653: Kings of Anglia: One-word summaries, Palace chat and the Premier League picture

21:35So yeah, credit to them and it just shows again how hard this division is. We're talking about teams that Ipswich might be looking to be in and around a Newcastle, a Hull, a Leeds, a Brentford who've all looked really impressive at the start of the season. So yeah, that's the nature of the beast.

21:52Ross Halls:I think one thing I like about the Premier League this year I think it's just, it's so open I think which is hopefully will benefit us a little bit but as I said there was like leagues in its own you know in the Premier League, you know top six were just going to run away with it mid-table were just solid and then you just the three that went up went straight back down this time around I think it's just so open I hope that's done I hope that we're kind of past that point now and I think that the new financial rules will change things with SCR isn't it squad cost ratio coming in, which will benefit the newly promoted sides.

22:25I know that teams like Villa and Newcastle hate it, absolutely hate it, but it will probably create a more level playing field, maybe less so at the very top of the division, but more in terms of teams like Ipswich, like Coventry, like Hull coming in, being able to spend strength in squads. And I just hope it's going to create a more entertaining product because although I talk a lot about Ipswich needs to finish above Hull and Coventry, their teams, I think, will go down and Ipswich need to be above them. It is also a case that for enjoying the product of Premier League football, you want the teams that come up to do well and to be able to establish and other teams to go down and for it to be a cycle rather than just having yo-yoing all the time.

23:05So I hope we're past that point. And of course, I hope that Ipswich can prove that we're past that point as well.

23:11Ross Halls:Near Palace, of course, they used to be that sort of yo-yo club, but they're one of those where people would always predict them to go down and they've stayed in the Premier League for a while have gone on to win the FA Cup, won the conference league, playing, you know, Europa League now, which of course town, that is one thing we'd love to do. We're obviously playing that after the Sunderland win. We're like, yeah, okay, we're going to go here, we're going to go there. And then the two games afterwards followed. Stu, shall we segue then? On the Eagles, the trip to Selhurst Park. As I say, I think people are getting too overconfident about this one.

23:42Ross Halls:I know they're not at a great start, of course, their left back had to score their goals at Fulham on the weekend. and they did just beat Borough 3-0 in the Carabao Cup with a changed team. I know Borough changed their team as well. Yeah, open thoughts.

23:57Stuart Watson:Yeah, I don't know if we can read too much into that midweek game. By all accounts, Borough were very good for the first half an hour or so of that game and 3-0 maybe wasn't a fair reflection. Both teams made eight changes to that game. So I don't know if there's much learning to be taken from that. I watched their game against Fulham in full, and both teams looked really poor defensively. It was a wide open game. The scoreline could have been anything. Palace ultimately managed to come away from it with a win. but reading, listening to Palace fans there is some concern about their transition after the unthinkable highs that they've had over the last two years under Oliver Glasner you've touched upon it, FA Cup, Community Shield and then Conference League winners all in the space of a year is remarkable but that team is very different to the team that Ipswich faced two years ago.

25:08Stuart Watson:It was two 1-0 defeats to Palace, wasn't it, that season? And they were... AJ mentioned about being sort of starry-eyed and I think there was a bit of naivety in the 22 years away of coming to the Premier League. We knew the big boys were going to be good. But what we may be underestimated is what the likes of a Palace and those kind of mid-table teams, just how experienced and big and streetwise they were. And Palace were, you know, summed that up, really. But that team has changed a lot. Eze left last summer, Gay left in January, Lacroix and Munoz have both left this summer. You've got Mateta, who was trying to rip up his contract.

25:51Stuart Watson:He's injured at the moment. You've got Saar, who was on the verge of going to Liverpool, and the manager says, well, he's still kind of coming to terms with that at the moment. He is also injured. at the moment and unavailable. So if there's a time, you know, it's a very different Palace to the one that Ipswich played two years ago. That's not to underestimate what they still are and the players they've got. You've mentioned Adam Wharton, of course, and Mitchell on the left. And I think one or two of their signings have looked pretty handy so far. But, you know, this is a test. Have Palace regressed enough and have Ipswich progressed enough?

26:31Stuart Watson:I think there's been elements of both of those what that sort of looks like on Saturday will be very interesting to see

26:39Ross Halls:Yeah, and it's going to be interesting to see what Gary O 'Neill does with Team AJ what's your early thoughts on Palace start to the season so it's going to Southhurst Park I think that's what worries me if this was a home game I'd be well up for I think yeah we can definitely get a result I still think we can potentially get a result at Southhurst Park but away from home is going to be very different yeah for starters i like a lot about crystal palace i think that pierre sage is very french is my main observation he's in a very similar boat to regis labris at sunderland and then just just how french they are very french um but tactically i think that he's tried to go with more continuity from what glasner was doing it's still a three four two one formation um and obviously i I think there was a lot of concern around some of the transfer business over the summer.

27:27And then it gets to now and you look at them and they go, well, they have actually kept Saar and they have kept Mateta. I know Mateta's injured. I think Saar's had an issue as well, but they're both still at the club. And then it got to the end of the window and actually the business they were doing towards the end, having caused a lot of concern initially among fans, was really good. And you look at Kalayli coming in, really talented right wing back who's replaced Munoz. De Sassi, who was kind of one of the big figures behind West Ham not being as terrible in the second half of last season. They've got Ben Chilwell and the experience that he brings there.

28:02Dario Osorio is someone I've tipped town to go for because I think he's a fantastic player. Quinton Timber, brother of the other Timber at Arsenal, another really experienced head that's kind of bringing into the middle who's done a lot playing in European football and it just feels like a very solid side with already that kind of nice core that they've got there with Wharton, with Mitchell, with Jeremy Pino, with other players like that. Dean Henderson. And you talk about...

28:27Stuart Watson:Strand Larsen was 40, 50 million, wasn't he? Yeah. So, yeah, we shouldn't sleep on the players that are in these type of Premier League teams. Yeah, there's a lot of quality within these teams, not just in the teams, but also within the benches as well. And to go back to the other point you were saying, how does that compare with Ipswich? I just think it does feel more level now, doesn't it? with a lot of these games. And we kind of looked at, the Liverpool game is a good example where we sat in the press box and we actually said, who has the most match winners on the bench? And I know, okay, look, Liverpool were pretty comfortable winning that game.

28:59But actually, when you looked at kind of the players you could bring on to change a game, impact a game, win a game, it was fairly level in terms of those kind of players. And I just think that's an indication as to where the squads are going to be. I think when you see the two team sheets, you're not going to have that same kind of effect that we had in the last Premier League season. where we looked at the bench and said, they can bring on a£40 million striker. They can bring on this£30 million, 80 international cap winger or something like that to go and win the game. Because actually when you look through them, what Ipswich have available to them, it feels more balanced now.

29:34So yeah, it's going to be an interesting kind of benchmark, as Stu says. How does this compare from where we were a couple of years ago? And it felt that Palace were just kind of this team that were comfortably ahead in everything that they had. Yeah, I think it's going to look a little bit different this time.

29:48Ross Halls:We have more big boys now, don't we? When we come up against Aston, they're the big boys. We're looking up, and now it's matching, which is good.

29:55Stuart Watson:I remember looking at that Palace back three when they came to Portman Road in the first part of the season. It was an evening game, wasn't it? It would have been Gaye, Lacroix. Who was the third one, AJ? Remind me. The back line that day would have been Gaye, Lacroix, and Shalaba, actually. Shalaba, yeah. Yeah, and that was, you know, that was looked at not just them, but there were other games as well with Fulham when Traore was on the touchline in front of us and Everton that were just big, experienced players. And it was, oh, OK, this is what the Premier League's about. And that was the main learnings for Ipswich, wasn't it?

30:37Stuart Watson:And I think their recruitment has obviously tried to address those two things, experience and athleticism and hopefully it's a little bit more of an even playing field this time. We've seen sort of a brief comparison with Sunderland on the opening day and that being a really sort of competitive even game that Ipswich managed to nick at the end. I think this could be something similar. You just talked about the benches. I note that Palace were able to leave Dwight McNeil out of their squad. Gessand, who's on loan from Villa last time around, Pierre Sarge said that he wasn't happy with the way that they contributed off the bench in a 4-1 defeat at Man City, so he left them out of the subsequent matchday squad to kind of shake them up a little bit and see if he gets a reaction from them.

31:26Stuart Watson:That gives you an idea of the depth that Palace have still got.

31:33Stuart Watson:We're still learning a lot about where this team is at. and we're learning a lot about how Gary O 'Neill is going to address this season. But, yeah, I've managed to kind of put United and Liverpool in the rearview mirror quite quickly, really, and still feeling quite positive going into these three. It might be naive. We might be sat here in a few weeks' time or in the international break going, yeah, the Prem is still super hard and there's a lot of work to do. I don't know. But equally, I can see Ipswich going there. no fear factor taking it on and hopefully you know I think of these next three games if you can win one of those three which I think is very doable and I don't know where or when it will come I think I'd take that six points from from the first six uh anything else on top of that would would be a bonus just just keep that points tally ticking over make sure you're kind of in in the right you know giving yourself a chance as the game's game slip by this is going to be a really unique tactical battle as well, I think.

32:36This is going to be, again, Ipswich coming up against a back five, and I think that they're a bit of a dying art in the Premier League if you go through, that there's probably, what, four or five teams now that will consistently play a back five, and they are very different, I think, for preparing for games like that. How do you deal with making sure that your attack is varied enough to be able to get through a back three? And we're talking about centre-backs here in Richard, 6 '2", in De Sassi, 6 '3", in Canvo, 6 '2", who are still going to be those kind of big physical boys. You're talking about that midfield two of Wharton and Timber that feels really solid to have there.

33:15You think about how attacking those wing-backs are because Kalayli almost plays as a winger and Mitchell scored two goals in that game against Fulham with how high he was pressing and how much he was able to exploit that kind of right side of Fulham and thinking about how the two 10s drift. There's a lot of very different tactical ideas and there are so many teams now that play a 4-3-3, a 4-2-3-1. And I think that it's going to be really interesting to me to see how Gary O 'Neill sets up for a different test where you're going to want to still be solid. You're still going to want to express yourself on the ball and attack, but you're then playing a team that kind of is going to be very different because they are a back five, because they will want to attack with width and speed on the counter and they will have three forwards and three centre-backs.

34:05Yeah, fascinated by how that's going to look.

34:07Ross Halls:Ben Shearwell, of course, came off the bench and scored. He replaces Tyrone Mitchell and left back, scoring the goal. But yeah, as you said, Stu, that game was just so wide open. I don't think it'll be in this one. Team?

34:21Stuart Watson:They're conceding goals, Ross. I've looked at it. Crystal Palace have conceded two or more goals in their last nine Premier League games, which is an unwanted club record for them. Granted, they've played Man City in two of those matches, but that goes back to this season, conceded two to Fulham, four to Man City and two to Everton. And in the back end of last season, Arsenal two, Brentford two, Man City three, Everton two, Bournemouth three, Liverpool three. So that's 23 goals in nine games. When you lose, yes, they've still got big centre-halves in there. Yes, they've still got some experience and big transfer fees, but the level of player they've lost, you know, Gaye, England centre-half who's gone on to Man City, Eze, what he's gone on to do for Arsenal, these are top-level players that they've lost, and there is going to be a drop-off.

35:22Stuart Watson:So I'm kind of trying to balance it between being sort of humble enough to know that they have been a very successful, relatively Premier League side in recent times and they've still got good players. But Ipswich, you know, I'm with Gary O 'Neill, so it shouldn't be going there scared of these sort of games anymore. They should go there and believe in themselves because they've got a World Cup winner in midfield who looked really good last Friday. They've got Nciso who's looked, you know, really good in the first few games. It's an opportunity. I don't want to overplay it, but it's an opportunity for Upswich.

35:59Ross Halls:It is. Do you think he will start Zion Fleming or do you think Emerson will continue starting on top? It's going to be interesting.

36:07Stuart Watson:Well, as I said earlier, if we're getting into the sort of starting XI debate, I can't see a change in formation for this one for all the reasons that I've just outlined. I think they'll believe in what they're trying to do and they'll want to get as many attacking players on the pitch as possible to pose a threat to Palace. I think that probably is the only real area up for debate going into this game is a striker. I think Emerson deserved his chance to go again against Liverpool last weekend, allied with the fact that Fleming had had quite an emotionally draining deadline day move late on the Tuesday, just a few days before.

36:45Stuart Watson:But now, sort of a week in, Fleming's got that Premier League experience. talked about Emerson being a project is it time to sort of dip him out and put the slightly more oven ready Zian Fleming into the team I think that's probably the way I'm leaning I would ask AJ but I know exactly of course he's going to back his boy Zian yeah Zian Fleming should start this one

37:15Ross Halls:end of conversation there we go

37:16Stuart Watson:any other areas up for debate for you boys so I think this is spoiling my team selection I think this is the only change that will be made to be honest but I think that there are areas up for debate the back line is an interesting one and I think it's going to be a debate that will just rumble on and rumble on and rumble on do you take Jacob Greaves out, do you move Diop over, do you go with Wattara at right back we haven't seen Wattara play a single second at right back but he's played left back but does O 'Neill actually fancy him in midfield we still don't really know but I think it is a possibility.

37:50Midfield, I think will be Lukic and Palacios, but there definitely has been more of a clamour I've seen for bringing Florentino in. I've seen a few people asking could they get all three in and change the system to have kind of a flat midfield three. So Florentino sitting behind Palacios and Lukic, not for this one, I don't think. But I do wonder where Florentino might come in. I would see it at some point happening. And then the attacking line is interesting. I can't see again past it being Fatou and Nciso. dies in minor this is then the an interesting kind of discussion to have i guess where um he has done a lot of good stuff off the ball his pressing his speed but there's no denying that his impact in games has been fairly minimal aside from a few brief flashes and the shot at old trafford i can't remember too much that he's done do you pivot towards going for a jack clark who's maybe had a little bit more of an impact but that is off the bench personally i'd want to stick with Maida because I would worry about what you'd lose off the ball.

38:49And I think the balance of going with Maida as the starter to run and press and do all of those things that he does so well, and then having Clark to take on tired legs works as a better balance.

38:59Stuart Watson:I agree, especially when we're talking about Palace's main threats coming down the flanks with their wing-backs. And Kaleili, as you say, is very attack-minded, has made a very good start to the season. And I think, yes, we want to see Dajamid have more of an impact on the ball in the final third. But off the ball, he worked so hard. And I think him and Leaf have actually, I think he's helping bring the best out of Leaf as well at the moment. So, yeah, I can't see that being a change. It will be very interesting when Jadon Filagene is kind of back in the mix. And certainly when he's back up to full speed, because I think he can, And I think he's obviously we know his sort of technical footballing ability and his ability to score goals and make things happen.

39:46Stuart Watson:But I think he's got a bit more, you know, I think he has got the potential to be a very good off the ball player as well in terms of pressing and intercepting and doing all of those things. But that's probably a debate for another day because he's he might he might be back involved. We'll find out a bit more at the press conference, but certainly not to the degree of going into a starting 11 at this stage. The midfield three thing is interesting. I guess that would, you know, Leeds again is a reference to that sort of flat midfield three slash five. Because, you know, we had this debate, didn't we, in pre-season about if they sign Palacios, what's the midfield two going to look like?

40:28Stuart Watson:And, you know, AJ, you said actually at the start, well, is there enough defensiveness amongst Palacios Palacios and Lukic. Lukic, who's a kind of more of a, he's halfway between a six and an eight. He's a ball carrier. He likes to drive. He likes to do a bit of everything in the game. Palacios, very similar. He's got bite to him, but he's, you know, chiefly he's a creator as well. Do they need an insurance policy, an out-on-out defensive shield, kind of just sitting behind them? Florentino just herring around and making interceptions, or Matasiwa still to come back into the mix as well. Is the gain you get from that worth the sacrifice of a forward player?

41:14Stuart Watson:And then if you do go 3-5-2, what does the two look like? Is it, Nciso has to be in this team, as far as I'm concerned. He can play almost as a second striker. So you could play him just off of a Fleming or an Emerson. but that leaves no chair at the table for Fatou or Maeda potentially. Fatou could play right wing back. I'm not sure that that's his best role in a team but there's always a trade-off with these things, isn't there, when we're talking about back threes and midfield threes. You could go to more of a 4-3-3 or like a 4-1-4-1 and stick with the back four and then I suppose... And it's always a debate then where you think about all the attacking talent.

42:02Well, someone has to come out. And I've spoken a bit before about if it's going to be anyone, I'd imagine it would be Fatou would be the most likely. And I like the idea as well about bringing a fully ready-to-go Fatou off the bench in some games and having that kind of pace and energy and dribbling. But then you'd look at maybe doing a 4-3-3 and you'd have to put and see so on the right. Does that take him out of his best position? Is he going to have the same kind of impact, especially where he's going to want to come narrow? Is that going to leave a void on the side? It's a very tricky balance to find, I think, with these different formations.

42:36But, yeah, that's going to be the kind of internal battle that Gary O 'Neill is going to have, the changes you can make to make this Ipswich team more solid. And if you are, what is it going to do to other parts of the pitch? Are you going to jeopardise what you can do in the final third? Are you going to be too open at the back? Yeah, as we both said, I don't think that we're going to be seeing that now. I probably don't think we're going to be seeing that at Everton either. I have no reason to doubt that Leif Davies, when he spoke to me after United and said, we've hardly played in a back five at all.

43:06We've not really done any work in a back five. I don't have any reason to doubt that. International breaks can be different. But yeah, until then, at least, I don't think we're going to have any sort of quite strong, significant changes until then.

43:18Stuart Watson:They might trial it. They might use the Arsenal Cup game next Tuesday to give it a trial and just have a look at it. but they've got very limited preparation time for that one quick turnaround from Palace. It will be a much-changed team, you would imagine. So are you really learning too much if it's not the players that you've got it in mind for, for league games? I don't know, but they may as well have a little look at it, see what the principles of it, how they pan out. Ultimately, it might be something that kind of forces the hand. Sometimes in football, people almost, for all of the preparation and analysis and everything that goes into it.

43:53It's amazing how sometimes you stumble across things

43:57Stuart Watson:out of necessity sometimes. It might be that somebody picks up an injury and then you think, well, I don't know, say it was in CISO, for example, picks up an injury and then you think, well, I haven't got to worry too much about now dropping him, so maybe what I've got at my disposal fits this system better and then you play it and then it gets a result and you stick with it. or it might just be a result. They might go somewhere, get battered and that forces the hand a little bit. So we will see, won't we? It's fascinating times. As I say, we're learning so much about this team.

44:34Ross Halls:Yeah, we are. And Gary Newell's got a bit of a headache though when players are coming back fit. You know, he's left out some sort of big hitters and, you know, I'm looking at the team, the players that are out of the squad last time around, obviously Alex Palmer, Jack Taylor, Hazor Matatiwa, Anastasia Metty, Jalen Philogene, Sindra, Waleh Gellion, Chubac Pond. So, you know, when they all say when Jalen is really fit, who are you going to drop instead? You know, are you going to drop Jack Clark, Casey McAteer? It is another conversation for another day, but it is very interesting. And, you know, it's a long old season.

45:04Ross Halls:Injuries happen. And I said before, I don't know why. There's definitely a period where we get loads of illnesses. Players just get ill. And I'm thinking, they're bloody athletes. They shouldn't be getting ill. but you know bugs always hit and if they've got young kids and stuff you know you get ill i'm sure still you get ill because you know you know your daughter comes home and they bring the bugs and stuff so so yeah it's gonna be it's gonna be interesting that's my input on that fantastic conversation aj and stu just had um but boys big question prediction time i know we're recording this on thursday and is the press conference still to do but we've got we've got to have it on record.

45:43Ross Halls:At the moment, the cyborg, the AI, is leading the way. We all obviously got it incorrect for the Liverpool game, so no one got any points, even the first goal scorer, because there was no goal scorer, of course, for town. AJ, we'll start with you, mate. Thank you very much. Just to also check, I can do, if we want to on this, I can do the AI one. If you want me to do it on the pod, I feel like Mark Keith might have me shocked for doing it. but he's away so I can do it we'll do that one at the end as I said that's good to have at the end my prediction for this one I've gone with a 2-2 draw I think goals I think that Ipswich are going to want to go for it I think a full week on the training pitch would have helped them I think it will be beneficial to look at the positives from the last couple of games I think they'll come in rejuvenated but I still have question marks over the defence.

46:43And when I look at the players that Palace have, as much as I think that they're open and can be got at, I think it's the same for Ipswich. And I think that Palace have a lot of quality to get at Ipswich as well. So I'm going for goals. I'm going for a draw. I'm going for a 2-2. And my first goal scorer in this one, I'm going to go with him again. I'll back him again. He's done absolutely nothing to warrant this so far. But again, same kind of thought. I think Kaleili, I don't know how to pronounce it. the Palace right wing back will press high and I think that could leave some space for Dyson Maida to get his first Ipswich Town goal.

47:15Maida, 2-2.

47:17Ross Halls:Oh, I like that. Yeah, he's going to be coming up against also a Japanese friend, isn't he? In Kamada. So I'm sure the Japanese journalist will be rubbing it hands saying we've got two Japanese players to cover. I know Liverpool had Indo, didn't they, as well in the last game? So they've been enjoying the last few games. So 2-2. Stu, what do you reckon, my friend? Are you going to back a Town win?

47:39Stuart Watson:I also had 2-2 in my mind just because of the Palace record of conceding two or more goals that I've already outlined. The fact that I think Ipswich are kind of going for it and I think are going to try and deploy their attacking talent. I don't like doing the same scoreline. It's not fun, is it? Now, I was in this position last weekend for the Friday game and I had a draw in mind and everyone went for draws and I thought, oh, I'll differentiate. And I was, my heart said, oh, I hope Switch can win it. And my head said, I should really go for a defeat. And I don't know how I feel about this one, to which way to tip it.

48:23Stuart Watson:Because I've been quite positive in this chat, haven't I, for most of this podcast. And I feel it's such a got goals in them. But then I still look at that Palace team and it is at Selhurst Park. and with a heavy heart, I'll go Palace 2-1, just to be different. I did have 2-2 in my mind, but I'll go Palace 2-1. As always, I hope I'm wrong. And even if they lose this game, but they play well and they give it a real good goal, I won't be too downhearted because there'll be other opportunities. But I'll lock it in, 2-1, and I'll go first goal scorer. just because it will make Alex very upset if I get this and he doesn't I'll go with Zian Fleming There you go

49:13Ross Halls:You get 10 points for that Stu if he scores No I don't know My hot take as well boys I hate to say it I bet there's been an injury during this week That's just my random hot take You love a random hot take Yeah just in the training and they've worked too hard and someone has pulled something.

49:36Stuart Watson:That's your fault if that happens.

49:39Ross Halls:I'm sorry about that. Or do I have some insight? Maybe. Anyway, my prediction, I'm not going to predict a win. I would love that to happen and I hope it does happen. But I'm going to go for a draw as well. We're talking about there's going to be loads and loads of goals and it's just going to be a drab, like, goalless draw or a 1-0 win for someone. I'm going to go 1-1. that is my go-to prediction at the moment and he's getting closer and closer he needs a goal and Julio and Cisou he needs to do something and when I was speaking to a Palace fan he was worried about him so I'm going to add an extra bit of worry for that Palace fan Julio and Cisou to score maybe Palace will open the score and then we equalise and we're both trying to fight at the end but we just couldn't get over the line so a 1-1 draw and we'll find out Heathie's prediction shortly hopefully he's not gone on holiday just yet and he'll just ignore all our messages.

50:33Ross Halls:Hopefully we can get his predictions and then we'll go from there. But AJ, the Cyborg, who will most likely get it right, what are they saying? So the Cyborg has given me a lot of information behind the reasoning here. The prediction from AI is Crystal Palace 2, Ipswich Town 1. So it's taken the shit and it's also picked the striker to be the Ipswich goalscorer, but they've gone with Emerson first goal scorer. I'm not going to read out everything that comes with this one, but essentially the thought process it has is, I could see this being 1-1 for a very long time before Palace nick it late. That's probably my biggest concern with the prediction.

51:14One thing I don't expect is another 5-2 type game. O 'Neill's had a couple of weeks to work on the defensive structure, and Ipswich are considerably more controlled against Liverpool, despite conceding twice very early. So that is the AI. It's gone with a 2-1 Ipswich defeat, and Emerson is the first goal scorer. It's even done some Palace goalscorers for me. It's even gone with Yereby Pino and Jürgen Strand-Larsen to bag the winner. There you have it.

51:38Ross Halls:That's going to happen, isn't it? Strand-Larsen scored against us, didn't he, for Wolves last time, I remember rightly. Or was it? No, for Palace. Was he the goalscorer when we lost against him at home? Well, he joined Palace in January. I am at Heta, yeah. But as well as Strand-Larsen scored against us as well, maybe for Wolves. Who knows? It was a long, old season that one. Yeah, it was. yeah but yeah that was yeah we'll see if AI gets it right I think we should be quite concerned there's obviously been a lot of alarming stuff coming out about AI recently as well so yeah as far as aware AI will probably get this right it will be a 2-1 defeat for it which Emerson will score and then it will kill us all

52:20Stuart Watson:he did score Stran last and he got the winner at Portman Road for Walls Ross so your memory didn't let you down

52:25Ross Halls:so remember he did the celebration didn't he with the glasses yes that's right

52:29Stuart Watson:Yeah.

52:29Ross Halls:Yeah. So there we go. But no, the thing with AI though, they're just basically picking up all your stories, aren't they really? And they're just all the different stories that you've written and tactical stuff. So they're cheating really. So I just want to take it. But they've gone with Stu's prediction. That's what they've done as well. They're listening to this podcast. And they go, oh, same prediction as Stu, just going to chase the score. I did do it before Stu answers. So there's no accusations of spying. we're not Southampton here. It's all right. Yes. But yes, it's gone with the two undefeated as well.

53:05Ross Halls:Okay. We shall see then. We'll of course share those predictions and hear what he's got to say. But boys, thank you for joining me. This has gone on longer than planned actually the podcast. We're trying to make a nice tight 45 minutes, but we're getting close to the hour, but any other business, do you want to mention anything you've been working on? And yeah, anything else?

53:25Stuart Watson:No, I don't think so. No other business. all the usual on the websites you know the score by now k away subscribe thank you please

53:34Ross Halls:yes yeah a lot of people have been showing me actually the the app it went in person again i love the app ross and i'm like great yeah keep plugging it and telling people about it even someone one of the photographers in the photographer's room on saturday or friday against um liverpool is saying oh how's the app going and stuff and i haven't downloaded it yet and I was like, well, I showed him everything. I think you were there, Stu, weren't you? Good old Jerry. So, yeah, KOA, website and app, everybody. AJ, anything about business from you? I was like, blah, blah, blah, blah. Games, games, games, festive games.

54:08They've been announced. Who wants the festive games? Boxing Day is staying the same. We have actually got Boxing Day. Last time in the Premier League, they just binned it all off, basically. Ipswich will stay Saturday 3 on Boxing Day, which is very nice indeed. Who's that again? again uh that game is against brentford on boxing day uh exciting we have had a couple of changes with the time home don't worry ross we don't have to worry about getting into london um wednesday the 30th that game at home to chelsea that's another quarter past eight kickoff 8 15 on sky sports do you remember we had that for the arsenal game uh at the emirates uh a couple of years ago it's going to be the same kind of kickoff home to Chelsea.

54:50And then the only other one that's been moved is the commentary game on the 6th of January that was scheduled for 8. It's now scheduled for half 7. So there you go. There's your festive football. And I think we're due a few more fixture changes to come in the next fortnight or so for the rest of the year.

55:10Ross Halls:I like a Boxing Day game. I know sometimes it is nice. When you finish your Christmas day and you can sort of wake up. and I know it was somewhat nice not having it last time, but Boxing Day is all about football, isn't it? Definitely at home, if you're away. We had to go to Millwall last year, didn't we? And that was rubbish. This time around, Brentford, that should be a good game at Porter Road. So bring it on, boys. Well, Stu, AJ, thanks for joining me. Thanks, everyone, for listening to the latest KOA podcast sponsored by Molecular UK. Make sure to check out their great stuff, their local business, that sponsor of the podcast.

55:44Ross Halls:and of course, follow us on all our socials on Kings of Anglia pretty much everywhere just not on maybe other young social media We don't do things like MySpace or LinkedIn at this stage, no No Is Bebo still a thing? But anyway, boys, thanks for watching If you are going to the game enjoy it, if not, follow off the coverage with us, me and AJ over there Stu's not there because it's your wife's birthday

56:13Stuart Watson:isn't it so happy birthday to claire happy birthday yeah um i was going to go to this game and then then heath he said he was he was off this weekend so um i needed to shuffle some papers on sunday uh and i couldn't go missing for the entirety of my wife's birthday weekend so a rare one that i'm missing um so i will be following your work as a punter from afar and i I look forward to doing so

56:44Ross Halls:Tom man it means I've got to do the ratings game I've got to play the ratings game which it's going to be very interesting if it's not a good result anyway thanks for listening everybody I'm at the KOA see you next time bye bye for now

57:12Thank you.

57:43Thank you.

58:34Ross Halls:Happy birthday, America. It's time to celebrate and play your favorite Las Vegas casino games by American-owned, spinquest.com. What's better than fireworks and American pie? Hitting a blackjack in the palm of your hand and you won't lose your fingers. Over a thousand games including slots and live dealers and$30 coin packs are on sale for 10. spinquest.com buy American players for American players. SpinQuest is a free to play social casino. Avoid where prohibited. Visit spinquest.com for more details. Saving money on your outdoor projects now in Menards. Create stunning patios, walkways, and retaining walls with our huge in-stock selection of durable concrete blocks.

59:15Ross Halls:Ready to take home today. Plus, get free estimates with our easy-to-use design program. In-store or on Menards.com. Save big money in our 12-inch smooth patio block. On sale now through September 13th. Plus, check out our weekly flyer on Menards.com for more great deals happening now. Save big money at Menards.