THE BIG FOOTBALL QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2025!

27 Dec 2025 · 1 h 16 min · 35 chapters

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In short

A chaotic Pitchside Christmas Quiz (2025) featuring football chants, “Who is Santa?” player/manager images, player-guessing via yes/no questions, whiteboard trivia, anagrams of footballers, “How well do you know Will?”, and a final “what happens next” clip round.

Guests (hosts/contestants)

Reeve McGeevy, Thea Baker, Tom Garrett. They act as contestants against each other; “Santa” is a recurring quiz host character.

Guest backgrounds (from transcript context): Reeve is the reigning champion and is repeatedly mocked for learning chant lyrics online. Tom is a frequent contestant who starts on minus points and is challenged on football knowledge (and cricket/Ashes trivia). Theo (“Shrek”) is another contestant with strong anagram/quiz performance and some cricket knowledge.

Key claims

“Santa” rules that arguing with him costs points; the quiz is “made but not necessarily always correct.” Specific football knowledge is required (e.g., exact player names, “specificity” for answers).

Notable examples

Finish the Chant (Lewis/Bowden, Frank Lampard, Jamie Vardy, Man United glory), “Who is Santa” (Thomas Frank, Alexander Isak, Denzel Washington mis-ID), anagrams (Jack Grealish, Max Verstappen, Antoine Semenya, Ryan Gravenberch, Eddie Nketiah/Crystal Palace), Will’s surname “Lobster,” and a 60-second dash naming football grounds.

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Chapters

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Christmas Quiz Introduction

0:22 to 2:06

The hosts introduce the special Christmas Quiz and contestants.

“Welcome back to the third installment of the Pitchside Christmas Quiz.”

Quiz Rules and Setup

3:03 to 4:00

Discussion about the quiz rules and festive banter among hosts.

“Is that your Santa Claus impression by the way?”

Round One: Finish the Chant

4:00 to 7:12

The first round of the quiz starts with a football chant challenge.

“There was rumors going around that Santa Claus was crying for a long period of time yesterday.”

Continued Chant Challenge

7:12 to 10:00

Participants continue with the football chant round, sharing laughs.

“It wasn't even included in any of the lyrics.”

Third Round: Santa Claus Quiz

10:00 to 14:00

The hosts transition to a new round with images of footballers as Santa.

“Right, Reeve, you have outwitted Santa Claus there.”

Quiz Begins with Player Guessing

14:00 to 15:00

The quiz starts with participants guessing players' names.

“Yes, I got it right again Cole Palmer That is called Palmer.”

Rapid Fire Questions

15:00 to 16:00

Participants engage in rapid-fire questions about football players.

“And that is the final one of who is the Santa?”

Guess the Player Game

16:00 to 17:20

A game where players guess a Premier League player based on yes or no questions.

“To produce a will, you might need to help me because I don't know many things.”

Christmas Theme and Player Rounds

17:20 to 19:20

Participants discuss Christmas-themed player guessing and rounds with a lobster mascot.

“So that is gonna quickly refresh his memory.”

Whiteboard Round and Player Insights

19:20 to 23:00

The quiz progresses to a whiteboard round with player insights and discussions.

“Right boys, welcome back to a familiar round.”
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Anagram Round with Player Names

23:00 to 25:40

Participants guess football players' names through anagrams, leading to humorous exchanges.

“Will you be watching this on Christmas Day with your family?”

Final Questions and Wrap-up

25:40 to 28:00

The quiz concludes with final questions and banter among participants, including playful arguments.

“I will tell you this player is in the Premier League though.”

Anagram Quiz Round

28:00 to 30:11

Participants engage in solving anagrams related to football players.

“Give us a clue It was Reindeers Oh, Teane Reindeers Next one please Big White Smearing Fucking hell That is That's Ben Smeagol White It is not I don't know these Your buzz is not very good, Treve Not is it Just say it.”

Scores Update and Christmas Lobster

30:11 to 30:45

Scores are updated after the first round, introducing a traditional Christmas round.

“We have the traditional Christmas lobster here Oh tasty boy So this is a round we like to call How well do you know Will?”

Getting to Know Will

30:45 to 32:31

Questions are posed to see how well participants know their producer, Will.

“We have whiteboards out for this one, please Question number one is what is Will's surname?”

Will's Go-To Pint Order

32:31 to 34:09

Participants guess Will's favorite drink order during a pub outing.

“I can't remember if he's moved up there.”

Cricket and Ashes Test Questions

34:09 to 35:58

Discussion shifts to Will's past cricket role, leading to questions about an Ashes match.

“Theo, this is what happens when you socialise with people outside of work.”

60 Second Dash Challenge

35:58 to 39:26

Contestants take turns naming football grounds within a time limit.

“I think two points to Theo and one point to Reeve.”

World Cup Woo Round

39:26 to 42:00

Participants name countries qualified for the World Cup, with rules and lives involved.

“How many nations in the World Cup can you name?”

Naming Teams in Yorkshire

42:00 to 43:56

A quiz segment where Reeve names football teams from Yorkshire.

“Reeve, your options are Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Safe Hands, Lucky Dip, You Whoop.”

Scores Update and Intensity Builds

43:56 to 45:17

The hosts update scores and discuss the tight competition.

“So, after that round, things have got very tight and intense at the table, haven't they?”

Zoomed-In Image Round

45:17 to 47:29

The quiz progresses to a zoomed-in image round featuring football events.

“The next one Beast mode That is Oh fuck it's not That is I've got it That's Bournemouth Scoring against Liverpool Incorrect That is Plymouth Be in Liverpool Incorrect What?”

Debates on Specificity in Answers

47:29 to 50:06

The hosts debate the importance of specificity in quiz answers.

“I just saw the City kit, and I knew that was the Cup final.”

Misremembered Transfer Fees

50:06 to 52:23

Discussion on misremembered transfer fees and their implications.

“So, Colo Turo, top 10 centre-backs of all time.”

Christmas Day Arguments

52:23 to 56:00

Recap of past arguments about managerial nominations on Christmas Day.

“An opinion can't really be wrong, but that's a fact.”

Reviewing Points and Cheating Accusations

56:00 to 56:40

The hosts discuss the scores and accusations of cheating during the quiz.

“Right, so don't get a point for that then.”

Celebrity Football Club Supporters

56:40 to 57:50

The quiz round focuses on celebrities and the football clubs they support.

“It's called, What Does This Celeb Support?”

Guessing Celebrities' Football Allegiances

57:50 to 1:01:20

Contestants guess which clubs various celebrities support with humorous exchanges.

“The Wolf of Wall Street had a nice lass.”

Final Guesses and Revelations

1:01:20 to 1:02:30

The final guesses for celebrity football support end with a mix of correct and incorrect answers.

“Also, why would it be West Ham if you're not with Gianfranco Zola?”

Introduction to the General Knowledge Quiz

1:02:30 to 1:03:40

The hosts introduce the next round, a general knowledge quiz with double points.

“So, in traditional Christmas fashion, we are ending with the 2025 General Nozzle.”

General Knowledge Question Round

1:03:40 to 1:09:45

The hosts tackle various general knowledge questions, leading to competitive banter.

“Isn't that the club versus pitch side trophy?”

Controversial Scoring and Banter

1:09:45 to 1:10:01

Discussions around scoring controversies and humorous arguments between the hosts.

“Why wouldn't you just say that's wrong and then move on to us?”

The Christmas Quiz Round

1:10:01 to 1:13:25

Participants engage in a fun quiz covering a range of topics from art to pop culture.

“stop crying otherwise he'll take more points off you.”

Announcing the Quiz Results

1:13:26 to 1:14:25

Scores are revealed, and the winner is celebrated amidst playful banter.

“What is the name of the viral collectible toys that come up?”

Closing Remarks and Gratitude

1:14:26 to 1:15:18

Participants share final thoughts and express gratitude to listeners.

“Mate, imagine trying and still coming last.”
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Transcript

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0:00Welcome to a new episode of Pitchside with me, Reeve, Thea Baker and Tom Garrett. If you haven't already hit follow, why not tap that button right now for new episodes every week? And if you want more Pitchside, catch us on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram where you can find us by typing in Pitchside. Let's get into it. Ho, ho, ho and Merry Christmas. Welcome back to the third installment of the Pitchside Christmas Quiz. Cue the lights. Cue the lights. Cue the lights! Oh! Introducing our first contestant, he's the reigning champion! It's Reeve McGeevy!

0:48Welcome! Hello, studio audience! Welcome, my child! First one ever! Welcome, my child! Mwah! Okay. Sit down, you beautiful Christmas tree! Christmas tree! Eve.

1:04Introducing next. He is big, he is strong, and he is definitely, I can't say definitely straight. It's Tom Garrett. Oh, he's a Christmas cracker.

1:21Hello, my child. He didn't want to give him a kiss either. He didn't win. Tom, how are you doing this Christmas Eve? Why are you not talking Tom. It's not very Christmassy. The last, the most festive, the most beast mode. Theo, come on in.

1:49I'm cute Shrek. Welcome, welcome. Not quite Christmassy there Theo my child. You get what the holidays. I'm cute Shrek. What does that mean? Cute. That does not mean anything. Merry Christmas! Hey guys, it's a special Christmas quiz today! But before we get into it, Tom, a word from Dabble! Yeah, Dabble is the social sportsbook. It's just launched here in the UK and they've come in hot for Pitchside. So if you download Dabble and use the code PITCHSIDE, you get£10 in free bets, no deposit required. Just sign up, whack in Pitchside, and you've got a tenner in free bets to play with straight away!

2:29Easy money. Mate, you can use it on football, racing. I use it on the racing. Do you? Yeah. Whatever you fancy, weekend hacker, first goal scorer, a little bet builder, or even use their pick and feature all covered by the free bet flag. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And while you're there, have a look around because the app's actually class. It's fast, clean, social, and feels way more fun than a lot of other betting apps we're used to. If you want your£10, download Dabble, put the code PITCHSIDE in, and you're off. That's right, lads. 18plusgamblerware.org Full terms and conditions are in the description Down below Now let's crack on with the Pitchside Christmas Quiz Thank you man I'm gonna win Now I would like to say lads as always There are a variety of rounds for us to enjoy today There are buzzer rounds, there are whiteboard rounds There are frankly really silly rounds Happy Christmas Merry Shitmas You've been on the Olympic Centre haven't you I would like to say The budget for Santa's costume has went downhill despite Global's takeover.

3:30How do you feel lads? You're back again. Talk to me. Is that your Santa Claus impression by the way? Yes. What do you mean? I am Santa Claus you. No yeah sorry. I'm arguing with the ref, deduct points. I would like to say as always in Christmas tradition, this quiz has been made, but it's not necessarily always correct. Okay? So whatever Santa says, it's correct. If you argue with Santa, you shall be penalized with being naughty boys. A Christmas spank. Timing is amazing on this one. Anyone insulting the Santa Claus could also be duck-ducked at points. There was rumors going around that Santa Claus was crying for a long period of time yesterday.

4:07Is that true or not? Santa cannot confirm or deny. We can confirm it. Ready for Christmas cheer?

4:16Ready? Have you got buzzers? He actually spent a lot of the time around a couple of these. He's like, I'm kidding. I've never seen Satner hit it straight. Child. Shrek's not a child. Shrek's a grown man. Who the fuck are you talking to? You're talking over, mate. You fat wanker. Right, minus one point to Tom Garrett. Oh, no. Minus one point to Tom Garrett. As is Christmas tradition, Tom starts on minus points. You're a fat wanker who can't hit a golf ball straight. Minus two points to Tom Garrett. I think you look like a Zen pick Santa. What? Right, let's hear the buzzer noises. I just kept the one that was yours, I think.

4:59Mezman. That's so good. Mezman. You're a cute sweater. You're finishing your drinks. Oh, no, we have it. Lads, get a drink. Get your cocoa, because it's time for round one. I'm in love with the cocoa. I actually had a chocolate orange hot chocolate last night. It's part of my diet. Sniffed from that. Well, my good laddies, this round is... Shut up! Don't make me minus. Let's keep this competitive. Oh, no, not another minus. So this is a common game we like to call Finish the Chant. We played it last year. It was a great howdy-do. I don't know any chants. I don't go to football matches. This is a buzzer round, okay?

5:39So I'm going to say the opening lyrics. So we don't need the whiteboards? No whiteboards, buzzers only. I'm going to say the opening words to a lyric of a song of... but I sang at a football game and you just have to finish it off. Are you ready? Yeah, baby. Okay, question number one. I'm buzzing in early. Is it? He's really shit at golf. He's really shit at golf. Lewis, Lewis, Bowden. Lewis, Lewis, Bowden. Lewis, Lewis, Bowden. Paid loads of money for lessons and he's still really shit at golf. It is not. It is not. Fuck. I can't minus him because that's a guess. The lyrics are... That's Shrek's piss.

6:15That's what I'm saying, yeah. The lyrics are, Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik. It's not a whiteboard round. What are you doing? It's not a whiteboard round, you silly people. I've got a finished sentence. Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik. How? Oh, I like it. Oh, outside the box. Incorrect there, Shrek. Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik Leslie Chow. Incorrect. We come back around. Tom's back in. What a cha again. Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik. Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik Chow, KANG POW! Oh no. Right, so it's... Is it Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Chow, Chow? Tom gets a point, he's on minus one point.

7:04Okay. I would ask for you, can you put your scores in the top left of your whiteboard? I don't know what I'm on. You're on minus one. Zero. Are we giving a pen? Okay, now I've given away my good pen. Did you know that from the beginning? Were you just playing along for banter? Yeah. Okay, question number two. Super, super Frank. Big fat, big fat Frank. Big fat, big fat Frank. Big fat, big fat Frank. Big fat Frankie Lampard. That's a friend of the show. What shall you speak? That is not the answer. It wasn't even included in any of the lyrics. Super, super Frank. Super, super Frank. Super, super Frank.

7:41Super Frankie Lampard. Point to Shrek! One nil up early in the round. Well done Shrek. That's friend of the show, Dave. You better Shrek yourself before you wreck yourself. Ah, Shrek's friend of the show. You better pee yourself before you tree yourself. Next up. Treat people right, mate. Jamie Vardy's having a party. Jamie Vardy's having a party. Why does he have fucking work? That was me. That was me. I didn't hear any. Jamie Vardy's having a party, and I'm his best mate. Nope. Fucking shit. There you go, yes, tree Jamie Vardy's having a party Bring your vodka and your Charlie A point to the tree Shock, you get the Leicester chant right A point to the tree But he didn't know North London forever That's fucking suspicious You are in character We can go on together We're suspicious, man We're suspicious, man Number four, we have Glory, glory, Man United Shrek Glory, glory, Man United Glory, glory, Man United With passion, come on.

8:42With passion. Glory, glory, man united. And the train go marching on. No, no. Glory, glory, man united. Glory, glory, man united. Glory, glory, man united. And Speck spunked up my bum. No. Oh. Glory, glory, man united. Fucking hell. Glory, glory, Man United. Glory, glory, Man United. And Theo has a mum. All of them incorrect. We're going to move on. I know it. And the Reds go marching on. Point to Tom. He's now even. Are you sure about that? Yeah, two points. The train goes marching on. The train goes marching. Yeah. Yeah, that's incorrect. You're shit at God. Right, fifth and final one. Get ready, boys, because two of you might have a big advantage, and you've also had a year.

9:41Oh, I'm hoping it's North London forever, whatever the weather, these streets are our own, and my heart will leave you never. I'll blow you forever. That's so cringe. Run through this town. Yeah, he's right. He knew it was coming. That's a point to Reeve. I would also invite any of you to finish it off for a point. Final question. Don't know. I don't know. You got it last year. Right, Reeve, you have outwitted Santa Claus there. Thanks, mate. That's not hard, is it? You've got about one brain cell. That's a point off. Okay, no problem. Also, the fact that you've spent time learning the lyrics on YouTube is crazy.

10:14You don't even know the games, bro. Just because you're embarrassed. You're a shit fan. You're a shit glory hunting fan. Ladies and gentlemen, can you tell me your scores after round one? One. Minus one. I'm a one. What did you say, Treve? Two. Tree. Tree? Have some respect. That's Mr. Tree. Tree. You f***ing. That's another bleep. I'll allow that. Actually, Santa's been on a Zen pick, so he can't say that. Who is Santa? This is a buzzer round. Very exciting. No, it's not the boy who cried on the golf course, if that is your guess. No. Is it the boy who's absolutely shit at golf, even though he's had loads of lessons?

10:49Close. Not correct. In this round, we are going to be showing you... Is it St Nick? No. That is actually right. That's correct. In this round, we are going to be showing you pictures of... Oh, no, wait. Nah. I'm going to show you a variety of images of people, managers, players, everything, dressed up as Santa Claus. You have to tell me who is Santa. It is, of course, a buzzer round. Do we understand the rules? Well, let's get into the first question. It's a buzzer round, not white buzz. I know everyone's got white buzz. Fuck. Yeah. Peace, man. That was actually this one. Bruno. Dang, I've just got a longer buzzer.

11:29I kicked it first, though. That was Bruno. That's Thomas Frank, mate. By the way, I'll never win because I've got a longer buzzer. You might not be right. Thomas Frank's correct. Well done, that's a point of truth. Can I buy it that loud? Huh? What? I just go buzz. No. No, you have to use your buzzer. You gotta use your buzzer, mate. Them's the rules. You gotta remember what it is though. What is yours? Come on, next. Next question. That was actually that one, I'm not even joking. I'm so - By the way, I'm pretty sure Tom pressed it before. I feel like I heard Beastmon. I feel like I heard Beastmon.

12:00I feel like your buzz is shit though. Yeah, it's me. It was Tom. I'm shocked you're fucking favouring him because you're fancying, mate. That is Denzel Washington. Oh, that's what's me now. Incorrect, it's Theo. That's Alexander Isak. It is Alexander Isak. Theo, I will give you the opportunity to re-record your buzzer to make it more quick. Really? What are they? Cry more. Okay, there we go. On to the third one. Beast mode early. I know that. That is his name. He went to my secondary school. That is not him. Oh. but close you did right is that dan james santa yes it is my tree thanks um next up please

12:48that's um eric lamella it is not eric lamella close i did yeah no who is it i don't know who was it yeah is it you yeah i think i lost track it was three max killman fucking el tree yeah you're correct i thought that was the president of El Salvador. Next question, please. Beast mode. 100 % Johan Blake. That is not Johan Blake. Is it me or you? It's me. That is obviously Eric Cammella. It's not Eric Cammella. I'm going to be so keen here. That's Justin Clive, I don't know. That is very true as well. Tom, can you start getting something right? Because Treve is running away with this. I want to have a lead.

13:35He needs to get a leap He needs to get a leap for when Tom starts trying He said Denzel Washington That could have been right I thought it was a movie round Next question please Cry more Marmouche Marmouche, yes, correct He plays for the Pacers Marmouche is correct, next question Yes, I got it right again Cole Palmer That is called Palmer. Although I have a different name down here. So I was very confused. Yeah, we'll do that one next. Yes, Jacob Murphy. Jacob Murphy, but stop with the pre buzzers. That was cheating. I'm giving a warning there. Knock a point off then. No, that's warning out there.

14:19You're a bitch. You're a Christmas bitch. Minus one, minus two. All you do is act like a bitch. Maybe he's right though. It's not an insult if it's true. Fucking ass lick. Jesus. Point off for Shrek, I think there. Point off for Shrek. Take that point off, please. How about no? How about yeah? How about no? Point off, thank you. Four. Four. Otherwise, I'll do this all day. I will do this all day and I'll just wipe it on you. Good boy. Okay, next question, please. Yes! That's Jordan Pickford. That is John Pickford. No, it's not. That's the one for the boy in striped pajamas. That's shmuel. Do you want to pick if it is correct?

15:04He's got a movie round. Next one, please. Right. Right, that's Tom's one as well. And he is wrong. Yeah, Rick Treve's next. What the fuck? He said his brother. What did he say in his own video? Uh, Kunya. Say something, it's a video. Kunya is correct. And that is the final one of who is the Santa? Good round. I'm not sure if he's a kid. Watch it back. I will. Watch it back at Christmas with your friends. Tom, not at the races. You normally really speed off at the early stages. What's changed this year? You confused with the games? Stop talking to me. Okay. Can we have scores please? Well, I'm on six, but apparently I'm on five.

15:46Yeah, he's on seven. Seven to Treve. And Tom? I'm on minus one. Minus one to Tom. It is Guess the Player.

15:59I'm thinking of a current Premier League player and you have 60 seconds to guess who it is by asking me only yes or no questions. To produce a will, you might need to help me because I don't know many things. Wait. Right, okay. So I've got six players as option. Pick one to six. Four. Four? One. Two. Nine. Okay. Fourteen. That's not one of the options. Seven. Ah. Make it easy, man. Thomas, what number would you like? Eight. Not enough. Teen. Nope. 24. Nope. One. Yes. Right. Your time starts. Wait, what are you trying to do, though? You haven't established the thing. Who's first? You. Me. I have to ask me questions.

16:47You ready? Yeah. And your time starts. Have you ever cried on a golf course? Yes. Am I English? No. European? Yes. One of the top European nations. No. Norwegian. Yes. Haaland. Yes, Tom gets his correct. Who chose Haaland? And there's different difficulties out of the six and Tom got a very good one. So one is the easiest and six is the hardest. Right, Theo, you chose four, am I correct? Don't you fucking talk to him like that. Don't ever, ever talk to him like that again. He thinks that two is probably three. I'm gonna go with six. Well, you chose four. Seven. Right, okay, you've chosen. I'm here with six.

17:32All right. So that is gonna quickly refresh his memory. No, you picked six. You picked six. I'll do it. Oh my God, is that the famous Christmas lobster? Oh, Mr. Christmas lobster! And for this one, for Theo's round, I'm gonna call on the help of the traditional Christmas lobster. What did you say that? Theo does have lobster at Christmas, to be fair. Actually, no, I don't. I'm allergic to it now. After I got it. You're allergic to lobster? Oh, because he's eating it too much. He's so rich and posh. Shut up and do your fucking quiz. Are you ready? What did you just call him? Go. Do they play in the Premier League?

18:05Yeah. Do they play for one of the top six clubs? No. Do they play for one of the bottom ten clubs? Yeah. Are they in the relegation zone? Yeah. Do they play for Burnley? Yeah. Is it Ugu Chukwu, Wesley? No. Ugu Chukwu. Oh my God. Are they a striker? Yeah. Is it Fleming? Yeah. Oh well done! Wow! Well done! Oh my god, you didn't know who that was? I didn't know if I was going to be able to answer questions on him. That's kind of beast mode for me. Theo, well done, you have got a point! What number did you say? Six. That's the hardest. What number do you say, my child? I went to two originally, hopefully that's an easy one.

18:41Okay. Two is in the chamber. Are you ready? Well he hasn't asked Will, so yeah, it's easy. Oh, we're starting now. Rang the bell. Alright, am I currently playing? Yes. Yes. Do I play for a big six team? Hmm, technically no. Do I play for Newcastle? What do you mean technically no? Yes. Do I play for Newcastle? Am I a goalkeeper? No. Defender? No. No. Stryker? Yes. Am I a voltmada? No. Am I Jarnwisser? Yes. Cool. A point across the board there. They were shit. Well. Merry Christmas everybody. Now onto. The hell baby crazy. Now onto the next round. It's a personal theory of mine. Were they all strikers from the Premier League?

19:20The other options were Mike Cash. No, I had Arden. William Saliba and Jamie Gittins. Gittins? That's like a random one. So it's Fleming to be fair though. Right boys, welcome back to a familiar round. This is what Lewis thinks. I have a few questions. Oh my God, I want to shoot myself some shit at golf. I've brought together some questions and I've got the correct answer myself. You have to think, what would Lewis think? The answer is to the question. Get me off his golf course, I'm terrible. Whiteboard round. Where is Lewis? Yeah, where is Lewis actually? He's not here. He's crying on the golf course.

19:52He's on the golf course. That video's not out yet, though. So it doesn't actually make sense to people, by the way. A month in advance. Get ready, people. He cries a lot. This is a whiteboard round. So pens at the ready. Who is the biggest snake in football? So there's a lot of options out there. I've known Lewis to be a petty man. Going to give five more seconds on the clock.

20:19Three. Two. one and okay Tom reveal your board please easy I try Isaac by Tom I got Isaac Isaac by Theo I'm going to be free I originally wrote Ease but then I thought oh this show might get boring so I wrote sky sports key he's not a snake I mean that's what Lewis would say the correct answer is easing in with an easy one it is Ease but I would have also accepted dan ashworth so um both those answers as well no why would it be this interesting i have a similar situation would you have accepted theo because he never invites you out could be true well not me the santa claus gets invited i want to go for drinks with the crybaby that is true question number two we have who is the best player in brighton's history three five seconds on the clock three two one Tom reveal your board Louis Spence okay Tom reveal your board I've got Joe Weller Joe Weller oh good shot uh Glenn Murray all them incorrect it is in fact Grobb the infamous Grobb left Brighton top top clear Like Lewis Law, it's so sick.

21:41Love this round. Next one. We have question number... Three. Three. Well, seven, which is now three because I've fucked it. Six, seven. Write down a player who has played for both Man City and Arsenal. But if two of you have the same player, then it doesn't count. You have to get a niche one where you only have the player. No one look at each other's boards. So you can be the only one with your person's name.

22:10Five seconds on the clock. Four, three, two, one. You're actually better off going like not niche. You don't know anyone niche though. It's a game of tactics. Tom, reveal your board. David Seaman. Oh. Clichy. Clichy. Oh nice, Nasri. Everyone gets a point. I thought you were going more niche, so I just went with a really obvious one. Could have gone just out of my aura or something. Yeah. Right, question number four. I was going to go Richard Wright, but I thought I didn't want to flex on you. Question number four, remember to update your scores as you go along, boys. He doesn't even know if that's right.

22:41Oh, no. Question number four. Write down your answer. It's question number four. Think about it. Write down your answer. What? Write down your answer. Don't look at all the whiteboards. I saw that. Question number four. Everyone hide your whiteboards.

23:02Will you be watching this on Christmas Day with your family? No. Santa. No. Okay. Santa gets pissed. So for the fourth question, there's only one answer. Fourth, Tom. Mrs. Bowden's c***. Nope. That's a bleep and a blur, that one. I actually do have Fred West. Nope. Your answer. Nope, it is. How's Fred West not right? Of course, fourth is, of course, St. James's Park. And that finishes our round on that. Of course. Wait, that's not correct. Nope. You said fourth, write down your answer. Fourth, St. James's Park. Yeah, that's right. Wasn't it fifth St. James' Park? No, it was fourth. Can we remind us of the scores, boys, as we go into this round, please?

23:44Eight. Eight for Theo. Nine. Nine for Treve. What? Fucking hell. Just nothing, innit? That has to be a minus. That wasn't an insult. It's a bit inappropriate, though. Two for Tom on the comeback trail. Welcome to anagrams! We'll show you an anagram. It matches up to a player's name. Look at this. You have to try and guess who that player is and figure it out. We'll give you and a short amount of time to write down on us We'll give you a short. No, this is a buzz around. Oh my god

24:16One is that's a minus one is one point for Tom On the ground one I wasn't even talking Jack Grealish. Oh No, it's fucking cool. Wow. Yeah, it's Jack really. How did you get that so quick? I'm pretty good at these. On the thing was, Cigar Lake Josh and he got Jack Relish within seconds. Wait, wait, wait. I'm just trying to run out my points. Anagram number two. Eastboard. Premier. That's Max Verstappen. You buzzed before it moved. You buzzed before it moved. Theo? Me? Yeah. Oh, fuck. No, I... Okay, pass. I don't know. Yeah. Treve. Antoine Semenya. Yeah, that is correct, sir. Antoine? Antoine. Yeah, well done, mate.

25:00Anagram number three. Beast mode. Beast mode. I saw you crying in the rain on the golf course. That is incorrect.

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25:09That is so easy. What the hell? Can I actually do it seriously? I would put no one, you've guessed now, but you should do it seriously, because he's going to win. You're the only competition realistically. These might not get it. I'll give them, I'll give them just 10 seconds and then Tom's back in. Beast mode. Beast mode. I can't think. I can't see it. I can't see it. Can I have it please? Yeah, let him back in. 3, 2, 1. Tom's back in. It's Ryan Gravenberge. Ryan Gravenberge is correct! I think he's with V in the name. That's a great shout. Next question please. Is Hidden Tea Lake. Hidden Tea Lake.

25:50Who could that be? He is a football player. Are they all in the Premier League? I cannot tell you all that. I will tell you this player is in the Premier League though.

26:08He is a player who I believe has scored recently in fact. The lobster confirms. Some on this table rate this player and others do not. Three seconds left. He plays for Crystal Palace.

26:30Eddie and Ket here Correct Well done Oh wow That's a good try Next question On the anagrams please Such a try Tornado snail Cry mar her Tonali Tonali's correct Didn't say his first name Minus one I will give it But I would like Double names That is a fair point Apologies Next one Jittery Jan insider That was hard Lobster will I don't know who that was I don't think it was me to be honest I don't even know it That's Yannick Sinner No That is not him I don't have a D in his name does he I'll give you a guess And then I'll give you a clue I'll give you a nice clue

27:22Is it This would be clutch if you got this is a hard one, I think. Julian Clary. It is not. It's not Jeffrey Dahmer, Theo. It might be. It could be Julie Andrews. It could be Julie Andrews. Jeffrey Dahmer. That is not Jeffrey Dahmer. The clue is his name is rather Christmassy. Ah, that's fucking cool. Well, how we pronounce it. It is Gabriel Jesus. No, not bad. Not bad for no. How we pronounce it? Are you going to give us La Liga or anything or what? No. That's a big clue. I'll give you three seconds then we'll have to move on It's obviously Jesus 3, 2, 1 Give us a clue It was Reindeers Oh, Teane Reindeers Next one please Big White Smearing Fucking hell That is That's Ben Smeagol White It is not I don't know these Your buzz is not very good, Treve Not is it Just say it.

28:24Do you want to put your thing in? I'm wrong though. I thought it was Morgan Gibbs White, but there's no O. Morgan Gibbs White's correct! Where's the O? There's no O. Lobster? That is Gibbs White, but where's the other part of his name? Where's the O? There's no O. It should be smearing O. Oh, big white smearing. Yeah. Oh, big white smearing all over my face. That's why I'm on the iPod, so you're gonna point. I thought he was not even supposed to spell his name. That is a bit cheaty. I'm not going to lie. Santa apologises. Mergen. Next question. Strandland Jorans. Well, this is not... Oh, fuck.

29:04Not that one. It's Ronaldo Starbreds. Well, we've given a person away, but I mean, just say the name. Strandland Jorans. I've given a point because I said Strandland Jorans. Fuck it. We're on to the next round. I fucked it. Well done, lads. Strandland Jorans. He just got that one. Who's the last person? Champs on a go. Well, we're not finishing this round or what? We have lots of questions for all of them. Don't worry. But when it goes too long, we move. What was the last one, Ronaldo? Who was that? Who was Ronaldo? You have a go of it if you want. That one. Ronaldo, star reds. Give us a clue.

29:36No, Ronaldo, star reds. Make this the last one. What do you think? Give us a clue. I don't think we can give you a clue. Have you got this, man? You're good at these. I'm not. He's in the Premier League.

29:49I don't care Please 4 Arsenal Oh my god guys Come on You've got to get this I'm going to put 5 seconds of clock Beast mode Oh no it's not Trossard Trossard's correct There you go Right boys That ends the round of anagrams Can you update me On your scores please I'm a 4 Santa Well done you Christmas cracker Coming into labour Theo This might be your best start to a quiz ever Not picked up many minuses compared to past years either 10 points for Theo 13 mate 13 for tree So embarrassing Okay boys Well we've done the Lewis quiz But we hope of course This Christmas quiz is very different to last year Oh what's different about it Santa?

30:35We have the traditional Christmas lobster here Oh tasty boy So this is a round we like to call How well do you know Will? Oh hello Will has got together a few questions. We're gonna read them out. Let's see how well you know Will. We have whiteboards out for this one, please Question number one is what is Will's surname?

30:55Oh, don't be serious

31:00I'm gonna be serious. I'm gonna let him off Okay, and Reeve doesn't know it Tom, can you reveal your whiteboard? It's Lewis. Theo Lewis Treve Lewis And the answer is lobster Wow you can see who really cares about the producer Ok next on to the question is What shoe is he wearing right now? What's what? What shoes is he wearing right now? Covering your fucking shoes Inf

31:30For this how specific do they need to be? The brand The brand The brand? Yeah we want the brand If you know the actual complete design though I'll give an extra point because that's pretty fucking... I'll put loafers. That's crazy, man. Oh, I actually know what he's wearing. If you get the model or whatever, the specificity of it, that's an extra point. Right, Tom, reveal your board, please. Doc Martens. Doc Martens. Black hard shoes. I think that's black hard shoes. We're New Balance. New Balance. The shoes are... Doc Martens. Doc Martens! Do I get a black hard shoe or not? No, you do not. A point to Tom.

32:07I didn't put that. I just got a black hard shoe. Question number three. How old is he? Too old. I know this as well. See, you lot don't actually spend any time with Will. I do. You see, he actually cares the most about this show and these people. Okay. Tom, reveal your board. 31. 31. Oh, you're joking. 32. Just had his 32nd birthday. 31. He's the same year as me. 31. 31. Aha! Where is he from? Should be an easy one. Trick question. Where's he from? Where's he from? You know? Question I have is where's he from? Yeah, where am I born? Where's he born? Where's I from? Yeah.

32:50Hmmmm... Hmmmm... I can't remember if he's moved up there. Yes. That's an interesting one, isn't it? You've got five seconds on the clock. Four, three, two, one. No, hang on. Ah, no, time's up. answers are tom reveal your board sunland sunland sunland sunland sunland answers correct all around the board well he's that from brianley hill okay we're gonna go to this what is his go-to pint order oh so easy you lot won't know you don't go out with him

33:28i would say this is areas of tom's specialty why did you say that You've already had your answer written down, it doesn't change it. Also, it has to be spelt right. What do you mean? I think the answer should have to be spelt right. I don't actually know what the answer is. Christmas lobster? Fuck it, yeah, spell it right. Show me Thomas Garrett. It's a Guinness. Guinness.

33:54The correct answer is, of course it's a Guinness. I thought you liked lager. I do like lager, I just like Guinness as well. You're fucking - He's got one point on the wheel round. You don't socialise with him. I do. See, this is what happens - Theo, this is what happens when you socialise with people outside of work. I thought he was 32 or 31. What? Yeah, let's go this one. He played cricket, of course, in Australia, but what was his role? What was his role?

34:26What, like, what role in the cricket team? Yeah. Yes, correct. Okay.

34:38I feel like he's told me this. Sub. Christmas cracker. I think he was a wiki. Wiki. Batsman. I put number three. Batsman. We'll take Batsman, opening Batsman, but Batsman's fine. I was going to go opening Batsman. I thought you were three, not... What are you? One or two? Top order, top order back there And in 1 or 2, 3's wrong What? 3's wrong And we'll end it with this one Whilst on the note of I think number 3's wrong I don't know cricket That's fine Christmas lobster will say Because I don't know cricket My news near the top On the note of cricket We will end it on this Which Ashes test match Is Will going to see in Australia?

35:19In the city or the City's fine Cities are fine England of course Did of course win the Ashes Because this is out on Christmas Day congratulations we of course slammed them 20-0 okay i don't know what happened white ballad from tom brisbane brisbane melbourne and adelaide melbourne and adelaide first one from melbourne melbourne and adelaide doing both of them you know i get two of course i do it's a one point question i don't know the rules i didn't even know those two answers the answer is He's Adelaide and Melbourne. That's the answer. He doesn't get the answer. It's a point then. I don't get a point then.

36:00That's fine. Two points? I think two points to Theo and one point to Reeve. Yeah, thank you. Jesus, he's embarrassing. I'm going to fucking just fuck this off. This is what happens when you go out of them outside of work, mate. Okay. You've got two points on this round. So can we please update with where the scores are? Starting with Tom. Eight. 15. 19. Oh. I'm telling you what, this could get tight towards the end because now it's time for the 60 second dash okay it's time for the 60 second dash you're gonna have a topic which you will select the people picking will go from least points to most points what so tom will pick this topic first because he's on these points all right uh west brom players from the two no no i will i will read you out a few titles tom you can pick from it as many things you get right within that topic is a point it's a chance to garner a lot of points garner James Garner.

36:52James, that was one point. Are you ready to hear your topics? Yeah. So we have ground hunting. No, Garner didn't qualify for African. World Cup Woo. Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire. Safe hands. Lucky dip. You whoop. You whoop. Which one? Garner, you whoop. I'll have the ground one. Ground one. Tom, that is a very good choice for you. This is name how many grounds you have ever been to. Name all of them? Yeah. The team or the actual stadium name? Why don't we pick that? We've been to less than him. Yeah, it would be a bad choice for you, but it would be a good choice for him. But I guess other ones would be a good choice for you.

37:28Can I just say the team name? No, you've got to say the grounds. Got to be the stadium. The name of the stadium. Okay, ready? Are you ready? We might be quick to verify because Santa's brain is going to get confused here because he's going to listen very quickly. We don't have to validate. You have 60 seconds. This is going to be fucking ridiculous. There has to be a photo of each one as well to prove it. Okay, on the bell. Veltines Arena, Gristie Road. Emirates, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, White Hart Lane, Upton Park, the London Stadium, the Hawthorns, Molyneux, St Andrews, Villa Park, the City Ground, Bescott, Hillsborough, Vickery Road, What's Luton's called?

38:17Fuck. Can't remember. Home Park. Home Park, Home Park. Old Trafford. Etihad. It's going to get about 40. This is ridiculous. Griffin Park. Oh, fuck. What's it called? Ten seconds. Ten seconds on the clock. He's on 19. The Lamb. 20 points. What? The Lamb. The Farm. It's Tamworth Stadium. The Lamb. I can't think of teams. Time! You don't beat Stamford Bridge? How many was that? Oh, fuck. I'm gonna think of Stamford Bridge. Tom, you got 20 points. So I'm not gonna lie, that's pretty good. Wembley? I didn't say, I've done a millennium as well. I'm not gonna lie, on some of these, it's impossible to even get 20 points.

39:01So you have picked the perfect one for you there. How many points are you on now? 28. 28? Okay. Brilliant. Theo? What if you actually were proper fans and went to games, then you could get those? Well, we can't get that round. No, no, no. There's some way you definitely could get that many. The last one don't get relegated. There's some way you definitely could get that many. You could go in Europe. Theo, would you like to hear the categories again? We have World Cup Woo, Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Safe Hands, Lucky Dip and UWIP. World Cup Woo, please. World Cup Woo. Okay. How many nations in the World Cup can you name?

39:35Oh, that's so easy. This year's World Cup. This year's World Cup who have already qualified. What happens if he gets one wrong? Is he out? I think if he gets one wrong, you're out No way No, but he locks all the correct ones before it So he doesn't get one No Yeah Because we said a random statement We had no clue Because it's hard to I can't remember the whole game I feel like that might have been a rule But it's hard to introduce that now But then you can just say Exactly You can just name nations I'm not going to do that It has to be No, because you might get one wrong How about this? I'll give them lives So you have to try Change the rules for me Why don't you?

40:11Fucking hell. Well, it's a fair point. But it's fair. You could literally just name countries. But I'm not going to do that. You have to trust me. Yeah, but that means we trust you. You lie all the time. Pinky? No. Pinky? No. Pinky? Pinky who? Pinky who? No, you have to do... Lives. We give you three lives. You won't go over that. I don't know. If you... There's loads of teams here. They have to be qualified, by the way. Yeah, we're not giving any playoff answers. Oh, really? Okay. Theo, you okay? Three, two, one. Boo-woo. Stop it. England, no that's unfair, start again. England, France, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Curacao, um...

40:47Curacao, wrong, wrong, one lie. Shut up! That's one lie. No, this is such bullshit. That's one lie. It's Christmas quiz. That's one lie. You've got to say it properly. Theo, you're on seven, yo. Recommend keep going. It's Caraco, say Caraco. You've got loads more. I can't think, you're in my head. In your head. Croatia, Panama. That's a great answer. They're in our groove, aren't they? That's a really good answer. Oh, you like Colombia, don't you? You like Columbia when you go out? Wales. Oh, no. I haven't qualified. Out. Yes, they have. You're out. They haven't qualified? That's a life gone. Right.

41:18Scotland. Have they qualified? Yeah, they have. They're gone. Yeah, they're playing Haiti, aren't they? We've got... You could say that. I don't care. I don't know. Go on. You have time. I don't have any time. Go on. Go on. No one did that to you, you know. You did? You were going, oh, he's nervous. Oh. No, I didn't. You still have time. Is it still going? It's still going. game over in it five seconds five seconds say brazil what he said brazil america usa mexico and canada ah well done that's little n1 there 14 points to theo and what's that add up for for you now 29 29 you're right mate poor from you you know i tell you what that is tight it's to be fair like you literally could have done the exact same thing i wanted to play fair that's fine but he didn't.

41:5728 to Tom, 29 to Theo. It's tightened it right up. Reeve, your options are Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Safe Hands, Lucky Dip, You Whoop. I'm going to go You Whoop. Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire. That's a stinker. Stinker of a pick. You're going to have to name every team in Yorkshire. That is the worst pick. So before our name is Yorkshire one, I'm going to name you as what you could have had. Okay. Safe Hands would have been how many... Don't, because he's having time to think now. It's not really Safe hands How many Prem goalkeepers Can you name? Lucky dip would have been I would have decided on the spot And you would have been Clubs in the Champions League Group stage this year So you could have had a lot Yorkshire, Yorkshire Yorkshire Yorkshire football clubs You ready?

42:413, 2, 1 Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Leeds United Bradford City Fuck It's quite good though It's a good start Great start You're doing great honey Hull City No That's it Yeah, that's it on the list You're not counting We're counting Hull Continue We're counting Hull Humberside counts Does it? Yeah That's not fucking Yorkshire Have you said Liverpool? No, they're not in Yorkshire They are They're moved Middlesbrough No, Bolton's great in Manchester Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ah, you fucking idiot I'm not accepting that Ah, fuck There's so many What's the time check? 35 40 seconds.

43:25How many's he got? He's got five so far. Non-league. Think of Callum Fowler. Oh, Barnsley. Yes. Think of a bank. Think of a bank. Huddersfield. Halifax. Yep, that can give you that. Huddersfield. Is he winning? Halifax as well. Not anymore, I don't think. You am. Five seconds. Four. Skipton. Three. Keighley. Two. No. Yeah. You have eight points there at the buzzer. That was after the buzzer. After the buzzer, unfortunately. So, update your score please, Reeve. 27. Ah, he's bottom! Fucking hell. So, after that round, things have got very tight and intense at the table, haven't they? I gave you three at the end.

44:07Can we reveal this? I said America. Yeah, that is true. I gave you three at the end. Oh, you didn't even think of the host country. It's Mexico and Canada, America, mate. No, but they're the host nations. I said host countries. That's how you got it, you fat wanker, you piece of shit. Can I hear your three scores please? You will! I'm on 280. 28? 29. 29. 27. Fucking hell. That's quite beast mode. That worked out pretty cool man. Kenilworth Road, that's Luton Stadium. Tell you what, this is a fun round to go in when things are this tight. Because it is a zoomed in picture round! Buzz is for this.

44:44So this is all events in football that have happened this year? Yeah, yeah, yeah, cool. I'm going to be shitting. These are all significant events from the past year. Can we not do the top scorers from the 0-4 season or something? Okay, let's do the first one. Beast mode. That's Declan Rice's free kick against Real Madrid. How confident? Yeah. 10 out of 10. 10 out of 10. Tom, two points to you, mate. There you go. Get that down. It is, in fact, Declan Rice. That might win the Pushkas award, you know. Was that the boots giving it away for you? No, the socks. Real Madrid's socks, innit? Okay Let's go on to The next one Beast mode That is Oh fuck it's not That is I've got it That's Bournemouth Scoring against Liverpool Incorrect That is Plymouth Be in Liverpool Incorrect What?

45:31That's the year before Wasn't it? Was it? It's Treve left Really? That was January That was this year Shut up Oh that counts this year though Doesn't it? Treve gonna have to push This year of the season This year 2025 Yeah fuck That would You are right That was this year Is that Dominic's supposed to lie to 3K? It is not. Let's go to the zoomed out image. One point on the line for this. Beast mode. Dan Byrne against Liverpool in the League Cup final. That is correct. One point. And what a fucking header it was. I knew it weren't Prem because of the ball. I was just trying to figure it out. Okay, next one.

46:06Tom taking the lead here, is he? Yes, he is. Who will? Brian Moore. Thomas Tuchel being appointed England manager. Fucking hell Theo Well done Two far How'd you cut that From that by the way He's stance Okay let's go To the next one I heard beast mode But then who next Ronaldo Getting sent off Against Ireland I will allow that I will allow that Doing the crime Very good Two points to Mr Thomas I wouldn't allow that Yeah Why It was him doing the crime No plus me saying Doing the crime That was him getting sent off That's him getting sent off Like he's getting sent off there Also I buzzed before him You didn't?

46:46Oh you didn't Beastmall came through first Crazy Just because I've started trying And you're getting battered now I literally gave away two rounds Tom didn't play for four rounds You had a fucking 20 points In one question mate Yeah because I actually Followed my club home and away Okay Shall we go to the next one Final question this Primer Is that Florian Vert's Goal in the Community Shield final. Phil, you've absolutely cooked. You're on. I'm here, isn't it, me? Yes. It's Palace beating City in the FA Cup final. Or the goal. Eze's goal. Yeah, there we go. It's lost for the two. Two points for Tom.

47:27Fucking hell. Treve, what happened to you there? You're struggling on that round. No, it was quick. I just saw the City kit, and I knew that was the Cup final. Well, that was a huge round for the swing of things. Tom, who didn't really participate for the first three rounds. How many points are you on now? 35. 31. 31. Still in the race, Leo. 27, mate. Everyone's in the hunt. You know the rest of your race. Well, dads, this is the closest we've ever been. Ever, I think, at this point, with everyone still in it. Not too many minus points. The next round is a classic, what happens next? It's a whiteboard.

47:58So we will show you an image. You will have to tell us what happens. I love Christmas! How long we got into this round? What's your favourite thing about Christmas, Tom? Tell the world. I really, really love spending time with friends and family and getting pissed. That's lovely. And the food. And cranberry. The food and the drink is the main, but the food and the drink come hand in hand with socialising with friends. Yeah. That was a serious answer. Yeah, it was lovely. Sorry. It's Christmas too. Sorry, putting a double-ended dildo in my ass. That's what I thought about it. Yeah. Go on, Theo.

48:28I like going for a Christmas run with the family on the beach. That's nice. And then going in the water. Oh, lots of people do that, don't they? Christmas swimming in the sea. You go skinny dipping with your family on Christmas. We wear swimming trunks. You're so weird. Are you ready? We wear swimming trunks. You're so weird. We wear swimming trunks. You're so weird. We wear swimming trunks, I promise. Also, how's that the best thing about Christmas? You're fucking weird. Go on then, Reeve. I can't say yours, can I? Time away from you. Ah, yes. That's Christmas Eve. OK then. Are we ready? OK. So I go have an apple or something?

49:02Clip number one. Long career. Yeah. He is he should be up there. Well, do we do what he sees up there like yeah

49:10So Campbell, but we never talk about what happens next What happened next? Wait, not just what the clip is. No what happened next what what they said what they said what was said what yeah, yeah?

49:28On this page side Christmas day

49:35Okay. Yeah, you look good. Okay, Tom, reveal your answer. Theo said Kolo Torre should be considered in the top 10 Premier League centre-halves of all time. Like a fucking idiot. Yeah, why can't Kolo Torre be up there? Okay, Christmas Lobster, what are we saying about specificity? Yeah, you can't just put Kolo Torre. That's what I said next. Play the clip. Yeah, see. Kolo Torre. Is he in the top 10? Better than Torre, wasn't he? Yeah. Yeah. Is he in the top 10 centre-backs of all time? in the premier. No, he's not. What are we on about? So, Colo Turo, top 10 centre-backs of all time. Lobster, what's the ruling of just saying Colo Ture?

50:13Give them a point. How are you going to give that a point? You didn't want to give me the point for Ronaldo getting sent off doing the crying face? Well, we'll give you that. We'll give you that, but in future rounds, please be specific. You're a bitch. So specific to what the clip's about? So yours was good there. Yours was good. You said what happened next, but feel saying Colo Turo. We'll let you off the point there, but in future, you'll need specificity. I thought you meant word for word what they're about to say. That's fucking hard. Let's play the second clip. Ten best free agent transfers of all time.

50:43First place for me because of the success to come. Oh, he's a silly goose. He is because I remember what he said and it wasn't very good. The success to come. So, what was said next, ladies and gents? Oh, it's not that. I will put a nice 10 seconds on the clock. I've got it wrong. Right quick. I think I'm wrong, you know. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Tom, show your award. He said Harlan to City in brackets. He wasn't free. You fucking idiot. He wasn't free. What did you say, Theodore? I said Lloyd Kelly to Juventus. That's exactly what I said because I couldn't remember the actual one. Play the clip.

51:31Harlan to City. the most sought after player in world football he wasn't 51 mil he wasn't he was a free he wasn't a free he was 51 mil he was free how did you think he was free I always thought he was free I'm not him I'm Santa Claus but he always thought he was free for some reason it was just in his brain like that let me guess Will doesn't want to give me that because I didn't say the exact sentence point goes to Tom on that round can I make a claim for that statement I think that's the worst thing ever said on this show above Maradona couldn't hack it in the Prem and Trent sent him in. No, you've said worse than that as well.

52:04I think Leicester, I think Arsenal winning the league is better than Leicester winning the league as well as one by Roy. You said Hardaway on three. No, but he just got it. He just got a transfer fee wrong. I just remembered it wrong. I remembered it in my head wrong. It wasn't like knowledge. It was actually just lack of knowledge. You know what I mean? That's the other one. It wasn't an opinion. It wasn't an opinion. It was just a bad fact. That wasn't true. Yeah, misinformation. That makes it worse. An opinion can't really be wrong, but that's a fact. No, they can. saying Trent in an all-time Man United and Liverpool 11 in midfield is wrong.

52:34Objectively. What would you say on this Christmas day is the worst take said this year on Pigside? That. That's not a take. I think Carlo Torre probably. That was really bad. He said another one about a midfield as well. John Storns. Oh, no, not that. No, I think Carlo Torre's up there. Tarif? Or Reeves saying Brentford would get down. That's pretty bad. Yeah. I think Tom's saying Bayern Munich will do shit this season. They will do shit this season. Tom's saying Wolves will come 11th. Oh yeah, that is the worst. Yeah, that is the worst. That is age. They might break the record. That was unbelievably smart from me.

53:08Oh, Reeve also said Brentford would go down this season. I just said that. But you don't listen to people, you just think about yourself. He doesn't even listen to everyone. I've got fucking earwax on my ears. No you haven't. Your ears are up there on your head as well. That Wolves was a great double play. I don't even know what you said either. I couldn't be unhappy ever, could I? OK. That's player of the season said across the board. That was a bad one. Yeah. Who did you say? Van Dyke. Nice. Good one, mate. He's played well, hasn't he? Probably better. Okay, third and final one for what happened next.

53:36Let's see it. Don't get touchy, mate, just because it was wrong. My nomination is slot. You have to name three. Slot. It's slot. Yeah, I know. Yeah, well, it will be, but we have to name three. All right, slot Anjan Howe. What happened next? What happened next? Okay.

53:58On this Pitchside Christmas Day. Easy. It was a major event in Pitchside history. And give five seconds left. I'm just writing. You can explain it as well. You don't have to write every word. Yeah, when you turn the board. Fuck it now. Okay, good. Tom. It was an argument about manager of the season. and then we had a massive argument about Ange because me and Lewis claimed Ange should be nominated because he won the Europa League. Whereas Theo in particular was arguing about his league position. No, it was... We argued how stupid Tom is suggesting Ange could be Premier League manager of the season.

54:42That's exactly what I was on about. When they finished 17th. I put Theo and me a little bit exploding over the fact that he included Ange. Let's see what happened next. Ange. He said it as well. King Ange! I'm going to lose my skull! Thank you. Are you coming back? We can crack on now. Oh, he's going for a poo. By the way, this was for Premier League manager of the season, by the way. They finished 17th. They won a trophy. Not in the Prem. Not in the Prem. They won a Christmas trophy. Overall, I get it, if you're nominating him. It was a great... For manager of the season, you picked the team.

55:17He fucked the Premier League off to win a European trophy. It was brilliant management. For Premier League manager of the season, and you've picked a club that finished 17th. I don't even think it was a Premier League manager season. It was just manager of the season because we put Eddie Howe in who won a trophy. You kept adding in the words Premier League because it strengthened your argument. He's fucking shit, mate. He's been fired twice since that clip. Since that clip, he's been fired twice. That doesn't take away he had a good season. Unfortunately, Nani is getting the answer because the answer I have down here is Theo Storms out.

55:43We weren't looking for... I'll put Theo Exploding. We all get the right answer. That's crazy. That is so stupid. I'm going to the Christmas cracker over there. I mean, the Christmas lobster. I mean, I have Theo stomped out. Technically that didn't show the exploding and the explaining that you wrote. It was Theo stomped out, but we all stay the same. And that's the end of that round. Right, so don't get a point for that then. That's great. So after that round. Theo hasn't changed his score. From earlier as well. No, it wasn't. You're a liar. He's lying again. You can't. He's cheating. He's literally cheating.

56:14I got the first one right. He's literally cheating. I didn't put it on. Okay. He's lying. I've been watching him. If anything likes to be on 34. Santa knows who's naughty and nice, so I'll go back and check the VAR. Check the VAR. I mean, it's not going to matter. He's not going to win, is he? Okay, what's the scores? We have only this and one more round left. So what are the scores currently? 28, Santa Claus. Thank you, Tree. 38. 33. 33. Okay, very interesting. Right. Let's go into this round. It's called, What Does This Celeb Support? And guess what it's about? Celebrities who support football clubs Yes it is This is a buzz around So I'm going to say a celeb out loud Be quick on your buzzes You should have showed us a picture of him Oh you're saying it out loud Yes I'll show us a picture of him instead It says Lou to say names out loud Okay I'm from Burgundy Number one I said fire Beast mode Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur for Adele of course I just mentioned the film that he was in, Mainstar.

57:19Did he? Yeah, he has like curly hair. The Mina, the Zeller, the Santa Maria, I do it. It's me, what are you on about? I heard that, I heard Treve. What? Treve buzzed. Are you actually joking? That was Treve, but he got it wrong. Oh, I thought he was an Arsenal fan. It's me. Will Ferrell. Is it Will Ferrell? I just buzzed it. I can't tell you the celeb, yeah, but I just don't know. Aston Villa. Incorrect, but. Chelsea. Chelsea's correct. Well done. It was Will Ferrell, but he supports Chelsea apparently. I don't think that's right. It is true. That's apparently it. Number three. The Wolf of Wall Street had a nice lass.

58:01Had a what? Just no, say it. Manchester United. No. Reeve buzzed as well. Reeve buzzed, yeah. I think she might be an Arsenal fan. Incorrect. Yeah, Wolf of Wall Street had a nice lass and then he cheated on her with this lass and she got her tits out in the film. Whoa, that's fucking disrespectful. That's not, that's what happened in the film. Is it, I feel like she lived in Clapham, didn't she? So I'm going to go with Fulham. Fulham for Margot Robbie. How have you got Fulham? It's quite, you did explain how you got Fulham. Yeah, I literally just explained how I got it. Okay. I'm tired of these motherfucking snakes on these motherfucking plane.

58:41Beast mode. Samuel L. Jackson. I believe he is weirdly QPR. Incorrect. No, isn't he? Isn't Samuel L. Jackson? He's a Man United fan, isn't he? He is not. You're just saying that for every fucking person. To be fair, you would think you'd get some right, but... Truth?

59:03He's already exposed. It's of course Samuel L. Jackson. Is he a Liverpool fan? Is he a Liverpool fan? Any logic behind that? L? No. Samuel L. Because they take a lot of Ls, am I right? It is Liverpool. Well done. Very good one that. Nice mate, you're nearly on 30. Next one. Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. Sylvester Stallone's Everton. Everton! You never shone so brightly! How do you know that? It's correct. Just remember he went to Goodison Park once and he was on Masha Day. I have no idea who this is so I'm just going to say the name. Number six, Claudia Schiffler.

59:44What? Claudia Schiffler, cry one. Claudia Schiffer. Yeah, Claudia, obviously she's in Traitors. That is - That's Claudia Winkleman. No, I can't let him say it. That is Manchester United. Okay, you think about Claudia Winkleman? No, Manchester United. You said Man United. It's not Man United, no. Is she a Bayern Munich fan? No. Oh, you tried to be smart, didn't you? Can you tell me who she is? I've not, I generally have no clothing. How do you know that? because I'm - Oh, is she an actress? Should we show you a photo? Yeah, can we have a photo? I feel like photo has to - No, Tom has to guess before a photo.

1:00:18He's a buzz chair. Yeah, it does. So it's fair. I'll have a cut. All right, give me fucking - Where's she from? Can you buzz please? Beast Mode, do you buzz again? She is quite famously a Plymouth fan. Incorrect. Can we have a photo of - How do you know she's a blonde model? How do you know that? She's a German model. How do you know that? Why the fuck did she come to your mate? Britain. Who the fuck is this? Mr. Lobster. What the fuck is going on in your head? The reason she supports this club. You traditional Christmas lobster. Cry more. Yeah, I got it. Yeah. Yeah. Can I do it? Yeah, say it then.

1:00:50That is Dortmund. It is incorrect. She obviously supports Fox. She went out with a player, didn't she? And that player played for Barcelona. Incorrect. This is the last one. This is the last one. There's no more guesses after the second round. There is. Of course not. We'll have gone forever. This is the last guess. We'll have to go. What answer haven't we had? Man United. No, can I actually, I can actually tell you who it is. I've already said Man United. You're not gonna get a point for it. Man United's wrong. He's already guessed it. You're not gonna get a point. She went out for Gianfranco Zola, she supports West Ham.

1:01:19Fucking hell, you're actually right, but you're not getting a point. No. It's Brentford anyways. No, we can't keep going around forever. Also, why would it be West Ham if you're not with Gianfranco Zola? I don't know, they're meant to can't, yeah. Right, let's go on to number seven. I don't know who this is either, but I recognise the name. Lee Westwood. Oh! That was me! I pressed it before! I know but it didn't buzz! That's me! I know but it didn't make a noise, you need to fix it! That's me buddy! Hello? Hello? It's Newcastle! No, that's wrong! No, wrong! Nottingham Forest! Nottingham Forest, he already buzzed.

1:01:51Okay, final one! We ready? He's buzzed? Pre-emptive! It's me and Cleafer and it's West Ham. Fucking hell! No! I don't know how to act with this person. This person had the cringiest, cringiest video that I brought up on the pod. It was fucking awful. She was singing. Was she singing about the... No, I've got it, I've got it, I've got it. No, I've got it, I've got it. What, mate? You're out. I have to joke. Let me do it. No, you're bust. You're bust first anyway. Oh, no, it is. Is it Arsenal? Arsenal's correct. It is Anne Hathaway. You don't have to say who it is. You've told me to say who it is.

1:02:29Anne Hathaway. That is the end of that round. and the points are what? We should shut up when you're out. The points are what? 30, Santa. 30? I've got two. 34. 42. 42. Jeezy peeps. So, in traditional Christmas fashion, we are ending with the 2025 General Nozzle. Nozzle? Nozzle? The General Nozzle? General Nozzle? General Nozzle? The General Knowledge Quiz. This is Buzzer and it is double points. Cue the lights. Oh, right. Oh, hang on. Pardon me Double points Caveat, this is all from 2025 Yeah Coolio bro Your daddy was home when you left, you right Your mama was home when you left, you right Your fish, your mother, your brother, your sister They were home when you left, you right Fucking hell, Tyler Thank you, leg The ACL's working Yeah, it's working good I left my home Okay, boys This is it I don't what is it bright words or buzzer?

1:03:31We have 10 questions 11 questions maybe 12. I don't know we have some questions in this category some questions This is it the Christmas trophy is on the grabs on the grabs on the grabs on the grabs We have it right here. Isn't that the club versus pitch side trophy? Yeah Nice Christmas trophy. No it's the Christmas trophy mate. The famous Christmas lobster trophy. So put an elf in it or some shit, mate first question first question Adolescence was the Netflix show People Couldn't Stephen Graham No Netflix show People Couldn't Stop Talking About But what was He didn't have any cuts in it He's buzzed There's a singular take Incorrect But what was the name of the actor Who played 13 year old Jamie Miller What is this?

1:04:18What is this? I don't know I can't even guess I don't know the answer Is it still Stephen Graham? Oh I know it, I know it. It's Fred West. Incorrect. Just go to the next question. He won an Emmy. He did win an Emmy, yeah. No one knows a fucking 13 year old's name, Will. There's Christmas Lobster, that's not Will. This is Orn Wilson actually. Orn Cooper. Orn Wilson! Wow. Playing a 12 year old. Question number two. In April, In April, an all-female crew, including Katy Perry, flew in Jeff Bezos' Yeah, they went to space. You need to stop coming in early, because you're not going to get the question, Theo.

1:05:04Incorrect. And she fell over on the ground. Including Katy Perry flew in Jeff Bezos' rocket. But how long was their flight? We'll do closest wins, Theo. Okay, fine. Between you two, because Theo. You've already buzzed out. You've buzzed out. What do you mean? This is why you need to stop going early. 14 hours. 14 hours. The spirit of Christmas, let me back in. No. I can't. I bet you'd let him back in, wouldn't you? Well, you wouldn't buzz early. Santa fucking liquor. Minus one point to fail, please. That's bullshit. What'd you say? 13 hours, though. So you get to your advantage going second when I buzzed in first?

1:05:36I'm going 20 hours. It's just a fucking weird Christmas work. You might be right. It could be longer. It's not. You were both ridiculously far off, and you'd be wrong anyway. Two hours. It was 11 minutes. So that's a point for you, Kreef. Number three How can you get a point for being 13 hours off? Yeah that was mental What was the name of the vampire movie About a pair of twins It was The lesbian vampire killers No What was the answer on the vampire movie About a pair of twins Smoke and Stack featuring Michael B. Jordan Sinners Sinners is correct You're so weird You only get these questions right Because you don't fucking watch football On Monday said They're not getting points These are double points remember So how many points did you put down there?

1:06:26It's double points remember Yeah yeah I've been doing double Next question Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest? Beast mode It was Oh fuck It was It was Austria Austria's correct I thought it said Australia Austria's correct Yeah I thought it was Australia I had a bet on it Because my mate's sister lives in Austria She loves Eurovision Number 5 Love Island celebrated It's 10 year anniversary This June But who won This summer's series I don't know I don't know By the way This is embarrassing If you know this Molly No you need more than that You need the two Two people Yeah Molly and the blonde guy With the beard No Tom Clare Molly Tom Clare Molly and Tom Clare That is incorrect Oh I actually know it It's Casey and Gabby Incorrect Oh it's a bit bad To know that Well I didn't Yeah neither do I Fuck I don't know the answer Just this two names.

1:07:19Wait. Steve and Jane. That's actually correct. Steve and Jane is incorrect. Who was it? I haven't got a clue for this. It was Tony and Cash. Oh yeah, it was. Fuck. Tony? Yeah, the American one. Yeah, she's just that fucking annoying b****. Go on, carry on. That's a bit harsh. There she is, trust me. Number six. Theo, this is you. Okay. This is all you. Buzz in early then. Don't go early. Oh. Or maybe go early. I don't know. What the fuck do I know? All right. Taylor Swift broke the internet when she released her album but what if you take this question off Theo

1:07:58can you sign the rest of the question I cannot oh fuck what did she do she did something didn't she oh yeah she she got engaged incorrect are you not buzzed in okay you're in Michael Jackson incorrect Theo, you're free reign for this. This is embarrassing if you don't agree with it. So Taylor Swift broke the internet when she released her latest album, but what was the name of it? Oh, fuck. Oh, you're joking. Theo, you were ranting and raving about this. Isn't this your most listened to album? It's up there, but I don't know what it's called. You loved it. Oh my god. Uh, what's the song? I haven't listened to it in like two weeks.

1:08:34I've got the answer, by the way. Theo, I'm going to put ten seconds on the clock. Is it something like Wildest Dreams? I'm going to need... Is that your guess? Yeah. Yeah. Incorrect. I don't think we're coming. I don't think we're coming. No. The answer was life of a shore girl. Wait, I was just about to, I haven't got my second time. We haven't gone second time round. His wasn't even a guess. He just did. I wasn't going to count it. Yeah, I didn't actually think that was correct, by the way, just that. I actually did know that. Can I have the point? I did know that. I can't really do that at all.

1:09:04I've got it though. I've got bad memory. I'm really surprised you didn't get it. That was literally specifically designed for his arms. Yeah, I know. I couldn't even remember how the song went, but now I can. It's quite hard when it doesn't work. Next question. Got on too tight. Which budget airline's advertising slogan went viral? Be smart. Jet 2. Oh, you're a fucking nerd, man. You're such a geek. Could have made up a funny answer. Yeah. What do we do for this? I'm here to win, mate. Jet 2 holidays. It's not all right for other people to try that. No, it's not. Well, no, because then you shouldn't know that.

1:09:33Nothing beats a Jet 2 holiday. Oh, well, yeah. Well, now you get the two points. But you shouldn't have known that, technically. Yeah, two points. Thank you. What? What? So you didn't get the right answer, and you just gave him points. No, because now he's got it. But I wasn't going to tell him what the slogan was. Why wouldn't you just say that's wrong and then move on to us? Because he was technically one point with Jet 2 but Olsen wanted the slogan but I hadn't got to that point in the question. Yeah, well, his answer's invalid. No, it's not. No, he said it's not. He can't say his answer. Basically, if Theo would have said two shots said I'll get two points, stop crying otherwise he'll take more points off you.

1:10:03So if Theo would have said showgirl for the last one which is technically in the album answer, you would have let him continue. The question here The question here was, what was the airline? What was the slogan? He said jet two. So I was looking to him to see if it was one point or two point or wrong completely. And he said slogan and Tom caught on. Cool. I like that. Reeve, you bottom mate, get over it. I'm actually joint with Theo. I've not even got one right. He doesn't care though. You actually really care. This one should be easy. Yeah. Oh yeah, sure buddy. Should be easy. Which world famous art gallery was robbed?

1:10:38The loom. I mean, that's obviously mine. It wasn't yours, Theo, but you need to do a better buzzer, because I don't know if there's a delay. Yeah, I think, yeah. I don't know what you're looking at me for. Oh, there's not. There's not really. Okay, well, buzz quicker. Right. It's because it's a shorter. Get ready. Get ready. Get ready. Oh, you're just... Number nine. What are the two numbers that went viral towards... CriMo 6-7 Correct Theo you get 67 points for that Do I see? No You get 2 points Ree's last He's a fucking dude Number 10, what did Oxford University press? Isn't it Fuck, I was just saying Rage bait Yes, you told us about this Two points, Theo.

1:11:33Which 90s rock band reunited for a tour? That's me! I've heard Theo. I swear to God, I've heard Theo. I heard Theo. I heard Theo. That's me. You are joking. I heard Theo, I swear to God. It's Oasis. Oasis is correct. Number 12. Which fictional cartoon character announced her pregnancy live? Beast mode. Wait, did you say fictional? Yeah. Fictional cartoon. It was Peppa Pig. No. Fuck man. Um... You bust as well. You bust! Stop doing that face! You bust! I know you bust! Wasn't it... Marge Simpson? No! What's the rest of the question? Which fictional cartoon character announced a pregnancy live on Good Morning Britain?

1:12:20Cartoon. That is so weird. Good Morning Britain? What the fuck? Katie Price? What's that? Roxy Mitchell. No. It's fictional. Bunny from Looney Tunes. No, but we'll do one more round. Did you say cartoon as well? Fictional cartoon character. Oh, it was cartoon. I'll give you both one more guess.

1:12:49Paddington Bear. No. You had a sex change. Allegedly. Betty Boop. No. Tom, when you said Peppa Pig, was that just a guess for funny? No, I think I've seen something about it. Is it Mama Pig? It was Mama Pig. Oh, come on. I mean, I know, but it's not Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig's the lass, isn't it? Or the baby. The lass. Called Peppa Pig at the lass. All right. Last question, boys, of this Christmas quiz. Wait, this is worth 10 points, no? Or 8 points? I think he's 10 points clear. It's worth 8 points. Wow. It's worth 6 points. You're on fucking 107, man. What is the name of the viral collectible toys that come up?

1:13:29Be smart. LeBooBoo's. LeBooBoo's is correct. I don't even know what they are. I was going to say Lego. What are they? What's a LeBooBoo? They're like the little toys. They're like little furry. Type it in. I've seen a South Park episode on it. 100 quid? 350 quid? Yeah. Why are they so expensive? People are idiots, aren't they? Just viral, innit? Right. Is that it from the UK? So, ladies and gentlemen, Reeve, can you please show your scoreboard? 34. Theo, can you show us your score? 107. Don't believe that's true. He's added the 67, though. And Tom, with the highest amount of points, is on 50. In classic Christmas tradition, Theo is objecting against the winner.

1:14:16Reeve, I would like to offer you the opportunity to hand the trophy over to the new champion. Do you have a second place trophy? No. Who did come second place? Me? Reeve came last and he tried really hard. Mate, imagine trying and still coming last. So Tom, please rise. Ah! You tried. I picked the Orcs it. You tried. Oh yeah, you did that on purpose. And the winner is Thomas the Cracker Garrett. I'm helping, it's not chance otherwise. Merry Christmas. Speech? No. I knew. About who? Right.

1:14:55Yeah, that is the Christmas quiz, guys. Do you have any final words? Do you have any final Christmas words to the masses back home? Shout out to people in the 1 % club, man. I hope it snows on Christmas Day for you all. Thank you for all the support this year. Thank you. I am the Oracle. Goodbye. Ha ha. Wankers. Wankers. You don't care about the fans. You made it to the end. Well done, you. And if you haven't already hit the follow button, why not? Tap it right now for new episodes every week. And if you want to see more Pitchside, you can catch us on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram by typing in Pitchside.

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