soon it's friday night and for one night only this is part rise as . well, world cup special from wembley please your host nigel barrow good be everybody it's a world cup special live from wembley the home is also where else we'll be asking the question is football coming home we.7 hope question is football coming home we? hope that it is but also sport and politics we could never divide. that's a great range of guests . all of that

range of guests. all of that coming up in a couple of minutes after the news with alex porter . after the news with alex porter. goo alex porter in. the gb news newsroom labour leader sir keir starmer accused the government of locking the country into an economic doom . the comments economic doom. the comments follow the chancellor's autumn statement yesterday . meanwhile, statement yesterday. meanwhile, the institute for fiscal studies is warning the fall in living standards will be the largest records began. jeremy hunt has defended his plans as the right thing to do. but sir keir , the thing to do. but sir keir, the fiscal measures will hurt the most vulnerable. the government yesterday having done huge damage to the economy , has gone damage to the economy, has gone after working people again with stealth taxes and council tax and done nothing about non—dom status. the super rich are paying status. the super rich are paying their taxes this country and they've got no plan for growth. so they're looking see they do loop we would have put a

plan for growth on the table that actually towards the challenges of tomorrow a sexual predator has admitted to the murder of law graduate zara euna murder of law graduate zara elina who was brutally kicked and stamped on left for dead. jordan mcsweeney admitted to sexually assaulting zara elina as she walked home from a night out in east london last summer. the 35 year old from dagenham was found by passers with severe head injuries. she later died in hospital . mcsweeney had only hospital. mcsweeney had only recently been released from prison and had targeted more than one woman before . detective than one woman before. detective chief inspector dave whelan's says the met police are committed to tackling violence against women. jordan mcsweeney has pleaded guilty today to the most serious offences . has pleaded guilty today to the most serious offences. he's clearly a very dangerous individual and his guilty plea today means that he's certain serve a considerable period of time behind bars. serve a considerable period of time behind bars . a coroner time behind bars. a coroner ruled that police errors

contributed to the deaths of a mother and daughter who were killed by the daughters , killed by the daughters, estranged husband and inquest heard how in 2018 raneem hooda repeatedly the police after is tarin attacked her at a restaurant in solihull. he followed her and, her mother home, but officers failed reach them in time before they were . them in time before they were. the family said masood had previously contacted about her abusive relationship but little action was taken . west midlands action was taken. west midlands police has apologised . the police has apologised. the family , civil servants in the family, civil servants in the home office, border force department for transport defra are to take industrial action in are to take industrial action in a dispute over pay . the pcc a dispute over pay. the pcc union has been calling for a 10% pay union has been calling for a 10% pay rise for its members , but pay rise for its members, but this was rejected by the government . it's planning one government. it's planning one month of what it calls sustained industry action from mid december , which will affect december, which will affect ports, borders and other areas of transport. the royal air force , it's found unacceptable force, it's found unacceptable behaviour . force, it's found unacceptable behaviour. the red arrows force, it's found unacceptable

behaviour . the red arrows after behaviour. the red arrows after allegations of sexual assault, bullying and. the force said had found no criminal activity but disciplinary action had been taken including . dismissals. taken including. dismissals. it's got more than 14 members of staff gave evidence the inquiry. the team has received training in unacceptable behaviour tv onune in unacceptable behaviour tv online and dab+ radio. this is gb news. now it's back to farage farage . farage. good evening everybody. i'm live from wembley, the home football. because we're 48 hours away from , the qatar world cup kicking off. expect amazing . that's the off. expect amazing. that's the slogan that's being put out by the qatari authorities. well i tell you what, i thought i was there. i wouldn't think it was too amazing . now they're banning too amazing. now they're banning the sale of beer at the ground

despite budweiser being a sponson despite budweiser being a sponsor. but you know what i thought 12 years ago, how on earth could sepp blatter and fifa have chosen as the place to hold a cup? i've long thought that fifa looks even corrupt than my friends in brussels and the european union. not that i'm suggesting money changed hands. of course we can't afford the lawyers fees, but it was an extraordinary choice. and hence we've got sorts of rules about human rights. the number of migrant workers that are alleged to have died with the construction, the way that women are treated in that country , and are treated in that country, and the fact that in terms of rights, well, anybody accused and found guilty will seven years in prison , perhaps even years in prison, perhaps even worse. it was a dreadful choice. but happening. we're going. we're playing england's first game against iran on monday followed by the usa next friday and clash against wales, their first world cup since 1958,

which will take place on the 29th. 51% of the british public in. a poll today by savanta comres say football and should stay out of political issues . stay out of political issues. whilst 36% think they should use it as platform to try to get change in qatar and the middle east . my heart tells change in qatar and the middle east. my heart tells me i would like sport and politics be completely separated . my head completely separated. my head tells me they never have been. whether it's jesse winning four gold medals in the berlin 36 olympics, whether it is the boycott by most of the 1980 moscow olympics following the invasion of , afghanistan, moscow olympics following the invasion of, afghanistan, or whether, of course , apartheid whether, of course, apartheid south africa being out of international sport for many decades. international sport for many decades . i'm international sport for many decades. i'm afraid you international sport for many decades . i'm afraid you cannot decades. i'm afraid you cannot simply cannot separate the two completely. so i'm going to be debating with my guests. sport and politics. and doesn't this

put footballers, the ones that are going to perform on the field in a very and difficult position ? i'll also be asking position? i'll also be asking the question , is football home? the question, is football home? i to know what you think the question, is football home? ito know what you think this audience in their response to that clearly don't show. don't share the covid but i'd like them to have. i'd it again is football coming . home what has football coming. home what has been a long time since it did. we're very, very honoured. later in the show to be joined by sir geoff hurst, who of course just a just over the road here at, wembley scored great hat wembley scored that great hat trick in 1966. let's with david, a rights lawyer , former a human rights lawyer, former managing director of leeds united football club. and david, you are perhaps think the best qualified person the world to debate all of these topics tonight because you lived in the gulf states with a male partner for ten years. you've got your leeds football club has on you've been involved in the game for many years. is it possible to separate sport and politics,

in your opinion? i the reality where we are now with influences and instagram and social media and instagram and social media and instagram and social media and i think, no, it's not. it should be but it's never going to happen. and whether now or in the future, i think you're that more more and more. no, more and more and more. so, no, it's unfortunately . no. in it's not unfortunately. no. in an world, yes. but no it's an ideal world, yes. but no it's going to be 40 degrees in going to be 40 degrees heat in the middle the day. and there are being played in are some games being played in the and no is like the of the day. and no is like the of the day. and no is like the first. but how hell did fifa choose qatar? well, exactly . choose qatar? well, exactly. mean. i think you hit the nail on the head when we when we start that these are not the conversations you to conversations you want to having. before and having. i was before world and a world that follows world cup that follows a pandemic. everybody should be celebrating football. forward to that. having that. instead, we're having conversations but conversations like this. but these foreseeable . these these were foreseeable. these were foreseeable ago were foreseeable 12 years ago when fifa did what they did. so everybody is looking at qatar and other people to blame. but fifa blame needs to fifa is where the blame needs to lay. going forward , you said lay. and going forward, you said it's happening. world cup it's happening. the world cup happen, be played happen, the games will be played . to make sure that we

. we need to make sure that we take from and take the lessons from this and things this happen things like this don't happen again. that's if we again. and i think that's if we can that from from what's happening moment happening at the moment a positive. now gary lineker others going others have said they're going to give their to wear armbands give their little protests. about the players they put in the most difficult aren't they. think difficult aren't they. i think it's very because again the it's is very because again the focus not the football at the focus is not the football at the moment. the focus is quite rightly some areas as. moment. the focus is quite rightly some areas as . well, rightly on some areas as. well, but not on the football. but it's not on the football. there's awful pressure. there's an awful of pressure. what they're to what armbands they're going to wear, are they going to wear, what are they going to wear, what are they going to wear going do wear or are they going to do this are going to say, this or? are they going to say, is there going to be a protest now is actually really talking about and you about the football? and if you pick it's all. yeah, pick up a paper, it's all. yeah, yeah. mean, they chose an yeah. i mean, they chose an islamic has form islamic country that has a form of sharia. they expect? of sharia. what did they expect? the is around the football, the bus is around the football, isn't to isn't there it? i was talking to the here earlier on the bus staff here earlier on the bus staff here earlier on the bus staff here earlier on the bus just isn't there. it's nothing what happened nothing but what it happened when the pitch when we walk out onto the pitch against think against iran on monday. i think i well we hope so. but i think. well we hope so. but then what's going to happen over there? think going a there? i think going to see a lot protests. we're going lot more protests. we're going to issues. you know, to see a more issues. you know, and first and again, you know, the first game we've again, is

game we've got, again, is against the muslim country. so well which at well why then, which at the moment 15,000 young moment allegedly 15,000 young women imprisoned , women have been imprisoned, protesting the course of protesting over the course of the or so about these the last month or so about these ridiculous codes. so, ridiculous dress codes. so, yeah, it is. it is mired in politics, complexity, despite of that. david, with your experience at leeds and in football how well of this england team going to do. i mean putting putting kind of a fan hat on i'm very hopeful that is coming home but a realistic on i think i think will probably make we make the semi—finals if we're lucky but i think you're looking at a american final between argentina maybe and brazil i think is going win but i think we'll do well . but again, the we'll do well. but again, the pressure them and the focus pressure on them and the focus on other things can't helpful. but this must be the same for the mean, it must be the other. i mean, it must be the other. i mean, it must be the the brazilian team. the the same the brazilian team. the argentinian mean they the same the brazilian team. the argen be an mean they the same the brazilian team. the argenbe having mean they the same the brazilian team. the argen be having the mean they the same the brazilian team. the argen be having the same they the same the brazilian team. the argenbe having the same debates must be having the same debates in their country i mean, you would but i think, would think so. but i think, i think when because would think so. but i think, i thiengland, when because would think so. but i think, i thiengland, you're vhen because would think so. but i think, i thiengland, you're seeingecause would think so. but i think, i thiengland, you're seeing lot|se of england, you're seeing lot more english more focus coming from english press human press on areas like human rights, like gay rights, on areas like gay rights. know , don't

rights. they, you know, don't think that. think we've seen that. i mean, i think we've seen that. i mean, i think i'd have, you know, spanish lions in argentinian press. there's press. but i think there's certainly more focus from certainly a lot more focus from from and from from from us, from us and particular what the players should and shouldn't doing. should and shouldn't be doing. and i think that particularly got a fairly young squad. it's going to with. going be difficult to deal with. yeah. and the last political issue, that issue, of course, that cropped up or we saw up was lives matter, or we saw the team a knee and the england team a knee and being booed by fans. shouldn't the as apt litical as the players be as apt litical as possible? i think that's an situation, yeah. particularly you know, i wouldn't say they're all easily influenced, but you've of that you've got a lot of people that are be fairly easily are young might be fairly easily influenced educated influenced and not as educated as much as should be in certain areas, like complex areas, like rights. so you know, one would hope stick to the football. hope they stick to the football. but that be but i don't think that will be happening. would you have a happening. no would you have a message it message for fifa? don't do it again . that's the message i got again. that's the message i got , he said before the watershed. but i mean, it's all this is their fault. and i think going forward there needs to be reform of, you know, football regulation around the world, but also football regulation in the

uk . you know, once world cup uk. you know, once the world cup has gone, still has been and gone, you still have owned by, you have newcastle owned by, you know, affected bully, a ruler of a country who is deemed to have journalists been involved in journalists or been involved in the . and the same thing the coup. and the same thing when look other, you when you look at other, you know, and football clubs, know, golf and football clubs, that's going to be there when the world cup finishes. what are we doing about what are we we doing about that? what are we doing that perhaps doing to make sure that perhaps liverpool that liverpool or the next club that comes sale doesn't get comes up for sale doesn't get purchased as sports purchased by dictator as sports washing those washing and i think those are the lessons we can take the lessons we if we can take those from what's happening now then that be some that's then that be some benefit that's what's happening. one last little the little thought. leeds united the that you've been intimately that you've been so intimately involved in brian clough famously they're dammed all famously they're dammed and all the of it the film the book the rest of it the film the book he lasted five days manager he lasted five days as manager of leeds lizz truss lasted . 45 of leeds lizz truss lasted. 45 daysi of leeds lizz truss lasted. 45 days i this country david hey thank you very much indeed for joining me good to back with you in a couple of minutes time we're going to go direct to doha and i'm going to put some the accusations to the supporter ultimately raising .

aon a on mark dolan tonight in my opinion, my first reaction to the chancellor's autumn and i'm not pulling my as coronation street demonise the character critical of woke culture should soaps stay out of politics. we'll to top former headteacher chris mcgovern , the state of chris mcgovern, the state of britain's education . and in my britain's education. and in my panel ex—tory mp gerry hayes the leader of ukip neil hamilton entrepreneur ashley horgan—wallace on my most meets guest is stefan tomlin. the most swiped man on tinder. guest is stefan tomlin. the most swiped man on tinder . we're live . swiped man on tinder. we're live. at well of your thoughts on this

coming in thank you brendan says it matter who wins this farce of a turn mean what i disagree with that brendan i still want us to win whatever the problems around it. another viewer says or it. another viewer says win or lose on booze, pork pies, lose on the booze, pork pies, rolls covered. england, give us a go. i said it was a bit like that around wembley last july for the final of the euros goodness me daryl said goodness gracious me daryl said very we'll win. but you very unlikely we'll win. but you never know i guess someone says, will they get out of the oppressive they oppressive alive? yes, they will. and finally, a viewer says , if it does come home, it will be a tarnish trophy. and that really is perhaps the saddest comment heard so far this comment i've heard so far this evening . now, lots and lots of evening. now, lots and lots of arguments and lots of rows. one of them surrounds a migrant workers. how many migrant workers. how many migrant workers have died building ? the workers have died building? the facilities for this world cup ? facilities for this world cup? well, some estimates are that since ten up to six and a half thousand migrant workers have died . amnesty international . put

died. amnesty international. put the figure up at 15,000. either way , the conditions in which way, the conditions in which workers there have been subjected to are pretty much akin to modern day slavery . we akin to modern day slavery. we spoke a week or two back to somebody who'd on building the world cup stadium . this is what world cup stadium. this is what he had to say . basically, your he had to say. basically, your employer controls every aspect of your life from the moment you wake up to the moment you go back to bed what time you back to bed like what time you wake up? where you go to work. how work . what you eat. even how you work. what you eat. even if you transportation . what you if you transportation. what you can and cannot do on your days off. if you're lucky enough to have a day off . well, we're have a day off. well, we're joined now. we're joined now live down the line from qatar by zaid hamdan, chairman of the amici group and vice chairman of canadian qatari business council. bridging the middle east and the west zaid thank you very much indeed forjoining us . these figures that are being bandied about, the number of

migrant workers that died since 2010. the truth of it is the qatari don't publish any recognisable statistics . what do recognisable statistics. what do you add up that . to a completely you add up that. to a completely different value system to the west. are you surprised at the extent of the row about qatar being the host for this tournament and i know get to your audience everybody working on the back end studios. let me begin by saying that there has been a very vicious attack against the state of qatar and hosting the world cup, something that we didn't see with any other country that was hosting this tournament. other country that was hosting this tournament . the figures this tournament. the figures that were initially by the guardian of having 6000 deaths was proven as misinformation by multiple bodies , multiple multiple bodies, multiple individuals and. i'm not really asking you and your viewers listen to qatar country sources . i'd like to direct you to the international labour organisation, the united nations body that's stationed in qatar that has refuted those numbers .

that has refuted those numbers. those numbers have been actually stated to be three or four deaths. let me be clear. one deaths. let me be clear. one death is too much . but accidents death is too much. but accidents do happen . and when we see do happen. and when we see figures like 6000, 5000, these figures like 6000, 5000, these figures would taken over a long penod figures would taken over a long period of time for natural deaths, that's on the road, and they were all attributed to this world cup . the world cup . well, world cup. the world cup. well, it's quite a big difference between or four deaths and 15,000, perhaps the entire international community completely wrong and exaggerating . and when you talk exaggerating. and when you talk about a vicious campaign i guess the truth of it is the reason has never happened before is . has never happened before is. the world cup has never been held in an islamic country that has a form of sharia law. and in the end, i guess the way that you treat the homosexual community, the way that you treat women, that is what west finds unacceptable, isn't it ? so finds unacceptable, isn't it? so first and foremost, i really believe that human nature is to either fear or hate what they don't understand . and qatar and

don't understand. and qatar and arabian hospitality they're arabian hospitality they're arabian culture business something that's not understood by many people in the west and i really was truly looking forward the world cup to be an opportunity for people from around the to world arabian culture to experience arabian hospitality . there are things hospitality. there are things about this culture. there are different cultures around the world. if you go to any household , you knock on the door household, you knock on the door and you ask them to come in and defend. you won't be fed when bnng defend. you won't be fed when bring issue bring up the issue of homosexuality . homosexuality homosexuality. homosexuality is something that hasn't been very common in the media until recently. so if you look back 100 years in many countries it was against the law. you'd death penalties for it until there are many states in the us there countries in the west that frown upon either as a predominantly tribal society . and we have a tribal society. and we have a culture that does not agree with certain values and certain ideologies of the west . i'm not ideologies of the west. i'm not saying that anyone should change their beliefs for this month ,

their beliefs for this month, this tournament, but what i do hopeis this tournament, but what i do hope is that when people come and enjoy the football, they try to take the best and about or even culture well that i the argument you're making. final on this. if i spent lots of money going out to qatar. i was staying very expensive not particularly accommodation and i was going to watch england play a wales play as many to . will a wales play as many to. will and i've been told today that the rules have changed and i can't even have a beer at the ground . i'm not sure that the ground. i'm not sure that the qatar are being very welcoming to guests that are spending a lot of money and coming . so lot of money and coming. so nigel i'm speaking in a personal capacity of i'm a private businessman i can attest what happened with fifa and the authorities but i can't my personal opinion with you and if i'm not mistaken alcohol is still going to be in the fanzone on the perimeter of stadiums currently and me if i'm wrong

nigel but you're not allowed to consume beer and uk matches that correct ? that's right. yeah, but correct? that's right. yeah, but the ground immediately outside ground is where it was going to be . but look, all ground is where it was going to be. but look, all in ground is where it was going to be . but look, all in all ground is where it was going to be. but look, all in all i ground is where it was going to be . but look, all in all i what be. but look, all in all i what we see here zayed is a clash of cultures but i want to thank you to you for coming on and putting the case . thank you very much the case. thank you very much indeed for joining the case. thank you very much indeed forjoining us on this. indeed for joining us on this. and never, ever , never let it be and never, ever, never let it be said the gb news does not give balanced coverage and allows all sides of a debate to have their say. in a minute we're going to be joined by a man who was recently arrested in qatar . his recently arrested in qatar. his name is peter tatchell may hear a very different point view from him. back in 2000.

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and. things was thank you. thank you. now let's begin with a bit of good news because we all are campaigning programme . a few campaigning programme. a few weeks ago we reported on a scottish man being held in an iraqi over an alleged bank debt. and we asked him quite serious questions about why this man was being held. we hear he's due to arrive back in edinburgh airport at some point later on evening on the 18th of october. first his brother appeared on this show and his brother brian glendenning is just issued a statement to say , i want to statement to say, i want to thank all the media and press a big, huge thank to nigel farage and his team for getting us on early the show to raise awareness . the case on a awareness. the case on a national level . there we are. national level. there we are. there's a campaigning success for the programme and we're very, very pleased about that , very, very pleased about that, asindeed. very, very pleased about that, as indeed . this evening my next as indeed. this evening my next guest would approve of that because now my next guest has been campaigning on human rights

issues since england last while world cup . peter tatchell that's world cup. peter tatchell that's pretty fair isn't it . that's pretty fair isn't it. that's about right. it is about. you've been doing this forever now to begin. 51% of people in this poll say, look, let football be football footballers. be footballers . let's not get footballers. let's not get involved with , you know, the involved with, you know, the culture of a country that has a form of sharia law . let's not form of sharia law. let's not talk about it. let's ignore it . talk about it. let's ignore it. can't sport just be sport ? well, can't sport just be sport? well, i respect that point of view . if i respect that point of view. if people feel that way, they're entitled to think that way. but i think that human rights are for everyone here in britain, in qatar and in every country on earth . so i want to make sure earth. so i want to make sure that this world cup is an opportunity only to enjoy the football, which i and others will. good, but also to shine a light on human rights abuses. and i've to tell you that after my protest in qatar lost . and my protest in qatar lost. and you were arrested? i was arrested only briefly, detained

for an hour . and then on my way for an hour. and then on my way to the next onwards to australia. but after that protest, which worldwide media coverage , the qatari human coverage, the qatari human rights asked me to protest, i did their request. rights asked me to protest, i did their request . they rights asked me to protest, i did their request. they said it's them. such an emotional, psychological boost to that. the causes they were fighting in qatar had got this worldwide coverage. just a remind people it's quite a long list, isn't it, of things that you were talking about. it was it was that women's it was gay community , rights and of community, lgbt rights and of course, the plight of migrant workers , which i think you saw workers, which i think you saw perhaps the previous interview. i the qatari i did. you know, the qatari claim that only three or four construction workers have died. i mean clearly the birds, i mean clearly for the birds, isn't absolutely i mean, you isn't it? absolutely i mean, you look who've died look at the people who've died young men aged 20, 20 to 25. no of illness drop dead because they have to work such long hours in extreme of 40 degrees plus. you know it's very clear

that the working conditions , the that the working conditions, the onerous working conditions contributed to their deaths. yeah, that is absolutely right. we played that brief clip of a chap who you know, frankly it's akin to modern day slave labour that's absolutely, really what going about. yeah when we come down to it, you this is a strong state. these are beliefs. they're not all. is it for us to tell them, how they should behave? no it's not. but we can ask them to uphold their commitment as a member of the united nations and its universal declaration of human rights, which states that every person on this planet in every country is entitled equal treatment and protection against discrimination. qatar cannot sign up to the united and then ignore the universal declaration. all we're saying is honour your commitments . of honour your commitments. of course, support those qataris within the country who are

seeking change. there are democratic reformers, human rights defenders in qatar who change? i'm standing on this side, not on the side of a regime that is racist and sexist . tough for the footballers. this isn't it. but it . tough for the footballers. this isn't it . but it is. this isn't it. but it is. i mean, they are caught in the middle with this as they were over the blm. yeah. yeah. and they were made to take the knee and they got booed by their own supporters and the booing had nothing to do with the issue. it was footballers seen to was footballers being seen to political. team political. what should the team do well, i'm saying do in europe. well, i'm saying they should do anything or they must do anything. no. but i think it would be great if harry for england and gareth bale for wales during their post—match press conferences, post—match . press conferences, post—match. yeah, i just devoted 30 seconds. fun to speak out for human . just fun to speak out for human. just 30 seconds that would reach an audience of millions of billion. i thought we were about to disagree vastly, but you still hold the page. but if his post—match, that's and post—match, that's fine. and finally , you said you're going finally, you said you're going to the football .

to be watching the football. enjoying football . come on, enjoying the football. come on, tell our audience. tell our and listeners, is it coming home? i hope so . i'm listeners, is it coming home? i hope so. i'm the listeners, is it coming home? i hope so . i'm the eternal . i listeners, is it coming home? i hope so. i'm the eternal. i i'm the eternal . i'm here to an the eternal. i'm here to an optimist . and i really believe optimist. and i really believe that both and wales have a great and i'm 100% backing them both. fantasy state. well i got to tell you folks , you can agree tell you folks, you can agree with peter tatchell on subjects , you can disagree with peter tatchell on subjects, but he is one of the greatest campaigners of times this country of modern times in this country and world. peter you . in and around the world. peter you. in be joined . we're going to take be joined. we're going to take the next part will be . but the next part will be. but you'll be surprised i'm even going to talk cricket with the legend that is sir geoff hurst hurst .

well it is talking pints we're in wembley. we've the perfect guest. we've got the football legend sir geoff hurst joins me on talking by evening. so basically . now now if they think basically. now now if they think i'm to talk to you about football, i'm not. i want to talk cricket because were a first class cricketer geoff not people know that, do they ? that people know that, do they? that was a big problem to . be honest was a big problem to. be honest with you. trying to combine the two is the end of an era when you cricket and football and in 62 i play for seconds but i have my one first—class game for essex v lancashire in aigburth, which is a district liverpool. yeah. and i got nought not not out . well okay. well combine the

out. well okay. well combine the two is impossible. cricket finishes in september. you try and since july and football and i was really struggling not fit coming back to west ham . anyway coming back to west ham. anyway on a monday morning i played in against shrewsbury reserves and. ron green we come over at chapel and said, we're playing liverpool tonight and i want to change your position. want you change your position. i want you to put you out front as because i was midfield player or a i was a midfield player or a defensive and we defensive player. yeah. and we played liverpool one one nothing. and from standing in nothing. and from a standing in a position not fit i played a new position not fit i played 27 games that season to score 14 goals and then and then cricket was out the window completely and it funny enough now not because i believe about that penod because i believe about that period it cricket is probably the least sport watch today it's rugby or actually football. yeah bit . of snooker. tennis of bit. of snooker. tennis of course. and cricket is as you said, it's a shame because i mean i did as compton was able to play for arsenal and play with middlesex and england and it could be done at that time. at that time . yeah. now you at that time. yeah. now you might have noticed last sunday

england's cricketers won t20 england's cricketers won the t20 world cup in dramatic style . did world cup in dramatic style. did ben stokes i mean, what a what a guy, what a leader . phenomenal. guy, what a leader. phenomenal. since took over test side since he took over test side phenomenal . since he took over test side phenomenal. so we now since he took over test side phenomenal . so we now hold the phenomenal. so we now hold the 50 over world title the 20 over world. so the question is can we win the football world title ? win the football world title? oh, you're here is our tipster. what do you think ? my honest what do you think? my honest view is i think we have a good i think put it this way, it would not be a surprise or astonishment . we went it got astonishment. we went it got a good bunch of young the last two tournaments have been terrific semi—finals the world cup final the euros best bunch young players you have some time a age not many true of older ones so i think we have a very good chance . i'll be disappointed if we don't get through to later. so finally looking at the finally we're looking at the we've it's good draws . i we've got it's good draws. i think it's a good draw. the other thing i make a point,

although it may seem an awkward time seat in the time to play in this seat in the middle the season i think the middle of the season i think the mere players playing mere fact that players playing halfway through season are halfway through the season are not at the of a very not playing at the end of a very long premier league season, which be worse for english which can be worse for english players playing in the top clubs. it's a hard year playing halfway. got a strong halfway. i've got a strong feeling we may be at our peak , feeling we may be at our peak, although it's disruptive an although it's disruptive to an extent as we've we know in the league. see in terms of the players themselves i think it's that could be a for us. well do you share jeff's optimism . you share jeff's optimism. i call that i can't be severe in football i can't be other than an optimist as a person as a fan, as a player. and he said, nick, i think part of my success.i nick, i think part of my success. i was never negative when i came into the side in the world cup. i didn't start the tournament i was still very positive. i just happy to be there. and that where my came, i was i was ready to take. when

jeremy sadly damaged his shin and i took it fairly well scored the winner against argentina , the winner against argentina, made the winner in the semi—final. and i got three in the about mitchell the final about chuck mitchell bad but sorry about the both no well look i think actually i think actually got quite a bit to boast about to be honest you know it's the only hat trick that's ever been scored in the world cup final to date . i mean, world cup final to date. i mean, that day you look back at that day , it must have been was like day, it must have been was like a fairytale happening. well it's astonishing i think you so much i clearly about the game itself but the celebrations after was a bit of a blur the real me. yeah really. yeah really . but the really. yeah really. but the beauty of doing that in your own country, winning with the team, the simply just last forever and quite frankly i walk through london today it was a driver parked and he took it. london today it was a driver parked and he took it . and as parked and he took it. and as i walk past in the middle of a crowd in london, i it's quite astonishing so everybody talks

about where they were on the day what they were doing and those memories are just absolutely fantastic. realise fantastic. and you realise then what the magnitude the what the magnitude of the occasion you're not really completely it at that completely aware it at that time. living in the moment, living we're in living the moment we're in a bubble. you're not of the bubble. you're not aware of the press played press although we hadn't played the cup, the world cups prior to 266 european clubs were not playing in europe. so it was fairly new to an extent, but from winning it, it's , you know, from winning it, it's, you know, what was over and everything to do with it. yeah did alf ramsey get right what he got? right. fundamentally it was a system of pattern of play basically for four, two. and what always think was the most important aspect we get team spirit and camaraderie he got players out of the of the squad who he did not think would want to part of a team and i've learned about that in life and in business and i think just simon think any walk of life a group of you're all in business some of you people a group people together with common aim

and nobody in it that's a putting it plainly a pain in the arse . yeah. what do you do once arse. yeah. what do you do once you players . i felt at time, you players. i felt at the time, oncei you players. i felt at the time, once i played a few games you thought . well he should have thought. well he should have been or the team been in the squad or the team and then substitute years. you started talking to the senior players at bobby charlton, jack charlton started charlton and then they started to that particular to indicate that particular player just turned up late for a team meeting , turned up late team meeting, turned up late for a sort prima , but not a dinner, sort of prima, but not to , but something quite to that, but something quite small and be that not had to be that major where you felt that you didn't really belong and be part of it and what he was left with with a bunch as with three years with a bunch as i hard nosed i always him a very hard nosed professional on people and we the teamwork which is very important last forever because after the world cup we got together every year playing golf. we shoot i did golf. we had shoot i did a golfing with our wives, went shopping and that lasted up until six or seven years ago. and of course, our numbers to dwindle. yeah, well, the numbers have dwindled quite dramatically . have. yes. and the incidents i

mean the incidence of dementia when look through the team list is horrifying jeff as it is it is horrifying jeff as it is it is a shocking disease my best mate really martin peters who scored the other goal. yeah not even who knows my next neighbour, he married in 64 and is gone back onto to the side mine and we nobody is. it is bigger to tell you that starts good teamwork and one one christmas he wasn't very well and my wife cook dinner and handed over the garden fence to his wife kathy. so it's with that close. and of course three players from west ham i that would be west fans you scored here. yeah yeah . joy what ? yeah. here. yeah yeah. joy what? yeah. west had won the world. i've heard it all. yeah, they about that. but what's it what's important ? that. but what's it what's important? this one you said hattrick may not done three players my club the premiership club play for england today not just three players. the captain and both goalscorers that will

take some doing it will take some doing. and the funny is in those days you all had quite sensible haircuts. good bands. hey that's pretty neat about . hey that's pretty neat about. these that big i guess. geoff hurst in those days. well as you know there you were. i mean there was nothing more you could ever really than that. i mean, quite difficult . was it quite difficult. was it difficult going back to playing club having club football, having having reached those heights? no no. i think we just it just carried on although we were brought back to us of the next us in the first game of the next season, played west ham season, we played west ham played ham lost played chelsea at west ham lost two so we were paraded two one. so we were we paraded round the stadium with with the world of yeah. world cup, three of us. yeah. and got beat two one. so and then we got beat two one. so we rode back to earth quite quickly. you it happens in quickly. you as it happens in football, too. i football, what life too. yeah i think . football, what life too. yeah i think. right. and legend has it that day winning world that the day winning the world cup were of the lord, cup you were of the lord, i hope.is cup you were of the lord, i hope. is that right? yes people would quite surprise one of the most quoted the day after most quoted i do the day after i went what on every went home. what i did on every sunday my ford anglia , sunday i clean my ford anglia, the harry potter car, the cup

back window , and i cut the grass back window, and i cut the grass . and as you do, i did. back window, and i cut the grass . and as you do, i did . there . and as you do, i did. there wasn't much money in football. that was the. now my first salary at west ham was that was the. now my first salary at west ham wa s £7 a salary at west ham was £7 a week. and my big salary at week. yeah and my big salary at west after won we cup west ham after won we world cup and player there, and of a senior player there, whereas we're looking at 70, 71, 72 was about ten grand a year. it was the as it was in the mediaeval days. yeah now the money is astronomical isn't . it money is astronomical isn't. it it is. it is. do you look at these modern player salaries with of jealousy? not one with a hint of jealousy? not one second, really. not one second. i really don't . everything in i really don't. everything in the game has changed dramatically . my apartment, the dramatically. my apartment, the goalposts we have these expression goalposts hasn't expression the goalposts hasn't move. everything else move. well, it everything else have dramatically . not for have moved dramatically. not for one second. that's the way the game good luck to game is today and good luck to them although i think overall them. although i think overall it could downside if it could a downside because if you finish playing two underground wise underground a week playing wise there's many you're there's not many jobs you're going into the way going to walk into the way you're to they're you're going to get. they're going go that way hopefully going to go that way hopefully they after money where. they look after the money where. me t £7 week. they look after the money where. me t£7 week. i

they look after the money where. me t £7 week. i was me starting at £7 a week. i was always upwards. but yeah always to go upwards. but yeah that's true. true . and that's true. that's true. and you actually did finish out for a bit on the dole, didn't you? yes. that's one of the things that come out. my documentary. yeah i've got the sack at chelsea in april the 23rd, 1981. i couldn't back into the game and doing a bit of work, but the i think just prior to that i did a lot of people did at the time. when you're out of work and can't find a job, which was difficult after, leaving football and not going being football and not going to being a signed on the dole a manager, i signed on the dole for a few weeks. yeah that sort of almost unbelievable he of seems almost unbelievable. he was just goes to show life a few things through wobblies. so if you think of this and you look at the game today, the style of football was very different it do you do you find it as somebody watching football do you the game is it you recognise the game is it a better game is the worst game is it can you not compare the two? i would compare the two still a great game. one thing couple things don't about game things don't like about the game today. one the of

today. one is the finding of injury. we played in a very, you know, a rough, rough era, a tough era you look at the chelsea leeds final with the cup then brutally should have been 15 red cards. so that was the time we played and the final i don't like and the other thing is that i the goal line technology to see whether it's in or out because the referee at his watch and it said in or it's out nowadays when you get the more serious thing not serious but the guy goes but offside laws the guy goes off a screen wait 10 minutes off to a screen wait 10 minutes so the player can't celebrate which is one of the big thing is the fans can't jump up and said all right they're waiting they're say i wonder what and they're say i wonder what and they screen for they can watch that screen for 10 and still get 10 minutes and still get it wrong. i think got to wrong. and i think it's got to be something today, be somebody say something today, i'd somebody it i'd like to see somebody say it as fan. funnily as a west ham fan. funnily enough. and he said they should get ex—players be the judges get ex—players to be the judges of who actually play . not of var who actually play. not just people behind just yeah, people behind a screen who might never play the game, maybe a referee. and i thought was a very very central at that lunchtime today. yeah ex—players people been there and

doneit ex—players people been there and done it and a two or three of them and say yes, no, yes. now agree with that you'd respect that expert years that for an expert four years rather that than rather than that rather than fifa test. yep. exactly exactly. let's we've got some questions on the audience. nick, you want to ask a question? there's a microphone. yeah please stand up , please. jeff you have to face your. , please. jeff you have to face your . hello. , please. jeff you have to face your. hello. hello. do you that bobby moore got the they deserve for being the caption world cup winning side. no no maybe that's very straightforward . very good very straightforward. very good question. i think well, i think again, is it time to change the it's quite interesting say this people wouldn't believe it but when in that era generally not just about mauro in the era when you left the club , you found it you left the club, you found it quite difficult to get in. you were finished. now they're ambassadors , clubs, quite ambassadors, clubs, quite rightly, and i can tell you on top of that story that i was once refused entry into west ham. yeah good lord, i've got time to tell a story if you want

it . just as that. this it. just as that. this unbelievable, unbelievable. and that unusual in terms of more he he was a fantastic player as best player i ever played with. he was a great and the captain and amongst others was treated very poorly, immensely being the great player he was . one thing great player he was. one thing which i disagree with conversely, was when won the world cup, he was given an obe, which i thought was wrong because it's although he's an outstanding player the better a great lad the team should have been awarded this whatever you can argue about honours to the blue in the face but to give him an obe the team still got at least maybe and it took about another ten years, but the remainder of those applies to big to get recognised in a way. yeah i've got to rank of an next i guess . yeah. and in the end it i guess. yeah. and in the end it was sir geoff hurst. it goes wasn't it is. yes and that must be a nice moment. nice moment. a complete shock. i thought it was be a nice moment. nice moment. a c(windete shock. i thought it was be a nice moment. nice moment. a c(wind upshock. i thought it was be a nice moment. nice moment. a c(wind up when. i thought it was be a nice moment. nice moment. a c(wind up when. ithought it was be a nice moment. nice moment. a c(wind up when. i firstght it was be a nice moment. nice moment. a c(wind up when. i first gotit was be a nice moment. nice moment. a c(wind up when. i first got theas a wind up when. i first got the letter. letter saying they letter. you a letter saying they were to nominate you and

were going to nominate you and keep quiet a month. don't keep it quiet for a month. don't tell anybody. then comes tell anybody. and then it comes out. start out. the press will start ringing. i didn't really ringing. you and i didn't really accept until press accept it until the press started me that morning started ringing me that morning and i was very few close and i think i was very few close on in the house and i went downstairs jumping up and down shouting my wife is it's true it is being given the that well is i'm being given the that well thoroughly deserved got to say thoroughly deserved got to say thoroughly you've got time for richard which is got a question the jeff i think lot more going on. yeah you've answered my question. oh fine. i'll do next as what is was was actually true the uk you across the day after the uk you across the day after the world cup fun . yes. yeah the world cup fun. yes. yeah he's out as justin just mentioned. yes. yeah and clean my ford anglia the pale blue ford anglia. she's the harry car with the reverse window right . with the reverse window right. and i paid with the reverse window right. and i pai d £460 for it on the and i paid £460 for it on the south and our chat room. oh so you were feeling bit, you know , you were feeling bit, you know, night after, the day before mean drunk you certainly know strange

enough that that night it was in those not just a world cup most of the games at wembley you had the two teams playing and then all the dignitaries which are very, very boring evenings. and on the world cup night in the hotel there were the four semi—finalists. there plus semi—finalists. were there plus the dignitaries and so on. and wives. our wives, as you may may not know, we're not invited . not know, we're not invited. they were downstairs and in a small room away in the hotel while we attended this big dinner. i thought, that's going to be rubbish. we knew what was coming. it was going to be a poor night. just the just with bfiand poor night. just the just with bfi and so on and. i organised us to go to a club, the few of us to go to a club, the few of us i've been to danny, remember 7 us i've been to danny, remember ? true. yes, he had a club , ? true. yes, he had a club, hanover square then, and ronnie corbett in those days used to do a turn as well. and i went there about six months before and it was a nice dinner. good evening. and it stuck in my so i rang him up and that's what i did run him a week before and think it. i'm not sure whether we get in here.

we think he wouldn't get in. i think he got it. all right. so i got nobby. stiles, nobby. stiles alan ball, john connolly the burnley winger, and martin peters, my next door neighbour, ianed peters, my next door neighbour, invited , didn't come out, stayed invited, didn't come out, stayed invited, didn't come out, stayed in good . well, you can you beat in good. well, you can you beat that geoff. thank you for coming along this evening. i've got a bit of fun to end with now. do you remember better than for the 2002 world cup? this was a little something they put out and got an ericsson . he's a and got an ericsson. he's a lovely geezer , but don't forget lovely geezer, but don't forget that he's from sweden . that's that he's from sweden. that's michael owen and that's keith. that's how we should say the moustache, guys . well, i hadn't moustache, guys. well, i hadn't heard about him spelling for years , but bet and spelling have years, but bet and spelling have written something for this show. i'm going to end with a new bet on spelling and tia and abby, the vegas girls will dance us out about .

the vegas girls will dance us out about. not . the vegas girls will dance us out about. not. in the vegas girls will dance us out about. not . in 1990. back out about. not. in 1990. back down . to the point i used to down. to the point i used to make my long and amazing tv so we can have a query around town 66 we beat the germans . we can have a query around town 66 we beat the germans. i was assigned shadow . on between the assigned shadow. on between the welsh and the english got through. we bale and harry kane. we're on friday got off camera gareth gareth southgate southgate . gave me some kind of southgate. gave me some kind of tea my mum which ironically saying, well, sing for me with the italians in the scottish on tv nigel night you know you know.

hello there i'm you has to welcome to our latest broadcast from the met office frosty some western areas tonight they have a right expected in the far west and east on saturday and blustery showers on sunday. low pressure still dominates initially, however, a weak ridge of high pressure for a time as we go into saturday before low pressure returns from the atlantic for the rest of the weekend and into the beginning of next week. the changeable of next week. so the changeable theme continues of a rain across parts of scotland in through friday evening into the early hours of saturday. the risk of some further dry conditions some further here dry conditions . the far west turning chilly dunng. . the far west turning chilly during . the early hours minus during. the early hours minus three of minus four across the countryside northern ireland countryside in northern ireland . so and folk patches . so mist and folk patches developing quite cold developing quite as cold elsewhere , generally around six elsewhere, generally around six or seven celsius. but a cloudy start to the day across eastern

parts of scotland. down the east coast , parts of scotland. down the east coast, england, this parts of scotland. down the east coast , england, this slowly coast, england, this slowly pushing bit further pushing a little bit further inland the morning progresses inland as the morning progresses of sunshine across central of the sunshine across central and western initially, but through the a band of rain will start to move across northern ireland, by later on in ireland, turning by later on in the day . temperature wise, the day. temperature wise, generally around average a little bit lower, particularly under the cloud across the far east compared to friday, eight or nine, perhaps in the sunshine, ten or 11 through the evening time on saturday. this band of rain push its way eastwards, eastward , heavy eastwards, eastward, heavy bursts times the bursts possible at times the winds picking up following a snow . the higher ground across snow. the higher ground across scotland to and during the early hours behind the band of rain we'll see scattered showers we'll see some scattered showers in blustery night. in fairly blustery night. temperatures getting to low five or six celsius for many of us into sunday morning . it means into sunday morning. it means a wet start once more across areas. snow continues over the higher ground of scotland. the rain pushes its way eastward. sunshine follows also a scattering of showers , most scattering of showers, most frequent and heaviest across north and the west. perhaps some

hail thunder in there and a little bit wintry . the higher little bit wintry. the higher ground, too, into beginning of next week. temperatures remain around average for the time of yeah around average for the time of year. we expect wet year. and we expect further wet weather times see you again .

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