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A podcast exploring the experiences and emotions of being a football fan. Hosted by Sachin Nakrani.

Episodes

  1. 14/11/2021

    Series 3, Episode 7 – The Ultimate Treat (with Leon Mann)

    Trophies, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing. Well, not quite, but they’re certainly not the be-all and end-all of being a Tottenham fan as far as Leon Mann is concerned. Leon is a broadcaster, film maker, campaigner and, as Sachin knows from personal experience, a truly lovely person, and he speaks with typical intelligence and warmth about his 30-plus years supporting Spurs. It’s not been easy given the club’s relative lack of success but, overall, Leon has loved following the club, and especially because of the players he’s seen. Waddle. Lineker. Gascoigne. Klinsmann. Bale. Just some of the superstar footballers who have brought Leon joy from childhood to adulthood and in their own ways made up for a dearth of silverware. He speaks about them all, with one man picked out for particular special mention – Gazza. Leon was there when he scored THAT free-kick against Arsenal at Wembley as well as for when he suffered THAT injury against Nottingham Forest and reflects on how those moments sum up a flawed genius. Leon also reflects on the time Gazza nearly ran him over. There’s also a chat about the poignant circumstances surrounding Leon’s first trip to White Hart Lane, as well as about the pros and cons of Daniel Levy’s 20-year chairmanship of Spurs. And before all of that, Leon discusses his long-standing efforts to improve ethnic diversity in UK sports media, for which he was rightly awarded an MBE earlier this year. Leon also talks through his all-time Tottenham XI, which contains a truly controversial selection, and gives an answer to the final question that Sachin simply can’t accept.  So download, listen and love. And after you have, please Rate and Review. It would mean a lot. Cheers!

    1h 43m

  2. 08/05/2021

    Series 2, Episode 8 - Earned Connection (with Elliot Smith & Rob Vera)

    It's the final episode of the series and Sachin is well and truly going out with a bang given he is joined by two brilliant podcasters to talk US football fandom; host of the Arsenal Vision podcast, Elliot Smith, and contributor - and host - of the Blue Room podcast, Rob Vera. Elliot and Rob are in typically fascinating, forthright and funny form as they discuss what it's like to be a fans of English football from the other side of the Atlantic. The discussion starts in regards to the European Super League and the idea that most Americans backed the breakaway because of its likeness to the NFL - as Elliot and Rob make clear, that was certainly not the case for them, and mainly because they love football because it's different to American sports. The chat then moves onto why Elliot and Rob support the teams they do (which in Rob's case involves a remarkable twist of fate) and how they go about following them from so far away. What are the best and worst kick-off times? And does watching Arsenal and Everton ever involve drinking beer at an absurd time in the morning? This leads to an interesting and important debate about the demographics of US football fandom before Elliot and Rob wrap things up by stepping back in time in order to change one moment from their time supporting their respective clubs up to now. Elliot's is pretty obvious; Rob's much less so. So - for the final time this series - download, listen and love. And after you have, please Rate and Review. It would mean a lot. Cheers!

    1h 16m

  3. 08/11/2020

    Episode 6 - We're Still Grieving (with James Bentley)

    Bury's expulsion from the EFL in August 2019 is one of English football's saddest stories and for no one more so than the club's fans, as writer and author James Bentley can testify to.  In this episode James, who was born and bred in Bury and went to his first game in 1988, talks about what happened to the club he loved and how it felt like a death.  James speaks with raw emotion, and that's also the case when he moves onto discussing Bury AFC, the phoenix club that was formed earlier this year and has led to a split in Bury's fanbase. James is among those who has got behind the new team but, as he explains, it was not an easy decision and one that has also led to pain and sadness. On a much happier note, James also chats about his many years supporting Bury - those magic nights at the magnificent Gigg Lane as well as those cracking away days, none more special than a trip to Bolton in 2002 that led to eating fried chicken at Franz Carr's dad's place.  So download, listen and love. And after you have, please Rate and Review. It would mean a lot. Cheers!

    1h 24m
  • 3 Episodes

About

A podcast exploring the experiences and emotions of being a football fan. Hosted by Sachin Nakrani.

Information

  • Creator
    Sachin Nakrani
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sachin Nakrani
  • Show Website
    FANS