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This week on the Stoppage Time Agenda with Derek, Edge and Rob, the guys look back on their games of the week and while Germany's place in the top shelf of football is beyond doubt, Julian Nagelsmann is finding the going as tough as he predecessor Hansi Flick with a loss in his first home game in charge against Turkey, meanwhile Columbia's Luis Diaz was the hero in his national World Cup Qualifier win over Brazil to crown the celebrations following the hostage release of his father and Scotland's successful Euro 2024 qualifying campaign ended with a come from behind draw against Norway.

Teams in focus - Uruguay inflicting Argentina's first loss following their World Cup victory on a famous night in Buenos Aires, San Marino, who FIFA ranked as the world’s worst-ranked nation going through a goal scoring purple patch while a ten Gibraltar are put to the sword by a ruthless Les Bleus. 

Hot Topics - Edge expands on some of the devil in the detail of the NST, Rob casts a watching brief on Football Victoria's record debt and things go from bad to worse for Optus as Derek has a rant about the App.

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When we began back in 2015, the first topic of discussion was a second division and the journey towards promotion and relegation - so like everyone else in football in this country, it’s as much with relief as any other emotion that Football Australia has announced the founding clubs for the inaugural National Second Tier - Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Chairman of South Melbourne Bill Papastergiadis to get a sense of his clubs reaction and what the next steps around planning look like.

Then the ripple effects of the Everton points deduction are vast - is this a power move by the Premier League against a financially stricken club – a canary in the coal mine before they go after the big dogs? To find out how it came to this and what it means for other clubs – specifically Manchester City and Chelsea we get the thoughts of Paul Joyce from The Times to dissect the story and what it means with Rob and Derek Dyson.

The lads bring home the Pod reflecting World Cup Qualification in South East Asia for nations like Thailand who now have a realistic chance of qualifying.

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This week on the Stoppage Time Agenda with Derek, Edge and Rob, the guys look back on the games of the week and while the eight goal blockbuster between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge takes the prize, Victory’s draw against Wellington was compelling for other reasons and Everton’s climb out of the relegation zone continues against Palace.

Teams in focus are Ipswich Town as the Tractor Boys with Socceroos Massimo Luongo and Cam Burgess threaten to revisit their golden days in the box seat for promotion, Sydney FC sack Steve Corica then flex their muscles against previously unbeaten Adelaide in their first assignment under Ufuk Talay and Australia begins the long campaign to the World Cup begins against Bangladesh.

Hot Topics include Wayne Rooney’s underwhelming start as manager at Birmingham, Luis Diaz father released and reality bites for Ange as Spurs stumble.

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…it all begins again. Not twelve months since the epic final of the World Cup in Qatar and a tournament where the Socceroos took us on a wild ride of qualifying, it all begins again in Melbourne this Thursday night at AAMI Park against Bangladesh, Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Socceroo Cameron Burgess to get an insight into the camp and how Graeme Arnold's squad is preparing..

…then we head to Milan to talk to our old mate Adriano Del Monte from ESPN and Optus. Derek Dyson and Rob talk to Adriano, who will be at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome when the Azzurri face their nemesis of Qatar North Macedonia…

The lads bring home the Pod reflecting on how quick World Club Qualification has returned. Do we ever get tired of it?

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This week on the Stoppage Time Agenda with Derek, Edge and Rob, the guys look back on the games of the week, Thomas Frank's stock just keeps rising as Brentford knock off West Ham, the history making win of Fluminense over Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores Final & Sheffield finally get off the mark with a late winner against Wolves.

Teams in focus are Wellington equal top in the ALM with their best ever start, Girona - can they become only the third team in the last 20 years to break the grip of the big two in La Liga and St Pauli remain on track for promotion - unbeaten in 2. Bundesliga + the lads Hot Topics include Nestory Irankunda's brutal red card, Phil Neville gets the Portland Timbers head coach job in face of fan complaints & VAR - will it ever work.

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Just two rounds into the ALM season, the ladder is taking shape with four unbeaten sides and an unexpected giant of the comp holding up the bottom end. Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Ten & Paramount Plus commentator and pundit Teo Pellizzeri.

After finishing seventh and qualifying for Europe as Unai Emery rebuilds the club, despite a loss to Nottingham Forrest, Aston Villa sit fifth on the ladder and are looking good value for it - The Athletic's Gregg Evans looks at how the Spaniard is getting a tune out of the Villains with Rob and Derek Dyson.

The lads bring home the Pod looking at the how well the Matilda's are doing in the WSL.

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This week on the Stoppage Time Agenda Derek, Edge and Rob the guys look back on the games of the week, Matildas v the Philippines, El Classico & PSV sending Ajax to the bottom of the Eredivisie, Teams in focus are Manchester United who may now be the noisy neighbour, Melbourne Victory rising & Bayern Munich not having it all their own way in the Bundesliga + the lads Hot Topics include the Beckham documentary, Marseille disgrace themselves again & when should goalkeepers come up!

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With the Matildas' feats at the Women's World Cup raising the bar, Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Ten & Paramount Plus Pundit and former Matilda Grace Gill to reflect on the results against Iran and the Philippines.

After finishing fourth and qualifying for the Champions League in the first season under their Saudi Arabian owners, whispers of a title challenge began - The Athletic's Jacob Whitehead looks at what has been a good but not great campaign so farwith Rob and Derek Dyson.

The lads bring home the Pod looking at the broader groups of the AFC Olympic Women's qualifiers and Derek shares the not so kind thoughts of Arsenal fans picked up on his trip back to the Old Dart.

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This week Edge and Rob are re-joined by friend of the show, ESPN's Joey Lynch.

Joey took a deep dive into the Melbourne Derby A League Women's fixture Western United v Victory, Edge tracked what is looking like a return to the top flight for the Foxes with a look at the Leicester v Swansea game in the Championship and Rob speculated if the Victory Men's win over Sydney FC in the Big Blue might signal a brighter season ahead for Tony Popovic and his squad.

In the spotlight for the lads Teams of the week were Manchester United and their looming and long awaited sale, Melbourne City Women and of course Spurs in week which will be forever remembered with Ange Postecolgou navigating his team to the top of the EPL ladder.

The boys brought home the Pod highlighting a few Hot Topic's including what will hopefully be good news around the sale of the Newcastle Jets, the UEFA Women's Champions League and Danny Townsend's departure from the APL what what his future in Saudi Arabia might look like.

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert, Michael Edgley and special guest, ESPN's Joey Lynch. 

Edge and Joey review the opening weekend of the A League Men’s and reflect on whether it delivered on expectations with a favourite pundit on the game in this country, the ABC’s Daniel Garb…

Then as we all know, no matter how mercurial and famous a footballer one might be, none of them can beat Father Time. This week the pantheon of football greats added another to its honour board with the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton. One of Sir Matt Busby’s babes who turned Old Trafford into the theatre of dreams with three league titles, an FA Cup and a European Cup in a storied 17 year career – the last survivor of the Munich air disaster to pass, he was of course the man who lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966 for England’s one and only World Cup triumph. Rob and Joey talk about his life and times with Simon Stone from the BBC.

In World Cup Corner, just days out from the Matilda's Asian qualification games for next year's Paris Olympics in Perth, Sam Kerr's record as the youngest to play in the top flight in this country is broken.

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