Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating

41:13

Home Is Where The Heart Is 5 - Villa Park

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/10/06

It’s the turn of Aston Villa fan Ivan McDouall to open his heart to Gary Thacker on the subject of his favourite football ground - Villa Park. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com

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43:08

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.20c England v...

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2026/10/02

England host Ireland at Wembley in a European Championship qualifier having already made it through to the Italian beanfeast in prospect.It’s basically a game of no halves, a Wembley night where precious little happens. Drama comes courtesy of a collision between David Johnson and Gerry Peyton, where after the magical properties of a sponge soaked in water fail to get him back on his feet, Johnson is carried off on a stretcher. Peyton makes his whoozy way to the touchline to be replaced too.As ever

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26:35

Home Is Where The Heart Is 4 - The Victoria Ground

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/09/29

Joe Byatt talks to Gary Thacker about his memories of Stoke City’s Victoria Ground - with a bit of Bet365 thrown in for good measure. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com

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42:57

Home Is Where The Heart Is 3 - The Hawthorns

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/09/22

It’s Dave Bowler’s turn to tell Gary Thacker all about the ground he calls home - The Hawthorns. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com

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22:11

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.20b: Luton Town v...

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/09/18

A mystery own goal at Kenilworth Road is resolved by Moore of the Yard, an early appearance for Gary Lineker on Match of the Day, Eddie Kelly threatens a referee with violence, and the Filbert Street Ultras throw a bottle of Fairy Liquid at the Newcastle goalkeeper. Then, join us for Turf Moor On Ice, starring Leighton James. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com

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44:44

Home Is Where The Heart Is 2 - Anfield

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/09/15

In the second of our new Series, Steven Scragg tells Gary Thacker all about the stadium he calls home - Anfield. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com

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46:44

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.20a Derby County v...

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/09/11

The Baseball Ground in February 1980 and the relegation haunted Rams are banking on new signing Alan Biley to fire them out of trouble. Sporting a glorious mullet, Biley is a vision in Derby’s satin-look white shirt which he wears over his shorts and almost down to his knees, like Rod Stewart in a fetish nightie.Do we think he’s sexy? Not when he’s being carried off on a stretcher.To White Hart Lane, where a parachutist ends up in Tottenham High Road, the referee sports the most extravagant syrup,

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49:11

Home Is Where The Heart Is 1 - Wembley

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/09/08

In the first of a new series hosted by Gary Thacker, he talks to Chris Lepkowski about a stadium that is close to his heart - Wembley. What makes it special, what are Chris’ memories of the place, and how does the new measure up to the old? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com

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30:35

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.19d FA Cup Fourth...

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2026/09/04

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Clive Thomas show, with occasional guest appearances from Tottenham and Swindon. The whistler from Porthcawl gives an indirect free-kick inside the area for an innocuous foul that persuaded Ossie Ardiles to dive from 10 yards outside the box, but he’s only just warming up. He gives Swindon a penalty that nobody is claiming, allows Gerry Armstrong to score a goal that even he thinks is offside and gives Spurs another indirect free-kick in the box, then blows for

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24:41

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.19c FA Cup Fourth...

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/08/28

Free-scoring Swindon entertain Spurs whose season broadly hinges on coming through this tie, with Clive Thomas officiating. It’s enough to give Keith Burkinshaw a sleepless night.The County Ground is rammed. We’ve got kids on the running track, standing behind a wall of police, fans perched on the top of a clock behind the uncovered stand, it’s an absolute jamboree for anybody interested in health and safety. It gets better / worse when a fire breaks out in the vicinity of the pylon and the poor

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70:36

Just Look At His Face: 1973 FA Cup final

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/08/25

One of the great FA Cup finals from the competition’s greatest decade. If you want iconic FA Cup moments, there’s Porterfield’s goal or Montgomery’s save, supplemented by lesser known incidents like Richie Pitt slicing Allan Clarke in half after 30 seconds.In the company of Sunderland fan Bill Hern, there behind that goal as a 16-year-old, Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler look back on a cup final where the Second Division produced a first winner in 42 years, and Leeds United were made to look second

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45:41

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.19b FA Cup Fourth...

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2026/08/21

The fourth round of the FA Cup gives us a heavyweight clash between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, and it does not disappoint, in any respect.With Kenny Burns left on the bench to avoid a booking that would bring with it suspension, it’s up to Larry Lloyd to fly the flag for Kenny Burns Corner. He does it majestically, for as he and David Johnson go up for a header, by the time Johnson hits the turf, he has been relieved of both boots and is left to check that he still has both his ankles. If you

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90:35

Beautifully Brought Down By Bergkamp: Graham Taylor's...

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/08/18

England reaching the semi-finals of major tournaments is not a new thing - it happened in 1990 and 1996.In between, the Three Lions were managed by Graham Taylor during a hapless period when England bombed at Euro 92 and failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup.Joy Byatt, Michael Hamlen, Chris Lepkowski and Aidan Williams revisit one of the most bewildering periods in the England national team’s history.Expect Paul Gascoigne tomfoolery, Carlton Palmer call-ups, dodgy refereeing decisions, rotten

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35:33

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.19a FA Cup Fourth...

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/08/14

Wigan’s Scouse diaspora head for Goodison Park but they are undone by Everton suddenly tumbling that with Latchford and Kidd in the middle, employing a winger might be a shrewd move. Always the bridesmaid, never McBride until this game, but Joe grabs his chance when it comes. Meanwhile, it’s CSI:Brian Moore as he investigates the curious incident of Kidd’s elbow, John Bailey taking on the role of Boutros Boutros-Ghali.There’s a seven goal thriller at Watford as they take on non-league Harlow Town

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123:59

La Pausa: Encounters 3

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2026/08/12

In the1920s, the Olympic football competition was widely regarded as the World Championships for the game. Uruguay triumphed in both the 1924 and 1928 tournaments, before going on to win the first World Cup in 1930. How did so small a country become the first dominant force in the game? In this episode, Dr Pete Watson offers some answers, while Steven Scragg and Gary Thacker chip in with a few thoughts, and Stu Horsfield deals with animated references and keeps everything in order - well, sort of

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40:39

Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.18b Brentford v...

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/08/07

A trip to Division Three and Griffin Park, with visiting manager Jack Charlton surely knocking back a pint at the pubs to be found on each corner of the old ground.Hornsby finds his range to put Wednesday ahead from distance, followed by a Beanoesque penalty box stramash and the kind of miss they were still talking about when Brentford moved out of Griffin Park 40-odd years later. To further gild the lily, the player in question – naming no names, but it’s Steve Phillips - could have had a living as

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102:45

La Pausa: Encounters 2

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/08/04

In this episode, Stu Horsfield gamely battles to keep a semblance of order as Dr Pete Watson, aided, abetted and often distracted by Steven Scragg and Gary Thacker, discusses the fate of some of South America’s most celebrated clubs - plus a few lesser known ones too - when they blazed a pioneering trail across the Atlantic to Europe in pursuit glory, fame and fortune. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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65:09

The Book Corner: Norman Giller World Cup 1966

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2026/07/30

The doyen of football writing, Norman Giller, is back with his latest book, having long since sailed past the century of tomes from his pen.This one is a detailed look at the World Cup in 1966, from soup to nuts, or from breakfast to Jack Charlton finding himself in an unknown house in Walthamstow anyway. Norman was the one journalist to get dressing room access on the day and, using that and his unparalleled relationships with so many of the main players, he pieces together a minute by minute story

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70:19

Just Look At His Face: 1972 FA Cup final

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/07/28

The centenary FA Cup final in all its splendour at Wembley in 1972 as Leeds United, still in search of a first FA Cup, take on the holders, Arsenal.Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler arrive at Wembley via the usual highways and byways, including a trip to Brisbane Road, a bomb scare and a crate of champagne demolished by a Birmingham City chairman. The chances of the YBTAHOAB team ever getting MBEs are fatally wounded with some observations on the Queen’s car parking provision and the youthful habits of

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92:59

You Have To Say That's Magnificent: Can England Ever...

Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating ·

2026/07/20

So it’s now 60 years and counting since England last won a major tournament after finishing third in the 2026 World Cup.The scars from snatching defeat from the jaws of victory may still be vivid, but the England agnostic wing of YBTAHOAB bravely rip off the plaster to delve deep into the wounds to see just why it is that England always fail – and can they ever succeed?Taking a different tack from team selections, substitutions and events purely on the field, Steven Scragg, Dr Pete Watson and Dave

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