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182: Keeping the Ball on the Ground | Heckingbottom to Go? Players Slagging Their Own Managers, Ian McCall & Awards Dos

Ep. 182

Join us once more this week for another instalment of the award-winning Open Goal podcast where the boys are discussing the mounting pressure on Hibs' Manager Paul Heckingbottom, Phil Jones being told to apparently shut up from Ed Woodward after having a dig at his boss, Ian McCall's decision to go back to Thistle and the lads regale us with tales of messy awards events they've attended in the past following Messi's win at the FIFA Best Awards.

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