Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast

The Title Race is heating up, there’s a huge battle to avoid relegation and Coventry City are officially back! Ben, Tom and Watto are here to review this weekend's Premier League action… 

How BIG will Manchester City’s win over Arsenal be?! If Pep Guardiola’s City beat Burnley on Wednesday, only goal difference would separate them… there was plenty of talk from this game - should Gabriel have been sent-off and Erling Haaland has a “Good Feeling” 🎶

Elsewhere, Tottenham are still in the relegation zone conceding a late goal to Brighton, Manchester United beat Chelsea 1-0 in a crucial win towards Champions League Football and Liverpool beat Everton for the first time at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Merseyside Derby. 

There is also a return of Championship Talk this week - with Frank Lampard's Coventry City getting Promoted to the Premier League and Leicester City looking like they could be relegated to League 1… 😬

There’s all this to discuss and the return of the Quiz, plus: 

🏆 🍼 - Have Arsenal bottled the League

📉 ⚔️ - The Relegation battle 

🦅 ⚒️ - West Ham V Palace Predictions 

❓- The Return of the Quiz
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To wrap up Season 15 of the Fozcast, we're joined by current Everton defender and England international, Michael Keane! ⚽

Michael takes us right back to his Manchester United academy days - including what it was really like to be put through the famous Sir Alex Ferguson hairdryer treatment test… and how he came out the other side! 😅

We get into some brilliant Everton stories, including that infamous scrap earlier this season where Idrissa Gana Gueye was shown a red card…

We also speak about the Toffees and how they’re settling into their stunning new stadium. 🏟️

Michael talks us through what a relegation scrap looks like from the inside and how important Seamus Coleman really is…

The 33-year-old also shares his thoughts on some of the best defenders of his era, his verdict on Jordan Pickford and reveals the story of his England call up…

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:23 Icebreaker

03:42 That Red Card…

10:32 What To Do After Football…

12:02 Having a Twin Brother?

14:26 How Football Changes as you get Older

17:20 Everton and GK Union Talk

28:50 The Manchester United Academy…

37:44 The TRUTH About Relegation Battles…

44:43 Managers Michael’s Had in his Career

52:41 The Importance of Everton’s New Stadium

55:24 My Proudest Football Moment

58:40 Quickfire Questions
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This week on the Football Fill-In, we are back with the return of the Premier League after the international break and the FA Cup action!

Toze, Watto and Tom join Ben after his first appearance as a pundit on Match Of The Day 2 last night to talk through all the action.

The title race is hotting up as Arsenal lost 2-1 at home to Bournemouth and Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-0, what a statement! The top two face each other next…

It was a painful start for Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham as his side lost 1-0 at Sunderland, plus we discuss how much pressure is on Liam Rosenior, Eddie Howe and Arne Slot and who currently is our manager of the season so far…

There’s all this to discuss and the return of the Quiz, plus:

🛞- Are the wheels falling off at Arsenal..

👀- City close the gap

📉- Are Spurs going down?

🏆 - Manager of the Season

00:00 Intro 

02:13 Arsenal V Bournemouth

10:34 Chelsea V Manchester City

18:31 Sunderland V Tottenham

26:31 Relegation Battle

26:44 West Ham V Wolves 

29:02 Nottingham Forest V Aston Villa

33:17 Manchester United V Leeds Predictions

33:44 Manager of the Season 

35:31 Brentford V Everton

37:25 Crystal Palace V Newcastle

44:08 Liverpool V Fulham

46:09 Quiz

54:54 Outro 
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This week on the Fozcast, we sit down with a man who has been at the very heart of football for decades - former Technical Director at the FA, former Vice Chairman at Southampton, and current Strategy Advisor at Wrexham… it's Les Reed. 🧠

If you want to know what really goes on behind the scenes in football, Les is your man. He was a key architect of that iconic Southampton recruitment era from 2010-2018 - the side that produced Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mané, Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Lallana and so many more.

Les opens up about what really went on in those boardroom meetings with Liverpool as they kept coming back to pick Southampton's best players… and how the club navigated that era with such consistency. 👀

He also reveals the player Southampton could have signed for just £500,000 - who eventually sold for £142 million - and the story behind why it didn't happen. Can you guess who it is…? 🤔

A different one for the Fozcast this week, but one we think you're really going to enjoy. Let us know in the comments if you want more episodes like this one!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:03 What Does Led Reed Do?

07:29 Why Was Sven-Göran Eriksson Appointed for England?

11:47 Should England have Won A Trophy with the “Golden Generation?”

16:55 Will Gareth Southgate get a Club Job?

20:16 The Impact of Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton…

29:09 How they Signed the Players before anyone else at Southampton…

36:37 How we Really Signed Virgil Van Dijk…

40:58 Why “Smaller” Clubs have Better Scouts

44:16 Negotiating Contracts with Players and Clubs

1:00:23 Southamptons Academy

1:01:36 My Job at Wrexham

1:16:40 The Hardest Part of the Job…
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Well… this one has been a long time coming 👀

The collaboration you guys have been asking for - we went down to London to join Peter Crouch and Steve Sidwell on their set… and it didn’t disappoint! 🔥

In this episode, we dive into some of the biggest talking points in football right now - including why Spurs are struggling at the wrong end of the table and what’s really going on at Chelsea with all the antics surrounding the club.

We also get into a proper striker chat, as Crouchy reveals his best strike partner and what players instantly elevated teams when they walked through the door. Meanwhile, Sidders tells the story of how he ended up with the No.9 shirt at Chelsea under José Mourinho 😅

To wrap things up, we answer some of your questions - which leads to a brilliant kit man story you won’t want to miss…

Make sure you also check out the Peter Crouch Podcast with Ben when it drops

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:12 Icebreaker

11:28 Are you Happy with the Era You Played in?

21:40 Are Spurs Getting Relegated?

25:50 Chelsea Chat

27:34 Players who Fake Injuries for Big Games

37:56 Players who Elevated their Club when they joined

42:50 Crouchy and Sidwell GK Opinions…

51:46 Your Questions

1:01:45 Quickfire Questions
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