No Question About That - a Manchester United podcast

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No Question About That is the original independent fan-published podcast covering Manchester United. Hosted by Ed, with contributions from Dan, Tom, Wayne, Dharnish, Adam, Jamie, Dominic and Isabel. NQAT covers the latest games, news, business, politics and fan culture at the world’s greatest football club. There are two main shows each week, a tactics show, and a football finance pod. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing the weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out NQAT Extra on our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is also available in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify.

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  1. 6 hr ago

    Two Bangers

    #1040 | United led twice away at Everton through Mbeumo and Sesko only to do a very good job of chucking it away late on Merseyside. Ed and Dan dig into the tension between United's new possession-based approach and a back four that isn't built for a higher line. And there are questions about Cunha's role as a false nine again. Then there's a look ahead to the Champions League opener against Sabah in midweek. The episode closes with author Dan Williamson, talking about his new book on United's 1991 Cup Winners' Cup win, If I Hadn't Seen Such Riches. 0:00 Introduction 2:31 Everton 2-2 United: the verdict 5:06 Structural problems and United's new style 8:17 Team selection: Cunha, Bruno 18:56 Goals and defensive errors 23:08 Substitutions and game management 25:02 Bigger picture 28:25 Sabah preview, Champions League 36:02 1991 Cup Winners' Cup memories 39:45 Interview: Dan Williamson If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing a weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is available on all podcast apps and in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Two Bangers

  2. 2 days ago • Subscribers Only

    NQAT Daily: Everton v United Preview

    Everton go into Sunday's game in open revolt against their owners after fan pressure forced the club to cancel a deal for academy prospect Harrison Armstrong. It left David Moyes publicly siding with the crowd against the boardroom. United won here last year and the team news could centre on last year’s match winner, Benjamin Sesko. Could he start this time as he recovers from injury? And then there are questions for Michael Carrick around Luke Shaw's form and Patrick Dorgu potential at left-back. United’s target is building genuine momentum before Thursday's Champions League opener and the derby that follows. 0:00 Intro: Everton away 1:11 After Ipswich 2:28 Everton's window 4:49 Moyes vs the owners 7:14 How Everton will play 10:32 Last season's meetings 11:42 United team news 15:11 Sign-off

    NQAT Daily: Everton v United Preview

  3. 3 days ago

    No More Dumb Money

    #1039 | United's transfer window closed with Dominic and Ed landing on a mixed verdict, somewhere around a six out of ten. United made three good midfield signings, but no left-back and no backup centre-forward.  Who's going to fill the gap? How much financial headroom was there to spend more? And why were United cautious? Deadline day itself produced a bizarre five-way standoff between United, Everton, Chelsea, Fiorentina and Monaco over Zirkzee, Camara and Balogun that ended with nobody getting what they wanted. The pod then moves on to Everton, where the fanbase is angry and the manager is on their side. United should be favourites, but how will the visitors shape up after last week’s victory? 0:00 Introduction 1:45 Verdict on United's window 3:55 Costs and financial headroom 9:23 United's left-back problem 16:35 Zirkzee-Camara-Balogun standoff 21:11 Loans out 29:48 Everton preview 41:28 Wrap-up --- Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today — Claude.ai/NQAT --- If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing a weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is available on all podcast apps and in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    No More Dumb Money

  4. 4 days ago • Subscribers Only

    NQAT Daily: United's Academy Clearout

    On 18 July in Helsinki, Carrick made 11 changes at half-time and sent out an academy XI against Wrexham. They were the best thing about the night. Six weeks later, six of those eleven have left the club. United were reportedly hoping to raise something like £60m from academy sales this summer. The actual figure is around £11m. This is a video about a club producing more players than it can use and not turning enough of them into first-teamers or money. Thirteen permanent exits, six more out on loan this summer. United did at least protect themselves with sell-ons, buybacks and matching rights. Subscribe to the NQAT Youtube channel for the video version.

    NQAT Daily: United's Academy Clearout

  5. 5 days ago • Subscribers Only

    NQAT Daily: Another Manager Shafted in the Transfer Market

    As promised, finally adding the Youtube Daily video series to the backers audio feed. These are short videos on one topic. Our channel is at: www.youtube.com/c/NoQuestionAboutThat Michael Carrick dragged United back to third last season and was rewarded with a two-year contract and a Champions League campaign that now looks seriously under-resourced. United enter the season with one fit senior striker and one fit left-back, both carrying injury histories. Around £150 million went into rebuilding midfield. It was needed. But the squad is short elsewhere. It sets up an uncomfortable dynamic: United's public line is fighting on four fronts this season. The squad doesn't match that ambition. The shortfall will land on Carrick rather than the owners. The gaps trace back to United's inability to sell. At least four planned exits didn't happen. Meanwhile, Arsenal, City, Chelsea, Spurs and Villa have all traded aggressively in both directions this summer. United's inertia looks structural, not unlucky. 00:00 Window in Numbers 01:19 Net Spend Misleads 02:21 United Can't Sell 03:03 Manchester City Contrast 06:00 Four Failed Exits 08:30 Money Behind the Money 10:15 How the Rivals Spent 12:16 Squad Stretched Thin 14:37 Carrick Left Exposed 15:36 Final Verdict

    NQAT Daily: Another Manager Shafted in the Transfer Market

  6. 5 days ago • Subscribers Only

    NQAT Extra: Transfer Market Wrap

    Ed and Adam settle on United's transfer window: a fair midfield rebuild undermined by an inability to sell anyone, leaving no back-up striker, no proper centre-back cover and a left-back position addressed only by hope. It's a mixed verdict, roughly a 6/10. The risk left in defence is unacceptable given how far the club has come to get back into the Champions League. From there it's a run through the rest of the league: Arsenal as clear favourites, doubts over how City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Villa have all spent big without fully solving their actual needs. And a general theme of clubs paying inflated fees for ready-made players rather than developing their own. They close with a prediction: around about fifth for United this season. 0:00 Intro: United's quiet deadline day 2:10 United's window: what they got vs. what they needed 7:04 Problems at left-back 21:49 Defensive risks: Martinez, Maguire and the high line 25:27 Arsenal: title favourites, still a forward short 29:19 Aston Villa: selling stars, resetting the asset base 35:12 Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford: backing the data 37:48 Chelsea: another dozen deals 43:33 Man City: replacing Rodri, the spending spree 49:07 Liverpool: a strategy nobody can explain 52:28 Spurs: spending isn't ambition 57:01 Verdict on United's executives and the finances 1:01:01 Predictions: where United finish 1:01:42 Wrap

    NQAT Extra: Transfer Market Wrap

  7. 6 days ago

    The Tactics Show: Brilliant Mainoo, Problems with the Press

    #1038 | Ipswich made a real go of it for a half, evading United's high press by exploiting isolated full-backs. Once Lisandro Martinez started dictating United's patterns of possession into midfield, the game opened up completely and United ran away with it. Ed and Dharnish dig into why United's press still isn't functioning, how much of the transformation in build-up play comes down to Martinez specifically and how well Mainoo and Tielemans dovetailed. They also look at Cunha and Bruno rotating as false nines, question whether it costs United a real box presence and close with a positive verdict on Ipswich as a team for the rest of the season. 0:00 Intro: United 5-2 Ipswich 3:46 Today's talking points 4:29 How Ipswich evaded United's press 9:59 Martinez transforms the buildup 13:42 Mainoo and Tielemans in midfield 19:30 Cunha and Bruno: two false nines 24:43 Verdict on Ipswich and the wrap-up --- Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today — Claude.ai/NQAT --- If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing a weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is available on all podcast apps and in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Tactics Show: Brilliant Mainoo, Problems with the Press

  8. 31 Aug

    Oh, You Feel Better, M*therfuckers?

    #1037 | United trailed to Ipswich for a moment, but a hat-trick from Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire’s deflected effort and a Bryan Mbeumo goal turned it into a 5-2 win. It was a complete response to the opening-day defeat at Hull. Ed and Dan dig into the bigger picture: how well the Tielemans-Mainoo midfield pairing worked, the ongoing debate over Marcus Rashford's role, and the club’s search for a new left-back. The pod closes on the transfer window with two days left: there’s scepticism about Villa's reported £40 million interest in Amad and a general sense that United’s could have been more ambitious than a net spend that trails Coventry and Ipswich. 0:00 Introduction
 1:06 Reacting to United's 5-2 win
 5:39 Midfield: Tielemans and Mainoo
 14:40 Marcus Rashford's return
 17:46 Front three, fullbacks and squad balance
 22:58 Defence concerns: Maguire, Martinez, Shaw
 25:04 Bruno's hat-trick and Maguire's 'goal'
 27:20 Pressure, tactics and pressing
 29:28 Transfer market: Amad bid and left-back hunt
 39:44 Baleba, Sesko and squad depth
 43:22 Net spend and club ambition
 44:37 Sign-off --- Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today — Claude.ai/NQAT --- If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing a weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is available on all podcast apps and in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Oh, You Feel Better, M*therfuckers?
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No Question About That is the original independent fan-published podcast covering Manchester United. Hosted by Ed, with contributions from Dan, Tom, Wayne, Dharnish, Adam, Jamie, Dominic and Isabel. NQAT covers the latest games, news, business, politics and fan culture at the world’s greatest football club. There are two main shows each week, a tactics show, and a football finance pod. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing the weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out NQAT Extra on our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is also available in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify.

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