89 Episodes

  1. 28. Goalscorers

    Published: 11/10/2023

  2. 27 The One with David Hamilton (on Fulham FC)

    Published: 11/3/2023

  3. 26. Scotland (& a brief tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton)

    Published: 10/27/2023

  4. 25. Fiction and Football

    Published: 10/20/2023

  5. 24. British Clubs in Europe

    Published: 10/13/2023

  6. 23. Bill Shankly

    Published: 10/6/2023

  7. 22. Grounds - Old & New

    Published: 9/29/2023

  8. 21. League Domination

    Published: 9/22/2023

  9. 20. Second Favourite Teams

    Published: 9/15/2023

  10. 19. Sir Alf

    Published: 9/8/2023

  11. 18. Carlisle

    Published: 9/1/2023

  12. 17. Derby Games

    Published: 8/25/2023

  13. 16. Passion on the Sidelines

    Published: 8/18/2023

  14. 15. Brian Clough

    Published: 8/11/2023

  15. 14. We're back! (Series 2 trailer)

    Published: 8/4/2023

  16. 13. Postbag and Holding Episode

    Published: 4/28/2023

  17. 12. England's Postwar Football Captains

    Published: 4/21/2023

  18. 11. Dirty Leeds?

    Published: 4/14/2023

  19. 10. Have Football Crowds Changed Since the 1960s?

    Published: 4/7/2023

  20. 9. Great Goalies

    Published: 3/31/2023

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Football Ruined My Life is the new podcast about old football.  Colin Shindler, author of the best selling Manchester United Ruined My Life, joins with the distinguished football journalist Patrick Barclay and the Super Agent Jon Holmes (think Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton, Tony Woodcock etc.) to talk about football as it used to be in the days before the invention of the Premier League.  The podcast views those days fondly - though not uncritically - in comparison to today's game, which it views critically though not unfondly. We welcome everyone who wants to remember Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Charlton, Brian Clough and Bill Shankly and the days when you went to a Football League ground to watch your football and didn't wait for it to arrive on television.  Nostalgic? Yes. Well informed? Certainly. But above all, it glories in the football of our youth when the game seemed charmingly innocent, full of skillful, good hearted, kindly men like Norman Hunter, Ron Harris and Peter Storey. Join us every week for a romp through the 1960s, 70s and 80s that will warm you like a cup of scalding hot Bovril.  Produced by Paul Kobrak. Contact the team at [email protected]