Isak's Merseyside Move

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🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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The FC crew continue to react to yesterday's transfer deadline day and break down how Alexander Isak will fit into Livepool's starting eleven. Plus, Stewart Robson joins the show to break down Barcelona's high defensive line and explain why Rayo Vallecano found so much success breaking them down this past weekend. Jan Aage Fjortoft also gives the details on why Bayer Leverkusen sacked Erik ten Hag after just 3 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've seen the headlines.
0:01.4	Heard the debates.
0:02.2	The three-point ball has created a monotonous rhythm to the game.
0:05.1	Has the three-pointer ruined basketball?
0:08.2	And how did we get here?
0:09.7	The rise of the three-point shot can be partially traced to an eccentric Kansas genius named Martin Manley,
0:15.4	whose story didn't turn out quite the way he imagined.
0:18.4	I decided I wanted to have one of the most organized goodbyes in history. 30 for 30 podcast presents chasing basketball heaven. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining us for a new edition of ESPN FC. I'm Alexis
0:40.8	Unis alongside Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop. Let's get straight into it, shall we? What possibly is
0:46.9	the biggest transfer of this summer transfer window, despite Shaka's best efforts, Alexander
0:51.7	Esak signed for Liverpool. We heard from Newcastle yesterday.
0:55.5	This is what Isak had to say. I want to express my gratitude to my teammates, the staff, and above
1:01.1	all the city of Newcastle and all the amazing supporters for the three unforgettable years we
1:07.1	shared together. Together, we have written history and brought the club to the place where
1:11.7	it truly belongs. It has been an honor to be a part of the journey from reaching the Champions
1:16.4	League to winning the first trophy in over 70 years. Forever grateful. Thank you, Newcastle.
1:25.0	All right. Well, for more on this, let's welcome in yanago fiortov as well as
1:29.1	Stuart Robson for this one Craig let me start with you know let's start with a hypocrite
1:33.0	who's that jacker no no no I mean spare me spare me spare me this statements
1:42.4	just spare me just go just go everybody knows how you've acted, everybody knows what you wanted, everybody knows what you have got. But spare us the sob story because the Newcastle fans don't care. In fact, they'll despise him now. Am I right in saying that shot? Absolutely. When he turns back up there for Liverpool, he is going to get it.
2:01.6	Now, he probably won't care.
2:03.6	Like most of us, we don't care if we get stick from opposing fans or former clubs.
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