Gary: Where's your other big name at the beginning?

Wizzard: How we doing, how we doing?

Gary: Front and center then before I got my cellphone. welcome mate. How we doing?

Wizzard: ⁓ not too bad, not too bad. You know, missing one of our members again.

Gary: I I ⁓ we're going to wait till Mulligan's come online because I don't see them ticking up on the screen just yet. But as soon as they come on, you better believe we're going to be giving him all sorts of abuse. ⁓

Wizzard: Yeah, need to have them in the comments section shouting out calling them out. Accountability, that's all we ask for on this pod. ⁓

Gary: Yeah, definitely. Well, it's just accountability, isn't it? It's accountability. Speaking of accountability, to start us off, saw the post at the weekend, mate. The dogshit situation is not getting any better.

Wizzard: If anything, I think it's getting worse I feel like I'm being targeted ⁓ my street, my block, it's out of control. And think we talked about it before. It's just the thing that makes me even more, more mad about it is just the people that actually put the dog shit in the bags and then just leave the bags on the ground. Like you've done half the job, finished the job. figure it out. Like I just don't get it. It's just that's just common courtesy. And you know what? I think people are targeting me because I don't know if they how they know where I live, but there's just bags all outside my apartment and I can't stand it.

Gary: They're just, it might not even be dog shit at this point. It might just be like brownie batter and they're just chucking it on the street and just waiting for you to bite.

Wizzard: It's just... Yeah, it's just getting out of control and you know, hopefully with the change of the, you know, daylight savings time and get a little bit warmer up here, people will start figuring it out a bit more, but there should be no excuses for it. Pick up your dog's shit. It's out of control.

Gary: There's nothing worse as well after it's snowed because you just see how lazy people are because you know they've just been firing it into the snow because they know that the next snow is going to come and cover it up and then when it melts there's just an absolute destruction all over the place.

Wizzard: Yeah, it was pretty, it's just, don't know. I don't get it. I don't get why people can't just do it, but so that's our PSA. We got to get it out there. We got to get the word out. I think also to like start policing it. If you see it, if you see it, if you see something, say something, that's all, that's all I'm going to say because

Gary: Imagine that, just see it, if you see it, just people kicking each other's heads in on the street in Obokan because Wiz said, pick up your dog shit.

Wizzard: Hey, it's just, you know, just putting a feeler out there. I walked by, went for a walk after work today. I see the kiosks, they're full with dog poop bags, like use them. You don't even have to go out and buy them. The city's putting them out there for you.

Gary: Yeah, listen, speaking of shit, we're going to get to Packwood when he comes on and giving him plenty of it. But for the time being, he's not here. very much to everybody who's tuning in right now to watch us, the lads at Mulligan's. Hope all doing well. Hope it's not too much of a cure today. And then Rean's looking after you behind the bar. But yeah, thanks for coming on. Thanks for watching. I'm just to work out who might have won Jeopardy. I gotta say, Flynn's usually the sneaky one, isn't he? Loretta maybe, she's got the knowledge as well. But we'll see, who knows? We'll find out. Maybe, you know what, that's a good one actually. Maybe someone can stick it in the chat. Stick it in the chat, who won the Jeopardy this week, that could be the first bet. Might bet it'd be Flynn or Loretta maybe. we'll see what happens. But yeah, thanks very much for coming. If watching now, a couple of things really, if you're watching now, you can like and subscribe to us on YouTube.

Wizzard: Yeah.

Gary: and it's up there now, you can get onto Monday night footy at Mollies. if you're in the bar tonight as well, you know what, if you're in, take a picture, take a picture of the screen, take a picture of you watching the telly. Last week I got a cracker of someone giving me the bird right in the middle of it, yeah, which was good, but again, tagged it, it was all ⁓ there. there's no such thing, yeah, there's no such thing as bad publicity, mate. There's no such thing as bad publicity. ⁓ How was your weekend anyway?

Wizzard: Yeah, we'll give you a repost out there. We wanna see our fans out there. Not too bad. mean, we'll get to it. mean, I obviously will save the Newcastle Everton conversation to when Packwood gets on here. But other than that, not too bad, relaxing, know, just want to see some better results from my team. I'm not getting it right now. And you guys, though, I mean, I know we were kind of clued into the Liverpool Ham game. I know we don't usually start with Liverpool. I'm ⁓ kidding. usually do. But. Any thoughts? think that was just getting one of those games just getting the job done. any thoughts there?

Gary: I mean, looked clinical, didn't it? The first half looked clinical. And then all of a sudden it's like you're thinking to yourself, hang on, there's no way. There's no way he's won it. was the All right, mate, all right. ⁓ Well, if it was him and Mckelvey, there's no way Mckelvey's getting it. But know, ⁓ Ads was the for today. Fair enough, fair enough. Do you know what, for me, for Liverpool, I think, I honestly think that

Wizzard: Was anyone else there?

Gary: It was, first half was clinical, the first goal, West Ham weren't great, but Ekateke was solid and then the finish, everyone's talking about the finish from McAlister, there's great snapshot, it just bounced out to him and his reaction was there. But yeah, you know what, Packwood is here now, he's in the waiting room, should we just let him in or should we just make him wait for a little bit, sweat him out? But you know what, actually, while the lads are in mulligans are on, we'll let him in and we'll just zing him with this straight away.

Wizzard: Yeah, let's let's get him in. Let's get him in.

Gary: He's here now, isn't he? There's no way he's got his sound on, he? And he's messing about already. We'll see how long it takes you. Hey, we'll see how long... We can't be messing about. He's on mute and everything. Yeah, you are. All right, I'll tell you what. We'll find a quick...

Wizzard: We're live right now, can't, can't. ⁓ my god, this would be great if if we have him the whole episode and he can't talk

Packwood: Shut up. up. Have fear. Packwood is here. That's the motto. ⁓

Gary: shocking business. shocking business. listen, you know what, while you're here, I was going to try throw this out at the beginning of the show but now you're here. I think it's fairly, it's pretty potent to bring this up. So Wiz, go back to it again Wiz, we'll just say, how was your weekend again?

Packwood: You know what?

Wizzard: Yeah, mean the Saturday was lovely met up with Anthony a couple friends that at Molly used to watch the games You know 10 a.m. Kickoff have a nice job. You know brings his daughter You know we're having a great time with his daughter. We're having an amazing time You know he obviously needs to take off a little bit earlier. She put in a good shift at the bar But you it time for her to get back home, so he's like hey guys. We're gonna clear you know

Gary: I got... yeah, yeah, gone.

Wizzard: Hey guys, I'm gonna head out, let me know, you know, the tab is. You I go to clear out our tab. There's a tab from February 1st, labeled Packwood.

Gary: It's funny, I got this, this is the text message that I got the other day. Can you believe this? It's unbelievable. This is the text message I got. And it was just an absolute rake of ⁓ bar tabs. And poor Al and poor, look at that. There's at least three there with your name, massive letters at the top.

Packwood: Rakes, rake, rake. My good name, my, my good name is being tarnished. Can we look at the games from February 1st?

Gary: It doesn't

Packwood: Why would I be... My good names being... I trust the lads behind the bar to death. But I'm telling you, there's been gamesmanship here. Not by them, but I want a you lot, one of our lot. So I drank all that by myself. I drank all that by myself. I'd be dead. You can't tell me I'm a lightweight and then tell me I did 17 beers by myself.

Wizzard: I really, no, I'm telling you, hand up. Hand up.

Gary: Listen, if it looks like shit and it smells like shit, are it's shit. Look at that, it's got your name written on the top and everything. It's got your name. It can't get more your fault than that. Just anyway, just as you say, hashtag, pay attention to the hashtag and just pay your bar tabs, come on. Bartenders work hard, you've done it. It's making a lot of noise, but a lot of very nervous over there, very nervous. Do want to settle down? I'll put you on mute for a little bit. Anyway.

Packwood: It's a... It's No, I can't get more. Again, trust the guys at Molly's with me heart. ⁓

Wizzard: Making a lot of noise too, making a lot of noise over there.

Gary: We've already talked about Liverpool as well. Parkwood, that's the problem about being late. About being late, but yeah. Cody Gakpau got his... No, Cody Gakpau got his nice little cut in on his right foot job again. Do you know what makes me like... You know the best thing about watching Liverpool at the moment is just Frimpong's face. Just makes me laugh. And he just looks like he's having a laugh all the time. And when he scores the goal and he's got the big... I don't know, when he scores the goal, he's got the big smile on his face and he's like reeling off.

Packwood: Strike one to you, strike one. There's nothing to talk about. Bye.

Gary: It just cheers me up. There's a lot of negativity at the moment. Did you see the rig out? What?

Wizzard: He loves being at Liverpool, he loves being there.

Packwood: Do you see Gary Neville, what he's saying? Gary Neville reckons he's gonna finish fourth.

Gary: I think we'll finish fourth now, looking at it. I think United will finish third and I think we'll finish fourth. Well, that's football, isn't it? Listen, if I was that much of an expert, I wouldn't be sat here, would I? ⁓

Packwood: ⁓ you are such... you change your tune... Talking to us. Nah, I watched you as you were fine, whatever. I don't think you were good. I think West Ham were shocking.

Gary: think it's a bit of both. I think we did well in spells, but yeah, Frimpong's face, that's all I need. That's keep me going. I'm just gonna, I'm gonna post a picture of it later. Just cheers me up. The lad looks like a genuinely happy fella.

Packwood: assuming you haven't got to the Everett Newcastle game yet.

Gary: No, we're going to we're going to build up to it a little bit. Because I figure well, we'll we'll try and we'll try and spring along a little bit because we've got the there's a lot of games this weekend. We've got a quick turnaround as well because there's games tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday. So Wolves beat Villa Friday night 2-0 telling you they're having an impact on the league. They've got and they've got the full they've got us. They've got us on Wednesday at home against and we've got on our side. They've got us tomorrow and then we've got them again in the cup as well.

Packwood: Yeah, it's a bit. Yeah. Boss.

Wizzard: You

Gary: So we're basically going to stay on a holiday in in Stafford for the next three days then just pop down to Wolves for two games this week. But yeah, big, big, big results. Yeah, get to it. Bournemouth won, Sunderland won. I watched that. Very, very blah. Very blah game.

Packwood: You should be fine. Where are they? They're 11th, 11th, 11th v 10th or something like that, 12th v 11th. It just felt like that kind of game.

Gary: But yeah, it's 11 feet, 12 feet 10.

Wizzard: I think I texted you on Friday afternoon. It was a tough one. It was a tough one to watch.

Packwood: Yeah, not going on a little bit toothless. There's nothing to fight for for And they're just going through the motions, aren't they? They're evenly matched in their mediocrity. ⁓

Gary: I'd argue this though, you know, I'd argue this because the way that it's going to work this year, looks like last week they came out, didn't they? And they said the Champions League will go down to five spots or like five spots will get into the Champions League in England, which is ironic because the Scottish league, they're to take one away from them. And it's probably been the best Scottish Premier League for the last God knows how long. Well, they had Aberdeen were the last team to win the Scottish Premier League outside of the old firm 1985, I think.

Packwood: Yeah, 10 years, yeah. Well, here we start.

Gary: But this year is brilliant. They got four teams that are in around it. But the point being is you probably think Man City are playing in the Carabao. So then you've got one of places is probably going to go down to.

Packwood: Plus, yeah. Hmm.

Gary: probably seventh or eighth. So at the moment Everton are in eighth on 40, Bournemouth are in 10th on 39. So if you can put a run together, like we were saying the other day to someone, like any of these teams from 13th up, 14th up can put a run together and get themselves into Europe. I reckon top eight gets Europe now, the way that it might shake out. Cause you've got to think that one of the, you got to think one of the top teams is going to win the FA Cup as well, aren't they? Like, you know, City or Arsenal.

Packwood: Mm. That'd be lovely, that. Well.

Wizzard: Newcastle.

Gary: But you never know, do you? Even Newcastle, you never know. But all right, and then the next one.

Packwood: syrup. Syrup.

Wizzard: We know it won't be Everton. We know that.

Gary: I know. They shoot themselves in the foot.

Packwood: Don't nibble Gareth, he's feeling sassy because he's a good day.

Gary: know. All right, Burnley three, Brentford four. I watched this. was an absolute beast of a game. And feel like it was on ball at the end ⁓ those. I don't know if anyone agrees with me or not. feel like it was on ball on him. Is it Ashley Barnes that? How long has he been there now? But I feel ⁓ it was on ball. ⁓ think that's what it is, isn't it? But the way that he controlled it, it's obviously influenced the direction of the ball, which is unlucky because it was a good finish. But like JJ Watt.

Packwood: What a game. Yeah. Forever. Now he's been in Combahasni. Yeah.

Gary: is in the crowd and he said the same thing, he said, if it takes 10 minutes to figure it out, it's not clear and obvious, is it? So you know what, in that respect, you've just give the goal and get on with it, but killer that as well, because Brentford scored in the 93rd minute and that goal was in the 97th minute, but it got chalked off, so Brentford won 4-3. And then that brings us, so we've knocked out four already, that brings us to Newcastle 2, Everton 3.

Packwood: Yeah. So I've got to texting predictions and not putting the bets on. So I text you two, ⁓ were in the text, weren't you? And said, three, two, Everton. And my heart in it. I just felt there was going to be goals. And then I decided in my wisdom not to put the bet on and it was three, two. ⁓ I also me mate and said, I watched Timber the other day. I think he was class. I think he's going to score today. And he went, don't say he's going to score, put an assist on. Didn't do that. So it's backwards shitty parlage, whatever you want to call it.

Wizzard: Well, not to mention you also picked the wrong center back to score for your team.

Packwood: Yeah, I had O'Brien to score any time, Montotovsky to score any time, and it's obviously frigging the other fella, Brantwick, crops up and gets it. So yeah, I'm retiring. I'm shit. Not shit, some other people are shit, but no. But you know, here's something I'm going to say on these games. Watch how many times they'll do the zone. And then the lads that are following the runners, it's such a match. Like, Tenali was on Brantwick. Out all Tenali.

Wizzard: Great header from Brant The Waite though. You gotta give it to him. That was nice.

Packwood: not six foot, he? Yeah, Max. But then on every corner, he was on branch weight. And was in a few games with McAllister. McAllister's always tracking our centre-back from the other team. McAllister's, in the air, don't get me wrong, but he's not. You know, wouldn't have him ⁓ as imposing defensive figure, but it happened a few times. It's absolutely mental. But no, it was good. Liverpool game, West Ham, they look shit, but you look...

Wizzard: 5'10", 5'11", maybe.

Packwood: bang up for it, you're getting some structure, you're getting some continuity, you're getting some bit of a flow going. We looked okay, but I Newcastle just looked crap. Kieran Trippier looked about 98. He was... He turned like the Titanic. He was an absolute victim the entire game. He made Beto look like a star striker. And then do you see the sitter? Do you see it, Gary?

Wizzard: Well, he's out with OnlyFans models, you know, a couple nights before. Well, no, like Nick Pope made Beto look like a star striker. Let's be honest with ourselves.

Packwood: Who was the defender who Beto charged down, kept it in and then had one on one with the keeper and he twatted it against the bar? Who was it?

Wizzard: Was that Trippier? Yeah.

Packwood: I think it was, I'm not certain on that. anyway, it more the case in this game of we looked okay, but you just looked toothless. And your two goals, yeah, it's bad, isn't it?

Wizzard: Yeah, mean, without Bruno out there. And you know, it's tough about it, too. I was telling Gary before you jumped on, but I only get to enjoy three minutes of that game if you look at the actual time stamps of the scores. So let's recap. So I mean, first 20 minutes, I'd say you guys were the better team. I think we saw that goal coming. you guys were getting the better chances in the first 20 minutes. So you guys scored that. Ramsey scores a tied up 30 second minute.

Packwood: Then Lucas to end up...

Gary: You

Wizzard: I'm still celebrating 34th minute. Nick Pope is just flop, just, don't even know what was going through his mind, but ⁓ there's highlight reels of this guy. Like when are we going to make a change there? It's like, so I'm done with Nick Pope. Yeah. But even him, like he makes, he's not, I don't trust him either. And then two minutes later, so you get that goal. Okay.

Packwood: Yeah

Gary: the slowest reaction to score that goal as well.

Packwood: You've still got Ram's Day 11 yet.

Wizzard: We tie it up 82nd minute, Jacob Murphy volley. I it takes a little bit of a deflection. I'm going nuts. I've got Paddington Bear. playing with, you know, I'm playing with Anthony's daughter. I'm still celebrating and I just turn around and I just see the ball in the back of the net. One minute after, one minute after we scored, I look and Barry is getting tackled by Lewis Hall and his back is, I don't even think he knew if he scored or not.

Packwood: deflections here. 27 seconds actually. Well, it was off his arse, yeah.

Wizzard: It's just like are you that switched off to you're giving up a goal a minute later like that? It's just, I didn't even see it. It's just how does that even happen?

Packwood: Yeah, it's boss. But even for the better goal, none of your defenders reacted. They're just watching him. We've got one striker, one striker, and he's not very good at football. And the keeper makes the dive and then turns around. It was like slow-mo, and Lewis Hall and Ben are like, ⁓ you'll get it. shit, he's watching him. No one was watching him. It boss. ⁓

Wizzard: Yeah, they're just standing there. Yeah, I don't understand some of these lineup decisions. I mean the airplane

Packwood: Why? What's wrong with the lineup? Because I didn't think there was anyone... Alanga was the only one I think shouldn't have started because...

Gary: you

Wizzard: Alanga should not be out there. I think that they should just play Harvey Barnes on the right wing. But why is Harvey why is Harvey Barnes starting in a Champions League second half and we're up 6 1 second leg. We're already up 6 1 after the first leg. Why is he starting in that game. Why is voltamata starting that game like why like use a little bit of like if you if it's getting to get out of hand throw the guys in there but we're up 6 1 second leg they should have had reserves playing in that game. It's like

Packwood: He doesn't like starting them. you Hmm.

Wizzard: It's just some of these lineup decisions along is out there. He brings nothing to the table. He's supposed to be the fastest guy in the Premier League. He can't do anything and he should be he should be tearing apart a guy like you're you're you guys great defenders tall strong not the not the fleet is a foot like a language should be and it's just like just seems like such a miss and and it's just a frustrating season and was going over with Gary. I mean our next.

Packwood: You shokin'? Not quick. No.

Wizzard: set of games coming up here. We've got Man United midweek, then we've got Man City FA Cup next round at home. Then we've got Barcelona in the Champions League. Then we've got Chelsea. Then we've got Barcelona and Get in the Champions League. And then we have Sunderland.

Gary: dig in.

Wizzard: Dig it in. So the next month I am going to be a mental wreck. The next month. Oh yeah. Go ahead. I'll give it to Anthony.

Packwood: lovely. drunk. Yeah. Ooh, that's...

Gary: Can we talk about the save yet? Speaking of mental wrecks. I have to ask this question. I have to ask this question as well. Cause I said this the other week. We know we said this a couple of months ago, didn't we? And we put it, I put it out there and we got absolute pelters like going, there's no way all these, they started listing all these others and everyone goes back to that Gordon bank safe, but you can't tell me that that save on Saturday wasn't one of the best saves in the last, 50 years of footy. Like he's hit that ball so hard and he's just gone, know, right. And he's just got enough on it to tip it over the bar. was top. It was top draw and he's classed that keeper and he's the biggest king of the shit houses. Well, that's it. Like, you know, as a player, when you hit a ball like that and you're like, that is in, as soon as you hit it, you're like, that is in. And then all of a sudden the goalie comes out of nowhere. I have, I have. Well, you forget Packwood, you know.

Wizzard: How about Tenali's reaction?

Packwood: Daddy, we've never hit a ball like that in our entire life. That ball, get to f- 1996.

Gary: Yeah, I don't give a shit, it could have been last week, doesn't matter. ⁓ I've hit a ball in a game and I'm like, that is in, and then all of a sudden this hand has just come out of nowhere and gone, no it's not. It was a cracking save, unbelievable.

Packwood: Do you to look like? Do you remember the Shearer volley? Yeah, and it went past Richard Wright.

Gary: against yous. But even that one, right, you knew he was going to hit it. he was, he took the touch, he was on the turn. That's one. He wasn't even on the screen. He just ran in and gone bang. And then like you see his reaction after he's hit it, he's on his knees. He's like, what's going on? And then of course Pickford's like, Pickford's just like that one. He's just like this.

Wizzard: Tonali wasn't even in the screen.

Packwood: Wow... Boss. No, it was, it's being Pickford. Listen, Pickford's nuts, right? Pickford's is absolutely mental. So like, that gives him a bad rep. If he was a bit more, I don't know, PC and like, you know, played the game a little bit more, I think it would be, go ahead, McElvee. McElvee knows ball. And... ⁓

Gary: It's right, McKelvey, it's right.

Wizzard: Well, didn't this past week they listed the top 10 keepers in the Premier League? And I think the 10th guy was David Seaman.

Gary: He's seeing me at shots like that.

Packwood: get fucked. But like going to the England thing who's played in more high profile games? so ⁓ can say about his little T-Rex arms, and they are, they're quite, you know.

Wizzard: He was flexing though. He gave a flex to the crowd after. I was not happy about that.

Packwood: He's on because he's mental and you need to be mental to play that position. He is able to keep his composure in scenarios where a normal human being shouldn't keep his composure. And he's not, he's not like, like Nick Pope. You, you have to draw a keeper. You draw Nick Pope, right? He looks like a keeper and he, but he's just hasn't got the mentality. And I think that's a bit, you can't get, and I think that's part of it. And Jordan Pickford is nuts, but he's class. Yeah. a save. ⁓

Wizzard: Yeah. Can't kick a ball.

Gary: Anyway, was it great save? Great save? Great save? Alright.

Packwood: Where's when fucking mental is...

Gary: Was it? Did you just, your head just fall off?

Wizzard: Oh, and my celebration after we tied it up 2-2, I went nuts.

Packwood: Volumous in a quiet place. And just Spalding just, he was singing. He always scares the baby, like, you were doing a great job. You were doing a great, some peek-a-boo. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, he was great. He was, but no, he was giving it to the bifters and then yeah, it class. Lovely afternoon. And hey, and guess what? It was free. Didn't pay for nothing. Anyway, what's the next game?

Gary: Was he off his seat before he saved it?

Wizzard: Yeah. Yes.

Gary: Did you scare the baby?

Wizzard: No, I was doing a great job with the baby. was playing some hide and seek. We were doing a little...

Gary: Legend. Legend. Did you?

Wizzard: Great, you know what though, it was a fun game to watch.

Gary: Yeah. Did you play? Did you, did you anger on for Leeds Man City? Have you seen that miss at three? Like Leeds, I Leeds played really, really well. Like that miss on three, McAlvett Lewin's just got to be like, cause they played well and City, City, no, like Leeds is a hard place to play. That stadium is mental, full of absolute lunatics. I especially when they, when they for Ramadan and they started booing and you're just like, ⁓ my ⁓ God, like

Packwood: They did, yeah.

Wizzard: I did. Yes. Yeah. ⁓ yep. We did hear that. We did hear that.

Gary: You've got to be a special kind of mental to do that, like, you? Like, on, lads. And then you've got all the online going, this is an English Christian country, brr brr. And you're like, all right, lads, just wind your neck in, will you?

Wizzard: It's like everyone does that for Ramadan.

Gary: It's just, it's just, yeah. It's just, it's just so funny, like the way that it works, but again. Was it Semenyo again? This guy. It kills me, like he's flying.

Wizzard: Someño. But I guess Holland, that was kind of interesting. kind of came up out of nowhere.

Gary: Well, I'm sure everyone had him as the fantasy football captain, he? got him fancy football, but all of a sudden he's not there.

Wizzard: I he wasn't even in the team. They're resting him for Real Madrid.

Gary: But no, no. And then all right, Sunday. Yeah, Sunday was four, two, one home wins. The first one being Brighton two, Forest one. I'm telling you, if West Ham are missing a trickier, they just can't get out their own way. Because Forest are imploding, aren't they? They're just not, they're not getting it done.

Packwood: They look bad, yeah. They haven't got that boost at all from him either. look just totally, totally toothless up front.

Gary: it's in the West Ham have missed opportunities. They obviously they missed the big one last week against Bournemouth, which will have put them level with Forest. But Spurs now as well, they lost 2-1 against Fulham.

Packwood: What's going on there? Something's happened.

Gary: Well, you know, it's right. OK. And I know this is not the excuse, but they have a torn of injuries like the other day they played with like. I don't disagree with you, but it.

Packwood: ⁓ Gary, look at their start in 11. And the teams that are around with the lads they've got on the team, they've got Rich Alisson coming off the bench. He cost 70 million, something stupid like that. Like, I get it, they've got some kids in there. That grey kid looks terrified of life, like, he would be, ⁓ would be.

Gary: But it. And he's got him as well. He's got a lot. but he can't be the, but this is the point though. Like, if you've had a team, if you've got a team of 24 players and you're down to 13 and now you've probably got to bring kids into training. Is it that much of a challenge for a start? And then all of a sudden you've got a new manager. My thought is what's going to happen to them in the Champions League because Thomas Frank got them to fourth in that Champions League table. Now he's gone. What's going to happen? And they're playing well.

Packwood: Hmm. Mm. I'd fuck it off. fuck it off. I'd drop.

Gary: I mean, they might have no choice. They might get fucked off by default. You don't know. ⁓

Packwood: But like, the lad they've got? I forget his name. He's got the goatee and the ponytail.

Wizzard: They're gonna get dog walked by Athletico Madrid.

Gary: Dragus in.

Packwood: Yeah, he is Fucking it. But he's not a kid, is he? He's not a kid. He's a grown ass man. So I'm saying, I don't think it's fair saying the kids.

Gary: or there's some honking plays in that team. But that's what I mean. I'm on about like, no, no, but the kids in training is what I'm on about. going to have, can't train with 13 players. So I'm sure they've got like the kids in training. So there's not much of a challenge. And then these lads are like, ⁓ I'll go and play. But some people, but football, some footballers are absolute nobets. Like footballers don't think like me or you, they don't think like, ⁓ this is ace. I'm going to play footy again. Some of them are just there for.

Packwood: Alright, got you, got you, got got you. I know, they've been playing football their whole life, like I said, in a few...

Gary: they're there for the money or they're there for whatever. Some footballers hate football, but they're good at it, so they play. There's no motivation to do anything. They're playing in a lovely stadium with lovely stuff and still think they'll stay up, but the club's a mess. They finished ⁓ last season and it's just...

Packwood: Mm. Yeah, it's into it's... I know.

Wizzard: How about shout out shout out to Harry Wilson getting a goal in and assist in that game.

Gary: He's flying him. He's flying. He's still outside the contract, has he?

Packwood: He's absolutely boss, yeah. He's waiting for the manager. He's waiting for the manager, San. I think that's such a big thing now because you watch how competitive the league is. If you go to a club with a shit manager, you're fucked. You're saddled up to that ship, Tottenham's mad. I just think that the injury thing isn't... It's much of an out for them. They've got enough quality there.

Gary: Well, yeah, it's true. kill it.

Packwood: something going on, there's something going on, there has to be. Do see that clip where the new manager Tudor's going to Van de Ven, he's going get up, get up, get up, and just looks at him as if to say fuck off, and then just stays where he is, and then he turns around to his coach's tab.

Wizzard: They kind of did the same thing. They kind of did the same thing with Thomas Frank too.

Packwood: Did he? Just when asked.

Wizzard: They just weren't listening to him.

Gary: Yeah, who knows? Only time will tell. Well, there's not the run out of games. There's 10 games left. All right, Man United two, Palace one. Cisco's got six goals in seven games. looks good as well.

Packwood: Hmm. Yeah. Did he start it this weekend though, didn't he? Yeah. one that slipped through the old Newcastle net.

Wizzard: He did start this week, yes. Deserved it. It didn't even come close to your nuts. So where were you guys? Where were you guys when all these strikers were available?

Gary: ⁓ he's here. That was it, nibble.

Packwood: Too busy buying Barry who scored against you at the weekend. If you'd let Isak go earlier and just accepted it instead of trying to get an extra 73 cents on the dollar, then you would have just, you would have literally just been fucking, you would have got one. Good, and how's that serving you? Yeah, we'll find out. Yeah, but you could have got Eketiki or Tesco. But no, my United are flying, you can have some of shit.

Wizzard: Yeah, his backside scored. Well, we didn't try to. We got the extra 73 cents on the dollar. We'll find out next year.

Gary: So will we. ⁓

Wizzard: Thoughts on the red card?

Packwood: breaks me up, but it's the rules, isn't it? It though. There's being set where if you even suggest to pull them back, it's weak as fuck. ⁓

Gary: Did you see the Tyler Adams one on Saturday? A Bournemouth, where he's gone, he's gone. It's another one again. You know, those forceful tackles where you take, you get to the ball, but then goes right through him he's got his studs up and it went to VAR and he didn't get sent off. But you've seen it in other games where he's got sent off again. And you just wonder, you know, again, we can talk about VAR all day, can't we? But like, it's just another one of those things where it's a pain in the ass. Speaking of things that are a pain in the ass, Arsenal won again.

Packwood: No. I

Gary: 2-1 against Chelsea ⁓ we've a little theme after this but I'm so happy, I was happy when Chelsea scored the goal because they should have had a penalty about five seconds before it. Declan Rice, what was you said? Declan Rice had him in a full Nelson ⁓ and arms up here and ⁓ he get given ⁓ and then they score.

Wizzard: Full Nelson, elbow up.

Packwood: Shit. Yeah. The stuff on corners at the minute is mad.

Gary: Well, that's what it's funny you say that make us that's our next thing. if if you like, if you had I was just frustrating and everyone's the corner stuff is bonkers and Arsenal are just still winning. But again, running out of games, it's going to come. It really is going to come down to that. Man City Arsenal game in it in a couple of weeks because I can't see City losing Arsenal are to keep going. But again, there's another team that I've got a big bearing on it. Who've they got this week? Arsenal Brighton away.

Packwood: Mm. 100%.

Gary: Probably not gonna get nothing there.

Wizzard: One thing that I read that I don't know if you guys heard, but someone said that Neto didn't know he had a yellow card.

Packwood: That's on him then, isn't it?

Wizzard: Because remember he got, he got one of those stupid yellow cards where I think he ran into Raya when he was trying to throw. you know, trying to, you know, get a quick one. He made a save on a corner and tried to get a quick pass out. And I think he ran into him, but I don't know if he knew he got a yellow card on that. So he's claiming that he had no idea he was on a yellow. So when he made that stupid foul on Martinelli, which I will give credit to Arteta, that was a great sub. He got tross art out. knew Neto was on a yellow card. He's like, I'm just going to, we're just going to run Martinelli. This guy will make a mistake at some point. And, and he did, and it cost him.

Packwood: Alright.

Gary: tell you what though, that ref's had a nightmare. Did you watch it? How many times could he have just let it go, let the play go? There was one where, Ryre, I mean, listen, know, stopping Arsenal from scoring so great, but gone, Raya's gone to play it, someone stood in front of him, and as he's going to blow the whistle, Ryre's thrown it out, and Arsenal were four on two, breaking at pace, and he's gone, no, no, no, bring it back. He did it about three or four times. Like that's something where...

Wizzard: Yeah. he's terrible. Yeah.

Gary: I mean, you would hope he's going to get sort of development ⁓

Packwood: That'll slap on the wrists.

Wizzard: Even the foul on Martinelli, he was, he got back up and he was about to go, like he was right at the box.

Gary: Yeah. But I think that's what that was another one, think, because he had to send him off. That's probably why he did it, right? He had to stop it then because it's going to be a red card. But the other ones are just, you know what, let the game go. But it's one of those things over here, the lads in footy over here, it's like, let the boys play. Like all the parents always scream that, let the boys play.

Wizzard: Yeah.

Packwood: Hmm. They should though, and some I've seen recently have been doing a good job of it. But then you get the other end of the spectrum and you can either notice it a little bit more because ⁓ think in general the consensus is to let them play. So, ⁓

Gary: Well, yeah. We've talked about it though, haven't we? We've talked about like, you know, letting the play go because the no, worst case scenario, it's going to get Paul. They've got that backing. Whereas the other day, he all, ⁓ unless he just said that. give me a sec. I'll see if it's on me little computer. But I'm all right. It should be, shouldn't it? Where is it?

Packwood: Safety net, yeah. Yeah. I'll like this? It'll be on there,

Wizzard: Arsenal's so good on set pieces, they're scoring for the other team too.

Gary: How you know what? It's not. It's not on. It's not on me little thing. But yeah, rubbish. Another on refs, soswiz's dad again. ⁓ know. All right, so let's do that then. Let's talk about that. Cause that, this was on the BBC website again today. This corner chaos thing. mean, ironically lead the league now in goals off corners. Especially this. Liverpool have scored more goals since Christmas.

Packwood: Yeah. slated. Yeah. Is it?

Wizzard: This year, yeah.

Gary: Yeah, than any other team in 2026 than any other team they scored two.

Packwood: How many's Van Dyke on now? Van Dyke must be on five or six or something.

Gary: He's got a... Yeah, he's on a few, innit? But it's just... It's just fucking mad though. Like were saying before, Wizz, what was that thing you were talking about before? About the Royal Rumble stuff?

Wizzard: ⁓ yeah, it's like I've seen some clips going around where it's like when there's like 30 wrestlers in the ring fighting at the same time. It's like this is Arsenal when they take a corner.

Gary: Like we've got to post it as well because there's one Everton Man United the other day, Tarkovsky literally gets Joro and just goes, some of that and just whacks him into the goal. ⁓

Packwood: We're bad. Yeah. We're bad for it, but it's a loophole at the minute because they're not really officiating it particularly well. So people are taking the piss out of it and all they're doing, all Arsenal do, they do it like American football or it's like a screen in basketball. have someone run across and block the keeper or block the marking defender and comes across and they're yeah, they're using the chaos to free somebody up at some point.

Gary: And you think this is another, Moise said this as well, didn't he, after one of the games, he's like, the refs do not want to get involved because it's going to turn into one of those, isn't it? Well, he did this and he did that and then, this happened and then this happened and it's almost...

Packwood: Well, what is the rule? What's the foul during a pre-corner? Like, I couldn't tell you. That's, that's, that's, Yeah, stopping up from jumping. Yeah.

Gary: So it doesn't have to be big for big, but like if you've, and that's different because you, all you're doing is just in his space blocking him. But if you've got your hands on him and you're holding them down or you're pulling them down or something, I don't understand. But I think there's that much of it. There's probably about five or six fouls going on. So the ref just like go for it. Unless someone gets sparked out, they're just going to let it go.

Packwood: Mm. Mm. But then that lack of definition of what a free kick is that scenario is going to be a massive factor in why Arsenal have got a good shot at winning the league because they're kind of living in that little gray area now in and playing these tactics and coming through. But all they're doing by running across is blocking people. That's all they're doing.

Wizzard: 27 % of goals in the Premier League this year were on set pieces.

Gary: That's the highest number in Europe, that 27 % of goals. So one in four.

Packwood: And your lad had a pop at it as well, didn't he? Sloth. He had a little girl saying it's boring. He won't watch the prim. He said, what a mad thing to say. Yeah, but what a mad thing to say, yeah.

Wizzard: Yeah, the guy who's taking the most advantage of it probably saved his job.

Gary: Well, if you watch the Liverpool corner, I don't know if there's as much grappling on the Liverpool ones. seems every time, I don't know, you might be, I might be wrong.

Packwood: Did you see Joey Gomez West Ham? That West Ham keeper's shite, by the way. He took Leicester down and they paid 20 million to get him back and he's going to take them down. ⁓ Joey Gomez just stood there and all the lad did was try to get the ref's attention. Instead of like moving out the way or changing his position, he just, and then, yeah, a bit chaos and there was another goal. But yeah, I wouldn't say yours is that blatant. We're bad, Arsenal are bad.

Gary: No. Aww. like literally pack in the box now. It's like eight players on the keeper and.

Packwood: Yeah.

Wizzard: ⁓ they got one guy who's just gonna punch the keeper in the stomach right as the balls kick.

Gary: To be fair, and it is the thing as well, though, like having tried to do that in certain games with coaching and stuff, still got to have the delivery. And some of the deliveries are brilliant. Like the delivery for Liverpool on Saturday and then the delivery for, was it Timber that scored the second one for Arsenal?

Packwood: Mm.

Wizzard: Well they got Declan Rice and Sokka with their delivery. It's like those are the two guys taking corners for England most likely.

Packwood: ⁓ Yeah, face. Yes everyone.

Gary: Yeah, so like, no, Salah took the one on Saturday. So, but I mean, again, you've... Yeah, and then, yeah, then it'll be obviously on the other side. But still, I mean...

Packwood: Yeah, who's taking them for you, Gary? Stop us lying.

Wizzard: But he's taking the right-footed ones though, right? That was one thing about the Newcastle game. We had about four corners in a row where the first defender on the front post just headed it away. Like it was, it wasn't even like we were getting, we had a long good taking corners. It's like, what are we doing? Sorry.

Gary: If you've got Dan Byrne playing for you, how the hell are you not winning every Eder?

Packwood: He's so shit.

Wizzard: and Voltamata and you know Malek Thiao who's 6'3", 6'4", like we got Joe Linton 6'2", like, sorry.

Gary: Mm.

Packwood: Vote. some Brant Waitz, I'll ask you. We're like, in you go there, lads. Here you go. Yep. There you go. Oh, have a little seat there. Walter Mardy, he's getting some stick now, Walter Mardy. Shear is on him.

Wizzard: Yeah, okay. Yeah, right.

Gary: Yeah, exactly.

Wizzard: Yeah, I think it's you know what it is though. I think he's a he's an easy target. Like there's so many problems like look at Pope. I think Gordon has probably been the most underperforming player this season outside of the Champions League games where he seems to step his game up there. But in the league like he hasn't had a non penalty goal in probably the last few months. Like he's

Packwood: But who's playing well outside of Bruno? Who's playing well? Yeah.

Wizzard: Tonali, I'd say, I mean, he's still a really, really class player. I like the Malek Diao kid at who we got from AC Milan. I think he's had a great season. But other than that, the wingers have been very disappointing. Vista has brought nothing to the table after scoring, what, 18 goals for Brentford last year. They replaced him just as easily. Now they've got another guy who's already, probably already netted 18 himself with, and it's just.

Packwood: Weekend.

Wizzard: frustrating. yeah, I listen, I don't you know what it is though, like as much as people hate it, it's almost like you get to the like you get to the end of these games. It's like anything can happen on one of these corners. And it's just you know what? It's like no team is out of it. It's like just get us to a corner and we've got a shot. And I think that sometimes that mentality at the end of games, it's like, hey, let's just try and get some corners. Let's try and get some opportunities. Like I think teams see that there's

Packwood: Yeah. 32.

Wizzard: It's definitely a great tactical choice. I just hate that Arsenal coach, that set piece coach. it's almost like he is the reason one out there doing it. And it's like, he's, ⁓ I can't stand him.

Gary: I can't stand that, yeah. Specialist coaches are a nightmare, aren't they? At least the one at Villa. At least the one at Villa. But at least he... Yeah, but at least he... At least him, like, you know, it's not like he's looking for the attention, he's there. They zoom in on him, he's usually sat on the bench on his little iPad. Whereas the one at Arsenal, just... This happens all the time, these coaches riding coattails, it's ridiculous. All right, I've got one for you, we're gonna move on, because we're pressed for time a little bit, but...

Packwood: have to say that.

Wizzard: The guy with the long hair.

Packwood: They like him? They seem to like him?

Wizzard: He's like Mourinho out there. One last thing, big shout out to Danny Welbeck. I also texted the group. Danny Welbeck's gonna score.

Gary: Didn't go in the prediction. Did it go in the predictions? Did it go in the Wizards Week? Of course it didn't. Obviously it didn't.

Wizzard: Now. No, we're gonna rethink the predictions this week. I gotta stop just choosing the Saturday morning games.

Gary: Yeah, you've got to give yourself a bit of time, mate. Just see what the weather's like before you start picking random games. All right, OK, here's one for you. So we've got the Monday night. We had a new entry into the predictions this week. So our boy Sal came in week one, got five right, went straight to the top. I got two right and dropped again. And then Reese, fair play to Reese. You've to give him a shout. I think he got five right this week.

Wizzard: Yeah. Yeah.

Packwood: What's up? Wait, wait.

Gary: So he's jumped up a little bit as well. I'm, I'm, mate, I'm just mid table. I'm just trying to make everyone feel all right. Yeah, I'm Villa. I am the Villa of this. I'm dropping down a little bit. I was looking good. I was flying at the beginning. Now I'm struggle bus.

Wizzard: Gary, you're starting to make the pod look a little bad there, I mean. You're like the Newcastle of this table.

Packwood: Well played, Sal. I like Sal.

Gary: Yeah, he's done all right there, Sal has, and he blessed him.

Wizzard: Hey, let's see if Sal can show up two weeks in a row. Let's see if he can do it three weeks in a row. You know?

Gary: Well, that's it. See, that's it. Yeah, he's got to get at least a minimum of like five or six predictions before he can be considered. Right, listen, we welcome you. if anyone, listen, we'll put our predictions up and the post will go up tonight because it's a quick turnaround. Put your comments in. You never know. Who knows what you win at the end of the season? I don't even know if we know, but it'll be there. right, OK, so.

Packwood: Yeah, yeah.

Wizzard: Yeah, you shouldn't even be on the scoreboard. Bouncy. Yeah.

Packwood: We welcome, we welcome people. Hey, you never know.

Wizzard: quick turnaround, quick turnaround. I tell you what though, we get a win against United this week.

Packwood: free sub on me.

Gary: It really is, it really is a quick turnaround, okay. No, we'll see. see how that looks. All right, OK. Bournemouth Brentford. Bournemouth Brentford tomorrow. At Bournemouth.

Packwood: should have already got it. Go on. I promise.

Wizzard: Ooooo

Packwood: Fuck. Bramford. Bramford. Bramford.

Gary: ⁓ wow, I'm going Bournemouth. OK. The EVE at Burnley. My dad's first game at the Hill Dickinson tomorrow, so I'm going for the EVE. Why? Well he's got a... No. He's a... Yeah, I told you that. Split family, innit? If you'd listened back to one of the first episodes we ever did.

Packwood: ⁓ I don't like that. What's he doing there? He's a red, he? He's a blue. Yeah, that fella's a blue. ⁓ True, obviously, Burnley, three easy ones. Seventh place, nice and easy. Next. Yeah, because you're a shitbag. You're a shitbag. Yeah, nice one.

Wizzard: I'm gonna go draw.

Gary: Where's? Shitbag. Alright, okay. know, Rue and my dad's night. Nice one. Did Paul O'Fell has just turned 75? He's had a hard enough run watching Everton the last 30 years. Alright, okay. He does actually, yeah. 1995. He was at Wembley in 1995 for the record. It was the last time Everton won a trophy. Alright, okay. Ads. You might have won Jeopardy, but you're not won football since 1995, son. So, have your pint and enjoy it. Alright, okay.

Wizzard: Listen, I'm mad, I'm mad.

Packwood: Full head of hair is the half of it.

Wizzard: Whoa.

Packwood: Yeah, you know, yeah. FIRE IN THE MOUSE! Spicy that?

Gary: I think this might be a good time to just say that. Got an opinion? Alright, okay. Leeds are on to Sunderland. I'm going Leeds. Super Leeds. ⁓ Alright, Wolves are on to Liverpool. I'm going Liverpool, I have to. ⁓ Alright. Villa ⁓ might be the game of the week this. I'm going draw.

Wizzard: No one's safe.

Packwood: Spicy, spicy tonight. Leads. Leads.

Wizzard: I'm gonna go leads. Draw.

Packwood: I you'll do it.

Wizzard: I gotta get some winners in here. I'm gonna regret that one.

Gary: Game of the week draw. High score and draw.

Packwood: Chelsea. Phil, everyone got any midfielders?

Wizzard: Hmm, I'm gonna go Villa.

Gary: Villa, O'Reilly. Brighton against Arsenal.

Packwood: Drop.

Wizzard: I'm gonna go Arsenal, but Danny Welbeck will score.

Gary: No, I'm going Arsenal.

Packwood: What you go for? You'll go...

Wizzard: Fulham.

Gary: think West Ham needs something.

Wizzard: I know, but film's good and they're at home.

Packwood: Yeah, they look so shit. I think they've got to get a draw. They've got to something. Now, do you what? West Ham win. Come on, Lou. Support the Greek, he needs it.

Gary: Okay. He's right. Okay. Yeah, he does. right. Okay. What's his Greek team, by the way? Does he have one? Come on. Even I've been watching Greek football. John Joe Kenny plays for Pauk. You got to watch. I'm a Pauk fan. John Joe Kenny plays for Pauk. You need to be a Pauk fan. And Greg Taylor as well from Celtic. All right. Okay. Man City, home to Forest. Has to be Man City.

Packwood: ⁓ no one's asked. No, probably.

Wizzard: Olympiacos?

Packwood: Ugh.

Wizzard: Yes. ⁓

Gary: I've already brought you in. OK, Newcastle against United. Newcastle have to win one of these games. They've lost the last three at home. I'm going Newcastle.

Wizzard: Newcastle.

Packwood: Manchester United.

Gary: Alright, last game Thursday. Tottenham at home to Palace. Tottenham, I'm going for Tottenham. This is massive, this

Packwood: bit bass based on wah.

Wizzard: Draw, draw, zero zero, it's gonna be ugly.

Gary: No, think Spurs win 2-0.

Packwood: Yeah, I'm gonna say Spears. It's just because they have to. There's no, there's like, home, Palace are in no man's land. Like, you to.

Gary: All right, that's us. Just before you go, just remember, pay your bar tabs, don't be a minge bag. for tuning in. If you wanna, if you wanna, if you wanna reach out.

Packwood: I'm clear to my good name. I'm clear to my good name.

Wizzard: I think we should go back and look at the text from February 1st. I think you were clearly there.

Gary: Listen, honestly, I've got to, yeah, listen, know what I'll do? Just before we leave, I'll ping it up. I'll ping it up on the screen. There it is, there it is. It's got his name on it. What can possibly go wrong?

Packwood: Thank you for the show, lads. was great catching up. Hope everyone's good. Pleased to be bartenders.

Gary: Plots pleasure pleasure tip your bartenders have a good week and we'll we'll speak to you next Monday picks up your dog shit as well. All right lads nice one.

Wizzard: Pick up your dog's shit.

Packwood: Yeah. Bye. And the bags, Bye, Wiz. Peace.

Wizzard: and the bags. You gotta specify with these people. Later guys.

Gary: and the bags. All right, laters. Later, later, later.

Wizzard: I'm gonna wait for the upload.