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: 1226
Years Active: 2010 - 2025

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Problems north of the border, a sign of things to come?

Nat & Gregor are joined by Tom Clarke on a week where Scottish football has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons! But are we expecting too much of footballers to lock themselves away for our enter…

00:55:58 | Thu 13 Aug 2020

Is this City's best ever chance to be champions of Europe?

Matt Dickinson joins Nat & Gregor to ask who can stop Man City from finally winning the Champions League, whether Chelsea have actually had a good season, and why doesn't Robert Lewandowski get the c…

00:47:24 | Mon 10 Aug 2020

A-star for Parker, but Brentford will be back...

Alyson Rudd joins Nat & Gregor to reflect on Scott Parker's managerial masterclass in the play-off final, a controversial week for Arsenal and a look at what makes us football nerds!

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01:00:57 | Thu 06 Aug 2020

Bournemouth, Brentford and boots in brown paper bags!

Tom Roddy joins Natalie Sawyer with all the fallout from Eddie Howe's departure at Bournemouth and some fighting talk out of the Brentford camp ahead of their play-off final with West London rivals F…

00:34:29 | Mon 03 Aug 2020

It's a double Wembley weekend!

Natalie and Gregor are joined by Tom Clarke to discuss Brentford booking their place in the Championship playoff final in the final game at Griffin Park, the battle of the up-and-coming managers as A…

00:46:02 | Thu 30 Jul 2020

The longest Premier League season ever!

Natalie and Gregor are joined by Tom Roddy to take a look at one of the most remarkable Premier League seasons in history. Gregor's cat makes a cameo as the panel look at the winners and losers in 20…

00:49:37 | Mon 27 Jul 2020

The Championship finale!

Tom Roddy joins Nat & Gregor after the most dramatic of finishes to the Championship season! Gregor tells us which club has "bottled it" this season and should have a song named after them, and the p…

00:47:20 | Thu 23 Jul 2020

Leeds United - the best Championship side ever?

Nat & Gregor are joined by Ben Machell after his beloved Leeds United secured their promotion to the Premier League, but can Leeds cut it back in the big time?

The panel discuss this, a weekend of man…

00:50:34 | Mon 20 Jul 2020

The EFL special

Nat & Gregor are joined by James Restall for an EFL special looking at the race for promotion to the Premier League, an inquest into what has happened at Hull following their 8-0 humbling at Wigan, a…

01:00:39 | Thu 16 Jul 2020

How City fought the law, and then won

Alyson Rudd joins Nat & Gregor for an in-depth look at how Manchester City successfully appealed their 2-year European Ban. So where next for Financial Fair Play?

More on this, the sorry state of the …

00:56:10 | Mon 13 Jul 2020

The irreplaceable David Silva...

Nat & Gregor are joined by Tom Roddy to discuss one of the final David Silva masterclasses at The Etihad, and how he should be honoured when he departs Man City at the end of the season.

The panel dis…

00:58:52 | Thu 09 Jul 2020

Is the tide turning in Manchester?

Nat & Gregor are joined by Matt Dickinson after contrasting weekends for either side of Manchester. So should City fans be worried? And how soon will United be back challenging for titles?

Are Bournemouth doomed?

Alyson Rudd joins Nat & Gregor fresh from her trip to see Bournemouth humbled at home to Newcastle. So has time run out on Eddie Howe? More on this, the happy hammers, and whether there is a road bac…

01:01:52 | Thu 02 Jul 2020

Steve Bruce and Neil Warnock - underappreciated or over the hill?

Nat & Gregor are joined by Matt Dickinson following the weekend's FA Cup action. Was Newcastle's defeat to Man City the end of the road for Steve Bruce? And do managers like him and Neil Warnock get …

00:53:40 | Mon 29 Jun 2020

Time to get excited about Man United?

Nat & Gregor are joined by Jonathan Northcroft to discuss Anthony Martial becoming the first Man United player to score a Premier League hat-trick in over 7 years! So is he finally the real deal?

The …

00:43:15 | Thu 25 Jun 2020

Arsenal, bad enough to make your blood boil!

Alyson Rudd joins Nat & Gregor to look back on the first weekend of the Premier League's restart.

Arsenal are in the firing line after another abject performance, so how much further can they fall? An…

00:47:38 | Mon 22 Jun 2020

Referees, wrong decisions and red cards...football is back!

Nat & Gregor are joined by Jonathan Northcroft to try and work out exactly what happened for the "ghost goal" at Villa Park in the restart's first big talking point. David Luiz also goes under the mi…

00:48:18 | Thu 18 Jun 2020

Let the football feast begin!

Alyson Rudd joins Nat & Gregor to welcome back Premier League football!

Hear why they're backing Norwich to perform a great escape, which 'dysfunctional' Premier League team is in the middle of anothe…

00:54:37 | Mon 15 Jun 2020

The Cherries' sticky situation, and why we're wrong to write off Norwich

Jonathan Northcroft joins Nat & Gregor to discuss The Cherries sticky situation as Ryan Fraser looks set to depart Bournemouth, but is it ever ok to refuse to play?

2020: the year we see a female Premier League manager?

Matt Dickinson joins Nat & Gregor to look back on a good weekend for Chelsea football club. Timo Werner agrees to join Frank Lampard's side, whilst Emma Hayes is handed the WSL title. So is it time H…

00:41:47 | Mon 08 Jun 2020

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