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- 5 days ago30 min
Carrick Stays at United & Kane Wins Ballon d’Or
Kelly Somers is joined by Andy Reid, Leon Osman & Ian Dennis to discuss Michael Carrick remaining in charge at Manchester United after eight games without a win, despite links to Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann. Man Utd fan Scott Saunders gives the supporters’ reaction, while Raphael Honigstein discusses the Nagelsmann links.Then, reaction to Harry Kane winning the Ballon d’Or - the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001. Former England teammate Conor Coady joins, with more from Honigstein on the reaction in Germany and at Bayern.Finally, London City Lionesses CEO Martin Semmens on Alexia Putellas winning the Ballon d’Or Féminin for a third time after her move to the WSL.
- 6 days ago1h 0m
MNC: No smiles for the cameras at Manchester United
Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Andros Townsend and Adam Crafton.With Michael Carrick on the brink, the panel discuss whether sacking him change anything for Manchester United - or was the damage done in the summer? Should fingers be pointed higher up? With Manchester United also the subject of an Amazon documentary, former Sunderland boss Simon Grayson joins the pod to explain what it's like having a camera crew inside a football club. On a more positive note - Aston Villa and Nicolas Jackson are flying after a sticky start, how does Unai Emery keep getting the best out of strikers?01:49 - The latest Manchester United crisis 10:56 - Who's to blame? 28:19 - Simon Grayson on managing during "Sunderland 'Til I Die" 38:30 - Who should replace Carrick? 43:55 - Nicolas Jackson and Villa finding form
- 1 weeks ago40 min
Can anyone manage Manchester United?
Rick & Lloyd are joined by Oliver Kay, Senior football writer at The Athletic, Joe Smith from Stretford Paddock and BBC Sport’s Chief football news reporter Simon Stone after a surreal day at Old Trafford. Can anyone pull Manchester United out of this mess?Michael Carrick suffered a tumultuous afternoon, where defeat on the pitch came with support in the stands – but at the expense of his players. Was this one of the strangest atmospheres we've ever seen at Man Utd? And is there someone, anyone, that will want to take this impossible job? If not, could Michael Carrick be safe after all...We try to get to the bottom of all of those questions swirling around Old Trafford. Oh, and would a hug from Lloyd make everything better? Rick thinks probably not. Manchester United fans, drop us a WhatsApp on 08000 289 369.TIMECODES 0:00 - Reaction to Manchester United 0-3 Bournemouth 3:04 - Do the fans want Michael Carrick to stay? 6:30 - Was leaving Bruno Fernandes on the bench really a ‘football decision’? 9:33 - It looked easy for Bournemouth 11:02 - What do Manchester United need to do now? 15:00 - Have these players got too much baggage? 17:33 - Does Man Utd's 'right' manager exist? 25:20 - Why we felt sorry for Michael Carrick 27:30 - Simon Stone joins the podcast 28:50 - Will Michael Carrick still be in a job by next week? 31:45 - Man Utd’s next five games and a surprising Carrick replacement 34:15 - The Ballon d’Or in London! 36:05 - Can Harry Kane win it?
- 1 weeks ago16 min
Sean Dyche - The Football Interview
In this week’s edition of The Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to the former Burnley, Everton, and Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche. They speak about life after management, being a football dad, reflecting on his time at Nottingham Forest and, his love for cooking.TIME CODES00:00 Intro 00:50 Starting out on social media 01:40 Leaving Nottingham Forest 05:30 Being a football dad 07:20 The love of music 08:31 Time off from football 09:35 Influence of Brian Clough 11:45 Getting back into management 14:11 Chef Dyche
- 1 weeks ago54 min
The Commentators' View
John Murray, Ian Dennis and Alistair Bruce-Ball are back as John and Ali debate Norwegian pronunciations following on-air squabble.We also get the team's view on Man Utd as Ali prepares to commentate on their crunch game with Bournemouth.Which 5 Live Sport broadcasters would make good Traitors and Faithfuls? And who will go top in Clash of the Commentators Saturday 24th October Arsenal v Everton 1500 KO - LIVE ON 5 LIVE Coventry v Fulham 1500 KO - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA Chelsea v Spurs 1730 KO - LIVE ON 5 LIVE Rangers v St Johnstone 1500 KO - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 3 Sunday 25th October Hibernian v Celtic 1200 KO - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 2 Man Utd v Bournemouth 1400 KO - LIVE ON 5 LIVE Liverpool v Brighton 1400 KO - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 2 Crystal Palace v Newcastle 1400 KO - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 3 Hull City v Brentford 1400 KO - BBC SPORT WEBSITE Sunderland v Leeds 1630 KO - LIVE ON 5 LIVETIMECODES 01:00 John in Munich. 04:00 Manchester United's travails continue 09:45 "Viking" or "Veeking" 18:00 Robyn Cowen's illness story 32:00 Offering notes 25:45 What happens if we go off air 30:00 5 Live's Traitors and Faithfuls 34:00 Footballer rhyming slang 37:00 Clash of the Commentators - Norwegian special 43:00 Unintended pub name 47:00 Great Glossary of footballGREAT GLOSSARY OF FOOTBALL DIVISION ONE 10 men behind the ball 50p head Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Backside and elbows, The Beautiful Game, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Buying a penalty, Caretaker manager, Channel of joy, Checked and cleared, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head like a biscuit tin, Head like a sheriff’s badge, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Laces through it Let it fly Lollipop, Magic of the FA Cup, “Make sure you watch Match of the Day tonight” The Maradona, Need one to get in off their backside, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Parachute payment, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Postage stamp, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Taking it to the corner flag, Target man, Tiki-taka, Tipped it over the bar Towering header, Trivela, UEFA penalty, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep, You could have two goalkeepers in there and they still wouldn’t have saved it.
- 1 weeks ago37 min
Can Michael Carrick survive as Man Utd boss?
Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith are joined by Andy Mitten, the editor of 'United We Stand' and Jay Motty from the Stretford Paddock to reflect on Manchester United's disastrous night in Como after their 4-1 defeat to Cesc Fàbregas' side. How are Man United fans feeling? Was Bruno Fernandes right to speak out in the way he did? Can Michael Carrick survive this? And who do the fanbase feel is the right person to rescue them from this situation... if anyone? Plus, Rick & Lloyd hear some cracking header/headerer stories and - to lighten the mood - Andy Mitten reveals his top five football interviews of all time. Trust us, it is an astonishing list. Send us your messages and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.TIMECODES: 2:24 - Did Bruno Fernandes throw Carrick under the bus? 7:25 - Michael Carrick's response 9:29 - How do the fans react? 10:48 - How would Alex Ferguson deal with Bruno? 13:00 - Owner vs Player responsibility 14:45 - How much are United missing Casemiro? 16:50 - Man United's recruitment 21:15 - Who’s linked to replace Carrick? 24:30 - Does Carrick make the Bournemouth game? 26:50 - Andy’s best interviews 28:57 - The United Cycle and Aston Villa impress against Viking 32:40 - How is fame treating Lloyd? 34:50 - Listeners send in their heading stories
- 1 weeks ago25 min
Fernandes questions tactics in Man Utd humiliation - 5 Live reaction
Mark Chapman, Kasper Schmeichel, John Murray and Matthew Upson review Manchester United's position after a humiliating 4-1 Champions League defeat to Como.Bruno Fernandes questioned his team's tactics in the defeat, which left Michael Carrick under mounting pressure. The team ask whether Carrick can survive and how damaging Bruno Fernandes' post-match interview will turn out to be. BBC Sport's Simon Stone joins the podcast from Como, looking at what the defeat could mean for Carrick's position as head coach.We also hear Carrick's apology to fans following the defeat.TIMECODES 01:00 Bruno Fernandes questions Man Utd's tactic 05:00 Where it went wrong tonight 12:45 Man Utd and their recruitment 16:00 Carrick's apology to Man Utd fans 23:00 Man Utd's next game v Bournemouth
- 1 weeks ago27 min
Record breaking night as Liverpool, City & PSG win - 5 Live reaction
Kelly Cates is joined by Stephen Warnock, Ashley Young, Tom Allnutt and Statman Dave to react to what was a record breaking night in the Champions League. Andoni Iraola managed to scrape past his former assistant Inigo Perez as Liverpool beat Villarreal 4-3. Manchester City made lightwork of AEK Athens without Erling Haaland as Phil Foden stepped up with a hat-trick as they won 5-1. In the tie all eyes were on, Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 in a thriller at the Parc des Princes.TIME CODES:00:00 Record number of goals in the Champions League 04:33 Liverpool scrape past Villarreal 14:07 Manchester City cruise past AEK Athens 20:56 PSG beat Barcelona in thriller
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