66: Celtic's Rebuild with Chris Hamill

05/14/21 • 50 min

Celtic parted ways with Neil Lennon earlier this season, following failure to complete an historic ten-in-a-row. Rangers have stolen their Scottish Premiership crown and with key players soon to be out of contract, there is a job to be done at Celtic Park.
Joe speaks to Football Daily's Chris Hamill about the facelift the Bhoys currently need, who can steer the ship back into Europe and which players can be the centrepiece of a Celtic comeback.
08:46: How did it end up like this?
14:03: How do you replace a Kristoffer Ajer?
20:23: David Turnbull as Celtic centrepiece
26:04: I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be Édouard
31:13: Replacing French Eddy with the son of a Parkhead hero
38:08: Searching for Neil Lennon's successor

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65: GNK Dinamo Zagreb with Ben Bocsák

Luka Modrić, Dejan Lovren, Mario Mandzukić, Dani Olmo, Borna Sosa, Mateo Kovačić, Marcelo Brozović and many, many more players past and present credit GNK Dinamo for their footballing upbringing.
Joe discusses the ins and outs, the good and the bad, of Croatia's most historic and successful club with First Time Finish's Ben Bocsák.
4:15: A history of producing top players
13:20: Dinamo Zagreb's historic squads and the academy mentality
20:01: Dinamo's recent sales, incl. Borna Sosa, GNK Dinamo academy graduate, soon-to-be German international
24:19: Dinamo Zagreb's finances, selling at the right price, and the Mamić family
30:18: Introducing Joško Gvardiol
33:31: Best of the Rest - Lovro Majer, Luka Ivanušeć, Dario Špikić, Josip Šutalo and Welshman Robbie Burton

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67: Norwich City with Michael Bailey

This week, Joe is joined by Michael Bailey of The Athletic.
Michael is the Norwich City correspondent and has covered the Canaries for 15 years. He has witnessed every promotion and relegation to and from the Premier League imaginable, celebrating a title-winning campaign this past season.
Under the stewardship of Sporting Director Stuart Webber and Head Coach Daniel Farke, Norwich are once again a Premier League club.
05:06: Norwich's Premier League bounceback
10:32: The Two Emi Buendías
16:17: Oli Skipp, Bomb Disposal Expert
22:43: Kieran Dowell, Finding a Home
29:23: Todd Cantwell, Dutch Courage
38:57: Adam Idah, The (Un)luck of the Irish
41:21: Andrew Omobamidele, Replacing Ben Godfrey
44:22: The Norwich City Finishing School for Young Footballers
46:20: The Stuart Webber (Sporting Director) Revolution
53:12: Norwich City's Stuart Webber Succession Plan