{"podcast":{"title":"No Question About That - a Manchester United podcast","slug":"no-question-about-that-a-manchester-united-podcast-932306","podcast_index_feed_id":932306,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG4321063114","website_url":"https://www.nqatpod.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/63328b78-ea1c-11ef-b333-c762c6cdd9c3/image/d77b69df37a07696bf1027f10d3e3562.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Studio 1878","episode_count":1023,"summary":"No Question About That is the original independent fan-published podcast covering Manchester United. Hosted by Ed, with contributions from Dan, Tom, Wayne, Dharnish, Adam, Jamie, Dominic and Isabel. NQAT covers the latest games, news, business, politics and fan culture at the world’s greatest football club. There are two main shows each week, a tactics show, and a football finance pod. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing the weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out NQAT Extra on our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is also available in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T14:28:22.452521+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-question-about-that-a-manchester-united-podcast-932306"},"episode":{"title":"Youth Cup Farce","slug":"youth-cup-farce","published_at":"2026-05-07T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-question-about-that-a-manchester-united-podcast-932306/youth-cup-farce","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-question-about-that-a-manchester-united-podcast-932306","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6239745950.mp3?updated=1778180837","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6239745950.mp3?updated=1778180837","summary":"#1003 | Ed and Dominic discuss United’s new Betway training kit sponsorship worth £18m per year and the wider ethics and prevalence of betting money in football as front-of-shirt bans loom. They then cover controversy around the FA Youth Cup final being staged at City’s 6,000-capacity Joie Stadium, limiting United’s allocation compared to the 67,000 at Old Trafford in 2022. The conversation turns to Michael Carrick’s interim reign: a pragmatic approach, improved results and momentum, Mainoo’s introduction, and the risks of replacing him amid a thin managerial market and a Frankenstein squad. Then they preview Sunderland away, prioritising momentum above the introduction of too many youth team stars. 00:00 Introduction 01:36 Betway Training Kit Sponsorship 09:58 FA Youth Cup Final Controversy 14:06 Academy Players and the Reality of Elite Youth Football 22:12 Michael Carrick: The Case For and Against 31:37 The Manager Market and Alternatives to Carrick 38:18 Transfer Plans and Squad Needs for Next Season 40:28 Sunderland Match Preview If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing a weekly exclusive bonus episode, check out our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Supporter funded episodes are ad-free. NQAT is available on all podcast apps and in video on YouTube. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review on Apple or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"#1003 | Ed and Dominic discuss United’s new Betway training kit sponsorship worth £18m per year and the wider ethics and prevalence of betting money in fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3245,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-question-about-that-a-manchester-united-podcast-932306/episodes/youth-cup-farce/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-question-about-that-a-manchester-united-podcast-932306/youth-cup-farce.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}