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

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

From That Peter Crouch Podcast by Tall or Nothing

July 30, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of pre-season training for footballers and features stories from the hosts' summer experiences.

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…

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Host: Pete

Guests: Sids, Chris

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Organizations: Liverpool, Wrexham, Paddy Power

Places: America, Yankee’s Stadium

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