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The Game

The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. 


Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR.


Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups.


We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that.


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Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
1225
Years Active
2010 - 2025
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League Cup repeat, transfer troubles and Beyonce make Spurs rich

League Cup repeat, transfer troubles and Beyonce make Spurs rich

No signings in the window but Beyonce makes Spurs rich 

Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson and Martin Samuel for more football discussion and a crash course in Beyonce lyrics.

First off, the team…

00:53:21  |   Thu 25 Jan 2024
Toney is back, Arsenal bounce back, VAR back again and Liverpool back to the front.

Toney is back, Arsenal bounce back, VAR back again and Liverpool back to the front.

Gregor Robertson and Alyson Rudd join Tom Clarke for Monday’s edition of The Game.

Four games and four talking points from the weekend’s fixtures. A statement win from Liverpool against in form Bourne…

01:00:53  |   Mon 22 Jan 2024
Points deductions, Toney's point to prove and what's the point of José Mourinho?

Points deductions, Toney's point to prove and what's the point of José Mourinho?

Tom Clarke is joined by Martin Samuel, Gregor Robertson and Jonathan Northcroft to discuss Premier League punishments, Ivan Toney's return and Jose Mourinho's Roma sacking. 


With Everton and Nottingha…

01:01:28  |   Thu 18 Jan 2024
Ratcliffe's game plan, Reading's misery and unnerving pressbox encounters

Ratcliffe's game plan, Reading's misery and unnerving pressbox encounters

Matt Dickinson, Alyson Rudd and Gregor Robertson join Tom Clarke to discuss Sir Jim Ratcliffe's plan of action, why Reading fan's invaded the pitch and what spooked Alyson over the weekend. 


Matt Dick…

01:01:17  |   Mon 15 Jan 2024
Poch pressure and what next for Mbappe, Werner and Sancho

Poch pressure and what next for Mbappe, Werner and Sancho

Gregor Robertson, Martin Samuel and Tony Cascarino join Tom Clarke for the Thurs edition of The Game. Is Mauricio Pochettino under pressure at Chelsea? After a loss to championship side Middlesboroug…

01:03:02  |   Thu 11 Jan 2024
Gunners misfire, replay rows and free pints

Gunners misfire, replay rows and free pints

Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Martin Hardy join Tom Clarke to discuss why Arsenal are stumbling, who paid for the Newcastle beers and if we should re-record the whole podcast.

First up Arsenal’s b…

00:54:03  |   Mon 08 Jan 2024
Rooney blues and the winners and losers of Christmas

Rooney blues and the winners and losers of Christmas

It's a Happy New Year from Jonathan Northcroft, Martin Samuel and Gregor Robertson as they join Tom Clarke for the first 2024 edition of The Game.

It was a new year to forget for Wayne Rooney, another…

01:00:17  |   Thu 04 Jan 2024
Christmas crackers and end of year awards

Christmas crackers and end of year awards

The Christmas spirit is alive and well as Alyson Rudd, Gregor Robertson and Molly Hudson dial in from all parts of the country to join Tom Clarke for an assessment of the festive fixture list. 

An ama…

01:06:01  |   Wed 27 Dec 2023
And so this is Christmas... power to the people right on!

And so this is Christmas... power to the people right on!

Jonathan Northcroft, Gregor Robertson and Martin Samuel join Tom Clarke for the final pre-Christmas edition of The Game.

First on the agenda is the super league…its back, but will it actually happen? …

01:01:26  |   Thu 21 Dec 2023
Sh**housery, idiots and control freaks

Sh**housery, idiots and control freaks

Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Allnutt and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat.

They look at a lamentable game at Anfield, a good result for Utd, a reality check for Liverpool?

Arsenal seems to be th…

00:59:54  |   Mon 18 Dec 2023
Both United's out with a whimper and Wally Downes – founder of the ‘Crazy Gang’

Both United's out with a whimper and Wally Downes – founder of the ‘Crazy Gang’


Tom Clarke is joined by regulars Martin Samuel and Gregor Robertson and special guest Wally Downes. They look back on the weeks champions league fixtures and the exit of Manchester and Newcastle Unit…

01:02:17  |   Thu 14 Dec 2023
Jeff Stelling joins us to discuss wins for Villa, Spurs, and Fulham; and defeats for Chelsea and Man Utd.

Jeff Stelling joins us to discuss wins for Villa, Spurs, and Fulham; and defeats for Chelsea and Man Utd.

Tom Clarke has crawled off his sick bed to join Monday regulars Alyson Rudd and Gregor Robertson and special guest Jeff Stelling.

After a quick hello to Jeff its on to a brilliant set of matches this …

00:59:40  |   Mon 11 Dec 2023
Villa rockin’, Arsenal not stoppin’, Forest and Palace shockin’

Villa rockin’, Arsenal not stoppin’, Forest and Palace shockin’


The Thursday club of Tony Cascarino, Gregor Robertson and Martin Samuel join Tom Clarke to discuss a fantastic title race and a pressure mounting in midtable.

Villa park was rocking as they extended t…

01:05:54  |   Thu 07 Dec 2023
City cracks, Trent whacks and Heckingbottom sacked

City cracks, Trent whacks and Heckingbottom sacked

Tom Clarke is back fresh as a daisy from his holidays, and he is joined by Charlotte Duncker, Tony Cascarino and Gregor Robertson to review the weekend’s goal fest.

Are standards slipping at City or w…

00:59:55  |   Tue 05 Dec 2023
Champions League and jeez, referees!

Champions League and jeez, referees!


Martin Samuel, James Gheerbrant and Jonathan Northcroft join Gregor Robertson for the Thursday edition of The Game.

Manchester United once again take centre stage. Free scoring, but also conceding fre…

01:13:35  |   Thu 30 Nov 2023
Tactics at the top, belief at the bottom and adios El Tel

Tactics at the top, belief at the bottom and adios El Tel


Tony Cascarino, Alyson Rudd and Tom Allnutt join Gregor Robertson on the Monday edition of The Game. The team pay tribute to Terry Venables and reflect on his eclectic range of interests outside the …

01:02:38  |   Mon 27 Nov 2023
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Gregor Robertson is joined by Jonathan Northcroft, Tony Cascarino and Martin Samuel for heated discussion on the murky world of football finance and governance. As Everton face a ten point deduction …

01:06:17  |   Thu 23 Nov 2023
The modern Mr Luton: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu

The modern Mr Luton: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu


In a special episode of The Game Tom Clarke is joined by regulars Gregor Robertson and Jonathan Northcroft as they speak to special guest Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu about his life and career.

Pelly is the f…

01:00:33  |   Mon 20 Nov 2023
Mic’d up but p***ed off. And England’s midfield conundrum

Mic’d up but p***ed off. And England’s midfield conundrum

James Gheerbrant, Jonathan Northcroft and Gregor Robertson join tom Clarke to give VAR a grilling.

Does the mic’d up programme help or hinder the case for VAR in games? The team look at issues around …

01:00:03  |   Thu 16 Nov 2023
Thrillers galore and John McGinn's big bum.

Thrillers galore and John McGinn's big bum.

Alyson Rudd, Gregor Robertson and Tony Cascarino join Tom Clarke to discuss the weekend’s games. And what a weekend of fixtures, 37 goals, the top five separated by three points and last minute winne…

01:03:27  |   Mon 13 Nov 2023
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