Rooney, City and the poppy
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2018
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti are joined by Alyson Rudd and Alan Smith in the studio to tackle some thorny issues in the football world.
England’s friendly with the USA will now be a farewell appearance for record goal scorer Wayne Rooney. The match will be called The Wayne Rooney Foundation International, with proceeds going to charity. But does Rooney deserve such a tribute and does Rooney’s appearance deprive other players of vital England experience?
James McClean and Nemanja Matic made headlines over the weekend due to the lack of a remembrance poppy on their shirt. What’s the significance and why do players continue to be vilified and abused for that choice?
As Manchester City make a mockery of Southampton at the Etihad, can Chelsea and Liverpool keep up with what looks to be a relentless title pace from the champions? And with Raheem Sterling starring again, is he worth his reportedly record-breaking contract offer?
Plus find out which Premier League manager is like a 16th century doctor.
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| 0:15.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply game podcast from The Times. I'm Natalie Sawyer. |
| 0:36.0 | And I'm Gabriel Marcokti and we thank you for joining us on this Monday. |
| 0:40.0 | In the studio with us, it's Al. Sorry I did not writing the script. |
| 0:45.0 | That's right. |
| 0:46.0 | Allison and Alan, Rud and Smith. |
| 0:48.0 | Don't do something. |
| 0:49.0 | doesn't sound like the name of like one of those sort of like |
| 0:51.0 | comedians in the 1980s, |
| 0:52.0 | like Hale and Pace 1980s like hail and paste |
| 0:53.6 | something like that. Yeah I like it. |
| 0:55.2 | It's good. |
| 0:56.2 | Later on we'll be talking about sentimentality both regarding Rooney and the |
| 0:59.3 | Poppy but I think there's one place to start. |
| 1:01.9 | Indeed yeah we're going to start on the field with another virtuoso display from the champions. |
| 1:07.0 | Manchester City made Southampton suffer at the yes he had with a 6-1 victory to go top of the table outright on Sunday. |
| 1:14.1 | Allison we thought last season's 100-point hall was just about the perfect campaign |
| 1:18.6 | for Pep Guardiola but could we be about to see something even more special this season? |
| 1:24.0 | I doubt they'll get more than 100 points this time round. |
| 1:27.6 | And if they were to break that barrier, it would make a mockery of this supposed to be a tight race this time round. I think if it you know if it comes |
| 1:37.6 | down to goal difference there's any one team going to win it that's certainly what it looks like. |
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