The National Curriculum

It's a brave new era for Australia as ESPN and TNC form a coalition that has 110% approval. Nick Stoll, Joey Lynch, Ante Jukic and Nick D'Urbano (with full internet but limited parking) talk all the drama of the two A-League semi-finals, discuss the good and the bad of Western United, preview the A-Liga Grand Final, propose who should start for the All-Stars and finally answer your questions. Lear...

It's election season on TNC and Nick D'Urbano has won the popular vote - but will his internet hold out long enough for him to host the pod? Joey Lynch, Josh Parish, Ante Jukic and Lachie 'Yung Boi' Flannigan are also in attendance to discuss elimination finals, commercial breaks, Dwight Yorke getting the Macarthur gig, and the APL's marquee list. Strap in - it's a big one.  Learn more about your...

Josh Parish, Joey Lynch, Nick D'Urbano and Ante Jukic discuss Ante Milicic's impending A-Liga detox on the Dalmatian Coast, and where it's all gone wrong for Macarthur. There's Garang Kuol's second late winner in two weeks, Sturridge's less than Glorious return, Adelaide wrapping up a finals berth in less than inspiring fashion, reflections on the Bakrie Group's ownership of Brisbane Roar, VAR bei...

Nick D'Urbano, Nick Stoll and debutant Lachie 'Yung Boy' Flanagan are eventually joined by Joey Lynch and then later Josh Parish to answer the people's questions (3:00), discuss a brilliant F3 derby (16:00), break-down Daniel De Silva's play of the game (35:30) in Macarthur's 4-1 loss to Melbourne Victory - who are starting to look like one of the favourites to win the Grand Final. Adelaide v Pert...

Yes, your ears do not deceive you, Nick D'Urbano has taken over hosting duties this week - gallantly fending off Joey Lynch and Nick Stoll's attempts to derail his hosting debut before reinforcement arrives in the form of Ante Jukić. This week, the boys kick things off by looking at the Central Coast Mariners ruining Wellington Phoenix's homecoming. Is this Mariner team better than Alen Stajcic's...

Nick Stoll, Josh Parish and Nick D'Urbano are joined by the returning Taryn Heddo and stuff.co.nz journo Phillip Rollo to break down the Matildas' last-gasp win over the NZ Football Ferns (0:11:05). Phil gives us an insight into the Nix's recent fortunes, and whether their long absence from NZ's shores has had an impact on their popularity and relevance (0:44:24). There's also some All Whites chat...

Josh Parish, Joey Lynch, Nick D'Urbano & Ante Jukic have their guns drawn this week as they discuss Graham Arnold staying on as Socceroos boss until the end of the qualification cycle (0:01:23). They debate the latest Matildas' squad, Ante's invitation to call up Tony G for a tactics chat, and their preferred Australian XIs (0:39:49), before analysing the 2022 World Cup draw, and predicting who wi...

Don't worry, there are timestamps! Nick Stoll has reclaimed the hosting chair this week, and is joined by Ante Jukic, Josh Parish and Joey Lynch for a Socceroos deep dive (0:02:16), as Thursday's loss to Japan leaves Australia missing out on automatic World Cup Qualification. Should Arnie stay or go for the playoffs? Who could you possibly replace him with? And where should the blame for this fail...

Join Josh Parish, Joey Lynch, Ante Jukic, Nick D'Urbano and special guest Ben Smith for an emergency deep dive into Perth Glory! Ben gives us the view from WA as the Glory part ways with head coach Richard Garcia, and digs into the identity crisis at the club's core.  Plus, our resident Cyberbully Pokuah Frimpong drops by to review Victory's dominant win in the Dub Derby Preliminary Final (0:42:38...

The people have spoken and, with Josh Parish galivanting around Canberra, they have voted for Nick Stoll to host this week's show. So things predictably spiralled out of control. This week, Stoll, Ante Jukić, and Joey Lynch get things going with a discussion on the mooted return of the A-Liga Men's All-Stars to take on Futbol Club Barcelona (8:50) before they're joined by very special guests and c...

We think the A-Liga might have finally broken Ante. Josh Parish, Nick D'Urbano, Joey Lynch, Ante Jukic, and Nick Stoll are back to break down - or indeed, have a breakdown - while analysing another week in Australian football. This week, the boys debate if Melbourne City should be held to a higher standard than the rest of the league (and if they're meeting these expectations), being gaslit in pre...

Nick Stoll's back in the hosting chair so things are loose on this week's TNC. This week, Stoll, Ante Jukic, Josh Parish, Nick D'Urbano, and Joey Lynch debate if Western United are actually for real or just real enough to beat the opposition that the A-Liga puts in front of them. Joey also goes full Australian Sokkah by unveiling a Good Bloke theory. Melbourne City's predictability, Sydney FC bein...

Josh Parish, Joey Lynch & Ante Jukic reflect on an existentially fraught week in Australian football. That is, more so than usual. With the patience of fans - and even players - beginning to run out with the APL, the streaming platform and the broadcaster, we ponder whether the new era of independence is really all it's cracked up to be (0:14:42). There's Ben Garuccio's scorpion kick (0:02:00), th...

The Jets remain box office, one job-share in replaced by another, and TNC is under 60 mins if you listen on 2.0x speed. Josh Parish, Ante Jukic, Teo Pellizzeri, Nick D'Urbano and an inappropriately dressed Joey Lynch get together to discuss the biggest and smallest talking points in Australian football, including the future of a National Second Division. Topics: National Second Division (0:01:41)...

And you thought last week was bad. As Australian football continued to come to grips with the Matildas disastrous early exit from the Asian Cup, it was hit by a fresh blow this week when the Socceroos were held to a 2-2 draw with Oman in Muscat - effectively ending their hopes of automatic qualification. But was that really a surprise? Or more of an inevitability that should have been seen coming?...

Well... that could have gone better. At least the Sokkahroos won? With a 1-0 loss to South Korea, the Matildas have been bundled out of the Asian Cup. Wading through the discourse, The National Curriculum's Ante Jukic, Teo Pellizzeri, Josh Parish, and Joey Lynch are here to break to down what went wrong, why it went wrong, and what might come next. Can the Matildas' do damage in 2023? Are the righ...

Between A-League Men, A-League Women, The Matildas, the Socceroos and subtweeting, there’s a lot going on in Australian football, so The National Curriculum is bringing in reinforcements. Debutant Pokuah Frimpong joins Ante Jukic, Nick Stoll, Nick D’Urbano, and Joey Lynch to discuss Brisbane Roar’s continued struggles (7:00), Sydney FC’s plan going off the rails (43:15), Melbourne City playing the...

COVID continues to cause chaos, but that's not going to stop Joey Lynch, Josh Parish, Teo Pellizzeri, Nick Stoll, and Nick D'Urbano from returning to discuss another big week in Australian football. This week, the boys look at City doing the same thing, but better; defend the honour of Elvis Kamsoba, explore the Sydney killbots malfunctioning, examine Sydney and Canberra going in opposite directio...

Josh, Teo, Nick, Ante and Joey discuss the six-goal thriller between City and the Wanderers - an A-League game even Ante might be prepared to admit was good fun.  Plus: the amazing goals that papered over the cracks for Victory & Adelaide, Josh Cavallo, the Matildas Asian Cup squad, and predictions for next week's matches.  VAMOS!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

With COVID playing havoc with the A-Leagues seasons, Teo Pellizzeri, Nick D'Urbano, Ante Jukic, Nick Stoll & Joey Lynch return to cast their eyes across the limited football on offer across the past week, as well as anything else that caught their attention. This week, the boys discuss Comrade Halloran defecting to Worst Korea, the Wellington Phoenix midfield conundrum, Katrina Gorry being goated,...

After a big week in Australian football, Joey Lynch, Nick Stoll, Nick D'Urbano & Ante Jukic examine the Melbourne Derby, Victory fan's angst with City, the series of failures at WSW, a possible L for the TNC brand, Max Burgess' best position, how you should spend your money this Christmas, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh Parish, Teo Pellizzeri & Ante Jukic break down Round 4 of the A-League Men season - from the "bang crash opera" of Adelaide vs Victory, to Daniel Penha's curtain call; from Ante's Western Sydney mutual termination shortlist, to the SFC killbots in desperate need of a firmware update.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Stoll, Teo Pellizzeri, Josh Parish and Joey Lynch review Round 3 of the A-League Men, featuring the return of VAR, another Sturridge no-show, crypto ticket prices, and seagulls.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Jets are box office, the Wanderers aren't, Victory’s fans are up and about, and there might be a need for some international fraud watch. Joey Lynch, Nick Stoll, Nick D'Urbano, Josh Parish, and debutant Teo Pellizzeri are back to take you through week that was in Australian sokkah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here comes the future: technical difficulties, underdone players, and unplayable pitches. The new A-League is beginning to look a whole lot like the old one... Upon the triumphant return of The National Curriculum, podcast stalwarts Joey Lynch, Josh Parish & Ante Jukić are bolstered by new recruits Nick Stoll & Nick D'Urbano to analyse and overreact to Round 1 of the new A-League Men's season.  Le...