Former Soccer Saturday pundit & Liverpool Phil ‘Thommo’ Thompson is our next special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football. Phil Thompson sits down alongside Sam Allardyce and Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from why anyone can win the FA Cup to those Soccer Saturday glory days. Phil and Sam talk about his time working with Sky and on Soccer Saturday including the infamous on-air fire drill, Why Jeff Stelling is the best & being dropped on a zoom call. The two then react to the weekend’s FA Cup results including Liverpool’s shock exit at the hands of Plymouth and why this is now a great chance for one of the smaller teams to win a trophy. They then both chat in depth about Liverpool’s season, why Virgil van Dijk and Alan Hansen are similar plus they preview the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Thommo & Sam give their thoughts on the pressure that is currently on Ange Postecoglu, where his future lies and why you need to be able to adapt in football. The duo then discuss what’s happening at Blackburn Rovers, why the Venky’s need to sell the club for the good of the fans and the town as well as John Eustace’s imminent departure. Finally they end the podcast with questions from our listeners including what really happened with Thommo’s infamous feud with Robbie Fowler.
