The Best Arse in A-League History | October 30 2022

The National Curriculum

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 game of the round: Central Coast's rollicking come-from-behind, 4-2 win over Western United (04:25). Has Jason Cummings punched his ticket to Qatar? Has Garang Kuol? What's going wrong with the still winless defending champions?

There's all the controversy that came out of Sydney's 3-2 win over Macarthur (24:17), what to make of the Sky Blue's bona fides this season and if this game matters (do Sydney want it to matter?). Phoenix roared back to force a 2-2 draw with Melbourne City (49:58) and the latest edition of A-Leagues All Access with Patrick Kisnorbo. Adelaide recorded a 2-1 win over Perth Glory (01:11:18), is Craig Goodwin a lock for the World Cup?

In Redcliffe, Melbourne Victory again failed to net as they drew 0-0 with Brisbane Roar (1:23:28). It's now been 277 minutes - or roughly one TNC episode - since the Vuck found the net. Is it time to panic? What's going wrong? And is Bruno Fornaroli the answer to what ails the misfiring heavyweights? Most importantly, though, does Bruno Fornaroli have the best arse in A-League history?

But as one heavyweight sputters, another is on the upswing in Sydney's west, after Western Sydney Wanderers went equal top of the league with a 2-0 win over Newcastle (1:44:10). Is Calem Nieuwenhof an actual bigger Sydney to WSW coup than Milos Ninkovic? Can the Wanderers ride their stout defence to a title? And are the Jets no longer box office?

Then, on a more serious note, the boys discuss the Socceroos becoming the first team that has qualified for the World Cup to collectively raise their voices surrounding human rights in Qatar and advocate for change (1:55:50).

Then to finish, there's a new TNC Segment: Who holds the TNC Title Belt?!?! (02:08:15) TO BE THE MAN, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN.

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