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Following the international break, our attention turns to the FA Cup where an unusual line up of teams are all dreaming of FA Cup glory!

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We talk England in our shorter than usual show, as we talk about the two England games, what has changed and whether there are any things that give us hope for things going forward.

Elsewhere, we discuss whether or not upgrading existing stadiums is better than building brand new ones somewhere else.

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A memorable day at Wembley for Newcastle as they won their first domestic trophy for 70 years. But what does this defeat mean for Liverpool and their season?

Elsewhere, improvements continue for Man United as it goes from bad to worse for Spurs with defeat at Fulham.

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Are there finally shoots of recovery at United after 2 good performances?

Meanwhile its a familiar story for Arsenal as they come up short and Spurs find a way to snatch a draw in front of a restless crowd at home to Bournemouth.

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Karate kicks to the head, pushes to the face and full on beat downs were all on display in a crazy weekend of FA Cup action.

Manchester United can't catch a break as they go out on penalties, Newcastle bow out and City progress despite a small scare.

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A big weekend in the title race as Arsenal miss a big opportunity to close the gap on Liverpool by losing at home to West Ham. Liverpool make them pay by casting aside Man City.

Manchester United's woes continue and Newcastle win a back and forth game against high flying Forest.

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A weekend to forget for all 4 of our teams who are all beaten in the Premier League.

So we delve into all the stories including Man City's new Egyptian Prince, United's injury crisis, Chelsea's worrying trends and West Ham's continued style dilemma's.

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Liverpool suffer a shock exit to Plymouth in the FA Cup as Spurs lose to Aston Villa in the same week Liverpool batter them in the Semi Final.

Elsewhere, is Chelsea's season in danger of fizzling out as they lose to Brighton.

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Nottingham Forest bounce back in the best possible way by letting Brighton have it. Seven goals and a reminder to all that they mean business.

Man City were smashed heavily by Arsenal and David Moyes' rejuvenated Everton put 4 past Leicester as they pull away from the drop.

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Another hugely impressive win for Bournemouth as they tear high flying Nottingham Forest apart to put themselves on the cusp of a Champions League place.

Meanwhile, things go from very bad to horrendously bad for Spurs after Leicester come from behind to beat them at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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A bad weekend for the podcast lads as Newcastle, West Ham and Man United suffer defeats but its an even worse one for Spurs as they lose to David Moyes' Everton.

Elsewhere Liverpool leave it late against Brentford and for the love of god, can Arsenal please just sign a striker!!

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Two big performances in a row for Manchester United as they hold on for a draw to then see off Arsenal on penalties leaving Arteta under more pressure as the need for a striker grows.

Elsewhere, the worst kept secret in football was announced last week and we talk about Graham Potter and also about David Moyes following his return to Goodison Park.

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Manchester United show signs of life at Anfield as they upset the odds and take a point off the Premier League front runners.

Elsewhere, Samritans FC rocked up at Man City to boost their confidence and Ange is upset after his team lost again, this time to the ever improving Newcastle.

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We are half way through the season now so we change it up and give our grades for each team in the premier league and discuss what each team's season has looked like so far.

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Liverpool put Spurs to the sword in a 9 goal thriller as Man City lose again to take it to 9 losses in 12 to increase the pressure on Guardiola.

Elsewhere, Wolves find a big win against Leicester and Newcastle cap a fine week with another 4 goals against lowly Ipswich.

We also give out our mid-season awards as we give our picks on the seasons stand performers so far.

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Manchester City's run of form is spiralling out of control and two managers lose their jobs following damaging defeats.

Elsewhere Chelsea's good run of form sees them close the gap on Liverpool who like Arsenal, also drop points.

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A landmark episode for us as we past the 200 mark. Never thought we would make it this far so thanks to everyone for listening to us each week!

In another hectic weekend of premier league action, Arsenal and Man City slip up again as Chelsea win a barnburner at Spurs who's manager finds himself coming under pressure.

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Liverpool have got 3 fingers on the premier league trophy already after dispatching Manchester City in ruthless fashion.

Meanwhile, the good work that West Ham got through in their last game, was undone in brutal fashion by a clinical Arsenal and Newcastle's woes continue.

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A huge weekend of Premier League action as Spurs beat City again but this time in emphatic fashion, United struggle on Amorim's bow and West Ham pick up a huge result at St James' Park.

Plus we discuss whether or not the movement of many times away from their long time homes, is causing the game to lose its soul.

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Its international week so just like England, Shearer and Lee pulled out of this one to focus on their club duties next week. So Chris & Dan disect Englands games and the bigger talking points off the back of these games against Greece and Ireland.

We talk Kane's future, what Tuchel will do with the squad and what can be done to address the broken relationship between the national team and the fans.

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Another crazy weekend in the Premier League as Wolves and Ipswich finally get their first wins and Man City lose again to allow Liverpool to scamper away at the top of the league.

Meanwhile, Van Nistelrooy signed off with a win, Lopetegui fails to inspire and a referee called Jurgen Klopp a naughty word. What a week!!

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A big weekend of football once again as Man City and Arsenal both slip up allowing Liverpool to jump back to the top of the Premier League.

More pressure on Julen Lopetegui as West Ham ship 3 goals to in-form Nottingham Forest and Spurs put Villa to the sword!

Round 9 of Chris's categories of chaos returns.

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Erik Ten Hag has finally been given his marching orders following a controversial defeat to West Ham in one of two Kickabout Derbys this weekend.

Elsewhere, there is VAR drama, a tight title race shaping up and fantastic goals, there is plenty to talk about

Round 8 of Chris's categories of chaos returns.

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The Premier League is back but fans of Arsenal and West Ham will wish it wasn't after damaging losses at the weekend leaving the West Ham boss in particular, right in the line of fire.

We also give our verdict on the new england coach and talk about all the other action from a incident packed weekend of football.

Round 7 of Chris's categories of chaos returns.

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Lee Carsley's 20 minute intensive training session wasn't enough to stop England losing an emotionally charged game against Greece before beating Finland 3-1.

We also do our own Barclaysmen XI and also talk about the fixture congestion stuff that is dominating the news space at the moment!

Round 6 of Chris's categories of chaos returns.

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Brighton stage a fantastic 2nd half comeback to stun Spurs and the pressure mounts on Gary O'Neill as Wolves ship 5 at Brentford.

Elsewhere, the vultures continue to circle for Ten Haag at Manchester United and West Ham finally kick start their season after thumping Ipswich.

Round 5 of Chris's categories of chaos returns.

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Ten Hag comes under massive scrutiny once again after his side are dismantled by Spurs at Old Trafford as questions once again are asked about his position.

Brentford score early again but cannot secure 3 points, Everton secure a big win and Cole Palmer is breaking records.

Round 4 of Chris's categories of chaos returns.

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A pulsating game at the Etihad between the leagues two best sides ended in a draw but with a whole heap of talking points.

Meanwhile, the pressure is already building on

Julen Lopetegui with West Ham showing worryingly similar signs to that of David Moyes's side from last year.

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A huge north London derby win for Arsenal as they get past Spurs and Nottingham Forest stun Liverpool at Anfield.

Elsewhere, it is a bad case of deja vu for Sean Dyche as Everton surrender a 2 goal advantage for the second game in a row to lose at Villa.

Round 4 of Chris Categories Of Chaos quiz returns too with some brain teasing rounds.

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A winning start for Lee Carsley as England sweep aside Ireland in confident fashion with Rice and Grealish coming back to haunt them.

In a shorter show, we discuss Dyche's situation at Everton and whether the debate on Haaland's technical ability needs to be put to bed following his strong start to the season.

Round 3 of Chris Categories Of Chaos quiz returns too with some brain teasing rounds.

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A packed weekend of football action is upon us as we talk about Everton's capitulation at Goodison Park against Bournemouth, Liverpool brushing aside Man United and Southampton seemingly keen to get back to the championship early doors.

Round 2 of Chris Categories Of Chaos quiz returns too with some brain teasing rounds.

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In an action packed weekend of football, Chelsea tame the wolves by smashing 6 past them and Aston Villa's wastefulness allows Arsenal to leave with all 3 points at Villa Park.

Elsewhere, Football mourns the loss of Sven Goran Eriksson and there is a brand new quiz to test our knowledge and memories.

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On our return to podcasting, we talk about Lee Carsley's appointment, the community shield game before talking about every team in the league.

Each team is talked about as we review their transfer dealings, their expecations and what we think their season will look like.

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Its a familiar feeling for England as they come up short at the final hurdle against a top Spain team.

In this, our longest ever episode, we digest the final and review the players and manager across the entire tournament. So much to talk about on this one, hope you enjoy!

This is our final episode of this season, we will return the week before the Premier League starts in August.

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England make it through to Sundays final in dramatic circumstances.

In a vastly improved performance we run through and talk about the game as well as our opponents on Sunday!

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England never do it the easy way do they? But, despite the negatives, seeing England dispatch those penalties like that sure brought a smile to the face!

Netherlands next, what will Southgate do? Will he stick or will he twist?

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95 minutes of pain before a moment of inspiration from Jude Bellingham has saved England's Euro Journey.

BUT, huge cracks remain within the England armour. The same questions are being asked and not answered by Southgate or the players.

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England make it through to the knockout stages, top of their group (somehow) after another incredibly uninspiring performance against Slovenia.

Southgate is seemingly putting his head in the sand with certain players and ignoring what is happening in front of his own eyes. Serious changes need to be made, but will Southgate have the plums to do it??

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The Euros have begun and England turned in a very...England-ish performance which generates tons of talking points.

We go through many of them including discussing the Trent experiment, the foden problem, Kane's abject display and Marc Guehi's imperious display in defence.

We will have ourselves a live watchalong for the Slovenia game on Tuesday so look out for that on YouTube as we have some fun, hopefully watching England win.

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We have somehow reached the end of another Premier League season and that can only mean one thing, its time to distribute our awards!

Join us as we pick our teams of the season, best players, best managers and look back on some of the funnier moments of the season.

Thanks to everyone for lending us your ears throughout this, our 4th season of doing this show. We hope you enjoyed and we will see you in the summer for some Euro reactions!

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Manchester City spared us from any final day drama, with a comfortable win over West Ham to secure their 4th Premier League title in a row.

Elsewhere, Arsenal did all they could with a late winner against Everton and Palace and Chelsea are left wishing the season could go on after tremendous ends to the season.

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Wins for Arsenal & City ensure that the title goes down to the final day of the season. Arsenal have done all they can to push City to the wire and now we have a tense final day ahead! Elsewhere, the trap door has been breached again by Burnley and Luton are hanging by a thread which means all 3 promoted teams have all been demoted back to the Championship.

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After conceding 5 for the 2nd time in 3 games, David Moyes has finally been given the news that his time with West Ham will come to an end in the summer. We discuss the way its been handled and what is next with Julen Lopetegui looking highly likely to be on his way in.

Elsewhere Arsenal keep the pressure on Man City with another convincing win but Haaland is back among the goals which is bad news for the gunners and its now looking bleak for Burnley and Luton with just a few games to go!

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After Liverpool's dreadful last 2 weeks or so, they are all but out of the title race leaving it for one of either Arsenal Or Manchester City to win.

We talk about the legacy Klopp leaves behind, why Nunez is a big problem for Liverpool and whether or not Liverpool should be prepared for a slump for a few seasons.

Elsewhere, Sheffield United are breaking records, everyone at United is for sale and we talk about the latest stupid idea from the Premier League.

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An incredible weekend on and off the pitch sees two FA Cup games full of talking points and controversy.

Elsewhere there is another walloping for West Ham, FA Cup replays have gone, Nottingham Forest throw their toys out the pram and Sheffield United close in on a very unwanted record.

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What a difference a week can make. Big slip ups for Liverpool and Arsenal, hand the ascendancy to Manchester City. Is this the big pivotal shift for the title we have been waiting for?

Elsewhere its been a bad week for West Ham and David Moyes, Ten Haag is facing yet more internal problems at United and there is more goalkeeping misery for Burnley.

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Incredibly, just like a few weeks ago in the FA Cup, Liverpool vs Manchester United served up another sunday tea time treat! Liverpool's poor finishing would ultimately cost them 3 points at Old Trafford handing Arsenal the advantage in the title race after they swept aside Brighton.

Elsewhere there is the usual whinging about VAR, Chelsea's almost astonishing inconsistency and Aston Villa being so entertaining we are willing them into the Champions League.

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A strong sense of deja vu for West Ham fans as Moyes's tactics and substitutions cost them dearly in a cracking game at St James' Park.

We also discuss the never ending cycle of high and low optimism at Chelsea and whether or whether Southgate should be looking outside the norm for his starting XI at the Euros in the summer.

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We are in International mode for this one as Lee, Dan and Chris discuss Englands 1-0 home defeat to Brazil and what that means for our side as we head nearer the Euro's.

The stats paint a dark picture for Southgate and we try and work out if you can call his reign a success or failure.

We also take a deeper look at FFP and whether or not it is a good thing or whether it should be change. This off the back of Nottingham Forest's appeal to have their 4 point deduction removed and a 2nd punishment potentially coming Everton's way.

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With the weekends focus split between FA Cup and Premier League, we were served up some treats at Old Trafford and at Stamford Bridge.

In a candidate for the best game of the season, Manchester United came from behind twice to secure a huge 4-3 win over rivals Liverpool to go through to the Semi Finals whilst Chelsea did their usual and made their own lives very difficult fror themselves as they eventually got passed Leicester to join United at Wembley.

In Premier League action, there was plenty to talk about including West Ham sharing the spoils with Villa and Fulham thumping an out of sorts Tottenham side.

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