A Wembley rollercoaster and does it matter who the officials support?
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The Times
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🗓️ 22 April 2024
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Gregor Robertson joins Tony Cascarino, Alyson Rudd and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat
to look back on a remarkable FA cup semi final.
Did the last gasp VAR decision deny us an iconic FA cup memory? Gregor and Alyson think yes, ever the realist Hamzah is not so sure. Where does the result leave beleaguered Man Utd fans and their manager? Is an FA cup final enough or was this the final straw for Eric Ten Hag?
The deduction derby at Goodison Park lifted Everton clear of the drop zone, but the real drama came from Nottingham Forest’s ‘X’ account. Has a line been crossed by Forest, casting aspersions on the neutrality of officials? On the pitch hope for Burnley, but is time up for Luton?
In the title race, good starts to a big week for Arsenal and Liverpool.
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| 0:55.0 | Listen every weekday on the Times Radio app or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome to the game podcast from The Times. On today's show we'll be |
| 1:11.2 | looking back on an epic weekend of Effie Cup action at Wembley, |
| 1:14.4 | where there was heartbreak for Coventry City and more slapstick comedy from Manchester United. |
| 1:19.6 | We'll be discussing the latest twists in the Premier League relegation battle, including the hotly anticipated |
| 1:24.8 | deduction Darby at Goodison Park, and the revelation thanks to Nottingham Forest's intrepid official |
| 1:30.6 | Twitter account of a Luton Town sleeper agent in the VAR booth at Stockley Park. |
| 1:35.4 | And we'll also be checking in on the race for the Premier League title which Arsenal and |
| 1:39.8 | Liverpool are not giving up on without a fight. No Tom Clark today so you've got me |
| 1:44.4 | Gregor Robertson and joining me today we have the Times Sports writer and Sunday Times |
| 1:48.8 | columnist Allison Rudd the former Chelsea and Aston Villestryker Tony Cascarino and the author of the trend column full of tactical |
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