Why can't refs answer back?

The Game Football Podcast

The Times

Sports, Soccer

3.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

David Coote’s career as a referee looks to be over; but do we have unrealistic expectations of referees? If referees are berated by players, fans and coaches are they not allowed to react?

Tom Clarke, Martin Samuel, Gregor Robertson and Tony Cascarino look at football’s relationship with its officials. Could or should the football culture around referee’s change?

Harry Kane has questioned the number of dropouts from the England squad. Does it reflect injuries, a caretaker manager who leaves next week or the nations league group B?

Plus, Martin’s ire is raised by the House of Lords…

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Today is the day we tune out the noise about health, the confusion and the misinformation,
0:05.0	how many grams of protein, how much sleep, how many steps a day.
0:09.0	Today, we can see the truth of what's happening inside our own bodies in real time.
0:15.0	Use Lingo to monitor your glucose and see what works for your unique metabolism.
0:20.0	Lingo, your body has the answers.
0:24.8	Lingo is not for medical use and is intended for users 18 years and older. Lingo is a mark of
0:28.2	Abbott. At three business, we know the importance of keeping your business connected.
0:35.0	Whether you're doing emails on the 730 to Paddington or taking a video
0:39.2	call on site, our multi-simp plans all come with unlimited calls, texts and data. Plus, with 99% UK coverage,
0:47.8	you can do your best work wherever you are. Head in store or search three business.
0:55.6	Unlimited UK only, 99% outdoor population coverage. Terms apply.
1:05.6	Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times. Well, I say football. Today we'll be talking about referees, TV presenters, time management, and there's even a mention for the House of Lords. So, you know, football, right? But stick with us. I promise it'll be a cracker of a show as we discussed David Coot, Yergan Klopp, Darren Fletcher, Gary Linneker, Harry Kane and his England teammates,
1:28.6	and the future of the beautiful game itself.
1:31.1	I'm Tom Clark and joining me to discuss all of that.
1:33.6	We have the chief correspondent for the Times and Sunday Times, Martin Samuel,
1:37.0	the former footballer turned Times columnist Tony Cascarino,
1:39.9	and another former footballer turn reporter and feature writer Gregor Robertson is here as usual.
1:45.1	Now Gregor Monday had that great chat about Tottenham, genuine football, actual football on the pitch, what it all means.
1:52.5	And by the end of the day, we've got a referee insulting a former manager and the news that Gary Linnaker's leaving match of the day.
1:59.3	So much for the Dell International.
2:00.7	Yeah, exactly. We're straight in. And I want to start with the David Coutts story. And the news that Gary Linnaker's leaving match of the day. So much for the Dill International Day.
2:00.9	Yeah, exactly.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Times, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Times and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.