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The Football Reporters: Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo dilemma

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Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

James Olley, Mark Ogden and Rob Dawson take a closer look at how Kobbie Mainoo being forced to settle for a spot on the bench might impact his development and his hopes of a place in England's 2026 World Cup squad. The trio also debate the impact of more and more American investment into English football, before Tom Hamilton joins to share stories of Leicester City's 2015/16 Premier League victory from the winning squad themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to the football reporters. This week we start with Manchester United's one who couldn't get away. What does the future hold for one Cobby Maynoo? Mark's been

0:48.7

looking into the ever-rising number of American owners in the English football pyramid and what

0:52.9

it might mean for the future of the game.

0:55.4

And we're joined by Tom Hamilton, who's been interviewing members of Leicester City's Premier

0:59.8

League winning squad on the 10-year anniversary of their triumph.

1:05.5

Right there, lads, let's start with Cobby Mayneau.

1:09.1

I want to just let everybody know

1:11.6

who's listening and watching this.

1:12.9

I'm sat on the floor at Munich Airport

1:14.9

in between connecting flights to

1:16.6

Belgrade for England's game against Serbia.

1:20.0

Just to explain my, you know,

1:21.8

demeanour and general

1:23.6

sort of point at which I might have to go

1:25.8

quiet for the announcements in the background for the gate. But anyway, yeah, well, you know, the real football reporter experience. The real football applause. And let's be honest, I think we can all attest that Munich Airport is one of the better places to be stranded than there have several other airports that are way down the list. Yeah, true. In terms of airports that you don't want to be stranded out. So don't know how lucky you are. Says the man sat at home, comfortable. Right, let's talk about someone who's perhaps not comfortable to be where he is. Coby Maynoo. Manchester United has shipped out. A lot of players obviously in the window. Manu asked to leave but didn't get his move.

2:01.3

Rob, what do we know about how that played out for Cobby Mayno and why he's still there?

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