Gerrard's 'Big Audition', Klopp's Sabbatical & Edwards' Departure
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 17 November 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Hosts Dan Bardell and Flo Lloyd-Hughes are joined by Rangers correspondent for The Athletic, Jordan Campbell, to explore the warning signs that Gerrard had become unsettled at Ibrox... The carefully assembled back-room staff Villa are set to inherit, including revered assistant coach Michael Beale, and why the likes of Emi Buendia could be set to flourish under new management.
Later, Liverpool writer James Pearce joins in to discuss Klopp's contract, the impact of Sporting Director Michael Edwards' decision to step down at the end of the season and where Gerrard now fits into the bigger picture at Anfield.
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| 0:00.0 | He's having a blinder. He's clipped the post. He's looking formidable. Then... |
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| 0:34.3 | The Athletic. |
| 0:49.1 | The The Athletic Hello, I'm Dan Bardell. |
| 0:50.3 | And I'm Flo Lloyd Hughes. |
| 0:52.1 | And welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:54.1 | It's Wednesday, which means we'll be picking out one article from all the brilliant writing available on the Athletic and putting the author |
| 0:58.2 | under the spotlight. Do we look happy? Do you look settled? Don't ask me silly questions then. |
| 1:08.1 | It was crazy and it was very quick, but when you're in that situation, that's what |
| 1:11.5 | you want to happen. |
| 1:12.3 | The last thing you want is to drag out because you want to get in as quick as you can |
| 1:16.1 | and start working as fast as you can. |
| 1:24.0 | Today, the wonderful Jordan Campbell Rangers correspondent for the Athletic is here to talk to us about Stephen Gerard, why he really swapped Rangers for Aston Villa. |
| 1:33.5 | The package deal Villa will inherit as Gerard's talented backroom staff follow himself and what it's like to play for Gerard, the manager. |
| 1:41.0 | Yeah, exciting podcast for me this week with Villa being The Focus. |
| 1:45.2 | And that's not all, as James Pearce, the Athletics' brilliant Liverpool correspondent, |
| 1:48.7 | will then explain the impact of sporting director Michael Edwards' decision to leave Anfield, |
| 1:53.6 | as well as a little bit about his successor, Julian Ward, Clop's future, |
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