Today’s episode of Game’s Gone takes us back to perhaps the nadir of the England men’s national team where, after a shocking Euro 2016 exit, Big Sam Allardyce took the vacant manager’s job as the best solution of a bad bunch. That was until he really wasn’t, just 66 days later.

After only one match, an elaborate newspaper sting and (supposedly) a pint of wine in a fancy Chinese restaurant, Allardyce was gone. Join Marcus, Vish and Jim as they look back on a confusing, bizarre and depressing episode for English football. Still, at least we got Gazza Southgate out of it!

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Well, here we are ladies and gents. After Vish ripped the Jack's Encyclopaedia belt from big Lukey Moore's waist last week, can Marcus and Jim save the day and prevent it from heading to Australia until the end of the year?

Pete has the difficult job of remaining neutral while refereeing this bout. It's northern hemisphere vs southern hemisphere, football vs cricket, marmite vs vegemite. Come on, let's have it.

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Thomas Tuchel inspired England to sing both on and off the pitch last night. Today, Marcus, Vish, Jim and Pete share their thoughts on England’s 2-0 win over Serbia... and Tuchel telling us why he isn’t a fish.

Elsewhere, we’ve got an incredible story brewing in the Caribbean and we share in Ireland’s delight after they saw off Cristiano Ronaldo and co in Dublin. Just please don’t forget about Troy Parrott!

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England host Serbia tonight to kick off the international break. And it's a GUARANTEED barn-burner, isn't it?

With a royal vacancy now open, Luke and Vish join the call to crown Prince Marcus. Plus, we answer some of your burning questions about the Three Lions as we edge ever closer to bringing that beautiful trophy back to the Kingdom.

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It's time for another international break.... Thank god, we were almost starting to enjoy that Premier League action.

Don't worry though, we've still got plenty to talk about thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho and a Ramble listener who is preparing to play against Emile Heskey.

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After his 1000th game in club management (still 86 behind Brucey, mind), Pep Guardiola has achieved pretty much everything it's possible to achieve in football, including winning the affections of Neil Warnock. But has his influence on English football as a whole been positive?

Marcus, Luke and Jim chew on that – plus, is Manuel Pellegrini right that football should introduce a basketball-style 'half-court' rule? How the hell did Kenny Dalglish win the league as a player-manager? And Marcus further confirms himself as a basic English b*****d. All on this week's Mailbag, join us!

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What a weekend! Marcus, Jim and Luke are here to dissect the weekend's key learnings: don’t underestimate Man City and Jérémy Doku has gold pants.

Elsewhere, Tottenham and Man United start to repay us for that Europa League final. Plus, we get an update on Fizzer’s Timbers.

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Luke's reign of terror has fed the appetite of the Luke Nation's supporters for far too long. Can Marcus and Vish finally rip the belt from his midriff?

Jim's got the unenviable task of refereeing this bout. Bring it on.

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