Talking Devils - A Manchester United Podcast

Legendary football journalist Paddy Barclay and Manchester United author and producer Wayne Barton return for the second season of their acclaimed history series on Manchester United. In this series they discuss the early years of Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.   Episode One focuses on Ferguson's early managerial career at St. Mirren and Aberdeen, and how and why he was identified as the...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's end to the season. A final defeat to Villarreal has meant a harsher spotlight for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who enters a critical summer for his time in charge of the club. Paul and Wayne discuss this, potential transfers, the player and goal of the season, and also the news that Jimmy Murphy is to...

Wayne Barton is joined by Calum Best and director Tom Boswell to discuss the new film 'True Genius' which will air on BT Sport directly after the Europa League Final tomorrow. Talking Devils is brought to you in association with Classic Football Shirts. Listen to the show to get an exclusive discount code of 10%. Review the podcast and post that review to @TalkOfTheDevils on Twitter for a chance t...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. The final two games of the league season have been played - United finished second but still have a way to go. Paul gives his incredible insight about playing for United in Europe, how important it was, and how he views being seen as a player from one of the greatest sides in t...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. Defeats to Leicester and Liverpool have provided a harsh look at life without Harry Maguire. Paul and Wayne cover this and also reminisce about the Cliff. Talking Devils is brought to you in association with Classic Football Shirts. Listen to the show to get an exclusive discou...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. United qualified for the Europa League Final so Paul and Wayne congratulate Ole on his work so far, before Paul is then subjected to a barrage of listener questions. Will he get through them all? Talking Devils is brought to you in association with Classic Football Shirts. List...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. The bore draw at Leeds is on the table but doesn't get the pair nearly as animated as today's announcement of the first two names in the Premier League Hall of Fame. Talking Devils is brought to you in association with Classic Football Shirts. Listen to the show to get an exclu...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. However, the main and primary topic is the controversial European Super League that has been announced - Paul and Wayne give their initial thoughts on it.  In the podcast Wayne mentions the former referee Jeff Pettitt. Jeff was a linesman when Paul scored his last ever goa...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. It was a good week for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men, with wins at Granada and Spurs to strengthen their position in the Europa League and Premier League. There was a bit of refereeing drama in both games though most notably at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as a goal was controver...

To mark the release of True Genius - the family-backed biography of George Best, which is out today - author Wayne Barton reads an excerpt. This passage is from the chapter entitled 'On the Shoulder of Giants' and looks at the landscape in which George was introduced into at Manchester United when he was a teenager arriving from Belfast. You can order the book now on Amazon in hardback and on Kind...

Dave Murphy asks the questions to author and regular host Wayne Barton in anticipation of Wayne's book True Genius, a biography of George Best, which is published on Thursday, April 8. Dave asks number of listener questions about the process of writing the book, and the podcast also features exclusive clips from just a handful of interviews undertaken for the book. Included are memories of Eddie H...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. United won against Brighton in a game that was more impressive for persistence than quality - but a little quality would be nice from the forthcoming games against Granada and Spurs, both previewed. With the release of Wayne's book on George Best this week, Paul shares some spe...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week. First came the impressive win in Milan, then came the unimpressive defeat in Leicester. Naturally, Solskjaer received more criticism than praise this week, and although most of it was over the top as usual, it could be argued he made things difficult for himself. Will the new h...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's games this week - the draw with Milan and the win against West Ham. It was a strange week in which you could credit the players, question the manager, and also sort of understand how and why it all happened as it did. The return against Milan, and the FA Cup game with Leicester are also preview...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's win at Manchester City. It was a great win with some really strong performances - but despite this, Paul and Wayne talk about being here many times before, and why it's important to not invest in false hope. The games against Milan and West Ham are also previewed. For this week, until Saturday,...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's draw with Chelsea. Was it a penalty? Wasn't it? Paul and Wayne have differing views on the incident, but agree that a draw was a fair result and reflection of where United are. Is Ole holding the team back or getting the most from them?  The following week is previewed. United's unbeaten a...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's draw with West Brom. It was a poor performance and a poor result, despite Harry Maguire's insistence that 'nobody creates many chances' at the Hawthorns. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces a couple of big dilemmas to make the most of what he has for the rest of the season. The games against Sociedad an...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's draw with Everton and huge win over Southampton. It's an eventful podcast - Paul remembers the way Munich was commemorated in the 90s, and then we move to the present day and another 'mixed week' - something we've been saying a lot in the last two years, with this week's show marking the annive...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's draw at Arsenal. Just a couple of weeks ago a draw against a big rival was seen as a good result. Now, not so much, though that might have something to do with the defeat to Sheffield United in midweek which deflated everyone. Paul and Wayne also preview the forthcoming week. Talking Devils is...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss the fantastic FA Cup win over Liverpool. It was a big moment for the players and manager - with plenty of praise coming for Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes. The games against Sheffield United and Arsenal are previewed, whilst Paul and Wayne also reflect upon the anniversary of Eric Cantona jumping i...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's draw at Anfield. It was definitely a good result and a decent performance and yet it was an afternoon where there were signs of how close United are if only for one or two tweaks. What are those tweaks? Listen and find out. The game against Fulham and the FA Cup tie with Liverpool - where there...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's Christmas period. United had some good results and all the talk is about a title challenge. So how realistic is it? The pair also discuss the sad passing of Tommy Docherty. Talking Devils is brought to you in association with Classic Football Shirts. Listen to the show to get an exclusive disco...

Manchester United author Wayne Barton is joined by TalkOfTheDevils social media manager Dave Murphy to take a look at 2020. How are United placed under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer two years into his reign? What needs to improve on the pitch and behind the scenes to take United to the next level? It's a bumper edition to get through to 2021. Talking Devils is brought to you in association with Classic Foo...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's wins over Sheffield United and Leeds United. On last week's show Paul suggested two victories would put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team in a title race - so how does he feel about that now? Was Ole right to drop De Gea in midweek or could it lead to problems down the track? How good were United and...

Manchester United Premier League winner Paul Parker joins United author Wayne Barton to discuss United's game against Manchester City and elimination from the Champions League. Why bother judging managers on their capability to get the club into the tournament if you're not going to take it seriously once you're there? It is a serious time for the ambition of the owners to be questioned with such...