Nottingham Forest Stutter; Arsenal Drop More Points & Sheffield United Lose Again!

Arsene Wenger joins the talkSPORT Breakfast Show and explains why Mesut Ozil has struggled at Arsenal, the reason Mikel Arteta can win the Premier League at the Emirates, his biggest regret and his rivalry with Sir Alex Ferguson. Derby owner Mel Morris rubbishes reports that Wayne Rooney will replace Philip Cocu as manager, Jurgen Klopp tells Laura Woods how Liverpool have dealt with the 7-2 defeat to Aston Villa ahead of the Merseyside derby, former Everton striker Kevin Campbell predicts a home win at Goodison Park live on talkSPORT, Sean Dyche admits he would pay the £14.95 to watch West Brom V Burnley on TV, Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhuttul blasts the international break branding it ‘a disaster’ for his club, Adrian Durham pans Gareth Southgate’s ‘excuses’ after the defeat to Denmark and Jason Cundy attempts to break a cucumber eating world record on the Sports Bar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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After England’s Harry Maguire was sent off in a 1-0 defeat against Denmark Gareth Southgate jumps to the defence of the Manchester United captain, with the Three Lions ending up with nine-men after Reece James was also given a red-card at the final whistle skipper Harry Kane defends England’s disciplinary issues on-and-off the pitch, talkSPORT presenter Mark Saggers blasts goalkeeper Jordan Pickford after a less than inspiring performance between the sticks, former Palace owner Simon Jordan takes aim at Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden after the Minister criticised Premier League clubs for their summer transfer spending, Ally McCoist questions Manchester United’s signing of Edinson Cavani, Darren Gough picks his four personalities to go onto the Premier League’s version of Mount Rushmore, former Charlton striker Darren Bent reveals the time Alan Curbishley protected him from a potential injury in the build-up to an international tournament and Hawksbee & Jacobs brings us some more classic clips of the midweek! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Okt 202017min

Grimsby manager Ian Holloway slams the plans to reform English football and is ‘disgusted’ by the proposals set out by Project Big Picture, former DCMS Chair Damian Collins urges the government to get involved after a week of ‘civil war’ amongst the EFL clubs, Derby chairman Mel Morris states on the White & Jordan Show he’s glad the plans have started much needed conversations, England manager Gareth Southgate admits he’s ‘baffled’ around questions about Harry Kane’s fitness, Adrian Durham urges Chelsea to go and sign Declan Rice to replace N’Golo Kante, Jamie O’Hara tells talkSPORT Breakfast that Manchester City should aim to sign Marcelo Bielsa if Pep Guardiola leaves the Etihad this summer, former Leeds United full-back Danny Mills laments the defensive frailties England have at the moment and on the Sports Bar England fan Trevor gets confused over his Three Lions team selection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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EFL Chief Executive Rick Parry throws his support behind ‘Project Big Picture’ but the former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan takes him to task, Adrian Durham labels the plan ‘disjointed, unworkable, and unfair’, The Times’ Henry Winter questions the morality of the issue and how it may affect the clubs outside the top six, Danny Kelly & Mike Calvin both slam the Premier League’s pay-per-view price plan for upcoming games, there’s news on the Sports Bar paper review of another potential clash between Jose Mourinho and Gareth Southgate, Ally McCoist questions why Jack Grealish isn’t a regular starter for England, Jason Cundy defends Southgate’s team selection against Belgium, boxing promoter Frank Warren confirms that Deontay Wilder is not on the radar for Tyson Fury paving the way for a spring clash with fellow Brit Anthony Joshua and Carlton Cole reveals why a Fast Food outlet confiscated his gold membership card in the early stages of his football career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Okt 202018min

England manager Gareth Southgate labels Mason Mount ‘underappreciated’ after the Chelsea star scored the winner against Belgium in the Nations League, Stuart Pearce claims it was an ‘education’ for the Three Lions after beating the world’s best side at Wembley, Jack Wilshere tells Darren Bent that he wants to play football at a club he’s ‘happy playing at’ now he’s a free agent, Andy Cole explains why he loved playing under Sir Alex Ferguson, boxing promoter Bob Arum tells Fight Night that Tyson Fury could fight this year in the U.K. and that Fury v Anthony Joshua might happen in the spring, European expert Andy Brassell reflects on Barcelona’s ‘horrible’ transfer window, Telegraph writer Sam Wallace breaks down the proposed Project Big Picture which could revamp English football, former Ireland striker Tony Cascarino bemoans Jack Grealish & Declan Rice choosing to play for England over the Republic and there’s the first ‘pay-per-view’ Ian Culverhouse game on the Warm-Up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Okt 202018min

A passionate Ian Holloway calls breakfast to add his thoughts to the #GetFansIn campaign, former Bristol City boss Lee Johnson has his own ideas of how the Premier League can support the EFL, while the idea of Premier League B-teams in the EFL goes down pretty badly with Simon Jordan and Neil Warnock. Chris Hughton speaks for the first time since he returned to management with Nottingham Forest, Gareth Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett speaks of his joy at seeing his client happy at Tottenham, while Stuart Pearce gives us the ins-and-outs of how David Moyes has been (very successfully) managing West Ham remotely. Joshua Buatsi updates us on his plans after his latest victory, a different England side beat Wales 3-0 at Wembley with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Conor Coady scoring their first international goals. European football expert Kevin Hatchard brings us up to date with how the other home nations got on and Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist can't get their head around what Netflix and Chill is - which is probably not a bad thing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Okt 202018min

England boss Gareth Southgate warns the next generation of players that they have a ‘lot to prove’ after a number of recent misdemeanours, the Brighton CEO Paul Barber argues that fans should be ‘trusted’ to return to grounds as the #Letfansin campaign gathers serious momentum, Simon Jordan claims that Mesut Ozil is using Gunnersaurus’ redundancy as a ‘publicity stunt’, Scotland manager Steve Clarke laments losing three players ahead of the critical play-off against Israel after Stuart Armstrong tested positive for Covid-19, Adrian Durham defends Pep Guardiola claiming he deserves more appreciation from supporters, an Arsenal fan tells the Sports Bar he was glad that England didn’t win the 2018 World Cup just to avoid seeing Harry Kane lift the trophy, European expert Kev Hatchard has news of a landmark goal for Olivier Giroud as France hammered Ukraine 7-1 and Hawksbee & Jacobs deliver some classic clips featuring George Galloway auditioning for the voice of the ‘talking clock’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Okt 202018min

Drive’s Adrian Durham pleads with the government to see sense and let fans return to football grounds after the #Letfansin petition reached over 100,000 signatures, former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara slams Manchester United’s recent drubbing against Tottenham and reveals how he’d have dealt with some of the big names at the club after the defeat, former United striker Alan Brazil admits he didn’t enjoy playing at Old Trafford with the added pressure of playing for the club, Dominic Calvert-Lewin discloses why he removed his hat in the company of England manager Gareth Southgate ahead of the Wales clash on Thursday, Theo Walcott tells Jim White he has ‘no regrets’ about leaving Everton and re-joining his old club Southampton, England Rugby coach Eddie Jones admits that he cannot persuade Boris Johnson to help the sport and Jason Cundy explains why he’d rather have Heung-Min Son at his club as opposed to Mo Salah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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