Sesko's Transfer Saga

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The FC crew react to Newcastle & Man United submitting bids for Benjamin Sesko and argue which team would be the better destination for the striker. Plus, the guys look ahead to Florian Wirtz's role at Liverpool. Jan Aage Fjortoft also joins the show to break down Alexander Isak's future and explain why the striker might struggle in his return to Newcastle training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's so funny because when you look at the guys, that's never a topic of conversation. Yeah. What you look like? Yeah. Did you watch the football last night? It's never about, I'll watch your skincare routine. Whereas women walk into a room and because we've been taught to be pitted against each other. Yeah. Not always, but sometimes there's, oh my God, you know, I can't. It's a bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah. and it shouldn't be there.
0:01.1	We should be trying to change that stereotype. always, but sometimes there's, oh my God, you know, I can't. It's a bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah, and it shouldn't be there.
0:21.6	We should be trying to change that stereotype, believing that there is space for everybody.
0:31.6	Hello and welcome in to the latest edition of the SPNFC, K-Murie, Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop here in the studio.
0:38.7	Tonight we are going to be joined by Yanaga Fiortoft as well.
0:42.2	And we're going to kick off the show with Ben Yemancesco.
0:45.1	Once again, talking about this man, the reports are stating that new bids have come in from both Manchester United and Newcastle United.
0:52.7	But Craig, if we take the Manchester United angle here,
0:55.7	it feels as though the general consensus on this panel
0:58.6	is that even with Chesco in that Manchester United team,
1:02.5	that's not enough to finish in the top half of the table next season.
1:05.3	Top half?
1:06.1	Top half.
1:08.2	I would expect them to be in the top half.
1:13.0	I mean, if they're not in the top half even with
1:15.0	just signing in Bemo
1:17.2	then Ruben Amarim has to go
1:19.8	I mean
1:20.1	they were not in the top half last year
1:23.2	because they had this horrendous run
1:25.0	I thought you caught me off guard there because I think you were going to say, I did, I did, I said not on the top half, I thought you're going to say not in the top six. So what's the best they could do with him? Well, they've signed in Bermannwell, they've signed Cunia and they may sign CESCO. That doesn't paper over the other deficiencies in the team. You could look at the fullback
1:46.4	area, you can certainly look at a set in a half position and you definitely 100% could
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