Adam, Andrew and Rey return to mull over a very depressing month of Ukrainian football. Are such results and performances the new normal? What's the solution? Is it simply just acceptance?

This week, regular football travel companion Michael Jaworskyj joins the guys to offer his takes on some of the rather underwhelming performances he's seen on TV and live in the flesh. Mike has recently co-launched a new football podcast of his own called Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space.

The guys chat:

EUROPE

Dynamo's poor start and defensive problems

What is being dead on their feet down to?

The inability to adapt to differences between weakness of UPL and that of Europa

Predictability

Is Vanat the CF Dynamo truly need in European competition?

Shakhtar with their own issues at both sides of the pitch...

Zero in attack, inconsistent in defence

Are Pusic’s days numbered?

Pusic's dislike of statistics

Bad recruitment?

UPL

Oleksandriya continuing their unbeaten start

Hutsulyak, Nazarenko - the new wave Yarmolenko and Konoplyanka

Shakhtar way off Dynamo already…

Kryvbas - are they one season wonders?

Obolon and their new manager

Persha and Druha recap too

THE NATIONAL TEAM

Ukraine…

Opponents are high flying Georgia and Czechia (both at home – Poznan and Wroclaw)

Sydorchuk and Yarmolenko left out

Is it the right decision?

Is Yarmo's influence in dressing room that essential?

So many injuries...

Will new leaders stand up and ask to be counted?

How will Rebrov approach these matches?

Preparing for WCQ or the NL at hand?

Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!

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81: COMING TO TERMS WITH REALITY w/ Mike Jaworskyj