General Football Thread - Any other business

Discussion in 'England' started by Marcho Gamgee, Apr 12, 2018.

  1. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Vardy getting his 200th Leicester goal in his 500th Leicester appearance, which is also his last home game for them. Most people scoffed (myself included) when they paid £1m for a non-league player, but he must go down as one of the best bargain signings ever.
     
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  2. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    For some context on the Vardy transfer fee - he signed in 2012 and two months later Sunderland paid £12m for Steven Fletcher.
     
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  3. AJ123

    AJ123 Member+

    Man Utd
    England
    Feb 17, 2018
    Vardy and Kane on the bench for Leicester in the 2013 Championship play-off semi-final. David Nugent and Chris Wood started the game for Leicester.

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  4. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    Sad that Lineker is leaving early. Always enjoy him fronting the world cup and euros. Its his own stupid fault though
     
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  5. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    That's a pretty useful set of four strikers. The Championship version of Cole/Yorke/Sheringham/Solskjaer.
     
  6. Inter Row Z

    Inter Row Z Member+

    Oldham Athletic
    England
    Mar 26, 2023
    Yeah, it'll be a shame to lose that old school banter. I wouldn't be too sad for Lineker however, bearing in mind his podcast empire earns him a small fortune. Though, if l was him, l'd seriously look at ditching the likes of Micah Richards and freshening things up, if he wants 'The Rest Is Football' to continue bringing in the big bucks.
     
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  7. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    The biggest question is which of the new trio hosting Match of the Day becomes the main host of the BBC’a England games at the World Cup. I think it might be Kelly Cates because she is the only external hire compared to Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan.
     
  8. AJ123

    AJ123 Member+

    Man Utd
    England
    Feb 17, 2018
    The Rest is Politics was #2 the Rest if Football #4 and the Rest is History #6 in the Q4 2024 UK Podcast rankings. The Rest is History is also the most listened to history podcast in the world. Sandbrook and Holland are earning £1m each a year from it! I'm guessing Linekar is doing very nicely too.
     
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  9. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Surprised Politics is above Football. Probably shows the demographics that listen to Podcasts.
     
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  10. Regis Prograis

    Regis Prograis Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Feb 8, 2020
    I've tried listening to The Rest is Football, but it's bloody awful in my opinion.
     
  11. horrisengleton

    horrisengleton Member+

    Arsenal
    England
    Jul 18, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
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    Lineker's interviews on there are really good. The Russell Martin one is well worth a listen if anyone hasn't heard that yet. Seems like a really good bloke and his perspectives about his Southampton tenure were very interesting.
     
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  12. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    I love it. Especially when Alan Shearer swears alot
     
  13. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    Channel England cff is another good one. The bloke on there talks alot of sense. He does a live feed on a Sunday where you can reply to him. Talking all subjects England
     
  14. Regis Prograis

    Regis Prograis Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Feb 8, 2020
    Fair enough, not my cup of tea, but other people obviously like it given its numbers. One of my least favourite of the mainstream football podcasts.
     
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  15. Inter Row Z

    Inter Row Z Member+

    Oldham Athletic
    England
    Mar 26, 2023
    Lineker could do a heck of a lot worse than check out Marina Hyde (The Rest Is Entertainment) and Rory Stewart (The Rest Is Politics) if he wants to know how to make his podcast more informative and illuminating. The three ex-footballers telling us all what we know already routine is starting to wear a bit thin.
     
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  16. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    1924469398833672459 is not a valid tweet id
     
  17. BarryfromEastenders

    Staff Member

    Jul 6, 2008
    I don’t think I ever warmed to Lineker as a presenter. Sports stars as the presenter has just always felt a bit amateurish.
     
  18. AJ123

    AJ123 Member+

    Man Utd
    England
    Feb 17, 2018
    I mean is there a football equivalent of Rory Stewart?

    Personally I don't listen to football podcasts. I do listen to TRiP and TRiH a lot though.
     
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  19. Gaz811

    Gaz811 Member+

    Everton FC
    England
    Oct 15, 2018
    Kane and Vardy would have been lethal in an old fashioned front 2.
     
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  20. Gaz811

    Gaz811 Member+

    Everton FC
    England
    Oct 15, 2018
    The main thing I get from it is Shearer plays more golf than Rory Mcilroy.
     
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  21. Gaz811

    Gaz811 Member+

    Everton FC
    England
    Oct 15, 2018
    I find Marina Hyde very annoying. But on the other hand I really like Richard Osman.
     
  22. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Whenever someone mentions her, I can never get it out of my head that she had a affair with Piers Morgan.
     
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  23. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    He's one of the better ones who moved across. Can you remember John Barnes presenting on Five?
     
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  24. Gaz811

    Gaz811 Member+

    Everton FC
    England
    Oct 15, 2018
    Did she? Christ!!! Has a thing for double chins I guess.
     
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  25. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    It’s quite a British TV thing - it’s not as common in many other countries.
     
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