Podcast – week 28 – Review of the season (1)

Damon Yes, here I am with our Derby correspondent, uma€¦ and as you might have guessed he follows Derby. What was the best or the worst moment for your team this season?

Hans Uh, probably the worst moment, to start with the worst, was when we lost to Crystal Palace last week, which knocked us out of the top two positions in the Championship.

Damon You’re third now , right?

Hans We’re third and looking at the play-offs playing Southampton

Damon Southampton. Um, if you could sign one player for your team, who would it be?

Hans Influential midfielder, Kaka.

Damon Kaka. Yeah, he’s a popular choice, isn’t he this year.

Hans Is he, well, playing very well at the moment.

Damon Who is the best player for your team last season?

Hans Um, we have a new goalkeeper signed from West Ham his name is B**** (Bywater), and he has played very well for us this seasona€¦

Damon Is he German?

Hans No. No he’s a€¦

Damon It’s an interesting name.

Hans English I think.

Damon Really? Uh-huh, OK. Um, and what about the best game, or moment, or goal for you this season.
Hans For Derby the best moment of the season happened just before the season started when the new board took over and the new manager came and um Derby’s debt was um reorganised and Derby looked like a team going forward.

Damon OK. What about anything else this season? Anything caught your eye?

Hans Yep. Um…Steven Howard: 17 goals, signed from Luton, has played very well. Um, big turn outs at home, big crowds. And just a general good vibe at Pride park.

Damon OK, Ia€™m sitting with Hiroshi, a Japanese student. Ia€™m going to ask him some questions. Which team do you support?

Hiroshi I like AC Milan.

Damon AC Milan. OK. And what was the best moment for AC Milan?

Hiroshi Kakaa€¦ Kaka first goal against Manchester United.

Damon OK. Thank you. If you could sign one more player, who would you signa€¦ who would you buy?

Hiroshi Toti.

Damon Totti. Yes a good choice.Who was the best player for AC Milan this season?

Hiroshi Kaka.

Damon Kaka. There you have it. Thank you very much Hiroshi.

Hiroshi Thank you very much.

Damon OK, thank you for agreeing to do this interview Tim

Tim No problem

Damon Um, so, what team do you follow?

Tim I’m a Liverpool supporter.

Damon Oh, that’s good, that’s a good start. What was the best or the worst moment for Liverpool this season

Tim Well the best moment is probably yet to come… because there is one final we are going to wina€¦. I think. But up until now the best moment is probably is the win at the Nou Camp against Barcelona.

Damon Yes, I totally agree with that. Perfect. That was a great result wasn’t it!

Tim Yes. And then as a worst moment I’d say losing to United at home in a game we dominated, and then the last minute goala€¦

Damon Yes, that hurt.

Tim That did hurt a lot

Damon OK. If you could sign one player for Liverpool, who would that be?

Tim Uh, I would probably go for Eto’o from Barcelona

Damon Eto’o, ah! There are some rumours aren’t there that he might be coming.

Tim Yes, and he’s got the instinct and the pace and the goal scoring ability that we need at the moment.

Damon OK. Who was the best player uh this season in Liverpool ?

Tim Um, probably, well Carragher, as always, has been great, and uh actually I think a rather unsung hero has been Finnan. I think when he’s played um they’ve had a very good shape and uh the defence has been pretty solid and he does get forward occassionally and he’s very good at crossing the ball…

Damon Yep

Tim So I think he’s been great for us.

Damon OK. Is there a game, or a goal, or a moment of the season that stands out for you this season?

Tim I think Bellamy’s goal at the Nou Camp and then the golf swing celebration was nicely ironic and um probably the moment of his career as well, because I don’t think he’ll be doing much more in the Champions league.

Damon OK. Thank you very much

Tim You’re welcome.