Emery changing embedded norms as Newcastle stop trying
The Game
The Times
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🗓️ 23 August 2018
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Gab Marcotti, Alan Smith and George Caulkin tackle some of the tough issues in football this week, starting with the never-ending dispute between Newcastle fans and their owner, following some Wise words on Mike Ashley. What are fan expectations at football clubs and are they realistic?
Matthew Syed is in the studio to discuss his article on Unai Emery and the challenge in inheriting an Arsenal infrastructure dominated by Arsene Wenger.
And with several of England’s World Cup stars struggling for game time, we examine the ruthless nature of the Premier League, and ask why aren’t more young English players playing abroad?
Charlie Scott and Paddy von Behr provide their advice ahead of the fantasy football weekend. For free Fantasy Premier League tips from The Sweeper, visit thetimes.co.uk/fantasyfootball
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| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app. Hello and welcome to this Thursday edition of the game podcast from The Times. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm Gabriel Marcotti and I thank you for joining us. |
| 0:37.0 | You may notice that Natalie Sawyer isn't here. |
| 0:40.0 | She's entitled to go on holiday. |
| 0:42.0 | I mean, although I don't know what kind of business sends you on holiday what like a week after you start but hey |
| 0:47.5 | This decision was that |
| 0:49.2 | Seriously clearly our bosses who are wise and all knowing of course as you heard from that |
| 0:54.4 | wise voice in the studio with me today I'm delighted to be joined by |
| 0:58.6 | Matthew Saeed. Great to be here. Thanks. |
| 1:03.0 | How's it going with Nettley? |
| 1:04.0 | I think the double act works well. |
| 1:05.0 | The first couple of podcasts I've listened to. |
| 1:07.0 | She doesn't know this yet and it's going to be a surprise to her, but I'm going to introduce her as Susanna Reed and I will introduce myself as |
| 1:15.7 | peers Morgan. We'll try to get that vibe going. Given how wildly popular peers |
| 1:20.2 | Morgan is I think it... But you're about as controversial as peers Morgan is I think you're about as controversial as peers Morgan I like to think so |
| 1:25.6 | you have your fans you have people who love you not just that and every now and again |
| 1:29.7 | there's one or two there's a small ecosystem that are less key. |
| 1:33.0 | Not just that, but we both have links to the President of the United States in the sense that |
| 1:36.8 | of course peers is a close personal friend of his and in my case he simply went to the |
| 1:41.4 | same university I did but still you, you know, close enough. |
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