“That’s Made Me Quite Emotional Actually…” – This Listener’s Message Really Hit Home For Pete

0:00I think it's something to do with polyps. It's something to do with the lack of chin.

0:06Who's going to take the bins out, number two? What do you need a ladder for? You're going out with Peter Crouch. For God's sake. You stupid cow. You stupid cow. Hello, and welcome to The Therapy Crouch with me, Abbey Clancy. Me, Peter Crouch. And our Ross. Hey, guys. How are you doing? Thank you. How are we doing? It's great. Nice to be back. Nice to be back. isn't it yeah it's definitely a nice vibe isn't it obviously it's always a bit fruity when we do an episode out here I think it's the beers it's the cold fridge beers we've got a little beverage in hand cheers to that sister cheers babe it does get a bit fruity and always very enjoyable so much we're not drinking this trip no this is the first beer of the day we're allowed one yeah yeah it's just you know no last night we went for dinner put the kids to bed and Pete was like should you have one for the road and he said we can open a bottle and have one glass you know two bottles later two bottles later so it was one bottle wasn't it well yeah we did we did the bottling but it was no need for it we'd already had a couple in the restaurant but I felt fine this morning got up you know we both went to the gym I just smashed the high rocks out how was the gym Pete?

1:20yeah I smashed it out saw you limping around the kitchen before and I was like you alright Pedro? no because we went to Ibiza with our friends and it was quite alcohol heavy we thought we're going to come out here you know the lead up to half term is also is always so busy because we're like cramming all our work in so we can you know have a bit of time off and spend quality time with the kids so we thought we're going to we're not drink get to the restaurant Pete's like this last night I'm going to order a margarita I feel like getting bang on it now and I was like oh do you now I had a couple of days off well it's not happening no I agree I don't I want to do it because we're plan on going to the gym every day.

2:01Yeah. And I started, I went in, I called the shots early really, went in with the high rocks because I don't really even know what that really is. But what I fucking do now. You do now. Now I've pulled my car. I know, I know. And then Pete was telling me that he got third in the world or something. Yeah, he got third in the world or second in the world. Yeah. But you know our Sean, bloody guns a blazing. Yeah, he takes it seriously. Takes it seriously. So Pete was like, oh, I'm going to try it. I'll fucking show him. I did. Third in the world. I didn't. It wasn't even third in my class. Full of girls.

2:36When I had a young lady with me in the group, and when she left me for dust on the run, I went, fuck have I done here. I couldn't keep up with her. So for the uninitiated piece there, could you describe her high rocks is? Well, basically, I think we did three 500 metre runs, but like at a good pace. Fast as you can, your quote was from you? Pretty much. A 400-meter run is meant to be a sprint, isn't it? Yeah, it was pretty sprinty. Is that racist sprint? Yeah. Well, it wasn't by the third one, put it that way. Then it was like the rower, the pulley down thing, and a bike. My worst nightmare, the squats, throwing the ball on the wall.

3:16Yeah, throwing the ball on me. Your legs go, don't you? Yeah, I mean, listen, I went straight in day one after Ibiza as well. That was a highly aggressive start. Listen, did I did that class in the summer? it's tough yeah but I I did call with Jackie my friend Jackie here she's a fabulous Jackie I love her and we just spent the whole time lying on our backs chatting yeah look at these knobheads doing sizzles she came down and I was shell shocked didn't even have break a sweat straight to the cafe cheese and ham toast Pete couldn't even breathe he was like I need a minute I love it when I was happy he goes I'm so fit I don't even sweat when I go to the gym like that's not that's not why you're not sweating babe no to be fair I am a demon in the gym you're hardcore usually but you know I haven't been the gym for a while you've been horse riding instead haven't you really because I've been doing my horse riding instead which is like a completely different level of fitness that you need for that like you're using every muscle in your body stamina you know you know that's enough yeah so to go back to a gym class I was like oh bloody hell but you know it's hard when you see your friend who you haven't seen for months.

4:30So, you know, we were just having a little gab. Kept getting told off. Oh, really? Yeah. Doesn't sound like it. Yeah. I mean, I couldn't, I would have loved to have spoke. I couldn't fucking breathe. You breathed out your ass. I genuinely couldn't breathe. I was like, people were actually talking to me and I just, I couldn't speak back. And your grey short, you look like you peed your pants. Yeah, fucking sweaty crap. She's wretched, I was. Honestly, he came in, I was like, what's up with you? You're not limp, like I've never seen a limp. It was like saving private Ryan. He's like, I think I've snapped my Achilles.

5:01Yeah, I've pulled my calf. It's gone. It's gone. It's gone. Ten minutes later, he's had one corona. He's skipping around the place. Bloody had to cancel his tennis lesson because he's pulled his calf. Fucking tennis lesson I had today. I just said, the lady said to me afterwards, like, enjoy the class. I said, yeah. I said, like, it was amazing. Absolutely loved it, but I will be playing tennis the rest of the week. Yeah. But I probably won't see you again. It's just so bizarre to me Because my gym class, Ross, was above Pete's. So when I was going out for a little breath of fresh air, I could look over the balcony and see Pete.

5:37And it was the first time he's given me the ick, really. Because he's normally, you know, epic at all sports, like tennis, paddle, football. Yeah. You know, so to see him getting his ass whooped by five young girls. so I was like Jackie let's just hide pretend we don't know him but he's not with us he's not with us yeah you were half dead coming out of that oh fucking hell baby but Toby does that every day with our friend Sean yeah but that's it won't take me long with our Sean but I do that if I did that I don't know three times a week I think it's on Monday Wednesday Friday this week I'm playing golf Wednesday but oh why you know yeah but I'll squeeze slip that in slip that in fail to mention that one I'll squeeze in the legs bums and tums on Tuesday you're a god Don't cut me off.

6:25But you know what? These, like, especially the women, they're hardcore in the gym. When I go to the gym, they're... Don't sound so surprised. No, I'm just surprised by it. Yeah, us women are tough, you know. I'm not tough. I'm just saying, it's like... It's a bit degrading for me, you know, being, you know... Oh, Medvinev comes swanning it. Being done. Why are you calling me that? Oh, the tennis player? She keeps saying, Medvinev, Medvinev's got a... He's very bald at the front. Yeah. I'm not... Oh no, I'm thinking of a different one. But I was thinking of tennis player. You do give tennis player vibes.

6:57You do give tennis player vibes. That's a compliment. Yeah, well it's a compliment. I like that, but I'm not a boarding tennis player. No, you're not me. I may have no chin. But I've got some hair. You've got more hair than me, I'll tell you that. Oh well. Any weekly wines? Ooh, jinx, you got the pinch. Hashtag synergy. Hashtag synergy. Now, do you know what I'm going to give, even though she's just came in there, I'm going to give Abby a weekly shine this week. That makes a nice change. Yeah, just because even from the moment we left the house to fly over here, no bad vibes at all. Great. It was really, really refreshing.

7:36Really? Yes. No airport ab? On the plane, airport. No airport ab. What airport? Airport completed it, mate. Completely. Honestly, I got her airport port sausage in good time, didn't I? I got my own freaking sausage. yeah it was you know and then we obviously it was chilling maybe I think I was on my best behaviour because we saw Mahoney in the airport so I couldn't it was so funny we were checking in and then I just saw Nick I was like did you know he was on holiday at all or vaguely Carly said I told you we were at the airport at the same time in Ibiza I was like zero recollection of that Carl but yeah they were there so maybe I was on my best behaviour maybe you were yeah maybe that light in the mood from the house I was from the house throughout the airport even on the plane so calm about where you sat about where you know what was going on were the kids better behaved do you think that fed into it a little bit yeah I mean I was asleep they were great for me that is what a load of codswallop that is Peter you just so well so well behaved for me well did you just know what the score is did you know the score but that's just not true well you had 10 minutes you had 10 minutes it's all good problem well well done I'm proud of you we left the house at 6am I'm allowed to have a 10 minute cat nap on the bloody plane not a problem you had to sleep because we were talking about your mouth Johnny was like why is dad doing that face and I was like what face did he take around Pete was literally like this drooling I don't know why it goes so wide I think it's something to do with polyps it's something to do with the lack of chin

9:15so I'm glad you did the weekly shine glad I gave her a weekly shine no I'm joking I'm not really hammering you you are a bit become synonymous with this pod really synonymous good word so yeah I've got my weekly wine last night we went out for a lovely lovely dinner yeah kids were shattered so come home got them all to bed read them a story and people were like should I have one glass of wine we don't have to have the bottle which we did sometimes do yeah but I think that's you know I think every single one of our listeners can relate to this. The first night on holiday, you always go in a bit too heavy.

9:54We were in bed by 11. No, it was bed by 11. Do you know what I mean? It's like, listen, it's Brits abroad. It's Brits abroad. Common as muck we are. Yeah, it's just, unfortunately, we are British. We go too heavy on the first night. Yeah. To be fair, you're not like, you didn't seem, we were around pretty early, so you weren't hanging on it. No, absolutely not. We were in the gym at eight this morning. I was pulling my calf by half nine. So then, So we showed Pete this trick where they had to get the tennis racket full of balls and flip it round and catch the balls. I'll show you later. I think I videoed it where I completely nailed it.

10:29So Pete was like, I can do that. So then there he goes off. I'm sitting there on my own for half an hour while he's finding the tennis racket and all the tennis balls. Then he comes back and he would not stop until he did it. Wouldn't stop. So we were there for like two hours. But I think, I think, in my defence, you set me a challenge like that no you can't like I said I could do that she said no you can't well what the fuck am I supposed to do to just accept no I can't or do I graph for two hours and make her film it until I get it yeah that's that mentality babe and then he did another I showed him this like four year old on Instagram doing these tricks I can do that so easy off he goes again gets the football and he's putting on this kind of, you know, like one of those street footballers who does all the bloody thing.

11:20Soccer school, crudgy soccer school. But it was like, obviously it was a few gusts of red in, so it was like basically in slow motion. And one foot didn't leave the ground at all times. And I was like, Pete, that's not it. So I'm getting critiqued by this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Who's never seen anyone kick a ball in their life. Did you see my post the other day? Which one was that? It's like me going in to critique a game I've never played in my life. Yeah, I did. I was like, that's so me. She's telling Sophia, who's doing the tennis at the moment, like, you've got to do this, you've got to do that.

11:56Never, never hit a racket in anger. Never gripped a racket in your life. I was playing that Velcro thing with the boys. Yeah. That's a good game. I love that. Don't really take your hand and you're going to throw it. That's a good game. It's so good, but we brought the wrong bloody ball so it doesn't stick properly. It's highly annoying because that's great for your coordination. I'll go down to my favourite shop, any excuse. Oh, yeah. decathlon mate get on decathlon have you been have I made big time can I just say to anyone who's listening now who's not been to decathlon we are not sponsored by decathlon get yourself down to decathlon it's a full day out isn't it oh mate I go in there I do every aisle you know when you know you see like people like if I'm in that's what I'm like in Selfridges I'm skipping I'm skipping like I skip a load of like eggs and yeah that's fine I'll get that somewhere else I just skip yeah but decathlon I mean I just get a scooter and I ping down one of the aisles.

12:46I'm coming up, back up on a bicycle, back down on some roller skates. Waiting for the quad at the end. Quad at the end. Yeah, you bought me a present last time we went. I'm juggling some footballs on one of the aisles. Ah, it's just, it's heaven. You came back last time with a freaking cart for me. A what? A cart. What do you mean? Like a little cart trolley that you pull. Like what Matilda carries the books in? Yeah. Oh no. You want to go down to the beach, right? Think about this practically. Towels, like a ball, that little bat and ball thing. I've got sun lotion. I've got lotion in the bed.

13:27I've got like, and you just pull it all the way along the jetty. I'd love to see you walking into the house proudest punch with your new trolley for that. I'm looking, I've got you. No, you did. And it's fucking green. It's not even black. I'm like what is this never changed colour wasn't really my vibe I didn't really like I didn't really go for colour he was modelling it up and down he was modelling it up and down the whole way look at this it's so smooth it's so smooth look at the way it takes the bend the corner and also I had everything I'd bought which we didn't need in it I just carried it all out Jack came home with like boxing gloves on and wraps still wears them he wore them today good lads brilliant oh yeah listen Decathlon's great get yourself down badminton paddle rackets ski gear I got my ski gear you can get like canoes yeah frigging waterbeds it's phenomenal in there tents tents I mean you could it's a great shop yeah cool story bro yeah we're not sponsored by Decathlon but if you're listening I got incredibly excited by Decathlon there it's the same it's a similar excitement like for you with Costco no not Cosby the tile shop or the tile shop or you know Home Bargains yeah it's the same vibe or Harrods I could go I get this the same amount of joy as being in bloody Home and Bargain or Harrods I love the Home and Bargains mate there's one on East Lancashire Road there's an apocalypse that's where I'm going I've never seen anything like it got a cafe in it have we ever been to a Home and Bargain with a cafe in it no M &S cafe I love it in there that is phenomenal one of the first cafes I went to was the Ikea one and it was the one on the North Circular there.

15:16When that opened up... The one near Wembley? Yeah, near Wembley, but I was only a kid and they had a play zone. So my mum went off and I just went in the play zone for hours and then like so happy as Larry and then I'd cut back... But you were too tall though for the cuddle section. I have had my problems with that. But yeah, I was in the play zone and then I'm going to the cafe for meatballs. It was like, this shopping experience is phenomenal. The Dane bars, have you ever had them? The little red Dane bars? oh I love them Dimes sorry Dimes yeah I always get that they're dames now aren't they what are they yeah they're called dames now you come in like a little sack you get like the mini ones I like the ice creams and Ikea do you know I heard someone Ikea Ikea do you know I heard someone talking about this the other day it was actually Danny Dyer so Danny Dyer the fellow Danny Dyer was on I did like the Paddy Power thing the other day with him and then I saw him and his daughter's podcast yeah and they were talking about they were talking about when we were young or you know like you do what your mum and dad need to do on a weekend you don't go like oh we need to go to the farm we need to go to Chessington no no you're going to Cosmo we're doing the big shop and you're all going to sit in the bunk and do it with us that's what we used to do 100 % yeah and isn't that so true I saw it on the podcast I was like yeah no we did what our mum and dad needed to do or wanted to do and fit it in with it absolutely right and now I remember when I did what I wanted to do when I was a child and got absolutely battered.

16:42My mum gave us like a fiver or something to go into Sayers to get like four sausage rolls. Remember Sayers? Yeah, do I? And me and our Sean come up with four Rice Krispie Cakes instead and got absolutely, we got battered. Battered, yeah. Battered. Yeah. How dare you? You're not allowed to make a decision, you know. Yeah. It's mad, isn't it? Yeah. That is so true. Our kids now. I hate the weekend. It's like, where are we going, mum? Farm, cinema, like they're just sitting back like, what are you going to do for us? Holiday. Our local sweet shop. Sorry, that was a big plane going past there. Interrupting my fantastic riveting story.

17:22About our local sweet shop? Yeah, what the hell. No, but it's like... Don't knock that sweet shop. It's a good sweet shop. Yeah, but fuck, it's bloody daylight robbery. Is it old school, like with the glass jars and all that? Yeah, it's got all of that. Like a pad. so Sophia needed some art supplies for a GCSE course so naturally you went to the local sweet shop yep because it's got everything it's like got cards it's got everything it's the decathlon of sweet shops yeah and a pad was£27 and I'm like no way Sophia said take a picture of it and I'll get you that on Amazon I'll get you the pucker okay it feels like a pretty good place to take a quick break and hear from our sponsors and remember if you're enjoying this top class Crouch content don't forget to share with your friends and family Okay, I want to get into the weekly ones, babe.

18:08Hi, guys. Hope this email finds you both well. I love the pod. Probably not a therapy crouch directive, but I wasn't sure how else to get my appreciation over to you. This one's for Pete. Ah, I remember that physical, though. My 11-year-old, 5 '10 son, has just started secondary school this September and has been given the nickname of Peter Crouch across all year groups. I'll be honest with you, this isn't the first time I've had this. there are plenty of people called Peter Crouch it's a gift over the years the amount of people that have a picture of me saying I've got a picture of you because everyone calls me Peter Crouch but you know I always I do always pick them up and say it's because you're handsome yeah great chin with no chin yeah he came home saying mum they're calling me Peter Crouch as if he's getting bullied he's come home and he's bullied mum who's this Peter Crouch they're calling me Peter Crouch he's crying his eyes out who is this guy is that what she said crying his eyes out no he says to which I replied that is such a compliment he's a successful footballer he's had a great career on podcasts and TV then showed him a picture of Abby and said this is his wife I think he was sold on the picture I thought it would be good for him to watch your documentary which he was glued to oh gosh at the end you said all I wanted to do was fit in he replied All I want to do is do it.

19:34Yeah, Kevin and Betty. All I wanted to do was fit in. He replied, I'm not going to try, mum. I'll just be me. Perfect. So this is a thank you for being the inspiration that you are. And next time when we hear the comments on the sideline about his age and the latest, that number two must be on steroids. He knows how to rise above and embrace his height for himself. The pick was the last day of primary school in July, probably another inch grown since. Just keep being your wonderful selves. love and appreciation the honour family there he is look with his with his little mate there he is a bit of a a ringer of a young grouchy isn't he he is a young lady he is he's gorgeous aww he's lovely you know that genuinely makes me what a lovely little boy quite emotional proud honestly proud as well yeah no like I know we have a laughing joke on this pod but like little things like that do make don't start crying no no I've got goosebumps no I've got goosebumps no it's a nice thing right because I know I know what he's thinking he's thinking why can't I just be an average height like everyone else I went for it myself and it is horrible and people are ruthless at times and you're like fucking when I'm 10, 11, 12 years old I just want to be like my mate who's the same and then when you go to play football like even the mums and dads on the sideline if you play well you're too old that was me on Saturday you're two years older he looks about 10 in yeah there you go people say that better than Jack and they're like They're all six and seven.

21:01I'm like, he's too big for our group. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. And then you do badly. And it's like, you stick out a sore thumb and everyone's pointing out how bad you are. Yeah. You know, like, it's a difficult thing. But certainly with that documentary, we didn't kind of, we just, that's my story, right? Yeah. So that's what it is. And it's out there. But the amount of people that I've had that have come over to me and said, you know what? Like, you're getting that much grief and you've been able to come out kind of the other side of it. and you know not take it on the chin and just do something different it does make me proud Pete you should be mate and we still get even to the pod like there's certain things that really resonate with our listeners one Ender Me Drusus and one is your documentary Peter and like you've genuinely helped people with your platform like parents especially are worried about the kids and like that's not a unique email we've had there really it's lovely and that but that's a thing to be proud of where it's a bad idea yeah no it is it is because I think if you do look like me and unfortunately if you do you're gorgeous then like I think you can show that you shouldn't let it hold you back and also you do need to be what you've been given right it's not you can't change that I was talking about this go out and enjoy it on an interview the other day for my new collection that's coming out the FNF one and they were saying like you know like what's your mantra for your kids and I said you know I try and instill in them every single day to be you be confident be kind and you know because even Sophia you said that about Sophia's dress sense at one point as you're trying to fit in yeah but Sophia's like nearly six foot yeah you know and for a girl she's like oh god and I'm like look at us genetically like I'm 5 '9", he's 6 '7", you're gonna be tall and it's a superpower that's what I was just gonna say to Peter and also there's nothing you can do about it like that that is you embrace it be you but to to try and tell a young child who just wants to fit in it's very difficult for them to accept you know that kind of acceptance comes with age doesn't it yeah you know and maturity and I think as well like Pete like some people you said in the past as well like it almost pays off in the long run as well because you learn to be maybe self-deprecating about you you know before you give someone the power you take control of that power and you go oh yeah call me long shanks or whatever I don't know why was the weather up there shit like that you take that and control it and that makes you they're kind of tougher skins and funnier and you beat them to it but and also what I would say is that you know when you're young all you want to do is fit in right when you're older all you want to do is stand out yeah yeah such a good point yeah yeah yeah right so like me being me now is a superpower I'll go into it people know me I'm recognisable and and it's a it's a good thing and you look at people people now that who don't stick out they want to dye their hair or get a load of it Peacock that's a thing isn't it wearing funny hats Yeah you want to people want to stand out right and I'll just say it to this young lad here now who's going through certainly what I went through now is actually as you get certainly to my age but when you become more certain about yourself and who you are it will end up being a gift 100 % not a hindrance and you can see it in you yeah yeah he's gorgeous him yeah it's not even that he's tall he actually has a lot of young pieces he's gorgeous he does picture the pizza with that bowl great message that was a nice email I like that that one hit me a bit it was nice any more?

24:35yes I like that can I just reference the planes that are going over at the moment there are planes and there is a slight bit of noise but unfortunately we're having a lot of fun on holiday we're going to record for it hi Hi, my weekly wine is about my boyfriend becoming the world's biggest walking ick due to his new air fryer obsession. He now insists on running basically everything we eat through his new boy toy and then gives me the world's most boring rundown of how great and efficient it is. If he carries on, I'm thinking of throwing a tin of soup through it to wipe his smug look off his face.

25:19Rant over. Wow. Air fryers, it's like it's a community. It's like a cult. Some people are just really into it, aren't they? Yeah, they are. I've met a lot of people who don't melt them too much. Really? Yeah. What's your favourite thing to cook in an air fryer? Cooked wedges in it the other day. Wedges? Yeah. Frozen wedges? No, no, homemade ones. Like proper parboiled, triple cooked wedges. Fucking wedges. Ross, you're going to Barbados next week. Yeah, I know. There's supposed to be no carbs before barbs. Carbs before barbs. Do you know what I did, though? it was homemade wedges with a chimichurri steak ooh did you make your own chimichurri yeah I made my own chimichurri did the rump steak lovely it was heavy it was heavy I do think there's something about men having like something you know like it's like a new barbecue yeah yeah exactly and the wives are never interested at all but there's enough stuff that you talk to us about that we're not interested in I sent me dad a picture this morning of this new kitchen design what I like and it had this like ladder going up and my dad's like fucking ladder what do you need a ladder for you're going out with Peter Crowe for God's sake you stupid cow you stupid cow he was like that ladder will be about 500 quid you freaking ladder going out as well going out with Peter Crowe he's going out he's like bloody ladder you're going out with bloody Peter Crowe for God's sake how funny is that I was like touche father touche what a great shop but you know the worst thing is about that he's genuine he's being deadly serious that is Jeff's opinion he's being serious he's going you've got to pay 500 quid out loud and you're married to Peter Crow tell him to get the sauce yeah exactly overspill supplies in the top cupboard that has tickled me that is funny that long Jeff all over that he's got he's got some cracking lines Jeff over the years he has oh brilliant okay last one Pete Ross and Ab my boyfriend leaves one sip of milk in the fridge every morning and claims he didn't finish it.

27:27I asked why he doesn't just bin the bottle. He said, because technically there's still milk. Still enough in for a little cup of tea. Yeah. It's like living with the dairy lawyer. I've started keeping my own secret stash in a mug labelled poison just for peace of mind. That's hilarious. It's like when, do you remember when I went to stay with Tom and Kaz in Mallorca and there was a bar of dairy milk in the top of the fridge and every day I thought I'm going to have a little square of that did you? and it'd be gone like half had eaten and I got the blame and it was Tommy eating it was it? was it?

28:00and he pinned it on you? huh? and he pinned it on you? he pinned it on me and then I caught him like on the last day like that and I was like it's you it was you and I got the blame all week that's hilarious who's eating this chocolate? he was like not me I was like I've had one square the whole thing's gone so you did have one square yeah that means three that's hilarious that but to be honest though with that leaving stuff in the fridge sometimes I've done that on occasion but it's because the bin's full and I'm like if I put that in the bin I've now got to take the bin out so I'll just leave like a drop in do you know what I mean that's such a good point yeah because if it doesn't fit in the bin it's a shit house move I know it's a shit house move don't get me wrong but who wants to take the bin out yeah that is that is a bad one that's to be fair you have a lot of jobs around the house and bins is my is my job innit yeah you won't take a bin out will you I wouldn't know where they went I love that it's not my domain it's not my domain it's not everything else's but not that she's just flat out refuses I'll do anything but I wouldn't do that it's the thoughts of rats that freak me out you know I've lived in communal flats as well so they're like those big industrial bins and I'm just like there's foxes and rats knocking around here I hate taking them I have a problem with that as well like in our skip like I've seen there's no food in the skip no there's not any food in it but I have seen the odd like if the say the builder is having a sandwich like they might throw the sandwich is that the foxes and rats are they doing what's our bloody dogs it's like where's Geoffrey yeah he's in the skip I've seen him in the skip I've seen him in the skip yeah fuck up I've seen him in the skip fucking Geoffrey's in the skip right and he knows the minute I open the door he jumps out he's like I don't even have to shout him yeah he knows the minute I open the door he goes I shouldn't be in this fucking skip shit shit shit shit that's home that's home that's home he's gone busted bang he's gone and he goes round the other side of the house so I can't talk to him I was so proud of our dogs at the football on the weekend why?

29:53were they behave well? oh my god both off the leash go away? yeah and everyone commented I cannot believe how immaculately behaved your dogs are seriously they're better than the kids he just sat they're better than the kids he did not move like there was a little baby eating a packet of crisps they did not leave my side I went to the car to get I left Jack's water bottle in the car so I had to go to the car. I said heel. They walked the whole way next to me, waited, and then when I got the thing out of the car, walked right the whole way back. There's actually one common denominator in this situation, right?

30:31With the kids, you're involved in parenting. That's your domain. Right? With the dogs, entirely my parenting. I knew that was common. But what? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I trained them. they listen to me I walk them and that is why you'll find they are impeccably behaved you know the skirt did you ever do doggy classes with them and all that yeah we did I'm the full time trainer but I went out with him every day you do they did like hours and hours of training a day yeah we did train them we are good though no we only trained Jeffrey we actually should take our kids to one of them dog trainers puppy class we only trained Jeffrey Ralph to be fair to Ralph is just he's just being sourced off Geoffrey it's the pack mentality right so whatever he does I'll do and he's just learnt off Geoffrey isn't he it is that's what the dog coach said to me said it's their pack animals right you've always got one that's leading the pack they used to bully not bully jack the dogs because they saw him as the runt yeah I used to get it off Sheevan and ours yeah when he was the baby in the house like the dogs did he try to say the dominance over the week and one of the pack yeah but it's a hierarchy not in an aggressive way or anything but they'd like nick a biscuit out of his hand or whatever and that's because they thought they classed Jack as the runt yeah it's all it's really interesting when you get into that it really is that like the way that dogs work I love dogs Cass was saying this morning we should just live in a cottage together with like loads of dogs fuck everyone off fuck everyone I was on the phone moaning about Pete husbands and kids this dickhead's walked in with a pulled calf can't do anything just fuck them off we'll move into a community with dogs you can she said I don't even want humans anymore just dogs don't even want a big house anymore I want a tiny cottage with loads of dogs well number one who the fuck's going to walk them that's not going to work who's going to take the bins out number two I think Kaz and I it's five yeah sure you'll be alright but if you'd still be a fellow involved we'd want you with us am I allowed you can come yeah that's one of the nicest things you've ever said to me yeah holiday mode activated isn't it really yeah you want some agony abs I want some agony abs let's go Abbey, Pete and Ross Abbey and Pete this one's aimed at you guys I'm looking for some parenting advice I have an 8 year old son who's completely obsessed with football playing, watching collecting match attacks he loves it all he does holiday camps every school holiday as well his life really does revolve around football I think that's great ah it's just the best he currently plays for our local team he loves it it's the highlight of his week He's so passionate and I've seen a huge change in his ability in the last year.

33:14Now, I know whenever I tell people this, they think I'm just an overly proud mum, but I'm not. I've had many comments on him and how well he plays. My one personal highlight is the goal he scored from the halfway line was a brilliant moment to witness. My problem is I want him to be the best he can be, but his current teammates don't challenge him enough. He keeps saying he wants to have a career in football and I want to help him achieve his dreams as much as I can. I've suggested joining a higher quality team, but he gets really stressed and says he doesn't want to leave his friends. As a parent, I'm confused what to do.

33:46I've never been a pushy parent, but also I don't want him to miss any opportunities. Me and his dad are separated, but co-parent really well. And he also feels the same. His dad said he wasn't pushed enough as a child and he wishes his parents had done that for him. Any suggestions? Is he too early to worry about all of this? Yes. Should we make decisions for him? How old was he? He's eight. Eight. I think there's so much pressure on young kids now. You know, I think they should, you know, Peter didn't start until he was nine. Pete didn't even join a local team until he was nine. Yeah. I think they should enjoy themselves.

34:26And I think you can do like extra things on the side. Yeah, I just think like certainly what I did, where I continued to play for my Sunday league club club until I was like 15, 14, I think I was. Yeah. But you were playing for another team at the same time? Well, I was at Tottenham. I didn't leave my Sunday league club until I was like 13, 14. But I was training at QPR from 10 years old, you know, and then I went to Tottenham. So I'm training on a Tuesday and Thursday night. And I think you can continue to play with your friends. That was the fun stuff for me. And then I had the training with a professional club and being around a professional environment.

35:05That was so beneficial for me. But how does that work then? Would she have to approach these academies themselves or should he get spotted kind of thing? Yeah, I think if he's as good as you say he is, I think you can approach a local club and be like, come down and watch him, see what you think. Give him not one game, but one or two or three games. There's enough scouts around any areas these days now. If you're good enough, you will get picked up by a professional club. Do academies do like kind of like open? I have generally no idea. like do they do like where you come down like sign up for trials and stuff like that what do they do I mean they'll do like Chelsea for example or do like a summer camp or you know there's Liverpool Academy does yeah and they have they have development squads which is not the actual academy so a development squad would be like players who aren't quite at the level of the professional clubs but they can still say that say your area's North London you're an Arsenal development squad and then but everyone's watching and when you're a good enough standard you move into the academy squad if you're not good enough you stay in the development squad you're still at Arsenal but you're not the only thing I would say is if you've got it you've got it you know he sounds like he's got the mentality to want to push himself you know maybe the club doesn't need to do that he's also 8 years old because my brother had it like my brother was at Liverpool and Everton from the age of 8 he used to alternate like every other season to Liverpool Everton he was like youngest player to play for Blackpool and he hated it he was like I just want to go to Walton Boys and play with my mates so that happens a lot that's a huge you don't want to think of the joy out of it for them do you do you know what I mean you said that with the lads he's too young you know why because the highlight of my week was playing on a Sunday at West Middlesex Colts I'd play on a Sunday I'd have a district game on a Saturday didn't particularly like the lads I played with Middlesex didn't know any of them I'd play for the county I'd play for the professional club that was hard because they were harder boys.

37:06They were rougher, tougher. It was an environment that I had to put myself in to succeed. The fucking highlight of my week and the easiest part of my week was playing on a Sunday. God, how many games did you play a week? Nonstop. From what age? From, well, I got into the district side around 11, 12. Plus you've got school games. I had school, district, county, professional club, England, when I got higher up. And I was trying to play tennis at the same time. So there wasn't one day where I wasn't doing something. You were pushed as well? Well, yeah, that's the thing. So from someone who did get pushed by the parents, what would you...

37:51What I'm trying to say here is that it's really easy. Listen, it's too early now. eight is don't worry about it is what I'd say so the advice would be do not worry about him he's eight years old if he's good enough by the time you're 12 maybe that's four more years he might fall out of love with the game he might go on to a new level you know he will get spotted if he's good enough but what I will say is that from a lad's point of view you definitely have to steer him in the right direction because it's so easy for him to just play with his mates and be the best player the hardest thing for him to do is go and be the worst player is go and be the worst player that's what I say to Sophia you're best getting out there and being the worst player in the team and learning it's not the best thing to be the worst but you need to to go to that next level people say you'll be the stupidest person you are going to be the worst person for a period but you've just got to get through it and work hard and now she's but you have to be so confident in that environment and I think you have to have a good system around you because you are going to feel at times really down on yeah do you know what i mean they need a good like they sound like they are but i i also like her husband wasn't pushed and i think god you know if you did have a little bit of guidance but you know us as parents we don't know all the answers we don't know what the right thing to do is you know and your level of pushiness might be like suga i'm not pushy but they are far pushy than you might be saying i'm not pushy as well do you know i mean it's hard to gauge but every child's different as well like i think you've got to know the character of a child like is it is it one where you can push push push or do you sometimes have to go oh like rein it back in you know I think the character of the child is every single child is different like some just go like I want to play I want to do this get me there I'm going to show them and that mentality is different to maybe being a bit shy but being really talented yeah and then you've got to hone that you've got to get it out to them in the correct way so you don't cause any damage yeah you've got you've got to just feed into how they operate positive praise This is always one that's going to do that.

39:55Yeah. Yeah. Because some people go like, if you go, you're shit, do it again. They go, I'll show you. Yeah. You said to another kid, you're shit, put them off life. Yeah. Yeah. So you have to be very, very careful. Good advice. Yeah. Good advice. I hope you can give you some advice on my current situation as I've no one to talk to about it. You will understand why. I've been with my partner for over two years now and he's lovely, caring, great with my kids, comes on days out with them. We go on holidays together. His only flaw is when we speak about the future, he's made it clear he's happy living on his own for now, which sends red flags to me.

40:31I can't seem to overlook this as yes, it's fine at the moment, but I do not want a companion. I want a partnership. This is where the tricky part comes in. I feel like I'm pouring lighting fluid all over my life. Someone has reappeared in my life and I can't seem to get past it. this person is a guy I've been on and off with for 20 years whenever we're in each other's lives the other person is in a relationship we have both said on multiple occasions the right person wrong time on this occasion we've met and slept together a few times and are texting constantly so she's cheating on it she's having a full blown affair he has this hold over me I can't explain and after all these years we are still incredibly attracted to each other and get on so well the last time was when I got divorced and he was still in a relationship and it just fizzled out like it normally does.

41:23This time, instead of thinking what if, maybe I make this the right time. Right time to see if this could be something and end my current relationship or am I just a bridge for his next relationship? Could this work or should I end it and block him for life before I get burned? In my gut, I feel like it wouldn't work because of the history, but we never actually made a go of it. Am I being delusional or should I give more of a chance to my current partner? Love the pod. You guys have me in stitches every week. Thanks. That's Rachel from Tower Hamlet. Hello? It's anonymous. You could have caused murder there for Rachel and Tower Hamlet.

42:06It's not me, baby. Can I just say right there, Rachel, I made that up. Rachel's real name. Dave's kicking off at Rachel Ross is kicking off at Rachel Ross I think she should end both relationships yeah doesn't sound healthy either way does it well number one the first relationship that's gone he's coming to your life looking after your sorry to sound a bit harsh but he sounds like he's done a good thing he's coming to your life he's taking on your kids stepkids well you don't know that you don't know he's taking he said she's come on a few days out and he's great but he also doesn't want no she said she's been with him for two years but he also doesn't want the commitment he doesn't want to move in yeah but she said he's came into life for two years and he's been a great step out he hasn't put a foot wrong apart from not wanting to live with her that's the only thing that's quite a big big thing yeah but then end it don't go back to your ex fella no that's what I mean no I agree you can't have your cake and eat it you can't have both I think she should end both yeah I agree I agree I think she should end both because obviously she's got reservations about the first one and the second one you know but you do you do see these love stories where you know they were childhood sweethearts and then life got in the way and they always find a way back together there's so many movies and novels about that kind of yeah of that narrative it's kind of a catch 22 isn't it it's like it's enough time to think but then it's enough it's so much time that there is something deeper there maybe 20 years two decades yeah that's mad yeah they haven't been able to let go yeah so I think that over the course of that podcast there was some really interesting emails there I mean it was incredible advice from us yeah number one wow we are great I think we've really fucking hit something there you were brilliant today well done Ross I chose really helped them there Ross your socks are Jamesons these are Jamesons socks look no but you need to take them off fuck are they leave me my socks alone I don't know why you'd sit in the blistering sun in me co-ord in me white socks it's a look it's a vibe wait till you see me on that paddle court later in me co-ord right guys sorry Pete was talking there by the way no I was just saying how good we were so you know what my actually my interruptions creeping back in terribly you know it's not crept it's crept back in fully did you tell you what Sophia said yeah she did when you mentioned I did that in the past I need to stop it the teacher she said mum I can't even listen to you you're cringeworthy how much you interrupt do you know what the connotations of like of interrupting are is that the person speaking is boring and what you've got to say is more important.

44:43Correct. Tick, tick, fucking tick. Great, we'll see you next week for more Interrupting.