A theoretical Concacaf-CAF merger, Newcastle's squad depth, players who refused national team call-ups, the glory of Irn-Bru, and many more Listener Questions!
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4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2022
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Graham and Taylor do their best to answer your listener questions, including:
1) Why do MLS kickoff times differ from broadcast start times to such an absurd degree?
2) If CONCACAF and CAF combined, how would CONCACAF nations do in combined international competitions?
3) If Newcastle wants to take the next step this summer, which current starters could they retain and still take that next step?
4) Can Graham explain Irn-Bru, and what he thinks it tastes like?
5) What happened to Christian Ramirez at Aberdeen?
6) Aside from Carlos Vela and Darlington Nagbe, what other potential starters have turned down their respective national teams?
7) Will the "Americans in Action" episodes please come back?
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| 0:28.5 | Thank you. Hello, hello everybody and welcome to the Total Soccer Show. |
| 0:56.6 | Another listener questions episode of The Total Soccer Show. |
| 0:59.7 | My name is Taylor Rockwell. |
| 1:00.9 | Today we're contemplating fake kickoff times, a Concaf-Cath-Caf merger, which makes for a fun and confusing name. |
| 1:07.8 | What happened to Christian Ramirez? |
| 1:09.5 | And if your response to that was who, then that is |
| 1:11.7 | exactly why we're answering that question, players that opted out of their national teams and much, |
| 1:16.1 | much more. Joining me to answer those questions and more is a man who remains eligible for Scotland. |
| 1:21.6 | And as far as I know, has never opted out of that eligibility. It's Graham Ruffin. Hi, Graham. |
| 1:25.9 | Hi, Taylor Rock. Well, yes, I'll be eligible until the day that that call comes, and I'm just going to hang around by the phone waiting for that phone to ring. It's been a long 31 years so far. No, Graham, I mean, it could still happen. You never know how dire things could get for Scotland, though they've been pretty dire in the past and you didn't get that call, but we can cross our fingers and hope. If Team G.B. calls for the podcast Olympics, are you going to go, or are you holding out for the Scotland podcast call-up? So the thing is, the Scottish FAA advised, so the only time that there's been a men's team GB team at Olympics was in 2012 when London obviously hosted it, and London felt like they needed to put been a men's team G.B. Team at Olympics was in 2012 when London obviously hosted it, |
| 2:01.9 | and London felt like they needed to put in a men's team, team GB team. But the Scottish FAA, |
| 2:08.7 | not just the Scottish FAA, the Welsh FAA and I believe the Northern Irish FAA as well, |
| 2:13.2 | basically said to any player who was thinking of accepting that call-up, if you accept this |
| 2:18.2 | call-up, you're dead to us and you're never getting in the national team, like the Scotland |
| 2:21.8 | national team again. So I would be forced to pick Team G.B. or Scotland, which in this political |
| 2:27.5 | climate, actually feels quite reflective of society in general. It was meant as a lighthearted |
| 2:34.0 | podcast Olympics question, and we got a real-world answer. |
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