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A podcast exploring the experiences and emotions of being a football fan. Hosted by Sachin Nakrani.

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Series 3, Episode 7 – The Ultimate Treat (with Leon Mann)

Trophies, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing. Well, not quite, but they’re certainly not the be-all and end-all of being a Tottenham fan as far as Leon Mann is concerned. Leon is a broadcaster, film maker, campaigner and, as Sachin knows from personal experience, a truly lovely person, and he speaks with typical intelligence and warmth about his 30-plus years supporting Spurs. It’s not been easy given the club’s relative lack of success but, overall, Leon has loved following the club, an...

Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 3Ep. 7

Series 2, Episode 8 - Earned Connection (with Elliot Smith & Rob Vera)

It's the final episode of the series and Sachin is well and truly going out with a bang given he is joined by two brilliant podcasters to talk US football fandom; host of the Arsenal Vision podcast, Elliot Smith, and contributor - and host - of the Blue Room podcast, Rob Vera. Elliot and Rob are in typically fascinating, forthright and funny form as they discuss what it's like to be a fans of English football from the other side of the Atlantic. The discussion starts in regards to the European S...

May 08, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 8

Episode 6 - We're Still Grieving (with James Bentley)

Bury's expulsion from the EFL in August 2019 is one of English football's saddest stories and for no one more so than the club's fans, as writer and author James Bentley can testify to. In this episode James, who was born and bred in Bury and went to his first game in 1988, talks about what happened to the club he loved and how it felt like a death. James speaks with raw emotion, and that's also the case when he moves onto discussing Bury AFC, the phoenix club that was formed earlier this year a...

Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 6

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