Joining James Richardson in the pod, it's a special birthday podcast appearance for Barry Glendenning, who is joined by Rob Smyth and Philippe Auclair, while being serenaded from Spain by Sid Lowe.
First up: the pod crew pay their dues to the super Swans, and ask: are Manchester City losing it (like this fan)? There's also a discussion about what has gone wrong at Tottenham and whether it has anything to do with Harry Redknapp becoming England manager-ele … ah.
Looking ahead, there's a full Merseyside derby preview, plus thoughts on Chelsea's uphill task against Napoli in the Champions League. Philippe also looks ahead to Marseille's chances against Inter and explains why Luis Suárez won't be pitching up at PSG anytime soon.
Elsewhere, with Serie A setting a coach-sacking record, can England learn from Italy's trigger-happy chairmen?
Plus Sid reflects on the joyous Spanish reaction to Athletic Bilbao's thumping of Manchester United at Old Trafford.
