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Football Ruined My Life

Colin Shindler, Jon Holmes, Paul Kobrak (and the late Patrick Barclay)

When Football Ruined My Life started back at the beginning of 2023 it was the new podcast about old football. In it, distinguished football journalist Patrick Barclay joined with Colin Shindler, author of the best selling Manchester United Ruined My Life, and the Super Agent Jon Holmes (think Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton, Tony Woodcock etc.) to talk about football as it used to be in the days before the invention of the Premier League. For over 80 weekly episodes, the podcast viewed those days

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52:03

19. Sir Alf

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/09/08

He remains the only England manager to have won the men's World Cup. The FA sacked him when he was 54 and apart from a brief caretaker stint at Birmingham City his career was over. Is he loved or just admired? Was he a great manager? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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37:32

18. Carlisle

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/09/01

Feedback presenter Roger Bolton joins Colin and Paddy to talk about his home town team, their one season in the First Division and how to deal with what otherwise has been a football life of constant disappointment – plus his support for Liverpool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:53

17. Derby Games

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2023/08/25

The one fixture in a season that everyone is desperate to win. Is the religious origins of the Glasgow rivalry apparent elsewhere? Does the Merseyside derby deserve the title “The Friendly Derby”? Is loathing of the other team as bitter in Bristol and Norwich as it is in Manchester? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:32

16. Passion on the Sidelines

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2023/08/18

Who can forget Jurgen Klopp stretched out full length on his stomach as he protested a refereeing decision in the manner of an enraged toddler? Followed of course by a goal, producing a triumphant fist pump, a race along the touchline and almost immediately, a pulled hamstring - sent directly one would imagine by his Mummy and Daddy telling him not to be such a silly boy. But of course, he was demonstrating passion which is obviously a Good Thing. We love passionate managers and players. Don’t we

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52:37

15. Brian Clough

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/08/11

He was the one manager to whom nobody was indifferent. Love him or loathe him Brian Clough was a titan amongst English managers. Martin O’Neill joins the team to recall his time playing under him and to tell us how his own managerial career was influenced by time at Clough’s Nottingham Forest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:32

14. We're back! (Series 2 trailer)

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/08/04

The new podcast about old football returns next week on Friday 11th August - just as the new football season kicks off. If you've not already done so, subscribe now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13. Postbag and Holding Episode

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2023/04/28

Football Ruined My Life is taking a break for a few weeks so we can build up a new reserve of programmes for series 2. In the meantime, many listeners have made use of our email address - footballruinedmylife@gmail.com - and Colin Shindler dips into our postbag to share what you think of it all so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:30

12. England's Postwar Football Captains

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/04/21

From Billy Wright to Harry Kane, the team discusses each captain and asks the overall question, "Has there ever been a captain to rival Bobby Moore? (Spoiler Alert: No!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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44:25

11. Dirty Leeds?

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/04/14

Don Revie's Leeds United were one of the greatest club sides of the postwar era. The skills possessed by Giles, Bremner, Gray etc. were considerable - so is their "dirty" reputation unfair? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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37:49

10. Have Football Crowds Changed Since the 1960s?

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/04/07

We all lived through the gradual exacerbation of crowd violence. Why was it so bad in the 1970s and 1980s? Why did it become mixed up in Thatcherite politics? If we thought it had disappeared, the 2021 Euro final demonstrated that it hadn't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:27

9. Great Goalies

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/03/31

From Lev Yashin to Bert Trautmann, from Pat Jennings to Peter Shilton the game has been adorned by great goalies. What makes them special? Are they all crazy? Patrick Barclay defends Scottish goalkeepers from calumny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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35:27

8. Tottenham Hotspur's Double Winning Team 1960-1

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2023/03/24

Julie Welch, journalist and screenwriter of the Channel 4 film Those Glory Glory Days joins us to talk about Danny Blanchflower and the golden team that won the first double since 1897. Why have Spurs failed to achieve similar success for the past sixty years? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:04

7. Manchester United's Decline

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/03/17

The team compares the club's decline in the early 1970s after the retirement of Matt Busby with its decline after 2013 with the retirement of Alex Ferguson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:55

6. The Influence of 'Sports Report'

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2023/03/10

It's been going longer than we have. That familiar Out of the Blue signature tune unites every football supporter in the land. But does it still have the same impact on supporters as it did when we first listened to it in the 1950s? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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41:41

5. The Influence of Foreign Owners

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2023/03/03

They money's better for the players, the grounds are more comfortable for the spectators but has the English game lost something of its uniqueness with so many foreign owners, managers, coaches and players in the top flight? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:36

4. Great Players of the 1960s in the Premier League...

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/02/24

The team examine the careers of Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney, John Charles, George Best, Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton and wonder how they would fare in the modern game... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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39:44

3. Politics & Football: Burnley FC with Alastair...

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/02/17

Tony Blair's spin doctor confesses to his love for unfashionable Burnley, defends the notorious Burnley Chairman Bob Lord and surprises us with stories of David Blunkett's shrewd analysis of Sheffield Wednesday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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46:12

2. England's World Cup Teams: 1966 v 1970

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2023/02/10

Was the England team that defended the 1970 World Cup in Mexico better than the team that won it in 1966? (Spoiler Alert: yes!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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39:39

1. Our Childhood Heroes

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/02/03

Bert Trautmann, Alan Gilzean, Davie Gibson, and Colin Bell. Welcome to the first ever episode of Football Ruined My Life with Jon Holmes, Patrick Barclay, and Colin Shindler. In today's episode, Jon, Patrick and Colin discuss the first ever football matches they attended and the heroes who emerged out of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Trailer

Football Ruined My Life ·

2023/02/01

Football Ruined My Life is the new podcast about old football. Colin Shindler, author of the best selling Manchester United Ruined My Life, joins with the distinguished football journalist Patrick Barclay and the Super Agent Jon Holmes (think Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton, Tony Woodcock etc.) to talk about football as it used to be in the days before the invention of the Premier League. The podcast views those days fondly - though not uncritically - in comparison to today's game, which it views

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