Episode 2111: The End of the Line
Lionel Messi has joined PSG on a free transfer, which is not something anyone expected to be writing when he was standing on that advertising board behind the goal at the Camp Nou, basking in the glory of Sergi Roberto’s winner in the 6-1.
Think you can be excited about what Messi at PSG will look like on the pitch. But this whole week has painted a quite bleak picture of where football stands in basically every other sense. https://t.co/O9s74T9YFx
— Rory Smith (@RorySmith) August 11, 2021
…and here’s Leo Messi at Parc des Princes. New Paris Saint-Germain player, number 3??0??. #Messi
Official teaser completed. ??? #PSG pic.twitter.com/84SUvJZuVp
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2021
We’re joined by Rory Smith and Jonathan Wilson, partly to talk about Messi, but mainly to look forward to the new Premier League season.
Does the signing of Grealish make Man City more powerful than anyone can possibly imagine Why isn’t there anything like the same level of hype around Jadon Sancho arriving across town? Are Liverpool a spent force? Does the arrival of Romelu Lukaku tilt the balance in favour of the European champions? Can Villa and Everton convert cash into prizes?
Plus there’s plucky eagles, Benitez’s rough start, Ole’s job, the demolition of Barca and Viktor Orban’s fave football writer.
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You thought you’d shed all your Kellie tears yesterday didn’t you? Well think again.
Here’s our own tribute to @Kelly64kg ?
LISTEN?|Kellie Harrington Olympic Champion?? pic.twitter.com/HUn7qfOasS
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) August 9, 2021
Go to PatreonBarcelona opted for John Delan-omics and unfortunately it just hasn’t worked out for themhttps://t.co/6iB8BE4f3B pic.twitter.com/jLs98hQfT6
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) August 9, 2021