Why Footballers DREAD Returning For Pre-Season… Chris’ Forfeit Plans & Señor Sids Returns? | EP. 417

On this week's episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids and Chris are finally reconnect after an incredible summer, catching up on everything from Pete's Club World Cup adventure in America to the excitement of another Premier League season just around the corner. Pete reflects on receiving his long-awaited England cap from Harry Kane, what it was like travelling across the United States, meeting LeBron James, and reveals his plans to take his family to watch Liverpool face Wrexham at the Yankee’s Stadium before heading home. With pre-season now underway across football, the lads dive into what really happens when players report back for day one. From dreaded body fat tests and bleep tests to Tony Pulis' infamous training camps, army boot camps, endless bike rides and the stories every footballer has from surviving the toughest week of the year, they reveal why pre-season is both feared and respected inside the game. Chris also finds out that his long-awaited Paddy Power comedy forfeit is finally happening, while the boys discuss future podcast challenges, listener ideas for the new season, and somehow end up debating whether your back can actually be fit. As always, expect plenty of football stories, ridiculous tangents and laughs as the countdown to the new season officially begins. Chumbawamba - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00:00 - Chris returns as the boys reunite after the summer 02:10 - Looking back on the Club World Cup adventure 03:31 - Pete's surreal experience working around England 04:34 - Receiving his England cap from Harry Kane 06:03 - The emotions of it all 08:04 - The awkward reunion with an old childhood friend 10:31 - Crouchy gets evicted from the yoga room mid-podcast 12:08 - Recording from America and life on the road 14:03 - Liverpool vs Wrexham at Yankee Stadium 15:31 - Meeting LeBron James in Los Angeles? 16:50 - New season housekeeping begins 17:12 - Chris Stark's comedy forfeit is finally happening 19:00 - Blossoms invite the podcast back on stage 20:44 - Could Sids replace De Bruyne’s famous passes? 22:42 - The art of the perfect daisy-cutter 23:52 - First day of pre-season nerves 25:08 - Putting Chris through a real football fitness test 26:14 - Fat tests, body fat and "back fitness" 28:09 - Would Chris survive Championship pre-season? 30:06 - Tony Pulis' brutal training camps explained 32:10 - Why pre-season leaves players completely broken 34:16 - The hardest training camps of Pete's career 35:52 - The player who cheated pre-season... with a taxi 38:08 - Bleep tests and why footballers never go full effort 40:05 - The endless medical tests before every season 41:05 - Big plans and listener ideas for the new season 42:45 - Rating listeners' backs and wrapping up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For more Peter Crouch: Twitter - https://twitter.com/petercrouch Therapy Crouch - https://www.youtube.com/@thetherapycrouch For more Chris Stark Twitter - https://twitter.com/Chris_Stark Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisstark/ For more Steve Sidwell Twitter - https://twitter.com/sjsidwell Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stevesidwell14 #PeterCrouch #ThatPeterCrouchPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.