Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast

This week on The Football Fill-In, we’re joined by returning guest, former Premier League striker and talkSPORT Drive host- Darren Bent.

We dive straight into Arsenal’s huge win over Chelsea, keeping that five-point gap at the top ahead of Manchester City. As an Arsenal fan, we put the big question to Benty: what would you rather win - the Champions League or the Premier League? Let us know your answer in the comments.

We also break down a goal-filled Premier League weekend - Manchester United’s red-hot form, Spurs looking nervously over their shoulder, and that unbelievable Pickford save against Newcastle.

And of course, the quiz is at the tail end of the show. Can Benty take the win this time?
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This week on the Fozcast, we’re joined by Watto as we go through every Premier League club’s three most expensive signings - and give them the ultimate verdict 🚦⚽️

🟢 Green Light – Worth every penny
🟠 Amber Light – Doing okay… but could be better
🔴 Red Light – Hasn’t quite gone to plan

Some of the names on these lists will surprise you — and the amount of money spent by certain clubs is eye-opening 👀💰 There are also a few players that popped up who you might have completely forgotten about…

As you can imagine, this sparked some serious debate between the lads - and we want to hear what you think 👇🏼 Who gets your green light?

This one’s a belter.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:12 Everton

05:44 Brighton

08:32 Tottenham

11:37 Newcastle

16:22 Crystal Palace

19:27 Arsenal

23:36 Aston Villa

25:57 Chelsea

31:06 Brentford

32:52 Liverpool

36:42 Leeds

38:22 Fulham

45:27 Manchester City

51:55 Manchester United

58:08 Wolves

1:01:22 West Ham

1:04:10 Sunderland

1:06:14 Burnley

1:10:03 Nottingham Forest

1:13:13 Best Signing Out of All These Players…

1:14:10 Signing of the Season?
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We are back after a week away with all the reaction from this weekend’s Premier League action as Arsenal claimed the bragging rights of North London, whilst Manchester City remained HOT on their heels. 

For the second time this season, Mikel Arteta’s side beat their bitter rivals Tottenham 4-1 with Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres both bagging two, whilst at the Etihad, it was Nico O’Reilly who scored a brace as City beat Newcastle 2-1. 

Ben is joined by Tom, Watto and Ben Tozer to discuss all of the key talking points including the NLD, England World Cup squad selections, how Liam Rosenior is doing at Chelsea and what is going on at Liverpool…

And of course there is a return of the Quiz! 

🔴 ⚪️ 4-1 to Arsenal AGAIN! 

📉 Have Tottenham exceeded expectations?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Can Nico O’Reilly make England’s World Cup squad?! 

🏆 Are Manchester City favourites to win the league?!
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This week on the Fozcast, we’re joined by Millwall and New Zealand goalkeeper Max Crocombe! 🧤

Max has had a pretty crazy career… most of his contracts have been on a one-year basis, so we talk about what that feeling is like, the travel and how he balances family life. We also chat about his pride in representing his country New Zealand - although the travel times can be tough… 😅

We get into:

✈️ 20+ hour flights and how he avoids jet lag

🌎 Playing in places like Tahiti, Samoa and Vanuatu

🏆 New Zealand’s Chances at the World Cup

🧤 The moment Emi Martínez REPLACED him in goal…

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:22 Ice Breaker

05:53 Going to the World Cup with New Zealand 

16:38 How Popular is Football in New Zealand

20:28 New Zealands Goals for the World Cup

28:35 The Importance of Loans for a GK

46:57 The Championship So Far with Millwall

53:43 Playing the MOST Minutes in the World?!

55:29 Grimsby Town FA Cup Run 2023

58:22 Adapting to the Championship

1:08:58 Quickfire Questions
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We have a special midweek Football Fill-In for you and a lot has gone on since the weekend… 😬

Not one but TWO managerial sackings, as we wave goodbye to Thomas Frank and Sean Dyche from the Premier League for now. The big question is, was those sackings the right decisions from the clubs?

As usual, we talk about all of the results which happened in this midweek special and round it off with a quiz!

There’s no FFI next week due to the FA Cup, so we will be back on February 23!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:04 Sean Dyche has Been Sacked!

09:30 Thomas Frank has Been Sacked!

21:38 Manchester City vs Fulham 3-0

25:49 Brentford vs Arsenal Predictions

27:44 Aston Villa vs Brighton 1-0

32:35 West Ham vs Manchester United 1-1

40:07 Chelsea vs Leeds 2-2

42:41 Sunderland vs Liverpool 0-1

45:01 Crystal Palace vs Burnley 2-3

49:21 Tuchel New Contract + England Chat

51:28 Scott Parker and Burnley

52:23 Everton vs Bournemouth 1-2

59:10 Quiz
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