Managing Sunderland is a 'DREAM', Watkins vs Haaland & TRUTH About Hartlepool Exit! | Kevin Phillips

Former Watford, Sunderland, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Brom, Birmingham, Blackpool, Crystal Palace & Leicester City player Kevin Phillips is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.
Kevin Phillips sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his incredible goalscoring ability as a player to his early life as in football management.
The former England forward talks about how his recent sacking at Hartlepool came as a huge shock and that he’s eager to get back into management should the right opportunity arise.
Kevin and Sam also chat about Sunderland, the fans and how the two of them would make a great combination to fill in the vacant managerial position.
They then talk in depth about winning the European Golden Shoe award and how Kevin was incredibly unlucky to have only been capped 8 times for England.
Finally Kevin mentions his cult hero status at Crystal Palace and also what it was like playing in Soccer Aid alongside some of the biggest Hollywood A-listers.
All of this and more in the latest episode of the No Tippy Tappy Football series, brought to you by William Hill.
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0:00 Intro with Kevin Phillips, Lowest relegation points tally & Aston Villa in the Champions League.
8:20 Neil Warnock back in football, Shock Hartlepool exit & Next Sunderland manager.
26:20 Adaptability in football, Keiran McKenna & Play-Off finals.
43:00 Winning the European Golden Shoe, Haaland Team Of The Season & Unlucky with England.
52:25 Sam trying to sign Kevin, Playing for rival clubs & Crystal Palace legend.
1:00:20 Quick Fire Questions

[@CaraghMurphy19]

I'd love big Sam back with phillips

[@Spanna72]

Best player Ive ever watched in a Sunderland shirt in 50yrs of supporting. Fairytale return as new Head Coach would give the club/fans a much needed bit of optimism.

[@kevinbailey3384]

We had him at Ipswich, and could have signed him, but the powers that be dithered and Sunderland did not. What a player

[@kevinlance1813]

I like it. A British manager with Sunderland bona fides. If KLD will get him, let him build his team, and stay out of the way it works. Cheers

[@TheTmny876able]

big Sam and superKev yes bring it on !

[@bannan61]

A great player who deserved far more caps. Fond memories of his short stay at Leicester City.

[@carlmason4153]

Nice to see Kevin, used to like to see him playing & Knocking goals in. I dont get excited at all really today with players, but Kev was one of the lads I would look out for.

[@mickcardiff3044]

Met Kevin a few times when I was a pub manager in Durham, often saw him at our karaoke on Sunday nights, his record goal tally season, lovely lad. Hope he does well in his quest for success in management. It wasn't unusual to see the occasional big star in the pub. Billy Hardy, Billy Hughes, Sunderland players, Newcastle players, wor lass every Sunday night singing with John Budgie Burridge but non as approachable and as humble as Kev Phillips.. ps. I remember singing Stairway to Heaven one karaoke night and Kev Phillips was standing right in front of me lol, he wasn't impressed..

[@garyhughes1309]

Great combo. Better than what we've had in the last few years.

[@garethmorgan7474]

Phillips was class player

[@PBazBarrett]

Yes It would be a dream come true, Big sam with Super Kev coming back to the Stadium of Light.. 😎

[@paulcook4921]

What a player KP was, hopefully gets a chance in management somewhere down the line

[@millsy1861]

Super Kev ❤️💙🦅 Best Penalty youll ever see, Palace v Watford play off final. #COYP......

[@jont508]

Loved Super Kev up the Baggies , the board not offering him a new contract when he had just helped us get promotion, in my opinion was the difference between us staying up and going down the following season, we played great football but just didn't have anyone even close to Kev's finishing ability. These owners need to give their heads a wobble in regards to sacking mangers so quickly

[@vamoose1393]

Was a great player and goal scorer, unfortunately it hasnt worked in mangement for him just yet but im sure it will, kev managed my home town club south shields and done a fine job

[@seanrobson1]

Phillips for sunderland coach

[@tastytucker981]

SUPER KEV!!!

[@Thelonerangersmate]

Legend

[@user-iy5jt9dt5s]

Super kev

[@ismith9826]

Sam AND pHILIPPS would be a great appointment

[@jackmiller-johnston8689]

Big Sam and Kev in the Sunderland dugout...let me dream

[@damsideau]

picturing Aguero and Haaland playing in the same team: that team could win 10-0 every time

[@barrynewman3337]

Great analysis Connor. Agree with everything you said. I've never known so many highs and lows..and living off hope than realistic belief. This is worst then when we were relegated to league one which is stupid as we finished in 6th up from 17th in December. We need delia to stand down Wagner to go Knapper to step up and make brave decisions quickly Academy to start producing and being played in first team Let dead wood go More performance related pay Return to Norwich city a well connected club to fanbase, and vide a versa And above all entertaining attacking football and not playing tippy tappy football Lambert style football needs to come back Club is in a terrible state from top to bottom Summer will be emotional seeing our best players sold However, 4mths and we go again with a totally different team, the only guarantees are a nice pitch and top class support and good local media O.T.B.C.

[@lmillssafc]

Would kill to see these two back at Safc together. KLD, get your wallet out lad. 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪

[@Berry-fr5wj]

Natalie has wonderful cheek bones

[@anthonydixon1282]

she's way better looking than Laura Woods that they all keep going on about

[@williamanderson8932]

Yes she would look incredible in a nice pear of black nylon she would have incredible legs as we'll as cheek bone's.🙏

[@williamanderson8932]

Yes she's hot lady would look incredible in a nice pear of black nylon stockings.

[@williamanderson8932]

Great no doubt

[@matthewdoyle3877]

Kevin Philips under rated so much

[@g123m123]

Drinking game, drink a shot every time Big Sam says "Like you mean". Probably wouldn't be able to stand by the end of the podcast haha!

[@ronan81farrell]

Count how many time sam says "like you know i mean"

[@chrismiller6317]

How I wish we would have had you at Arsenal Kev,that was a total balls up by the LEGEND that is ARSENE, Great Show as always COYG 🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️ and for Sunday COY 🔨🔨🔨 well you have to keep the faith 🙏🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣

[@johngranahan6102]

Can we have a Pre-Euros/Pre-CopaAmerica prediction one of the coming weeks

[@NoTippyTappyFootball]

👀

[@malmes999]

Come back home Lads 👍👍👍

[@TheReflectiveCoachPodcast]

I enjoy the episodes and I enjoy the guests who come on. I like Sam, but I beg he lets the guests speak more. I always think HOW much more could the guests share and give if they were given a chance to speak more

[@richardhowey3132]

Your sound technician is a cowboy. No testing , poor set up. Love the podcast though 😃

[@NoTippyTappyFootball]

Apologises just this week we had a couple of sound issues, will be sorted for next ep 👍

[@jamesburke2094]

Mid season I watched 2 or 3 villa games to see what the fuss was given their good start Similar to Spurs, they have many technically poor players and managed to win somehow, probably because the epl is so bad these days Moyes' Everton, who were 5th in their time, would wipe the floor with those novices at thfc and avfc The other day someone was on about odegard. Short memories. In the major matches mid season, for many games he was poor, same as saka, even afc fans flagged that. Come to think of it, Bolton with okocha and speed were better than the current spurs and villa teams

[@johndoe2769]

Special guest Big Sam..let the actual guest speak

[@HolloMollo8]

Watkins vs Haaland?🤣 Isak literally scored more goals than Watkins and played 1,000 minutes less😂😂😂😂

[@sc1882Q]

Do you think she supports city lads ?

[@HolloMollo8]

Watkins vs Haaland? 😂 Isak literally scored more than Watkins and played 1,000 minutes less🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mdg1867]

Used to enjoy this podcast but it's getting harder to listen to. Sick of hearing about 'those foreigners'

[@phildale8557]

I started to really get into this podcast but feel like it’s become the Big Sam show! I’d love to know how long Kev actually spoke for….. Everything that was said Sam turned it into story that he had…. Come on, this pod started really well with the guests it had but this is a quick turn off for listeners

[@connorswainston4563]

Biggest what if to Sunderland if big Sam stayed even kone looked great, don’t think we would of ever gone down and be a top team

[@jellyman123able]

Shocking decision from Raj to withdraw the contract. I will get behind the new manager and hope to be proved wrong, but I could really see us improving under Phillips. He improved our strikers massively, mark of a good coach down in the national league is to improve the squad you have. Wish him all the best in management. 🫡

[@GavinSewell-wu9ub]

Super kev