It’s Wrighty’s birthday this week, so Ian welcomes Jeanette Kwakye and Musa Okwonga to the house to talk about being reunited with his memorabilia as a birthday surprise and aging gracefully (1:29). They then discuss the passing of Ian’s favorite Bond, Sean Connery (7:15), and who in football had that same type of aura as well as the importance of sporting confidence. Ian chats about what it’s like being a father to two professional footballers, Shaun and Bradley (15:37), there’s a lot of love for Ruud Gullit (22:38), discussion about Manchester United vs. Arsenal (29:50) and Leicester vs. Leeds (38:07), and a tale about ruthless finishing during England training (41:35).

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