Can We Not Knock It? A Podcast About The England Football Team at Euro 2020

Hello. My name is James McMahon, I'm a journalist – I host The OCD Chronicles podcast, amongst many others – and wanted to let you know about a new podcast that I'm launching on the Spoook Media network on August 3rd, 2021.It's called Shame, and unsurprisingly it's about that very thing. That negative self-eviscerating emotion that's used to control us, crush us and keep us locked in misery. For reasons I'll get into on the podcast, I've been obsessed with shame all my life, and so I'm on a quest to understand what it is about this wretched emotion that hangs around my head, my heart and soul, and tethers me from joy. I'll be speaking to psychologists, historians – and people who feel shame or have been shamed.If that sounds like something you're interested in, please subscribe to the podcast today – available, as they say, wherever you get your podcasts! Shame is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a record label, a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagramand Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

Remember the last episode of Lost? Rubbish wasn't it. This - the final episode of Can We Not Knock It? - is nothing like that. It unites the boys for one last time. One last moan. Laugh. Cry. Turns out that we weren't dead all along! We're alive! And we're still dreaming!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a record label, a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagramand Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

55 years of hurt never stopped us dreaming... but we did get up a few times in the night to binge eat mashed potato and cry. But now - uncharted territory - a final! What next for this brilliant England side? The boys unite on this rough and ready episode to discuss!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a record label, a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

Forgive the lateness of this episode. After Saturday, it took some time to work out what to say! On this instalment, the OG's of the Can We Not Knock It? podcast unite once more to discuss a wonderful/weird/bonkers/thrilling/uncharted evening for the England football team. We're starting to believe. Are you?Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

Big episode this. We receive proof that Ricky's German friend Large (sorry Large) is a real person! More post-last 16 debate! Quite a lot of chat about Everton Football Club! A dash of misplaced arrogance about tomorrow's Quarter-Final against the Ukraine!Not only that, but Ricky turns heel!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

Forgive this later than intended episode. Yesterday got... well, y'know...To celebrate victory against Germany and a place in the quarter-final, James McMahon gave journalist and Norwich City fan Andrew Woods a shout. NB: this episode features Can We Not Knock It?'s first ever dog. You'd be barking to miss it (GET OUT).Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

On this episode, James McMahon gives his old NME mucker and QPR fan Paul Stokes (of music journalism bibles Q, Mojo and all sorts of other cool stuff fame) to preview the impending Euros 2020 knockout tie against Germany. What transpires is a conversation about the soul of football, in a sense. And the old Britpop band Gene, obviously. Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

On this episode, James McMahon catches up with Wales fan and editor of two time FSF Award winning Popular STAND fanzine, Glen Wilson, for a conversation about where Wales find themselves in the tournament now; the summer recruitment spree taking place at their beloved Doncaster Rovers, why Euro 2020 has truly failed to ignite; and UFO's!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

On this punchier than usual episode of Can We Not Knock It?, the boys sidestep the excitement that should accompany a win against the Czech Republic and the subsequent progress to the next round, and have a row about Harry Kane instead. Feisty stuff!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

On this episode, NME alumni and design wizard Joe Frost joins James McMahon to preview the forthcoming England vs. Czech Republic game. They decide they're pretty worried. It's a far reaching conversation, and takes in the dip in form of Sterling, Kane, a too cautious Southgate, the Matthew Upson question, and the fortunes of Fulham Football Club.Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

Looks like a whole lot of fun supporting Wales, doesn't it? On this episode, we catch up with journalists and Wales fans Rhys Thomas (Vice, Time Out, The Guardian) and Sean Griffiths (The Face, The Independent, Mixmag) on the eve of their side's Group A meeting with Italy to ask... can we have some of what you've got, please?Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

A disappointing/wretched/fascinating/fine performance for England in their second game - the boys can't agree with each other at all. Plenty to talk about though...Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

And so we arrive at England vs. Scotland, then. And to this episode's special guest - NME alumni Rick Martin, he also does the very good Demo Tapes podcast - for a conversation that marks the meeting point between noughties indie and a love of the England football team!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

After a dream start to Euro 2020, the boys assemble to discuss just what went right against Croatia, reflect on Christian Eriksen's on pitch collapse and the bravery and empathy of those around him - and even find the time to do a bit of Geography revision!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

Does anyone else feel a bit like it's Christmas? Weeeeee! On this episode the boys discuss who they each favour for tournament winners, the potential surprise packages, the genius of Phil Foden and spend quite a lot of time talking about England vs. Germany - a game that hasn't even happened yet... but it will... oh yes it will. Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

In the wake of the Romania friendly, the boys spend more time than they'd like to on the eve of a major football tournament, talking about booing taking the knee. But we couldn't not.Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

James McMahon speaks to journalist Robert Jackman about what can be taken away from last night's friendly against Austria. We raise a toast to Jack Grealish (and Gareth Southgate's sartorial style) and hope for the best for the crocked Trent Alexander-Arnold.This episode is... noisier than the usual episodes of Can We Not Knock It? Apologies, Robert was running for a train! Busy guy. But one with some interesting insight!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

The squad is out. And here's the boys to discuss!Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

On the last episode, you probably heard the boys talking about how there hadn't been a good musical release for England on the eve of a football tournament in some time. Good pop songs are, at least, something England do very well!So... we wrote one. On this episode you can hear it. It's called 'Let's Score A Goal (I've Got An Idea)'. It's not our place to say whether it's any good or not...Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

The boys discuss Gareth's 33 man provisional squad. Isn't that just making it harder for himself? And they get hella emotional about Gazza...Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

To kick things off, the boys discuss who has made their respective 26 man squads. There's disagreement, debate and an awful lot of talk about Chris Smalling. Can We Not Knock It? is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

Can We Not Knock It? is a podcast about the England Football Team at Euro 2020.It's brought to you by the people behind The Spoook Podcast and The OCD Chronicles.Tell you what... why not subscribe now, and never miss an episode!