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The 'What Now?' Show - The Keith Andrews Veto
Season 5, Ep. 8
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After a LOOONG international break the panel returns to try to remember who we played since the last time we recorded..!
Our host Roger Whiteside chats with Ian Herbert, Rory Larmer & Rich Sharpe about many topics including...
1. Q1 Report - A quarter of the way through the season, what is our assessment of the start Rovers have made?
How sustainable is the level of results and performance?
What might derail the team?
2. Half Term Report Card - Which players are top of the class, who needs to try harder and who deserves detention?
3. News Round Up
The panel’s views on…
i) the Championship as a whole at the start of the 26/27 season
ii) the biggest football story at the moment - Man City - what is an appropriate punishment?
iii) Rovers Rewards - what & who is it rewarding & why…
iv) Fan Advisory Panel - what’s the latest news?
v) BRFCS Online Shop - New Merchandise now available
PODCAST EXTRA
Halloween is on the horizon - but which Rovers players names on the team sheet gave you the shivers?
Can the panel create a “Spooktacular 1st XI”?
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