The Promised Land | A Manchester United Podcast

The Promised Land | A Manchester United Podcast

The Promised Land is a Manchester United podcast brought to you by football journalist, editor and presenter Scott Saunders talking all the latest on the biggest club in England. Taking an approach of "never too high, never too low", a phrase coined by TPL's former co-host, the late Rob Blanchette, the show aims to bring an element of calmness and measured analysis on what we see on and off the pitch in relation to United. Scott has the unique insight of being a fan of the club for 30 years and working in the football media scene for over a decade, and will often endeavour to bring an alternative eye and critical thinking to what's being reported. There's no shouting or over the top reactions, but instead level-headed conversation on all the latest topics for every United fan to enjoy.

Episodes

October 14, 2025 46 mins
Scott Saunders takes the opportunity during the international break to reflect on Man Utd's transfer market policy on the incomings front - and asks the question of if the club is getting better at recruitment following two summers of signings under a new transfer team. Scott looks at the signings of the summer in 2025 and how they've adapted, and looks at how the arrivals in 2024 are faring today. Is there reason for encouragemen...
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Scott Saunders takes a look into Manchester United's future plans to improve their midfield following links with a £60m move for Adam Wharton, and reflects on the recent comments from captain Bruno Fernandes on his future at the club, why he rejected a move to Saudi Arabia and his uncertainty on his future plans. Please subscribe now to the TPL YouTube channel for LIVE shows: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ThePromisedLandMUFC?sub_c...
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Scott Saunders is joined by Adam Joseph to discuss the latest around Manchester United in a busy week - with speculation around takeovers coming to the fore again and the reverberations of Jim Ratcliffe's latest interview still being felt. 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:21 Should we believe the Man Utd/UAE Takeover Rumours? 00:12:37 Jim Ratcliffe's interview reaction 00:17:10 Has Man Utd's academy been failing? 00:30:22 Is Ratcliffe RE...
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Scott Saunders rounds up the latest transfer news in what's turning out to be a busy few days for Manchester United - with a Bruno move to Saudi seemingly ruled out for next summer and Harry Maguire in talks to sign an extension. There's also more talk on the Jim Ratcliffe interview and the reaction to it from fans, and discussion on the futures of frozen out Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee. Please subscribe now to the TPL Y...
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Scott Saunders returns with a new TPL discussing the latest interview from Sir Jim Ratcliffe on a number of topics around Manchester United - with the manager Ruben Amorim's future coming into particular focus. "Ruben needs to demonstrate he is a great coach over three years," is the remark which maybe indicates what United are thinking on the coach's future, and maybe puts some of the growing media speculation to bed after mont...
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Scott Saunders returns to react to a new interview with Ruben Amorim - where the Man Utd coach talked about player mentalities and their levels of concentration - and talks about changes Amorim MUST make to the team for the upcoming Sunderland game if he's to give himself the best chance to hold on to his job. This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Match Bingo. Download the Match Bingo app now on iOS or Android - you c...
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Scott Saunders asks the question on how long Ruben Amorim has left as Man Utd head coach following the latest damaging defeat, and a wave of reports that United are looking at alternatives. United sources have maintained that Amorim will be given time, but the speculation is ramping up with a huge game against Sunderland approaching at the weekend. Scott tries to give a different perspective on what INEOS may be thinking in n...
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Scott Saunders reacts to Manchester United losing at Brentford on Saturday in a shorter, more raw episode in the hours after full time. The questions are asked - was that on Amorim, or the players? Or is it everyone's fault? Why can't the players put together two good performances in a row? What happens next? All this and more in this bonus pod. Please subscribe now to the TPL YouTube channel for LIVE shows: https://www.youtu...
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Scott Saunders looks ahead to United's fixture against Brentford at Saturday lunchtime, in a week where United have been given the opportunity to quietly go about preparing for the game following the win over Chelsea last weekend. Scott runs through the transfer speculation which he feels is just out there for the sake of it at the moment, and anticipates the type of challenge that Brentford could offer United in West London. ...
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Scott Saunders reacts to Manchester United's 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Saturday, and focuses on the positives and the things to improve from a chaotic game of football which should have seen United out of sight in the first half. Please subscribe now to the TPL YouTube channel for LIVE shows: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePromisedLandMUFC?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple & Spotify: Apple: https://podcasts...
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Scott Saunders looks ahead to United's fixture against Chelsea on Saturday, knowing the pressure is cranking up on manager Ruben Amorim. Discussed is the news of Cunha & Mount's returns to the squad and Garnacho's impending appearance back at Old Trafford, while off the pitch United's officials have undertaken some meetings with the coach in a week where the club have announced their recent financial results. This episode of th...
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Scott Saunders is joined by Adam Joseph to reflect on Manchester United's poor start to the new season. Discussed is the hot questions around whether Ruben Amorim has time, how much he has, if he should change his system or the personnel within it, what he could actually change and much more. There's reflection on performances to date off the back of a terrible defeat at Manchester City Please subscribe now to the new Promis...
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Scott Saunders reflects on a damaging Manchester derby defeat for Man Utd against City, and asks the relevant questions around the manager, the system, the performance, and more. United are sticking by Ruben Amorim for now, but with 8 wins in 31 Premier League games, how long can this run of form go on before a change happens? Please subscribe now to the TPL YouTube channel for LIVE shows: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePromised...
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Scott Saunders returns with a bonus episode of TPL to discuss the news that Man Utd will be missing three first team players for the Manchester derby on Sunday, and to react to Ruben Amorim's confirmation that Altay Bayindir will start the game ahead of new signing Senne Lammens. Please subscribe now to the TPL YouTube channel for LIVE shows: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ThePromisedLandMUFC?sub_confirmation=1⁠  Subscribe to the po...
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Scott Saunders looks ahead to Sunday's Manchester derby outlining thoughts and some optimism for the fixture - with City actually having a worse start to the season than United have. Broken down is the potential starting XI, how to win the game, the goalkeeper debate and the fall off of City under Pep Guardiola over the last year - with Ruben Amorim getting the better of his managerial counterpart twice last season. This epi...
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On this episode of TPL, Scott takes a big picture look at the midfield - many people's problem area in the Man Utd team - and runs the rules over a variety of topics. Not choosing to sign a midfielder in the summer is a risk, but discussed is the balance of waiting for the right player and the immediate need of fixing the problem, the importance of seeing everything through a longer term lens and what the future holds for each o...
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Scott Saunders looks at Manchester United's goalkeeping situation following the signing of Senne Lammens and decision to ship Andre Onana out on loan to Trabzonspor. Altay Bayindir is the club's temporary number one in the early weeks of the season, but has obvious flaws. So when is the right time for Ruben Amorim to give his new goalkeeper a start? In a high pressure Manchester derby at the weekend, or some time after? Join the ...
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Scott Saunders shares his thoughts on Man Utd's dramatic (and chaotic) late win over Burnley and runs through the positives and negatives of the performance, which brought about United's first win of the season. There's talk about the system debate vs the application of the players, injuries to Mount and Cunha, and what may happen in the last 48 hours of the transfer window. Join the TPL FPL league at the link below: https:/...
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Scott Saunders discusses the latest massive breaking news around Manchester United, as Kobbie Mainoo communicates he wants to leave the club on loan - only for the club to tell him he's staying. Also, there's reaction to the price United are getting from Chelsea for Alejandro Garnacho, with a £40m deal agreed between the two clubs. Join the TPL FPL league at the link below: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/q1...
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Scott Saunders reflects on Man Utd's embarrassing League Cup exit to League 2 side Grimsby and Ruben Amorim's startling comments after the game, hinting that he could walk away from the club after the defeat. Please subscribe now to the new Promised Land YouTube channel - where you can catch Scott LIVE! Just click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePromisedLandMUFC?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple ...
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