Is Scrapping VAR An Option?, The 'Big Meeks' Origin Story & Securing A Nando's Black Card

Is Scrapping VAR An Option?, The 'Big Meeks' Origin Story & Securing A Nando's Black Card | EP 105

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Күн бұрын

How do you celebrate being given a Nando’s black card? What have Gary and Alan done with the hat-trick balls they picked up during their careers? Who gave Micah his notorious nickname and where did it come from?
Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the toll professional football takes on family life.
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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - The Masters
03:30 - Chipped Goals
06:25 - Football In The USA
10:38 - Big Meeks Origin Story
12:25 - Day-To-Day Meals
14:28 - Strange Half Time Team Talks
17:08 - Scrapping VAR
22:25 - Different Penalties
24:31 - EURO 2024 Victor Is?
26:50 - Hat-Trick Matchballs
30:30 - Gary’s ‘Comedy Writer’
31:15 - The Toll Of Football

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@tomfurlong5384 Ай бұрын

Lovely little bit of honesty from Micah at the end. Love that.

@tffti7058 Ай бұрын

Micah you've literally called yourself Big Meeks in every episode of this podcast 🤣🤣🤣

@JonathanFoster-mb9gw Ай бұрын

Big meeks is on to something there i never understood obsession with golf

@cosmo9208 Ай бұрын

An anonymous Dutch guy once said "I'll shtart playing golf when I shtop having shex"

@j.s3300 Ай бұрын

Many dont get the obsession with football. Life.

@JimDuggan-tq2lv Ай бұрын

So what you're saying is, you don't like sport A but prefer sport B. Ok cheers for that information, we can rest easy tonight boys as the information about random KZfaq commenters sport preferences are known to us.

@screaminscott4447 Ай бұрын

Lol it is boring af

@hermankermit-warm1121 Ай бұрын

Oscar Wilde put it best - Golf, a decent walk spoiled.

@mickrandles9364 Ай бұрын

I'm with Big Meeks. Golf is shite 😂

@mikeryan4055 Ай бұрын

It just spoils a nice walk

@roody59 Ай бұрын

@@mikeryan4055 LOL

@jrothweldo7 Ай бұрын

Golf,rugby,cricket all boring sports

@mickrandles9364 Ай бұрын

@@jrothweldo7 yup. Tory sports 😭😂

@AuGAlaN Ай бұрын

@@jrothweldo7 how is rugby boring? it definitely isn't in the same category as golf and cricket those are proper snorefest

@fugaziishime Ай бұрын

the last great chips i saw were all messis. the one against betis where he chipped the keeper from the outside box was an insane goal.

@Hhammer Ай бұрын

Cavani chip was great too when the crowd returned to old Trafford.

@Nikapd Ай бұрын

Brilliant as always chaps...I think you all love doing it so I hope it continues for years to come. Laugh out loud moments and some wonderful anecdotes and incites into a world 99.9% of us will never have seen. Keep it going, makes my week (and others I'm sure).

@mezza.7 Ай бұрын

Shong sheet… I’m dead 😂

@mowg1i13 Ай бұрын

You won't have that black card for long big meeks, you're not allowed to say you have one, lots of celebs had them taken away once publicly saying they have them😅

@AlexEgan Ай бұрын

Quick, everyone round Big Meeks' for dinner 🍗

@rossgill5911 Ай бұрын

I also agree with Big Meeks, watching golf is so boring. It's not that bad to play with friends though. Loving the Podcast, keep up the great work guys.

@kernowchris Ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding me the Golf is on, I have some paint I need to watch dry!

@user-jm7jp3nq8c Ай бұрын

I have some already dried paint, less drama, but just as exciting.

@DYL2020 Ай бұрын

A big issue I have with VAR and offside that not many people talk about is if there’s a goal and a player is exactly level and they are checking it for a good 5/10 minutes, quite often they will overturn it but if it’s taking that long to check it they should just reward a goal, maybe put a time stamp on VAR.. 2 minutes tops then make a decision

@TravelinChina Ай бұрын

This would be so much better in a studio

@GaryCollins-ml1kq Ай бұрын

Love u boys u give mi jokes.brightens up my day 😅

@stephenmorris8947 Ай бұрын

Big Meeks ❤ Love his honesty in the end there.

@englishjona6458 Ай бұрын

That was a wonderful answer, al

@PRCOM Ай бұрын

Golf, easiest to learn but hardest to master. Great episode guys

@isaacawotimehin1098 Ай бұрын

You guys make me laugh so much. Your show is amazing and fun to watch.

@tvgcmma9215 Ай бұрын

VAR was used perfectly last night and how it’s supposed to be used - shows how had a job Howard Webb is doing that getting worse under his stewardship - wasn’t fussed by results but actually enjoyed both games last night while ive often turned off prem games this year as to many long stoppages

@ImperialIrv11 Ай бұрын

Gary burying Alan with that match ball joke, i'm dying LMAO 😂

@Dal_Hatton Ай бұрын

great show chaps ..

@andrewsteer8860 Ай бұрын

Possibly my favourite goal ever was a chip…cantona vs Sunderland in 96. Sublime goal

@williamhargrave9202 Ай бұрын

Brilliant😎

@tvgcmma9215 Ай бұрын

I always felt Micah gave himself the nickname never really heard anyone else call him that other than when jokinh around when he’s mentioned it previously

@philippepalmer2968 Ай бұрын

coming shortly to a shop near you,Big Meeks merchandise 😂

Ай бұрын

Have to respectfully disagree with Gary on the reasoning for why chip shots are less now. I think its mostly because the team as a whole is more systematic and that results in better defending which lets the keeper sit back more.

@dface6447 Ай бұрын

This was a classic boys,the segways to Micky taking was 😂😂, hilarious 👍,keep it coming and YES I'm definitely up for a POD of your personal trophies IE GARY'S golden boot (omg)86 Mexico AH I remember it well,we won't be able to see BIG AL for all his hatrick balls and MICAH🤔 JOKE😂

@user-jm7jp3nq8c Ай бұрын

It's about time we had a 'Sub-sport' division, comprising of 'sports' that; A. Aren't really sports & B. Were once exciting. I.e. Golf, Snooker, Darts etc.

@alidaniels2487 Ай бұрын

Didnt know there was a little Meeks! Has he got his dad's sunny disposition and infectious laugh? 😂

@alicerileyandjanayagaming9551 Ай бұрын

Im not a big fan of golf but 1 thing i do like about it, not many sports you can play you your dad and your grand dad and it be fun and competitive but golf you can

@UKbeats Ай бұрын

My grandads dead so no I can't do that.

@WatchMagicHappen Ай бұрын

I think you mean bowls or darts or pool - file it next to those sports haha. I love the sentiment though

@KelzMon Ай бұрын

27:50 ffs 😂😂😂

@paulnorton7444 Ай бұрын

Micah with a Nando"s black card. He really will burst onto the scene👍

@lfcoey Ай бұрын

Lets hope he feeds the homeless with it. He has enough money to buy several Nandos restraunts himself !

@WatchMagicHappen Ай бұрын

"Burst on the seams" of his belt more like

@user-tg6vq1kn6v Ай бұрын

Schmeichal loved a chipped goal

@daveclark1155 Ай бұрын

Bet Gary's got a shrine in his attic.... All his hat trick balls, matchday shirts and photos of himself

@jeremywentworth1833 Ай бұрын

Definitely !

@Namecannotbeblank0999 Ай бұрын

Big Meeks, golf is life.

@user-jd3jv6zc2y Ай бұрын

Straight to the point shearer

@TheManOnTheRail Ай бұрын

I remember Alan chipping Rene Higuita against Columbia and hitting the bar in the same game famous for Higuita's 'scorpion' kick.

@darthpaul490 Ай бұрын

Please get platty on...he was my childhood hero

@eddiejackson7406 Ай бұрын

"Never had a better chance" - been listening to English media say this every Euros n World cup since 1995

@gobsmack84 Ай бұрын

Do you disagree with them this time?

@eddiejackson7406 Ай бұрын

@@gobsmack84 no

@FineYungCannibal. Ай бұрын

I only know about the name Big Meeks because of Micah Richards! 😂😂😂

@mustafakulucan3660 Ай бұрын

Never knew big Meeks had a little one

@Codslaying Ай бұрын

Get in touch with Tubes and get on Golf life Shearer! 👍🏽

@user-jm7jp3nq8c Ай бұрын

17:38 Improvements in technology will ultimately herald more correct dicisions. i.e. there will be chips in boots, pitch, pitch-side sensors etc.

@vaultboy1053 Ай бұрын

Best pod on the internet🫡

@jvaddison Ай бұрын

The best chip EVER was philippe albert over Schmeichel in the 5.0. Albert's face as he was running away celebrating was hilarious.

@TrevJericho Ай бұрын

Defo…..TOON ARMY!!! ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️

@andrewharrison7767 Ай бұрын

Perez Vs leicester

@nathanthompson8652 Ай бұрын

Not sure about linekers theory about smaller keepers, if anything I'd say they're generally smaller now, but probably nothing in it overall. Not convinced they stand closer to the line either, if anything, I'd have suspected the opposite. I wonder if it's been coached out to some extent, coaches generally encourage a standard shot rather than a chip, Back in the day I think strikers were more imaginative with the finishing, its all based on percentages now.....ps Ian Wright vs Yeovil town

@kieranhorner1145 Ай бұрын

Robin Williams (God rest his soul) perfectly describes golf on Parkinson..... That's be best way to understand golf!🤣

@arifathnasar1955 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 these lot are absolutely hilarious 😂😂 bless them …👊🏽

@overthoughtandunderstated Ай бұрын

When I lived in England, all the girls on dating apps had "just looking for a guy with a Nando's black card" in their profile

@supersayiantupac7261 Ай бұрын

Yesterday i was seeing a post about Xabi Alonso, where he said his kid asked him if he knew Cristiano Ronaldo... be awesome to know if you lots kids ever asked a similar question

@JDTStagg- Ай бұрын

Micah’s about to go from bursting onto the scene to bursting and the seams

@bravoanane Ай бұрын

Player of the match/month 😂

@jamstermtb6331 Ай бұрын

6ft 4 is peter schmeichel

@XboneMalone Ай бұрын

Schmeichel is 1.93m or 6ft 4 Gary!

@Robert.Sheard Ай бұрын

“Other chickens are available…” callback to “other gins are available“?

@Calruns92 Ай бұрын

What VAR needs is like in tennis, once you've had your allocation of 3 uses then you have no more left to use for the rest of the game

@cicstommy Ай бұрын

Wrighty was the king of chips.

@OfficialFingazMC Ай бұрын

How can I ask a question? / I've got aa good one!!

@habibmazahir8428 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the show and sharing your thoughts. I recently watched the Will Smith film Concussion. Simplistically put it the brain is jelly and separated from the skull which is relatively delicate by floating in a liquid - then how is heading the ball not spoken about in the same breadth as other ills that do harm to our bodies?

@gameoverman3673 Ай бұрын

gary listing the good things about golf and they all relate to playing and not watching XD

@williamcarter3933 Ай бұрын

VAR works well most of the time in most other sports and has had a positive impact. If you remember in the Russia World Cup it worked amazingly well.....I think we just need to find the correct balance

@jeremywilliams5107 Ай бұрын

Just need Putin running it, you mean?😂 VAR: Ze last attacker vos off side! No goal! Ref: OK thanks, free kick then? VAR: Nyet, take him away and shoot him. Ref:...er, you sure about that? VAR: in your pocket you have a red card, a yellow card, and a Glock 9 mm. It's not for show.

@williamcarter3933 Ай бұрын

@@jeremywilliams5107 Putins got a German accent?

@Ludydobry Ай бұрын

Var is awesome, imagine arenal getting a penalty yesterday if there was no VAR, ridiculous ... It will get better with time .

@user-hs9tb8wf2l Ай бұрын

And the grand National on Saturday

@saptarshibhattacharya9442 Ай бұрын

Other media featuring Micah Richards is also available.

@AlanBrownPhotography Ай бұрын

Surely a clear and obvious error is one that be decided on within seconds, rather than the minutes it takes for VAR to check multiple angles in slow-motion searching for any sort of infringement

@dannyquinn9128 Ай бұрын

Was the Paul Smith question from the comedian Paul Smith fishing for a job?

@Danimal13 Ай бұрын

I don’t get why people want to get rid of VAR it’s got a lot more right than it has wrong, yes it’s slowed the game down in a few moments but I’d take that if it meant we got the correct outcome of a goal, my problem lies with the people in charge of it who seem to have no understanding of football, they’re the problem and need proper teaching not the technology itself

@thepapadanshow1407 Ай бұрын

Lol I thought they were talking about the football masters with football legends 😂😂

@kiff4005 Ай бұрын

Let's not forget the grand National and ufc 300

@mattsmith5421 Ай бұрын

UFC 300 is absolutely stacked

@kiff4005 Ай бұрын

@mattsmith5421 i know and i can't wait

@kernowchris Ай бұрын

Grand National totally sucks, it's set in the past and well, I like my Horses alive.

@tvgcmma9215 Ай бұрын

Olympic fortnight is best sporting week of the year back to back

@jeremywentworth1833 Ай бұрын

Big Meeks is the perfect pundit come tv personality etc as hes so likeable and obviously been from the leeds area also helps. Hope he never goes bankrupt as its great when ww hear hes been lording it up in his Ferrari up Chapeltown even though hes now posh living in Harrrrroooogate !!!

@roolaing Ай бұрын

Golf required money growing up. And, like any sport that required stuff, and memberships, and a dress code, I couldn’t afford it. Got the cheapest set of “Regal” clubs from cash n carry - which was a big deal for my mum - got laughed at by posh boys. Didn’t go back. Football was free, now I need to pay for my kids to play for their team. Fundraising constantly for them, to make it affordable for us, and other parents.

@sn-mc9ym Ай бұрын

Champions league,darts premier league, UFC 300 grand national and EPL what a week

@stephencourtney1868 Ай бұрын

Also the week hopefully Yeovil win there first title in 19 years

@nelpizzel3103 Ай бұрын

The offside rule plays apart in terms of chipped goals

@KoDiEsMiTh09 Ай бұрын

Didn’t know Micah was a dad!

@liamayre8774 Ай бұрын

No mention of the national or Aintree festival?...

@daedralord1 Ай бұрын

Var can be great if used to do what it was brought into do. It’s not designed to referee on ever decision. It should be only used for offside, red cards. It should not be used for build up offences etc

@rorrt Ай бұрын

On football and the success of footy in the US. There was an interesting article in The Atlantic about this very question a few years ago. The journalist's conclusion was that there are loads and loads of kids playing it, in little leagues and so on. But there isn't, or wasn't. A clear stream for these talented kids to transition up into junior and senior leagues.. The UK has had about 50 years head start on the US in this regard.. BUT.. With good investment. They could probably move towards consistent tournaments and knockout football in the world cup. THAT SAID Qatar were shocking in the WC. And to nobody's surprise. Right now, they're doing alright. Stranger things have happened.

@wingchunherlev Ай бұрын

Where do I write to with questions for the experts? :)

@seanhannagans Ай бұрын

In the context of _watching_ golf, the explanations were "it can be a beautiful walk", and "it's a bit like a flower show." Not super convinced.

@daleboyers7486 Ай бұрын

The first question shouldn't of but it actually pissed me off 😅 the only time golf is watchable is when the ryder Cup is on, even the lads know that because they said they love it then only talk about playing it....

@C33Fernandez Ай бұрын

This podcast is getting so chaotic, it's like a bunch of kids playing video games 😂

@RogalDDLo Ай бұрын

can please somebody explain to me why KZfaq episodes are longer?

@wandarah Ай бұрын

Because there's video parts that only make sense in the context of video - including filler, titles, breaks, etc.

@wiltonmcdonald2399 Ай бұрын

T hey are in a lockup in Leicester

@HIYOJAYO Ай бұрын

Where was my question.....😂😂😂

@GuitarHero-te9db Ай бұрын

What about Freddy ado 🤣🤣🤣

@Lionfish-Hunting Ай бұрын

A good walk spoiled.

@heighleybaily8037 Ай бұрын

Maybe the chip method is in decline due to stats and probability, ie, your less likely to score that way so they don't try as much. Idk, just a thought

@guardaviewer4197 Ай бұрын

Micah should call his son Small Meeks or Mini Meeks

@Rybo4 Ай бұрын

Lord Darwin Nunez chipped the keeper vs. Bournemouth

@mathewpotter5601 Ай бұрын

Alan saying england will never have a better chance. How many times as an england fan have we all said that haha

@user-jm7jp3nq8c Ай бұрын

4:09 So, Schmeichel was small? 😂

@user-yu7ko6do4k Ай бұрын

I normally love this but never watch it after watching stick to football as it is like watching Robbie savage play football after watching Messi

@stighelmer1265 Ай бұрын

Its more fun with discs.

@aotea6983 Ай бұрын

Problem with VAR is that it is utterly pointless to rereferee things that are inherently subjective. If it's used for the things that are not subjective it can be fine, otherwise it just intensifies the feeling of injustice as at least before human error was a genuine excuse

@i3doNStazfx Ай бұрын

Thanks, big Meeks, not sure l can get a black Nandos card 😂

@adamboow8299 Ай бұрын

Considering micah is everywhere now. It can only be because of his personality.. because as a pundit his insight is on par with Michael owen

@johannesvonsaaz3987 Ай бұрын

I agree with you but he's not the only one it's all about entertainment now and banter which is shameful imo

@wherestheoptoutoptionmfs Ай бұрын

70% divorce rate for footballers between 35 and 40 years of age! Mercenary beatches!

@20mins Ай бұрын

Buy, bench, sell: Ince, Petit, Mascherano

@jimhayes8983 Ай бұрын

I backed Milan Baros at 50/1 fir leading goalscorer the year greece bored it. I think Hungary be a surprise packet this time

@InBodWeTrust Ай бұрын

Phillipe Albert's chip over Schmeichel in the Howay 5-0 game 😎 VAR appeal system - sounds good in principle, but who would review the (in-game) appeal? If it's the same people who came to the contested decision in the first place then I can't see any appeal being useful - who in their right mind would go against a decision they've just spent several minutes reaching?