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Episode 319: Championship roundup!
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Southampton – We take a look back on a crazy weekend of championship action!
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Managerial Turmoil in the Championship
00:00:14
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, joined by my good friend and wonderful co-host, Zach Ingo Finch.
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
How you doing, mate? You alright?
00:00:26
Zak
Hello, hello. Yeah, nottybapa not too bad, mate. Not too bad. It's sort of sad that there's no real football this weekend. However, you know, we've we've got some stuff to talk about today. Part of that in the and the build-up was just the sheer amount of managers that have gone from the Championship already.
00:00:42
Zak
So we started doing we started doing the maths.
00:00:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, crazy.
00:00:44
Zak
because Obviously, two of the games we're going to talk about today are going to be two of the last games for these managers. But you've had Liam Manning go from Norwich. Yeah. You've had Swansea's manager go we've We've got rid of our manager and are currently managerless.
00:00:59
Zak
Watford obviously replaced their manager midway through the season, the only thing that shouldn't be surprising at this point.
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
the Yeah.
00:01:05
Zak
And then obviously Middlesbrough have now lost Rob Edwards for completely separate reasons. Apparently, no one likes anything more than to go to a Premier League team that has got two points and save that ship.
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, he... He clearly lost championship football so much, mate, that he wanted to secure it for next season and could see that Middlesbrough were flying too high to guarantee that there, right?
00:01:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the only logical explanation.
00:01:25
Zak
Oh, Greg, the problem is...
00:01:27
Zak
The problem is, whenever you say anything like that, all I can think of is when we we were a confirmed going down, and it was like, we have confirmed our place in the championship next season.
00:01:38
Zak
It's like the worst piece of PR.
Watford vs Bristol City: A Fierce Draw
00:01:40
Zak
Like, as if all of a sudden that was going to make us feel better, that we're like, oh yeah, I know you're right.
00:01:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:45
Zak
As opposed to, unfortunately, we've dropped out of the Premier League to the championship. It's like, we've confirmed our place in the better league. Ugh. But yeah, don there's been some games, there's been some football, there's been some stuff that's not entirely us. There's a table that looks a little bit healthier for us.
00:02:01
Zak
Not much healthier, a little bit healthier, know.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
well let's do it mate let's let's round it up let's start let's do it as traditionally as we do mate chronologically alphabetically that's right yeah
00:02:12
Zak
Chronologically, alphabetically. Good.
00:02:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
at time Time, comma, alphabet descending.
00:02:20
Zak
but but
00:02:21
Zak
I know people know what we do for living outside of this.
00:02:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's start on Friday night with, I don't know if you saw much it, mate, a quite entertaining one-all draw, Watford against Bristol. It's quite a good game.
00:02:36
Zak
Yeah, like Garcia doing all right. Now he's back in charge of what he referred to as home, I guess. Like, I don't... For me, it's like, I don't know how Watford fans feel, but it's sort of one of those situations where it's like, that sure was a change that you made for a reason.
00:02:53
Zak
Like, I don't know...
00:02:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Derby's Winning Streak Continues
00:02:54
Zak
Do we really feel like... thank because but To my knowledge, the reason they brought him in is they felt like there wasn't enough progress towards promotion, right? And they're still 15th.
00:03:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:03:03
Zak
So, Yvonne, like the last couple of games, I don't know when Garcia is took charge, but loss, win, loss, win, draw, draw. Okay, like, and I don't know. it seemed like It seemed like a weird one, but I guess they i still, if they pull play any of the football they've played against us, I'm sure it's entertain sure it's an entertaining game.
00:03:20
Zak
But no, I did not properly catch it.
00:03:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i they went ahead early and then not that much later in the game in the first half conceded the equaliser, but they were knocking on the door. there were They were trying.
00:03:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
16 shots, 10 on target, 22 touches inside the opposition box.
00:03:38
Zak
Nice.
00:03:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was, yeah, they were they were trying. i mean, Bristol gave back a bit. They they themselves had quite a few shots, but yeah, it was just a good game. i enjoyed it. was good.
00:03:50
Zak
Yeah, I guess I don't know what it does to the table, if anything. I feel like it's more of a a draw for Bristol City is more more damaging than the sort of for Watford.
00:04:01
Zak
But then again, we say that, like the difference in the table now is negligible anyway at this point. Like...
00:04:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it, right? Because it's such a crazy league because it's not really... When you like hone in on the lens of these like one-game weeks that we tend to do the roundups on, it doesn't make that much difference. but actually, the swing overall of the three games in seven days that happens so often. It's happening again straight after the international break. It's, it's those swings that have the impact, right?
00:04:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, uh, we'll get to some of them.
00:04:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh, sure.
00:04:32
Zak
Well, we're like nine points off a third, right?
00:04:35
Zak
And I understand, obviously, these other teams will play games, but it is absolutely crazy to me how tight it can get.
00:04:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:42
Zak
and you know it's like it's not i just i just really would
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:04:45
Zak
really hoped we would go up greg not through playups again And at this point, I don't even know if we're if p polite like if if hoping to get even close to that it feels of still like a bit like a pipe dream. I don't know not for you.
Hull City Triumphs Amidst Defensive Errors
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Zak
and know you're still quietly confident, but I'm still very much... But then when you look at the numbers, and you're like, oh, we could probably do that, to be fair. Yeah.
00:05:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that it's very doable. And who doesn't love a nice family day out to Wembley? You know, we could we we could we can bankroll that. It's fine.
00:05:16
Zak
sure
00:05:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, mate. Next up, into the early kickoffs on Saturday, Blackburn 1, Derby County 2. two Derby going 2 up.
00:05:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
in the first half and then conceding a penalty in the second half but holding on. and I mean, it's not quite like the tale of doom and gloom that we were sold when we spoke to Nick on the podcast not that long ago, right?
00:05:39
Zak
we were we we were We were sold to Nick that being a Derby County fan was nothing but pain. They're terrible. They're not going to get any better. And they've literally won the last five.
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Every single game since, right?
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:52
Zak
yeah There we go.
00:05:54
Zak
We either curse a team like we cursed Liverpool or apparently we just revitalise a team, right?
00:05:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:01
Zak
And that's kind of what happened to Blackburn after they played us is they went a little winning streak and then right up until they played us, they lost. we We are such a confidence booster for so many other teams because they're like, wow, we beat this promoted side. And it's like, oh, this this side that came down from the Premier League. We're so good. And it's like, guys, we got 12 points. Like Sunderland are on more points than us already. What are you chatting about? like But, you know, power to them.
00:06:26
Zak
But yeah, it's not quite what we were told would happen with Derby County and how they would play out.
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
No,
00:06:32
Zak
And, you know, so a striker scoring a 10th goal in a season has got be good for them.
00:06:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, unfortunately I didn't watch this game. It wasn't on the TV where I was at. and I was was traveling to St. Mary's, so I didn't manage to catch it. But to be fair, the tale of the statistics and the highlights show that maybe the scoreline does Darby some favors because they, you know, your favorite stat mate, they only had 0.9 XG from six shots.
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And converted that into two goals, which to be fair, Nick did say that they were, they were at least very like high conversion rate to their chances created.
00:07:06
Zak
lucky
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, but you know, Blackburn gave it a go to get back at them. Only managed eight shots on target. It's just, yeah.
00:07:18
Zak
if you have but If you have a look at there and look at their player ratings as well, Ben Brereton-Diaz come in third from bottom, 6.71. So... so I don't know. I hope things happen for that man. I really desperately do.
00:07:31
Zak
But I
Millwall vs Preston: A Well-Matched Draw
00:07:32
Zak
do wonder if, like when Adam Armstrong played against Blackburn, there's some sort of voodoo that takes that takes place where where they were such popular members of that former club. They just can't seem to be able to score against them.
00:07:43
Zak
And by voodoo, I mean mental block in the background or whatever, you know? Either Either way, darrby Derby flying.
00:07:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed.
00:07:51
Zak
Ridiculous.
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, right up to what?
00:07:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
10th now? Yeah.
00:07:54
Zak
Tenth now, mate.
00:07:55
Zak
Yeah.
00:07:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
three point
00:07:56
Zak
but we were when We were told they were going to be at a relegation scrap. and In fact, one of the favorite for promotion is now currently one of the three members of the relegation scrap.
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lofty heights.
00:08:07
Zak
Oh,
00:08:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Crazy. Next up on the list, a fantastic fixture, Hull City 3, Portsmouth 2. I don't know if you've seen any of this game, mate, but Pompey's first goal was the most ridiculous own goal.
00:08:16
Zak
no.
00:08:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it hasn't been given as an own goal as a deflection, but it was... Man. look
00:08:32
Zak
Yeah, I had seen it.
00:08:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you talk about individual errors, it makes some of our goals look like competent defenders. it It was like a clearance that flopped straight out to the striker who hit it and bounced off the same player's knee and diverted the ball from one corner of the goal to the top corner of the other side of the goal.
00:08:54
Zak
It is almost like if you base your entire team off of having one player who is a creative outlet, you might struggle.
00:09:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:09:02
Zak
And then, you know, that that's about all I'll say on that game, Greg.
00:09:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
but a Pompey now, of course, below us at the table.
00:09:12
Zak
Oh, no.
00:09:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
You'll have to see.
00:09:13
Zak
What happened to the gap, Greg? What happened to minding it? They can't, even if we lose the next game, they win. They still don't leapfrog us. So, you know.
00:09:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Meanwhile, Hull staying in amongst it, despite some predictions of start of the season that they were not going to be.
00:09:29
Zak
Mate, they are. They're fifth. They're doing well.
00:09:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, well up there.
00:09:31
Zak
They're doing really well this season. Again, again another good game against us. And then now they're flying. I feel like we've just completely like voodooed the entire system.
00:09:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's
Middlesbrough's Victory and Managerial Drama
00:09:40
Zak
That's kind of my vibe.
00:09:41
Zak
But hey, what do I know?
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
it mate. Right. let's Let's take a little break. Hear a message from our partners Unique and then crack on with the rest of the fixtures.
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Alright, mate, and we are back. Moving on to next. Millwall 1, Preston North End 1. like Two teams that, to be honest, are kind of flying still, right?
00:10:38
Zak
Both are playoff spots. Both are going to be probably annoyed about draw, to be honest. But, you know, it this way, like, you know, Preston could be on par, but almost on par.
00:10:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:49
Zak
They'd have been 28 points if they'd won that game, which is literally a point below Middlesbrough. And, you know what, seven points off... or six points off of Coventry, which is insane because no one would have predicted that.
00:11:01
Zak
And as much as I mugged Preston off, like credit where credit's due, Millwall was pretty much what you predicted. was very surprised by your prediction the beginning season, but they seem to be doing all right. But feel like neither side are kind of going to be content with a one-all draw, if I'm totally honest.
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
no but look look like a fairly even game uh some some quite well things uh just yeah nice nice steady draw what more can you say
00:11:28
Zak
of
Leicester's Last-Minute Victory Over Norwich
00:11:29
Zak
our lone players there was pretty embarrassing. But there we are. Not Millwall, in case anyone was wondering.
00:11:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, moving swiftly on. Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham 1. Mad, Middlesbrough. I mean, what situation?
00:11:45
Zak
managerless Middlesbrough win a 2-1 game over Birmingham.
00:11:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:50
Zak
And while Rob Edwards is probably getting interviewed in like Wolverhampton's managing director's office, uh,
00:11:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's crazy, right? Like, it really is such a bizarre situation. I think I said to you, because all of the stories that came out about it, he was like kicked out of training on Friday and then kicked out of the hotel that the club was supposed to be playing for and the club invoiced him for the entire cost.
00:12:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, like,
00:12:16
Zak
To be honest, mate, all of the things that I saw were just signs written on pubs outside Middlesbrough pubs telling tell it Rob Edwards exactly what they feel about his decision to try and leave Middlesbrough.
00:12:27
Zak
And yeah, it seems to have had absolutely zero effect on their team whatsoever.
00:12:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and like, has he even confirmed in the job at Wolves?
00:12:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like...
00:12:36
Zak
No, not yet.
00:12:37
Zak
it It would be incredible if it fell through now because I don't know if... I don't know how you you take a step back from that, right? but I don't know how you recover from it, to be honest. And once again, Birmingham City sort of right...
00:12:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no, it was was made official yesterday, apparently, mate, as it's under three and a half years old, so i mean I miss that.
00:12:53
Zak
How was it? Mate, how am I...
00:12:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:58
Zak
I missed that. Is that like Wolves' official website and everything? Or are you sort you saying...
00:13:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sky Sports News. So...
00:13:03
Zak
Okay, okay, that's that's a bit more that's a bit more official. I'm still not seeing it on Wolves' website, but I'll take Sky Sports News. <unk>s not It's not here we go, so it's probably a little bit more reliable.
00:13:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah. yeah But, yeah, I mean, what a crazy situation to leave a team that are flying so high at the moment. Like, up in second.
00:13:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just... Yeah. Yeah. baffling to me, but I mean, you know, they team showed that it's not all about the manager. They cracked on, got the win.
00:13:34
Zak
Yeah.
00:13:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So
00:13:36
Zak
About your target started again.
00:13:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:13:39
Zak
Like, scored two goals, beat Birmingham City, Birmingham City sitting around an hour just under Derby, where obviously they probably expected to do a little bit better.
Sheffield United's Ongoing Struggles
00:13:48
Zak
But again, promoted team from a...
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they'll just be happy to not be like down and amongst it, to be honest. I know that they invested heavily, but you've got to face the reality that it's a a tough... help Well, it's supposed to be a tough league to come up to, but...
00:13:51
Zak
Despite the fact that they...
00:14:03
Zak
Well, but Birmingham have had similar struggles to us with, like, striker, right? Like, Furuhashi was, like, brought in being, like, this this really prolific ex-Celtic striker. Everyone thought he would score loads, and I think he has, like, the most misses next to Adam Armstrong in, like, what should be clear and obvious goal-scoring opportunities.
00:14:22
Zak
But, like, yeah, for the for players at Middlesbrough to turn around, it's like, it's it's one way or the other, right? You either completely collapse or or you carry on. And like we're used to, whenever we get rid of a manager, it just being like, you know, our our our new manager bounce when Juric came in was a draw, preceded by a lot of losses.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:14:39
Zak
And then obviously we have no manager now. We have also seen that kind of thing. But I imagine like, if If you're flying, you don't want to like let that manager leaving. I'm sure the game plan was already in place. It would just be it'll be interesting to see how they kick on now and who they'll replace them with.
00:14:56
Zak
like that's That's going to be the the fascinating thing to me because if you bring someone in that's too disruptive to a style and a flow that has been working, you end up with situations where like you don't want to spend ages to adapt.
00:15:08
Zak
I just think it's a just grim... how these kind of things can happen. You always wonder, like, unless a manager is out of a job to approach another manager, do you have a manager's transfer window?
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
baffling yeah
00:15:23
Zak
Right? Like, what do you do to resolve that situation? Because I still don't understand why you'd have picked Wolves with two points who seem to be in absolute dire straits unless you're that desperate to go back the Premier League.
00:15:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say he's got ties to the club right and it's supposed to be like a proper fit but it's a strange one strange one to me
00:15:37
Zak
probably
00:15:44
Zak
Yeah, but it's how how how to how to of go from beloved to hated like overnight, isn't it, really? I think that's where I'm at.
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed.
00:15:53
Zak
Hey-ho.
00:15:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hey-ho, right, next up on the list, Norwich City 1, Leicester 2.
00:15:54
Zak
Shoot one, Widdlesport.
00:16:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leicester scoring a stoppage time equaliser here, sorry, a stoppage time winner here to prevent Norwich from getting their first point at home this season, which is, mean, yeah, that's really grim.
00:16:05
Zak
Mm-hmm.
00:16:12
Zak
That is harrowing, isn't it? that's a like They sit on nine points. The only reason they're probably bottom is due to the fact that Wednesday have had so many deductions, to be perfectly honest.
00:16:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah, because Sheffield Wednesday got a 10-point deduction sit on minus four. So if you add that 10 back on...
00:16:30
Zak
Yeah. it'd be You're a bit sick, so you'd still probably be underneath.
00:16:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, thank you. It's still being Bob.
00:16:34
Zak
LAUGHTER
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Never mind, I worked it That
00:16:36
Zak
got a mathematician out the two of us, mate. Like, yeah over the way, obviously, this this proceeded to be Liam Manning's last game, right?
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
had a complete blank there.
00:16:44
Zak
He finally got the got
Coventry's Late Win Showcases Resilience
00:16:46
Zak
slung the hook after this.
00:16:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:49
Zak
So, yeah, it's just desperately clinging onto to his job.
00:16:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I mean, at this point in the season to have not got a single point at home, let alone a win at home, is, I mean, you can dread think what the atmosphere at Carrow Road has been like.
00:17:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
but But, you know, Leicester, I mean, managing to scrape past Norwich, but, I mean, also not in a particularly good run of form themselves, right? they you They're up in 12th, but draw, loss, loss, loss, draw, and then this stoppage time win is not Not the form they'd be hoping for to try and bounce straight back up, is it?
00:17:25
Zak
I kind of feel bad for him. Like the last thing he said in his interview was sort of, I don't live my life with regret as part of the journey I'm learning, I'm hurting, I'm frustrated and hugely disappointed because this is a club I care deeply about. Or I didn't come here to be where we are, but we are.
00:17:40
Zak
So I will do a lot of learning as to why. And I'm like, and you will be doing that with a massive compensation check, probably on a beach somewhere in Spain.
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. but
00:17:50
Zak
just It just sucks, mad like it's it's really
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:17:52
Zak
There's been some real winners and losers in like the managerial races right so far. Svente's been managing to
Ipswich's Dominant Win Over Swansea
00:17:59
Zak
get a hold of the Leicester job after QPR and then QPR seemingly for a little bit of time until very recently doing almost better than them. Leicester ain't doing too much better than us, mate. They're only three points ahead.
00:18:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, that's it. And like say, in such a poor run of form up until that stoppage time winner, it'd be interesting to see if they sort of take that and manage to bounce on or or where it goes from there, to be honest, because it's not looking great for for any of us, really.
00:18:25
Zak
No, not particularly.
00:18:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, mate, one more before we head into the break. Sheffield United ne cupr nil, nil. I mean, Sheffield United now winless in four matches.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Also he's struggling down there at the bottom.
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, predicted much higher.
00:18:45
Zak
Again, they they had their little new manager bounce, right?
00:18:47
Zak
They had their little Chris Wilder came in and they won two or three games. And then since then, it's just been more of the same. At least this wasn't a loss for them. But it's it's incredible how a team can do like apply a playoff final
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:01
Zak
and then be in the position they're in now. But again, it's all, for me, in my opinion, a lot of self-inflicted, right? Like you you hit the panic button, you get rid of Wilder, who has been, like, he's literally enforced stability across the the board for the last season or so.
00:19:16
Zak
And then you bring in, again, Ruben Seles of Hull City, who just about kept them up. For me, I don't understand how you would bring up a what was considered to be like a survival manager, to push on to promotion and potentially Premier League, right?
00:19:31
Zak
And then they paid that price and now they're still dealing with it. I also feel like having the squad decimated, it's like the big the big worry that I've got about us not moving on next, like, you know, get doing well is losing players. But then also we've discussed a lot, who are we actually that bothered about us losing at this point?
00:19:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Sorry.
00:19:51
Zak
So I guess we'll find out.
00:19:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah And I mean, look, a word of warning here as well, right? Because all of the noise from us, or not from us, but from our fan base particularly about going out and getting Danny Ings back in the summer and we played 90 minutes here and didn't go cold.
00:20:07
Zak
Well, yeah, we almost did. Apparently he was like, no, and now look, it's just not working out for him anymore.
00:20:09
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So, yeah.
00:20:13
Zak
It's almost like age catches up with
00:20:14
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Right, mate. Next up on the list, worth a brief mention, Saints 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
00:20:56
Zak
Hey!
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've talked about it at length if you want to hear it.
00:20:59
Zak
yeah
00:21:02
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Go back and listen to the last two days' worth of shows, but it's good stuff to be back on winning terms. Long may it continue. Next up, Stoke 0, Coventry 1. A late winner for Coventry, but Coventry continued their unbelievable run.
00:21:21
Zak
You thought after they after they lost, that would be it, right?
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just crazy. Yeah.
00:21:24
Zak
And now they just managed to win the two two straight after on the bounce.
00:21:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:27
Zak
like Like, oh, sorry about that little hiccup, guys. Apologies. What else should you Like, every time we talk about it's just like they're absolutely smashing it.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:35
Zak
And against a Stoke City side that sit in third and are also absolutely flying, right?
00:21:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it looks like it's a good, well-balanced game.
00:21:41
Zak
So good for Coventry.
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, Coventry got in and and got it late on. So, fair play. It's... Yeah.
00:21:52
Zak
not really much else to say on it is it
00:21:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
What can say? it other I've watched quite a lot of the highlights of this week and they've all sort of blurred together. Was this the bicycle kick?
00:22:01
Zak
maybe
00:22:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't know.
00:22:04
Zak
you're talking about the canadian one because that wasn't here
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, I don't think so. But yeah, well we'll see. But yeah, it was a late goal. Good stuff.
00:22:16
Zak
Look, good for Coventry.
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, good point. It was, yeah, it was an unbelievable bicycle kick. Just the confidence to try and pull something like that out in the 86 minute. Just fair play.
00:22:26
Zak
Well, I think that's the that's the thing, right? like you know Whenever you are able to do something like that, like that's when you've got the confidence in a team like that, you are willing to try things that are insane and they pay off more.
West Brom Edges Out Oxford
00:22:42
Zak
So good for them.
00:22:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah absolutely uh right next on the list swansea one ipswich four so ipswich started to find their feet after a sort of nervy start as well get into a bit of a runner form uh
00:22:57
Zak
Yeah.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
another decent win. There's a couple of teams that they've sort put away comfortably in a row now, right? There's some couple of big wins.
00:23:07
Zak
Yeah.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Swansea, however, but just also struggling to to piece it together.
00:23:15
Zak
Yeah. Well, it's this the end of their manager's time, right? That was that was pretty much the the result of this game when you get batted 4-1 like that. Yeah.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
mean, it has to be said, two own goals in that four. Cameron Burgess, formerly of Swansea, sorry, fully of Ipswich, scored two own goals in this game.
00:23:37
Zak
Yeah, to be clear, that's the you can't blame the manager necessarily for that.
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's not the story coming up against all the team.
00:23:42
Zak
But again, it's the managers that's going to that's going to pay the price always, right? Again, like I don't think that you... and Until we can start firing players for being terrible, which would be an insane precedent to set and change the game forever, I don't think there's a lot you can do other than you when when you don't do too well, get rid of the manager.
00:23:59
Zak
But... I don't think they'd had like the worst start to the season. i don't really know what Swansea's expectations are. Like we kind of said that we kind of expect them to be more around mid table than anywhere else. You know, I know that they've been in the Premier League before in the sort of last 15 years, but yeah, I'm not, I'm kind of surprised.
00:24:17
Zak
But I guess when you lose like that, it's, you know, depends what the fans, if the fans have turned as well.
00:24:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed. right. Next up, uh, West Brom to Oxford one.
00:24:31
Zak
Greg Charlie Taylor played in this game.
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
which
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. Good win for the Baggies. It's...
00:24:44
Zak
Oxford United still giving it a good go. Like, you got a credit where credit's due
00:24:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:50
Zak
that No one probably expected them to be anywhere other than 20th. So, you know. About
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
On 24th, yeah. So, yeah. Indeed, they are... Yeah, they're... Yeah, I mean, it was always going to be a struggle. But, yeah, it looks like a reasonably close game against West Brom.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who, you know, all of the goals in like a 10-minute period in the like middle of the game.
00:25:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's fascinating. Just, yeah.
00:25:19
Zak
Yeah.
00:25:21
Zak
Sometimes it's just how it is, isn't it? You know, we we we tend to be that kind of person.
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah.
00:25:26
Zak
We score, then immediately they peg one back, then they score another, and then we spend all the rest of the game desperately chasing it.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:32
Zak
So you say it's fascinating.
00:25:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed. It looks like...
00:25:33
Zak
I think it's more of a Southampton game than anything else.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, definitely. I mean, it looks like West Brom absolutely battered Oxford. 26 shots in total. So, to only have converted two. i mean, maybe he says more than anything else. But, you know.
00:25:48
Zak
Maybe not as even as you thought then, mate.
00:25:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
No bet. That's it. Look, also floating around mid-table West Brom. So, interesting to see how they go. Right, last but not least on the list, Wrexham 1, Charlton 0.
00:26:05
Zak
Yeah, Nathan Jones, not as not as indestructible as first thought. Really good couple of games, but Wrexham also find their feet.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:12
Zak
13th down, mate, 21 points.
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:15
Zak
Josh Windass again scoring. Absolute power signing for them, but much to the probably dismay of Sheffield Wednesday fans, because again, that's more of a, when you let your club collapse like that, you aren't going to be able to keep your best players.
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:27
Zak
And he definitely was one of them, but he really started to come into his own a little bit more.
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it came from a penalty, but they all count. And it's a good home win for Wrexham. I mean, we knew that their home form was key to to how they were going to get on this year.
00:26:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, that I think any level-headed Wrexham fans will be more than happy to just not be down struggling right at the bottom. So it's good them.
00:26:54
Zak
<unk>s it's It's been a fascinating season because you look at two of the teams that are down struggling in the bottom and you'd realistically expect them to be in playoff places. And this is just how the championship's been.
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:03
Zak
Well, it's how it is always, right? It's completely unpredictable and maybe looking back at it, Greg, and I'm saying us saying second is pretty arrogant.
00:27:13
Zak
so Considering I've also been a and a a key part, like key voice in our podcast, at least, of saying I don't think we're actually as good as we think we are. And I'm starting to like feel it a little bit more this year than I ever have.
00:27:27
Zak
I feel like maybe we've rested on our laurels a bit too long over the last couple of years and that this year is finally coming home to roost. But luckily, it seems like there are other teams that are also doing that and it's worse for them.
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed.
Wrexham's Home Victory: Josh Windass Shines
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Charlton, it seems, also struck with a bout of illness and quite a few injuries. James Brie, Lloyd-Jones and Kane Ramsey battled through pain and illness feature with Dathan Jones coming out after the game and saying they shouldn't probably have played. but
00:27:57
Zak
what are you going to do? Hopefully those niggles are still there for next week, right? And that when we play them, we we have a full fitness.
00:28:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
it. Well, Brie can't play.
00:28:06
Zak
Well, obviously not.
00:28:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
say
00:28:08
Zak
That's a bonus for us because he seems to be doing well for them.
00:28:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
uh yeah yeah absolutely
00:28:11
Zak
It'd be interesting to see how Nathan Jones, how he's rec received. Is he going walk in? Is he going to... I would be surprised if it's all pantomime, mate, to be honest.
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's gonna all be pantomime he's gonna be the pantomime villain he's gonna absolutely eat it up and uh hopefully it doesn't play into Charlton's hands too much uh It is going to be interesting. But look, they're they're still flying high. They've been having some some incredible form.
00:28:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I guess this is the i guess the defining or turning point of the season, right? If they can get through this spell of injuries and illness and sort of still stick up amongst it and get some bits out of it, then would say that coming up through the playoffs, any Charlton fan, again, will have just been happy to not be looking to go straight back down.
00:29:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So think pair play for the job they've done.
00:29:01
Zak
Yeah, and they seem to be doing well.
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just a shame that it's Nathan Jones in it.
00:29:04
Zak
It is what it is. Again, I feel like if you if he had never been at our club, he's the kind of person you were like, oh, that guy is such a character.
00:29:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:15
Zak
Look at He's so weird. But I think it's the fact that he was at our club and was so, don't know, brash about it.
00:29:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:23
Zak
And now looking back, it was like, i just wasn't confident enough. I'm like, oh, no, I don't think that's what the problem was, mate. like that's I think that you you need to build that kind of relationship before you start mugging off the fans for not being Chex Notes Luton's fans. But there we are. yeah Such is like...
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
well and there we go that's it that wraps up another incredible week in the championship uh some exciting games some ridiculous goals some ridiculous zone goals bicycle kicks saints win pompey loss all you everything you want and more from a championship game week uh mate that's it that's all we've got time for
00:30:02
Zak
Yeah, now we've got we got some more things to look forward to before the international break is over. But I just would like it to come quicker.
00:30:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:30:09
Zak
But at the same time, don't wish your lives away. Enjoy enjoy weekends without sport if you're so inclined. Or do what Greg does and pick up every other little bit of sport under the sun that isn't there.
00:30:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:30:22
Zak
it's
00:30:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know what you mean.
00:30:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
but at all.
00:30:25
Zak
No, not at all.
00:30:26
Zak
I'm watching Australian cricket, mate.
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
this There's bound to be something on.
00:30:29
Zak
It's a different type of cricket. I'm like, how have you found this?
00:30:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:30:32
Zak
like Eurosport has some weird.
00:30:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll see... Eurosport does have some... Aussie rules football is incredible, to be clear.
00:30:39
Zak
I know, I have watched it.
00:30:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right?
00:30:41
Zak
I cannot remember where or why, but I think it was to show my wife who was fascinated by the uniforms they wore.
00:30:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just because I enjoy... Just because I enjoy Ballers League on a Monday as well, which might be a hot take. like I think it's brilliant. It's exciting stuff. They've got potentially a Premier League footballer in a mask playing in a six-a-side competition with YouTubers.
00:31:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, what could you ask for from your sport?
00:31:02
Zak
So, say it's it's like when you when you, for me, the way I see the Ballers League, mate, and I know this is off topic and I know you need to rush soon, but the way I see it is it's like if if you asked your mum and dad for FIFA Street and then they said we have FIFA Street at home, that's the Ballers League.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. hundred percent
00:31:21
Zak
but you You don't get to watch Ronaldinho, you get to watch Angry Ginge try and do a nutmeg.
00:31:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%. Definitely true.
00:31:27
Zak
Yeah.
00:31:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, he's the goalkeeper. Come on, mate. You've got to get up with your He hes he is manager slash goalkeeper.
00:31:32
Zak
I know! Watch it! I named a random footballing influencer, mate, and I hoped it hit.
00:31:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's not doing nutmegs.
00:31:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:43
Zak
Right, okay.
00:31:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wait.
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:48
Zak
It's one of the places, like, you know, eat each to their own. Enjoy whatever you want in your life. I am not here to dictate that. Not something I have a huge interest in, mate, that's all.
00:31:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
a I'm a simple man. There's a ball involved. It's probably enjoyable to watch, right? like so
00:32:05
Zak
yeah Let's keep this safe at work, mate.
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes a Well, on that note, thank you everyone for listening. Thank you, jack Zach, for joining me.
00:32:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let us know in the comments on the socials what was your highlight of the weekend. We can't love hearing from you. Always look forward to your comments. We're on all the socials. We're everywhere. We are on X, Blue Sky, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, everywhere. Hit us up.
00:32:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let us know. we will be back tomorrow despite the international break to talk about something football and I promise it won't be Ballers League.
00:32:42
Zak
Okay.
00:32:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Thanks everyone for joining us. We'll see you then. And until then, have a great day.