Episodes

  • A decade of 90s football: 1995/96

    A decade of 90s football: 1995/96
    Nov 21 2024
    Do you reckon that you can’t win anything with kids? Would you love it if the entertainers came through and took a first Premier League title back to Tyneside? Are you in raptures at the arrival of some Ruud sexy football? Do you want to hear everything you ever wanted to know about Juninho but were afraid to ask? Then you’ve come to the right place.
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    2 hrs and 15 mins
  • Is football becoming too data-driven?

    Is football becoming too data-driven?
    Nov 17 2024
    There seems to be a stat for everything those days, but are they truly helpful or is it just a case of lies, damned lies and statistics? And is the fascination with numbers turning football from an art form into a science? Rob Fletcher and Matthew Gibbs have their spreadsheets to hand.
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    53 mins
  • A decade of 90s football: 1994/95

    A decade of 90s football: 1994/95
    Nov 15 2024
    A season of chaos, controversy and that kung-fu kick. Eric Cantona takes matters into his own hands at Selhurst Park, leaving newly-signed Andy Cole without a strike partner at Manchester United. Meanwhile, Blackburn's SAS make hay while the sun shines, Joe Royle’s dogs of war win the FA Cup and, all around the land, managers fall on their swords with gay abandon. Meanwhile, there are match-fixing scandals, brown paper bags full of fivers, taxi drivers fearing for their lives, drugs, gambling and plenty more. Yes, it’s 1994/95.
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    2 hrs and 15 mins
  • One Love: Liverpool

    One Love: Liverpool
    Nov 12 2024
    Gary Thacker quizzes another member of the team about the team they support. Why, best and worst moments, favourite players and those they’d like to forget plus the nuclear question: could you ever support anyone else? Steven Scragg gives us the lowdown on his love for Liverpool.
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    37 mins
  • Mental health in football: is there anything we can do?

    Mental health in football: is there anything we can do?
    Nov 10 2024
    Is there too much pressure in football for anything to be done about health and welfare? From the demands placed on managers to the strain put on kids from the age of eight in football academies, while we might talk a good game about mental health, is there really anything we can do to protect it in perhaps the most high profile industry in the world?
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    56 mins
  • A decade of 90s football: 1993/94

    A decade of 90s football: 1993/94
    Nov 7 2024
    There’s a double for Manchester United after Aston Villa deny them the treble, Jeremy Goss writes himself into Norfolk folklore, Newcastle entertain the nation and Graham Taylor doesn’t. It’s time to revisit 1993/94 with Rob Fletcher, Aidan Williams and Alex Ireland.
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • What makes a manager successful in the modern game?

    What makes a manager successful in the modern game?
    Nov 3 2024
    Trying to keep the fans, the board and the sporting director is a minefield for modern managers, so have we seen the last of the managerial titans such as Ferguson and Wenger who ran their clubs from top to bottom? Can any manager expect a shelf life of more than three seasons in the pressure cooker environment of today?
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    53 mins
  • A decade of 90s football: 1992/93

    A decade of 90s football: 1992/93
    Oct 31 2024
    Crank up the Simple Minds soundtrack, dust off the fireworks, make way for the cheerleaders and dodgy versions of Baker Street. The Premier League has arrived and it’s a whole new ball game, especially at Old Trafford. As Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson presides over the transfer from hell and sees his side fall from their position as champions, it’s left to Aston Villa to push United to a first title since the days of Best, Charlton and Law.
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    1 hr and 53 mins