Gaël Clichy: From Premier League Titles to the Guardiola Influence

Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily

talkSPORT

Comedy, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.5 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

It is a Bank Holiday Monday takeover as Paul Hawksbee is joined by the legendary Perry Groves to steer the ship.

The duo kicks things off with a deep dive into the dark arts of football—specifically the painful world of hair pulling. Perry takes a trip down memory lane to recount a personal (and hairy) encounter from his playing days that he hasn't forgotten.

The conversation then shifts to the elite level as former Arsenal and Manchester City left-back Gaël Clichy joins the show. Clichy provides an insider's perspective on what it takes to navigate a high-pressure title charge and reveals how his time under Pep Guardiola fundamentally changed his outlook on the game, ultimately inspiring his move into management.

To wrap things up, Paul and Perry break down the current state of play at both ends of the Premier League table, weighing up the credentials of the title contenders and the desperate fight for survival at the bottom.

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0:00.0	This is Paul Hawkespeat.
0:01.3	This is Perry Groves. And this is the H&J Daily, or the H&G Daily, I guess. We were gather on Bank Holiday Monday. We were fortunate to have a cracking guest. I'm not spoken to him before, but I hope he comes again. The former Arsenal and City defender, Gail Kleeche. What an interesting guy. Really good insight, not just into the Premier League, but also him going from Arsenal to Man City.
0:23.7	Yeah, he was great.
0:25.3	So I'm sure you're going to enjoy that.
0:27.7	We covered a lot of ground.
0:29.6	You told us about the day you had your hair pulled.
0:32.3	Even Perry.
0:33.3	Even Perry back in the day and had his hair pulled.
0:35.7	And that was the springboard for that.
0:37.4	So these are some of the highlights of this afternoon show.
0:45.8	Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon, Paul.
0:49.4	We're both in a fairly decent mood today, aren't we, which makes a change.
0:53.2	Normally we've been speaking to you on a Monday recently.
0:55.7	We've all been down in the dumps. The last two shows, the reviews that I did for you at all, and then came in and did the review. Yeah. Chelsea Spurs and us all got beaten, didn't they? They did. So we had just like a group cuddle and a hug. So we have a bit more. all right, yeah. We had a bit of a more spring in our step,
1:11.8	doing it on a bank holiday Monday We was all right, yeah. We had a bit of a more spring in our step,
1:11.8	doing it on a bank holiday Monday spring. Let's, before we... We'll talk a bit of Tottenham Villa, or Villa Tottenham in a moment, and we're going to have Gal Cleesey joining us a quarter past one, so we will do a deeper dive into where Arsenal are at and City, as we said, Talk Sport bringing that game tonight,
1:27.5	Everton City at the Hill, Dickinson.
1:30.5	So, Perry... where Arsenal are at and City, as we said, Talk Sport bringing that game tonight,
1:28.8	Everton City at the Hill, Dickinson.
1:34.3	So, Perry, hair pulling is very much on the agenda again.
1:37.2	I mean, on the serious note, before we go into your story,
1:42.6	you probably saw Regis Lavery saying that we understand the rule,
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