How do you marry the recent anti-gambling rhetoric in the paper and podcast with the constant talk about cheeky bets from Barry? Don’t you feel you should have also held your hands up as part of the problem? John

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Max Rushden, co-host of "Football Weekly", said: “Of all the books Jonathan Wilson has (mainly) written, this is the first one you’ll finish. Barry must have done something.” Guardian Faber has signed the first book from football podcast “the Guardian’s Football Weekly” entitled The Football Weekly Book. After 17 years of success in audio, the book sees a debut for the boys in paper format, in a book that contains all the usual nonsense jokes, trivia and unparalleled analysis that draws in millions of listeners every month. As a bonus, readers will also find Max and Barry declaring their love for one another on a Guardian Blind Date. Max Rushden: “I wasn't sure this book was going to be any good, but I didn't want to not be involved in case it was.” Photograph: Supplied by the Guardian. Barry: Tony Cascarino’s autobiography, which he wrote with the help of the Irish journalist Paul Kimmage, is probably my favourite football book, although I’m sure if I ever get around to reading any of the books written by my friend and colleague Jonathan Wilson, I might enjoy them too. As far as non-football books are concerned, I like a good murder of the kind written by the Scottish authors Ian Rankin or Val McDermid. I think the genre is called Tartan Noir. Val is, or used to be, on the board of Raith Rovers.

Plus heartbreak for Celtic, the 2030 World Cup goes to multiple continents and your questions answered. Should a fan’s right to support their football team be dependent upon that club’s ownership? Does Newcastle’s ownership by the Saudi Investment Fund make me morally obliged to stop cheering for them? Can we just accept that our club is our club, regardless of who are running the show? Michael Mand

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Currently providing expert analysis on the 2023 Premier League, the podcast regularly features at the top of the football and sports podcast charts in the UK and has won a number of sports industry awards, most recently at the Football Supporters’ Association Awards where it was named podcast of the year. Football Weekly launched in 2006 and is one of the Guardian’s longest-running and most popular podcasts, gaining over six million listens during the World Cup in December 2022. The Football Weekly podcast is available to listen on the Guardian, Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all other podcast services.Elsewhere, the wider implications this has for sport and society, particularly in Spain are discussed plus the alarming detail that Rubiales’ mum is on hunger strike. Can you remember the last time you presented the podcast together in the studio, and who were the esteemed guests? Could you ever foresee a return to the studio format or is Zoom just way too convenient? Gary