No Nonsense

And so, the sun rises over Manchester, as a new false dawn beckons for Manchester United, but maybe, just maybe this one is for real.. The Manchester derby had an incredible last 10 minutes as United managed to comeback 2-1 against City, thanks to a moment of magic from Amad Diallo and a moment of madness from Nunes. Before the game, Ruben Amorim made some big calls as he decided to leave Rashford...

After Liverpool beat Man City 2-0, Pep Guardiola and his players have reached levels of rattled never previously thought possible. This time with Pep reminding Liverpool fans of how many leagues he's won.. we think? Mo Salah continues to play his contract year perfectly, by very cleverly being arguably the best player in the world and reminding everyone of that fact week to week. Man United&a...

It took around 12 or 13 gameweeks, but the Premier League OFFICIALLY kicked in to gear. Ruben Amorim experienced his first official day on the job in a baptism of media fire. As he's interupted by superstar Ed Sheeran while trying to explaing why he can't change Man United instant. Man City lost their 5th (5th!) game in a row. And Pep explains whats going on as only he can. Also what is...

And so, the sun sets on another international campaign. Ireland had some highs and some REAL lows. To see us out, Ireland were beaten 5-0 by colonial rivals England in Wembley after 20 minutes of madness which manager Heimir Halgrimsson described as 'giving up'. But for 45 glorious minutes we were right in that game! We were right in that game until of course the VAR team bottled what lo...

4 losses in a row Pep? 4? That's insane! Things have gone from bad to historically bad as Pep Guardiola loses 4 games in a row for the first time in his managerial career as Man City lose 2-1 to Brighton. Too many injuries at once? Or is a certain looming legal issue effecting the club? We've all been there, sitting beside a stranger at 4am in their kitchen, wide eyed, telling them exact...

All eyes were on Ireland it seemed this week as Damien Duff led Shelbourne to a historic League of Ireland win, just three seasons after promotion in a campaign which captured hearts around the world. Fresh off of ignoring Duffers facetime post league win, Jose Mourinho was letting loose with an 8+ minute rant on VAR, the Turkish league, the stink of the place and everything in between. In a surpr...

Let it be known that nobody goes a full year with just one win in Europe and gets away with it at Manchester United! Erik Ten Hag tenure as United manager finally came to an end after a 3 years of poor league results and great domestic success. We take a look back at where it all went wrong and ask how bad was he really? It's a dark day for football as far as Real Madrid are concerned as Rodr...

The most successful international break in pod history as Ireland actually WON a game of football, and it wasn't even against Gibraltar this time! Just as things looked up after beating Finland, Ireland were halted by an impassioned Greece team, honoring their late teammate George Baldock.  Lee Carsley's England also lost to the Greeks, prompting Carsley to strike out in the post-match p...

We are rapidly leaving the 'too early to tell' timezone and starting to see how the Premier League is really shaping up this year. Erik Ten Hag was given the dreaded 2 games to turn it around and managed a a draw against Porto and a draw against Aston Villa, so what happens now? Man United fans nostalgia haas reached sad new levels as they long for the mid 2020's. As Cole Palmer cal...

Is it that time of the year already? It feels like a game that decides the Man United manager's tenure is over comes around earlier every season. Man United suffered an embarassing 3-0 home loss to Tottenham. Another in a long line of poor results which see's the pressure really piled on Erik Ten Hag. After their 'spicy' game last week and the subsequent discussions around Arse...

A rare one game review of the Premier League this week as Arsenal and Man City played out an absolute classic, but not the type of classic you'd usually expect. Arsenal are insistent on becoming the bad boys of the league, and they could not have picked a worse time in history to decide this. We have a real rivalry on our hands with angry post match press conferences, injuries, and an absolut...

One nil to the Arsenal in the North London Derby as Ange Postecoglou's Ultra attacking Tottenham came up short against Mikel Arteta's defensively air tight (yes that's right) Arsenal. Despite it not being the only problem for Tottenham, losing by one goal from another set piece mad Postecoglou look at best naive and at worst stubborn. Despite all this Tottenham Hotspur can look forw...

One of the worst international breaks in Ireland history comes to a close with yet another 2-0 loss to Greece. Not a great start from Heimir Hallgrimmson, and the knives are already out in the media from former players and pundits. John O'Shea has his work cut out for him to turn this one around. The #Barclaysmen trend has taken social media by storm, and we've got some thoughts on yet a...

A dark day for Irish football as Declan Rice and Jack Grealish come back to haunt us duing an incredibly bleak game in Dublin. What's next for the Irish mens football team we ask, as we seem to look worse every game. We also cast an eye over the rest of the esteemed Nations League. The news never stops at Chelsea, and this week was no different as co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake desperate...

What year is it? Haven't we been here before? A groundhog day episode of the pod as Man United suffer an embarrassing loss to Liverpool where they are totally out managed in a big game as Arne Slot put the pressure on Erik Ten Hag. Arsenal dropped some points thanks to THE LETTER OF THE LAW as Declan Rice tips his way to a red card against Brighton. Man City continue to steamroll the Premier...

Gameweek 2 and the Premier League has already ramped up the madness as only it can. Noni Madueke had a whirlwind 24 hours as he accidentally posts his genuine thoughts on social media about Wolverhampton, then goes and proves it as Chelsea show that maybe they're not so crazy after all by winning 6-2 against Wolves Man United head loss counter is now officially at 1 as they somehow manage to...

And just like that the Premier League is back. But really, what can actually be taken from the opening gameweek fixtures apart from a certain relegation and how doomed a certain London club are. As the players keep coming in the doors of the Chelsea gym, Raheem Sterling's camp took to social media right before their opening game against Man City as he was left out of the squad entirely. As Ko...

The time is almost upon us, who will rise above the trials and tribulations this season in the heated battle for second place behind Man City? On the full Ultra's only episode, we go through the contenders and give each of them their reasoning behind why they could finish anywhere from 2nd to 7th. To hear the full bumper 1.5 hour episode head to the link below! Support the show

Dread it, run from it, but a new Premier League season is upon us. But not before the traditional curtain raiser as Man United tried valiantly to stop Man Citys march to a quintuple. Are we set for yet another season of Man City dominance? As the signings keep flooding in to Chelsea, we contrast the amount of signings they've made since the Todd took over versus the rest of the top 6. Mikel A...

Just 9 more days folks, stick with us! The pre season grinds to a close with possibly the quietest week in pod history. Conor Gallagher's move to Atletico Madrid is confirmed as he is officially kicked out of Chelsea. That'll teach ye for spending your young adult life being thought everything you know by the club! Man United maverick André Onana gave a pretty wild interview where he spo...

We're calmly floating in a metaphorical tire down the river of pre season football. To kick us off we cast an eye at the Olympics and report on all of the scandal and none of the games as it all kicked off between Argentina and Morocco. We brush over the pre season and bring you all of the punches, tugs of war, injuries and bad defending from Chelsea and Man United mostly, Leny Yoro we hardly...

The summer pod is here and while there is no football to talk, off the pitch, ironically, it has been kicking off. After Enzo Fernandes filmed his Argentinian teammates singing an insulting chant about the French national team, there has been severe fallout from Chelsea teammates and even at a presidential level. Gareth Southgate hung his metaphorical jeans up once and for all as he resigned from...

The Euro 2024 final has passed, a record 4 European championship in the bag for Spain, the years of hurt continue for England. Could Southgate have loosened the shackles a little more? Was there too much focus on Bellingham ball? Did anyone give Spain less of a chance than us? We answer all these questions and more in our final euros episode This episode was released first to our loyal Ultra'...

The 2024 Euros final is upon us as England will be facing Spain in a battle of two teams who've had very different paths to this game during the tournament. England are through, and its all down to the genius that is Gareth Southgate..or at least that's probably how it will be remembered. You have to feel for the Netherlands after a controversial referee, had a controversial game. A star...

The Euro's quarter final stage is wrapped up, and could it get any more exciting!? (yes) Here's a little preview of a taster of our quarter final coverage. Toni Kross wrapped up his career as he lived out a lifelong dream of being 'that kind of player' and leaving the boot in on some Spanish wonderkids. Spain got through Germany and into the semi finals, but has the damage alre...