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Welcome back to The Overlap’s Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet. Jamie Carragher is joined by Paul Scholes alongside some of the biggest fan channels across England.This week, with the return of the Champions, Europa and Conference Leagues, it's a European Fan Debate special!Are English clubs arrogant in Europe? Can an English club win the Champions League this season? Will this be Pep Guardiola’s last season at Man City? Plus, Paul names the 5 best players he faced in the Champions League - and Rory Jennings takes on the inaugural quiz Time Added On.If you’re enjoying the podcast, please hit subscribe to never miss an episode, and please leave us a five-star review to help others find the show. Thank you for listening!Chapters00:00 Promo 00:40 Intro 01:32 Rory Jennings Chelsea quiz 05:16 Should Chelsea win the Europa Conference League? 08:00 Are English clubs arrogant in Europe? 17:49 Can Liverpool win the Champions League? 22:22 Aston Villa’s Champions League start 27:02 Would Arsenal want to win the Premier League or Champions League more? 31:25 Is it Pep Guardiola’s last season? 37:00 Five best players Paul Scholes played against in the Champions League? 

Welcome back to The Overlap’s Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet.  Jamie Carragher is joined by Paul Scholes alongside some of the biggest fan channels across England. We are also joined by Manchester United correspondent for The Athletic, Laurie Whitwell. We kick things off by looking at the big news from the week - Manchester United sacking Erik ten Hag. Would Emery go to United? Is Amorim the right man for the job? Plus, will Pep stay at Manchester City? Can Arsenal win the league with the set up they have? Will Aston Villa win a trophy this year? Who should have the Chelsea captaincy?  Finally, was Rodri the right player to win the Ballon d'Or? 00:00 - Promo00:41 - Introduction 01:01 - Paul Scholes on Manchester United and Erik ten Hag being sacked03:04 - Laurie Whitwell on Manchester United’s situation 06:51 - Manchester United fan Adam McKola12:03 - Liverpool fan Gareth Roberts13:57 - Would Emery go to United?14:58 - Manchester City fan Steven Mcinerney 22:44 - Super 6 winner Lee Andrews24:41 - Arsenal fan Charlene Smith40:41 - Chelsea fan Rory Jennings 48:26 - Tottenham fan Flav52:12 - Aston Villa fan Luke Robinson54:16 - Rodri winning the Ballon d’Or 

The Overlap and Gillette Labs are back with a special Movember edition: "Wrighty and Carra’s Football Heroes."Join Gillette Ambassador Ian Wright and Jamie Carragher as they sit down with Premier League stars Shaun Wright-Phillips and Aaron Lennon to discuss the realities of life as a footballer. They open up about their role models, the mental health challenges they faced during their careers, and how they found strength on and off the pitch.Special guests Cory Walkington and Ryan Wilson also join Wrighty and Carra to shavedown for their Movember challenge while sharing their incredible goal to increase the £30,000 they have already raised for Movember, supporting men’s mental health and suicide prevention.👉 Hit like, drop a comment, and subscribe for more exclusive content from The Overlap!For more information, to support Cory and Ryan or to get involved with Movember yourself, visit movember.com/Gillette.⚠️ This episode includes discussions on mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, visit movember.com/getsupport for resources. For urgent mental health assistance, contact NHS 111 online or call Samaritans at 116 123.

Welcome back to the latest episode of the Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet. This week Jamie Carragher and Paul Scholes hear the fans Hot Takes, from Erling Haaland being the deadliest striker in the Premier League to Anfield’s atmosphere being a myth.  Do Villa have the best strike force combination in the Premier League? Is Paul Scholes the best English midfielder in the last 30 years? Will Erik Ten Hag be Manchester United manager next season?  Plus Paul Scholes talks about the one time he refused to play for Sir Alex Ferguson. What are your Hot Takes? Let us know in the comments00:00 - Promo00:59 - Manchester City fan Buvey’s Hot Take11:04 - Arsenal fan Clive’s Hot Take13:43 - Liverpool fan Chloe’s Hot Take16:37 - Manchester United fan Adam’s Hot Take18:58 - Aston Villa fan Luke’s Hot Take 20:34 - Chelsea fan Rory’s Hot Take24:55 - Nottingham Forest fan Greg’s Hot Take31:01 - Everton fan Baz’s Hot Take36:49 - Paul Scholes on the one time he refused to play for Alex Ferguson39:44 - Brighton fan Maz’s Hot Take This episode was recorded on 24 September.SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/c/theoverlap?... SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP NEWSLETTERhttps://substack.com/@theoverlapnewsl... SUBSCRIBE TO IT'S CALLED SOCCER!   / @theoverlapus   LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS Stick to Football - https://tr.ee/JI6l3Dj-4OThe Overlap - https://tr.ee/h07F3Fsuh3It Was What It Was - https://podfollow.com/1745066482

Listen-in to the best behind-the-scenes moments from the Overlap on Tour!Join Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, and Ian Wright as they discuss everything from how to fix football, what makes the perfect fry-up and their meditation techniques.Plus Roy questions his friendship with the rest of the team!Get ready for plenty of laughs and warm-up for the new series of The Overlap On Tour coming October 29th on Sky Max & NOW.Sky Mobile is the network that easily lets you make your data plan bigger and smaller to suit you. For more information, visit sky.com/shop/mobile

Welcome back to the Fan Debate brought to you by Sky Bet. Jamie Carragher is joined by Paul Scholes and some of the biggest fan channels across England. We are also joined by journalist Martyn Ziegler who brings us the latest news on Manchester City’s 115 charges. We kick things off by looking at the weekend’s results, including Manchester City v Arsenal’s dramatic draw, Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten start to the season and Manchester United’s striker situation.  Plus, we delve into Liverpool’s contract situation, Everton’s potential takeover, fixture congestion in the Premier League and are Chelsea finally finding their feet?We’ll be back next week where the fans will bring their hot takes to the panel.

Welcome back to The Overlap’s Fan Debate, brought to you by SkyBet. This week we hear all about David Ornstein’s journey to becoming the man who breaks the big transfer news. Manchester United legend Paul Scholes talks us through his role as the Director of Recruitment at Salford City and how transfers work in the lower leagues. We are also joined by some of the biggest fan channels across England as they give their club’s best and worst transfers, from Cantona joining Manchester United, to Balotelli signing for Liverpool. Plus Paul Scholes, David Ornstein and Jamie Carragher give us their best and worst Premier League transfers.  Let us know your team’s best and worst transfers in the comments below.   00:00 - Promo  00:54 - Intro  01:05 - Paul Scholes on transfers at Salford City 03:18 - David Ornstein’s origin story!  11:52 - Fan questions to Paul Scholes and David Ornstein 23:21 - Paul Scholes on Manchester United’s best and worst transfers 24:27 - Adam on Manchester United’s best and worst transfers 26:43 - Big Steve on Manchester City’s best and worst transfers 28:48 - Chloe on Liverpool’s best and worst transfers 30:00 - Baz on Everton’s best and worst transfers  33:58 - Dan on Crystal Palace’s best and worst transfers 35:24 - Shaun on Chelsea’s best and worst transfers 40:57 - Greg on Nottingham Forest's best and worst transfers 42:41 - Ben on Tottenham Hotspur's best and worst transfers  52:18 - Alex on Arsenal's best and worst transfers  57:17 - David Ornstein on his Premier League best and worst transfers  59:09 - Jamie Carragher on his Premier League best and worst transfers  1:00:37 - Outtakes 

The Fan Debate is back, brought to you by Sky Bet. Jamie Carragher is joined by Paul Scholes and some of the biggest fan channels across England as the Premier League season gets underway. From Manchester City’s win to Chelsea’s ever-growing squad and Liverpool’s first game under Arne Slot, we chat through the biggest conversations from the weekend’s opening games. We are also joined by the man known for breaking the big Premier League transfer news, David Ornstein. We take a look at this summer’s transfers, potential signings, and which clubs still need to fill key positions. We would love to hear your thoughts and predictions for the new season and what you think of this summer’s transfer window. So drop a comment below, if you like!