Carl Anka

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2,705 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 31 Aug

Carl Anka’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 15 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 7.

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Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show · Are Man United Premier League ready? · 3 Aug 2026 podcast

I still really want a third midfielder. voice-verified

I really want a left back. voice-verified

You can even go back to the transfer podcast we did in the studio last season where Laurie and I were going back and forth about whether or not we wanted a left back or a left winger. voice-verified

And I was leaning more towards the left back. voice-verified

Centre forward, interesting. voice-verified

I think Mbumo, Kunja and perhaps even Rashford can offer something at centre forward. voice-verified

But I would like two more signings, a number six defensive midfielder and a left back. voice-verified

And then I could start getting really giddy and start talking about the T word. voice-verified

We'll see. voice-verified

No, he's not been universally popular. voice-verified

And you're right to bring up the domestic cup final record in that it's been four, but it's been one victory. voice-verified

And that was over Tom Hotspur. voice-verified

And some of his harshest critics have pointed out the fact that he's done very well to get United to top four, top five level in the WSL. voice-verified

But when it comes to going up against the big three, going up against Man City, going up against Arsenal, and particularly Man voice-verified

Going up against Chelsea, Skinner didn't always look capable of bridging that gap. voice-verified

Now, if you are a fan of Skinner's work, you'd say, well, United at best had the fifth highest or fourth highest wage bill in WSL. voice-verified

Investment in the club was limited. voice-verified

And he was very, very good at getting a lot from relatively little compared to some of his competitive peers. voice-verified

And the fact that United did become FA Cup champions voice-verified

winners the fact that they did play Champions League football they reached the Champions League quarter final is to be applauded I'm somewhere in the middle in that there was definitely one FA Cup final against Chelsea where one too many performances against Chelsea where I believe Skinner had possibly taken the club as far as it could have gone and they needed to be you know a fresh pair of eyes voice-verified

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