No Nonsense

Say it quietly, but we are approaching squeaky bum time in the Premier League. The much hyped top of the table clash between Man City and Arsenal ended up a 0-0 borefest. Much to the annoyance of Pep who took it out on Jack Grealish, and Roy Keane who took it out on Erling Haaland. The return of Harvey Barnes was good news for Newcastle as he helped them in a comeback against West Ham, but off the...

The international break has come to an end, and with that comes a whole slew of paper talk. John O'Shea's pals in the media and the Ireland squad have been calling for him to get the job officially after a classic 0-0 draw followed up with a 1-0 loss to Switzerland. Rumours abound that Roy Keane has met with the FAI three times over the manager role, uh oh. Speaking of rumours, England m...

The international break is here and there sure were some friendlies on show. The John O'Shea interim era began with a pretty respectable 0-0 against former world ranking leaders Belgium. But what does this really mean in the grand scheme of things? Endrick officially arrived on the international scene with his first goal for Brazil in 1-0 win over rainbow cross wearing England, what does this...

The magic of the cup was in full effect over the weekend as there were comebacks, classics and chaos galore in the F.A Cup Quarter Finals. Man United and Liverpool played out an all time classic 4-3 which had a whole lot of goals, huge moments not much defending,  a 120th minute winner from Amad Diallo and even a surprise goal from Antony. After the game Jurgen Klopp kicked off a theme of the week...

*Apologies for audio issues on this episode! Back to crystal clear audio honey from next episode on. We're back with another preview of our Ultra's only midweek episode with all of the action from the Champions League. Arsenal managed to finally get past the round of 16 despite a valiant Porto effort. The game saw Raya make some huge saves in the first penalty shootout in the competiton...

After a heated war of words involving Trent, Dias, Haaland, Walker, Klopp and Pep, Man City and Liverpool played out an exciting 1-1 draw full of missed chances and controversial decisions. We ask once again what exactly are the rules and consult the F.A's own rulebook to see what constitutes a 'high foot' after Doku narrowly escaped giving away a last minute penalty. Mike Dean catc...

Man United suffered yet another Manchester derby defeat as it seems to get easier for Man City every single time. In a game which saw the best and worst of Marcus Rashford Speaking of Rashford, he firmly placed himself in the news before the game with a Players Tribune piece where he re-affirmed his love for the club and told his haters, doubt him if you dare. At the top of the league Liverpool cl...

A momentus day for Klopp's Kids as his injury ridden Liverpool side filled with academy prospects managed to topple the so called "billion pound bottle jobs" Chelsea. Is this narrative fair on Chelsea? And is Klopp right to feel like this was a bigger win than their Champions League and Premier League? How will playing this collection of youngsters effect Liverpool's potential...

A special preview of the Ultras only midweek Patreon episode, where we cover round two of the worst set of Champions League knockouts ever! Arsenal sunk to a last minute goal from Porto after 90 minutes of no shots on target, is inexperience in Europe costing the competitions 3rd overall outright favourites? The loss of away goals and the rise of the Man City machine has killed the excitement for...

We are entering crunch time in the Premier League, but it seems the usual Man City steamrolling has not kicked fully in to gear just yet. After a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, Pep Guardiola launches his latest biting attack on fellow manager Pochettino. As likeable as ever that Pep! We ponder the future of Caoimhin Kelleher as he performs well for Liverpool. With fellow countryman Gavin Bazunu currently...

A special preview of this weeks Ultras only bonus episode where we talk through a pretty drab set of Champions League fixtures and come to terms with our age and mortality! On the full episode we also talk about Man City as they cruise their way to back to back trebles, despite whatever Pep may say in the press conferences. With Mbappé leaving for real this time, is this the end of the PSG we all...

We are back in more ways than one as we return to recording the pod IN PERSON after a few months of being over 5000 miles away from each other. We try wrap our heads around the lawmakers newest crazy idea for football, the BLUE card and ask what does this mean for the dark arts? Arsenal get their revenge and then some by sticking it to West Ham 6-0 in their own stadium Gary Neville and Roy Keane m...

Liverpool announced manager Jurgen Klopp is officially set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, we ponder what or who is next for the club, how will this effect the rest of the season, our thoughts on the goodbye video and is this really as much of a surprise as it seems? In stark contrast, over at Barcelona, Xavi has also announced he's set to leave his management role at the end of...

It's Ivan Toney's world and we're all just living in it as the striker had the red carpet rolled by Brentford out for a hero's welcome after his lengthy ban for gambling. Toney just couldn't help himself as he continued his new role as football's pantomine villain with some blatant cheating followed up by a spot of lying after his free kick goal against Nottingham For...

WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES ON THIS EPISODE. IF THE AUDIO GETS KNOCKED OUT OF SYNC AROUND HALF AN HOUR IN DELETE AND THEN RE-DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED! APOLOGIES! Jadon Sancho officially left Manchester United on "loan" back to Borussia Dortmund, so where does he rank in the pantheon of all time worst United signings in the last ten years? Man United were in action als...

With the winter fixtures coming thick and fast we decided to take a little break from our usual Premier League coverage and instead sat down and binged the latest Netflix football offering - Captains of the World. We go through each episode of the show as it shows us the 2022 Qatar World Cup from the perspective of some of the teams captains, and shows us some very rare behind the scenes footage f...

This episode was recorded early on Saturday before the latest round of fixtures, but we managed to actually be totally accurate on Man United's latest false dawn and how it's all changed this year for Arsenal! A dramatic 3-2 comeback against title contenders Aston Villa and a Holjund miracle goal seemed like the beginning of another new era for Man United, but some dramatic celebrations...

Merry Christmas or should we say Feliz Navidad, as we bring you the third annual Christmas day special, this time LIVE from Mexico! The naughty 11 of players that were BANNED for Christmas Our absolute locked in guarantees for the rest of the season. And of course we take a look at the TV Guide to let you know what to watch today RATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY TO HELP US UP THE CHARTS! Leave us a 5 st...

Liverpool vs Man United was not the game everyone was expecting, as instead of another 7-0 hammering, it was a dull 0-0 draw in an unusally quiet Anfield. The latest incident in a season heavily impacted by 'football psychology'. Van Dijk was clearly not happy after the game and maybe even already feeling the pressure of being top, much to the delight of Roy Keane. Sean Dyche's Ever...

In the latest twist in the cesspool that is Football X (formerly known as Twitter) a new character has emerged, Joey Barton, playing the part of mysoginist. But is this really how he feels or is he just playing the same game as so many others have before him. Unai Emery's Aston Villa saw off Arsenal and Manchester City with back to back wins and have officially arrived as the team to watch th...

WTF asked Erling Haaland after a bizarre referee error saw a controversial end to a thrilling 3 -3 draw between Man City and Spurs. A game where Ange Postecoglu's Tottenham showed once again without a shadow of a doubt that they stand on business no matter what. Erik Ten Hag could be in trouble as an especially mopey Manchester United looked hopeless in a 1-0 loss to Newcastle. Are the early...

A special preview of this weeks Ultras only bonus episode where we talk the closing stages of the last ever old school Champions League group stages which featured controversy and mad results galore. Newcastle were 'ROBBED' of a historic second victory over PSG thanks to a last minute VAR intervention, a case of corruption or just plain old football? Man United let a 2 goal lead slip aga...

Things went from bad to worse for Everton as two minutes into their Premier League protest Garnacho scores "the best goal ever" according to some with an incredible bicycle. But was it really all that incredible? A last minute winner from Kai Havertz puts Arsenal top of the league somehow, even in the midst of the ongoing Ramsdale vs Raya goalkeeper struggles. Man City and Liverpool draw...

Yet another international break comes to a close and it also looks like Stephen Kenny's time is over as Ireland manager also after a 1-0 loss to the Netherlands caps off one of the worst qualifying groups in Irish history.  Everton got the book thrown at them as they recieved an unprecedented 10 point deduction for FFP breaches. We ponder why now and why not Man City? As the question now beco...

What looked like a dud round of fixtures to prepare us for the hum drum of the international break turned out to be a possible pivotal week in the title race. Manchester City dropped two points to expert parade rainers Chelsea fc. A team with undoubtedly talented players and a proven coach, are Chelsea a sleeping giant or a collection of talented individuals with fleeting feelings of motivation? T...