Episode 16 – United 3 Arsenal 2 | Carrick In? Palace Fallout & More Awful Predictions

Episode 16 of the Factor 50 Football Podcast is a spicy one.

Adam (still smiling) and Mike (very much not) sit down after a huge night at Old Trafford as Manchester United edge past Arsenal in a chaotic 3–2 win.

We break down a brilliant United performance, including standout goals from Cunha and Dorgu, and ask the big question…

Is Michael Carrick doing enough to keep the job permanently?

There’s also time to dig into the fallout from Crystal Palace, what it means for the table, and whether certain teams are starting to wobble at exactly the wrong moment.

And yes… we revisit our predictions.

Yes… they were awful.

Again.

Big opinions, sore heads, biased takes, and plenty of laughter — especially from the red side of the table.

🎧 Listen now and enjoy Mike trying to stay calm for a full hour.

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Episode 15 | Carrick Masterclass, Arsenal Slip

Michael Carrick steps into the United dugout and immediately does the unthinkable… beats Man City.

New manager bounce or football heritage restored? We break down what actually changed and whether Carrick deserves more than just a caretaker label.

Arsenal, meanwhile, drop points against Nottingham Forest and miss a huge opportunity to put daylight between themselves and the chasing pack. Was it just one of those games… or the start of something more worrying?

That leads to the big, uncomfortable question:

If Arsenal don’t win the league this season, should Mikel Arteta be under real pressure? Or is that pure football Twitter madness?

We finish by looking ahead to Arsenal vs Manchester United next week.

Momentum vs expectation. Pressure vs freedom. And plenty of opinions you probably won’t agree with.

As always, zero balance, maximum conviction.

🎙️ Factor 50 Football – Episode 15

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New episode of Factor 50 Football Podcast is out

It finally happened… Michael Carrick gets the keys at Manchester United.

We break down:

• What Carrick as interim actually means for United
• Whether this is calm before the storm or just more chaos
• And if anyone genuinely knows what the long-term plan is (spoiler: probably not)

We also get into:

• Multi-club ownership and whether football’s heading in the right direction
• The grey areas nobody really wants to talk about
• And how it’s quietly changing competition across leagues

Plus…

• Are Arsenal actually on for the quadruple?
• Or is the hype running ahead of reality (again)?

As ever, plenty of strong opinions, zero tactical diagrams, and absolutely no fence-sitting.

Give it a listen and let us know where you disagree most 👀⚽

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🎙️ Factor 50 Football Podcast – New Episode

This week, we get properly stuck into it.

• Manchester United pull the trigger and Rúben Amorim is gone. Was it inevitable… or a complete mess?

• Arsenal now sit 6 points clear – are they finally putting daylight between themselves and the chasing pack?

• And… are West Ham United genuinely in trouble, or is this just another wobble?

Plenty of opinions, plenty of disagreement, and absolutely no fence-sitting.

🎧 Available now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Factor 50 Football – Episode 12 | Christmas Special 🎄

It’s the Factor 50 Christmas special 🎅⚽

Mike and Adam sit down to review the season so far – no one escapes.

Club's gets a school-style grade from A* right down to U

Who’s flying, who’s flopping, and who’s somehow still getting away with it?

We also put our reputations on the line by predicting where each team will finish come May – expect hot takes, bias, backtracking, and plenty of festive football nonsense.

Perfect listening for:

• Boxing Day walks
• Sofa slumps after too much turkey
• Arguing with your mates about why their club is “definitely an A*”

Grab a drink, press play, and enjoy the chaos. 🍻

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Factor 50 Football – Episode 11 (In-Person Special!

Mike and Adam are finally back together in real life – pints in hand, mics on, and arguing face-to-face 👀🍺

In this week’s pub-recorded episode, the lads catch up on:

• United and Arsenal’s December wobble
• The latest Premier League chaos
• Salah, Bruno and the FIFA controversy causing a stir

Proper football chat, no filters, just two mates getting stuck into it.

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Chaos. Confusion. Complete football nonsense.

This week on the Factor 50 Football Podcast, we’re asking one simple question…

How on earth did Manchester United lose to Everton?

United fall 1–0 at Goodison Park… on a day when Idrissa Gueye gets sent off for fighting with his own teammate. Ten men? Yet somehow, Everton still see it out.

Did United bottle it?

Did Everton sh*thousery their way to glory?

Or is this just peak 2025 Premier League energy?

Meanwhile, at the other end of North London…

Arsenal absolutely destroy Spurs 4–1.

Eze rocks up, scores a hat-trick, and turns the derby into his own personal mixtape release party.

Mike is unbearable.

Adam contemplates muting him.

We dive into:

• How United managed to lose to a team imploding in real time.

• Arsenal’s demolition job and Eze’s star turn.

• City losing. Liverpool losing. The title race having a meltdown.

• Ronaldo getting his World Cup red card rescinded and whether justice has finally been served.

And of course — because it’s Factor 50:

Expect:

One-eyed opinions.

Selective outrage.

Petty digs.

And two grown men arguing like they’re calling into talkSPORT at 11pm.

If you love Premier League chaos, tribalism, and deeply unserious analysis… this is your episode.

Listen now.

Only on Factor 50 Football.

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Chaos. Controversy. Cold, hard nostalgia.

This week on the Factor 50 Football Podcast, we’re doing something a bit different…

We’re going back to Pizza Gate — the day Manchester United ended Arsenal’s 49-game unbeaten run.

Did Ruud really “assault” Ashley Cole?

Did Arsenal actually lose their heads?

Did the ref have an absolute shocker… or have the memories been rewritten by bitter fans on both sides?

Mike comes armed with the full Arsenal agenda.

Adam comes fully prepped to defend United’s honour like it’s 2004 again.

We dive into:

• The Van Nistelrooy challenge — red card in 2024 or just a strong yellow in 2004?

• The refereeing decisions everyone still argues about.

• Whether the game was truly that toxic or if nostalgia makes it worse.

• What really happened in the tunnel when the pizza started flying.

And of course — because it’s Factor 50:

Expect:

One-eyed opinions.

Selective memories.

Petty digs.

And two grown men reliving their teenage football trauma.

If you love Premier League history, tribalism, and pointless arguments… this is your episode.

🎧 Listen now.

Only on Factor 50 Football.

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