One of the best Champions League knockout rounds in history continued to excite with upsets across the board as lowly teams like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich managed to stop the might Premier League giants. Man City were knocked out by Madrid after a particularly mad penalty shootout in a game which apparently Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland di…

Welcome to our 100th episode. In this episode, we talk about what we've learnt from our guests about agile, product development and leadership. We discuss what the podcast is about and why we started it. We unpack our critical take on fake agile and discuss agile leadership and product development. Join us as we take a deep dive into the insights, …

In a weekend which should have been dominated by Arsenal and Liverpool's slip ups, Chelsea managed to make a routine dismantling of Everton and turn it into a showcase of how much of a shambles they are as a squad. After a rapid hat trick from Cole Palmer, things were looking good, but once it was time to take a penalty to further the hammering, th…

Arsenal's blushes were saved after a bizarre handball incident could have really embarrassed them in the Champions League knockouts against Bayern Munich. As it was though they managed a 2-2 draw that had penalties, penalty shouts, crazy runs through the middle and more! Man City and Real Madrid took a leaf out of Man United's book and just gave it…

Man United have done it again, this time dragging Liverpool into their game of chaos laced ping pong ball. United drew 2-2 with Liverpool in Old Trafford, a result which could really hurt Liverpool's title chances, and a game where they'll be kicking themselves over missed chances again. Are Arsenal the best team in the league now, why does it stil…

Manchester United gifted us with yet another classic 4-3 in another back and forth game where the midfield and defending was more a suggestion than a necessity. Chelsea managed to win 4-3 after being 3-2 down in the 99th minute (!) How in the world did this happen and why didn't anyone stop Cole Palmer. Speaking of Cole, his penalty tally is now at…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Evan Leybourn from the Business Agility Institute about business agility. We discuss how to define and measure business agility, examples of agile organisations, and the struggle with traditional bureaucratic models. We delve into the different types of leadership, the nature of internal cultu…

Say it quietly, but we are approaching squeaky bum time in the Premier League. The much hyped top of the table clash between Man City and Arsenal ended up a 0-0 borefest. Much to the annoyance of Pep who took it out on Jack Grealish, and Roy Keane who took it out on Erling Haaland. The return of Harvey Barnes was good news for Newcastle as he helpe…

The international break has come to an end, and with that comes a whole slew of paper talk. John O'Shea's pals in the media and the Ireland squad have been calling for him to get the job officially after a classic 0-0 draw followed up with a 1-0 loss to Switzerland. Rumours abound that Roy Keane has met with the FAI three times over the manager rol…

The international break is here and there sure were some friendlies on show. The John O'Shea interim era began with a pretty respectable 0-0 against former world ranking leaders Belgium. But what does this really mean in the grand scheme of things? Endrick officially arrived on the international scene with his first goal for Brazil in 1-0 win over …

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Ron Westrum about how organisational culture drives innovation and disaster. We discuss generative, bureaucratic and pathological cultures, using real-world examples from NASA, Boeing and others. This episode highlights the importance of leadership integrity, openness, honesty, the free flow o…

The magic of the cup was in full effect over the weekend as there were comebacks, classics and chaos galore in the F.A Cup Quarter Finals. Man United and Liverpool played out an all time classic 4-3 which had a whole lot of goals, huge moments not much defending, a 120th minute winner from Amad Diallo and even a surprise goal from Antony. After the…

*Apologies for audio issues on this episode! Back to crystal clear audio honey from next episode on. We're back with another preview of our Ultra's only midweek episode with all of the action from the Champions League. Arsenal managed to finally get past the round of 16 despite a valiant Porto effort. The game saw Raya make some huge saves in the f…

After a heated war of words involving Trent, Dias, Haaland, Walker, Klopp and Pep, Man City and Liverpool played out an exciting 1-1 draw full of missed chances and controversial decisions. We ask once again what exactly are the rules and consult the F.A's own rulebook to see what constitutes a 'high foot' after Doku narrowly escaped giving away a …

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Jack Skeels about agile for digital and marketing agencies. Jack advocates for reducing the managerial overhead in organisations to promote productivity and improve communication. We discuss common hurdles in agile implementations. The value of a manager as a sports coach. The importance of sc…

Man United suffered yet another Manchester derby defeat as it seems to get easier for Man City every single time. In a game which saw the best and worst of Marcus Rashford Speaking of Rashford, he firmly placed himself in the news before the game with a Players Tribune piece where he re-affirmed his love for the club and told his haters, doubt him …

A momentus day for Klopp's Kids as his injury ridden Liverpool side filled with academy prospects managed to topple the so called "billion pound bottle jobs" Chelsea. Is this narrative fair on Chelsea? And is Klopp right to feel like this was a bigger win than their Champions League and Premier League? How will playing this collection of youngsters…

A special preview of the Ultras only midweek Patreon episode, where we cover round two of the worst set of Champions League knockouts ever! Arsenal sunk to a last minute goal from Porto after 90 minutes of no shots on target, is inexperience in Europe costing the competitions 3rd overall outright favourites? The loss of away goals and the rise of t…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they discuss objectives and key results with Adrian Howard. Adrian explains how OKR's can be used as a strategic instrument for aligning goals within your organisation. We walk through common pitfalls and misconceptions emphasizing the importance of using OKR's focused on outcomes rather than outputs. We dis…

We are entering crunch time in the Premier League, but it seems the usual Man City steamrolling has not kicked fully in to gear just yet. After a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, Pep Guardiola launches his latest biting attack on fellow manager Pochettino. As likeable as ever that Pep! We ponder the future of Caoimhin Kelleher as he performs well for Liverpo…

A special preview of this weeks Ultras only bonus episode where we talk through a pretty drab set of Champions League fixtures and come to terms with our age and mortality! On the full episode we also talk about Man City as they cruise their way to back to back trebles, despite whatever Pep may say in the press conferences. With Mbappé leaving for …

We are back in more ways than one as we return to recording the pod IN PERSON after a few months of being over 5000 miles away from each other. We try wrap our heads around the lawmakers newest crazy idea for football, the BLUE card and ask what does this mean for the dark arts? Arsenal get their revenge and then some by sticking it to West Ham 6-0…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as discuss business agility and the heart of agile with Mike Leber. We talk about how the heart of agile liberates you from rigid process frameworks by focusing on collaboration, delivery reflection and improvement. We talk about how the agile industrial complex has turned agile into a heavyweight waterfall pro…

Liverpool announced manager Jurgen Klopp is officially set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, we ponder what or who is next for the club, how will this effect the rest of the season, our thoughts on the goodbye video and is this really as much of a surprise as it seems? In stark contrast, over at Barcelona, Xavi has also announced he's se…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Jason Knight on the state of product management. Jason shares his insights and experiences on the responsibilities of a product manager, the evolving nature of the role. Differentiating buyer and user features the importance of testing and validating ideas. Supporting cross-functional teams an…

It's Ivan Toney's world and we're all just living in it as the striker had the red carpet rolled by Brentford out for a hero's welcome after his lengthy ban for gambling. Toney just couldn't help himself as he continued his new role as football's pantomine villain with some blatant cheating followed up by a spot of lying after his free kick goal ag…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they chat with Michael Lloyd about dysfunction mapping. Whether you are new to the agile world or a seasoned professional, you'll find valuable insights as we delve into understanding team dynamics, honing the coaching process. And the essential principle of iterative hypothesis testing. Join us as we learne…

WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES ON THIS EPISODE. IF THE AUDIO GETS KNOCKED OUT OF SYNC AROUND HALF AN HOUR IN DELETE AND THEN RE-DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED! APOLOGIES! Jadon Sancho officially left Manchester United on "loan" back to Borussia Dortmund, so where does he rank in the pantheon of all time worst United signings in the last …

With the winter fixtures coming thick and fast we decided to take a little break from our usual Premier League coverage and instead sat down and binged the latest Netflix football offering - Captains of the World. We go through each episode of the show as it shows us the 2022 Qatar World Cup from the perspective of some of the teams captains, and s…

This episode was recorded early on Saturday before the latest round of fixtures, but we managed to actually be totally accurate on Man United's latest false dawn and how it's all changed this year for Arsenal! A dramatic 3-2 comeback against title contenders Aston Villa and a Holjund miracle goal seemed like the beginning of another new era for Man…

Merry Christmas or should we say Feliz Navidad, as we bring you the third annual Christmas day special, this time LIVE from Mexico! The naughty 11 of players that were BANNED for Christmas Our absolute locked in guarantees for the rest of the season. And of course we take a look at the TV Guide to let you know what to watch today RATE US 5 STARS ON…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they as they chat with Bianca Grizhar about developing digital products in China. We discuss the cultural differences between Germany and China, and how Scrum improved team collaboration. We talk about the benefits of working directly with people offshore in cross functional, cross organisational teams. Whet…

Liverpool vs Man United was not the game everyone was expecting, as instead of another 7-0 hammering, it was a dull 0-0 draw in an unusally quiet Anfield. The latest incident in a season heavily impacted by 'football psychology'. Van Dijk was clearly not happy after the game and maybe even already feeling the pressure of being top, much to the deli…

In the latest twist in the cesspool that is Football X (formerly known as Twitter) a new character has emerged, Joey Barton, playing the part of mysoginist. But is this really how he feels or is he just playing the same game as so many others have before him. Unai Emery's Aston Villa saw off Arsenal and Manchester City with back to back wins and ha…

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they as they chat with Gabrielle Benefield, the inventor of the Mobius loop, an outcome focused delivery framework. Gabrielle shares her journey in agile product development from Silicon valley to Yahoo. And the importance of focusing on outcomes of outputs and improving decision speed. We discuss why organi…

WTF asked Erling Haaland after a bizarre referee error saw a controversial end to a thrilling 3 -3 draw between Man City and Spurs. A game where Ange Postecoglu's Tottenham showed once again without a shadow of a doubt that they stand on business no matter what. Erik Ten Hag could be in trouble as an especially mopey Manchester United looked hopele…

A special preview of this weeks Ultras only bonus episode where we talk the closing stages of the last ever old school Champions League group stages which featured controversy and mad results galore. Newcastle were 'ROBBED' of a historic second victory over PSG thanks to a last minute VAR intervention, a case of corruption or just plain old footbal…

Things went from bad to worse for Everton as two minutes into their Premier League protest Garnacho scores "the best goal ever" according to some with an incredible bicycle. But was it really all that incredible? A last minute winner from Kai Havertz puts Arsenal top of the league somehow, even in the midst of the ongoing Ramsdale vs Raya goalkeepe…

Yet another international break comes to a close and it also looks like Stephen Kenny's time is over as Ireland manager also after a 1-0 loss to the Netherlands caps off one of the worst qualifying groups in Irish history. Everton got the book thrown at them as they recieved an unprecedented 10 point deduction for FFP breaches. We ponder why now an…

Join Murray Robinson as he chats with Maarten Dalmijn about Sprint Goals. We discuss how sprint goals should act as a primary mission for a sprint, around which everyone's tasks should revolve, rather than focusing on individual deliverables. We talk about challenges to implementing this approach, the importance of measuring outcomes over output, a…

What looked like a dud round of fixtures to prepare us for the hum drum of the international break turned out to be a possible pivotal week in the title race. Manchester City dropped two points to expert parade rainers Chelsea fc. A team with undoubtedly talented players and a proven coach, are Chelsea a sleeping giant or a collection of talented i…

A special preview of this weeks Ultras only bonus episode where we took a look at one of the madder games in recent memory as Spurs took on Chelsea in a game that featured red cards, injuries, the worst hat trick of all time and much more! The Ange Postecoglu love in is over it feels like as the tide turns on the likeable manager after some questio…

Mikel Arteta did not mince his words after a rare triple VAR check during Arsenal vs Newcastle saw a goal stand that may have been out, may have been offside and may have been a foul. Arsenal are standing by their man, but why now and why this game? And why not a month ago when it happened to Liverpool? Newcastle seem to have embraced their self ap…

"Old Trafford is falling down, Ten Hag is a (censored) clown, Glazers staying 10 more years, Man City are on the beers". This is the song that bellowed out for 70 odd minutes as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win against Man United away from home, as things go from bad to worse for Erik Ten Hag's men that will NEVER be Ajax. Further down the leag…

Who let the Premier League cook this week? Ex footballer, current chef, Gordon Ramsay kicked things off with one of the worst podcast appearances you'll ever hear in your life on the High Performance Podcast. James Milner was the latest player to get COOKED by Jeremey Doku, we ask what exactly entails a cooking, and has it always been like this? It…

With the regular games on hiatus due to international break, we had a chance to sit down and watch the Beckham series on Netflix. We run through the whole show and discuss the highlights, the haircuts, the insubordination, winning the treble with Man United, somehow winning the league with Real Madrid and the Galacticos, that 'incident' that happen…

Arsenal finally manage to exorcise their demons as they beat Man City for the first time since 2015, back then the games were decided by the teams on the pitch believe it or not! Man Citys back to back losses see's them spiraling, is this the usual October blip or something worse? Brighton and Liverpool played out a 2-2 end to end cracker, but not …

Over on the No Nonsense Patreon, our Ultra's got a bonus Champions League episode where we dove into the Arsenal, Newcastle, Man United and Madrid games and also touched on the incredible PGMOL tapes. That's wrong that Daz! Support the show Want to support us and also get some sweet bonus exclusive pods? Head to patreon.com/nononsensepod where you …

Arguably the most significant human error yet in relation to VAR as Liverpool are reduced to 9 men controversially, and also denied a perfectly good goal from the most easily fixable mistake imaginable. These VAR errors proved costly as Liverpool lost to Spurs with a last minute equaliser. Sorry isn't good enough anymore PGMOL! Outisde of the catal…

The Premier League rolls on with some big results and some short abbreviations! Arsenal and Spurs finish 2-2 after a back and forth North London Derby, and Spurs new big personalities Ange Postecoglu and James Maddison leave their mark in the post match press conferences. Sheffiled United are put to the sword by Newcastle with 8 goals from 8 differ…