"They Look Like A Normal Premier League Team"
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The Times
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🗓️ 24 January 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke and Alyson Rudd.
Norwich have surprised many recently - not just our journalists - and are out of the relegation zone. Can they keep up the great escape? (00:00)
Watford are one of the bottom three and it isn’t look good for them. What are their chances and will Everton get dragged into a relegation battle? (10:29)
Martin Hardy joins us to discuss the latest at Newcastle. The team have flown to Saudi Arabia for warm-weather training - but what’s going on behind the scenes and will we see more incomings (14:45)
Chelsea got one over on Spurs again - but is the race for fourth place any clearer? (27:35)
VAR has once again thrown up some interesting talking points over the weekend - should there be a referee at Stockley Park? (48:52)
Derby County’s situation isn’t a pretty one. Matt Lawton joins us to look at just how serious their financial situation is and what’s likely to happen next (54:40)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the game is sponsored by the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, |
| 0:04.6 | which is inviting everyone in the UK to share their experience of the pandemic |
| 0:08.8 | because every story matters. Although the pandemic now feels like some time ago, |
| 0:13.4 | it's left a long lasting impact on all of our lives. It was something that we experienced together, |
| 0:18.8 | however, despite that, it affected us in many individual ways. Every story matters is your |
| 0:24.4 | opportunity to share how the pandemic impacted your life with the UK COVID-19 Inquiry. |
| 0:30.0 | It doesn't have to be just about the virus either. This can be about how it impacted your day-to-day life, |
| 0:35.2 | work, community, well-being or faith. Each story will be analysed and submitted to the |
| 0:40.4 | Inquiry's investigation as evidence. Understanding the true human impact of the pandemic can help |
| 0:46.1 | decision-makers learn lessons and protect future generations. Our experiences deserve to be heard. |
| 0:52.1 | Share your experience privately and securely on the Inquiry's website. |
| 0:56.5 | Search every story matters. |
| 1:00.2 | Hello and welcome to the Game Football Podcast from the Times. Today, |
| 1:03.8 | Noritz City climb out of the Premier League's Relication Zone. We'll get the latest |
| 1:07.8 | on Newcastle United and whether they'll bring in any big names this January. Things have |
| 1:13.0 | got a little bit more interesting in the hunt for a place in the Champions League. We'll get the |
| 1:17.7 | lowdown on what could be a difficult week at Derby County and who is your dream outfield player, |
| 1:23.6 | come goalkeeper, all that and more on the game. |
| 1:31.0 | I'm Hugh Wasncroft alongside Addison Rudd and Tom Clark on this Monday morning. How are you? |
| 1:36.8 | How are you? Well, good. Everyone's smiling. Well, while smiling, we've got to give the |
| 1:41.5 | listeners a big update. Never mind the football. Cupcake gate, we've got another |
| 1:46.0 | incident and it's bad news for Tom Roddy, isn't it? Let's be honest. Hugh, would you like to admit |
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