{"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":"The Truth About Garnacho, Arsenal Collapse & Who Man United Should Sign!","slug":"the-truth-about-garnacho-arsenal-collapse-who-man-united-should-sign","published_at":"2026-04-20T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-football-7485081/the-truth-about-garnacho-arsenal-collapse-who-man-united-should-sign","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/GLT3956512030.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3956512030.mp3","summary":"Paul, Nicky and Paddy dive into Manchester City’s massive 2-1 win over Arsenal and what it means for the title race. Scholesy doesn’t hold back, arguing that Arsenal’s failure to deliver in the biggest moments has cost them yet again, while the lads debate where this title would rank for Pep Guardiola if City go all the way. There’s also praise for Bernardo Silva, who Paul believes was the standout player on the pitch, and a wider discussion about leadership, or the lack of it, in this Arsenal side. Nicky explains why Arsenal fans shouldn’t be too downbeat despite the result and he and Scholesey recall how momentum can affect a title race. After Manchester United’s 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Paul questions what Chelsea are actually building, and the panel discuss how long Liam Rosenior might realistically have in the job. The conversation then shifts to Alejandro Garnacho, with Nicky giving an inside perspective from his time at the club and explaining why he believes selling him was the right call. Scholesy goes even further, questioning Garnacho’s mentality, and the lads debate how a player like him would have been received in their dressing room. Paddy puts some big questions to the lads: how much Chelsea could get for Garnacho this summer? Would Cole Palmer fit in at Man Utd? Who is the one player each of them would sign this summer for United? Plus, it wouldn’t be The Good, The Bad & The Football without a bit of an argument. Paddy reveals his top five biscuits, sparking a heated debate about you pronounce Nice biscuits, and Nicky shares a story about nearly getting caught up in road rage on the way to the studio. Enjoy your day!! If you want to ask the guys anything about football email them at: questions@goodbadfootball.co.uk. Follow The Good, The Bad & The Foo…","meta_description":"Paul, Nicky and Paddy dive into Manchester City’s massive 2-1 win over Arsenal and what it means for the title race. Scholesy doesn’t hold back, arguing t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4185,"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/the-truth-about-garnacho-arsenal-collapse-who-man-united-should-sign/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/the-truth-about-garnacho-arsenal-collapse-who-man-united-should-sign.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}