{"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":"Peter Schmeichel: United Need Xhaka, Carrick Deserves The Job & I Should Never Have Left United","slug":"peter-schmeichel-united-need-xhaka-carrick-deserves-the-job-i-should-never-have-left-united","published_at":"2026-05-04T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081/peter-schmeichel-united-need-xhaka-carrick-deserves-the-job-i-should-never-have-left-united","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/GLT7617053971.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7617053971.mp3","summary":"Paddy, Scholesy and Nicky are joined by Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel to react to Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Liverpool. They break down how a dominant first-half performance turned into a nervy finish and why United lost control of the game. There’s a deep dive into Kobbie Mainoo’s return under Michael Carrick, his growing influence on the side, and the big midfield debate: who should partner him long-term - Sandro Tonali, Eduardo Camavinga or Adam Wharton? Peter brings up a surprise name who he thinks could fill that role. Nicky explains why he believes the United head coach role is Carrick’s to lose, while Peter highlights the importance of Steve Holland behind the scenes. There’s also a surprising take from Schmeichel on why he hopes Mainoo doesn’t go to the World Cup with England national football team. Elsewhere, Peter draws comparisons between Bayern Munich under Vincent Kompany and United’s iconic treble winners and why today’s football can feel over-coached, with Bayern a rare exception. Nicky reveals why United never feared losing under Sir Alex Ferguson, while Peter shares how you could tell what mood Fergie was in and why a certain biscuit tin became legendary at Old Trafford. There are throwback stories including a fiery dressing-down for United's squad from Graham Taylor of all people, the truth behind that infamous non-handshake between Schmeichel and Gary Neville before the Manchester derby and Nicky reveals just how close he came to joining Real Madrid’s Galacticos team. Plus: was the 1994 side actually Fergie’s best? Why Scholes and Butt dreaded warming up Schmeichel, how Paul Ince tore into Scholesy after a missed chance, and why Peter hated being chipped in training. And, the lads tackle the biggest question of all: do dogs need a p…","meta_description":"Paddy, Scholesy and Nicky are joined by Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel to react to Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Liverpool. They break down…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4684,"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/peter-schmeichel-united-need-xhaka-carrick-deserves-the-job-i-should-never-have-left-united/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/peter-schmeichel-united-need-xhaka-carrick-deserves-the-job-i-should-never-have-left-united.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}