Kammy & Ben's Proper Football Podcast

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Chris Kamara is back alongside Ben Shephard in this new podcast. Expect laughs, insight and plenty of stories from some of the biggest names in football and entertainment.

  1. 11/23/2023

    Proper Football with Harry Redknapp

    It's the final episode of the series and Kammy and Ben have got the one and only Harry Redknapp as the last guest for the run. He says what it was like working for Daniel Levy at Spurs, whether he was in for the Leeds job last year and how he felt about not becoming the England manager. He also tells them what Frank Lampard said to him about Mykhailo Mudryk, how he thinks Tottenham will get on this season and why Paolo di Canio was the toughest player to manage during his career. Plus there's much more including memories of Bobby Moore, pranking Milan Mandaric and why West Ham told him they had to sell Rio Ferdinand. Meanwhile, Kammy reveals why he was told off at Tottenham and how he feared for his life on a recent road trip with a famous pal.

    51 min

  2. 11/16/2023

    Proper Football with Lee Hendrie

    This episode discusses issues that some people might find distressing. If you are suffering distress or despair, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. Former Aston Villa favourite Lee Hendrie joins Kammy and Ben for this week’s Proper Football Podcast. He takes us through his disastrous Villa debut and reveals which surprising figure consoled him while the game was going on. He tells us which manager would have eaten himself if he’d been chocolate and how he ended up playing for Nuneaton Griff. He also talks honestly about his mental health issues, how things almost became too much for him to bear, and what strategies he uses to cope with them now. Meanwhile, Kammy recalls playing against Lee’s dad and explains how he ended up burning one of his team-mate’s football socks.

    48 min

  3. 11/09/2023

    Proper Football with Clinton Morrison

    This week’s episode features rows, Rolexes and a job interview for Kammy at a “gentleman’s club” as former Crystal Palace, Birmingham and Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison sits down in the Proper Football studio. He takes us through that spat between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy in Japan, his unlikely bromance with Attilio Lombardo and explains why Robbie Savage drove him mad on the pitch, even when they were teammates. He also reveals how Arsene Wenger tried to sign him as a teenager, remembers how his mouth got him in trouble at Anfield and how his mum helped sort his transfer to Birmingham. Meanwhile, Kammy takes us through the time he interviewed for a managerial position in the unlikely setting of Spearmint Rhino…

    46 min

  4. 11/02/2023

    Proper Football with Julian Dicks

    Former West Ham, Liverpool and Birmingham City defender Julian Dicks is this week's guest on the Proper Football Podcast and, just as on the pitch, he does not hold back. Why did he and Frank McAvennie hitch a ride on a milk float during training? What made him chuck his boots at a young Frank Lampard? And what was it like in the "brutal" Birmingham City dressing room of the 1980s? He talks about kicking Paolo Di Canio, arguing with Billy Bonds and falling out with Roy Evans. He also reveals which away ground was horrendous to play at and why he thinks he would find it easier to play football today.

    48 min

  5. 10/26/2023

    Proper Football with Paul Mullin

    Joining Kammy and Ben this week is the Wrexham goal machine Paul Mullin. He talks about what it's like suddenly becoming famous on both sides of the Atlantic, being papped in LA and why he turned down the owner's offer of using his house when he had to stay on after his pre-season injury. He also reveals what it's like being followed around by the documentary cameras, how he ended up on the books of both Everton and Liverpool as a kid and what he really thinks about the possibility of being called up by Wales.

    47 min

  6. 10/19/2023

    Proper Football with Martin Keown

    This week's guest with Kammy and Ben is Arsenal legend Martin Keown. He talks about everything from his spat with Ruud van Nistelrooy in 'The Battle of Old Trafford', to playing with Henry and Bergkamp and how he'd handle Erling Haaland today. He also explains why he left Arsenal as a teenager over £50, which player drove Tony Adams crazy in training because he couldn't get near him, why Arsene Wenger said players should only have one car, one watch and one plain shirt and whether Arsenal can win a big trophy this season under Mikel Arteta. Elsewhere, Kammy reveals he's been approached about a move to Saudi Arabia and in light of the stand-off between Jadon Sancho and Erik ten Hag, he discusses whether it's ever acceptable for a manager to publicly criticise one of his players.

    48 min

  7. 10/12/2023

    Proper Football with Les Ferdinand

    This week's guest with Kammy and Ben on the Proper Football Podcast is a Premier League legend: former QPR, Newcastle, Tottenham and West Ham striker Les Ferdinand. Who stopped him from joining Manchester United? What changed his relationship at Newcastle with Kevin Keegan and which modern day manager blew his mind? He takes us inside his former position as Director of Football at QPR: why he left and what he would change. He also discusses how believes he was judged differently due to his colour and the lack of opportunities for black people in executive roles within football. Elsewhere, he reveals why he still considers Euro 96 to be a painful experience, who was his toughest opponent and remembers the time he and his QPR team-mates were tricked into wearing some unusual football kits on Noel’s House Party. If you want to see that, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSUKJHzpoZk

    45 min

  8. 10/05/2023

    Proper Football with Steve Parish

    Kammy and Ben return on BBC Sounds with series 3 of the Proper Football Podcast and their first guest is Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish. He takes us inside what it’s like to be a Premier League chairman and answers some key questions about his time at the club: why was Patrick Vieira sacked? Why did he bring back Roy Hodgson and why did Wilfried Zaha choose to leave the Eagles? He also discusses the wider game in general, from whether the European Super League could become a reality to the arrival and impact of the Saudi Pro League. Why does he think football’s governing bodies are struggling to keep up with the game and why does he believe it is vital the Premier League remains competitive and gives all clubs a chance to improve and challenge the status quo?

    48 min
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Chris Kamara is back alongside Ben Shephard in this new podcast. Expect laughs, insight and plenty of stories from some of the biggest names in football and entertainment.

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