Liam Rosenior Sacked!
4/23/202621 min
Was it a case of damned if he did, damned if he didn’t for Liam Rosenior at Chelsea? Did the problems start with the ownership, and was he ultimately doomed from the off? Or was he simply too inexperienced to manage a top-six Premier League dressing room? Gary and Alan analyse the sacking of Liam Rosenior, looking at where things broke down and the deeper financial problems surrounding Chelsea. The Rest Is Football is powered by Fuse Energy. To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit https://www.fuseenergy.com/football. Join The Players Lounge: The official fantasy football club of The Rest Is Football. It’s time to take on Gary, Alan and Micah for the chance to win monthly prizes and shoutouts on the pod. It’s FREE to join and as a member, you’ll get access to exclusive tips from Fantasy Football Hub including AI-powered team ratings, transfer tips, and expert team reveals to help you climb the table - plus access to our private Slack community. Sign up today at therestisfootball.com. https://therestisfootball.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_content=link_cta For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Micah Richards· Panelist0:10
I'm sticking with you.
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Gary Lineker· Host0:14
Coming up on today's show... He was kind of damned if he did take it and damned if he didn't.
Alan Shearer· Host0:19
That is a bloody hard job to do because it's a bonkers football club. It's run very differently.
Gary Lineker· Host0:25
It's gone from a club that will probably attract any manager in the world- Yeah ... to a club where the top managers in the world might think, "Hmm, not sure." I wonder, this is just me throwing one out there as well, Jose Mourinho. [laughs] Act Three. [laughs] I think he'd take it. This episode is powered by Fuse Energy. Before we kick off, a quick pre-match warm-up from Fuse. A question on the teams and players who make things count. Who has scored the most Premier League goals as a substitute?
Micah Richards· Panelist0:58
I, I know this one.
Alan Shearer· Host0:59
Oh, do you?
Gary Lineker· Host1:00
Oh, Mike, you know.
Micah Richards· Panelist1:01
Yeah.
Gary Lineker· Host1:02
Well let... Shall we let Alan go first then?
Alan Shearer· Host1:04
Well, I'm gonna go for Jermain Defoe.
Micah Richards· Panelist1:06
He's cheating again. Someone's giving him the answers.
Gary Lineker· Host1:09
Do you think that's the answer then, Mike?
Micah Richards· Panelist1:10
That's the correct answer. I knew that because I seen it at the start of the week.
Gary Lineker· Host1:13
Call it an honorable draw, but- Oof ... whoever gets the right answer for who's second- Ooh ... wins.
Micah Richards· Panelist1:19
It's gotta be Chicharito, innit, surely?
Gary Lineker· Host1:21
Al, you going?
Alan Shearer· Host1:22
I'll... I'm going Giroud then, yeah.
Gary Lineker· Host1:24
Alan, you are the winner.
Alan Shearer· Host1:27
Hey, hey.
Gary Lineker· Host1:29
[laughs] The best teams