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Monday Night Club: A pivotal season for Spurs, no more egos at Rangers & Man United's pre-season success

Football Daily

BBC

Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News, Sport

4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Kelly Cates is joined by Pat Nevin, Stephen Warnock and The i's Daniel Storey on the latest episode of the Monday Night Club. The team discuss Spurs' ambitions going into the new season under Thomas Frank, before Iain Mitchell from the ‘This Is Ibrox’ podcast joins the panel to reflect on Russell Martin's early outburst at Rangers. Finally, we hear about Brighton’s unusual pre-season preparations, and how much have Manchester United improved after their positive pre-season run?

Timecodes: 01:51 Spurs & Daniel Levy’s ambitions for Thomas Frank 21:13 Was Russell Martin right to call out ‘egos’ at Rangers? 38:00 Brighton’s unusual pre-season preparations 44:17 Can Manchester United maintain their pre-season form?

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:06.2

On the Football Daily Podcasts, the Monday Nightclub with Kelly Kitts, listen on BBC Sounds.

0:14.7

Hello and welcome to the Monday Nightclub on the Football Daily podcast.

0:18.5

On this episode, we'll be talking Tottenham and discussing

0:21.3

their ambitions going into this season. We'll also reflect on Russell Martin's early outburst

0:26.2

at Rangers and we'll chat Manchester United in their positive preseason so far. We'll do all

0:32.2

of that in the company of former Chelsea and Scotland Wing of Pat Nevin, Chief Football Writer

0:36.4

at the Eye, Daniel Story is with us, and Football Writer at the I, Daniel's story, is with us.

0:39.3

And Stephen Warnock, I was going to say fresh from a game at the weekend, but fresh might not be the right word to use, Stephen, because you were playing in a charity game that was to raise money to help people who were affected by the attack in Southport last summer.

0:54.0

So a fantastic cause, really well supported, brilliant list of people who were playing.

0:59.6

My brother played in it and pulled his quad in his first sprint.

1:03.3

Now, I think he's playing fast and loose with the word sprint there.

1:06.6

But how are you feeling today, Stephen?

1:08.8

I'm a little bit stiff.

1:10.7

I'm not going to lie.

1:11.5

A little bit tender.

1:12.9

But yeah, like you say, Kelly, an incredible cause.

1:15.7

It was one of those moments when he stepped out into the pitch with the families who've lost children last year.

1:23.5

Sorry, that was very difficult to watch those guys standing in a minute's silence and it was

1:29.1

very emotional for the families. But once the game got underway, it was for a great cause.

1:35.6

A lot of money was raised and a lot of awareness of what's gone on as well. So, yeah, a really

1:41.2

special day. Yeah, and I know they want to leave a really positive legacy,

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