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Episode 316: Matchday Preview: Wednesday on a Saturday!
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Southampton – With one win in the bag can we kick on and make it 2 in a row?
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00:00:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Southampton part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. My name is Greg Elliott and as always today, join by my good friend and wonderful co-host, Zach Ingo Finch.
00:00:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
How do you mate? You alright? Still flying high from last night?
00:00:29
Zak
Yeah, I was still pretty buzzing from yesterday, to be honest. It's been just really nice, isn't it, to to kind of head into another game trying to look for back-to-back wins rather than heading into the game hoping we can kickstart our season a quarter of the way through it.
00:00:47
Zak
So, yeah, no, man, I'm feeling good, feeling positive.
00:00:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think. Well, look, we successfully beat QPR on Wednesday. Now can we beat Wednesday on Saturday? Look,
00:00:57
Zak
I hate to stop this. Stop this. He's been doing this off the show he's just been throwing me off because it, like... Mate.
00:01:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:08
Zak
Hopefully we can successfully beat Wednesday on the Saturday.
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And look, other good news from the club before we get into it. The worst kept secret in all of sports, Oriol Romelu officially back at Southampton. Exciting stuff.
00:01:23
Zak
Do you reckon they had all that media stuff for Saturday, like all prepped and then they've ended up having to launch it like two, three days early because Jack Stephens decided in a jubilant way post-game to describe it all? Or do you reckon that was always part of the plan all along?
00:01:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it was always planned for Thursday because it either is like taking the win up a level by bringing more good news or a perfect distraction technique from not a win.
00:01:51
Zak
This is true. but Both work, right? Again, i still think it would have been absolutely incredible to just have him unveiled on Saturday about anybody knowing.
00:01:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:59
Zak
But alas, that's just not how the world works nowadays. So...
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's not right. But look, we're heading to Saturday feeling positive. feeling upbeat, but it's got to be said, not really a good time to play Sheffield Wednesday as they sort of come through and try and rise from the ashes of what they've been through, right?
00:02:19
Zak
Yeah, it's not entirely over for them.
00:02:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
nice
00:02:21
Zak
And, like, what are they sitting on? Like, minus four, I think it was last time I saw, points-wise. So, yeah, they they scraped a couple of draws. It would be very them to get a win and very, very much us to lose after winning for the first time.
00:02:37
Zak
But also, we just need to... What I would really like to see from us is us to not do what we usually do in those sort situations. Like, I'll give you an example. and It's like, I genuinely think that I knew people and I'm not going to throw any under the bus, but I knew people who, when we were playing against Leicester in like 2016, were like, yeah, I'd happily you have us lose both times for them to win the Premier League.
00:03:00
Zak
And you're just like, no, like it's a, it's lovely that the Sheffield Wednesday are getting back their, their club. It's, it truly is. However, I hope we absolutely batter them because like that the ultimately, you know,
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would like us to batter them and them to go on and do good things and stay a while.
00:03:18
Zak
Yeah, you could want two things at the same time. like They don't have to be diametrically opposed.
00:03:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:25
Zak
But it's it's one of those things where I don't want us to be a footnote in their story and that be eight another loss of three points, right? like I'd much rather us just get a comprehensive win for a bunch of players.
00:03:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:03:40
Zak
and And then then that's when the proper noise will start, considering at that point... know the Tonda will be matching win ratios the
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah The records of Will Still, right? Yeah.
00:03:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:54
Zak
both Will Steele and every other coach we've had other than Russell Martin.
00:03:59
Zak
which in itself is the most harrowing stat, which is why, you know, you don't want to be too overconfident, but it's just, it's just it's it's it was a good win, regardless of how grim it was.
00:04:14
Zak
And I just really hope we go into Saturday and want to do that at home. So, Oriel Romero doesn't sit there on the bench and go, oh, good Lord, what have I joined? Although I'm pretty sure he's probably seen that.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, think, was going to say, you're going to think he's fit enough to be on the bench?
00:04:25
Zak
Like...
00:04:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
You think he gets a cameo? presum I'm presuming he's not match fit, but does he get like an 88 minute sub on for the crowd noise?
00:04:30
Zak
I don't know.
00:04:34
Zak
When is he... what is he when is he going to be match fit? Like, how long is it going to take? Because we need someone immediately. Like, Shea Charles is out now.
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:42
Zak
Like, yeah you know, Will Smallbone, you know, despite being out on loan, has come back and he's out now.
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:48
Zak
You know, how how many games are you going to be able to put, like, young Yander through before he ends up in the same position as Shea Charles?
00:04:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's true.
00:04:55
Zak
Anyway, and then, so, sona I don't know. I feel like, if if not, he's going to be, it'll be like, there'll be some sort of unveiling, right? It's going to have to be, like, what what do we do?
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:05
Zak
But rather than have
00:05:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, he's going to be present. He's going to be present in some capacity for sure.
00:05:08
Zak
Yeah, one way or another.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because, I mean, you already heard the charts before it was even official on Wednesday at QPR to, you heard the charts for his name and it it's good.
00:05:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's good.
00:05:21
Zak
Yeah, exactly.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's good that it's bringing that back. It's, uh, It's nice to have some like positive feels and vibes, isn't it?
00:05:26
Zak
It's... Yeah.
00:05:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just...
00:05:29
Zak
oh I'll also put my hand up as somebody that I constantly complain about, like the nostalgia and and how we constantly go back to, you know, like I don't think that it's probably a good thing to try and like bring back Hassan Houtel or something like that.
00:05:40
Zak
Like I don't see it personally, but if you're going to pick a player to bring back who is still in the football team,
00:05:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:05:50
Zak
probably is the one, right? Like he is the one that was like a saint through and through. and and you know, i don't want anyone to think that that's not like a positive net positive all around because I just think that he was at the club during a time of understanding what it where we were going and what we were building to as opposed to now, which is just like, please, can we not have doom and gloom every week?
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. he He himself has a level of expectation that will bring others up around him.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was a part of our team when we were the most successful we've ever been, right? He is, he's going to bring that intensity, bring that experience, bring that leadership.
00:06:28
Zak
yeah
00:06:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And hopefully, you know, everyone else rises up with him too. don't want any of our players to fail, right? I'd love for all of them to be
00:06:46
Zak
No.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent all the time. I hope it comes good. I hope it's brilliant.
00:06:52
Zak
it's It's hard, right? Because it's like, as we're going through, know, talking about Leo Cienzi yesterday, know, we couldn't help really but mention sort of the other performances that have fallen flat. And to to be clear, like, we're not the analysts, but we're also only talking about what we see in front of us. I don't really want to see any of our players...
00:07:13
Zak
be in the position that we're in currently.
00:07:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:07:14
Zak
I don't want to see any of them failing. I don't want us to be in a position where it is just misery compounded week after week after week. And it has has pretty much felt like that a lot since we've started the podcast.
00:07:26
Zak
don't know if it's us, I'd like to think not.
00:07:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:07:30
Zak
But but like since we started, know and it' like I know that it's not managed to kill your positivity, but like every single week it just felt like we were just a little bit away from that win, then we were just a little bit away, and it was just a little bit away, a little bit away, a little bit away, and now it's like...
00:07:45
Zak
I don't know, it's it's it's a thing that could give a boost because when you've got a player that's played for Chelsea and Barcelona in a squad, that that should, you're right, raise the levels around everybody and hopefully help these players actually reach what would be expected of them.
00:08:01
Zak
Because, you know, it's not like when we, you know, don't think a single one of us really looked at Zaz and Fellows when we signed them and were like, oh, that's a terrible sign-in. Everybody was pretty much, from what I could see, in sort of agreement that, like, they were true good sign-ins that just haven't come good yet. And, like, I've hopefully... That's a lot of pressure to put on on him, like, coming in.
00:08:23
Zak
And a lot of pressure to put on any new manager coming in either. But, like... you know i think that he wouldn't have looked at the situation we're in and been like oh absolutely not unless he was up for a bit of scrap so one last little advice
00:08:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And let's face it. It is very much within his character to be very much up for a scrap. So, uh, I, uh, I'm excited by it.
00:08:43
Zak
show the
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, mate. Let's, uh, let's have a little break. Uh, hear from our partners at Bionique and then let's do some predicted team lineups.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, mate, and we are back. I'm going to continue in my effort to sabotage our structure and the way that we do these shows and stick with don't change a winning team. Same 11 for me.
00:09:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thoughts?
00:09:47
Zak
How are we supposed to talk about Because I was going to turn around to you and do exactly the same thing because like where I'm at, is that we we won the other day and, you know, some of the the substitutions were positive at a time that was probably needed.
00:10:02
Zak
it i wouldn't say all of the substitutions worked out well because that last 15 minutes was terrible. But also, like, starting with our stronger players seems to, you know, be better overall, right?
00:10:15
Zak
Rather than trying to bring sort of fellows off the bench and things like that.
00:10:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:10:19
Zak
so kind of in agreement. Do you...
00:10:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
do we Do we stick with Baz after his mistake?
00:10:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do we back in?
00:10:29
Zak
you?
00:10:30
Zak
that's like his reign of terror is over. And it was literally all of the mistakes that McCarthy has made since being in. And they're a bit worse in my opinion, like, especially the ones where, you know, like Bristol city and, you know, the ball literally bouncing back out and hit them capitalizing on that. and so I'm like, until we decide that we're going hire a goalkeeper that isn't sort of mistake prone,
00:10:53
Zak
You know, like I saw a lot of people wanting to go after Stokeskeeper, right? And until we have that sorted, like, why why not, you know, give McCarthy's old legs and rest and hopefully build a bit confidence
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And let's just continue to toe the line for Lowe's asking the question. Ramsdale was on loan at Newcastle for a reason and we won't be recalling him. And the reason is, do not want to pay that wage bill in the championship.
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like,
00:11:17
Zak
whereas it's I don't even know if it's necessarily that as well. like Clearly, I think that he doesn't want to necessarily be playing for us, right? if he still wants the idea like It's the same thing with Will Prowse.
00:11:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:28
Zak
It's like, oh, he wants to be in the England set-up. Okay, but He says that he might not he's not might not be playing a lot in Newcastle, but like as far as Tuchel's concerned, he is going to be at club that is playing Champions League football, as opposed to a club that is playing just Championship football at this point.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Hmm.
00:11:45
Zak
So, you know, I just... I get... I get why everyone thinks... like Again, the wiser decision that we've we've talked about before would have been, my opinion, to sell him in the summer and reinvest that money into a different goalkeeper rather than this idea that if we go back up...
00:12:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:03
Zak
Because, like, I'm not going lie, there's some arrogance in that from ourselves, right? To be like, well, when we immediately go back up, it's like, well, we don't even know if that's going to happen now. Now, at this point, we're kind of looking at just championship survival.
00:12:16
Zak
Like, obviously, it can all change. The thetic the table is is not exactly like a static thing, right? It's very high-moving.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:24
Zak
But yeah, i just you're you're right. It's difficult to constantly have this argument week in, week out. like Everyone knows it. The board should have known it. They should have made a wiser decision.
00:12:35
Zak
you i guess they thought it was a win-win. Maybe they thought we'd get away with it. and Now we're in the position that we're in, so what do we do? We've got two goalkeepers and either one of them are prone to a mistake on their day.
00:12:48
Zak
but so it's like flip a coin. Even you text me, right? When Baz made that mistake, McCarthy saves that. Because we joke.
00:12:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:12:56
Zak
Because all the other games, it's like Baz saves that. Because again, like you know how do you predict how they can be?
00:12:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah it's just it's gonna It's going to be the discussion back and forth between until the end of the season because I think that they're both but both both goalkeepers who are both open and prone to a mistake.
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's a shame.
00:13:14
Zak
Yeah, exactly that.
00:13:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
But other than that, Like, hopefully Leo's fit enough to start, right? He went off with a knock.
00:13:23
Zak
If he's not, who do you bring in instead?
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
He'd be the only one that...
00:13:26
Zak
Because, like, I don't really think that... Joe Erivo ain't looking sharp, man.
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:13:33
Zak
know everyone's kind of obsessed with having him back, but, like...
00:13:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, the obvious answer is a zazz, but, I mean, it's not... I don't know. Yeah. did I don't know.
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's just hope he's fit enough to start and produce something magical. Yeah, no, other than that, I just i don't see any need to change anywhere on the pitch, right? Just stick with it.
00:13:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
We got an international break after the game to deal with, you know, rest up and recovery. Just stick them out there. Stick the winning team out there. Get the win.
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go into the break. And, you know, deal with the rest as it comes.
00:14:12
Zak
it's It's difficult, right? cause i would say maybe, you know, you give give Downs a bit of some some time in the in the squad and swap out Armstrong. He'd also make the assist the other day. So as much as he's not been able to finish the game the game off himself, you know, and it was maybe a bit of a weird decision to bring off both the players that just scored, know, at the same time, like, you know...
00:14:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Hmm.
00:14:32
Zak
I still think the game management was probably a little bit better than Stilt has done so far this season. Although I don't still don't really blame Stilt for that. I think he was just throwing ideas at the wall and hoping to find out what stick towards the end because everything he was doing went by the wayside. And then, yeah, maybe then we make it two and two and then everyone doesn't know what to think if the idea they hit the guy stays or what. i I don't think that would be the case. I think that they're investing too much into the manager search at this point to...
00:14:58
Zak
You know, at that point, imagine saying like you've got a shortlist and that you're you're going through all this and then you have to turn around and be like, so it turns out all the people we thought might be able to manage the team, the guy that's already here is going to manage it instead. And it's like, please, we've done this so many times before.
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:15:16
Zak
least i not do it like at least they're not doing an Ivan Jurich either, where they're just like, let's phone up the first manager we know who might be available.
00:15:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:23
Zak
Champions League manager now, shri just to make that clear, guys.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah oh yeah I mean it's oh yeah but don't know I don't know I don't know if I've got any more thoughts honestly I think we should just break up there have a little pause
00:15:26
Zak
They won yesterday.
00:15:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:15:40
Zak
Yeah, I think.
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's going to take a long time anyway. So let's let's do that.
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00:16:10
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00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, mate, as is traditional, I'm going to throw you under the bus first. What are you thinking? are you feeling?
00:16:24
Zak
go oh
00:16:29
Zak
Do I say two two again so we end up winning 2-1 again? That'd be nice. I think the problem that you've got, and might obviously Sheffield Wednesday have drawn their last two, and you've you've spoken about this, and it's like your sort of fear, and as much as we joke about it, it's they are are going to want it slightly more. They're going to want to take something back for the fans more. They are...
00:16:53
Zak
However, we actually use the quality we have to see it brew, then we should be winning this. But I can also see us just conceding two silly goals. so am I just going to go with 2-2 again?
00:17:07
Zak
Yeah. Yes, I'm going with 2-2 again, mate. Sorry.
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. What buzzkill. Uh, who's scoring the goals?
00:17:19
Zak
go with Sienza and Armstrong. Let's mix it up a little bit.
00:17:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:23
Zak
you know, J-Rob to Armstrong and Sienza again. or we just pass the ball to Sienza and hope that he scores like a million goals because at this point, he's the only one that feels like every time he has it, it might actually happen.
00:17:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Crazier things have happened. Uh, to all man. Uh, Any ideas on who scores for Wednesday? yeah yeah Valerie coming back to bite us?
00:17:46
Zak
Could you imagine Jan Valerie coming back to buy us? No, like I struggle to remember because we'll see a lot of like the old players for Wednesday that i knew are the ones that basically disappeared at the beginning of the season.
00:17:58
Zak
It's the fact that, you know, that you the awful sort of times that they've had recently, right? So other than like sort of Valerie, I don't really know that many Wednesday players anymore.
00:18:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:05
Zak
And so so absolutely no idea, mate, who scores for Wednesday.
00:18:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Perfect.
00:18:11
Zak
Maybe Valerie. I think he'll just be happy to be back. We'll probably get a warm reception too. Maybe, obviously, you know, that he he thought that he pointed out when they, there was Portsmouth one the teams they beat this season.
00:18:24
Zak
I remember him definitely talking about celebrating a couple of points on the road and visiting Fratton Park, you know understanding why that's important for Saints fans.
00:18:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Uh, I mean, they do only have one win all season, so it's definitely possible. Uh, I, I can't, there's been too much football. My brain can't like immediately pull it.
00:18:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's, uh, it's good. All right, mate. Uh, fair enough to all. Uh,
00:18:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't believe you've predicted a draw, but all right. Uh, well, look, uh, four, no, that's what I'm feeling. Uh, I just think, look, the the progression is rubbish, then play rubbish but win anyway.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now it's going to be, we've got that confidence, we're going to kick into gear, things going to happen. Siennes is going to score. Fellows is going to score. Damien Downs is going to score.
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then Jack Stephens' header, why not? Let's just cap it all off, bring it all back round. Just a nice, decisive victory.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
to you know lift the mood, something that we've not seen at St Mary's in such a long time. Yeah.
00:19:44
Zak
Yeah, that's the thing, right? like i would I would call it a little bit insanity, but yeah, i could I could equally see a scenario where this happens, but I would struggle to believe it due to recent times.
00:19:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I agree, right? And it's going to be tricky because if there's, you know, we know that men mentally and mentality-wise, we're a stricken team. And, you know, Wednesday scored early on against Norwich last night.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so, you know, they're more than capable of coming out fast, hitting us and and knocking us off. and And if that does happen, the atmosphere inside St Mary's will be very interesting because I could could very easily see it turning. And we know that our players don't deal with that well.
00:20:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
But on the other hand...
00:20:25
Zak
What do mean?
00:20:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
well But on the other hand, coming in with confidence off the back of a win, I could equally see us going and getting an early goal ourselves.
00:20:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then that instantly lifts the mood, lifts the spirits, and we just roll with it and just roll with the punches from there. I think we'll just carry on with that and keep the confidence up. And, you know, maybe a substitute appearance from Romelu to lift that up eat one level even higher.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know, a moment of magic from Sienza to, you know just see some nice creativity, like some fun stuff at St Mary's. Like, it's just got, it's got all the makings of coming good because you're right. The most saints thing would be to have that comfortable win.
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
and then the conversation purely becomes, do we hire this guy as our manager? Because he's won twice now. Yeah.
00:21:23
Zak
Which, man, that's two wins. but By that standard, mate, any of the like vast majority of the managers you know
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes
00:21:34
Zak
in in you know
00:21:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:36
Zak
league should be hired by us. And just to confirm, it was Wednesday that beat Portsmouth. It was 2-0, mate. So that is that is why I remember seeing that.
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
You'd love to see it. and I mean, that's a and another layer of joy to add on it, right? If we beat the you know a team that's only beat Portsmouth this season. That's just like the cherry on the top of that icing on the cake.
00:21:54
Zak
Yeah.
00:21:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:21:58
Zak
Well, I'm relatively sure we're above them now anyway, so that's always nice.
00:21:58
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Absolutely beautiful.
00:22:02
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We are. Yeah.
00:22:03
Zak
We are.
00:22:03
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Always good.
00:22:03
Zak
We're above them by a point. Happy days.
00:22:06
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Yeah.
00:22:07
Zak
Look at that, guys.
00:22:07
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Wish it was a lot.
00:22:07
Zak
See?
00:22:08
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Wish it was a lot more, but there we go. We take those small victories.
00:22:11
Zak
Look, I feel like as, as you know, as when i was speaking to my dad the other day, it was like, ultimately what what the say most Saints fans want. you just You just want to see winner on occasion and be above Portsmouth at the league table.
00:22:22
Zak
I don't understand how it's that complicated. And he's right.
00:22:25
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Yeah.
00:22:25
Zak
That is pretty much what most fans want to see.
00:22:25
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Yeah. We've seen a win. Now we've seen a win. We're above Portsmouth, right? We're We're flying. Can't wait.
00:22:33
Zak
Look, let's not pretend that there are some cracks there, but also let's not pretend that we can't.
00:22:38
Zak
We just want to enjoy this. Again, like, been doing this podcast, what, 317 episodes? Like, during that time, we've been able to celebrate, what, five wins? Most them have been really bad.
00:22:49
Zak
like
00:22:49
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Wow, when you put it like that.
00:22:52
Zak
Well, mate, like, you've got the Everton game where we got away with it.
00:22:53
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my lord i've
00:22:55
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Five league wins. there but There's been some cup fun in the middle as well, let's be fair.
00:22:55
Zak
The Ipswich game, the Ipswich game,
00:23:00
Zak
Yeah, there's been some cup fun in the middle. like Don't get me wrong, but like can you name me the result that we beat Northampton with this year?
00:23:02
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2-0? Oh,
00:23:07
Zak
It's
00:23:09
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there we go.
00:23:10
Zak
like four, I think, mate. There you go, right?
00:23:13
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don't know.
00:23:14
Zak
Like, it's it's it's one of those things where it's the Cup.
00:23:14
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Yeah.
00:23:17
Zak
So as much as... Well, we have this discussion. We've had this discussion about, like, the magic of the Cup and FA Cup over time, right? And it's just...
00:23:24
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Yeah.
00:23:24
Zak
The problem is, is ultimately, you don't really remember those FA Cup games as much as you remember, like, a league win. So that's why it's important.
00:23:30
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Yeah.
00:23:33
Zak
And it would be really nice to start talking about some wins a little bit more. You know, that's selfish for me.
00:23:37
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That's it, mate.
00:23:38
Zak
But, you know, that way, Greg can't just constantly make out that I'm the most miserable man on the planet because I just never get to see my team win.
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, let's hope that that is the case this week, mate. Get a nice win, come back on Sunday, have a good chat, and be happy happy. Right, that is all that we have got time for today. Thank you, Zach, so much for joining me. Thank you, everyone, for listening.
00:24:04
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00:24:15
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Let us know. We love hearing from you. Can't wait to see your thoughts on how we're going to get on. Like say, we will be back after the game to talk about it, whatever happens.
00:24:26
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But I'm feeling positive. I'm feeling good. It's going to be a nice win. I can't wait to celebrate it all with you. But until then, have a wonderful weekend, everyone.
00:24:36
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And come on, you Saints.