{"podcast":{"title":"The Good, The Bad & The Football","slug":"the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081","podcast_index_feed_id":7485081,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/good-bad-football","website_url":"https://www.platformmedia.uk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/33ef3442-8fbc-11f0-979e-9305e511ba4a/image/61de7ca04971ee0ac2cf3a4574d07dfa.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Platform Media","episode_count":49,"summary":"Welcome to The Good, The Bad & The Football – the new show from Manchester United legends Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt and comedic superfan Paddy McGuinness. Every week, they dive into the conversations fans are really having - on WhatsApp groups, building sites and in barbershops across the country - served up with the humour and honesty only real Northern lads can deliver. Across the season, they’ll be joined by some of football’s biggest names, sharing stories, debates and behind-the-scenes insights from years at the heart of one of the game’s most successful teams. No executive boxes. No croissant-laden tables. Just real football, real talk, and real laughs. Straight from the heart of the game. New episodes every Monday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:18:26.406837+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081"},"episode":{"title":"Nicky Butt & Kevin Nolan On De Zerbi To Tottenham?! Salah Leaving & Incredible Andy Carroll Story!","slug":"nicky-butt-kevin-nolan-on-de-zerbi-to-tottenham-salah-leaving-incredible-andy-carroll-story","published_at":"2026-03-30T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081/nicky-butt-kevin-nolan-on-de-zerbi-to-tottenham-salah-leaving-incredible-andy-carroll-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3248618813.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3248618813.mp3","summary":"Kevin Nolan steps into the hot seat alongside Nicky Butt and Paddy McGuinness for the latest The Good, The Bad & The Football. Kevin and Nicky take a deep dive into Newcastle’s infamous 2009 relegation, with Kevin revealing the key mistake Alan Shearer made during his short spell in charge. He also shares a remarkable behind-the-scenes moment from pre-season after the drop, recalling a brutal defeat at Leyton Orient that led to a team meeting where he asked who wanted to leave and several team-mates put their hands up. The lads draw striking parallels between that Newcastle side and Tottenham’s struggles this season, with Kevin making a strong case for why Ange Postecoglou should be brought back to steady the ship. There’s also sympathy from Nicky for Igor Tudor, while Kevin questions Spurs’ lack of diligence in appointing him and his staff. There are more brilliant Newcastle stories too, as Kevin and Nicky reflect on the chaotic reign of Joe Kinnear, while Kevin reveals why Andy Carroll was initially reluctant to join Liverpool. Nicky opens up on why winning promotion meant so much to him, and how a press story damaged his relationship with the Newcastle fans. Kevin also shares how his move to West Ham United came about - leading to an argument with his wife while on holiday - before reminiscing about his time under Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers, including the moment Sam revealed he was off to Newcastle. He discusses which of Bolton’s big-name signings stood out, opens up on the reality of Nicolas Anelka compared to his public image, and even recalls how close the club came to signing Pep Guardiola. To round things off, Kevin names the toughest team-mate he ever played with, reveals the song that used to get Nicky Butt on the dance floor, and the panel debate the…","meta_description":"Kevin Nolan steps into the hot seat alongside Nicky Butt and Paddy McGuinness for the latest The Good, The Bad & The Football. Kevin and Nicky take a deep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081/episodes/nicky-butt-kevin-nolan-on-de-zerbi-to-tottenham-salah-leaving-incredible-andy-carroll-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081/nicky-butt-kevin-nolan-on-de-zerbi-to-tottenham-salah-leaving-incredible-andy-carroll-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}