Outspoken with White & Jordan

Jim White & Simon Jordan discuss Premier League referee David Coote's suspension which sparks bias concerns - Former PGMOL Head Keith Hackett joins us. Coventry City owner Doug King explains Mark Robins' sacking. Plus, a look at the future of heavyweight boxing with Martin Bakole’s trainer Billy Nelson and commentator Adam Smith.

 Jim, Simon and former Arsenal invincible Martin Keown looked back on an action-packed weekend of Premier League football. Liverpool lead at the top of the table, with pressure being put on Manchester City and Arsenal. Elsewhere, Ipswich won for the first time this season at the expense of Spurs - while they also focused on Brighton, West Ham and Newcastle, where you'll hear exclusively from the club's former chairman Sir John Hall. 

In this episode of Three Up Front, with special guest Henry Winter, the panel are set the task of challenging football’s conventional wisdom.For example, are football agents really the scourge of the modern game, or actually useful allies? Is Russell Martin’s ‘philosophy’ at Southampton destined only for the Championship? Contrary to popular belief, does the Chelsea board actually know what it is doing? And despite the top ten teams in the Premier League being managed by foreign coaches, are British coaches STILL just as good as they are?Simon, Troy, Graeme and Henry examine all that and more as they put common footballing theories under the microscope.18+ please gamble responsiblyWarning: this episode contains language that some people may find offensive.

Jim White, Alex Crook and Troy Deeney reacted to comments made by former Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris about the club's lack of winning culture, all brought on by the gift of a luxury watch from chairman Daniel Levy. Does a winning mentality come from the top? Meanwhile, Chair of the British Boxing Board of Control, Robert Smith, speaks exclusively on the news that Conor Benn's provisional suspension has been lifted after two-year battle. Plus, what is the point in Lee Carsley's last hurrah with England?

 Jim White & Simon Jordan discuss two costly penalties for English sides in Europe, can Villa or Arsenal really complain? Plus, Jimmy Anderson shares stories from his new autobiography Finding the Edge. Also, boxing insights from Spencer Oliver, Frank Warren and heavyweight David Adeleye.

Conor Niland's "The Racket" is the story of pro tennis's 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog's memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world.

Jim White, Simon Jordan and Danny Murphy discuss Ruben Amorim's defeat of Man City 4-1 - could this lift Manchester United’s expectations? Danny Murphy on Liverpool’s dominance, Noel Gallagher’s TNT commentary cameo and what Trump’s return might mean for golf’s LIV-PGA clash.

Jim White and Simon Jordan discuss Fulham’s last-minute win over Brentford - are Silva and Frank on the rise? Times Writer Owen Slot looks at Danny Care’s revelations about Eddie Jones’s England tenure. Charlotte Eve from Her Game Too discusses sexism in football and Nicky Butt analyses what new Man United manager Ruben Amorim needs to succeed.