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Ireland managed to just about cling on to World Cup qualifying hopes, with a win over 10 men Armenia in a deathly quiet Aviva stadium.Ireland also came very close to getting a draw away to Portugal, but it wasn't to be after some questionable refereeing decisions from a ref that seemed to be ecstatic to be on the same pitch as Cristiano Ronaldo.We cast an eye over some other results in the World Cup qualifiers featuring great performances from Haaland and some not so great performances from Isak and Gyokeres.Last week, we tried to see if there was a correlation between going 007 in the Premier League and being a great player. This time we're seeing which all time greats did or did not go World Cup 007.Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

The Liverpool spiral/finding out/crisis continued as they lost their third game on the bounce, this time to a last minute Chelsea winner. Is it just as simple as the give it to Salah system starting to fail?Erling Haaland continued his dominant form with a 'proper' goal against Brentford where he showed once again that he is miles ahead of the rest..except for Nick Woltemade that is!Can Cathal remember the three games he watched this weekend?Ange Postecoglou's stint at Forest goes from bad to worse as he achieves an unprecedented managerial 007.Speaking of 007's, we take a look at some famous ones from Premier League history and see is it really as bad an omen for a signing as it seems?Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

The curse of games past returned to haunt Liverpool as once again Crystal Palace proved to be their bogey team, with Palace winning 2-1 and now becoming the only unbeaten team in the league.Does this spell trouble for Liverpool that has been coming for a while? Or is this just a blip before they get back to extending their league at the top?The unlikable derby delivered once again as Arsenal beat Newcastle with a last minute winner. In a game where Arsenal moaned, punched and kicked their way to success. The writing is surely on the wall for Ruben Amorim as he once again failed to win back to back games at Man United. This time losing 3-1 to Brentford's Irish contingent.Also, the cat was away and so the mouse (Cathal) was hungover and missed most of this weeks football.Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

In a season that promised so much in the first few weeks, we have quickly devolved back into 007 and best player in the world right now posts as Liverpool go five points clear after five games played.Arsenal went conservative against Man City and eeked out a draw thanks to a 90+ minute equaliser from Martinelli. But is their failure to get at the Man City's of the world a sign that this won't be their year once again?Enzo Maresca had a tough week as he had human rights inspectors banging on the bomb squad door while also arguably throwing away a winnable game against Man United, even with their goalkeeper sent off after just a few minutes.Liverpool, as mentioned, are the team to beat this year and no one has managed it yet. But is there a big Isak shaped cloud hanging over goalscorer Hugo Ekitiké?We give you our official 'Players who LOOK like they smoke' starting 11Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

The new era of the pod continues with a real honest to goodness in person video episode that gets rudely interupted half way through!The Premier League is back after the Ireland's international incident, and its like Ange Postecoglou never left! He's cracking jokes, looking down at the floor and his team is getting absolutely torn apart by Arsenal.You'd fear for Graham Potter and West Ham as they are hammered 3-0 by Spurs. But as they slide toward relegation spots, are the fans thinking at least we aren't mid table?Big Nick Woltemade arrived on the scene with a debut goal against Wolves, putting many other slow to start Premier League strikers to shame.We also ponder should we get into IRL streaming and ask is this the worst time ever in history for a World Cup in the United States?Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

"The time for excuses is over" was the sound coming out of the Ireland camp coming into this set of World Cup qualifiers, and at 2-0 down after 20 minutes against Hungary it seemed like we were more doomed than ever..A moment of madness that brought Hungary down to 10 men let us back into the game thanks to a non stop barrage from Jake O Brien and co.Was Matt Doherty set up for failure as Heimir's revenge?During the week, news broke that Daniel Levy was "stepping down" from his role at Tottenham, but it turns out that was code for sacked for not doing a good enough job, as the Spurs board decided they are bored of this trying to do things the right way craic.We blind rank our top 5 greatest Irish soccer moments.Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

The Transfer Window officially slammed shut and with that brings the official end of the summer.We have the full list of every single Premier League '#HereWeGo' from deadline day and take a look at some of the winners and losers of the window.Arsenal probably had a chance to get a win over Liverpool and create some distance in the race for the title, but being over cautious in the game cost them in the end.We sift through the ashes of the Man United Grimsby game and the global awakening of football fans around the world who may have been slightly fooled by United's summer and start to the season.Pep Guardiola's weirdly combative rants are starting earlier than ever this season as City lost 2-1 to Brighton which marks their second loss of the season already. Rodri can't do it all out there ok!Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

The second gameweek of the Premier League did a lot of zigs where we expected zags.Arsenal steamrolled Leeds 5-0, with thanks to two goals from Viktor Gyökeres, a player who everyone (us) had written off after his debut last week.Man United are firmly back in crisis mode after a devastating draw against a Fulham team that are every bit as good as them.Not everything has changed in the Premier League this year as Spurs beat Man City as is tradition.Can Thomas Frank keep this momentum going for Tottenham? Can he turn Richarlison into a consistent goalscorer? What new toys has Dominick Solanke bought?The now under investigation Crystal Palace fans have probably single handedly ended the new Tifo era in the Premier League, with an incredibly detailed hand painted cartoon of Nottingham Forest owner Mr. Marinakis.Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

We are so back ladies and gentlemen. As a new Premier League season kicked off with some big games and weird interviews.Liverpool kicked off the season with an emotional and controversial 4-2 win over Bournemouth. In a game which saw great performances from new signings, not so good performances from others, tributes galore to Diogo Jota and a racist fan incident.After the game, Arne Slot appeared for his mandated casual post game chat with Jamie Carragher and co. Little did Arne know that he was in for a grilling with criticism and landmine questions a plenty.While Arsenal beat Man United 1-0 thanks to some weak goalkeeping and clever set piece hassling, it was Man United fans who came out of the game feeling more positive, as they managed to look not totally incompetent.You'd fear for Brentford as they concede a set piece 10 minutes in to the new season with their ex set piece coach Keith Andrews in charge.We take a look at how fantasy football has changed over the years and how only one thing has stayed the same - the team names.Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=

A new Premier League season is upon us and it's actually shaping up to be the most unpredictable in years!We talk about what we learned from most people's favourites for the title Liverpool's loss to Crystal Palace in the Community Shield.Speaking of Liverpool what is going on with Isak? And is this the year Salah starts to put his feet up?It's now or never for Arsenal it seems, which seems hugely unfair to a club that's done everything right over the last few years in terms of getting to this point.Are Man City back? Is the steamroller back up and running? Or does Rodri's new injury change things?What will become of main characters Man United as they go in to a season with a whole new front three and expectations lower than they've ever been.Tottenham surely will be improved this year with a manager that actually is trying in the league right?We also make a whole slew of predictions including our player of the year, dark horses and we read out some of YOUR hot takes.Support the showWant to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you can get access to:* Weekly Bonus Episodes! Midweek games, European games, it's all there folks!* A 20+ episode mini-pod called After The Nonsense where we chat everything except football* A full archive of all our bonus content in one handy to find spot!____Retro Kits!Want a retro kit to show off your ball knowledge. Use this link and support the show!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to youhttps://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/?ref=nwuyn2q&cid=