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The Football Attic Podcast 23 - Best & Worst Apr 13, 2015

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Hi folks! It's podcast time again! So which exciting subject are we covering this time? We're not...nope! Rather than talk endlessly about one subject we decided to have fund and do a 'Best & Worst' list type thing, seeing as that's what the interweb seems to like these days. During the course of the show, we throw football nostalgia categories at each other (conversationally speaking) and discuss which are our favourite and least favourite things in those categories. So for instance, you may hear Chris asking Rich for his best and worst items in the category of 'Football Kits'. Rich will obviously pick 'England '82' as his best and 'Coventry City 87' as his worst... Wait a minute... That can't be right... :-) It's all entirely our opinion and therefore totally subjective, just the way it should be! ENJOY MOFOS!!!!

The Football Attic Podcast 22 - Stuck On You Panini Special Mar 12, 2015

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Football sticker enthusiasts: you have reached your aural Valhalla! The Football Attic is proud to present 80 minutes of discussion on the subject of sticker collecting featuring our very special guest, Greg Lansdowne. Greg's currently promoting his new book, 'Stuck On You: The Rise & Fall... & Rise of Panini Stickers', which looks into the history of self-adhesive football stickers in the UK. Having spoken to the great and the good from Panini, Merlin and many other great names down the years, Greg has put pen to paper to document the fascinating story of how we all got hooked on the great collecting craze for football lovers young and old. 'Stuck on You' is on sale now, but if you haven't got your copy yet, never fear - The Football Attic managed to catch up with Greg recently to bring you a personal take on some of the fascinating stories you'll find in the book. And if you sent in questions for Greg, you're in luck as our guest very kindly spent some time providing answers to all your Panini-related enquiries and disputes. Belly dancers, newspaper moguls and striking TV broadcasters... You'll find out all about these, plus stickers, cards and much more besides on The Football Attic Podcast 22!

The Football Attic Podcast 21 - Christmas Special Dec 24, 2014

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It's Christmas Eve (Christmas Day where Chris is) and Rich and Chris are selflessly giving up their time to waffle on about football related Christmas presents they got...or maybe wanted, but never did receive...they're both naughty boys after all! So sit back, enjoy and Merry Christmas to you all!

The Football Attic Podcast World Cup Extra No.2 Sep 16, 2014

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Rich and Jay from DesignFootball.com are back to finish off their review of the recent World Cup! We were going to cover other stuff too, but ended up quite engrossed in the land of FIFA so consider this the conclusion of our World Cup Extra... Once again Jay and Rich bicker over the pronunciation of certain footballing names, Rich moans about domestic football and Jay tries desperately to make sense of his love for Suarez...and fails... 'Ave it!

The Football Attic Podcast Extra No.2 - Vintage Football Sep 12, 2014

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The Football Attic loves going back to the 1970's and 1980's in search of fabulous nostalgia, but what happens when you go back even further - long before the Second World War and back further still to the late 1800's? The answer comes in the rich seam of wonderful stories about the players, teams and other football folk that made the early days of British football such a glorious era. To confirm that very fact, Chris O met up with Graham Sibley to talk about Chapman's Arsenal, a Twitter account that provides real-time insights into Arsenal Football Club during the late-1920's and early 1930's. There's also a discussion about the formative days of British football that will feature in an upcoming podcast series that Graham's currently working on. So if you fancy immersing yourself in a more innocent time when players had curly moustaches, centre-partings and very little money, why not listen in to The Football Attic Podcast Extra... you'll be glad you did.

The Football Attic Podcast 20 - A Football Attic Retrospective Aug 10, 2014

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The Football Attic is nearly 3 years old and we've reached the milestone that is our 20th Podcast...so what better way (any?) to celebrate than with a bit of good old fashioned back slapping? So, for your aural entertainment, sit back and let Chris and Rich guide you on a journey into the darkest corners of the Attic. Find out how it all started, hear what our favourite things have been and just enjoy the sound of 2 middle aged men indulging in self love...er...

The Football Attic Podcast World Cup Extra No.1 Jul 09, 2014

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There's a World Cup on don't ya know! To that end, Rich teamed up with Jay from DesignFootball.com to discuss the competition so far. The original plan was to record one a week, but as you may well know with Attic podcasts, that sort of regularity just aint gonna happen! As it goes, this one was recorded just before the last lot of group games started, so it's kinda way out of date, but hey...we'll put it out there anyway...Unjoy!

The Football Attic Podcast 19 - World Cup Films Jul 09, 2014

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What could be a better way to celebrate the spectacle that is a World Cup Finals than by distilling all the excitement and drama of 4 weeks of football into a 90 minute film...with all that excitement and drama removed? Yes folks, welcome to the world of the Official FIFA Films of the World Cup! Chris and Rich dissect all the existing films in what some might call a reductive manner...we'd say it's a fitting tribute ;-) Warning - contains gross stereotypes and regional accents!

The Football Attic Podcast 18 - World Cup Top 3s May 26, 2014

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The 2014 World Cup is less than a month away, so what better way to mark that occasion than by talking for an hour and a half about previous World Cups? We've done that before? What? Naaaaah! This is different cos like we are doin top 3s innit. Sick blud! So sit back and here all about the spectacular Soviet goal machine, Bulgarian tantrums and Scottish capitulations! And just what is Rich's problem with 2002?

The Football Attic Podcast 17 - Things You Don't See At Football Anymore Mar 23, 2014

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Thanks to Brian Brown for the suggestion - Things You Don't See At Football Anymore! Prepare for an hour of heavy nostalgia as we look back at things from a bygone era that you no longer see and probably never will again. It's all muddy pitches, long laces and crackly commentary from far off lands! It's not always a bad thing though...does anyone really want the backpass law repealed? Featuring a guest appearance from Rich's cat...

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