Welcome dear listener to the 23rd episode of the 7th season of First State Kopites. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz. The Reds return to action Saturday home to Forest and the host PSV next Wednesday.

Part One - what’s been happening?

• Andy Robbo - “I’ve hid it well but today I’ve been in bits,”  “I know the age I’m at this is my last chance of a World Cup and I couldn’t get my mate Diogo Jota out of my head today. We spoke so much together about this World Cup”.

• Wirtz looked really inventive for Germany - can we get more of that?

• Key Match Incidents and Virgil’s goal

• Tomkins deep dive on VAR decisions and the number of early penalties that City get - 25% of all penalties given in the Premier League in the first 15 minutes since 2014. https://tomkinstimes.substack.com/

Part Two - the upcoming matches

• We owe them both

• Notts Forest

• PSV

We will be back next week with some game reviews. Thanks to Daz for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.

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