The Football Diary

By The Football Diary

The Football Diary is a monthly Premier League show for fans who love football but live real lives. Every month, Mike and Myles sit down to break down the biggest moments from the Premier League - Cri... more

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The podcast currently has 174 episodes available.

The Football Diary episodes:

June 03, 2026 Ep. 02 | May 2026 | 2025/26 Season Review - Teams, Players, Forums & Crisis Club
The 2025/26 Premier League season is over and Mike, Myles and Dave are back to pick through the whole thing. This month it's a full season review - teams of the season, the five most influential players of the campaign, fan forum reactions from Everton and Liverpool supporters, and the Crisis Club of the Season.
Villa won a trophy. West Ham went down. Sunderland exceeded every expectation. Arsenal won the league. And Bruno Fernandes broke the assists record. It's been quite a season.
New episode every month. Find us on YouTube for the full video version.

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May 02, 2026 Ep. 01 | Forest's Comeback, Bruno's Record & Newcastle's Crisis | April 2026
We're back. After a year away, Mike, Myles and Dave return with a brand new monthly format. This month we look back at April 2026 — Nottingham Forest's incredible turnaround earns them Team of the Month, we rank our top five most influential players including Morgan Gibbs-White, Bruno Fernandes and Junior Kroupi, we dig into the fan forums for your best and worst takes, and Newcastle United take the Crisis Club of the Month crown.
Timestamps: 00:00 We're back 02:08 Team of the Month: Nottingham Forest 10:22 Player Power Rankings 24:42 From The Forums 29:30 Crisis Club: Newcastle United

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41min
April 21, 2025Is the Premier League boring?! Liverpool almost wrap up title, and promoted teams back down
Mike and Myles debate whether this season’s Premier League has lived up to the hype. As Liverpool inch closer to the title and all three promoted teams seem destined for relegation, we ask: has the league become boring?
We discuss:
🔵 Aston Villa’s dominant 4-1 win over Newcastle, following their Champions League exit
🔴 Liverpool one win away from clinching the title after a crucial 1-0 victory over Leicester
🤔 The role of profit and sustainability rules in keeping clubs from being competitive
⚽ Manchester United’s thrilling Europa League clash against Lyon—can they win it?
🏆 Arsenal’s surprisingly real chances in the Champions League

Fan-driven analysis, unfiltered takes, and all the Premier League drama you can handle!
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April 13, 2025Assessing the race for Champions League; who's in control, and who's slipping away??
Mike, Myles, and Dave break down the race for Champions League football, now that 5 places have been confirmed for English clubs in next season's competition:
Nottingham Forest's form and run-in
Newcastle up to 4th, can they keep climbing?
Man City looking strong, even without Haaland
Chelsea the most out of sorts in the race?
A huge opportunity for Aston Villa
Assessing Villa vs PSG
Can Man Utd progress vs Lyon?

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55min
April 06, 2025Villa's fine form flattens Forest, Fulham beat lacklustre Liverpool, 3 red card in Palace-Brighton
Mike, Myles, and Dave offer their insights into a huge week for Aston Villa, as well as:
How Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2-1
Clinical Fulham score 3 stunners in a 3-2 win over sloppy Liverpool
Mateta scores in 2-1 win over Brighton which saw THREE red cards
Is Alejandro Garnacho any good?
Champions League preview

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57min
March 31, 2025FA Cup Semi-Finalists confirmed, as Man City, Forest, Villa and Palace make it through! Our reaction
Mike, Myles, and Dave are back, discussing the FA Cup Quarter-Final drama!
Man City come from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 to reach their 7th successive FA Cup semi-final
Crystal Palace withstand an early Fulham onslaught to win 3-0 thanks to Eberechi Eze
Aston Villa best the last non-Premier League team Preston 3-0 thanks to a Marcus Rashford brace
Euphoria as Nottingham Forest beat Brighton 4-3 on penalties to progress to the last 4.

Will history be made, a new name on the trophy? Or will City seize more silverware?

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41min
March 22, 2025 The Tuchel Era begins! England 2-0 Albania - what did we learn?
Mime and Dave record their opinions after the final whistle of Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge of England, a 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley.

It was a comfortable, routine win with very little in the way of danger, and some familiar faces. In fact a lot of it felt like same old, same old. But why was new, what changed? What was goos, and what needs work?

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34min
March 17, 2025 Newcastle WIN the Carabao Cup! A neutral fan's reaction, PLUS Thomas Tuchel's first England squad
Newcastle have FINALLY lifted silverware after a long wait! Eddie Howe's heroes beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley to lift the Carabao Cup, breaking one of the longest trophyless runs in English football.

Man Utd fan Mike assesses the Magpie's success from a neutral fan's perspective, looking at the romance of a new name on the trophy, and the conflicting feelings that come with a sports washing success story.

He also looks briefly at Thomas Tuchel's interesting first England squad.

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16min
March 09, 2025Forest tighten top 4 grip, Spurs hold Bournemouth, Watkins buries Brentford, Brighton win again
We know who will win the League, and we know who will be relegated pretty much! But the rest of the Premier League table? That's anybody's guess! Mike, Myles, and Dave have a look at the latest movement in the League, including:
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City
Tottenham 2-2 Bournemouth
Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa
Brighton 2-1 Fulham

And all the best of the rest of the action!

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47min
March 03, 2025Bournemouth boss Wolves, Brighton outclass Newcastle, Villa march on, holders United OUT
Mike and Myles get excited about a wide open FA Cup campaign, as a fiesty 5th Round narrows down the field even more:
Bournemouth 1-1 Wolves (Bournemouth win on penalties)
Newcastle 1-2 Brighton AET
Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
Manchester United 1-1 Fulham (Fulham win on penalties)
Crystal Palace 3-1 Milwall
All other round 5 fixtures

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51min

FAQs about The Football Diary:

How many episodes does The Football Diary have?

The podcast currently has 174 episodes available.