The Famous (Fifty) Five
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2022
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Gregor Robertson and Martyn Ziegler.
Manchester United looked vastly improved in their 2-0 win over Spurs - is Erik ten Hag’s vision for the club starting to show? (00:00)
Ronaldo marched off down the tunnel before the final whistle - but who is to blame for his situation at the club? (09:18)
Chelsea are Spurs haven’t had the ‘wow’ factor recently - but why? (12:42)
Southampton have finally got a win, much to the delight of their manager Ralph Hasenhüttl. Where do they go from here and is he the right man to lead them forward? (24:42)
Is Crystal Palace’s south London identity the secret to them consistently punching above their weight? (34:17)
West Ham missed another penalty, this time against Liverpool. Why can’t they find the back of the net? (45:30)
Martyn Ziegler joins us to discuss the reemergence of the European Super League and how it differs from the 2021 proposition (55:56)
With Gareth Southgate set to name a provisional 55 man England squad for the World Cup - we attempt to choose 5 players who have an outside chance of being included (58:20)
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| 0:00.0 | I always had a short attention span, could barely sit through a cartoon, let alone a maths class. |
| 0:05.0 | I knew a 9 to 5 was never for me, so I joined the Navy. |
| 0:09.0 | They trained me to focus when it really matters, term our weaknesses to strengths. |
| 0:14.0 | Last year I was losing ground at school, now I'm gaining it all. |
| 0:18.0 | Skills, qualifications, a future, me, Danny, born in Scarborough, made in the Royal Navy. |
| 0:26.0 | Start your journey, search mid in the Royal Navy. |
| 0:30.0 | We don't get pulled again! |
| 0:32.0 | The who release whose next? |
| 0:34.0 | Life House on stunning new formats. |
| 0:37.0 | One of Rock's last great untold stories is finally recounted in full. |
| 0:43.0 | Super deluxe edition box set with graphic novel and rarities. |
| 0:48.0 | Previously unreleased demos, limited edition vinyl variations. |
| 0:53.0 | Who's next? |
| 0:57.0 | Life House out now! |
| 1:23.0 | We'll also look at some of the other big wins in midweek, victories for Southampton, Crystal Palace and Liverpool. |
| 1:29.0 | We will also get an update on the European Super League and pick our contenders for Gareth Southgate's England World Cup Squad. |
| 1:36.0 | This is the game. |
| 1:44.0 | Hello again, welcome back to the game podcast. |
| 1:46.0 | I'm Hugh Wussincraft alongside Tom Clark and Gregor Robinson on this Thursday morning. |
| 1:51.0 | Gentlemen, how are we? |
| 1:52.0 | Thank you. |
| 1:53.0 | Probably not as good as you there. |
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