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Chris Karle, a Spurs fan and Steve Kenton an Arsenal fan, with Geoff Saunders (West Ham) sit down in a civilized manner to talk football with surprising, controversial and often hilarious results. Football news, rumours, gossip, punditry, predictions and analysis. And also a look back at the history of the beautiful game, controversies and commentary with debate and disagreement over all the latest news and gossip!
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We are back! Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders talk football, Lampard checks out of Chelsea as Cech's influence brings in Tuchel, how long will he last, how Rooney can become a decent manager if given time and takes his time, has Big Sam bitten off more than he can chew, Fulham and Sheffield United improve but still going down, Spur's false crisis, Winks not fit for a top six side as Bale is isolated by his own players on the pitch, Arteta's Woolwich red card record, how is he still in a job, United take advantage of nine man Saints, West Ham's phoney title challenge, Villas Boas's bizzare attempted resignation and what's behind it, plus we predict the weekend's games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the previous round of Premier League games as Man United win the War of the Roses with Leeds, McTominay is superb and Ole keeps confounding commentators, Arsenal lose again in the league and the cup while fellow relegation battlers gain points and Arteta makes bizarre excuses as the Gunners look like cannon fodder, Liverpool hit Palace for 7 and Spurs lose to Leicester who play them at their own game but Tottenham still on course for top 4, (ish), is Bale playing out of position, has Big Sam bitten off more than he can chew, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!We wish all our listeners, fans and friends Happy Holidays!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at recent games including: City and United play out a cautious friendly and Pogba must go, City allow West Brom a glimmer of hope before a change of managers, Arteta is still somehow in a job and blames his players, Hodgson is a manager who knows his limits and plays to his strengths, Chelsea lose two on the bounce but still look solid under Lampard who has the ability to learn while Spurs stay on course, Fulham frighten Liverpool and Salah's selfishness is a problem, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the weekend's Premier League action, Pogba never been world class and has to go, City take it easy on fated Fulham, Liverpool looking like Champs, Spurs in total control against an abysmal non firing Gunners with Arteta going back 50 years with his tactics, we marvel at how he's still in a job (at the time of recording) as Mourinho gets the best out of Dier and Højbjerg is a beast, is top four the most important trophy, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at all the action, including, City back to high scoring, Klopp plays the blame game, Leeds have Championship players and a top Premier League manager, Man United have 3 world class players, Cavani, Van de Beek and Fernandes and misuse all three while Palace only have one player, did Jose park the bus, Arsenal hit their worst start to a season since 1981 as they are beaten by fellow Wanderers, Wolves, we wonder why Areta got the job, Hammers win but not the West Ham way, off side is out of order, concussion subs needed now, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders cast an eye over the last round of games, Brighton look good with Welbeck scoring and not getting injured (yet), Tottenham play to their strengths and beat City but is it too early to whisper ´title contenders´, Man United rely on a penalty to beat woeful West Brom and need a playmaker like, erm, Van de Beek, Fulham are the anti penalty champs, West Ham could be better if they listened to Geoff, Liverpool are still good, lucky Arsenal get an underserved point at wasteful Leeds who need a proper striker, Wolves, Saints, Everton and Woolwich to battle it out for Europa spot, why fans should be let back in stadiums, we predict the next round of games and there´s Geoff´s trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the last round of Premier League and International games, Arteta statistically worse than Emery and blames players for Villa loss, Man United's up and down season continues, Spurs unbeaten in 7 but only looking at the next game, too many penalties, off side arms, brilliant Grealish, Southgate sucks the creativity out of a skillful England side whose potential he is destroying, we look at the disgusting racist antics of the Daily Mail trying to bring down Rashford, we pay tribute to Ray Clemence, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at all the action, random red cards and Maguire getting away with it, Petr Cech's in, Kepa can't keep his place, Ozil unfairly treated by hypocritical Arsenal, Aubameyang played out of position, why so many goals, Koeman bitter at Barca, Jose gives Kane freedom to thrive, we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's games, West Ham's incredible comeback overshadows Kane's perfect performance, why did Winks wimp out, Bale is back, Villa are officially the best team in Europe, Pickford gets away with common assault, VAR and refereeing standards are a disgrace and corrupt, Liverpool's title defence could be over, has Solskjaer lost the dressing room, why Koeman can't manage people and Zlatan may be God. Plus we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at the last round of Premier League games, Tottenham end a great week by thrashing Man United and showing why Ole should be a gonner Solskjaer, Liverpool's bad day at the office, West Ham better without Moyes, England are pedestrian under Southgate who has to go, we look at controversial new proposals to change the PL to 18 teams, we predict the coming games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at the latest football news including Gareth Bale to Tottenham, we analyse last week's games, Man United pasted by Palace, Chelsea's Kepa is no keeper, Spurs have a super Son day and look good doing it, Brighton show up Newcastle and Arsenal just beat woeful West Ham who need need owners and a different manager, plus we predict the next round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at round one of Premier League games, are the Gunners getting better or are Fulham cannon fodder, Leeds' fast free flowing football almost blasts Liverpool away, do West Ham need to sack their manager already, Spurs lack energy and creativity, who can Bale them out, Chelsea need to ditch Kepa and Wolves could be top four contenders, and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders discuss the meaningless Community Shield, have Arsenal turned a corner and how far will they go, spoiler alert, sixth if lucky, we look at the Messi mess at Barca, could Koeman have got it any more wrong, who can afford Messi and will he really leave, Chelsea make great signings and Man United make an upgrade from Pogba by signing Van de Beek, Maguire's poor defence, could Grealish be a new Gazza, Southgate's selections, the magic of the FA Cup and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a wonderful Champions League final, why Bayern deserved to win a game between a team and a group of individual stars, why it's hard to love Neymar, why Koeman is wrong for Barca and has not impressed Messi, will he stay or go and who can afford him, honourable Gareth Bale needs to move, Harry Maguire weak in defence again as he 'lads it up' on his hols, Spurs flex their title challenge and sign Joe Hart and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a week of European football, shambolic Barcelona, rotten from top to bottom, and why Koeman is wrong for the manager's job, Guardiola gets his tactics wrong again in the Champions League, why Solskjaer is not good enough to take Man United to the next level, Arsenal morally bankrupt offering Willian 5 mill a year more and laying off 55 staff on the same day, why Newcastle fans will have blood on their hands if the Saudi deal goes through, how many will Bayern win the final by and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look at the Commedia dell'arte at Juventus with Pirlo cast as Pierrot, why Sarri was unlucky and where it can all go wrong, we look at the problems mounting at Barcelona and Real Madrid and why Gareth Bale is being unfairly treated and why Zidane is wrong, where can Bale go and why United should pay whatever it takes for Sancho, how United only win when Fernandes scores a penalty, biased referees and VAR getting it right in Europe, just how average is Pogba and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders review Arsenal's FA Cup triumph as Anthony Taylor signs for the Gunners, why Fulham will go straight back down, where now for Eddie Howe, is his reputation tarnished, will Aubameyang and Kane stay or go, why Jadon Sancho is worth three players and Grealish is better than Pogba, the murky Newcastle takeover and what it means, Wigan go down and Wednesday won't and why, the gulf between goalkeepers and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a remarkable season finale and give the teams their end of season reports, why Watford deserve to go down, how a bad VAR decision kept Villa up, Manchester United's potential winning rebuilding, Arsenal's need to recruit and lay foundations, Tottenham's shaky house, Jadon Sancho is worth three players, our team and manager of the season, will Kane leave, where now for Eddie Howe, and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle, Steve Kenton and Geoff Saunders look back at the week's PL and FA Cup surprises, are Arsenal finally taking shape, Tottenham under Mourinho, Kane back to form and will he stay, Watford sack another manager and deserve to go down, how VAR is being misused, the race for Europe and the relegation battle, plus our predictions for the final two round of games and there's Geoff's trivia question!
Chris Karle and Geoff Saunders look back at a week of bizarre results, Antonio scores 4 for West Ham and no one notices, Chelsea's defensive woes are down to the keeper, Kepa, who they shouldn't keep, Spurs win the North London Derby but neither team impress, Leicester lose it and lose to an equally appalling Bournemouth, Everton are in their shorts and masks and on the beach, City win their appeal and why that's the right decision, racism rears its ugly head again, we pay tribute to Jack Charlton and there's Geoff's trivia question!
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