Play Off Final Weekend & England Call Ups!

Jose Mourinho is heavily criticised for his negative tactics after Spurs threw away a lead against Fulham drawing 1-1, Dean Ashton hammers Tottenham for their ‘poor game management’, Manchester City scrape past Brighton leaving Pep Guardiola to praise Graham Potter as one of ‘English football’s best managers’, Adrian Durham blasts Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder for defending footballers celebrations as the Premier League guidelines encourage players to limit physical contact due to Covid-19, Simon Jordan defends Steve Bruce and suggests that the elite managers would struggle in the current climate at St James’ Park, Andy Cole claims that his old teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won’t win the league this season but is doing a great job at Old Trafford, a talkSPORT pundit suggests that Everton’s victory over Wolves was a tactical masterpiece by Carlo Ancelotti and Sylvester Stallone’s brother, Frank, reveals who he thinks will win the superfight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Jan 202115min

Paul Pogba’s volley helps Manchester United go three points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Burnley, a Newcastle fan calls for Steve Bruce to be replaced by Eddie Howe after Sheffield United recorded their first league win of the season against the Magpies, Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti credits the lack of fans for the Toffees’ away form after they beat Wolves at Molineux, Fulham manager Scott Parker gets heavily criticised by Hugh Woozencroft after he voiced his anger at the short notice of the arrangement of tonight’s clash with Spurs on talkSPORT, Darren Bent urges the Premier League to copy the NBA and form a ‘bubble’ to get through the current lockdown, Australian captain Tim Paine apologises for his sledging of Ravi Ashwin but still gets panned for his attitude in the 3rd Test against India, Darren Gough defends the verbal jousting in cricket as long as it’s ‘funny’, a Chelsea fan questions Declan Rice’s price tag and Darren Bent recalls being omitted from England’s 2006 World Cup squad in favour of a teenage Theo Walcott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Jan 202118min

Simon Jordan labels Nicola Sturgeon’s criticism of Celtic’s Dubai trip a ‘cheap shot’ as Neil Lennon and 13 players are currently self-isolating after Christopher Jullien tested positive for Covid-19, Craig Dawson writes his own piece of FA Cup history as West Ham sneak past Stockport to advance to the Fourth Round, Crawley’s Mark Wright reflects on his cameo appearance in the cup against Leeds United as the Sussex outfit prepare for AFC Bournemouth in the next round, Adrian Durham questions whether Dele Alli and Harry Winks might be too good for a Tottenham team managed by Jose Mourinho, a fan tells Drive that he actually loves VAR, Darren Gough slams Australia’s ‘embarrassing’ antics and skulduggery after only managing a draw against India in Sydney, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer assures his fans that they’ve not ‘cracked it’ yet despite being on the verge of going top of the Premier League and Goldstein & Cundy attempt to become 2021’s answer to Chas n Dave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Jan 202117min

After a car-crash kept him out of action for over a year an emotional Nick Tsaroulla reflects on scoring for League Two Crawley to help knock Leeds out of the FA Cup, 16-year-old Tottenham substitute Alfie Devine receives plenty of plaudits after scoring against Marine in a 5-0 win, Newport manager Michael Flynn remains proud despite a penalty shootout defeat to Premier League Brighton, Chorley manager Jamie Vermiglio is ecstatic after an historic victory against Derby sees the club go into the Fourth Round, there’s split opinion amongst Premier League managers over a potential ‘circuit break’, former Aston Villa striker Tony Cascarino compares Arsenal's Emile Smith-Rowe to Jack Grealish, on the Trans Europe Express Andy Brassell & Lars Sivertsen discuss the potential for Erling Haaland to move to England, Jonny Owen recalls the time the legendary David Bowie played football against the Stereophonics and the former Millwall winger Jimmy Carter reflects on his ‘banana diet’ which backfired horribly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Jan 202116min

Simon Jordan pleads for the FA Cup not to be scrapped with Aston Villa’s clash against Liverpool in doubt due to a ‘significant’ coronavirus outbreak at the Midlands club, Darren Gough once again urges the authorities to place footballers in a ‘bubble’ for the next six weeks, Adrian Durham compares some of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s post-match derby defeat comments to those of David Moyes, Emile Heskey relates John Stones’ recent redemption story to his own, Alan Brazil supports Mesut Ozil remaining at Arsenal without any chance of playing for Mikel Arteta, Jamie O’Hara stirs the hornets’ nest north of the border claiming Fulham could win the SPL, Morecambe boss Derek Adams reassures Shrimps fans that he won’t be daunted by the trip to Stamford Bridge as they take on Frank Lampard’s Chelsea, the Sports Bar reminisce about the FA Cup but Jason Cundy claims this weekend’s action will be a ‘hindrance’ to the big clubs and Andy Jacobs entertains us with some of his best gags in the Birthday Spread. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Jan 202116min

Manchester City reach the Carabao Cup Final for the fourth season in a row with Jason Cundy stating that Pep Guardiola’s men are the best side he’s seen this season, John Stones scores his first goal in three years and claims the Citizens are back to their title winning best, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer denies that United have a semi-final ‘mental block’, a Reds fan argues the club are going ‘backwards’ under the current manager, Mark Saggers slams the recent Covid misdemeanours by Premier League footballers, Jamie O’Hara labels Jose Mourinho a ‘genius’ if he can lead Spurs to the Carabao Cup, Adrian Durham responds to Arsenal fans wanting a statue erected of Mesut Ozil with the German set for a departure to the MLS, The Times’ Matt Dickinson ponders the future of boxing with the ongoing battle in sport against dementia, Slaven Bilic speaks exclusively to talkSPORT for the first time since being sacked by West Brom and South American expert Tim Vickery suggests that Mauricio Pochettino got the PSG job to lure Lionel Messi to France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Jan 202119min

Jose Mourinho closes in on his first trophy at Tottenham after beating Brentford in the Carabao Cup semi-final but still demands his players ‘improve’, Jason Cundy slams Josh DaSilva for his ‘horrendous’ challenge on Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Andy Goldstein clashes with a Spurs fan due to VAR controversially denying the Bees a goal, tributes are paid to the Manchester City legend Colin Bell after the ‘King of the Kippax’ died aged 74, Adrian Durham criticises Crystal Palace’s Andros Townsend for defending the current misdemeanours by some Premier League players regarding Covid-19 restrictions, Darren Gough remains perplexed about outdoor activities during lockdown, Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his players have ‘no excuses’ ahead of the derby clash against City, Simon Jordan warns Ralph Hassenhutl about showing too many emotions after the Southampton manager cried following the win against Liverpool, Steve Sidwell backs Frank Lampard to succeed at Chelsea but urges his old teammate to ‘learn quickly’ on the job, the new Burnley chairman Alan Pace reveals the club will back Sean Dyche when it comes to transfers and a Midnight Train to Madness caller has a unique take on an old adage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Jan 202119min

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp takes the blame after the Reds are beaten 1-0 by Southampton in the Premier League, an emotional Ralph Hasenhuttl admits the result is the proudest of his career, Adrian Durham blasts Pep Guardiola for defending Benjamin Mendy after he breached covid-19 regulations, The Mail’s Olly Holt fears that anymore misdemeanours by top flight players might see the season scrapped, Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola backs his old teammate Frank Lampard to turn things around at Stamford Bridge, Ally McCoist believes Manchester United are definite title contenders, Spurs manager Jose Mourinho claims that the League Cup is as important as all other competitions ahead of tonight’s semi-final against Championship side Brentford and Hawksbee & Jacobs look back at the one of the great Clips of the Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Jan 202117min