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    Tongue twisters and what is the best goal music?

    10/30/2026 | 54 mins.
    John Murray, Alistair Bruce-Ball and Ian Dennis are back after the Carabao Cup quarter finals.
    Ian still has the Captain Pugwash theme in his ears as he recounts a historic evening for Fleetwood.
    Which member of the team has the same name as Martin Clunes' dogs?
    We have lots of suggestions for rhyming slang footballers and an unusual Clash of the Commentators as John takes on Ian.
    TIMECODES
    01:00 Fleetwood + Captain Pugwash
    05:00 League Cup reflections
    09:45 Weekend fixtures
    17:00 Rhyming slang
    22:50 Footballing tongue twisters
    28:55 Clash of the Commentators
    38:55 Unintended Pub Name
    41:05 Great Glossary of football
    5 Live/BBC Sounds commentaries this weekend
    SAT 1500: Manchester City v Brighton (Premier League) - 5 Live
    SAT 1500: Coventry City v Sunderland (Premier League) - Sports Extra 2
    SAT 1500: Motherwell v St Mirren (Scottish Premiership) - Sports Extra 3
    SAT 1730: Tottenham v Crystal Palace (Premier League) - 5 Live
    SAT 1730: Rangers v Aberdeen (Scottish League Cup) - Sports Extra 3
    SUN 1200: London City Lionesses v Manchester City (Women’s Super League) - 5 Live
    SUN 1300: Falkirk v Celtic (Scottish Premiership) - Sports Extra 2
    SUN 1500: Hearts v Hibernian (Scottish League Cup) - Sports Extra 2
    SUN 1630: Liverpool v Arsenal (Premier League) - 5 Live
    Great Glossary of Football
    DIVISION ONE
    10 men behind the ball
    50p head
    Agricultural challenge,
    Back of the net,
    Back to square one,
    Backside and elbows,
    The Beautiful Game,
    Booked,
    Bosman,
    Bullet header,
    Buying a penalty,
    Caretaker manager,
    Channel of joy,
    Checked and cleared,
    Coupon buster,
    Cross-come-shot
    Cruyff Turn,
    Cultured/educated left foot,
    Dead-ball specialist,
    Draught excluder,
    Elastico/flip-flap,
    False nine,
    Fox in the box,
    Game’s gone
    Giving the goalkeeper the eyes,
    Grub hunter,
    Header
    Head like a biscuit tin,
    Head like a sheriff’s badge,
    Head tennis,
    Hibs it,
    In a good moment,
    In behind,
    Lollipop,
    Magic of the FA Cup,
    “Make sure you watch Match of the Day tonight”
    The Maradona,
    Need one to get in off their backside,
    Off their line,
    Olimpico,
    Onion bag,
    Panenka,
    Parachute payment,
    Park the bus,
    Perfect hat-trick,
    Postage stamp,
    Put his cap on it,
    Rabona,
    Roy of the Rovers stuff,
    Schmeichel-style,
    Scorpion kick,
    Spursy,
    Stick it in the mixer,
    Sweeper keeper,
    Taking it to the corner flag,
    Target man,
    Tiki-taka,
    Tipped it over the bar
    Towering header,
    Trivela,
    UEFA penalty,
    Where the kookaburra sleeps,
    Where the owl sleeps,
    Where the spiders sleep,
    You could have two goalkeepers in there and they still wouldn’t have saved it.
  • Football Daily

    Lloyd's off to the Superclásico & are Spurs finally good again?

    10/29/2026 | 47 mins.
    Rick & Lloyd are joined by Julien Laurens to discuss how Roberto De Zerbi is slowly moulding Spurs into his image – and after a blockbuster summer, Julien explains why he is undoubtedly the league’s most powerful manager. How far will this transformation go? Whisper it: could Spurs be last season’s Manchester United?
    Elsewhere, Rick takes up the mantle from the Monday Night Club and finds out which player has scored the most ‘luxury’ goals this season and Lloyd is off to see Boca Juniors vs River Plate this weekend – otherwise known as the Superclásico, one of football’s fiercest rivalries. Oracle of South American football Tim Vickery tells him how to survive it. Or not.
    Get in touch with us via WhatsApp on 08000 289 369.
    TIMECODES:
    0:00 Rick wrong about Kane & Lloyd 'up close' with the Ballon d’Or
    06:01 Tottenham Hotspur have been improving
    7:58 Why Roberto De Zerbi has massive power at Spurs
    10:41 Looking closer at De Zerbi’s style of play
    13:25 Tottenham’s issues at number nine
    17:49 Are Spurs… this season’s Man United?!
    21:38 De Zerbi’s longer-term future
    24:25 Crucial vs Luxury goals in the Premier League
    30:04 Lloyd is off to the Superclásico
    31:30 Why do Boca & River hate each other so much?
    35:17 The brilliant language of the Superclásico
    37:15 La Bombonera & local fans
    41:56 Lloyd talks about living with hearing loss
  • Football Daily

    Carrick Stays at United & Kane Wins Ballon d’Or

    10/27/2026 | 30 mins.
    Kelly Somers is joined by Andy Reid, Leon Osman & Ian Dennis to discuss Michael Carrick remaining in charge at Manchester United after eight games without a win, despite links to Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann. Man Utd fan Scott Saunders gives the supporters’ reaction, while Raphael Honigstein discusses the Nagelsmann links.
    Then, reaction to Harry Kane winning the Ballon d’Or - the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001. Former England teammate Conor Coady joins, with more from Honigstein on the reaction in Germany and at Bayern.
    Finally, London City Lionesses CEO Martin Semmens on Alexia Putellas winning the Ballon d’Or Féminin for a third time after her move to the WSL.
  • Football Daily

    MNC: Should fingers be pointed higher up at Man Utd?

    10/26/2026 | 1h
    Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Andros Townsend and Adam Crafton.
    With Michael Carrick on the brink, the panel discuss whether sacking him change anything for Manchester United - or was the damage done in the summer? Should fingers be pointed higher up? With Manchester United also the subject of an Amazon documentary, former Sunderland boss Simon Grayson joins the pod to explain what it's like having a camera crew inside a football club. On a more positive note - Aston Villa and Nicolas Jackson are flying after a sticky start, how does Unai Emery keep getting the best out of strikers?
    01:49 - The latest Manchester United crisis
    10:56 - Who's to blame?
    28:19 - Simon Grayson on managing during "Sunderland 'Til I Die"
    38:30 - Who should replace Carrick?
    43:55 - Nicolas Jackson and Villa finding form
  • Football Daily

    Can anyone manage Manchester United?

    10/26/2026 | 40 mins.
    Rick & Lloyd are joined by Oliver Kay, Senior football writer at The Athletic, Joe Smith from Stretford Paddock and BBC Sport’s Chief football news reporter Simon Stone after a surreal day at Old Trafford. Can anyone pull Manchester United out of this mess?
    Michael Carrick suffered a tumultuous afternoon, where defeat on the pitch came with support in the stands – but at the expense of his players. Was this one of the strangest atmospheres we've ever seen at Man Utd? And is there someone, anyone, that will want to take this impossible job? If not, could Michael Carrick be safe after all...
    We try to get to the bottom of all of those questions swirling around Old Trafford. Oh, and would a hug from Lloyd make everything better? Rick thinks probably not. Manchester United fans, drop us a WhatsApp on 08000 289 369.
    TIMECODES
    0:00 - Reaction to Manchester United 0-3 Bournemouth
    3:04 - Do the fans want Michael Carrick to stay?
    6:30 - Was leaving Bruno Fernandes on the bench really a ‘football decision’?
    9:33 - It looked easy for Bournemouth
    11:02 - What do Manchester United need to do now?
    15:00 - Have these players got too much baggage?
    17:33 - Does Man Utd's 'right' manager exist?
    25:20 - Why we felt sorry for Michael Carrick
    27:30 - Simon Stone joins the podcast
    28:50 - Will Michael Carrick still be in a job by next week?
    31:45 - Man Utd’s next five games and a surprising Carrick replacement
    34:15 - The Ballon d’Or in London!
    36:05 - Can Harry Kane win it?
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