• When Football Began Again

  • By: Carl Jones
  • Podcast
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When Football Began Again

By: Carl Jones
  • Summary

  • The podcast that takes a nostalgic look at the Premier League era. Carl Jones is joined by comedians, famous faces, ex-players and super fans to revisit the illustrious history of the English top flight since 1992 and, occasionally, dig a little deeper into the archives too. From Brian Deane's opening goal to the present day, we'll delve into the iconic moments, seminal players, era-defining games and unforgettable goals that transformed England's top flight into one of the most watched sporting leagues in the world. Subscribe now to get every episode delivered to your device and get involved with the show by emailing whenfootballbeganagain@gmail.com
    2023
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Episodes
  • #42: Man United's Treble-winning season with author Rob Carless who picks his best games of 98/99
    May 20 2024

    Today's guest is author Rob Carless who shares his memorable matches from 1998/99. We also cover his new book, Three Games In May, breaking down Manchester United's historic Treble - none of which were won untul those final three games.

    In between remembering Fergie's men's historic achievement, Rob dips into some of his favourite moment from the season, including the inspirational captaincy of Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs scoring a solo goal for the ages, Jaap Stam's difficult initial adaption to life in the Premier League and David Beckham finding redemption post-France '98.

    Rob also remembers some of the memorable moments for his own beloved Aston Villa, including losing Dwight Yorke to Old Trafford, topping the league at the halfway point of the season and an unfortunate festive-themed air display where we update on how a parachuting Santa Claus recovered from a rather dramatic accident.

    We'll also reveal the winner of the Premier League's greatest ever Burundian based on your votes from last week's show.

    Enjoyed the show? Please subscribe, leave us a 5* review and pass the pod to anyone who you think will enjoy it. You can also find us on social media where we'll have Twitter polls, highlights from the show and nostalgic clips from yesteryear.

    You can grab a copy of Rob's book here: https://www.bobsbooks66.co.uk/

    You can now also buy me a coffee/beer! If you can afford to and want to make a small contribution to the running costs of the show, visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whenfootballbeganagain

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    YouTube: @whenfootballbeganagainpod

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    You can also get in touch via whenfootballbeganagain@gmail.com with your own memories - we'll share as many as we can in future episodes.

    #MUFC #PremierLeague #FootballPodcast #90sFootball
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    58 mins
  • #41 Reading FC in the Premier League (part two) with Sam Michael and Johnny Hunt
    May 14 2024

    Host Carl Jones is joined by comedian and host of Comedians Talking About Football, Sam Michael and Royals superfan and terrace cult hero Johnny Hunt to continue the count up the all-time Premier League table as we reach 43rd place and Reading FC.

    In this second episode, we cover Reading's second spell in the top flight, the near miss of a return in 2017 and the intervening years that have seen the club fall to the brink of extinction thanks to the disastrous ownership of Dai Yongge.

    There's an emotional call to arms from both guests and a plea to the wider footballing world not to take for granted that it might never happen to them. We also remember Eamonn Dolan, a key factor in The Royals' success over the years, as well as looking back on some of the wildest results of any club in recent seasons, with a 7-5, 7-4 and 6-4 defeat to chew over.

    We'll also put a chaotic Premier League Reading XI into the archives, it's more slim pickings for the Premier League's greatest Burundian of all-time and we end on a Royals-themed round of Play Your Apps Right that gets predictably heated.

    Enjoyed the show? Please subscribe, leave us a 5* review, subscribe on YouTube for video episodes and additional content and pass the pod to anyone who you think will enjoy it. You can also find us on social media where we'll have Twitter polls, highlights from the show and nostalgic clips from yesteryear.

    You can now also buy me a coffee/beer! If you can afford to and want to make a small contribution to the running costs of the show, visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whenfootballbeganagain

    Listen: https://podfollow.com/when-football-began-again

    YouTube: @whenfootballbeganagainpod

    Instagram: whenfootybeganagainpod

    Facebook: @WhenFootyBeganAgainPod

    Twitter: @WFBApod

    TikTok: whenfootballbegan

    Buy Me A Beer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whenfootballbeganagain

    You can also get in touch via whenfootballbeganagain@gmail.com with your own memories - we'll share as many as we can in future episodes.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • #40 Reading FC in the Premier League (part one) with Sam Michael and Johnny Hunt
    May 13 2024

    Host Carl Jones is joined by comedian and host of Comedians Talking About Football, Sam Michael and Royals superfan and terrace cult hero Johnny Hunt to continue the count up the all-time Premier League table as we reach 43rd place and Reading FC.

    In this first episode of a packed double-header, we take a dip into the archives for a potted history of The Royals before covering how Sir John Madejski built a stadium in his own name that would eventually see a record-breaking Steve Coppell side rise to the top flight for the first time in the Berkshire club's history.

    A fantastic first season sees Reading pushing for the European spots before second season syndrome kicked in and they returned to the Championship - we cover where the lads think it went wrong.

    Make sure you subscribe for part two where we cover the second spell in the top flight and the reign of Dai Yongge among other things.

    Enjoyed the show? Please subscribe, leave us a 5* review, subscribe on YouTube for video episodes and additional content and pass the pod to anyone who you think will enjoy it. You can also find us on social media where we'll have Twitter polls, highlights from the show and nostalgic clips from yesteryear.

    You can now also buy me a coffee/beer! If you can afford to and want to make a small contribution to the running costs of the show, visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whenfootballbeganagain

    Listen: https://podfollow.com/when-football-began-again

    YouTube: @whenfootballbeganagainpod

    Instagram: whenfootybeganagainpod

    Facebook: @WhenFootyBeganAgainPod

    Twitter: @WFBApod

    TikTok: whenfootballbegan

    Buy Me A Beer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whenfootballbeganagain

    You can also get in touch via whenfootballbeganagain@gmail.com with your own memories - we'll share as many as we can in future episodes.

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    52 mins

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