Man Utd in CRISIS & West Ham in Wonderland! TFFI 18

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Manchester United are in all sorts of trouble after yet another loss – this time at a rejuvenated Nottingham Forest under Nuno. Goldbridge gives his honest assessment on United and whether it’s time for Ten Hag to go… 👀

We also talk about Villa’s incredible 2023 form as they look to have a serious shot at qualifying for the Champions League!

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🎄Man City’s luck over Christmas… 
✅ West Ham’s impressive surge up the table
🆙 Can Luton stay up?!
🥶 “Cold” Palmer

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
0:29 Man Utd are struggling!
4:56 Man Utd’s GK Problems
7:15 Matt Turner’s mistake
9:32 Man City having a great Christmas!
13:02 Have Man City been lucky?
15:15 Aston Villa’s INCREDIBLE 2023!
17:54 Ollie Watkins is flying!
18:18 Will Aston Villa’s form continue?
20:00 Can Aston Villa get Champions League?
22:03 Who is the best manager of 2023?
22:45 Hugo Lloris to MLS!
23:06 West Ham to get European football?
24:10 Is David Moyes underrated?
27:14 Watch out for Wolves!
28:08 Luton 2-3 Chelsea
29:36 “COLD Palmer”
30:25 Will Luton Stay up?
32:35 The Football Fill-In Quiz!

Happy New Year everybody welcome back to the football filling how good has the festive period been for Football Premier League games on our Telly pretty much every single day and we are going to go through all the best bits right Now right happy New Year guys Mark Dave I hope 2024 is a belter for you guys um we’re going to start with Manchester United Mark uh you a year straight away you’re a little bit deflated today you are we’ve already done United stand this morning and Mark is a little bit

Deflated I can sense it I’m trying to J him up I’m trying to give him a bit more energy talked to me about the game yesterday KN on Forest uh a 2-1 loss from Manchester United um it was a bit rubbish wasen it I’m just I’m tired of

It I’m actually getting to the point where I’m drained of it because it’s like you just saw us against Billow we played really well for 45 minutes and then it’s like is this going to be the spark to get some consistency and then they just never have it and it was it

Was just um I think a lot of United fans will relate to it you sit watching that Forest game you can see first 10 minutes I was like they’re not at it yeah you could tell they they’ve not turn the tap on they’re not I don’t know why this

Happens but they weren’t at it and then as the game went on you just felt like West Ham the week before at some point in the second half Forest will will break on us the space will be there and they’ll score and then you get and then

United sort of go oh we’re losing get back to 1-1 bit lucky and then you think there’s only one team going to win this and it ends up being Forest because they go and break again and it’s just I just I can’t believe we’ve got such a

Collection of players on so much money and all you’ve got to do is outfight them and and they they don’t know how to defend and they don’t know how to score uh what what is the big problem with Manchester United well they keep losing the stats are telling us they’ve lost

Nine out of the first 20 games which for a club that expects to be challenging not only for the top four to be winning things that’s the man united we’ve all grown up with from the Fergie era I just think they’re so disjointed the don’t look like they’re going to certainly

Score lots of goals but defensively oh yeah look we we talk about the goalie Time After Time After Time I’m a little bit Fed Up in terms of talking about it I think we all come to the conclusion that for me anyway letting de Gea go were a massive mistake but they’re not

Getting the continuity in front of him with the two Center halfs obviously Varan and Evans yesterday but Forest looked a threat every time they broke at him and when you’re breaking with Pace attacking a back four that is disjointed it’s going to be tough for you and as I

Said like I don’t think the goalie fills me with confidence that he’s going to make loads of saves for you and when you’re up against it like United have been for season upon season really de GE has kept him in the games and WN him points the goal is not doing that now

But it’s disjointed because there’s no continuity from back to front or front to back and I think it’s going to be a tough season for him I think the trust’s gone you know it’s interesting what you mentioned about de Gea I was told in the

Summer that when de Gea the way de left a lot of the senior players in the dressing room weren’t happy with it not to the point that they were against ten hog but they questioned it and was like hold on a minute de Gea last season we

Built our season on the fact that you had de Gea Martinez Varan Shaw casemiro a unit that was something that with everyone trusted and built upon and obviously with the ha going and the injuries that’s just disappeared and now you can see it no one trusts the goalkeeper you can’t trust the defense

CU it’s a different one every day you got an 18-year-old who I thought was unlucky to get subbed off or you got mctom as holding midfielder and the whole team’s just you look around and then No One Believes in each other no one trusts each other no one’s got each

Other’s back it’s just uh you know if if if the going gets tough they they bottle it but you see tag after the game he talking about getting players fit again in January and it but you you can’t be bouncing it down the road when you’re

Man united you’ve got to have a squad capable when you’ve got certain players missing when you a man united player you’ve got to come in you’ve got to hit the ground running and look I think Nuno is a good manager he’s obviously got some momentum early doors at Forest for

Sure but man united have to be going and winning that game if they’re going to get anywhere near the top four and that’s not been disrespectful to Forest they were the better team over the period they deserve to win the game for sure we talk about goalies I think if

They’d got a goalie who were of a premier league standard and it’s not been over critical of Matt Turner I think they’d be in a much stronger position also um but unit don’t look like they’re going to win that game I think Steve Cooper would have won that

Game I don’t it’s anything to do with new know I think Forest WP fantastic wins for Forest by the way Newcastle away that Manchester United couple massive wins really pulls them away from but quickly sorry I just want to go back to the the David de GE thing you said

There a minute ago and you’re right because you think that little unit that they had like you say Martinez casemiro veran de GE it’s a Bruno it’s a nice it works doesn’t it and then when a club like United offer him a contract and then withdraw the contract you’ve got to

Remember David the Haye is all their mates yeah and if somebody treats your mate like that it hurts it did definitely did it definitely there was stuff going around last summer that it wasn’t like we’re against ten hog it was more like why is he doing that yeah

That’s not on that that’s that’s that’s not on that hurts that sort of leaves a mark and you just think you’ve treated him like there I don’t agree with that I don’t like that and think if you look at the way United defended at the minute let’s so let’s look at the Aston

Villa game the other day the first goal for example Leon Bailey standing by Anana and even then I don’t think it has much of muchness I don’t think that as a goalkeeper it don’t really bother you too much does it that somebody say like it’s fine it doesn’t affect what I’m

Going to do anyway but when the ball is just about to get whipped in I look at that man united defensive line and I look at the goalie and I think the goalie is basically stood under his crossbar you’ve got the the the line is

Kind of you can just see it wanting to drop kind you can just see him you can just see him just waiting to drop and I’m thinking if this is a good delivery here this is Carnage absolute Carnage anybody can get the first touch anybody

Can get flick and the way that it goes the goalie doesn’t want to come for it one little bit nobody really wants to stick ahead on it from Fair of it just going straight into the back of the net and the ball just ends up going in the

Back and everybody I’m just looking at thinking somebody take charge here please somebody take charge there are a bunch of individuals and the funny thing is last year and loads of United fans will resonate with this last year someone made a tackle high fives fist pumps chests hugs they they had a they

Were a real Collective unit you don’t see that anymore you can see veran you can see Evans you can see the keeper there’s not a relationship well he got a little bit looky in the early in the game yesterday didn’t he veran when he he sticks leg out and but like normally

The goalie would be up to him they like you know it’s all right you know but it just looked like oh he’s he’s left he’s made a mistake We’ve Got Away there were nothing within it and I think that’s a problem when you don’t see that real

Team I think I you’ve got to look at tenh for that you know there’s he’s only got himself to blame he’s broke it up yeah for you know the Mason Mount signing he’s he’s made that signing you know the Anthony signing he’s made that Sig in there’s a lot of problems at

United but unfortunately you can’t not level some of it at the manager uh before we move on I’m going to talk about Man City in a minute um W as a goalie coach I want to Matt Turner the mistake that he makes for the goal okay

I see a lot of goalies nowadays play trying to play ball out from the back and I’m thinking who that’s that’s asking for trouble that is that is that is close to the B that right is that is that a Matt Turner thing is he trying to

Do that or is that the manager saying you play when you can and sometimes I need you to take risks and do that how how does that work well look normally the goalie in that situation through the weeks training will have been told we’re going to trust you we’re going to play

But ultimately at that point you’re virtually on 80 minutes you’re winning one nil you’ve had a pass back from the center halfs and if you’re being really critical neither of them really split to give you an option to go away but the one pass that we all know is

Danger that man united are waiting for is the one between the lines and he’s already on his way gacho he he sees he’s going to play it because the two Center halfs have not gone wide for him and as soon as he’s the ball’s not left his

Boot and gacho’s ready and he’s on his way and we talked about a little bit off air it’s always going to be a tough tough pass but when you’ve made the mistake don’t stay behind your Defender and let him curl it in the corner and

Not even get after it cuz you know as soon as you’ve made the that pass if they get this here it’s me it’s me it’s me and you’re thinking you’re really going to double your efforts to make sure you’re not get beat and the one

Thing that I always knew as a coach when rashford gets it on his right foot he’s going to use that Defender to bend it and I just hope for him when you make the poor pass that you read the finish and get after it and ultimately poor

Pass he didn’t get after it but he made a save um a little bit later on in the game and they went straight up the other end and scored and I I have been critical of anano for sure but I thought the Finish from Gibbs White and the

Layoff he’s not saving that we talk about the defender’s body but it bent it around the body and into the corner and then he made a real big save from Bruno’s effort from the corner didn’t he cuz that is a tough one yeah you know it’s it’s it’s a decent corner cuz they

Think they’re going to put it under the bar and whatever and when he hits it and he’s coming through so many bodies and you you and to be fair normally it’s hard to get your hand up there so I was pleased for him in the end but I think

For is that they’re going to look to try and probably get a little bit better in the in the goals you know right let’s talk about Man City then um a pretty sort of straightforward two-nil win for them yester but what I think is Man City will have looked at this little festive

Period here and gone this has been belting for us s teams are dropping points right left and Center we’ve gone away to the club World Cup we’ve won it brilliant fantastic not that it means too much for clubs I promise you that it doesn’t um but what has happened is

They’ve got back they’ve won their game and other teams are dropping points and this is this is the big problem going forward for the rest of the season theyve got a nice photograph before the game didn’t they they’ve got all the five trophies there just to show Chef

United that they coming to a proper team we’ll have us photoing with these trophies and off we go guys you know what I mean good luck today good luck today did they win that thing they went to then yeah the club World Cup yeah

Didn’t I didn’t get a lot of no no one really took well nobody really takes any no because even Man City I guarantee you that it’s just like oh gosh we got really we got to travel out there play these two games nonsense games and

That’s it just gets in the way really it really really the thing for me so I watched the um Villa Chef United game which was on two games prior now on it Villa got beat at man united but Chef United set up the same really they go

Really deep 541 it’s tough to break down and Villa in the end got a point after losing a goal in injury time and that but you see City without Harland they don’t need to cross the ball in the Box do they because obviously you get it wide relatively easy but without Harland

In the middle of the Box they weren’t Crossing it in and there were just little diagonal runs in behind and Villa didn’t have as much of that as against Chef United so you’re seeing that City have got the tools to break teams down in a different way well this is like

City of old so this is where when you remember when Aguero would play and you had like David Silva and Bernardo and all those sort of players and that’s exactly how they used to just oh they would just pass you to death and they would suck you in suck you in and then

They’d get it behind and they’d cut it back and they just slot it home and it’s horrible to play I think I’d rather play against a current Man City team where they’re putting the balls into box and Highland just coming on and slapping it in than that old one because they can

Carve you open that’s why I think it fell into the hands with a Howland not playing yeah and they were so deep Jeff United like I saw the Villa game live yesterday and Watkins off the ball the runs because Burnley were high yeah gave gave him the space to run it called

Cause Burnley problems where against Chef United he’d got nowhere to go and City didn’t have anywhere to go Villa didn’t have anywhere to go but City can find the solutions cuz without Highland it would just intricate passing and playing between the lines and on another day I mean Chef United really be be

Happy at two w fing Sheffield United Mark he will have finished that game yesterday going 2N thank goodness for that that is genuinely it’s a result especially when you’re one of the teams in the bottom three like you’re coming away from that game and you’re buzzing with a two no

And that sounds really bad to say but I promise you you could get done six seven so EAS abely but as manager for chefu as well they two moments didn’t they in the game the cross came across uh and the center forward got in front of Walker it

Yeah yeah and they got a block they got a corner and they got a contact on the corner that’s what you’re scrapping for when you’re a bottom team going to um Man City look they were all over them and deserve to win the the the question

For us is do they get back into the swing in January de bruyne gets fit obviously we’re on the bench yesterday Harland gets fit and do they go on this 30 game Run that they normally do and win the lot you know that’s the worry

Isn’t it well I think they I think they are they’ve always been my favorite and I think that they are capable of doing it and but but I’ll go back like to the Everton game um and the Sheffield United game that’s a penalty for for Villa if they score that first goal against

Sheffield United you’ve won the game that’s not a penalty for Man City against Everton that’s not a hand ball and I think that this league Man City have been very lucky and that we all know what they’re going to do in the second half of the season and if I was

Arsenal Liverpool Villa I’d be going man city been very lucky with decisions so far V has had a big part in this title race Liverpool had been screwed I think Liverpool had have another four points yeah arsenal we know about Villa last week and then Man City just keep I mean

It’s not a hand ball and they Sprint Round him like what’s going on my bloody and he goes it is a hand ball it is and you you watch it back you go that wasn’t a hand ball last week that’s not a hand ball and then that changes the game it

Changes the game so City have been very looking I think you’re right the world Club Championship with uh with Villa dropping points and Villa and um Arsenal liol pool drawing you do worry about man city they’re such a tough watch I I don’t like watching them they’re just so relentless Relentless Relentless this

Was is brilliant at the moment this was a 3:00 kickoff um yesterday afternoon and I’m listening to the radio and the commentators just he said he read some stat out towards the end of the game he said Manchester Manchester City have had something like 790 passes and it’s a 95 or

96% there were four short of the entire record that they had against Swansea so many years ago that they could have just gone B and won it easy got a few more in there and even he was saying he says and I know a lot of people will say it’s

Boring and it’s just predictable and you know what you’re going to get he says but he says there’s no team in the world that can do this he said there isn’t he said they are so head and shoulders above everybody and when you’ve got players like a Phil foden who now it’s

Sort of it’s like players like him come in and out of form Jack Gish will come into form when it matters gundan last year Gund did it last year Phil foden now seems to be that play sort of player where he’s getting goals as well as assists as well and his movement and

Even then like you say about getting in behind and cutting it back it’s the movement from some of these players the will to want to go and make that run that’s a bit there that I’m just watched I’m thinking this is why for me I’m the

Same as you they will be my favorites to go and win the Premier League simple as that um all right you went to the Villa game yesterday didn’t you you enjoyed it as well didn’t really good game of football I thought both teams were excellent I was quite impressed with

Burnley Burnley played 442 um and and really look tight organized we know about Villa Highline so they were always getting runners in yeah but I was saying off air and I know we talk about it such a lot but v i there as a fan with his

Son it just spoils the game there were so many moments that the game just went dead for three or four minutes and a goal’s given it’s not given burn theyy get a red card they they go on a on a goal kick flick on um triy to play

Offside Villa is in scores celebrating the corner but we have V for 4 minutes in the end the burnsley fans are oh it’s a goal thank you it’s to each the moments are going for fans uh and you talk about then decisions in lifetime I thought Stonewall penalty

Yeah but when you watch it back yes it touches him at the bottom of his foot tiny flick but it’s a tiny flick and is it ruining it I don’t know but because you know I’ll give you the answer to it yes it is but because you know they’re

Going to put a still image on or a slow image and you can see him just flick him yeah it wouldn’t knock anybody over no chance and it’s going to be a penalty and I thought Burnley were really really really unlucky to lose the game on a decision like that and the moments

Didn’t fall for him I mean Sandberg he gets booked on a second yellow well I I actually do blame Burnley on that to throw in the middle of the field he wants to let it run across him and have a switch but it’s such a pressing trigger for Louise yeah yeah yeah and

When you’re on a yellow and the old pitch is open if you don’t get the switch it will crazy but his first yellow soft it’s actually on Villa’s second goal the ref don’t need to book him In fairness though David L is a little rapid rat and he’s nicked the

Ball and Sandberg is big old you fy kind of’s he trying to let it come across his body for and switch it then when you’re on a yell but I I really enjoyed the game and that’s obviously the first time I’d seen Burnley live this year and to

Be fair whether it’s because the tactics of the game suited them with Villa’s High Line but they were always in the game yeah but as I said uh on the previous bit Watkins were incredible but because he got somewhere to run against Chef United the the last home game when

It were 1-1 they were so deep and got nowhere to run but here they had a decent line Burnley in terms of up the field and he made run after run but clever runs getting in behind and that’s why we had all the V stuff because his

Runs were very good and same with Villa at the other end but it took a lot of feel out of the game but ultimately I mean it it were a magnificent win for Villa to to finish he’s incredible that Watkins as well I mean when you look at

His combinations and assists now but goals and assists I think it’s him and Salah Miles Ahead he’s almost become the Harry Kane of the of the League this year with his goals and his assist I’m not saying he’s as good as Kane but these contributions I mean I was looking

At it yesterday and he hadn’t V he hadn’t scored and I’ve got him in the Fantasy Premier League and then I saw he got two assists and I was like you know he’s delivering isn’t he but um no I think Villa having seen them a lot over Christmas fantastic at home crap away

Yeah and and and that really bad away like brenford they would have lost if if me had that red card and then United they were Dreadful really The High Line away from home’s a problem as we’ve seen it when they’ve played Liverpool and Newcastle but at home they’re great and

I don’t know I mean emy’s done such a good job but is there a tactical tweak away from home just to grind a few wins out because they at home they’ll get top four but I just I’ve seen them away and I go God it’s like a Jacqueline High

Asking for trouble isn’t it yeah yeah sure I think I think when you’re away at United and you tun it up at half time I think you have to tweak it a little bit there don’t you I think you there’s a way of playing football and say we’re

Going to stick to this religiously yeah but then well the warning was there 10 minutes before we were doing it 10 minutes before B it before on on this show like they’ve scored um against United two set plays yeah so the game itself has been dictated in the first

Half on two set plays and obviously United be really poor at both actions but you come in at half time and you’re buzzing but as a coach it’s a such a dangerous score because you’re feeling it and you know if they get one the momentum’s coming

Against you and you know that you you’re really pleased because I think Viller are very very good at um attacking set plays for sure and they did some clever work yesterday the same but it’s a dangerous score at any time and a Manu had to do something and when as soon as

The first one went in you think that’s the that’s the thing and you’re up against it at at man united but I I’m like you I think Villa at home have been phenomenal but they have to do something slightly different to make sure they’re keeping that top four can they get um

Champions League are they are they still the fourth favorites for the Champions League do you think well it’s interesting we’ve had this chat isn’t it I mean where where you know what we talking Spurs Villa yeah forget United Newcastle are going to have a horrible January Chelsea are probably

Too far off so I think it’s Villa or Spurs and I mean it’s great I’m really pleased it’s biller or Spurs because they both deserve it but probably Villa yeah yeah probably Villa yeah I think probably Villa just because I think he’s a manager that’s loving being back in the Premier League

He feels he’s at the right club they’re backing him they maybe do some business in January but I think he he wants to show the world if you like the manager that he’s capable of and I I think he’s clever enough to be able to make the tweaks we’re talking about away from

Home to get enough points to get in that top four what do you think um no I think Spurs tell you what it is SPS it’s interesting because they’re both it’s almost like the manager who just decides to be a little bit clever away from home

Because an again he wants to play that High Line and I just think go away it’s a bit like you used to play for Sir Alex and he I think probably around the time you were there uh maybe he could take credit he in the latter years in Europe

He he’ just go away and go you know what I don’t care how we play Let’s be tight let’s get a let’s get a nil nil we’ll beat and we’ll beat him at home and I think that’s maybe I mean maybe NE either of them will do it

But I would look at it and go Villa are not good away and Spurs have have been done a few times yeah I think just Spurs just just for when they get their injured players back I think Madison’s due back in January there’s a couple players due back I think they they might

Just be all right but transfer window’s massive transfer Windows massive but everybody’s looking for that player M everybody’s looking for the same sort of players there’s only a few that can go around um incidentally a quick St for you that was Aston Villa’s 26th win in

The calendar year of 2023 2 six wins only man city have won more games that’s premier league as well by the way here we go then who is manager of 20123 taking into account this the two half Seasons not like you’ve got him here

Well I was going to say he got to be he can’t be anybody else there will be second one so next Monday um obviously is a cup weekend next but we’re going to do a a halfway team of the season okay we’re going to do halfway team of the

Season on the football fill in um and I think my manager already I’ll give you a little spoiler I think it might have to be unai Emory it has to be I think it has to be I think it has to be’s the the the year calendar is phenomenal for a

Team more 10 AR for me yeah okay well we easy win then yeah it’ll be it’ll be a newai Emory team so we’re going to play a high lineer right is what we’ll do okay shout out Hugo L mate oh yeah big shout out Hugo um lovely little move for

That for you la FC oh that’s that’s what dreams are made of that’s what dreams are made of oh my go 35 years old living out in LA oh well done mate absolutely buzzing for you proud of you mate you’ve been an absolute servant for to you need

A coach I’m available to come to good to go um let’s talk about West Ham you like West Ham um still in Europe um they have had a unbelievable festive period they’ve beaten some incredible teams David Moyes is still getting pelters all over the shop from West hams God Knows

Why um but it’s been some sort of a Christmas for them hasn’t it yeah I watched them against United and I thought for didn’t think they played well against United actually I watched that was it was the day before Christmas Eve wasn’t it on the lunchtime game and

Yeah they I thought they were didn’t play very well at all and then United are just crap and then they got their goals and they won the game but against Arsenal I thought they were brilliant against Arsenal I thought they were well organized the defense was incred they

Lost petta who was a bit iffy and then went off but that their transitions were good and I think even you know I expected artetta to moan because of the you know where the ball had gone out I I don’t think he could and he didn’t

Because I think he was like well I can moan about that but ultimately we didn’t deserve to win the game so thought the defender brilliantly two clean sheets as well um yeah they’re a funny team West Ham and I don’t get why some of their

Fans don’t don’t want Mo he’s won him a EUR European trophy they’ve sold rice for 100 million quid they brought the Alvarez in from Ajax who I always knew was a good player at aak bit like Anthony but you look at how Anthony’s doing and then you never know whether

They’re going to do that well like Vander bake he’s been brilliant um Jared Bowen is a striker I like that that works I love it I think I I think to criticize Moyes when you I mean it’s not just route one and we’re good at set

Pieces but I loved it I loved it the second goal because I was doing a watch along and I went we’re probably looking at one of the best set peac takers in the world go just so simple but like I worry for West Ham fans what do they

Want four years ago when he takes charge the whole Mantra War let’s make sure we’re in this Stadium not in the championship exactly and it’s grown from the the the the the top half easy they’re playing in Europe they’ve got used to this three games a week section

They’re building a squad good enough to do it he knows the league Inside Out they’ve made some really good signings got the stadium I think they’ve got the team they’ve got the manager I mean what six in the league still in Europe three points behind Spurs and still some West

Ham fans are moaning it’s ridic what do they want yeah exactly what do they want come on it’s dream time to be there man for man they’re not you know their defense ain’t that good man for man when you look at it you’re not going to want

To buy any of them but but do you know what as a unit said the way they defended I was watching that Arsenal game and I’m I’m I was trying to explain to Louie actually because we went to watch the Liverpool Arsenal match a few

Weeks like it was the same day the 23rd actually and um the amount of times that both both teams had time on the edge of the Box on the edge of the 18 yard Bo 22 20 yards 25 yards out and I said look you see how much space and time odard

Has got he can pick up I said it’s because both teams really like to attack they really like to go for it and we were watching this West Ham game against Arsenal and I said look look at arsenal when they get to the edge of the Box there’s nobody there there’s no time

There’s no space I said that’s because West Hammer basically they’re not camping but they’re a very organized unit who won’t go gung-ho and just go and attack so they know that they’ll just sit in there and then talking about the likes of your James W prow imagine that imagine signing someone like James

W prow and knowing that every single set piece you’ll get he will put it on the money for you so if you’ve got will Runners and people who want to attack the ball it is a dream come true isn’t it yeah here a stat about James Wood PR

For you like you know what a great season he’s had he must have played thousands of minutes loads of assists um Kelvin Phillips called up for three England squads Before Christmas guess how many minutes he’s played for seven 89 minutes for Man City Premier 89 Premier League minutes oh AB god um no

Anyway West Dam um and all you fans out there as well get behind David Moyes he’s the man honestly he’s the man they not going to challenge for top four though are they um I I wouldn’t have thought so I wouldn’t have thought so

They’re the sort of team who can go on a two or three winning game running them but then lose two or three at the same time sort of thing but they’ be fine I’d SS them to get in the top spots for a European campaign next year whe win it

Or not I’d say top 10 this season is is easy for going to watch out for wolves I mean I know we’re don’t want to talk about wolves but bloody we can talk about wolv if they’ve not had the points off they might be in the top four top

Well um Tom who Tom you’re a big wolves fan how happy were you being a woles fan at minute yeah absolutely buzzing absolutely buzzing what he just said there they are dropped about 10 points from v v has killed him like Gary O’Neal has done so well this season for not

Only the way that he’s got this W scene playing but how he’s handled all of the bad question you asked earlier if we’re having a manager of the Year kept bourou up last year to this year so him and emry are probably the two that have being the main that’s a good shout

Actually I think we need to throw him in the Hat next week in the team of the Year nominations we need to get the for of stats from end of last season Jamie this is for next week and then the wolv stats for this season stick them all

Together and see David Moyes wouldn’t be too far off considering yeah he went too far um right quickly want to talk about Luton um a bit of cold Palmer talking then we’ve got the quiz can’t wait for this um Luton home form is going to be important for them um the game against

Chelsea yesterday it was a funny one obviously you know 3-0 down you’re thinking this could be a whitewash here but fair play to them they stuck to it didn’t they they kept going and they could have they could have actually nicked something in the end couldn’t

They well the way they played at 3-0 you think it’s finished but I think because they’re always especially at home trying to be on the front foot get the ball wide get the cross in the Box Chelsea in the end didn’t like it did they I mean

They hit the bar twice didn’t they the goalies made a couple of good saves and on another day but in this league or in any League you can’t be 3-0 down that’s the problem they had they were never close enough to get get to it if they

Done that earlier gone straight to that putting the balls in the box and really putting those Defenders and that goalkeeper Under Pressure because they’ll look at the goals they’re conceded and I mean the first one’s so avoidable I mean he pass it straight to

Him on the edge of the box it’s a great finish for sure the second one again transition and again it’s a high finish tough for the goalie um but the third one everybody’s now calling him cold Palmer because he walks us around the goalie and puts it in with his right

Foot could have done whatever he wanted but they’re real poor goals for a team like Luton to concede at home but I think on another day and if they keep it tighter with the momentum they’ve got they’re going to cause teams problems because Premier League teams are not

Used to just balls thrown in the box like yeah yeah yeah um Cole Palmer by the way eight Premier League goals for the season eight Premier League goals for the season that’s some return in a Chelsea team who aren’t exactly ripping it up this year are they do you know

What I mean you compare that with some of the players man united have signed for a lot of money that have gave you absolutely zero Returns on goals or assists that’s that’s not a bad start to the Premier League live for for C he called himself cold Palmer though didn’t

He well is the the guy that was next to him who was it Jay we can’t ask the quiz master that question he’s not going to get anyway he basically said this is this why we call him cold Palmer and then cold Palmer literally went yeah that’s why I’m cold

Palmer is it and I think he said it like that a bit um well you got to have a bit of arrogance about you haven’t you I mean look there’s a lot of arrogant footballers out there that don’t deliver if you’re going to deliver that’s absolutely fine maybe he’s a bit of a

Pratt off the pitch but so what you know but but going back to Luton um they ain’t staying up do you still not think no because I said I had this chat over the over Christmas with someone I said put me someone else in that bottom three other than Luton and Sheffield United

Forest have just won two on the bounce Everton have got themselves out of it B with a Playford brenford for me has been the big surprise of the league they’re 19 points from 19 games and I just think their home form the way they play I would have expected them to have

Accumulated a bit more but because of ever 10 points I still believe they’re going to be safe but they’ve now lost three on the spin I mean wolves turned them over yesterday that were yeah battered it a proper performance wasn’t it and even though they’ done so well

They’ve now lost three on the spin Everton and all of a sudden you’re back in the mix Luton have got a game in Hand of them and it could Burly away next week for for Luton as well by the way they win that jump over Sheffield United Boxing Day game

When they came back and won was massive massive if anyone’s going to do it I think it’s Luton but I just don’t see who’s going they’re all so Wy aren’t they Bourn Ms and Everton they know what to do even get over even Palace like I

Think it was a first win in nine or 10 games or something yesterday but when it mattered it’s against brenford one thing I want to talk about just quickly before we do this quiz and I’m feeling good today but the second goal for Palace I watched the game and the commentator

Said it were a good dummy Mata tried to control the ball and he let it run under his foot and he just lashed it in he said that’s a good dummy oh my god I’ve never seen anything like it so passing to his feet and he bloody missed it he

Just missed the and he said what a dummy it’s the best action of the weekend oh my God the quality of commentating in 2023 has not has not been that good that would have done seriously it’s the best action we’ll ever see um all right and

With that I think it moves us nicely onto the quiz boys you ready for this yeah by the way scores and the doors oh look at this it’s getting by the way mark on six I’ve got five wins to my name and w three God knows how he’s got

Three wins by don’t you worry about that my Friend right Jamie uh let’s kick 2024 off with a world class quiz please my friend we get to go we are ready to go 10 questions on the doors ready yeah who scored their first Premier League goal for Manchester United in their comeback win against Aston Villa on boxing Thailand Thailand

Did you say first goal for Manchester United or First Premier League Premier League go Premier League goal sixth goal for United and five of them in the Champions League with five appearances and he’s ill now got his goal he’s ill five of them in the Champions League

Against f teams sorry I I can’t read it but he probably can what I can’t read it really one not not with that my glasses on question two what was the name of the first black referee to take charge Premier League game first time since in 15 years

Guy I even read the thing since it’s since you’re Ian isn’t is it yeah I don’t know I can’t help Simpson I was going to say something Sam Allison Allison yeah I like the way you got Simpson from though I like it I remember reading the bloody thing Simpson and

Allison Simpson and Sam Allison it’s nice do I get half for that J no I’m sorry I’m sorry good for getting the the other one though that’s good can I have half point no question three three which player scored a hattick this boxing day which player scored a hat-trick on this boxing

Day oh God I was too drunk come on Lads oh no is it too much Chris Wood Chris Wood dancer I knew it I knew it I knew it and I couldn’t think of it but I got it only the seventh player in the premier league history to score a hat on

Boxing day he you’re good start that Jay that’s going to keep you as quiz Master for at least another week get in there thank you 2 N to Ben question four former balandor winner Andre shev shenko is from which nation Ukraine Ukraine yeah oh my God yeah bad you’re struggling to get

That question out I didn’t know where you were going with it I was just stolen it I’m slower than a snail’s turd today oh my God I am Absolut I know I said it to you didn’t I said I’m not going to do well on the yourself out of it 3 n to

And you said Ukraine then as well same thing is it question five who is the only winner of the Premier League who has a surname made out of only Roman numerals what this is a question and half this Jay who is the only winner of the

Premier League who has a surname May I’m going to go gxi no it’s not a bad guess though it’s not a bad guess no play United no no no no that is bang out I get to come back in then if that’s if if he’s going to say that yeah summer

Sum no deal is a deal you’re back in then five four this is completely I can’t wait to see the answer H I think you’re laughing because you know it’s a d this thw this threw me from like the this is going to piss me right

Off DAV de it’s not him vi v is five I is One D is 500 C is 100 Viit well I ain’t so sure but we’ll go with it got that well done there’ll be there’ll be some right Geeks g i that one played FIFA I was never going to get that 2025 i’ still be trying to get that I love it Jay hardest question of the year yeah sure question

Six who were the only team to be holders at the Europa League and the Champions League at the same time Chelsea Chelsea is the correct answer in 2012 Chelsea won the first champions league and The Following Season Rafa bonit is the club won the Europa League on the 15th of May

Given them the champions league as as the Champions League finals on the I get yeah I get it okay J you have to explain it it’s not funny over story they had it both yeah put the card down we get it we get it you say what about being safe for

Another week I know mate honestly we might have to edit that jimy you’re doing a great job do try you’re doing a fantastic job question those a bit there he’s cheating I’m not I’m purposely looking over there what’s the scores 3 n 31 now 31 I might get

Better soon because I had my eyes tested on the 29th and unfortunately I’ve now got to the stage where I’m going to have to get some spectacle you’re so old you are you’re so old I know but there’s no chance of me seeing the answers if he

Put it there I couldn’t see it right come on anyway come on when I get glasses I’ll be better Jay yes you shall x-ray vision oh question seven what was the name of the first woman referee in the Premier League Sean M no it was the

Day I read this Sheffield I don’t know I can’t help you Karen Smith no Rebecca Welsh I knew I I didn’t know I knew it was yeah sorry Rebecca yeah sorry but what do they say if you don’t know the name of the referee they’re doing a

Good job yeah true that yeah you don’t know we’re out see Dogers out that one question eight career path question are you good at these gets me every time sorry I have played for Mets B Mets real Red Bull salsburg Southampton man Liverpool man well done well done if

It’s a Southampton question yes well done thank you and the scores are three one needed that what well done mate two questions left oh we can get level don’t you threat yourself question nine what is the only team in Britain to have a Jay in their

Name wow what is the only team in Britain to have a Jay in their name there’s the name I want to say and I know it’s not because it starts with a g I’ll give you a clue no Johnson that’s come on all I had in my head was all I

Had in my head was jilling him jilling I was like it’s not oh my gosh on my toes I’ve got I’ve got to stay quiet here and out you’ve got to play by the rules if you know the answer no the answer I can’t do it hey there are no

Rules if you can try and sha then Mark try and Sh Sha him hard I’m going to say hard I’m going to say list if I know it and I’ll go if it’s like Chelsea I’ll go CH and then you go Chelsea this is or jilling yeah J Lingham question 10 what

Is the name of Bayern Munich Stadium Alliance and I knew that come I knew that see how excited he were for me been loving you he said the alliance Arena it’s Alan stop all the bollocks right swe in now pauler tie Breer allons allian but as the third spell it if you

Want as the third party I I’m happy with Alliance because they because obvious the answer is correct isn’t it yeah is correct Billy big bollocks from three up a it’s a bit like Chelsea yesterday little enough come back on your coattails buddy yeah and they fell short

As well and that’s what you’re going to do as well Johnson’s really upset you really good answer that I like it right I’m setting up right now I know you’ve got your shoulders I’m I’m out of the set here yeah don’t let him bully it no I know I know final question tiebreaker

Who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final no both there wouldn’t you who scored no he’s got it right it’s Germany won it though didn’t they why what that’s that’s so bad that’s so bad that is oh my God no don’t look around no cheat uh they

Scored all I can think of is the no the Brazil game I saw I can’t remember the final eight n yeah it wasn’t eight it was seven seven W w’t get this no I ain’t got it it’s gotsa summer Mario got yes oh my God it’s it’s a Lo and fight back come

On no come on look at me look at me this is a disgrace it’s not a disgrace I deserve it for getting St Johnson to get to that stage come on go with the help of Mark maybe that don’t worry about it I could have had half earlier could I in

The day you could have Jay have I won it you have yes come on mate what a new year it’s going to be come on can’t believe it I cannot believe you are too cocky early in the day mate hey get the scores changed four for water come on

The first winner 2024 yeah right the new scores on the doors a six mark five for me and four for w what a disgrace of a qu what a fight back L you’ve got a chance this year come on I hope you’ve all enjoyed the show Happy New Year to

Everybody you’ve had a wicked Christmas Jamie questions were shambles this week you me shambles sucked in the New Year J see you next week Team of the Year halfway team of the year next year next week sorry I’ll see you next week byebye it is technically next year He