Up Front With...Andy Cole

England manager Gareth Southgate has worrying news concerning Joe Gomez after the Liverpool defender was injured during training, Watford skipper Troy Deeney backs Paul Elliott to be promoted to the FA board labelling the upgrade a ‘no brainer’, on Drive the potential move of Cristiano Ronaldo to Wolves is deemed not impossible due to the club’s Portuguese connections, Scotland manager Steve Clarke & Andy Robertson get ready for the country’s biggest match in 22 years as they take on Serbia in the Nations League Play-Off Final, Simon Jordan recalls the times he’s been banned from opposition boardrooms, West Ham skipper Mark Noble claims the club are ‘moving in the right direction’ and praises the work boss David Moyes is doing and Hawksbee & Jacobs delve into some classic talkSPORT bloopers from 2007. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Nov 202018min

Jamie Carragher urges Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to drop Roberto Firmino and claims that Manchester United should sell Paul Pogba, Andros Townsend tells Breakfast that Mauricio Pochettino would be the ‘perfect’ fit for United, Tyrone Mings calls for more education after FA Chairman Greg Clarke resigned following a remark about black footballers at a DCMS hearing, the former European Bantamweight champion Spencer Oliver recalls his final fight in 1998 which left him in a coma forcing him to retire after taking on Sergey Devakov at the Royal Albert Hall, Carragher and Townsend disagree over the potential increase in Premier League substitutes, Jude Bellingham’s former coach Mike Dodds tells talkSPORT 2 why the new Borussia Dortmund player will expect to play for England this week after he received his first senior call-up and Lee Dixon defends Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s form at Arsenal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Nov 202019min

After another weekend to forget for VAR Andy Townsend calls for match day officials to go on strike, despite Manchester United winning at Everton Simon Jordan still has issues with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leading the club to glory, two Arsenal fans clash over Mikel Arteta with one stating the Spaniard has ‘lost the dressing room’ and Jason Cundy claims that the Gunners are suffering from an ‘identity crisis’, Troy Deeney backs Harry Kane to surpass Alan Shearer’s Premier League goal scoring record, Roy Hodgson reveals his sympathy with the top clubs and the need for extra substitutes in the Premier League and Danny Murphy joins the list of pundits to criticise Fulham’s Ademola Lookman after his panenka penalty miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Nov 202017min

After Manchester City and Liverpool drew 1-1 in the Premier League both Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola condemn the condensed Premier League schedule, Ollie Watkins revels in scoring two goals against Arsenal as Aston Villa demolish Mikel Arteta’s side 3-0 at the Emirates, Trevor Sinclair claims the Manchester United players are still ‘fighting’ for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Tyson Fury talks exclusively to Fight Night and believes that Deontay Wilder has ‘lost his marbles’, Gareth A Davies slams Simon Jordan for criticising Derek Chisora last week, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho praises Harry Kane after the England captain scored his 150th Premier League goal to help Tottenham beat West Brom, Gabby Agbonlahor & David Connolly pan Fulham’s Ademola Lookman for his panenka penalty miss against West Ham, a Leeds fan wants to see Marcelo Bielsa replaced with Sam Allardyce and Ray Parlour recalls the time he put the phone down on an England manager after receiving a call-up to the national side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Nov 202017min

Simon Jordan and boxer Derek Chisora clash on-air after the heavyweight labelled the former Crystal Palace owner ‘arrogant’, with the Premier League set to scrap the unpopular pay-per-view scheme Jason Cundy slams the idea and wonders why fans deserve free-to-air football on TV, Harry Kane scores his 200th Spurs goal beating Ludogorets in the process live on talkSPORT 2, Martin Keown argues that Kane’s recent antics to win a penalty against Brighton should be considered ‘dangerous play’, Jamie O’Hara throws his support behind Mauricio Pochettino and claims that the Argentine is now in the top four managers in the UK, Gareth Southgate explains why he’s reselected Phil Foden but not Mason Greenwood to the England squad, on Drive Adrian Durham claims Chelsea have arguably the best pair of full-backs in world football and a TV reporter is nominated for Numpty of the Week on Breakfast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Nov 202017min

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes the blame for Manchester United’s abysmal defending after an embarrassing defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League, many United fans call into Kick-Off to vent their spleen to Hugh Woozencroft calling for the Norwegian to go, on FareShare Day current and former Premier League players get behind Marcus Rashford’s brilliant campaign to end child poverty, Spurs manager Jose Mourinho jumps to Harry Kane’s defence after the striker was criticised for the way he won a penalty against Brighton, Adrian Durham raises his concerns on how lockdown could affect kids with grassroots sport banned, John Barnes urges Jurgen Klopp not to start Diogo Jota against Manchester City despite some sensational recent performances and Hawksbee & Jacobs revisits some classic clips from 2007. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Nov 202017min

Harry Maguire responds to Roy Keane’s recent criticism after the former Manchester United captain claimed the current players might get Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked; Darren Bent, Adrian Durham and Ally McCoist all agree that Mauricio Pochettino isn’t a world class manger yet as the Argentine is linked with the hot seat at Old Trafford, despite Manchester City beating Olympiakos 3-0 Jason Cundy labels the performance against the Greeks boring, Jurgen Klopp confirms that Roberto Firmino still has a place in the Liverpool first team after Diogo Jota’s Champions League hat-trick helped the Reds beat Atalanta 5-0, Ally McCoist & Tony Cascarino both raise their fears about being diagnosed with dementia later in life after Sir Bobby Charlton’s illness was made public, promoter Eddie Hearn raises his concerns over Deontay Wilder after the Bronze Bomber made some bizarre allegations about Tyson Fury and former Chair of the DCMS, Damian Collins, argues that outdoor sport should continue during the November lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Nov 202018min

Jason Cundy & Andy Goldstein clash with a caller on the Sports Bar over Brendan Rodgers’ future at Leicester City after the Foxes beat Leeds to go second in the Premier League, former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan labels Manchester United a ‘vanilla team with a vanilla manager’, Watford captain Troy Deeney and The Sun’s Neil Custis clash over Harry Maguire’s performances this season, Danny Murphy claims Harry Kane & Mo Salah ‘manipulated the referees’ at the weekend through simulation, Jurgen Klopp jumps to Salah’s defence and tells the media the Egyptian has a number of bruises after the win against West Ham, West Brom boss Slaven Bilic admits he’s worried about his players efforts after losing to Fulham, former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew slams Deontay Wilder for his ‘insane’ comments about Tyson Fury, Darren Gough cannot understand the suspension of golf as England prepares for lockdown and Ally McCoist pays tribute to the late Sean Connery and recalls seeing the legendary actor dancing topless at a World Cup party in France! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Nov 202019min