World Cup reflections, Bouaddi rumours, Maresca’s pre-season tour & much more

Football journalist and co-commentator Annabel Bassett hosts another episode of the Forever Blue podcast's summer series. Podcasts will be released bi-weekly discussing transfer rumours and any current club news. In this episode, Annabel talks to physiotherapy lecturer James and MCFC Banana Fan about the impact of the World Cup’s hydration breaks and fixture scheduling on players’s welfare. The trio also discuss whether Pep Guardiola should become England manager, what Ayyoub Bouaddi would offer City, and the news of Joško Gvardiol’s contract extension. Plus they preview the upcoming pre-season friendlies in Asia. To buy a "It's Great to be a Blue" t-shirt go via this linkbuytickets.at/itsgreattobeablue/store. If you'd like to support Ian's work, you can message him by DM on twitter @iancheeseman