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Where do The Entertainers — Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United — Rank in the scale of greatness?Was Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United the greatest team never to win the Premier League? In this episode, Graham and Jamie and joined by lifelong Newcastle Unite fan, Simon Brunskill to relive the highs, heartbreaks, and head-spinning football of The Entertainers era — a team that captured imaginations and nearly conquered English football.In the early 1990s, Newcastle United were a club in crisis. But under the electric leadership of Kevin Keegan and the backing of Sir John Hall, they were transformed into one of the most thrilling sides in Premier League history. In this episode, Graham and Jamie explore how Keegan reshaped Newcastle from relegation contenders into fearless title challengers. They dive into the unforgettable moments — from Andy Cole's goalscoring heroics to Alan Shearer's record signing, and that 4-3 classic against Liverpool.The conversation unpacks the emotional rollercoaster of the 1995–96 season, the heartbreak of losing out to Manchester United, the raw intensity of Keegan's famous “I would love it” interview, and the bittersweet handover to Kenny Dalglish. It's a story of ambition, attacking football, and the unbreakable bond between a city and its club.Takeaways:Kevin Keegan led Newcastle from the brink of relegation to Premier League contenders.The club's transformation was fuelled by John Hall's vision and major investment.Newcastle played thrilling, attacking football — earning the nickname The Entertainers.Key figures included Andy Cole, Les Ferdinand, David Ginola, and Alan Shearer.The 1995–96 title race with Manchester United was one of the most iconic in PL history.Keegan's emotional leadership style captured the passion of the fans and the city.Despite not winning the league, the team's legacy endures as one of English football's most beloved sides.
Welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso from the SDH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse.First time in Atlanta United history that they have lost back-to-back games by three goals or more as the Five Stripes lost 3-0 in Orlando on Saturday night. First goal was given after a lengthy VAR check but the second half performance was poor and Atlanta never looked dangerous or looked like getting back into the match. Big week ahead with Nashville, who won 7-2 on Saturday night over Chicago, coming to town.Vancouver remains the top team in MLS this season after a 3-1 win at Minnesota. Miami lost its unbeaten start to the regular season, losing 4-3 at home to Dallas on a day where its stars were rested ahead of the Whitecaps' visit in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal later this week. Portland are unbeaten in 7 after their 4-2 win over the LA Galaxy on the road. Denis Bouanga's late spectacular equalizer rescued a point for LAFC at home against St. Louis. Cincinnati is the top team in the East after Kevin Denkey's Goal of the Year contender of a bicycle kick helped them win 2-1 over Kansas City.Barcelona won the Copa del Rey 3-2 over Real Madrid in extra time, Jules Kounde with a 22-yard smash to win it. Real Madrid had 3 players sent off after the go-ahead goal and after the final whistle as their meltdown and poor behavior regarding referees continues. Carlo Ancelotti is expected to finish the La Liga season now as talks continue about him taking over as the Brazilian national team manager with Spanish outlet Marca still continuing the conversation about Jurgen Klopp's potential as the next manager in Madrid. Xabi Alonso is widely regarded as the front runner for that job.Liverpool won their 20th English top-flight title, and their 2nd Premier League title, with their win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Arne Slot is the third manager in club history to win the title in his first season at the club and the 5th to win the Premier League title in his first season across all clubs. Mo Salah has equaled Alan Shearer and Andy Cole's record for goal contributions in a season, they did it in 42 games and Salah has done it in 34, he still has 4 games to set the record outright. Arsenal came back in the second leg to beat Lyon to advance to the UEFA Women's Champions League final. They lost 2-1 in the home leg but won 4-1 in the away leg in the France to meet Barcelona, who defeated Chelsea 4-1 in each leg of their semifinal series. Napoli has taken control of Serie A with a win powered by two goals from Scott McTominay. Inter lost to Roma earlier in the day on Sunday. The African Champions League will see Mamelodi Sundowns, who defeated the current champions Al Ahly in Cairo thanks to a stoppage time own goal, face Pyramids FC, who came back twice against Orlando Pirates. More Espresso on Tuesday on the SDH Network, presented by Oglethorpe University.
On today's episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, Gary, Jill, Ian, and Roy are joined by Everton legend Duncan Ferguson for an unmissable conversation about his remarkable career.We hear about Duncan's unique career - from his infamous red cards to defying football's conventions. Duncan tells the gang about his transition into coaching, his powerful bond with fans, and shares behind-the-scenes stories from his dealings with players like Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer. It's an engaging, candid, and hilarious chat with one of football's most colourful and uncompromising figures - don't miss it!This show is sponsored by Trainline. With Trainline, you won't score cheaper same-day tickets anywhere else, or we'll refund the difference! Book now at https://www.thetrainline.comThis episode is brought to you by Huel. Start every day off strong with Huel – the ultimate meal on the go. New customers get an exclusive offer – plus a free gift at https://www.huel.com/theoverlapThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://Betterhelp.com/STF to get 10% off your first month.This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn.Post your job for free at https://LinkedIn.com/STF Terms and conditions apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Nick Miller to pick a lineup of players destined to be subject to the gravitational pull of the Premier League to give it (at least) one more crack in the next few years. The selection process involves some written-off goalkeepers, defenders who will come crawling back from Saudi Arabia, veteran midfielders doing one more season at their hometown club after winning the World Cup for England, Harry Kane's carefully-planned final assault on Alan Shearer's goalscoring record, and getting one step ahead of the Darwin Nunez redemption story. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel enjoys some fifth-division Sunday League pyro, Premier League club names in theme park YouTubers, a novel TV approach to denoting home and away fixtures and yet more accidentally musical commentary from Conor McNamara. Adam's book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football, is OUT NOW: https://geni.us/ExtraTimeBeckons Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this hotly anticipated episode, we chat; dog prison, dad questions, Alan Shearer's birthday party, travel anxiety, hotel fraud, Bob Dylan being a git, maybe playing with famous footballers, coach abandonment, leaving early, getting on the radio, bifidus digestivum, Fabio Wardley in B&M, cricket assault, hang over gloom, boilers and Andy's TV recommendations. plus we read listener's emails!Again we've used the beautiful music of @benbrownstagram_ and also @_lewisbarton_@ipswichtownsocialclubipswichtownsocialclub@gmail.com
Sir Kenny Dalglish, Chris Sutton and Alan Shearer are among the guests as Kelly Cates looks back on Blackburn's famous title win in 1995.Midfielder Mark Atkins explains how the club was rejuvenated by owner Jack Walker's investment, while Rob Coar, then club chairman, And is it fair to say the club bought the title? Football finance expert Kieran Maguire goes through the figures. TIMECODES 10:00 Mark Atkins on Blackburn's redevelopment; 15:20 Alan Shearer on his famous partnership with Chris Sutton; 29:00 Sir Kenny Dalglish's reflections as manager; 50:00 Robert Coar's view from the boardroom 01:05:00 Kieran Maguire on Blackburn's finances that season.
Hello! Are you ready for a very special interview? Andrew chatted to legendary football commentator Clive Tyldesley who was on duty for CBS Sports at Wembley as Newcastle United beat Liverpool and secured their first major bit of silverware since 1969. Clive talks to us about his commentary on the day, his happiness for Eddie Howe, The Toon Army and close friend Alan Shearer. --- You can grab a very special commentary chart from Clive's commentary of the cup final here. Grab you tickets for our special Q&A with Ryan Taylor and James Perch here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Sports Agents...First up, an exclusive interview with the most important man in English rugby union, Bill Sweeney, CEO of the RFU. He faces a vote of no confidence next week after accepting a £350,000 bonus, taking his pay to £1.1m, when clubs are going bust, redundancies have been made and the community game is crying out for help (02:30). Newcastle legend Alan Shearer celebrated with Gabby (and Sam Fender) as they won their first domestic trophy in 70 years (13:30).And we talked about Lewis Hamilton's back seat driver and a big win for Lando Norris at Formula One's opening weekend with one of the world's most decorated female racing drivers and Sky Sports F1 Analyst, Jamie Chadwick (20:30). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
This week on The Sports Agents...First up, an exclusive interview with the most important man in English rugby union, Bill Sweeney, CEO of the RFU. He faces a vote of no confidence next week after accepting a £350,000 bonus, taking his pay to £1.1m, when clubs are going bust, redundancies have been made and the community game is crying out for help (02:30). Newcastle legend Alan Shearer celebrated with Gabby (and Sam Fender) as they won their first domestic trophy in 70 years (13:30).And we talked about Lewis Hamilton's back seat driver and a big win for Lando Norris at Formula One's opening weekend with one of the world's most decorated female racing drivers and Sky Sports F1 Analyst, Jamie Chadwick (20:30). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
FCA Short is een korte dagelijkse podcast van FC Afkicken waarin we de pure voetbalromanticus in onszelf naar boven halen. Want we hebben het in de Daily te weinig over alle mooie verhalen en momenten die deze fantastische sport heeft voortgebracht.Sommige wedstrijden zijn een strijd. Andere worden een statement. In Salvador, op een broeierige Braziliaanse avond, werd Nederland-Spanje geen wedstrijd. Het werd een afrekening. Een herinnering aan 2010, omgezet in pure vernedering. Spanje was de regerend wereldkampioen, de ploeg van tiki-taka, van controle, van ongenaakbare status. Maar die avond stond daar geen onderdanig Nederland. Daar stond een ploeg met vuur in de ogen. Daar stond Oranje.De voorspellingen waren somber. Een ploeg zonder échte wereldsterren, een systeem dat nog niet overtuigde, een tegenstander die op papier simpelweg te sterk was. En toen kwam de 26e minuut. Een lichte aanraking van Stefan de Vrij op Diego Costa, en de bal ging op de stip. Xabi Alonso liet Cillessen kansloos. 1-0. Het script leek zich te ontvouwen zoals iedereen had verwacht. Maar Nederland dacht daar anders over.Net voor rust werd de eerste klap uitgedeeld. Daley Blind had slechts een fractie van een seconde nodig om de perfecte bal te geven. Een lange trap, een moment van genialiteit. Robin van Persie, in volle sprint, zonder twijfel. Hij zweefde. De duik, de kopbal, de perfecte boog over Casillas heen. Het stadion hield zijn adem in, Van Gaal kreeg bijna een arm van zijn lijf geslagen. Het doelpunt van het toernooi was geboren. De Vliegende Hollander had toegeslagen. 1-1.Vanaf dat moment was er geen houden meer aan. Nederland was niet langer een underdog, Nederland was een orkaan. Opnieuw een voorzet van Blind, opnieuw een aanval met precisie. Dit keer was het Robben. Aanname, versnelling, Piqué op het verkeerde been, Casillas kansloos. 1-2. Spanje wankelde. Spanje zocht naar adem. Maar Nederland was nog lang niet klaar.Een vrije trap, Casillas in de problemen, De Vrij die zijn eerste Oranje-goal binnenkopte. 1-3. Een fout van de Spaanse doelman, Van Persie die profiteerde. 1-4. En toen, de absolute genadeslag. Robben, opnieuw. Sprintend vanaf eigen helft, Ramos kansloos achterlatend. Een schijnbeweging, Casillas op de grond, de bal in het net. 1-5. Ongeloof. Verwondering. Pure vernedering.De krantenkoppen schreeuwden het uit. In Spanje werd gesproken van een ‘totale afgang'. In Nederland was het wraak. De BBC noemde het ‘de finale die de wereld vier jaar geleden had willen zien'. In Duitsland vroegen ze zich af: ‘Is dit de nieuwe wereldkampioen?'Het werd niet het sprookje dat het had kunnen zijn. In de halve finale viel het doek tegen Argentinië. Maar die avond in Salvador? Die zal nooit vergeten worden. Sommige zeges zijn gewoon een overwinning. Andere zijn legendarisch. En die van Nederland tegen Spanje? Die was voor de eeuwigheid.In de podcast verwijzen Bart en Mart naar:De samenvatting met commentaar van Frank Snoeks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqNE7zoKjgM&ab_channel=OnsOranjeDe uitgebreide samenvatting op het kanaal van de FIFA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2XTUkcpgOs&ab_channel=FIFAThierry Henry en Alan Shearer bij de BBC na afloop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D1MuFjyCjc&ab_channel=NOSWereldkampioenschapVoetbal2014Het commentaar van Jack van Gelder bij de 5-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bebZA1ejLoY&ab_channel=KevindeWidtZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The 1990s was a golden period for English strikers. Rob Fletcher and his guest, Michael Hamlen, trawl the decade to reminisce on Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker, Teddy Sheringham, Dion Dublin, Kevin Phillips, Chris Armstrong, Chris Sutton and Stan Collymore.
Welcome to this week's Beyond the Bio bonus episode. In these short recaps, I'm picking out my key takeaway from Monday's show and creating an actionable tip you can implement right now.On Monday's show, I was joined by the on-pitch skipper of Newcastle United Women's team, Amber-Keegan Stobbs. Amber-Keegan is a lifelong fan of the club and arrived in the North East in the summer of 2023.Amber started her career at Washington Spirit in the United States, and has experience across numerous divisions, including the Women's Super League, the Championship and the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division.We discussed how personal branding comes into play on and off the pitch and Amber shared how she defines her own brand and the journey that has shaped it. She also chatted about her work with the Newcastle United Foundation and revealed the incredible story of how she joined Newcastle United featuring none other than local legend Alan Shearer. These bonus episodes are full of actionable tips and tricks that you can take forward to raise your profile. I'd love to know if you find these helpful and hear about which action points you've decided to embrace....Monday's Episode: 084: Owning the Game with Amber-Keegan StobbsConnect with me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-milliken/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moja_sophie?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== My new book - From Unknown to Unforgettable: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCQ6K5F1/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= ... Want to be a guest on Beyond the Bio? Do you have interesting ideas to share about how to raise your profile? We want to hear from you! Fill out the submission form here: https://www.sophiemilliken.co.uk/btb
Hello and welcome to The Everything is Black and White Podcast. Andrew Musgrove popped into to Preston Grange Primary School to chat to some passionate Newcastle United fans. They had a lot to say about the club, Alan Shearer, Liverpool and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where does personal branding fit into football? Who else to ask other than on-pitch skipper of Newcastle United women's team, Amber-Keegan Stobbs. Amber-Keegan, whose first name is a product of her father's love for Newcastle United legend Kevin Keegan, is a lifelong fan of the club and arrived in the North East in the summer of 2023. Amber started her career at Washington Spirit in the United States, and has experience across numerous divisions, including the Women's Super League, the Championship and the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division. We discuss how personal branding comes into play on and off the pitch, as Amber shares how she defines her own brand and the journey that has shaped it. She also delves into her work with the Newcastle United Foundation and reveals the incredible story of how she joined Newcastle United featuring none other than local legend Alan Shearer. This is one you won't want to miss! Let's get stuck in… ... Connect with Amber: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberstobbs/ X: @akstobbs Connect with Sophie: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-milliken Instagram: www.instagram.com/moja_sophie/ ... Want to be a guest on Beyond the Bio? Do you have interesting ideas to share about how to raise your profile? We want to hear from you! Fill out the submission form here: https://www.sophiemilliken.co.uk/btb ... This podcast is brought to you by Moja. Moja is an award-winning modern PR agency working with entrepreneurs and senior executives to get you known in your industry. See how your profile is currently performing: https://mym-btb.scoreapp.com/
Journalist Simon Bird has worked with over 50 football managers, and he's sharing his best NUFC stories. From the chaos of Joe Kinnear's infamous press conference to Alan Shearer's time in charge, Simon reveals the manager who surprised him most, his experience ghost-writing, and the most shocking answer he's ever received—from Laurent Robert.
the incredible rise of Evan Ferguson, Ireland's brightest young football star. Evan Joe Ferguson is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team. Evan Ferguson, Brighton & Hove Albion, Ireland national team, Premier League, young football stars, hat-trick, Newcastle United, Alan Shearer, Euro, Nations League, football podcast, rising talents, Irish football.
Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Champions League broadcasting quirks, Alan Shearer and the extinct art of crossing the ball, the most prefix-defying clubs of the 92, the rise and fall of managers "issuing a war cry" and much more. Meanwhile, the panel speculate on what would happen to a precocious goalscorer who couldn't stop getting sent off. Adam's book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football, is OUT NOW: https://geni.us/ExtraTimeBeckons Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Send us a textWell, after 1 host lamented that Future Stars was a great opportunity to give some English Icons that have never been as usable as their incredible skills and achievements in their careers, EA show that they listen to our Pod and give us a VERY usable Alan Shearer, at last! Unfortunately we were missing the other English host to join in the celebrations, so we'll have to wait for his opinion! FIFADad & DSB take you through the rest of today's content and clarify a few confusions with the Academy Star Evo.Support the show
Goalhanger's Tony Pastor explores building the U.K.'s leading independent podcast production company which includes shows like The Rest is History, The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Football. Episode TranscriptPlease note, this transcript may contain minor inconsistencies compared to the episode audio.Damian: I'm Damian Fowler and welcome to this edition of The Current Podcast. This week we sit down with Tony Pastor, the co-founder of Goalhanger, the UK's leading independent podcast production company. After a career as a TV producer, first at the BBC and then at ITV in the sports department, Tony teamed up with Gary Lineker, the former international football star turned broadcaster, to create the company. It launched its podcast hub in 2019. In just a few years, Goal Hanger has gone from strength to strength with hit podcast shows like The Rest is Football and The Rest is History, which apparently clock up 42 million downloads a month and counting. We'll get into the creative process in a minute about what makes these shows so successful. But first, I wanted to ask Tony about how Goalhanger was created. Tony: I set up Goal Hanger with my co host Gary Lineker, who in the UK is a well known media figure and former [00:01:00] footballer back in 2014. I'd been, a producer at ITV, a big TV company in the UK, and then left to set up my own production company. We concentrated largely on making sports documentaries, and then slowly the business changed, and, by 2019, we were launching our own podcasts, and in the last couple of years, it's become the main part of our business. Damian: You know, the podcast hub was launched, I know more recently than the actual whole production company and it's now like hosting some of the UK's most popular podcasts. I know that the company's just reported record audience figures for the May, July period this 2024. Big hit shows like the rest is football, which is co hosted by Gary Lineker. And the rest is politics and several others, you know, I'm kind of curious to how you achieved this in a world with, let's say, tens of thousands of podcasts. Tony: Well, it's a good question. [00:02:00] And the big challenge in the world of podcasting is discoverability. It's not easy for audiences, listeners to find new content. There's an awful lot of really good podcasts out there, but unfortunately they're not easy to find. We have had a bit of luck on that front because once you build a successful podcast, you can then tell people about anything new that you do. And there's no doubt that the number one way you can make sure that people know about a new podcast is if they're already listening to a podcast because they're on the right platform there, then they're enjoying the right form of medium. Once we had the rest is history at a super successful level, it made the launch of political shows and our entertainment shows and our sports shows that bit easier . Damian: So the rest is history was the kind of vehicle was the kind of prototype as it were. Is that fair? Tony: Well, actually we launched a podcast, that was a real niche podcast, in 2019. It's called we have ways of making you talk and [00:03:00] it's all about the history of the second world war and I did it really almost as a hobby. It was great fun. I launched it with a great historian called James Holland and a comedian called Al Murray, both of whom are real aficionados of the period. It quite quickly became a bit of a cult. No doubt lockdown during the COVID period helped in a way because it meant people were stuck at home seeking content. Podcasts are, producible remotely, we were able to really up the amount of content we produced. Suddenly it went from being very niche to some, to having quite a significant audience. And then the next iteration really was to say, we've got a successful podcaster that is, doing north of a million downloads a month, it's making some money and what would happen if we, did a podcast about more than just six years of history? In fact, let's do the whole of history. And that's how the rest is history was born and it broke out, became a super success and it really showed us that the format of intelligent people talking in an entertaining way about something they know a great deal about [00:04:00] really could work. Damian: That's pretty ambitious. I've got to say, the idea of doing the whole of history. And I've got to say, I am an avid listener to the rest is history. Absolutely fantastic show with the two co-hosts, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland, who've got this got this brilliant rapport. Between them, I'm wondering if you could sort of like for people who haven't heard it just give a kind of distillation of the kind of tone and style of that podcast. Tony: Sure, it's a history podcast. It tells narrative stories, fabulous stories from history. Be that the story of Napoleon or the French revolution or the sinking of the Titanic, the rise of the Nazis. These are all subjects that have been covered extensively in the last 12 months, for example. But what it really does is it's two, people who know an awful lot about the subject, who research it really, really well, but then have a fantastic conversation. Fairly light conversation in a very entertaining, witty, well informed way. The best way I can [00:05:00] describe the tone of voice of The Rest is History is if you could imagine being sat in a bar or a cafe and hearing two people who know each other really well and are good mates chatting about something they're fascinated by in a very entertaining way. That's The Rest is History. Damian: And that formula also kind of carries over into the other podcasts, like for instance, the rest is football similarly, it's like, three guys having a kind of elevated, smart, funny conversation about what's just happened in the week, the week in, whether it be the Premier League or international football or what have you, is that fair? Tony: Yes, I think that is fair. I mean, we don't, create relationships on air with our podcasters. We basically, listen in on relationships that already exist. So Gary Lineker, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer, all great soccer players in their own right. But more important than that, their mates, and you get a real strong sense of that when you listen to them talking, they love their football, they watch it endlessly, they [00:06:00] have a WhatsApp group that frankly you could publish and probably get 100,000 subscribers to, it's so entertaining, it's all about what's going on in football constantly, and they basically bring that conversational style, that very matey friendly, but intelligent and analytical style to their conversations three times a week on a Monday, they look back over the weekend's action on a Wednesday. They try and answer as many of the audience's questions as they can. And on Friday they review the midweek and look forward to the weekend. So it's an ongoing conversation, between three guys who frankly. If we weren't recording it, would be having the same conversations anyway. Damian: I love that, insight. Damian: So I want to shift a little bit to ask you about the, business perspective. And what need, as it were, did you tap in the UK market? Which, obviously has a wide variety and diversity of broadcast options because the BBC is there. So, how did you get that market? Tony: Well, I think first of all, I would say that the BBC does a brilliant, brilliant [00:07:00] job. It's a wonderful broadcast that makes an incredible amount of diverse content, but it has to, it has to serve an awful lot of people so it can, find itself spread a little thin. One of the great attributes of podcasting as we discovered with our second world war history pod is that you can super serve a group of people who want something very specific. So the second world war pod is listened to by about 80 to 100,000 people. But it's listened to by them religiously twice a week and that means we get 1. 2 million downloads a month. That audience is not being served anywhere else. So that was our first insight. We then looked at kind of the broader history offering in traditional radio and it was all slightly stale. It had been the same for a long time when we wanted to have a slightly fresher, newer, more entertainment focused approach and, I'd like to tell you it was super planned, but in fact, it was about getting too [00:08:00] great talent to have good conversations. And, we spent nothing on marketing the entire growth of that podcast. The question I get asked most, which is really insightful in many ways, I think was it, why wasn't history taught like this at school? If it had been taught like this at school, I would never have dropped it as a subject. I've always loved history, but it was always done in such a dry way. Why couldn't it have been taught in this entertaining fashion at school? And I hope that's what we're actually providing for those for all those millions of people who love their history. We're giving them a new access point to it. Damian: Yeah, absolutely. I just listened to the five part series on Martin Luther and I remember going back to my history A level where I had, you know, hopefully she's not listening, but a pretty dull history teacher, but I learned everything about Martin Luther now, all these years later from that podcast. Absolutely brilliant with all its references. Tony: Absolutely, so there's one other thing I'm going to say to you which is, I think the commissioning model is slightly broken. I think the traditional model whereby somebody in their [00:09:00] broadcast ivory tower decides whether or not a pitch, a content pitch, will be the right thing for their audience. I think it just doesn't work anymore. There's, it's too, we've got to a point now where commissioners are trying to satisfy too many things at once. Whereas we can just say, this is what we want to do. We don't need a commissioner. We don't need, the finances of a traditional broadcaster. We'll self fund this. We believe in it. We can experiment. We can try stuff and it's been liberating for us creatively because we can, we can decide we want to do a podcast on Martin Luther which frankly nobody would ever commission and we can do it. And lo and behold it found a terrific audience, likewise we did, you know we did four parts on the falklands war. We did an extended season on custer. We did a long series on the nazis now the nazis will always get covered in traditional media. But, we were able to do, for example, this year, we took the guys to Sarajevo to talk about the start [00:10:00] of the first world war and the first shot that was fired, the assassination of our shoot, Franz ferdinand, you know, that's the kind of thing I just don't think traditional broadcasters are going to commission, but we're able to do it and find an audience with it. Damian: Yeah, I want to ask you a little bit about the revenue model from a business perspective. you know, um, a little bit, we, we keep hearing in the U S about the ad opportunity, especially in podcasts. I'm curious from your perspective, what's that opportunity like in the UK? Tony: Well, the ad part of it is challenging. The UK is not a very big market. It is nothing like the US market. For example, the advertising slash sponsorship market in the US around podcasting is something like $4 billion a year. In the UK it's more like a hundred million. Dollars a year. It's a pretty small pizza in terms of, that needs slicing up between, all the commercial players in the UK and frankly, if the BBC enter into this market as they're [00:11:00] threatening to do, it will be even more challenging for us. We've had to be pretty creative around the commercial side of it. So yes, we're absolutely fishing in the advertising and sponsorship pond, but we're also looking at subscription models. In fact, we've got six very successful subscription clubs for our podcasts. This is where audiences, super fans who really love the pod can get access early, can get it ad free, can get bonus content, can get live show tickets early, et cetera. And that's proved very successful. We also do live shows and the live shows, do very well. You know, the rest is history last night we did it live in Cambridge, in the university center, Cambridge in front of more than a thousand people. The rest is politics is going on a nationwide tour. We're doing seven cities. We've sold 30, 000 tickets across that tour. So yes, we've had to be quite. Smart, frankly, and see disparate potential, financial models for our podcasts so that they can really function. Damian: Yeah, it makes [00:12:00] sense. I know, people talk a lot about the kind of, the special relationship that, Podcast hosts have with their audience and sort of ipso facto that kind of translates a little bit into advertising and how advertising works, whether it be host read or ~whether it comes in, Tony: programmaticly Damian: programmatically. yeah. that's the word. I'm kind of curious to hear what response you've had from advertisers, in terms of what's your pitch to them? Tony: Yeah. I mean, our pitch to them is really relatively straightforward unlike nearly all other forms of media currently we're growing, the traditional TV and radio commercial radio models are shrinking. They're struggling. It's not easy for them. The streamers, Netflix and Apple And all the usual customers are now. Causing traditional TV to have to be very inventive and work with smaller budgets. We're the opposite. We know the, the podcast market is growing. every year. Our audience is very [00:13:00] young, so we skew much younger than all of the other mediums. So, 48 percent of our listeners are under 34. So half of our audience is effectively in their teens, twenties and early thirties, which is, attractive to commercial partners. And, we have very, very long listen times. People are fine, find the content compelling and engaging. So, the rest of history's average listen time is 41 minutes. Now, this is great news. I'm always very reassured by this because people have told me for a long time that young audiences want only bite sized content that they can swipe through and everything has to be a minute or less. What we might call the tick tock generation. Well, we're discovering that's not true People in their twenties and thirties want long form, intelligent, entertaining conversations. They want, they want to hear content that entertains them, that informs them, that educates them. I'm starting to sound positively BBC wreathian, but you know, they basically They basically do want [00:14:00] long form. People are commuting, they're exercising, they're walking dogs, they're cooking. They want to have something that entertains them, that, that informs them and a lot of people we know listen to our podcasts while they're doing something else. So I think the sell to commercial partners really is that, our listeners are super engaged. They're young, they're highly educated and by and large, we've done surveys, by the way, large scale surveys of over 20, 000 of our listeners, they earn really good salaries. They usually are executive and managerial levels in their businesses. These are the movers and shakers, the people who inform the way that, that our nations are moving. So there are really, really interesting and valuable audience. Damian: Yeah, it's, such a cliche now to say that young people have no attention. Clearly that's, that's not the case. Tony: It's, it's, it's absolute nonsense. It's not true. Damian: Yeah, it really is. And It's reassuring to hear that too. You know, in terms of the, you mentioned it's growing. How far can it grow? What's the sort of [00:15:00] scale you can, when you think about I think the statistic I read was that 20 percent of UK listeners listen to a podcast every week. That's a lot of headroom, right? You've got left. Tony: Oh, it's super exciting on that score. We are definitely nowhere near peak podcasting. I can tell you why, because nobody over about 55 is listening to podcasts because they, they never did. They didn't do growing up with it. The older generations, the people who are perhaps retired and who would enjoy our podcast most are just not listening. , They're perhaps didn't grow up with the technology. They're not quite as comfortable, opening an app and downloading audio content. I think that as people age with that native ability to use the technology and enjoy the content, there's a whole generation of people we will add between say 55 and 80, whatever, who will suddenly become listeners. There's probably 30 percent upside just when we start being listened to and enjoyed by an older generation, which is not happening at the moment. Damian: [00:16:00] That's a great point. Yeah, I think as people, get used to the tech, that's it. And then I don't, who knows what's coming up. You also have talked about, pushing podcasts into video as well. And I are talking right now on zoom, but people listening are just listening to this, with their air pods or what have you, what's the benefit in a way of, pushing podcasts, onto video, is it to see those hosts sparring with each other, people are curious. Tony: This is the area that intrigues us most about what we do. The advent of video really came from the US. We started to hear Prominent podcasters talk about watching podcasts rather than listening to podcasts. And we started to ask ourselves, why are they doing that? What is the gain? Surely it's not just for the programmatic ads on YouTube or Facebook. We were determined to trial it and see what the benefits were by practice, by actually trying it out. And what we discovered was, This was [00:17:00] an entirely different audience. So for example, during the euros, as I mentioned, 9. 7 million audio downloads and 10 million video downloads. They're not the same people with that. This was entirely additional audience. The other thing about it is, but there's a couple of things. One is that it helps with cross promotion. We can cut this content up, put a push it out on social, on Insta and Tik TOK and Twitter, et cetera. But also when it comes to having partnerships, you know, with some of the bigger brands, there's that, that hundred million dollar UK podcast market is suddenly much greater. If you're talking to brands about partnerships that include video and social, there's a whole extra set of people you're in conversation with. And so you can effectively turn a podcast back into a show, a 360 show, which. Frankly, we don't mind where people encounter. We don't mind whether you watch, you listen, you see the clips on your social media feeds. As long as you're encountering our [00:18:00] content, we're happy. And that's really why we've pushed so heavily into video. So we take the opposite position of the walled garden. We're not a walled garden. We're not going to tell you to come over to our place and enjoy our content. We're going to say, Where are you comfortable? Where do you want to be? Damian: Yeah, love that. Love that thought. Is podcast growth dependent to a certain extent on those different platforms and platform growth? You know, if people listen through Spotify or Apple, what have you? Tony: Well, I don't know whether it's dependent on that growth. It's an interesting question. What I can say is that we're agnostic. We don't mind where you are. We have a really good relationship with Spotify who are our, ad and sponsorship sales partner. But similarly, you know, we have a great relationship with Apple too, who handle a lot of our subscription clubs. And frankly, as I say, you know if you're there on YouTube or if you're there on Apple or Spotify, that's all fine. Yes, it does require people to be digitally native and comfortable with the digital platforms, but increasingly, as I say, apart from [00:19:00] perhaps my father's generation, who I still have to download podcasts for, you know apart from his generation, I think most people now are pretty comfortable with the media. Damian: So one of the great advantages of podcast production is that you, have a very close relationship with your audience. Could you give me some insight into how that breaks down in terms of subscribers and people who listen for free? What are you seeing? Tony: Sure. What we're seeing is that unlike the traditional, media relationship whereby a production company like us, we're Goalhanger. We would go in to see the commissioner at the BBC or channel four or ITV or NBC and we pitched them our idea and they would either say yes or no, usually no. But if they did commission it, we'd make it for them. We'd hopefully keep doing it. 10 percent production fee, they would then put it out. They would sell the ad slots to, commercial partners and ultimately the relationship between the production company and the final audience is really remote. So ours is [00:20:00] really close. When we put our pods out free to air, the audience listens to them. They contact us. We incorporate their questions. We have a very good relationship, very close relationship, but not nearly as close as we do with our subscribers. We've got about 90, 000 subscribers across our various podcasts. And what they get is a direct personal relationship with us. There's no, advertising. There's no sponsorship. They don't have to wait for a podcast. So for example, we'll, do a, six part series on the sinking of the Titanic. You can listen to that content spread out over three weeks for free with ads, Monday, Thursday, Monday, Thursday, Monday, Thursday, or if you're a subscriber on that first Monday, you can have all six episodes immediately as a box set. That kind of a relationship is, I think, unique to podcasting where you love the content. You decide that for the Cost of an oat milk latte. You can basically get all six episodes immediately. And many of our listeners now are just saying, you know what? I want my content clean. I'd like to just come to you direct. I'll have it [00:21:00] immediately. By the way, I'd love to get prioritized for the live tickets for the show in New York. I'd like to get them ahead of the rest of the public. And so you develop this fantastic relationship with your listeners and your fans. Damian: There seems to be a kind of recognition that staying authentic, is the way to scale. I was just, I was reading some comments by, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos at the RTS conference, Royal Television Society conference, who was saying, one of the big hits this year for them was Baby Reindeer, which is a very UK, British sensibility, but yet it's done really well. They didn't pander to a global audience. They kept it authentic. It seems like that is the same formula that's having success for you. Tony: Well, it's really interesting this, isn't it? Because, I've got three, I've got three, sons, two teenagers and a 20 year old, and they're watching tons of content on Netflix and, uh, and the variety of the streamers, and they're very happy watching, for example, Korean TV with subtitles. They'll watch dramas from Scandinavia with subtitles. They're very comfortable. [00:22:00] Watching authentic drama and cultural content from other nations. I don't know whether the kind of globalization of content has finally happened, the days when, if it didn't, when, if a movie didn't have a, an American star, it could never be watched around the world. I think it's gone. I think people are much more comfortable enjoying content from a variety of nations. Damian: Well, Tony, thank you so much for these insights. Great talking with you. Tony: An absolute pleasure. Thanks very much for having me on. Damian: And that's it for this edition of The Current Podcast. We'll be back next week, so stay tuned. The current podcast theme is by Love Caliber. The current team includes Kat Vesey and Sydney Kearns. And remember, Tony: We're not a walled garden. We're not going to tell you to come over to our place and enjoy our content. We're going to say, Where are you comfortable? Where do you want to be. Damian: I'm Damian and we'll see you next time. And if you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a review. Also tune into our other podcast, The Current Report.
Alan Shearer makes the short trip to Newcastle United's training ground to speak to in-form striker Alexander Isak. The Swedish international explains why he's been scoring so many goals this season. He discusses his journey in football and how he grew up watching Spanish football. He sheds light on his future plans in football, short term and long term and where he sees Newcastle finishing this season.
After Erling Haaland signs a new long-term deal with Manchester City club - listen back to when the Premier League's all-time record goalscorer Alan Shearer met with the striker on the eve of his debut season back in 2022. Haaland talks about the relationship with his father, and wanting to be a better player than him from a really young age. He says he has the ability to improve ‘everything' in his game, and highlights the importance of meditation to his game.The original version of this podcast was released on 6 August 2022.
EXCLUSIVE - NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/lwos Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! To get the best discount off your NordVPN plan - go to nordvpn.com/lwos - our link will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord's 30 day money-back guarantee! Host Ricky Sacks is joined by Broadcaster Russ Williams, TV Producer/Director/Writer Simon Yemaine and Marlon Via Spurs Kings TV as Alexander Isak continued his magnificent scoring run as Newcastle came from behind to inflict another home defeat on Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham and stretch their winning run in all competitions to six matches. The visitors came into Saturday's Premier League game in scintillating form but fell behind after just three minutes when Pedro Porro's in-swinging delivery was headed in by Dominic Solanke. However, Anthony Gordon restored parity two minutes later, firing low past Spurs' debutant goalkeeper Brandon Austin into the far corner in front of watching England manager Thomas Tuchel. Spurs were adamant Joelinton should have been penalised for handball in the build-up to Gordon's goal, but the officials deemed that the contact with Lucas Bergvall's pass was accidental and that the Brazilian's arm was in a natural position. Isak dragged a Jacob Murphy cross off target shortly after the half-hour mark but made no mistake from a similar position moments later, slotting home after Radu Dragusin had deflected another Murphy delivery into his path. The Swede becomes the third Newcastle player to score in seven consecutive Premier League matches, after Alan Shearer in 1996 and Joe Willock in 2021. Tottenham improved after the break and almost equalised 10 minutes into the second half, but Brennan Johnson struck the woodwork from the tightest of angles after Martin Dubravka had kept out Pape Sarr's effort from outside the box. Second-half substitute James Maddison curled an effort narrowly wide of the far post and Sergio Reguilon lashed a shot off target late on, but there was no way back for Spurs as Postecoglou's team slumped to a fifth home league defeat of the campaign. An Independent Multi-Award Winning Tottenham Hotspur Fan Channel (Podcast) providing instant post-match analysis and previews to every single Spurs match along with a range of former players, managers & special guests. Whilst watching our content we would greatly appreciate if you can LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE to the channel, along with leaving a COMMENT below. - DIRECT CHANNEL INFORMATION: - Media/General Enquiries: lastwordonspurs@outlook.com - SOCIALS: * Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/LastWordOnSpurs * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LastWordOnSpurs * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LastWordOnSpurs * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LastWordOnSpurs *Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lastwordonspurs *BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/lastwordonspurs.bsky.social WEBSITE: www.lastwordonspurs.com #THFC #TOTTENHAM #TOTNEW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Another title for Manchester United; Newcastle splash the cash on Alan Shearer; Middlesbrough reach two cup finals, don't reach Blackburn, can't reach Emerson and do reach relegation. All human life is here in our look back at 1996/97.
What an interview we've got for you this week as Si Ferry sits down with Newcastle United cult hero, Kieron Dyer to discuss his career in a fascinating chat.Kieron talks us through coming through the school of hard knocks at Ipswich to being touted by the likes of football legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Ruud Gullit as the one of the most promising up and coming talents in the UK.We go into detail about life at Newcastle and experiencing the growing tensions between Alan Shearer & Gullit in his early days at the club to the glory days under Bobby Robson which saw the return of Champions League football to St James' Park.Kieron also chats about the infamous on-pitch fight between him and Lee Bowyer during the Graeme Souness era and what ultimately led to his departure from Newcastle which saw him join West Ham, QPR and Middlesbrough.Kieron also provides insight into his recent terrifying heath scare and his fight back to full fitness as he's now returned to the game as a coach at Chesterfield! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What an interview we've got for you this week as Si Ferry sits down with Newcastle United cult hero, Kieron Dyer to discuss his career in a fascinating chat.Kieron talks us through coming through the school of hard knocks at Ipswich to being touted by the likes of football legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Ruud Gullit as the one of the most promising up and coming talents in the UK.We go into detail about life at Newcastle and experiencing the growing tensions between Alan Shearer & Gullit in his early days at the club to the glory days under Bobby Robson which saw the return of Champions League football to St James' Park.Kieron also chats about the infamous on-pitch fight between him and Lee Bowyer during the Graeme Souness era and what ultimately led to his departure from Newcastle which saw him join West Ham, QPR and Middlesbrough.Kieron also provides insight into his recent terrifying heath scare and his fight back to full fitness as he's now returned to the game as a coach at Chesterfield! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Steve Crossman is joined by ESPN Senior Writer Mark Ogden to reflect on Manchester United's 5-2 win over Leicester City in the League Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy's time in charge gets off to a good start, but how close is Ruben Amorim to taking over? After hearing from van Nistelrooy himself, Steve chats to Leon Osman about Spurs' win over Manchester City, and then to Alan Shearer and Ian Dennis about Newcastle United's 2-0 win over Chelsea to progress to the quarter finals. We then hear from Newcastle United boss, Eddie Howe.Timecodes 01'42 Mark Ogden on Manchester United 5-2 Leicester City, and the latest on Amorim 07'12 Ruud van Nistelrooy interview 09'06 Leon Osman on Tottenham 2-1 Manchester City 13'41 Alan Shearer and Ian Dennis on Newcastle United 2-0 Chelsea 19'55 Eddie Howe interviewBBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries this week: Liverpool v Brighton - Premier League - 15:00 Liverpool - Saturday 2 November Wolves v Crystal Palace - Premier League - 17:30 - Saturday 2 November Spurs v Aston Villa - Premier League - 14:00 - Sunday 3 November Man Utd v Chelsea - Premier League - 16:30 - Sunday 3 November
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Why has Thomas Tuchel swapped club football for the England job? Why has he only got an 18-month contract? And why doesn't he start his new job until January? Mark Chapman is joined by correspondent John Murray as well as former England internationals Andros Townsend and Rob Green to try and answer some of the key questions surrounding Tuchel's appointment.We also hear from the German as he's formally unveiled at Wembley, and there's further reaction from ex-England strikers Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer. TIMECODES 02:00 Thomas Tuchel on his appointment 10:00 FA chief executive Mark Bullingham on why they chose Tuchel 29:00 Rob Green on Tuchel's spell at Chelsea 38:00 What does this say about the state of English coaching?BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries this week:Saturday 19th October Manchester United v Brentford - Premier League - 5 Live from 15:00 Bournemouth v Arsenal - Premier League- 5 Live from 17:30Sunday 20th October Wolves v Man City - Premier League - 5 Live from 14:00 Liverpool v Chelsea - Premier League - 5 Live from 16:30
This week, Justin catches up Alan Shearer, Steve Royle and Barca Jim. We find out what Gino D'Acampo's scared of, and Izzy makes a return with her own podcast news. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com THIS WEEK'S GUESTS: Alan Shearer: https://x.com/alanshearer Steve Royle: http://www.steveroyle.com/ Barca Jim: https://x.com/Barcajim3 EPISODE LINKS: Alan Shearer Foundation: https://www.alanshearerfoundation.org.uk/ North Albert Café and Grill: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g503941-d20167442-Reviews-North_Albert_cafe_and_grill-Fleetwood_Wyre_District_Lancashire_England.html THIS WEEK'S GIGS: See Justin on Friday here: https://comedyinavan.co.uk/comedy-show/comedy-the-venue-cross-gates-leeds-friday-11-october-2024/ OTHER STUFF: Watch my YouTube Special: https://www.youtube.com/@justinmoorhousecomedian The Greatest Performance of My Life: https://www.justinmoorhouse.com/ Join the Mailing List: https://justinmoorhouse.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4c600f8287b9c2e121f43c3a1&id=bbd0010665 Music by Liam Frost. Produced by Rachel Fitzgerald and Justin Moorhouse
The pod welcomes AwayDays Youtube supremo Ellis Platten for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations and irritations of football. Among Ellis's selections are football fans with their first names printed on the back of their shirts, random football shirts popping up in unexpected places, the dubious criteria of the ongoing FootyScran project and, quite simply, everything about fantasy football. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel weigh up if a goalkeeper can be a "passenger", wonder how Alan Shearer became involved in the US presidential race, and enjoy the name of a football competition popping up in a 1970s RnB classic. Adam's new book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football, is OUT NOW: http://geni.us/ExtraTimeBeckons Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
David Beckham, Rory Delap, and Gianfranco Zola. Fans are always on the edge of their seat before a set piece, yet there have only been a select few who've mastered the art of the dead ball. Who is the Premier League's greatest ever set piece specialist? Gary Lineker is joined by Micah Richards and Alan Shearer for another episode to rank the ten best players who took free kicks, corners, penalties... and throw-ins![This episode was originally released on 04/04/2022. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds]
The Daily Quiz - Sports and Leisure Today's Questions: Question 1: Which of these is a soccer team based in Portland? Question 2: What term is used to describe the cards in a deck that have either a Jack, Queen, or King on the card? Question 3: Which of these is a baseball team based in Toronto? Question 4: In 1958 a plane carrying Manchester United home from a match in Belgrade crash during take-off at which city's Airport? Question 5: With which sport is Sterling Moss associated? Question 6: Which of these is a soccer team based in Atlanta? Question 7: Which of these is a hockey team based in Seattle? Question 8: Alan Shearer was the first player to score 200 Premiership goals. Who was the second? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.On today's episode: Pochettino is set to be confirmed as USMNT coach this week; Leicester successfully appeal their PSR breach, meaning they will avoid any punishment; Diego Gomez is set to join Brighton from Inter Miami in January; Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman rules out selecting Dutch players who play in Saudi Arabia; the Mirror reports that Manchester United are lining up Thomas Tuchel to replace Erik Ten Hag; and Alan Shearer shares the story of a stressful train journey.Football don't sleep, and neither do we.This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…Host: Sammy JamesProducer: George Cooper Assistant producer: Elizabeth BarnardResearcher: Jack CollinsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What deals might we expect to see this Deadline Day? Where will Ivan Toney end up playing this season? Will there be a big move for Marc Guéhi? And what happened when David snuck onto a golf course with the England football team as a kid? Gary is joined by football correspondent David Ornstein to discuss his route into journalism and how he ended up as a transfers expert. They also reflect on why it has been a fairly quiet transfer window so far and if that could lead to a busy Deadline Day. You can read David's work on The Athletic here and follow him on X @David_Ornstein Sign up to The Rest Is Football newsletter at therestisfootball.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Theo Delaney is joined by top ITV match commentator Seb Hutchinson who's unmistakeable tones are also familair from his Premier League work with Sky. A life long England fan his chosen scorers in this first of two parts include Alan Shearer, Michael Owen and Ronaldinho.@Seb_Hutch@LifeGoalsTD@theodelaneyhttps://www.tripleamedia.com/talent/seb-hutchinsonhttps://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
Jay-Jay Okocha, Eden Hazard, Cristiano Ronaldo - which Premier League stars balled out? Alan Shearer and Micah Richards join Gary Lineker to talk “reducers”, dressing room bullies and commandeering a bus on a night out.[This episode was originally released on 11/10/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds]
Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fàbregas, Michael Owen - which youngsters burst onto the scene? Alan Shearer and Micah Richards join Gary Lineker to talk the importance of having the right manager, obscenely expensive nights out, and England's current young stars. [This episode was originally released on 06/12/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds].
James Milner, Ray Parlour, Michael Carrick - who never gets the credit they deserve? Micah Richards and Alan Shearer join Gary Lineker to discuss awards you don't want to win, getting things wrong as a pundit, and what makes an effective man manager.[This episode was originally released on 22/11/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds]
Bale, Rooney, Drogba - what were the best homecomings in Premier League history? Micah Richards and Alan Shearer join Gary Lineker to discuss the pull of your hometown club, Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United, and how to stamp your authority on a dressing room. [This episode was originally released on 04/10/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds]
The main man, Owen Blackhurst, is back in the hosting hot seat and is with Seb White and Tommy Stewart to talk military history, gallivanting in Indonesia and Norfolk, middle-aged children, Owen's birthday, test tube babies, David Preece, Henrik Larsson, Celtic, Toni Duggan, Felix Magath, the Bundesliga, Antonio Conte, Rob Holding, Andros Townsend, Shane Warne, Pat Cash, Wayne Rooney, Jürgen Klinsmann, the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Wesley Snipes, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Shearer, GIANT, Harry Harris, pre-season, Football Manager, the EUROs final, Seb's bike crash, drink breaks, orange slices, Yorkshire Three Peaks, Sam Aiston, Ajax, Luís Figo at Millwall, Bolton, Hibs, Roy Wegerle, Goalie Wars, Landon Donavan, Iraq v Chelsea, Gareth Southgate, Reuben Dangoor, John Murray, Clinton Morrison, Lucy Bronze at Chelsea, Wild Dips and Waterfalls UK, no snotty admins, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, Hulk Hogan and somehow so much more.Get the latest issue of MUNDIAL Mag hereFollow MUNDIAL on Twitter - @mundialmagFollow MUNDIAL on Instagram - @mundialmag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, and José Mourinho. There have been plenty of spiky relationships between managers over the decades, but which has been the best managerial feud the modern English game has ever seen? Gary Lineker is joined by Micah Richards and Alan Shearer for another episode to rank ten of the best dugout rivalries in Premier League history. [This episode was originally released on 02/05/2022. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds]
Jamie Vardy, Eric Cantona... Alan Shearer?! Who are the best buys in Premier League history? Micah Richards and Al join Gary Lineker to talk bargains, the biggest mistake of Micah's career, and whether there is a "big club" bias in the Match of the Day office.[This episode was originally released on 05/04/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds].
Manchester United beating Arsenal 8-2, Liverpool letting a three-goal lead slip against Crystal Palace, Bradford staying up on the final day of the season... What are the most shocking results in Premier League history? Alan Shearer and Micah Richards join Gary Lineker to discuss yo-yo clubs, losing a million pounds in 90 minutes and who was better, Gary or Alan? [This episode was originally released on 08/11/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds]
Manchester, North London, and Tyne–Wear. The Premier League and Football League play host to some of the best grudge matches in the sport, but which is the best derby in all of English football? Gary Lineker is joined by Micah Richards and Alan Shearer for another episode to rank ten of the best derbies in the English footballing calendar.[This episode was originally released on 25/04/2022. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets only on BBC Sounds – just search ‘Match of the Day' via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds]
Eric Cantona or Faustino Asprilla? Paul Gascoigne or Mario Balotelli? Which players will the streets never forget? Alan Shearer and Micah Richards join Gary Lineker to talk pranks, hating your own teammates and indoor firework displays.[This episode was originally released on 26/04/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets, from series 1-11 via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p086gbss?page=3]
Roy Keane, Vinnie Jones, Duncan Ferguson - who was the toughest to play against? Alan Shearer and Micah Richards join Gary Lineker to discuss football's great hard men: horror challenges, death stares, and out-and-out brawls. [This episode was originally released on 29/03/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets, from series 1-11 via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p086gbss?page=3]
So where is the worst place to go as a professional footballer? Upton Park or The Den? Old Trafford or Anfield? Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards share stories and argue the case for some of toughest places to visit in English football.[This episode was originally released on 22/03/2021. Find the full Match of the Day: Top 10 boxsets, from series 1-11 via www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p086gbss?page=3]
Maz Farookhi is joined by football correspondent John Murray, former England internationals Steph Houghton and Conor Coady, and BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella to reflect on Gareth Southgate's eight years as England manager. The team also hear Alan Shearer's thoughts on Southgate's time in charge, and look ahead to who might be in the running to replace him.Timecodes: 00'56 – John Murray & Steph Houghton react to the news 07'22 – Conor Coady on his experience under Southgate, and the progression of England 15'52 – Alan Shearer's reaction to Southgate's resignation 23'03 – Nizaar Kinsella speaks about potential replacements 28'56 – John reminisces on the best moments of Southgate's reign
Did club rivalries destroy England's Golden Generation? Rio Ferdinand joins Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer to explain why his England team of Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes and Rooney could never work together. And if a teenager wins the Euros final for his country will it be Kobbie Mainoo or Lamine Yamal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mark Chapman presents reaction to England's semi-final at EURO 2024.A last-minute winner from substitute Ollie Watkins sends England through after beating The Netherlands 2-1, setting up a clash with Spain in the final.Former England internationals Alan Shearer, Izzy Christiansen, and Matt Upson join Mark and John Murray to reflect on an incredible night for Gareth Southgate's side.Hear from Kobbie Mainoo, Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate.Timecodes: 01:00 On the whistle reaction 04:15 Ollie Watkins' winner 08:50 Overall performance 13:50 Dutch heartbreak 16:00 Confidence in the squad 22:00 Kobbie Mainoo post-match 23:50 Mainoo's performance 25:45 Jude Bellingham post-match 30:30 Harry Kane post-match 34:20 Gareth Southgate post-match