Will Everton Deal Moyes The Hammer Blow?
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The Times
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🗓️ 19 January 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Molly Hudson and Tom Allnutt - with Matt Lawton.
Manchester United were denied second place in the Premier League table by a stunner at Selhurst Park and how much of an impact will this weekend’s game against Arsenal have on the title race? (00:00)
Matt Lawton joins us to discuss The Times exclusive that David Moyes is set to be sacked by West Ham if they lose to Everton on Saturday (20:56)
We also get the latest on the sale of Manchester United as Sir Jim Ratcliffe shows his hand early in negotiations (25:19)
A landmark case saw former Lyon footballer Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir win a maternity case against the club. What does this mean for future cases? (32:23)
John Yems received a 15-month ban for breaching discrimination rules. The FA are considering an appeal - so was his punishment too lenient? (42:44)
A new VAR trial is planned for the Club World Cup - but are high profile tournaments the place to test new ideas? (54:22)
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| 0:00.0 | Today we react to Manchester United's draw with Crystal Palais, which stops their winning |
| 0:08.1 | run as they face Arsenal at the weekend in the Premier League. |
| 0:12.0 | How big is the rivalry between the Red Devils and the Gunners? |
| 0:15.5 | We'll also get an update on Manchester United's ownership, we'll discuss the pressure on |
| 0:19.7 | David Moise if West Hand's game against Everton this weekend goes badly, and we'll talk |
| 0:24.6 | about big stories off the pitch. |
| 0:27.0 | The uncertainty pay in the women's game will also be talking about racism in the game |
| 0:31.2 | after John Yems was banned from football until June of 2024, and we'll also be talking |
| 0:37.3 | about VAR in stadiums, and yes, you the fans will be able to hear the decisions. |
| 0:43.5 | All that and more on the game. |
| 0:46.2 | Hello and welcome to the game podcast, I am Hugh Wiesncroft, alongside Molly Hudson, Greg |
| 0:54.2 | Robertson and Tom Allnut, loads to discuss today, some big stories going on off the pitch |
| 0:59.9 | as well. |
| 1:00.9 | But we start with events in the Premier League this midweek. |
| 1:03.2 | Molly Hudson, you were at Cellhurst Park for Manchester United's trip to Crystal Palais, |
| 1:08.5 | they were looking to make it what 10 wins on the bounce in all competitions, and a fantastic |
| 1:13.2 | free kick from Michael Elyseh, then that wasn't to be. |
| 1:16.4 | I think it was actually a huge result for Crystal Palais, who haven't been playing that |
| 1:20.4 | well. |
| 1:21.4 | They've looked through the lens of Manchester United and their potential title race, |
| 1:25.8 | but actually big, big point for Palais. |
| 1:28.4 | Yeah, I agree with you that I think it was a big result for Palais, and I think it was |
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