Welcome Back Roy!
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The Times
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🗓️ 27 January 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, James Restall and Jonathan Northcroft.
Roy Hodgson has returned to management with Watford. Should he have been given the job instead of Claudio Ranieri in the first place? (00:00)
Vitor Pereira did a television interview in the middle of having talks to become the new Everton manager - simply put, why? (15:02)
We take a look at the current crop of young managers in the Championship with the likes of Nottingham Forest impressing under Steve Cooper and Wayne Rooney doing a remarkable job under tough circumstances at Derby County (21:36)
We take a look at League One and James thinks he witnessed the worst game he’s ever seen - but which game was it? (37:44)
With terrible games in the back of our minds (thanks to James) we end with the most boring games we’ve ever been unlucky enough to witness (48:35)
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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 back to the Game Football Podcast from the Times. Today, Roy Hodson's back |
| 1:04.8 | in a Premier League dug out. Can he save Watford and what does it mean for their future? We'll talk |
| 1:10.5 | about Everton and Vita Pereira's stunning interview mid-interview process. I will also talk about |
| 1:16.9 | what's going on in the EFL at the moment with some great managers in the championship. |
| 1:21.0 | What's going on in League 1 and League 2 as well? We'll also be speaking about the worst games |
| 1:27.6 | we've ever seen including while bad and good must sometimes come together. This is the game. |
| 1:40.0 | Welcome back to the Game Podcast. I'm Hugh Wozncroft alongside Tom Clark, James Restill |
| 1:44.9 | and Jonathan Northcroft. Plenty to discuss. We're going to deep dive into the EFL a little bit later |
| 1:49.7 | on. We've got to start in the Premier League. There have been developments. Roy Hodson back |
| 1:54.3 | into a Premier League dug out at the age of 74, breaking his own record for the Premier League's |
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