The John McGinn appreciation society, and has James Maddison done anything wrong?

The Game Football Podcast

The Times

Sports, Soccer

3.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

James Maddison has hit the headlines before his England career has even started, but has he really done anything wrong?

Natalie Sawyer and Gregor Robertson are joined by Molly Hudson for more on this, plus Paul Joyce tells us why he's not happy with Gareth Southgate and Gregor assesses whether the gap between Scotland and England has ever been bigger.

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0:00.0	Hello and I'm Gregor Robertson. We're here with you twice a week throughout the season for all the best reaction and analysis from the Times.
0:08.0	I'm Natalie Sawyer and I'm Gregor Robertson. We're here with you twice a week throughout the season for all the best reaction and analysis from some of the best football writers in the business.
0:16.0	Joining us today here in the studio, it is Molly Hudson from the Times.
0:19.0	Coming up we will discuss the Scotsman who may well have increased his chances of landing and move to Manchester United.
0:24.4	Sorry, Grego, that isn't you.
0:26.5	But first we are asking, has James Madison done anything wrong?
0:31.1	England's uncomfortable weekend saw their defeat to the Czech Republic
0:34.2	compounded by Garris Southgate Fielding questions about Madison after he was spotted in a
0:39.3	casino following his withdrawal from the England squad due to illness.
0:43.0	An image which circulated online on Saturday appeared to show the 22 year old Leicester playmaker
0:48.0	sitting by a gaming table with his hood drawn up around his face.
0:52.6	Tom Roddy in the game today writes,
0:55.2	Ill Madison warned by manager after Casino outing.
0:59.3	Once a player has been released, it is up to them how they spend their individual time, said Garra Southgate.
1:05.2	What James has learned is that when you have an involvement with England, there is an increased
1:09.7	spotlight on you.
1:11.3	So has James Madison Grego done anything wrong? Not really. The thing
1:18.9	with the stories like this is it doesn't look great obviously but without knowing the details behind his
1:26.1	absence from from the squad obviously he was he was declared ill that was a
1:31.8	decision made by the by the England doctor and it might have been because he could have infected the rest of his team ahead of two games.
1:40.0	So without knowing the details, it's hard to say anything. The thing is it just sort of
1:45.2	feeds into the whole wise Madison not played so far. He's been so good for for Leicester City.
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