Armchair Analyst‪s‬ Cameron Macdonald and Rupert Meadows

The rumour mill has been as busy as ever this past week, ranging from whispers in the Tottenham dressing room to keen-eyed fans scuppering Matt Targett's Fantasy Football season. Is the current crisis at Liverpool a familiar pattern at Klopp teams, and can fans in the UK expect to catch any of the games this season live at their own grounds?



00:00:45 Aston Villa ban Fantasy Football

00:12:35 Guessing Game

00:14:00 The Scoustian Pact

00:35:00 Useless Trivia

00:36:30 Fans returning to the ground

00:41:15 Why is it going wrong for Mourinho?

00:58:00 Guessing Game Resolved

01:02:30 Settling the Score

This week Cameron and Rupert take a look at some of the Champions League and Europa League games coming up this week, with a One-to-Watch player from each game. Also up for discussion is the open letter sent to Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey by British footballing authorities and what we can take away from it. 

00:00:35 The Open Letter to Social Media Companies

00:15:32 Guessing Game

00:17:52 RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool

00:26:02 Atletico Madrid vs. Chelsea

00:31:33 Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Manchester City

00:36:25 Useless Trivia

00:38:48 Real Sociedad vs. Manchester United

00:45:00 Benfica vs. Arsenal

00:50:38 Wolfsberg vs. Tottenham Hotspur

00:55:45 Slavia Prague vs. Leicester City 

01:02:27 Guessing Game Resolved

01:06:15 Settling the Score

What would the Premier League be without a healthy dose of Mike Dean controversy? Well officiated, perhaps? Join the Analysts for a look at some of the games that happened both on and off the pitch with a look at virtual fixtures and referee protection alongside a selection of Premier League matches from the week. 



00:00:58 Shout Out for Mental Health Cup

00:06:25 Guessing Game

00:08:15 Mike Dean and Referee Accountability

00:23:30 Useless Trivia

00:26:45 Liverpool 1-4 Manchester City

00:48:55 Manchester United 9-0 Southampton

00:55:48 Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

1:05:18 Settling the Score & Guessing Game Resolved

As the winter window closes with only a handful of permanent transfers made, the Analysts look at the contract leak coming out of Barcelona, as well as an investigation into the practices of gambling companies involved in the game.

00:00:45 Gambling in Football

00:24:32 Guessing Game

00:28:14 Useless Trivia

00:35:50 Lionel Messi’s Contract Leak

00:48:45 Transfers in the Premier League

01:00:50 Guessing Game Resolved

01:05:40 Settling the Score

With Chelsea legend Frank Lampard dismissed by the club as manager, the Analysts look at whether he deserved to go and what the causes were behind this sacking happening when it did. Further developments on the European Premier League story come this week as well, as FIFA announces bans for any players participating in it from the World Cup, Euros, and Champions League. Did West Ham & West Brom land themselves in a heap of trouble with the Premier League over the transfer of Robert Snodgrass, and why are Liverpool looking so lackluster this season?



00:00:35 Frank Lampard leaves Chelsea

00:24:00 Guessing Game

00:27:08 Liverpool's Lack of Form

00:42:35 Useless Trivia

00:48:30 FIFA's Bans

00:57:35 Robert Snodgrass' Transfer

01:05:50 Guessing Game Resolved & Settling the Score

Do you have to beat the best to be the best is the question tackled by the Analysts this week, as they investigate a Manchester United side that tops the table despite no wins against their fellow top six sides so far. A developing story surrounding a former youth player and his father could see one side in trouble with the Premier League and who is the most efficient goalscorer of all time?



00:00:36 Do you have to beat the best to be the best?

00:33:50 Guessing Game

00:36:28 Useless Trivia

00:47:50 The Almeida Allegation 

01:01:55: Settling the Score