649: Winter Wildcards, A Festive Review

[00:00:05] Hello footies and welcome to this Xmas special of your favourite show, episode, let me think, ah 649.

[00:00:15] There's a wee in joke there as one of my co-hosts gives me the evil stare. Welcome, it's nearly Santa time, I'm here with my Santa hat on.

[00:00:24] We are going to do a little bit of a Christmas Carol, we're going to look at FC 2425, a bit of the footmas past, the footmas present and the footmas future.

[00:00:36] But who better to have on the show tonight than the two Johns? Nobody better, he sounds like Krampus, you are not at a foot in review only fans.

[00:00:46] It is his voice, unfortunately he's a little bit sick. Hello John, how are you my friend?

[00:00:51] Hey mate, I'm alright, I'll just keep my radio voice on today and talk very softly.

[00:00:57] You're actually sounding a bit better than you were claiming to be.

[00:01:01] Well definitely and like yesterday, I had one call for school yesterday, where I had to give some explanations.

[00:01:11] That was quite awkward because halfway through I just lost my voice completely and the teacher was like, are you alright?

[00:01:18] Like, if you want to talk about it. Like yeah, that's the issue, I just can't talk.

[00:01:23] It's nothing to do with more talk about. This is it, this is all I've got left.

[00:01:29] So yeah, now I've been, I've had a nasty flu honestly since this Sunday morning.

[00:01:35] And I get a day ill sometimes but never like three days completely flat out in bed with a fever.

[00:01:42] So yeah, it kind of took a hit on me just before Christmas honestly.

[00:01:45] So I'm glad you're taking the reins today.

[00:01:47] Yeah Chris.

[00:01:48] Well, reins being the optimal word.

[00:01:50] Why did Rudolph and Blitzen not be sold on eBay?

[00:01:55] Because they were too dear.

[00:01:59] More Christmas jokes to come guys, but he is the fairy on top of our foot in review Xmas tree.

[00:02:05] The man with the glorious smile. He's on brand tonight. Here's my good friend, Talking Foot. How are you John?

[00:02:13] Very good thanks Chris. Yeah, and obviously got a bit of a cough myself, but not as bad as John's. So I'll take that as a win.

[00:02:20] So if people start to drop off, you know what's happening.

[00:02:24] Unfortunately, there is a little bit of flu going around the foot in review podcast at the moment.

[00:02:29] But tonight we are going to look back as I say on FC 24 stroke 25. What was good for us this year?

[00:02:37] A little bit of content and then we're going to have our Christmas wish going into the new year.

[00:02:41] So a bit of the future ghost, but John start us off. What has been your week like in foot?

[00:02:48] It's also always awkward when you have two John's on the show.

[00:02:51] Exactly, but I'll go with you John since you spoke first.

[00:02:53] No, I had no week in foot completely on it. Like I've been, I said, bedridden since Sunday.

[00:03:02] So this morning was Thursday. I was actually out of my bed. No week in foot honestly.

[00:03:08] I did a lot of SPCs. I'm glad the 82 times 14 came back yesterday, I think, because I had nothing else to do.

[00:03:15] Which is, I watched season upon season of season from Amazon series this week.

[00:03:22] And well, grinded some menus for change.

[00:03:26] Two things I really liked though this week.

[00:03:29] First one is the 82 times 14 coming back, like I said.

[00:03:32] But also the new league SPC thingy that came out that gave a guaranteed promo player.

[00:03:37] That's a good thing, right? Make it viable for anyone.

[00:03:40] Daniel and Nathan spoke about it this Tuesday.

[00:03:43] I think that's a win. I mean, I got Conte, which is of course a win.

[00:03:48] Like it's not a million player or something, but a good 200k something player.

[00:03:53] All was good to have.

[00:03:55] It wasn't too hard. It was nice.

[00:03:59] Hard to rate when you don't play.

[00:04:01] Yeah.

[00:04:02] Well, for content wise then, what would you get for content, John? Let's give that a score anyway.

[00:04:07] It feels like a good seven and a half, maybe out of ten.

[00:04:10] We'll take that this week then. We'll take that.

[00:04:11] John, have you actually played then Talking Foot? Have you played this week?

[00:04:15] Yes, I have. So I run two accounts.

[00:04:17] I run my main account, which I only got two.

[00:04:20] I don't know why I took the five wins and thought I'll get the rest of the wins later.

[00:04:24] And then just was not motivated to play.

[00:04:26] So I didn't pack anything.

[00:04:28] Team's exactly the same.

[00:04:30] Didn't even get my token for whatever the tokens get, you know, because I only played the five wins.

[00:04:36] So a bit like silly.

[00:04:38] My mistake.

[00:04:39] That's what it is.

[00:04:40] On my other account, which is purely a St. John's done past and present.

[00:04:44] It's a challenge because again, Evos came out.

[00:04:48] But my right back doesn't fit the Evo because he has two dribbling too much.

[00:04:52] My other right back doesn't fit because I've already Evoed him.

[00:04:56] And it just becomes that cycle.

[00:04:57] So that team hasn't really improved much either.

[00:05:00] Again, haven't did some SBCs, didn't pack anything.

[00:05:03] So I'd give it a six.

[00:05:04] The content is there.

[00:05:04] John's right.

[00:05:05] The Globetrotters, stuff like that.

[00:05:07] I think it was really good players, easily achievable.

[00:05:10] But for me, both teams are static.

[00:05:14] Didn't get tokens on either team because I only went to five wins on both of them.

[00:05:18] Didn't really think about it properly.

[00:05:20] It's a bit like, oh dear.

[00:05:22] Okay.

[00:05:22] My bad.

[00:05:24] What were you, Chris?

[00:05:25] I've been doing a lot of friendlies.

[00:05:27] And this is, you know, when we start talking about what E have done well,

[00:05:30] trying to give them a little bit of festive cheer towards them.

[00:05:33] That's what I've enjoyed.

[00:05:34] I've played a lot of friendlies this week.

[00:05:36] And doing that, trying to get this season points, because I looked at it,

[00:05:40] didn't realise that the Kanati card is actually upgradable.

[00:05:44] So here's a live card.

[00:05:45] I believe if Liverpool top the league on January the 3rd,

[00:05:49] he gets a plus two and a play style as well.

[00:05:52] So that card is well worth doing for anybody who's out there.

[00:05:55] You've still got to the end of next week.

[00:05:57] And if the friendlies are there with the national team,

[00:06:00] well worth giving it a go.

[00:06:02] Definitely.

[00:06:02] Because I looked at it and went, playing terrible at rivals,

[00:06:05] not even ventured into weekend league, even though I am qualified for it.

[00:06:09] Enjoying squad battles.

[00:06:10] But this week's been mostly concentrating on friendlies.

[00:06:14] And MDHoo comes up against Foot Review GPM.

[00:06:17] Please be advised, if you score first and pause,

[00:06:19] we are going to fight to the bitter end.

[00:06:21] Because we do not give up.

[00:06:22] Happy to pause and quit out myself at Golden Goal.

[00:06:25] But please don't press the pause button for me.

[00:06:27] Good man, good man.

[00:06:28] But I'm sure there's a lot of people who think I'm wrong.

[00:06:30] I'm sure there's a lot of people who are abusing me when the pause goes past those 30-odd seconds

[00:06:34] and I'm back in the game.

[00:06:35] But that's just me.

[00:06:37] I'll pause myself and quit out when you score first.

[00:06:39] But please don't do it for me.

[00:06:41] But there has been, let's jump anyway, to a bit of the ghost of the Christmas past.

[00:06:48] FC 2425.

[00:06:49] FC 2425.

[00:06:50] What has been your highlight of this year, please, Coach John?

[00:06:53] My highlight of this year?

[00:06:56] Game related or community related?

[00:06:59] It can be anything food related.

[00:07:01] No, food related.

[00:07:02] I think the events and generally speaking, the community, right?

[00:07:08] I know it's a toxic, we see sometimes a community as a toxic community.

[00:07:13] But the things we have experienced with this community, we build with this podcast this year

[00:07:19] and the things we do for each other when something goes south for someone.

[00:07:24] If it's a card, sending a card or you're receiving a random message

[00:07:29] or giving a shout out on a podcast or meeting someone for the first time in an event

[00:07:37] but actually from a different country and act as if they were your long lost brothers.

[00:07:44] I think the community is just the biggest highlight for me.

[00:07:48] Without any, well, attachment to the game necessarily.

[00:07:53] It doesn't matter how good or bad the game is.

[00:07:54] The community only got stronger.

[00:07:56] That's my absolute highlight.

[00:07:57] If I talk about the game itself, I think the fact, but we'll talk about that soon,

[00:08:03] but I think FC25 has, sure, there's things not gone wrong,

[00:08:08] but I think it's shown a lot of positive things that they took feedback from last year,

[00:08:14] changed it into this year.

[00:08:17] The communication has been getting better.

[00:08:20] I like the rush mode.

[00:08:21] It was something I didn't play anymore.

[00:08:24] But again, they took that into consideration.

[00:08:26] So there's a lot.

[00:08:28] I think there's a lot of things that have been improved and is being built upon.

[00:08:35] That's something that I really appreciate from the game itself, honestly.

[00:08:41] I won't go into the negatives today, though.

[00:08:44] No, no negatives, John.

[00:08:45] Talking about yourself, what's been your highlight of this year?

[00:08:50] If we talk about the game itself, I think FC24, I got into Div 2.

[00:08:57] Now, I'll put it in perspective.

[00:08:58] I am a 53-year-old male with arthritic fingers, no patience, a chip on my shoulder.

[00:09:08] So I was absolutely delighted at that.

[00:09:11] So gaming-wise, that was it.

[00:09:13] But I think, realistically, it's what John talked about.

[00:09:16] It was the community, the Edinburgh meet-ups, the Crete meet-up.

[00:09:21] Absolutely fantastic community this podcast has got.

[00:09:25] And yeah, you know, the messages that you get on a daily basis, just the pick-me-ups,

[00:09:31] sort of the virtual cuddle.

[00:09:33] Yeah, it's brilliant.

[00:09:34] And that's what it is.

[00:09:35] That's why I'm still playing it.

[00:09:36] Even though my FC25 isn't as good as FC24, the community is why I'm still here.

[00:09:43] I whole agree.

[00:09:44] All three of us went to Crete this year, and we got to see my fellow Sorkites lover,

[00:09:50] and Marios and his family had an amazing time.

[00:09:53] And we all met up again in Edinburgh.

[00:09:54] This community is really something special.

[00:09:57] We really do appreciate it.

[00:09:58] And guys, it's free to join.

[00:10:00] It's absolutely free to join the Discord.

[00:10:02] Look us up, Discord forward slash Foot Review.

[00:10:05] You know, if you really want to help us, we know times are tough,

[00:10:08] and it's hard at the moment, you know, Christmas is here, and everyone's a present.

[00:10:12] But am I right in saying, John, you can now gift a sub in the Patreon?

[00:10:16] Yeah, so that's something we've introduced.

[00:10:18] I'll put the link in the description.

[00:10:20] But we had some chats with Patreon, and they were very kind to offer this new functionality.

[00:10:25] So you can now go to, I think it's patreon.com forward slash Foot and Review slash gift.

[00:10:30] And you can gift someone a sub as well, which is, yeah, it's really cool, I think.

[00:10:35] And we have had that question before, but we just couldn't do it.

[00:10:39] So, but this is a good way of employing that.

[00:10:42] And I think the events, sure, everything is, like, the Discord's free,

[00:10:46] the community's free to join, and can all chat to help each other out.

[00:10:49] But I think the Patreon not only supports us, but it also gives access to the extra events, right?

[00:10:55] It allows us to organize events like the ones in Edinburgh, and especially the one in Crete,

[00:11:02] which will also include a free stay in a hotel for the whole week.

[00:11:06] So, I mean, it's not like we make money off it.

[00:11:10] We invest back in the community as well.

[00:11:13] So, yeah, it's absolutely amazing.

[00:11:15] It's well worth joining the Patreon and well worth coming to Crete just to have that amazing time

[00:11:20] with fellow individuals.

[00:11:21] And likewise, partners are invited.

[00:11:23] We've seen this every time.

[00:11:24] Partners are invited.

[00:11:25] It's not heavily FC-related.

[00:11:28] It's more about getting to know people, having a few drinks at the end of the night,

[00:11:32] and that wonderful view, and Maris' wonderful bar as well.

[00:11:35] So, yeah, well worth joining, guys, if you're thinking about it.

[00:11:38] Please join.

[00:11:39] It's a bit weird thinking about sitting again there in Crete in my shorts

[00:11:43] while having to wear spreaders and being all flu-ridany.

[00:11:49] Yeah, but it'll be long coming, John.

[00:11:51] It'll be long coming.

[00:11:52] May the 12th, guys.

[00:11:53] May the 12th.

[00:11:54] And so what it does do, it does give you access to our Discord.

[00:11:58] It allows you to ask questions as well.

[00:12:00] And we have one question already from our good friend Nathan who asks,

[00:12:03] how many pigs in blankets are too many pigs in blankets in one sitting?

[00:12:09] In one sitting.

[00:12:09] So how many should you eat at one time?

[00:12:12] Susan says anything up to 48 is okay, but 49 is too much.

[00:12:19] There you go, Nath.

[00:12:20] That sounds like a challenge.

[00:12:21] We better know a challenge, Nath.

[00:12:22] If you know how competitive he is, he'll be sitting there on Christmas Day

[00:12:25] saying, right, 49 pigs in blankets, please.

[00:12:28] So if you're in touch, we don't know what a pig in a blanket is,

[00:12:31] so we took it quite literally.

[00:12:33] So I asked this question this morning at my dinner table,

[00:12:36] and the kids were like, why would you put a blanket on a pig?

[00:12:40] Like, it's just a weird thing, though.

[00:12:43] It's a bit of a – I had to Google it to find out what it was.

[00:12:47] Pigs in blankets are pigs wrapped in bacon.

[00:12:48] I now know what it is.

[00:12:49] Yeah, but just in case people like that don't know what it is,

[00:12:51] and me and John are laughing here, you know.

[00:12:53] So it's tiny little chip of lads wrapped in bacon we have with our turkey

[00:12:58] on Christmas Day.

[00:13:00] Oh, we basically call it sausage rolls.

[00:13:03] No, because the sausage rolls is in pastry.

[00:13:05] What?

[00:13:06] It's in pastry, John.

[00:13:07] And you've heard a sausage roll.

[00:13:08] So before we just jump into MasterChef and all the problems that that's got,

[00:13:13] and someone's calling HR on us,

[00:13:15] we'll quickly move on to talk about the ghost of Christmas present,

[00:13:20] which is winter wild cards.

[00:13:21] I mean, EA have certainly got their Santa hat on when it comes to this promo.

[00:13:26] I actually thought I had been drinking when I looked at the team.

[00:13:29] It's a cool 25 million because there are so many duplicates,

[00:13:33] I thought we've seen double.

[00:13:35] I don't know if you guys have had a chance to look at the team,

[00:13:38] but there is two Harlins.

[00:13:40] There's two Vinicius Juniors.

[00:13:43] I mean, I don't know.

[00:13:43] Is it me?

[00:13:44] Is it my eyes?

[00:13:45] Or is this actually the case?

[00:13:48] No, I think you're right.

[00:13:49] And what I did is I also just opened up the website from EA about this

[00:13:54] because there's so much.

[00:13:56] I thought it was better than just opening any game which just has the database in it.

[00:14:01] So, what do you think?

[00:14:04] Well, I think it's common knowledge.

[00:14:06] I hate people that have an incorrect position,

[00:14:10] such as Haaland at centre-back,

[00:14:12] such as Petr Cech as a striker,

[00:14:16] such as.

[00:14:16] I just don't like that.

[00:14:18] I know people think it's fun, it's quirky, it's great.

[00:14:21] For me, it's just a real bugbear.

[00:14:23] But we're not wanting to focus on the negatives on the lovely Christmas show.

[00:14:27] So, yeah, there are some...

[00:14:29] I didn't actually see that.

[00:14:30] I saw Ronaldo twice in there.

[00:14:32] I didn't see there were position changes yet.

[00:14:36] Oh, no.

[00:14:37] Oh, no.

[00:14:38] Yeah, oh, no.

[00:14:39] You broke me.

[00:14:40] It's like, yeah, it's like, oh, please don't do this, EA.

[00:14:43] Please don't do this.

[00:14:43] But they will.

[00:14:44] So, yeah, there are some fantastic cards.

[00:14:47] And I'm sure if you're listening to this pod,

[00:14:48] you take the game seriously,

[00:14:49] you know where to go and have a look at these cards.

[00:14:51] But there are some fantastic cards.

[00:14:54] We'd all love to pack the top-end ones,

[00:14:56] but even some of the lower-end ones are still really usable

[00:14:59] for really cheap prices.

[00:15:01] But, yeah, there you go.

[00:15:04] Get it zoomed in there.

[00:15:05] Haaland, 94 centre-back, 94 striker.

[00:15:08] Why, oh, why?

[00:15:11] Now, I get something like a Vinnie Jr.,

[00:15:13] where there's a 93 left wing and a 93 striker,

[00:15:16] because realistically he can play both those roles.

[00:15:19] But when was Haaland last at centre-back for Man City?

[00:15:22] I've never seen it.

[00:15:23] I mean, you do know that Y-O-Y spells yo-yo, John,

[00:15:26] just in case you were wondering.

[00:15:30] I can already see where this show is going today.

[00:15:33] What I wanted to ask, I mean, people don't know this.

[00:15:36] If this is your first show,

[00:15:37] we do actually take this game seriously.

[00:15:39] There's been many a controller smashed during this podcast.

[00:15:42] But, John, we have to talk about Dutch players.

[00:15:45] It's in our contract.

[00:15:46] We will admit that.

[00:15:48] So the two Frankie de Jongs are both central midfielders.

[00:15:52] Is that correct?

[00:15:54] Well, that's fine, I think.

[00:15:56] I mean, Frankie plays CDM.

[00:15:58] Could play CM, right?

[00:16:00] That's fine.

[00:16:01] He's usually number six,

[00:16:03] but he can definitely play an eight as well.

[00:16:06] So can I just...

[00:16:08] I mean, we always say we're not going to talk about expensive cards.

[00:16:11] We're not going to talk about the cards that nobody can afford.

[00:16:13] But, you know, I'm looking at the Rice card,

[00:16:14] a 90-rated CDM at 480,000.

[00:16:17] Yeah, it's expensive.

[00:16:19] You know, it is pricey.

[00:16:20] But is that something that might tempt you guys

[00:16:23] to spend your coins?

[00:16:25] Or I know John will go,

[00:16:27] look, I've only got 15,000 coins,

[00:16:29] but he's probably got...

[00:16:30] Not anymore.

[00:16:31] Oh, hold on.

[00:16:33] Wait a minute, guys.

[00:16:35] Life's changed, mate.

[00:16:36] So when you're in bed for like almost a week,

[00:16:40] there are things that you can do,

[00:16:42] you can spend your time useful on.

[00:16:44] So I actually traded this week.

[00:16:47] And I found out trading in FC is possible

[00:16:51] if you have perseverance,

[00:16:52] time to kill,

[00:16:54] and just don't really give any...

[00:16:57] Yeah, I don't have to finish that sentence.

[00:16:59] So I'm up to 225,000 coins

[00:17:02] from my 15,000 coins last week.

[00:17:07] Wow.

[00:17:08] I was going to say,

[00:17:09] you need to get sick more often, John,

[00:17:10] but that's a little bit unfair, isn't it?

[00:17:12] I mean, do that for all week.

[00:17:14] I would go crazy

[00:17:15] if that's my normal day job in FC.

[00:17:18] But hey, I made some coins,

[00:17:20] which I think is, for me,

[00:17:21] it's legendary.

[00:17:26] But yeah, still can't buy rice.

[00:17:28] Not yet.

[00:17:29] Not yet.

[00:17:30] I don't think this rice is that good, though.

[00:17:33] Controversial.

[00:17:36] Go on, John.

[00:17:36] You have to explain it as well.

[00:17:37] You don't think he's that good.

[00:17:39] It's a fine card, right?

[00:17:41] But I don't think...

[00:17:42] What stands out for this card

[00:17:44] that you want...

[00:17:46] Like, the auto CDM,

[00:17:48] when he came out,

[00:17:49] this rice card was good

[00:17:50] because he's tall,

[00:17:52] and I mean, he could...

[00:17:56] There weren't many players available, right?

[00:17:58] Of course, he's got intercept plus

[00:18:00] and block plus.

[00:18:01] I think that's what actually

[00:18:04] makes this card good, good.

[00:18:06] That makes sense?

[00:18:07] Mm-hmm.

[00:18:08] But it's still somewhat slow.

[00:18:11] I know I'm going to get a lot of hate

[00:18:12] in this game.

[00:18:13] But still what's slower,

[00:18:15] lower, get it.

[00:18:16] It's not my...

[00:18:17] It's a CDM.

[00:18:18] Sure, it's a big CDM

[00:18:19] with good defending stats.

[00:18:22] But...

[00:18:23] That?

[00:18:24] It's a fine price as well,

[00:18:25] but I'm not saying

[00:18:25] it's going to be a must-do card

[00:18:27] or something.

[00:18:27] I think the playstyle,

[00:18:29] two playstyle pluses

[00:18:30] is why this promo

[00:18:32] is extra interesting

[00:18:33] and the fact that you now

[00:18:35] have these options.

[00:18:36] Yeah.

[00:18:36] But I packed Conte this weekend

[00:18:38] except for a second

[00:18:38] playstyle plus.

[00:18:40] I think I like Conte more.

[00:18:43] John, before we get people

[00:18:45] phoning in and calling

[00:18:46] Coach John Krampus,

[00:18:47] is there a player

[00:18:48] that you can tell us

[00:18:49] a little bit

[00:18:49] that you're excited about?

[00:18:51] Yeah, sure, mate.

[00:18:52] Especially when I didn't even see

[00:18:53] their position changing,

[00:18:54] but...

[00:18:56] That's a little bit harsh, right?

[00:18:59] No, so I don't know, mate.

[00:19:01] I have not looked

[00:19:02] into the team

[00:19:04] quite enough.

[00:19:05] I mean, I do like the fact

[00:19:06] that there are many players

[00:19:07] that are affordable.

[00:19:09] Yeah.

[00:19:09] And I do think, for example,

[00:19:11] one of the most interesting cards,

[00:19:14] but that's just the first check I do,

[00:19:16] is the D-Lab card.

[00:19:18] All right.

[00:19:20] I'll try to put that on the screen

[00:19:21] for if you look at the Spotify.

[00:19:24] But the D-Lab card

[00:19:26] is 12,000 coins.

[00:19:27] Yeah, 12,500 coins.

[00:19:29] Yes, yes.

[00:19:29] Ipswich player.

[00:19:31] PEM player.

[00:19:32] Yeah.

[00:19:33] But

[00:19:36] playstyle's

[00:19:36] Trevella plus

[00:19:38] on him.

[00:19:39] He's got 99 speed

[00:19:41] and 99 sprint speed.

[00:19:43] Acceleration and sprint speed.

[00:19:45] Maxed out.

[00:19:45] Period.

[00:19:46] Doom.

[00:19:46] There it is.

[00:19:48] 90 heading accuracy.

[00:19:50] Well, of course,

[00:19:52] composure's a little bit low

[00:19:53] and everyone will be like,

[00:19:54] yeah, but

[00:19:55] hard to link.

[00:19:56] Maybe.

[00:19:57] I suppose.

[00:19:59] But poach

[00:20:00] plus plus on him.

[00:20:01] I think this is

[00:20:02] an interesting,

[00:20:02] really interesting card.

[00:20:03] Four star.

[00:20:04] Four star.

[00:20:04] Pretty tall.

[00:20:06] Six foot one.

[00:20:07] Yep.

[00:20:07] Six foot one.

[00:20:08] And because you don't need

[00:20:10] to boost

[00:20:11] any,

[00:20:12] this is either

[00:20:12] a perfect super shop

[00:20:14] to toss in because

[00:20:15] oh,

[00:20:15] he doesn't,

[00:20:17] anyways,

[00:20:17] on the speed.

[00:20:20] Or it's a card

[00:20:21] which you can,

[00:20:22] you can boost

[00:20:22] in other styles

[00:20:23] which you don't have

[00:20:24] often where you

[00:20:25] can ignore speed on him.

[00:20:27] So I think that's

[00:20:29] raw,

[00:20:29] cool actually.

[00:20:31] And I think for

[00:20:32] 12k,

[00:20:34] why not?

[00:20:35] Why not?

[00:20:36] I mean,

[00:20:36] the thing is,

[00:20:37] I thought you were going to go

[00:20:38] with Van der Boomen,

[00:20:39] John,

[00:20:39] when you're talking about

[00:20:40] a player that you're excited about.

[00:20:41] You know what I mean?

[00:20:42] For those who don't know,

[00:20:43] he's an Ajax player.

[00:20:44] Oh,

[00:20:45] I got a question about that as well,

[00:20:46] I think.

[00:20:49] I think we saw a question

[00:20:50] passed this week

[00:20:51] that the next show I don't,

[00:20:52] I did,

[00:20:53] we had to ask

[00:20:54] if I am excited

[00:20:56] by the Taylor,

[00:20:57] Kenneth Taylor

[00:20:59] upgrade?

[00:21:01] Ah,

[00:21:01] who's Taylor?

[00:21:02] And that's my answer.

[00:21:05] One player I'll just,

[00:21:06] and I see,

[00:21:06] I can see Talking Foot

[00:21:07] ready to jump in.

[00:21:08] One player I'd like to just talk about

[00:21:09] is Malik Tillman

[00:21:10] who plays for the mighty PSV

[00:21:12] ex-Rangers player.

[00:21:14] Wait until Sunday though

[00:21:15] before you go,

[00:21:16] mighty.

[00:21:17] But to be fair,

[00:21:18] they are the best team

[00:21:19] at the moment,

[00:21:20] John,

[00:21:20] in the Red Devils,

[00:21:20] you would say,

[00:21:21] wouldn't you?

[00:21:22] Well,

[00:21:22] yeah,

[00:21:22] I said,

[00:21:23] let's wait until Sunday

[00:21:24] because if

[00:21:25] Feyenoord wins Sunday

[00:21:26] at base fair at home,

[00:21:28] then the difference

[00:21:29] is just four points.

[00:21:30] I would see them.

[00:21:31] Now,

[00:21:32] folks,

[00:21:32] just before we come on

[00:21:33] the show tonight,

[00:21:33] John said he wasn't

[00:21:34] going to talk very much,

[00:21:35] but we've got his

[00:21:37] favourite subject,

[00:21:38] Ajax,

[00:21:39] and now we're on

[00:21:40] to Feyenoord,

[00:21:41] which you have to shoehorn

[00:21:42] in to every podcast.

[00:21:44] But the Malik Tillman card,

[00:21:45] 11,250 coins,

[00:21:47] absolutely stunning player,

[00:21:49] I have to say,

[00:21:49] he's a great player.

[00:21:50] USA,

[00:21:51] okay,

[00:21:52] the league is maybe

[00:21:53] a bit of a problem

[00:21:53] and also the links,

[00:21:54] but again,

[00:21:55] you know,

[00:21:56] for a 11,500,

[00:21:57] 88 cam,

[00:21:58] looks pretty decent.

[00:22:01] Talking Foot,

[00:22:01] can you see anything

[00:22:02] on there for you

[00:22:03] that you'd be interested

[00:22:04] in this card?

[00:22:09] Oh,

[00:22:09] John's...

[00:22:10] Well,

[00:22:10] John's already put

[00:22:11] his microphone out again.

[00:22:13] So while John gets

[00:22:14] his microphone back,

[00:22:16] I'll take over.

[00:22:17] This is why we have

[00:22:18] to keep talking though.

[00:22:22] But I think this is one

[00:22:24] with the Classic 10

[00:22:26] as well,

[00:22:27] the plus,

[00:22:28] still want to see

[00:22:29] one with the Classic 10

[00:22:30] plus plus of course.

[00:22:32] But John definitely

[00:22:33] has an opinion already.

[00:22:34] So John,

[00:22:35] you're back?

[00:22:35] Yep.

[00:22:36] Can you hear me?

[00:22:37] Yeah,

[00:22:38] sorry guys.

[00:22:39] No,

[00:22:40] I think the price is great.

[00:22:41] I think it's a generic,

[00:22:44] high rated,

[00:22:45] 88,

[00:22:46] you know,

[00:22:46] for less than 12,000 coins.

[00:22:50] If you take out the defending,

[00:22:52] you're like gang,

[00:22:53] whatever you want to say,

[00:22:53] it's that 88 pace,

[00:22:55] which is great,

[00:22:55] 90 dribbling,

[00:22:56] he's got technical,

[00:22:58] you know,

[00:22:58] technical plus,

[00:22:59] so again,

[00:23:00] should hopefully glide

[00:23:01] with the ball.

[00:23:01] He's got loads

[00:23:02] of different camp players,

[00:23:04] like playmaker,

[00:23:05] half winger,

[00:23:05] Classic 10,

[00:23:06] which is the new one,

[00:23:08] but also double

[00:23:09] on the shadow striker.

[00:23:10] So I just think,

[00:23:11] you know,

[00:23:12] why wouldn't you?

[00:23:13] 87 composure,

[00:23:14] 90 dribbling,

[00:23:15] technical plus,

[00:23:16] as I've already mentioned.

[00:23:18] Yeah,

[00:23:18] it's just a nice,

[00:23:19] good looking,

[00:23:21] all round card

[00:23:21] for what you call

[00:23:23] cheapest chips.

[00:23:24] Yep,

[00:23:25] 100% agree.

[00:23:25] There's one reason

[00:23:26] why you wouldn't,

[00:23:27] but hey.

[00:23:28] And that's because

[00:23:29] he's at the best club

[00:23:30] in the league.

[00:23:31] Till Sunday,

[00:23:33] who has to add.

[00:23:33] But they have also

[00:23:34] icons and heroes

[00:23:35] and we'll just quickly

[00:23:36] run through them

[00:23:37] because it would be

[00:23:37] very unfair

[00:23:38] not to mention these cards.

[00:23:39] Stunning cards

[00:23:40] and the icons for sure.

[00:23:42] We have Ronaldo,

[00:23:43] he has a double card,

[00:23:45] I think one is 95 rated

[00:23:47] and the other one is 90.

[00:23:49] So you'd be happy,

[00:23:49] I think,

[00:23:50] with the 90 card

[00:23:50] to be honest with you.

[00:23:52] It's very Basile heavy.

[00:23:54] Carlos Alberto there,

[00:23:55] El Capitan has

[00:23:56] also got two cards

[00:23:58] and likewise,

[00:23:59] we have,

[00:24:00] as I say,

[00:24:00] the Socrates SBC

[00:24:02] which our good friend

[00:24:03] Maros has jumped on

[00:24:04] right away

[00:24:04] which is always

[00:24:05] a great card

[00:24:07] in FC.

[00:24:08] But guys,

[00:24:09] is there any,

[00:24:10] it's a difficult one

[00:24:11] because they probably

[00:24:12] are a little bit

[00:24:12] expensive for everybody

[00:24:13] but,

[00:24:14] you know,

[00:24:15] what with the Socrates card,

[00:24:17] is this one

[00:24:17] you would spend

[00:24:19] 452,000 coins on

[00:24:20] or your fodder

[00:24:22] for a 90 rated

[00:24:23] striker?

[00:24:24] I'll jump in.

[00:24:25] If I had the fodder

[00:24:26] or the coins

[00:24:27] then I,

[00:24:28] yes I would

[00:24:28] because

[00:24:29] of the age I am,

[00:24:31] Socrates was just

[00:24:32] something to watch

[00:24:33] and yeah,

[00:24:35] I think it's a really

[00:24:36] nice card,

[00:24:37] Power Shot,

[00:24:37] still,

[00:24:38] the talk of the

[00:24:39] nerf is coming,

[00:24:40] the nerf is not here yet

[00:24:41] so I think

[00:24:42] Power Shot Plus,

[00:24:44] really good card,

[00:24:45] yeah,

[00:24:45] I would definitely

[00:24:46] do him if I had

[00:24:46] the cards

[00:24:47] or the coins

[00:24:48] but I have neither.

[00:24:51] John,

[00:24:52] I mean from a

[00:24:52] coach point of view

[00:24:53] what's your

[00:24:54] technical eye

[00:24:55] telling you?

[00:24:56] Almost a must do

[00:24:57] honestly.

[00:24:58] Wow.

[00:25:01] I mean

[00:25:01] six foot

[00:25:02] four,

[00:25:03] right?

[00:25:05] Am I correct

[00:25:06] that he's only

[00:25:07] one position

[00:25:07] this one?

[00:25:09] I'm just looking

[00:25:10] at the hole.

[00:25:11] Okay,

[00:25:12] I mean that's a

[00:25:13] little bit of a

[00:25:13] disadvantage,

[00:25:14] I think he always

[00:25:15] works well for me

[00:25:17] as a camp.

[00:25:19] Well,

[00:25:20] never used him

[00:25:21] as a striker before

[00:25:22] so that might be

[00:25:23] interesting

[00:25:25] but I mean

[00:25:26] if you're purely

[00:25:27] looking at this card

[00:25:28] from a striker

[00:25:29] perspective

[00:25:29] I think the

[00:25:30] 96 composure

[00:25:31] is really

[00:25:33] outstanding.

[00:25:34] Finishing is low

[00:25:35] so he needs a boost

[00:25:36] in finishing.

[00:25:37] I wouldn't mind

[00:25:37] the speed too much

[00:25:38] so if you give

[00:25:40] something on him

[00:25:40] that will improve

[00:25:41] his shooting

[00:25:42] and not necessarily

[00:25:43] I think maybe a

[00:25:44] finisher would give

[00:25:45] a 99 finishing

[00:25:46] 96 shot power

[00:25:48] with power shot

[00:25:49] plus 99

[00:25:50] volleys 93

[00:25:50] penalties 95

[00:25:51] attack position

[00:25:52] 99 dribbling

[00:25:54] 91 agility

[00:25:55] 6 foot 4

[00:25:56] player

[00:25:57] with 96

[00:25:58] composure

[00:25:59] and 5 star

[00:26:01] skill move

[00:26:02] for so weak

[00:26:02] from it.

[00:26:04] well

[00:26:05] and

[00:26:05] advance forward

[00:26:07] plus plus

[00:26:07] and poacher

[00:26:08] plus plus

[00:26:10] false 9

[00:26:10] plus

[00:26:11] and target

[00:26:11] forward plus

[00:26:11] so you can

[00:26:12] basically

[00:26:12] go at every

[00:26:14] role you want

[00:26:14] to strike

[00:26:15] to be in

[00:26:15] plus his links

[00:26:16] plus the fact

[00:26:17] he's just an

[00:26:18] SPC

[00:26:19] I'm very much

[00:26:20] inclined

[00:26:20] that

[00:26:20] he's a

[00:26:21] must do

[00:26:22] because

[00:26:22] he'll stay

[00:26:23] in your team

[00:26:23] for a long

[00:26:24] while

[00:26:24] he's very

[00:26:24] much

[00:26:25] linkable

[00:26:26] extremely

[00:26:26] versatile

[00:26:27] and I

[00:26:28] don't know

[00:26:29] many 6

[00:26:29] foot 4

[00:26:30] players

[00:26:30] that have

[00:26:31] this

[00:26:31] kind of

[00:26:32] agility

[00:26:32] on him

[00:26:33] I mean

[00:26:33] the only

[00:26:34] one that

[00:26:34] gets close

[00:26:35] size wise

[00:26:35] is Haaland

[00:26:36] but he's

[00:26:37] not comparable

[00:26:38] to this

[00:26:39] acrobat

[00:26:39] demon

[00:26:40] right

[00:26:42] so

[00:26:42] are you

[00:26:43] going to

[00:26:43] do it

[00:26:44] John

[00:26:44] that's

[00:26:44] the

[00:26:44] question

[00:26:45] are you

[00:26:45] going to

[00:26:45] do it

[00:26:45] is he

[00:26:46] going to

[00:26:46] be in

[00:26:47] your team

[00:26:47] come

[00:26:47] Christmas

[00:26:49] well

[00:26:50] if

[00:26:51] I'd say

[00:26:51] if I had

[00:26:51] the coins

[00:26:52] but actually

[00:26:52] I might

[00:26:52] be able

[00:26:53] to come

[00:26:53] along

[00:26:53] right

[00:26:53] now

[00:26:55] um

[00:26:57] I'm

[00:26:58] not

[00:26:58] sure

[00:26:59] because

[00:27:00] of the

[00:27:00] fact

[00:27:00] my

[00:27:01] team

[00:27:01] is

[00:27:01] pretty

[00:27:02] much

[00:27:02] sort

[00:27:02] of

[00:27:02] sorted

[00:27:04] but then

[00:27:04] again

[00:27:05] this is

[00:27:05] one of

[00:27:05] those

[00:27:05] players

[00:27:06] that

[00:27:06] you

[00:27:07] could

[00:27:07] just

[00:27:07] keep

[00:27:08] in

[00:27:25] giving

[00:27:26] everyone

[00:27:26] the

[00:27:26] option

[00:27:27] to

[00:27:27] actually

[00:27:27] get

[00:27:27] this

[00:27:28] card

[00:27:28] and

[00:27:29] it's

[00:27:29] not

[00:27:29] early

[00:27:30] but

[00:27:30] like

[00:27:30] this

[00:27:30] time

[00:27:31] around

[00:27:33] pretty

[00:27:33] good

[00:27:33] I think

[00:27:34] and I

[00:27:35] don't

[00:27:35] know

[00:27:35] what

[00:27:35] the

[00:27:36] 89

[00:27:36] currently

[00:27:36] does

[00:27:37] it's

[00:27:38] 108

[00:27:38] does

[00:27:39] of course

[00:27:39] dropped

[00:27:39] 90,000

[00:27:41] with the

[00:27:41] release

[00:27:42] of this

[00:27:42] one

[00:27:43] um

[00:27:43] but that's

[00:27:44] a steal

[00:27:45] as well

[00:27:45] but I

[00:27:45] think

[00:27:45] this

[00:27:46] is

[00:27:46] yeah

[00:27:48] 96

[00:27:48] composure

[00:27:49] I

[00:27:55] he is

[00:27:56] a must

[00:27:56] do

[00:27:56] but I

[00:27:57] think

[00:27:57] there's

[00:27:57] also

[00:27:58] another

[00:27:58] SPC

[00:27:58] is it

[00:27:59] Sani

[00:28:00] is that

[00:28:00] right

[00:28:00] guys

[00:28:01] we'll just

[00:28:01] quickly

[00:28:02] skip to

[00:28:02] that one

[00:28:02] as well

[00:28:03] we know

[00:28:04] there is

[00:28:05] a lot

[00:28:05] of expensive

[00:28:05] cards out

[00:28:06] there

[00:28:06] we could

[00:28:07] talk about

[00:28:07] here all

[00:28:08] night

[00:28:08] and we'd

[00:28:08] still be

[00:28:08] here at

[00:28:09] New Year

[00:28:09] and we try

[00:28:10] not to

[00:28:10] talk about

[00:28:11] the expensive

[00:28:11] cards

[00:28:11] the expensive

[00:28:12] cards are

[00:28:12] great

[00:28:12] Vinnie

[00:28:13] Jr

[00:28:13] Haaland

[00:28:14] will be

[00:28:14] amazing

[00:28:14] you've

[00:28:15] heard that

[00:28:15] Socrates

[00:28:16] has got the

[00:28:16] thumbs up

[00:28:17] from both

[00:28:17] guys

[00:28:17] so let's

[00:28:19] finish

[00:28:19] on a high

[00:28:20] here

[00:28:22] if you're

[00:28:27] asking me

[00:28:27] I think

[00:28:28] 100%

[00:28:29] thumbs up

[00:28:29] as well

[00:28:33] fast

[00:28:34] good

[00:28:34] 5 star

[00:28:35] weak foot

[00:28:35] 4 star

[00:28:37] skill move

[00:28:38] amazing

[00:28:39] set of

[00:28:40] rules

[00:28:41] inside forward

[00:28:41] plus

[00:28:41] plus

[00:28:42] inside

[00:28:42] forward

[00:28:42] plus

[00:28:43] plus

[00:28:43] on the

[00:28:43] other

[00:28:43] side

[00:28:44] so again

[00:28:44] first down

[00:28:45] the wing

[00:28:45] on the

[00:28:48] midfield

[00:28:48] you can play

[00:28:49] left midfielder

[00:28:50] as well

[00:28:50] a little bit

[00:28:51] less

[00:28:51] he's got

[00:28:52] the financial

[00:28:52] plus

[00:28:53] and the

[00:28:53] regular

[00:28:54] power

[00:28:54] shot

[00:28:54] with a

[00:28:55] regular

[00:28:55] quick

[00:28:55] step

[00:28:56] rapid

[00:28:56] flare

[00:28:56] first

[00:28:57] touch

[00:28:57] I can't

[00:28:58] see

[00:28:58] anything

[00:28:59] wrong

[00:28:59] with this

[00:29:00] card

[00:29:00] and then

[00:29:01] he's

[00:29:01] 150

[00:29:02] something

[00:29:02] thousand

[00:29:04] yeah

[00:29:05] I think

[00:29:06] that

[00:29:07] it's not

[00:29:08] a mega

[00:29:08] criticism

[00:29:09] it's probably

[00:29:10] the league

[00:29:10] that he's

[00:29:10] in

[00:29:10] there's

[00:29:11] probably

[00:29:11] not that

[00:29:12] many

[00:29:12] people

[00:29:12] using

[00:29:13] Bundesliga

[00:29:13] players

[00:29:14] they'll

[00:29:14] be

[00:29:14] odd

[00:29:16] but I

[00:29:18] still

[00:29:18] think

[00:29:18] it's

[00:29:18] a great

[00:29:19] card

[00:29:19] it's

[00:29:19] just

[00:29:20] yeah

[00:29:21] the stats

[00:29:22] here is

[00:29:22] zero chemistry

[00:29:23] we're looking

[00:29:24] at

[00:29:24] non boosted

[00:29:25] yeah

[00:29:26] I agree

[00:29:27] with that

[00:29:27] but

[00:29:27] people

[00:29:28] Chris

[00:29:29] is a prime

[00:29:30] example of

[00:29:31] somebody that

[00:29:31] if he doesn't

[00:29:32] have his

[00:29:32] chemistry

[00:29:32] fix

[00:29:33] he has

[00:29:34] serious

[00:29:34] issues

[00:29:35] sure

[00:29:36] but then

[00:29:36] again

[00:29:36] it's

[00:29:37] also

[00:29:38] we come

[00:29:39] out of a

[00:29:40] period

[00:29:40] where

[00:29:40] icons

[00:29:43] aren't

[00:29:44] unobtainable

[00:29:44] either

[00:29:51] at least

[00:29:51] to start

[00:29:51] on

[00:29:51] two

[00:29:52] as

[00:29:52] well

[00:29:53] I

[00:29:54] mean

[00:29:54] chemistry

[00:29:54] should

[00:29:55] not

[00:29:55] really

[00:29:55] be

[00:29:56] an

[00:29:56] issue

[00:29:56] if you

[00:29:56] want

[00:29:56] to

[00:29:59] call it

[00:30:00] John

[00:30:00] that was

[00:30:00] the only

[00:30:01] criticism

[00:30:01] is

[00:30:02] the league

[00:30:02] that he's

[00:30:02] in

[00:30:03] and it's

[00:30:03] not even

[00:30:03] a big

[00:30:04] criticism

[00:30:04] it's just

[00:30:05] some people

[00:30:06] Chris for

[00:30:07] example

[00:30:07] if he doesn't

[00:30:08] have

[00:30:08] 33 chemistry

[00:30:10] he's not

[00:30:11] happy

[00:30:13] I mean

[00:30:14] that's

[00:30:14] discussion

[00:30:15] for a

[00:30:15] different

[00:30:15] time

[00:30:16] but even

[00:30:17] if that's

[00:30:18] the case

[00:30:18] I think

[00:30:18] this

[00:30:19] situation

[00:30:19] like

[00:30:19] get this

[00:30:20] card

[00:30:21] for

[00:30:21] 150,000

[00:30:22] coins

[00:30:23] feels like

[00:30:24] a present

[00:30:24] on its own

[00:30:25] absolutely

[00:30:26] five star

[00:30:26] weak foot in

[00:30:27] a finesse

[00:30:27] shot

[00:30:27] from the

[00:30:29] wings

[00:30:29] brilliant

[00:30:29] any wing

[00:30:32] yeah

[00:30:32] I mean

[00:30:33] that's the

[00:30:33] case right

[00:30:34] you can play

[00:30:34] them left

[00:30:34] or right

[00:30:36] and there

[00:30:37] will be some

[00:30:37] links because

[00:30:37] people a lot

[00:30:38] of people will

[00:30:38] still have

[00:30:39] Malin

[00:30:39] and that's

[00:30:40] obviously

[00:30:40] Bundesliga

[00:30:41] player of

[00:30:42] the month

[00:30:42] hurricane

[00:30:42] possibly

[00:30:43] so there

[00:30:43] is

[00:30:44] workarounds

[00:30:44] for those

[00:30:45] that are

[00:30:46] chemistry

[00:30:46] addicted

[00:30:47] but yeah

[00:30:48] I think

[00:30:48] it's a

[00:30:48] great

[00:30:49] card

[00:30:49] definitely

[00:30:50] so just

[00:30:50] on the

[00:30:51] promo

[00:30:51] guys

[00:30:51] I think

[00:30:52] for our

[00:30:52] point of

[00:30:53] view

[00:30:53] our good

[00:30:54] friend

[00:30:54] Ingrid

[00:30:54] has asked

[00:30:55] a question

[00:30:55] he says

[00:30:56] do you

[00:30:56] think

[00:30:56] this

[00:30:56] promo

[00:30:57] is

[00:30:58] to get

[00:30:59] more

[00:30:59] people

[00:30:59] back

[00:30:59] to

[00:30:59] the

[00:31:00] game

[00:31:00] or is

[00:31:01] it

[00:31:01] EA

[00:31:01] wanting

[00:31:02] people

[00:31:02] to spend

[00:31:03] their

[00:31:03] Christmas

[00:31:03] money

[00:31:04] on

[00:31:04] points

[00:31:08] I'll

[00:31:08] go

[00:31:08] first

[00:31:09] I think

[00:31:10] it's

[00:31:10] both

[00:31:10] it's

[00:31:11] always

[00:31:11] both

[00:31:11] let's

[00:31:12] be

[00:31:12] honest

[00:31:12] the

[00:31:13] model

[00:31:13] of

[00:31:13] the

[00:31:13] game

[00:31:14] now

[00:31:14] is

[00:31:14] microtransactions

[00:31:15] there's

[00:31:16] no

[00:31:16] getting

[00:31:16] away

[00:31:16] from

[00:31:17] it

[00:31:17] pretty

[00:31:18] much

[00:31:18] all

[00:31:18] games

[00:31:18] have

[00:31:18] microtransactions

[00:31:19] now

[00:31:20] this

[00:31:20] one

[00:31:20] is

[00:31:21] in

[00:31:44] there

[00:31:44] are

[00:31:45] packs

[00:31:45] and

[00:31:45] players

[00:31:46] out

[00:31:46] there

[00:31:46] that

[00:31:47] are

[00:31:47] not

[00:31:47] expensive

[00:31:47] and

[00:31:48] you

[00:31:48] may

[00:31:48] only

[00:31:48] put

[00:31:49] on

[00:31:49] five

[00:31:49] or ten

[00:31:50] pounds

[00:31:50] of your

[00:31:50] Christmas

[00:31:50] money

[00:31:51] or

[00:31:51] you

[00:31:51] won't

[00:31:51] put

[00:31:51] any

[00:32:14] other

[00:32:15] game

[00:32:15] let's

[00:32:16] be

[00:32:16] honest

[00:32:16] UFL

[00:32:16] is

[00:32:17] out

[00:32:18] yeah

[00:32:18] it's

[00:32:18] mixed

[00:32:19] reviews

[00:32:19] some

[00:32:19] people

[00:32:20] will

[00:32:20] enjoy

[00:32:20] it

[00:32:20] some

[00:32:20] people

[00:32:21] are

[00:32:21] saying

[00:32:21] it's

[00:32:21] not

[00:32:21] quite

[00:32:22] there

[00:32:22] yet

[00:32:22] but

[00:32:22] they're

[00:32:23] aware

[00:32:23] of

[00:32:23] that

[00:32:24] I

[00:32:24] think

[00:32:25] Dan

[00:32:25] Nate

[00:32:26] Shaq

[00:32:26] have

[00:32:27] talked

[00:32:27] about

[00:32:27] it

[00:32:27] a lot

[00:32:27] on

[00:32:27] the

[00:32:28] Tuesday

[00:32:28] club

[00:32:28] show

[00:32:28] that

[00:32:29] it

[00:32:29] feels

[00:32:30] like

[00:32:30] and

[00:32:30] it's

[00:32:30] hard

[00:32:30] to

[00:32:31] always

[00:32:31] get

[00:32:31] exact

[00:32:31] numbers

[00:32:32] but

[00:32:32] participation

[00:32:33] is

[00:32:33] down

[00:32:33] this

[00:32:34] year

[00:32:35] whatever

[00:32:35] reason

[00:32:36] that

[00:32:37] is

[00:32:37] I

[00:33:00] want

[00:33:00] the

[00:33:01] pros

[00:33:01] will

[00:33:01] want

[00:33:01] the

[00:33:02] new

[00:33:02] one

[00:33:02] they've

[00:33:03] got

[00:33:03] the

[00:33:03] thousands

[00:33:03] of

[00:33:03] pounds

[00:33:04] to

[00:33:04] rip

[00:33:04] open

[00:33:05] those

[00:33:05] packs

[00:33:06] I

[00:33:31] it's

[00:33:31] from

[00:33:31] the

[00:33:31] big

[00:33:31] slot

[00:33:32] pack

[00:33:32] so

[00:33:32] I

[00:33:33] think

[00:33:33] it's

[00:33:33] a

[00:33:33] balance

[00:33:34] coach

[00:33:35] John

[00:33:35] do you

[00:33:35] have

[00:33:35] an

[00:33:35] opinion

[00:33:36] on

[00:33:37] this

[00:33:37] promo

[00:33:38] I

[00:33:39] mean

[00:33:39] of

[00:33:40] course

[00:33:40] they

[00:33:40] have

[00:33:40] to

[00:33:40] sell

[00:33:40] packs

[00:33:41] but

[00:33:41] they

[00:33:41] did

[00:33:41] not

[00:33:42] have

[00:33:42] they

[00:33:42] not

[00:33:43] selling

[00:33:43] packs

[00:33:43] by putting

[00:33:43] a

[00:33:44] Sané

[00:33:44] and

[00:33:44] affordable

[00:33:45] Socrates

[00:33:46] out there

[00:33:46] either

[00:33:47] so

[00:33:48] how critical

[00:33:48] I

[00:34:00] I'm

[00:34:00] not

[00:34:01] spending

[00:34:01] I

[00:34:01] mean

[00:34:01] taking

[00:34:03] the

[00:34:03] kits

[00:34:03] away

[00:34:03] for

[00:34:04] the

[00:34:04] weekend

[00:34:04] already

[00:34:06] I'm

[00:34:06] spending

[00:34:06] enough

[00:34:07] but

[00:34:08] this

[00:34:09] like

[00:34:10] even

[00:34:10] those

[00:34:10] T82

[00:34:12] times

[00:34:12] 14

[00:34:13] being

[00:34:13] back

[00:34:13] upgrade

[00:34:14] pats

[00:34:14] being

[00:34:14] back

[00:34:14] two

[00:34:15] good

[00:34:15] SBCs

[00:34:16] on

[00:34:16] night

[00:34:16] one

[00:34:17] being

[00:34:17] back

[00:34:19] also

[00:34:19] changes

[00:34:20] in

[00:34:21] weekend

[00:34:21] league

[00:34:21] we didn't

[00:34:22] mention

[00:34:22] it

[00:34:23] yet

[00:34:24] of course

[00:34:24] they brought

[00:34:25] it back

[00:34:25] from

[00:34:27] winning

[00:34:28] three

[00:34:28] out of

[00:34:28] five

[00:34:29] to

[00:34:29] winning

[00:34:29] three

[00:34:30] out of

[00:34:30] six

[00:34:30] next

[00:34:30] season

[00:34:31] on

[00:34:31] it's

[00:34:32] already

[00:34:32] going

[00:34:32] to

[00:34:32] be

[00:34:32] three

[00:34:33] out

[00:34:33] of

[00:34:33] two

[00:34:34] out

[00:34:34] of

[00:34:35] five

[00:34:35] John

[00:34:35] I

[00:35:01] know

[00:35:09] did you

[00:35:10] happen to

[00:35:11] catch

[00:35:11] the

[00:35:12] FC

[00:35:13] pros

[00:35:13] on

[00:35:14] Monday

[00:35:14] night

[00:35:14] and

[00:35:15] some

[00:35:16] of

[00:35:16] the

[00:35:16] performances

[00:35:16] I

[00:35:17] think

[00:35:17] some

[00:35:17] of

[00:36:17] we were stuck with runs to the byline and cut back in FC 24.

[00:36:21] And I was going to add to that as well,

[00:36:23] potentially the power shot meta as well.

[00:36:26] Do we feel the game will change with the patches going forward

[00:36:30] or are we like this till we get to summertime?

[00:36:36] Putting me in a tough spot here, man.

[00:36:38] But I'll go to talking food first then.

[00:36:40] I'll explain why maybe first then.

[00:36:43] Last year around this time, we had a similar question,

[00:36:47] which I quite frankly answered the way I wanted to answer this question.

[00:36:52] But that led to a lot of people complaining about my opinions about the game.

[00:37:02] But I'm going to be honest because I don't think it's fair

[00:37:04] to not comment on it as well.

[00:37:07] I still stand by the point that cut back meta or something last year

[00:37:11] still isn't a thing.

[00:37:12] If you used the partial team press last year and same goes this year,

[00:37:19] the true balls and last year the cutbacks are still very much manageable

[00:37:26] and still very much not overpowered at all.

[00:37:30] And if you get a lot of those true balls and if you got a lot of cutbacks last year,

[00:37:34] you're simply not using the partial team press well enough.

[00:37:38] You will consider goal now and then.

[00:37:41] I think the far biggest issue with this game,

[00:37:44] which I have not seen many people talk about yet,

[00:37:48] is still free kicks are just goals.

[00:37:51] Always.

[00:37:54] Talk about Monday.

[00:37:56] If corners are still very strong,

[00:38:00] and I don't think EAs can't change much about it,

[00:38:03] but if they just say you have five seconds to shoot,

[00:38:06] that's enough to make all the fancy-pancy tuning around

[00:38:10] and getting every player in the perfect position

[00:38:13] to get the most out of the situation is done

[00:38:15] and you fix the whole issue

[00:38:17] and you up the speed of the games as well.

[00:38:19] I think that's a much better issue.

[00:38:21] But partial team press and we have tutorials on the,

[00:38:24] I think there's tutorials on the YouTube channels.

[00:38:26] I think there's tutorials,

[00:38:27] there's definitely tutorials on the Patreon channel.

[00:38:30] We'll do that.

[00:38:32] And coming back on power shots,

[00:38:35] EA already said they are.

[00:38:37] We're looking into these things.

[00:38:39] In the last pitch notes, I think, for that.

[00:38:42] And if you're facing trouble with those true balls,

[00:38:46] take one CDM, put it at holding,

[00:38:50] practice partial team press,

[00:38:52] and most of your worries will be gone.

[00:38:54] I said it to John last time we met actually in Edinburgh.

[00:38:57] If someone spams four true balls versus me,

[00:39:00] I know they're going to lose.

[00:39:01] With all due respect, they will lose.

[00:39:02] Because I know what they're doing.

[00:39:04] It's their only trick.

[00:39:05] I can beat them at that game.

[00:39:07] And without sounding arrogant,

[00:39:10] these things aren't broken.

[00:39:11] Because how much have you seen them this Monday on the pro scene?

[00:39:14] What was three broken?

[00:39:17] Lobbed through ball.

[00:39:18] Not because that gave space,

[00:39:20] but because you couldn't finish shot that first touch shot then again.

[00:39:24] Or you could first touch a power shot from that.

[00:39:29] That was broken because that was unstoppable.

[00:39:32] They tuned to goalkeepers a little bit now.

[00:39:33] That's much better.

[00:39:34] I think it needs a little bit more tuning.

[00:39:36] But that was broken.

[00:39:37] That was literally unstoppable.

[00:39:39] Free kicks are literally unstoppable.

[00:39:41] You can't stop a free kick if the other player knows what he's doing.

[00:39:48] Yeah, you can't position your goalie.

[00:39:50] There's nothing you can do defensively to stop it.

[00:39:52] Backs are harder to score than free kicks.

[00:39:55] I think those things are more broken.

[00:39:57] Do I see changing the meta?

[00:39:58] 100%.

[00:39:58] Because the moment that new patch hits,

[00:40:01] or the next pro tournament hits,

[00:40:04] someone will play a different formation.

[00:40:06] That will be a sort of meta formation.

[00:40:08] And on the lower levels,

[00:40:10] again, I don't mean lower like

[00:40:13] if five is low.

[00:40:15] I mean everything below level,

[00:40:16] if one or two,

[00:40:18] that's what I mean with sort of low level.

[00:40:19] And I'm at two currently myself either, right?

[00:40:21] So don't get me wrong there.

[00:40:23] I think you see those true ball methods

[00:40:25] being true balls played a lot more

[00:40:28] because it's so easy to try.

[00:40:30] And many people find it hard to defend.

[00:40:32] Not necessarily it's so strong to,

[00:40:35] too strong to stay in the game.

[00:40:36] And if, here's my counterpoint,

[00:40:39] if anyone has played UFL

[00:40:41] over the last couple of weeks,

[00:40:43] good luck doing it there.

[00:40:46] Because there, the passing is broken.

[00:40:48] So either it doesn't work

[00:40:49] or it's unstoppable.

[00:40:50] And two, defending is, well,

[00:40:52] harder to do actually correct.

[00:40:54] So a lot of people are complaining

[00:40:56] about a lot of different shots there,

[00:40:58] but actually there is the same people

[00:41:00] aren't used to defending it either.

[00:41:02] So I think there's,

[00:41:05] yeah, I think there's just

[00:41:06] different ways of scoring

[00:41:07] on different levels.

[00:41:09] And I think true ball

[00:41:10] is just the easiest way

[00:41:11] to get an attempt in.

[00:41:13] But I don't think it's broken.

[00:41:15] I don't think,

[00:41:16] do we see it changed?

[00:41:18] If that's what you're facing now,

[00:41:19] I doubt it.

[00:41:20] No.

[00:41:21] Because I don't think it's that broken.

[00:41:23] Sorry.

[00:41:24] Sorry.

[00:41:25] So the voice is better for that part.

[00:41:28] Exactly.

[00:41:29] Not talking very much, guys.

[00:41:30] Just so we know,

[00:41:30] John has said he's not going to talk

[00:41:32] very much during this podcast.

[00:41:33] Mate, I'm drinking tea.

[00:41:34] That shows how much I need to talk.

[00:41:35] We've got him on his favourite subject.

[00:41:37] Just a thing,

[00:41:38] one last question

[00:41:39] before we talk about

[00:41:41] the ghost of Christmas future

[00:41:42] coming up,

[00:41:43] what we look forward to

[00:41:44] in the new year.

[00:41:45] Adam is asking,

[00:41:46] Adama is asking,

[00:41:47] just an interesting question

[00:41:49] I noticed.

[00:41:50] The new Billion has

[00:41:51] Incisive Pass Plus,

[00:41:53] as does my Mane,

[00:41:56] Evo.

[00:41:57] Last year,

[00:41:57] Chip Through Balls

[00:41:58] brought up the

[00:41:59] Incisive Pass Gold icon.

[00:42:01] My menu,

[00:42:02] Evo,

[00:42:03] doesn't have that icon

[00:42:04] if I play a Chip Through Ball,

[00:42:05] but the new Jude does.

[00:42:08] Any ideas?

[00:42:11] I'd report it as a block,

[00:42:12] honestly.

[00:42:13] Could be something with the Evo

[00:42:14] when he gets attached

[00:42:15] that doesn't show.

[00:42:16] I don't believe in those.

[00:42:18] I see some conspiracy theories,

[00:42:19] but it's always with the Evos.

[00:42:22] So I think it's more

[00:42:23] a visual bug

[00:42:24] or something they just

[00:42:25] can't apply well

[00:42:26] in the visualization of it.

[00:42:28] And then it's actually

[00:42:29] not working,

[00:42:30] because else people

[00:42:31] would stop Evoing

[00:42:32] a long time ago as well.

[00:42:35] If a card gets brought out,

[00:42:37] maybe it's a tick,

[00:42:37] they just enter.

[00:42:38] But once you apply

[00:42:40] something afterwards,

[00:42:41] I don't know if that

[00:42:42] tick is already ticked,

[00:42:44] if that makes sense.

[00:42:45] I think there has to be

[00:42:46] something in there,

[00:42:47] because like I said,

[00:42:49] if Evos were really broken,

[00:42:50] then people would stop Evoing.

[00:42:54] And what I'm going to do,

[00:42:55] guys,

[00:42:55] what Adam also put is,

[00:42:57] Merry Christmas, boys,

[00:42:58] and thanks for everything

[00:42:59] again this year.

[00:43:00] We always say thanks

[00:43:00] to everyone in the Discord

[00:43:02] and Patreon,

[00:43:03] and also you listeners

[00:43:04] out there.

[00:43:04] Thank you so much

[00:43:05] for your support.

[00:43:06] It has been

[00:43:07] wildly appreciated.

[00:43:08] This is why we do

[00:43:09] this podcast.

[00:43:09] We love doing it,

[00:43:10] but we love doing it

[00:43:11] for you guys,

[00:43:12] and you're the guys

[00:43:12] the reason why

[00:43:13] we do this podcast.

[00:43:14] But just before we end

[00:43:15] the pods,

[00:43:16] I think the ref's

[00:43:17] looking at the final

[00:43:18] whistle that we've got.

[00:43:18] We did ask the boys

[00:43:20] some questions

[00:43:20] before they came on,

[00:43:22] and they were,

[00:43:23] which FC player

[00:43:24] is on Santa's nice list,

[00:43:26] and what FC player

[00:43:28] is on the naughty list?

[00:43:29] Which player have you

[00:43:30] never got on with,

[00:43:31] and which player

[00:43:32] is your absolute star

[00:43:33] this year?

[00:43:34] Talking Foot,

[00:43:35] you can go first.

[00:43:36] Right,

[00:43:37] I'm going to throw

[00:43:37] a curveball here.

[00:43:38] It is a 79-rated

[00:43:40] Evo Nicky Clark

[00:43:42] with under 80 composure,

[00:43:44] but in rivals for me,

[00:43:48] he is amazing.

[00:43:49] I just actually

[00:43:50] really enjoy

[00:43:51] playing with that card

[00:43:53] more than my Vinny Jr.

[00:43:54] I just think

[00:43:56] it's fun.

[00:43:58] I don't know if it's

[00:43:58] probably that emotional

[00:43:59] attachment,

[00:44:00] because it's my Saints

[00:44:01] past and present club.

[00:44:02] It's in the same division

[00:44:03] as my main team.

[00:44:04] I'm scoring more goals

[00:44:05] with him than I am

[00:44:06] with Vinny Jr.

[00:44:07] or Ian Rush.

[00:44:08] I just really,

[00:44:09] really enjoy playing him,

[00:44:11] and I can't wait

[00:44:11] to Evo him up some more.

[00:44:14] And the player

[00:44:14] who's on the naughty list?

[00:44:19] I can't pronounce

[00:44:20] his name,

[00:44:20] I'm going to get

[00:44:21] the butcher list.

[00:44:22] Is it Marquisio,

[00:44:23] the hero card?

[00:44:24] I just think

[00:44:25] it's false starts.

[00:44:27] It just doesn't play

[00:44:29] well.

[00:44:30] He just doesn't do

[00:44:31] anything attacking.

[00:44:32] He doesn't do

[00:44:33] anything defensively.

[00:44:34] He just is a body

[00:44:36] on the pitch.

[00:44:37] John,

[00:44:37] you've not read

[00:44:38] your contract.

[00:44:39] We cannot criticise

[00:44:40] UV players

[00:44:40] that's in our contract.

[00:44:42] We don't know that.

[00:44:43] Sorry, guys.

[00:44:43] Just to keep joining.

[00:44:45] We'll cut that a bit out

[00:44:46] so listeners,

[00:44:46] you won't hear that.

[00:44:48] Sorry,

[00:44:48] the player I don't like is...

[00:44:51] John,

[00:44:52] do you want to come back

[00:44:54] and stick up?

[00:44:54] After this,

[00:44:54] I have nothing to say.

[00:44:56] I could insult

[00:44:57] a St. Johnson player,

[00:44:58] but then again,

[00:44:59] I've never played any.

[00:45:02] So...

[00:45:03] Shocker,

[00:45:03] Rooney.

[00:45:04] Shocker,

[00:45:04] John,

[00:45:05] go on then.

[00:45:05] Give us your nice list

[00:45:07] and who's getting

[00:45:07] a better call

[00:45:08] from Santa.

[00:45:09] Well,

[00:45:10] I think

[00:45:10] Son has been

[00:45:12] absolutely amazing

[00:45:13] again,

[00:45:13] right?

[00:45:16] Somehow,

[00:45:17] I always get my hands

[00:45:17] on a special card

[00:45:18] from him

[00:45:19] a year.

[00:45:21] Sometimes,

[00:45:22] team of the year,

[00:45:22] just team of the season

[00:45:23] last year.

[00:45:24] This year,

[00:45:24] I had the Centurion card,

[00:45:26] the left winger.

[00:45:28] What a card.

[00:45:29] It's just

[00:45:31] absolutely amazing.

[00:45:33] He can come...

[00:45:34] I've seen him score a corner,

[00:45:35] by the way,

[00:45:36] this weekend.

[00:45:36] Well,

[00:45:37] I was watching replays

[00:45:38] and actually being bored

[00:45:39] this week,

[00:45:40] just watching all the matches

[00:45:41] back.

[00:45:43] Well,

[00:45:43] he feels like that

[00:45:44] in games as well,

[00:45:45] I think.

[00:45:46] Amazing.

[00:45:48] Yeah,

[00:45:49] every year,

[00:45:49] that card just works.

[00:45:50] So,

[00:45:51] I'm really happy with that.

[00:45:53] And the player

[00:45:54] who's getting a bit of coal,

[00:45:55] getting a lump of coal

[00:45:56] and he's stalking,

[00:45:56] who's that going to be?

[00:45:57] Yeah,

[00:45:58] that's...

[00:45:59] The problem is,

[00:46:00] if a player sometimes

[00:46:01] doesn't click with me,

[00:46:02] I'm never trying again.

[00:46:03] Yeah.

[00:46:03] I think...

[00:46:04] Oh,

[00:46:05] I don't want to insult

[00:46:06] too many people again.

[00:46:07] So...

[00:46:08] Go ahead,

[00:46:08] John,

[00:46:08] insult away.

[00:46:09] Come on.

[00:46:10] That's what people want to hear.

[00:46:11] They want to hear the insults.

[00:46:13] Did Wout Weghorst get a card?

[00:46:15] No,

[00:46:15] no,

[00:46:15] no.

[00:46:17] The card I really

[00:46:19] did not like

[00:46:20] this year

[00:46:21] and also

[00:46:22] last year

[00:46:23] is

[00:46:24] Sabio Alonso.

[00:46:26] Okay.

[00:46:27] And I know people

[00:46:28] used to get him

[00:46:29] in the team.

[00:46:30] He is

[00:46:31] Mr. Invisible

[00:46:32] for me

[00:46:33] always.

[00:46:35] And

[00:46:36] Petit could be

[00:46:37] on my good card

[00:46:38] as well.

[00:46:38] Like on my list

[00:46:39] from like these

[00:46:39] are the players

[00:46:40] always stand out.

[00:46:42] I have that

[00:46:42] with Sabio Alonso.

[00:46:43] I have

[00:46:44] Gerrard in my team.

[00:46:46] Exactly the same

[00:46:47] with Gerrard.

[00:46:48] It's like some reason

[00:46:50] it just never clicks.

[00:46:51] It's maybe

[00:46:52] because I need

[00:46:53] cards that are

[00:46:54] a little bit better

[00:46:54] at the ball

[00:46:55] on the ball itself.

[00:46:56] Like when they have

[00:46:56] the ball,

[00:46:57] they can sort of

[00:46:57] move around.

[00:46:58] I have no idea

[00:47:00] but it's always

[00:47:00] after match

[00:47:01] I'm like,

[00:47:01] yeah,

[00:47:02] he's still my team.

[00:47:03] He looks good.

[00:47:03] Can't find anything

[00:47:04] wrong with this card

[00:47:06] but what did he

[00:47:07] actually,

[00:47:08] I have no,

[00:47:08] and then you look

[00:47:09] at the passes.

[00:47:10] Sure,

[00:47:10] he hits the ball

[00:47:10] and never missed

[00:47:11] much but there's

[00:47:13] no shots,

[00:47:14] there's no assists,

[00:47:14] there's no tackles

[00:47:16] that stand out.

[00:47:17] I don't know,

[00:47:17] just invisible cards

[00:47:18] for me for some reason.

[00:47:19] Not bad cards

[00:47:21] but if there's

[00:47:22] one player

[00:47:23] that's always

[00:47:24] going to be

[00:47:25] on my naughty list,

[00:47:27] there goes my voice

[00:47:28] actually,

[00:47:29] the one player

[00:47:30] that's going to be

[00:47:30] on my naughty list

[00:47:31] that everyone

[00:47:32] always hypes up

[00:47:33] and I never ever

[00:47:34] get along with

[00:47:35] and including this year

[00:47:36] and a pack two

[00:47:37] and a salt boat

[00:47:39] fell on Mendy

[00:47:40] the left pack

[00:47:42] from Madrid.

[00:47:43] I have no idea

[00:47:44] why people like

[00:47:45] that card so much.

[00:47:46] You dogey this year

[00:47:48] at the start of the card

[00:47:49] easily just as

[00:47:50] good.

[00:47:51] Shocker,

[00:47:51] Rooney,

[00:47:52] John.

[00:47:52] Shocker,

[00:47:53] Rooney,

[00:47:53] that's a great card.

[00:47:53] If I packed a Mendy

[00:47:54] and sold him,

[00:47:55] I thought,

[00:47:55] oh,

[00:47:56] 17,000 coins,

[00:47:57] thank you very much.

[00:47:58] Great card,

[00:47:58] a great card.

[00:47:59] Just recently fell

[00:48:00] out of my team

[00:48:01] I have to say

[00:48:02] but for me

[00:48:03] the naughty list

[00:48:04] is Johan Cruyff.

[00:48:08] I just cannot

[00:48:08] get on with that card.

[00:48:10] I know John

[00:48:10] was waxing lyrical

[00:48:12] about the Icon SBC

[00:48:13] we've just done

[00:48:13] with him lately

[00:48:14] but I've done him

[00:48:15] once before

[00:48:16] and I will never

[00:48:16] touch him.

[00:48:17] He was anonymous,

[00:48:18] poor,

[00:48:20] great player,

[00:48:20] in his day

[00:48:21] but for me

[00:48:22] Chris has read

[00:48:23] his contract.

[00:48:24] You know,

[00:48:24] for me when I

[00:48:26] play with him

[00:48:26] he was anonymous

[00:48:27] like you say John

[00:48:27] he did nothing.

[00:48:28] He was getting

[00:48:29] pushed off the ball

[00:48:30] left,

[00:48:30] right and centre

[00:48:30] and a guy

[00:48:31] who is my

[00:48:32] always will be

[00:48:33] on Santa's

[00:48:35] very good play list.

[00:48:36] Serious dissers.

[00:48:37] No,

[00:48:37] no,

[00:48:38] not the Nigerian

[00:48:39] nightmare my friend,

[00:48:40] not him.

[00:48:40] It is Kai Havertz.

[00:48:43] You know what I mean?

[00:48:45] He is a nightmare.

[00:48:46] He is either a nightmare

[00:48:47] for defenders

[00:48:47] or he is a nightmare

[00:48:48] for the fans in the stand.

[00:48:50] He is one or the other

[00:48:50] big sir.

[00:48:51] We love him

[00:48:52] to be honest with you.

[00:48:53] But Kai Havertz for me

[00:48:54] always in my team

[00:48:55] 6'4",

[00:48:57] you know,

[00:48:59] skinny,

[00:48:59] has to run about

[00:49:00] in the rain

[00:49:00] to get wet.

[00:49:01] He is that slim

[00:49:02] but he is just

[00:49:03] an amazing card.

[00:49:05] I have his

[00:49:05] road to the

[00:49:06] knockout card.

[00:49:08] He is 90 rated now

[00:49:09] and he has been

[00:49:09] in the team for ages

[00:49:10] and he is

[00:49:11] along with

[00:49:12] Vieira and Socrates

[00:49:13] these tall

[00:49:14] skinny players

[00:49:15] with extra long legs

[00:49:16] are a must for me

[00:49:17] and that is why

[00:49:18] I will be joining

[00:49:19] my good friend Marios

[00:49:20] in doing the

[00:49:20] Socrates

[00:49:22] SBC

[00:49:22] Godratis as we call them.

[00:49:24] I have decided

[00:49:25] that I will also

[00:49:25] do Socrates

[00:49:27] because I just

[00:49:28] looked at my team

[00:49:29] you know who my

[00:49:29] striker currently is.

[00:49:31] Still the Santa Cruz

[00:49:32] card.

[00:49:34] Which is a good card.

[00:49:35] Yeah, sure

[00:49:36] but I think

[00:49:36] he might be

[00:49:38] But he is not

[00:49:38] Socrates.

[00:49:39] No, exactly.

[00:49:41] Yeah,

[00:49:42] I would be a good

[00:49:42] replacement.

[00:49:43] And guys,

[00:49:44] just last

[00:49:45] wee bit of

[00:49:46] content that we have

[00:49:47] got to do is

[00:49:47] what are you

[00:49:48] looking forward

[00:49:49] to for FC25?

[00:49:51] Let's keep it

[00:49:52] game related.

[00:49:52] What would you

[00:49:53] like to see

[00:49:54] and 25

[00:49:55] for FC25?

[00:49:57] John, you go first

[00:49:57] talking foot.

[00:49:59] We have to

[00:50:00] have

[00:50:01] a goalkeeper

[00:50:02] evolution

[00:50:03] otherwise

[00:50:04] this game

[00:50:05] is over

[00:50:06] for me.

[00:50:07] Honestly,

[00:50:08] I've seen

[00:50:08] Johnston

[00:50:09] passing a present

[00:50:10] I've got a silver

[00:50:11] goalkeeper

[00:50:12] and I'm facing

[00:50:13] all these

[00:50:14] odd strikers

[00:50:15] game after

[00:50:16] game after

[00:50:16] game.

[00:50:17] Right?

[00:50:17] And I'm doing

[00:50:18] okay.

[00:50:18] But Jesus,

[00:50:19] for the love of

[00:50:20] God,

[00:50:21] please,

[00:50:21] it's Christmas,

[00:50:22] Santa's wish list,

[00:50:24] give us a

[00:50:25] goalkeeper,

[00:50:25] evil.

[00:50:26] Even if it's

[00:50:26] fake,

[00:50:27] just give us

[00:50:28] one.

[00:50:29] You can't

[00:50:29] even apply

[00:50:30] any card,

[00:50:31] the colour

[00:50:31] cards,

[00:50:32] the red

[00:50:32] cards,

[00:50:32] the purple

[00:50:33] cards,

[00:50:33] the gold

[00:50:34] cards,

[00:50:34] you can't

[00:50:35] change them,

[00:50:35] you can't

[00:50:36] add the

[00:50:37] 200,

[00:50:37] you know,

[00:50:37] the top

[00:50:38] goal scorer,

[00:50:39] your most

[00:50:39] influential

[00:50:39] player icon,

[00:50:40] you can't put

[00:50:41] anything on

[00:50:42] goalkeeper,

[00:50:42] evil.

[00:50:43] It's horrible,

[00:50:45] it's torturous,

[00:50:46] please,

[00:50:46] please,

[00:50:46] please,

[00:50:46] please,

[00:50:46] please fix

[00:50:47] it,

[00:50:48] Santa's wish list.

[00:50:49] There we

[00:50:49] go.

[00:50:50] John,

[00:50:51] for you,

[00:50:52] as an ex-goalkeeper,

[00:50:55] do you agree

[00:50:55] on evos for

[00:50:56] goalkeepers?

[00:50:57] I couldn't

[00:50:58] care less

[00:50:58] about evos,

[00:50:59] you know that,

[00:51:00] mate.

[00:51:00] If that makes

[00:51:01] John happy,

[00:51:02] I really hope

[00:51:03] he gets it.

[00:51:04] So what about

[00:51:05] yourself,

[00:51:06] John,

[00:51:06] what would you

[00:51:06] like to see

[00:51:06] in FC 25?

[00:51:08] No,

[00:51:10] well,

[00:51:10] last year I

[00:51:11] actually said

[00:51:11] I find it

[00:51:12] horrific they

[00:51:13] haven't given

[00:51:14] us a special

[00:51:15] Bufong card

[00:51:16] yet,

[00:51:16] and we got

[00:51:17] the icon

[00:51:18] before this

[00:51:19] year,

[00:51:20] so,

[00:51:21] and the

[00:51:22] SPC,

[00:51:22] so basically

[00:51:23] I already

[00:51:23] got this

[00:51:24] year,

[00:51:24] what I

[00:51:24] wanted last

[00:51:25] year,

[00:51:25] let's see

[00:51:26] if we can

[00:51:26] continue that

[00:51:27] turn.

[00:51:27] Now,

[00:51:27] I want a

[00:51:28] proper

[00:51:30] attention

[00:51:31] to

[00:51:32] the

[00:51:33] smaller

[00:51:33] leagues

[00:51:35] at

[00:51:35] team of

[00:51:36] the season,

[00:51:36] and with

[00:51:37] smaller

[00:51:37] league,

[00:51:38] and I

[00:51:38] know I'm

[00:51:38] going to

[00:51:39] be a

[00:51:39] little bit

[00:51:39] stingy

[00:51:40] here about

[00:51:40] EO

[00:51:41] and

[00:51:41] League

[00:51:42] Portugal,

[00:51:43] for

[00:51:43] example,

[00:51:44] but these

[00:51:45] are,

[00:51:46] like,

[00:51:46] if you look

[00:51:46] at the

[00:51:47] Champions League

[00:51:48] now,

[00:51:48] and Europa

[00:51:48] League,

[00:51:49] they are

[00:51:50] performing

[00:51:50] worse than

[00:51:51] Italy,

[00:51:52] right?

[00:51:53] They're

[00:51:54] actually,

[00:51:54] if you look

[00:51:54] at the

[00:51:55] list,

[00:51:55] they're 6th

[00:51:55] and 7th.

[00:51:56] If you're

[00:51:57] looking at

[00:51:57] the national

[00:51:58] squad,

[00:51:58] they're 6th

[00:51:58] and 7th.

[00:51:59] The MLS

[00:52:00] gets more

[00:52:00] attention than

[00:52:01] the Eredivision

[00:52:02] and Liga

[00:52:02] MLS.

[00:52:04] I think I

[00:52:05] want,

[00:52:06] I just

[00:52:06] want a

[00:52:07] proper

[00:52:07] week where

[00:52:08] we can

[00:52:08] get those

[00:52:08] teams.

[00:52:09] And also,

[00:52:10] for example,

[00:52:11] the Scots League,

[00:52:12] if you look at

[00:52:12] the amount of

[00:52:13] Scottish listeners

[00:52:13] to us,

[00:52:14] I think there

[00:52:14] should be

[00:52:15] plenty of

[00:52:16] chances for

[00:52:17] smaller teams

[00:52:18] to get

[00:52:18] special players.

[00:52:20] I know Evo

[00:52:20] helps with that

[00:52:21] a little bit,

[00:52:22] but I want a

[00:52:23] promotion.

[00:52:24] I mean,

[00:52:25] you need to

[00:52:25] sell packs,

[00:52:26] I totally

[00:52:26] get that,

[00:52:27] but if next

[00:52:28] year the

[00:52:29] team of the

[00:52:29] season hits,

[00:52:30] I'm not even

[00:52:30] talking about

[00:52:31] team of the

[00:52:31] year,

[00:52:31] team of the

[00:52:31] season hits,

[00:52:32] give us

[00:52:33] Premier League

[00:52:33] on a

[00:52:33] Friday,

[00:52:34] perfectly fine,

[00:52:35] give us

[00:52:36] one of the

[00:52:36] other leagues

[00:52:37] on a

[00:52:38] Monday for

[00:52:39] the rest of

[00:52:39] the week

[00:52:39] until Friday

[00:52:40] and keep

[00:52:41] them all

[00:52:41] in pack

[00:52:42] perfectly

[00:52:42] fine.

[00:52:43] And there's

[00:52:43] no reason

[00:52:44] to be stingy

[00:52:44] with 6

[00:52:45] players from

[00:52:46] a league

[00:52:46] again like

[00:52:46] they did

[00:52:46] last year

[00:52:47] because I

[00:52:49] still remember

[00:52:49] the league

[00:52:50] for the

[00:52:50] year,

[00:52:50] the final

[00:52:51] wins a

[00:52:52] championship.

[00:52:53] Again,

[00:52:53] that happens

[00:52:54] once in a

[00:52:55] decade at

[00:52:56] most.

[00:52:56] It almost

[00:52:57] happened twice

[00:52:58] in a decade,

[00:52:59] but it

[00:53:00] often and

[00:53:01] we got a

[00:53:02] team of

[00:53:02] the season

[00:53:03] with 6

[00:53:03] players,

[00:53:04] which didn't

[00:53:05] even have

[00:53:05] a final

[00:53:05] player in

[00:53:06] it,

[00:53:06] which came

[00:53:07] later with

[00:53:07] SBCs,

[00:53:08] which felt

[00:53:11] something to

[00:53:11] look for.

[00:53:12] I think

[00:53:12] proper

[00:53:14] attention to

[00:53:15] smaller leagues

[00:53:16] includes like

[00:53:17] the second

[00:53:18] league in

[00:53:19] the UK,

[00:53:19] right?

[00:53:19] In England.

[00:53:20] I think it

[00:53:21] includes the

[00:53:22] championship.

[00:53:23] I think it

[00:53:24] includes the

[00:53:24] Brazilian

[00:53:24] league.

[00:53:25] I think

[00:53:25] that's also

[00:53:26] one of

[00:53:26] the leagues

[00:53:26] that has

[00:53:27] a major

[00:53:27] amount of

[00:53:28] fans.

[00:53:29] The

[00:53:29] Mexican

[00:53:30] league,

[00:53:30] the amount

[00:53:31] of fans

[00:53:31] that are

[00:53:32] insane,

[00:53:34] right?

[00:53:34] It should

[00:53:35] get a little

[00:53:36] bit more

[00:53:36] respect and

[00:53:37] a little

[00:53:37] bit more

[00:53:37] attention at

[00:53:38] these

[00:53:38] promotions.

[00:53:39] And especially

[00:53:40] during the

[00:53:40] season where

[00:53:41] it will

[00:53:41] last six,

[00:53:43] eight weeks,

[00:53:44] there's time

[00:53:45] to split it

[00:53:46] all out a

[00:53:47] bit.

[00:53:48] Even if

[00:53:48] now they

[00:53:49] take two

[00:53:53] leagues for

[00:53:53] that,

[00:53:53] I think

[00:53:55] all the

[00:53:55] leagues

[00:53:55] deserve

[00:53:56] that as

[00:53:56] well.

[00:53:57] Hear,

[00:53:58] hear,

[00:53:58] John.

[00:53:59] I don't

[00:54:00] really have a

[00:54:00] wishlist for

[00:54:01] 25.

[00:54:01] I have

[00:54:02] moaned

[00:54:02] enough this

[00:54:03] year.

[00:54:03] What I

[00:54:04] would like

[00:54:04] to say

[00:54:04] EA this

[00:54:05] week for

[00:54:05] a bit of

[00:54:06] festive cheer,

[00:54:06] you have

[00:54:07] done great.

[00:54:07] I have to

[00:54:08] say people

[00:54:09] were complaining

[00:54:09] including

[00:54:10] myself putting

[00:54:10] SP in

[00:54:11] friendlies but

[00:54:12] actually it

[00:54:12] was quite a

[00:54:12] good mod

[00:54:13] the nations.

[00:54:14] I got to

[00:54:14] use a lot

[00:54:15] of cards I

[00:54:15] didn't

[00:54:15] know I

[00:54:16] have in

[00:54:16] my team.

[00:54:17] The fact

[00:54:17] that you

[00:54:18] limited the

[00:54:19] highest rating

[00:54:20] as well,

[00:54:20] I think it

[00:54:24] was great.

[00:54:25] Made for

[00:54:25] a lot of

[00:54:26] fun games

[00:54:26] and for

[00:54:27] people like

[00:54:27] myself who

[00:54:27] are struggling

[00:54:28] with the

[00:54:28] competitive side

[00:54:29] of it and

[00:54:29] yeah I'm

[00:54:29] including

[00:54:30] rivals in

[00:54:30] that as

[00:54:31] well.

[00:54:31] It's been

[00:54:32] a bit of

[00:54:32] a godsend

[00:54:32] this week.

[00:54:33] It's kept

[00:54:33] me in

[00:54:34] the game

[00:54:34] because

[00:54:35] rivals

[00:54:35] has certainly

[00:54:35] been a

[00:54:36] tough gig

[00:54:37] this week.

[00:54:38] So yeah

[00:54:38] EA,

[00:54:38] a bit of

[00:54:39] festive cheer.

[00:54:39] Thank you

[00:54:40] so much

[00:54:40] for the

[00:54:41] content

[00:54:41] this

[00:54:41] week

[00:54:42] and the

[00:54:42] SP

[00:54:43] and the

[00:54:45] friendlies.

[00:54:45] It's been

[00:54:46] well worth

[00:54:47] doing and

[00:54:48] I've enjoyed

[00:54:48] it very much.

[00:54:51] But guys,

[00:54:52] that is the

[00:54:52] end of the

[00:54:53] show.

[00:54:53] We are

[00:54:54] back on

[00:54:55] the 8th

[00:54:55] of January.

[00:54:57] Thank you

[00:54:57] so much for

[00:54:57] listening but

[00:54:58] I'm going to

[00:54:58] give the

[00:54:58] guys a few

[00:54:59] final words.

[00:55:01] Talking

[00:55:01] foot,

[00:55:01] anything to

[00:55:02] add please?

[00:55:06] No,

[00:55:06] I just want

[00:55:07] to wish

[00:55:07] everybody a

[00:55:08] very festive

[00:55:09] and enjoyable

[00:55:09] Christmas.

[00:55:11] I know it

[00:55:12] can be a

[00:55:12] tough time

[00:55:13] for a lot

[00:55:13] of people.

[00:55:16] Obviously

[00:55:16] it is the

[00:55:17] time for

[00:55:17] family and

[00:55:17] friends but

[00:55:19] for some

[00:55:19] people it

[00:55:19] is a very

[00:55:20] tough time so

[00:55:21] please reach

[00:55:21] out to

[00:55:22] anybody,

[00:55:23] us,

[00:55:24] the community,

[00:55:26] Samaritans,

[00:55:26] all these

[00:55:27] organisations if

[00:55:28] you are feeling

[00:55:28] lonely but

[00:55:29] I just wish

[00:55:30] everybody has

[00:55:30] a safe and

[00:55:31] festive time.

[00:55:32] I'd like to

[00:55:33] echo those

[00:55:34] thoughts as

[00:55:34] well and

[00:55:34] what I will

[00:55:35] do,

[00:55:35] I've hosted

[00:55:36] the show

[00:55:36] tonight and

[00:55:37] thank you so

[00:55:37] much for

[00:55:37] listening guys.

[00:55:38] I'm going

[00:55:38] to pass the

[00:55:39] floor to

[00:55:40] our boss

[00:55:41] man,

[00:55:41] John.

[00:55:42] I'm not

[00:55:43] the boss

[00:55:43] man but

[00:55:43] thanks for

[00:55:44] allowing me

[00:55:45] a small

[00:55:45] moment still.

[00:55:47] Seriously

[00:55:47] though,

[00:55:48] I want to

[00:55:48] thank you for

[00:55:49] tuning in to

[00:55:50] Food and

[00:55:50] Review of

[00:55:51] course as

[00:55:51] we wrap up

[00:55:52] today's

[00:55:52] show.

[00:55:52] we want

[00:55:54] to take

[00:55:54] a moment

[00:55:55] to reflect

[00:55:56] on what

[00:55:57] truly matters

[00:55:58] and that

[00:55:58] is you,

[00:56:00] our

[00:56:00] incredible

[00:56:00] community.

[00:56:02] In a

[00:56:03] world that

[00:56:03] often feels

[00:56:04] divided,

[00:56:05] it is our

[00:56:05] shared passion

[00:56:07] for this

[00:56:07] beautiful game

[00:56:08] of football

[00:56:08] and this

[00:56:09] connection

[00:56:09] that we've

[00:56:10] built together

[00:56:10] that keeps

[00:56:11] us going.

[00:56:12] Especially

[00:56:13] on these

[00:56:14] tougher days,

[00:56:15] you remind

[00:56:16] us why we

[00:56:17] do what we

[00:56:18] do.

[00:56:19] Food might

[00:56:19] be a

[00:56:20] game,

[00:56:20] but this

[00:56:20] community

[00:56:21] is so,

[00:56:22] so much

[00:56:23] more.

[00:56:23] It's

[00:56:23] friendships,

[00:56:24] it's

[00:56:25] shared

[00:56:25] laughs,

[00:56:26] it's

[00:56:26] support,

[00:56:26] and for

[00:56:27] that we

[00:56:28] are

[00:56:28] endlessly

[00:56:29] grateful.

[00:56:30] And from

[00:56:31] all of us

[00:56:32] here at

[00:56:32] Food and

[00:56:33] Review,

[00:56:33] we wish

[00:56:34] you and

[00:56:35] your loved

[00:56:35] ones a

[00:56:36] joyful and

[00:56:37] peaceful

[00:56:38] holiday season.

[00:56:39] Take care of

[00:56:39] each other and

[00:56:40] let's keep

[00:56:41] building this

[00:56:41] amazing space

[00:56:42] together.

[00:56:43] See you

[00:56:43] next year.

[00:56:44] And with

[00:56:45] that,

[00:56:45] it's time

[00:56:46] for us

[00:56:46] to

[00:56:47] drop

[00:56:47] it.

[00:56:48] it.