The Athletic FC Podcast

Today we have a very special episode for you… we’re asking everything you’ve ever dreamt of asking a Premier League referee.

Host Emma Paton and The Athletic’s Tim Spiers and Dan Kilpatrick are joined in the studio by former Premier League official Graham Scott.

The panel ask Graham questions sent in from Athletic writers and viewers alike, including topics such as; the life of a referee, VAR and the rulebook, fan conspiracies, dealing with pressure and more.

Host: Emma Paton
Panelists: Graham Scott, Dan Kilpatrick, Tim Spiers
Producers: Mike Stavrou, Lara Sinclair
Executive producer: Max Curwen Bingley
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The international break is upon and that means one thing: review time.

We’re doing things slightly differently this time. Host Kate Mason is joined by Rob Green and Liam Tharme to pick a position on the pitch for all 20 Premier League clubs to improve.

We also hear from our club show hosts on where their respective clubs need an upgrade; Ian Irving of Talk of the Devils, Ian Stone of Handbrake Off, Tony Evans of Walk On and Matt Davies-Adams of Straight Outta Cobham.

Host: Kate Mason
Panelists: Rob Green, Liam Tharme
Producers: Mike Stavrou, Liam Warburton
Executive producer: Max Curwen Bingley
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Mauricio Pochettino is the leading contender to be the latest Manchester United manager after Michael Carrick was officially sacked on Thursday.

So what does United’s treatment of Carrick say about the club? Has Pochettino still got the credentials to make an impact at Old Trafford? And why do managers and players still find United so hard to turn down?

Kate Mason, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater, Rob Green, and Jack Pitt-Brooke get into the biggest story of the week.

Host: Kate Mason
Panelists: Adam Crafton, Matt Slater, Rob Green and Jack Pitt-Brooke
Videographer: Lara Sinclair
Producers: Jay Beale
Executive Producer: Adam Jones
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Manchester United are finalising a deal for Mauricio Pochettino if Michael Carrick is to be relieved of his duties.

Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic’s Manchester United writer Cerys Jones, football journalist Tim Spiers and the man who exclusively broke the story, David Ornstein, to discuss when a decision on Carrick’s future could be made, what Pochettino’s departure would mean for the USMNT, and whether he’s the man to fix the ongoing problems plaguing Old Trafford.

Liam Twomey also drops by to talk Pochettino’s time at Chelsea, and what Manchester United fans should expect.

Host: Emma Paton
Co-hosts: Cerys Jones, Tim Spiers
Guests: David Ornstein, Liam Twomey

Videographer: Liam Warburton
Producer: Jay Beale
Exec Producers: Max Curwen Bingley & Adam Jones
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Manchester United are expected to move on from Michael Carrick during the international break, while the same fate looks set to fall on Pierre Sage at Crystal Palace.

So who are the favourites to replace them? Would Mauricio Pochettino leave the USMNT for Old Trafford? And is Thomas Frank the right fit at Selhurst Park?

Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein and senior writer James Horncastle, plus senior video editor and Palace fan Reuben Pinder drops into the studio.

Host: Emma Paton
Panelists: David Ornstein, James Horncastle, Reuben Pinder
Producers: Mike Stavrou, Lara Sinclair
Executive producer: Adam Jones
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