• Clinton Morrison | Pep Guardiola Is STAYING, Big Sam To Manage Messi & Have De Bruyne's Legs Gone?
    Nov 21 2024

    Former Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Coventry, Sheffield Wednesday, Colchester & Exeter forward Clinton Morrison is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Clinton Morrison sits down alongside Sam Allardyce and Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from working on Soccer Saturday with Paul Merson to fall outs with Neil Warnock.

    Clinton and Sam talk in great depth about England during the international break, the job that Lee Carsley has done and the recent news of Pep Guardiola reportedly signing a new contract at Manchester City.

    The two then discuss Frank Lampard's managerial career amid the rumours of him landing the Coventry City job, Liverpool's impressive start to the season & high flying Nottingham Forest.

    They then both chat about the Premier League title race, Why Kevin De Bruyne's legs might be going & How Amorim's first five Manchester United games will go.

    We finally end the pod by answering subscriber questions such as what really happened with Roy Keane and THAT Ireland dance off!

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    59 mins
  • Asmir Begovic | Sean Dyche's Punishment Wheel, Everton Expectations & Big Sam CALLS OUT Glenn Hoddle
    Nov 7 2024

    Former Portsmouth, Stoke, Chelsea, Bournemouth, AC Milan, QPR & Current Everton goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Asmir Begovic sits down alongside Sam Allardyce and Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from winning the Premier League to returning to Everton to support Jordan Pickford.

    Asmir and Sam talk in great depth about their thoughts on the role of a number 2 goalkeeper, working with different goalkeeper coaches and the brilliance of Jordan Pickford.

    The two then discuss Edu's decision to swap Arsenal for Nottingham Forest, Chris Wood banging in the goals & Why Jarrad Branthwaite could potentially be a future England captain.

    They then both chat about Everton's aim's for the season, Sean Dyche's punishment wheel before moving on to Chelsea's goalkeeping situation and the rise of Dominic Solanke.

    Asmir then tells the story of how at AC Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic made a youth player return his flashy sports car and wasn't allowed to drive one until he had earnt the right to do so on the pitch and finally Asmir plays a game of manager word association with Sam & Natalie.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Wes Brown | What To Expect From Ruben Amorim, Why It's Bad News for Rashford & Tactical Breakdown!
    Oct 31 2024

    Former Manchester United, Sunderland & Blackburn Rovers defender Wes Brown is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Wes Brown sits down alongside Sam Allardyce and Natalie Pike to discuss all things football Erik ten Hag’s sacking to the soon to be announced replacement of Ruben Amorim.

    Wes and Sam talk about their thoughts on Erik ten Hag’s sacking, the lack of style of play and what went wrong for the former Manchester United manager.

    The two then discuss in detail the managers linked with the Manchester United job as well as the imminent appointment for Sporting manager Ruben Amorim.

    They then both chat about Rodri winning the Ballon d’Or, Real Madrid refusing to attend the award ceremony & is Cole Palmer one of the best players in the world on current form?

    Finally Wes & Sam then take an in depth look at Ruben Amorim’s tactics & style of play, breaking down the strengths & weaknesses of a 5 back formation as well as discussing which players are likely to thrive and also potentially struggle in the new system.

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    58 mins
  • Nedum Onouha | Battles with Zlatan, RANKING Premier League Signings & Pep to leave Manchester City!?
    Oct 24 2024

    Former Manchester City, Sunderland, QPR & Real Salt Lake defender Nedum Onuoha is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Sam is away for his 70th birthday so Nedum Onuoha sits down alongside Natalie Pike to discuss all things football Thomas Tuchel's England appointment to predicting who is going to win every competition this season.

    Nedum and Natalie talk about their thoughts on Thomas Tuchel's England appointment, the quality of English managers and are they given a fair chance at the highest level?

    The two then discuss in detail Pep's future, Whether Arsenal have a discipline issue or not and also the teams struggling down at the bottom of the Premier League table.

    They then both chat about Chris Samba's comments on the QPR dressing room, the rise of Jamie Vardy and also Nedum's battled in the MLS with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

    Finally they give their predictions on who will be the winners of this year's major competitions including the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup, Championship as well as the three European competitions before ranking every Premier League team's transfer business and how well they have settled in at their new clubs.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Martin Allen | Issues With David Moyes, 'Mad Dog' Nickname & Training With A Slice Of Toast!? |
    Oct 15 2024

    Former Barnet, Brentford, Leicester & Notts County manager 'Mad Dog' Martin Allen is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Martin Allen sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his record breaking 5 times in charge of Barnet to his 'unusual' training methods.

    Martin and Sam talk about how the 'Mad Dog' nickname came to be, how Big Sam was an innovator in football as well as the importance of learning from George Graham.

    The two then discuss in detail West Ham's early season struggles under Julen Lopetegui, why David Moyes wasn't the biggest fan of Martin Allen and how Martin almost got arrest whilst playing Preston away!

    They then both chat about the difficult ownership situation at Reading, what are the most important things when saving a team from relegation & how Martin drastically improved the standards at Brentford.

    Finally they both break down Manchester United’s tactics from the Tottenham game and how they can improve in the different areas on the pitch.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • René Meulensteen | Manchester United have NO world class players & Ten Hag is under BIG pressure!
    Oct 3 2024

    Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Rene Meulensteen sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time working with the Australian national team to his 12 years with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

    Rene and Sam talk about their thoughts on the recent Manchester United vs Tottenham game, pressure on both managers and how incredible Micky Van De Ven is.

    The two then discuss in great detail Rene’s time at Manchester United, How he improved players on the training ground and also what has actually gone wrong at Manchester United since Sir Alex retired.

    They then both chat about the recent media speculation surrounding Erik ten Hag’s future, Why Ruud van Nistelrooy left PSV too early & Are there any world class players at the club.

    Finally they both break down Manchester United’s tactics from the Tottenham game and how they can improve in the different areas on the pitch.

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    56 mins
  • Chris Samba | Why Venky's Failed Blackburn, Arsenal's Defensive Tactics & Almost Signing Beckham!
    Sep 26 2024

    Former Blackburn, Aston Villa & QPR defender, Chris Samba is our special guest today on No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Chris Samba sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time sleeping on park benches as a child to his rise to the Premier League and almost joining Arsenal!

    Chris and Sam talk about their time at Blackburn together, how he ended up playing as a striker for Blackburn, his honest thoughts on The Venky's and Steve Kean as well as how close they were to signing Ronaldinho AND David Beckham!

    The two then discuss Ten Hag's decision to drop Marcus Rashford, Aston Villa's Champions League adventure and Rodri's big injury.

    They then both break down Arsenal and Manchester City's tactics from the weekend and what is the best way to break down a team sat back with 10 men.

    Finally, Chris speaks openly about what went wrong at QPR and why their reckless wage structure was the start of their downfall.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Micky Gray | Sunderland WON’T get promotion, Man City are innocent & truth about Wayne Rooney spat!!
    Sep 20 2024

    Former Sunderland, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday player, Micky Gray is our special guest today on No Tippy Tappy Football.

    Micky Gray sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time at Sunderland to THAT night with Wayne Rooney.

    Micky and Sam also chat about their time at Sunderland and what it will take to get back to the Premier League. They then talk in depth about the legal case at Manchester City and what it might mean for the Premier League moving forward.

    Finally Micky talks about playing with Tougai, his battles with Ronaldo and what really happened with Wayne Rooney.

    All of this and more in the latest episode of the No Tippy Tappy Football series, brought to you by William Hill.

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    1 hr and 8 mins