Ole No Longer At The Wheel
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The Times
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🗓️ 22 November 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and David Walsh.
Ole has finally departed Old Trafford - but has he done so with his head held high? Where do they go next with their interim manager and who’s the best fit to take over longer term in the summer? (00:00)
The Times’ David Walsh joins us to discuss one of Ole’s fiercest critics - his former United teammate, Roy Keane (30:32)
Three Premier League clubs had new managers in the dugouts* over the weekend - but which hit the ground running best (41:26)
Liverpool brought Arsenal back down to earth at Anfield on Saturday - could we see the start of another worrying blip for Mikel Areta (53:01)
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| 1:00.2 | Welcome to the Game Podcast from the Times. Today, what's next for Manchester United after |
| 1:05.5 | Oli Gunasal Shah's second? Is he really the one to shoulder all the blame? Will assist the new |
| 1:11.5 | manager-bound at Norwich Newcastle and Aston Villa, ask not other own worst enemy at Liverpool, |
| 1:17.6 | and could Roy Kean come back to management soon? This is the Game. |
| 1:30.8 | Welcome back once again. I'm Hugh Wozncroft alongside Gregor Robertson and Tom Roddy for this |
| 1:36.5 | edition of the Game Podcast and the Inevitable. Has finally happened. Oli Gunasal Shah has been |
| 1:43.8 | sacked by Manchester United after their 4-1 defeat at Watford, the club of 1, just one of their |
| 1:50.0 | past 7 Premier League games, 7th in the table right now, 12 points behind the leaders. At first |
| 1:56.8 | team coach Michael Carrick has been placed in temporary charge caretaker, I guess, while United |
| 2:01.7 | seeking injury manager until the end of the season before they appoint a new permanent manager. |
| 2:07.3 | So that's exactly how things are going at old traffic. But we've got to talk about Oli Gunasal Shah |
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