This is The Guardian.

Hi, Pod fans, Max here. Barrett's here too.

Hello. Football Weekly is supported by Mini.

Now, Barry, I know your dedication to the England team is sometimes a little lacking.

But even you might have noticed there's a new England manager.

I have, yes,

Thomas Tuckoo. Yes, as we know, for the first time in their history at the helm, the men's team

has a German, but here's our big topic for discussion, Baz. Forget about Tuchel for a minute.

How's the German influence in English football actually run deep for years from Bert Troutman's

FA Cup Heroics with a broken neck. What have you got?

We've got Juergen Klops, success with Liverpool.

Yergen Klinsman lighting it up for Tottenham Hotspur twice.

And Fulham's ill-faced cheese man, Felix Magath. Who can forget him?

Anyway, how is this related to this week's sponsor?

I hear you ask.

Well, there are parallels.

Barry, for nearly quarter of a century, Minnie's been under German management.

They became part of the BMW group back in 2001.

So England is the Minnie and Tuchel is the management in this analogy.

And Minnie would humbly like to suggest

sometimes when you've got great ingredients

such as English spirit with German management,

...