No Tippy Tappy Football with Sam Allardyce

Former Portsmouth, Stoke, Chelsea, Bournemouth, AC Milan, QPR & Current Everton goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

Asmir Begovic sits down alongside Sam Allardyce and Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from winning the Premier League to returning to Everton to support Jordan Pickford.

Asmir and Sam talk in great depth about their thoughts on the role of a number 2 goalkeeper, working with different goalkeeper coaches and the brilliance of Jordan Pickford.

The two then discuss Edu's decision to swap Arsenal for Nottingham Forest, Chris Wood banging in the goals & Why Jarrad Branthwaite could potentially be a future England captain.

They then both chat about Everton's aim's for the season, Sean Dyche's punishment wheel before moving on to Chelsea's goalkeeping situation and the rise of Dominic Solanke.

Asmir then tells the story of how at AC Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic made a youth player return his flashy sports car and wasn't allowed to drive one until he had earnt the right to do so on the pitch and finally Asmir plays a game of manager word association with Sam & Natalie.

Former Manchester United, Sunderland & Blackburn Rovers defender Wes Brown is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

Wes Brown sits down alongside Sam Allardyce and Natalie Pike to discuss all things football Erik ten Hag’s sacking to the soon to be announced replacement of Ruben Amorim.

Wes and Sam talk about their thoughts on Erik ten Hag’s sacking, the lack of style of play and what went wrong for the former Manchester United manager.

The two then discuss in detail the managers linked with the Manchester United job as well as the imminent appointment for Sporting manager Ruben Amorim.

They then both chat about Rodri winning the Ballon d’Or, Real Madrid refusing to attend the award ceremony & is Cole Palmer one of the best players in the world on current form?

Finally Wes & Sam then take an in depth look at Ruben Amorim’s tactics & style of play, breaking down the strengths & weaknesses of a 5 back formation as well as discussing which players are likely to thrive and also potentially struggle in the new system.

Former Manchester City, Sunderland, QPR & Real Salt Lake defender Nedum Onuoha is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

Sam is away for his 70th birthday so Nedum Onuoha sits down alongside Natalie Pike to discuss all things football Thomas Tuchel's England appointment to predicting who is going to win every competition this season.

Nedum and Natalie talk about their thoughts on Thomas Tuchel's England appointment, the quality of English managers and are they given a fair chance at the highest level?

The two then discuss in detail Pep's future, Whether Arsenal have a discipline issue or not and also the teams struggling down at the bottom of the Premier League table.

They then both chat about Chris Samba's comments on the QPR dressing room, the rise of Jamie Vardy and also Nedum's battled in the MLS with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Finally they give their predictions on who will be the winners of this year's major competitions including the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup, Championship as well as the three European competitions before ranking every Premier League team's transfer business and how well they have settled in at their new clubs.

Former Barnet, Brentford, Leicester & Notts County manager 'Mad Dog' Martin Allen is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

Martin Allen sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his record breaking 5 times in charge of Barnet to his 'unusual' training methods.

Martin and Sam talk about how the 'Mad Dog' nickname came to be, how Big Sam was an innovator in football as well as the importance of learning from George Graham.

The two then discuss in detail West Ham's early season struggles under Julen Lopetegui, why David Moyes wasn't the biggest fan of Martin Allen and how Martin almost got arrest whilst playing Preston away!

They then both chat about the difficult ownership situation at Reading, what are the most important things when saving a team from relegation & how Martin drastically improved the standards at Brentford.

Finally they both break down Manchester United’s tactics from the Tottenham game and how they can improve in the different areas on the pitch.

Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.

Rene Meulensteen sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time working with the Australian national team to his 12 years with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

Rene and Sam talk about their thoughts on the recent Manchester United vs Tottenham game, pressure on both managers and how incredible Micky Van De Ven is.

The two then discuss in great detail Rene’s time at Manchester United, How he improved players on the training ground and also what has actually gone wrong at Manchester United since Sir Alex retired.

They then both chat about the recent media speculation surrounding Erik ten Hag’s future, Why Ruud van Nistelrooy left PSV too early & Are there any world class players at the club.

Finally they both break down Manchester United’s tactics from the Tottenham game and how they can improve in the different areas on the pitch.

Former Blackburn, Aston Villa & QPR defender, Chris Samba is our special guest today on No Tippy Tappy Football.

Chris Samba sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time sleeping on park benches as a child to his rise to the Premier League and almost joining Arsenal!

Chris and Sam talk about their time at Blackburn together, how he ended up playing as a striker for Blackburn, his honest thoughts on The Venky's and Steve Kean as well as how close they were to signing Ronaldinho AND David Beckham!

The two then discuss Ten Hag's decision to drop Marcus Rashford, Aston Villa's Champions League adventure and Rodri's big injury.

They then both break down Arsenal and Manchester City's tactics from the weekend and what is the best way to break down a team sat back with 10 men.

Finally, Chris speaks openly about what went wrong at QPR and why their reckless wage structure was the start of their downfall.

Former Sunderland, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday player, Micky Gray is our special guest today on No Tippy Tappy Football.

Micky Gray sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time at Sunderland to THAT night with Wayne Rooney.

Micky and Sam also chat about their time at Sunderland and what it will take to get back to the Premier League. They then talk in depth about the legal case at Manchester City and what it might mean for the Premier League moving forward.

Finally Micky talks about playing with Tougai, his battles with Ronaldo and what really happened with Wayne Rooney.

All of this and more in the latest episode of the No Tippy Tappy Football series, brought to you by William Hill.

Our very own Big Sam is in the hot seat this week on No Tippy Tappy Football for a Q&A special and North London Derby preview, as always alongside Natalie Pike.

The pair talk through a range of listener/viewer questions, including Sam's meditation routine, whether a return to Bolton one day is on the cards and which transfers Sam rated as the best from the summer transfer window.

Sam gives his honest view on Lee Carsley not signing the national anthem, and whether he is the right man to take the England job on a permanent basis after a successful start to the Nations League campaign.

We also tackle the latest trend of Premier League Barclaysmen, with a fairly bias outcome as expected...

Ahead of the huge Spurs vs Arsenal game this weekend, the tactics board returns as Sam and Natalie discuss where the game could be won and lost, including a score prediction from each.

Former Aston Villa, Wigan, Leicester and West Brom midfielder Marc Albrighton is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.

Marc is alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk all things football from living the dream of playing for his boyhood club to reaching the pinnacle of English football and lifting the Premier League with Leicester City.

Marc and Sam start off the podcast with a touching tribute to the former Leicester assistant manager, Craig Shakespeare as well as former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.

The former Aston Villa midfielder talks about his love for the club, living the dream of wearing the famous claret and blue shirt as well as the heartbreaking moment he knew his time was up at the club.

They then talk in great depth about Marc's time at Leicester City and how he almost joined Sunderland under Gus Poyet, making history by winning the Premier League, playing against Lionel Messi and why away fans shouldn't wind up Jamie Vardy...

Marc then discusses his time working under the new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, his repetitive training methods, players forcing transfers and Dewsbury-Hall's move to Chelsea.

Finally, in our new segment 'True Or False' we ask, 'Is Carlos Corberan a Premier League level manager' and 'Will Lee Carsley get the England job permanently?'

Former Preston, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland & West Ham manager David Moyes is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.

David Moyes sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk all things football including his most recent spell as West Ham United manager.

David and Sam discuss their early links to Preston North End which involved Sam scouting a young David Moyes whilst playing up in Scotland.

The former West Ham manager talks in great depth about West Ham fans, European nights, lifting the Conference League trophy, the rise of Jarrod Bowen, losing Declan Rice and why he decided to leave West Ham.

They then talk in depth about David's time at Everton, the job Sean Dyche is doing, whether there is unfinished business at Everton and the TRUTH behind Wayne Rooney pranking him whilst on the toilet.

David then discusses his time as Manchester United manager, how close he came to signing Fabregas and Bale as well as if Arne Slot will struggle at Liverpool following in Klopp's footsteps.

Finally, in our new segment 'True Or False' we ask, 'Upton Park or the London Stadium?' and 'Is winning more important than playing well?'