Gianfranco Zola
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Sep 17, 2026
ChrisHOST
stroke Australian because I think he came from Australia he scored a couple of goals I think a couple of weeks ago um again he's like a journeyman he's had about 50 clubs over the course of the last 10 years or something right um I hope they know what to
GaryHOST
expect though Chris I hope our players know what to expect because this is gonna be a cauldron right and uh So I think Tony Gale, one of those guys that was on that video I mentioned earlier, one of them said that GM Franco Zola, when he managed West Ham against Millwall, Upton Park, said he came out, he was shell-shocked afterwards, right? Absolutely shell-shocked.
GaryHOST
And that's a manager,
PeteGUEST
right? You can imagine Noble's going to be
Andy GrayHOST
Yeah, 100%.
Andy GrayHOST
He's one of those players that I, I, I'd put him in there with Gianfranco Zola, that type of player-
Richard KeysHOST
Good champ
Andy GrayHOST
... where you wouldn't find anyone who's got a bad word-
Daniel TilukHOST
So for me, that it suggests an instability that will lead to more harm and an inability to win consistently.
Have HopeHOST
But see, my thing though is, so I started with the whole fun and vibes, which was Zola, Gospoyed, and Petrescu, Babayaro.
Have HopeHOST
Why? So that's what, so it was like, bro, 6th? but Zola is going to do something crazy.
Have HopeHOST
Gospoy is going to do something crazy.
Have HopeHOST
Petraescu is going to do something crazy.
Have HopeHOST
But I think though that, here's the thing, so you can't give me fun with a red-headed Ron Weasley at inside Nona's freaking barricade.
Have HopeHOST
Like, you can't.
Have HopeHOST
Like, fun is Zola and Petrescu and Gus Poirier.
Rob BeckettHOST
That's fine.
Rob BeckettHOST
But, like, Zola, everyone loved.
Josh WiddicombeHOST
Everyone loved Zola.
Josh WiddicombeHOST
Everyone loved Ruud Gullit.
Rob BeckettHOST
Did they?
Ray MundoHOST
And we were just talking about the 90s, weren't we? And then guess what? Guess what happens? We all know what happens.
Ray MundoHOST
Next up, 97-98 Gianluca Viari, then Gianfranco Zola.
Ray MundoHOST
And then it's just from then on, it's just a change of scenery completely, isn't it? You know, Abramovich didn't come over, I think it was the 2003-2004 season, which was his first one.
Ray MundoHOST
But there was a certain changing of the times, wasn't there, in the late 90s there with Chelsea, when they started to get players like Zola, Di Matteo, Viardi, Kassiragi, Desailly.
Ray MundoHOST
What did it feel like as a Chelsea fan for yourself, mate, when it started being this kind of cosmopolitan mishmash of great quality players?
VinceGUEST
It was amazing.
VinceGUEST
I mean, I'm
Ray MundoHOST
looking at that same table now.
Natasha DowieGUEST
And yeah, like I said, to play with likes of Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard, Sammy Hupia, you know, some real do-deck, you know, kind of going back to that Istanbul team, kind of that won the Champions League, it was kind of celebrating that era.
Natasha DowieGUEST
Yeah, Franco Zola played for Chelsea.
Natasha DowieGUEST
So a very cool experience.
Gareth TurnbullHOST
Oh, mate, that's incredible.
Craig CourtneyHOST
So what do you think? we're going to see on Sunday and from a Wolves fan's perspective why does your heart say the result's going to be and what does your head say the result's going to be?
Dave AzapardiGUEST
It's funny you bring up some of those games as well I think the one at Molineux I remember I think it was I think it was Gianfranco Zola I don't know if it was his first game or he was desperate for a win and you've been on a horrible run and you beat us at Molineux I think it's when David Davies scored and celebrated right in front of the South Bank I only got a little bit then.
Dave AzapardiGUEST
But I was going to say, I think I've been to St Andrews for a Wolves-Blues game three times and Wolves have got three wins and I'm going on Sunday, unfortunately.
Craig CourtneyHOST
I've just had a banning order put on you so you're taking a baston to the club.
Frank LeboeufPANELIST
It's always good when a, especially a foreign player comes and, and adapt very quickly.
Frank LeboeufPANELIST
Um, like I've seen, for example, Gianfranco Zola signing and, uh, and being effective, uh, and efficient i- immediately.
Frank LeboeufPANELIST
Uh, but it, it depends on the, also on the teammates and the, and also the results.
Frank LeboeufPANELIST
So as, as soon as the teammates will be, I would say, better spot on, uh, on the, every, uh, um, element of the game, the, Bakola can follow.
Abby CarterGUEST
do one-on-one practice after games, after home games.
DaveHOST
Nick tells him that he wants to replace him in Franco Zola, and that's it.
Abby CarterGUEST
I think that's exactly how the story starts, yeah.
Abby CarterGUEST
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