Bale's United Move, Gerrard's Liverpool Return & Best Guest Moments | Stick to Football

**Gary Neville** (0:00)
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**Jamie Carragher** (0:15)
It was almost like he was shaking hands with Van Dijk and almost getting them all... You know what I mean?

**Gary Neville** (0:20)
I was getting angry with him.

**Roy Keane** (0:21)
Why?

**Gary Neville** (0:22)
As the game went on. The reason I sort of said they've got to step up now was because I was getting angry with the fact that...

**Gerard Piqué** (0:28)
Thomas Frank's just been sacked.

**Roy Keane** (0:31)
Oh, wow. Kieran, you've just put the Grim Reaper over my shoulder like that. It's all frightened me.

**Gary Neville** (0:36)
We're going to be letting a secret out of the hat here a little bit, aren't we, because we filmed two records in one day, but I've just had a thing in me here. Our guest this week is Anders Postekoglu. He's just pulled out. No.
No, he was supposed to come on obviously later to go on for next week, but because of what's just happened, he's happy to come in here and have a chat about the situation at Tottenham.

**Roy Keane** (1:00)
So should we get him in then?

**Gary Neville** (1:02)
And in you come. Good timing, And.

**Roy Keane** (1:06)
Good timing, eh? How are you? Good to see you. You too, eh? Good to see you.

**Steven Gerrard** (1:11)
Nice to see you.

**Ian Wright** (1:12)
Hi, And. Wow.
You all right? Nice to see you. Hey, mate.

**Ange Postecoglou** (1:17)
Yeah, good about you.

**Micah Richards** (1:18)
Good.

**Roy Keane** (1:20)
Thank you.

**Micah Richards** (1:21)
It's all about timing.

**Ange Postecoglou** (1:22)
Yeah.

**Roy Keane** (1:23)
How are you, And?

**Ange Postecoglou** (1:24)
I'm all right.

**Ian Wright** (1:25)
I'm all right. I've just...

**Gary Neville** (1:26)
Wow.

**Ange Postecoglou** (1:27)
Yeah, I know. I was driving up, and I got a message.

**Jamie Carragher** (1:32)
I was from the Tottenham board, was I?

**Ian Wright** (1:34)
No.

**Gary Neville** (1:35)
I mean, look, And, I think the first question, first...

**Ange Postecoglou** (1:38)
A tee would be great. Thank you, bud.

**Gary Neville** (1:39)
First question, really, is obviously about Thomas Frank. You'll have managed against him. You've spoke to him probably a few times, many times, maybe. What are your thoughts in terms of the initial thoughts?

**Ange Postecoglou** (1:48)
Look, it's always, having been in that position there twice in the last sort of six months, it's tough. And you know that he can't be the only issue at the club, right? And that's probably for every manager, but ultimately that's what we get judged on.
But it goes back to me, it's a curious club, Tottenham. It's made a major pivot at the end of last year, not just with me, but with Daniel leaving as well.
And you've created this whole sort of environment of uncertainty, because there's no guarantees, it doesn't matter which manager you bring in. I mean, they've had world-class managers there, they haven't had success. And for what reason, you know, what was the reason for such a major pivot? So Thomas is walking in and what's his, you know, what's his objective? What's the club's objective? I mean, at the start of the year, they sort of said, you know, you can't compete on all fronts. Well, the club hasn't competed on all fronts for a very long time. And you also, you know, the most influential person at the club for the last 20 years is also going. So if you're going to do such a major pivot, then you've got to understand, there's going to be some instability there. Now, did Thomas know he was walking into that? I don't know. And it's a fair departure for me. I mean, anyone who kind of studies the game would know that it wasn't like it was a progression for me. I built that sort of squad for one of a better term to play a certain way over the last couple of years. And he's sort of coming in and, like I said, there's always… So it's a curious club, Tottenham, mate. It's…yeah.

**Gary Neville** (3:33)
What do you mean by curious, Andy, in the sense that we've just discussed it before. We've talked about yourself, you know, Conte, Mourinho, Pottatino, Nuno, Thomas Frank now.
There is an absolute sort of convoy of managers with great reputations who have walked into that football club and can about turn the…

**Ange Postecoglou** (3:55)
Only one one something, though. Good point.

**Gary Neville** (4:07)
Which club's coming for you at that time around the point where you go to Real Madrid? Who wants you? Who bids for you?