They don't make managers like Neil Warnock anymore. 

He gave team talks naked, cut his players' toe nails and picked the team based on his wife's dreams. 

So by all means enjoy this podcast, but "enjoy it by being fucking disciplined"...

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Drink. Drugs. Explosive benders. And the inspiration for a rock band’s hit single.

Nope, it’s not an iconic supermodel, it’s a hellraising winger from west London.

From robbing graves to LSD before kick off, meet Robin Friday, the original rock 'n' roll footballer…

Links from the episode:

Highlight reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X64i1bunpKo

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At the end of part one, Conor was on a high: the most feared MMA fighter in the world, and about to take on Khabib in the most eagerly anticipated UFC fight of all time.

But things are about to get ugly…

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Links from the episode:

Throws trolley through bus window: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63OCvuC-GSY

On a coke comedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBjoDOvyYf0

Punches bloke in pub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYMfSI9cZQw

Jacob Hawley talking about McGregor shagging in disabled loo: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2zxzSkovyz/

Knocked off his bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Yg1mmcSX4

Posts video getting a blowie on a boat:

https://x.com/markyjustbets/status/1563558573115711489?s=21&t=z7nqxzI_V2x6XrkhgnRT8g

Breaks mascot’s nose: https://x.com/FOS/status/1667636830827696130

Chewing Ronaldo’s ear off: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FQamo6r7BHY

Playfighting with Saka: https://x.com/StokeyyG2/status/1841617894901231662

Traffic police rant: https://youtu.be/HLEA8XoxPIg?si=Cr27QTZTJ_Ud3znS&t=1180
Ranting at Mike Tyson: https://x.com/CasualMMA/status/1997733884637978708

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Conor McGregor was once considered a combat genius who ranked alongside Sun Tzu, Bruce Lee and Fionn mac Cumhaill.

But then came the cocaine, convictions and carnage.

As his mask slipped, the unhinged Irishmen turned into a frothing beast, smashing up buses, punching grandads and peppering popstars with dick pics.

From ayahuasca in the jungle to shagging at funerals, this is the story of Conor McGregor…

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Links from the episode:

Pocketwatch: youtube.com/watch?v=MJl-O2KYYHU&ab_channel=ClippedMMA

Crocodile walk: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=818213015007557

Taking the piss out of Uriah Faber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yJRJEvFU3Ac&ab_channel=UFC

Forces translator to tell Jose Aldo he’s his daddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YezMl2zi5Gs

Red panty night: https://youtu.be/BV57_OEDU1s?si=jDhSf3T0vNiV1ZtB&t=28

Taking the piss out of Nate Diaz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wn99sp4Tc

Apologise to absolutely nobody: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1239067553130795

After party in a tree: https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/cqvb44/coked_up_conor_enjoying_an_after_party_in_a_tree/

Floyd Mayweather: https://youtu.be/UiPlPFzFkDo?si=SiHo7nyxYEq_Id2v&t=201 

Ruins friend’s victory by jumping into the octagon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx8WQPjYpo 

Speeding out of car park: https://x.com/rtenews/status/936233874815897600

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You don’t make it to the top without getting a little weird.

Just ask Cristiano Ronaldo.

He scraps with teenagers, had an orgy with his taxi driver, and keeps a handwritten list of his silverware in his pocket.

From fivesomes with teammates to getting throttled by Ryan Giggs, this is his story…

Links from the episode:

As a youngster: https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SPORT-PREVIEW-young-cristiano.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1

Man United debut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73DuUGJWuzo

Throws journo’s microphone in a lake: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mIgNSppc4zg

Statue at madeira airport: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/1424D/production/_95390528_ronaldobust.jpg

Pat Butcher mural: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiuR02MyRWY99xd4N7AG770iIyiQ-kjWCV1A&s

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Sure, Usain Bolt ran the 100m in 9.58 seconds. But has he ever been strapped to a teatray and hurled headfirst down Mont Blanc? (or an artificial slide in a concrete chinese business park) And he never shagged Hitler, murdered his rivals, or got high before races either… But I know some people who did… From Stasi spies to hot tub orgies, buckle into your bobsled for the wildest stories in Winter Olympic history… Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/upshot Links from the pod: Australian speed skater who was coming last before the final corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUi4-H6hfw8 The actual Jamaican bobsled team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1aWFW8bOpo

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On the show today: Todd Boehly’s Epstein meetings, Nick Kyrgios' Australian Open bender, and Lewis Hamilton’s finally gets with the girl in the year above

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Links from the pod:

Boxer gets wig knocked off: https://x.com/DevinOffWestern/status/2017778496999985203 

John McEnroe's annoying fan:
https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/1qtn87l/us_tennis_legend_left_australia_with_a_bang

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Graeme faces death threats, confronts gun-wielding players and is duped into signing striker by a telephone prankster.

After five glorious years in Glasgow, Graeme Souness has been hounded out of his homeland by a terrifying tea lady.

But he’s about to step into the biggest job of all: Liverpool Football Club. 

And that’s when everything goes pear shaped…

Graeme faces death threats, confronts gun-wielding players and is duped into signing striker by a telephone prankster.

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From gun-wielding strikers to love triangles with George Best, this is his story…

In his glory years, Graeme Souness was a bonafide hunk who dated Miss World, won 3 European Cups and took meetings with his knob out.

Which makes you wonder: why is he such a moody bastard?

The Liverpool legend decked his own captain, scalped his friend with a pick axe, and was hounded out of Scotland by an irate tea lady.

From gun-wielding strikers to love triangles with George Best, this is his story…

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They say you have to be mad to be a goalkeeper.

And nobody is more batshit crazy than Lutz Pfannenstiel, the German stopper who played for 25 clubs on 6 continents.

He kidnapped penguins, threatened to knock out Take That and spent 101 days in a grisly Singapore slammer.

From fighting off murderers to dying three times on the pitch, meet Lutz Pfannenstiel: you’re going to like him… 

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In September 2024 the world was a very different place. 

Sleepy Joe was in the White House, The United Strand had a short back and sides, and Ruben Amorim was the most vaunted young coach in Europe.

But 14 months on, United’s latest saviour left a familiar mess in his wake: seething fans, mutinous players and Gary Neville harping on about the Club’s DNA.

From naked fans to nightmares in Grimsby, this is the story of the Worst Manchester United team in history…

LINKS FROM THE POD:

Day one for United Strand: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAx2tTEISrB/

Gary Cotterill demands Ruben speaks English: https://x.com/Footballtweet/status/1853503399402393680

Ed Sheeran gatecrashes his interview: https://x.com/AshMeppers/status/1860759173715071084

Naked fan in Bilbao: https://x.com/turkishphysio/status/1925514123195957743

Sad open top bus parade: https://www.tiktok.com/@livescore/video/7509524698829425942?lang=en 

Ruben dancing his way out: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1q4s4oq/amorim_daps_up_a_paparazzo_after_leaving_his/

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