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The Tactics Show: Review of the Season Part 2 May 31, 2026

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#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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The Tactics Show: Review of the Season Part 1 May 30, 2026

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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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United Inc: Third Quarter Results May 27, 2026

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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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One Thousand Episodes May 25, 2026

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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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Liquid Football on the South Coast May 25, 2026

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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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NQAT Extra: It Had to be Carrick May 22, 2026

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Ed and Dan break down Michael Carrick's appointment as Manchester United head coach on a two-year deal: why the job went to him over the alternatives, and what comes next.

Sixteen games into the interim spell, the results speak for themselves. The floor has been raised, and his methods are not complicated: a back four, Mainoo restored to the team, players returned to roles they recognise, and Amorim's pressing scheme abandoned.

From there the conversation turns to what's next. Does Carrick have a ceiling that meets elite Champions League sides? How does the summer midfield rebuild dictate whether United play the way Carrick really wants next season? And what does success look like?

00:00 Carrick's Record and the Reaction Online

02:52 Previous United Managers

10:08 What Carrick Has Done Differently

18:52 Midfield Profile - What United Need

34:31 Carrick's Character and Management Style

36:35 Champions League and What Success Looks Like

40:38 Summer Transfer Window - Who Should United Sign

45:40 Wrapping Up

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Bruno's Twentieth May 17, 2026

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#1007 | Ed and Dan review Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest in the final home game of the season. More than 4 xG created, 29 shots taken and Bruno Fernandes’ 20th assist. Plenty of entertainment on offer.

It's Michael Carrick’s 11th win of his short tenure, but he's found a way for United to keep emerging victorious from these narrow-margin games.

It was a day when Casemiro said farewell to Old Trafford, Luke Shaw scored his first goal for three years, and Bryan Mbeumo eventually got on the scoresheet too. There was some controversy about Matteus Cunha's goal, although rules are rules, innit?

Inevitably, the conversation turns to the summer. Can United give Carrick the tools he needs to succeed? 00:00 Intro and Match Reaction 05:51 Casemiro's Farewell 12:54 Game Analysis: Goals and Key Moments 17:21 Midfield Replacements: Casemiro's Successor 44:21 Bruno's 20 Assists: How Good Is It? 47:35 Summer Transfer Window 01:00:38 Michael Carrick as Manager

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Adeus, Casemiro May 15, 2026

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#1006 | Ed and Adam look forward to United’s final home game of the season against Nottingham Forest. It’ll be the chance to close out the season with some momentum and say farewell to Casemiro. There’s a review of United U18s defeat to City in the FA Youth Cup final. A positive start, but United were eventually overpowered by a strong, older City team. City’s 6,000 ground wasn’t even full. Then we turn to the imminent (re)appointment of Michael Carrick as United’s Head Coach. Carrick is likely to be offered a two-year deal after winning 10 of his 15 games in charge.

00:00 Introduction

05:16 Matchday Income and Sponsorship Bump

11:18 How Much Can United Spend?

16:46 Transfer Targets and Player Sales

19:33 Betway Sponsorship

26:03 Michael Carrick

39:35 FIFA World Cup Finances

51:24 Fan Experience

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United Inc: How Much Can United Spend? May 13, 2026

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#1005 | Ed and Jamie discuss United’s likely Champions League revenue uplift, which might be over £100m across prize/broadcast, matchday and sponsorships. Despite higher associated costs EBITDA projections might top £250m next year. How might that translate into summer spending under new squad-cost rules? It might well be a theoretical ceiling near £400m, with £300m more plausible. And what other revenue streams might there be from possible sales to bolster United’s transfer budget? Finally, there’s a discussion on World Cup finances. How will FIFA spend its projected $13bn World Cup revenues, driven by high ticket pricing, commercial deals, and broadcasting rights?

00:00 Introduction

05:16 Matchday Income and Sponsorship Bump

11:18 How Much Can United Spend?

16:46 Transfer Targets and Player Sales

19:33 Betway Sponsorship

26:03 Michael Carrick

39:35 FIFA World Cup Finances

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All Bore, No Score May 10, 2026

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#1004 | Ed and Tom look back on United’s 0-0 draw at Sunderland, the first goalless game of the season. Casemiro’s absence exposed how disjointed United look without him. With five mostly enforced changes, they discuss underwhelming displays from Mason Mount and Josh Zirkzee, limited attacking output from the full-backs, and United’s lack of physicality. Once again, Senne Lammens came to United’s rescue. What a signing he has been.

With Champions League secured, and not much action on the pitch to talk about, the conversation turns to summer priorities - especially central midfield signings. Finally, there’s Forest next week to think about.

00:00 Introduction and Match Reaction

02:17 Player Ratings: The Stand-ins

05:40 Kobbie Mainoo and The Midfield

14:00 Summer Transfer Priorities

28:02 Strikers: Zirkzee, Højlund and Chido Obi

40:58 Last Summer's Signings Reviewed

42:10 Transfer Wishlist

50:49 Forest, The Title Race and Real Madrid Drama