Football Between The Lines

Despite being desperate to talk about anything other than Palace or Spurs, Dan & Flav do discuss their respective team’s defeats to Fulham and Ipswich in today’s podcast, alongside chat about Manchester City’s unprecedented fourth straight loss under Pep, Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal and Liverpool’s remarkable start to life under Arne Slot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav discuss European outings for Spurs, Manchester United and Chelsea; they also offer their views on Gary Cotterill’s press conference clash with Ruben Amorim and look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League games with all sorts at stake at the top and bottom of the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Flav & Dan sort through a chaotic Premier League weekend which saw Arsenal lose at Newcastle, City beaten away at Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest climb to 3rd (THIRD) in the table. There’s also talk on West Ham under Lopetegui, whether or not football fans lack staying power and a rant from Dan on the pathetic modern version of Scalextric. Learn more about...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav react to the news that Rúben Amorim has officially been announced as Manchester United’s new manager. They also discuss the midweek batch of EFL Cup games, with plenty of frustration aimed towards those who’ve scoffed at fans for being happy to get into the quarter- finals, alongside a preview of the Premier League weekend in prospect. Learn more a...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav react with lightning speed to the news that Erik Ten Hag has left his position at Manchester United. They also delve into the game between Palace & Spurs, discuss the glut of late goals across the division and rally against the TV blackout which stops games being legally shown on UK screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav discuss the magic of Mikey Moore, Jose Mourinho grabbing the headlines once again and whether or not Dan would like to see the Portuguese take over at Selhurst one day. There’s also a love letter to football from Flav after a recent experience he had at QPR, a preview of Arsenal v Liverpool & some discussion about Sunday’s clash between Palace & Sp...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav ask whether or not Liverpool can be considered title contenders and if not now, when? They also discuss Arsenal’s 10 man defeat at Bournemouth, the growing trend of conspiracy theories across multiple fan-bases, a weekend of vindication for Ange Postecoglou and a glorious social media exchange between the admins of both Watford and Luton Town. Lear...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav react to the news that Thomas Tuchel has officially been announced as the new England manager. Does it matter that he’s German? If it does, then who else should have taken it? Will he win us the World Cup? Would the Daily Mail change their mind if he did? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On todays Football Between The Lines, Flav & Dan look at England’s 3-1 win over Finland, pondering Lee Carsley’s post-match comments, does he want the job? They’re not even sure if he knows the answer himself. There’s talk of who might come in instead of him, with Tuchel the bookies favourite and Pep Guardiola lurking in the background; lastly, they discuss Scott McTominay and his Italian adventur...

Today, Dan & Flav discuss England’s Nations League defeat at home to Greece as well as Lee Carsley’s comfort with not taking the job and why that’s something to be admired. They also look at the backlash created by Jurgen Klopp’s formal announcement as part of the Red Bull family and ponder which club, if any, would fit well with Gareth Southgate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan forces Flav to discuss Spurs’ second half collapse away at Brighton, Everton’s Twitter admin creates a storm, Liverpool, City & Arsenal keep on rolling, is there any tangible long-term plan at Old Trafford? + Andy Carroll bags a brace on a French park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav pick the bones out of all the major talking points from the seemingly endless stream of European fixtures across the week. A historic night for Aston Villa at home to Bayern, routine victories for Arsenal and Manchester City, Liverpool’s Slot machine keeps on paying out + 5 wins on the spin for Spurs and Chelsea as Manchester United continue to exi...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Dan & Flav discuss Manchester United’s capitulation at a rain-soaked Old Trafford and ponder whether or not Cole Palmer is the best player in the league. Dan goes on an elongated rant about spaghetti hoops and Jose Mourinho does the most “Jose” thing ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s Football Between The Lines, Flav explains why Spurs beating the Azerbaijani Champions means they’re about to win the lot; Manchester City’s legal battles take another turn, the lads wonder why everyone’s always so f***g miserable on social media and Andy Carroll is toasted once more thanks to his love for football, Bordeaux and life in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, we’re joined by Paul Machin from Redmen TV to discuss the impact Arne Slot has made on Merseyside since stepping into the Anfield dugout as Jurgen Klopp’s replacement. What has he changed? How have the fans taken to him? How does the future look with big players seeing their current contracts coming to an end & can Liverpool feasibly challenge for the title t...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, we pick apart the madness from Manchester City v Arsenal at The Etihad yesterday, rejoicing at the return of aggro to the top of our game; offer praise to Unai Emery and Arne Slot for their respective starts this season, ask whether Chelsea’s project is actually working after all and bask in the reflective glow of Andy Carroll’s return to football with Bordea...

Today’s Football Between The Lines is a pretty busy one. We talk about the re-worked Champions League format, David Raya’s double penalty save last night, Reading’s ongoing ownership problems, Trent Alexander-Arnold potentially buying Nantes, Brennan Johnson’s turbulent week and plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s Football Between The Lines, we pick the bones out of Arsenal’s win at Tottenham in the North London Derby, examine the end of Arne Slot’s honeymoon period at Liverpool, scratch our heads at Everton collapsing again and marvel at the sheer beauty of QPR’s last-gasp leveller away at Sheffield Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s Football Between The Lines we preview the North London Derby; picking apart Flav’s thought process heading into the inevitable chaos. We also discuss Mikel Arteta’s new deal at Arsenal, Ronaldo’s comments on Erik ten Hag, John Textor’s ongoing attempts to take over at Everton and the glorious rise of the Barclaysman trend on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, we discuss England’s win over Ireland in Dublin, Lee Carsley’s suitability for the job and the storm in a teacup created by his decision not to sing the national anthem. Flav and Dan also pick apart the rumblings on a looming civil war in the Chelsea boardroom and the inflammatory quotes given by Newcastle Sporting Director Paul Mitchell about the situation h...

Lee Carsley's first game, San Marino win a match, Ronaldo hits 900 goals, the curious case of Ernest Nuamah, Steve Maclaren gets started in Jamaica, we read your emails, and Dan tells a story about how he discovered Lionel Messi... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Storey is the Chief Football Writer at the i and this season, he’s undertaking the gargantuan task of visiting and writing a feature about all 92 clubs across the top four tiers of the English game. Dan caught up with him to find out about the motivations behind the challenge, how many he’s already ticked off, what the schedule looks like and plenty more. You can read all of the pieces already...

On today’s Football Between The Lines, we discuss Liverpool easing to a victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford, Declan Rice’s red card, the chaos that unfolded from the 87th minute onwards between Everton and Bournemouth on Merseyside and Erling Haaland continuing to put up superhuman numbers in front of goal for Manchester City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

The summer transfer window is now closed and unlike many a recent Deadline Day, yesterday actually had its fair share of drama. We discuss Raheem Sterling’s late move from Chelsea to Arsenal on loan, Jadon Sancho swapping Old Trafford for Stamford Bridge with an obligation to buy thrown in, Ivan Toney taking the chance to move to Saudi Arabia and Dan’s traditional Deadline Day fry-up. Learn more a...

Today on Football Between The Lines we welcome Jay (@jaymotty on Twitter/X) from Stretford Paddock to discuss all things Manchester United. How are their supporters feeling about Erik ten Hag? Have Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS kept fans on side during the early days of their time in the boardroom? How long will it take for them to mount a serious title challenge and what does Jay expect going into...