Max Rushden and co have their say on VAR’s latest outings, dig into some transfer rumours and uncover a secret about the retiring Ronaldinho

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and debutant John Brewin for a morning-after-the-night-before chat on the use (or not) of VAR at Stamford Bridge, where Premier League Champions Chelsea needed penalties to beat Norwich and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

On the subject of Chelsea, could Andy Carroll be Antonio Conte’s answer to scoring more goals? There are trials and tribulations elsewhere in the transfer market as Alexis Sánchez waits for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to make his mind up about a move to Arsenal so he can join Manchester United. Arsène Wenger has already waved goodbye to waved goodbye to Theo Walcott, who has signed for Everton, and the FA reveals what the Arsenal manager really said to referee Mike Dean.

There is also Newcastle’s stalled takeover to be discussed, Phil Neville’s possible appointment for a role he didn’t apply for and the first reviews are in for Lukas Podolski’s kebab shop …

We’re back on Monday!