Episode Details

This is a Sports Talkshow and a Podcast mainly Focusing on the beautiful game of Football

This is the Season 97 of The Football Referee with dRem TGI (Emmy Hikins), and Trevor Gear on Deepstuff TV and Deepstuff Radio of Deepstuff records. All Episodes conducted by Legendary Singer-Songwriter and Musician Trevor Gear and TV and Radio presenter Emmy Hikins (dRem TGI) and also a Singer-Songwriter and a music producer of Deepstuff records LTD, 

Joined by Jerome John A Systems Analyst And football pundit from Birmingham UK

An Avid football pundit Tony Gusani

In This Season we discuss:

Football Analysis Highlights Premier League Title Race

• Arsenal leads by 5 points with Manchester City having one game in hand (vs Crystal Palace on May 13) 2324
• Bernardo Silva acknowledges title is "definitely out of their hands" 25
• Arsenal faces critical match against West Ham (fighting relegation), while City plays Palace away 2426

Relegation Battle

• West Ham and Tottenham both in danger after Tottenham's recent win against Aston Villa 2728
• If West Ham loses to Arsenal, they are likely relegated alongside Burnley and Wolves 2729
• Ipswich and Coventry promoted from Championship; playoff teams are Southampton, Middlesbrough, Millwall, and Hull 2930

Manchester United Situation

• Michael Carrick has earned 29 points since appointment – more than any other Premier League club in that period 3132
• United qualified for Champions League with only two defeats under Carrick 3233
• Trevor advocates for 2-year contract to test Carrick rather than seeking international manager 3435
• Casemiro considering U-turn to stay after Matthias Kuna asked him to remain for Champions League campaign 363738

Arsenal Champions League Progress

• Arsenal reached UCL final after beating Atletico, with goalkeeper Raya noting "zero games lost, only six goals conceded" 39
• Bukayo Saka scored against Atletico after injury absence, though his return timing coincided with Arsenal's recent struggles 4041
• Jerome notes Arsenal historically "do sales" in March/April, dropping points unexpectedly 4243

Notable Player Statistics

• Joao Pedro (Chelsea) is only Premier League player with 15+ goals without a penalty this season 4445
• Cristiano Ronaldo is 30 goals away from 1,000 career goals at age 40+ 4647
• Bayern Munich's front three (Kane ~75 goals, Musiala 20+, Diaz 20+) became third trio this decade to score 100+ goals in single season 4849

Controversial Decisions

• VAR penalty decision against Crystal Palace at Bournemouth (lost 3-0) universally criticized by pundits and ex-refs as incorrect 5051
• Hair-pulling became red card offense after incidents involving Calvin Lewin (victim then perpetrator) and Chelsea's Cucurella 5253

Managerial Moves

• Xavi under consideration by Chelsea after Enzo Maresca's dismissal; Chelsea haven't scored in six Premier League games 385455
• Pep Guardiola on Jack Grealish (on loan at Everton): "I want the best for Jack... hopefully he can recover and next season can continue to play" 5657

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