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The UK's company formation process is fast, easy and cheap. The net result of being open to almost any business is that up to half the companies on the UK's Companies House register may have no legitimate purpose. Instead, those companies are used by fraudsters as a vital tool in scams and money laundering schemes. Many are set up using fake identities and addresses. Often, they break the reporting rules and never file accounts. And Companies House has become a honeypot for organised crime groups from around the world.In the latest episode of the Unseen Money podcast, Timur Yunusov and I are joined by dark money expert Graham Barrow, who has exposed some of the worst failings of the UK's company formation regime.Belatedly, the UK government is acting to address those failings. But will new legislation go far and fast enough? Listen to the podcast to find out.

The rollercoaster story of the battle in the US (the world's biggest global financial secrecy offender) over the implementation of a beneficial ownership register, the attempts to stop it and the (many) lessons learned from the UK's registers. The US's Corporate Transparency Act seemed to be on track. Until it wasn't... "Everything is bigger in Texas, that's what they like to say! And as we've learned, even court orders are bigger in Texas." Meanwhile, we take a look at UK company registration progress, since the days when "you could just set up a company for 12 pounds and say you were Mickey Mouse with a shareholder Donald Duck and no one asked any questions." (Spoiler alert: there's still a long way to go) Guests include: Zorka Milin and Ian Gary of the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition, Cynthia O'Murchu Financial Times Investigative Reporter, Graham Barrow, financial crime sleuth and podcaster, the Dark Money Files, campaigner and author Oliver Bullough Hosted and produced by Naomi Fowler, co-produced by Leo Schick. Transcript of this episode: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Transcript_Feb_25.pdf  Further reading:  What is beneficial ownership? https://taxjustice.net/faq/what-is-beneficial-ownership/ How to fix beneficial ownership frameworks, so they actually work https://taxjustice.net/2023/12/20/new-report-on-how-to-fix-beneficial-ownership-frameworks-so-they-actually-work/  Ownership Transparency https://thefactcoalition.org/issues/ownership-transparency/ Beneficial ownership registration around the world, 2022: https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/State-of-Play-of-Beneficial-Ownership-2022-Tax-Justice-Network.pdf  US Judge Lifts Last Beneficial Ownership Roadblock https://lnkd.in/gNYN6nrg  Biden's DOJ just asked the Supreme Court to do a huge favor for Donald Trump https://www.vox.com/scotus/393540/supreme-court-garland-texas-top-cop-shop-nationwide-injunction  Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Major Anti-Corruption Law to Resume, FACT Coalition: https://thefactcoalition.org/supreme-court-allows-enforcement-of-major-anti-corruption-law-to-resume/ US company database remains on hold, despite Supreme Court decision https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/us-company-database-remains-on-hold-despite-supreme-court-decision/  Supreme Mess: The Beneficial Ownership Interest Reporting Controversy Lands At The U.S. Supreme Court https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2025/01/15/supreme-mess-the-beneficial-owne[…]interest-reporting-controversy-lands-at-the-us-supreme-court/ The Corporate Transparency Act is Constitutional, Government and “Friend of the Court” Briefs Make Clear https://thefactcoalition.org/the-corporate-transparency-act-is-constitutional/ How overseas territories are being used to bypass UK transparency rules https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-overseas-territories-are-being-used-to-bypass-uk-transparency-rules/ Owners of 53,000 properties still unknown https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/owners-of-53000-properties-still-unknown/5115054.article Who paid £139 million for a Regent's Park mansion? Nobody knows. https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-regents-park-mansion-mystery/ How Do Judges Become Judges? Here Are Five Main Ways (US) https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how-judges-become-judges/     

It's the festive season, so we're leaving you a little something in your podcast stocking.We are diving into The Laundry archives and bringing you some of our favourite episodes of the podcast to date.This week: our expert host, Marit Rødevand, is joined by, Graham Barrow, co-presenter of The Dark Money Files podcast, to discuss: how the ridiculous UK business register fuels financial crime. The pair discuss: the criminals exploiting the system, the countries affected, and the measures being taken to address the vulnerabilities of the Companies House system.____________________________________The Laundry podcast: Dive deep into the intricacies of financial crime, AML (anti-money laundering), compliance, sanctions, and the ever-evolving landscape of financial regulation.Hosted by Marit Rødevand, Fredrik Riiser, and Robin Lycka – this podcast features renowned experts from banking, fintech, compliance, and investigative journalism.Together, they shed light on the industry's trending topics, analyse mainstream news through a compliance-focused lens, and connect the fight against financial crime to its real-world consequences and ramifications.The Laundry is proudly produced by Strise, the AML Automation Cloud.Get in touch at: laundry@strise.aiSubscribe to our newsletter, Fresh Laundry, here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A word of warning listeners, we do discuss the darker side of crime, including human trafficking which some of our listeners may find upsetting. If this isn't for you, feel free to skip this one and we'll see you next week.—————————————————————————Welcome to Compromising Positions! The tech podcast that asks non-cybersecurity professionals what we in the industry can do to make their lives easier and help make our organisations more prepared to face ever-changing human-centric cyber threats with your hosts Lianne Potter (Cyber Anthropologist @ The Anthrosecurist, and Head of SecOps at a major UK Retailer) and Jeff Watkins (CTO and cyber enthusiast). This week our guest is Ray Blake. Ray is an advisor on financial crime matters and co-creator of the Dark Money Files podcast. In this episode, we explore the motivations driving individuals to commit such crimes, probing whether it's sheer greed, the allure of victimless crimes, or a complex mix of factors.We discuss how the lack of direct interaction with victims and the personal rationalizations criminals make facilitate the perpetuation of these crimes. We also talk about the concept of corporate values and how they may not always align with individual morals, leading to a disconnect that can be exploited.Furthermore, we look at the responsibility and moral hazard inherent in the fight against fraud, highlighting how cybersecurity often wrongfully blames the victim rather than focusing on the perpetrator.Key Takeaways for this Episode:Financial crime and cybercrime are closely related, and the lines between them are blurring. The lack of interaction with the victim makes it easier to commit financial crime, and rationalisation is the story of organised crime. Companies need to take responsibility for fraud and liability, and regulation and refunding customers can incentivise them to make the system safer. Personal stories are key to creating empathy and driving change, and bad security communications can cause rebellion.Links to everything Ray discussed in this episode can be found in the show notes and if you liked the show, please do leave us a review. Follow us on all good podcasting platforms and via our Youtube channel, and don't forget to share on LinkedIin and in your teams.It really helps us spread the word and get high-quality guests, like Ray, on future episodes. We hope you enjoyed this episode - See you next time, keep secure, and don't forget to ask yourself, ‘Am I the compromising position here?' Show NotesJenny ‘The People Hacker' RadcliffePeople Hacker: Confessions of a Burglar For Hire by Jenny RadcliffePSR announces plans to stop APP scamsCybercrime To Cost The World $10.5 Trillion Annually By 2025Goldfinger Quote Jeff was referring to was: "Man has climbed Mount Everest. Gone to the bottom of the ocean. He has fired rockets at the Moon. Split the atom. Achieved miracles in every field of human endeavour...except crime!" - GoldfingerStatistics on human traffickingAbout Ray BlakeRay is a commentator and adviser on financial crime matters and has worked extensively across regulated financial services and related fields for many years, working frequently with Boards, MLROs and Compliance teams to help them meet their regulatory accountabilities. He's also co-creator with Graham Barrow of The Dark Money Files Podcast which looks at financial crime from a whole range of angles.Links related to Ray BlakeThe Dark Money FilesRay's LinkedIn

I'm delighted to be joined by Co-creator of The Dark Money Files - Graham Barrow. Graham talks us through his unconventional journey in to Fin-crime investigations and his insights in to some of the biggest scandals and whistleblower events of the last decade. Recorded in 2022

Last week we hosted, The Laundry Live - a live-streamed community event featuring subject-matter experts such as; Louise Brown, Graham Barrow, Gregory Dellas, and Christian Hunt.Our speaker, Louise Brown, Director of Financial Crime Prevention at FCG, shared her insights on the AML trends in 2023 and beyond. Listen to this episode to hear her thoughts and get ahead of the curve.We recommend you watch the entire YouTube event here.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guess where the business name 'Adolf Tooth-Fairy Hitler' is registered?Registering a business at Companies House, the official business registry in the UK is an easy, quick, and affordable process. However, strange business owner names like 'Adolf Tooth-Fairy Hitler' appear in the organisation's database, suggesting that limited checks are being conducted and reveal a system vulnerable to criminal manipulation.In this episode, we will be exploring the vulnerability of the UK's company registration system to criminal manipulation.We have Graham Barrow, co-host of "The Dark Money Files" podcast and a long-standing expert in the anti-money laundering world. He will help us look into the groups of criminals behind this issue, the countries affected, and the measures being taken to address the vulnerabilities of the Companies House system. We will also discuss digital reforms to the Companies House, the EU's new UBO ruling, and the craziest company names registered with Companies House.From this episode, you'll learn:02:22 - What kind of criminal manipulation is Companies House vulnerable to?03:19 - How are UK-registered companies been misused in money-laundering scandals?04:50 - What groups of criminals are behind this?06:13 - Why should Nordic AML and compliance officers care about what's going on in CH?08:29 - Are there any examples of this affecting Nordic banks?12:38 - What are the worst examples Graham has seen?17:23 - Do UK banks know this and accept a Companies House registration as good validation?18:54 - What measures are being taken to address the vulnerabilities of the Companies House system?20:48 - What are some of the most misused addresses/streets in the UK on Company House?24:29 - What is Risk Alert 247?28:10 - What are some of the compliance trends for 2023 from a UK perspective?Tune in to find out more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Taxcast host Naomi Fowler investigates the phenomenon of pop-up sweet shops on Oxford Street and the missing millions in taxes owed. The trail leads to the disgrace that is the UK's company registration process, making the UK Crime Central for any crook who comes along. It's not just the UK that exposes its citizens to risks, it hurts people across the world too. Transcript of the show is available here: https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Taxcast-Transcript-July-2022.pdf  Taxcast website with more Taxcasts: https://www.thetaxcast.com  "It is ridiculous that you have to take more identification to get a library card to borrow a book than you do to create a limited liability company, which potentially is a cost to the taxpayer if you go bust, it is bonkers and it should stop" Graham Barrow of The Dark Money Files podcast. "I came across a situation where for tax avoidance reasons, thousands of companies were being set up at the same time, with the same individual as the director. And in some cases there was 2000 companies being set up in the same day with the same individual as a director, and it wasn't raising any flag. You hear it all the time, you know, 'oh well, we'll learn the lessons,' but we never really seem to learn the lessons. The next scandal is a variation on a theme of the previous scandal.” ~ former tax inspector Ray McCann "How did the UK end up at the centre of so many crimes? It's incredibly easy - go online, go onto the Companies House website - that's our company registry - pay 12 pounds and you too can have a shell company. I registered one myself - it took me less than 24 hours to receive the deeds showing I owned the company. I called it Crooked Crook Crook which I thought was pretty funny, but it turned out that actually I was being fairly unimaginative by the standards of international criminals." ~ journalist and anti-corruption campaigner, Oliver Bullough Further reading and information here: BBC coverage of pop-up sweet shops on Oxford Street https://youtu.be/yXeXw91_H0k  Time to Return Integrity to the UK Corporate Registry. Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies video featuring Oliver Bullough https://youtu.be/LHTmRPtMXs8  The Dark Money Files podcast https://t.co/ktKHci06dK  German company registration process (for the purposes of comparison) https://www.lawyersgermany.com/company-registration-in-germany

You may have looked data up and down and back again, but have you looked at it sideways?In Part 3 of our Sanctions Miniseries, host Alex Pillow is joined by KYC expert, Graham Barrow, host of The Dark Money Files podcast. Their discussion sheds light on the networks of those who are sanctioned and the risk indicators to look for.Find out more about how you can adapt to an evolving sanctions environment by visiting  our website.Reach out to us via podcasts@moodys.com to share feedback and ideas for new Moody's Talks: KYC Decoded episodes.

Dark Money and how it influences international finance. Graham Barrow - a man who speaks about international finance, sanctions on Russian oligarchs, and financial secrecy

In the last decade we've seen four massive leaks of data from offshore financial centres: the Panama, Paradise and Pandora papers and the FinCEN files.No-one knows who leaked this information. But the data made one thing crystal-clear: the world's rich and powerful, including its wealthiest criminals, love using shell companies to hide their assets.And it's not just a few small, sunny Caribbean or Pacific islands that make these financial flows possible.It's also corporate vehicles in places like the UK, where you can set up a limited company for as little as £12.In the recent Danske Bank scandal, €200bn of suspicious transactions from the former USSR flowed through the Estonian branch of the Danish bank between 2007 and 2015.In nearly all these flows, British limited companies and partnerships, owned by unknown entities, were critical in helping launder the money. In the latest New Money Review podcast, one of the world's leading experts talks about the mechanics of money laundering.Graham Barrow has worked with many banks to help combat illicit money flows. He is also co-host of a brilliant podcast called the Dark Money Files, which I spent a lot of time listening to last year.The UK, where I live, keeps saying it will crack down on the abuse of shell companies.More cynical voices argue that London is so dependent on dark money it has no real incentive to do so.So far, the cynics seem right. The UK government has failed to act on its promises to tighten up the rules on identifying the owners of companies.But maybe all is not lost. Listen to Graham for thirty minutes and make up your own mind.In the podcast discussion, we cover:What is dark money?Who benefits and who suffers from dark money flows?The impact of recent data leaksProfessional money launderers—the enablers of dark money flowsThe transnational nature of money laundering schemesWhy limited companies and partnerships are the money launderer's tool of choiceThe dark money soup—UK legal entities controlled by offshore companiesThe need for UK Companies House reforms and a UK property ownership registerWhy only an idiot would launder money through cryptocurrencyWhy the information revolution will help combat dark money flowsExplaining money laundering to the average citizenThe money laundering connections surrounding the 2020 Beirut blast

Delighted to speak with Sam Ricketts on the podcast this week. He addressed his controversial departure, busted some urban myths about a fight with Graham Barrow, and told us what he makes of "Sammy the Snake" as a nickname...@fearlessidzinefearlessindevotion@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham has worked in financial services for the past twenty years, latterly providing subject matter expertise to a number of high-profile banks in relation to their financial crime control frameworks. He also works closely with a large number of investigative journalists helping them to identify and write about organised crime and corruption including both the FT and Berlingske (Danish newspaper) on the Danske Bank scandal and the ICIJ on the FinCEN Files. Graham regularly speaks at in-house and public events to raise awareness of the close links between financial crime and the organised criminal gangs and corrupt individuals who are responsible for so much of the dirty money entering the financial system. He also works with a number of NGOs (Global Witness, Corruption Watch, Transparency International) to help advocate for changes in policy at both a national and international level. Join our CEO, Ian Henderson who finds out from Graham: What he thinks of the state of money laundering today How he has seen the way criminals launder money evolve over the past 5-10 years What methods of money laundering he has seen a rise in the past years What he thinks UK banks are doing at preventing money laundering How he would summarise what the future of money laundering prevention will look like in the next 3-5 years What are three pieces of advice he has for professionals working at banks to prevent money laundering.

Graham Barrow talks about his Career in football, this episode has aired previously on Dragonheart

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the latest twists of the Deutsche-Commerzbank merger plan, the spiralling Swedbank money laundering scandal and why Wells Fargo's chief executive had to go. With special guest Graham Barrow, an independent financial crime expert.Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor; Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent; Richard Milne, Nordic and Baltic correspondent; Robert Armstrong, US financial editor. Producer: Martin Stabe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave Anderson joins Tim Fuell ahead of his side's FA Vase last 16 trip to Irlam this weekend. They are joined on the phone by Toby Macormac, Chairman of Warrington Town who currently sit atop the Northern Premier League. A very tight division he talks about the faith in has in manager Paul Carden and the constantly shifting milestones for his club in an ever changing business environment for a growing non league club. Tom Killick manager at Poole Town has just notched 800 games in charge having led the Dorset club from Step 6 up to Step 2 in his near 15 years in charge. After coming to terms with relegation from National South last term, his side are in a rich vein of form putting them on the edge of the play-offs in a very competitive Southern League Premier Division South. In a very honest reflection of his time so far in management Killick shows an insight that supports his win ratio of over 60% in those 800 plus games. Rounding off, Matt Badcock, Senior Writer of The Non League Paper discusses the week's FA Trophy results and the resulting draw for the next round, his forthcoming interview with Torquay United's Gary Johnson and the managerial change at Wrexham that sees former player Bryan Hughes in for Graham Barrow.

Luke and Chris look back over the results in the 3 National League divisions as Leyton Orient, Bradford Park Avenue and Torquay all storm to the top of their leagues.  Rob catches up with Ollie Williams from Wrexham's Media team and also their manager Graham Barrow.  Luke focuses on North Ferriby United as the Step 3 team of the week and catches up with Mark Leighton of the North Ferriby Supporters Trust to find out the latest on the proposed name change of the club.  There is also a look ahead at the Boxing Day Fixtures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke and Chris look back over the results in the 3 National League divisions as Leyton Orient, Bradford Park Avenue and Torquay all storm to the top of their leagues.  Rob catches up with Ollie Williams from Wrexham's Media team and also their manager Graham Barrow.  Luke focuses on North Ferriby United as the Step 3 team of the week and catches up with Mark Leighton of the North Ferriby Supporters Trust to find out the latest on the proposed name change of the club.  There is also a look ahead at the Boxing Day Fixtures

Swampy joins Tim Fuell in this bumper episode of The Non League Football Show. @FACupFactfile Phil Annets discusses the week's non league participation in Second Round Replays and the FA Cup Team Awards nominations are open until Christmas Eve. Phil explains how you can get involved and nominate your team. Nathan Munson Assistant Manager at Needham Market Town explains how their trip to Weymouth in the FA Trophy got rained off and the club forced to concede the tie when a midweek Tuesday was the only possible date for the re-arrangement. Morpeth Town Chairman Ken Beattie was fearful of his club's future when he was last on the show last season, being forced to take compulsory promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One East. It's proven financially costly but he's pleased with the results with his side sitting atop of the League heading into Christmas. Alex Narey, Editor at The Non League Paper admits the internal appointment of Wrexham interim boss Graham Barrow to full-time manager was a bit of a shock, but thinks it may just prove a very shrewd and sensible one. With Dulwich Hamlet set to return home to Champion Hill on Boxing Day too, Alex touts theirs as the story of a very successful year for non league football.

The last podcast of the season.Leeds at home was an entertaining game as we concluded the season, just a pity there was nothing to play for.Where did it all go wrong? No need really to go over old ground, let's hope we've learned from our mistakes this season.It was the EFL Youth Alliance cup final on Tuesday and what a game that was, great to see the kids in action, some good prospects there.Timecodes, baby: 0:00 Intros LIVE! from the PWU Shed Sauna 2:00 Leeds review AKA the Misadventures of Rob Green 7:00 Warren warrants one more mention 12:00 Leeds season ticket refund news & one more mention for Wazza 15:00 Next Latics manager? & Recruitment policy 22:00 Rumour corner: may the summer of bullshi- er, speculation begin! 30:00 Off The Terrace returns for the EFL Alliance Cup Final 36:00 Latics starting lineup, August 2017: Wildschut, Vuckic and McAleny back? 40:00 Welcome back to the Microsoft Paint Trophy & season ticket info coming soon Fartwatch - the new best one of the season! 44:00

Relegation confirmed at the weekend, but in reality we all knew it had been coming for quite a while now.20 attempts at goal away at Reading, yet we still managed a nil return, that is now 22 games where we have drawn a blank this season.We run through the managerial candidates and despite a large number of names in the running three of the panel go for the same guy, the name might surprise you.Leeds up on Sunday at 12 noon, then the curtain will fall on a very disappointing season.Shout out to the Mudhutter gang for a great gesture to the Joseph's Goal CharityDon't forget the latest All Gone Latics Fanzine will be on sale before the Leeds game and also at the Latics Legends game on the 19 May

This week we are joined in the studio by Wigan Evening Post Latics correspondent Paul Kendrick.Yes we do fire questions at Paul, best press box food, that tweet – ha ha ha I still can't stop laughing, the seasons woes, asking difficult questions and the $1m one, who is the new manager?We take a look back at the Cardiff game, it summed the season up in 90 minutes.Youth players new contracts and releases.There is a 'Legends' game to look forward to, oh and a trip to Reading on Saturday, party anyone?Timecodes: 0:00 Chucklevision intros with bonus bin complaints 3:00 Cardiff review with bonus Statman super rant! 8:00 Intermission: A Critical Review with bonus striker gripes 14:00 More Cardiff chatter with bonus King Joyce praise 17:00 Paul Kendrick QnA: Players afraid of being flogged off? Barra' moving 'upstairs'? 22:00 ...Which club serves the best press room food? With bonus pie ramble (of course) 24:00 ...WISH FM news: Ed Jones saves the day! With bonus Grant Holt jibes 27:00 ...Paul's greatest ever Tweet & who would you like Latics to sign? 33:00 Youth players released & equal rights contracts 36:00 Not-at-all-token Reading preview with bonus FA Cup 2013 references 42:00 Joseph's Goal Legends game: Jesus is a Wiganer again! 45:00 More Paul Kendrick QnA: Best and worst person you've interviewed? 48:00 ...Asking the difficult questions & defending against keyboard warriors 53:00 Shameless plug: All Gone Latics zine on sale vs Leeds & at the Legends game

What a come back against Barnsley, Mighty Nick just could not pull it off again four days later down at Brighton though, so where does that leave us?We are deep in trouble but there are those amongst us who still have faith.A big game on Saturday at the DW against Cardiff, a win is needed or it will be good night Vienna, or goodbye Championship, the panel though are strangely optimistic.Timecodes: 0:00 'End of Days' intros 1:30 Barnsley review: Nick Powell, the hero Wigan needs but does not deserve 6:00 Hau My Gaard, it's the Battle of the Crap Keepers 11:00 Barnsley in detention & an honorary mention (for the ref) 14:00 Goalie solution: 'put Deep Heat in Haugaard's pants' 16:00 Win-win-win to survive? 20:00 Cardiff preview: Statman gives up! 23:00 Protracted predictions & Si's Blue, Blue(bird) Oddschecker 35:00 Progress With Unity Player of the Season voting now open 36:00 Half Time Game: 2nd winner of the season & new game = It's A Knockout?

A bit of WWE down at the DW on Saturday when Rotherham were in town, Nick 'The Horse' Powell came out on top over Lewis 'Costly' Price, the Horse's 97th minute strike flashing into the back of the net to give the Latics 3 points and consign Rotherham to yet another away defeat.Two games to look forward to, well you know what I mean, Barnsley are at the DW on Thursday, then it's off to Brighton on Easter Monday.Last on the agenda, but certainly not least is the Development Squad's fine victory over Fleetwood in the Central League cup final, Si gives us his report on proceedings.

Newcastle and Ipswich contrasting performances, Si gives us his run down on a 7/10 Tripadvisor rating for a visit to Portman Road.New manager rumours, goal scorers and remaining fixtures.Rotherham preview and surprising game oddsTimecodes: 0:00 Greasy intros 2:00 Statless Newcastle review with Simon's Tripadvisor report 6:00 Apologetic Warnock (=new Twitter account idea?) 12:00 Shoutouts to King 'Coach' Joyce 14:00 Seamless Ipswich review with a sigh and a Si: 'it's over' 18:00 Next striker: Mandron? Lang? AN Other? 23:00 King St getting ready for a party... in 12 months' time 25:00 Next manager: Jewell? Caldwell? Barry Worthington? 28:00 Weepy Rotherham preview 32:00 Si's Oddschecker: Straw Clutching Special & Mick backs against Wigan shock! 36:00 Sayonara Matt Jackson & Nick Powell's long comeback

This week we take a look at the remaining fixtures of ourselves and the only clubs that we can realistically catch, Blackburn, Burton, Forest and Bristol City, it doesn't look too promising.We preview two games, both away and both long treks, Newcastle and Ipswich, we need to bring something home from our travels.Timecodes:0:00 Suspiciously edited intros (extra STEAMy)2:30 Reluctant relegation run-in prediction pool10:00 Preparing those point deduction campaigns12:00 Newcastle preview with cringe-worthy form guide16:00 Si's Oddschecker - numbers still upsetting20:00 The Great Escape is on! But only if Wigan beat Newcastle22:00 Ipswich preview with Beanbag Beamback chat & predictions27:00 Smashing League One with Super Matty Gilks (and Dan Burn)

This week we take a look back at the Villa game, life without Joyce feels so much brighter.Some positive signs and despite the score line there was some promise.The under 18s are on the march once again, EFL Trophy Northern winners and now they face Bournemouth in the national final.Cut to the chase, FAB meeting feedback and some discussion around the points raised.

Warren Joyce's tenure as Latics manager finally ended, now's the time to get the soul back.

The Latics keep rolling along, three wins on the bounce and playing well, what more could you ask for?How's about a plum draw in the cup, that's exactly what we've got.First up though let's take a look back at a great win at the weekend against Brentford, two goals and three points and out of the bottom three for the first time since September, this Warren Joyce fella isn't a manager at all, keep it up Wazza.A couple of appointments behind the scenes, a new head coach and a new head of medical, whatever that is, plus Jamie Hanson coming in on loan from Derby, does his arrival mean someone is going through the outdoor?Big game this weekend, it's a no lose game, Man United away in the FA cup 4th round, big pay day and a great day out.Timecodes0:00 Gassy intros1:00 Brentford review: the Sam Morsy Super Show & shocking stats6:30 The substitute war: won by the Bees9:00 ''Caldwell has a lot to answer for'' & duck assessment15:00 Misplaced hype: Sawyers, Hogan, Connolly? 17:00 The End of Graham Barrow?! A transfer window update21:00 Bogle update & dud signings24:00 Man United 'Blaze of Non-Glory' FA Cup preview: won 1, lost 1727:00 Si's FA Cup 'Final' Oddschecker & predictions36:00 11 years since Highbury '06 & Flores on loan?

We are joined in the PWU Podcast studio by Wigan Athletic FA Cup winning captain and Barbados international, Emmerson Boyce.Boycey drops by for a chat with the crew, reflecting back on his time at the Latics, the friends he has made down the years and of course the FA cup win.Latics number 17 discusses what it was like to play in the Legends game at Ashton Town, alongside Chris Kirkland in the centre of defence! He talks about his pride leading the team out in the Europa League and also about his futureContents: Summery intros (0:00); Emmerson Boyce in the (audible) flesh (1:30); This Is Your Life: a genuine surprise? (2:20) including dancing on the table (5:50) and behind the scenes problems (8:00); Joseph's Goal Wigan Athletic Legends game (8:30) including Kirkland the centre back and first goal of the season (10:00); the Europa League experience (13:30)FA Cup Final: from the playground to Wembley (17:30) including Man City gracious in defeat (24:30), carrying Joseph – an all-time sporting moment (26:00), did the FA Cup get us relegated? (29:00); all downhill from Barnsley (31:15); conquering the Premier League in 2011-12 (35:00); career stats and injuries (38:30); contract situation and the future (39:30) including MLS, the Bajan Elite and the Emmerson Boyce Academy (44:00)Open Questions: Loan window or revolving door? (49:30) Early tactical fouls (50:30); best, worst and looniest you’ve played with/against (51:30); How hard is Graham Barrow? (55:00).