Hello everyone, it's Jamie Lang here from Great Company podcast, and I want to let you know that my podcast is currently being sponsored by Premier Inn. Now, this episode is sponsored by Premier Inn, the UK's largest hotel chain with over 800 hotels across the country. So wherever work takes you, there's a Premier Inn nearby. Now, every room has a super comfy bed. I've stayed in them. They're incredible. And blackout curtains, so you'll wake up refreshed and ready for the day ahead. And don't forget the unlimited breakfast to fuel your mornings. So for your next work trip, get better sleep for your money at Premier Inn. Book now at Premier Inn.com.

Superdrug offers more than just beauty trends. It can be the first stop for your health, too.

Superdrugs Pharmacies offer the NHS Pharmacy First Service.

Get fast help for things like UTIs, sore throats and sinusitis with no appointment.

And if suitable, prescription-only medication on the same day.

Learn more at superdrug.com slash pharmacy first.

Subject to consultation with a superdrug pharmacist available in England only.

Aid restrictions may apply.

This service is NHS funded.

Rescription charges may apply if treatment is supplied.

This athletic podcast is brought to by Coral, the home of the reward shaker.

The athletic launched with a mission to shake up football journalism, and that's why we partner with Coral who've been shaking things up too. With their free-to-play reward shaker, there are guaranteed rewards and exclusive offers to be won every single day. It doesn't matter if you're an armchair expert, a stathead or a football fashionista. Coral's here for you, because Coral's here for the fans. Download the free Coral app today and see what you can win. It's over 18s

only, maximum one reward or offer per player per day. Reward restrictions and requirements

and other T's and Cs apply gamblerware.org.

The Athletic. The Athletic. Hello, everybody and welcome once again to the view from the lane, the world-famous

Tottenham-Hotspur podcast from The Athletic. I'm Danny Kelly and I'm joined on the podcast

today by both Charlie Eccleshare and James Moore from The Athletic.

And Charlie, let's start with some news that broke yesterday.

The manager, Antonio Conte, has tested positive for COVID.

Yeah, I mean, it's obviously not ideal, but I don't think it would hopefully won't have had too much of an effect.

I mean, he tested positive after the villa game on the weekend, and then the players had two days off, as we discussed the other day. Some of them went to Augusta. So they weren't in on Sunday and Monday, then Tuesday and Wednesday. Sorry, Harry Kane is now so good that he has to be referred to in the plural, yeah? Well, we don't know that maybe some others did as well. Matt Doherty, he's famously a big golf fan, used to play with Gareth Bail along. Romero certainly likes crossing the Atlantic for no reason. He just, yeah, hadn't done it in a few weeks. Rack up those airmiles. Yeah, and then on, he's basically been there, Conte, but at a safe distance, kind of watching this all seeing eye, not actually doing the training. Sat-Roll. Yeah, exactly. And not going inside. And his staff are running the show. But the impression I've got is that, you know, this being Conte, he hasn't exactly just tossed it off.

I mean, like, look, lads, you do it. It's been very carefully micromanaged. And the hope is that he'll test negative in the next couple of days and then be able to be at the Brighton game, as usual. But it's weird, I mean, we were talking about, I was talking about this with James yesterday. I mean, it's obviously now, despite the fact that COVID very much is still with us,

...