Scholes asks whether United have left Pochettino too late

The Good, The Bad & The Football moves into Ireland's Apple Podcasts top 100 as its emergency episode weighs experience against another fresh start.

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Why this story? The podcast "The Good, The Bad & The Football" rose to #86 on Apple's podcast chart in Ireland, from #156 yesterday.

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Paul Scholes can see the appeal of Mauricio Pochettino at Manchester United. His reservation is the timing: "My only slight concern is, have we come a little bit too late to the party?"

That question sits at the centre of The Good, The Bad & The Football's emergency episode, as the show rises from 156th to 86th on Apple's podcast chart in Ireland. It is the podcast's highest position there in the past month.

Made by Platform Media and hosted by Scholes, Nicky Butt and Paddy McGuinness, the show combines former players' dressing-room experience with a comedian's questions. Its recent conversations have included James Nelson-Joyce's Liverpool childhood and Lisandro Martinez's sending-off against Chelsea. This time, reports of Michael Carrick's impending replacement bring the hosts together outside their regular Monday schedule.

Scholes questions whether Pochettino can reproduce the impact of his earlier coaching years, but also argues that United need someone with authority over the whole football operation. Butt puts more weight on the prospective manager's communication and ability to build a disciplined environment.

Their different preferences become clearest near the end. Scholes would have chosen Antonio Conte to shake things up. Butt prefers Pochettino because he believes United need patient construction rather than a short, explosive cycle. For him, the squad is not yet ready to win, whoever takes charge.

The episode is sponsored by a betting app. Alongside the coaching debate, it returns to Carrick taking training while reports of an agreement with his replacement circulate, a situation Scholes calls disrespectful.

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The numbers

The podcast's climb takes it to its best Irish chart position of the past month.

subscribers

190,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

132,099,957

views per day

478,789

typical day: 281,754

the video

views

159,550

likes

1,611

comments

470

days online

2

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As of November 13, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.