#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 series of narrow victories and largely unimpressive performances. It came home to roost as Louis van Gaal's side was thrashed at Tottenham. The Dutchman claimed, ridiculously, that his side was "an equal" of Spurs - an equal in all but good football and scoring goals. Ed & Paul look back on United's humiliation in north London, which started when th...
Apr 12, 2016•47 min
#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 League qualification - and the Dutchman, potentially, in a job. After victory over Everton at Old Trafford, can United now make the top four? Ed & Paul review United's victory over the Toffees, in another underwhelming display, but one that brought three valuable points. There's your questions, a discussion about Van Gaal's future, and a look ahead...
Apr 06, 2016•54 min
#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 any time in the past 40 years, but in winning 1-0 at City's home United surpassed those expectations and some. It begs the question - exactly where did that performance come from, and why can't Louis van Gaal's team find a greater level of consistency? Ed & Paul analyse United's victory over City and look back on a more disappointing outcome - a...
Mar 21, 2016•1 hr
#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 & Paul. True, there have been worse performances under Louis van Gaal, including this season, but have there been any more damning of the manager, more embarrassing to the team, or more acutely speaking to the need to change course? Very, very few. And if Van Gaal is under more pressure because of defeat on Merseyside, then it is hardly eased by Un...
Mar 15, 2016•57 min
#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 at the Hawthorns. Ed & Paul discuss both games, though they failed to mention that the Hawthorns is the stadium highest above sea level in the country. Louis van Gaal gets hammered, as—for some reason—does Wayne Rooney. Juan Mata's ridiculousness is cursed, but hypocritically, ridiculousness is thoroughly embraced when Ed & Paul answer your...
Mar 08, 2016•50 min
#251. Horny you say? Check out United’s new-found sexy football for guaranteed satisfaction. Three victories, 11 goals scored, progress in two cup competitions, and three vital points earned: it has been a very good week for Louis van Gaal. The Reds' 3-2 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford heralded the rise of Marcus Rashford. Is he United's new star striker in the making? It's now four goals in two games for the Manchester-born teenager. Add wins over Shrewsbury Town and Midtjylland to that agains...
Feb 29, 2016•55 min
#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 phrase that aptly describes the team that Louis van Gaal has built. With the Champions League now seemingly out of reach Ed & Paul ask - why has the Dutchman still got a job and just how toxic is his legacy at the club? In addition to looking back on United's trip to Sunderland there's a look forward to United's match with number-crunchers Midt...
Feb 16, 2016•49 min
#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-tabloids José Mourinho. The former Chelsea manager's representatives have reportedly held talks with United in recent weeks. On the pitch, incumbent Louis van Gaal steered his side to a draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but the Reds could have taken more from the game. Ed & Paul take your questions, discuss the transfer window, and ponder G...
Feb 08, 2016•56 min
#248. Victory! Over Liverpool! At Anfield! Look past the dull football, searingly negative approach, and predictably conservative tactics for a moment and remember that United emerged victorious, over Liverpool, at Anfield! Also on the pod this week Ed & Paul discuss United's 3-3 draw with Newcastle at St. James' Park - a match that already feels like an aberration of entertainment in an otherwise unbroken commitment by Louis van Gaal to dullness. And you questions. Lots of 'em!No Question A...
Jan 18, 2016•1 hr 5 min
#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 third round. There are questions from the listeners, and one from Louis van Gaal, whose future is discussed at some length. Your intrepid hosts update last week's preview of the forthcoming trip to St James' Park, and stare confidently into the future with talk of a triumphant forthcoming win at Anfield.No Question About That is available on Apple...
Jan 12, 2016•55 min
#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 Swansea at Old Trafford. The win keeps United in the hunt for a Champions League place after a disastrous December. Also on this week's pod Ed & Paul look back on the Christmas programme, with United losing - in humiliating fashion - at Stoke on Boxing Day, and then securing a draw with Chelsea. There's a brief discussion about transfers as the...
Jan 05, 2016•54 min
#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 City. Louis van Gaal is surely close to dismissal, with supporters, players and perhaps the Board having finally turned. Ed & Paul discuss a calamitous period, with José Mourinho's sacking at Chelsea opening the door to the Portuguese manager at Old Trafford. On the last episode of the year the pod also covers United's busy Christmas period, wh...
Dec 22, 2015•1 hr 8 min
#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. While United's draw with the east London side offered more positive signs than the previous week's stalemate, the pod asks whether Louis van Gaal is truly making progress? Also on the show - a look forward to United's Champions League exit against Wolfsburg in Germany and the (more than likely) bore draw with Bournemouth on the south coast.No Quest...
Dec 09, 2015•1 hr 2 min
#243. The entertainment couldn't last. United completed two bore-draws inside a week. Plus ça change. First, against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League, with the Reds' scoreless draw leaving United's ongoing participation in the competition hanging in the balance. Then, at the weekend, where Louis van Gaal's team drew at Leiester City in another thoroughly uninspiring performance. So boring has the Dutchman's team become that Ed & Paul are bored talking about the boredom. It's that boring...
Dec 01, 2015•48 min
#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 side, Van Gaal's men actually looked vibrant in attack once again. It has been a long time coming. It was a side shorn of the sick Wayne Rooney and the injured Anthony Martial - and yet, with a new-look front three of Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Memphis Depay, it was a performance of far more vigour than in recent weeks. The front-three, together wit...
Nov 23, 2015•58 min
#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 Round of 16 with victory over CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford. Then came a 2-0 win over West Brom. Two goals in a match for the first time in seven games. Ed & Paul digest all the fall out from two victories that came with soporific performances. Your questions are answered, there's a brief discussion about the international break and, finally, the...
Nov 10, 2015•55 min
#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 anything to go by. They were the second and third such draws in a joyless sequence. Mediocre results and a lack of entertainment has led to some unrest off the pitch, with United supporters enjoying a mini Paul Scholes inspired rebellion at Selhurst Park. Ed & Paul review the week's games and ask the questions on everybody's lips: will Van Gaal ever...
Nov 03, 2015•1 hr 5 min
#239. Three inescapable conclusions emanate from a semi-successful week at Manchester United. First, Louis van Gaal's team is capable of mixing it with the best domestically. The side also emerged from a difficult away tie in Europe with a hard-earned point. Finally, captain Wayne Rooney is shot. Permanently. Ed & Paul discuss all the fall-out from this week's pair of bore draws at CSKA Moscow in the Champions League and one of the dullest derbies in recent memories. There's also a review of...
Oct 27, 2015•52 min
#238. Battered at Arsenal, comfortable victors at Everton. United's consistent inconsistency continues. Defeat in north London showcased the very worst of Louis van Gaal; he really did get everything wrong. But on Merseyside every decision paid off, especially the Dutchman's selection of Ander Herrera, who starred in a 3-0 win. Ed & Paul discuss United's comfortable victory at Goodison Park, which takes the Reds to third place, just two points behind leaders City. There's a preview of the we...
Oct 20, 2015•54 min
#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 preeminent force in English football. For this week at least. Defeat for City, a draw for Chelsea, together with United's relatively easy victory over Sunderland, leaves Van Gaal's side a point ahead of Eastland's 'finest'. Victory included Wayne Rooney's first Premier League goal since April, a superb Juan Mata performance, and another outstanding disp...
Sep 28, 2015•1 hr 14 min
#236. "What a waste of money," ran the Mirror headline before Anthony Martial made his United début against Liverpool earlier this month. How silly that looks now. The Frenchman scored two more fine goals against Southampton in a narrow United victory at the weekend - taking his total to three, and the Reds to second place in the Premier League. If Martial was brilliant, Wayne Rooney was bad. Very bad. Very very bad. Ed & Paul discuss the contrasting fortunes of United's strikers, review the...
Sep 22, 2015•1 hr 3 min
#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 for somewhere between £36 - £58 million, with all the accompanying media pressure. So is he any good? After weaving through Liverpool's defence to score a wonder-goal, he just might be. On this week's pod Ed & Paul discuss United's 3-1 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford, look ahead to the midweek Champions League fixture with PSV Eindhoven i...
Sep 15, 2015•1 hr 4 min
#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 aborted transfer to Real Madrid extends beyond the Spanish capital to United's approach to the transfer window generally. The third in which the judgement of the club's senior executives must be called into question. Ultimately the success of United's transfer strategy is judged in May, but a window that began with the club having planned ahead, end...
Sep 02, 2015•1 hr 6 min
#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 with Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday; and just two in three Premier League games this season. Ed & Paul look back on an uninspiring game. Is the Dutchman's obsession with possession making football boring? There's also a look back on United's victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League - a 3-1 win leaving United close to a return to t...
Aug 24, 2015•59 min
#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 Friday night. Rooney, so ineffective he became a liability, might have cost United dear, but for another stout defensive performance. United's clean sheet secured another three points. Ed & Paul also discuss the transfer market, the ongoing David de Gea saga, United's return to European competition against Club Brugge, and the upcoming game against ...
Aug 18, 2015•1 hr 2 min
#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 Sir Alex Ferguson once referenced. Louis van Gaal was moved to called United's 1-0 victory "lucky." In this episode, Ed & Paul looked back on United's win over the Londoners, reviewing the performance of United's five debutant players, talk transfers and look ahead to next week's game against Aston Villa.No Question About That is available on ...
Aug 10, 2015•56 min
#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 the holes in Van Gaal's squad been fixed and who else might come before the transfer window shuts? There's a review of the tour of the United States, in which United won three games, but lost the final match to PSG in Chicago. Finally, there's a look ahead to United's first fixture of the season against Tottenham next Saturday.No Question Abou...
Aug 03, 2015•1 hr 29 min
#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 the show, a review of United's draw with Hull City, your questions and a look ahead to the summer transfer market.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write u...
May 27, 2015•1 hr 58 min
#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 home side lacked for real penetration in a 1-1 against Arsenal. The fixture asked as many questions about United's future as it answered, with the clock ticking down on the season. Ed & Paul look back at the penultimate game of the season, ahead to the summer transfer window (where might United invest and what is needed?) and take your questions. F...
May 19, 2015•54 min
#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 Chelsea, Louis van Gaal's side has now effectively secured fourth place in the Premier League. Ed & Paul discuss all the fallout from Saturday's victory, where Van Gaal's side was perhaps fortunate to secure a win after a dubious-looking penalty. Then, Radamel Falcao's foul during Marouane Fellaini's winning goal was missed by referee Michael ...
May 11, 2015•1 hr 10 min
