Best TNC Football Pod Podcasts (2024)

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The International Curriculum | One-on-one with Graham Arnold | November 15, 2023 25:03

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The Socceroos quest to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to begin this week, so we’re bringing back a special episode of the International Curriculum – Joey Lynch sitting down one-on-one with Australia coach Graham Arnold. With games against Bangladesh and Palestine looming, Arnie talks about his squad selection for this window and how his…

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TNC gets sacked two weeks into the season | November 3, 2023 1:56:14

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One normal day of Isuzu Ute A-Liga Hombres. All I ask. Will never happen. After a bonkers week of Aussie sokkah, Joey Lynch is joined by Jason Pine, the voice of New Zealand football on Sky Sport NZ and the host of Weekend Sport on Newstalk ZB, to try to make sense of it all. Rado Vidosic is out at Melbourne City after just two games, the last of w…

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TNC needs a $500k Bank Guarantee | October 25, 2023 1:50:19

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The A-Leagues are in full swing, Danny Townsend is off to Saudi Arabia, someone might (finally) buy the Jets, Silver Lake might want their money back, and there are new NSD rumours! Bit happening. Joey Lynch is joined by ESPN contributor and all-around superstar Stephanie Brantz and Fagiano Okayama midfielder and one-haff of the Football Friends wi…

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STILL UNDEFEATED | October 19, 2023 1:43:57

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The Grand Final deal is dead! Long live the Unite Round! Joey Lynch is joined by AAP and the Far Post Podcast's Anna Harrington and rising star Lani Johnson to look at a huge ten days in Aussie sokkah. The A-Liga's scrapping the grand final deal is front and centre but there's also Auckland expansion, Perth's new owners, the Sokkahroos in action ag…

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Destination A-Liga Feminina | October 10, 2023 1:59:05

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The National Curriculum is back for 2023-24! No nonsense here? No, nonsense here! Joey Lynch is joined by AAP's George Clarke, The West Australian's Ben Smith, and ESPN superstar Steph Brantz to look at all the big stories in Australian sokkah and preview the A-League Women and Socceroos. What's the go with the A-Liga Blokes and VAR? And what about…

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Law and Order: A-Liga Intent | February 26 2023 1:43:21

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In the A-Liga justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The PFA who investigate crime and the Independent Judiciary Committees who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. DUN DUN When the week is highlighted by claims that a coach punched one of their players and the PFA are investigating, yo…

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Putting TNC in its Best Position | 20 February 2023 1:30:02

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Riding a six-game winning streak, the vibes are good around the Matildas. Surely nothing to complain about, right? Don't worry; Joey Lynch, Nick Stoll, Josh Parish and special guest Taryn Heddo found some stuff to gripe about. Then after subbing out Taryn for Nick D'Urbano, the pod breaks down the latest iteration of the Melb Derby (are the Vuck ba…

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Glory Gorilla Warfare | 12 February 2023 1:30:08

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Sydney is Sky Blue once again after the latest iteration of the Sydney Derby! Is Max Burgess the GOAT? Should coach's consult the latest socioeconomic data before they talk to the press? Is the Sydney Derby just a case of the first goal wins? Joey, Stoll, D'Urbano, Josh, and Smith are here to break it all down. In more ALM chat, there's the future …

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The Make Australian Football Fun Society | 05 February 2023 1:30:05

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Etension in hand, Graham Arnold will lead the Socceroos into the 2026 cycle. Whas it the right call to expand the expectant one? Why did Football Australia do it? What are the risks? And what does it mean for Australian football more broadly? Stoll, Joey, and Josh, are back and here to break it down in an espresso edition of TNC! The boys then cast…

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Victory sanctions, fan statements, key takeaways, and TNC reviews the top of the tomato | 15 January 2023 1:54:57

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Is the A-Liga Blokes a three-horse race? Did Victory get off easy with its sanctions? Did supporters extract enough concessions from the APL to stop their grand final protests? Is the top of the tomato terrible? In a bumper episode, the people's host is back in the main chair as Stoll, Joey, Josh, and TNC's man in Perth Ben Smith cast their eyes ac…

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TNC's Trade Radio | 08 January 2023 2:57:07

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It's a huge TNC episode, so huge that Nick Stoll immediately regretted it. Across a bumper review special; Joey, Teo, Stoll, and D'Urbano break down the form of every A-Liga Men's after ten games of the season. Who is meeting expectations and who isn't? Why is that the case? What are we rating them out of ten? What do they need to do to improve? Th…

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All you're getting for Christmas is a stadium ban | Christmas 2022 2:10:09

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It's a very thanks and success TNC Christmas Special! A week on from the violent pitch invasion that forced the abandonment of the Melbourne Derby, Joey Lynch and Teo Pellizzeri discuss its continued fallout and the preliminary sanctions that have been handed down to Melbourne Victory by Football Australia. Do they go too far? Not far enough? And w…

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A truly sad week for Australian football + The Church of Messi in session + 2005 redraftables 2:09:37

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Josh Parish, Nick Stoll and Ben Smith discuss the shocking events during the Melbourne Derby, where to know for the A-Leagues, what happened on the field plus the World Cup final between Lionel Messi's Argentina and Kylian Mbappe's France. (5:00) : The sad scenes during the Melbourne derby, what happens now, possible sanctions, how do you deal with…

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I've sold A-Liga Grand Finals to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook, and, by gum, it put them on the map! | 13 December 2022 2:00:59

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The APL's decision to sell the next three A-Liga Hombres and A-Liga Feminina Grand Finals to the New South Wales state government is increasingly threatening to tear the league apart. Fans are at breaking point, boycotts and walkouts are coming, and the league shows no signs of backing down. How did it come to this? Is it a surprise? Is it salvagea…

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Messi, Socceroos, Arnie extension or thanks and success? - A full TNC breakdown of Australia's World Cup exit and the latest round of A-Liga women's 2:32:15

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(0:20) Australia 1 Argentina 2 - Nick D'Urbano, Nick Stoll, Teo Pellizzeri, Lachie Flanagan and Damir Kulas discuss the Socceroos' Round of 16 match, including who played well and who didn't. (25:40) Billionaire Vince Rugari and ESPN's Joey Lynch join the pod to discuss the bigger picture, what happens next for Graham Arnold and what was the feelin…

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Unbelievable, unforeseeable, unforgettable | Socceroos into World Cup Round of 16 | Australia 1 Denmark 0 1:31:06

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Is this really happening? Is Lionel Messi about to come up against the Socceroos in the Round of 16 of a FIFA World Cup? Did 7000 people really turn up at 2am on a Wednesday to Fed Square to watch the Socceroos, rip flares and rip...other things? Nick Stoll in Sydney, Joey Lynch in Doha, Lachie Flanagan and Josh Parish in Melbourne and Ben Smith in…

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Viva A-Liga! | 29 November 2022 1:24:14

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Pokuah Frimpong takes a Ghana victory lap, joining Josh Parish, Lachie Flannigan, Nick Stoll and Nick D'Urbano to recap the best night of the World Cup so far. Plus, we address the ridiculous 'A-Liga' debate that took over Sokkah Twitter for a day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Making an illegal right turn into traffic | 28 November 2022 1:07:36

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Josh & Stoll are joined by special guest Joe Simon from the Inside Football Podcast as Germany goes Full Krug, Croatia takes revenge on Canada's coach, and a Belgian catfishing scandal is exposed. Plus: Nick Stoll launches his mayoral campaign, and we ponder the nature of karmic retribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…

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TNC Delirium as Socceroos win first World Cup game in 12 years | 27 November 2022 1:31:03

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Stoll, D'Urbano, Teo, Lachie, Josh and Damir are all on board to soak in the euphoric afterglow of the Socceroos' first win at a World Cup since 2010. A moment to savour. Plus, Leo Messi worship, predictions, and unexpected tangents, in true TNC fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Football vs Soccer ends in a stalemate | 26 November 2022 41:13

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D'Urbano, Stoll and Damir are on deck to preview Australia vs Tunisia, pick apart a dull England performance and pay tribute to Iran's magnificent late win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ESPN AU/NZ

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Resembling Prince Philip in that car | 25 November 2022 1:17:00

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World Cup sleep deprivation might be setting in, but chief cyberbully Pokuah Frimpong brings plenty of energy off the top as she airs a long list of grievances following Ghana's heartbreaking defeat to Portugal. Josh Parish, Ben Smith, Nick Stoll, Lachie Flannigan and our man in Qatar Joey Lynch are all on board as we discuss Brazil embracing the f…

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France 4-1 Australia: the post mortem | 23 November 2022 1:12:29

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We'll always have the Goodwin goal. For a brief moment, we dared to dream. Then pesky things like talent, tactics and logic got in the way. Josh Parish, Nick D'Urbano and Damir Kulas dissect what went wrong for the Socceroos after Craig Goodwin gave Australia a shock lead in the 9th minute. Was Arnie to blame, or are our players simply not good eno…

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A Bad Version of the Gold Coast | 21 November 2022 39:41

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Josh Parish, Nick Stoll and Damir Kulas review Enner Valencia's masterclass as Ecuador sweep the hosts aside on Day 1 of the World Cup. Joey Lynch joins us live from Qatar to talk Socceroos selection and injuries - who comes in for Martin Boyle in the starting XI, and will Graham Arnold really play a back three against France? And finally, we look …

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TNC’s Qatari Mundial Memories: Joey Lynch goes one-on-one with Julien Laurens 18:20

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TNC’s Qatari Mundial Memories: Joey Lynch goes one-on-one with Julien Laurens The World Cup is drawing ever closer, and The National Curriculum is now on the ground in Qatar! Qatari border control must not listen to the show… To mark the occasion and kickstart a big run of Copa Mundial coverage and memories, TNC’s man in Doha Joey Lynch knew he nee…

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A-League Women Season Preview | ft. Teo Pellizzeri, Taryn Heddo & Pokuah Frimpong | 16 November 2022 2:04:05

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Josh Parish is joined by no fewer than THREE commentators - #DUBZONE's lead caller Teo Pellizzeri and new recruits Taryn Heddo & Pokuah Frimpong - to preview the new season of the A-League Women. Oh, and Nick D'Urbano is on too. Every team is covered in detail, in alphabetical order: Adelaide United (00:06:56) Brisbane Roar (00:18:34) Canberra Unit…

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TNC's massive FIFA World Cup preview | 14 November 2022 2:32:34

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup is here, and The National Curriculum is here with Australia’s most in-depth preview of every team in the tournament. Recorded on location at Ultra Football in Melbourne, Joey Lynch, Josh Parish, Lachie Flannigan, Teo Pellizerri, and the Far Post Pod’s Anna Harrington go over in exhaustive detail all 32 nations that are set t…

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Sydney derby, Matildas, Socceroos World Cup squad, Volpato, Arnie's good weekend 2:26:17

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Was this one of the all-time great A-League rounds? Are the Matildas contenders? Should Mitch Langerak have been included in the World Cup squad? Should the door be shut on Christian Volpato? All that and more discussed by Nick D'Urbano, Teo Pellizzeri, Lachie Flanagan and Nick Stoll. 10-man Mariners lose in the last minute to Macarthur despite Gar…

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Nobody believes in us! | 6 November 2022 2:39:20

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TNC adopts a siege mentality and vows to prove the outside critics wrong, as Vince Rugari joins the cast for a huge episode. Alongside the billionaire media mogul are Josh Parish, Joey Lynch, Nick D'Urbano, Lachie Flannigan and Teo Pellizzeri to chat all things A-League, Socceroos World Cup squad, the Sydney United sanctions and upcoming Matildas f…

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A TNC Bonus Episode: One-on-one with Celtic FC coach Ange Postecoglou 17:23

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Ange Postecoglou. Big Ange. A big on the Name Recognition Index™ and more than big enough for his own TNC special! In a one-on-one sit-down with Joey Lynch, the Celtic FC boss talks about his experiences in this year's UEFA Champions League, how his upbringing at Australian side South Melbourne FC impacted him as a person and prepared him for life …

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The Best Arse in A-League History | October 30 2022 2:22:49

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A month of the A-Liga Hombre's season is in the books, the World Cup is drawing ever closer, transfer rumours are heating up, and the Socceroos are making worldwide headlines. A perfect time for a TNC pod with Joey, Josh, Stoll, D'Urbano, and the triumphant return of Yung Boi (who in the TNC tradition, arrives late). First, the boys look at the gam…

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TNC leaves a comment on Perth Glory's Instagram | 23 October, 2022 2:28:31

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One regular week of A-Liga. That's all I ask for. Will never happen. Joey, Stoll, and D’Urbano are back to break down every single game of week three of the A-Liga Men’s season - as well as the biggest and confounding news happening off it. First, Western United and Macarthur FC’s 1-1 draw and what to do about the former’s sparse crowds (hint, it’s…

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Cap the Tree-Climbing Fish! | 17 October 2022 2:44:54

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In a bumper episode (even by TNC standards), Josh Parish, Teo Pellizzeri, Joey Lynch and Nick D'Urbano break down Round 2 of the A-League Men season, with the Socceroos prospects of Daniel Arzani, Marco Tilio and Jason Cummings high on the agenda. Plus, Taryn Heddo joins us to reflect on the Matildas' 3-1 win over Denmark and preview the Women's Wo…

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Here's looking at you, A-Liga | 9 October 2022 2:16:47

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The A-League Men is back! Of all the football leagues, in all the towns, in all the world, the A-Liga Blokes walks into mine… Joey, Stoll, and D'Urbano break down every game of the opening week of the Australian men's top flight, starting with Melbourne City's 2-1 over Western United (8:33). That's followed by Brisbane Roar and Macarthur FC's 0-0 d…

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A TNC Bonus Episode: 2022-23 A-League Men Team-by-Team Guide and Homemade Pasta Sauce Discussion 1:58:05

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The 2022-23 A-League Men season is here, and Josh Parish, Nick Stoll, Nick D'Urbano, and Joey Lynch are here to break it down team-by-team, with some special guests and special pearls of extra wisdom along the way. Adelaide United (5:41), Brisbane Roar (12:12), Central Coast Mariners (20:17), Macarthur FC (27:30), Melbourne City (33:15), Melbourne …

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A full discussion of the Australia Cup final | 2 October 2022 2:34:26

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After the events that marred the Australia Cup final, Josh Parish, Nick Stoll, Joey Lynch and Nick D'Urbano spend over a full hour discussing all that went on off the pitch, including a chat with PFA co-CEO Beau Busch about what happens next. Later (1:12:00) Josh, and the two Nicks break down the actual on-field events, whether Daniel Arzani is pro…

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A TNC Bonus Episode: One-on-one with Sydney FC A-League Men coach Steve Corica 21:52

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For a club that prided itself on being the A-Leagues benchmark, there was no escaping that the 2021-22 A-League Men campaign represented a calamitous fall from grace for Sydney FC. Winners of almost half the trophies on offer in the preceding five years, the Harboursiders crashed to eighth to miss finals for the first time since 2016 last season an…

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Smoothbrains | 25 September 2022 2:09:12

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Back-to-back wins for the Socceroos against New Zealand -- 1-0 in Brisbane and 2-0 in Auckland -- but what did we learn from it all? Are the Socceroos going to win the World Cup? Is Jackson Irvine going to have Kylian Mbappé quaking in his boots? Are Garang Kuol and Jason Cummings now locks for Qatar? Joey Lynch, Teo Pellizerri, Nick D'Urbano, and …

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A TNC Bonus Episode: One-on-one with Football Australia CEO James Johnson 38:26

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The head honcho at Football Australia, chief executive James Johnson brings a different kind of resume on the Name Recognition Index™ than most in football, but scores highly enough all the same to merit his own TNC special! In a one-on-one sit-down with Joey Lynch, Johnson runs down a number of important topics that have the potential to significa…

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You don't win World Cups in s--- kits | 18 September 2022 2:09:07

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The Socceroos squad is out. The Cumdog is in. Garangski is in. Delbridge is in. Alex Grant isn't. Jake Brimmer isn't. Arzani isn't. Stoll and Joey break it all down, analyse the who and the why of those picked by Graham Arnold and look ahead to the two-game New Zealand series. Then there's a conversation about the Socceroos World Cup kits that begi…

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Canada Calamities, Cupsets, and Channel Reshuffles - Oh My! | 12 September 2022 2:13:37

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There's been soaring highs and crushing lows in the past week of Australian football, and who better to break it down than Joey Lynch, Josh Parish, Taryn Heddo, and Nick D'Urbano? Nobody, that's who. It was another day, another defeat for the Matildas against Canada on Tuesday evening and the vibes were definitely not good. What went wrong? How doe…

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Nick D'Billboard and Matters of Matildas Utilisation | 4 September 2022 2:13:18

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There have been highs and there have been lows across the past week of Australian football, and Joey Lynch, Josh Parish, and Nick D'Urbano are on hand to break it all down. Familiar problems faced the Matildas in their 1-0 loss against Canada, leading the crew to ask exactly how Tony Gustavsson is going to fix things and what such efforts might ent…

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TNC Writes for the Sydney Papers | 28 August 2022 2:25:01

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It's been a big week in Australian football, so TNC is bringing back the big guns -- Joey back as host! And also Sydney Morning Herald journalist and not a doctor Vince Rugari. With Stoll, Teo, and D'Urbano also jumping on, the boys break down Sydney United's move into the semifinals of the Australia Cup and ask what the Cup needs to do to get the …

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A very nice chat between the two best TNC hosts | August 21 2022 1:50:49

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It's a case of quality over quantity this week as the two best hosts of The National Curriculum - Josh Parish and Nick Stoll - catch up to discuss Josh's commentary debut in the Australia Cup, what a brilliant night it was for the competition, why Charlie Austin is proving his worth already. The boys also breakdown what is happening with Brisbane R…

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TNC Visits the Altona Nudist Beach | 14 August 2022 2:28:42

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It's a bumper edition of TNC, with Joey, D'Urbano, Teo, and Josh joined by Taryn Heddo to discuss a big week in Australian football. The Young Matildas got a win over Costa Rica at the U20 Women's World Cup but then got handily defeated by Brazil. What did we learn? Why are all the players from NPLW NSW? Do we have the cattle? (yes). Sam Kerr is no…

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Chief Football Officers in Disguise | 7 August 2022 1:50:29

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Australian football has a new disruptor in the form of Football Australia's new Chief Football Officer Ernie Merrick. But what does that even mean? What does a disruptor do? Is Merrick a good option for that? Is disrupt even going to be what he's asked to do? Joey Lynch, Nick D'Urbano, and Nick Stoll -- who has returned from his loan spell in Europ…

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A TNC Bonus Episode: One on one with Nani 20:32

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A former Premier League, Champions League, and European Championship winner, Nani scores very highly on the Name Recognition Index™ - high enough to merit his own special episode of TNC! In a one-on-one sit-down with Joey Lynch, the ex-Manchester United man discussed his move Down Under, his reflections on his time in Serie A with Venezia, his comm…

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Farting and Laughing | 31 July 2022 2:07:00

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Josh, Joey and D'Urbano talk Australia Cup, A-League fixtures, stadium promises, and dressing-room flatulence. There's confusion over Newcastle's recruitment, Sydney's accidental youth policy, gnashing of teeth over scheduling, and NPL/NSD corner. Plus, Stoll joins us live from Frankfurt for an (attempted) paper review! Learn more about your ad cho…

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The Ring In Special | 24 July 2022 2:30:49

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It's the 'Fill Ins' edition of The National Curriculum as Nick D'Urbano's internet holds out for long enough to host the show alongside Ben Smith and Lachie 'Yung Boi' Flannigan. With the Premier League tour of Australia coming to an end, we delve into all the ins and outs of the friendlies around the country, whether it was a success and of course…

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TNC Holds A Sherrin | 17 July 2022 2:08:52

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Josh, Joey and Nick are joined by the returning Teo Pellizzeri to review Manchester United 4-1 Melbourne Victory, and what Australian football can gain from such occasions. Plus, we preview the Australia Cup Round of 32, talk marquees after Macarthur missed out on Fabregas, review a handful of A-League transfers including Troisi to Western United, …

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Nani State of Mind | 10 July 2022 2:33:20

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It's deep in the offseason, and Joey and Josh - and later, Nick D'Urbano - are the last podcasters left standing (no ticker!). They discuss the expansion of the World Cup squads to 26, and whether Graham Arnold could take a flyer on players who otherwise wouldn't make it. Plus, there's homeless Socceroos and where Mooy and Rogic could end up, Matil…

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