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Hello and welcome to the TIFO football podcast.

I'm Ruben Pinder because Joe likes to take one Monday off every year because he stays up all

night to watch the Oscars, which I can't decide whether that's more or less lame than staying up all night to watch the Super Bowl, but it's his thing. So he is asleep while we record this. And today I'm delighted to be joined by Kyak. Hello, hello. You also self-professed film buff did not stay up all night to watch the Oscars. No, I chose to sleep. Yes, very wise. I think that was a self-professed film buff who's never seen Jurassic Park Well, more,

well, not stay up all night no i i chose to sleep yes yeah very wise i think that was self-professed film buff

who's never seen Jurassic Park well well wait until Wednesday show for more on that

happy with the with the Oscar results mostly yeah mostly I have yeah one one take

what's your one gripe I'll keep it to myself. Too controversial for the internet. Did Charlemagne not win anything then after bashing ballet and opera? No, I don't think so. Who knew that ballet and opera mafioso were so powerful? Big film. I've got it in for it. And I'm also joined by John McKenzie. Hello. Hello. How are you? I'm okay, yeah. Good. We had a good show today, wasn't it? Oh, it's fun. No, Steve's here. Hello. So today, what did we discuss? Is the title race now nearly over with Arsenal winning on a weekend when city dropped points we discuss? Arsenal's victory, of course, was inspired by 16-year-old Max Dowman.

Max Dalman. I love Max Dalman. We talk about another potential prodigy from Arsenal's Hail End Academy. I think we're beyond potential now. Do we need to clarify that's John

impersonate and Kaya? Not Max Downman himself. Do I have that gurn that you do when I say maxedown with the name?

Yeah, okay.

Should teams tactically choose rock, paper or scissors?

I don't know what actually is which in terms of approaches.

Or should they be water, as Bruce Lee would say?

I didn't really understand this, but I suppose what is the idea that water beats all of them?

Yeah, because water can flow around the rocks. Sure, sure. Do you remember that scene in Friends when Joey, when they play that and Joey does that? And it's like, what's that? He's like, it's fucking fire, man. Yeah, that's great. Do you want to do a rock paper scissors now to decide the title race? Yeah? Play rock paper scissors now. Who's who? I mean, come on now. I mean, yeah. Claire is wolves. But firstly decide, are you going to go on three or is it one, two, three, reveal? Rock papers is go. Okay. Okay. Ready? One, two, three. Go. One, two, three. Go. Two, three. Shit. He's done it. For the audio for the audio for the audio only listeners not exclusive

for the audio only listeners john won with a scissors cutting paper what does that mean about

the premier leagues we talk about the changing nature of the premier league title races midway through

this john bash is his midrange watch on the table. So we end up talking about watches very briefly, which is difficult to get John to stop talking about watch. I was very brief. It was very brief. It was brief. It was a lovely watch. It's okay. Then we play the Rondo, the Rondo, I should say, which is one of the best rounds we've ever done, very long, very tense.

Will the Regency continue or shall somebody have the will and the Nouse to seal the crown?

It's actually an incredible ending to the Rondo.

Yeah, genuine limbs.

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