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Nostalgia Ultras

Ste McGovern

The football show living off past glories. Brought to you by Ste McGovern. Fueled by biscuits.

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#33: Farewell, Diego

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2020/11/30

Following the sudden passing of Diego Maradona, we decided we had to pay tribute to the Argentina legend.Ste McGovern and Colm Boohig caught up to discuss our reaction to his passing, why he avoided the sad fate of George Best, look at the problematic side of a “raging dickhead”, and why the England game in 1986 defined his career. We also revisited the podcast we recorded about Maradona in 2018 in the aftermath of his antics at the World Cup in Russia, so you can listen to that in the second

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#32: Neville Southall on football, not putting up...

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2020/09/17

Yes, that’s right. The actual Neville Southall – the goalkeeping legend once considered the best in the world for a period in the eighties – joins us on the Nostalgia Ultras podcast. Needless to say this is the biggest interview I have done in the two year existence of this show. The former Everton and […]

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#31: Football stadia old and new

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2020/08/18

What is about football stadiums that we hold so dear to our heart? They’re only bricks and mortar after all. But it’s also so much more than that. It’s where memories are made, where we make our fortnightly pilgrimage, where individuals come together as one homogenous mass to get behind a common goal. The football […]

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#30: Barcelona, Guardiola and the legacy of the 2009...

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2020/05/27

We’re back with a new episode of the podcast and this time we’re talking about one of the most dominant teams in football history: Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona. I was delighted to be joined by Darryl Geraghty, a football writer who covers the League of Ireland, but is also mad about Spanish football and is a […]

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#29: Atalanta and Italian football culture

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2020/03/30

Just like the bus, you wait ages for a Nostalgia Ultras podcast and two come along in quick succession. Well, quick for us anyway. This is a special edition of the podcast, as it signals the return of the original trio: Ste McGovern, Colm Boohig and the immaculate emigrant himself, Conor Clancy. In celebration of the return of The Artist Formerly Known As Concalcio, we've decided to talk about his favourite team (other than the mighty Bray Wanderers, obviously) Atalanta and Italian football

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#28: Bielsa at Bilbao and beyond with Ben Jarman

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2020/03/16

Marcelo Bielsa is one of the most influential football managers in the modern era, shaping many of the tactical trends that pervade the game today. Ste McGovern is joined by Ben Jarman to discuss his amazing legacy and intense obsessiveness on the latest episode of the Nostalgia Ultras podcast. We touch on his time at Athletic […]

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#27: Where have all the hard bastards gone?

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2019/06/18

Your typical hard man of football — the no-nonsense, hard tackling, kick-it-into-Row-Z, tough bastard of a footballer — used to be a staple of the game. Every team in England needed one if you were to win a game of football. Some players, like Vinnie Jones, made a career out of it when they had […]

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#26: The Best Premier League Title Races Ever

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2019/05/17

What was the greatest title race of all time? Was it 1996 when Manchester United and Newcastle United went head to head? Perhaps it was Arsenal overcoming an 11 point deficit in 1998 to win their first league title under Arsene Wenger? Or maybe it was Liverpool slipping up to Manchester City in 2014? In light of the insanely close battle between Liverpool and City for this year's title, Ste McGovern, Peter Henry and Maurice Brosnan discuss some of the most entertaining, thrilling and dramatic

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#15: How Atletico Madrid Broke Up LaLiga’s Duopoly

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/08/23

How did Atletico Madrid, a club eternally in the shadow of their city rivals, win LaLiga and reach two Champions League finals? Euan McTear, author of Hijacking LaLiga, talks to our host Ste McGovern about the significance of Atleti's league title in 2014, why they should have five Champions League titles instead of Bayern Munich, and how they broke the Spanish football duopoly of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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#14: The Patron Saint Of Wasted Talent

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/08/16

Stephen Ireland was his country's great white hope when he came on the scene as a prodigious young talent in 2005. Through a combination of injuries, controversies and poor form, his creative skill and footballing talents have gone to waste. Ste, Colm and a departing Conor wonder what constitutes a wasted talent in football, who are the best examples and is Stephen Ireland the biggest one of them all.

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#13: The Football Transfers No One Saw Coming

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2018/08/09

Transfer deadline day always brings a surprise or two, so we decided to talk about some of the most surprising deals in recent memory. From Robinho's shock move to Man City, to Claudio Caniggia settling in Scotland, there are countless examples of player moves that no one saw coming. Ste, Colm and the prodigal son Conor sit down to discuss. Follow us on: https://twitter.com/nostalgiaultra5

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#12: The Grandfather Of Irish Football

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2018/08/02

Brian Kerr is one of the most influential figures in Irish football, producing some of the country's best talent as the FAI's youth manager in the nineties. Yet, he's not only out in the cold from the game, but he also divides opinion among football fans in Ireland. Some see Kerr as a legend, others as a jackeen fool. Ste McGovern and Colm Boohig discuss his legacy as a manager and why he's now performing a public service as a TV pundit. Like us on Facebook:

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#11: The Madness And Mysticism Of Diego Maradona

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/07/27

Diego Armando Maradona is not only one of the greatest sports people to have ever lived. He is an enigma who has lived every day of his life to the limit. Ste McGovern and Colm Boohig are joined by Maurice Brosnan of Balls.ie to talk about everything that makes the Argentine such a fascinating figure […]

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#10: The Most Important Signing In Premier League...

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/07/20

Listen To Our Latest Episode Covering Roy Keane: Subscribe On iTunes, Or Download Directly Here. This week marks a quarter of a century since Roy Keane’s landmark transfer to Manchester United from Nottingham Forest, but was it the most important signing in the history of the Premier League? Ste McGovern and Colm Boohig discuss the […]

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#9: The Last Great Tears Of An Irish Fan

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/06/28

Little did we know when Spain eliminated the Irish on penalties from the World Cup in Suwon back in 2002, it would be our last appearance at the tournament. Ste McGovern (Balls.ie), Conor Clancy (Forza Italian Football) and Colm Boohig (Storyful) reminisce on Ireland vs Spain, Damien Duff's best game in an Irish jersey, and why Ireland would have won with Roy Keane in the squad. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@nostalgiaultra5). Rate and review us on iTunes:

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#8: Celebrating England’s Glorious History Of Failure

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/06/14

The World Cup is here! You know what that means: it's time to watch English fans get ridiculously excited before it all comes crashing down, of course! England's failure to make any sort of impact at a major tournament in the past twenty years has been a great source of amusement for Irish football fans, and beyond. Ste McGovern (Balls.ie), Colm Boohig (Storyful) and Conor Clancy (Forza Italian Football) run through each English exit since France 98 to see which one they find the funniest. The

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#7: The Beloved UEFA Cup Winning Parma Side Of 1999

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/06/01

Few teams stir the emotions of neutral football fans quite like the glorious Parma side of the nineties. Ste and Conor return having not recorded together for a over a month now to talk about the ridiculous quality in the Parma team, how a small provincial club rose to the top table, and why it will never happen again. The Ultras also debate whether or not this iconic team are too romanticised and if Fabio Cannavaro really deserved to win the Balon d'Or in 2006. Let us know what you think by

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#6: The Irishman Who Saved FC Barcelona

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/05/13

Patrick O’Connell is not a household name when it comes to Irish football, but it should be. A footballer who grew up across the road from Croke Park, the Dubliner was the first Irishman to captain Manchester United, joining the Red Devils for a then record fee of £1000. But that’s not even the most […]

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#5: The Golden Goal Final

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/04/21

Was France-Italy the best final of the best international tournament ever? Ste, Conor and Colm discuss the dramatic Euro 2000 finale, which French players became a rally driver and a rap artist, classic chocolate bars, and chippers in Cork. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NostalgiaUltra5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NostalgiaUltras/

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#4: The Milan Derby

Nostalgia Ultras ·

2018/04/10

In 2005, the Champions League quarter-final between rivals AC Milan and Internazionale was abandoned amidst a flurry of flares and bottles raining down on the pitch. On the anniversary of that famous night Ste and Conor talk about the Milan Derby, how it started and why it's actually one of the friendlier rivalries in football. Find us on Facebook and Twitter, let us know your favourite memories of clashes between the Milanese clubs.

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