{"podcast":{"title":"The Lab (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)","slug":"the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344","podcast_index_feed_id":6748344,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7959779444","website_url":"https://thefightingcock.co.uk/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ff96703a-8edb-11ee-b189-a3ea3eeaef68/image/The_Lab__1_.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Gareth Flavell","episode_count":134,"summary":"Brought to you by the lads at The Fighting Cock, The Lab is a Football podcast that encourages in depth conversation on subject matter that ranges from tactics, to transfer deals, how injuries are treated, to an agent's role, to content creators, to coaches, and much more. Essentially The Lab is a podcast that talks about everything around the pitch, not just just what happens on it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T16:17:38.540782+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344"},"episode":{"title":"S3E52 | What Players Say To Their Agents During  A Relegation Battle","slug":"s3e52-what-players-say-to-their-agents-during-a-relegation-battle","published_at":"2026-05-19T14:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/s3e52-what-players-say-to-their-agents-during-a-relegation-battle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3523507665.mp3?updated=1779203207","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3523507665.mp3?updated=1779203207","summary":"An honest conversation with former football agent Jim Erwood about what the game is actually like behind the scenes. We talk about whether footballers truly love their clubs, what players say to agents during a relegation battle, why loyalty in football barely exists anymore, and how modern players are pushed to think about themselves first. Jim shares incredible stories from his time as an agent, including signing Ashley Williams through Friends Reunited, the reality of dealing with young players and ambitious parents, intimidation and the criminal element around football, and the bizarre John Carew/Milan Baroš swap deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"An honest conversation with former football agent Jim Erwood about what the game is actually like behind the scenes. We talk about whether footballers tru…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3314,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/episodes/s3e52-what-players-say-to-their-agents-during-a-relegation-battle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/s3e52-what-players-say-to-their-agents-during-a-relegation-battle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}