Monday Night Club: Marinakis’ outburst & Trent’s not so fond farewell

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Is it acceptable for an owner to enter the pitch? After Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ outburst on the pitch at Nuno Espirito Santo, the Monday Night Club discuss whether the owner should be allowed on to the pitch, or whether they should stay quiet. Theo Walcott joins Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Mark Chapman to discuss the actions of the Nottingham Forest owner. The Anfield Wrap’s John Gibbons drops by to give his views on Liverpool fans booing Trent Alexander-Arnold – why are Liverpool fans booing him and is it fair? They discuss the send-off for the Liverpool full-back and how he’ll be feeling ahead of his expected move to Real Madrid. With Mikel Arteta’s comments over the last week – the panel discuss what’s behind Arsenal’s recent form and the reason behind the comments. Plus, they react to an angry Ruben Dias’ after Manchester City’s 1-1 draw to Southampton. And with Carlo Ancelotti joining Brazil, will he be a success?

TIME CODES:

01:30 – Evangelos Marinakis’ outburst 20:45 – Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Anfield reception 35:32 – Arsenal 45:55 – Ruben Dias’ comments 49:10 – Carlo Ancelotti to Brazil

BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries next weekend: Sat 1630 FA Cup Final Crystal Palace v Man City, Sun 1330 Women’s FA Cup Final Chelsea v Man Utd on Radio 5 Sports Extra, Sun 1415 West Ham v Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Newcastle in the Premier League.

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading journalists, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sports stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths.
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0:37.1	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:41.9	The Football Daily Podcasts with Mark Chapman.
0:50.1	Welcome to the Monday Nightclub, MNC at BBC.com.uk. Rick sends us an email. Can we have a shout for the Oyster Man's FAS win yesterday? Of course, the Oyster Men are Chris? Wittstable. Well done. And you're across, you see, because you were doing six, I see, you across all the football yesterday? No, I just, the FAA Vars is a competition
1:12.2	very close to my heart.
1:14.3	My dad used to play in that.
1:15.6	Good.
1:15.7	So, yeah,
1:16.7	a few years ago.
1:17.6	A quarter of the town
1:18.6	turned up at Wembley
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