Remembering Walter Smith
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Jonathan Northcroft.
Walter Smith sadly passed away this week aged 73. We remember the former Rangers, Everton and Scotland manager (00:00)
West Ham have become the first team to beat Manchester City in the Carabao Cup for over 1800 days - can David Moyes’ side win the trophy? (10:28)
Manchester United travel to Tottenham this weekend for a match some (possibly only Hugh) are calling El Sackico. Does a loss signal the end for Ole and is Nuno worried a result against a poor United side could affect his future at the club? (19:46)
Barcelona have sacked Ronald Koeman after a run of poor form that sees them sitting in ninth place in La Liga. The Times’ European Football Writer Ian Hawkey joins us to ponder who could take over at a tricky time in the club’s history (34:10)
As the five substitutes rule is set to become permanent - we ask whether it’s good for the game or if it benefits club’s with bigger squads (43:42)
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| 1:00.1 | Hello, this is the GameFoot will podcast from the Times. Today, tributes are paid to Scotland |
| 1:05.2 | and Rangers icon Walter Smith. Meanwhile, El Sakako comes up in the Premier League this weekend. |
| 1:11.3 | It provides an opportunity for Oli and Nuno to save their jobs. We'll ask our West Ham the |
| 1:17.8 | real deal. What next for Barcelona after the sacking of Ronald Coomin and should five subs |
| 1:22.8 | be made permanent? This is the game. |
| 1:31.1 | Hello and welcome back to the game podcast. I am Hughers and Croft with you once again. |
| 1:36.2 | This week joining us Jonathan Northcroft Tom Clark and Gregor Robinson of the Times. |
| 1:41.4 | But we have to begin gentlemen with some very sad news. Unfortunately, this week because Scottish |
| 1:47.3 | football has lost one of its icons. The former Rangers and Everton Boss Walter Smith, |
| 1:51.9 | Eyebrox fell silent last night ahead of Rangers game with Aberdeen and the Scottish premiership. |
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