The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday.
Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR.
Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups.
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St James’ Park was a cauldron, Arsenal were cowed, and Newcastle are off to Wembley.
Is Newcastle’s forward line the best around at the moment? And did Arsenal get a taste of their own medicine last n…
Arsenal stayed humble and thrashed Man City. Did the result say more about a dominant Arsenal performance or a fragile aging Manchester City team? Myles Lewis-Skelly shone as a left back which made …
Tom Clarke is joined by Gary Jacob and Martin Hardy to look at all the latest transfer news.
Will Ollie Watkins be an Arsenal player in the next 48 hours? Newcastle have sold Miguel Almiron will they …
What do you think of the new Champions League format? It gets mixed reaction in the studio – full of excitement but was there any real jeopardy?
Manchester City got through, but the sight of Pep Guard…
Can it get any worse for Spurs? Losses to Everton and at home to Leicester have piled the pressure on Ange Postecoglou, but the fans are turning on chairman Daniel Levy. How long before something bre…
Manchester City threw away a two goal lead again. As they sign three players in a week, will Pep Guardiola be around for the re build?
The result proved one thing, this new Champions League format is …
All the latest from the Football League with Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson.
Tony Mowbray is back, and he is back at West Brom. After recovering from cancer one of the most well-liked managers in foo…
What is the future of Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou? With his Spurs team sitting in their worst league position at this stage since 2009, injuries galore and the pressure mounting, what happens …
A tough win in the north London derby has but Arsenal well and truly back in the title race. But who else is in the picture? Liverpool and Forest; Chelsea have stumbled but are Newcastle – on a nine …
Did Manchester United display fantastic spirit, organisation and grit or were they lucky and should have lost by three if Arsenal could finish?
For Mikel Arteta has his Arsenal team stagnated?
Is extr…
How many Newcastle players would get in a Premier League team of the season - two, three…five?!
Would any manager other than Ange Postecoglou buy a twenty-one-year-old goalkeeper on Monday and play hi…
A must listen for fans of teams in the football league.
With Stoke, Millwall, West Brom, Oxford, Hull just some of the clubs who’ve changed manager. But, will it change the table?
It’s a two from five…
Arsenal go within six points of Liverpool, could they make it a proper title race? Chelsea have slipped up Martin Samuel thinks it is self-inflicted and questions Enzo Maresca’s approach. But he is v…
It goes from bad to worse at Old Trafford, are they really in a relegation fight? Will Amorim change his system, can he change his system? Ipswich have their first win in the Premier League this seas…
Could Manchester United be in a relegation fight? Could Manchester City finish mid table and could Fulham or Forest make the top four? It might have sounded fanciful at the start of the season, but n…
Another pulsating game at the Tottenham stadium, another win for Liverpool another six conceded for Spurs. Is the title Liverpool’s to lose? For Ange Postecoglou is it injuries or game management?
Rub…
Marcus Rashford looks to be on his way out of Manchester United.
A tail of a talent lost or stalled? Martin Samuel, Jonathan Northcroft and Tony Cascarino join Tom Clarke to discuss how he ended up he…
If Pep Guardiola is the greatest manager of the modern era, its time for him to prove his worth.
Manchester City are a “crumbling dynasty” losing again in a derby where they looked nervous throughout.…
World Cup 2034 is heading to Saudi Arabia and WC 2030 to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Martin Samuel was revolted by proceedings… “FIFA conducted two one horse races yesterday.”
Is it a decision to gro…