89 Episodes

  1. 8. Tottenham Hotspur's Double Winning Team 1960-1

    Published: 3/24/2023

  2. 7. Manchester United's Decline

    Published: 3/17/2023

  3. 6. The Influence of 'Sports Report'

    Published: 3/10/2023

  4. 5. The Influence of Foreign Owners

    Published: 3/3/2023

  5. 4. Great Players of the 1960s in the Premier League of the 2020s

    Published: 2/24/2023

  6. 3. Politics & Football: Burnley FC with Alastair Campbell

    Published: 2/17/2023

  7. 2. England's World Cup Teams: 1966 v 1970

    Published: 2/10/2023

  8. 1. Our Childhood Heroes

    Published: 2/3/2023

  9. Trailer

    Published: 2/1/2023

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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]