The Kickabout With Johnny Vaughan

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Join Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods for an alternative build-up to the weekend's sport, plus a look at off-the-ball news, quirky stories and, more often than not, bizarre impressions of Rugby League fans. The boys celebrate sporting superstars, interview athletes and most importantly shine a spotlight on grass roots warriors plying their trade on hungover sundays. Tune in to Radio X at 11am on Saturdays to hear the show - Radio X is available across the UK on digital radio, 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, on your mobile or via www.radiox.co.uk

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    Episode 465 - The Champions League Final Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 40:13


    Don't be fooled by the episode title, because as ever, this is not route 1 sports broadcasting.Instead, we offer our humble subjects the freedom of the Kickabout and name Cole Palmer the patron saint of Football for his revolutionary ideas.Plus, there's also a South American Football update from the forgotten royal, Dave Windsor - @DailyDaveFootball on tiktok, youtube etc.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 464 - The ECC Cardiff Rugby Final Special / Life On The South Circ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 43:20


    If you're looking for content surrounding Rugby's European Champions Cup Final, then you should probably go elsewhere as there was just SO MUCH sport to get across this weekend that we couldn't find a spot anywhere.However, Johnny and Gav did find a gap to catch up with gentleman broadcaster Mark 'Pougy' Pougatch ahead of the release of his new podcast 'How It All Played Out', which is available from Tuesday 27th May on Global Player.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 463 - The Massive Great Big Football Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 42:01


    This week on The Kickabout for our 'FA Cup Final Special', we uncharacteristically bring you relevant content as we talk to the owner of one of the actual finalists! Crystal Palace's Steve Parish was on the line for 'The Most Football Day on Earth' - our words, not his.Plus, it was Gav vs Toby Tarrant in Johnny's new game 'Fore or Gore'.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 462 - The Postseason Playoff NBA UCL EFL NHL Semi Final Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 40:22


    The clue's in the name this week...(not really) as Gav's beloved Arsenal will now end yet another season trophyless. Plus, following on from Ruben Amorin's weird rallying cry in the week, Johnny offers some proper ones from the animal kingdom that are much more rousing.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 461 - The Glastonbury Of Rugby League

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 42:51


    This week, Johnny & Gav "congratulate" Liverpool, discuss Rugby League's Magic Weekend, and search for Antonio Montana...You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 460 - The Gooners

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 35:53


    On this week's Kickabout, Johnny & Gav anoint The New Neil Warnock, youth players get The Kickabout treatment, and we introduce... The Gooners! What is it about disagreeing Arsenal fans...?You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 459 - Toby Tarrant sits in, with Alex Horne!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 47:25


    No Johnny this week so Toby Tarrant sits in. He & Gav talk Guards Of Honour, parachuting into pitches, and they're joined by comedian Alex Horne!You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 458 - The Boat Race Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 36:41


    Johnny and Gav keep it classy this week, discussing ways to improve the boat race, Onana at Man Utd, and, most importantly, cash.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 457 - Torpedo Bats

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 36:40


    Johnny and Gav discuss how torpedo bats could change baseball and what happens when football meets the savannah. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 456 - The F.A. Cup Paradox

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 35:18


    Johnny and Gav speak to the sports anchors' sport anchor, Mark Pougatch; they discuss how to replace penalty shoot outs and how sports chiefs are going to make rowing unmissable telly.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 454 - The Return of Wild Geese Footballers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 32:03


    With Jordan Henderson returning to the England camp, Johnny and Gav suggest other players who may be called up again soon. Plus, they discuss why Milton Keynes should be the new home of rugby and why the English are terrible at tennis.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 453 - Play Your Cameos Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 33:46


    It's a star-studded episode of the Kickabout this week as Johnny and Gav are joined by Danny Dyer to talk football, John Inverdale to chat rugby and Dan O'Connell to bang on about playing at Murrayfield.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 452 - You've Gotta Want It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 36:16


    Alan Young returns to give his take on the latest change to football rules, plus Gav's ideas for the new World Cup half-time show!You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 451 - The Dutch Burpee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 38:35


    This week, Johnny and Gav discuss how to make exercises more sadistic, how Southampton could be the best at something and what academies you'd like to see ex-footballers set up. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 450 - The Luke Littler Studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 39:38


    On this week's Kickabout, Johnny & Gav speak to the voice of Rugby Union, John Inverdale, just hours before the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham. There's a new Top 10 for your rhyming footballer training academies (Train with Waynes). And, Gav plays our new Rugby League Stadium game - Stadium Arcadium.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 449 - Train With Wayne

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 37:43


    On this week's Kickabout, to celebrate Wayne Rooney's new business venture 'Train with Wayne', Johnny and Gav run through the top 10 of your rhyming footballer training academies. Plus, the boys play out their new courtroom reality show - Dressing Room Inquests.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 448 - A State of Partial Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 33:50


    This week, Johnny and Gav talk football celebrations, short sniffing and McIlroy's massive trophies. Plus, to help us bone up on everything we need to know about the upcoming Rugby League season, they're joined by a former player for Great Britain and Ireland, Brian Carney.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 447 - We Need Fresh Legs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 34:25


    This week, hear how adding a pit lane would improve the game of football and what really happened in Scottie Scheffler's kitchen. Plus, we're joined by the face of rugby, John Inverdale, to celebrate the start of The Six Nations 2025.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 446 - A Job for Jim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 31:30


    This week, Johnny and Gav talk rusty medals, Australian consortiums and the state of English rugby. Plus, Jez Markem and Graeme Tash return for some Tyre Talk direct from Ferrari's Fiorano test track.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 445 - The Golf War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 34:03


    This week, Johnny and Gav discuss stadium golf, club falconers and the Prince of Wales. Plus, with a unique insight on the rise of world darts champion Luke Littler, we're joined by owner of Target Darts Garry Plummer.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 444 - Ferrari World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 35:32


    Fresh from their winter break, Johnny & Gav fly out of the blocks for their first Kickabout of the year and ask, is there a better job out there than a darts talent scout?You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 443 - Boxing Day Bonus, with Polly James!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 46:09


    Your Boxing Day edition of The Kickabout was a bumper extended episode!Expect Good, Bad & Uglies, Radio X's very own Polly James (she loves the darts), and some Mexican Handbags.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 442 - The Fortress of Solitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 38:14


    This week, Johnny and Gav discuss how Marcus Rashford could find new challenges on the sea and ponder which football club Jesus would manage.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 441 - In the Grip of Darts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 31:03


    Johnny and Gav think they know the reason behind Man City's poor run of form and discuss oversized trophies.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 440 - The Kickabout Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 34:18


    This week, Johnny & Gav remind you that The Darts isn't just for Christmas... Plus, the wondrous strange made it's Saturday debut as we opened door number 7 of the Human Advent Calendar with a sporting special!You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 439 - The Copa Libertadores Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 37:08


    Johnny and Gav talk Roy Keane carpark tear-ups and the opportunities for outdoor snooker. Plus, ahead of the Copa Libertadores final, we're joined by South American football royalty who'll be giving us everything we need to know about one of the biggest prizes in world football. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 438 - Wet, Windy & Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 48:33


    Toby Tarrant sits in for Johnny this week, but fear not, the ever reliable Gavin 'The Woodman' Woods was still here to help sail the good ship Kickabout! It was the kind of show which can take a broken microwave to the very top.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 437 - Football's Glamour Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 32:35


    This week, Johnny interviews Martin Ødegaard's ankle. Plus, we discuss the grand tradition of bullying in sport and get expert analysis on the allegations surrounding Premier League official David Coote.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 436 - A Sore Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 38:15


    Toby Tarrant joins Gavin this week to talk managerial knee slides, terrible team merch and how to smuggle a pig's head into a football match.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 435 - Putting Sports To Bed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 38:22


    On this week's 'Bedtime Special', Johnny's got a triple-bad, and Gav makes the case for more hotheads in sport!You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 434 - A Man for All Seasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 37:53


    This week, Johnny has the ultimate feel good sporting story while Gav comes up with an idea to make Formula 1 more exciting.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 433 - The Ghost of Wayne Rooney's Real Hair

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 30:54


    This week, Johnny and Gav talk sporting denials, the ghosts of football and the red-celeb gravy train.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 432 - There's No Hiding on the Pitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 38:14


    This week, Johnny and Gav discover the Arctic Open and discuss Jurgen Klopp's new job at Red Bull.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 431 - Tommy Catalan and his Magic Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 43:00


    On track to become a 'real' sporting legend, Toby Tarrant swung by to talk about why he'll be spending the next week straddling a unicorn pedalo... Plus, what is the one true purpose of Formula One? Johnny knows.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 430 - Who Wants It More?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 37:49


    Johnny and Gav discuss who would be the best football manager to guide Oasis through their tour next year. Plus the debate rages on for what pop song Michael Buffer (the boxing ring announcer) should use next.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 429 - Yoiks It's Blossoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 44:03


    Batten down the hatches, the atmosphere was electric for this one... As Johnny and Gav talked a good game with Tom & Joe from Blossoms!You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 428 - Big Sport Saturday

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 39:40


    On what's being billed as a 'massive sport weekend', Johnny explains why he thinks the FA are creating an army of AI powered managers. Plus, Gav's got problems with the upcoming North London derby...You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 427 - Shepherd Of The Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 37:56


    In the absence of Premier League football this weekend, Johnny and Gav point out that what the world really needs during this time is Action Movies based around football transfers and more bad Sports Documentaries...!You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 426 - The Silence Of The Fans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 38:19


    Following the 'day of days' (Transfer Deadline Day) Johnny & Gav celebrate the window closing by talking competitive fishing and Oasis Superfans.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 425 - Man vs Bowling Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 39:25


    Johnny & Gav returned from their respective international breaks firing on all cylinders with a fistful of Kickabout. It's no warm yakult, that's for certain.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 424 – Maisie Adam... with Toby Tarrant

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 51:56


    Toby Tarrant sat in again, but this week there was another change in the line up as self proclaimed 'Target Woman' Maisie Adam turned out for The Kickabout in Johnny & Gav's absence. Fear not, there were still Johnny Vaughans aplenty as Toby got Zubimendi'd and Maisie went into her Trump Era before a friendly game of Play Your Posts Right.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

    Episode 423 - Championship Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 45:48


    Toby Tarrant sits in for Johnny this week but as ever, Gavin 'The Woodman' Woods keeps his place in the side. The astute will notice that this episode is titled as a Championship Special, however due to an unforeseen change in programming unfortunately there was no room for EFL content this time... What we do provide though is an excellent game of 'Player or Village' which is simply unmissable.You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

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