Gary’s Top Gear Story, Micah’s Non-League Dream & Álvarez To Arsenal?

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2:09Alan Shearer:Hello and welcome to the Rest is Football question and answer episode with Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and me, Gary Lineker. Well, firstly, thank you very much for your questions. We've got a lot of them. Terry Thompson asks, what did you guys get up to after New York? And he wants to know if there's any nice golf courses. Alan?

2:28Gary Lineker:Hey, I never played once in the World Cup at all. You didn't even take your clubs, did you? I didn't even bring... You know what? I was just too stressed and bags and this. And then I thought, I've got to go for another... Stressed? I've got to go for another appointment because of the visa when I landed. And I just thought, oh, sod this. I can't be bothered I'm not so I didn't what are you laughing at I didn't bring my golf clubs luckily I didn't need them anyway because it was that too busy wasn't I so I was flying here there and everywhere and then spending time with you two mugs

2:59Alan Shearer:oh heart bleeds for you Alan oh my god get the violins out Micah for him will you he didn't play golf for a whole month in the best hotels wow

3:10Gary Lineker:well then when I actually after when I came after the World Cup I came back I played golf once I absolutely I didn't even have a practice and I nutted my first drive straight down the fairway I thought easy game this is golf and then I shanked my next shot and then I hit another good shot the same round I was useless

3:29Alan Shearer:Do you know what a shank is Micah? I don't know he's talking about nutted and shank I don't know are we talking about golf? I don't know I don't know While we're on this subject Ray Barnes any stories from New York outside of the show? I think we gave most of them, didn't we? We just told him, nice restaurants or nights out.

3:50Gary Lineker:What about when Micah flagged the tuk-tuks down and that half hour? Was that our first night? Yeah, first night. That was good. We were singing, weren't we, on the tuk-tuk? Oh, brilliant. People must have been looking at us thinking, well, the music blast, look at these fucking idiots around New York.

4:07Alan Shearer:It was$10 a minute. I think we spent about$500. He conned us, didn't he? Yeah, they hid them.

4:15Gary Lineker:He just said, he said,$15,$15. And then we all said, oh, yeah, that'll do. Thanks. And then we got out. We went,$15 a minute. Did we end up paying$350 or something? Yeah, something crazy. Yeah.

4:27Alan Shearer:It was just nuts. Right. Let's get some football questions now. Carl Dinham. Who do you think could be the surprise of the season, club and player? I think Brighton could have a good season and Hinshelwood could do well. well, Interwood certainly started well, as did Brighton. So I think they've gone beyond now a club that could be conceived as being a surprise. But is there a possibility of a well-run football club, I'll just add to this question, like a Brentford, possibly Brighton, that could challenge for a Champions League spot? Good question, Gass. I like that. The answer for me would be no, only because the squad depth.

5:12I think it's very hard for those players to perform consistently every single week. And that's why the bigger clubs always do it, because they can rotate. But in terms of, if it was a 20-game season or something like that, yeah, I think they could. But 38, I think the season's too deep.

5:29Gary Lineker:And with some of those teams playing in Europe on a Thursday night as well, I think you're right, Micah, with the squad depth, you know, I think it'd be very difficult for anyone to do that. I don't see that happening. I think what about Everton doing reasonably well this year I mean I don't I don't think they'll be challenging for Champions League but I think they could be in and around seventh or eighth something like that Everton do you think?

5:50Alan Shearer:I think they could well do I mean obviously they got tried and trusted in David Moyes he's done a really good job since he went to Everton you know they've got good players they've got a good start to the season a win on the opening day we didn't put that in the Monday episode but so we can mention that now but a very encouraging start I saw the Prime Minister was there alongside Peter Reid.

6:09Gary Lineker:Yeah, Reid, he's looking cool in his sunglasses again, Reid.

6:12Alan Shearer:Yeah, he'd have had his flares on as well. Don't worry about that. Right, Burnetti. Why the reluctance from top, top players to play in the Premier League? I mean, there are top, top players in the Premier League. I think I know what he's getting at. The superstars, the genuine superstars of world football, with a couple of exceptions, probably most notably Haaland, don't tend to sign for English clubs. they tend to still go, even to this day, to either Real Madrid or Barcelona. Can you see that changing? It's the size of the clubs and the history of those two. But the Premier League, with its financial status and its gravitas around the world, I've always thought that.

6:52Alan Shearer:Why, when there's a really, really big player up for grabs, the superstars, and Mbappe, for example, they go somewhere else. I think it's because we, as Englishmen, love the Premier League and it's our everything. I think they see the Champions League as, I don't know, Liverpool have won it a lot, but I would say because Real Madrid have won it so many times, Real Madrid is seen as a holy grail. And also the leagues are not, I won't say as a competitive, but what I would say is probably not as physical. So it gives them a better chance to be successful in the Champions League, which is the all-important one.

7:30Alan Shearer:Richard Haggins, which new player to the Premier League do you think is going to make the biggest impact?

7:37Gary Lineker:Well, the biggest impact over the weekend was Sangari at Brentford. When you look at transfer fees that have been paid for midfielders and you look at what Brentford have paid for him, 39, I think it is, and his performance at the weekend, I don't think it's going to be a one-off. I think it looks as if his style is perfectly suited to the Premier League and he's had a brilliant start. and they've obviously invested heavily in him, record signing. So they believe in him. So he's one without a doubt to watch.

8:07Alan Shearer:Micah, let's have one each. You go and then I'll go. You know what? I'm going to go with somebody different. I'm going to say, I'm going to go with Leeds, Leeds, Leeds. Trafford, the goalkeeper because Leeds have struggled with goalkeepers over the last couple of seasons. I thought Melier was going to be that guy to step up from the Championship to the Premier League. didn't quite work out for him. So I would go with Trafford at Leeds and he got off to a good start. I'd love to see him perform really well. I think he's so talented. I might go with Solis. Ooh, yes, I like it. I saw him in the Community Shield and then watched him again in the opening day of the season.

8:46Alan Shearer:I thought he's got a lot of game, very creative. His numbers are really good previously and could end up being a really interesting signing, but I'm often wrong. Rich Hacker, with Aston Villa's exits of Esri Consa, Luca Dini, Morgan Rodgers, Juri Tielemans and probably Ollie Watkins, do they now find themselves in a relegation dogfight similar to Spurs last season? No, not a chance. Not with Unai Emery in charge, surely. Not with Unai, not a chance. Villa will be fine. Obviously, they won't do as well as last season. But yeah, Villa will be top 10, I would say, at least.

9:24Gary Lineker:Yeah, different times I think for Aston Villa but I wouldn't put them in the relegation battle. I think they'll be too good for that and Unai Emery's too good for that. So a really tough start to the season for them but no panic.

9:38Alan Shearer:Tough for the fans though, isn't it? When they see so many players. Yeah, horrible. It really is. We talked about that on the Monday episode. I'm going to try and rattle through the questions because there's so many of you who have sent them in. Martin Gray, should the transfer window be closed before the season starts? Hell yes!

9:53Gary Lineker:Yeah. Yes! the transfer window is like designed I think to sort of bring everyone together because different leagues start at different times and

10:01Alan Shearer:well that's changed a little bit there's Bundesliga is later than the rest but you know La Liga's kicked off Serie A's kicked off it just doesn't make any sense and it's it's a bit unfair I think I think on a lot of clubs and managers as well how do you plan when you don't know what your team's going to be I think originally when they made the decision it was always wasn't it the end of August or the 1st of September whatever it was and that worked because so many of the leagues didn't start till then the only handicap league was probably the Premier League so it's a bit unfair on the Premier League because it was still open when all the others were shot but now with the other leagues generally starting earlier as well I wonder if they might change that it really does make a lot of sense Agreed I'm going to ask you this Alan but I know your answer will Newcastle be relegated this season that's come from Jack Davis what are you two fucking laughing for because we knew you'd get exactly that kind of response

11:03Gary Lineker:no they won't be relegated no I do think at times it'll be a challenging season and it is something very new and there's a reset and there's a lot of young players coming into the team this season young manager a lot of change so I think it will be challenging and we're going to have to be patient but I think we'll have enough to stay in the in the Premier League. I think you've got more than enough

11:26Alan Shearer:to stay in the Premier League. I don't think, you know, whether you can challenge for Champions League like you've done in recent seasons, apart from last year, I'm not so sure. But I think, no, I can't see you being dragged into any kind of relegation fact.

11:40Gary Lineker:My one concern would be maybe goals or creativity. I know Liverpool was good. They had a couple of really good goals. But that would be my concern. I wish I had a brilliant game. And if he can stay fit and keep up that type of form, then okay. But that would be a small concern. But I think we'll have enough to stay in the Premier League, yeah.

11:59Alan Shearer:Michael Wilson, question for Micah and Alan. And I'm going to remind you before you answer this, who pays your wages? What do you really think of Gary's cooking? Be honest.

12:13Gary Lineker:As much as we love to say a shit, but it's just not. Yeah, he is very good at it, isn't he, Micah? Marvellous. but the gnocchi oh my oh the pasta the spicy what's it called aranchada or whatever you call it

12:31Alan Shearer:amatriciana that's what you got that that's close enough that was pretty good effort let's have a half time snack and then we'll come back

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14:19Alan Shearer:Welcome back to the rest is football question and answer episode with Mike Richards, Alan Shearer and me, Gary Lineker. Ryan Smith asks, is it right that you guys are doing a live show soon? Oh, yes, we are. We are. At the South Bank Centre Festival Hall, Friday, the 4th of September. I now understand it. I mean, it's sold really well, but there are just a few seats still available. A few tickets remain. And if you're interested, and thanks for asking this question, Ryan, it leads me into this. Just go to therestisfootball.com if you'd like to join us on that Friday night. It's going to be a lot of fun.

15:01Alan Shearer:Micah on stage. Hold on. There's still tickets for sale. Unbelievable. No, it's a big hall. Is it? Royal Festival Hall. Oh, my God. A few thousand. I don't know how I feel about that, to be honest. Three thousand? It's a few thousand, yeah. history would have sold out politics would have sold out I mean we need to up our game come on guys we need to up our game

15:26are you looking forward

15:27Alan Shearer:to being on stage have you have you done a bit I love being on stage really you do surprise me

15:36you know what we need so what give us a bit of context guys so it's 3000 people something like that Are we able to drink on stage?