Nessun Dorma Retro Football Podcast

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S1 Ep16: Diego Armando Maradona! Mar 13, 2018

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We take off our shoes and paddle in the genius of the greatest of all time, El Diego. What made him so special and the impact he had on football and for us as viewers lucky enough to see him. There is also a full rundown and rating of those crowned The New Maradona in the past 30 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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S1 Ep15: Ireland under Jack Charlton Feb 27, 2018

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It's time to have a chat about the Jack Charlton period as manager of Ireland. We talk long balls, white baseball caps, Liam Brady's magazine based rebellion, Paul McGrath's genius and the many errors of Packie Bonner with Paul Doyle of The Guardian. We also find time to have a squint at the 1989 Ballon D'or list and ask, just who is Robby Langers and how did Derby County get in there?

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S1 Ep14: Graham Taylor's Watford Revolution Feb 13, 2018

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Watford's transformation for a Fourth Division side with a dog track for a stadium to First Division runners-up under the leadership of Graham Taylor and Elton John is pored over by Lee, Lionel Birnie and Mac Millings. Gerry Armstrong is our Watford related Journeyman Of The Week.

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S1 Ep13 Part 2: Transfer Records from Francis to Shearer (1990 -1996) Feb 08, 2018

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Part 2 of our ramble through the British transfer record from Trevor Francis's million pound move to Forest all the way to Shearer's £15m switch to Newcastle and everything in between. This episode takes us from 1990 to Shearer’s world record breaker in 1996. Given the hefty subject it turned into quite a marathon that we have split over two parts, Part 1 is already available. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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S1 Ep13 Part 1: Transfer Records from Francis to Shearer (1979-1989) Feb 06, 2018

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Part 1 of our ramble through the British transfer record from Trevor Francis's million pound move to Forest all the way to Shearer's £15m switch to Newcastle and everything in between. This episode takes us from 1979 to 1989 and there's also a pause to consider another Journeyman of the Week: Paul Merson.Given the hefty subject it turned into quite a marathon that we have split over two parts, so look out for the second installment later this week See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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S1 Ep12: Euro 96 Jan 23, 2018

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We discuss the summer of 1996 was quite as glorious as we all remember it with Lee Calvert, Rob Smyth and Mike Gibbons, author of When Football Came Home about Euro 96.There is also a retrospective of some of our favourite manager outburst, featuring Peter Reid, Big Ron, Sitton, Keegan, Jock Wallace and a quite magnificent set-piece marking related Neil Warnock fury among others. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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S1 Ep11: Paolo Di Canio's West Ham Jan 16, 2018

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We chat the Redknapp and Di Canio West Ham years with Jacob Steinberg, remember the late, great Cyrille Regis and have a long chat about one of our favourite 90s legends, Roberto Baggio.

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S1 Ep10: The Spice Boys Dec 19, 2017

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A chat about the Liverpool Spice Boys with Rob Smyth and Scott Murray: the players, tactics, stories and whether those bloody white suits caused history to judge them too harshly. There's also another Journeyman Of The Week and we pick some of our favourite festive period matches. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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S1 Ep9: Howard Wilkinson's Leeds Dec 12, 2017

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We discuss the Howard Wilkinson period at Leeds United with journalist Rob Bagchi and also find time to reflect on another defuncy competition from the 1980s and also a great goal you may not remember.

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S1 Ep8: Everton 1984-85 Dec 05, 2017

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A long chat about Everton's greatest season

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