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Mailbag: Should players strike when they’re paid so much?
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A listener gets in touch asking how Rodri can possibly complain about too many games when he signed a new Man City contract after the new Champions League format was announced. Marcus, Luke and Andy discuss the idea that players should take matters into their own hands and begin rejecting new contracts if they’re really serious about the tough schedule.
Elsewhere, players that never played in the Prem who would’ve been perfect for the league – and which bald Premier League mangers would best suit their own player's hair? Light and shade people, light and shade…
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