{"podcast":{"title":"The Game","slug":"the-game-1066443","podcast_index_feed_id":1066443,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0fc6a233-bbae-4ba5-b882-c075544353a8","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-game","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e501a8cbe71d83cf13e/1781622185758-e35264ad-4a4c-4124-b920-75949a523cf7.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1380,"summary":"The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR. Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups. We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:20:51.825312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443"},"episode":{"title":"Liam Rosenior gone, could Eddie Howe be next?","slug":"liam-rosenior-gone-could-eddie-howe-be-next","published_at":"2026-04-23T15:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/liam-rosenior-gone-could-eddie-howe-be-next","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/liam-rosenior-gone-could-eddie-howe-be-next","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/69ea33d1aa3f81e2b99d806a/media.mp3","summary":"After five defeats and no goals Chelsea bit the bullet and sacked Liam Rosenior. Where do the problems lie at Stamford Bridge - the ownership, the players the coach or the whole project? Given the chaos who would wan tthe job? Man City beat Burnley to go top, but showed familiar signs of frailty in doing so. They're top only on goals scored...could we be heading for a play off? While Chelsea are in turmoil Newcastle quietly have their own problems - they're 14th in the table, european football is looking unlikely and there is talk of selling more of their star players. Who could be leaving and where does that leave manager Eddie Howe? Tom clarke is joined by Newcastle reporter Martin Hardy, Gregor Robertson and Martin Samuel.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"After five defeats and no goals Chelsea bit the bullet and sacked Liam Rosenior. Where do the problems lie at Stamford Bridge - the ownership, the players…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3327,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/liam-rosenior-gone-could-eddie-howe-be-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/liam-rosenior-gone-could-eddie-howe-be-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}