Football Between The Lines

Are Arsenal already disappearing over the horizon? We discuss their win at Liverpool, Gabriel’s brilliance and whether anyone cares about entertaining the neutrals when you keep winning. Elsewhere, we ask how much blame Michael Carrick deserves for Manchester United’s struggles, assess Palace’s relegation fears and pick through Oliver Glasner’s frustrations at Forest. We also explore why Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford keep getting recruitment right, debate Jamie Carragher’s apology to Aston Villa and look at West Ham’s growing problems in the Championship.

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With Flav recovering from a rave and Dan recovering from Istanbul and another Palace defeat, we ask whether football is pushing away the people who made it.

From disappearing atmospheres and ticketing nonsense to billionaire owners and the pursuit of a global audience, we discuss why supporting your club can feel increasingly disconnected from loving it.

We also get into Michael Carrick’s future at Manchester United, whether any manager can succeed under the current ownership, and the case for Antonio Conte. Would Unai Emery even want the job?

Elsewhere, Flav sees De Zerbi’s Spurs coming together, Dan fears Palace are heading in the opposite direction, and Thomas Frank gets a brutal assessment. Plus Villa’s Nicolas Jackson, Liverpool finding momentum, the relegation picture and which Premier League manager you’d trust with a full English.

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Dan picks through Palace’s demolition at Brighton, the defensive chaos and why seeing it coming somehow makes it worse. We ask how far Brighton can go, whether Arsenal’s football matters as long as they keep winning, and who should carry the blame when a club’s recruitment goes wrong.

Then we get into Manchester City: the prospect of years of legal arguments, whether Premier League clubs could vote them out, and where supporting your team ends and defending everything it does begins.

Plus, Newcastle and Villa, whether passionate support can actually put players under more pressure, and a simple agreement between a Spurs fan and a Palace fan: 17th and above will do.

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Gravenberch’s dismissal gets us arguing about VAR, while Palace’s chaotic comeback against Forest gives Dan plenty to celebrate and plenty to worry about. We also get into Leeds’ impressive showing against Arsenal, Bentancur’s clash with Shaw and why Flav saying “Spurs will be fine” has upset so many people.

Plus, football debates that go nowhere, wearing your club’s shirt with pride and being far too old for a big weekend.

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England have made the international break enjoyable. What’s going on? We discuss Harry Kane’s ridiculous standards, England’s attacking football and why Flav has suddenly stopped moaning about watching his country.

Then it’s back to Manchester City: their appeal, the debate over punishment and whether the uncertainty could follow them onto the pitch at Anfield. We also ask whether football’s financial rules protect the big six, and what a fairer Premier League would actually look like.

Plus, Palace prepare for a reunion with Oliver Glasner, Flav revisits Spurs’ European adventures, and we discuss Sean Dyche, The Overlap’s Fan Debate and the uncomfortable reality of becoming a football clip on the internet.

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