Episode 3416: Watching Pots Boil, Premier League Mad Men, Caicedo Erupts, The Como-Verse
Just as a watched pot never boils, an obsessively tracked Irish striker in Europe does not deliver goals under the desperate hungry eyes of the nation. Is it time for us to back off Troy and Ev and give them some space to do their thing? Maybe, but not today!
AZ Alkmaar were 1-0 down and had a chance to equalise from a penalty in the 99th minute…
Troy Parrott tried a panenka and completely missed the target. ???? pic.twitter.com/0bMKMiQsph
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) December 1, 2025
James Horncastle joins us to talk about Roma v Napoli. How happy is Gian Piero Gasperini likely to be with the performances of his young centre forward? Has Antonio Conte finally… mellowed? And just what is going on at Como that is drawing galactico celebs of the stature of – Fabrizio Romano – to their games?
As we have grown used to complaints about football becoming robotic and predictable, it fell to Moises Caicedo and Lucas Paqueta to remind us that many footballers remain human.
Toy Drive for children living in the International Protection system and Homeless Accommodation.
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We talk to Dutch journalist Mikos Gouka about Arne Slot’s past and present and Shelbourne’s visit to Troy Parrott country. pic.twitter.com/OSoed5G5Ez
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