Lyon boss Paulo Fonseca has landed himself a hefty nine-month ban for squaring up to a referee. Not the smartest move, Paulo—but does it point to a wider crisis of respect in modern football?

Marcus, Luke & Jim dive into that debate, plus they assess whether Alisson is currently the best goalkeeper in the world, and settle the all-important question: which former England manager would be the best company on a night out?

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Spurs have been left with egg on their face after another poor performance. Today, Marcus, Luke, Jim and Vish stress that both Spurs and Man United really need to do better in the Europa League.

Elsewhere, we wonder whether José Mourinho will attempt to manage Rangers for the second leg against Fenerbahçe. Plus, Vish once again puts both his belts on the line in Jack’s Encyclopedia.

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Was it an excellent game plan or a good old fashioned smash and grab? Marcus and Jim have slightly differing opinions on a famous night for Liverpool.

Elsewhere, Marcus’ aunt is starting to get slightly giddy now that Harry Kane and Eric Dier have one foot in the Champions League quarter-final.

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Arsenal scored SEVEN goals away to PSV. Maybe Josh Kronke (aka the heir to the Walmart family inheritance™) should come and put a rocket up the team more often.

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Matz Sels was Nottingham Forest’s hero, making the decisive save to send them through to the FA Cup quarter-finals after a tense penalty shootout against Ipswich Town.

Vish breaks down the game—but Pete? He was too distracted by Forest’s physio, who happens to have a Paul Weller-esque haircut...

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My giddy aunt Fulham are in the FA Cup quarter final! And in dramatic circumstances after Marco Silva found his Man United voucher just in time for Victor Lindelöf to take his penalty.

Today, Luke, Jim and Pete join Marcus in celebrating that. Luke also condemns the way that Jean-Philippe Mateta’s injury was handled by most of the parties involved. Plus, Pete reveals that he used to work in the sandwich factory.

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Arne Slot is closing in on his first Premier League title in his debut season with Liverpool and his team have hardly put a foot wrong. But should Slot get all the credit for winning a league title with a squad largely assembled by his predecessor? And will history unfairly judge Klopp's tenure at Liverpool after taking nine years to win as many Premier League titles as Slot will do in one?

Elsewhere, Marcus, Jim & Andy give their takes on Jamie Carragher's AFCON comments, plus they pick their best five-a-side teams based on players they share a birthday with.

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Dear Man City, please just give us a glimmer, that's all we ask. It's an FA Cup weekend and Marcus, Jim and Andy consider whether there is any chance Plymouth can pull off another cupset and beat Man City.

Elsewhere, we wonder whether Fulham can finally cash in their Man United voucher, and Jim turns to an unusual source to give us the latest gossip on Wayne Rooney. Plus, a German referee suffers a truly awful fate.

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