Roman Abramovich arrived in England but nobody could beat Arsenal in the Premier League in 03/04. Do they – or indeed Thierry Henry – get enough love? This is the year that the Premier League lost Leeds, while Cristiano Ronaldo began his Manchester United career with a few too many lollipops. Elsewhere, it’s France v Brazil as Julien Laurens takes on Natalie Gedra in the Inter Totally Cup. And Rory Smith fills us in on the potential impact of the pandemic on women’s football. RUNNING ORDER • PAR...
Apr 12, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast We travel back in time to the 95/96 season of the Champions League which gives us a chance to rave about Raul. It was a disastrous campaign for Blackburn and a watershed moment for Juventus and Ajax. Flicks and Kicks returns with our review of A Shot At Glory, a film where Ally McCoist steals the show from Robert Duvall and Michael Keaton. Rafa Honigstein and Daniel Storey go head-to-head in a humdinger in the Inter Totally Cup. Plus there’s nicknames, ClubCall and the varying definitions of ‘do...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, the panel look back to 92-93, the very first Premier League campaign that saw Manchester United’s dominance commence and Clough’s last knockings at Nottingham Forest. We discuss Norwich as the original entertainers, Oldham as the original escapologists and the most influential team performance of the Premier League era. In the modern day, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle are furloughing their non-playing staff. Does that make them morally repugnant? Plus Tom Williams and James Horncastl...
Apr 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Flicks and Kicks sees the team review United Passions – the FIFA-funded film about FIFA with Tim Roth starring as Saint Sepp Blatter. With Kane’s future up in the air, we flip reverse to a world where Birmingham were successful in buying Bale from Spurs. In the second match-up of our Totally quiz, Lynsey Hooper goes head to head with Pat Nevin for a place in the quarter-finals. Plus we discuss celebs at football, footballers in mundane places and caddying for Dean Saunders. RUNNING ORDER • PART ...
Apr 02, 2020•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast PSG had a team to drool over, Milan were permanent fixtures in the final. But 94/95 was arguably Louis Van Gaal’s finest season as a manager, leading his Ajax starlets to Champions League glory. Although Jari Litmanen was robbed of the Ballon D’Or. It’s the whole story of the campaign. From Gothenburg to Gary Walsh. In the modern day, there’s contract reshuffles at Barca, Bayern and Juve. And Benzema’s got beef with Olivier Giroud. RUNNING ORDER • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe and favouri...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 04/05 season saw Chelsea end Arsenal and United’s dominance of English football, plus the greatest relegation battle ever. Also big that season - David Prutton, Frank Burrows and David James up front. Rory Smith is back to hold our hand in this football-less world. And it’s round 1 of our Totally World Cup quiz. Duncan Alexander versus Alvaro Romeo. RUNNING ORDER • PART 1: Rory Smith on seasons being voided (04m 00s) • PART 2a: Duncan Alexander v Alvaro Romeo in the Totally World Cup – part ...
Mar 29, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Today we take on the film Escape To Victory, where football and POW camps collide. Starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Pele, John Wark and that bloke from The Vicar of Dibley. Duncan Alexander constructs a reality where Roman Abramovich didn’t buy Chelsea – but Arsenal instead! Plus there’s George Weah’s new single, footballer’s weddings and a mouth-watering first round draw. RUNNING ORDER • PART 1: Weah’s worthy song & Hulk gets hitched (01m 00s) • PART 2: Solutions to finishing the sea...
Mar 26, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast The panel look back at the 93-94 Champions League, a place in which was turned down by PSG! Featuring Capello’s Milan, Cruyff’s Barcelona, Wenger’s Monaco. And Manchester United’s trip to hell. Plus the goalscoring exploits of Wynton Rufer. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines around Europe – eGames and Neymar to Barca? (01m 00s) • PART 2: Your questions – Borussia beef and Bilbao’s best (09m 30s) • PART 3: Zombie football: our look back at the 93-94 Champions League season (14m 00s) • PART 4: Mil...
Mar 24, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Keegan’s entertainers up against Fergie’s fledglings. We review one of the great title races in a campaign where English clubs were rubbish in Europe. Except for Forest. Featuring some all-time great soundbites, relegation through a lack of social media and the most underrated Premier League player of all time. Elsewhere, we’ve got footballing mums and the mother of all goals. RUNNING ORDER • PART 1: Anyone see Maradona last night? (01m 00s) • PART 2: Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football po...
Mar 23, 2020•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rory Smith is back to bring us an update on the latest moves within UEFA, as to how to salvage the season. On the agenda today, we offer up a Ronaldinho retrospective, with the brilliant Brazilian currently in Paraguyan prison. Plus we review Green Street, where Frodo does football fighting and Charlie Hunnam attempts a cockney accent. And there’s room for Eurovision and Glauber Berti the six-minute man. • PART 1: State of play with Rory Smith + which players will miss Euro 2020 the most? (03m 0...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast We look back at the first Champions League final in 1993, which pitted Berlusconi against the Berlusconi who got busted. Milan versus Bernard Tapie’s Marseille. The only European Cup won by a French side, a story of match-fixing, doping and another Chris Waddle single. Elsewhere, Michiel Jongsma discusses Alan Pardew’s time in Holland. Plus we pick out the worst managers ever, frustrating players and fallen giants. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The impact of coronavirus around Europe (01m 00s) • PART...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast With all major European leagues suspending football amid the coronavirus pandemic, we discuss with Rory Smith where the authorities go from here and when we might see football played again. Turning back the clock, we look at the greatest title race in Premier League history and review the 2013-14 season. A time of Ozil, Di Canio and when Liverpool had a title taken away from them. Plus we finally have time for conversations on dribbling, Nicolas Anelka and Love Is Blind. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1:...
Mar 16, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last year’s Champions League finalists Liverpool and Tottenham are both knocked out at the last 16 stage. Where did it go wrong for the Reds? And are we already reaching the end times under Mourinho at Tottenham? Watford v Leicester may or may not go ahead but we look back to 2013 and one of the greatest footballing finales of all time. Plus Nutella, the ownership situation at Newcastle and Pepe Reina tries to catch the tube. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: More coronavirus concerns (01m 00s) • PART 2:...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Like many games this week, PSG v Dortmund will be behind closed doors. Can the Parisians end their knock-out stage hoodoo? And will Atletico upset holders Liverpool at Anfield? Leipzig move aside as we are appear to be moving towards a Bayern Dortmund title race. Juve lead the way in Italy and they will be staying there for a while as all sport is suspended until early April. Barcelona are back on top, while there’s an all Basque Copa Del Rey final to look forward to. Plus Boca, Boban and AVB bl...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s another man of the match display from the boy wonder Billy Gilmour at Stamford Bridge. Are Man City missing Arteta? We recognise Roy Hodgson’s achievements at Palace and discuss Dean Henderson’s England chances. But with a global pandemic, should we even have football to talk about right now? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man Utd 2-0 Man City & Arsenal 1-0 West Ham (01m 00s) • PART 2: Chelsea 4-0 Everton (12m 00s) • PART 3: Spurs and Liverpool get ready for Champions League action (22m 00s) • PA...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Tottenham head out of the cup as Eric Dier heads into the stands to confront a fan. We ask if Spurs should be expecting a bit more from the rather expensive Mourinho. Carlo Ancelotti’s heading back to Stamford Bridge and there’s a Manchester derby at Old Trafford. But will it be merely a training exercise for Man City? Plus George Caulkin tells us about life on the road with Newcastle fans. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Norwich knock out Tottenham as Dier heads for the stands (02m 30s) • PART 2a: Che...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Real Madrid win the Clasico, leading many to assume Barcelona – and Lionel Messi – are in decline. Lazio are top of Serie A but is the Italian season in danger of not being completed due to the coronavirus? Bayern stay top despite barely completing their game this week, as hate towards Hoffenheim’s Hopp reaches new levels. Plus Mbappe’s elasticos, Andre-Pierre Gignac’s legendary status in Mexico and the start of the MLS season. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PA...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The bottom 3 all taste victory in the Premier League. Emma Saunders pops in to discuss whether Watford’s win over the champions elect is the greatest in their history. And the race for the top 4/5 is hotting up as Wolves make their move with a victory at Tottenham. Plus Dean Henderson wins big at Goodison Park and David Moyes struggles with his French. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City win the Carabao Cup (01m 00s) • PART 2: Watford 3-0 Liverpool with Emma Saunders (06m 30s) • PART 3: Norwich 1-...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Man City make a statement in Europe with their win at the Bernabeu – next up Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup Final. Chelsea are embarrassed by Bayern and the world class Alphonso Davies. Will their bogey team Bournemouth pile more misery on the Blues? Plus Pards under pressure, Peppa Pig World and what Pep has in common with Andy Roxburgh. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Nevin to West Ham? (01m 00s) • PART 2: Real Madrid 1-2 Man City (03m 30s) • PART 3: Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich (13m 00s) • PART 4a: Nap...
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will Bayern and Juve show they deserve to be among the favourites for the Champions League this week? Can a resurgent Napoli upset Barca? And will Real get one over on their old nemesis Pep? Elsewhere, the coronavirus is wreaking havoc in Serie A. Plus what makes PSG infuriating to support. And Rory Smith joins us having been to the Intercontinental Derby in Turkey. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Chelsea v Bayern & Napoli v Barcelona previews (04m 00s) ...
Feb 25, 2020•2 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast There’s refereeing controversy in Burnley, Nottingham and Inverness, to name but a few. In the Premier League, there are plaudits aplenty for Saka, Fernandes and McNeil. Plus a look ahead to the Champions League and a look back at a huge game at the top of the WSL. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Arsenal 3-2 Everton (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Man Utd 3-0 Watford & Wolves 3-0 Norwich (08m 30s) • PART 2: Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham (18m 30s) • PART 3a: Leicester 0-1 Man City (32m 00s) • PART 3b: The rest of the Pre...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Liverpool and Tottenham are both undone in Europe, both posing very little goal threat. The same can’t be said of Erling Haaland at Dortmund. Just how good can he be? And how far can Atalanta go? There’s a huge game at Stamford Bridge in the race for the top 4. But we tell you why Arsenal are the team to tip for Champions League football. Plus Wenger’s offside rule, Barca bag Braithwaite and how helium works. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Atletico 1-0 Liverpool (01m 00s) • PART 2: Tottenham 0-1 Leipz...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will Dortmund v PSG deliver the goal-fest we all expect? Do Leipzig have the experience to progress? And what are the prospects for Atalanta and Atleti? Plus domestically Milinkovic-Savic secures a huge win for Lazio over Inter. Are they the most reliable team in the Serie A title race? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Dortmund v PSG preview, plus a look at Ligue 1 (03m 45s) • PART 3: Tottenham v Leipzig preview, Bundesliga round-up, plus racism in Portug...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football helps us discuss the ramifications of Manchester City’s two-year ban from the Champions League, with 5th becoming the new 4th in the Premier League. Are Liverpool about to complete football? Will Mourinho continue to produce free-flowing action? Is Dani Ceballos back? Plus Bong Joon Ho’s favourite player and what passed for a Premier League training ground in the 90s. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City banned from Europe – 4th is the new 5th. With Kieran ...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Can Norwich add champions elect Liverpool to their list of Carrow Road scalps? Will Wolves and Leicester feature in one of the games of the season? And has Jose Mourinho gone Full Metal Jacket? Plus players with short shorts, Jurgen Klinsmann on Facebook and Andy Carroll on Bebo. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Flashback to the opening weekend (01m 00s) • PART 2: Norwich v Liverpool & Aston Villa v Spurs previews (05m 00s) • PART 3: Wolves v Leicester preview (13m 30s) • PART 4a: Arsenal v Newcastle & ...
Feb 13, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Inter come from behind to win the Milan derby and go top of Serie A. Could the consequences be serious for Sarri at Juventus? Are Dortmund fed up of Favre after they lose 4-3 to Leverkusen in the Bundesliga? Payet continues to shine in France – will Arsene Wenger soon be joining him? Plus the Basque clubs take centre stage in Spain. And Adel Taarabt – defensive midfielder? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Serie A update – Milan derby, Inter top, Sarri out...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Everton are flying under Ancelotti but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t big up Big Dunc and pick on Pickford. Sheffield United are back in the spotlight - hear how they’re becoming a classic mid 90s side. And Brighton and Watford take part in one of the most important games of the season. Plus Leeds falling apart, footballers with famous footballing fathers, the window and wind-assisted goals. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Brighton 1-1 Watford (03m 30s) • PART 2a: Sheff Utd 2-1 Bournemouth (11m 00s) • ...
Feb 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast We look ahead to the first half of Matchweek 26 in the Premier League with a six-pointer at the bottom, plus an ageing Palace looking to get back on track. Plus Forest v Leeds, funny Brazilian names and Road Rash II. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Oxford 2-3 Newcastle (02m 00s) • PART 2: The rest of the FA Cup 4th round replays (07m 30s) • PART 3: Funny Brazilian names with Jack Lang (19m 00s) • PART 4a: Brighton v Watford & Man City v West Ham previews (24m 00s) • PART 4b: Sheff Utd v Bournemouth & E...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kylian in the name of? What's gone on with Tuchel and Mbappe? Is Haaland scoring enough goals? Which Spanish manager has transformed over the years? And for who was the jig up? These and many other questions answered in this week's podcast RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Bundeslige bulletin - Haaland braced again and Bayern back on top (06m 00s) • PART 3: Ligue 1 round-up – Mbappe v Neymar, Brittany's choreography, and Toulouse didn't lose (19m 10s) • PA...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Liverpool are 22 points clear at the top of the table and could win the title in the Merseyside derby. Why are Manchester City so wasteful? At the other end of the table, West Ham and Watford are on the wrong end of thrilling comebacks. The panel debate and defend Ighalo, Giroud and Guaita. Plus there’s an insight into life selling to the building services industry. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool are 22 points clear (01m 00s) • PART 2: Tottenham 2-0 Man City & Burnley 0-0 Arsenal (06m 00s) •...
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