Episode 1717: Superspreaders And Supersaturates
Is it within the power of one man to resurrect an entire football club? Perhaps science can produce some metaphors for Bruno Fernandes’ astonishing impact on the Man United team.
Bruno Fernandes among PL midfielders since he made his debut:
most passes into the box (48)
most total shots taken (19)
most shots on target (7)
most goal involvements (5)
=most assists (3)and PFA player of the month for February. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/GgKfqItufI
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) March 9, 2020
Meanwhile Jose is once again throwing chunks of meat to the mob – but is anyone still eating it up?
Jose Mourinho blasts Tanguy Ndombele after Tottenham draw to Burnley.#COYS | #THFC
— Spurs On Tap (@SpursOnTap) March 7, 2020
We speak to Tobias Jones in the locked-down city of Parma about how people have reacted to the measures taken by the Italian government to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and the implications for the football season.
Sure you’ve heard: #Parma, Padova, Venezia, Milano etc are now all #zonerosse (in lock-down). Gyms, museums, cinemas and schools closed. No weddings, funerals. No-one allowed in or out. What to do with 3 kids for next month? What to teach them about life and death? #coronavirus
— Tobias Jones (@Tobias_Italia) March 8, 2020
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Today’s pod on the World Service was fun
– partying with Fassbender*
– re-living the glory years of Irish football
– cringing my way through one of my first ever radio interviews
* Watching from a polite distance as Fassbender partied with others https://t.co/N5JNfJ26CL— Eoin McDevitt (@EoinMcDevitt) March 6, 2020
Troy pays the penalty, as Idah wins the Irish-off
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— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) March 5, 2020
Mick McCarthy and Jose have had real cuts off Troy Parrott this week.
We discuss why middle-aged managers feel the need to pillory young players at the first suggestion of criticism coming their direction.https://t.co/legXdgjorx pic.twitter.com/YqnyM4INbu
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) March 4, 2020