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Episode 357: Matchday Preview: Doncaster away in the Cup!
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Southampton – The magic of the cup, who doesn't love it! Well, maybe us, let's see how the weekend goes! Can we get past struggling Doncaster?
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Greg's Return and Transfer News
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Saints pod. I am your host, Greg, and as always today, joined by my good friend, wonderful co-host who held the ship down fantastically whilst I was off yesterday, How you doing, mate?
00:00:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You alright?
00:00:30
Zak
Yeah, I'm not too bad, mate. I'm all good. I'm all good. We actually had confirmation of one of the transfers I talked about yesterday, so that's interesting. New goalkeeper between the sticks, probably for this game, I'd imagine, but we'll talk about that more in a bit.
00:00:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
The FA Cup and Sentimentality
00:00:43
Zak
So yeah, doing pretty well, mate.
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:00:44
Zak
How are you feeling? You seem to have had a remarkable turnaround for, usually, like, I'll get knocked out by, like, a week by Manflame. Yeah.
00:00:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
are you? Lots of orange juice and lots of cold and flu tablets. and I'm feeling all right. I'm on the mend for sure. so Looking forward to some cup magic.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
right Who doesn't love the FA Cup? Although...
00:01:06
Zak
Go out with him.
00:01:18
Zak
Yes and no. I felt like that would be if we felt like we were in contention for like promotion. I don't really know how I feel about that anymore.
00:01:28
Zak
So, you know, maybe a cup run would be nice, but we we've had this discussion more than a few times before in the past, right, about like what our opinions are on the FA Cup and things.
00:01:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:38
Zak
Like, it's a lovely... I feel like would be lovely. I just don't know if we're really going to get far in it. And let's face it, we're going to end up at some point, for some reason, playing Liverpool and they're going to beat us because that's just how it works.
00:01:52
Zak
But that's if we get past this game. We we do need to get past this game first, so...
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's that's very true. 50 years this year since we famously won the f FA Cup.
00:02:02
Zak
Yeah. It's a while ago, isn't it?
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before your or my lifetime, but, you know, football loves sentiment, right?
00:02:04
Zak
Yep.
00:02:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe that's a sign or an omen.
00:02:09
Zak
I do you have my my granddad's cup somewhere. I didn't think i should have prepped it, but I
Game Preview: Doncaster Rovers
00:02:14
Zak
forgot. but he's I've got the f FA not winning like mug from from years gone by. Yeah, alas.
00:02:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, look, it'd be an an interesting game coming up against Doncaster Rovers, a team who, you know, we don't play very often. Only four times since 2008 have we played them.
00:02:22
Zak
can't find it.
00:02:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you were saying before we came in the year, what, 2012?
00:02:35
Zak
Yeah, alas, I've been
00:02:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
2012?
00:02:38
Zak
Yeah, 2012, 24th of March, we played them in the league championship. So it would have been, yeah, two goals from Billy Sharp. And it was it was prime promotion squad back then, right?
00:02:51
Zak
You know, youve got like Jose Font, Lallana, Lambert, Schneidlin. Kind of crazy. Kind of crazy to think back to to how like Schneidlin eventually ended up playing up playing for Manchester United, which just a bit weird.
00:03:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:06
Zak
Yeah, we we won.
00:03:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, that's not the claim to glory or fame it used to be these days, is it?
00:03:07
Zak
Yeah.
00:03:10
Zak
No, but I think at the time it probably was, if you remember rightly.
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's all missed. Yeah.
00:03:15
Zak
You know, it was a weird, weird time.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:17
Zak
But yeah, we haven't really like historically played them a lot. But heading into the game, they seem to actually have worse form than us, which is nice.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, five losses and a draw is what's visible to to me on the form table, mate. It's not pretty readied.
00:03:34
Zak
but Yeah, five losses in a draw and two of those losses are
Team Form and Strategy Concerns
00:03:37
Zak
by five goals, four goals, or like, you know, 4-3, like Like, not a good timeout.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:46
Zak
But, you know.
00:03:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, this is it, mate. This is where it's important, right? Because second from bottom in the league below us...
00:03:53
Zak
Mm-hmm.
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
you don't want to write any team off, but surely we should be absolutely, I mean, even if we have a full rotation game and put out, you know, a second or third 11, we should be having enough in our squad to be putting them away.
00:04:10
Zak
Yeah, you'd think that. you remember when the United lost to Grimsby?
00:04:15
Zak
Do you remember when we lost to Grimsby? I swear we lost to Grimsby, right? It was that whole contract last year out of fish.
00:04:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, we did. Yeah.
00:04:21
Zak
That's what I remember more than anything else, is the inflatable fish stuff.
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we banned their Haddox, but then we let them in in the end. Their Harry Haddox.
00:04:27
Zak
we gave them back their power. That's the problem.
00:04:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:30
Zak
but But yeah, like you're right. We should be putting this team to bed, especially where like their form says otherwise. i just... I just worry about where everyone is mentally at the moment.
00:04:41
Zak
Like, hopefully it will it will prove that actually, because we've had instances this season where we're like, oh, it turns out we're actually better than we are. and And again, like, I think to be honest, those couple of wins we got in a row, we were almost overperforming.
00:04:53
Zak
one
00:04:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:04:54
Zak
What is it? We're supposedly underperforming a lot of the time according to the metrics of where we should be and what we should be doing. But again, like the reality of the situation is that we we seem to just be at the moment quite a mid-table side. And I don't know if a goalkeeper strengthening the squad is going to fix everything.
00:05:17
Zak
I'd like to see what else is going to happen.
00:05:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a start though, right? And I mean, that's what's fascinating about this game for me will be to see how Tonda approaches it because it really could range anywhere from we need the confidence of a win back in the team. I'm going to play most of our strong players.
00:05:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
To who cares about the FA Cup? I'm going to play all of the kids and some fringe players. And it doesn't really matter if we lose because who cares about the cup?
00:05:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it it really could go either of those ways, right? We haven't had a press conference yet. Lord knows Tonda loves a late presser.
00:06:04
Zak
Yeah, well, not only that, it'll be one-word answers anyway most of the time.
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But
00:06:08
Zak
And that's no disrespect. It's just how it is now, isn't it? I would say there's the secret option options C, which is they play the players that aren't fringe players, but the players that they probably want to sell.
00:06:24
Zak
like Is it going to be like when Russell Martin took over and we have that like last chance for players to play in a game where the manager sees them as competent before deciding whether or not they want to get rid of them?
00:06:37
Zak
you know like The last last game we had for Gineppo, the last game we had for Bianco, there are a couple of players in the last game like that.
00:06:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:06:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I just think we're at a different point of the season than that. I think that
Transfer Window and Player Dynamics
00:06:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
think that you are...
00:06:46
Zak
Transfer windows open, mate.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but I just think that you're likely...
00:06:49
Zak
It's a perfect opportunity.
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that those decisions have been made. is or I think that you'll see Cam Bragg.
00:06:56
Zak
Interesting.
00:06:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that you'll probably see Williams. I think we'll probably see Matske.
00:07:07
Zak
Yeah. You reckon there is literally just going to be a team of kids then and fringe players who don't think they're going to play a strong team?
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that you can make i mean you could argue that they're players that would be brought in as as fringe players right close to the first team. And and you know you could mix them in with...
00:07:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, i would be surprised to see Fellows play and Sienza based on how much we've managed their minutes over the festive period, right?
00:07:35
Zak
Oh, that worked out real well for us, didn't
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. this split up This is exactly what i mean, right? Like, if we're worried about managing minutes and we've managed it up to this point, I just, I don't know if chucking them in a game, you know, away at a League One ground where, you know, who knows what the conditions are going to be like.
00:07:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, it's it's a different world down there, isn't it, right? Like, it's not... But like your high, hybrid, turf, like, if a player's got a niggle that you're trying not to aggravate, sending them there to play is a risk, isn't
00:08:12
Zak
Yeah, but that's true. But I do think back to that that game that Ange Postacoglu played at that ground and all the players sort of like you know got all the got the stick thrown at them and you know Ultimately, they're a league below us.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
it?
00:08:28
Zak
like you know If we dropped down, we'd have to play them every week. So worrying about sort of...
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:33
Zak
You know you say that as well. Plus, plus like we've had we've had literally more than a few games this weekend called off for for frozen pitches.
00:08:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:42
Zak
So I don't know, like, you know, listening, listening.
00:08:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pompey with their little wet wipe of a frost cover that they managed to throw out or something, right?
00:08:50
Zak
Yeah, something like that. But like listening to sort of the the conditions that say like Siennes has played in and and some of the the other players, you know, a lot of them have come up through sort of third, second leagues, you know, just don't feel like that that's a reasonable argument.
00:09:04
Zak
That's just me personally. Again, it,
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, what what do you who do you think's lining up to start then? What's your predicted 11?
00:09:15
Zak
Do we just go with who started the last game? Like, I know it sounds risky, but at the same time to like rebuild the confidence, right? You need to, if you, if you, if you, if you, yeah, because, you know, don't understand, you know, maybe, so maybe we're swapping out bats because like why else are we bringing in a goalkeeper if it's not to put him in the sticks, right?
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's the approach you'd take.
00:09:33
Zak
That's already kind of been decided. Like there's no, there's no need to kind of discuss it anymore. And,
00:09:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is a two-day turnaround enough for him to... I know it's different to for a goalkeeper than is for an outfield player, right? But it's two days is still a pretty tight turnaround. you think maybe this is just Baz's last game in goal?
00:09:48
Zak
I mean...
00:09:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you think because it's coming up against the lower league opposition, it's kind of the perfect bedded-in session?
00:09:57
Zak
Yeah, of course it is.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
00:09:58
Zak
course it is, because you should be able to, you know, arguably do better against a team that are an entire league below us. So...
00:10:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:06
Zak
I would say that it's perfect opportunity to start him. And then for the rest, you'd keep the rest of the the starting XI we've had because we we said we played our strongest starting XI. We expected significantly more for Middlesbrough. think that's another reason I'm so cross about it, right? Like the team that brought us such a short period of joy brought us absolute despair the other day, right?
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm
00:10:28
Zak
And so to be able to be able to prove that actually, no guys, get back out there as the unit that played the previous time and absolutely smash them and blow them away and then and then go into you know the whole game after with the confidence that you know we had a really, really good win regardless of whether or not it's against a languishing League One side.
00:10:49
Zak
and Yeah, that would kind of be be my
Match Predictions and Expectations
00:10:52
Zak
approach. But I know the reality of the situation is probably more likely where you're landing, which is, oh, yeah, some of them are tired. They need some time off, et cetera, blah, blah, blah. So we're probably going to end up seeing a mix of, you're right, of fringe player, youth player, and maybe sort of bring on Adam Armstrong or Tienza like the 75th minute.
00:11:09
Zak
Maybe Romero gets to start properly. like you know, it's been a while.
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that'd be nice. Yeah.
00:11:14
Zak
and And yeah, it's just a bit... I know. Like Joaquim Kaya-Sanders back now from from Red Star as well. Maybe he gets in.
00:11:25
Zak
Maybe we see see...
00:11:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, maybe.
00:11:26
Zak
Because, you know, once again, defence is a a point of contention and we kind of let them get away with it when they weren't shipping as many goals. But now we've started to just revert back to this just shipping goals no matter what.
00:11:40
Zak
I don't think that any of them should feel like their position is secure. especially with just how how much we're conceding. So if we've got potentially new candidates to fill in those boots, just to see what they can do.
00:11:52
Zak
But like, if it if i is as I said, if I was in charge, I would put the same 11 out from last game, but switch out the goalkeeper. But I actually think that the reality of the situation is going to be what you've said, because because of the whole like, oh, everyone needs a rest.
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, look, I think that there's... I think there's merit to both to both arguments. and I can see arguments for for both schools of thought. And, you know, like you say, the reality is we'll probably get a mix of the two. it's It's fascinating because, you know, after such a busy period of games, what was it, for four games in, in like, ten days...
00:12:25
Zak
Four games in 10 days, I think it was.
00:12:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's it's now this game and then another full week until the next game. So it's like treading the the balance between what is resting for match fitness and what is suddenly this player's had two weeks off they're rusty again.
00:12:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, what what line are you treading on that?
00:12:46
Zak
I think that's just a problem in modern football anyway, right?
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it'll be...
00:12:48
Zak
Like the idea that we constantly got like this whole like managing Cienzo's minutes because he's not used to how many games he's playing, etc.
00:12:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:55
Zak
And all that jazz is kind of like, well, it depends on how you're managing them because if it's managing them to try and get the best out of them, you've not managed to do that so far successfully.
00:13:07
Zak
So maybe maybe taking the risk and but playing them and getting a dominant win and getting a morale-boosting victory would be really, really handy. And plus, like, no offence, but I think it's about time that they showed something to the travelling fans a little bit better, right?
00:13:21
Zak
Like, you know, whether they gave out a pie in a...
00:13:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:25
Zak
A pie in, I think it's like... What it? A pie a programme?
00:13:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Program. Yeah.
00:13:28
Zak
to the to one took official, which to be honest, considering none of the players even came over, Barci and Zer, it's not really right in my opinion.
00:13:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:37
Zak
But yeah, I think it's about time they showed something and I think a dominant show of force against the team and and getting a big victory would be really morale boosting. But... I don't want to count my laurels because, you know, we watched, we watched the whole Grimsby Man United thing play out with the, with the, Sky was so desperate to use those clips as well. Like you can tell, like somebody tweeted out, like Sky have been, Sky have been sat on those clips of Aberin, like sat on his little tactics board. Right.
00:14:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:04
Zak
And like, I don't want that to be, to be a picture of Tonda and that be used when Tonda's fired and gets a corner post.
00:14:10
Zak
Cause I'm not saying that's going to happen, but let's face it. Like we are at this point, the new Watford. So yeah, I'd much prefer go out and get a dominant win, but I'm also very wary that we said, we should smash Oxford, and we got beaten by Oxford.
00:14:28
Zak
And I think ever since then, I've just been very careful, Greg, about being like, yeah, we should just wreck those guys, right? And then just watching Opposition Flans flood to our videos to be like, oh yeah!
00:14:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, I mean, that's the thing, right? I mean, there's always a bit of cup magic sprinkled in and there's always an element of risk at this sort time of the year with it with it all floating around. Yeah.
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's what people love the FA Cup for, right? It's these sort of crazy match-ups and crazy victories. Like you say, Doncaster, a team that got promoted to League One last season. So, you know, they're real surprised that they're sort of down and around struggling at the bottom of the table. So...
00:15:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know just You think that last year this would be a Premier League versus League 2 fixture, and it kind of puts it in perspective of of how important it is for us to decisively win.
00:15:18
Zak
Well,
00:15:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Otherwise, what are we doing?
00:15:21
Zak
even more so, even more so, mate, like you remember how I used to make the jokes about Rotherham constantly, right? And it probably drew the ire of a Rotherham fan or two eventually. Rotherham are a place above Doncaster Rovers, but they are also the relegation zone of League One.
00:15:38
Zak
Right? Like Huddersfield Town fourth in League One at the moment. They want some Premier League outfit not too long ago. Same with Luton looking at mid-table. It's very... Yeah, it can be very... I don't want to walk into any sort of game anymore with a sense of superiority or arrogance.
00:15:56
Zak
We haven't done that a lot, but we've we've tried we've tended to a little bit more this season, despite us prefacing most of this season, Greg, with the idea that, well, it's a championship, anyone can beat anyone.
00:16:08
Zak
So yeah, I want to give credit where credit's due, but you're right, or based on form, we should be putting them to bed.
00:16:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:16:14
Zak
Based off of form.
00:16:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, I mean, look, that's it. Like i said, not a huge amount of history between the two sides. In fact, the the data that I've got only goes back as far as 2008, in which there were four competitive fixtures against them. Two wins apiece.
00:16:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, that's that's what the story is for whatever relevance that is.
00:16:42
Zak
Well, yeah historic going historical form back to 2012, it's like, at this point, what's the point? Right?
00:16:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. There
00:16:50
Zak
There's no real point of having a look, to be honest. I just can't believe how how Adam Lallana is in a lot of those squads.
00:16:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
we go.
00:17:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Crazy. Look, their form at home this season is apparently average, which is the same as our away form, believe it or not, also average. So the the line it goes with as an expected outcome is a 1-0 Saints win, which, I mean, that sums up tight to me, right?
00:17:27
Zak
Yeah, that's kind of that's a bit harrowing as well, considering we were putting teams to bed by a few goals in the first half, and now we're being predicted to win by a goal if we can manage that.
00:17:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:37
Zak
Our attacking woes, it's just... I know we've discussed this time and time again. I know maybe a match preview to Doncaster isn't the time and place for it, but it is is difficult to try and figure out where all of a sudden everything just changed again, other than the fact that Tonda was made head coach,
00:17:57
Zak
And that just seems to be kind of it. I don't know if it's all the players or what. and And obviously I alluded yesterday to us talking about player power potentially next week and whether that has a say or not.
00:18:10
Zak
So that'll also be interesting as to how the lineup, you know, are there going to be players that x would expect to play regardless of being an FA Cup game? It's not a thing we've really we really cater to.
00:18:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's
00:18:20
Zak
We kind of think at the moment, oh, well, yeah, obviously the manager picks the team. I'm like, do they?
00:18:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well, I mean, that's the thing. We'll see, right? And we'll see what that line-up is. And I guess what's interesting is that if you do get those sort of fringe players in, you'd expect to see a bit of hunger and a bit of bite about the team. So maybe that's exactly what we need to get back to that sort of dynamic, nice attacking football that that we all want to see. you know, maybe there is hope yet.
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just, it'll be... that I think one of the most interesting points of the afternoon is definitely going to be the team sheets and and how seriously it is or isn't taken. and I mean, yeah, who does and doesn't make the cut will be... It's going to be a really interesting one to see how it goes.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, Zach, so AI says 1-0. How are you feeling heading into the game? What do you think?
00:19:22
Zak
i they I don't think i'm I'm at a point where I can predict the loss to a team in the relegation zone of the league below us. Right? I also don't think I can predict a because that just seems like a joke.
00:19:35
Zak
However, if they shove 11 men behind the ball, that could be predictable considering how we've been so far this season trying to break down anything. But let's go with two. Let's go with 2-0. Let's go with a goal for Cab Bragg at some point and a goal for Romero at some point. I don't know if both will start.
00:19:55
Zak
But even, as I said, even if the the the first 11 I'd expect to start start, I don't think that oh any of them will would be ending the game. So, you know, let's let's have let's have them being shipped off for for someone else and a 2-0 win.
00:20:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:12
Zak
There you go, Greg. Is that enough positivity since the horrific loss last weekend for you from me?
00:20:25
Zak
No.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, what do I think? Well...
00:20:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
4-1. Let's... don't know where that...
00:20:38
Zak
look
00:20:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. don't know I don't know where it's come from. I think that...
00:20:41
Zak
you saying our new keeper is going to concede on his first game against a League One opposition side?
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just... Yeah, I don't know if...
00:20:47
Zak
a League One relegation opposition side, which again, no disrespect, that's just the reality of what they are.
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
First, I don't know entirely if if our new goalkeeper is going to be in the squad in time anyway. And that said...
00:21:00
Zak
so so what you're saying is that Baz will go out conceding one last goal.
00:21:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
but also like changing the keeper doesn't mean that we're not liable to a defensive mistake. I just,
00:21:16
Zak
It will be interesting to see how much of an effect it does have and whether or not people realize that, you know, maybe it's the defense, right?
00:21:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah, but I think,
00:21:24
Zak
And then we go from having six defenders to needing 20 because all of them aren't doing what we want them to do.
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think we'll we'll go 4-0 up like fairly early on. There'll be like four first-half goals. We'll come out aggressive and and you know with this like desire and hunger and then we'll just like take off off the pedal in the second half and just lose concentration and then there'll just be like a really daft goal or maybe a moment of quality. Yeah.
00:21:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just, don't know, it's just the, to be honest, there were no actual thoughts that went into it. I just, just that came straight from the gut.
00:21:59
Zak
That's your fight, right?
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, all all vibes, no thoughts. That's how I approach it, you know that. Yeah.
00:22:05
Zak
Yeah, I know. you You say that and then you'll come out with the most concise stuff like you did the other day. like where Where all of a sudden you're like, I actually sit down and think for hours on end about what I actually think the problem is.
00:22:20
Zak
And here's the problem. And here it is connected to one minute. Whereas the the problem with the poor listeners with me is they get every single part of my thought process splayed out over a 30 minute period.
00:22:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
you can You can have that focused and condensed thoughts all you want when it comes to the rest of the football. But when it comes to scores, I mean, i I've put bets on enough football games to know that thinking that long and hard about football scores never gets to you the correct answer. So... Yeah.
00:22:50
Zak
There you go. You've just got to with what's in the window, right? like yeah yeah yeah
00:22:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Just tick the boxes.
00:22:56
Zak
yeah
00:22:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Put it this way. I've never won Super 6. So, like how easy could it be?
00:23:05
Zak
Oh, dear.
Listener Engagement and Wrap-up
00:23:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Look, that is just about all that we have got time for today. Thank you, as ever, Zach, for joining me. Thank you, everyone, for listening.
00:23:14
Zak
Thank you, mate.
00:23:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's hope for some good cup magic this weekend and then a decent cup tie. for something to sink our teeth into in the next round and not another Liverpool away.
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:23:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
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