On today’s pod, the boys debate boot preferences. Old vs new. Studs vs blades. Plus, they dish on their teammates’ most unusual matchday rituals. We also take a look back at the long and impactful career of Premier League legend Roy Hodgson, and we ask which of Man Utd’s promising young prospects are most likely to turn into future club legends.

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In episode eleven of Football Firsts, Troy and Jermain discuss the first time they played with or against genius, and what it's like to play alongside the very best.

First up, the pair ask what makes a genius and throw out some names of players they think are special. Jermain talks about playing with Paolo Di Canio and Luka Modric, and against Kaka and Clarence Seedorf. They talk about what makes a footballing genius, why Steven Gerrard and Alan Shearer are so good, and why Dimitar Berbatov carries his own plastic cutlery!

And they discuss which players they would pay money to see in the Premier League today.

On today’s pod, the boy’s debate the use of blue cards in top-flight football. Will they make the game fairer, or are we simply overcomplicating things at this point? Plus, we get Michail’s reaction to that 6-0 drubbing by Arsenal and Tom explains what it feels like when a ball going 70 mph hits you straight in the face. Finally, the lads talk about professional fines and who the worst offenders are at their respective clubs.

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In episode ten Troy and Jermain discuss the first time they made headlines in the papers for good.....and bad reasons, and how that headline news affects your psyche.

They discuss the ratings that journalists used to give players, which footballers like to read the papers, and how they reacted to seeing their respective names on the back pages for the first time.

And then the pair look at what happens when they transcend football and make the front of the paper, often for what would be classed as "the wrong reasons". Troy talks about how he embarrassed his family, whilst Jermain discusses what happens when the press try and deconstruct a footballer's private life on the front pages.

Today we’re talking about the dark art of gamesmanship and its most ruthless practitioners. Plus, we welcome a brand new face to the pod and the boys swap their most horrific injury stories. Finally, the lads reveal which one fixture they’d go back and do over if they could. Got a query that only a professional footballer can answer? We’d love to hear from you.

In episode nine of Football Firsts, Troy and Jermain discuss the first time they missed a sitter in a game, and what it feels like when it happens.

Troy talks about how the bad ones stick with him: one against Spurs stands out, as does a contentious effort against Crystal Palace, whilst for Jermain it's a miss against Manchester City. They talk about some of the classic misses in football history - sorry Fernando Torres and Ronnie Rosenthal. And how the crowd react when you spoon one past the post when it was easier to score.

And they chat about penalty misses, what happens when analysts get involved, and whether they give stick to teammates who can't score.

On one of the biggest days in football we have some transfer news. But before we get to that...Callum tells us how his fire brigade put out the flames at Villa Park and the boys discuss Jurgen Klopp’s imminent departure from Liverpool. Got a query that only a professional footballer can answer? We’d love to hear from you.

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It's lights, camera, action as Troy Deeney and Jermain Defoe remember the first time they stepped away from the pitch to work as pundits.

They talk about growing up as Match of the Day fans and discussing pundits they admired as both kids and as players, and who they enjoy listening to now. Troy talks about his first experience as a pundit on Monday Night Football, they compare notes about working on MOTD, and how they prepare for both TV and radio appearances.

The pair also contemplate whether current players watch live football, ask why young people can't concentrate on a full 90 minutes, and muse on Virgil Van Dijk smelling so good whilst he plays.

On this week’s pod, Callum and Michail ask if there was anything wrong with that controversial Ivan Toney free kick against Nottingham Forest? We break the news to Michail that he’s got a brand new teammate, none other than England international and Man City midfielder Kalvin Phillips. Plus, the boys answer the question: is there a goal the other has scored that you’re jealous of?

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In episode seven, Troy and Jermain look back to the first time they were booed as players and how they dealt with fans being critical of their performances.