With the announcement of big hitting new owners for the 2025 Auckland A League franchise, the incumbent Wellington has picked exactly the right moment to flex their muscle with an uneaten start to the new A League Men’s season under rookie coach Giancarlo Italiano. The man who is across every nuance of football in the land of the long white cloud is our mate from Sky Sports New Zealand Jason Pine so we get his thoughts on how the Nix have managed to silence the doubters and what we can expect of the new Auckland franchise.

They have been quietly building a resume and sneaking up the EPL ladder in a way no one would ever suggest was Liverpool’s style - but with Spurs stealing the early season headlines, Man City always there, the Gunners backing up last season with a proper start and the likes of Villa among others making noise, Jurgen Klopp has been reshaping a generational squad - Rob and Derek talk to James Pearce from The Athletic about what the talk is like around Anfield and if he thinks they are a serious chance of going all the way.

The lads bring home the Pod reflecting on the twelve month anniversary of the Qatar World Cup.

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