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#653. Ed & Dan think about David de Gea's legacy now that he has officially left the club, and look forward to the arrival of Andre Onana from Inter. There's a pre-season schedule to think about and the latest on the takeover (not much happening there, folks!) If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#652. This week Ed talks to Howard Borrington, a member of the committee at Rainbow Devils, the group that represents LGBTQ+ Manchester United supporters. We talk about the group's aims, issues that still exist in the sport, ownership and goals for the future. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Ed talks to Karim Zidan, an investigative journalist publish in the Guardian, New York Times and Foreign Policy about his journey covering the politics of sport. Karim's newsletter Sports Politika is available on Substack. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#650. Ed & Dan talk about Mason Mount's move to Manchester United in a £55m deal. Good deal, bad deal? Or just a bit meh? If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#649. This week Ed talks to James Harris, a writer who is a regular commentator on the intersection of politics, culture and football, including a recent piece in CapX on sportswashing. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#648. Transfer silly season is upon us and this year it's extra silly, with strange goings on at both Chelsea and Newcastle. Meanwhile, with the takeover yet to be completed, United stay silent. Ed & Wayne discuss. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#647. It's a summer mailbag pod with Ed & Tom, with all the usual topics on offer: the takeover latest, transfers, Mason Greenwood and the international break. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apologies for the poor sound on Ed's side. He forgot to plug in his mic. Doh. #646. On today's pod Ed talks to Matt Ford, a regular contributor to UWS and journalist with Deutsche Welle, about Qatar's bid for Manchester United and the implications for those fans who aren't keen on an autocratic, abusive sportswashing state owning the club. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#645. On today's pod Ed talks to George Baker, founding member and former member of the Board at FC United of Manchester, the club formed after the Glazer takeover in 2005. We catch up on how things are going at the club and why now more than ever clubs like FCUM need to exist. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#644. On today's pod Ed talks to Chris Duncan from ClientEarth, an activist environmental organisation, about INEOS and the company's impact. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#643. We look back on the season just passed with an old friend of the pod. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#642. Defeat to City in the Cup Final brings the season to a close. United hung in there, but were never really close to pulling off an upset. There is still much work to be done. Ed & Dan discuss the 2-1 defeat to City and look forward to a busy summer in the transfer market. For backers, a bit of chat about transfers and the various UEFA finals just passed and to come. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#641. Victory over Fulham in the final Premier League game of the season leaves United third. Ed & Dan discuss and look forward to next weekend's FA Cup Final against Manchester City. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#640. United qualify for next season's Champions League with a comfortable win over a chaotic Chelsea side at Old Trafford. After complaining that United can't score on the last pod, United put four past Chelsea and should have grabbed a few more in an entertaining game. Ed & Tom discuss and then look forward to United vs Fulham on Sunday and the final day of the WSL on Saturday.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#639. City win the league and United beat Bournemouth to (almost) qualify for the Champions League. Lots for Ed & Dan to digest. Then there's Chelsea on Thursday to look forward to. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#638. United aren't playing this week so Ed & Wayne ramble on about City and Arsenal, the takeover and Bournemouth at the weekend. Should any credit be given to proven cheats? Is the right word choking or bottling it? And can Inter 'do a Mourinho' in the Champions League final. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#637. It's coming down to the wire for both United's mens and women teams this season. While the United Women lost narrowly to Chelsea in the FA Cup final, the men secured a routine Premier League win at home to Wolves. Ed & Dan discuss the weekend's football. Then we take a diversion into the latest on the takeover. In the backers content - open to everyone this week - we look back on the Champions League semi final first legs. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#636. Defeat away at West Ham - an eighth loss on the road in the Premier League this season. United's Champions League qualification hopes hang in the balance and with just four games to go, it really is squeaky bum time. Ed & Dan discuss a damaging result and longer-term implications for the club. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#635. Beaten by Brighton again. Beaten on the road again. It's not so much becoming a pattern as is now one that is deeply ingrained. Nine games against top half teams away from home has brought , seven defeats and two draws. It's a shocking record. Also, wtf was Luke Shaw thinking? Ed & Tom discuss. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#634. A narrow win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford means that United now need just nine points from the final six games of the season to guarantee Champions League football next season. Ed & Dan discuss. Then there's takeover talk, with a preferred bidder potentially named as soon as next week. Finally, a look ahead to Brighton on Thursday. If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page. Keep us ad free - Friend of the Show status for just £1. No Question About That is available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices