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Join Markus (@markusfjortoft) and Jan Aage Fjortoft (@janaagefjortoft) as they dive into the latest news in German football on this week's episode! The question on everyone's mind: Is Nagelsmann's return to Bayern a real possibility under the new era that awaits at Bayern, led by Christoph Freund and Max Eberl? And is Edin Terzić's position at Dortmund safe? Leverkusen's unbeaten run has hit an impressive 33 games across all competitions, setting a new German record. Exciting news as Alphonso Davies reportedly gives a nod to joining Real Madrid, and Toni Kroos gears up for a return to the German National Team for the Euros. The talented Beier steals the spotlight, leading Hoffenheim to victory over Dortmund with a fantastic brace. Tune in to discover the reasons behind DFL backing out of a strategic investment deal. And in a somber moment, the hosts pay tribute to the late World Cup hero Andreas Brehme. 

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Like two kids in a sweetshop, Ken and Shane have money to burn and it's transfer deadline day so we're going with one more live episode to get us across the line and into February.

For Ken, there's about €20m to play with at Anfield though with the squad registration full, it's got to be one-in-one-out and the offers aren't exactly forthcoming. Shane has a shade over €60m to play with a new job as he takes over Hoffenheim. Can he rebuild the squad in his own vision, in one day, and get a win in his first game as manager which happens to be against his old club Augsburg?

Getting the sack from United means Shane also misses the trip to Anfield and a chance to avenge a 4-1 defeat at the start of the season as Ken gets to grips with Antonio Conte, freshly installed in the dugout of the Red Devils.

So we finally wave goodbye to January, get our first game in February under our belts and we've now both got some European football to look forward to this month.

Definitely contains strong language. Get in touch on X (RIP, Twitter) @fmfshow, @tacticalmanager and @sirsok1 and get new episodes every Friday wherever you do your podcast listening.

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:02:22) Die lächerlichste Mannschaft Deutschlands
• (00:16:02) Die lächerlichste Führungsriege Deutschlands
• (00:24:30) Diskussion: Psychospielchen im Tennis
• (00:35:38) Erinnerung an die 100€ challenge und Outro

Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) are back a bit later in the week to review and preview the latest results and news in the Bundesliga, as we face the intriguing prospect of multiple teams fighting for the title and avoiding relegation. It starts off on Friday with high-flying Dortmund against RB Leipzig and friend turned foe, Marco Rose. Who would Bayern rather compete against, after they dominated Union Berlin last weekend? Who will grab the Champions League spots, and is Eintracht better served to focus on only the Bundesliga? Will Schalke's momentum and next set of fixtures be enough to see them stay up as they fight to avoid relegation against the likes of free-falling Hoffenheim and Matarazzo's Stuttgart? For a quick update on the standings in the Bundesliga, and where it could go from here, listen in!

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Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) had the pleasure of talking to RB Leipzig Goalkeeper, Norwegian International, and former Premier League goalkeeper for our first guest in the "Player´s Corner".

Following a break-out season at Norwegian Championship club Hødd, in which he won the Norwegian Cup and became MOTM in the final, he made his way to Molde and Ole Gunnar Solskjær before heading to his first period in the Bundesliga with FC Ingolstadt under Ralph Hasenhüttl. He stayed there for three years before heading to England where he had various stints in the Championship and Premier League, most notably with Aston Villa. He has 40 caps for Norway and signed for RB Leipzig in October for the remainder of the season.

Ørjan was kind and open enough to share his football journey, from an ambitious and hugely talented young goalkeeper in Norway, to a more experienced and mature goalkeeper now back in Germany. Enjoy!

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The fifteenth and final weekend of the Bundesliga this year is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss the "re-correction" of former league leaders Union Berlin, the various teams' claim to the Champions League spots, Musiala's 100th Bayern appearance, a Bellingham Update the relegation battle + Germany's World Cup squad and what to expect. 

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The thirteenth weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded along with the midweek games, most popularly referred to as the "Englische Woche" in Germany. Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) are here to discuss that, plus the Champions League involvement of four Bundesliga teams: Bayern München, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig, and Borussia Dortmund. Why are Nagelsmann and Bayern, Glasner and Eintracht, and Rose and RB Leipzig in particular performing so well at the moment? Wolfsburg have responded strongly under the leadership of Kovac following their weak start to the campaign. Why? The "English Week" also proved fruitful for Xabi Alonso as his Bayer Leverkusen earned two wins in a row, one of which was the 5-0 win against the then league leaders Union Berlin. Never a dull week in the Bundesliga.

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The twelfth weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss Bayern München continuing in brutal fashion, dismantling in-form teams such as Freiburg and Mainz, as well as the VAR hysteria that unfolded in Frankfurt as Dortmund won dramatically against high-flying Eintracht, Union winning it extremely late to remain on top of the Bundesliga for another week, and Füllkrug and Nkunku topping the goalscoring charts.   

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We are joined by Sky Sport Reporter Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) to discuss the latest transfer updates regarding Harry Kane, Benjamin Pavard, Florian Wirtz, Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, and Kai Havertz.

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The eleventh weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss Mainz recording their biggest ever win in the top-flight and why Bo Svensson is "better" than Klopp and Tuchel, bottom-of-the table Bochum beat top-of-the-table Union, Leipzig fighting themselves back from three goals down to salvage their unbeaten run of seven games, Dortmund battering Stuttgart, and Nagelsmann returning to Hoffenheim and securing Bayern’s fifth straight win. Plus we go through the cup fixtures from last week and look ahead towards the week of Champions League games.

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The tenth weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss Bayern's statement win against in-form Freiburg and their search for a new #9, Urs Fisher's Union Berlin extending their lead at the top of the Bundesliga, if questions should be asked of Terzić, Eintracht Frankfurt's trashing of struggling Leverkusen and new manager Alonso, plus a new weekly segment starting with: who are the 3 best centre-backs Jan Åge has played against?

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The ninth weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss Der Klassiker following Modeste's dramatic equalizer for Dortmund and why it meant so much for Terzić and the club, Xabi Alonso's return to the Bundesliga and what he will bring to Leverkusen, US native Pellegrino Matarazzo's sacking at Stuttgart, and the Rhine derby.

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The eight weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss the order that has resumed to Bayern following their blueprint performance against a struggling Leverkusen side led by Swiss manager Seoane, RB Leipzig star Nkunku's alleged agreement with Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt's revival which saw league leaders Union Berlin suffer their first defeat of the season, and whether or not Füllkrug is the #9 Germany might need for the World Cup.

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The seventh weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) analyse in depth the crisis at Bayern München and what this means for Nagelsmann, the "transfers" of Sporting Directors Max Eberl and Christoph Freund from Gladbach to RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg to Chelsea respectively, and what we can expect from the title race following Bayern's struggles and Union continuing to fly high.

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The sixth weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss Marco Rose's return to Leipzig and the Red Bull system against his former employee, Dortmund, Bayern's third draw and whether there's cause to worry for Nagelsmann, Union Berlin going top of the table(!), and the vital results that saved Niko Kovac, but ultimately led to Thomas Reis' dismissal.

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The fifth weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss the new league leaders Freiburg, the troubles Tedesco at RB Leipzig and Kovac at Wolfsburg find themselves in following their poor starts, Eintracht hitting  form just in time for the Champions League, late-minute Bremen, and Bayern (secretly) missing Lewandowski.

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The fourth weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss Yann Sommer's record-breaking performance against a relentless Bayern side that dropped points for the first time this season, as well as Union Berlin's humiliation of struggling Schalke, Eintracht Frankfurt's first win of the season at Bremen following a strong performance, whether it's time for Kovac and Wolfsburg to start worrying or not, and the interesting mix of teams currently battling it out at the top of the table. 

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The third weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss  what can only be described as one of the biggest Bundesliga collapses following Werder Bremen's sensational comeback win against Dortmund, as well as Bayern continuing to steamroll the opposition (15 goals in 3 games!), Archie's FC Köln and the Fjørtoft's Eintracht, potential Champions League contenders Union Berlin and Freiburg, and through what lens should we see the Bundesliga?

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The second weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss Augsburg FINALLY breaking their historically long winless streak against Leverkusen, RB Leipzig's inability to turn games into their favour while Dortmund can lead by a few teenagers, good substitutions  and a bit of luck, the electric atmosphere in Schalke + the beauty of good headers and the old-school #9s.

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The first weekend of the Bundesliga is concluded, and Jan Åge Fjørtoft (@JanAageFjortoft) and Markus Fjørtoft (@MarkusFjortoft) discuss the weekend's results, the return of Timo Werner,  Dortmund's temporary centre-forward fix, and whether Bayerns thrashing in Frankfurt is a "problem" or not for the Bundesliga. Jan Åge has also been in England for the start of the Premier League, and somehow the striker who did well in a "farmers league" is scoring the same type of goals in England.

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