VIRAL TikTok Singer Plays That Djed Spence Song, Season Begins & Community Shield DISMAY?! | EP. 420

0:00Chris Stark: Hello and welcome to That Peter Crouch podcast with me, Peter Crouch, Chris Stark in the Chumble Wumble with me. And Sid's zoomed in from the Maldives, believe it or not. I mean, the man is leading a jet set lifestyle like no one's business. I'm working, lads. I've literally just come off the football pitch. I'm doing a coaching course, believe it or not, and an island, a fantastic island in the Maldives. And yeah, it's business and pleasure, I have to say. I've been working really, really hard today. Yeah, really looks at Sid, yeah. Was it a seaplane environment or was it a boat? How did you get over this island?

0:38Chris Stark: It was a seaplane situation, yes. So we landed in Mali, seaplane over, and yeah, we got here yesterday, got here last night. So yeah, it's been really, really good. So just sort of blending in with the island and a lovely little beach day today. What does that mean? but you know what it just feels like it's a win all round because you know the kids are learning of SIDS and the Sid Roth family seems to be having a nice time as well so it's a win win win win and you keep working hard out there SIDS it's great for the island it's great for the island boys how are you did you enjoy the eclipse that's the first thing I wanted to talk about today where did you all witness it Chris

1:26Chris Stark: if I'm being perfectly honest yeah did you manage to get hold of the glasses yeah yeah I was in a situation where someone lent me their goggles and just yeah didn't really saw nothing that I'd want to see again yeah so obviously this was the first time it wasn't quite a total eclipse but it was the most full it's been since 1999 and the most full it will be I think for another 50 years so quite a momentous event that you looked great on social media yeah It wasn't where I was. Well, my mother-in-law was the same. I was with my mother-in-law at the time and a few family members and she kind of went, do you know that scene in Gavin Stacey where she, is that it?

2:07It was, it was that sort of vibe. And I said to her, well, what did you expect? And she said, she sort of expected to go cold.

2:15Chris Stark: I wanted total darkness, if I'm being totally honest. Yeah, I wanted, I wanted darkness. I didn't get that. Yes. I'm the same. I felt let down. Yeah, I'm the same, lads. I was, I thought it was overrated. It was just a cloud there that was just hovering in front of my son. Anyway, there was just a bit of a haze. I didn't really see it. Did anyone go for the, I don't know, the sith or anything in the kitchen? I know you said you had glasses, but it was one of them ones as well. When they say, don't look at the sun, it's really bad for you, it's all on the news. Was that not an urge to sort of like just have a little look?

2:49Chris Stark: I've done it through the phone. We'll have a look. Yeah. Well, that's the exact same thing. my good friend of mine's got a Malinois and she tells me that I'm not allowed to look at it in the eye. So, you know, it's very hard to, when you get told that. Yeah. The dog is sitting there looking at me and I'm just looking and it growls every time I look around. And you're like, I can't not look at this thing. Because if it does go for me and I'm not looking. That's exactly. Similar to the solar eclipse for me. You do have a problem with dogs and the trust of them. just can't enjoy their animals okay so yeah so not not rave reviews of the total clips did you enjoy it I bet you had a barbie on going this is cream in your pants

3:37on that what's lovely about this episode is we've we're in the depths of the summer holiday at the moment so we've had to bring our kids along

3:45Chris Stark: they have got headphones on they have got headphones on so that's why I did say that comment Yeah, she's oblivious. What's lovely is we brought the kids along and actually it was quite nice because just before you got here, Pete, my little girl, she sat in the Chumba one bar here and, you know, she was looking around at all the things. I thought, blimey, she might be interested in this. She might want to, I don't know, sit here, ask you a couple of questions. No, she's got... No interest. Well, my son's got all his back to us completely. She's looking out the window. And he's still not even turned around.

4:23Chris Stark: Oh, there he is.

4:27So yeah, just have that in mind when you listen to his podcast that the next generation are sat here witnessing his masterclass.

4:37Chris Stark: If I'm being totally honest. Have you got that horrible thing where it's coming back on your headphones? Yeah, it's one on and one off. I don't know what I'm doing here. Gary here says, there's no technical solution to any of these things. And I have to say, I don't believe him. I don't see many other podcasts with these sort of big old headphones. Yeah, I mean, no one. I've never seen anyone, right, with one ear on and one ear off talking to their co-host in the morning.

5:08Chris Stark: But there's no technical solution, he said. Absolutely no technical solution to it whatsoever. He can't even hear us. He hasn't even got any headphones. So true. Oh, well, we move. Anyway, I don't feel we're into the... We're in our new season. Right, Chris, we've got an incredible treat today. Ben Shapala, who wrote the Jed Spence Clips of the Heart song. Yeah, that's it. The guy we were playing last week, we played a couple of his songs, remember? He's going to be live in the Chumbawamba. Make sure you stick around for that. Okay, listen, let's leap back in. There's a few new things. Like, for me, the season in general, like, I go...

5:44Chris Stark: My New Year's resolutions are like the new season. I think we've talked about this before. and I go buy things like, the season is about to kick off and obviously I've left my hair for a long time now. I don't need to have a haircut, just have a shave. But that will happen, I think, by the time the season kicks off on the weekend. You know, I'll be season ready. Yeah, you, I mean, and there was talk about this even with the Community Shield, with the players coming back about kind of what shape they're in. There was a lot of chat I found with the commentary around tiredness towards the end of the game and obviously that improves as the season goes on.

6:21But in terms of a curtain raiser, did you feel the game was?

6:26Chris Stark: The Community Shield game? Yeah, I thought it was, I really enjoyed it. Yeah, I thought it was a good game. I think, I thought Arsenal were far superior. I think from the looks of it, I know, you know, they still had players out, Arsenal, rested players. they were still comfortably better than City weren't they and if I was to be slightly concerned with that yeah do you think I heard chatter on the radio this morning about City maybe I think it was Stuart Pearce who was saying this like it felt like there was a bit of a drop off but 5 % drop off with City is really noticeable and in his opinion you know I'm quoting him could be the difference between four or five places if that is how it's going to be all season?

7:18Chris Stark: Yeah, there's got to be a drop-off, isn't there? I mean, if you lose Pep Guardiola, he was formidable in what they've achieved over recent seasons. I think Rod Rea was obviously a big miss as well. I don't think you can read too much into these games, but it's certainly set to mark us, certainly for Arsenal, in terms of the pressure that they've put on themselves and probably what pundits are saying as well. I think we, again, heavily backed them in the last episode to go and win the league. So, I mean, I wouldn't be majorly concerned if you're a City fan because the firepower is there. Again, you probably look at Haaland.

7:56Chris Stark: I think he got dragged, didn't he, around about an hour? They got dragged after, what do you have, not even 10 touches on the ball. You know, other teams would be a concern with him. I don't think he's too much of a worry at the moment. I think if you look at I think you've got to look into that five or six games into the season to see where City will be under that new manager under that new regime for me I think City will improve and I'll go I'll agree with that but I just think Arsenal look ahead of them they look already like so ready I think if that Sonis on the left hand side there looks like a player doesn't it yeah Calafiore looked good the calibre of the goals I thought Miles was skelly when he's let that ball run and then it's like unbelievable like beautiful pass you know if that was I don't know Odegaard or you know someone that you kind of expect like an Elise they just let the ball run and then chopped it into La Foula that was a beautiful bit of play and you see him look for the pass as well it's not just a kind of putting it out like you saw him really mean it he's flourishing in midfield as well and you can see they've got Bruno Guillemarres in there as well Declan Rice, Zubamendi Marino players I don't know that's an unbelievable squad yeah yeah and look it was an amazing performance getting that that trophy did you see the moment that the back of the trophy sort of hit Declan Rice in the head so he's gone he's gone to lift the trophy I don't know if you've experienced this Crouchy I'll be honest with you I actually went for a roast before the the lift right so he's gone to lift the trophy I'll show you what happened with the microphone he's sort of lifted it up but then the bit underneath it has just gone light oh he's hit with the flap yeah yeah he laughed it off I've never been hit with the flap.

9:43Chris Stark: I did win it. I won it in Cardiff, actually. So what did you do? Just hold the flap back? Were you sort of prepared for the situation? I was just always prepared for the flap. Yeah, yeah. You learned that, Sid. Do you know what I mean? Now they're winning a few trophies. Yeah, I mean, it's not with a shield. You can't hold on that because you get hit by the flap. You need to go sort of one hand on the side and one hand supporting from behind. you know I suppose it's like taking a girl for a dance always keep a finger on the flat as you lift yeah always yeah not the finger on the pulse finger on the flat absolutely and Declan Bryce will not make that mistake again I think is the best to say yeah yeah more importantly how was the weekend at Wembley was he good game's gone I'm going to write shall I write it in now how can you move a fixture like that in the national stadium I don't know how it's happened How has it been booked?

10:39You've been going on for 100 years I agree I think if it's football it should take priority over anything Just don't understand how that's been allowed

10:47Chris Stark: to slip through the net So what would you have it do? So the weekend as a residency and then for that particular day he moves to Cardiff Yeah I think so Well I just think that the community shield is you know I'm not you know it's not like the FA Cup because it's not the European Cup. It's a friendly fixture, let's be honest. But it is a fixture in the calendar. The calendar, you know, the start of the season is about to come when you see the charity shield, the two, usually the best teams, you know, the FA Cup winners. And it's exciting. The game's back. I don't know. I do agree with you. I think the notion that, because I actually quite like the idea it was in Cardiff.

11:32I'm not against the game being at Cardiff Villa Park do you know what I mean a bit like the semi-finals of the FA Cup it'd be nice to see them no yeah I'm not against it

11:42Chris Stark: I played there like I loved it like we won the FA Cup there exactly so but the game's gone bit of it is the notion that the weekend has gone takes pleasure yeah well I agree with that well I won the FA Cup in Cardiff and I won the Community Shield like I got a lot of love for Cardiff there's nothing against Cardiff whatsoever in this it's just the fact that it's had to be moved it's the idea they've gone there's two things clashing but the weekend is going to take president decide yeah they've to me in my opinion they've treated the community shield as Ian Bill they've Ian Bill yeah they've Ian totally Ian Bill the community shield off that's what they've done Ian the community shield has been Ian Beald.

12:34Chris Stark: Already on the Gamescom boards. It's a great shout for going up on the wall because it's a great shout. I just said there the weekend has played in the Community Shield. So basically like he's played at Wembley in the Community Shield day. Incredible. I'm just trying to think 2006 who were the big artists of the time then? I'm just trying to draw a comparison for yourself. Who was big in 2006? Let's have a look. Destiny's Child? They've been around? Destiny's Child. Yeah. All Saints or something like that? Who did? Madonna. Jeez. I mean, she's a big artist, to be fair. Madonna. Yeah. But I do think it's not much different to...

13:22We've got the Community Shield. All Saints also won Wembley that day. If it wasn't being built and we were in the same situation. And them going, we'll have All Saints.

13:36Chris Stark: I think it's an issue. I think it's something that needs looking at. You've got FIFA. Community Shield being moved. Two big debates. Either move it because you want it moved to a different stadium to make it a better experience for whatever reason, but don't do it because you've booked. What I just can't... How long is the charity shield stroke Community Shield be going on for? what I don't understand is who said that date was available because it's not do you know what I mean that head needs to roll yeah oh you've got this date here occasionally you do double book yourself you know what I mean like you've got a wedding on and you've got you know like a mate's 40th or something like that you just sort of leave it a bit last minute it can't happen with the national stadium the date is in there's a week before the season Wembley's book you've got the community showed that day and someone else in the office turns around and goes I've got the I've said the weekend could have it.

14:31Chris Stark: Do you know what? I've not even asked if it's the Saturday or the Sunday. You can have either. Do you know what I mean? You know, the weekend's got the whole weekend.

14:43Chris Stark: Guys, one thing to come out of the, a positive to come out of the Community Shield. Great to see Jack Greenish back playing. Obviously a big fan of the podcast. I think he's one that we've got to try and get on this season. I'd love to get him on whether we go up to Manchester and have a day out there or if we can get him in the Chamba One bar even better that'd be great I mean he got a big reaction didn't he it was very heartwarming I thought when he was warming up before the game to see the whole crowd you know it was probably one of the best reactions of everyone that day but it was interesting what the manager said about him afterwards I thought as well I think he sort of he did toe the party line in that if he's paraphrasing basically if he's good enough and if he works hard enough he will get games um but it wasn't said with a huge amount of conviction i was was sort of my read on it yeah with regards to the um the atmosphere and i suppose the appreciation reaction of the crowd um you know any player who's won a treble in the manner that he did right and like he's always going to be appreciated from those players are legends forever at the club no matter what goes on from now on he'll always be revered at Man City for that season that they had because that was incredible but yeah he needs to get his career back on track and I'm sure he'll be hoping it'll be with City and the manager's not ruled it out do you think they miss Rodri?

16:12Chris Stark: I thought Elliot Anderson was still playing fantastically well I'm a huge fan of Elliot Anderson's yeah I am but they are going to miss Rodri there's no denying it hmm yeah I don't know I feel like I think it's very easy obvious stuff to look at a manager and make the comparisons with Guardiola and then question the intensity and how this is exactly going to work sort of moving between these two eras I guess the big question is is everyone going to have enough patience with that can you afford to have patience if you're a Man City fan because the squad is still phenomenal and if there is a bit of a drop off you do have to look at that situation and go well it's a manager thing then is it and what do you do?

16:55You can't just switch out at that level very easily.

16:59Chris Stark: I don't know. I like the manager. Yeah. I just don't think he's, Guardiola's like a different level, isn't it, to anyone. You wouldn't want to follow him, would you? Yeah. Yeah, I agree. I think, listen, they'll be there and thereabouts, of course. Just going on back onto Arsenal, I think if they seem like they're in a real groove at the moment that I think this possibly could be a season where they tear it to pieces because you don't know what everyone else is going to be like. I know we had sort of predictions last time, last episode, but we still don't know what Liverpool are going to be like.

17:38Chris Stark: Man City looked a little bit shaky. Our Spurs are going to be there and thereabouts. We don't know what United are going to be like. This could be a season where United, where Arsenal could win it by 15, 20 points, I think. I think they'll win it comfortably as well. I mean I've been actually screwed over on the predictions thing by the way if you don't follow us on social get involved in it because it is quite like I do see all the comments on there and you know we get a lot of them blimey mate like dare I suggest Man United might be alright this season like fair play I said they'd win it but but my god I mean I looked at the comments was like okay fine yeah like it's hard to when you stick your neck Nick above the I might try not to in the future I'm just trying to I should have just said Arsenal you're trying to offer a different perspective on things where you've got absolutely slated didn't you but I mean it was look it's a bold choice and as you say Sid it'll be interesting to see how these other teams sort of move on with this season but Arsenal just did I mean as you say how much do you read into this game but they did look they look so strong sadly in the championship I couldn't make Watford's first game against Southampton couldn't get back from Manchester in time I'll probably get more heat for this but I've got a fucking Tesla yeah you've got to charge it the journey down from shambles it's just too late I was in a motorway service station just willing this thing to charge quicker didn't end up happening but first game of the season obviously from my point of view as a Watford fan it was a great result and great to be seeing a Watford team win and a good marker and some good new players but it was the first game I guess seeing what it's going to be like for Southampton turning up at every one of these grounds we had Harry the Hornet giving it the binoculars I saw that, I did see Harry the Hornet he's giving himself up to a bit of grief yeah there's a Paddy Power advert dropping soon where I think I'm giving them a little bit of good shit.

19:54I mean, they've got it. Sid, it's going to be all season long, this, isn't it? Oh, yeah.

19:58Chris Stark: Ah, listen, it's all a bit of fun, isn't it? Yeah, it was... Killer for them. They deserved to go up last year. Oh, who was the player? Let me try and get the game up. When did they play, Chris? Was it on Sunday or Saturday they played? It was on Sunday. Are you talking about... Watford. I'm not quite sure on the pronunciation. Nabizada. Oh, God. How good was he, by the way? yeah what is Cole yeah he looks like a player looks good doesn't he oh mate it's just good he pretty much took it the whole way himself and then yeah little dink it was really really good yeah really a lot of people have written Watford off and you know saying real potential for League 1 a lot of sort of I don't know unknowns about the club at the moment inconsistent obviously the revolving manager situation but my gosh like I got back to be able to watch the second half on TV.

20:52And it was, apparently the first half was much better. But yeah, it was a decent marker. I would say Southampton had big chances that they missed. And you've got to think they're starting this league. Is it minus four they're starting from? So, you know, they immediately are a bit under pressure there because they didn't look, I didn't think they looked great considering people are expecting them to get back up, you know?

21:17Chris Stark: It could be an interesting league this year as well. Burnley 2-2 came down from the Premier League Burnley-West Ham decent game though West Ham going 2-2 up Burnley pegging it back a bit of needle in that one as well QPR got off to a good start it's quite a great start two little clubs there Portsmouth with QPR and again people have sort of written them off a little bit as well I mean look it's one game isn't it and Watford do tend to start quite well and then I don't know it all seems to fall apart but yeah hopefully hopefully we'll do some I've heard some good chat about and we haven't really discussed this the idea that Millwall might actually do quite well this season.

21:50Chris Stark: Yeah, that's a great shout, Chris. I really like Millwall. They've been brilliant the last couple of seasons in the Championship, in the playoffs last season. I think they'll definitely be in the playoffs this season with the top eight. And I think they could do it. I'd love to see Millwall in the Premier League. Love to see Millwall. Yeah, totally. Could happen. Could happen this season. So Premier League opening weekend as well. You know, we're starting Arsenal Coventry. I think we need to get straight into it. Obviously, the biggest thing of the week was Sid's calling Jack Rodoni, Joe Rodoni.

22:25Chris Stark: Oh, God, yeah. I saw the comments, Sid, as well. You've Joe'd him off. And I think Jack himself's replied. Yes. Yeah, he did. He did, yeah. And listen, it's all about the name on the back of the shirt, first of all. The mad thing is, I know his name's Jack Rodoni. I know it. But we got kind of caught on the hop last week. I had all my notes sort of on my iPhone. and then with them predictions, for some reason I just said Joe Rodoni. But listen, I apologise. I apologise. But listen, he will be on fire this season. Believe me, mark my words, he's going to rip it up. So in Joe, we trust, okay? In Joe, we trust.

23:07Sid, none of us noticed at the time and obviously it slipped by our fact-checking that obviously happens. Yeah, yeah. I can't believe it slipped through our net. It's very unlike something to slip through. Generally, you know, everything you hear on this is bang on and true.

23:25Chris Stark: People are going through it. They've got the lawyers going through it with a fine tooth comb. So the fact that that slipped through, I really apologise. Also, let's not rule out the idea that somewhere in the lower leagues, there is a Joe, you know, and they have a storm up of the season. Yeah. Yeah. So, you know, it's not over till it's over, Sid. Well, look, out to our man Jack. He's going to be on Flames this season. And to the editors of the podcast, you can go fuck yourself. Oh, another one. Okay. Sorry, sorry. Some cracking games, though. Some cracking games. Right, we've got Arsenal commentary.

24:02Chris Stark: We've got, God, Brentford Spurs will be a good one later on. You know, Everton Palace. We've got Brentford, Brighton Villa. I think Newcastle, Liverpool, notoriously a cracking game. And then we've got West London derby on a Monday. Fulham Chelsea yeah all big stuff right Sid your place in the Chumbawamba actually been taken isn't it by by Ben Chipola yeah he's going to play us some music it's not since he was good go on alright lads you enjoy that I'll catch you next week in the Chumbawamba see you then mate right so we're joined now a very special guest Chris Ben Chipola now if you don't know Ben you need to get to know right it talk us through it chris where did you first hear him so obviously welcome along ben oh thanks for having me how are you feeling unreal i mean what what a summer i've ended up on the pod so i played the boys last week i played a couple of your songs and uh i don't think you knew that we were doing that so when when did you were you listening to the podcast and heard yourself or did did someone give you a heads up what happened yeah i think i think you i think after you did a an episode i think you messaged me about it i dm and i said mate you're gonna like this yeah you're like send me your email i was like what's going on yeah because i am i so basically i heard your songs over the summer yeah the lads were obviously in america so i almost wanted to save it until they were back in the hope that you might might want to come in but what's been amazing is you keep making more of these songs and I knew Crouchy would love it um so you're here today because there was obviously a huge reaction to to the songs that we played last week yeah but there is a bit of a backstory here Pete as to how Ben has become a bit of a thing in in this football music space do you want to talk us through how it all started well I guess how it all started was to be fair a few years ago I was I went on a night out with my mates and on Sunday we were watching a rerun of match of the day, right?

26:01And the whole like career of doing football songs was all because of a Brighton forward, right? He was German. He's not playing there anymore. It was Dennis Undav. Yeah. Okay. So Undav. And I think he scored, I think he scored about three or four goals against Wolves. It's like 7-1. Something like that. But I remember watching his, you know, the show and being like, ooh, Undav, Undav, Undav the sea. I was like Undav it was just John Lennon right okay and so was in like The Little Mermaid yeah yeah so I kept I kept thinking like Sebastian Sebastian Sebastian that's the one yeah I'm an adaptical Sebastian but yeah so yeah I feel like that was it and I started started going Undav Undav the sea Undav the sea darling it's better when we got Webster and as a bee and then I just it's unbelievable and then my mates were like would you just chuck up on TikTok or something you know and then it was just me singing that and then it started to sort of yeah go and then over the past few years I've just every now and then when I've had some time just stuck on a chant but then it turned into a song with my guitar and that's when this summer it came about because I was with my housemate Dan we were listening to Wimbledon right on the radio the final and then 606 were like we're up next and then I thought do you know what Dan I'm gonna let's just phone in and see what happens I'll you know got this little song about Jed Spence I wrote that day and so why Jed Spence is that just well it was because it was you know the hype of the quarterfinal he just played played really well right incredible yeah well it's at the last 16 as well like you could just see him just getting better and better as the tournament went on so I I just thought I love trying to champion the unsung heroes that you know i thought kind of what we do here as well exactly yeah so it just it just played played into my hands really with with with jed and then um before i knew it we we did that we did the uh the show on on uh 606 but dan my housemate he's not a musician you know he's a consultant right he works in engineering he was doing backing vocals he was doing backing but he had to do the backing vocals because um you know total eclipse of the heart right the original song has to have two voices in it so he was i was kind of calling him into the room and being like dan you've got to sing with me on how do you go back to consultancy after that i mean yeah he he just to be fair no one knew that it was him the day after because it was all on the radio and and uh so you phoned up to 606 they put you through now And normally this is where you go on and you have an argument with either Sutton or Savage or both.

28:56And you've just whipped out a guitar. So they didn't really know what to expect when you, it's a bit unusual. Do you know what I mean? To listen to 606 or Sports Bar and someone pull out a guitar and start singing a song about Jed Spence. You know, it was quite a reaction from there.

29:11Chris Stark: I've also, I think the initial reaction from, I think the hosts and everyone else is going to be horrendous. so the fact that it was good obviously was i think what was the breakthrough yeah i was saying i mean i woke up the next morning and it just was everywhere like you know they were sharing it and i started seeing that it was like became the sound of the day you know like everyone was just loving it and i'm like oh my so how was your kind of how your life changed because because of these things i mean because the things have must have changed well they have changed a bit i've got to be honest you know are you a single man uh i'm not no but um i hopefully you know my girlfriend loves me even more now you know yeah so um she wouldn't have expected you to transition a pop star like this no i guess i guess not and i i didn't expect this either but i'm just fully embracing it you know it's nice to not take life too seriously with all this totally because what what do you do as a do you have a job or yeah well i'm a singer songwriter i'm a you know a full-time musician i've always been one sort of graft in all these years you know um and just doing a lot i mean i've yeah i've got a couple of albums out got a third one on the way but isn't this mad ben that you know as you say jed spence has really broken through this summer yeah and by proxy at the same time and largely in part thanks to jed spence so has ben here yeah yeah but i you know you just need a break somewhere don't you don't mean like it's just that one song that needs to break you we had a lad on this podcast a couple of years ago now and he wrote a song about mike dean and it and it was huge and it was a wonderful moment we had crouch fest and he got up on stage and he sung a song about mike dean the the chicken killing machine and uh and it was it was incredible and i think ben what's really exciting about what you're doing is you're writing all these songs about footballers and then our hope is maybe this season as as things progress throughout the season if someone breaks through or there's a moment that he's singing about you can jump on the pod and be our guy doing this stuff yeah yeah and actually what i think is really exciting from our point of view is we're backing what i believe to be the first ever uh artist i guess that is sort of uh all their album all their song titles on their album are names of footballers that's right yeah yeah and i just love that i love that we're here at the beginning i i love that but is there is there an element of his you i've seen here you've done the bbc prom yeah you've done you've done things of notes previously you know you don't want to be typecast as the jed spence guy because i would love i don't mind it yeah because you know you're only typecast as certain parts of your life and like this is my part of the life where i've got to just go for it yeah i totally agree i think that's the way forward yeah but then there's something for us to all back here as a podcast you know i like the idea that we get you to the brits you know i want i want i want the full journey for you like imagine we can get one of these songs you know conceivably into the chart at some point this season yeah christmas number one this is where we need to well i think that's the kind of thing that we're pretty good at like pushing this kind of thing this agenda you can be our guy i hope so christmas number one jed Spence don't rule it out well that's it yeah has Jed Spence like is he aware of this song as far as I'm aware I don't know I I don't think he is but I guess I've just tried to you know play these songs as much as I can you know I've been playing them at festivals weddings have you really yeah no and and it's funny because I was I was the best man this weekend at my mate's wedding and I did come prepared with some dip for you, which I thought...

32:58Why? It's because a guy, yeah, who made the dip, he's called Paddy, right? And that was his only job at the wedding was to make these dips. And they were just absolutely delicious. So am I right in thinking here that Paddy knows that you're coming on this podcast? He does know. has seen an opportunity for the dips that he's made at the wedding to try and launch some sort of dip business yeah Paddy's Dips yeah or Paddy Power which okay yeah we've got chips and dips yeah that's it chips and dips so yeah it's always so what's the goal here like your mate Paddy's going right Ben you're going to meet Crouchy yeah get the dips in front of him I just wanted to see if you like the dip really do you want to try I'd try some.

33:49Love to. Yeah. I mean, What have we got here? We've got roasted sweet potato and harissa, right? And it says, it says made, mixed very well and then served with salsa verde on top. So, You've got to take your opportunities, I guess, haven't you? I suppose you do. We're doing it. Look at that though. He's given quite a large portion there. Well, yeah. I mean, there's a lot of us, isn't there? So this was just left over from the wedding, is it?

34:19Chris Stark: That's lovely. Stunning soap. Is he always impartial to a dip? Well, yeah, he is. I guess he is now. Yeah. It's kicked off for him. I noticed he couldn't be arsed to come along. He's not bothered. Yeah. Well, I guess, you know. I prefer the red one to the green one, if I'm honest. Well, you're supposed to actually, you're supposed to put that in there. Oh, right. So that's not supposed to be by itself, but you know. I thought that. Who currently is sort of bossing the dip? What's the biggest company here that... Is it Ramones? Don't they sort of corner the hummus market at the moment? Yeah, they do.

35:05It feels very natural. He spent a lot of time on this, isn't he? Yeah, he had three different dips, hummus, beetroot, and this. Okay. So what does he want from this then? Does he want investment or what's the goal? I just think it's, you know, obviously I've come here for the first time. It's just nice to bring some homemade food, really. It's lovely. You know. I really appreciate it. Quote for the poster.

35:32Chris Stark: Big spill, big deal.

35:39Brilliant. On this sofa, we've had Miles Kane, Dan Mumford as well. Yeah, Mumford, yeah. surgical courses and they all come here they get the guitar out and they perform

35:50Chris Stark: well since we've talked about Jed Spence would you mind playing us a little bit of it and if you haven't heard it you are in for a real treat two three four turn around Jed Spence every now and then he's called a turn around Jed Spence every now and then he's called a pawn England need you now tonight England needs you more than ever And if your broken jaw was tied Now it's fully back together And you know he can play left or right Down the wing is so strong You take a player on and do a brilliant job You should have had a pen from being tackled by Bob Tackled by Bob I really loved you tonight Oh, Jed was such a star tonight Oh, Jed was such a star Once upon a time he was loaned out to Red Now he's one of England's men Solid in the fence Total eclipse of Jed Spence Wow, so good

37:07Chris Stark: Superb, superb Loved it, absolutely loved it what's I mean I know you've been writing quite a bit is there any other songs at the moment that you you'd like to perform for yeah I mean I wrote an England EP about you know this summer so I could play a few I'd love to hear it alright so another one you might know this one so

37:34so you've got to go two three burn break down burn burn break down Burn, big dad, burn Burn, big dad, burn Big dad To their surprise He's a hundred stories high You ain't getting past When you're sweeping up the line The bird was leaping He's out of control and he was so agitated when his head started to explode I heard somebody say burn, big down, burn on two goals in front burn, big down, burn head that football out big down, burn burn, big down, burn on two goals in front burn, big down, burn head that football out big down, burn oh that's a beauty

38:35Chris Stark: that's better than Jed Spence I love that one Love that one. Oh, super. And I've got another one, right? Yeah, please. Keep going, mate. Let's do a gig. Okay, yeah. So we're in really thick bit now. I mean, you played this a little bit before.

38:57It's an outbreak. Nothing but an outbreak. Henderson was too late. He couldn't get back up. Had to operate. Surgeons had to operate. Quickly so he could play. For England in a cast. The advertising board was high. He jumped and slipped, fell on his wrist. and cry Everybody Oh it's an unbreak Nothing but an unbreak Henderson was too late Couldn't get back up It's an unbreak Lovely Something quite magical about that one it is just wonderful it feels like the possibilities are in this by the way you are very good as well yeah well done no it's an obvious

40:13Chris Stark: very talented person yeah thanks have you ever been tempted to write one about Crouchy well I've got to let you in a secret I have actually got you a song I've late last night late last night I managed to to come up with something so yeah do you want to I'd love to hear it okay so have you got a time working style for this or is this the peter crouch song it's called backstrong there oh my god fuck so excited so it's like an exclusive didn't it feel like what's that first play and you must do all that you do that it's like unreleased material i feel like you know occasionally an artist lets us be the first people in the world to play the song yeah it feels and it feels like a moment I guess wherever you're listening to this right now the first ever play we're not we don't even know what this is of Back Stronger by Ben Cipolla

41:17Football podcast it well Chris Stock robot taller crouchy stronger that that that that Peter Crouchy the podcast is back stronger stock and since you hurry up now this Chad the Chumba I know I've got to be potched now. Don't need to sip that water. Paddy powering me up now. Some harder than Rodney Trotter. Pass me the pot now. Pass me the pot. Let's buzz ball tonight. Watch this out Shady Quiz Box tonight. Fingers on a 8-10 pin tonight. Two hands on a 12, gotta bowl it right. Gave Kane a hug in the Mexico game. Stormed on the pitch Did the fool talk bae His clan say My wife's a babe Does anybody need some Cratch therapy Bout in the presence Of his greatness Cause right now Pete has saved us You should be honored By his tallness He's as real as you get No fakeness Go ahead Bleep test for his fat back 1-1-3-9 How about that 22 goals in 42 caps Legacy For his great feet Beep beep Haters That that that That Peter Crouchy The podcast is back stronger.

42:30Stuck and sit, you hurry up now. Let's chat at the Chumbo Wamba. I know I've got to be poch now. Don't need to sip that water. Paddy powering me up now. Some harder than Rodney Trotter.

42:48Football podcast, cause Edward Christophe, grow my taller, crouchy stronger.

42:52Chris Stark: Oh!

42:58Chris Stark: That feels like a difficult one to navigate, by the way. One of the best songs I've ever heard. Congratulations. Yeah, well, have a good one. Fuck me, mate. That's what you do. That's what I do. So, yeah. Cheers, yeah, cheers. Incredible. Season's barely started. Well, listen, we are back stronger, aren't we? We are. Is there anything, you know, just before you go, I mean, incredible what you've just done there. Thanks for having me. We've got Games Gone board here. is there any songs that you think you know across football in general really that that shouldn't shouldn't be around i don't know ones that piss you off ones that are outdated you know it feels like you're taking football shots to the next level you're ones that literally don't work like that's the thing like yeah sometimes it's a bit of a squeeze to get them in isn't it the lyrics to certain songs yeah no i i mean i just i just love football so much especially when people are singing doesn't really matter what they're singing to me.

43:53I'm all for it. And I think singing,

43:56Chris Stark: just seeing fully grown men singing who wouldn't normally sing in a normal situation. Yeah. It's just, it's become, it's normal to see men all singing together. Yeah. I agree. No, I think, no, there's nothing that grates me. I don't know, I don't know about you boys, but yeah. I mean, listen, I was in the World Cup in America. You know, there was a few anthems out there that we believed that we will win. Oh, yeah. A few little ones like that. They're a little bit different to ours, but I used to. I think what you do really nicely, though, is especially when I'm listening to you, I feel like a bit like when I watch football when I'm on holiday.

44:31You know when you're in a bar and you've got a different type of beer and maybe you've got the beach outside and there's sort of a little bit of service coming to your table with the beers. That's the vibe you give. You give a sort of beach bar. Absolutely, yeah, that's me. But I think we should be here for the journey. I'd love to get you a gig in a stadium. Yeah.

44:48Chris Stark: Well, listen, you know, I mean, please stay in touch. I mean there's a lot of chat about Crouch potentially hearing rumors strong rumors we'd love to have you involved in that in some capacity I'd absolutely love to yeah obviously yeah that'd be amazing ladies and gentlemen Ben DiPolo thank you cheers cheers you know that feeling too many updates too many meetings too many things falling through the cracks Monday.com was built for that gap The AI work platform designed from the ground up for people and agents to work side by side and deliver more together. Drafting the brief, flagging risks, running a competitive scan, your agent can do it all.

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