Football Unfocused

Mark discusses the big spending of Manchester United; the travails of Roy Hodgson (get well soon!); and the spectacular final scenes of the Africa Cup of Nations.

After another long, and unscheduled, hiatus, Mark and Matthew are back, and this time they really do promise to be more consistent in releasing weekly episodes! Today, Mark discusses the potentially unique, and concerning possibility of the three recently promoted Premier League clubs being relegated this season, and the three previously relegated clubs coming back up.

After a full 3 months (or a quarter, in financial terms) Mark and Matthew return to chew over what's been happening. In a word... "VAR". Mark also discusses the financial irregularities of Everton, Man City and Chelsea, as well as the recent successes of Spurs!

As the current transfer window comes to a close, Mark discusses how he has become increasingly disengaged with the whole saga. He also touches upon the non-consensual kiss from the president of the Spanish football federation on Jenni Hermoso, and how out of touch footballing institutions still are about such matters.

Mark addresses the deeply problematic process that has seen Mason Greenwood released from Manchester United, and how the football club seems to have made a terrible situation even worse. Mark also discusses the Women's World Cup final, which has marked a new height for the popularity of the women's game..

Following another unscheduled month off, Mark and Matthew record their first episode of the football season, talking about the Women's World Cup, the departure of Kane from Spurs, and the shenanigans around someone called Caicedo,.

Mark explores the trend of players moving to Saudi Arabia for the big money deals and the potential implications this could have on European football

The season is over and Mark reflects on the final make up of clubs that were finally relegated, as well as some of the newly promoted teams that specialise in stadium entrances which involve navigating people's living rooms.

Mark and Matthew examine how great a cheat Manchester City would be considered to be if found guilty under financial fair play rules, and how such cheating compares to cheats in other sports where cheating was already rife.