As we approach the Christmas break, Rich, Mark and Pete discuss some of their favourite moments from the show's interviews so far.

Running order:

Intro

Dom Matteo on the lasagna 4m 16s

Graham Stack and Arsene banning Werther’s 10m 28s

Jose Mourinho + the laundry basket 14m 05s

Michael Ball on Sven and team talks from the chairman 16m 40s

Paul Konchesky on England 21m 23s

Cherno Samba on his FM stats 24m 19s

Stiliyan Petrov and the burger van 29m 32s

Danny Mills and the Beckham’s World Cup Party 35m 36s

Martin Laursen on Ricardo Fuller 44m 44s

Homzy's numbers nightmare  47m 56s

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In player special number four, we sit down with the inspirational Stiliyan Petrov.

RUNNING ORDER:

Pre-Interview chat about Stan 1m 13s

Martin O’Neill’s thoughts on lateness 3m 25s

Stan’s memories of the 00’s, and how it all began for him 4m

Nights out in Newcastle and moving to Glasgow 5m 20s

His struggles at start at Celtic 13m 50s

How the tough times shaped him & massive phone bills 16m 40s

The friendship with a Celtic security guard that helped him 19m 18s

The Burger Van story and learning the language 20m 31s

What it’s like playing at Celtic Park 23m 54s

Martin O’Neill & getting fit 25m 47s

O’Neill improving Stan’s contract without being asked to 29m 21s

The Old Firm 30m

Deciding to move to the Premier League 33m 27s

Almost signing for Portsmouth 36m 42s

Knowing O’Neill when others didn’t 39m 21s

The Premier League players that stood out 41m 50s

- Gerrard

- Lampard

- Scholes

The Premier League playing who might stand on him 44m 16s

- Danny Murphy

- Savage

THAT long range goal 45m 55s

Positional change from O’Neill 47m 52s

Favourite moment of Unity 50m

Villa’s demise 51m 38s

Illness, and how Player 4 Player can help players after retirement 53m 22s

Outro

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In our third player special of the series, we sit down with one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, Gaizka Mendieta.

Intro

Champions League battle against Leeds 4m 11s

That incredible Valencia Squad 5m38s

A quick trip to 1999 7m

The type of goals Gaizka scored 9m 35s

UCL Final v Bayern 10m 30s

How Gaizka takes losing 12m 30s

The two unlucky moves to Lazio and Barcelona 14m 40s

What it’s like when Barca fans see failure 19m

The ego’s around him 20m 28s

Why he chose Boro 23m 10s

What’s attractive about not signing for a big club 27m 14s

Why it ended so badly at Boro 29m 30s

How Southgate dealt with the situation 32m 02s

Player 4 Player 33m

Outro 35m 17s

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After two fantastic interview episodes, this week we got the gang together to discuss our (and your) favourite cult players of the 2000s...

Mark, Rob and returning guest Danny McLoughlin each give two of their choices before Rich tests the lads' cult hero knowledge with a game of 'Who Am I?'

We then run through some of the listeners' choices before the triumphant return of Fact or Fiction, featuring a Gary Doherty grime tune, Danny Mills' fridge and a miniature Range Rover for Harry Redknapp.

RUNNING ORDER:

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In the second of our player specials, this week we speak to former England, Leeds, Man City and (sort of) Derby defender Danny Mills.

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After the enforced break, The Broken Metatarsal is back with a new format as Martin Laursen joins Rich Williams and Mark Holmes for our first player special.

The 2000s icon talks us through his career from moving to Italy with Verona as a youngster to being half-owned by Parma, somehow engineering a move to AC Milan, the nightmare of life under David O'Leary and then finally the wonderful times he experienced under Martin O'Neill and the incredible bond he formed with Aston Villa fans.

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Rich Williams, Mark Holmes and Pete Farries are joined by former footballer turned broadcaster Martin Gritton to remember some of the maddest transfers of the 2000s.

From the ones that made you say WTF? to those that were just plain dodgy, the lads chat Figo, Faubert, Goram and, along with many others, Tevez and Mascherano.

With Corona Virus keeping everyone home, The Broken Metatarsal will be taking a (hopefully) short break, and will be back with you later in the year.

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Rich Williams and Mark Holmes are joined by returning guests Alex Brooker and Danny McLoughlin to talk about the biggest rivalry of the 2000s, Arsenal v Manchester United.

They chat through Arsenal winning the double at The Old Trafford, Keown v Ruud, The Beckham Boot and Pizzagate, from either side of the fan divide.

As always, we finish with another edition of Football Fact or Fiction in which Rich tries to guess which of the many glorious stories about that era is true.

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Introduction & Where Are You?

Montage 2m 21s

How the rivalry began 3m 56

Alex and Danny’s 90s memories of the rivalry 5m 35s

Alex on winning the Double at Old Trafford 7m 42s

Danny on not watching Arsenal getting the Double at Old Trafford 11m 42s

Beckham and the boot 12m 45s

Who was the better boss? 15m 46s

The 2003 Community Shield Battle 17m 30s

Keown versus Van Nistlerooy, and that incredible match 20m 8s

Which team was dirtier? 24m 22s

The rivalry during ‘The Invincibles’ 26m

Why was the rivalry so special? 27m 30s

Man Utd end the unbeaten run 29m 50s

Keane v Viera and PizzaGate 34m 15s

Favourite moments of the rivalry 38m 14s

Fact or Fiction 42m 28s

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For obvious reasons, we can't get to the studio at the moment. But the show must go on so we bring you this week's episode from the comfort living hell of our bedrooms.

Rich Williams, Mark Holmes, Rob Conlon and Pete Farries are all on their phones to fight it out for their favourite 2000s players as we each attempt to name a Dream Premier League XI from the decade.

It's a draft format so everyone gets their turn to pick first - and last - leading to some pretty surprising batshit mental selections. To put it into perspective, eight strikers are picked and none of them are Ruud van Nistelrooy, Didier Drogba or Michael Owen.

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RUNNING ORDER: 

Home Locations - 30s

The rules - 2m 11s

Striker #1 - 3m 09s

Left-back - 6m 15s

Centre mid #1 - 8m 17s

Centre-back #1 - 11m

Right-back - 13m 30s

Keeper - 17m

Left wing - 20m 40s

Centre-back #2 - 24m 20s

Centre mid #2 - 27m 45s

Right wing - 30m 10s

Striker #2 - 34m 16s

Final line-Ups - 38m 40s

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Rich Williams, Mark Holmes and Rob Conlon are joined by Crystal Palace fan and comedian Chloe Petts to remember the highs and lows of Sven-Goran Eriksson's England reign.

Paul Konchesky joins on the phone to reveal his own joy at getting to see a wonderful group of players close up and give some insight into what the England camp was like back then, including some pretty firm rules on leaving the dinner table.

As always, we finish with another edition of Football Fact or Fiction in which Rich tries to guess which of the many glorious stories about that era is true.

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1m 20s- Rich is unpleasant

2m 1s - Mark’s dramatic irony

3m 35s - Montage

5m - What’s to come

6m 03s - Sven arrives 

8m 38s - Sven’s fantastic record (football) and the footballers he could choose from

9m 42s - 5-1 and sneaking in the pub

12m 35s - THAT free-kick and Golden Balls

16m 05s - A Broken Metatarsal

18m 30s - The hope

19m 05s - Brazil and the 2002 World Cup

22m - The players that gave joy

24m 10s - Interview with Paul Konchesky. Paul talks arriving into the England squad, how it all worked, and Becks allowing people to leave the table.

33m 03s - Post-interview chat

34m 20s - Cliques

36m - Rich critiques his son’s team

36m 46s - Euro 2004

40m 28s - Penalties…

42m 06s - Sven

44 15s - World Cup 2006

45m 35s - The Wink

51m 24s - Fact or Fiction

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