Arsenal Player, Chelsea Fan & Living With Gazza | Stick to Football EP 115
2/5/20261 hr 24 min
Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by ARNE.
In this episode, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Jill Scott and Ian Wright are joined by Paul Merson for an open and wide-ranging conversation.
We start with Paul’s time on Soccer Saturday, looking at what he loves most about the role and whether there are moments of analysis he wishes he could take back.
The conversation then turns to club loyalties, with Paul opening up about being a Chelsea fan despite his strong ties to Arsenal, and wh...
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First 90 secondsGary Neville· Host0:00
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Ian Wright· Host0:05
You wanna go where everybody knows your name. Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, bum.
Jill Scott· Host0:11
I still watch, I still watch Friends just on Freeview now.
Ian Wright· Host0:14
Do you still watch it?
Jill Scott· Host0:15
Mm. I love it.
Ian Wright· Host0:17
I don't... I'm not, I'm not keen on Friends.
Jill Scott· Host0:18
Are you not keen on Friends?
Ian Wright· Host0:20
In a world so nice.
Gary Neville· Host0:20
Everything you got.
Ian Wright· Host0:21
Yeah.
Gary Neville· Host0:21
Did you go? Have you been to The Place?
Ian Wright· Host0:22
Taken away from all your worries.
Gary Neville· Host0:23
You've got to. It's in... Is it?
Ian Wright· Host0:24
Your worries.
Gary Neville· Host0:25
It's that past- So help a little faith.
Jill Scott· Host0:25
Boston, innit?
Gary Neville· Host0:26
Yeah, but it's not... You go down the stairs.
Ian Wright· Host0:27
Oh.
Gary Neville· Host0:28
It's a touristy place.
Ian Wright· Host0:29
Nah, I wouldn't be- Wouldn't be- Would you like to get away?
Jill Scott· Host0:31
[laughs] I've been to the one- Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name.
Ian Wright· Host0:37
Boom. I've watched all of those. I cries. And some of them, some of them episodes- You cry? [laughs] ... some of those episodes made me cry.
Jill Scott· Host0:43
Really?
Ian Wright· Host0:43
Yeah, because it's brilliant. They're like a family, weren't they? It was brilliant. Great show.
Jill Scott· Host0:48
TV back then was brilliant, weren't it?
Ian Wright· Host0:50
Yes.
Jill Scott· Host0:50
And then when you'd be buzzing 'cause you've got Channel 5. Do you know what I mean? Like- Channel 5, yeah ... you got access to Channel 5.
Ian Wright· Host0:56
That was, that was a disappointment. What was it, mate? What Ricky Gervais said was the biggest disappointment.
Gary Neville· Host1:00
[laughs] On TV?
Jill Scott· Host1:01
What?
Gary Neville· Host1:01
You go too.
Ian Wright· Host1:02
What Rick- Ricky Gervais- You go ... when they said about what's your biggest disappointment.
Gary Neville· Host1:05
I know ...
Ian Wright· Host1:05
he said- Oh, has he got a- ... Alton Towers.
Gary Neville· Host1:07
[laughs] What's he say? Alton Towers?
Ian Wright· Host1:10
Alton Towers. [laughs] So funny.
Jill Scott· Host1:13
Oh.
Ian Wright· Host1:13
He is funny. Cheers is a good one.
Gary Neville· Host1:15
Different Strokes.
Ian Wright· Host1:16
Different Strokes.
Gary Neville· Host1:16
And Different Strokes.
Jill Scott· Host1:16
I used to like, um- Different Strokes is good.
Gary Neville· Host1:18
What you talking about, Willis? Ovidias M Pet- Ovidias M Pet.
Ian Wright· Host1:21
Oh, yeah.
Gary Neville· Host1:22
Yeah, very good.
Jill Scott· Host1:23
Bottom on a Friday night.
Gary Neville· Host1:25
Yeah.
Jill Scott· Host1:25
I liked.
Ian Wright· Host1:25
See, I liked Notts Landing.
Gary Neville· Host1:27
Yeah.
Ian Wright· Host1:27
Sunday.
Gary Neville· Host1:28
Dynasty. Dallas.
Ian Wright· Host1:29
Yeah, Dallas.