baggy. It wasn't a Ravishing Rick Rude. It wasn't a Ravishing Rick Rude. No, no, no, it wasn't.

52:39Luke Moore: And look, I understand. Jamie Lundgren dresses better than you. Yeah, fine. That's not the point. He was a better footballer. Someone say he's a better man. I would. Yeah, I know you would. I thought I'd get your agreement on that. Certainly more successful. He's one of those handsome men in football. You just sort of go, well, he can wear what he wants, really. Marcus is still clinging on to the top five most handsome men in podcasting, though. Oh, that's very, very kind of you. There was a picture in a circuit of Marcus about 15 years ago. It was amazing. 15 years ago. London football podcasting, I meant to say.

53:06London football podcasting.

53:08Luke Moore: Outer skirts of London. I was so angry with him when he... Me and Vish were so angry with you. Why? Because you were so beautiful. Was. And as a God-fearing Christian man, you were doing nothing about it. You were being an absolute pig. I wouldn't say beautiful. I'd say it was worth a rugged handsomeness. I just... Oh, God. What a spunk. Love it. But no spunk. No. Good point. Very good point. But anyway, but with Xabi Alonso, I just, I would love to see him in some Chelsea attire or, I mean, imagine if he was... Or just attire. Or attire. Yeah, something like that. He could rock anything, I think.

53:45Luke Moore: I just, he looks... Lady Gaga meat suit. He looks great. I just want him to look stunningly beautiful on the touchline, I think. But then this is my own agenda and, you know, maybe I should part ways with it very, very quickly. Well, I think, you know, we asked Ramble listeners which managerial dress code they most identify with, because I've often said, you know, you raid the club shop, but there are good and bad choices in that. I think Frank Lampard sometimes look good. I'm struggling to think what he's been wearing this season. It's like a kind of quite casual, kind of simple black t-shirt.

54:12Luke Moore: Is that what he's doing? For the most part. But previous jobs, he'll wear sort of a club track, like Eddie Howe as well, you know, sort of club track suit. Yeah, he's a track suit man. I quite like that. You've got the suit, the smarter. I think also there's a political element to it, because I think if you are, say for For example... A political element. Yeah, I'll tell you why. Because you are a lightning rod for the whole club. Right. And you are in different phases of success or failure. You're under pressure. You're riding high. Should reflect what you're wearing. I just feel like Eddie Howe, for example, he would wear training gear quite a lot.

54:40And what it would kind of communicate to the fans was, if we're not playing that well, look at me. I'm on the training ground every day. No one's working hard on the media. He would also seed out stuff in the press, do interviews where he'd be like, it would be made very clear that he gets into the training ground at 5am. but you get a lot of credit for that kind of stuff.

54:55Luke Moore: Big Sam in the suit, I'm in charge. Whatever's going on, I'm in charge. But I think if you are... If you're wearing a Deliveroo jacket, it seems like you're busy elsewhere. Do you know what I mean? Not working hard enough. Or you're checking your phone. Yeah. He nipped off for five minutes. I can't turn down too many because I'll get bumped down. I won't get any more. If I turn down them again, I ain't going to get chicken shot later. Thanks for the tip. Four stars out of five. We have Roberto Mancini. you're wearing a very nicely fitted scarf, but can it also come across as aloof, a little bit out of touch?

55:30Or maybe a little bit not relatable. Yeah, but I like that about Mancini. Do a line in the dugout. Like the people in the stand. A line of what? A line of cocaine. Thank you. Thank you. Be, oi, more honest. Not saying it's a good thing to do. Don't shy away from it. That's what the people in the stadium do. Don't shy away from it. Fine.

55:48Luke Moore: It's your first live show. Drink a pint of beer. Drink a pint of cocaine. Drink a pint of beer from a cup like Wayne Rooney that time. Drugs are bad. They are. Right. What about a massive lollipop? There you go. Like your aunt Cruyff. A massive lollipop. A normal sized lollipop. A massive lollipop with dog hair on it and stuff. A big massive lollipop. Yeah, okay. What were the results? Was a giant lollipop covered in dog hair involved? I think we've given old Jabi enough suggestions there. So they went with the results are in. I love our listeners as you know I love every single one of them maybe not every single one but I'm sure the vast majority of our listeners are great and it's because of them that we can do this they have let themselves down here though the results are in and the Pep Guardiola hoodie was the winner on Spotify and YouTube in the comments now Luke you're rocking a hoodie today I am let's be honest if you were managing a team in the Premier League you wouldn't be wearing that no it kind of depends no it doesn't depend I know you.

56:49I would probably go for, if I had those means, because the problem is, the reason I dress so badly is because I genuinely can't muster the time and the thought. It's the time, isn't it? Sure, I get all that. So you know the whole Zuckerberg thing? So Zuckerberg is obviously an awful human being, but this specific thing I can relate to where I think he always just wears the same thing every day. He does, yeah. He just gets up and says, that's there, I'll put it on, I don't give a shit about that. And so I can kind of relate to that. If I had the time, and I've got a three-year-old at home and lots of stuff to do, if I had the time and I had the means and I had the assistance around helping me, like a lot of these top managers have, I probably would go nicely fitted suits, I think.

57:32This, like, I have turned up to recordings with jackets and shirts and stuff like that. That is never going to happen again, simply because my daughter started getting up at five o 'clock in the morning. Gives you more time, if anything. Well, does it? No. No, because there's a daddy, daddy, I want this. I want that. Very demanding. Really? Well, I tell you... Did she dress you this morning? Exactly. I'm just going to look worse and worse. So if you'd see me going to sea, that's why.

58:00Luke Moore: Right. Well, Peter, one manager who's a bit more track-suity on the touchline is Charlton manager, Nathan Jones. Yes, okay, right. He was very unhappy this week, once again. This was because his side had a goal ruled for offside during their nil-nil draw, with Queen's Park Rangers on Wednesday. Have you seen the decision? It was a bit... Well, Jones himself said... I think he was definitely offside. Really? Yeah. I think he was. Well, Jones said, they were giving offsides willy-nilly. Stop having your players offside then. You have a stake in this. Yeah. He went on to say, I think the arrogance of the linesman is mental because he's looking at me as if I've just volleyed his cat.

58:37No, Nathan. He's looking at you like you don't understand the offside. For a football manager, is mad. For me, that linesman has done nothing wrong.

58:46Luke Moore: There you are. There you are. There you are. There you are. Let's have some more manager controversy. Oh, have I packaged that up wrong, maybe? See what you think. Non-league side, Gainsborough Trinity, have reported that an unknown person is falsely claiming to be their manager, Ross Wilkins. The club say the individual has contacted a number of players across different levels of the non-league pyramid to make transfer and wage offers. Who is this person? It's the lack of ambition I can't stand. These players probably don't have agents, or certainly agents who, you know, can, you know, no one can really point out Russ Wilcox, what he looks like.

59:27Luke Moore: He's just like a general looking bloke in his 60s. There we are, you say. Well, Gainsborough Trinity's statement said, impersonating a football manager and making false representations to players is completely unacceptable and has the potential to cause unnecessary disruption and reputational damage to players, managers and clubs. and Gainsborough Trinity CEO Matt Bowles spoke about the situation to BBC Lincolnshire and he said, enough is enough. Stop impersonating our manager. Stop wasting the time of the players and clubs across the non-league game and quite frankly, get a life. People still say get a life.

59:56Luke Moore: He does. He does. Matt Bowles, councillor Matthew Bowles. I think maybe the guy is trying to get a life and he's thinking, I'd love a life in football. What's the end game to pose to be Russ Wilcox and saying you want to get a sign of players? It's just a little bit of chaos. It's a little bit of space. Is it like being in a pub and saying you're in the SAS? Well, no, but that doesn't like - I can sign you for Games for Trinity if you want. That does not disrupt. It's more like - remember when they hacked into the TV in the US in the 1980s? Max Headroom. Like a Max Headroom kind of character. Yeah.

1:00:25Who sort of breaks in and does a little - Yeah, I remember that, yeah. Just causes chaos for no reason and panic. I'm not surprised you relate to it, but you've not got the confidence to pull off a trick like this, though. No, I don't have the voices. No. You can't even say no to a manager about playing in goal on a Sunday morning. Well, not when you've got access in my WhatsApp.

1:00:39Luke Moore: I can't. I absolutely love that we're talking about this and Luke manages to turn it around to having a dig at you. And your personality. Don't take it personally. You don't have the confidence to do this. I will turn anything into a dig to the person sitting to the left of me. He's like Perlo. He's like looking around all night. Always got an angle. Scanning. Always got an angle. Scanning around. Pop give. There's no give. There's no give. It's all take. But I want to finish the show, everybody, with some positive managerial news. Dick Advocate signed an extension with Curacao. That is very good news.

1:01:10Luke Moore: How about that? We were worried, of course, due to his personal circumstances, very understandable that he wasn't going to be managing at the World Cup. Well, he was managing at the World Cup. And not only that, he's going to be in charge for the upcoming Nations League in 2027 Gold Cup. We need another four years to get them to the World Cup. We're not going to watch the Gold Cup. Let's see, Peter. We're going to watch their part of the Nations League. I love the fact that the Nations League is so successful. It's rolled out around the world. But one Curacao fan account on Twitter posted, Dick extends again.

1:01:39I also love a lovely little gem on Dick Avocat's Wikipedia page which given he's the only manager you I could probably think of named after an alcoholic drink his Wikipedia page just said under the personal life section is three words Avocat is teetotal nice that's all it says much like myself much like yourself you're not named after a drink though sadly sadly for me that Avocat has done nothing wrong not yet are you going to send it to a host that just says that after every single cat There's a cat. It's got a cat in it. There we are, Peter.

1:02:11Luke Moore: Right, everybody. We've reached the end of the show finally. Thank you very much for watching this live stream. It's been an absolute pleasure. What was my request at the start for getting the comments in? Oh, yeah. A bit of Harry Styles sing-song. Is that past? Are people not wanting that? No one's mentioned it. No one's mentioned it. No one's wanted it. No more water, melon, sugar highs for us. By the way, the one thing that people have asked for is very quickly, which team are you doing the Pete Donaldson curse on this weekend? Oh, it's a good point, actually. After I think about that, George didn't tell me to prepare.

1:02:40Just pick a Premier League team. No, I'm not going to do it, no, because you'll trick me into doing a bad one. I saw you having to go at Donaldson's cast last time, even though it was an absolute banger. It was a bad one, to be fair.

1:02:48Luke Moore: Please don't do Fulham. Please, don't. Now, now. Now. Fulham at Anfield. Fucking tough one. Yeah. Yeah, test yourself. Yeah, but it doesn't have to be a side losing. It can be someone having a bad game. Okay, well, maybe you could put on socials later. Yes. Okay. You're going to put your witch's hat on again? maybe what a way to live what a way to live or are you going to walk around a hospital and see people who are getting treatment and go you are nursed it's not worth it it's live baby it's live I was just trying to prove to everybody that this is live taking a risk now this afternoon we have got a very special my bidyard it's Luke versus a very unremarkable guest I don't know I don't know who this is or what this is about Luke Moore is imperious in this competition I'm not fish baby last week He's won all of our competitions.

1:03:35He's generally accepted. Fish beat me last week easily. He's without belts. Generally accepted that he's a very, very good player of all of our games here at the Football Ramble. So, I have secured... This is not going to end well for me. A very, very special guest. You've got nothing to worry about. Are they coming in? Yes, they're coming in. They're going to be sat in this seat. Luke, you have nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about.

1:03:56Luke Moore: Yeah. All right, I look forward to it. Because I think... You never see Luke on the back foot. Peter! This is one of the rare occasions where he is on the back foot. Peter, would it be whatever I'm saying? Either way, Luke wins. Yes. Oh, good. In which case, I'm fine with it. You'll be absolutely fine. Unless you don't, of course. Because my biddy aunt does need a winner and a loser. And Luke will be playing my biddy aunt against some sort of special guest. That will be available to listen to later today. So make sure to subscribe to the Football Ramble in your podcast app so that you do not miss it.

1:04:26Luke Moore: And I want to say thank you to all of you for getting involved in this live stream. It's been a bloody pleasure. yeah thank you for watching and listening to the football ramble part of the Acast creator network A cat for me that Acast has done nothing wrong A cat see you later for my bitty aunt but the aunt did do something wrong that's why she was a bit bitty and what not until then thank you Luke Moore thank you thank you Pete Donaldson you're not quite bad on these we should pre-record these nice isn't it for me the host did nothing wrong there

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