
A No Nonsense Podcast - Football
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251 episodes
Trent Walks Alone, Heimir Takes Us Higher, Redknapp's Salute, Breaking the Camel's Back
What year is it we ask as Ireland are winning games, a boyhood Liverpool legend looks to leave his legacy behind and the German's are England's enemy once again.Heimir Halgrimmson's boys in green managed a second victory on the bounce as...
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Episode 251
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57:32

Newcastle's Carabao Fairytale, Liverpool Didn't Want It, Man United's New Circle of Hell
The 70 year "curse" has been lifted as Newcastle finally win a domestic trophy. And all it took was the wealthiest owners in sports history.Eddie Howe's team looked much more up for it as they cruised to victory in the Carabao Cup final ...
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Episode 249
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1:00:23

Phase 5 Arteta, The Man United Money Pit, A Frank Discussion
Never has a game so big meant so little as Arsenal and Man United played out a 1-1 draw, that while entertaining, was another example of the season being totally finished.Man United didn't look half bad on the pitch but its still clear t...
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Episode 248
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1:01:47

The Mateta Incident, Cunha Crash Out, Newcastle Trophy Trauma, FA Cup Defcon 5
While the excitement of this years Premier League may be dwindling the magic of the cup is still in full effect. But, this weekend it felt the magic was darker than ever.A horrendous high boot on Crystal Palace's Mateta was the most obvi...
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Episode 246
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1:04:48

Salah Wins the League, Arsenal Always the Bridesmaid, Let Them Eat Soup, Man United Relegation Clash
And just like that it's pretty much all over!Liverpool extended their lead to 11 points against former rivals Man City as Salah continues to be head and shoulders above everyone else in the league.Arsenal dropped more points, this...
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Episode 244
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1:09:52

Maddison Silences Podcasters, Man United Sleepwalking, PGMO-Liverpool, The Tinfoil Hats Are Off
A battle of the men who will not change was the most newsworthy game of the round as Tottenham beat Man United in a genuine relegation 6 pointer.Surely Man United won't slip...right? Even without Amad Diallo and a host of others?T...
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Episode 242
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51:48

Liverpool Quad Cancelled, More Spurs Ange-uish, The Asensio Paradox, Maguire's Legacy,
The magic of the cup cast it's spell over the football pyramid over the weekend, but we can't help but feel like its powers are dwindling by the day.Just as whispers began of a potential QUAD Liverpool were eliminated by bottom of the C...
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Episode 240
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58:40

Arsenal Humble Haaland, Chris Wood's Forest Fire, RIP Eurosport, Henderson Spares us the Details
As the 5th goal went in against Man City, you'd be forgiven for thinking maybe Arsenal had taken some of Haalands criticism to heart the last time they played.A 5-1 win for Arteta's Arsenal over Pep Guardiola's City, while maybe not a ti...
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Episode 238
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1:03:49

Arsenal Tin Foil Hat Hell, City Are Grand Actually, Amroim Looksmaxxing Until it Works, Mbappé Cleared From Fraud Watch
The PGMOL issued one of their first NON-apologies for a "controversial" red card was issued by Michael Oliver to Arsenal's Lewis-Skelly. Right call? Or something more sinister?Man City managed a 3-1 comeback against Chelsea, even after ...
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Episode 236
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1:02:30

Cult of Darwin, Arsenal Eye Test, Honest Amorin, Tottenham Relegation Trouble?
Darwin Nunez with another cult hero display as he scores not once but twice in injury time to grab Liverpool a huge win in the title race. And he did it as only he can.A tough day at the office for Artetas Arsenal as they followed up Li...
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Episode 234
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45:50

Kai Skies Chances, Man United Main Character Syndrome, Darren Ferguson Shuns Young's Son
The magic of the cup was in full flow as Man United and Arsenal rolled back the years to give us a dramatic game that had everything from penalties to red cards to dives and more.Kai Havertz bad run of form continues and he has now pote...
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Episode 232
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1:06:52

Trent's Mind is in Madrid, VAR Humbug, New Year New Man United? The Sack Race Heats Up
Rumours of a potential 7-0 turned out to be greatly exaggerated as Man United managed to get their act together and give Liverpool a real game under conditions that probably should have had the game called off.After a 2-2 draw we try an...
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Episode 230
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1:03:34

A No No Nonsense Christmas Bonanza Special
Happy Christmas you filthy animals!Hope your day is going ok folks. If you're here, well, it could probably be going better.In this very special episode of a no-nonsense podcastWe'll prescribe some of our must-see TV viewing...
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Episode 229
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46:49

Creamy Liverpool Display, Stop Asking Ange, Pressure Off Arsenal, Pressure On Pep
It was Christmas Eve babe! It was Christmas Eeeeeeve baaabe!Happy Christmas folks, enjoy a festive feast of football delight as we take a look back at Liverpool's "creamy" 6-3 win over the ever stubborn Ange Postecoglu's Tottenham Hotsp...
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Episode 228
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55:59

Amad Chester Derby, Ruben Rings the Changes, Cucurella Character Development, NU Metal Month
And so, the sun rises over Manchester, as a new false dawn beckons for Manchester United, but maybe, just maybe this one is for real..The Manchester derby had an incredible last 10 minutes as United managed to comeback 2-1 against City,...
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Episode 226
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1:07:22

Pep's Six Finger Salute, Arne's Aura, Sá Has A Mare, Rashford's Red Redemption
After Liverpool beat Man City 2-0, Pep Guardiola and his players have reached levels of rattled never previously thought possible. This time with Pep reminding Liverpool fans of how many leagues he's won.. we think?Mo Salah continues to...
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Episode 224
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55:54

Amorim Joins the Circus, Man City's Relegation Form, Salah Speaks Out, The Ballers League
It took around 12 or 13 gameweeks, but the Premier League OFFICIALLY kicked in to gear.Ruben Amorim experienced his first official day on the job in a baptism of media fire. As he's interupted by superstar Ed Sheeran while trying to exp...
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Episode 222
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Ireland Humbled by England, Referees Spooked, What Does Pep Know?
And so, the sun sets on another international campaign. Ireland had some highs and some REAL lows.To see us out, Ireland were beaten 5-0 by colonial rivals England in Wembley after 20 minutes of madness which manager Heimir Halgrimsson ...
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Episode 221
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50:03

Peps Problems, David Coote's Tell All Afters, Have Arteta's Arsenal Gone Stale?
4 losses in a row Pep? 4? That's insane!Things have gone from bad to historically bad as Pep Guardiola loses 4 games in a row for the first time in his managerial career as Man City lose 2-1 to Brighton.Too many injuries at once? Or...
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Episode 219
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1:01:45

Duff Man Can Never Die, Mourinho Battles The Matrix, Arsenal Bid Edu, Ruud Boy We've Had enough
All eyes were on Ireland it seemed this week as Damien Duff led Shelbourne to a historic League of Ireland win, just three seasons after promotion in a campaign which captured hearts around the world.Fresh off of ignoring Duffers faceti...
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Episode 218
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1:11:17

Ten Hag Sacked, Rodri Wins Ballon d'Or, Real Madrid are Real Mad
Let it be known that nobody goes a full year with just one win in Europe and gets away with it at Manchester United!Erik Ten Hag tenure as United manager finally came to an end after a 3 years of poor league results and great domestic s...
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Episode 217
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1:09:09

Ireland Win Then Lose, Unstoppable Greece, Carsley Crumbles, Tuchel Takes Charge, Libya Dark Arts
The most successful international break in pod history as Ireland actually WON a game of football, and it wasn't even against Gibraltar this time!Just as things looked up after beating Finland, Ireland were halted by an impassioned Gree...
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Episode 216
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1:03:17

Ten Hag Hangs On, The Cole Palmer Con , Spurs Break Ange
We are rapidly leaving the 'too early to tell' timezone and starting to see how the Premier League is really shaping up this year.Erik Ten Hag was given the dreaded 2 games to turn it around and managed a a draw against Porto and a draw...
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Episode 215
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52:38
Ten Hag's Time's Up, Pep and Arteta's War of Words, Were Chelsea Right All Along? Madrid Derby Chaos
Is it that time of the year already? It feels like a game that decides the Man United manager's tenure is over comes around earlier every season.Man United suffered an embarassing 3-0 home loss to Tottenham. Another in a long line of po...
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Episode 214
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57:55

Humble Haaland, Arsenal's Villain Arc, Footballers Strike Spokesman Silenced
A rare one game review of the Premier League this week as Arsenal and Man City played out an absolute classic, but not the type of classic you'd usually expect.Arsenal are insistent on becoming the bad boys of the league, and they could...
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Episode 213
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50:44
