Foden, Bellingham or Palmer? Who can gatecrash the top four? And Sir Jim Ratcliffe
The Game
The Times
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🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Is it different this time…? Is the Premier League as open as it appears – Bournemouth, Sunderland, Palace and Everton are in the top ten. Has the power balance changed, or will it revert to type and by Christmas it will be the same old top four and the promoted clubs in the relegation zone?
Who has been the signing of the season so far? Kudos, Truffert, Mosquera, Grealish?
As England prepare to play Wales who is in pole position to play number ten
And Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given an interview to The Times in which he suggests Manchester united are making good progress, Ruben Amorim has three years, and the press have unrealistic expectations. The assembled members of the press – Jonny, Martin, Gregor and Tom discuss
Tom Clarke is joined by Jonathan Nrthcroft, Martin Samuel and Gregor Robertson
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| 0:36.0 | Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times. |
| 0:39.5 | The International Break is here, but we are still mad for the Premier League. |
| 0:44.1 | On today's show, we'll be debating whether this season will be one of shocks and unpredictability |
| 0:48.2 | or whether the established order will return soon. |
| 0:51.7 | We'll be discussing the brilliance of managers like Andoni Iriola and Oliver |
| 0:55.1 | Glasner and also hear from Sir Jim Rackcliffe, who has spoken on a New Times podcast and backed |
| 1:00.4 | Ruben Amarim to stay at Manchester United for his full three-year contracts. There will probably |
| 1:06.1 | be plenty more to discuss as well whether Thomas Tuchel can keep up the momentum in England's |
| 1:10.7 | next two games as well. I'muchel can keep up the momentum in England's next two |
| 1:11.5 | games as well. I'm Tom Clark and joining me today we have the chief correspondent for the |
| 1:15.9 | Times and Sunday Times Martin Samuel, the football correspondent for the Sunday Times |
| 1:19.5 | Johnny Northcroft and the former footballer turned journalist Gregor Robertson is here as usual |
| 1:23.8 | joining us from a screen in Loughborough. Hello Gregor, your little Gregor on a screen. |
| 1:28.3 | Hello, Gregor. |
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