Sean Ingle, Paul Doyle and Raphael Honigstein join James Richardson to talk about the midweek's action.
As Wayne Bridge calls time on his England career, the pod ponder his reasons and consider how missing Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge will affect England in South Africa. Could the excellent form of Leighton Baines ease Fabio Capello's pain?
There's Champions League chat, with the pod discussing Inter beating Chelsea and Stuttgart holding Barcelona. With three Spanish sides all failing to win, Dr Sid Lowe is on the phone with the press reaction and news of Jermaine Pennant too.
Elsewhere, there's a preview of the weekend's fixtures including Chelsea v Man City and the Carling Cup final; Jamie Jackson on the phone with the latest in the Portsmouth saga; Sean Ingle analyses Clarke Carlisle's arithmetic performance on Countdown; and there's also the winner of the worst dressed manager competition. Oh, and a bit of Courtney Love too.
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