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Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily

The Carrick Conundrum & Celtic Controversy

Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily

talkSPORT

Sports & Recreation, Sports, Comedy

4.5808 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Paul Hawksbee and Charlie Baker take the lead for this podcast.The pair discuss Torquay’s disappointing loss to Hornchurch, breaking down exactly where the Gulls fell short!


Joining the fray is Gregor Robertson, former Scottish footballer and current journalist for The Times, who provides an expert post-mortem on the latest VAR drama. He dives into the controversy that paved the way for Celtic to snatch a late victory and debates whether technology is helping or hindering the spirit of the game.


The musical world meets the Theatre of Dreams as Tim Burgess, legendary frontman of The Charlatans and lifelong Manchester United supporter, weighs in on the dugout drama at Old Trafford. With Michael Carrick’s name back in the mix, Tim explores whether the interim specialist is finally ready to take the permanent mantle.


We also check in with comedian and Arsenal fanatic Alfie Dundas, who shares his nervous energy regarding the Gunners' title charge and whether they have the grit to secure a crucial win this weekend.


To wrap things up, the return of the legendary Birthday Spread, Andy Jacobs and Geoff Peters join the boys.

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0:00.0

This is Paul Hawksby.

0:00.9

And Charlie Baker.

0:01.8

And this is the H&B Daily, some of the best bits of this afternoon show. Well, in light of that mad penalty that Celtic were given against Motherwell last night, Gregor Robertson, a former Hart's player and Times journalist came in. And, yeah, it wasn't massively impressed. I think he's fair to say. What was very interesting on the topic, Tim Burgess, front man of the Charlottons, is going to be appearing on our sister station Virgin Radio with a new show Sunday. Excuse me, we talked to him and we also did a bit of Manchester United. You get an emotion about it, I had a small pocket of wind. All right, I thought you were going to filling up that Tim, Tim Burgess is finally on Virgin Radio. And Alfie Dundas is an up-and-coming comedian

0:40.4

doing his first Edinburgh show.

0:42.3

A man well-connected,

0:43.9

and not so well-connected, as he told us.

0:46.1

And a man whose dad once sold jury to Saul Campbell.

0:50.8

And so he was great.

0:51.9

So here he is, plus the birthday spread.

0:58.9

Yeah. And so he was great. So here he is, plus the birthday spread. Can I start commiserating, Charlie?

1:02.1

Yeah.

1:02.9

I did fill for you at the weekend.

1:05.3

Your team, Torquil United, found themselves in the National League South playoff against Horn Church.

1:12.0

Twice they were in the lead and twice they were pegged back in the dying seconds of both games to ultimately lose Charlie.

1:19.2

He's saying it quite a lot, Paul.

1:20.7

No, I was honestly, I was gutted for it.

1:24.1

It was awful.

1:25.2

I did, I spoke a little bit about this yesterday and I

1:27.6

congratulated Hornchurch yesterday, but I did also say that I would, that I would take all that.

1:34.1

Yeah. With the fouls and the build up to the goals and everything. Yeah. And in, in our goals as well,

1:41.1

I'd take all that. Yeah. Over the, well, yeah. I'd take all that, the AR. Well, yeah, I'd take all that, having my own reaction to that

1:48.8

and being able to deal with it in my own way

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