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🗓️ 16 February 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Micah Richards. For the first time, here’s the full episode.
Micah is one of the most astute TV analysts of the beautiful game. In part one we hear about his friendship with the eccentric Mario Balotelli (they were so close that they both sported the same haircut) at Manchester City. While Micah is frank about his pal’s flaws, he also speaks about the often-unfair treatment he, and footballers in general, receive. Micah tried to protect Mario.
Micah also speaks about working under City boss Roberto Mancini, a brutally honest perfectionist who players either loved or hated – Micah loved him. And there’s chat about how winning the 2011 FA Cup set the stage for league glory in 2012.
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0:00.0 | The following big interview was posted in full for Our Socios, our members, our friends, our supporters |
0:06.4 | at patreon.com forward slash Graham Hunter and that was last season20. Sign up there and you'll get every interview we produced before |
0:16.6 | it's released on the main feed, plus the chance to put questions to our guests and to me via the monthly |
0:22.2 | Q&A. You'll also get bonus content every month including |
0:25.7 | the audio versions of my regular columns for ESPN. And what's more, you'll be supporting us. |
0:31.8 | You'll be keeping this independent podcast on the road. |
0:35.0 | Thank you. When it comes to the big interview, one of the great privileges is that I get to invite people I like. |
0:55.0 | Now, that isn't program sellers often or pie sellers or kitmen, it's often |
1:02.0 | footballers, managers. |
1:04.0 | And in this instance, you've been watching Micah Richards on Sky or on Match of the Day |
1:09.0 | since, I don't know, 2006, 7, 8, and you're still seeing him on those shows now because |
1:16.0 | sadly an excellent career was truncated by injury however what he's proved is |
1:22.3 | that he's exceptional at analyzing football, talking |
1:25.9 | what the sport he loves on television, and therefore we asked him to join us in |
1:30.1 | the big interview, and our guest was, was of course a Premier League winner with |
1:34.4 | Manchester City. Now he's popular in what he does. The range of football shows |
1:39.4 | where he's popping up indicate that television thinks he's great. You're about to hear a remarkable |
1:47.1 | inside account of the Making of England's Champions in 2012, starring who else, Roberto Manchini, Mario Balletelli, Manchester |
1:57.1 | United, and Micah himself. Michael Richards. First of all, thank you very much for getting out of your |
2:18.3 | scratch early this morning driving south, coming here and putting up with us. |
2:24.0 | Thank you for this beautiful tea. |
2:27.0 | Thanks, thanks for putting up with me. |
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