END OF SEASON AWARDS!

5:32Theo:performance from Bacchia

5:33Reev:do you know what was an interesting one do you think a lot of these players are just he can't be exhausted no but not necessarily Saka but a lot of for example you finish the game go straight to the parade and the next day they're on the flight to Brazil on the plane with Brazil straight to the World Cup are these players not going to be knackered at the World Cup

5:50Lewis Bowden:Declan Rice could barely walk in extra time.

5:52Reev:Surely Rice doesn't play the friendlies for England.

5:54Lewis Bowden:No, he can't. He can't. He's shaking his legs out in the extra time period. Don't get me wrong, rightfully so, he ran his fucking guts out and I thought Rice did well, actually. He was probably your best player, but along with Gabriel. What do you think about his comments after the game? He seems like a real leader of your team now. Yeah, a leader. I'll be honest, I really wouldn't worry if I was Arsenal. No, not at all. Do you think it's just the start? Yeah.

6:15Reev:Will, I think, you know when you sent me a message about this, it's like the dynasty. Yeah. I think it's very Do you know

6:21Lewis Bowden:how much money they're going to spend in the summer I've been

6:25Reev:Look at the rest of the league

6:27Lewis Bowden:Look at the rest of the league

6:30Reev:They've only I mean treat to see what happens with City If they can get this far in the

6:34Lewis Bowden:Champions League and win the league playing this style of football with that front line Imagine when they get another winger and a forward You know

6:42Theo:in the last pod we did when I said it was 700 mil of winnings earnings that was totally incorrect but it was still 700 mil made in revenue from the previous season

6:52Lewis Bowden:you'll be allowed to spend a shitload so much money other than your obvious Madrid's and Barca's is there a more attractive club to play for at the minute with Arteta and also it's either it might be a bit of luck or it may be really well thought out and well played that Arsenal have stuck with Arteta backed him done this and now Pep's gone Klopp's gone it's almost like who else is yeah the only club who else is there so Arsenal Arsenal should and also another thing I was talking about talking to someone about this yesterday about because I had the thought of maybe second second second finally won it oof I actually think losing the Champions League or Mecham go again yeah I actually agree because I think Tom because I think

7:38Reev:what's so impressive about say the City side or previous multiple winners is that they keep going they keep going where I know what you mean if Arsenal had won the Champions League it's almost like they completed it. They're nothing. It's the peak. Whereas because they've lost, even though they won the Premier League, which was the pinnacle, they lost the Champions League. That's like, oh, fuck. We haven't done it. It's the way they did it. But we could have done it.

7:56Lewis Bowden:We need to go again. Because didn't, after they lost the Champions League final, Chelsea, when Terry slipped, they went and won the league, didn't they, the next season? And City. And City. Lost in 2021. And PSG. Yeah. I think somewhat about, and also Arteta is obviously, he's similar to Pep in terms of the demanding. Yeah. He won't allow them to like. No, not at all. And the likes of Rice and... I think it's very exciting for Arsenal. It's a very... Very exciting. It's a very poetic way in how we lost it

8:23Theo:because you are right in the sense that because it was so close, every season going forwards now, that's going to be the focus. And I do think with the players,

8:32Lewis Bowden:he'll probably go and get in the summer. He will revert back to a more free-flowing style. We're also going to free up a lot of money, you know.

8:38Reev:I think you could say a lot of players leave this summer. Like, a J-Z was probably going to leave. Erdogan, my go. It depends how much we want Rodgers. Because a lot of people, I've been seeing with Link with Rodgers. Croopy and Rodgers. Croopy, I would think, we go all in on Croopy. I think it's a real deal. Rodgers is an interesting one because similar to sort of the Eze sign-in, is he a 10? Is he a left winger? He's a 10. I know, but a lot of people are saying we buy and play a left winger, but I'd have him in the 10. Yeah. Which means getting rid of Erdogan.

9:06Lewis Bowden:He's a bit more of an advanced 10. We need like a replacement

9:10Reev:for a Martinelli and Trossard. I'd go and get Rodrigo

9:12Lewis Bowden:or something like that or Liao's available. He's leaving Milan. He said he's leaving, didn't he? But I don't think he's a bit inconsistent. I don't know, but I think overall, I think on the base of it, yeah, it was...

9:23Reev:It's positive for Arsenal.

9:24Lewis Bowden:I think from an Arsenal point of view, you've got to look at it positively. Obviously, it was pretty funny for a neutral and Arsenal haters, but it was a pretty poetic way to win. Poetic way for Arsenal to lose. And I do think... Especially with it being Gabriele, player of the tournament. I do think the most deserved team won it. I think the best team in Europe won it.

9:42Reev:Yes, I agree.

9:43Lewis Bowden:I think it's fair to, I think that's pretty fair. Really quickly, can I ask you what your thoughts on these penalties that like Eze has taken and Gabriel... I don't want to...

9:52Reev:You know that's his normal penalty? Yeah, but he's missed a few. He's done it ever since he was at... QPR. He's done it ever since then and it just happens.

10:01Lewis Bowden:If he'd have taken a normal penalty and missed, everyone would have said, why has he changed the way he's taken it? Look at Gabriel.

10:05Reev:Gabriel's taken a normal penalty and sky'd it.

10:07Lewis Bowden:It can happen.

10:08Reev:It is... Do you know what I was more... I know Raya saved a penalty. but who was the who was the PSG player who did it and Ryder's just moved he's done this before in the past he died really early it was the number five

10:19Lewis Bowden:I've never even heard of him it was so early the left footed one yeah yeah yeah very bizarre Makoda I don't even when he come on I was like who's this I don't know

10:28Reev:but look Arsenal he's had a bloody good season but we go again next year alright lads when is the World Cup what first who are you talking about our Arsenal going to win this the World Cup Declan and Saka oh right when it's the World Cup well lads Arsenal obviously we're talking about moving forward changes at Liverpool as of this morning in Riola in talks with Liverpool I thought it's pretty much done deal no that's absolutely crazy who would have called that I think we all call that no I think we all did call that firstly what are our thoughts on second slot it

11:03Theo:correct yeah we all thought it probably it is just a bit mental though

11:07Reev:do you not think

11:08Theo:I know

11:08Reev:I think it's the correct decision but it is a bit mental while the club going yeah but no but yeah the signing of the manager who's won the league first season bearing in mind it probably was Klopp's team spent 500 million power and have gone you know what yeah we've made a mistake yeah but they've

11:21Theo:got high standards no I agree

11:23Reev:I agree but

11:25Lewis Bowden:the fans have gone

11:26Reev:I know

11:27Lewis Bowden:he weren't going to be able to

11:28Reev:turn that around it's just a bit mental though isn't it I think Iriola will be a fantastic signing for Liverpool and also if they

11:32Theo:are going to transition fully with the likes of Robertson and Salah leaving it's time to get a new manager in instead as well

11:40Reev:It does feel like, I know we discussed it in last week's episode, but it does feel like a real change in the Premier League this year with so many people leaving. Even the teams coming up. Even the teams coming up, the teams that stayed up, different teams in Europe. Do you know what I mean? There's loads of huge changes happening to the Premier League. And I feel like we're entering a new era. A new era. In 10 years, Simon, watch this. The Arteta era. I was going to say, obviously, particularly you, Tom, you've said about how often these managers from the likes of Brentford, right, and Bournemouth can't take that step up.

12:11We saw Frank Field this year. Can Areola do it?

12:16Lewis Bowden:I am in the middle with it. Do you know why? I think he's a really good coach, right? And I think he's obviously a good coach, right? But it really worries me, like, these losing runs he goes on. If he didn't go, like, 16 without a win at Bournemouth, I just cannot happen at Liverpool Yeah but you won't get the chance To turn it round You're gone You're gone after 10 Right Also The same as the Brentford Everyone said Oh are they going to replace Frank Are they going to replace Mbwemo These teams Bournemouth and Brentford especially They're cogs man And like How are they going to replace Semenho Ryan comes in In the Brazil squad How are they going to replace All these players And they just bring in fucking Kruppi Alex Scott suddenly turns into Like I do Dude, I actually think his style of play is what Liverpool need.

13:05Lewis Bowden:High pressing, high intensity. Yeah, yeah. It's the Liverpool style of play. But also, he is going into a bit of a mess. Like Salah's leaving. They probably still need... Canante's leaving. Van Dijk's getting a bit older. Robertson's leaving.

13:17Reev:Van Dijk's going into Miami, mate. Could that not be a good thing for him, though? Are you seeing how much slots struggled with this Salah dynamic? It depends on how much they're going to have to spend again.

13:25Lewis Bowden:He's actually done if he's going to be fit. TK's out for the season. McAllister doesn't look the same player. I think this isn't an easy job to go into

13:33Reev:absolutely not but he needs backing he needs support from the board to trust him to be out do you think they're going to do that after last summer yeah

13:39Lewis Bowden:you do you think they're going to go and spend a shitload again yeah but I also think they even just need to not a shitload but there'll be at least one big buy I think after last summer it'll make them go see that's why we don't spend loads every summer we're not doing it again

13:51Reev:do you think they need to accept that maybe they may have a less of a season this year there's every chance that could happen just to get better

13:59Lewis Bowden:That's a very good point. Lower expectation.

14:01Reev:Lower expectation because... But they can't in Liverpool.

14:04Lewis Bowden:Yeah, exactly.

14:04Reev:No, but also then Arsenal did it. We allowed that expectation to...

14:08Lewis Bowden:They're a bigger club than you with higher expectations.

14:10Reev:No, but the expectations... At the time, anyway. Yeah, because they're more recent champions. But maybe they need to look at... They still have a minimum standard. Look at Arteta and Arsenal. He still has to get in the Champions League.

14:19Lewis Bowden:Yeah.

14:20Reev:That's the minimum.

14:21Theo:You don't sack the previous manager slash head coach in order to bring in a new one.

14:25Reev:Do you know what's so positive about Irelia is that he's from the same youth team as Arteta. So obviously that means... That's not positive. That means they're going to do good. We don't want Liverpool to do good. No, I'm saying before then. Right, right. Fabrizio Romano has just said agreement in principle has been reached. Yeah, it's done. It's done. There we are. Iriola, new Liverpool manager. I'm excited for this transfer window, by the way, because things are already happening. It's interesting seeing what teams are moving before the World Cup and what teams aren't. You know, Gordon's gone to Barcelona already.

14:53Reev:Marcus Rashford is probably just absolutely fuming.

14:55Theo:World Cup always spits out a few Randy signings as well. do you not think this England

14:59Reev:I don't know I think England do very well but there's a bit of an interesting vibe going on right now because you've got DJ Ed Spence like just forgetting that he's in the England squad tweeting all this shit about the Arsenal England players and then you've also got Gordon who's just been signed to replace Rashford

15:14Lewis Bowden:unless they sign Rashford as well I mean I don't think so they reckon Spurs are in for Rashford don't they really that'd be good signing but yeah it's always this time of the year is always a bit like interesting and exciting because you never know what's going to happen and then it ends up being a bit dead. How do you think having such a big major tournament is going to affect the transfer window? Probably because there's always one. There's hardly any gap between the end of this season and the start. Yeah, that's a good point. Six weeks is the longest one.

15:42Theo:In previous World Cups as well, a lot of people have been bought off their World Cup reputation. Yeah, and then they end up being shit. And then they just come to the Premier League. I think Amra back from the Raccoon. Do you remember Arsene? He was right at the back. I was having him as class. Yeah, but he was signed off the back of the tournament, wasn't he? He was class for Arsenal there.

15:55Lewis Bowden:In the Euros, he wasn't that class. Yes, he was. He was all right, wasn't he? He scored four in a game.

16:00Reev:It's Liverpool. Archivant was well good. I don't know what kind of...

16:04Lewis Bowden:He was good, but... Brilliant. It wasn't brilliant. Was he brilliant for Archivant? Yeah, I remember him being brilliant.

16:10Reev:Yeah.

16:12Lewis Bowden:All right.

16:12Reev:James Rodriguez was pretty good. Oh, James.

16:15Lewis Bowden:He actually wasn't.

16:15Reev:That's a good example of someone who...

16:17Theo:Yeah, that's exactly a perfect example of winning the Golden Ball. I would always say you rarely remember a team who... A player who's been bought off the back of a mid-to-tournament... ...who's pushed on.

16:25Lewis Bowden:Oh, I'll tell you one who has, Ozil. yeah Mbappe as well 2010 World Cup yeah what

16:30Reev:he was 18 at the World Cup then he went on

16:32Lewis Bowden:wasn't he already already at PSG he might have signed maybe just broke

16:36Reev:maybe it was the summer he signed

16:37Lewis Bowden:that's also a bit different he'd already made a name for himself yeah it's true Messi I'm joking that's a good one

16:43Reev:that was a really good one I'm joking guys Maradona

16:49Theo:where do you all watch the game what's your answer again in a Prague pub next to 45 PSG to be fair. Yeah. But it was good back and forth to be fair.

16:59Lewis Bowden:I watched it in some of the best seats in the house and if you're worried about that, crying about me taking tickets from fans, ah, sucked my nuts. Was the vlog compulsory? No.

17:09Reev:Tom, can I just say, I used to get sticked like this all the time when I got to Champions League finals. You're not taking a ticket from a fan. No, no, this is like, I don't want to come

17:16Lewis Bowden:across a cunt right. You were never ever going to get that ticket. The sponsors give it to people they work with. Yeah, it's corporate. Or corporate. I may agree I do agree with the fact I think the sponsors get too many tickets I agree with that as well I think the fans should get more

17:30Reev:yeah

17:31Lewis Bowden:majority of the stadium was full of PSG and Arsenal it was pretty impressive

17:35Reev:a lot of tickets go to people who work at the companies as well yeah so like major sponsors say like a Heineken or Adidas will give tickets within the company so I haven't I didn't take a ticket

17:43Lewis Bowden:this actually is a point

17:44Theo:that doesn't need to end it by the way

17:46Lewis Bowden:because like people cry about it all the time and it's based in jealousy if you got that ticket you'd go

17:51Reev:but also what you said was right there should be a way bigger allocation to the fans and the teams who are playing because I think the allocation was embarrassing

18:00Theo:with the tournament isn't it indeed yeah nothing wrong

18:02Lewis Bowden:so I'm sorry

18:04Theo:F you and also we've made loads of new friends of the show through Tom

18:07Lewis Bowden:exactly I literally had the best troop of my life stop hating man can I ask you really quick before we move on to the awards what are our thoughts on people like going out to actively dislike and support PSG over Arsenal I think it depends on who you support. I wouldn't do that because I honestly wasn't that bothered. However the result would have ended up, I wouldn't have been bothered. I kind of wanted PSG to win because I thought they were the better team and I wanted the best team to win. And then because of the Arsenal fans and because of my mates, I wanted Arsenal to win as well. So I didn't really care.

18:42Reev:On that point, Will, did you find it a bit interesting about all these other clubs sort of coming out? You know, like Forrest did that tweet.

18:48Lewis Bowden:The Chelsea one I get.

18:49Reev:The Chelsea I get. But then the backtracks

18:52Lewis Bowden:I don't get what Forrest

18:53Reev:Did they do it with Liverpool Or did they do it with City Yeah Forrest is a weird one

18:57Lewis Bowden:All these like

18:57Reev:I feel like there's a lot of forced hate They're jumping on the train Of Arsenal Hating Arsenal

19:02Lewis Bowden:Arsenal are a very hateable team Aren't they And everyone's It's kind of Arsenal against everyone But if you're a Spurs fan Or a Chelsea fan I understand that 100 %

19:10Reev:But a lot of these other things It's a bit cringe I find Because they're trying to jump On the bandwagon

19:14Theo:I haven't seen this Nottingham Forest thing They just posted

19:16Reev:Like the European trophy

19:17Theo:On Twitter

19:18Reev:Yeah Right so

19:20Theo:That could just be an admin that doesn't, or has friends. No, but my point is,

19:24Reev:it'll be them. They're jumping on the Arsenal hate bandwagon because they're trying to get likes and clips.

19:28Lewis Bowden:No, but I do kind of get it where it's kind of there. If you have won the European Cup and you're an English team, you don't want another English team to win it because it takes away from you. But why didn't they do it when City won it? They might have, I don't know. No, but there is like,

19:41Reev:I think it's become like a trendy thing to know I hate Arsenal.

19:44Lewis Bowden:Well, yeah, but also you have to understand it's also a compliment. Yeah, it is a compliment. people like you because you are one of the biggest clubs in the world not that many people care about City

19:54Theo:also the reaction off the back of the two days outside the Emirates from you know after the Bournemouth match and then after the Palace match you can tell that people are going to be more vocal because of how many fans turn up to that Arsenal gathering that's kind of you know people love to hate on other people's success

20:12Lewis Bowden:and I must admit we were sat next to a few Arsenal fans and there was a lad next to me who's a Man United fan and he was like, this is why people don't want him to win it. They were being like... Jarring. Like Dembele would give the ball away and he's like,

20:25Reev:Ballon d 'Or what?

20:27Lewis Bowden:Ballon d 'Or who? It's like... You weren't there next to me. Huh? No, you weren't there because you're not a real fan. I think... What?

20:37Reev:Oh, I had loads of offers.

20:39Lewis Bowden:You didn't tell him

20:40Reev:because you're not a real fan. One of my best mates. Budapest as well.

20:43Lewis Bowden:Unbelievable city. And the stadium. Incredible city, yeah. From the telly, right? because there it doesn't that much. But on the screen, and when I've watched clips back, doesn't it look like Wembley? Even the goal?

20:56Theo:I know what you mean, but I thought the camera angle for the actual game was awful.

20:59Lewis Bowden:Oh, was it? Yeah, it was so... Oh, I had a great view. I'm going to be honest, I actually don't remember...

21:03Reev:I actually don't remember too much of the game.

21:06Lewis Bowden:Really? Oh, yeah. Oh, you're absolutely bad. Yeah, that's pretty late, guys.

21:10Reev:It was fairly Wembley-esque. But it was very...

21:12Lewis Bowden:Oh, yeah, it does look a bit Wembley. It's very Wembley-esque. Yeah, I know what I mean. It's probably designed, I think to be honest but yeah tough camera angle there

21:19Reev:yeah the penalties watching at the wedding was pretty anyway

21:22Lewis Bowden:should we get into it yes why are we in shirts ladies and gentlemen it's the end of season of war yeah shoot up

21:31Reev:shoot up my Gavin well coming right up we have our top three players and our top three manager of the season as well as the top three

21:38Lewis Bowden:young players of the season you haven't done that

21:41Reev:oh quickly do it I did do it I know who they are anyway quickly do it and all the arcanic Did that get added in just now?

21:46Lewis Bowden:Also, we are going to be doing... Oh, no, we'll just start with this, then, won't we? Because it's different. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll kick it off. Right, so clip... First award. Not clip one. Clip one. Top three. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

22:00Theo:Are you stalling? Because you haven't done the break.

22:02Lewis Bowden:Yeah, right. We're going to start with our top three players. That's both normal and young, because we like the young players. And our manager of the season. So I'm going to start with... I'm going to start with... No, I'm going to... What should I start with, guys? You tell me. Should I go with managers? Go with managers. Let's have managers first. I know, yes, we'll go round, won't we?

22:20Reev:Yeah, I've got a fine stand.

22:22Lewis Bowden:Right, so my three managers of the season are... Mikel Arteta. Whoa, I never saw that coming.

22:31Reev:Reggie Levy. You're joking. And...

22:38Theo:Emery. Okay, well, that's good because that offers a bit of diversity because two of mine were the same as yours. Mikel Arteta. Reggie Libri and then Andoni Iriola

22:48Lewis Bowden:oh see that wasn't the one I was between oh

22:51Theo:really who was your debate between Daniel Farker really why just I think he's I just overlooked I didn't think Leeds would stay up at all yeah that's fair and he nearly got the sack

23:02Lewis Bowden:obviously Iriola and he's a great he's obviously done an unbelievable job I just think at the start of the season if you'd have told me Bournemouth would finish 6th or Leeds would finish what 14th with 40 odd points which is the most I'd have said Leeds is more look unlikely personally

23:17Reev:my three are same as you Reeve oh yeah I've got another window Iriola Iriola Arteta and Regis

23:27Theo:Rebris right so we all have to we kind of have to contribute one each to the final and then people vote right what

23:33Lewis Bowden:oh I thought we decided so who would we actually say our number it's Arteta let's say you're yours it's obviously Arteta why do you think Arteta's player this season because he won the Premier League for the first time with 22 years when they were probably third favourites.

23:46Theo:Do we put out a poll with three Arteta suggestions or see which one gets voted? Actually, to be fair, if we say that Tom chose the top one, that'll probably win. So if you had to do a top three together, what order would you score? I would go Arteta,

24:01Reev:Reggie Labrie, Iriola. I'd be happy with that. I think Emery, I would go Emery third. I understand, I understand the Emery shot 100 % as well.

24:09Lewis Bowden:I think it should be Emery actually really over Iriola. Really? Getting the Champions League and winning the Europa League

24:17Reev:He's got a point Yeah, yeah I do understand that to be fair

24:20Lewis Bowden:With a team they didn't sign anyone I thought it was just Premier League managers No, yeah

24:24Theo:He's got to work alongside

24:26Lewis Bowden:doing that as well Yeah, that's true

24:27Reev:That's very true

24:29Theo:Don't we do a poll with four? Yeah, but one down Yeah, but we can put four forward Oh yeah, we'll put Emery forward as well Let's put them four forward then Yeah, yeah, yeah Sure I'll take to Libri Emery and Iriola Really quickly on Emery he'll see Iriola get offered a big job do you think Emery ever will again despite sort of feeling it arsed in PSG

24:48Reev:do you not think people sort of accept that Emery this is his level and why he's good at this level he also I hate saying it

24:55Lewis Bowden:he is at a massive job yeah he is at a big club and he gets complete control of that club no club bigger than Villa are going to give him that they're just not

25:03Reev:and they are in the Champions League so why would he leave

25:05Lewis Bowden:in fairness if Liverpool come in for Emery obviously it's Liverpool I get it to offer him the head coach role, which is what Areola's going to get, why the fuck would he leave that and give all the, let everyone else do his decisions that he makes at Villa and does successfully? It doesn't make sense. Unless it's Real Madrid or Barcelona, I don't think he'd leave. Or Man United, maybe. But again, United won't give him the control he wants. He's a control freak, guys.

25:29Reev:He's the manager. Right, next up. Player of the season. Young players. Young player of the season. So for me, there was two standouts and then the third choice was between a few players who I just think are a bit old.

25:43Lewis Bowden:Well, we said, by the way, we said that to be 21 at the start of the season.

25:47Reev:I think this bloke is 21 at the start of the season. Can I check his birthday?

25:50Lewis Bowden:Yeah. Well, while you're doing that, Reeve, why don't you go? Yeah, so my three are Kruppi Jr.,

25:57Theo:Alex Scott, who was 21 at the start of the season, and Nico O 'Reilly. Mine are the exact same.

26:02Reev:Mine are O 'Reilly, Kruppi Jr., and Cherky. Cherky was 21 at the start of the season. Yeah, 17th of August, so just...

26:08Lewis Bowden:Why didn't Cherky make your lists, Tom Reeve? Because I think he's been good in spurts. Correct. Alex Scott.

26:15Theo:More consistent front.

26:16Lewis Bowden:I think Alex Scott has been unbelievable all season. He has been. I would agree with that.

26:19Theo:We spoke about how good Bournemouth have been, and obviously, like, Arreola's done a great job. Alex Scott's been a pretty integral part to that. Yeah.

26:27Lewis Bowden:I was a little bit disappointed he didn't get in the England squad, more so than Wharton. I think he deserved it more than Wharton. Yeah, I'd agree with that. Based on this season. I think he offers what Tuchel will want, which is legs. Yeah, yeah.

26:38Reev:Cherokee, 12 Premier League assists in his debut season. He's had a good season. 12 assists? 12 assists, yeah. Really? Yeah. How many goals? Four goals in the Prem.

26:47Lewis Bowden:What? Four goals, 12 assists.

26:48Reev:He got 11 goals, 17 assists this season.

26:51Lewis Bowden:He didn't get four goals.

26:52Reev:He got more than that. No, in the Premier League he got four goals. He got 10 in all comps. No, he got 11 in all comps, including the FIFA Club World Cup. He put it in more than that.

27:01Theo:I just feel like he scored.

27:02Reev:17 assists in all comps, though. Yeah. For a debut season. What were we thinking about Cherokee? do you think he'll become an integral part of Manchester City moving forward? Yeah, I think next season, yeah. Yeah, he'll be starting number 10, won't he? Which is sort of a bit of an issue for Foden. But yeah, even if he doesn't,

27:18Theo:he'll probably be utilised in a similar way to Bernardo was as well. No. Bernardo plays a bit deeper

27:23Reev:than Jerky. I think they're way different players. Jerky's not going to do the doggy. No, sorry. I mean in terms of when

27:29Theo:Bernardo was put out right, out left. Yeah, I think that's more Foden. I think Foden will be

27:32Reev:the replacement for Silva. Could Mareska coach Phil Foden to play deeper almost like a I feel like he's quite similar to Adam Wharton in terms of play style no he's more athletic but he's nimble he can run he can do he's left footed but like he could could Foden play deeper

27:51Lewis Bowden:I think he could yeah yeah he's got the IQ do you think do you think for his career longevity it would be good for him to sort of

27:58Reev:learn to do that

27:59Lewis Bowden:well Pep always said that's where he saw him but he could never get him to nail it so I don't know maybe he just can't do the defensive side of it We don't know, but that's our four, isn't it? That's the four youngsters.

28:08Reev:Yeah, O 'Reilly, Kruppi, Alex Scott, Cherky. Let's have a little, you mentioned Kruppi as well. Yeah, man. Let's talk about Kruppi. How good is he and how good is he going to be?

28:19Theo:It's the best debut season of goal scoring for a teenager in the Prem ever, isn't it?

28:22Reev:I don't know. Is it really? Yeah. Surely Owen. 13 Premier League goals on his debut season.

28:29Lewis Bowden:What are you on about then? You said he scored four?

28:31Reev:They're choking. Kruppi's got 13.

28:33Lewis Bowden:Oh, that's what I was on about? No. He scored more than four. No, no. Turkey has four. Oh, fucking hell. Kruppi scored 13. I thought I was going mental then. I was like, oh, fuck, maybe he hasn't been that good. Like, four goals. No, no, no.

28:45Reev:That was Michael Owen.

28:47Lewis Bowden:One. Oh, two appearances,

28:49Reev:but he got 18 the next season. Yeah.

28:51Lewis Bowden:See, that was when he was 16.

28:53Reev:It's Kruppi in the French World Cup squad.

28:55Lewis Bowden:Yes.

28:56Reev:He is.

28:56Lewis Bowden:Fucking hell. How far is he going to go then? Do you think Arsenal... To the very top.

29:02Reev:If Arsenal go in on him... Pardon? That's a bit crazy, mate. Well, they reckon all the big clubs after him, didn't they? Yeah.

29:10Theo:Surely Arsenal's the best prospect for him.

29:13Lewis Bowden:Depends if he's going to start, but yeah. He would start. Yeah, I think he would. I have it, sir.

29:17Theo:Yeah, he's a bit naughty.

29:19Reev:You know when you can, you know, like, you know some players, when they're young, especially, have maybe, they're good, but will they actually complete their career? Will they just be a one-season wonder? He's got it, man. He has it. Have you not seen the...

29:30Theo:He is phenomenal. Have you not seen his, like, his warm-up montage?

29:34Reev:Yeah. He's fucking mental, man. What, just like when he warms up?

29:37Theo:Yeah, literally like just a pre-shot routine of, not pre-shot, that's golf, but like a warm-up routine of him preparing to shoot and stuff.

29:45Lewis Bowden:Yeah, he's got the lot. He'll go right to the very top.

29:48Reev:Go on Arsenal, go on Arsenal. Go on Arsenal. Get him. So yeah, who would your young player this year be? It's O 'Reilly, right? O 'Reilly, yeah. I think it'd be O 'Reilly, yeah.

29:57Theo:Do you think O 'Reilly's going to start for England at the World Cup? Yeah, I agree. Well, the fact that we've not taken Lewis Hall kind of suggests that he would be O 'Reilly. are you going to play DJ Ed over him? no exactly

30:06Reev:he will play though and he's cover for right back there's a lot of games in this World Cup as well a lot of games so yeah our young player of the season is O 'Reilly but the nominees as we said are O 'Reilly Cherky and Alex Scott yeah but we're saying ours though

30:19Theo:yeah

30:20Reev:moving on to our Premier League team of the player of the season I've done that here in my three nominees I've got Gabrielle Declan Rice and Bruno Fernandes.

30:35Theo:Mine's kind of similar, slightly different. Bruno Fernandes, Rice and Raya.

30:39Lewis Bowden:I've got the same as Reeve.

30:40Theo:Yeah. Reeve, so you've all got two Arsenal players each. Yes, sir.

30:43Reev:I was between Raya and Gabriel, but then I thought like...

30:46Lewis Bowden:I think Raya's been more essential all season. I think Gabriel, I think Salih has been better second half of the season than Gabriel. Since the goals have dried up.

30:54Theo:You can see the difference between Kepa and Raya. Oh yeah, 100%. Yeah, there's a huge difference.

31:00Reev:We've got four nominees though. This is sort of working out pretty damn perfect. if there was any other players that you think deserve to be with a chance well Lou would say Malik Chow

31:07Lewis Bowden:I would put forward Igor Thiago man first proper season and Semenyo's a good

31:17Theo:shout for both halves as well

31:18Lewis Bowden:Semenyo's Alex Scott man he's been unbelievable for Bournemouth like every game unbelievable I think Semenyo would be the one though wouldn't it

31:26Theo:yeah how come Nani has had Semenyo

31:29Reev:pardon how come Nani has had Semenyo I just think these have been better? Yeah. I think he's been,

31:35Lewis Bowden:he was flying at City. I know he scored goals and that, but I do think a part of me has gone a bit, oh, maybe he's not that top level.

31:41Theo:He was electric at Bournemouth though. Yeah.

31:43Reev:No, he's had a great season. He was undoubtedly, but up until he got signed, he was undoubtedly the best winger in the Premier League.

31:48Theo:Yeah, we're saying it unanimously.

31:50Reev:Yeah, unanimously. And I think to go into City and just hit the ground running like that, I know it, but maybe he's set standards too high at the start of his City career.

31:58Theo:I do think as well, consistency does matter in terms of like, Player of the Season award. And Rice and Raya, Gabriel, et cetera, have played, barring injury, 90 minutes pretty much every game they've started. Yeah. So out of them three, who's, for each year, who's number one? Bruno Fernandes.

32:15Reev:Bruno Fernandes. Bruno Fernandes, mate. Unanimously. Broke the record, yeah. Where does it rank in all-time great individual seasons? I mean.

32:22Theo:It's not up there. It's good. It's broke the assist record. I know, but, like, come on. People will look back with nostalgia and be like, it was better than it actually ended up being, I think. you think

32:32Reev:yeah as soon as you see 21

32:34Theo:on a leaderboard you go wow how impressive yeah are we underplaying it but then you look back and you see the assists themselves and they were I mean I'm pretty sure seven and also

32:44Lewis Bowden:you do have to take into account if it led to anything and he was only playing once a week towards like the back half like the second half of the season like doesn't it make you think you know obviously De Bruyne did it as well but yeah but De Bruyne won the league no I know but that's what I'm saying

32:58Reev:I was about to refer to the Thierry Henry one the fact that he also got the goals is genuinely mind-blowing did they win the league

33:04Lewis Bowden:that season what is it 0-2-0-3 I don't think they did that 0-3-0-4

33:10Reev:what year was it 20 goals and 20 that's ridiculous and only two

33:13Lewis Bowden:were set pieces we'll never see that again nah for a striker yeah it's ridiculous his whole game isn't really assisting but what year did he do it in I'm just looking at now

33:25Theo:it's just that period isn't it because he was it was 3-0-3-0-4 because the year before he got 30 goals yeah

33:30Lewis Bowden:yeah yeah yeah that's when they didn't You didn't win the league, won't it?

33:33Reev:And then he was like, I'm trying to find it. We won the league in 03-04. Yeah, yeah.

33:37Lewis Bowden:No, no, we know 203. You think that's when he did?

33:41Reev:I think that's when he did

33:42Lewis Bowden:one of them, the 30 goals.

33:43Reev:The 30 goals was 0-2-03. Yeah, when you didn't win the league. Yeah, yeah. That's what I'm saying. Yeah, yeah. Let's have a look. Because we actually almost went on, I think we only lost like one or two. You got 30 goals in 2003-04. I thought the year before we got win. So when he got 20-20, they didn't win the league?

33:56Theo:Yeah, that would have been different years then.

33:58Reev:I'm getting confused now that's what I thought getting very confused anyways he did it in 2002 2003 but he also got 24 goals

34:08Lewis Bowden:24 goals 20 assists 24 goals 20 assists and didn't win the league that's bonkers

34:13Reev:how was the year he got robbed of the barn door yes he did Nedved

34:18Lewis Bowden:Nedved no I'm not

34:19Reev:no I thought Nedved was it was the year I think the Shevchenko

34:23Lewis Bowden:one's the one he got robbed of

34:24Reev:Nedved was 0-4 or 0-5

34:26Lewis Bowden:was it not no 0-3 0-3 Shevchenko was 0-4 Kakka was 0-5 no Ronaldinho was 0-5 sorry and Lampard came like second didn't he Shevchenko was 0-4 yeah that's the one he should have got Lampard second Gerrard third he came fourth the Nedved won I couldn't understand why Nedved won it when Juve won the Arsenal was shit in every competition pretty much

34:45Reev:yeah right that is our top three players of the season top three managers of the season well top four actually young player of the season and our team of the season let us know yours in the comments down below will be very intrigued to see if they differ.

35:00Theo:And get voting because it will be put to a poll, guys. It's going to be on the Twitter. So you guys have a choice of deciding it. Yeah, sort of. Relevant to our opinion. I said team of the season, but actually doing it in the next video, guys.

35:10Reev:Stay tuned for that one. And if you're listening on audio, you're doing it right now. Welcome to the Premier League team of the season. Woo-hoo!

35:21Theo:The unofficial official one.

35:22Reev:What formation did we all go for? 4-3-3. 4-3-3. for triple two I've gone well I'm going to go first then because that's going to be a mess I've gone Royer in goal yep I've gone for Rhys James have you?

35:37Lewis Bowden:yeah Rhys James has been the best right back in the Premier League this season

35:40Theo:has he?

35:41Lewis Bowden:yeah I've gone with he has

35:43Theo:oh he has why? you think he is the best but he hasn't been the best

35:48Lewis Bowden:yeah he has and he's even filled in at midfield and been the best player on the pitch yes that's not the best right back then is it? He is a right back. He just fills in sometimes at centre. That's how good he is.

35:57Reev:Being the best right back doesn't necessarily mean you've had the best right back season. I don't even have the player

36:01Theo:that you think I'm arguing for. I think he has.

36:03Reev:How many appearances? 29 Premier appearances. That's a good season four here. 20 starts. He's had 20 starts.

36:10Theo:That's a good season four.

36:11Reev:Actually, that's not as good. I don't mind. He started half the Premier League. I don't mind.

36:17Lewis Bowden:I think he's been the best right back in the league.

36:18Reev:No, you think he is. No, I think he's been the best this season. Really? He started half the games.

36:23Lewis Bowden:I was between him and Nunes. but I think he's been better than Nunes you think he's been better

36:25Reev:than Nunes yeah he started 50 % of the football matches that's not true do you believe that more than that it's about 40 games in the Premier League oh come on alright 49 % of the football matches no it's not even that no 52 % of the football matches there you go do you believe that or are you just in love with him

36:39Lewis Bowden:no I wholeheartedly believe he's been the best right back in the Premier League this season for a struggling team as well I know what Carragher is referring to and also and also when he's not been in the team they've completely fell off

36:50Theo:I agree with that without him in the team

36:52Lewis Bowden:Chelsea have owed nothing Anyway I've gone with Rhys James at right back

36:57Theo:I hope you put Bruno G in then What? So I hope you've put Bruno G in then

37:02Lewis Bowden:Maybe Relax buddy Can I say my team? I can't believe you put him Over Nunes I haven't even got to the midfield Yeah because you've had a stinker brother Timber could be in there as well What? Timber would be a fair shout out For right back I think there's a few I think to me He's by far the best Has been the best When he's played Freudian slip there

37:23Reev:Yeah

37:24Lewis Bowden:Freudian Smith. Right, my left back is O 'Reilly, then my centre-halves are Gabriel and James Hill. James Hill. But I thought you said Saliva's been better than Gabriel this season. I said the second half of the season he was better than him. That's a very interesting move forward.

37:37Theo:I feel like you're doing tic-tac-toe in your head right now.

37:40Lewis Bowden:No, I think you're trying to find something there that isn't there. I think Gabriel's been better overall, but we argued who's going to be the top three players of the season. I don't think there's been a better centre-half than Gabriel this season. but I think there's been better players than Gabriel so you haven't you think you've got you think you've done something no I haven't

37:58Reev:I think you're trying to be I understand James Hill has had a fantastic season so is Sanessi

38:01Lewis Bowden:you could argue Gay here as well you could argue I think Hill's been better than him

38:04Reev:you think Hill's been better than Saliba

38:06Lewis Bowden:what do you think's made Hill stand out James Hill has been a rock for them by the way has been nowhere to be seen for the last four or five years I haven't even heard of him wasn't he shit at Celtic something like that

38:17Theo:he got shipped online and he's come out

38:19Lewis Bowden:he's come into a team who's been absolutely ravished of their defence. They've had to basically set up a whole new back line and I think he's been a stand-up player. They've spent a lot of money on... Scored a few important goals as well. They've spent a lot of money on Diakite. He scored against Man United.

38:35Reev:He's got zero Premier League goals. He scored an own goal against Man United. He's got a few Premier League goals, guys. Zero. The big thing for them is Ballmer spent a lot of money on Diakite. Say that again? They spent a lot of money on Diakite, didn't they? Who's been rubbish bomb?

38:48Theo:That is testament to James... But then he dropped off and took the players. He's been excellent.

38:53Lewis Bowden:Also, we can't just have the whole Arsenal team just because they've won the league. I never played for Celtic either. Or was it Rangers? I had one season at Hearts. Hearts, that's it. One of them. I knew it was a Scottish team.

39:03Reev:He's a Celtic goal scorer.

39:05Lewis Bowden:Against Man United. I could have thought he scored a header against Man United.

39:12Theo:Unless he's headed it.

39:14Lewis Bowden:He's put him over Saliba. You know, I can't remember. He's put him over Saliba.

39:19Theo:Yeah, I think that's so dumb. I think James Hill will be mentioning...

39:23Lewis Bowden:By the way, Saliba's had multiple stinkers this season. First half of the season was poor for his standards. I suppose the question is why you'd have Hill, if you're going to have a Bournemouth centre-half, why you'd have Hill over Sanesi? I think he's been better than Sanesi. Really? Yeah, Sanesi's really been poor the last few months of the season, I think, for how good he was at the start. I think at the start, he was the standout, wasn't he? But I don't think Hill was starting at the start of the season. No, he wasn't. Since he's coming to the team, he's just solidified it.

39:47Theo:do you think he's been do you think he's been better than Gahey I know obviously we can't just do like these big team I mean yeah I think

39:53Lewis Bowden:for the level you've also got to take into account what I expect from these players I suppose and I want to give credit like do I think James Hill's better than Gahey or Saliba no I know what you're doing

40:04Reev:here but I I just feel like

40:05Lewis Bowden:some of these players need for me for their time to get Bournemouth into sixth and to be my opinion their best defender from a team that got absolutely ravished and that to create a whole back line then can I play

40:18Theo:counterpoint to our expectations of Rhys James are so high I don't expect

40:22Lewis Bowden:Rhys James to play 20 games

40:24Theo:yeah but what I'm saying is there's other right backs in the league that you expect less of that have been better than him

40:29Lewis Bowden:true but then I just think he's so far ahead of everyone else's season he's trying to create a weird

40:33Theo:team is that what he's trying to do

40:34Lewis Bowden:no I'm not trying to do

40:35Theo:I do think he has been better surely we can't

40:37Lewis Bowden:just do you're being pedantic saying for every position we have to have the same criteria that's just ridiculous I didn't say that No, but that's the way you're framing it. Just because I think Rhys James has been by far and away the best right back in the league, in my opinion.

40:51Theo:No, I'm just, I'm curious as to why there's inconsistencies.

40:53Lewis Bowden:I think there's five or six centre-halves other than En Gabriel, you could argue, have been for their level or have been one of the best. So obviously, I'm going to probably go for the one. I'll be more surprised with it and more impressed with it. I'm more impressed with him. I agree. I expect Salim to be the best. I will mention James Hill later on.

41:09Theo:It's just, I haven't put him in my team as soon as I'm. That's fine. You don't have to have the same team.

41:13Reev:I do think Sinesi has been a better centre-back, in my opinion, as well. I think he's been more of a mainstay in the side. I think he's... I know he's played far considerably more games. I think he's had more impact in terms of assisting goals as well, and being a bit more of an attacking defender and actually getting points for Bournemouth as well.

41:30Theo:I thought that was coming out there, yeah.

41:33Reev:No, James Hill's been a bit of a monster for FPL. Do you think Sinesi will succeed? I think Sinesi's going to... Yeah, because defensively, he's better. He'll do well at...

41:40Lewis Bowden:He's been a better defender than Sinesi. I don't care if my centre-hours get assists.

41:44Reev:No, neither do I. But I just think Sinesi's sort of been that sort of rock at the back who's sort of been the one in charge of the defence as well. And that's what I think, yeah. Fairs.

41:52Lewis Bowden:Well, he's done himself a move to Spurs, to be fair.

41:54Reev:Yeah. Which is a very interesting one, isn't it?

41:55Lewis Bowden:Yeah. My midfield is Declan Rice, Alex Scott, Bruno Fernandes. And my front three is Semenyo, Thiago, Doku. Thiago over Haaland. Again, because of expectations. I think Haaland's been poor as well for large parts of the season. he's won the golden boot I know yeah but sorry Bravo's got 27 goals how many has Thiago got? 22 22 goals for a Brentford team in his first full season he's broke the record for South American goal scorer in the Premier League for Brazilian in the Premier League he's been unbelievable yeah I know Harland for large portions of this season has gone missing yeah but I expect Harland to score that many that's why he should be in the season

42:42Theo:to play devil's advocate Thiago has as well they've had five winless

42:46Lewis Bowden:he plays for Brentford yeah but

42:49Theo:yeah I just think he's got himself I think you're trying to be too contrarian mate because Harlan should be in a team

42:54Lewis Bowden:I'm not trying to be contrarian it's what I think I think he should be in a team of the season there's different ways to look at it alright then so then I'm guessing we're just going to choose the wingers who've got the worst assists I don't have a problem

43:07Reev:of you putting Thiago in it's more that you put him in over Haaland. You could put both.

43:13Theo:Has he not just normalised the standard of goal scoring? Maybe, but I think... 27 goals is mental and for us to just go, ah, he shouldn't...

43:20Lewis Bowden:I'm not saying he shouldn't be. This is not a black and white thing. If you put Haaland in, I'd completely understand it and see it.

43:29Theo:Yeah, I personally... It'd be pointless for us to go, yeah, no, Tiago's a fair show. Let's move on. Well, now I know.

43:36Reev:Klaus, you know we talk about Haaland. Do you think it's more impressive

43:38Lewis Bowden:to score 27 goals for City or 22 for Brentford but that's not the question that's not what we're doing that's the question I'm asking you that's the question I'm asking you

43:45Reev:I'd say it's more impressive what he's done at Brentford there you go I'm more impressed I think he's been a better player

43:51Lewis Bowden:I think he's been a more impressive

43:51Reev:but then in terms of

43:53Theo:impressiveness you could just put DCL in there because he's got what 14 no you couldn't because that's not even what you're on about

43:58Lewis Bowden:but we're talking about Harland having sort of

44:00Reev:Harland's got five more goals this season than last season

44:02Lewis Bowden:yeah

44:03Reev:in the Premier League and we're talking about him having an off season and eight assists

44:07Lewis Bowden:you've been great I think Tiago's I just think I personally would have Tiago in my team in the season because I think he's been more I've been more blown away by him I cannot believe he scored 22 goals

44:18Theo:Harland's probably

44:19Lewis Bowden:a victim of his own success to be honest Tiago's at 23GA probably is

44:24Reev:23GA in 38 matches Harland's got 35 and 35 yeah pretty fucking he does play in a team that scores more goals though yeah I know but we can't put Harland argument against it.

44:38Lewis Bowden:No, who said you can't? But there's different ways to look at it.

44:42Reev:No, I understand what you're doing with your team of the season. I do. You're trying to bring like light to these players who may not get light drawn from the team of the season.

44:50Lewis Bowden:bringing light. It's what I think. There's different ways to look at it. Do I think Alex Scott is better than Rodri? No, but I think he's had a better season.

45:00Reev:Yeah, I know. Even though Rodri's had

45:01Lewis Bowden:massive games against Arsenal, he was brilliant.

45:03Reev:I wouldn't disagree with that at all. So what are we arguing? Question I don't know why you brought up Rodriant

45:09Lewis Bowden:Alex Scott or Gibbs White That again So that's a great point But then with my formation I've just gone with Bruno Fernandes in the 10 You could put Gibbs White See you midfield again See you midfield again Declan Rice Alex Scott Bruno Fernandes So yeah No Gibbs White Yeah Exactly And he's got the most goals and assists Is that just because It didn't fit in your system? No I just think Again I don't think it's all about numbers Gibbs White's been great I think Gibbs White's been brilliant for Forrest. But by the way, Forrest have had a terrible season. I'm not rewarding that. Just because he had a few good games before the end of the season, scored a few goals.

45:43Lewis Bowden:I'm not, sorry, I don't want to reward a team who finished seventh last year and he's been the main player for the team who then finished 15th.

45:49Reev:You could argue...

45:50Lewis Bowden:Alex Scott's took his team to Europe and been probably their best player, in my opinion. Well,

45:57Reev:is there a case to sort of have a similar argument to Bruno Flanagan as a Man United? I know they've got Champions League but

46:04Lewis Bowden:he did

46:05Reev:I know I know but I'm playing the big old devil's advocate here yeah but it's not

46:10Lewis Bowden:an equal point do you know similar vibes out of all competition

46:14Reev:there'd be more

46:16Theo:of a suggestion Forest win a relegation battle most of the season does that not mean what Gibbs did more impressive yeah because he saved him did he yes I think he's been great he's got a hat-trick

46:28Lewis Bowden:every week for like last month yeah yeah yeah look this last my team if you don't like it you can shut my arse. I think that's garbage. Reeve?

46:37Theo:Sure, yeah, I'll go next.

46:38Lewis Bowden:This is going to be Arsenal and City players. This is fun, isn't it?

46:41Theo:Backline is very similar. Raya, I've gone with Nunez. I think he's been the best right back this year.

46:46Lewis Bowden:I agree with you.

46:47Theo:Saliba, Gabriel as the centre-back partnership and then O 'Reilly. I think that's a great...

46:51Lewis Bowden:I can't believe you put Saliba in. Why? Over the likes of Gaye.

46:55Theo:Gaye's been better than him? I wanted to put right centre-back, left centre-back.

46:59Lewis Bowden:Tom, you could also... Okay, if you weren't doing that... He couldn't play right. He's right-footed. Tom, you talked about... If that didn't matter, it didn't matter and you could put him anywhere, would you put Gahey in over them?

47:08Reev:Yeah, probably.

47:10Theo:Yeah, maybe.

47:11Reev:Could you not make the argue though, Tom? You know you talked about how Saliba has been better than Gabriel for half the season, whereas Rhys James has made 20... The back end, yeah. Yeah, Rhys James has made 20 starts, which is almost half a season. Yeah, he's been far and away the best player.

47:23Theo:I do think the spine of Arsenal's defence, i.e. Reyes, Saliba and Gabriel, needs to be rewarded. Yeah, I get that. Because they were brilliant all season. midfield I've gone with Rice, Bruno Fernandes and Sabozlai and then up front I've gone Sabozlai was the one I nearly went for Semenyo, Haaland and Doku Doku go on then you know what I'm going to say I'll talk to you as well you think Doku's been that good this season yeah I think he's added another element to his game because obviously the start of the year he was unplayable but there was the end product was so hit and miss but now you can see also not that many

47:55Reev:other options

47:56Theo:do you think do you think Cherky

47:58Reev:could have been chosen over Doku with the consider him just the sheer amount of assists that he's got as well.

48:03Lewis Bowden:I think Doku's been more influential in winning games.

48:05Reev:So they're in the key points with the recent goals he's scored as well. Yeah.

48:10Lewis Bowden:I know Doku's very it in this, but to be honest, Rodgers is unlucky. Yeah. But he's weird because he has played on the left. He's played on the left. He's a bit of a weird one, isn't he? Yeah. Suppose like then, Reeve, why has he got in there? Yes, sir.

48:24Theo:I think he's been by far and away the best player at Liverpool. and to not be mentioned on the show for team of the season would be a bit of a crime so I wanted to include him. I mean the options I think in my head I went through were Sir Bozlai, Cherky, Gibbs-White, even Xhaka.

48:45Lewis Bowden:Yeah, I was between Xhaka and Sir Bozlai.

48:48Theo:I just think in terms of consistency he's been brilliant for Liverpool. Again, they've got Champions League probably due to his merit. Yeah where would they be Without him Exactly It's huge Did you see him

49:01Reev:Rock up for international duty Yeah It's like that Did he

49:04Theo:What You don't wanna Oh why His drip Was just absolutely awful

49:09Reev:It's an interesting drip

49:11Lewis Bowden:It's something like Is he wearing tap shoes Look

49:17Theo:How's he going on a beaker

49:18Reev:No no no It's fucking It's okay It's direable You know it's bad When a lot of people Are saying Is this a

49:24Lewis Bowden:Oh my god I only saw the top half.

49:28Reev:The top half is bad enough. I love him. They're saying, is this a full fifth?

49:32Lewis Bowden:It's got three quarters on. He looks like Miss Trunchbull. Oh, Christ. He's actually running three quarters. three must be bare blister. Well, come on then, obviously your list will be absolutely bang on.

49:42Reev:Yeah, it is, I'd say. Oh, yeah, you would say. Oh, of course I would. Ingar got Raya, back for off Nunes. Oh, sorry.

49:49Theo:I forgot who I was debating between as well. Bernardo Silva, another midfielder, should have been in contention. No one would have mentioned him

49:56Reev:Until the last two months of the season Nunes, Saliba, Gabriel O 'Reilly Then I've got Rice and Bruno Fernandes I've got Gibbs White and Semenyo And then Thiago and Haaland Haaland up front Doesn't make any sense He's going full FIFA

50:12Lewis Bowden:Yeah full FIFA mode Semenyo's played out wide all season

50:15Reev:Yeah we play a wider 10

50:19Lewis Bowden:Yeah good

50:20Reev:We do this for wheel fit players in

50:21Theo:That's completely fair I've got Thiago and Haaland up front I tried to make it an actual 4-3.

50:25Reev:The reason why I did that formation is... The reason why I did that formation is... You're an idiot. I wanted Thiago Wynn, but I couldn't admit Haaland. Oh, so you've sat on the fence and shit yourself?

50:35Lewis Bowden:Nice. No, no, I tried. Yeah, no, you have, yeah, you have. Are you triggered because if I shit your teammates?

50:40Theo:No, at least have the conviction of your opinion. Oh, he is. Oh, bless him, Reeve. Oh, he's triggered because he's been done in. James Hill, the Celtic goal scorer.

50:50Reev:Yes.

50:54Theo:At least have a conviction of your opinion. No, I think they both deserve to be in. No, but he's willing to die on that hill though, isn't he? Hey!

51:03Right now, what are we doing?

51:06Lewis Bowden:You put me in the 10, Mason. You both had Nunes at right back. Yes. Yeah, man. You were tempted by him or not, Tom? Oh, yeah. It would have been him or James. I think James would have been better. You surprised Nunes has done the season?

51:19Reev:He's had a bit of a turnaround, hasn't he? I think. Since when he first Come in Yeah But fair in mind

51:25Theo:He's not even a right back His son is a midfielder He's a midfielder

51:27Lewis Bowden:Yeah but it's an easy position Isn't it

51:31Theo:To play in that pep side Where you effectively Become a midfielder anyway Yeah Yeah that's true It's kind of Transferable skills Yeah

51:37Reev:I didn't realise Timber's played 30 Prem games this season I thought it was a little bit Less than that actually Timber was Yeah He was phenomenal Wasn't he

51:44Lewis Bowden:I probably would have Actually I'd probably have Timber over Nunes To be honest Really why

51:48Theo:Timber was unbelievable

51:49Lewis Bowden:It was yeah the first seven months of the season. Do you know... They obviously got injured, but... Do you know who's been really impressive? I was amazed he didn't start in the finals, to be honest with you. Hincapi. Hincapi has been good. I think he's been absolutely brilliant.

52:05Reev:Defensively, yeah, he's good. Left-sided centre-half who can play left-back as well. I think he's been fantastic. Are there any players that we think are sort of a bit harsh to leave out? Who else could have had a shout? Do you think they're all in?

52:21Lewis Bowden:I was trying to say do you think the obvious clear position is Raya to be the first one on the team

52:26Theo:and maybe Fernandes as well I think I think the only one

52:29Reev:close to Raya would probably be Gabriel

52:33Theo:more in terms of keepers Donnarumma or Rufs

52:35Reev:oh sorry Donnarumma or Rufs yeah Rufs would have a shout yeah I think Xhaka is a good notable mention no no no

52:40Lewis Bowden:Bruno Fernandes Bruno Fernandes and Raya are the definite

52:43Reev:yeah yeah yeah

52:44Lewis Bowden:and Gabriel I'll probably say Gabriel as well yeah they kind of default

52:49Theo:on there really

52:50Reev:probably Rice actually as well I don't know

52:51Lewis Bowden:because I think there's arguments for Casimiro could have gone yeah

52:56Reev:he's right what is the official team of the season can we know well it's not out yet but this is what the Premier League said their fans team of the season was Igor Thiago at right wing yeah but they just they just put the players in so for context guys they've got Raya Timbers Gabriel Saliba O 'Reilly a midfielder Sabozlai Rice Bruno Fernandes and a front three Thiago Harland Semenyo realistically if you were going to base players like not fully on position they've pretty much got it bang on other than maybe a subos like so many non-hears have mentioned actually Elliot Anderson he's been phenomenal yeah but again he's not going to get he's not going to get in over a rice you just told me

53:37Lewis Bowden:he carried him are you saying Elliot Anderson yeah who carried him to 15th Will I didn't say he gave us right card in, did I? One of you did. It was fucking one of us.

53:50Theo:Oh, I did,

53:50Lewis Bowden:but I'm not arguing Elliot Anderson. And I think Anderson has probably been their best player. He probably has. Hmm.

53:57Theo:He probably has. No, I know, but not Igor JZ.

54:01Lewis Bowden:One of you, he's so fucking shit.

54:03Theo:What did you say?

54:05Lewis Bowden:There's loads.

54:06Theo:Nico Williams

54:07Lewis Bowden:has been good for him as well, but again, they finished fucking 15th. Or was it 15th? I don't know where they finished, but maybe 16th. 16th? 17th?

54:16Theo:Do you think, you know, going back to the James Hill point, do you think there's an argument for one of the Sunderland boys to be in there, but because they've been so good as a unit, it's quite difficult. The problem is they've kind of backed up.

54:29Lewis Bowden:Alderete was really good at the start. And then the second half of their season has been poor defensively, Sunderland.

54:36Reev:I think their best friend of the season has been Mukele. I think he's been consistent as well.

54:40Lewis Bowden:Yeah, he's been good. FPL shot again. Do you think they'll keep all of these players? Who, Sunderland? Probably, because I don't know if people will trust to sign him after one good season. Ah, Trefford, see? There you go. That's just Optus team of the season.

54:53Reev:Optus team of the season is Raya, Nunes, Gabriel Saliba, Truffaut, Sabosley, Rice, Anderson, Cherki, Haaland, Fernandes.

55:00Theo:Cherki and Fernandes, left and right wing. No Semenya. They've got five midfielders. Is that just based off their ratings per game? Based on data collected during the course of the campaign, yeah. Interesting. Troy Dean is there.

55:15Reev:Coyote Coyote's a good shout actually Coyote's a good shout Bowen's an interesting one

55:20Lewis Bowden:Bowen is he on fucking Spice or what

55:26Reev:where's Harland

55:29Lewis Bowden:where's the golden boot say something to him you've just said he's on Spice

55:34Reev:say something to Troy Deeney he's a fucking idiot

55:36Lewis Bowden:he's put Bowen in they've gone relegated he's put Bowen over Harland Bowen hasn't even been West Ham's best player he's put Bowen over Harland Yeah, that is true. I even heard of that. Right then, let us know.

55:48Reev:Yeah, let us know your teams of the season in the comments down below, guys. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our Alternative Awards.

55:57Theo:Yay!

56:00Reev:I actually struggled with one of these, and I'll tell you what that is coming right up soon. So we have our biggest overachiever, team and player. Biggest underachiever, team and player. Best newcomer, unsung hero. Best game, best goal, best shithouse moment. funniest moment. Best shit house, do you struggle with?

56:15Lewis Bowden:Yeah.

56:16Reev:That's the one I struggle with. I've only got one. I didn't really know. Is it terms of pitch side or is it terms of Premier League?

56:21Lewis Bowden:No, I've gone with the player. Premier League. Yeah, I've only got,

56:23Theo:I really could only think of one.

56:25Reev:Yeah. What was your pitch side shithouse moment? I don't know. Maybe the the Sunderland shirts. Pretty good shithouse-y when we all took our jumpers off.

56:37Theo:That was pretty good shithouse-y. And then if only that guy was here to defend himself.

56:44Reev:Oh yeah guys unfortunately with some sad news about Lewis Bowden. He's hung over. Yeah he's hung over. He's got a wobbly head.

56:50Lewis Bowden:Yeah. You know what I'm saying do you miss the biggest show of the season? Yeah. He's what it is isn't it?

56:54Reev:Hey look. I'm here. I had a few beers yesterday. Do you know what I mean? We might have to just maybe you're just going to like take his wage for this today's episode and just do. Do you know what I mean?

57:02Theo:There you go. Sorry Lou.

57:04Lewis Bowden:I should anyway.

57:05Theo:To be fair every time he puts a shot on it it's about five minutes before he takes it off so.

57:09Lewis Bowden:Yeah that is very true. Right, overachiever, who we got? We got a team and a player. Yep. I've gone with Sunderland, and I did struggle with a player. Did you? Or did you have one straight away? I have one straight away. I've gone with, now hear me out, I've gone with Ampadu. Because I didn't even think he'd play. And he ended up being...

57:29Reev:One of Leeds' best players. He's probably one of the best players. He's now been linked with Spurs.

57:33Lewis Bowden:Has he really? Yeah, he was the captain all season. Kept Tanaka out of the team. He was the best player in the championship last season, in my opinion. So I thought, But I mean, there's obviously a few Sunderland players, but I didn't have any expectations of their players.

57:45Theo:I like it. He's further down for me. But are we not doing three per category? Is it just one?

57:51Reev:No, it's just yours. It's just yours. This is just yours. This is us.

57:54Lewis Bowden:Okay. Go on then, Theo.

57:56Reev:My overachiever, of course, Sunderland. I think everyone expected to go down, apart from me. So it's kind of impressive what they've done. And then my overachiever is Igor Thiago. Oh, yeah. Okay, I can change my mind. All right, cool. Obviously he missed last season Through injury But to come back Was it ACL? It's like a bad injury He came back After a year out And scored over 22 Premier League goals No one would have expected that I think it's absolutely phenomenal What he's done Do you think Brentford will keep him? Depends on how his World Cup goes He's already scored for Brazil I think he's going to start for them You know I didn't think he would He came on and scored against Panama

58:28Lewis Bowden:I thought Kunja was going to be the starter But I don't know

58:30Reev:He started up front against Panama And then he came off for Thiago And Thiago scored and got an assist Yeah he did Well it wasn't an assist but

58:37Theo:that's a good way of confirming your place isn't it yeah I don't need to say Thiago now that's quite nice it's your decision yeah but

58:45Reev:it's going to go to a vote isn't it no it's not Jesus this is ours

58:49Theo:alright okay Sunderland and Thiago then I suppose yeah what were your other options who else were you thinking yeah Cavalloon yeah yeah came back absolutely everyone said he was washed yeah scored over 10 goals in a season and pretty pretty pivotal and leased

59:06Lewis Bowden:I nearly went Yoko Reyes to be funny but yeah that would have got a few giggles he already has he's done it just now

59:14Reev:what about our biggest underachievers I've gone with

59:19Lewis Bowden:Spurs and Visser I was either Visser or Verts I suppose but I think Visser's been more yeah

59:29Theo:West Ham and Cole Palmer

59:32Lewis Bowden:West Ham over Spurs they've been relegated I know but we all put them tenth in the prem at the start of the season not me buddy I had them lower half

59:42Reev:Kyle Palmer has got 10 goals this season I know he's been but he's level

59:46Lewis Bowden:he has underachieved though but he has been injured as well you're a hater man

59:48Reev:I'm not I'm just saying huge standards he's played less matches than Rhys James so like to your point he has been injured quite a lot he's got 10 goals with no groin

59:59Theo:isn't it underachiever from what we expect of him it's been bad

1:00:03Reev:who have you got then genius I also didn't want to say whiskey I have Spurs. And I went... I went Salah. Yeah, Salah's a great show. Because... Salah's probably the answer. I forgot about him. Salah, last season, he got... Yeah, he was unbelievable. He got 29 goals, 18 assists. And everyone thought he's still at level. And I know we talked about in pre-season, he has to drop at some point. I know, I think that is the answer. But the drop-off he had is quite remarkable. He's gone from 29 goals, 18 assists, and the Prem to 7-7.

1:00:34Lewis Bowden:Yeah. He weirdly slipped my mind, to be honest. I don't know why, because I really should have put him in.

1:00:38Reev:Do you think Liverpool could be in a shout as underachievers, even though they did get Champions League?

1:00:41Theo:I did three for each. So annoyingly, I put West Ham, Liverpool, Newcastle. You didn't even have Spurs in it? No. They almost got relegated. Well, based on... Based on last season? Yeah, based on last season.

1:00:54Lewis Bowden:Shut up, Reeve. What's wrong with that? Shut up, Reeve. Where did you have them finishing at the start of the season?

1:01:01Theo:Probably in the top ten. Eight nights, yeah. I think you had six

1:01:04Lewis Bowden:and they nearly went down yeah on the last day of the season they could have gone down

1:01:07Theo:I do have Romero in my player under team

1:01:10Reev:what's that got to do with it but that's not your answer no but it's you and your FBL teams again well I had this team about five weeks ago and I made 17 changes what's wrong with that

1:01:18Lewis Bowden:to have three selections and Spurs not being one of them is mental

1:01:21Reev:I think it's between Liverpool and Spurs maybe you had Spurs sixth

1:01:24Lewis Bowden:at the start of the season okay well there you go

1:01:25Theo:they could have been a foul 17 and you had them ninth at the middle of the season sure That's a stinker. Stay sorry. Based on the outcome, though, I think, that's probably what swayed me. Yeah. They didn't go down, did they? If they'd went down, then obviously it's a guarantee. I mean, really.

1:01:41Reev:Spurs are meant to be a big six club, finishing 17th. Absolutely. Again. Two seasons in a row.

1:01:48Lewis Bowden:Yeah. After winning the Europa League. They qualified from the Champions League groups, but like, in fourth. Yeah. Anyway.

1:01:56Reev:They went through three managers. Yeah, let's move on.

1:01:59Lewis Bowden:Best newcomer, is it just either a player or a team? Whatever you want. Okay, I've got Robin Roofs. Good show.

1:02:07Reev:I want to double check this one actually is a newcomer.

1:02:10Lewis Bowden:No, no, no, no, say it. Well, I've got Creepy.

1:02:13Reev:Yeah, you're pretty sure he signed. Yeah, he signed the season. Yeah, I've got Creepy. Ray and Cherky. Yeah, that was my other option, Cherky. Any other notable shout-outs, lads?

1:02:22Lewis Bowden:Broby possibly. Lamons. Lamons is a good shout-out. Yeah, Lamons. Are you surprised how well Lamons has done? Yeah, I am.

1:02:28Reev:because I think that's one of the hardest positions in the Premier League Manchester United goalkeeper especially of recent years that's what Neville says as well

1:02:35Theo:almost had him put over how do you know that?

1:02:39Reev:how do you know that? I don't know that that's why I was asked

1:02:42Lewis Bowden:how do you know that?

1:02:44Reev:I swear they don't even I swear they don't even upload stick to football anymore season's over

1:02:49Lewis Bowden:what? I'm saying he always says the hardest position in the Premier League is the Manchester United goalkeeper

1:02:54Reev:well he fucking knows Bull then because that's what I said yeah sure but do you That's right, Gary. Me and you too, brother. Gary. Yeah. My God, Gary. What are we on to now?

1:03:04Lewis Bowden:Unsung hero. Unsung hero.

1:03:05Reev:I've got such a good one here, by the way, lads. Can I go first? Do you mind? I've been fully impressed by his diversity. Oh.

1:03:14Theo:Versatility.

1:03:15Reev:Versatility, sorry. There you go. Trey Hume. He's a, I think he played. Fuck off, man. He hasn't been like one of Sunderland's best players. I'm going to back Theo up in a second. He's played literally every game. He's good. He's good. I think he's played the third most minutes for Sunderland. He's played right back, right midfield and left back.

1:03:33Lewis Bowden:Yeah.

1:03:34Reev:I'm sorry, if you're the mainstay in your Sunderland team, getting moved around constantly every game, is that not an unsung hero? I suppose being versatile is, yeah. I think he's been brilliant. I was in Sunderland at the weekend and all the lads said he's... Yeah, but he is a bit of a court hero there, isn't he?

1:03:50Lewis Bowden:They love him there, don't they? Because he's proper. And to be fair, I didn't think he'd make the step up. I'm surprised he's played as much as he has

1:03:59Reev:I couldn't believe you know when someone says oh they play you get moved around a lot I actually did a deep dive in how many times he's played in those positions did 17 times at right back 11 at right mid and 10 at left back like Henshaw would yeah

1:04:14Theo:well yeah gone from left back to 10 yeah

1:04:17Reev:I think yeah he's been he's been brilliant

1:04:19Theo:he didn't come on my radar so the only players the only players to play

1:04:24Reev:more than him this season are Enzo Le Fay and Roofs for Sunderland.

1:04:29Theo:Yeah, get that extra point. There you go. Yeah, that's nice. I like that one, very different. He's always on the team shit, isn't he? My name's been mentioned, but in a previous segment, Ampadu. Oh,

1:04:40Lewis Bowden:I was between him and the one I've gone for. Who'd you go for? I've gone with Yoko Rose. What? No, I've gone with James Hill.

1:04:49Reev:Yeah,

1:04:49Theo:I mean, that was, I was trying to look at

1:04:51Reev:how is he handsong?

1:04:53Theo:I actually, mine are, irrelevant obviously like three names I'm pretty James Hill James Garner but because Garner's a good shout because you've put James Hill in your team this season is he now no longer unsung

1:05:08Lewis Bowden:not to me oh I see but he's your team of the season yeah but the unsung is about what other opinions yeah yeah yeah sure I think he's unsung but I think he's in my team this season it's pretty simple good try though he's the one that said it not me it was a good try whoever

1:05:23Reev:No, I've tried to do it. You said it and he's coming at me. No, it's because you start going, oh. I get excited. Who are the other? We've obviously had Garner. Who else deserves a shout out? Henshawood again. It's probably a good one.

1:05:36Lewis Bowden:Do you know who's actually won? Because he didn't play the whole thing. Cole Darlow.

1:05:41Theo:Yes.

1:05:42Lewis Bowden:Another good shout. But he just didn't play enough. De Kuyper at Brighton? De Kuyper.

1:05:47Theo:No, he's been good. Yeah, he's been good. He's in the Netherlands. Surely Kadiyoglu's a better shout for.

1:05:51Lewis Bowden:Yeah, he's been good. first season though for Decoi he's had the ugly as well haven't he actually yeah who would you say Arsenal's unsung hero was if you had Capier

1:06:00Reev:yeah that's a great shout I think that's a great shout Trossard I was always

1:06:05Theo:yeah almost had Trossard in that as well

1:06:08Reev:Belgium squad sorry not Netherlands squad got that one wrong

1:06:10Theo:who are you

1:06:11Lewis Bowden:talking about we expect

1:06:12Reev:but no one picked up another time so it was just as bad as I am I think Capier's the

1:06:17Theo:best shout yeah I think Capier's the best shout

1:06:20Lewis Bowden:also trying to think McGinn as well like I don't think he's unsung now because I think people realise how important he is but he's so vital to Villa he's unbelievable he is yeah there's a few I think it's been one of them seasons where you could pick out a few from a lot of the smaller teams anyway or lower teams per se

1:06:42Theo:yeah because they've done so well

1:06:44Lewis Bowden:Nico Williams I think is a good shout out I think he's been one of their best players especially in the European run Anyway, next up We have got The best game Now, I'll be honest

1:06:55Reev:I'll have to go back And sort of look at matches

1:06:57Lewis Bowden:I had one straight away That I thought of And I thought I must be missing one And I kept going through And I landed on the ones United-Bourmouth 4-4

1:07:04Reev:Oh shit I don't even I remember what's in that Just being like This is unbelievable That's the Bruno 3

1:07:09Lewis Bowden:Kick top corner It was end to end Back to back And didn't Bournemouth Go 4-2 up

1:07:13Reev:Yeah, I actually Don't even have that On my list But that was a standout one I forgot about that That's incredible, isn't it?

1:07:19Lewis Bowden:I thought that was the game and I remember after that I remember coming on here and going United are the best team to watch in the world like they're just unbelievable

1:07:28Theo:my god sorry mine also is Bournemouth but just for the way it opened the season Liverpool Bournemouth 4-2 yeah that was a good game that was proper oh no

1:07:39Lewis Bowden:Bournemouth went 3-2 there's just so many goals in the second half no yeah 3-2 yeah it was just

1:07:46Reev:I thought it was a great game it was phenomenal for sort of personal reasons I guess I think I agree with you Tom that is probably the game of the season the Bournemouth one I've got Arsenal 4-1 as a hat trick oh yeah I'll choose that for personal reasons that was just incredible and then you didn't pick a Brighton game and then also I'd like to shout out Arsenal Newcastle Gabriel Hedder as well what about Arsenal Wolves

1:08:13Lewis Bowden:2-2 that was a good game actually yeah but it's weird for me though because I didn't know Yeah, genuinely it was a good game. Yeah, it was a good game, but it weren't better than United. Was it Bournemouth Man City? Also the Fulham City game. 5-4 that was, wasn't it? The problem with that is I didn't watch, I only saw the highlights. I didn't watch it live. Well, you know why?

1:08:34Theo:Because that was our Christmas pub crawl. Also, it could have been a three o 'clock kick-off.

1:08:39Lewis Bowden:Same time it happened, wasn't it? Yeah, but I remember, obviously, the United Bournemouth game, I was just enthralled.

1:08:43Reev:Do you know, I thought a game that you and Lou might have chosen was Sunderland, well, actually, maybe not Lou, Sunderland 2 Arsenal 2 and Broby scored in the last minute that was a good game wasn't it 1-1

1:08:52Theo:2-2 it was 2-1

1:08:54Reev:Arsenal wasn't it then Broby scored in the last minute I do remember

1:08:57Lewis Bowden:watching that but it weren't a great game though no I know

1:08:59Reev:that was more moments I guess Sunderland beating Newcastle Broby last minute again that was good 2-1 but that was more

1:09:04Lewis Bowden:for this

1:09:05Reev:yeah

1:09:05Lewis Bowden:but I just think mine's

1:09:07Reev:they've been a lot of good games though like United beat Wolves 4-3 sorry Will

1:09:11Theo:was that the Kobe man who went it

1:09:13Reev:I think it was yeah no that was ages I have no idea

1:09:16Theo:For me though I think I've just written out The whole of the last season Is that not this year? When he cut in and whipped it That was the year before I think that was the year before Yeah

1:09:26Reev:That wasn't this season For me though I think you have the right answer I think it's Bournemouth Man United I remember watching that And just being that was Yeah it was great

1:09:34Theo:Bournemouth have been in a lot of

1:09:35Reev:So Man United No that's what I'm saying

1:09:37Theo:As Man United have been Called the most entertaining Bournemouth have been In some of the best games This season as well Best goal

1:09:44Reev:I've got three I've got three as well.

1:09:47Lewis Bowden:Mine's Matoma. Yeah, you like that one a lot.

1:09:49Theo:Matoma Spurs. Inside the volley, left foot volley. That technique is just absolutely mental.

1:09:53Lewis Bowden:I think that is so difficult with your weak foot, with snow coming down with snow in it. Big game as well.

1:10:00Reev:Do you know the only thing about it that I wish he didn't do is the inside of the foot? I wish he'd laced it. It's almost harder. I know, I know.

1:10:08Theo:That's why the technique is so impressive.

1:10:10Reev:That's one of my three. I would like to nominate Harrison Reid versus Liverpool. I've got that as well. That's a good guy. But the thing with that is,

1:10:16Lewis Bowden:he gets given so much time and space. I'd expect a centre mid in the Premier League to be able to pull that out of the bag.

1:10:26Theo:It's a tough ask in that context, though.

1:10:28Reev:It is really far out, and it does go postage down.

1:10:30Lewis Bowden:For the point in the game.

1:10:32Theo:No one's pressing him.

1:10:33Lewis Bowden:No, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's not a number. It's a great goal, but I think more centre mids can do that than players can do Matomas. Yeah, that's fair to say.

1:10:43Theo:Yeah.

1:10:44Lewis Bowden:What about Harry Wilson against Palace?

1:10:46Theo:But then again, those opportunities happen more frequently for players like that. That Matomo one doesn't, like, that context doesn't happen. No, no, most people don't take that volley on.

1:10:55Lewis Bowden:Yeah.

1:10:56Theo:Oh, yeah, that's awesome. They control it and put it back in. Yeah. I'm surprised none of you have put Solanke's scorpion kick in. Oh, yeah.

1:11:04Lewis Bowden:It was good, but... Do you know them, right? I'm not being funny. I think they're lucky. You know what I mean? Yeah, yeah. I think it's a bit of luck. Not the Druid one. It's great acrobatics. I get it but it's I think I think a Rand I think a Sunday league player could fluke that you can't no Sunday league player could ever do the Matoma one ever true so I'm going to give you the list of nominations so Boswell is a good show

1:11:27Theo:I think Catties won as well against Newcastle

1:11:29Lewis Bowden:oh that was naughty as well that was a fucking filter I have a thing with them goals

1:11:33Theo:it's so good visually though

1:11:35Lewis Bowden:oh visually yeah visually amazing I think they're quite they're actually not that no of course but when you see it happen in the game Oh,

1:11:42Reev:Ben D against Spurs is a good shout as well. That was a good goal because of the pass from Cash, was it? Fuck me.

1:11:48Theo:Castellanos, yes, it's there.

1:11:50Reev:Yeah, yes.

1:11:50Lewis Bowden:So you two would go Harrison Reid. Azula's a great shout against Man United. Are you two going Harrison Reid then? I'm going Matoma. And you two are doing Reid.

1:12:00Reev:I just love...

1:12:01Lewis Bowden:I'd have Subozla ahead of Harrison Reid. Also, Zubamendi shouldn't be in there. Takes a deflection.

1:12:08Reev:Does? There's something about the Harrison Reid one. I just love a Thunderbolt like that. I'll vote Castellanos

1:12:15Theo:because I think visually it's like the best on the list.

1:12:18Reev:So what are we going to give our goal of the season to then? I'm saying Matoma.

1:12:22Theo:You do one each. Yeah, I can't vote that one so I'll go Taffy. Why?

1:12:27Reev:I'll go Harrison Reid.

1:12:28Theo:You can. You can. Technically it's the best goal of the season, yeah. You're like Matoma.

1:12:34Reev:I'll go Harrison Reid because I just love it. Right, moving on to Best

1:12:41Lewis Bowden:Shithouse Award Well you said you struggled with this I think it was quite easy I've gone with Gabriel Yeah

1:12:47Reev:Oh with Harlan

1:12:48Lewis Bowden:Just all season Just all season He's been the biggest shit Like obviously I've hated him But that's the whole point Of being a shithouse isn't it

1:12:55Theo:Yeah I suppose when you're From the other side of the coin You don't see it

1:12:58Lewis Bowden:I've seen a clip From the Champions League final Royer pushes him There's no one around him Royer pushes him from a corner And Gabriel goes down Complaining to the ref Like Like, he is the biggest relentless cheat I've ever seen play centre-half, but it's worked, hasn't it? It's one of the fucking league.

1:13:17Reev:So mine obviously was the Sunderland shirts, but then I've also got Danny rattling Tom saying West Brom are a League One level side.

1:13:25Theo:That's a great shout. That's a good shout.

1:13:28Reev:I watched it back then.

1:13:29Lewis Bowden:I couldn't believe he did it with a straight face. Not only me, he rattled... The whole entire fan base. Not even that. He was rattling Wolves fans. I've had Wolfs fans call to me and be like that fucking Danny Aaron tell you what he ain't got a fucking clue I see like he literally had the whole of the Midlands backing me which is hard to do

1:13:48Theo:good moment my one's Theo's laptop that wasn't this season it was wasn't it I can't remember

1:13:54Reev:also it wasn't shit house either that was just loose stamping on my laptop that wasn't this season

1:13:59Lewis Bowden:I'm pretty sure are you sure

1:14:00Reev:I do think that was last season as well

1:14:01Lewis Bowden:I'm pretty sure it was last season but I thought no I can't

1:14:04Reev:it might have been this season

1:14:06Theo:My alternative was Brian Brobby for his game against Newcastle. What, scoring a winner? That's not been a shithouse, is it? It actually took it. I thought the Theo's laptop one was this year. I can't remember. That was an accident. Yeah, but you got rattled by it.

1:14:20Reev:Yeah, it was still an accident.

1:14:21Lewis Bowden:The only other one I could think of was the guy with the Arsenal bottle, but then obviously they didn't bottle it.

1:14:26Reev:Yeah, sort of backfired on him, didn't it? Or Harlan the smile. Then he didn't. What other stuff's happened this year? People want you to lose. I know but It didn't work You mean it didn't work How about working

1:14:41Lewis Bowden:It did

1:14:42Theo:Because it rattled the fuck out of all of you Who else in the prem this season has been like

1:14:46Lewis Bowden:It's a shithouse

1:14:47Theo:It's not been a huge amount has there Certainly not with celebrations and stuff

1:14:52Lewis Bowden:No Yeah we ain't got a Vardy Is that shithouse Rattling a lot of people doesn't exist It's a bit cringe Yeah Ben White By the way I like him now Oh you like him I told you he's a good lad Really right. It is performance at the parade. Did you like him eating a burger? Kept shouting in Cathy, I get your bum out.

1:15:10Reev:Sounds good. He's just throwing everyone's sunglasses into the crowd. Oh my God, Erdogan's fuming. Yeah, they're 1 ,200 pound sunglasses then.

1:15:18Lewis Bowden:Yeah, then the metal ones, right? I mean, he is an absolutely multi-multi-millionaire, so get over it, you fucking ghost.

1:15:23Theo:I think they had a brand deal for it. Also, did you see... Sky Sports Production Team, that's a good shout.

1:15:27Lewis Bowden:Yeah, did you see also Erdogan shirking responsibility as well when he hit the policeman with the ball? Typical Erdogan

1:15:37Reev:Anyway Funniest moment Obviously in Cappé It's Hank Cappé Getting his bum out Yeah it is in Cappé

1:15:42Theo:I do have an honourable mention Of Lu creating a whole shrine To Volta Marder Only for him to score An own goal

1:15:46Reev:Yeah And also I enjoyed Barcelona spanking Newcastle After Lewis's prediction I went there for that Lewis's prediction Oh yeah

1:15:53Theo:The milk 11 Dairy 11 That's a good one

1:15:58Reev:I would go with some of

1:16:00Lewis Bowden:The accidental slurs on the streams as well.

1:16:03Theo:Yeah, yeah.

1:16:05Reev:Reeve and Lewis. Especially the Lewis one because that got made into TikTok edits. So did it, isn't it? Did you really?

1:16:11Theo:Oh, no.

1:16:14Reev:There's been great moments on Pitchside and in general this season, guys. I just want to take this time to say thank you to all our audience members who will watch us out there, support us and love us. And don't you worry... They don't love us. They hate us. Love-hate relationship, guys. It's just like a passionate marriage. Do you know what I mean? we're not going anywhere obviously where are mate to the top

1:16:39Lewis Bowden:I'm going to strong arm them guys into a bigger contract oh fuck we can't

1:16:43Theo:we've got nothing left

1:16:46Reev:I'm joking Lewis keeps up his antics

1:16:52Reev:we're going to move on to our top three best and worst takes of the season yeah I've got a

1:16:56Theo:significantly larger amount for

1:16:58Reev:well no there's only

1:16:59Theo:three of each mate

1:17:00Reev:No, I know. I've only got three in best takes, but I've got about seven in worst. Let's just hear them all. Tom, you, at the start of the season, called Arsenal to finish Champions League runners-up. Did I? Yep. I don't even remember that. That's a bang-on prediction, that is.

1:17:22Lewis Bowden:Well, I'm going to go back at you. You said Wolves would flop. Yeah, I've got that for you as well. Did I actually say it? They'd be runners up Yeah I remember

1:17:31Reev:Now Champions League prediction You said Arsenal losing the final To Real Madrid Ha I should have done that Can I go That should have been my shit house What the Can I go back at you Nobody failed

1:17:43Lewis Bowden:Yeah I did fail They ended up losing Yeah It's a good clip though isn't it Yeah true

1:17:48Reev:You know how I called Wolves to flop Also called the Bournemouth revival Yeah you did actually And I remember That's probably the most shit I've taken out of a And you said Sunderland would stay up.

1:17:57Lewis Bowden:Yeah. You had a few decent ones, actually.

1:18:01Reev:Where's the round of applause? Yeah, yeah, sorry.

1:18:07Can I nominate Swank as well?

1:18:11Reev:You can keep going, yeah. I think a lot of people agreed with me at the time when I said this. What, Grant? Oh, is this just a praise yourself? I said Lee Trundle was a better footballer than Pele.

1:18:20Lewis Bowden:Wait, you started your bad ones? No, that was a good one because a lot of people agreed with it. No, they didn't. We did a poll on it and you got hammered.

1:18:27Theo:Also, Lee Trono didn't even agree with it. Yeah. He didn't agree with it.

1:18:32Lewis Bowden:I've got, I had Theo Baker Wolves flop. Yeah. I've got me saying Nuno first sacking and Forrest drop off. Yeah, it's pretty good. And I couldn't think of one for Reeves to be honest. So I just put myself in again. Me guaranteeing Spurs would stay up after looking doomed.

1:18:46Theo:Yes, fresh up. Have you had any good takes this summer? No, so Gareth Biel played the tournament, mate.

1:18:51Lewis Bowden:That's a bad one. He's not playing the tournament. Yeah, so I'm just going to go into my bad ones. They're for the wrong reasons. Lewis said Newcastle will finish with Arsenal.

1:19:00Theo:I have that. I have that.

1:19:02Lewis Bowden:Reeves said Brentford would go down. I have that as well. Only to have their best ever season. And he said Gabriel will be player of the tournament, only for Gabriel to miss the penalty that lost them the championship. How brilliant is that, though?

1:19:12Reev:Reeves, do you know what's funny?

1:19:13Theo:That's a backhanded, brilliant prediction.

1:19:15Reev:If Arsenal had won that game and he'd scored, he probably would have won player of the tournament. No, he wouldn't. Fine lines, man.

1:19:20Lewis Bowden:Was he even in the team in the tournament? Yeah.

1:19:23Reev:And obviously Wolves are there for that. Tom, you did actually call Newcastle to be your overachievers this season. In the Champions League, I did, yeah. They got stiff with the draw, man. And also you called Bayern will be shit this season. They went on to win the double. No, no, no, no, no.

1:19:36Lewis Bowden:I said Bayern would flop in the Champions League. They did. They didn't get to the final. No, I actually watched the clip back.

1:19:41Reev:You actually said in general Bayern will be shit this season. They've gone on to win the double. Wait, wait, wait. And they lost to PSG, the winners in the semi-final.

1:19:49Lewis Bowden:I didn't say they wouldn't win the Bundesliga or whatever shit competition they're playing. We did overachievers and underachievers In the Champions League

1:19:57Reev:They got two players in the Champions League team of the season

1:19:59Lewis Bowden:I said they'd underachieve in the Champions League Which they probably haven't But they have failed Did you not say that was an accident? You all said they'd win it You said they'd be shit Who? You had them to win it Who? They got knocked out in the semi-final I had them to win it So? They were one of the last four sides in the Champions League What would their goal have been in the Champions League this season To be honest Probably to win the Champions League So they underachieve Thank you

1:20:20Reev:You said That's a correct one Go play the clip You said they'd be shit this season. Quote, unquote, they will be shit this season.

1:20:27Lewis Bowden:In the Champions League. Two of their players are in team of the season. It was a Champions League pod we were doing. It was about the prediction of the Champions League.

1:20:34Reev:I know, I'm just saying.

1:20:35Lewis Bowden:They went on to the double. Obviously, you didn't say they weren't going to win the Bundesliga.

1:20:37Reev:They went on to lose to the worthy winners. And they had two players in the Champions League team of the season.

1:20:42Lewis Bowden:What was Bayern's goal at the start of the season in the Champions League? No, but. Tell me. No, just say it. Say it. Say it. Go on, say it. Did they win it? No, they didn't. So they didn't achieve it. They underachieved.

1:20:52Reev:thank you round of applause please everyone

1:20:56Lewis Bowden:they can't round of applause that it's true I'll give Newcastle yeah I went with a bit of a bold prediction you probably went with your overachievers PSG

1:21:06Reev:Lewis did also say Bayern would batter Arsenal only for Arsenal to go and beat them 3-1

1:21:12Lewis Bowden:that isn't in there

1:21:13Reev:though yeah Lewis called Haaland as the greatest free transfer of all time yeah that was a good one signed for 55 million I won't hear for that.

1:21:24Theo:How crazy.

1:21:24Reev:He's also a young player this season. Who? Shout out. Lewis.

1:21:28Theo:Oh yeah, a guy that no one's ever seen play.

1:21:31Reev:Never play, not play one football match for the first team of the season. You also, you owe me money. Yeah,

1:21:38Lewis Bowden:he's not paid anything. How about you having a bet with me that Galatasaray would beat Liverpool?

1:21:43Reev:I was close. No, you weren't. By the way,

1:21:49Lewis Bowden:are you having, are you having a bet with me that Mbappe is going to win the next Ballon d 'Or. That's a bit of a bad one. By the way, when I was doing research last week, I did find out that you used to at a bet. No, Theo, you bet that Man United would finish above Liverpool. I've got it. I've got it. Above Liverpool? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Get in. That just takes away my own, Tom. You've got one.

1:22:08Reev:No, no, I've got it. Does that just reduce my bill? Yeah, yeah.

1:22:13Theo:Have you got any more? I don't really have any good ones, so I'll go with some of the bad ones. Lewis saying Jokeres wouldn't get double digits, 10 goals we've got 14 in the Prem no we kind of smashed the rest of the season like what 20 plus Bruno to be flop of the season for Tom why have we just why have we just

1:22:29Reev:glossed over that one yeah that is a bad one

1:22:32Lewis Bowden:end up getting

1:22:33Reev:player of the season in fairness

1:22:35Lewis Bowden:literally the best player in the Prem there was method to the madness for that well that was my Gabriel one no yeah so what was the

1:22:42Reev:method to the madness

1:22:43Lewis Bowden:I thought under Amory and playing the deeper role he'd struggle and be a bit of an issue I've been true to know how many assists he got under Amaran. I think he did okay. Considering he played He played in like the eight. But we all said he's been playing out of position and that's why and as soon as he went in the ten he kind of exploded. And obviously as soon as he went in the ten you said he'd be player of the season. No. It was a stinker but we have him don't we? We all have him.

1:23:05Theo:Some more than others. I think across the board everyone's saying Daniel Farker getting sacked first. I didn't.

1:23:10Reev:But that is not a bad take.

1:23:12Theo:But it is. It's pretty bad take. I guess it is.

1:23:13Reev:He survived the entire year

1:23:14Theo:and there's been No, I crossed the board, mate.

1:23:16Lewis Bowden:I didn't say it. Lou did as well. I said Nuno first. Ka-ching.

1:23:22Theo:And then Wolves 11th, but we discussed that last week as well.

1:23:26Lewis Bowden:And I mean, that one, I've said I'm happy with that one. I'm more than happy with that one. Backhanded win. I just couldn't lose in that situation.

1:23:34Reev:What about Lewis Bowden? So, yeah, Newcastle finished above Arsenal. He said they'd finished third.

1:23:38Lewis Bowden:And Arsenal would finish fourth. So there's multiple ways that that's a stinker. They've ended up, what, 12th, 13th? 13 for figures yeah and him saying they'd win a domestic double that's worse than the

1:23:50Reev:quad

1:23:50Lewis Bowden:he's had so many for Newcastle

1:23:53Reev:and how they'd get

1:23:54Theo:through against Barcelona yeah

1:23:55Reev:do you think Lewis will learn from this and next season he'll start doing predictions based off like logic yeah

1:24:01Theo:definitely not or how Lewis has predicted Newcastle to win every game I actually think

1:24:08Lewis Bowden:he has got them top of the league and then Sunderland bottom right yeah

1:24:13Reev:I actually think

1:24:15Lewis Bowden:sorry I was going to say I think in the end they were second what was the game

1:24:18Reev:I think Lu or you predicted and then he reversed it and it was like the bang on score West Ham that was so good

1:24:26Lewis Bowden:I'm sure you'll remind us of even more stinkers and you won't bring up any of the good ones do you know what

1:24:30Reev:I really want to do at some point in the future is a pitch side live show and we'd bring you lot up and be like alright let's hear your stuff then yeah let's hear you talk football shall we we'll do quizzes we'll do your predictions

1:24:43Lewis Bowden:yeah whatever happens

1:24:44Reev:hot takes bad takes yeah we'll do that why don't we do that and see what see what you're about

1:24:51Lewis Bowden:see what you're made of I've seen the comments I got them faster than Tom no you didn't know because if you were sat with me I'd fucking smash it I like the ones

1:24:59Theo:where people say I got it straight away because it's the players on screen yeah

1:25:03Reev:also what you got 20 out of 20 predictions right alright son sure you did buddy yeah calm it down Roger that's right but anyways guys that has been the 25 It's in the world. Thanks for sticking with us all the year, guys.

1:25:18Lewis Bowden:I know we've entertained the masses with either stinkers or the occasional zinger. Zinger. You're welcome. Yeah. That's what I'm going to say. You're fucking welcome. That's right. We've been, I'll tell you what, we've been consistent this year, man. We've been banging. Loads of streams, daily uploads on all formats. Yeah, we hope you're glad with it because now we move into national. Our best season ever.

1:25:40Reev:Thank you for that. Yeah, shout out because every month, Shout out because No shout out Every month Pitchside Breaks Records That is true We're now the biggest show At the entire studio Of the fellas Yeah

1:25:51Lewis Bowden:Will they dispute that That's not true though

1:25:53Reev:I'm talking certified facts On views

1:25:56Lewis Bowden:I must say Anytime I do meet people Who know of me They always say I love the pod So

1:26:01Reev:You know what yeah

1:26:02Lewis Bowden:But I think they're on about A new pod that might be coming Oh

1:26:06Reev:Foreshadowing Foreshadowing There's a lot of haters In the chat But hey When we see you in real life you're pretty cool so

1:26:14Lewis Bowden:it's all good

1:26:16Reev:it's all good it's all good it's all good in the head it's all good good in the head anyway and also

1:26:21Lewis Bowden:do we sign off or also it isn't a joke I won't be at the bar yeah no

1:26:26Reev:that is actually true but you will be seeing a lot of Tom over the summer

1:26:29Lewis Bowden:yeah I will still be involved I'm still going to be working from England the truth we might as well address it because I've seen some comments yeah we can talk about it someone was right in the comments being like I had visa issues before and they were like we've just made that up no it's not a plot it is true I couldn't sort my visa out in time So I'm going to be in England Doing stuff Vlogs But I think it'll make the vlogs Pretty cool actually Yeah we'll have a yin and yang Of the vlogs Those three obviously Are all going to be out there Doing loads

1:26:53Reev:We'll dial you in on certain podcasts As well I'm going to try and be in On as many podcasts as I can And you've got your own show

1:26:57Lewis Bowden:Should we reveal the show? Yeah I'm going to have I'm basically going to be having A calling show So all you guys You're all going to get your opinions out Starting next week Yeah starting next week So think of Think of a bit similar to the Talk Sports Bar, that kind of vibe. But better. But better, because I'll be there, and Callum Fowler will be with me.

1:27:20Theo:Foreshadowing, foreshadowing, foreshadowing.

1:27:22Lewis Bowden:The foreshadowing for something next season that will be coming to Pitchside.

1:27:27Reev:What do you believe in? Fairies. Fair Rose. We're not going to Egypt, mate. Egypt?

1:27:36Theo:Oh, he's... Do we want to... Do we want to leak the name, Rick?

1:27:40Lewis Bowden:Oh! I'll see what I did there. Yeah, very good. Make sure you like, subscribe, raise five stars and everything. Let us know in the comments why Theo's a bald freak!

1:27:50Reev:What the fuck?

1:27:51Lewis Bowden:Bye!