BBC sounds sacked in the morning podcast starts season 5 off with a talk with Paul Merson.
Talking about his football life and he does say his biggest ever regret in football was how he miserably failed as manager of Walsall
Take a listen
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Loved Merse as a player (when he did play), not so much as a manager 
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Still a twit
His goals and performance at a sun drenched Bescot was a wonderful and memorable day
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That afternoon in windsor though…one of the worst walsall performances…ever 
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He may have had a bet on it?
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Whatever he did or did not do…it was a proper shite performance . The pub by the ground with the marquee was decent though 
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And I think that’s where he’d been …
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Most of the few seasons with us unfortunately…
I’ve just finished reading his book “Hooked” having previously read his “How not to be a professional footballer” (which was not co-written by Michael Ngoo, much to my surprise). I’m sure both books are the same, but with cunningly different titles.
Pah he’s got nothing on the Hutch 
Another great listen (love him or hate him) is Neil warnock .
This episode is from last year and they were asking for listeners to get in touch with their best and worst managers at their club.
So I duly obliged and was read out at the start of the podcast !
Enjoy
For someone who also has a gambling addiction, something Merson once said struck a chord with me
" If someone tells me I can never gamble again I would fail, but if they told me I can not gamble tomorrow, I can do that."
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Rehab 101: one day at a time.
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