No Question About That - a Manchester United podcast

#1011 | Ed and Dharnish continue their tactical review of United’s season, covering the period from early November to Ruben Amorim’s January sacking. This period included a run of inconsistent, often drab matches saved only by United’s success from set-piece finishing. Then the turning point: 4-4 against Bournemouth, possibly United’s best attacking performance under Amorim, and a shift toward a back four. Only for Amorim, inexplicably, to return to a back three against the wishes of the club.

00:00 Part Two Overview

01:19 Set Pieces and the Autumn Run of Results

03:14 Why Was It Going Wrong?

05:14 Bournemouth 4-4: Amorim's Best Football

10:53 Back to a Back Three and the Wolves Debacle

14:20 Amorim's Sacking: Press Conference and Why He Failed

14:47 Could Amorim Have Found a Higher Ceiling?

24:17 Final Verdict and What Comes Next

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#1010 | Ed and Dharnish begin a three-part season tactical review, covering the start of the campaign through the autumn and setting up later segments on Ruben Amarin’s downfall and Michael Carrick’s resurgence. There’s a review of early matches including Arsenal, Fulham, Burnley, City, Chelsea, Brentford, and a damaging loss at Grimsby. Why did Amorim lean into long balls, why wouldn’t he move away from his beloved 3-4-3, and why did he insist on playing his best players out of position ... or not at all? 

00:00 Intro and Season Overview

01:18 Early Season: Amorim Ball

04:13 Grimsby and The Low Point

12:06 Attack Clicks and Set Pieces Saving Amorim

12:58 Pressing & Defensive Issues

19:39 Three Wins in a Row and Brighton

22:18 Transition to Part 2: Amorim's Downfall

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#1009 | Ed and Jamie review United’s Q3 financial results, noting slightly better-than-expected revenue, improved operating profit versus last year’s loss, and a wage bill at its lowest share of revenue in about a decade, alongside raised guidance. However, United face weak liquidity - around £60m cash- with the revolver credit up to £260m, ongoing outflows for historic transfer fees, and the continuing constraint this places on squad rebuilding. There’s a discussion around the confirmed costs of hiring and firing Amorim (£16.7m compensation plus a £5.2m write-off), the need to refinance roughly £750m of debt amid uncertain interest rates, limited progress on the new stadium, and a Betway training kit deal reported at £20m per year. Player sales continue to be important!

00:00 Introduction and Q3 Headlines

02:11 Financial Results Deep Dive

07:11 Cash, Debt and Transfer Budget

12:51 Carrick and Summer Strategy

16:37 Amorim Compensation Costs

19:37 Debt Refinancing and Stadium Update

26:47 Sponsorship: Betway, DXC

31:53 Player Trading

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#1000 | Ed and Paul reminisce about 1000 episodes of Rant Cast/NQAT, from its origins as a weekly phone call, to committing to recording every week, and then the expanding NQAT universe over the past couple of seasons. The conversation turns to United’s post-Fergie decline and Ed Woodward, the Glazers’ ownership, Ratcliffe’s restructuring, and optimism about Michael Carrick’s steadying impact, squad depth, transfers, and a Champions League schedule next season.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 The Lost 1000th Episode

02:00 Sunday's Game vs Brighton

03:48 Origins of the Podcast

05:47 How the Show Grew

10:10 YouTube and the Expanded NQAT Universe

13:58 Football Finance and Data Nerd Communities

19:25 United's Decline Since The Fergie Era

21:06 The Ed Woodward Years

25:57 Ratcliffe, Ineos and the Cultural Reset

39:14 Next Season: Squad Needs and the Summer Window

46:47 Michael Carrick 

01:04:47 Wrapping Up

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#1009 | Ed and Dan recap United’s comfortable win over Brighton on the South Coast. There was a little bit of liquid football to close out the season in an upbeat mood. With no Casemiro in the squad and Cunha on the bench, Patrick Dorgu and Mason Mount started in what could easily have descended into an end-of-season dead rubber. Instead, this was the best way to close out the campaign, including Bruno's record-breaking 21st assist of the season.

00:00 Introduction

02:05 Carrick's Tactical Choices: Mount, Dorgu and the Midfield

03:25 What Do United Need in Midfield?

11:04 Dorgu: Big Spaces Player and the Right Profile?

16:21 The Squad Vibe and Carrick's Man-Management

20:16 Guardiola vs Fergie

30:49 England Squad: Tuchel's Selection

40:51 Summer Transfers: Fernandes, Tonali, Ederson

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