That Peter Crouch Podcast • 23 April 2025

Ashley Cole’s INSIDE Analysis: “He’s Got EVERYTHING to Succeed” - England’s Future Superstars?

On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, something totally unexpected happens—Ashley Cole drops in for an impromptu visit while out in Portugal with Crouchy, catching the lads completely off guard!

With Chris still away and sunning himself on a well-earned holiday, and Sids dialing in from the Chumbawum-bar, this one turns into an unplanned but surprisingly insightful deep dive.

Ashley shares his behind-the-scenes coaching insight from his time with England's U21s, analysing the most exciting young players in English football right now—including Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri, and Morgan Gibbs-White—explaining what separates arrogance from confidence in the next generation.

The group also debates whether the Championship-to-Prem gap is now impossible to cross, and whether the so-called ‘mid-table’ teams are actually leveling up faster than you think…

Oh, and it wouldn’t be a classic Pod without a bit of chaos: limbs chat, golf games, and an eBay XI that nobody asked for featuring David “Buy Now” and Erik Ten Haggle.

As ever, absolutely no structure, but loads of laughs.

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00:00 – Intro

00:01:22 – Ashley Cole casually walks past?

00:03:02 – Ashley about standout U21 player

00:04:12 – Ashley on Myles Lewis-Skelly's maturity

00:05:27 – Man City’s interest in Morgan Gibbs-White: Is he ready?

00:09:07 – Ashley on Max Dowman and how early hype = pressure

00:11:10 – Lewis-Skelly’s confidence vs arrogance debate—Ashley reacts to the Haaland celebration

00:13:30 – Is the Championship-to-Premier League gap too big now?

00:15:25 – Can Nottingham Forest sustain their rise?

00:17:17 – Ashley’s potential future as a manager