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These Football Times

These Football Times

Traversing the world of football in search of the stories that matter, brought to you by expert journalists and guests. Check out our print magazine.

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49:02

The future of international football

These Football Times ·

2024/10/13

Is the expansion and commercialisation of club football harming the spirit of the international game? Rob Fletcher, Aidan Williams and Gary Thacker look at the future for international football, ask where it lies within our affections, and ask the eternal question: why does the national stadium have to be in London?

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116:34

A decade of 90s football: 1989/90

These Football Times ·

2024/10/11

A final hurrah for Liverpool, a surprising challenge from Villa Park that earns Graham Taylor the England job, Rangers march on under Graeme Souness while stealing the signature of Mo Johnston from under Celtic’s nose, the outcome of the Taylor Report: the 1990s splutters into life, trying to create its own atmosphere.

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76:10

Admiral: 50 years of replica kits

These Football Times ·

2024/10/08

It's been 50 years since Admiral took the football world by storm with the first of their range of kits that have become icons, from Leeds to West Ham, Coventry to Queen’s Park, Spurs to Saudi and the NASL to Hearts. There’s a magnificent new book out to celebrate half a century of reinventing football fashion. Theo Hamburger and John Devlin join Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler to revel in some of the most remarkable kits ever to adorn a monolithic centre-half.

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50:49

Do footballers play too many games?

These Football Times ·

2024/10/06

A number of the game’s top players have said they are being worked into the ground and have threatened strike action if something isn’t done about it. Are they right, or are they really carrying as heavy a workload as they suggest? Is it a top four issue only? Is it actually their demands for bigger and bigger salaries that is the main driver of the expanding fixture list?

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27:02

From the 80s to the 90s

These Football Times ·

2024/10/03

It’s the Doctor Who episode of our ongoing trawl through the footballing decades as, following his masterful hosting of the 70s and 80s series, Steven Scragg morphs seamlessly into Rob Fletcher, your master of ceremonies for the upcoming 90s pods. Get on board here.

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34:10

One Love: Newcastle United

These Football Times ·

2024/09/30

In a new series, Gary Thacker quizzes the team on the team they support. Why, best and worst moments, favourite players, those they’d like to forget, plus the nuclear question: could you ever support anyone else? Aidan Williams is first up with tales of a life in thrall to Newcastle United. Well, most of the time.

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55:09

Whose club is it anyway?

These Football Times ·

2024/09/29

Does it matter who owns our football clubs? That’s a question that goes to the heart of what English football is for in the 21st century and for whose benefit it operates. Delving into the detail are Rob Fletcher (Middlesbrough), Gary Thacker (Chelsea) and Matthew Gibbs (Birmingham).

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52:31

Is league position more important than trophies?

These Football Times ·

2024/09/22

Has league position - and the large cheque that comes with it - become more important than winning a trophy? Should a club get the open top bus out for finishing 13th rather than for winning the League Cup? And is the gulf between what the fans want and what the club’s accountants want now at breaking point?

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71:27

The final years of Sir Alf Ramsay's England reign

These Football Times ·

2024/09/19

End Of An Era makes a welcome return as Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler mull over the final years of Alf Ramsey’s tenure with England, as his side went from wingless wonders to winless wonders. Where did it all go wrong? We delve into the detail.

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48:29

The Game: new Champions League, FFP, PSR and more

These Football Times ·

2024/09/15

A new series exploring issues in the game today. The Champions League is nearly upon us and it has taken on a slightly bewildering new format. The team try to pick their way through that and any potentially unintended consequences that might arise, as well as looking back at the summer transfer window and the murky world of FFP, PSR and other acronyms. We reckon only Birmingham have got it sussed ...

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51:42

Alan Kennedy and Newcastle's FA Cup run of 1973/74

These Football Times ·

2024/09/05

Over the course of a glittering career, Alan Kennedy won pretty much everything that there was to win during his time with Liverpool, but the closest he got to an FA Cup winners medal was in his time at Newcastle , who went all the way to the final in 1974. Fifty years on, we spoke to Alan about a season of riots, tea dances and Tommy Smith.

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34:01

Jim Cumbes and Aston Villa’s 1975 League Cup glory

These Football Times ·

2024/08/26

Coming up to the 50th anniversary of Aston Villa’s 1975 League Cup win, the precursor to promotion from Division Two that season, Dave Bowler talks to Villa goalkeeper – and Worcestershire opening bowler – Jim Cumbes about that season.

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70:34

The future of club ownership in Argentina

These Football Times ·

2024/08/12

President Javier Milei’s drive to deregulate football ownership in Argentina could mean a massive change in club ownership. What could this result in for some of the continent’s biggest clubs? Gary Thacker, Pete Watson and Matthew Gibbs explore the implications.

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75:45

Double Diamond: 100 Years of Umbro

These Football Times ·

2024/08/08

For fans of football kits, we are taking you to podcast heaven as TFT’s very own Alex Ireland talks us through his new book, Double Diamond: 100 Years of Umbro. Rob Fletcher and Steven Scragg are suitably attired as they quiz Alex on the company that is more synonymous with football’s greatest kits and biggest moments than any other kit manufacturer.

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75:11

Following Southgate ...

These Football Times ·

2024/08/06

The football season is nearly upon us and that means we’ll fairly shortly be putting the league on hold for an international break. With that in mind, under the chairmanship of Gary Thacker, Chris Lepkowski, Dr David Turner and Dave Bowler reflect on Gareth Southgate’s tenure as England, debate the qualities his successor will need, and run the rule over the early favourites for the job.

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77:40

Chaos, Controversy and that kung-fu kick

These Football Times ·

2024/08/02

Rob Fletcher is back with his second book on 90s football, and a blockbuster it is too. 1994/95 is under the spotlight in Chaos, Controversy and That Kung-Fu Kick and Rob is with us to trawl through a campaign that had enough incident to last a decade. From Klinsmann to Cantona, bungs to drugs, and the SAS to the sack race, Alex Ireland and Dave Bowler join Rob on a riotous ride.

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79:16

The South America Files: Uruguay 5s

These Football Times ·

2024/07/21

The one where Gary Thacker breaks the podcast. Ahead of a new These Football Times magazine devoted to the might of Uruguayan football, the South America Files team tries to select the nation’s finest five-a-side team. Chaos ensues.

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56:14

Néstor Lorenzo and the renaissance of Colombia

These Football Times ·

2024/07/11

As Colombia prepare for their first Copa América final since 2001, Gary Thacker, Steven Scragg and Pete Watson trace the reasons for their renaissance under coach Néstor Loreno, look ahead to the final itself and discuss the domestic implications of their tournament exploits.

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48:50

Los Leones: the unique story of Athletic Club

These Football Times ·

2024/07/03

Author Christopher James Evans finds himself in the Centre Circle to discuss his excellent book on the history of Athletic Club. We would call it the last word on the club, but as they keep winning trophies, he has to keep adding chapters.

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64:26

The South America Files: Argentina 5s

These Football Times ·

2024/06/27

Pending a new in-depth South America Files series coming your way shortly, the team have produced this pilot project: pick the greatest five-a-side team possible from each of South America’s constituent countries. Think of it as the South America Files meets Mount Rushmore. We road test it by trying to compile Argentina’s finest five-a-side team.

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