How Do Struggling Footballers Regain Their Form?

Simon Jordan joins the Jim White & Natalie Sawyer show and tells them why completing this Premier League season is now inconceivable, Freddie Flintoff, Ally McCoist & Laura Woods discuss ways to look after your mental health during lockdown, Stuart Broad reveals the secret to his success as a fast bowler at Test level on Drive, Alan Kennedy pays tribute to his former Liverpool teammate Michael Robinson who has sadly passed away, aged 61. David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd takes us behind the scenes when he signed Freddie Flintoff as a teenager for Lancashire, Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling admits it’s been a difficult decision releasing senior players due to the coronavirus pandemic and Greg, a caller on the Midnight Train to Madness, can’t quite get his around the rules of the feature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Times’ Henry Winter details how football could return to the Premier League by early June on the Breakfast show, Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe talks to Drive about the mental strain of lockdown on himself and his players, Freddie Flintoff recalls the time he wasn’t ‘allowed’ to meet Justin Bieber, Danny Murphy tells Jim White why Moise Kean should be given the benefit of the doubt, former Liverpool and Leeds player Dominic Matteo pays tribute to the NHS staff after he recovered from a brain tumour. In a rare public interview PGMOL referee Kevin Friend defends VAR and also talks about life without football during lockdown, former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov recalls the time Sir Alex Ferguson told him he would not start the 2009 Champions League Final against Barcelona in a new episode of Up Front With and on the Sports Bar ESPN boxing expert Dan Rafael picks the greatest knockouts he’s ever seen including one dished out by a British legend of the sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan issues a severe warning to English football clubs should players continue to avoid taking pay cuts during lockdown, on Sunday Exclusive Danny Mills & Ray Houghton discuss their issues with behind closed doors football in the Premier League, Tony Cascarino picks his most intimidating away grounds to play at (including a surprise at number one), Ray Parlour recalls the time Ian Wright and Steve Bruce had a fight in the tunnel at Old Trafford, on the Saturday Sessions Stuart Pearce reveals which England teammate was the best central defender in world football back in 1990, former Newcastle United midfielder Rob Lee looks back at the game when Kevin Keegan walked out on his own team and there’s breaking news of football returning to Serie A in June on the Trans Euro Express. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ahead of the new series of After Life comic legend Ricky Gervais joins the Sports Bar and reveals how he’s coping with life in lockdown as well as giving his Premier League predictions, former England and Liverpool full-back Glen Johnson tells Jim White who was the worst man-manager he played under, Jamie O’Hara and Neil Warnock give the Arsenal players who flouted government coronavirus laws a ticking off, after Burnley’s Ben Mee praised his centre-back partner James Tarkowski last week the England defender returns the favour. Former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor talks about raising money for the NHS by auctioning one of his famous worn shirts, Alan Brazil slams naturists and Drive’s Darren Gough is perplexed as to how the pole-vault competition was invented. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Former Crystal Palace and Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison tells the Jim White & Natalie Sawyer show why Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is good enough to join one of the elite clubs in Spain, Darren Bent defends Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil over the pay-cut row and also urges Newcastle United to keep hold of his old manager Steve Bruce, Freddie Flintoff has his own tales of ‘Brucey’ on holiday in Dubai, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden and MP & talkRADIO’s John Nicholson clash over the Saudi-backed takeover of the St James’ Park club, former England batsman Alec Stewart reminisces about scoring two centuries in one Test match against the all-conquering West Indies in 1994 at Bridgetown, Barbados. Musician James Arthur reveals who he would like to play in a FIFA tournament on the Breakfast show, there’s breaking news on Phil Neville’s future with the England Women’s team and on the Sports Bar Andy Goldstein & Jason Cundy look back at some epic football matches played whilst on holiday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ally McCoist defends Mesut Ozil after the German rejected Arsenal’s 12.5% pay cut, Hannah Moore, the daughter of NHS fundraising hero Captain Tom, admits she’s been taken aback by the generosity of the general public, Ian Rush tells Drive no matter what happens to the current Premier League season Liverpool must get recognition for their performances, former England captain Nasser Hussain tells Breakfast he has little optimism of their being much play domestically this summer, the Sports Bar have ‘Irish’ Micky Ward on the show to look back at his incredible trilogy of fights against Canada’s Arturo Gatti as well as the biographical film, The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg made about his boxing career. On Drive Darren Gough reveals the time he bought a sports car in some unusual attire, Freddie Flintoff admits he had a very leftfield sporting hero as a child and after battling coronavirus symptoms former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor praises a former teammate for his help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg admits he supports VAR but tells the Breakfast show that it must be used better, ahead of the new series Up Front tonight on talkSPORT from 7pm Gary Lineker talks about his heartache from Italia 90, Freddie Flintoff doesn’t rule out appearing in Strictly Come Dancing, former England fast bowler Darren Gough tells Drive that he has serious concerns about this year’s county cricket season happening at all, Arsenal defender Pablo Mari tells us how he’s been getting on during lockdown and settling in at the Emirates. Liverpool’s 2001 UEFA Cup winning manager Gerard Houllier has words of positivity for all football fans, the former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan is once again telling the Press Box why more Premier League players must take pay cuts and there’s the resurrection of an old favourite feature on the Sports Bar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On the Final Word Simon Jordan has some worrying financial news for Premier League clubs if matches are played behind closed doors, there are mixed emotions for a Newcastle United fan on Sunday Exclusive as the St James’ Park club are set to be bought out by a Saudi Arabian backed deal, former Hull goalkeeper Steve Harper reveals all about being a landlord to a former teammate, Tony Cascarino picks some of the biggest moaners he played alongside, there’s some actual live sport as Rupert Bell commentates on racing from Hong Kong on talkSPORT 2, Tyson Fury’s former trainer Ben Davison compares the Gypsy King to the great Muhammad Ali. Eddie Gray pays tribute to his friend, former teammate and Leeds United legend Norman ‘bite yer legs’ Hunter and despite having a statue destroyed in his hometown a few months ago there’s talk about a potential return to Sweden for Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the Trans Europe Express. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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