“It Will Come Good!” Will Spurs Turn It Around? & Why Arsenal Win The League By 15 Points! | EP. 423

0:00Chris Stark: Hello and welcome to that Peter Crouch podcast brought to you by Paddy Power. I'm joined as always by Sids and Chris Stark. How have you all been guys? Is it a nice weekend? Oh, I've had a really good weekend. Yeah, really good weekend. Off the back of the high from this man at the back end of last week. Yeah, brilliant that, by the way. Really, really interesting day we had. Very interesting. Yeah, we can't actually say how the forfeit went. Well, yeah. It was a day. I would say it was a, I really enjoyed myself. Chris, you didn't. Me and Sid, we had a great time. I loved it. Well, you know what?

0:32Chris Stark: We also had a little pod outing afterwards. Obviously, you know, we will reveal exactly what happened with Chris, his comedy event. But with regards to our evening, great to have the boys and the pod crew for a kind of, you know, pre-season or more of a, I don't know, an early season piss up. Yeah. Yeah. It was what we do, obviously. You know, go and do the comedy thing, which was the forfeit for me. And then we go out to the pub. My favourite bit of the whole evening was the walk to the comedy club, which was like Katie Taylor's ring walk. Brilliant, mate. It was amazing, wasn't it? We had a Guinness in hand.

1:14Chris Stark: Yeah. Can of Guinness. We went old school, didn't we? It was the ring walks of ring walks, wasn't it? Yeah. We went old school. I can't remember the last time I walked down the street with a can in my hand. I've got one for you. What about this? You're going to forget, I think you're forgetting what happened. Tell me. How are you going to navigate? Were you here for this? Oh, fuck. Because we filmed you. Well, let me tell you this, right? We were walking, right, to Chris's comedy event. Yes. We're walking through London, specific part of London, and we went past a delivery driver and he was facing that way and his box was on the back.

1:52Chris Stark: I don't know, I assumed it was a pizza or something like that. and it was very quiet and they farted. On the pizza box, right? And I went, oh, do you remember? We went, oh, you dirty bastard.

2:08Chris Stark: Do you remember him farting? And it was so loud and I thought, it's on the box. It's kind of, it's about to be how they keep it hot. There's hot box in there. I couldn't believe it. And we said, you dirty bastard. We heard that. And he went, all I heard was... And he just went off into the night. Could not believe it. The sound of like... No, it was a proper like... On the leather, you know, like... And then it was like he went... And then it went, you know, they start... And he goes off. It was the way you shouted, you dirty bastard. I mean, you could, well, you listening right now, if you had a pizza at some point in the last week.

3:00Chris Stark: That could have been you. That could have been you. Never would they have known that this podcast sort of saw the moment. Someone's oblivious out there. Totally oblivious. But you know what was so funny, I remember seeing it, because obviously it was all said in jest, you know. But his face, right, I watched him. I could see his face, and he just had a little chuckle. He had a little chuckle. He had a little chuckle. and then went off into the night. Oh, can you believe it? What a moment. Oh, wait. How good was the comedy club, by the way? Yeah, loved it. Don't go into too much, but that venue, that's the first time I've ever been to a comedy club.

3:36Yeah, bigger than what I was told it was going to be. Loved it. Far bigger, yeah. I would go back. I felt for you. I'm stressing again.

3:43Chris Stark: I felt for you, man. I was sweating. I was sweating for you. We were nervous, me and Tid. Yeah, that was, don't normally see you flustered or nervous, but you was, that was not good. Flaps down. That was flappy. He was quiet. That was flappy. But we're going to... Like, what's the plan here? We've got a little trailer that we're going to play to you at some point to sort of... Should we play that now? I feel like we've talked about it and get straight into it. It's intimidating. It's like being what I imagine what it's like when you die. I'm scared. It's going to be the longest ring walk in history.

4:16You wait till light comes from New York State. Oh, shit. And I have booed in boots. He's fucked.

4:29Oh, mate, it brings it back. Wow. It brings it back. I'm going to say that we had a spell, didn't we, before you come on, and we was scared for you. We was honestly, we were genuine. I was like, I'm not sure he's going to be able to do this. They had someone brilliant on before. He was good, yeah. He was good. They did. but it was very good yeah my favourite was do you remember there was a luckily there was a few people in there that sort of like obviously listen and this was a surprise they weren't expecting that's right um my favourite was one lad who walked past us just before we went in and he was like oh

5:10Chris Stark: shit this is the forfeit isn't it and he was buzzing yeah well he said he said i knew i was coming to a comedy club like soon and he said i wonder if it'd be my one and can you it was How about that? Yeah. He was buzzing as well. Yeah. All to be revealed soon. Sorry, lads. I just want to ask you something. We got a coffee earlier on and you don't even got to give your name over. Does anyone give different names? I have done. It was a bit harder for you, but yeah. No, I have done it. You've done it, yeah. So today, I don't do it very often, but when I've done it today, I said Sylvester. No, you didn't.

5:43Chris Stark: I swear. You said it on your own. I'm from my own. I'm from my own, right? Can I have a flat white? He said yes. and then for somebody but before I say the name I just whoever I just think of right for at least one I had two people that came into my head right this is really really strange one was do you remember David Burroughs the fullback of Coventry right but I thought I can't say David because that's just basic and the other one was Mikkel Silvestre right so you've gone with Silvestre yeah but I said Silvestre instead of Silvestri obviously I just said Silvestre amazing that is amazing and then you sit down and then they go Silvestre Do you know what life's about, Sid?

6:22Chris Stark: Small wins. It's about small wins. Do you know what? No one else is happy with that. No one. But you are. I am. And that's enough. It's all that matters, yeah. Did you have to spell it? No. No. Thank God. Imagine that. Thank God. So I didn't know. Did anyone else do that? No? Just a few. I've done it. You do that. Yeah. I've done it. Yeah. But I don't pre-empt. I pre-empt about what I'm going to say, but it's like, if I just get, whoever I get into my mind, that's the name I'm willing to describe do you know what's funny I reckon as a podcast we should do this if you're listening you should do this right just give like a random name like so maybe of the opposite gender that'll throw them right so so what are you going to say you can't not call it out right so I'll just go it's Debra yeah and just see it's Debra that's a good point just go they can't not shout that out they can't that's my name what What?

7:17Then aren't we going down the old school, really immature thing of getting them to shout certain names? Yes, please. That will be okay. Bend over.

7:25Chris Stark: Yeah. Do you know what I mean? They don't really do last names. They don't do. It'd have to be an interesting person. The only way you'd make that work, if two of you are getting a coffee, so the first one in the queue goes, Ben, and you just hope it is some synergy with it. Yeah. Well, listen, it's worth a go. It's worth a try. Film it. Get it back to us. What would you like this to be? Would you like it, Sid, it sounds like your thing now. Would you like it to always be a random footballer?

7:52Chris Stark: What about, it could be like the one name, Ronaldo. Do you know what I mean? If you just said Ronaldo. Yeah.

8:02Chris Stark: Bebeto. My name is Bebeto. Brilliant. You get loads of that, couldn't you? Raul. Yeah, let's do it. There's got to be loads of people that do this. I don't do it very often, but when I do it, I come out walking and I was just giggling to myself. It's the best. I love it. You're thinking, what is this character on? Best ever. Okay, good. So many. Think of the Brazilians you can have. Like, seriously. Janinho. Imagine they call out. Janinho. Can you spell that for me, please? No. You're right, though. Give it a bit of flair. Fucking brilliant. Change your day up a little bit. Change it up. Imagine the bounce you come out of that coffee shop with if you're like Adriano.

8:50Chris Stark: Oh my God. Kat's noticed that. It's one of the best games I've ever seen. Okay. People go on coffee breaks with their mates. Please, someone film it just when they're getting the collection of the coffee. Oh, brilliant. Oh, Sid, I'm a big fan of that game. We need to patent that because that's a global game now. That's a global game. So yeah, tag us in. Take the video, tag us in. Let us know if you feel like being a Brazilian footballer for the day. Please let us know. Yeah, please. I had an interesting weekend. My little boy has been on at me non-stop right for, he got a little buzz cut over the summer, but he's been on at me about Phil Foden.

9:32Chris Stark: He wants like a little line in it. I gave in, I was on my own with him, and obviously it's not what Ab wants. So I took him to the Turkish Barbers. So did you tell Ab that you was going to do this? or not? I said, look, this might happen. Did you get the nod? She didn't green light it, but she didn't. Okay. She didn't. Brilliant. So I went for it. Yeah. Have you been, by the way, unbelievable, when they give you like a massage and a facial and like. The best. And like. You mean a hot towel and stuff? Yeah, and he's burning my ears and stuff like that. Yeah, yeah. Oh my God. Oh, you had one as well?

10:05Chris Stark: Yeah, because Ab says I've got eyebrows like John McCurick, you know?

10:11Chris Stark: Yeah, she says your eyebrows, that's just, I've never trimmed them. Do you know, if you ever treat yourself to one of those as well, the massage they give you, so how I've had it is like you get the hot towel and you put, they almost, you have your arm just nonchalant on the side like that, right? And then they take it, whack it over a knee and just start like... I couldn't believe it. Yeah. Pummeling it. That's what I have. Got my arm pummeled. Yeah. I couldn't believe it. I loved it. I really think it's like, you know in football where you let them know? Yeah. I really feel with a barber when they do that, it's like, I'm the man here.

10:45I've got the blades, you know. I'm beating you up. Especially when you're vulnerable,

10:51Chris Stark: your neck back and things like that, you know, with a big towel. They're flicking that blade around. Like, I'm fucking in charge here. Just let him know early. But I would say it's a great experience. Really enjoyed it. The only thing I've got really for my weekend, it was a fairly average weekend, was my wife went on a bottomless brunch, but at a curry house and if we had a games backboard I would put it on there I think because I wasn't aware that you could get you know you can do bottomless brunch with pretty much anything now I don't know if you're across what's happening in that world you get a garage bottomless brunch an R &B bottomless brunch there's anything you want bottomless brunch her and all the other girls went on a curry one there at 2 o 'clock in the afternoon didn't come back until midnight I mean that is a great day out isn't it let's be honest like having a ruby like having a ruby like one and having loads of beers it's also very dangerous isn't it it's got a recipe it's got a recipe for disaster a ruby and then all the beers after like for the women it's going to be like a prosecco it'll be prosecco won't it bottomless bottles of prosecco after Rogan Josh everything works quicker as well after Rogan Josh don't you know fucking hell go free like a Porsche

12:10oh god

12:11Chris Stark: I can't have an arse like a dragon's nostril. Oh, no. I think she had a nice time and everything. No. It's just good to see. I just thought it was good, clean fun, you know? It's just good to see. I thought, fair play. Of all the things she said she was doing, she was like, I'm going to a bottomless brunch. I was like, okay, sounds like a kind of thing, you know, a lot of girls do. She went into a curry house. I was just amazed by the whole thing. Bombay story, I believe it's cool, if you're listening. Fair play. You had my missus all Saturday with that. Game is back. Game is back. Just on the other hand, if I take it men and women go to this, it's not just a women's thing, is it?

12:54I assume so. You know, I've never been to a bottomless brunch. If it's a man's thing, I'm talking about the curry house. Because I'm assuming it's either one drink, you can either have bottomless Prosecco, or if you're a man, you can have bottomless Cobras. Well, I guess so, yeah. There is only two, really.

13:09Chris Stark: Is there a couple of three? Cobra, Bangla, Kingfisher. Yeah. Singer. Singer as well. You could, I mean, obviously you could be a lady and have bottomless Cobras, couldn't you, as well? Yeah. That's what I'm saying, but I see what you're saying. It's a stereotype. Wow, okay. Have you ever been to a bottomless brunch? I have. I never have. Have you? I have, yeah. Who was on? Abroad. I've done it abroad. Yeah, I've done a few. I've done a couple in London. Yeah. Oh, really? Yeah. Are you good? You've been sparing with the details here. Oh, no, no. No, it wasn't like, one of them was in Soho. Yeah, it was the lunch and then you can have a briseco or cocktails and that was it for a few hours.

13:46Yeah, it was all right. It was good. The curry sounds better if I'm honest. Yeah, I mean, the notion of something being bottomless, I think, is brilliant. But you could apply it to other things, I think. Bottomless, but maybe for when the scores are coming in, in the afternoon. Do you see, we could package that up as a thing. Bottomless soccer sundae. So you don't see that. It's only ever with a brunch, do you see? Yeah.

14:10Chris Stark: It's because they've cornered it. It's like a market there. There's a bottomless concept with this podcast. Do you think it's replaced like the happy hour almost? Do you know what I mean? It's like a bottomless instead of a happy hour. Yeah. That's it. You don't hear of that as much now. There's no happy hours anymore. Bottomless is, I think, the way it's all going. It's all gone bottomless, isn't it? Yeah, well, it has. Especially when a Rogan Josh is involved. It could end up being bottomless. Sorry for the Deshwin. Premier League this weekend. Premier League this weekend. There was a massive game, wasn't there?

14:44Chris Stark: Arsenal-Chelsea. A lot of people tagging us in with games back. There was an incident between Morgan Rodgers and Declan Rice where obviously Declan knew what he was doing. Let's not dress it up. He's given a little tack. Couldn't let him run off him. Totally get it. Done it millions of times. I'm sure you've done it, Sid, yourself. Tactical, yeah. Yeah, it's a little tactical one. Take the yellow. But Morgan turned around, wasn't happy at all. Wasn't he? Loved it. Loved to see it. I like to see sometimes people are talking about like derbies like that, losing their spice a little bit, you know, with kind of the game's gone situation.

15:16Chris Stark: But I loved how spicy it was. Same. I think this derby is right back now after that. Arsenal-Chelsea? Yeah. Yeah. Well, they look good. I mean, listen, I think Chelsea look good this season. I went to the Brighton game and I was probably a bit, because I was there live and I was very excited. You were there, Sid's as well. I was excited by Chelsea in front three. I thought they could, you know, cause them trouble, which they did. Yeah. But I just think Arsenal, I have to say, some of the football they played was breathtaking. I think it feels like they've gone to another level. I think with the confidence with the players they brought in, Konza looked good.

15:49Chris Stark: How good, wasn't he? I think their signings have been good. They look sharper. Havertz looked like, fucking hell, that little feint for Odegaard's goal. He does it all the time. It's beautiful. I've really noticed this with him. Like, so much of his game, I mean, he scores as well, obviously. he scored but he lets so much just go past him and knows that there's people coming behind him it's fascinating seeing how much he does that do you think they're better this year? yeah on and off the pitch like in terms you can see them mentally mentality wise they seem like they know that they've got it I think you might want to clip this up I think I said when we done predictions before start of the season I was like they could win this by 10-15 points I think they could romp the league.

16:35And I think that because I say that because defensively they still seem so... Yeah. Like, it's hard to break them down. I'm watching the game going, Chelsea are not going to break these down. They're like, in open play. They're going to score is going to be from a set piece or something. But, Arsenal were good, weren't they? Yeah, really good. Really good, yeah. It doesn't look like the sort of, the striker issue is really... Yeah. No, but it's like, you know,

16:57Chris Stark: I heard the boys discussing it after the game, you know, with almost like a Firmino comparison. Yeah. He's a top player, but he's not, you know, a Haaland, for instance. He's a different type of player, but I think he creates things around him. As you say, really unselfish, lets things go past him, steps over the ball, little touches, drops deep, allows the wingers to flourish. I think I like him as a player. I mean, yeah, could you get someone else in? Yeah, potentially, but Jokic is as well on the bench. Should they have had a man sent off? Yes. I believe so. It's kicked him in the head. You know, it's dangerous play.

17:34Chris Stark: You know, sometimes when you push someone, maybe near the face, and they go down like a sack of shit, you get a red card, right? But you boot someone in the face and don't get a red card. It was a messy situation, wasn't it? But it wasn't red, I think. Well, I think so. I think so. I think so. On the goalie, I saw him at the end of the game. He left the stadium and he walked to go get his car. I assume this is old kind of Arsenal knowledge but I remember when he left Arsenal it was really emotional I think there'd been an FA Cup run if I remember it right he'd end up being or there was a cup run and he'd end up being the goalie in the cup run he left and I remember him being in tears and I remember thinking God, you know, he really loves this club he got a hard time they really made it uncomfortable I think in terms of the reaction to him but at the end of the game I found it fascinating that he left the stadium clearly a bit of local knowledge decided to not go via the underground car park and he's walked across the road to go get his car park was he on his own he had someone with him but all the same this is the ground is empty I think with that I think he's been at Arsenal before right and he's probably when he was at Arsenal he's probably doing that all the time but I think unfortunately he's come back with Chelsea right a World Cup winner and his profile has gone a hell of a lot higher people care more now yeah he's gone he's trying to keep it real I suppose and unfortunately you can't do that certainly when you're an Argentinian World Cup winner straight off the World Cup I wonder where he was going though must have had a must have been king to like table bottomless brunch yeah the bottomless bottomless brunch Turkish barbers to be there to be there to be there go and get a coffee and call himself Pele I mean any of those things really did you boys ever feel comfortable enough like after a game would you go cut out a bit of the traffic you'd sort of just try and peg it across I used to walk loads of places after games did you?

19:36Chris Stark: I remember Frank Lampard walked home from Fulham once I couldn't believe it sitting walking home from Fulham to his house it's wild that if someone you've just watched play in the stadium just walking past you you know who was it he used to go to I swear it was like we'll go get a kebab on the way home yeah Mark Noble went like early doors when he used to walk didn't he when he first got in the West Ham team. Just on other news from the weekend as well, has this been a developing thing today? I'm not quite sure. I was up early, obviously. Jamie Vardy has done a U. Has he really? Oh, yes. Signed for Burnley.

20:12Has he really? Yes. Yeah.

20:14Chris Stark: I did see that. Of course, I saw that. I just forgot that I played for Burnley.

20:22Chris Stark: So did the Burnley fans. they were so good when you signed there was so much funny stuff going on with the little robot when i signed didn't you remember that was it one of the early ones of the old uh announcements yeah it was you see the one from late and orient late and yeah was it was it the surname what was it gilbert gilbert yeah alex gilbert was the in between us can i play it to you have you seen it no it's good not bad acting i thought as well i think this is what impressed me more the acting was well considering i don't think he's done much acting like you know I'm not sure how many videos he's done previously, but I thought he was very good in it.

20:56Chris Stark: It is. You ready? You ready? Thanks, Alex. Now... Sorry? Thanks, sir. Alex. Oh, it's just because the dance is outside of school time, so I assumed... Well, you assumed wrong. Very wrong. Right, then. Say my name properly. Mr Gilbert. Say thank you. Thank you. Say thank you, Mr Gilbert. Thank you, Mr Gilbert. Better.

21:35Chris Stark: Superb. Love it. All for it. Yeah, I've just seen that, yeah. Oh, superb. Superb. Okay, well, Hull City are third in the Premier League. Congratulations to them. You know, Manchester City as well, a bit of criticism. They've still won every game. but Hull City it's good to see isn't it yeah don't you think do you remember there was a period was it Giovanni yes yeah do you remember when they had that spell where they were like was that under Will Brown do you remember scoring them worldies I mean he scored a world against Arsenal yes that was when Hull were like do you remember it was like Hull were back and it feels like a similar kind of vibe down there isn't it no yeah it's only a few teams have gone down after having the same points I think what a start for them only things with Hull is I'm just never sure on their kit.

22:23Why? It just looks like a private school, kind of like a rugby kind of top. Like a rugby top.

22:28Chris Stark: Yeah. It's a kind of rugby place, isn't it? You know, this whole KR. Very much so, yeah. Yeah. That way, you know, Wigan. Yeah. Kind of witness, that kind of Super League vibe. St Helens. You know what I mean? It's very kind of rugby-esque up there. I did a gig there not too long ago, and I was staying there and they put me up in Hull Marina. There was a hotel in Hull Marina, which I wasn't aware was a thing. Fuck me, it was like the south of France. Was it really? It was unbelievable. Was it really? It was Hull Marina. Hull Marina. Yeah. Couldn't recommend it more. It was like a stunning place.

23:06Chris Stark: Do you know what I think with this global warming at the moment? I know we're talking Premier League at the moment. I'm getting into some big subjects here, but I just feel like a place like Hull could, you know, because the summers are going to be nice. You know, back in, it was like bleak, maybe. summers might be rainy and you think you can't take the chance on whole marina but i think these days you know france spain they're going to be hot in the summer try and for whole marina yeah it could be the new place you know you know i'm sure i don't want to give away you know hole's biggest secret bottomless brunches in whole marina it's that vibe it's good investment could be a good investment just feels like if the weather's going to be nice is was it that was it that nice like yeah i see what you mean are you imagining sort of like uh zuckerberg and bieber's yacht now pulling up just potentially i'm just saying with with the way how hot you know ibiza could be a thing in the past it's too hot in peak summer yeah and i'd argue hole is an unbelievable night out as well was it the sugar mill back in the day or sugar yeah that was wasn't that stoke was that stoke stoke on trend i think yeah i just think in terms of there's certain places nights out blinders throw a marina into the didn't hold it didn't hold it a radio one there once we did a weekend thing you know that's right we did we did big weekend we did a big weekend there once yeah well remembered yeah i don't know why i remembered that yeah that's extraordinary did you ever go to that no i don't know what it was it's just stuck in your brain it just Why is big weekend hot, of all things?

24:42Sort of stuck in there. It's fairly good. Fascinating what you're saying, isn't it?

24:45Chris Stark: It's amazing. It's weird what stays in there, isn't it? They played Villa, didn't they? Villa are struggling at the moment. Villa are struggling at the moment, yeah. Still goalless, aren't they? Haven't scored a goal? No. Obviously, the four-zipper against Brighton was not good at all. Banks a lot of money. Brighton and Hove, please. Yeah, what is that? We talked about this kind of just off air, Brighton and Hove, Albion, didn't we? Don't say that, do we? We just say Brighton sometimes. Yeah, I think they like to be politically correct. Would they be angry if I just said Brighton? Like, you know, if you're from Brighton and Hove Albion or you're a fan or somewhere connected to the club.

25:22I think it's frowned upon.

25:23Chris Stark: Is it? Yeah. I think it's frowned upon. Yeah, if you leave out Hove and Albion. Do you know, for instance, the Hove part of that? I think a lot of people outside Brighton would say that as I just did there. Yeah. What about if I called it Hove Albion? Right? Because we're discriminating against kind of Hove now, right? What if we went the other way? We said it's two places. Yeah, so what if I just went the other way and started going Hove Albion? Good result on the weekend. On your head be it, Peter. Really? On your head be it. So the official one's Brighton, because I'm going mad now, it's Brighton and Hove, yeah?

25:57Yeah. Yeah. Never referred to as Hove and Brighton.

26:00Chris Stark: No. I understand that's just the way it is. Historically. But Hove drops off and most people, when most people say, We got Brighton this weekend. We're going to Brighton playing this weekend. I think you need to... What are you saying you want to adopt just Hov? I just think I'm going to start calling Brighton-Hove Albion, Hov Albion. Just to balance it a bit. Yeah. To give the people in Hov a homage to their respect. A bit more of a shout out for the people in Hov, right? It's not just about Brighton in this circumstance. You're right. And I think Hov need a bit of a... You know, let's give Hov some love.

26:33Chris Stark: Do you know what I mean? Yeah. I have to give hope some love. This podcast today is great, isn't it? Hole Marina. Now the spotlight moves to Hove for being underserved in football parlance. You know, in this day and age of like, you know, I'm offended by everything. I am offended that Hove are not getting enough of a shout out. So I will refer for the rest of the, Unless I get told by Brighton as a city, that I can't do that, right? I will continue to say it until I get enough bites for me to stop. Yeah. Okay. Or unless Hov's set up their own team, you know, at a level which will be able to rival and they split it and there's some sort of story that goes with it.

27:23But you're right. Both places need to get represented. In the interest of balance, you're going to do that.

27:28Chris Stark: Brighton have done fantastically well as a club. I like them as a club. Sid, you're a legend down there, as we know. And I love the way they operate. I just feel like they're undervaluing the Hove in the name. Yeah.

27:43Chris Stark: Disclaimer. I will let him ride with this one. There's nothing to do with you. It's amazing. It's because you're going to get all the feedback that we won't get. I'll get the feedback and I'll pop it into your... This is on my head, all right? This is entirely on my head. This has nothing to do with Steve and Sidwell. Thank you very much. You might also get a lot of backing from this as well. Never do it. I think if you live in Hove, Hove is beautiful. Hove Gardens and stuff. Beautiful. Down the front there, really nice. That's what I mean. Throw some respect on the name. Yeah. Beautiful, Dana.

28:16Chris Stark: Are you getting involved in this? I'm just watching. He's going to see how it goes down. I'm dealing with Hove.

28:27Chris Stark: what a lovely weekend we'd have right i know it'd be totally different ends of the of the country but if you went down have a nice day in ove or maybe you just went for a night out in hol marina for a few beers and then you just went to hove for a seaside sunday hold to hove it sounds like some sort of comet relief challenge that one of us will inevitably end up doing uh oh joe what just come to my head quickly this could be a just mark this down maybe something for the forfeit or like a bike ride or something you've got to get from Hull to Hove like a charity bike ride? charity bike ride or you know you get you're given 50 quid or 20 quid and you've got to make your own way there that's great hitchhike like you used to do from Fiverr I reckon I don't think it should be that much Hove and Brighton you used to do that from didn't you?

29:15we used to pick up hitchhikers on the way to Reading sorry yeah on the M3

29:20Chris Stark: You could call it get home from hole.

29:25Chris Stark: Honestly, we're not even pissed. We're actually not. We're not. I'm giddy this morning. It's very giddy. I think I've stayed in. That's my problem. I've stayed in the weekend. I had no bebs at all, really. So, yeah, I'm ready to go kind of today. Full throttle. Just a quick word on Spurs. Possibly the dullest game of the weekend, unfortunately. They're having one for Spurs, really. 0-0 again. I still don't have a win. Unfortunately, a lot of money spent. Forest, solid, but it's not a game. It's similar. I don't know. Is it the same Old Spurs is what I'm asking? Or will it come good? I'm inclined to think it will come good.

30:05I think it will come good. I do. I do think it will come good. He's under pressure, huge under pressure, because he's asked for these names. He's been well and truly backed. But I haven't watched him work. I haven't seen what he's done at our previous clubs. There's going to be a... It's going to take off. He won't accept it. He won't accept anything. Oh, no way you won't. And, you know, fans keep pointing to people missing as well. The problem is, I think, that Tottenham have, and it's like, obviously, there's a lot of talk every weekend now with Ays and Tottenham, is I think that you really fancy it as an away day.

30:37I think, you know, it's almost such a nice experience for fans in that away end as well. Do you think there's something in that? Maybe. What do you mean?

30:46Chris Stark: At Spurs Stadium. Yeah. Because he said that at Wembley as well. You know when they played at Wembley? It was like, we're playing at Wembley. It's a pain in the arse to get to, right? But when you're there, it's a banging away end. You say it's too nice. Dare I say it? I don't know. No, I think there'll be something in that. Yeah. Mind you, they went away to Brentford and got pumped as well. I'm just trying to find... I was there for that one. That wasn't good either. I'm trying to find anything that they can... I think it will come good. I do as well. I think you've signed a lot of players. It's take time to gel.

31:18Chris Stark: I think they're too good not to.

31:27Chris Stark: Right, lads. You know, we've been talking about the Paddy Powers why the football not campaign on the show recently. We've got some listener messages. I'm going to read them out. Keep sending them in if you're enjoying them. Remember, it's crazy. The things you do for the love of the game. Mark's submission is, years ago, my team Chester were playing Scarborough and the win would see us get promoted back to the football league. I turned up late with my dad and the ground was completely sold out. So we ended up climbing a tree near the stadium and watching the game with two other blokes in a tree.

31:58Chris Stark: We could only see about a third of the pitch but somehow managed to watch us win 1-0 from the tree. Just before the full time, the stewards opened the gates and allowed us to join in the celebrations. So I watched my team win promotion from a tree, then climb down and join the pitch invasion. surely that's why the football not... That is brilliant. Well, that is exactly what we're talking about. Yeah. Because you will always remember that. You'll always, you know, do you remember that time it was up a tree and we watched that game? Yeah. But you wouldn't have missed it for the world. No. Promotion.

32:31I always love seeing that with the FA Cup, you know, when there's the sort of, the smaller teams, so-called smaller teams against, you know, Premier League opposition. Obviously can't, you know, limited ground space. And then you see where everyone else is watching it. and there's always a flat, like someone's invested so well and then that's the day. It's just a balcony full of people. Yeah, brilliant. I love all that. I remember with Oxford, Watford played Oxford. I'm sure it was Oxford. And loads of the fans were watching it from the car park because couldn't get in that bit. Was they standing on the route?

33:05Yeah.

33:06Chris Stark: Wasn't there a hill in Blackburn as well? You just see it. It was at Stoke as well in the corner. There was a few people watching on that corner. you can get I think Ewood Part I always remember Ewood Part I don't know if you can do it now but I remember there was like a hill or something there people were watching it but you know like for instance that you know I always think about if I told Abby that you know like she said what did you do today and I went well I couldn't get in the game she said well what did you do where did you go where did you watch it I went I watched it in a tree I would just I just can't she just could not get you sat in a tree for 90 minutes it was 90 plus half times and you can And you couldn't see the whole pitch.

33:44Chris Stark: Yeah, you could see. I just think about myself trying to explain that to her. Wilder football nut. Yeah. Wilder football nut. Yeah. Okay, we've got one from Trevor here. It says, when I was younger, I lived at home and worked at McDonald's in Dublin. One morning, I was walking to work when I bumped into two mates who had a spare ticket for Liverpool against SK Bran. So naturally, I rang in sick from a phone box because this was 1997, of course, blabbed my way onto the ferry and headed to Liverpool with no money no hotel and no plan we watched Liverpool win 3-0 at Anfield before finding five pound beds in a YMCA hall with about 50 SK brand fans the next morning I headed home by the time I arrived back in Dublin I'd been gone for 60 hours and because both my parents are deaf I had no way of contacting them wow wow I walked through the door expecting an almighty bollocking instead they just asked how was work i'd spent two days in another country and they hadn't even realized i'd gone i was going to pass up a free ticket why the football not oh they are two belters yeah i love that that's that that's old that one isn't it like a phone box yeah back in the day i love that hey it's got a way we're going away for two days there yeah but you know like someone gives you a spare ticket and you go what why not literally why not yeah and go for it and just deal with the consequences later.

35:07Chris Stark: That is a great way to live your life, in my opinion. I'd struggle with that. To do that. You know, not knowing how I'm going to get somewhere, where I'm going to stay, what I'm going to do. I need to be sort of quite like, well, okay, well, at least I've got a flight or I've got a train or, you know, there's a hostel or a hotel. Have you ever stayed in one of those? Like the YMCA? We talk about YMCA quite a lot. Yeah. Have you ever stayed in one? Oh, God. No. You all right? I've got a fucking shiroponist coming but he's here now okay oh please please I've just got to get he's going away tomorrow and I'm going away on Wednesday and I have my foot is screaming so you'd like to wrap things up why Pete who's just arrived at the Chumbawamba it's a shiroponist this is brilliant get his plates on I can't believe this I've got I've got an issue with my toe.

36:06Chris Stark: And it's like, listen, you've played football a long time, you know, this needs to be done. And my toe is, like, giving me a lot of pain. Do you mind if I... Absolutely not, mate. Keep it going, Alfred. No. Okay. So, anyway, yeah, so keep sending those in. Why the football not? Little stories about that. Pete is just going to go and let the chiropodist in to the Chamba one bar, and then we will crack on with our score predictions. Okay, sorry about that, lads. like I genuinely do apologise I had I had booked that in I was hoping it'd be after the podcast but I didn't want to hold him up and I knew you'd be you'd be accommodating so unfortunately yeah you can't you can't quite get over what you can't believe what I've just seen I totally understand why you can't believe what's just happened you left the podcast and then we've all just downed tools for however long it's taken for you to get your your for that I'm incredibly sorry that was diva like behaviour and I apologise for that.

37:06So it's ultra diva.

37:07Chris Stark: But in a nice way. No, I apologise. I do apologise. See, I'm... When you play, you get these people come in once a week and they do all the players and they just basically get the dead skin off. People have got blisters or pressure points. They'll cut your nails so there's no ingrowing toenails and things like that. Can I just explain that that wasn't just a pedicure? I actually run on my nails like that. They curl over. And the pain, I swear to you, the pain. And he's going away for two weeks now. And I'm going away for a few days. And I thought, if I go away like this. So I had to squeeze that in.

37:50Chris Stark: So I appreciate you accommodating it. It was interesting to see the whole process. You're right, though. Your toes are like a parrot or something. They have no ligament. They're like that. Toes like a parrot. I'm like a parrot. You're spot on. Do you have them as well? Is this a footballer thing? No, it's just me. That's me. I reckon if I had straight toes, I'd be a size 16. But generally, because they're, if you think about it, I'm not using the full length of my toe. No, you're not. But I'm a size 12, 13. So you imagine if they were extended? I also reckon if we could get a sort of space high enough, if we turned you upside down, you could hang by your feet on like a metal bar.

38:32I think you're like a bat potentially yeah yeah but the way this guy came in and was just totally accepting that we're doing the podcast it came in as if it was the most normal thing you've then gone and put your foot up and he's gone to town on it

38:45Chris Stark: well that is quite normal for me because I like the thing is I need I need it because I mean I get a lot of pain if I don't and he's going away but he does like Arsenal Chelsea and if he some of the players kind of live near me he'll come usually round on a Sunday when he's doing the other players. So he's in your phone as whatever his name is, Feet? Yes. Yeah, great. Sunil Foot. Oh, Sunil Foot. Do you want to give him a shout out? Yeah, I do want to give him a shout out because he's at the Marley Bone and Hampstead Podiatry Centre. And he said, if I don't shout him out, he's going to hurt next time.

39:23Chris Stark: So that's why I've done that for him. All right. But Sunil's a ledge, so listen, if you need your feet to it, he's the man. Yeah, go on. Your feet are ready now for the score prediction? I'm ready for the score predictions. Here we go. Okay, so listen, let's get into it. I mean, Chris, you got a correct score. Missionary seems to be the way. Christianry is the way to go. I think so. Does the job. Yeah. It was early. Arsenal got that 2-1 a bit early. I was worried, actually. I thought it was going to be more goals than that. I thought the 2-2 was on the card there. I mean, you've got an amazing lead now, Chris.

39:54Chris Stark: Let's be honest. I mean, I'm on two points. Sid is on three. And Chris, you're on nine. I mean, this is a fantastic... The podcast is Chumbawamba. It's about coming back stronger. This season, it feels like you really have. I hope so, yeah. Sid's got it bang on in the last podcast. I feel like there's an aura around me at the moment. You know, there's a confidence. Are you on the beach yet? I'm not on the beach. It's what I've shouted already. It's like Arsenal. Anyone ever been on the beach in September? I don't know when it will feel really comfortable. And there's rumours that we're going to do a forfeit.

40:30during the season as well there's there was a there was talk about this well it depends where

40:35Chris Stark: when crufts is because crufts was announced last week not announced i mean it's still still discussions but potential for us to do crufts yeah i don't know what it's the forfeit one of us dressed as a dog being led by the other two around the craft circuit i think there's two options i mean just as a dog is pretty degrading yeah i mean that could be good yeah i mean i don't know how they feel about leads at crufts but i mean that's really degrading i don't think Leads are controversial, are they? Well, I don't think... You wouldn't see a dog competing at Crufts with a lead on. They kind of let go, aren't they?

41:06Yeah, you're right. Wasn't one of them as well being led by your partner? Your wife? Oh, yeah, that was the shower as well. Oh, no, that's too much. I mean, that's too much. That is such a tough ask, isn't it? I go with my missus and say, oh, I've lost again. Do you mind just leading me around the Crufts? I know you don't really like to do too much of this sort of on-camera stuff. Do you mind just leading me around? I mean, that is degrading.

41:32Chris Stark: Jesus Christ. I mean, you know, there's so many ulterior, you know, things there. Yeah. It becomes quite sexual as well. I don't think the forfeit should be a forfeit for the ladies. No. Really. Well, they might like it. There's all discussions. Yeah. They might like it. You know, it depends. It's worth a conversation, isn't it? I think, for me, it hinges on the involvement of Claire Balding. I think if she's involved, this just goes, this is another level forfeit. What about Barry? If he could sing. Why is Barry there? Barry sings at Crufts. That's where... He does bowls, mate. It was bowls. No, it wasn't bowls.

42:06Chris Stark: It was Crufts. Where is bowls? I'm telling you now it's Crufts. Bowls, mate. Right, listen. Do you want 50 quid on it? There's the green background. Let's have 50 quid on it. I've done 50 pounds. 50 quid to charity. 50 quid to charity. You say bowls, I say Crufts. 50 pounds to charity. Which Barry? Manilow. There's only one Barry. Yeah, there's only one Barry. I'm joking. There's definitely a green background. I know where I'm edging, because I'm just looking at going, why would he be at bowls? He'd be at Crust more than you'd be at bowls. I'd be singing at bowls. Big crowd. It's bowls, mate. Is it really?

42:42Chris Stark: Yeah. Oh, you're so keen. It's done me here, haven't you? You were super confident as well. Mind you, you were super. Bastard. Well done. Congratulations. 50 quid hold on 50 quid so what would the charity be please um whatever dog welfare that'll be that'll be at the Battersea Dogs home make sure that goes to the Battersea Dogs home please congratulations to Chris Stark thank you next part of the podcast is supported by Paddy Power the big weekend fixture as the Manchester Derby Manchester United versus Manchester City this is at Old Trafford uh League leaders of City are strong at the minute.

43:24Chris Stark: They're 11-10. You'd expect that. United won this fixture 2-0 last season. The price on that is 2-1. Decent price for the hosts. You say they're at Old Trafford. Draws 13-5. Big game this. Sunday game this one as well, isn't it? Yeah, this is Sunday. Big game this because you'd say Man United haven't... They've not had a great start. They've not had a terrible start. But I think this would put them in that category because I think they played Champions League this week as well. Man United because they're back in the Champions League so this is a big week for Carrick especially and this game could just turn the fans a bit more with them if that makes sense if they get a result against their noisy neighbours I think it might be the catalyst one yeah really because I don't think City have I know they've won all three I don't think they've hit top form they didn't blow Coventry away no that's what I mean and I think United can hurt you I look at Mbwemo, Cunha, Fernandes.

44:22Chris Stark: I think there's players in there, Rashford. That can hurt you. Yeah. Speaking of noisy neighbours, you might hear some banging in the Chumbawamba. Don't even know how to explain. There's some building work going on. We're not sure about it. I think since we got the Chumbawamba, I don't think there's ever been a day. We've had ice creams. We've had banging. It was painting. Lenny Pidgewell. We've had a pigeon. We've had a pigeon. I don't think, this could possibly be the worst venue in podcast history.

45:02Chris Stark: But we make it work. We do. Every week, we deal with a new audio problem. Fucking Jamie, like, their boys are just, you know, they're on the boat. It can't go on. It can. It can. Hey, has he lost the dressing room yet? Hey, has he... It can't go on like this. It fucking can. And it will.

45:31Right, come on, let's wrap this up quickly before they start making some real noise. All right. Okay, so Men United at home to Men City.

45:41Chris Stark: Just one other thing about the Jumble Moth. How fucking hot is it in here? Just to make this podcast almost untenable. My fucking palms. I'm not a sweaty man. Back's gone. Hands. It's phenomenal, isn't it?

46:02Chris Stark: Yeah, it is hot. I mean, come on. Okay. And whilst you're here, if you are the ones working on this place, what are you doing? Like, we've been here two years now, I think, in the Chumperwambar. This building work's never ending. It's science. We don't know what's going on. Whoever owns this building, let me tell you now, they haven't offered these builders. They are. How long have they been working on this building? They've got a rope and wheel out there that's electric. This is pissing off. This is not, man. Actually, it's right pissing off. I wasn't aware of it. Go on, tell everyone. All the traders out there, the people that work on building sites and scaffolding, they know a rope and wheel is a rope and wheel.

46:45you know that's why you got a labourer you got him up there get it all up there they got electric rope and wheel here it's no expense spared

46:53Chris Stark: that's why he's 78 years older than that fella he just pressed the button and it's this wire just going up with the bucket of material the game's gone even the building game's gone joke what's going on here unbelievable back to the game so give us a score hmm Do you want me to go? Yeah. Oh, okay. I say City get this done. I want to say Man City 2, Manchester United 1. Oh, bastard. He loves Christianry now. He seems important. Yeah, that was the only one I was going to go Christianry on this week, I think. Okay. I might go City 2-0. Okay. So usually for me now, I would say United because I'm thinking, do you know what?

47:45Chris Stark: These have gone there. I'm going to go there. But it's been biting me every week. I think I've been a bit too relaxed and a little bit like, oh, I'll get an extra point with the 3-2 and all that. That is biting me on earth big time. So I'm going to have to go like 1-0 or something. I'm going to go horrible, just old school. So we're all game and city. I can't lose that much ground anymore. But if you did say United and you got it, how much? I like what you're doing there. But I'm going to stick with 1-0 to City. Okay. Bullshit. Fuck it. I'm going to go 2-1 United. Oh, come on. No, come on. It's the last time I do it.

48:26Chris Stark: 2-1 United. Yeah, come on. I need three points back. But I don't think that's the worst shout. They're at home. It's a great shout. They've got players. They can do it. They won this fixture last year. This could give me a three-pointer. Yeah. You've got Paddy's boost as well. Each pick a leg of the CrouchPod bet builder. The odds on that bet builder will then be boosted by 20 % and put on the section of their website and app. The special section, of course, of the website and app. I'll go first. Player to score first. I'm going to go with Mbwemo again. Not Haaland. No, because I want United to win this now.

49:04Chris Stark: Yeah, true. Unfortunately. Okay. Player to be carded then. I will go for Lisandro Martinez Okay And a player to have Two plus shots on target I might as well go Harlan then Nicely done Odds are correct At time recording Please gamble responsibly Okay Liverpool versus Fulham Good to see Isak Getting a couple of goals The other day Looks good doesn't he He did look good I mean he's a top player Yeah Narrow time Yeah Link up with Gatpo's good as well Yep Could be dangerous I think it could be dangerous Okay What do we make of Fulham This year there's a lot of concerns with the Fulham fans haven't really seen a lot of evidence that's given them a bit of optimist for the season not ideal losing against Palace was it?

49:49no so they're still still winless I believe in the Premier League so and this is a big one this away at Liverpool as well and Liverpool they're not you know they're not standouts but they're sort of edging in the right direction I think so I know what I'm going to go with this one but I went first last time so can I go 4-0 Liverpool 4-0 Liverpool that's massive again trying to trigger the bonus points huge shouts there so I don't know what's going on with you I don't know I've lost the plot it's not worth me so far but I'm continuing with it I don't know if a weekend in is just saying you need some sort of release and you're doing it on the podcast today I don't think I should stay in

50:27Chris Stark: you're really unfurling but it's yeah it's a lot going on today but they're fresh feet you're playing with now aren't they yeah yeah I'm clean I'm fresh feel good I'm going to go 3-1 Liverpool okay I'm going to go 2-0 Liverpool moving on to Coventry versus Hove Albion I knew you was going to say that

50:52Chris Stark: what do you think of Hove this year oh gosh big game this for Coventry and Frank at home, these are the games that probably will define their season for me. They need to get a win on the board. They were unlucky up at Man City. I thought they deserved probably a draw up at Man City.

51:20And this could go either way. Brighton have got a few injuries. A few key players out injured. Do you see a lot of goals in this one? I don't see a lot of goals. I don't see Hove scoring too many.

51:33Chris Stark: No, I think, listen, I like watching Hove play. They're a good side. But Coventry have done brilliant, really. They've narrowed the other day against Manchester City. Yeah, I do agree. I do feel they need a result in this one, though. Well, you can go first this time. Okay, I'm going to go Coventry 1, Hove and Brighton 1.

51:57That's a great shout. Okay. Draw. Interesting. He's gone for draw. I actually thought of draw.

52:06I'm going to go... I've got to back Brighton and Hove Albion. I'm going to go for a 1-0 away win. So 1-0 to... I can't bring myself to say Hove.

52:20Chris Stark: No, Sid, you're exempt from this. We understand you're in a difficult position. I totally understand that. I totally understand that. And also, I'm happy to be stand corrected. And this is giving me the reasons why. And that's fine. I just feel, again, they're underrepresented. I'm going for a 1-0 way win. Okay. I think that Hov and Brighton Albion will win 2-1.

52:48Chris Stark: Alright, well that concludes the league. I'm so pleased that these are back. Because of our chat about crafts last week, we've had a message here from someone with a dog 11. We haven't done these for ages. Brilliant. Yeah, brilliant. Okay, starting off with Bark Schwarzer. We've got Porskold. Harry Canine. Spaniel Sturridge. Didier Dogba. That's a cracker. I saw that at the dogs, the races, wasn't it? Didier Dogba. You've got Denver Bark. Charles and Dogbier. That was another one at the racing I saw the other day. Ross Barkley. Kenny Dogleash. Perfect, that. because it's kind of incorporating the dog and the leash.

53:36Chris Stark: It's a double whammy. It's a double whammy. It's a bit like the Heskey with the meal. You've got a meal. Yeah. Going out for a Heskey, you've got a meal. It's a double whammy. Yeah. Really like that one. Bark G-sung. Yeah. You've got Dog Bowl Palmer. Dog Bowl Palmer. Wow. Dog Bowl Palmer. That's brilliant, yeah. Managed by Pup Guardiola. Yeah. I like that. I like the 11s, boys. Let's get the 11s back in. Let's get the 11s back. Have you got one in you? Got one? I'll go Danny Situ. Danny Situ. That's brilliant. Oh, lovely. Wilfred Boney. Good. Oh, lovely. Des Walker. Yeah. Lovely. Yeah, well done.

54:21Chris Stark: Des Walker. Lassie Diara. Oh, that's good. Yeah, that's good. I think that might do it for me. Yeah. All right, lovely. We'll keep them coming in and I hope you enjoyed the podcast.

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