No Question About That - a Manchester United podcast

Europa League Final Preview

22 May 2017

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#304. This week's show focuses on the Europa League final. Much like the team, Ed & Paul have been phoning in recent shows in order to ensure full fit...

Going Dark

18 May 2017

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#303. It should be a joyous moment, with thousands of Reds getting ready for the Europa League final in Stockholm next week. And yet, José Mourinho's...

Betting Everything on Europa Success

09 May 2017

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#302. In the fortnight since the last pod José Mourinho has executed on a seemingly long-held plan: to bet everything on Mancheter United winning the...

Pep's Still Got the Blues

25 Apr 2017

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#301. United scored victory over Anderlecht and Burnley to continue the push for silverware and Champions League qualification on two fronts. Victori...

Special, Again

19 Apr 2017

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#300. What a game, what an approach, what a result! José Mourinho's 'tactical masterclass' in United's defeat of Chelsea at Old Trafford was, perhaps...

David Moyes Disappreciation Society

11 Apr 2017

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#299. United came, United saw, United stuck it to David Moyes on Wearside. So, it wasn't the finest performance, but after two draws at Old Trafford i...

Remember When United Were Good?

07 Apr 2017

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#298. Ah, draws. Familiar, comforting, draws. Or terrible, boring, frustrating draws, take your pick. Ed & Paul run the rule over the West Brom and Ev...

Europa or Bust

21 Mar 2017

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#297. After a two-week break, Ed & Paul look back on United's past few games - against Bournemouth, Rostov, Chelsea and Middlesbrough. It has been a t...

We Won!

03 Mar 2017

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#296. In this week's travel delayed show, Ed & Paul look back on the League Cup Final (remember that?), celebrate United's win, celebrate the wonder t...

The Sergio Romero Special

23 Feb 2017

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#295. Three appearances for United's Argentinian No. 2 and three wins, with only one unlikely wondergoal conceded. Is the erstwhile World Cup finalist...

Obscure European Sides from the 1970s

14 Feb 2017

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#294. The last time United faced Saint-Etienne the Red Army had a penchant for smashing up European cities and the Cup Winners Cup was still a thing. ...

Foxes Outfoxed

07 Feb 2017

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#293. Victory over Leicester City. That makes United the defacto champions, right? The Reds were back to winning ways with a comfortable win at the Ki...

Transfer Deadline Day Special

31 Jan 2017

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#292. Okay, we'll level with you, neither Ed nor Paul mentioned Transfer Deadline Day once during the recording of this podcast. But they did mention ...

Can't do it on a Mild Saturday in Stoke

25 Jan 2017

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#291. In this week's pod Ed & Paul look back on United's draw with Stoke City. Despite dominating the game, the Reds needed a dramatic late equaliser...

Route One? What a Klopp-out!

18 Jan 2017

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#290. In this week's pod Ed & Paul look back on a dramatic, entertaining, if low-quality match against the old enemy Liverpool. The Reds' winning run...

All We Do Is Win

12 Jan 2017

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#289. Ed & Paul revel in another two United wins, worry a little about the impending doom facing both the World Cup and, well, the world in general, a...

The Mike Phelan Appreciation Society

04 Jan 2017

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#288. It's 2017. New year, same old story: United just keep on winning. In the past week José Mourinho's side beat Middlesbrough at Old Trafford with...

David Moyes' Red and White Army

29 Dec 2016

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#287. In the last show of 2016 Ed & Paul celebrate the fact that David Moyes manages someone else and that United beat his team 3-1. They wax lyrical...

Two Wins in a Row Special Collectors’ Edition

13 Dec 2016

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#286. For the first time in a long time, Ed & Paul get to look back on two United wins. They run the rule over the Red Devils' win over Zorya Luhansk ...

The Very Stoppable Football Machine

07 Dec 2016

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#285. United continue to confuse. After a dazzling performance in the League Cup, much duller fare was served up at Goodison Park. Ed & Paul look back...

No Medicine but Hope

29 Nov 2016

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#284. What to make of United? Handsome victory over Feyenoord in the Europa League followed by yet another deeply frustrating home draw with West Ham ...

Never Gunner Let You Down

22 Nov 2016

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#283. Another game, another solid home performance in the Premier League, another draw. It's becoming a pattern. José Mourinho's side performed well ...

It's the Wall Between Us

16 Nov 2016

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#282. It's international week so very little football of consequence is going on. In other news José Mourinho eviscerated two of his players while pl...

Pretty Sh*tty City

08 Nov 2016

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#281. Was José Mourinho's side better or Swansea City the worst team United have faced this season? Either way the Reds gained three absolutely vital...

Shots Fired

01 Nov 2016

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#280. José Mourinho's side took 37 shots against Burnley at Old Trafford and failed to score. THIRTY SEVEN. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was responsible for a...

Jose Brought His Bus

22 Oct 2016

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#279. This week Ed & Paul look back on United's thrilling 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield and debate just how parked Jose's bus was. They revel in ...

Anfield Calling

10 Oct 2016

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#278. No games this week - well none of note - with international week getting in the way of the pod's main weekly content: United! Plenty of football...

Frustration, a Noun

03 Oct 2016

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#277. It's the hope that kills you, right? The frustration in scoring just once from 24 shots at goal is not that United failed to beat Stoke City at ...

Drop It Like It's Hot

26 Sep 2016

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#276. In this week's show Ed & Paul meet to discuss United's trip to Northampton and the comfortable 4-1 win against Champions Leicester City. United ...

The Actually We're Terrible Again Edition

19 Sep 2016

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#275. After the joy and optimism of August, Manchester United have crashed into September like some sort of thing crashing into a thing it definitely ...

Talking with the Enemy

06 Sep 2016

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#274. With the derby coming up, we decided to record a little bonus episode, chatting with Bleacher Report's Manchester City Correspondent and Manches...

José vs Pep, Part XII

05 Sep 2016

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#273. Another international week, another series of pointless World Cup qualifiers. Another crap England performance? Oh yeah! Injuries? You betchya! ...

Mourinho Time

30 Aug 2016

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#272. Feels good, doesn't it? Victory. Not just any victory though, but one achieved with a goal deep into 'Fergie Time'. The players loved it, the fa...

The We're Quite Good Edition

23 Aug 2016

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#271. Comfortable victory over a decent side? Check! Two goals from new star striker? Check Check! Outstanding performance from world-class, world-rec...

Back in Business

16 Aug 2016

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#270. Back to that winning feeling. Last season United collapsed at Bournemouth - it seemed to say much about Louis van Gaal's team. No longer, with J...

#PogCash

09 Aug 2016

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#269. Same old United, always winning - at Wembley. José Mourinho's team returned to the capital just 78 days after collecting the FA Cup to bag the ...

The Season Begins!

03 Aug 2016

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#268. Summer's gone, so sang the Boo Radleys. Not a few weeks since the final Euro 2016 ball was kicked and here we are gearing up for the start of th...

Euro 2016 – La Fin

12 Jul 2016

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#267. It's over. The longest, biggest and most negative (?) European Championships in history finished with Portugal, minus a hobbling Cristiano Ronal...

Euro 2016 – Doing the Zaza

04 Jul 2016

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#266. There's a 1,000 ways to leave your lover, but even more to miss a penalty. Italy and Germany went at it hammer and tongs for 120 minutes of enth...

Euro 2016 – Home Nations REMAIN in the Tournament

23 Jun 2016

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#265. On the day the UK goes to the polls, the Euro pod looks back at the thrills and spills involved in major nations trying desperately not to go ou...

Euro 2016 – Xhaka on Xhaka

15 Jun 2016

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#264. Bonjour, et bienvenue à la deuxième Euro Cast! In this week's show Ed & Paul look back on the first round of games from France, where the host...

Euro 2016 – Tournament Preview

08 Jun 2016

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#263. Bonjour, et bienvenue à Euro Cast! Over the next month Ed & Paul cover the European Championships in France, with 23 teams chasing glory at Sta...

The End

23 May 2016

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#262. The end of United's season and for Louis van Gaal's time at the club. At least the old boy went out with some silverware to show for it after on...

Counting the Days

18 May 2016

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#261. United failed to reach the Champions League for the second time in three years. Confirmation was delayed by 48 hours, but Manchster City's draw ...

Van Gaal Bus-ted

11 May 2016

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#260. Just when Louis van Gaal's side has seemingly reached its nadir along comes a fresh blow. The FA Cup semi-final victory over Everton was a high,...

Sex, Lies and Manchester United

02 May 2016

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#259. Did you hear the one about Louis van Gaal's sex life? It was a lot more entertaining than his football team. Once again this week Van Gaal prove...

Three Day Bender

25 Apr 2016

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#258. Sore head this morning? You should have after United beat Everton at Wembley to reach the FA Cup final, following shortly on from another solid ...

The Cup Calls

19 Apr 2016

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#257. They say a week is a long time in football. It is when it comes to Louis van Gaal's unique brand of football. One step forward, how many back? U...

Destination Disaster on Louis' Broken Bus

12 Apr 2016

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#256. The fun, such as it was, couldn't last. United's run of four wins in five Premier League games was always a mirage, containing as it did a serie...

Louis, Louis, Louis

06 Apr 2016

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#255. Is this a run of form we see before us? Four wins in the past five Premier League games keeps Louis van Gaal's side in touch with Champions Leag...

Re-Bittered

21 Mar 2016

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#254. Victory! Over City! At the Etihad! Who'd have thunk it? Expectations coming into the 171st derby were low, perhaps as low as they have been at a...

Apple Maps Bad

15 Mar 2016

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#253. Just where does United's defeat at Liverpool in the Europa League ranks in terms of 'really bad days at the office'? Right up there, say Ed & Pa...

West Bromwich Ennui-Thon

08 Mar 2016

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#252. Miserable and predictable, United's away form meant it was little surprise that a jammy win over Watford was followed by a disheartening defeat ...

Sexy Football

29 Feb 2016

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#251. Horny you say? Check out United’s new-found sexy football for guaranteed satisfaction. Three victories, 11 goals scored, progress in two cup c...

Van Gaal's Toxic Legacy

16 Feb 2016

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#250. Another week, another disappointing result after United lost to a low quality Sunderland outfit at the Stadium of Light. Low quality you say? A ...

Mourinho is Coming

08 Feb 2016

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#249. They say he is a legend. No, not Wayne Rooney's acting, nor the booze the United striker was shilling, but manager-in-waiting-if-we-believe-the-...

Roo Are Ya?

18 Jan 2016

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#248. Victory! Over Liverpool! At Anfield! Look past the dull football, searingly negative approach, and predictably conservative tactics for a momen...

What Do You Think?

12 Jan 2016

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#247. Ed & Paul cover one of the most boring games to have been played during the show's run: United's 1-0 win over Sheffield United in the FA Cup thi...

Victory!

05 Jan 2016

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#246. New Year, new United. Well, not quite, but Louis van Gaal's team did at least secure victory for the first time since November as the Reds beat ...

Van Gaal on the Brink

22 Dec 2015

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#245. After a two-week break, the show this week catches up on United's three defeats over the past fortnight - to Wolfsburg, Bournemouth and Norwich ...

Hungry

09 Dec 2015

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#244. Ed & Paul look back on United's draw with West Ham at Old Trafford, asking why the team failed to score despite recording 21 shots on goal. Whil...

Good Times

01 Dec 2015

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#243. The entertainment couldn't last. United completed two bore-draws inside a week. Plus ça change. First, against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions L...

Wayne Who-ney?

23 Nov 2015

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#242. Victory for United at Watford. Louis van Gaal's momentarily stood top of the Premier League table. More than a 2-1 win at the newly promoted sid...

Lost in Translation

10 Nov 2015

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#241. Not one, but two victories for Louis van Gaal's side this week. First, United moved to within one win of qualification for the Champions League ...

Forever Dull

03 Nov 2015

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#240. How dull is Louis van Gaal's United side? Very, if the Reds' scoreless draws against Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace in the past week are anyth...

The Most Boring Derby in Memory

27 Oct 2015

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#239. Three inescapable conclusions emanate from a semi-successful week at Manchester United. First, Louis van Gaal's team is capable of mixing it wit...

To Russia, With Love

20 Oct 2015

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#238. Battered at Arsenal, comfortable victors at Everton. United's consistent inconsistency continues. Defeat in north London showcased the very wors...

This is the Juan

28 Sep 2015

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#237. United, top of the league! More than 700 days since the Reds last topped the Premier League table, Louis van Gaal's team is once again the preem...

The Second Best French Striker in United's History

22 Sep 2015

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#236. "What a waste of money," ran the Mirror headline before Anthony Martial made his United début against Liverpool earlier this month. How silly t...

Oh Yeeeeesssssssss!

15 Sep 2015

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#235. There are debuts to remember and then there is Anthony's Martial's introduction at Old Trafford on Saturday. The French teenager joined United f...

Transfer Market Special

02 Sep 2015

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#234. "Ridículo!' ran the headline in two of Spain's leading sports dailies. No translation needed. Except that the farce surrounding David de Gea's...

Bored Stiff

24 Aug 2015

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#233. Goals. There was a time when United scored them. Sometime before Sir Alex Ferguson retired, as the pod recalls. There were none as United drew w...

Friday Night Frights

18 Aug 2015

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#232. Was it Wayne Rooney's worst ever performance for United? Certainly there have been few quite so insipid as the Scouser's at Aston Villa on Frida...

Lads, it's Tottenham

10 Aug 2015

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#231. New season, new hope. Same old result. Lads, its Tottenham. Except this wasn't quite the run-of-the-mill victory over the north London side that...

The Season Starts Here

03 Aug 2015

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#230. In the first show of the new season Ed & Paul look back on the summer's transfer market, with Louis van Gaal securing five new players. Have all...

End of Season Review

27 May 2015

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#229. In the final show of the season Ed & Paul look back on the past 10 months under Louis van Gaal, including the now (infamous) awards. Also on th...

A Season's Farewell, Old Trafford

19 May 2015

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#228. United's last home fixture of the season was a hard-earned, if ultimately disappointing, draw at Old Trafford. United dominated even if the hom...

Vote United for Europe!

11 May 2015

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#227. Europe awaits after United's hard-fought (i.e lucky!) victory over Crystal Palace in south London on Saturday. Combined with Liverpool's draw at...

A Season on the Edge

04 May 2015

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#226. Remember when United were good? No, not during Sir Alex Ferguson's reign, but that period when Louis van Gaal's side won six games on the spin. ...

Motivate This

27 Apr 2015

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#225. Six victories in a row followed by defeat at Stamford Bridge last weekend and then again at Everton on Sunday has brought Louis van Gaal's team ...

José's Magic Bus

20 Apr 2015

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#224. José Mourinho's magic bus: whenever the Portuguese coach needs a result it is neatly parked and always comes up with the goods. Plus ça change...

Derby Day Joy!

13 Apr 2015

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#223. As Neil Kinnock once said OH YES, OH YES, OH YES! Victory over City in the derby - and what a fine victory it was! Four defeats in a row to the ...

Kings of Spain

06 Apr 2015

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#222. Another week, another fine United performance. Ed & Paul could get used to this kind of thing! This week's pod covers United's victory over As...

Tara Slippy G

25 Mar 2015

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#221. Rare is the moment that schadenfreude is not to be fully enjoyed - and rarer still does that moment come in a United victory over Liverpool at A...

Playing the Percentages

18 Mar 2015

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#220. On this week's show Ed & Paul 'debate' the merits of a sound education in mathematics, bemoaning the state of  government investment into a sys...

Hoooooooooooof?

14 Mar 2015

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#219. On this week's show Ed & Paul celebrate the victory over Newcastle, commiserate over United's defeat to Arsenal, argue over whether Louis is rea...

Agents Brown and O'Shea

02 Mar 2015

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#218. On this week's show - victory and a decent one at that. United's 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford wasn't always pretty, but in creating ...

And We're Back!

20 Feb 2015

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#217. After the pod's longest ever non-summer break the boys discuss a veritable deluge of football over the past month, but has it been any good? S...

Hail Eric, 20 Years On

26 Jan 2015

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#216. On this week's show Ed & Paul look back on United's draw with Cambridge in the FA Cup. How did one of the finest squads in the land end up stru...

#Pray4RedIssue

21 Jan 2015

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#215. Back after a short break, the pod is (sort of) united in grief for the demise of Red Issue, Manchester United's longest running and most contro...

RIP $tevie Me

05 Jan 2015

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#214. Liverpool is in mourning, with captain Steven Gerrard announcing his move to another club for shed loads of money, eight years after nearly movi...

Everything you Wanted to Know about Yeovil Town (But Were Afraid to Ask)

30 Dec 2014

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#213. It's the end of another year, but there's no let up in the football. Ed & Paul review United's matches against Newcastle and Tottenham: one a so...

Non Denominational Winter Festival

22 Dec 2014

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#212. Ed & Paul get together to discuss all the festive football fun, or at least the slightly underwhelming draw against Villa. But hey, it's nearly ...

Prison Break

19 Dec 2014

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#211. This week, Ed & Paul talk prison - and just how long Ander Herrera might be dodging the showers after being caught up in a Spanish match fixing ...

Better to be Lucky Than Good

09 Dec 2014

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#210. This week, Paul & Ed try and keep a straight face whilst discussing United's convincing win over Southampton, and look back on a slightly better...

Mauling the Tigers

01 Dec 2014

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#209. This week, Ed & Paul look back on United's stroll against Hull City. United dominated the game, which saw fine performances from, well, pretty m...

London, Looted

24 Nov 2014

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#208. On this week's show Ed & Paul look back on United's victory over Arsenal at the Emirates. The hosts bossed possession, created more chances and ...

Injury Indignity

19 Nov 2014

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#207. On this week's show Ed & Paul look forward to United's fixture against Arsenal this weekend. The Reds' record against Arsene Wenger's side is ou...

Welcome to Stupidtown

03 Nov 2014

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#206. In this week's show Ed & Paul look back on the Manchester derby. United lost but Louis van Gaal's side came close to pulling off an unlikely res...

Back on Track

29 Oct 2014

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#205. After Robin van Persie's dramatic 94th minute equaliser against Chelsea, Ed & Paul discuss all the fall out from Sunday's game. The goal secured...