Liverpool’s Stealth Signings
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson and Alyson Rudd, with Paul Joyce and Martin Hardy.
Erling Haaland picked up where he left off for Manchester City, but are they still the team to beat - despite Arsenal’s lead? (00:00)
Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League after the first games after the World Cup - can they continue this form and what did we make of Arsene Wenger’s return to the Emirates? (09:15)
West Ham are 16th and a point from the relegation zone. What’s gone wrong at the London Stadium and how long can David Moyes last if results don’t change? (18:28)
Liverpool have added Cody Gakpo to their squad. Paul Joyce broke the story in The Times and he joins us to discuss their ‘stealth’ approach to transfers (26:08)
Newcastle were briefly in second place earlier in the week - but can they actually maintain a title challenge or should they focus on the top four? (39:09)
Wolves have made a managerial change and it’s already showing signs of working - should Everton do the same? (48:55)
Dean Smith has left Norwich after 13 months in charge - who do they go with to replace him? (58:08)
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine you, you in a nice comfy seat with your hands behind your head, |
| 0:07.6 | taking in the views instead of taking on the road, maybe even taking a nap. |
| 0:13.6 | That's the bliss of getting where you need to go without worrying about driving. |
| 0:19.3 | Book your train journey via avantiwesscoast.co.uk and we'll take you there. |
| 0:24.6 | Avantiwess coast. Feel good travel. |
| 0:33.8 | This is the Game Football Podcast from The Times. Today we react to the return of Premier League |
| 0:38.9 | football as Arsenal keep up their charge at the top of the table, but what does their win |
| 0:43.3 | over West Ham mean for the future of David Moise? We'll be talking about Newcastle United |
| 0:48.6 | and their lofty aspirations. Cody Gackpose moved to Liverpool and what it means for Manchester United. |
| 0:54.6 | We will also react to Dean Smith sacking by Norwich City, Everton's defeat to Wolves, |
| 0:59.6 | and much more. This is the Game. |
| 1:08.6 | Hello, the Premier League is back. We're wedged into the middle of the festive football calendar. |
| 1:14.5 | Thank you for joining me. I am Hugh Wasncroft with a host of stars from The Times football pages, |
| 1:19.6 | namely Alison Rudd and Gregor Robertson. Hello, I think I should ask you before we get onto the |
| 1:24.5 | football. Did you have a Merry Christmas, Alison? Yeah, it wasn't bad, Hugh, but I did split a two |
| 1:30.0 | thin half, which meant that I couldn't eat all the lovely food. And I couldn't even drink all |
| 1:35.3 | the lovely drink because the two split, so it meant it cut my tongue, which meant that anything |
| 1:42.5 | acidic was painful. So I feel like I've been in some sort of quaker. |
| 1:49.9 | Merry Christmas. Yeah, Merry Christmas. Positive note to start. First time, Alison Rudd is cut |
| 1:56.9 | her tongue on the game podcast, by the way. So that is a notable moment for all of us. Gregor, |
| 2:01.6 | how was yours? Well, I definitely ate all the food. I mean, wow. I know what my new year's resolution is. |
| 2:07.9 | I had a great time. Yes, I went back home to Scotland. The worst part was driving from London |
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