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    Stones sickness scare | Rooney against TAA in midfield | How might Man Utd look next season with ETH?

    Stones sickness scare | Rooney against TAA in midfield | How might Man Utd look next season with ETH?

    Henry Winter and Charlie Wyett look at tomorrow’s back pages and in the lead up to the Euros, we start with John Stones having to be in isolation from the rest of the England squad due to a sickness bug. They then react to Wayne Rooney stating he wouldn’t have Trent Alexander-Arnold anywhere near the middle of midfield and finally on England, do the FA have a plan if Gareth Southgate quits as manager after the tournament? 
    Moving to the Premier League and what might Manchester United look like next season with Erik ten Hag remaining at the club?

    • 19 min
    Erik ten Hag set to stay at Man Utd | Saka, Shaw & Stones give England Euros fitness boost

    Erik ten Hag set to stay at Man Utd | Saka, Shaw & Stones give England Euros fitness boost

    Teddy Draper is joined by John Cross and Miguel Delaney as the panel discuss the biggest topics in the sporting world, including the news that Erik ten Hag is set to stay on as Manchester United boss and England are given a fitness boost as all 26 players take part in their open training session.

    • 21 min
    Could Euro 2024 be Southgate's final tournament? | Is Alexander-Arnold in pole position to partner Rice against Serbia?

    Could Euro 2024 be Southgate's final tournament? | Is Alexander-Arnold in pole position to partner Rice against Serbia?

    Julian Warren is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and ESPN's Mark Ogden, to discuss if Euro 2024 will be Gareth Southgate's final tournament in charge of England, and if Trent Alexander-Arnold is in pole position to partner Delcan Rice in England's midfield, for their opening group game against Serbia.

    The pair also analyse if The Three Lions can cope with injuries to key players ahead of Euro 2024.

    • 19 min
    Complacent England fall to Iceland | Are they ready for Euro 2024?

    Complacent England fall to Iceland | Are they ready for Euro 2024?

    On this episode of Back Pages, Teddy Draper is joined by the Times' Martin Hardy and the Daily Mail's Riath Al-Samarrai to discuss England's shock loss to Iceland before Euro 2024. They reflect on John Stones' injury, the reasons why they played poorly and if fans should be worried by the performance going into the competition. The Panel also talk about Jens Lehman's comments about Germany International team as they look to prove him wrong and go further than the semi-finals.

    • 19 min
    Gareth Southgate announces final Euro 2024 England squad | VAR is here to stay in the Premier League

    Gareth Southgate announces final Euro 2024 England squad | VAR is here to stay in the Premier League

    On this episode of Back Pages, The Guardian's Jonathan Liew and The Independent's Miguel Delaney join David Garrido to discuss the announcement of Gareth Southgate's final 26-player England squad for Euro 2024, reflecting the surprising omissions of Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire and inclusions of Adam Wharton and Luke Shaw. The panel also discusses the results of the Premier League club's vote on VAR, with Wolves being the only club that voted in favour of scrapping the technology next season. 

    • 19 min
    Man City challenge against PL puts EFL deal at risk | Shaw boosts Southgate’s Euro’s hopes | PL admits VAR delays increased last season

    Man City challenge against PL puts EFL deal at risk | Shaw boosts Southgate’s Euro’s hopes | PL admits VAR delays increased last season

    David Garrido is joined by the Mirror’s John Cross and Charlie Wyett from the Sun to discuss the leading stories from the back pages which are dominated by the news that Manchester City’s challenge against the Premier League could have a knock-on affect to all the EFL clubs by putting their £900 million deal in jeopardy. Luke Shaw boosted Gareth Southgate’s hopes of success at the upcoming Euro’s as he returned to training after being a huge doubt due to injury. The Premier League also admitted that VAR delays increased last season and that will undoubtedly draw criticism from the clubs.

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
86 Ratings

86 Ratings

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real SPURS fans

Awwww. So EMO. Just a bit of Europa League blues. WILL finish 5th place in the EPL & about to get a spanking by Napoli. In What Century will the Gooners address their Defence? Where in the World is Ozil’s...coat?

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Gary Neville What A Disgrace

Self serving agenda driven bum

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Geoff Shreeves

What a bell end! Wish he’d been working with Keys & Grey that day at Molineux. He’d have been sacked along with those ball bags!

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