Footballing history is about to take place. Join us as we say goodbye and farewell to the English First Division and hello to a resurrected champion by the name of Leeds United. Led of course, by the enigmatic, mercurial, maverick - Eric Cantona! Please take two minutes to leave us a review and click here to listen to our episode on this year's FA …

MerseysideThe Premier League is approaching the horizion but who will take the First Division title from Liverpool's grasp as Kenny Dalglish shocks all of Merseyside, Alan Smith scores goals for "boring, boring" Arsenal and Sir Alex Fergusons claims his first European trophy for Manchester United. Please leave a review and click here to listen to o…

The trumpets blare for the changing of the guard. We see the rise of Leeds and the twist of fate that saves Sir Alex Ferguson's job and begins the rampage of Manchester United over the next two decades! It's the review of the 1989/1990 English First Division. Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Mancheste…

We delve into one of the most iconic and dramatic First Division finales in history! It comes down to the last day between the top two teams - you couldn't write it! We also discuss the impact of the Hillsborough tragedy and the ramifications it would create for the league moving forward. Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's …

It's the 1987/1988 English First Division and it is a doozy. Liverpool run rampant, the league says goodbye to two managerial stalwarts and the FA decides to pause the First Division three weeks from its conclusion in order to create a fantasy football tournament that fails spectacularly. Join us as we give you the rundown of a fantastic season! Fo…

The 1986/1987 English First Division is fascinating as Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool falter, Everton triumph but the fallout of Heysel is still felt. We also learned about Asda's role in saving Wolverhampton Wanderers from bankruptcy (yep, the supermarket!) and a special shoutout to Stuart Pearce's brother, Ray! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.…

It's the 1985/1986 English First Division review and we get to talk about just how good Gary Lineker was and his quite frankly ridiculous season! Truly a remarkable season! We see Manchester United throw away a dizzying lead and a dog-fight at the bottom of the league. It's truly a enthralling season but wait...there's more click the links below to…

The 1984/1985 English First Division is a relegation great escape for the ages! Stoke perform abysmally, Coventry do the unthinkable and Everton rises to the top as we see a shift in the power balance of Merseyside! It is also a historic season for all the wrong reasons, as tragedy and hooliganism mar the season with dire consequences. Follow & sub…

It's the 1983/1984 English First Division as Joe Fagan's Liverpool look to stay atop the tree! Southampton surprise and there's even a brief mention of Kevin Keegan's heroics for Newcastle. As you'd expect from our podcast there's also a great digression to discuss the 1998 celluloid classic "Sliding Doors" but which came first: the film or the phr…

It's finally here! The 2023 Christmas Special where our hosts, Adam and Lewis take each other on in "Tension!" It's a surprisingly tricky game where they both excel and embarass themselves in equal measure. Do you think you can beat their footballing knowledge? Then take them on and let us know how you got on! Alongside the quiz, we also ask Santa …

It's the 81/82 English First Division which sees Bob Paisley takes his final bow as Liverpool manager and 3 giant teams wrestle to come out on top of an epic relegation scrap! Also, we chat about the newly-promoted Watford’s heroics, the Luther Blissett project and David Pleat’s dance moves! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1983 FA Cup F…

The 1981/1982 English First Division is a special one! Liverpool and Ipswich compete for the league title and Sir Bobby Robson finishes the season with his own promotion! Also, we discuss the brutal end to Kevin Keegan's England career and SIR Elton John gets more than one mention! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1982 FA Cup Final episo…

It's the 1980/1981 English First Division and a tussle at the top for two new heavyweights! Aston Villa and Ipswich take each other on in a race for the title and Sir Bobby Robson has his hands full as Ipswich attempt a historic treble!! We somehow discuss the England Manager's job as well as John Wark's heroic goalscoring exploits! Follow & subscr…

We're back to our regular schedule as we look at the 1979/1980 English First Division and its more glory for Liverpool. We learn about all the drama and have some big mentions for Andy Gray, Kevin Keegan, and even Dixie Dean! Adam also looks at the great goalkeeping rivalry of the decade between Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton. Follow & subscribe on…

Normal business will resume next week with a review of the 79/80 English First Division but we couldn't ignore the sad news of the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton. A footballing giant, a statesman of the game and arguably the greatest English player of all time has passed away and it only felt right to devote a brief 30 minutes to discussing a career…

Our final countdown this week is the 1978/1979 English First Division. We see the arrival of Trevor Francis, the first Million-pound man, the first shirt sponsor, a tussle at the top between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool and a discussion on who's better ITV or BBC? Join us for our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight a…

We're back baby! With a final countdown of the 1977/1978 English First Division. The Premier League wasn't yet a twinkle in the FA's eye, we hadn't had a Million pound player yet and Brian Clough was taking his shot at being the main man in English football. Join us on our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the sto…

It's the informal conclusion to our Women's FIFA World Cup series and it ends in heartbreak (for us Lioness fans anyway!) Lewis and Adam recap a tremendous tournament as they discuss the Colombian wunderkind, Linda Caicedo, the USWNT bombing out, Mary Earps being Mary Earps and of course, the understated triumph of Spain. Follow and subscribe on al…

Listen along as we discuss the USWNT attempting to win their 4th World Cup but standing in their way are the reigning European Champions, the Netherlands - led by the one and only Sarina Weigman! It was a fantastic World Cup final that didn't disappoint, yet we found time to digress and discuss whether Wiegman should be named as Southgate's success…

In the famous words of Staind..."It's been awhile". Back from our hols, we're continuing our series on the FIFA Women's World Cup with the 2015 final between Japan & the USWNT. So many records are broken in this historic final but we still find a way to talk about Ceefax & Teletext!

As England didn't win, we're keeping the 2023 Women's World Cup final for the end but let's focus on Germany's attempt at an unprecedented World Cup hat-trick. Standing in their way were the underdogs Japan, trying to bring some joy to a country suffering from a national catastrophe. It was an epic world cup that didn't disappoint, yet we somehow f…

Brazil whimpered out the 2023 Women's World Cup but they hit their peak in 2007 with Marta stealing the show. It was the immovable object of Germany that was tasked with stopping the unstoppable force of Brazil but could they do it? Listen in as we somehow digress and talk about the Olympics, WWF legends Gorilla Monsson, Earthquake and Tugboat and …

Germany might have disappointed in this year's Women's World Cup but join us as we discuss their first world title and terrific performance in the 2003 Women's World Cup. Listen in as we talk about the USA hosting a consecutive tournament and managing to fall short despite their deserved title as favourites, Birgit Prinz absolutely running the show…

A genuinely remarkable FIFA Women's World Cup as the USA host a hugely successful tournament including the most iconic moment in World Cup history. Join us as we talk about the unstoppable force that was the USWNT 'Ninety-Niners', China's golden generation and the effect this had on Women's football all across the country and of course that moment …

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has already begun and we begin to dig into the second-ever World Cup Final between Germany and Norway. Norway mocks the USA for being sore losers, FIFA continue to run crap experiments and Hege Riise scores arguably the best-ever World Cup Final goal! Listen, follow and subscribe on all good podcast apps! Twitter: @f…

Join us in a fun and fascinating look into the first-ever Women's World Cup Final. It's all about team USA and how their "three-edged sword", disdain for 4-4-2 and an unexpected visit from Pele took them to glory. It's a great report about a great tournament so listen along as we discuss Michelle Akers' heroics and why FIFA was always a terrible or…

It's a double-header of an episode as we discuss the UEFA Champions League final between Man City vs Internazionale and the Europa Conference League final as West Ham faced Fiorentina. Now the dust has settled we get into the details of the respective finals, the rise of England's national team (Rice, Stones, Grealish, Bowen!), Lewis' mathematical …

A man of brilliance and controversy, sublime skill and the ability to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of his rivals. It's the inimitable Luis Suárez and his final hurrah from European football. We talk about his world-class time at Liverpool and Barcelona but we focus on his surprising and spectacular goodbye as he joined rivals, Atlético Madrid,…

It's a special episode as we make our bold predictions for the final days of the Barclays Premier League 22/23 season! We talk title winners, European wannabes, and survival stalwarts as we guess how the season will finish! We obviously talk about the juggernaut that is Man City, how Leeds might beat the drop, whether Brighton deserves Europe and w…

Our exciting mini-series continues as we look at the final playing days of football's greatest players and how they said goodbye to the beautiful game! Loyalty is a rare commodity in today's game but this man had it in spades - it's Francesco Totti. The epitome of the Roman Centurion, an eternal man in an eternal city. We cover Totti's final games …

England's bright hope, a hat trick hero against Germany and one of the select few to score over 150 goals in the Premier League - it is, of course, Michael Owen! Join us as we recap a remarkable career ranging from the highs of Real Madrid, to the lows of Stoke (sorry, Stoke!) We discuss how injury, horse racing and Alan Shearer all affected what s…

Our exciting mini-series continues as we look at the final playing days of football's greatest players and how they said goodbye to the beautiful game! If Beckham is modern football's most famopus player, Johan Cruyff must be its most influential. Revenge is a dish best served cold and Johan Cruyff goes all John Wick as he turns against his boyhood…

It's an exciting new mini-series for us as we visit the final playing days of football's greatest players and how they said goodbye to the beautiful game! Our first player is David Beckham - England captain, Manchester's adopted son, the sarong-wearing celebrity himself. Listen in as we give a fun AND educational look at the superstar footballer of…

One of the greatest games in Football history and undoubtedly one of the most controversial tournaments. It's the 2022 World Cup Final between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe - sorry - France and Argentina! We get into the goals and game-changing moments whilst digressing to discuss Goran Pandev's hairline, The O.C and The Instagram Egg. Follow and …

It's the 2018 World Cup Final and its goals galore as Croatia take on France! We talk England's penalty redemption but there's also a lovely mention for Tim Henman and of course, proud Croat Goran Ivanišević. Listen in as we also draw the perfect comparison between Jordan Pickford and Antoine Griezmann and discuss why underdogs are like french bagu…

We review the 2014 World Cup Final in Brazil covering everything from the host's humiliation to Roy Hodgson's charismatic personality. We also ask why we've never seen Sandy Cohen and Joachim Low in the same room at the same time?! But ultimately it is Messi vs Klose, Germany vs Argentina and a fun dive into all the surrounding chaos. Leave a revie…

Spain continues their march to three straight tournament wins with an epic extra-time win against the Netherlands. We cover the tactics, drama and refereeing of the 2010 World Cup Final. We also talk about Germany's evolution, Mario Gotze and Tshabalala scoring a goal for 'all of africa'! So listen in and tell us what you think! The only podcast to…

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. This final isn't about Italy vs France, it's about Zinedine Zidane vs Marco Materazzi in a battle for the ages! Red …

Join Brazil, Germany and your hosts this week as they talk about one of the strongest World Cup tournaments - it's Korea Japan 2002. Adam and Lewis talk about Ronaldo's redemption, Danny Mills' fifteen minutes of fame, and Rivaldo's shithousery. So listen in and tell us what you think! The only podcast to cover the greatest Finals in world football…

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all great finals within the game of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. Drama, drama, drama! What a final, what a tournament, and what a podcast to discuss the two national talismans of their …

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all great finals within the game of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. Arguably the worst final in world cup history but don't let that put you off as we focus on the circus that was USA 94! …

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. One night in Turin, Bobby Robson, Gazza, and the glorious failure - we cover it all! We do also talk about the World…

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. It's our first post-Pele podcast and it's arguably the most famous World Cup in history between Argentina and German…

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals within the game of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. Episode 52 is a Christmas Special as well as a thank you to our listeners for joining us for (approximately) 50 epis…

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. Episode 51 is a refreshing escape from the previous episode's political heaviness and instead, we get to talk about …

Listen in as we manoeuvre the politics and military minefields surrounding the hosts who make it to the final against the runners-up of the tournament four years earlier! We discuss the NRP junta, Mario Kempes' nickname and even reveal why Jongbloed wore #8 as a goalkeeper. So join us as we continue our World Cup Final series! The only podcast to c…

Join us this week as we try to figure out if this Netherlands team is the best ever not to win the World Cup?! We talk about Der Bomber - Gerd Muller and why he’s the rich man’s Gary Lineker, Goalkeepers wearing #8 and whether it’s okay to be aroused by Johan Cruyff? So listen in and tell us what you think!The only podcast to cover the greatest Fin…

Is this the greatest World Cup Final ever?! It's Brazil vs Italy in an absolute barnstormer!! Join us as we write a love letter to football, Brazil, Franz Beckenbauer, and Felix the Cat. Also, we learn how to program a podcast in real time live on air... The only podcast to cover the greatest Finals in world football (soccer). Subscribe on all good…

It FINALLY came home! The English get their hands on the Jules Rimet trophy for the first...and last...time and we discuss greats like Bobby Charlton, Franz Beckenbauer and Pickles the dog. Gary Lineker once said, "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win" but we delve deep to find out why - in t…

It's a cracker of a final with the attacking brilliance of Brazil clashing against the defensive strength of Czechoslovakia. We talk about one of the biggest on-field disgraces in World Cup history with the 'Battle of Santiago', the invention of yellow and red cards as well as a bombshell question regarding Pelé's World Cup legacy. So listen in and…