Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Football Australia CEO James Johnson for a wide-ranging chat on the state of the game: negotiations to bring the Socceroos home, High Performance appointments, and approach to raising pay in the women's game are all on the agenda.

Former Socceroos skipper Paul Wade revels in the side's brilliant 3-0 win over China to kickstart the third phase of AFC World Cup qualifying, and Dimitri Petratos discusses his decision to sign with Western Sydney.

Finally The Age's Michael Lynch rejoices in Tottenham's cracking start to the Premier League season - but is it sustainable?

With the usual contributions from Willem van Denderen, Derek Dyson and Dean Hennessey, including a European Qualifiers wrap and deep-dive on the worsening state of Arsenal. 

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