Episodes

  • When Italian football ruled Europe

    When Italian football ruled Europe
    Jul 9 2025
    We return to the Centre Circle with our guest Dominic Hougham to talk about his new book Veni Vidi Vici: When Italian Football Ruled Europe. If you are a fan of the golden age of Serie A in the 1980s and 90s, this is the book – and podcast – for you. Rob Fletcher and Steven Scragg, cappuccinos in hand, are along for the ride.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • A decade of 70s football: the 1970 FA Cup final

    A decade of 70s football: the 1970 FA Cup final
    Jul 7 2025
    Our 70s series returns and not with a mere bonus track but a supplementary book of learning that brings you everything you needed to know about each of the decade’s FA Cup finals.

    We start at Wembley, where there’s barely a blade of grass to be seen as Leeds and Chelsea join battle in a final that sets the tone for the rest of a golden decade in the FA Cup. Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler take you through a truly magnificent 120 minutes of football and ask the eternal question: what would Norman Hunter make of pickle juice?
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Aston Villa x The League Cup: 1993-1996

    Aston Villa x The League Cup: 1993-1996
    May 26 2025
    Rob Fletcher is joined by Ivan McDouall who talks about his excellent new book Only The Real Thing, which charts Aston Villa’s glory days in the League Cup from 1993 to 1996, as they carried off the Coca-Cola sponsored trophy twice in short order. Coke floats all round.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • A celebration of all things Aston Villa

    A celebration of all things Aston Villa
    May 18 2025
    The latest club magazine from These Football Times explores Aston Villa, from the days when they were central to forming the Football League through trials and tribulations in the third tier, on to winning the European Cup, and the current resurgence piloted by Unai Emery. TFT’s resident Villan, Ivan McDouall, joins Aidan Williams to discuss all the goodies you’ll find inside.
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    1 hr
  • Us x Them: Liverpool and Aston Villa

    Us x Them: Liverpool and Aston Villa
    May 12 2025
    Continuing our series where members of the team look at the relationships between their teams, Steven Scragg and Ivan McDouall discuss Liverpool against Aston Villa. Covering favourite games between the sides, nightmare afternoons, players for both teams guilty pleasures and otherwise, just how does these two teams rub up against each other?
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    52 mins
  • Goodbye to Goodison

    Goodbye to Goodison
    May 5 2025
    Everton prepare to leave their home of 133 years, Goodison Park, later this month, so we felt that we had to pay tribute to this venerable institution, one of the great cathedrals of English football. Dave Bowler is joined by Paul McParlan, a Goodison regular since the 1960s, to recall the Holy Trinity, the Boys’ Pen, Pele and Eusebio and plenty more in our farewell to the grand old ground.
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    58 mins
  • Us x Them: Liverpool and West Brom

    Us x Them: Liverpool and West Brom
    Apr 22 2025
    Kicking off a new series where members of the team look at the relationships between their teams, Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler discuss Liverpool against West Brom. Covering favourite games between the sides, nightmare afternoons, players for both teams, guilty pleasures and otherwise, just how do these teams rub up against each other?
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    46 mins
  • A decade of 60s football: the mission statement

    A decade of 60s football: the mission statement
    Apr 10 2025
    Coming soon to a podcast outlet near you. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, These Football Times brings you a new series, covering the glories of the 1960s. Steven Scragg, Paul McParlan and Dave Bowler will be your spirit guides through a remarkable decade. As a teaser, here are the kinds of things you can expect to hear all about.
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    35 mins