Liam Twomey

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1,671 appearances 14 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 9 Sep

Liam Twomey’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · What If... Abramovich bought Spurs instead of Chelsea? · 6 Sep 2026 podcast

Michael Bridges? voice-verified

Yeah, it was massive. voice-verified

It w you know, it wasn't just the the number of players. voice-verified

I mean, a hundred million sounds pretty pedestrian now, doesn't it? voice-verified

Uh it's a sign of how the transfer market has exploded. voice-verified

But um yeah, it wasn't just the number of players, it was also the the number of players that they were reportedly bidding for on an almost daily basis. voice-verified

You know, you you heard from Chelsea players who were in the squad at the time voice-verified

I think you remember um Frank Lampard saying it, you know, it felt like every day there was a new player turning up at the training ground uh in in pre season. voice-verified

And um I think it was an exciting time for f for the players who were there, but it was also incredibly intimidating one 'cause I think a lot of them knew that they were they would either shape up or be shipped out very, very quickly. voice-verified

Um but it it it yeah it really voice-verified

really was an unprecedented uh overhaul in the in the space of a single window. voice-verified

And I think the bigger surprise was maybe that Abramovich retained the same coach, having changed all the same players. voice-verified

And I think Claudio Ranieri has been voice-verified

very honest as well in in in his uh I believe in his memoirs saying that he fully expected to be sacked when Abramic took over as as it happened, it happened twelve months later. voice-verified

But um yeah the the transformation was immediate. voice-verified

No, I th I I honestly remember there being more intrigue, I think, and the English game as a whole was very slow to recognise what Abramovich represented uh for the future of of the Premier League, for competitive balance, for s for transfer spending, for player wages, for all of those things and you know, it the threat that he posed to the voice-verified

So I don't I don't really remember the immediate voice-verified

blowback, although of course there is that very famous David Dean quote about he's he's parked his tanks on our lawn and he's firing fifty pound notes at us. voice-verified

Uh so it clearly within uh English football ownership there was some immediate hostility. voice-verified

Although clubs have still wanted Chelsea's money and deals as well. voice-verified

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