An explanation from Harry Robinson
An explanation from Harry Robinson about our absence over the last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 02, 2024•7 min
Manchester United Weekly Podcast
The original half-hour Manchester United podcast, delivering waffle-free analysis from two lifelong Reds - one an Old Trafford season ticket holder, the other watching from afar - since 2016.
With unrivalled Academy insight, immersive audio from the games and balanced post-match analysis, fans describe it as "easy to absorb", "insightful", "well put together", "measured and educated", "passionate", "entertaining", "extremely knowledgeable" and "brutally honest, no pandering, they make you feel part of the conversation.”
Past interviews have included Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick, Mike Phelan and Millie Turner, as well as regular insight from journalists like Andy Mitten, Paul Hirst, Simon Peach and Jon Mackenzie.
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Episodes
Tottenham tear United apart, what next for Ten Hag? (S10 E10)
The latest Manchester United Weekly Podcast with Harry Robinson and Jack Tait reviews a 3-0 loss at home to Tottenham Hotspur, ponders what it means for the manager and team going forward and why it happened after positive signs against Crystal Palace and others. There’s some positivity, too. Three wins for Academy sides, two for United Women to start the season and a survey of match-going fans on Old Trafford. We’ll discuss it all and play Guess the Player. Ad-free and early access for our Patr...
Sep 30, 2024•58 min•Season 10Ep. 10
Positives draw-n at Palace, plus LIFEBLOOD (S10 E9)
Host Harry Robinson reviews a frustrating but encouraging 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace, with audio from Selhurst Park. Plus, there's insight into LIFEBLOOD - the new MUTV documentary series Harry's presenting on the Academy. And the return of the WSL, Guess the Player and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 23, 2024•35 min•Season 10Ep. 9
Success at sunny Saints, plus United Legends interviews (S10 E8)
Three goals and three points on the road for Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United alleviates fast-building pressure at the first possible opportunity after the international break. Was that a truly impressive performance or just a slight improvement on what came before, or was it even the same as previously seen, only again a lesser opposition? That’s the key big-picture question to answer on the latest episode of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast, as well as discussing the individual performance...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 8
Defeat to Liverpool, Europa League draw (S10 E7)
Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait react to Manchester United's 3-0 defeat to Liverpool, debating Erik ten Hag's future, and that of midfielder Casemiro. This game was previewed as the clashing of a new Dutch force in English football, Arne Slot of Liverpool, against a stalling one, one that’s hinted at getting going but never ridden smoothly. Erik ten Hag’s United project, given a lifeline with that magical May day at Wembley when the FA Cup carried the scarlet ribbons of MUFC, is under the mos...
Sep 02, 2024•58 min•Season 10Ep. 7
Ugarte, McTominay, Brighton reaction, Liverpool preview (S10 E6)
Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait are reviewing Brighton, previewing Liverpool, playing Guess the Player, giving you the Academy Briefing with three big wins to tell you about, answering questions from our Patrons and talking transfers: Manuel Ugarte, McTominay, Hannibal, Pellistri, Oyedele, Sekou Kone. Lots to get into! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 6
Opening day victory, Zirkzee & Mazraoui shine + Scholes on Mainoo (S10 E5)
After Manchester United opened the Premier League season with a late victory over Fulham thanks to new signing and substitute Joshua Zirkzee’s tidy finish, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review the last seven days at Old Trafford. Sign up to become a Patron, support the show and get ad-free bonus content The two Reds — one watching from the Stretford End, the other from Chicago — discuss the atmosphere, a change to the Stretford End, United’s performance, Ten Hag’s 4-2-4 formation and its im...
Aug 19, 2024•57 min•Season 10Ep. 5
Wembley defeat, De Ligt and Mazraoui to sign (S10 E4)
Harry Robinson and Jack Tait are reviewing Saturday’s Community Shield defeat at Wembley before discussing the deals for the Bayern brothers Matthias de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui. They play Guess the Player, with an exciting new format for this season, provide a short Academy Briefing and Patrons get a bonus Q&A before we preview the opening game of the Premier League season: Manchester United vs Fulham at Old Trafford on Friday night. Sign up to become a Patron here Learn more about your ad ch...
Aug 12, 2024•52 min•Season 10Ep. 4
Scholes interview, Community Shield preview, season predictions (S10 E3)
Two and a half months since euphoria at Wembley, we head back under the arch. The same opponents again. A Manchester derby. Not quite a heavyweight rematch. The Community Shield rather than the FA Cup. But a game with meaning, a chance to lay down a marker, to use that old football cliché: to notch a statement victory. In this episode of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait preview Saturday’s derby and make their predictions for the season as a whole. There's ...
Aug 07, 2024•49 min•Season 10Ep. 3
Transfers, Academy news & friendly defeat to Liverpool (S10 E2)
Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait come together to watch Manchester United’s final friendly of pre-season, against Liverpool. While watching the game, they go through the key talking points of a busy summer, including in part one: Erik ten Hag’s contract extension A new coaching set-up, including the much-loved Ruud van Nistelrooy The signings of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro The implementation of a new football structure above Ten Hag with Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox joining Omar Berrada Stan...
Aug 04, 2024•39 min•Season 10Ep. 2
Pre-season ponderings - Part One (S10 E1)
Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait come together to watch Manchester United’s final friendly of pre-season, against Liverpool. While watching the game, they go through the key talking points of a busy summer, including: Erik ten Hag’s contract extension A new coaching set-up, including the much-loved Ruud van Nistelrooy The signings of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro The implementation of a new football structure above Ten Hag with Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox joining Omar Berrada Stand-out perfor...
Aug 04, 2024•45 min•Season 10Ep. 1
Back soon + The Men Who Made Manchester United (book extract)
Harry Robinson has good news... the Manchester United Weekly Podcast is returning for a tenth series, coming very soon. Listen to find out what to expect from the first two episodes. While we wait for the start of Series 10, Harry reads an extract from his book The Men Who Made Manchester United, released last autumn. You can hear the introduction, prologue and first chapter as a taster. Gary Neville calls it "a great background spanning almost a hundred years on the men who made everything that...
Aug 01, 2024•24 min•Season 9Ep. 48
S9 E47: FA CUP WINNERS
Soak it in. Enjoy. Up the Reds! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 9Ep. 47
S9 E46: Wembley awaits (Brighton, 2-0 + FA Cup final)
Manchester United approach FA Cup final week off the back of two wins in five days. It’s enough to stop the slide, but not to prevent the Reds from a worst-ever Premier League finish. The time for full dissection will have to wait with Wembley on the horizon. On the latest episode of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review wins against Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion, discuss Erik ten Hag’s recent attitude, a galvanising post-match speech, talk...
May 20, 2024•53 min•Season 9Ep. 46
S9 E45: Women's FA Cup winners, men lose at Theatre of Streams
Host Harry Robinson (now dried off!) reacts to Women's FA Cup victory and the men's 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal. Plus, another U18s final, and Newcastle (h) preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 13, 2024•29 min•Season 9Ep. 45
S9 E44: Selhurst humiliation (Crystal Palace, 0-4)
A humiliating defeat that was coming. And it should have come some time ago. Crystal Palace 4-0 Manchester United. A low ebb in Erik ten Hag's rollercoaster of a United era. Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review a woeful performance at Selhurst Park, the incredible (contrasting) away fans' support and what it means for Ten Hag's future. They answer questions from Patreons, discuss Harry's exciting new project with the Academy and tell you about another upcoming U18s final. There's news on ti...
May 08, 2024•47 min•Season 9Ep. 44
S9 E43: Same old story, with a proud Academy twist (Burnley 1-1; Sheffield United, 4-2)
Two games at Old Trafford, many very familiar signs, and more goals aplenty. Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United future remains uncertain at best. If this is his audition for the future, there are plenty unconvinced. A 4-2 win against Sheffield United with the proud highlight of a 250th Academy graduate in Ethan Wheatley but then followed a disappointing 1-1 draw with Burnley. Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait react to it all and discuss the Academy, plus answer questions from our Patrons. Learn m...
Apr 29, 2024•40 min•Season 9Ep. 43
S9 E42: FA Cup finalists, again, but embarrassed | Should Ten Hag stay or go?
Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review Sunday’s dramatic FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City, debate Erik ten Hag’s future, discuss the upcoming U18 Premier League Cup final after last week’s interview with Nick Cox and look ahead to home games against Sheffield United and Burnley as United look to grasp something from the league season. Plus, draws against Spurs for both United Women and the men’s U21s. And, Guess the Player! In the Patreon Q&A, United and England... both, or neither? An...
Apr 22, 2024•49 min•Season 9Ep. 42
S9 E41: Title-winning U18s, with Nick Cox | Women's FA Cup finalists, with Ameé Ruszkai | Men's FA Cup semi-finalists, with a Coventry fan
Harry Robinson is joined on the Manchester United Weekly Podcast by Nick Cox, Director of Academy, to discuss the Under-18s being crowned champions of the U18 Premier League North. Find out what Erik ten Hag said to him and lead coach Adam Lawrence, what the philosophy behind the achievement has been and what it means for the future. Harry explains the key to the success from his point of view, too. He's then joined by the excellent Ameé Ruszkai, lead women's football writer for FootballCo, to t...
Apr 17, 2024•41 min•Season 9Ep. 41
S9 E40: Kobbie the International, Brentford (a) preview
First he was ours, now he’s the nations... Kobbie Mainoo, emerging England star. The young Manchester United midfielder is the headline-maker of the international break and the pressure and focus will step up a notch as he returns to the club game, with Erik ten Hag’s side visiting Brentford on Saturday evening. On the latest episode of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait are discussing Kobbie’s excellence, Alejandro Garnacho’s first Argentina start and other...
Mar 27, 2024•49 min•Season 9Ep. 40
S9 E39: "You wait a lifetime for a game like this" - Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool - FA Cup quarter-final victory
Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait react to a once-in-a-generation FA Cup victory over Liverpool. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 18, 2024•56 min•Season 9Ep. 39
S9 E38: Can United beat Liverpool? FA Cup preview - the season's biggest game
Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait preview Manchester United's biggest game of the season, an FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool at Old Trafford. They talk tactics, mentality, atmosphere and lessons from Anfield and the past. Plus, there's Guess the Player and the Academy Briefing and the bonus Patron Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 13, 2024•53 min•Season 9Ep. 38
S9 E37: Old Trafford - the fans' opinions
Harry Robinson hosts from Old Trafford, discussing the future of Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium with fans of United and opponents Everton, who are soon to leave their historic Goodison Park home for a new ground at Bramley Moore Dock. Do fans support a move? How much of a role does Old Trafford as a stadium play in the identity of United, and the same with Goodison and Everton? What is the minimum capacity of a new ground that could convince fans to leave Old Trafford behind? Those que...
Mar 10, 2024•46 min•Season 9Ep. 37
United Through Time: James W. Gibson
Hi everyone, Harry Robinson here. If you're interested in Manchester United history, I have another podcast you might like, and after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, there's a new episode of United Through Time out now! It's about James W. Gibson, club president from 1932 until his 1951 death. He's an inspiring visionary of a man. Here's a five-minute teaser to see if you like it. If you so, here's a link to listen in full on podfollow: https://pod.fo/e/22434c After the main episode, there'll also...
Mar 06, 2024•7 min
S9 E36: Derby defeat, new UCL format (City, 1-3)
It started so well, but it ended in familiar fashion. Another derby defeat. We expected little else, but this was a performance that showed signs of promise, only for Manchester United to be unable to hold on and City to finish 3-1 victors. On the latest episode of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review and analyse Sunday’s Etihad defeat and Wednesday’s crucial FA Cup triumph over Nottingham Forest, play Guess the Player, give you the Academy Briefing, an...
Mar 04, 2024•51 min•Season 9Ep. 36
S9 E35: Playing with fire (Fulham, 1-2)
Well, positive goal difference was nice while it lasted! Manchester United back to nought in goal difference and perhaps back to zero chance of finishing in the Premier League’s top four after a late 2-1 defeat at home to Fulham, an ever-so-rare victory for the Cottagers at Old Trafford. It comes in a week of great excitement for the club as Sir Jim Ratcliffe, INEOS and Trawlers Limited were confirmed as co-owners of the club, bringing with them ambition, vision and relieving frankness. On the l...
Feb 26, 2024•54 min•Season 9Ep. 35
S9 E34: Ten Hag's Bazball? (Luton Town, 2-1)
Five consecutive wins for Manchester United and Erik ten Hag, whose desired identity for the Reds is becoming clearer by the game, whether you like it or not. Basketball-esque football. End-to-end. Forget possession and control. Does it work? Well, it is at the moment. But is it convincing, is it sustainable, is it the right thing to do? That’s what hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait are discussing. They also talk the currently unstoppable Rasmus Hojlund, impressive Kobbie Mainoo and much more. ...
Feb 19, 2024•47 min•Season 9Ep. 34
Clip: What to do with Old Trafford?
A clip from S9 E33 where hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait discuss what should be done with Old Trafford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 17, 2024•8 min
S9 E33: Momentum builds (Aston Villa, 2-1)
Manchester United have won four games in a row! Scott McTominay wins another game for Erik ten Hag’s side, who remain five points behind Aston Villa and six behind Spurs but have found some momentum. Rasmus Hojlund’s unstoppable scoring march continues to help United achieve a rare away victory at a top-eight side, a first since 2021. With that damning statistic in mind, the key question to ask today - beyond how satisfying was that - is whether this 2-1 victory at Villa Park is a sign of someth...
Feb 12, 2024•56 min•Season 9Ep. 33
Bonus: Where does Mount fit in, do Ten Hag's plans reduce this team's strengths?
Answering these questions from one of our Patrons, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait essentially ponder over whether Erik ten Hag's ideal plans for this Manchester United team make it greater than the sum of its parts or reduce its strengths: Where does Mount fit in once he’s fit? Can a Bruno, Mount and Mainoo midfielder work? What do we do with Casemiro? If you'd like to hear more conversations like this every week and for twice as long, sign up to become a Patron and support the show here. Le...
Feb 08, 2024•12 min
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