No Nonsense

Travel back with us to the glorious early 2000's as we take you through a cult classic and arguably the most popular football film of all time - Bend it Like Beckham. Which much less beloved Man United legend was the film initially going to be named after? How did it become such a success? Why is the football so bad in the football film? Why is Jonathan Rhys Meyers so creepy as the coach? All...

Rumours of Cristiano Ronaldo's demise have been greatly exaggerated as he lifted yet another trophy and scored yet another important goal, this time helping Portugal lift the 'coveted' Nations League title against rivals Spain. Ronaldo just keeps going and just keeps scoring, and it must be becoming a bit of a headache for the Portugal team...or is it? The starboy once again lit up...

You'd be forgiven for thinking a final with 5 goals and incredible performances was a classic Champions League final. But unfortunately for Inter Milan, it was a pummeling for the ages by PSG as they finally get over the European finish line. As an Mbappé-less PSG win the Champions League, it's easy to forget that they are still the bad guys and this is probably not great for the sport a...

The year of the cup upsets continued as Crystal Palace won their first major trophy in their history beating Man City 1-0 in Wembley. In a game with two big VAR calls that were both wrong, Dean Henderson was the star of the show both on and off the pitch. What next for Man City and for Pep Guardiola as the fizzling out continues. In a social media storm that you haven't heard about, Gary Line...

CONGRATULATIONS WILL AND ORNA That's right, everyone, it's a solo pod, just me and my hangover after one of the best weekends ever. Arsenal and Liverpool played a friendly game with not an awful lot on the line for either team. The real story was Trent Alexander-Arnold being booed by the Anfield faithful as he was subbed on in the second half.  Nottingham Forest faces an uphill battle to...

In a surprise to no one, Liverpool weren't fully at their best after their title celebrations as they lost to Chelsea, in a game where Cole Palmer broke his 'cold' streak. The biggest news in the Premier League this week was probably the official 'here we go' of Trent Alexander Arnold announcing he'd be leaving Liverpool once his contract is up at the end of the seaso...

Mercifully, Liverpool finally became mathematical Premier League Champions once and for all to all but wrap up the season. Arne Slot sang Jurgen Klopps name after the game as red (and blue) flare smoke surrounded the stadium. An amazing job from Slot to win in his debut season, but a title that reflects even better on Jurgen Klopp as he seemed to see the vision before anyone else. You'd be fo...

The Premier League grinds to its ever extending halt, as Liverpool are now just one win away from sealing the title. Meanwhile the battle for 5th is actually getting interesting. As Man City scored a last minute winner against Aston Villa to propel themselves into third and Aston Villa down to 7th, we can't help but feel for Ollie Watkins who must be (and confirmed actually is) asking what th...

Cathal is back from his holidays and just in time for all the EXCITING PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION.. On his travels Cathal 'met' a former Premier League footballer and closed one of the longest running cases since the pod began. Man United lost, Arsenal drew, Liverpool won in dramatic fashion. But honestly what does it all mean and who is still watching when it's sunny out? Marmoush'...

Cathal is away on his holidays this week which means the dreaded SOLO POD makes its return. Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final thanks to two Declan Rice free kicks...no really. It must have felt nice for Arsenal as everything went right including seeing a player on the opposing team suffer a faith they've famously suffered. It looks like Van...

Summer pod has come early as the sun is shining and the Premier League is basically over once again. Any hopes of Saka's comeback goal against Fulham sparking some kind of title race chances for Arsenal were dashed just 24 hours later as Liverpool beat Everton in another Merseyside derby to extend their lead at the top. The heads of Carabao marketing must have looked on in glee as 100's...

What year is it we ask as Ireland are winning games, a boyhood Liverpool legend looks to leave his legacy behind and the German's are England's enemy once again. Heimir Halgrimmson's boys in green managed a second victory on the bounce as we beat Bulgaria 4-2 on aggregate in our Nations League playoff, and honestly, things are looking pretty good for once. As England kicked off thei...

The 70 year "curse" has been lifted as Newcastle finally win a domestic trophy. And all it took was the wealthiest owners in sports history. Eddie Howe's team looked much more up for it as they cruised to victory in the Carabao Cup final over an increasingly tired looking Liverpool team who just a few short weeks ago were on course for the illusive quad. A big week for Big Dan Burn...

Never has a game so big meant so little as Arsenal and Man United played out a 1-1 draw, that while entertaining, was another example of the season being totally finished. Man United didn't look half bad on the pitch but its still clear to see the pressure is just too much for this current crop. Off the pitch Sir Jim Ratcliffe reminded us all just how bad it is financially as he broke down wh...

While the excitement of this years Premier League may be dwindling the magic of the cup is still in full effect. But, this weekend it felt the magic was darker than ever. A horrendous high boot on Crystal Palace's Mateta was the most obvious red card in the history of football to everyone watching, except of course to the man in charge of handing out the cards Michael Oliver. A crash out of e...

And just like that it's pretty much all over! Liverpool extended their lead to 11 points against former rivals Man City as Salah continues to be head and shoulders above everyone else in the league. Arsenal dropped more points, this time to West Ham. And it's all starting to feel a bit end of days-y for Mikel Arteta as they seem set for another year in second place. Man United manage to...

A battle of the men who will not change was the most newsworthy game of the round as Tottenham beat Man United in a genuine relegation 6 pointer. Surely Man United won't slip...right? Even without Amad Diallo and a host of others? The tinfoil hats are off and our third eyes are wide open as we witnessed Liverpool be gifted two very fortunate decisions from the refereeing powers that be as the...

The magic of the cup cast it's spell over the football pyramid over the weekend, but we can't help but feel like its powers are dwindling by the day. Just as whispers began of a potential QUAD Liverpool were eliminated by bottom of the Championship Plymouth Argyle. But with a B-team fielded, do Liverpool even care? Does it matter for Plymouth? Can Will even name 8 more Championship teams...

As the 5th goal went in against Man City, you'd be forgiven for thinking maybe Arsenal had taken some of Haalands criticism to heart the last time they played. A 5-1 win for Arteta's Arsenal over Pep Guardiola's City, while maybe not a title winning game, felt like a big moment for Arsenal as they exorcised some past demons. Nottingham Forest are still in this as they hammer Brighto...

The PGMOL issued one of their first NON-apologies for a "controversial" red card was issued by Michael Oliver to Arsenal's Lewis-Skelly. Right call? Or something more sinister? Man City managed a 3-1 comeback against Chelsea, even after a disastrous debut for new defender Khusanov. New Pep deal, New Haaland deal, winning games, it's actually business as usual isn't it? Rub...

Darwin Nunez with another cult hero display as he scores not once but twice in injury time to grab Liverpool a huge win in the title race. And he did it as only he can. A tough day at the office for Artetas Arsenal as they followed up Liverpools heroic last second victory by dropping points and seeing a late game winner chalked off for handball. As Ruben Amorim confirms our suspicions that Man Uni...

The magic of the cup was in full flow as Man United and Arsenal rolled back the years to give us a dramatic game that had everything from penalties to red cards to dives and more. Kai Havertz bad run of form continues and he has now potentially cost Arsenal two trophies in one week, as the pressure begins to pile on Mikel Arteta. As Harry Maguire walked off to an ovation reserved for footballing l...

Rumours of a potential 7-0 turned out to be greatly exaggerated as Man United managed to get their act together and give Liverpool a real game under conditions that probably should have had the game called off. After a 2-2 draw we try and work out what exactly made this game so different to the routine Liverpool hammerings in Anfield that United have faced over the last few seasons, and how much o...

Happy Christmas you filthy animals! Hope your day is going ok folks. If you're here, well, it could probably be going better. In this very special episode of a no-nonsense podcast We'll prescribe some of our must-see TV viewings on Christmas Day. Some Absolutes for the rest of the season. Why Avatar 2 is the only film left worth watching And what Alexander Arnold has to think about over...

It was Christmas Eve babe! It was Christmas Eeeeeeve baaabe! Happy Christmas folks, enjoy a festive feast of football delight as we take a look back at Liverpool's "creamy" 6-3 win over the ever stubborn Ange Postecoglu's Tottenham Hotspurs. Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth are flying high halfway through the season and everyone is enjoying it except one particular Grinch. Ars...