This is Paul Hawkesby. And Andy Jacobs. That's right. You forgot you were for a minute, didn't you? I had a message. And this is the H&J Daily, which today obviously had a big focus on transfers, because it was transfer deadline day. And reflecting that, we spoke to Phil Smith, the top football agent. We speak to him every six months on deadline day. And he kind of filled us in on the way the market has been so far which

was interesting uh danny kelly was with us we didn't um neglect the premier league so we went game by game

through the premier league weekend in jim daly join us comedian and palace fan the man

with the worst um view of any season to get older in the world, quite possibly.

And we had a bit of a chat, as always.

So here it all is.

I've got a transfer rumor, though.

Oh, yeah?

I've got a transfer of a rumour from and about Amadou Anana. Oh, yeah. He says, I think one day I'll make a transfer to a club that is world-class. Talk about talking yourself out the door. Is that what he said? Yeah, fantastic. Yeah. I could be on my way, he said. You said you're going to watch Sunderland Burnley's second half tonight, and your theory is that you might as well not watch the first half of football matches. I would agree with that based on what I saw yesterday. And Saturday. Honestly, I was moaning so much in the first half. I felt sorry for the people in front of me. I was even getting on my own nerves. Honestly, it was so poor. Yeah. I just don't get.

This rotation thing, we'll talk about this with Danny. It's madness. Just spell one or two players. Give Fernandez a day off. Give Casado a day off. Two at the most. Don't keep changing. Make it seven changes. It's very early for him. He's still feeling his way. But at least he put it right, I mean. whole journey home going, how is Baddashiel a footballer? How did he become a football player? He's absolutely not absolutely. You know how hard it, you mean the old Nick Hornby, Gus Seed how hard it is to become a professional footballer. I don't get it. I mean, whoever bought him and disaster. Well, he was on earlier wondering how you ever became a broadcaster. Well, he's right.

Well, he's probably right, actually. I've lasted for 26 years. I don't think he will. Somehow. You've obviously got something on the management. You've never quite told me what it is. So yeah, Crookie's going to be up with us throughout the afternoon. I mean, really the big... However terrible I am, I'm better than Benoit Baddish.

Okay, fair enough.

Well, they are a proud boast. Thank you. The Jacque deal to Liverpool, no one quite saw that coming, the nature of it, because that he's going to be coming in the summer, and they've spent big money on him. He's highly rated. Are you a bit sad of missing out? Not at all. No, you don't... No. I was so angry. I didn't want them to buy him. They don't need him.

They've got... He's highly rated. Are you a bit sad of missing out? Not at all. No, you don't... No.

I was so angry.

I didn't want them to buy him.

They don't need him.

They've got Mamadu Saar, who's coming back from... Strasbourg, yeah. He just won the African Cup of Nations with Senegal. Rossinia knows him as played with him. Yeah. And they've got Hachimpong who's brilliant.

So what would be the point of buying somebody that block their path?

Whereas Liverpool do need him, of course. Liverpool do need him.

And that's good business. And, you know, it's this constantly, I mean, yes, for every Estabal that they bought Chelsea, the 80-odd million they spent on badishian disaster. I don't know how these people are still. Well, Desarty could be off today, of course, couldn't he? He's weighing up my move to West Ham. He's a good pro, you know. I wish him well.

I be a does find him. I don't know these people are still. Well, he's actually. He's weighing up my move to West Ham.

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