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Northampton Town host Steve Bruce's Blackpool on Saturday in their latest League One fixture. The Tangerines have had a steady, if a little quiet season. Sitting in 11th place, the play offs look out of sight after a pretty incredulous 2-1 defeat at home to Leyton Orient last time out. Danny and Charles are joined by Tom from the It's Not Orange podcast to preview the game. ----- Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Threads.  Get involved and send your thoughts to us at podcast@cobblerstome.com  Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/cobblerstome  Visit our website for articles, match previews and buy merch: cobblerstome.com Sign up to our Patreon for ad free episodes, regular bonus content, access to our community Slack channel and loads more: patreon.com/cobblerstome It's All Cobblers To Me is a Vibrant Sound Media original production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode, David Prutton takes himself off to the seaside, to spend some quality time in the company of Blackpool FC manager Steve Bruce. From sharing a dressing room with Cantona, Kanchelskis, Giggs and Hughes, to realising every Geordie's dream of managing Newcastle United, Steve has enjoyed a remarkable career over his 4 decades in the game. He's got lofty ambitions for his Seasiders and is very much enjoying his time at Bloomfield Road, so who's to say he couldn't clock up an incredible 50 years of doing what he loves best!

On this special edition of the podcast I was joined by Tom from the 'Its Not Orange' Podcast to preview our boxing day fixture at home to Blackpool Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Last season The Cobblers claimed a memorable victory up at Blackpool and will be looking for a similar result this weekend. Blackpool's season has not been one to remember for The Seasiders so far. Having departed with Neil Critchley early in the season, Steve Bruce took charge, and after an initial turnaround of form, Blackpool have slumped again of late and find themselves a place below The Cobblers in the League One table. To help us preview the game, we're joined by Kurt Marsden from the It's Not Orange podcast. Hurt fills us in on Blackpool's season so far and we look ahead to the game. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Threads and email us here: podcast@cobblerstome.com  Visit our website for match previews, blog posts and our shop: cobblerstome.com Sign up to our Patreon for ad free episodes, regular bonus content, access to our community Slack channel and loads more: patreon.com/cobblerstome It's All Cobblers To Me is a Vibrant Sound Media original production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laurie, Mark & Scott are joined by Blackpool FC presenter Ged Mills, to talk about the likely candidate to take over at Heart of Midlothian. Sponsored by Forrest Hepburn & […]

Join us, as we discuss the poor performance vs newly promoted Stockport County. The Seasiders fell short in a 0-3 loss at Bloomfield Road this weekend. The panel also looks at the thoughts and feelings around manager Neil Critchley and gives their views. All this and more...

Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs were joined by the legend that is Danny Kelly to round up the weekends Premier League action. The guys were also joined by host of the FM Show Podcast, Tony Jameson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Callum is joined by Amos Wynn from the Blackpool Gazette to discuss Tuesday night's tie at Blackpool FC. They discuss the Tangerine's mixed start to the season, Neil Critchley's tactics, a former Celtic starlet and much more! #DCFC--We're absolutely delighted to have been named as finalists in The Football Podcast Awards! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us so far, but we need you again!Please vote for RamsTalk Podcast as WINNERS of "Best Pod - Football League" below! Link: https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/--If you did enjoy the episode, please consider liking and subscribing, or rating us on Spotify and Apple Pods. It really helps us out. --Find Our Other Content Here:Website: https://linktr.ee/ramstalkpodSpotify/Apple Pods: https://podfollow.com/ramstalkpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/RamsTalkPodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ramstalkpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ramstalkpod--Business Inquiries: RamsTalkPodcast@Gmail.com--Team/Crew:Jake Barker - Director/Producer/HostJamie Page - Assistant Host/CreativeCallum Boocock - Guest Host/CreativeAdam Titley - Guest Host/Producer/CreativeVik Singh Dosanjh - GuestChris Matthews-Redwood - Guest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and David chat about Exeter's 0-0 draw to Blackpool. David is convinced Jon will be watching Exeter in the Championship next season. Jon has the handbrake on, fully. Thanks for listening! You can follow us on Twitter @mynewfootyclub and on instagram @mynewfootballclub And if you'd like to receive episodes early and be part of an Exeter community - where we chat once a month and talk lower league football and Exeter amongst other stuff, including creating our own make believe football team - Gorcester UTD then sign up to Patreon.com/davidearl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When I was the sports reporter for BBC Radio 1 for 8 years, I spent a lot of time talking to and hearing from an exhaustive list of Premier League managers. One of them stood out above the rest for entertainment value – and that was Ian Holloway when he was in charge of Blackpool FC.Ian Holloway is clearly a naturally funny man – and he also has a depth and emotional sensitivity that you can't help but warm to.A driving theme of this podcast is ego – and not letting the idea you have about yourself get in the way. Ian opens up about how hard he has been on himself throughout his life, and self-critical – so much so that he once had to take down all the mirrors in his house because he didn't like looking at himself.We also talk about emotional intelligence – and the time Ian went on a BBC programme called Stress Test to learn how to calm his temper down, at a time when showing vulnerability like that wasn't as in vogue as it is now. Ian shares about how his experiences have helped him grow and evolve, not least looking after his wife through serious illness as well as raising three profoundly deaf children. As he says, we all get challenges and difficulties in life – and it's about how we cope with them that matters.In this episode we discuss:Relationships are the most important thingThe best phrase for dealing with someone who is giving you stickEgo and how it leads us astrayEmotional intelligence and what Ian Holloway learned going on the BBC programme The Stress Test Some of the biggest challenges in Ian's life and how we all have difficulties, and it's how we react that's importantWhen Ian's Dad died – and the transcendental experiences Ian subsequently hadSelf-care and the importance of doing something for yourselfRecognising the feelings underneath anger – like a fear of failure or not being good enoughThe wisdom of Graham TaylorLaughter is the best medicineIan ranting about the Qatar World Cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6PacW2fJV0Ian's book: How to Be a Football Manager - Enter the hilarious and crazy world of the gafferhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-a-football-manager-enter-the-hilarious-and-crazy-world-of-the-gaffer/ian-holloway/9781472298591**MyTwitter: https://twitter.com/simonmundieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonmundie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-mundie-89379114/And for the 'Mundie on Monday' newsletter - featuring three of the best Life Lessons from four years and 200 of these conversations - head to simonmundie.com (where you can also drop me an email)Please do share this episode - it makes a big difference in helping people find this podcast.Thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Carl Jones is joined by writer and producer Chris Taylor and Nathan Fogg, author of the fantastic How Not To Run A Football Club to continue the countdown of the all-time Premier League table with Blackpool in 48th place. We start with Blackpool's rich heritage as the football club that saw Matthews, Mortensen and Armfield grace Bloomfield Road find themselves in the lower reaches of English football for most of the late 20th century before a spectacular rise led by Ian Holloway sees them take their place in the top flight again via the playoffs.  We cover that glorious day at Wembley, the season in the sun where Blackpool lit up the Premier League and the subsequent tumble back down the divisions. There is, of course, a darker side to Blackpool's tale as a fanbase revolted against an ownership that very nearly drove the club out of business, and all while launching costly legal battles against unsuspecting and often wholly innocent members of their fanbase. Chris and Nathan were just two of the fans swept up in that ordeal and their stories have to be heard to be believed.  We'll also put a Premier League Blackpool XI into the archives, there's a very impressive Play Your Apps Right performance from one of our guests and the lads answer the question that's been on everyone's lips: who is the Premier League's greatest Beninese player of all-time?  Enjoyed the show? Please subscribe, leave us a 5* review and pass the pod to anyone who you think will enjoy it. You can also find us on social media where we'll have Twitter polls, highlights from the show and nostalgic clips from yesteryear.   Listen: https://podfollow.com/when-football-began-again YouTube: @whenfootballbeganagainpod Instagram: whenfootybeganagainpod Facebook: @WhenFootyBeganAgainPod Twitter: @WFBApod TikTok: whenfootballbegan You can also get in touch via whenfootballbeganagain@gmail.com with your own memories - we'll share as many as we can in future episodes.

Recorded on Sunday 7th February 2021, this is part one of a two-part interview with ex-Blackpool FC skipper, talisman and club legend, Charlie Adam. The podcast is the first and only podcast interview Charlie has done focussed purely on his two and half years in tangerine. In part one, we discuss Charlie's time on loan at 'Pool in the 2008/09 season, the 2009/10 Championship promotion campaign culminating in the 3-2 play-off final victory against Cardiff City at Wembley on the 22nd May 2010.----------------FOLLOW----------------You can follow us on social media, listen to and/or watch the shows on the following platforms.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@seasiderspodTwitter: https://twitter.com/seasiderspodWebsite: https://www.seasiderspodcast.co.ukFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/seasiderspodPodcast app: https://podfollow.com/seasiders-podcast----------------PATREON----------------If you would like to help support our show, say thanks for the pods and help us pay for software, hosting, equipment, etc., please consider joining our Patreon supporter program. https://www.patreon.com/seasiderspodAnd in return for your generous patronage of the pod, you'll get a Seasiders Podcast premium pass. This gives you all the podcasts ad-free, exclusive patron-only content, access to our private patron WhatsApp group containing us and all other patrons and competitions and prize draws! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Football v Homophobia, Sports Media LGBT+ and the Football Writers' Association again marked their partnership in Pride Month with a panel discussion event held on Zoom and streamed live on the FvH Facebook page. Titled 'Behind the Headline', the event looked at the background to the story of Jake Daniels, the teenage Blackpool striker who made headlines around the world in May when he publicly discussed his experience of growing up gay in men's professional football. Recorded on June 13th 2022, with a panel consisting of: Jon Holmes, Sports Media LGBT+ Network Lead Carrie Brown, Chair of the FWA Tim Thornton, Sky Sports News Senior Reporter, who worked extensively with Jake, his family and agent, and Blackpool FC to help Jake get his message across Erin Williams, Sport Engagement and Progammes Manager at Stonewall, who led the charity's behind-the-scenes support for the player and his club Jay Lemonius, Head of ED&I at Brentford FC and captain of Stonewall FC, who has broad experience of working with various media outlets on LGBTQ+ in football content Nancy Frostick, EFL writer with The Athletic, who authored a column on issues relating to Daniels' story and whose portfolio includes articles on being trans in football, and the importance of LGBT+ role models in the women's game For more info on the two organisations, visit... https://sportsmedialgbt.com/ http://footballwriters.co.uk/

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with journalist Jon Holmes. Jon is the founder of Sports Media LGBT+, an organization that advocates for inclusion in media and journalism specifically, and sports in general.Jon is an experienced journalist and writer, and for many years led Sky Sports' support for Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign. He launched Sports Media LGBT+ in August 2017 with the idea to harness the power of media and journalism in order to advocate for and amplify the voices of athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, and all others involved in sport who are LGBT+.In our conversation with Jon, we discussed the origins of Sports Media LGBT+, inclusion in sports media, supporters groups, and football clubs in general, as well as the recent coverage of 17-year-old Jake Daniels, the Blackpool FC midfielder who became the UK's first active male professional footballer to come out publicly as gay in May 2022.Of course, Jon is also a fan of Ted Lasso, so we took some time to chat with him about his love for the show, its lack of representation when it comes to gay and queer characters, and the ways in which Ted Lasso (the show and the character) helps to address and dismantle toxic masculinity in sport.Full show notes can be found on our website: https://www.tedlassopod.com/jon-holmes-sports-media-lgbt-ted-lassoRichmond Til We Die is an episode-by-episode conversation about the Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso, where we explore the characters, their relationships to each other, and how they're able to make us laugh until we can hardly breathe one moment and then feel with the deepest parts of our hearts the next. When you're here, you're a Greyhound!

Matt Davies caught up with LancashireLive's Blackpool FC correspondent to get the quick lowdown on what former Blackpool Head Coach Neil Critchley will bring to Aston Villa and Steven Gerrard's coaching team.

In episode 118, we talk about how fascists are recruiting young white men through online fitness communities. Vulnerable young men, who are likely in search of mentors, comradery and self improvement, are being targeted by far right groups and recruited into these hateful movements. We chat about the role fitness has played. Rod Penn is back with another quiz, this time asking us, are these items of fitness clothing used by fascists to represent their believes. All we'll say is, burn your Lonsdale tops immediately. We're also joined by special guest Dan Scott of Clan Fit Edinburgh who tells us about his new gym as well as discussing homophobia in the fitness industry, including the story of Jake Daniels, Blackpool FC player who has become the first active male professional footballer to come out as gay. Follow Dan on Instagram; @ClanFitEdinburgh And book in for a pole class with him at clanfitedinburgh.co.uk Just The Fitness Tip, Edinburgh's no.1 health and fitness podcast presented by Extreme Unicyclist and Ninja Warrior coach, Jason Auld. Follow us on Instagram: @JustTheFitnessTip @JasonProUnicyclist

One step closer to their double-century episode, James Sharman, Craig Forrest, Brendan Dunlop and Jimmy Brennan react to Eintracht Frankfurt's Europa League title winning penalty shootout in Seville, as Rangers FC suffer European final heartbreak for the fourth time. But with 100k Rangers fans in Seville for the UEL Final, they certainly made their presence felt. This week's news that 17-year-old Blackpool FC forward Jake Daniels is the first active male professional soccer player in Britain to come out as openly gay in three decades has the crew talking about inclusivity in today's game, and acceptance in the locker rooms. Jimmy is over the moon that Riche Laryea's Nottingham Forest will play in the Premier League promotion playoff final at Wembley after beating Sheffield United on penalties. And producer Dan Wong reads your feedback from our favourite new segment "Wonger's Mail Sack".   This podcast has content that may use words and share tales that offend, please feel free to use your best discretion.  Parental discretion is advised. Be advised this episode includes explicit language.

Der lyder ramaskrig i britiske fodboldkredse - og det er ikke på grund af en skandale på fodboldbanen. Nej det, der overskygger alt, er, at en 17-årig fodboldspiller er sprunget ud som homoseksuel dagen efter, at han underskrev sin første professionelle kontrakt. Kulturen fortæller historien om Jake Daniels fra Blackpool FC - og vender blikket mod vores hjemlige fodboldbaner og de homoseksuelle spilleres vilkår dér. Værter: Maja Nyvang Christensen og Tore Leifer.

In this week's Talking Life feature, Katie discusses the decision by Blackpool FC striker Jake Daniels to come out as gay, the first British professional footballer in 30 years to do so.

Der erst 17 Jahre alte englische Zweitliga-Spieler Jake Daniels hat sich in einem Interview offen zu seiner Homosexualität geäußert. Er wolle einfach frei leben und ein Vorbild für andere sein. Dafür gibt es für den Stürmer des Blackpool FC viel Lob von prominenter Seite.Von Maximilian Riegerwww.deutschlandfunk.de, Sport AktuellDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Conozca la historia del jugador del Blackpool FC, que se convierte en el primer jugador profesional que se declara abiertamente homosexual en el fútbol inglés.

Der erst 17 Jahre alte englische Zweitliga-Spieler Jake Daniels hat sich in einem Interview offen zu seiner Homosexualität geäußert. Er wolle einfach frei leben und ein Vorbild für andere sein. Dafür gibt es für den Stürmer des Blackpool FC viel Lob von prominenter Seite.Von Maximilian Riegerwww.deutschlandfunk.de, Sport AktuellDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Seventeen-year-old Blackpool FC midfielder Jake Daniels has become the first mens professional footballer in the UK in more than 30 years to come out as gay. He told Sky Sport UK he had been weighing up the decision for a while. The Sun chief sports reporter Martin Lipton spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Ho-ho-hello there! Merry Christmas to you all, we hope you're enjoying the festivities! However, there is a big Boxing Day fixture coming up, so ahead of Huddersfield's game against Blackpool, Brady caught up with Joe from Blackpool FC fan podcast, Seasiders Podcast to preview the match. Joe discusses how Neil Critchley has helped transform Blackpool, how their season has gone so far and why he thinks the game will be a Boxing Day treat for both sides.

Straight From The Off welcomes Ben Garrity to the Podcast. After representing Liverpool County FA sides at various ages Ben attracted interest from Chester FC. He would then return to the amatuer scene and play for Red Rum and Warbreck FC in the Liverpool County Premier League. After impressing with those sides, Ben moved to up and coming team Lower Breck FC. Lower Beck won an unpresidented quadruple with Ben at the heart of midfield and also went the season unbeaten. Again, Ben caught the eye of other sides and Warrington Town was his next destination. Ben adjusted to the step up very well and it wasn't long until the pro clubs were watching. A move to the football league with Blackpool FC saw Ben realise his dream of being a Pro footballer. Ben explains his love for his Sunday league side Oyster and how difficult it was to leave amateur football when signing a contract with Warrington. Ben now plays for Port Vale after a season long loan spell at Oldham Athletic. He tells us his favourite goals, games and all about the lads he shared a pitch with and played against throughout those times. Episode 66 is brought to you by: One Central Communications

Straight From The Off welcomes Josh Quarless to the Podcast. Josh is currently in red hot form at his new club City of Liverpool FC after joining recently from Burscough. He started out playing for his fathers team as child and after impressing he was given trials at various professional clubs. When no solid offers came, Josh lost heart in the game and stopped playing for a short while before being enticed back into football by his friends. After playing for Stoneycroft in the Liverpool County league he had a spell with Sefton and then earned a move to the semi pro secene with Burscough FC. Josh also has a huge love for Sunday football and ‘his' team inparticular Dovecote FC who play in the ultra competitive Liverpool Business Houses Premier Legue. He tells us his favourite goals, games and all about the lads he shared a pitch with and played against throughout those times. Episode 65 is brought to you by: CK1 Electrical. Cover all aspects if works, commercial, demostic and industrial.

Ben and Andrew have mixed feelings after a 3-2 win at Barnsley, but still enjoyed a rare slice of the Lys Mousset experience as his goals plus another productive showing from Ben Osborn are (just about) enough to beat a lacklustre Barnsley. Plus, a preview of this week's visitors, Blackpool FC. Thanks for listening, and UTB! Follow Ben (@bladespod) and Andrew (@panchero) on Twitter, and check out the award-winning www.roysviewfrom.com for all the latest views from opposition fans before and after our games. BladesPod is brought you by NordPass, the new generation password manager where security meets simplicity. Get a special 50% off NordPass at https://nordpass.com/bladespod or use code bladespod when you sign up - you also get an additional month FREE.

It's a special episode of this season's Sedds and Sandells - A PNE Podcast by Lancashire Post as they welcome a guest!Lancashire Post reporters Dave Seddon and Tom Sandells are joined by the Blackpool Gazette's Blackpool FC writer Matt Scrafton to discuss this week's derby!

Straight From The Off welcomes Jamie Menagh to the Podcast. After representing Liverpool Schoolboys at various ages and playing for Everton as a youngster Jamie continued to impress in the amateur game and got picked up by Blackpool were he would sign a pro contract. He would later move to Stoke under Tony Pulis and after an interesting conversation with Mark Hughes he moved on. He played for teams like Chester, Marine, Witton Albion and Stockport whilst also playing in the amateur ranks for teams like Seymour, The Bull, Nalgo, Kensington Fields and more recently Oyster. Jamie is now playing for Lower Breck FC. He tells us his favourite goals, games and all about the lads he shared a pitch with and played against throughout those times. Episode 60 is brought to you by: Clicks Property Maintainance: Specialising in painting and decorating.

This week Graham and Lauren discuss; Norwich City's return to the Premier League, the restart of the National League and put forward their new chant for Burnley FC

Join the lads as we take a breather from binge watching the Euro's and get back to the important stuff i.e. Blackpool FC! In this action packed pod, we review the season just gone and go through the full Championship fixture list, picking out all the best games, and also some naff one's i.e. Reading away!

In this episode, I discuss future episodes covering the European championship starting in June. Also, discuss a couple of my former soccer teams Blackpool FC and Morecambe FC getting a promotion. Finally, I talk about next week marking two year anniversary and what that means. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shaun-spencer/support

Steven Davies is with us for part 2, talking banana boats at Derby County, The chaos at Blackpool Fc, dealing with a life-changing injury, and a very special night in Rotherham. 

As the Cobblers look to end their home campaign on a high and keep their survival hopes going for one more week, Blackpool come to town in search of securing a play off spot. Charles and Danny are joined by Tim Fielding from the https://twitter.com/seasiderspod?s=21 (Seasiders Podcast) to look ahead to this Saturday's game. ---------------------------- This weekend we will join the football family for a social media boycott from 15.00 on Friday 30 April to 23.59 on Monday 3 May, in response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many others connected to football. Not Today Or Any Day Say No To Racism __________________________________ Support the podcast on Patreon. Receive extra content and join our community on Slack https://www.patreon.com/cobblerstome (https://www.patreon.com/cobblerstome) __________________________________ CONTACT IACTM Visit our websitehttps://cobblerstome.com/ ( https://cobblerstome.com) Tweet ushttps://twitter.com/CobblersToMe ( https://twitter.com/CobblersToMe) use the #IACTM Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsallcobblers ( https://www.facebook.com/itsallcobblers) Email us itsallcobblers@gmail.com __________________________________ It’s All Cobblers To Me is ahttp://vibrantsoundmedia.com/ ( Vibrant Sound Media) production for the fans ofhttp://ntfc.co.uk/ ( Northampton Town Football Club). Support this podcast

Straight From The Off welcomes Rickie Lambert to the podcast. Rickie went from playing at Kirkby Stadium to Wembley Stadium! He tells us where it all started, at Shevington Park in Kirkby and progressing to Liverpool youth team and Kirkby Schoolboys. Deemed mot good enough for Blackpool FC he eventually ended up playing for his boyhood club Liverpool FC as well as England. He tells us tales from all the clubs he played for over the years including Macclesfield, Rochdale, Bristol Rovers, Southampton, West Brom and Cardif and all about the players he played with and against and throughout those times. Episode 38 is brought to you by: G.A.B Scaffolding. For all your scaffolding needs across Merseyside and the North West. info@gabscaffoldsolutions.co.uk

Welcome back to the Lancashire Coast, in this episode we resume our Blackpool story just as the Oyston family began to tighten their grip on the football club. Strap yourself in for a wild ride… we've got Big Sam, play-offs, Ian Holloway, a corrupt boardroom and a Premier League promotion fairytale spectacular enough for the big screen. Thank you to everyone for your support so far, and make sure to follow us on Twitter for our next stop around the footballing world!

Daily Coaching brings you the eighth episode of the 'A Manager's Journey' series with professional football manager Simon Grayson. Simon has previously managed Blackpool FC, Preston North End FC, Sunderland AFC, Leeds United FC and many more. The discussion centres around the transition from player to manager, implementing philosophies and cultures, the feeling of representing a city and finding the formula for play off success. To reach out to Daily Coaching, Simon or if you have any follow up questions, please contact via the below social media outlets and details. YouTube - Daily Coaching Instagram - @daily_coaching & @simongraysonofficial Twitter - @daily_coaching1

Welcome to our very first episode, join us as we dive headfirst into the history of Blackpool Football Club. We begin this story in the late 1800s, before entering the chaos of the war years and onto the glory filled 1950s. There's not a dull moment along the way: the inaugural Ballon d'Or winner, that 1953 FA Cup final, Hong Kong's first top flight player, plus the magic of the Anglo-ltalian Cup! Keep your eyes peeled for part 2, dropping soon!

Daily Coaching brings you the third episode of series three, talking with ex-professional player and now professional manager, Lee Clark. Lee has previously held spells as manager at clubs such as Bury FC, Kilmarnock FC, Blackpool FC, Huddersfield Town FC and Birmingham City FC. The discussion centres around the transition from player to coach, developing young players, achieving a football league record of 43 games unbeaten with Huddersfield Town which surpasses a record previously set by Brian Clough, the influence that Sir Bobby Robson has had on him and what the future holds. To reach out to Daily Coaching or if you have any follow up questions for Lee, please contact via the below social media outlets and details. Spotify/Apple Podcasts - Daily Coaching Instagram - @daily_coaching & @leeclark1972 Twitter - @daily_coaching1

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends March 31st 2021. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references:Laura is Head of Content at the National Football Museum in Manchester, UK, where she is responsible for overseeing the collections, exhibitions and communities teams. Prior to working at NFM, she held leadership roles at Oxford University Museums and the National Trust. Laura has 8 years’ experience as an independent museums consultant, a role in which she worked with museums of all types and sizes to improve resilience through transforming organisational practice, better understanding audiences, improving evaluation, and developing innovative programming. Laura holds a PhD in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester, UK, for research into resilient community engagement practice in museums.Outside of work, Laura likes going to gigs, exploring new places and visitor attractions, watching football (her own footballing ability is, sadly, non-existent), enthusing about dogs (particularly her own rescue Staffy, Chance), and spending far too much time scouring vintage shops to find the perfect 80s dress.www.nationalfootballmuseum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/laurafcrossley/Twitter: @lfcrossley Jon is Exhibitions Manager at the National Football Museum and has worked in the sector for 15 years. He’s worked on a number of exhibitions including Curator of the show ‘Strip: How Football got Shirty’. Born in Blackpool, his seaside upbringing has had an impact on his exhibition ethos of bright colours, cheeky humour where appropriate, experimentation and “what’s the worst that could happen?!”. Prior to working at NFM, he served candyfloss to the punters at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and worked in the curatorial department at the Manchester United Museum. With a remit to lead the National Football Museum’s move into digital, Jon has co-presented the Museum’s successful podcast and developed a popular online version of the ‘Strip!’ exhibition.Outside of work, Jon is a vinyl obsessive and adores electronic pop and guitars. He supports the mighty Tangerines of Blackpool FC and is a season ticket holder at the cathedral of football, Bloomfield Road. He likes visiting attractions and travelling a lot, with a preference for open spaces where he can freely walk and drink ale (not at the same time!) in the countryside.  www.nationalfootballmuseumstrip.comTwitter: @introspective81 Transcription:Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue. A podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. In today's episode, I'm joined by two guests, Laura Crossley, Head of Content, and Jon Sutton, Exhibitions Manager at the National Football Museum. We discuss why it's helpful for museums to have a podcast and what you need to think about strategically if you're going to create one. We also talk about their new podcast, Strip!, and all of the lessons learned from creating it. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson: Jon, Laura, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today. Look at us as well. We've dressed for the occasion. We'll have to do a little standup, we've all got our strip on. Our favorite strip and all will become clear a little bit later why we are dressed as our favorite football teams today. Kelly Molson: Okay. As ever, we start with our lightning round. Jon, I'm coming to you first. What is the greatest movie that you have ever watched?Jon Sutton: I don't know. Karate Kid's very good. Karate Kid's a good film.Kelly Molson: With Karate Kid, are you a massive '80s fan? Is this your thing?Jon Sutton: Yeah, that's one of the films that left a great impression on me. I'm watching Cobra Kai at the moment, which is the follow-on.Kelly Molson: Can we talk about Cobra Kai? Because we were obsessed. I wasn't feeling very well, and I tucked myself up on the sofa with a duvet and Karate Kid. I was like, "Everyone keeps talking about Cobra Kai. We should do it. Let's start it tonight." Oh my God. Genuinely, did the whole two series in less than a week. We just smashed through it.Jon Sutton: Yeah, I'm stopping it. I'm calming it down because I don't want it to end. I think we got a bit giddy and then I'm calming it now because I want to... Series three is coming very soon so I want to make it that I'm there for it.Kelly Molson: So, you haven't seen the last episode yet?Jon Sutton: No, I've not seen the second, I've only just joined the party.Kelly Molson: It's feel good, isn't it? That's what I love about '80s films, they're really feel good. That was a great answer.Kelly Molson: Okay, Laura, I'm coming to you. What fictional family would you be a member of if you could be?Laura Crossley: The Simpsons. That's really obvious, isn't it? Partly because my family was absolutely obsessed with The Simpsons and even now, I find myself saying catchphrases. Like, "I have a feeling that we are going to win the lottery." Or like, I'm a vegetarian and I always quote things from the Vegetarian and I think other people know what I'm talking about but I'm like, "Oh no, it's just me and my family who know that."Jon Sutton: It was on the first day when you said, "Cowabunga dude." Laura Crossley: I skated in, in a hat. Kelly Molson: Love it.Laura Crossley: When I was younger particularly, I would get a lot of grief about basically being Lisa. Like when I was younger, I was very, very right on. I was a vegetarian and in the episode where she becomes a vegetarian, she can see bits of animals. That was exactly like me.Jon Sutton: Can you play the saxophone then?Laura Crossley: Can't play the saxophone but I could play the flute. I was in an orchestra, I could play the flute.Kelly Molson: Oh, that's close enough.Jon Sutton: Going to play the piano.Laura Crossley: And in my peak teenage years, I did go out, but I also spent early Friday evenings in Salford Youth Orchestra. So, I was really cool.Kelly Molson: You really are Lisa. You've already joined the family, you're there. Oh, I love it.Kelly Molson: Okay, we're going to go to your unpopular opinions. Jon, I'm going to come to you? What's the thing that you think is true but nobody else agrees with you on?Jon Sutton: I think it's humanity's worst invention, umbrellas should be banned really. I hate them. They're a weapon, pretty much, and particularly as people are more and more on their phones these days while they're walking down the street, if they're carrying an umbrella, you could lose an eye.Kelly Molson: Do you not think that this is an issue with people looking at their phones rather than the umbrella though?Jon Sutton: No, I think it was even before. I thought everybody hated them. Apart from Rihanna, I thought everybody hated them.Laura Crossley: I don't think I've ever hated an umbrella. I lose a lot of umbrellas. My mum once bought me 11, you know those little pocket-sized ones? She bought me 11 of them for Christmas one year. I had a whole stocking full of one pound bargain umbrellas because I just leave them in places.Jon Sutton: That's the thing, you think, "Well I don't want to spend a lot of money on them because I'm going to lose it," but if you buy a too cheap one, it's going to be inside out, probably leave things, it just doesn't stop revolving that's the problem.Kelly Molson: That's a great answer. Again, not really what I was expecting but interesting. All right, Laura, what's yours?Laura Crossley: Mine's going to sound really geeky now which is that I think that often theme parks are better at talking about history, teaching people about history and the environment than museums are.Kelly Molson: Oh wow, okay.Laura Crossley: Do you remember when we could go on holiday and things like that last year?Kelly Molson: The good times.Laura Crossley: We could go to other countries and it was really nice. I went to Florida last year and I didn't really go to Disney as a kid or anything but it was really fun last year and I nearly came back and wrote a big blog post about all the things that museums can learn from theme parks because I think they can learn absolutely loads. But one of them definitely is about teaching people about history and the environment and science because it just talks about things, you don't even realize you're learning. You think you're just on a ride or having fun or in a queue or just walking for a different land or watching a film or doing something that's just really fun and then you come out and you're like, "I've just learned about this new [inaudible 00:05:55] a new kind of animal that I didn't know about. I've learned about this really interesting thing in history that I didn't know about."Laura Crossley: Obviously, we can't see the original objects and that is a really good thing about museums but I just think the way that theme parks are quite sneaky about the way that they teach people history. Maybe it's mainly Disney because that is a big theme across Disney.Jon Sutton: I worked five years at the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, for five years. I must admit I didn't really think about it from that point of view. I felt that I was not getting paid enough. I wasn't very good at doing candy floss either, terrible. If you asked me for a stick of candy floss and I would give you them through gritted teeth. I'd really try and shove a bag onto them because a bag was much easier to make.Kelly Molson: Oh, I always fancied a go of that though.Jon Sutton: Oh my god, it's really hard. It's so hard. Laura Crossley: Really?Jon Sutton: Particularly in Blackpool where it's windy all the time. The machine's quite dangerous as well because it spins around but you have to make sure you've got the right amount of moisture on the edge of the... You can't have too much moisture but you need some moisture for it to stick to the sides. It's really, really hard.Laura Crossley: It's like science.Kelly Molson: I've learnt so much today, I really have. I haven't even asked you any good questions yet. I've learnt loads.Jon Sutton: Museums are a breeze compared to producing candy floss.Laura Crossley: That's really interesting.Kelly Molson: I think, Laura, it's about making it fun.Laura Crossley: Yes absolutely, and immersive.Kelly Molson: Yeah, and then you don't really realize that you're learning, so you suck it in.Laura Crossley: Yeah, the other thing I really like is that it's really multi-sensory. You can hear music or read stuff and the atmosphere and so you just, yeah exactly, you don't realize you're learning. It's just really cool. Whereas at museum's I think sometimes, we don't talk enough about the story. I think sometimes it's just like, "Oh, there's another object." As Jon knows, I'm not the biggest fan of labels in museums. Maybe that's an opinion that won't go down well with the museum sector but I do think we put far too much stuff on labels and always want people to read everything.Laura Crossley: And I think sometimes it's nice to also help people use their imagination and tell a story, and not just be like, "This is a thing. Look at this thing and here are some facts about it." It's just, I don't think it's very engaging.Kelly Molson: Well, this leads us really nicely actually to what we want to talk about today because the reason that we are dressed in our strip is because we want to talk about your new podcast, it's called Strip the Podcast, but it's in line with the exhibition that you've got running at the moment which is Strip! How Football Got Shirty. And I guess that goes a little bit hand in hand about what you're talking about in terms of telling a story about something. So Laura, just for our listeners, can you just give us a little overview of what the National Football Museum is.Kelly Molson: I mean, it says very clearly what it is in its name, but what do you do there?Laura Crossley: We do all sorts of things. We are England's only national museum for football and we basically explore the impact that football has on all our lives and how it shapes identity and a bit like I was saying about telling stories, we are moving much more towards telling stories and sharing other people's stories about the diversity of the game. So we are not just about talking about men's elite game, although that's obviously a big part of football but we're also about the women's game and also, I think a really good thing that we can do is challenge attitudes around homophobia and racism. Laura Crossley: I watched that Anton Ferdinand documentary last night and just thought, "Gosh, there's still so much work to do in terms of challenging racism in football." So we're trying a lot more to tell those difficult stories and hopefully change attitudes and make football something that's really welcoming for everyone because it's something that touches all of our lives, even if you're not a football fan, it's not something that you can escape. It's something that you might dip in and out of or you'll know people who like football and so it is about telling those really broad stories and for me, about celebrating diversity and making everybody feel like they have a place in the game and that they're represented in football.Kelly Molson: Lovely. And Jon, the exhibition is something that you've been organizing. So can you tell us a little bit about what this exhibition is about? Again, How Football Got Shirty, I think we could maybe hazard a guess at that.Jon Sutton: There's no shorts or socks in the exhibition. That was the first thing. We're not having shorts, we're not having socks, it's just shirts. So yeah, it's got over 200 shirts going right back to the Victorian era, so it's very comprehensive. We did the first century of football shirts because there wasn't an awful lot of change and then we branch out into the '70s of Admiral and the dawn of replica shirts. And then we've got some bangers from the '90s, lots of the bright and the garish ones. We've got a bit about the retro revival. Got a real controversial hall of shame area which actually, the six shirts in the hall of fame are all pretty good shirts, to be fair, generally. But they're there almost for a malfunction of design, that's why they're there like that.Jon Sutton: And then right through to the present. So one of the big things now is eco-friendly shirts, so sustainability and we've also got loads of shirts from the women's game as well because I think we're the first exhibition that have worked out that basically women can play football too and women wear football shirts.Jon Sutton: There's been football shirt exhibitions in the past or there's almost like kit experts and things like that but I don't think the women's game and the shirts that women wear has been told yet. So it's really comprehensive. One of the toughest things is having to do the top 20 shirts of all time. It's so subjective.Kelly Molson: Yeah, I'll bet.Jon Sutton: I'm a Blackpool fan and I didn't put a Blackpool shirt in the top 20.Kelly Molson: There's no Tottenham shirt in the top 20 either, I checked.Jon Sutton: There are a lot more Arsenal shirts than Tottenham shirts as well.Laura Crossley: Oh dear, anyway.Jon Sutton: The shirt you're wearing is in the exhibition. Kelly Molson: It's a great shirt.Jon Sutton: We've got a Jurgen Klinsmann shirt as well when he did the dive celebration. We've got that in the museum as well. It's not in the exhibition.Kelly Molson: Perfect moment. Okay, so great exhibition, great museum. You've been shut for most of this year which has been a challenge all around in the sector. So what I really want to talk about is what you've done to engage your audience while you've been shut, and one of the great things that you've done is launch the podcast. It's a big thing to do, it's a bold move, and that's what I want to talk about today really. So I guess my first very short question, which has probably got a really long answer is, why a podcast?Jon Sutton: To be honest, I don't really listen to podcasts, so it was quite hard presenting one because I didn't really know much about the basis of being the host on a podcast, I'll be honest. And I think David realized that very quickly, our digital producer. I think David realized that too when we started.Kelly Molson: What have I let myself in for?Jon Sutton: I was amazed. On the day, luckily Tim, who is our graphics and interpretation producer, basically the three of us in our exhibitions team, we kind of led it I suppose, and luckily, he'd done a script which was really helpful because I was going there without even a script. Laura, why did you [crosstalk 00:13:36].Kelly Molson: Yeah, how did you come to the decision that a podcast is the thing that you're going to create to engage people with? How did that process work?Laura Crossley: I think a podcast would... because I joined the museum almost a year, just over a year ago, and even when I joined there were talks, before we even knew about COVID, there was talk about doing a podcast as a way to reach the audiences and share our stories in a different way. I think because our mission is all about sharing stories and a podcast, I think, and that narrative, is a good way to do that.Laura Crossley: So we'd always thought about doing a podcast and then Jon's team got some funding and it made sense to make that about the Strip exhibition. But certainly, when we then shut, for me it became more of an imperative. I know that museums decided to see lots of different things during lockdown but we have on our strategy, the aim to build a virtual museum, basically reflect the galleries and the content of the museum, but digitally, whether that be in our social media content on YouTube or via podcasts or whatever it might be.Laura Crossley: And so I saw this year as a way for us to just experiment because what other year do you get... I mean, obviously, it's been a bad year but the one positive, I think, is that it's allowed people to throw caution to the wind and just say, "Well, we'll just experiment with lots of different ways to engage people because why not? And if it doesn't work then it doesn't matter and we learn from it."Laura Crossley: And I really hope that that's something that museums take into the future. I think we always try and plan and try and be perfect, whereas actually, I think experimentation is much more exciting and just seeing what happens and not really worrying too much if things don't work because so what? You've learnt lessons and you try again. So for me, that was the really good thing about a podcast and also, I did really feel for them. Strip opened in my first week at the museum, and so it was open for what, three months, and then shut.Laura Crossley: And I could tell when I joined, I mean, Jon can talk a lot more about it because it's his exhibition, but I went to the opening night and I remember just thinking, "Wow, so much passion and love and care has gone into this exhibition," and it was incredibly sad to see it have to close, well, the whole museum have to close. So I think we focused a lot on putting content out about Strip. Partly for that, because it was just such a great topic, something that was really engaging. Something that we know that if the museum had been open, lots of people would have come to the exhibition and we really wanted to give them the chance to experience it in a different way.Jon Sutton: Yeah, on the day, the last day of March before we closed, we did a frantic tour around the exhibition and we got our own Strip website as well dedicated to the exhibition. And in co-curating the exhibition, we had so many assets. I'd spoken to a lot of the kit manufacturers, a lot of the kit experts. We'd had a panel discussion, been out to some clubs. We had so much and then only so much of that can go into the exhibition.Jon Sutton: So we're sitting on all these assets and I think we divided it so some went out onto the Strip website but then even then, we had so much and we just thought, "If we theme it right, we've definitely got a podcast here." And so we've managed to use some of those assets in the podcast but also recorded new interviews with people as well for it. So luckily, I think we've done a decent job on it.Kelly Molson: So you've done six episodes, is that right? Six episodes so far. Let me just go back a bit because what you said is really interesting, Laura, and I think I agree with you in terms of playing with things this year. We all know it's been a challenging year but it has given us that opportunity to do some new things and do some different things that we don't know if they're going to work, we don't know what the reaction's going to be but let's try it, right? Very much the same with this podcast that we're on. I had no idea what the... We'd pre-launched it the previous year. Hadn't really got a lot of traction and thought, "Let's bring it back. There's a lot of people that are potentially sitting around maybe with not a lot to do at the moment. Maybe we can give them something to listen to."Kelly Molson: And so, that was the objective really. What can we push out there that'll be helpful and engaging for people right now. So with the podcast, did you actually set any objectives for it or was it purely, "We're just going to do this, see what happens."Laura Crossley: I think this is what we were grappling with a little bit because we were kind of pushed into doing digital before we'd written a big strategy about it, and as I said, I don't think that's a bad thing. It's kind of like writing a strategy for research and development which isn't a bad way to do it. For me, Jon might disagree I don't know, but it's about engaging more people in a deeper way and growing those audiences and also hopefully, some of the people we engage will actually physically come to the museum. Acknowledging that some people who live in different countries might not actually physically be able to get to the museum now or in the future.Laura Crossley: But for those people, making them aware of us and getting a kind of loyalty to us and looking out for our stuff and feeling part of the museum and then for other people, hopefully encouraging them to come through the door and become physical visitors.Kelly Molson: And I guess you won't see that until a bit later on potentially, whether you do make that shift from people that are listening to the podcast, to coming along. Jon, I've got so many questions about the podcast because I know myself personally, how much time and effort and a challenge it can be. You said earlier, you've never made a podcast before. Have you ever been a guest on a podcast? Have you ever had any interaction with any of them?Jon Sutton: No, I don't think I have. I don't even think I've been a guest. I think I just assumed they were a bit like radio but not live. I have listened to some podcasts but not many, so I had no experience really.Kelly Molson: All right, so you were at the point where you've got all your assets and you think, "Yeah, we've got a podcast here. We can create some content and its valuable content, it's interesting." Where did you start because that's a big learning process, right? To saying, "I've got this idea about a podcast, I've got all this stuff, now I need to make a podcast." What did you have to learn?Jon Sutton: Well luckily, [crosstalk 00:20:02]. The first episode was a bit... Looking back now, if I listen to it now, I think it would be quite rustic and a little bit raw. One thing I did before we did the podcast, I listened to some other podcasts about football shirts. They were all pretty good, generally, but at the same time, I thought they might be slightly better at presenting than we would be. They may be more confident in front of a microphone, et cetera. But at the same time, I thought they might not necessarily have the assets we've got and also the knowledge that we've acquired in curating the exhibition.Jon Sutton: So that was a bit of me that thought, "Well, what's the worst that can happen with this thing and if we are terrible, at least we've got the guest to pull us out." The first one we did wasn't the best but then the next one we did was really good and then what we did was we went back to the first one and re-recorded it. But we did that with most of them, so it wasn't necessarily really a quick process. Sometimes we'd start in the morning, rattle through in say, an hour, get lunch. Then we'd go, "Actually, I think we could do that better now."Jon Sutton: So most of them, we did it in two takes. There was a period where we recorded, I think, probably three or four within a two week period because we were going into the museum, say, once a week when we could. And we found that we found a rhythm to it and then there was one episode, the last episode in the podcast, which I think is actually somehow the best one. We'd been about three, four weeks between recording the fifth and the sixth and that day, we had Linda working on it. She was fantastic. We had Tim working on it, he was fantastic.Jon Sutton: Whatever reason, I think I might have had a couple of too many drinks the night before or something, but I was absolutely appalling. Nothing was flowing that day, it was awful, but listening to it, you can't tell. So, David's a magician.Kelly Molson: So you had in-house editing skills, which is a huge bonus because we outsource our editing, we've got a brilliant, Steve is our... He's an award-winning podcaster. I have to just give him a little plug there. But that's the one thing that we didn't have in-house, so we were like, "Well that's something that we need to get professional help with." That's a huge cost saving and, like you say, it means that you can go back and do things again, so you've got that time.Jon Sutton: I mean, there's a lot of to-ing and fro-ing as well. David would cut something, for example, and I'd go, "David, you just cut me." The pinnacle moment of the podcast, for once I was really funny in that point and David's just like, with a straight face, "It wasn't very funny at all, Jon."Kelly Molson: Steve does this to me all the time.Jon Sutton: That's the thing. Just because you're the host doesn't mean you get any kinds of rights, do you?Kelly Molson: None at all. My bits are always the bits that have been cut. Jon Sutton: The weird thing, I've been finding myself cutting myself as well. So when we have the to-ing and fro-ing, I'll say to David, "You need to cut me at this point," because I sound like an absolute imbecile. And it feels weird being the... It's almost like if you did an exam or something and you're the teacher putting the red pen through your own examination.Kelly Molson: What about equipment or anything like that? I'm just thinking about other museums that might potentially be looking to make this decision and do something like this. Did you have to invest heavily in any specialist equipment or did you have things that you just got? Did you just get by with what you had?Jon Sutton: Yeah, I think what we try and do with each exhibition is we try and purchase bit by bit, like piecemeal, I suppose. Little bits that make us stronger in the future so we've got a legacy from each project we work on. I'm not really technical, I'll be honest. I think we got new headphones and the new microphone but we had some other microphones. I remember though, I had the worst microphone. It wasn't a massive outlay. The other thing is, David is really particular and Tim, we are quite particular, but I think really, you don't have to have mega-quality to do it.Jon Sutton: For me personally, I think the stories and what you're going to tell is more important than if there's a little bit of hiss on it, for example. And we did have to lower our standards a little bit because we did some interviews with people via Zoom, et cetera, for it. So it's not all slick, I suppose. But yeah, it wasn't a massive outlay and luckily we've managed to, each exhibition we do, we try and buy a little bit of stuff.Kelly Molson: All right, two questions. What went well and what didn't go well?Jon Sutton: I think we managed to replicate the themes of the physical exhibition, I suppose. If you hadn't seen the exhibition, I think you would've got a good flavor of what it was about and I think, actually, at times, we even went a little bit further. In the exhibition, for example, there's a Lewis FC shirt and it's got What If on it as a hashtag and it's about the fact that they are the world's leading club on equality. Their men and women's teams get exactly the same resources, same pay. There are not many clubs doing that.Jon Sutton: And you've got a label on it and we're really strict, I think it's 50 words on a label, but we then take it one step further, so we then in the podcast, feature somebody from the club about what that stance means. So in a way, it looks at it and expands on it. It adds more to it. So I think in that respect if you think about the podcast and the Strip website as a duo in digital terms, I'd still want people to come and see the exhibition but you're getting a really, really good flavor of what we're about.Jon Sutton: Things that didn't work was, you can't really tell, but it's quite a time consuming, I think, recording a podcast. David's having to do a lot of editing. Tim, our digital producer's doing the theme music to it which obviously you don't have to do, go down that route, but he was bringing his own symph-pop tune-age to the proceedings. But even writing the script's quite time-consuming as well, so you've got to dedicate quite a lot of time to it really but luckily this year, we've been able to do that with lockdown and that experimentation aspect.Jon Sutton: I suppose one thing is that if you're doing it, don't see it as an add-on to what you're doing really. I think you need to build it in from the start. I think in the past, we'd never done a podcast. We've done online exhibitions on our website but they've been very much afterthoughts. Whereas we did build it into our thinking when we opened the exhibition in, I think it was November. 2019, we knew we were going to do some of this stuff but when we had the lockdown, it almost accelerated it, I suppose.Kelly Molson: Yeah, that makes sense.Jon Sutton: Nothing major. I remember the police sirens going off quite a lot when we were trying to record and then the lift would be going up and down, so it makes a racket. You've got to choose your space as well. Kelly Molson: That is really good advice actually because our podcast has been a lot better since I've been recording it at home. I do get the occasional dog bark but that's better than the constant trains that go past our office. So, it's swings and roundabouts.Kelly Molson: This brings me to a really good question to come back to you on Laura, actually, and it's something that you mentioned before we started speaking which is around what you said about not just bolting a podcast on, thinking about this strategically. Why is it helpful for museums or attractions to have podcasts and what do you need to think about strategically from the start if you're going to go down this path?Laura Crossley: I'd say this for everything about digital museums, that I think we can get a little bit excited about the word digital and just go, "Oh yes, we need a thing. We need a digital thing and if we get a digital thing then we're going to engage lots and lots of people and then they're all going to come to the museum and it's all going to be amazing." And I try and remember back to my Masters, which was a long time ago now, so before we were talking about things like podcasts, we talked a lot about digital interactives and it was in the first session where the lecturer was like, "Digital interactives are great but they will break and you have to have a reason for doing them and there has to be an audience in mind."Laura Crossley: And I think sometimes with digital, we don't plan with audiences in mind. It's like everything that we know about audience-centric planning goes out the window because we think, "Digital. Cool. Amazing." And I love digital stuff and I do listen to podcasts. Adam Brookson's podcast is my happy place and I do think they can be really good for museums in order to tell those stories and engage people who might not have heard of the museum before. Build the brand. Engage them with stories that they wouldn't hear if they weren't in the museum. Laura Crossley: Keeping engagement with audiences. I suspect that some people who listen to the Strip podcast have come to the exhibition but want more information and also, as I said, potentially convert people into visitors to the museum. But I think it's really important firstly, that there's a reason to do it. The podcast took a long time, it wasn't the quickest digital thing that you could do, so you do have to have a reason for doing it. I also think, really thinking about who the audience is and is the audience right for a podcast or should you do something like a YouTube channel or should you get a TikTok channel. I don't know, all the various different digital things that we can do.Laura Crossley: And also really plan it into strategic planning because the time it takes, the capacity, the resources. It can feel like it's free because you might not have to buy loads of equipment but it's not free because it takes people away from doing stuff on the galleries and the museum. So it is really important to schedule it in and make sure that you have the provision for it. And although I think that museums are getting better at having roles, actually it's been really interesting, over lockdown, I've seen so many more roles for digital content producers who just solely focus on blogs and podcasts and digital channels. So I think that's definitely going to be a trend that continues but you do need someone to take ownership of these things and not just say, "Oh well, someone will do it at some point."Laura Crossley: So yeah, definitely have it in the strategic plan. Have a reason for doing it. Know who your audience is. Test if it's the right thing to do, and it's fine if you have all of those things and then you try it and it doesn't work because then you can evaluate why it doesn't work, but you need to know why you're doing it. And also I'd say, next week, we're doing an evaluation session about the podcast which is really important to me because again, I want it to be a learning experience. So there'll be things that have gone really well and there'll be things that haven't as much but it'd be good to really test that. And I'd also really like us to talk to people who listen to the podcast and hear what they think about it and whether it has done what we set out to do.Kelly Molson: That is really good advice, and actually, my next question was going to be, what would be your best piece of advice to other museums who were thinking about doing this? But I think you just summed it up absolutely beautifully there, Laura. Jon, have you got anything that you would add to that in terms of your best piece of advice for a museum that's thinking about starting a podcast?Jon Sutton: Yeah, I think I might have covered some of it already but it's things like building the time, don't see it as an add-on, what's the audience? The Strip, I knew that we already had an engaged crowd for that and also it's not particularly niche either. We're not going for necessarily the most niche subject in the world, football kits and what they represent. Particularly at the moment, I think lockdown brings in... This year, if anything, has brought in a real nostalgia to yesteryear, hasn't it? Jon Sutton: The first shirt, basically, I ever had. Wore it when I was eight years old. It's an adult one but it's the same design, so I knew there was an audience for it. So that's how we built around the exhibition but if we were talking about football studs, for example, boot studs or something like that. I'm not sure whether that-Kelly Molson: That's like the niche that, isn't it? I definitely wouldn't have listened to all six episodes of that podcast, Jon.Laura Crossley: [inaudible 00:32:44].Jon Sutton: Exactly, but the thing is, you need to realize what you're presenting isn't niche. I'm not sure all museum people do that, I think you get bogged down in the day to day and maybe you need that bigger picture of actually what I do is quite a niche.Kelly Molson: Great advice.Jon Sutton: So we knew with this one it wasn't too niche.Kelly Molson: Really, really good advice. We're coming towards the end of the podcast. On every episode, I ask my guests if there's a book that they would share with us and it can be a book that's either helped you in your career or just a book that you really love and our lucky listeners get to win this book. So Laura, what have you chosen for us?Laura Crossley: Well, I was racking my mind for museum books because I did a Ph.D. in museum, so I have obviously read some amazing and really not so amazing type of books. Some amazing museum books that have really shaped my career but I was thinking about what book do I actually really love and again, remember that I'm a geek. The book that's really stayed with me for a long time is, Of Mice and Men, which I read when I was in year 10 doing my GSCEs, a long time ago now. And I was thinking, "Has that affected my museum career?" And I think it has because of all the books that I like, like that and The Catcher in the Rye and A Room with a View. Well firstly, they're all set in the past. Well for me anyway, they might have been contemporary at the time but for me, it was reading about the past and so I think that kind of bringing history to life.Laura Crossley: A bit like I said about theme parks. I think that books can do that as well really, really well and sometimes in a more emotive way than museums do. I think museums have the power to do it but they don't always do it. And also, all those books are about this big and you can probably read them in a day if you put your mind to it. And again, I think that's why I really like the power of storytelling but not over using words, just telling, a bit like with films. I just want an hour and a half. I just want to watch Stand By Me in an hour and a half and be told a really good story. Laura Crossley: And the same with books, just tell me a really emotive, evocative story, that paints this amazing picture and transports me into that world. I don't need too much and that's what I think museums should really aim to do as well. Think about storytelling and description and emotional engagement, as well as just, "Here's an object," and expect people to be engaged with it. Kelly Molson: I love that. I love that you've tied your book choice in with your career and how it's focused you on what you do. Jon, what about you? What have you got to share with us?Jon Sutton: Bringing you back to football shirts. When we were starting this exhibition, there was two books that stood out. One of them was book that was The Worst Football Shirts Of All Time, and I was flicking through it and I was like, "Well, that's a banger, that's a banger. These are amazing shirts. This book is so wrong." But the thing is when you look at these best ever shirts and worst ever shirts, often they're the same, they've just put opinion. But the book really that got the exhibition, made me say, "We're definitely doing this exhibition and we need to bring this author in," is a book called True Colors by John Devlin. He's done various books. His latest book is all about international kits.Jon Sutton: He does these beautiful illustrations of the shirts. He draws every single shirt, for example, England. He will have drawn in that book, every shirt that England have worn. Really nice illustrations. The passion for the subject comes across, the depth comes across as well. His books are amazing and we actually hired him as an exhibition consultant on the basis of his brilliant books.Kelly Molson: Wow, bet he never saw that coming when he was writing his books.Jon Sutton: No exactly. We can't feature every club in the exhibition, we've got 200 shirts, but there is this rainbow of football shirts that he drew for us and so most clubs are covered under that, for example, Derby under white, for example, Tottenham under white. And so, True Colors by John Devlin is my choice and it's the right one.Kelly Molson: Great but I love that book has been part of this journey that you've been on with the podcast as well. It's really great to tie it all together. Well as ever, if you want to win a copy of those books, then if you head over to our Twitter account which is Skip The Queue, and you retweet this episode announcement with the comment, "I want Laura and Jon's books," then you will be in with a chance of winning them.Kelly Molson: I've loved having you both on today, it's such an interesting topic because I've a personal experience of just how difficult it is to start a podcast, edit a podcast, all right, Steve does the editing, but pull a podcast together. Think about who you're going to have on as guests. It's a huge amount of work and I think it's a brilliant task that you've gone ahead and done this.Laura Crossley: Can I just say, I think yours is brilliant. It's so good.Kelly Molson: Thank you.Laura Crossley: I think that visitor attractions have a lot to learn from each other and I sometimes think museums can be quite snobby and not see themselves as a visitor attraction. Whereas actually, one of the best things we can do is give people a good day out. We should sometimes just relax a bit and say, "Actually, a really great thing we do is give people a good day out."Kelly Molson: Yeah, it's making memories, isn't it? So six episodes of the podcast have been released, what's next? Do you think there's any more episodes coming?Jon Sutton: David was really, really brutal in his editing, so I think there could be something in a bloopers episode, like a special. He'll probably tell me, 'No," but I was thinking like some of the bits, sort of me being stupid generally.Laura Crossley: You've said it now in public, so that's it. [crosstalk 00:38:40]. Kelly Molson: It's a commitment.Jon Sutton: It'll get vetoed, I know it will. It never gets their own way. I think it's probably it for Strip for the time being but then we're going to look at hopefully something that talks about the other stuff we do as a museum. So something that isn't exhibition focused but is about our general offer and the stories we want to tell and the power of football ultimately.Laura Crossley: I think for me, really feeling down to who it's for because we could just do it in so many ways and tell so many different stories and maybe that's something that museums do grapple with a bit, that unless it's about a special exhibition, you have to really think about who it's for and what you're trying to do, otherwise you could do a podcast that just never ended and you talk about a different random thing every week.Jon Sutton: That doesn't mean it's not going to have those studs [crosstalk 00:39:28].Kelly Molson: Honestly Jon, if anyone wants to listen to a podcast about football boot studs, email me and let me know and I'll pass this onto Jon but I think I'm going to get very few emails about this.Laura Crossley: That's episode 527.Kelly Molson: Guys, it's been so good to speak to you today. Right everyone, if you want to listen to the podcast, it's called Strip! The Podcast and you will find it on all of your usual podcast channels. Go and download it, it's really entertaining. I have listened to five of the six episodes now and look, I'm a football fan, I love football shirts and I really, really enjoyed it. I think you'll get a lot out of it if you're a football fan in general. So definitely go and download it.Kelly Molson: All that's left for me to say is, "Thank you both for coming on."Jon Sutton: Thanks very much, brilliant.Laura Crossley: Thank you, I love the Skip The Queue podcast, so it's really cool. Thank you so much for inviting us.Kelly Molson: Thank you for making it... It's the guests that make it, so thanks.Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip The Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five-star review, it really helps others find us and remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip The Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

Utmp brings you this exclusive episode with Sean McGinley and Tom Johnson who spoke to coaches Mac Barlow, Mike Healey and Blackpool FC Ladies Captain April Oldfield. The special guests from the ladies setup provide a real clear and engaging insight into how they operate. Utmp delves into the challenges that the ladies and girls team face and what support they need to progress further. Finally, we discussed the women's pyramid and their ambitions for the future.

THE FULL-TIME WHITTLE PODCAST WITH JORDAN FLORES: Former Wigan Athletic, and current Dundalk FC midfielder Jordan Flores joins Jay Whittle on The Full-Time Whittle Podcast to discuss being nominated for the prestigious Fifa Puskas Award for his stunning volley against Shamrock Rovers last February. The 25-year-old also opens-up about his career at Wigan Athletic, his loan spells at Blackpool FC and Chesterfield, and the severe car collision that could have forced him to retire. In addition to this, Flores talks about how he is enjoying his time in the League of Ireland with Dundalk FC, and his experience so far playing in the Europa League against the likes of Molde, Rapid Wien and Arsenal FC. T WITTER: @JayWhittle6 @JordanFlores199 INSTAGRAM: @Whittle.Jay @FullTimeWhittlePodcast @JordanFlores199 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheFullTimeW...

A true Blackpool FC legend joins us on the show as Brett Ormerod talks tangerine to Tom Johnson and Ben Whetton. Brett has seen plenty of this new BFC side through his work with BBC Radio Lancashire and gives us his thoughts on the work Neil Critchley has done so far, recorded prior to the win at Burton Albion.Super Brett then discusses his career, what it was like joining Blackpool for his first spell from Accrington Stanley under Gary Megson whilst still working part time at a Cotton Mill, and his journey to the Premier League with Southampton which he forgot to mention to his wife before signing the five-year deal. Scoring important goals in the top seven leagues in England, the top four all with Blackpool, Brett scored the winning goal at Wembley to secure promotion to the Premier League and explains the impact that Ian Holloway had on his career. All this, despite having to recover from two leg breaks and Brett explains the mental side of recovering and getting back fit and firing. This is a must listen for any Blackpool fans, young or old, as we chat to the club legend who epitomises everything about Blackpool F.C, all from his mum's spare room.

Join Sam and guests LIVE at 8pm for his preview of Burton Albion versus Blackpool FC, which kicks of at 3pm on Saturday 31st October at the Pirelli Stadium.

Mladý brankársky talent, Alex Fojtíček, sa s nami otvorene porozprával o začiatkoch v Tatrane Prešov, o prestupe, pôsobení aj konci v Manchestri United, hosťovaní v tíme Stalybridge Celtic FC a nevynechal ani prestup k aktuálnemu zamestnávateľovi, Blackpool FC. 0:00 Úvod a nová sezóna v Blackpool FC 8:20 Futbalové začiatky v 1. FC Tatran Prešov 19:40 Prestup do Manchestru United 39:49 Tréningy s A-tímom Red Devils ň48:48 Hosťovanie v Stalybridge Celtic FC 1:05:00 Koniec v United 1:10:36 Prestup do Blackpool FC Alex sa veľmi pekne vyjadril na adresu konkurenta a kamaráta, Matěja Kovářa (36:30). Klikni na odber ▶▶▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTeroOMalXumFQNfQTtM99g?sub_confirmation=1 Sleduj nás na: Instagram ▶▶▶ https://www.instagram.com/kickoffpodcast Facebook ▶▶▶ https://www.facebook.com/KickOffFutbalPodcast Svoj najobľúbenejší futbalový podcast si môžeš vypočuť aj tu: Spotify ▶▶▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/6s2FRZN0Nu8HCbkTCRTCYO Apple Podcasts ▶▶▶ https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/kickoff/id1505959435 Google Podcasts ▶▶▶ https://cutt.ly/MyY2od6 Anchor ▶▶▶ https://anchor.fm/kickoffpodcast Stitcher ▶▶▶ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kickoff Autori: Michal M. ▶▶▶ https://www.instagram.com/michal1m Michal Ř. ▶▶▶ https://www.instagram.com/rezi28 FOTO: Alex Fojtíček

We spoke to former Blackpool Football Club player Trevor Sinclair otherwise known as 'Tricky Trev' about his time with the Seasiders, playing for England in the 2002 World Cup, the dressing room, characters and camaraderie. We go into detail about his career at the several clubs he has played for, THAT overhead kick and his coaching role now. As well as gaining his thoughts on Critchley and the new look Blackpool FC.

Tom Johnson and Ben Whetton are joined by Gazette reporter Matt Scrafton to discuss Matt's Blackpool FC reporting career to date, the recent poor performance of the Seasiders away at Gillingham and what needs to be improved. Before finally, previewing Lincoln City's arrival at Bloomfield Road and picking out some of dangermen to watch out for, along with City's style of football.

utmp discuss Blackpool FC's current transfer policy and consider the differences under Simon Sadler vs previous transfer windows. Special guest, Qualified Level 3 Referee and Seasider Chris Porter talks about his unique insight of the game through officiating.

Celtic with Tommy Johnston & Michael Pringle Celtic Soul extended weekend Podcast with Andrew Milne who chats with former Celtic striker and Blackpool FC head of recruitment Tommy Johnston and Glasgow journalist and Celtic Park standing section regular, Michael Pringle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Its Sunday 17th May 2020, in today’s lockdown special show we virtually discuss the future of the leagues in England and how well Blackpool might be positioned to weather COVID-19 storm, we reflect on 2010 Wembley play-off final against Cardiff as unbelievably, the tenth anniversary of the match is this coming Friday… unt ze Bundesliga is back, yah? 1 – The future of the leagues In a nutshell, the situation at present: The National League decided to end its three divisions immediately on 22 April but was waiting on the EFL to announce an outcome before deciding on promotion and relegation.League Two’s season has been brought to an early conclusion following discussions between clubs and the English Football League on Friday (14th May).Although it is understood some League Two sides wanted to use a weighted points-per-game system to finalise the table, the EFL has confirmed an unweighted points-per-game system was agreed upon.Both of those methods would have seen Stevenage stay bottom – yet clubs have also requested that relegation from the fourth tier is removed this season.“Clubs asked for consideration to be given to suspending relegation to the National League for 2019-20 as a result of circumstances created where fixtures cannot be completed,” said the EFL in a statement.“No commitments were made in this respect and the board will now consider the implications of the division’s preferred approach at their next meeting.”Any move still needs to be ratified by the EFL and Football Association.But League One sides face further talks after failing to come to an agreement.Six third-tier clubs had said prior to the meeting that they were determined to complete their remaining fixtures – and are now set to meet again on Monday in an attempt to find a resolution. Talking points So from the above, it seems like the clubs are leading the decision making process, which seems a bit weird to me. Surely decisions need to be made by the governing bodies?Read Richard Watt 2 – Blackpool FC is facing severe financial losses as a result of football’s shutdown but is well-placed to come through the crisis. That’s the view of chief executive Ben Mansford, who says the club is most fortunate to have the backing of owner Simon Sadler. However, he said the severity of the situation could force clubs out of business. Bloomfield Road has not opened its doors to spectators since March 10. The club still has nine outstanding fixtures in a League One season scheduled to end a fortnight ago – five of those games at home. Asked how that loss of match income was affecting the club, Mansford said: “Clubs in the EFL are certainly more dependent on matchday revenue, especially in League One and League Two. “We lost probably our most lucrative game of the season against Sunderland 24 hours before it was due to take place (on March 14). “Also, the club were particularly affected by games against local teams that were scheduled for Saturdays being rearranged for midweek. “All clubs are really struggling without that income and it does create a big financial hole. “That lack of income is a real problem for football clubs and businesses in general right now. “The true nature of the impact will be more definable when we know more about when and how football will return in League One.” However, Mansford believes the backing of Blackpool-born businessman Sadler will spare the Seasiders the “dire consequences” possibly facing some clubs. He added: “We are very fortunate to have a very supportive owner in Simon Sadler, although the magnitude of loss that the club is facing is severe. “We will face some tough decisions, like all clubs and businesses, but some clubs could face dire consequences and potentially go out of business. “We believe we are in a good position to come through this period in a stable state.” TALKING POINT --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seasiders-podcast/message

Former Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Southampton and Preston striker Brett Ormerod joined Gareth Seddon and Jordan Hulme to discuss a career that took him from working part time in a textile factory whilst playing for Accrington to playing in the Premier League.✍️ Beer52 have provided us with an exclusive link to get 10 beers and a snack for the price of the postage which is £4.95!Claim HERE: beer52.com/trials---------------------------------------------------------------------------✍️ The Athletic are giving I Had Trials Once listeners a FREE 7-day trial when you join through our exclusive link... ⚽Claim yours here!

In this episode Im joined by Blackpool Fc womens goalkeeper coach Ciaren Pack who is my vert good contact in Jersey.  So im recording this from Jersey as this week we had the Jersey camp this weekend with a good friend of mine stuart owens.  The goalkeepers train every day along with a load of activities to fill out the days like surfing, foot golf and paint ball. Its great to see all the kids off their mobile phones and just being outside all day mixing with each other while training and challenging each other in different areas.   If you would like to join us on another DGUK event then please visit the website...   www.developinggoalkeepinguk.com 

Blackpool FC's new owner, Timmy Mallet's phone box and Abbeystead's moorland classroom. Plus, a seagull update, new arrivals at Martin Mere and zookeeper John Barnes.

Blackpool was the scene of our first ever Who Are Ya episode, where we joined an Anti-Oyston protest march. Thanks to the hard work, dedication and persistence of Blackpool FC supporters, they Oystons have at long last been ousted.  Nearly two years after we recorded the first Who Are Ya, we joined the Blackpool fans again - as the Bloomfield Road turnstiles welcomed back so many old friends. Here is a short episode, where they tell us in their own words, what it means to be going home. Twitter: @WhoAreYaPod We'd love you to share this episode however you can. Interviews by David Cowlishaw

It's Monday the 11th March 2019 and in tonight's show we discuss the fans long awaited return to Bloomfield Road, the Southend and Accrington games, media reaction to Blackpool FC, the EFL (again!) and an exclusive Q&A session with newly appointed Board Member, HRH Tim Fielding for an insight into the current goings on in the boardroom at Blackpool Football Club....this is Seasiders Podcast episode 128....Blackpool are Back!

In the week where the Oystons were legally removed as directors of Blackpool FC, the chair of the Blackpool Supporters' Trust, Christine Seddon, joined Ady and Al on air to tell us the brief history of their involvement, and what the immediate future holds for the club. This was part of The Albion Roar, broadcast on Radio Reverb 97.2FM in Brighton & Hove on 2nd March 2019.

This week, Race to the Bottom talks with @EveorEvie from the Tangerine Knights. We discuss theire #OystonOut Campaign alongside the #Notapennymore movement. Fan activism is proving to be a powerful and positive model for change. The Tangerine Knights and other protest groups united in the #OystonOut finally have the reality of their club being returned to normality. After their memorable season in the 2010-2011 Premier League season, Blackpool FC should have seen millions of pounds, passed down throughout the club. Alas, this couldn't have been further from the truth, as fans saw the money funneled into various Oyston business projects. This was finally addressed by a High Court in November 2018, when a judge ruled Owen Oyston had illegitimately stripped the club of assets. With the removal of the Oyston family as owners of the club, this weekend's away fixture to Bristol City, stands to be a momentous day for all Blackpool fans, post #OystonOut. I talk with @EveorEvie about the sacrifices made by fan activists of the club. Finally, we look at what is next for @KnightTangerine , who have their sights on raising awareness on governance issues that are rife throughout the EFL. Should you wish to lend your support to @TangerineKnights or @BlackpoolST please follow them thought their Twitter and Facebook links. Please subscribe and share the podcast with fellow listeners via iTunes, Soundcloud and Spotify.

Karl Oyston was removed from the Blackpool FC board by receivers yesterday. This following many years of controversy, including having been found to be “illegitimately stripping” the club. Blackpool Supporter Joe Atherton joined Harley Thorne for the latest episode of our build up series.Support the show (https://patreon.com/gascast)

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita look back at our FA Cup 3rd Round victory over Blackpool, discuss the young prospects at the club, and dive headfirst into transfer speculation. They also talk about Croatian commentators, loan managers, bad player sales, and a whole load of other stuff. Listen […]

John and Neil from The Anfield Wrap came down from Liverpool to offer their take on life in the Premier League. Kieran Maguire, also working in Liverpool, talked about the possibilities of a Liverpool taker over, and a Blackpool FC buy-out. Plus there were discussions on Manchester United, Romelu Lukaku, Crystal Palace nil, and idiots storming the exit gates. Plus Phil Shelley's Shirt of the Week is a familiar club name.

'Everywhere you went in Blackpool, people were talking about it. Going to the likes of Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge and taking on the best players in the world, you were really pinching yourself. Those three or four years were incredible and something I'll never ever forget.' Blackpool legend Stephen Crainey reflects on a period at Blackpool FC that went down in English football history. It was a time when over 100,000 people lined Blackpool's famous promenade as the Seasiders shook up the game when they wandered into uncharted territory. It was also a special time for their manager Ian Holloway, whose boisterous and addictive personality was set free on the Premier League. 'As a player, you wanted to run through brick walls for him. He was incredible and we knew the press would love him', added Crainey. Six years on and the Tangerine dream is well and truly over with the club currently languishing in England's fourth tier league. The former Scotland international joins Dave O'Grady and Stephen Elliott on Sportdec's Football League Show to tell an amazing story of life along the Fylde during and after Blackpool's football hay day. If you like what you hear on the show, please let us know by tweeting @SportdecApp.

Join Alan West, Paul Williams and the Post’s Reading FC reporter Jonny Fordham for the Reading FC Royals Post podcast. Alan West, Paul Williams and the Reading Post’s Jonny Fordham preview Saturday’s clash with West Ham United and review Benik Afobe’s debut against Blackpool. In pub chat the lads discuss what the team might look like next season as well as give their thoughts on the players in and around the squad. More on Reading Football Club at http://www.getreading.co.uk/readingfc

In episode 45 of Janey Godley’s Podcast the mother and daughter duo discuss the fortunes of Blackpool FC and her Ashley’s latest Ian Holloway quote. The ladies pour over the latest news issues regarding Ken Clarke and his ‘rape’ comments (due to unforeseen circumstances our segment on Ken Clarke has been removed) and Nadine Dorries who made horrific comments regarding child sex abuse.   The story of the Dennistoun shootings at the Glasgow fair of 1990 with Wild Bill Hickok from Susie Sioux/Yvonne get an airing and Ashley does a Wayne Rooney! The couple talk about Janey’s funeral and what music will be played and Janey talks of her night in the emergency room.   You can check out all our videos on YouTube.   Order “Handstands in the Dark” Paper Back or in EBook   Please rate us or leave a comment on PodOmatic, ITunes or Facebook   You can find all the info regarding Janey’s live shows by just clicking Gigs!   If you would like to support our podcast then please do so by clicking onto Our Donate Page and donate via PayPal.