talkSPORT Gold

In this episode of talkSPORT Gold, we go back to 2023 the Cheltenham Festival and the nations was on tenterhooks waiting to see if Alan Brazil would make it to Breakfast on Friday. He also gets a pep talk from Liam Neeson!! 

Last year Alan Brazil hosted the first three days of the Cheltenham festival but did he make it to Gold Cup day? Virgin’s Chris Evans had to host the start of the show on Friday with Dean Saunders, Ray Parlour and Shebahn Aherne. 

Back in February 2012 Fabio Capello resigned as England manager after The FA stood John Terry down as captain of the Three lions. The Spurs manager Harry Redknapp was also cleared of tax evasion on the same day leading to speculation he’d become the national head coach. Mark Saggers, The Sun’s Shaun Custis and Stan Collymore reacted to the incredible breaking news. 

John Obi Mikel reveals all to Jim White, Simon Jordan & Danny Murphy about his controversial move to Chelsea despite signing for Manchester United, a difficult 30 minute meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson and the ‘player power’ that got Rafa Benitez sacked at Stamford Bridge! 

Going back to May 2013, the football world was stunned to hear the news that Sir Alex Ferguson was retiring as manager of Manchester United. Richard Keys & Andy Gray were hosting the mid-morning show and were joined by the man who appointing SAF in 1986, treble winner Dwight Yorke and the Chief Executive of the Premier League!

Back in February 2020, Tyson Fury went to the U.S.A and destroyed Deontay Wilder to become the heavyweight champion of the world! Listen back to the moment he won the fight in Round 7 via a stoppage then sang ‘American Pie’ in the ring in Las Vegas! 

In this part of Carlo Ancelotti’s interview from 2016, he speaks openly about times he’s lost his temper, becoming the next Bayern manager, his relationship with Gareth Bale, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Silvio Berlusconi. He recalls the time he had to drop Rivaldo and why Manchester United & Arsenal have struggled since Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger left. 

In this podcast we go back to 2016 and the incoming Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti joined Hawksbee & Jacobs in the studio at talkSPORT. Carlo had just released his autobiography, Quiet Leadership. He talks candidly about working with John Terry, his calm persona and dealing with difficult football club owners! 

Fresh from a League Cup win over West Ham in September 2015, the Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri was a guest later that evening on the Sports Bar with Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy. Despite the Italian’s relaxed demeanour and talk of a possible cup run, the Foxes were going to win the Premier League later that season against all odds!