Hello and welcome to the game Football Podcasts from the Times.

Today we're talking transfers and a few clubs making some slightly

rushed and panic decisions towards the end of this window.

We'll also be talking Cactus Eve, does it matter as much as it used to?

And we'll be discussing Ben Foster's retirement from Football and the raising standards in the Football League.

We'll also be talking Everton and Ashton Villa,

and joining me, Tom Clark, to discuss all of that is Chief Correspondent for the Sunday Times

and the Times, Martin Samuel, Football Correspondent for the Sunday Times, Johnny Northcroft,

and everyone's favourite former left-back to and Football writer Gregor Robertson.

Chaps, before we get into all of that that are already outlined,

we have to react to the news of Mason Greenwood and his departure from Manchester United.

Obviously, we discussed the sensitivities around the issue last week in great, great detail,

so I don't want to go over too much old ground, but it is incredibly difficult now,

isn't it? Manchester United and the player and his family have all taken this decision

that he's going to move on and move away from the club. But what now has become the big question

for Paul Hearst and all the journalists covering this this week on the Times?

Martin, you've spoken quite passionately on this podcast and in your columns about

Manchester United's duty of care towards the player. That has become part of the reporting

in terms of what they do with him, where they send him. Do you think that's right?

And do you think that comes into it as well in terms of what club he goes to next?

I'm not sure they're going to have enough options really to start weighing one club

up against another club, but so far, there doesn't seem to be too many clubs queuing up.

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