Welcome to the Total Soccer Show's weekend review.

On this episode, we're looking back on the Premier League's semi-depleted slate of games on Boxing Day,

where Man City kept Lester at bay as Raheem Sterling made it child play, where Romolulu

Lukaku came back into the fray, as Chelsea ruined

Aston Villa's post-Christmas sororay, where Crystal Palace were completely outplayed, as

Patrick Vieira was forced to keep away, and where Norwich were slain and guided on their way

to the championship with another poor display. My name is Ryan Bailey, joining me on this

intrepid podcast journey as a man who was

bought three different types of whiskey over the holidays, I am led to believe. He loves spirits,

but he's not ghosting us today. Taylor Rockwell, hello. I am not, and I am here without a hangover.

I have not yet broken into any of those bottles, but yes, three, maybe even four whiskey bottles

by the end of the holiday. A good haul overall for me. And a great introduction from you, Ryan, I always have to wonder, do you have to chop and change? Like, do you end up using a rhyme in a different location than it was originally written? Do you have to kind of adjust on the fly? Or once it's written, is it written? you're by asking if I'm chopping and changing

you're assuming I'm doing too much work there, Taylor, I think. You're kind. You're kind to say so. There we go. Well, it was a lovely introduction. It's lovely to talk to you both. Happy holidays and a premature, happy new year. And to you too, Taylor Rock Walker, joining us today, a man who loves Boxing Day soccer

more than any other type of soccer,

and he's also had at least one Munchy Box in the last few days.

Please welcome the incredibly contented Graham Rutherford.

Hello, Ryan Bailey.

I wish that were alive about the Munchy Box,

but it's absolutely true.

We had a traditional Munchy Box on uh on christmas eve my arteries were complaining about that but then

we also had a lovely christmas dinner on uh christmas day funnly enough and uh had some family

round a few drinks and we dropped the turkey right in the cornballer for that uh deep fried

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