Episode 3446: Keith Andrews’ Brentford, Caoimhín Eats Panenka, Thomas Frank’s Cup O’Trouble, Old Boy DNA, Continental Tales, Goal Barbarian

A more than averagely interesting midweek round in the Premier League which, much like the last two rounds, played out as an Arsenal fever dream. Should they award the trophy tonight after Mikel Arteta’s men pump the living daylights out of the not-to-be-much-longer Champions?

Home is where the heat is. pic.twitter.com/EO1LIb9ZP2

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 8, 2026

We survey the Spanish and Italian press, which bring us sensational reports about Man United’s courtship of Ruben Amorim and GianPiero Gasperini’s war on the Roma board.

Gavin Cooney and John Brewin join us to talk about the midweek PL games. John was at Brentford to see Keith Andrews’ Brentford crush Sunderland – but is this really a Keith Andrews team or a Brentford well-run-club team? How much longer can Arsenal-cup-drinking Thomas Frank hope to last? Is it time for Manchester United to accept that ALL their future ‘head coaches’ should be “United DNA” old boys? And why does Gavin believe that Arsenal will ‘brutalise’ Liverpool at the Emirates tonight?

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We discuss Ryan Tubridy’s IRA Grandfather. pic.twitter.com/uVv8RbLplC

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