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Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Today a special interview with Paul

Merston, who's written a new book called Hooked Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery.

It covers his incredibly well-known career highs, winning leagues, playing in world cups.

All the time battling his well-known career lows, three addictions, alcohol drugs,

and most damagingly gambling. We've discussed gambling addiction in depth on this pod.

Today we get a firsthand account of what it can do, how it affects the people you love,

and the lifelong struggle to keep it under control.

Also, if there's time, we'll do some punditry, talk about how great Jeff Stelling is,

and discuss the hour of television that me, Merston, Barry made that no one has ever seen,

are failed TV pilots. All that puts your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.

Hello, Barry.

Hi, Max, how are you doing?

I'm good, thank you, hey, Merst.

Hi, Max, hi, Barry.

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