Episode 3556: Romping Royalist Villains, Unai Emery Perpetual Trophy, Early Edition, The Old Format, Judge Dread
What a night it was for John McGinn: captain Aston Villa to a first trophy in 30 years then spend the next hour answering media questions about the Salt Bae of Villa, Prince William. We reminisce about UEFA Cup finals of days gone by and stumble on a hitherto unsuspected early link between McGinn and Kevin Brannigan.
We discuss Southampton’s failed appeal and Mikel Arteta’s marketability, before grappling – not entirely successfully – with UEFA’s new format for the Nations League and European Qualifiers. Oh you think you could do a better job? Be our guest.
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Jonathan Wilson joins us from Istanbul where he saw Unai Emery complete the -villa Europa hat trick. Do UEFA have an Emery problem? And if the Premier League is too rich for the likes of Freiburg to compete with teams like Villa, might we be coming closer to the day when teams like Villa can compete for the actual Premier League title?
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Today we chat to top Gooners Jacob Hawley and Dara O’Briain who give us their reactions to the end of the 22-year wait.
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