WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:08.039 Yeah, we're back in the studio this week. If you could, 2 00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:10.039 you could tell if you're watching on YouTube, I believe 3 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:12.279 the studio is working. We are getting people coming around 4 00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:14.439 after this to actually fix it. I don't know what 5 00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:17.120 that means. Like a blast furnace in here, though, isn't it. 6 00:00:17.199 --> 00:00:20.160 Yeah we last week about one hundred layers on outside. 7 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:26.359 But you're both in T shirts really already. 8 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:29.320 I've got to be back. 9 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:29.679 Yeah. 10 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:33.560 There's yeah, no EFL grounds that would accept us this week, 11 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:36.840 so we've just gone back to our half working studio. Jimmy, 12 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:38.640 before you came on, you said, I can't believe the 13 00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:41.399 one week I was not here you went to a 14 00:00:41.399 --> 00:00:44.320 football ground. Sorry about that. Where were you? 15 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:46.240 Spain? Fish? 16 00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:47.359 Do you have a nice time? 17 00:00:47.520 --> 00:00:48.039 They were nice? 18 00:00:48.079 --> 00:00:50.479 Yeah, it's caught many Spanish fish. 19 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:51.679 A few Spanish fish. 20 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:57.960 Sh oh, yeah, we created we created, uh dom the producers. 21 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:00.280 Weren't you in Portugal? You do you? No? 22 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:02.119 I described it to him as it was two and 23 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:06.439 off I was inland from Portugal Spain Extremador. 24 00:01:06.599 --> 00:01:07.719 Yeah, so it's in Spain. 25 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:08.239 Yeah, Spain. 26 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:12.760 Yeah, as Spain briefly a Laiga team in the days 27 00:01:12.760 --> 00:01:16.920 of Spanish Eye on soccer AM and Revista de la 28 00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:19.280 Liga were watching it in the off maybe you We 29 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:21.439 were watching this in the office on Friday, just old 30 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:25.280 soccer am clips based on someone wh keeps tweeting about 31 00:01:25.439 --> 00:01:28.799 can't go away with it nowadays. Last week then we 32 00:01:28.879 --> 00:01:33.159 built fivefold, which was eleven to one. It was three wins, 33 00:01:33.280 --> 00:01:38.760 two draws, so frustrating on the draws as well. It 34 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:42.359 was bitterly close, wasn't it. I was really moaning about 35 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:45.879 it last Saturday that the two games that cost us 36 00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:49.760 there was a stoppage time equalizer to cost us for 37 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:52.959 one of them, and then the other draw. Then Sam 38 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:55.959 Greenwood had a shot tip around the post in injury 39 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:58.599 time and then the last act of the game hit 40 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:02.200 the post. So that's the way the cookie crumble, isn't it. 41 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:05.840 But then midweek we keep saying midweek ACAS on the 42 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:10.159 website because I've time to a podcasts for people that one. 43 00:02:10.479 --> 00:02:12.360 Would you like to talk about the winner? Yeah? 44 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:12.719 Sure? 45 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:16.199 That is two three winners in the space of twenty 46 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:20.319 one days, maybe even less about about twenty one days. 47 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:22.960 Yes from you, thank you, Yes, tell us to talk 48 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:25.960 us through it. Yeah, so that one one, that one 49 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:27.360 did win, And now I'm gonna have to try to 50 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:29.159 remember off the top of my head. It was earlyfl 51 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:32.080 wasn't it, And then to one to one and it 52 00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:37.479 was clinched by Charlton in the eighty ninth minute. Header 53 00:02:37.520 --> 00:02:39.599 I believe from a corner I will get the teams. 54 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:41.080 I'm just having to take a less of my sporting 55 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:44.039 life account. What an easy process that was, how quick 56 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:46.680 to get in Really looked like we're going to be 57 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:50.759 denied by Peterborough who had fought back from being a 58 00:02:50.800 --> 00:02:53.240 man and a goal down to get an equalizer. But 59 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:56.120 then Charlton won it in the eighty ninth minute, So 60 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:59.719 it was Charlton Birmingham breezed to an easy win and 61 00:03:00.120 --> 00:03:01.479 that I'm suggesting that you ought to do this, But 62 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:05.080 anyone who may have backed the ACA also elsewhere on 63 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:08.000 two up then you were kind of sailing your weigh 64 00:03:08.039 --> 00:03:11.599 in until that last one came. So the first three 65 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:14.199 were all easily and because the teams raced into big 66 00:03:14.280 --> 00:03:18.840 leads and it was just that charm One Leighton Orient Birmingham. 67 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:21.120 Really testing my metal here, Tom, because I got it 68 00:03:21.199 --> 00:03:24.360 up on my screen. Portsmouth to Smithy, Portsmouth went tuner 69 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:28.039 up and then conceded away yep. So that one was 70 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:30.000 a bit of a squeaky bum one if you've taken 71 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:32.400 the enhanced price and Skybit as well. But they got 72 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:34.639 there in the end. Portsmouth continuing to just be brilliant 73 00:03:34.639 --> 00:03:38.080 at home and rank bad away from home. So another 74 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:40.159 winner and the fifty to one. I was going to say, 75 00:03:40.240 --> 00:03:42.400 can you remember the teams that were in that one? Yes, 76 00:03:42.439 --> 00:03:44.960 the additional ones were. It started to do this, haven't 77 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:46.360 we where we have the normal one and then we 78 00:03:46.360 --> 00:03:48.080 had kind of extra teams that we talk about to 79 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:49.639 make a bigger one if you want that, and that 80 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:52.879 came and that was ridiculously close. U Ventus. That was 81 00:03:52.919 --> 00:03:54.919 a cracking game in the Champions League, one of the 82 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:57.680 best ones if anybody had any time to watch it. 83 00:03:57.719 --> 00:04:00.360 So you vent Us against PSV was really end in 84 00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:06.240 the closing stages and you Ventus scored has come through 85 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:09.240 the speaker their George. So that's a night. And see 86 00:04:09.280 --> 00:04:12.199 we do have producers. So if there's actually any issues 87 00:04:12.199 --> 00:04:14.240 with the podcast, not our fault. Yeah, there you go. 88 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:16.920 George is just speaking to us. Oh this micromagement voice 89 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:20.120 of God, I think you call that. So you' Ventus 90 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:23.079 scored in I think the eighty first eighty second minute 91 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:25.279 to beat PSV. So we got that one in the 92 00:04:25.319 --> 00:04:28.759 bag and then what was the next one that won 93 00:04:28.839 --> 00:04:31.240 Bradford City? Are you going to get that one? Bradford 94 00:04:31.279 --> 00:04:33.079 winning for an eighth straight game? 95 00:04:33.519 --> 00:04:33.680 Is that? 96 00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:38.480 In League two? And then denied in stoppage time Stockport 97 00:04:38.759 --> 00:04:41.959 one lil up away at Bristol Rovers conceded an equalized 98 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:45.839 in the ninety second minute to draw at Bristol Rovers 99 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:48.639 to deny a fifty to one winner in there. Who 100 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:49.759 wanted Stockport? 101 00:04:50.519 --> 00:04:50.800 We did? 102 00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:53.759 One did want Stockport? Who? No? 103 00:04:53.879 --> 00:04:54.120 Who? 104 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:54.759 It wasn't me? 105 00:04:55.079 --> 00:04:55.519 I don't know. 106 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:58.879 Well, I've got a conversation here my extra Stockport equal 107 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:01.079 red hot one five straight Bristol Rovers picked up a 108 00:05:01.120 --> 00:05:04.199 little against sides, not a Stocky level, of which Joe 109 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:07.319 Townsend said, Bristol Rovers, I know you hate, but would 110 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.319 be hesitant on that. They outplayed us when we won 111 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:11.279 four in a row. They won their next home match 112 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:13.279 three to one as well, and we played Stockport the 113 00:05:13.279 --> 00:05:15.160 weeknd of match them but for a stupid few minutes 114 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:17.199 later in the first half, even with changing formatia for 115 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:20.800 the first time in three seasons. There you go, so 116 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:23.800 who won't call anyone out? But think logically, Jimmy, we're here. 117 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:26.800 You didn't. I didn't. You didn't. You didn't. 118 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:30.879 I wasn't on our slack you were. So there we go, Jake, 119 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:33.079 Jake got it. There you go. That's why he's not 120 00:05:33.079 --> 00:05:35.639 allowed on the episode. He's going to hate listening back 121 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:35.879 to this. 122 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:37.600 Is he all right? 123 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:41.319 Does he listen back to it? I don't, So I'm 124 00:05:41.319 --> 00:05:43.040 away next week as well, so you can deal with 125 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:46.560 the Fallout Boys. I wanted to out boys, fall Out Boys. 126 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:50.120 There you go, and either the band or the radioactive 127 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:55.040 man side. Yeah, there you go. How's this? I wanted 128 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:58.800 to bring this up for AKA Crusher and the wed 129 00:05:58.839 --> 00:06:01.040 say how hard it is to build ackers and stuff 130 00:06:01.040 --> 00:06:03.240 like that and get winning ones? I know the answer 131 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:05.160 already is a yes. How often are we betting on 132 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:06.759 the Bulgarian top flight. 133 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:08.560 Regularly? 134 00:06:08.959 --> 00:06:09.199 Yes? 135 00:06:09.399 --> 00:06:13.279 Yeah, regularly twice a week. It's called the PA Liga. 136 00:06:14.519 --> 00:06:16.879 It returned this weekend from I think now winter break. 137 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.959 It also carried on to Monday, but I didn't go 138 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:25.360 back and then calculate it. But across Saturday and Sunday, 139 00:06:26.199 --> 00:06:29.720 no favorites one what none of the favorites won. If 140 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:32.279 you had a pound accumulator on the results, not even 141 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:36.240 the correct scores. The results of the seven games, you'd 142 00:06:36.240 --> 00:06:40.759 have won around thirty six thousand pounds no way, four wins, 143 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:45.399 three draw draws. Particular highlights Slavia Sofia at nine to 144 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:49.279 two against CSKA Sofia Big game they won one nil. 145 00:06:49.399 --> 00:06:52.399 Locomotive Plovdiv beat Schuren no more two to one, a 146 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:55.920 six to one outsiders. So a pound accumulator would have 147 00:06:56.040 --> 00:06:58.879 returned at thirty six thousand pounds on the seven results, 148 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:03.879 and I wanted to bring them up. That is questionable. Look, 149 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:07.079 superior knowledge is why he had five hundred pounds on it. 150 00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:09.879 Welcome Bulgaria to the European USA. Welcome, Actually we're not 151 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:12.040 in it anymore? Are we are going to be the 152 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:12.920 newest member state? 153 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:13.519 I believe. 154 00:07:14.759 --> 00:07:16.160 I think that was on the quiz I did. 155 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:18.720 Yeah, yeah, there you go. I nothing. 156 00:07:19.000 --> 00:07:19.680 This is familiar. 157 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:19.959 Yeah. 158 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:21.600 The reason why it's so familiar to me is because 159 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:25.319 I plagiarized Tom's Christmas Quiz two or three times to 160 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:29.279 different audiences over Christmas. And I'll be honest, they weren't 161 00:07:29.279 --> 00:07:32.680 impressed because it was too hard. Well, lots of people 162 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:34.879 were saying, this is yeah, they're hanging out with thick people. 163 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:37.399 They're good questions, but how on earth could we know 164 00:07:37.439 --> 00:07:40.160 all these answers? What this? Who was this man who 165 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:42.639 stayed on a boat in the sea? What? 166 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:42.519 What? 167 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:45.360 I was like, Yeah, well get on the internet on 168 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:49.600 this quiz four times so I know the answer. It's fine. 169 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:51.319 I feel like I was gonna say, oh yeah, if 170 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:52.959 you if we have any Bulgarian listeners I don't know, 171 00:07:53.000 --> 00:07:54.639 please get in touch and explain what the hell's going 172 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:56.800 on there? Because that is wild. And I'll be keeping 173 00:07:56.759 --> 00:07:59.560 an eye that this weekend. Are we going to the 174 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:02.480 Pavely for this week's Sokka and we're talking what about 175 00:08:02.480 --> 00:08:08.040 talking about last night's football? Oh my god, yes, oh god, yes? 176 00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:08.959 How good was that? 177 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:12.319 It was football? Simple? 178 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:17.399 Everton Liverpool are presum we're all on about. Absolutely was amazing. 179 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:18.360 It was. 180 00:08:18.839 --> 00:08:20.879 We had a ninety eighth minute, well in ninety plus 181 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:23.720 eight technicality minute equalized it from a center back vulleying 182 00:08:23.759 --> 00:08:26.759 it into the top corner. We then had pitch invasions, 183 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:28.879 people all over the pitch running around, someone starting to 184 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:33.480 nick the corner flag, which I particularly enjoy, give that back. 185 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:37.879 And then we had full time whistle. We had both 186 00:08:37.960 --> 00:08:40.080 at the full time the full time whistle, which was 187 00:08:40.120 --> 00:08:44.559 a nice treat. Shout out to both Abdolai Decorey and 188 00:08:44.679 --> 00:08:48.120 Curtis Jones for both behaving in correct manner. Decore celebrating 189 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:50.559 in front of the Liverpool fans, Jones then kicking off 190 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:52.759 because they were celebrating in front of the Liverpool fans. 191 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:56.600 They both got sent off on a slot sarcastic remark 192 00:08:56.639 --> 00:08:58.679 to the referee. We don't know what he said. He 193 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:03.759 was then sent off. What brilliant entertainment and what evidence 194 00:09:03.799 --> 00:09:06.399 that we have got our game back. Tried to take 195 00:09:06.399 --> 00:09:10.440 it away fishing. One of the best couple of hours 196 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:12.480 spent this season watching football. 197 00:09:12.600 --> 00:09:12.720 Thing. 198 00:09:13.440 --> 00:09:17.320 He really was testament to David moy is that all 199 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:21.679 the unfair criticism he's had over the last few years 200 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:25.240 is the best way to play against a good opponent 201 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:27.759 is to get under the skin so that they'll lose it. 202 00:09:27.919 --> 00:09:30.559 Just put two big lads up from boot it and 203 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:33.240 then he started playing center backs up front towards the end. 204 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:35.799 I got excited when they said on commentary Michael Bean's 205 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:39.120 getting like he's coming on as a striker. Oh god, yeah. 206 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:42.440 Got three enormous defenders in the back, four as well, 207 00:09:42.559 --> 00:09:44.960 so that every time just and it wasn't you know, 208 00:09:45.039 --> 00:09:48.120 aimless football. They just they were playing these long balls 209 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:50.440 down the channel and then getting in a scrap with Vandyke. 210 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:53.440 He's hating it. It's causing other Pool players to make 211 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:56.720 ridiculous petty fowls. And I know it was a derby, 212 00:09:56.759 --> 00:09:58.879 but I really do wonder whether other teams are going 213 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:01.080 to try this now and think why haven't we just 214 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:04.240 thought it's simple, don't try to play football against Liverpool. 215 00:10:04.279 --> 00:10:06.559 Just put some big lads up from start booting it 216 00:10:06.600 --> 00:10:08.440 and then try and have a scrap with them because 217 00:10:08.440 --> 00:10:14.919 it was fabulously entertaining. Yeah, that's the Premier League and 218 00:10:14.960 --> 00:10:18.679 it really good. It's a shame because they have changed it. 219 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:21.799 But this was a win for well or a loss 220 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:26.240 for automated commentary streams. Have you seen this? Obviously a 221 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:28.440 lot of if you go on apps and you have 222 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:30.519 the commentary stream, it will literally just be an automated 223 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:33.440 thing says this and you know this is what happened, 224 00:10:33.559 --> 00:10:36.039 and obviously doesn't really have the facility for managers, which 225 00:10:36.039 --> 00:10:38.840 they have now changed to unsporting conduct. But I think 226 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:41.759 it was flash score went with Arna Slott goes in 227 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:45.879 with a reckless challenge on it show Straight Red, which 228 00:10:45.919 --> 00:10:50.320 I particularly enjoyed. What else happened last night? A lot 229 00:10:50.600 --> 00:10:52.440 All four at the top of the championship won again? 230 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:55.200 Sheeffield tonight. Actually I think last night played well. Would 231 00:10:55.240 --> 00:10:56.799 that be fair to say because we spoke before that 232 00:10:56.840 --> 00:10:59.360 Liliam actually played well. He's not commenting much because's probably 233 00:10:59.360 --> 00:11:02.799 watching the Shift game when yes, I was, Yeah, the 234 00:11:02.799 --> 00:11:05.159 best game of the seasons. 235 00:11:05.200 --> 00:11:06.600 It said dark afterwards, isn't it? 236 00:11:08.200 --> 00:11:08.240 No? 237 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:12.080 Yeah, they've scored five, they've scored five. They are Joe 238 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:16.159 what they are now? Twenty third a point a point, 239 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:20.799 one point behind safety John Eustace's Derby now as well, 240 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:26.879 Luton Town are bottom of the championship. What the hell 241 00:11:27.039 --> 00:11:29.639 is going on there? Effect notice they drop off there 242 00:11:29.679 --> 00:11:31.759 needs to be studied. Because we had it in our 243 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:34.600 preseason accumulator. A lot of people will have them in 244 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:38.240 their preseason accumulator because the whole point was they're going 245 00:11:38.279 --> 00:11:40.600 to build a decent team for the championship? Are you 246 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:43.240 going to have to get going and arrived? Our preseason 247 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:44.879 accumulator is going to land looting? 248 00:11:44.919 --> 00:11:46.080 Are really going to have to start? 249 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:47.919 They? 250 00:11:47.960 --> 00:11:49.000 Yeah, they'll pick up any. 251 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:51.360 Day, they only need twenty twenty points. They need to 252 00:11:51.360 --> 00:11:54.279 close the gap to twenty points to West bromin sixth, 253 00:11:54.440 --> 00:11:57.559 so it's very very achievable. Darby mentioned there as well. 254 00:11:57.600 --> 00:12:00.840 John Eustace, I think we should mention this before we 255 00:12:00.879 --> 00:12:03.360 actually get into the weekend's action as well, because Derby 256 00:12:03.399 --> 00:12:08.600 played QPR this weekend. John Eustace's thoughts on it good bad. 257 00:12:09.519 --> 00:12:12.559 What we're thinking me bizarre if anything. 258 00:12:12.600 --> 00:12:15.039 I just think it's a damnine endowment and how bad 259 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:16.600 the Yankis are really in it? 260 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:19.600 So Blackburn for context of fifth in the division, well 261 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:21.200 they were, they won last night, they were well in 262 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:25.200 the playoff mix anyway, Darby just out of relegation on 263 00:12:25.279 --> 00:12:25.840 goal difference. 264 00:12:25.919 --> 00:12:27.200 It's been free for though. 265 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:30.080 It's a hell of a scalp. Scalp do you say 266 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:32.440 that about when you're hiring someone. But it's a hell 267 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:35.080 of a move to make and basically coop that's the 268 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:41.960 word I'm looking for. The they've effectively kind of whoever's 269 00:12:42.480 --> 00:12:44.399 pointed this out at Derby and said, well he's got 270 00:12:44.399 --> 00:12:46.080 connections to the club, we think you want to come. 271 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:48.559 There's a release clause. He's not too happy there. They've 272 00:12:48.559 --> 00:12:52.279 played a blinder because we spoke before an episode about 273 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:54.120 the relegation battle and Derby were the one we were 274 00:12:54.159 --> 00:12:57.519 pointing towards going down. No, not so sure. 275 00:12:57.879 --> 00:12:59.840 I ain't got a clue who goes down? I ain't 276 00:12:59.840 --> 00:13:00.399 going clue. 277 00:13:00.600 --> 00:13:03.200 No, it's a real bumb really down there now, isn't it. 278 00:13:03.320 --> 00:13:07.120 The I mean, his record stacks up, doesn't it. So 279 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:11.440 you'd have to back him to keep them up because 280 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:14.799 he did a great job at Blackburn last year where 281 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:16.600 they looked like they were going to be in serious 282 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:19.919 trouble and he quickly got them together. I mean at 283 00:13:19.960 --> 00:13:24.200 Birmingham did the same the season before. So it's very 284 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:27.440 logical what Derby have done. The guy who's gone into 285 00:13:27.480 --> 00:13:31.240 two previous clubs the last two seasons and kept them 286 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:35.039 up when they were in dire straits. Plus the fact 287 00:13:35.240 --> 00:13:36.879 that he was a well liked player when he was 288 00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:41.519 at Derby, then it's a very very sensible appointment. 289 00:13:43.639 --> 00:13:48.279 And yeah, I mean I know the. 290 00:13:47.840 --> 00:13:50.320 Blackburn fans will know a hell of a lot more 291 00:13:50.440 --> 00:13:53.759 than any of any of us do in terms of 292 00:13:53.799 --> 00:13:56.120 investment in the club. I mean Blackburn. You look at 293 00:13:56.159 --> 00:13:59.799 the size of size of them as a club and 294 00:13:59.840 --> 00:14:03.360 the fan base that they've got the crowds that they're 295 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:05.799 getting where they are in the league is they're doing 296 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:10.240 very well. It's a different time to when they were 297 00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:12.759 winning the Premier League in the nineteen ninety and when 298 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:16.360 they had that sustained period of over investment. When they're 299 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:19.879 in the Premier League, so that's the level they are. 300 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:22.960 Derby's ceiling is much higher than Blackburn's because as soon 301 00:14:23.000 --> 00:14:25.080 as they start to do even slightly well, they're getting 302 00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:29.039 like thirty thousand plus crowds every week. Blackburn was struggling 303 00:14:29.080 --> 00:14:31.440 to break twenty thousand at times when they had Graham 304 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:33.360 soon as as manager in the Premier League doing well. 305 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:39.039 So the Derby are a significantly bigger club and Blackburn are. 306 00:14:39.080 --> 00:14:43.720 It's just a reality. It's just the truth. 307 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:45.000 That's why he actually went. 308 00:14:45.519 --> 00:14:48.200 That's why he's going to go because it is a 309 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:52.240 long term, much bigger opportunity and people always go to 310 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:56.039 these bigger clubs thinking I can be the one to 311 00:14:56.080 --> 00:14:59.039 turn them around, even if it's a small drop down 312 00:14:59.039 --> 00:15:02.480 doesn't mean and it'll work out and Blackburn might get 313 00:15:02.519 --> 00:15:05.799 to the Premier League and be more like a Borne 314 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:08.840 Meth or whatever, you know, a smaller club that does 315 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:12.360 brilliantly because it's not all about fan bases. But he's 316 00:15:12.399 --> 00:15:15.080 looking at the project, isn't he who's bigger? Blackburn or 317 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:22.360 Derby depends good diplomatic and I mean Derby won the 318 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:26.799 European Club twice. I mean I mean won the European Cup once. Sorry, 319 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:30.320 I've lost my head now now I'm going to get hammered. 320 00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:37.200 Boris one. It's wise Harby won the title. Sorry, Yes, 321 00:15:38.919 --> 00:15:40.639 it's in the damn United where he made it this 322 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:44.559 bit out. Nope, that's staying in. He doesn't rotate and 323 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:50.000 it gets bolder. The owner. Derby will not feature in 324 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:52.399 this week's because they're playing for Friday Night against QPR, 325 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:56.039 which takes us nicely on where do we want to 326 00:15:56.159 --> 00:16:00.759 start with strongest possible fancies? Or did I open up 327 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:03.519 by suggesting from the Premier League we take aston Villa 328 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:08.919 to be Ipswich. Yes, that was easy. Anyone else got 329 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:12.039 anything to say? It's one roughly around one to two, 330 00:16:12.159 --> 00:16:16.120 two to five ish on this one. But in terms 331 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:21.039 of the slate of the weekend fixtures, this one probably 332 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:23.200 jumps out, especially in the Premier League, because you're not 333 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:28.120 getting too much else I don't think elsewhere too many. 334 00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:29.759 Yeah, if you guys like it, I don't mind it. 335 00:16:29.759 --> 00:16:30.360 I didn't have it. 336 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:34.039 Down anything else that we could possibly have. I do 337 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:36.360 you want to mean, well, it's Aston Villa who were 338 00:16:36.399 --> 00:16:40.080 significantly better at football than Ipswich. I mean Ipswich. That 339 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:43.720 the Southampton result the other week kind of. 340 00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:45.879 I don't know. 341 00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:48.320 I didn't think, oh, they'd definitely be okay, but I 342 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:50.440 kind of had it in my head that Southampton Leicster 343 00:16:50.559 --> 00:16:53.440 doomed Ipswich half a chance, half a chance he of 344 00:16:53.480 --> 00:16:56.960 staying up And now that result really kind of puts 345 00:16:57.039 --> 00:16:59.039 the doubt in the mind now that they've dropped down 346 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:03.600 just on a run a form as well. Obviously beat 347 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:05.200 Coventry in the FA Cup, didn't they It was four 348 00:17:05.279 --> 00:17:08.920 losses before that, okay, yes, Liverpool, Man City, Brighten, but 349 00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:13.599 then to lose at Southampton at home was particularly worrying. 350 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:16.359 And it's just a Villa side who we spoke about 351 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:18.240 Champions League. Don't have to worry about that. They are 352 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:21.839 a top eight side at home, just been strong, consistently 353 00:17:21.880 --> 00:17:24.200 strong as well. Eleven. I think it is now unbeaten 354 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:28.400 at home across all competitions and fundamentally he is once 355 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:30.319 two two to five. I don't think I should really 356 00:17:30.319 --> 00:17:32.000 need to explain much more than that. The price just 357 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:34.200 seems correct on it, and in a way I'm slightly 358 00:17:34.240 --> 00:17:38.279 surprised that it's not short on a you'll be sure team, yeah, 359 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:42.599 a current time, a team who are in the knockout 360 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:45.359 stages of the Champions League as a top eight side 361 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:48.039 in that European competition at home to a team who 362 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:52.119 are struggling, have recently lost a relegation rival and are 363 00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:56.000 in trouble. It just doesn't make a great deal of sense. 364 00:17:56.160 --> 00:18:00.519 All the cards are in Villa's favor. The we can't 365 00:18:00.599 --> 00:18:03.160 dress it up in anyway we like. The home form 366 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:05.960 is worth just slightly touching on more that you alluded 367 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:08.640 to there, because this of this season they've only lost 368 00:18:08.680 --> 00:18:11.400 twice at home to arsenal right the beginning of the year. 369 00:18:11.400 --> 00:18:13.319 It might have even been their first home game in 370 00:18:13.319 --> 00:18:15.279 the league, but they played really well, lost too and 371 00:18:15.319 --> 00:18:17.480 elt and then the other one was against Palace in 372 00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:20.799 the Carabino Cup where they played changed eleven again really early. 373 00:18:20.880 --> 00:18:23.680 So two out of nineteen home matches in all competitions. 374 00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:25.920 But their home forms since an Iamory took over has 375 00:18:25.960 --> 00:18:30.160 been phenomenally good. We're talking, you know, for three seasons now. 376 00:18:30.480 --> 00:18:32.839 So not only are they one of the best teams 377 00:18:33.200 --> 00:18:36.200 in the country and they're in the last sixteen of 378 00:18:36.200 --> 00:18:38.519 the Champions League. They're a phenomenally good team who have 379 00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:42.839 strengthened in January. They're especially good at home, and they 380 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:46.079 are playing one of the worst teams in the Premier League. 381 00:18:46.079 --> 00:18:51.720 I mean, it's a simple argument through the reverse the 382 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:54.799 reverse early that was fairly early season, wasn't it, And 383 00:18:54.839 --> 00:18:57.720 it I switched like the argument that Tom's made lost 384 00:18:57.720 --> 00:19:01.480 the last four conceded eighteen goals, and I know that 385 00:19:01.480 --> 00:19:04.640 that that Southampton game might be the one that's like 386 00:19:05.319 --> 00:19:07.319 flipped Tom's mind. The one that flipped it for me 387 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:09.559 was I watched that game ips which against Brighton that 388 00:19:09.640 --> 00:19:12.720 started the losing run, and they could not get near 389 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:15.759 Brighton and Brighton were on a really bad run themselves 390 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:19.400 that either not wonning seven or like one winning seven matches, 391 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:22.880 and Brighton and mid table this season, they just couldn't 392 00:19:22.880 --> 00:19:26.160 get anywhere near them. They're completely outclassed by a mid 393 00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:29.400 table Premier League team. I was thinking watching that they 394 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:30.720 are banging trouble here. 395 00:19:31.039 --> 00:19:33.480 Yeah, because he goes for about four at home in 396 00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:36.119 some of these games, and it just it's just stupid. 397 00:19:36.160 --> 00:19:36.799 It's suicide. 398 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:38.599 But away from him, he usually goes for a back 399 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:40.240 five and they're a bit tight. 400 00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:42.359 But those own record I like it. Get them in. 401 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:43.200