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Phil Egan has all the latest in Thursday’s Football Daily, starting with things going from bad to worse for Manchester United after a 4-1 hammering by Como — leaving Michael Carrick under huge pressure and Bruno Fernandes openly questioning the tactics.
There’s also a worrying injury update for Arsenal as Bukayo Saka limps off early in Munich, plus reaction to Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or talk after Bayern’s draw.
We round up a big European night for Aston Villa, updates across the Europa and Conference League, and a snippet from The Green Scene on Ireland and the Olympics — including overage player picks.
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It's Colm Boohig, Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan for some pure reaction after Como smashed Manchester United 4-1 - and the big question is simple: where do they go from here?

We get into whether Michael Carrick is finished, what happens next with Bournemouth (and a brutal run of fixtures), and why it feels like changing the manager is just kicking the can down the road...

Bruno Fernandes’ post-match comments take centre stage, with talk of “half-pressing”, players going rogue, and a dressing room that sounds toxic from top to bottom.

Is there any fix without ripping up the squad, and the culture... all over again?
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Stephen Doyle, Vinny Perth and Gareth McGlynn are back for an extra long LOI Pod this week as we enter the penultimate week of the Premier Division season that has given us so much.
The lads address the Premier Division focus as Finn Harps are on the brink of a USA takeover and the First Division Play-Offs are set.
Meanwhile, what has gone wrong for Pats?, 2 losses in an important weekend which has saw Stephen Kenny's side drop out of the title race. What does the future hold for him in Inchicore?
Then their is our feature match as Shelbourne look to spoil the party as Bohemians say goodbye to Floodlit football at the home of Irish Football; Dalymount Park.
Finally, Stephen, Gareth and Vinny discuss James McClean's comments earlier on in the week and the PFAI Team of the Season.
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Phil Egan is back with Wednesday’s Football Daily, starting with the PFAI Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year nominations, plus a look at the Team of the Season ahead of the awards night on November 21st.
We round up a busy Champions League slate, as PSG stay perfect with a 4-2 win away to Barcelona — but suffer a huge injury blow with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia set to miss the rest of the season.
There’s also the latest from Manchester United’s trip to Como, Manchester City’s response after their PSG defeat, Arteta’s Bayern test, and more from across Europe.
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Colm Boohig & Meghann Scully turn their attention to the remarkable story unfolding at Finn Harps, as Donegal News journalist Chris McNulty joins the show to explain why club members have overwhelmingly backed a proposed takeover by former Philippines footballer and businessman Freddie Gonzalez.

With a second co-op vote coming in early November, we dig into how the deal came about, what the €4 million investment could mean, and why supporters greeted Gonzalez with such positivity in Ballybofey.

From wiping out debt to upgrading Finn Park and moving towards a full-time set-up, could this be the fresh start Harps have been crying out for?
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