The Rest Is Football

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Legends OF Football Awards, Liverpool’s Problems & Are Pundits Too Critical Of Man United? Oct 08, 2025

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Do Liverpool need to change their system to stop this losing streak? Are Manchester United getting unfair stick from pundits, or is the criticism justified?

Gary and Alan also talk Micah through their night out for the Legend of Football awards where Gary picked up the Trophy.

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Rashford’s First La Liga Goal Not Enough For Disappointing Barcelona, Vini Jr Finding His Form At Real & Atlético Madrid Causing Their Own Problems Oct 07, 2025

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Was that one of Barcelona’s worst performances under Hansi Flick? What did the guys make of Kylian Mbappe letting Vinicius Jr take the Real Madrid penalty in their win over Villarreal? What was Clement Lenglet doing picking up such a needless second yellow card so early in the game?

Gary and Alex also discuss a crucial win for Athletic Club, their first in seven games.

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Man City Edge Past Brentford, Liverpool Lose Three-In-A-Row & Big Ange Under Pressure? Oct 06, 2025

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Was Man City’s drop off in the second half against Brentford a cause for concern? Why have Liverpool currently got a number of problems to solve, and how do they do that? How does Ange Postecoglou turn things around at Nottingham Forest after his nightmare start continues?

Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss why the impressive Nick Woltemade still has a way to go to match Alan’s incredible record at the start of his Newcastle career.

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Newcastle’s Best Performance This Season, Man City Let It Slip & Harry Kane On Fire Oct 03, 2025

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Why are Newcastle getting better and better as the season gets going? Was Erling Haaland right to be “** off” after Man City conceded a late equaliser against Monaco? Who out of Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland is the best striker in World Football?

Gary and Alan also discuss Arsenal making it two wins from two in the Champions League and why their squad depth now makes them real contenders.

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Quiz: Which Players Have Played The Most Under Jose Mourinho? Oct 01, 2025

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Who are the top 10 players to have made the most appearances for Jose Mourinho throughout his career? Which players have played for the Special One at three different clubs? Can Micah prove Alan’s cheating allegations wrong?

Gary, Alan and Micah also reveal the first winner of our monthly Players Lounge prizes for finishing top of The Rest Is Football fantasy league.

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Atlético Stun Real In Madrid Derby, Barca Go Top Of La Liga & Elche In Dreamland Sep 30, 2025

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Can Atlético Madrid’s brilliant victory of Real Madrid be the kickstart they need for their season? What is Barcelona’s best line up when everyone is fit? How have newly-promoted Elche upset the odds to find themselves in the top four?

Gary and Alex also discuss the problems at Athletic Club, as their poor run of form continues.

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Brilliant Crystal Palace Hand Liverpool First Defeat, Arsenal’s Massive Win At The Death & Amorim Next To Go? Sep 29, 2025

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Could this season be the best ever in Crystal Palace’s history? How crucial will Arsenal’s last minute winner be for their belief, after it had been brought into question recently? How much longer can this run of form last for Man United before Ruben Amorim gets the boot?

Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the sacking of Graham Potter at West Ham and why the timing of that decision was so poor.

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Forest’s Impressive Start In Europe, ‘Stupid’ Ekitike & Dembélé The Golden Boy Sep 26, 2025

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Can Forest be a real threat in the Europa League after a strong start against Real Betis? Was Arne Slot right to call Hugo Ekitike stupid after getting sent off against Southampton? Should we just be celebrating Ousmane Dembélé for winning the Ballon d’Or, rather than moaning about who didn’t?

Gary and Micah also discuss an impressive week for the Welsh clubs, as Cardiff, Wrexham and Swansea all make it through to the fourth round of the League Cup, the first time three team from Wales have made it that far in the competition’s history.

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Barcelona Getting Better And Better, Alonso Putting His Stamp On Real Madrid & Atletico Out Of The Title Race Already? Sep 23, 2025

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How has Hansi Flick got Barcelona’s array of attacking talent all sparkling? How is Xabi Alonso managing all the Galacticos at Real Madrid and making sure he’s the boss? Are Atletico Madrid out of the title race after just five games having dropped points again?

Gary and Alex also discuss Valencia’s impressive win, as they condemned Athletic Club to back-to-back defeats.

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Arsenal Rescue A Point Against Man City, Chelsea’s Bizarre Performance At Man Utd & Alan Stranded In The US Sep 22, 2025

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Did we see the next evolution in Pep Guardiola’s style in their draw at the Emirates? Why were the guys so surprised by a number of aspects in Chelsea’s defeat against Man United? What on earth has happened to Alan and why is he still stuck in America?!

Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss Liverpool’s nervy win against Everton in the Merseyside Derby and why both sides were impressive.

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