NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, John Gibbons and special guest Jamie Carragher, as they chat about Jamie’s career, the upcoming season and whether Liverpool can get to, or surpass, 84 points.
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I’m only a few minutes into the podcast and loving it as ever.
Famously, Frank Worthington (who’s autobiography was tastefully entitled ‘One hump or two”) failed a late night medical in chaotic scenes at Anfield.
He’s alright that lad you had in this week- understands the game. You should get him more often.
Best show yet
Vital ingredients Swedish girls, a move to Liverpool, an excess of sexual activity
The Seventies were football’s Sixties – an era of promiscuous abandon – but even in those days Frank Worthington was a special talent. A notorious womaniser, the breakdown of his move to Liverpool in 1972 is one of the game’s enduring urban legends. Having all but signed, the deal fell through because he failed a medical. The rumour was that he had a dose of the clap. In fact he had high blood pressure – but that was brought on by excessive sexual activity. Bill Shankly told him to have a break, and return for a second medical. Worthington went to Majorca, continued his lifestyle… and failed the medical again.
Fantastic podcast. Great to hear Jamie. Hope he makes future appearances.
Sweltering afternoon here in Sweden today so found an excuse to take a much enjoyed hour out of client work to enjoy this episode. First class!!!
Great episode!!! Hearing Carra talk about Lovren actually got me hyped for him.
Just listened to this one … Boss podcast worth the donation on its own
Nice one! More Carra in the future please. A footballer actually worth listening to as he says what he thinks rather than what any media training tells him he should say.
What Ben just said !
That was ‘How To Do a Shit Carragher Interview 101’.
Would be interesting to have Neville on.
Then again you’d no doubt you’d fuck that up as well….
Are you from a rival fan site or something bob?
Great talent that Jamie, enjoyed it thoroughly.
I would certainly take 84, to be honest I would probably take 78. There are just so many new things to get to grips with this season for both the players and the manager. Balancing the league and champions league will probably take Brendan 2-3 seasons to get right and the young players as well as the Allen’s, Lallana’s will also need to get their heads into exactly the right spot as Jamie was saying. Still believe we are on the right path but think that this next year will be one of consolidation rather than pushing onwards.
I am also a bit worried about the extra pressure on sturridge this season as he didn’t seem to cope with it that well in the title run last season and without Suarez to worry about (and you always had to be worrying about him as he was always up to something) he will be getting a lot more attention. Although the big plus is sterling, who seems to be stepping it up another level every couple of months and if he keeps this up his development he will become unplayable. As the guys pointed out it was really his run of form that coincided with our final charge towards the title rather than Suarez who went slightly off the boil, so perhaps we won’t miss Suarez as much as we think.