Favourite Guilty Pleasures, Gary’s Modelling Tips & Secret Santa
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Hello and welcome to the Rest is Football question and answer episode with Micah Richards, Alan Shearer and me, Gary Lineker. Thank you once again, as always, for sending your questions in. Let's start with, I wonder how you pronounce this, Parekh.

P-A-R-A-I-C. Parrick might be one of those Irish names that sound nothing like they're spelt. I'm not sure. Considering that you normally had matches around Christmas, how did you celebrate Christmas during your playing career? I think this is Irish because each time he's written U, he's put Y-E. So considering that you normally had matches around Christmas, how did you celebrate? Hmm.

Christmas join a playing career. It's not bad, guys. It's not bad. Yeah. I'm sure it's the same as it is now. You either train in the morning and then go home and Christmas, and they trust you sometimes. But then it changed a little bit and it was more, have your Christmas lunch at home and then we'll train late afternoon, early evening, stay in a hotel.

So it's pretty dull for a footballer. I must say that is the one thing I am looking forward to after I finish Match of the Day is having a Christmas without working on Boxing Day because I can't remember not working on Boxing Day in my life. I love it. Even watching the football and playing it, I don't mind it at all. To be honest, by Boxing Day at lunchtime, you've had enough. You want to get out as well. LAUGHTER

After a year or two, I'll be thinking, God, I wish I was doing Match of the Day on the first day. Did you have any sherbets on Christmas Day before you used to play the next day? Come on, be honest. I used to have a glass or two of champagne, yeah. I didn't think there was anything wrong with that. Champagne Charlie there. Champagne Shearer. Champagne Shearer. What's wrong with that, Gaz? Or a Newcastle Brownie or a pint of Guinness, but no champagne. Why not a glass or two?

Of course it is. Celebration. Fine wine, fine wine. Oh, fine wine. Nice glass or two of red. I mean, I've told the story before that in Barcelona you used to have red wine on the table and have a glass or two before games, before getting a siesta in the afternoon. But yeah, Christmas Day, that was the one period actually I could go home and enjoy Christmas because they had a little winter break in Spain over Christmas. Oh, yeah, yeah. Christmas is overrated though, isn't it? No.

- Christmas is overrated. - People coming to my house, going in my fridge, drinking my drinks, messing everything up. I absolutely hate it. Everyone's asked me what we're doing this year for Christmas. Are we coming around Jams? Absolutely not. Not a chance. - You miserable fucker. What's up with you? - My kind of party animal.

I hate Christmas. I hate it. Scrooge. Yeah, but I've said it before. I hate Christmas. Listen to him. Listen to this. Let me say it. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Everyone

skints himself to buy somebody a Christmas present. You wait, not even 24 hours. Everything that you've bought for Christmas is half price. It's a scam. It's a scam. It's a scam. It's a scam. It's a scam.

I can't believe what I'm seeing. It's ridiculous. Christmas sales, oh, go that. Oh, there's a jacket there for that. Oh, you can get it 50% off. Just wait a day. Just wait. Just say, you know what? Let's celebrate Christmas presents on Boxing Day. And everyone will, you can get twice as much. I would hate to be your little kid waking up on Christmas Day. Oh, he'll be telling us next he doesn't believe in Santa Claus.

Crikey, what's wrong with you? I'm sick of doing this stupid elf on the bloody shelf. Winding me up in his. I'm sick to death of it. Grow up. He's going to be eight next. Sadness is not real. Sadness is not real. Sadness.

I dare grip. We'll move on from Micah ruining everyone's Christmas to Prouders. He says, as we approach the halfway point in the Premier League this season and the January transfer window, who do you think were the best three signings last summer in the Premier League and which club do you think had the best transfer window? I'm just trying to think back. Seriously?

This is the hardest thing ever to do. I looked at the transfers when I woke up and there's been no one who's been outstanding for what we fought at the start of the season. At the start of the season, I said, Chiesa at Liverpool is being injured and they got him for a fraction of the price. Do you know who's done well? Transfer? I think Forrest. Yes, Anderson tonight. Elliot Anderson's done really well. I think Milenkovic. Yeah. Yeah.

Agreed. Smith Rowe, Fulham? Yeah, reasonably well, I would say. There's not been a kind of big new addition to the Premier League, is there? Not really. Nolte's absolutely smashed it. It's been good signings, but no one who's, yeah. Anana at Villa has done...

Pretty well, but then he got injured for a bit. He started well. He scored a few goals, a little bit of steel in the midfield. But I mean, I wouldn't say he's been outstanding. He's been very good, hasn't he? He's fitting well, obviously coming from Everton, difficult place. And then, yeah, he's fitting to the system well, but I don't think he's been amazing. Yeah, there's no massive standouts really. But anyway, this is an interesting question from Steve Bonser. Apologies, Mike, you're not involved.

If you could have scored any one of each other's goals, Alan and Gary, which one would you pick? Which one of my 400 million tap-ins do you want, Alan? Which one of your screamers would I pick? What was that one that you volleyed in right in the top corner from about 30 yards?

On the angle or was it straight down the middle? Yeah, slightly on the angle, wasn't it? Was that against Michael and Aston Villa, I think it was. I wouldn't mind it hitting one like that. It was a bit of a shank though, that. No banter. I'm not even joking. He shanked that a little bit. That's what I talk about all the time, isn't it? He mishit the ball. It looked amazing because it went in the top. I'll take that back. I don't want to score a crappy mishit. I would.

I would take any one of yours when you got the golden boot in the World Cup. Any one. Fair enough. Here's an interesting one from Michael Hamlin and a tough one. Who are you taking in their prime? Brian Robson or Roy Keane? What?

I didn't see Brian Robson play. Didn't you? Oh my word. No, only old videos. So I'd leave this to you two. I would say Roy Keane because I saw Roy Keane play, you know. Obviously you played with him, Gaz. Yeah, yeah. I played against him at the beginning of my career. He was unbelievable, Robbo was. I would say Brian Robson. I'd say Brian Robson as well, much as I admire Roy Keane as a wonderful player. I just think...

Brian had a little bit more to his game. He'd score more goals probably. Brilliant at both ends of the pitch. I told you the story when I marked Brian Robson at corners. When I was at Leicester towards the last few months of the time that I was at Leicester before I moved on and I'd broken into the England squad. So I knew Brian a bit by that stage because he was captain of England at that time. And we were playing a midweek game at Old Trafford in London

I think it was a cup competition, League Cup maybe. And we had the pre-match team talk and Gordon Milne was the Leicester manager. I'd never come back for a corner. They used to leave me on the halfway line for a breakaway. And he says, Gary, I want you to come back and stand on the edge of the box.

and mark Brian Robson because we've had them watched over the last two or three weeks and he's had a little bit of joy by staring out on the edge of the box and I went me he said don't worry he doesn't go into the box just monitor him out there and I went well he will when he sees me I'm marking him

So anyway, so I go out onto the pitch, right? So I'm about seven minutes in, whatever it is, first corner of the game. So back I jog, back I jog, get to the edge of the box. There it is. Brian's there, right on the edge of the box. And while we're waiting for the corners to be taken, Robbo's, he's given me a little nudge and he's gone, what are you doing? I went, well, I'm marking you and he just laughed.

He just laughed. So corner comes in, Robbo screams in, marches in, charges into the box. I'll charge back with him. He heads it, hits the bar, smashes me, bosh, near miss. 10 minutes later, another corner comes in,

In he goes again, barges me out of the way. The ball and me end up in the back of the net. 1-0 Manchester United. So we're running back. He's laughing at me, Brian Robson. He's laughing at me and I'm going, this is ridiculous. I'm getting at half time and Gordon Mills goes, Gary,

you stay up front stay on the off field so powerful i mean he was not he's not a massive guy but it's a little bit like roy keen in many ways they're built the same they've got a similar game as well you know n2m players are really really aggressive both of them really aggressive i mean roy keen would chip in with goals but brian robson was probably more prolific he had an incredible engine um

I honestly... Honestly think... We'd have had a real... Real chance... A much bigger chance anyway... Of winning a World Cup... If he hadn't have got injured... In both... Two World Cups... That I played in... I mean... Fabulous... Fabulous player was Robbo... Two great players... Time for a break in a moment...

Before that, we've got a little festive treat from London to Berlin. It's been a long but rewarding year hosting the nation's favourite football show. I couldn't agree more. So to say a big thank you to you guys rather than normal secret Santa, I've got you a little gift. I'll give you one clue about what I've got you. This part of the show is partnered with Guinness. Come on, lads. Get opening them.

- Ooh, okay, I've got it here. - Come in a fancy little bag, Alan! - I've got this wrapping. - You shouldn't have! - Yeah, but you're Scrooge anyway, you don't even like Christmas, so I don't know why you've got anything. - No, hold on, I like presents. - He'll like it when he opens this present. - Are you ready?

Oh, thanks, Al. Little Nitro Surge. That's for Micah because he struggles to pour the good paint, so it's perfect. Guinness Nitro Surge. Okay, I need to open it. While we're on the subject of gifts, which player's skills would you like to have been gifted with that you didn't have yourself? It's easy. Ronaldinho. Dropping a shoulder. Oh!

I'd take 5% of Messi's skill. That'd be quite nice. Al's long range shooting. How about that? I'll give Alan a mention. And your eyesight, Micah. Anyone's left foot for me. He just clicked it onto the top like so. Oh, well demonstrated, Micah. Yes.

Oh, Alan. Micah, it's to pour the perfect pint at home. Thank you very much, Alan. Well, there you have it. Everyone's happy with their Guinness Nitro Surge, the gift of the smooth taste of Guinness in the comfort of their own home. Perfect for nestling in with the family for that busy festive football period from Boxing Day to New Year's Day and all the games in between.

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babble.com slash Spotify podcast spelled B-A-B-B-E-L dot com slash Spotify podcast rules and restrictions may apply welcome back to the rest is football question and answer episode with Alan Shearer Micah Richards and me Gary Lineker Alan McColl in a recent interview goalkeeper Mark Crossley said that Brian Clough once called him jigsaw because he went to pieces in the box laughing

I wondered what the best nicknames for teammates you came across in your careers. Micah, this is one for you, isn't it? We did a couple of these nicknames are the best ones, didn't we? I always liked the Justin Edinburgh, who's sadly no longer with us. He was a fullback that played at Spurs that Gazza came up with. He called him Dalma Hoy and we were going, Dalma Hoy? He went, it's Justin Edinburgh. LAUGHTER

Oh my God. Clever. Clever. What sort of dad joke nonsense is that? His nickname was Dal Mahoy. Oh my God. Wasn't there one, one size because it was that, was it Fitz Hall? Fitz Hall. Fitz Hall. Fitz Hall. That's a really good one. One size over.

I remember that, yeah. Yeah. One size. What about Big Meeks? Self-explanatory. Bar Humble, no. Bar, yeah, yeah, Bar. Scrooge. Scrooge. Scrooge.

That's it. It's sticking. Scrooge is sticking. Scrooge, mate. Grinch. Got a question from Paul Thomas O'Brien. Hi, guys. I have a question for Micah. Oh. What's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi? Dubai, don't like the Flintstones, but Abu Dhabi do. Oh.

Here we go, boys. Here we go. Start bench cell. Tony Cruz, Andrea Pirlo, Paul Scholes. I'm going to get in early with Pirlo to start.

As brilliant as the other two were. I don't know though, Paul Scholes. I was going to say that, yeah. Scholes, start. Oh, Scholes was amazing. I'll go start Pirlo, bench Scholes, sell Cruz, which is also, I mean, these questions. Bench Cruz, start Pirlo, sell Scholes. Woof, you're selling Scholes. Yeah, but because you'd get an absolute fortune from him, so. You'd get a fortune for any of those three.

come on Scroogey boy come on Scroogey Crows has won multiple Champions Leagues if I was picking just on winning I'd put Tony Crows number one you can't pick players on that otherwise you it's not to put in number one either it's start bench sell you're making up your own rules mate just break it up

I'm asking who's number one. I'm going to start Skulls. I'm going to bench Crows and I'm going to sell Perla. Here's one from B-Lin. What are all of your favourite guilty pleasures to eat? Chinese. Salt and pepper chicken wings. What's your order? Everything on the menu. There's a lot on the menu in a Chinese restaurant. Okay, so what do I go with? I go with salt and pepper chips. Hmm.

Chicken curry. Special fried rice. Oh my gosh. Vermicelli. Crispy duck. Peking duck. I go with... What's he doing? I said chicken wings early. I was ducking. You're ducking. I thought you were. I'm ducking. What is so wrong with you? Fuck.

I thought you were trying to stick your head in. Which reminds me, actually, of something we didn't cover on the Monday edition. We forgot. Manchester City. Kyle Walker.

talking about sticking your head in. And we can't let him off the hook for that because Kyle, Kyle, mate, that was embarrassing. So bad. Why do players do that now? You know that there's a million cameras in the ground. You know there's VAR. Why would you even try and pretend that you got headbutted there? I mean, if he did it at the start, you could say, oh, but he waited. It just looked absolutely ridiculous. And I knew he was going to speak about it at halftime. Hmm.

And I knew Roy wanted to absolutely put him away. So I was just like, yeah, he knows better than that. What's your guilty pleasure to eat then, Al? I mean, I like most things. Once I have one Hobnob with a cup of tea, I can't stop. Hobnob, so I can go through the whole packet. Who's Hobnob?

I've never heard of him. What flavour do you like? Chocolate, man. Beautiful. Packet salt and vinegar. Leave your sponsors away, you absolute idiot! Not everything has to be a sponsor, you know that. You're

You get a contract for 30 years. You don't need any more money. Just let it go. Seabrook's way better. We know that. It's not about the money, Michael. It's about loyalty and it's about superiority over other brands that work in terms of that. So...

How's Nex coming along anyway? Are you all right with Nex? Yes, I'm looking forward to my next modelling range. I think David Gandy's exceptionally worried at present that he's got real competition at last. Your next deal is hilarious because some of the faces that you pull... Do you like it, my model face? You're a good-looking sod, are you? It pisses me off, I swear to God. Some of the faces, I'm like... Look at me, I'm Gary Liddicke.

To use one of Alan's words, I did feel a bit of a hobnob doing it sometimes. Just when the photographer says, no, I'm on a real serious face and I go, do you know, okay, I'll do my best. I'll do my best. But it's a lot of fun and they're lovely people to work with. So what a wonderful place to finish. We'll be back on Friday. We'll see you then. Goodbye from me. Goodbye from me. Goodbye from me. Have a good week, Scrooge.