A Chat About Football Podcast

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A Chat About Football is a podcast mainly aimed at showcasing the best footballing stories out of our hometown: Ilford, based in the London Borough of Redbridge, as well as all other surrounding areas of East London.  Co-creators and hosts Robbo and Joel will look to bring you a mix of a casual and candid chats with a variety of people from the world of football, such as current and former professional players, coaches, journalists as well as any other notable people from the game.  This is our effort to add our unique flavour to the footballing podcast scene, so here’s hoping we can shine a special light on our hometown for everyone to listen to and enjoy!  We are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, and you can follow us on both Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast!

  1. 03/01/2022

    Hometown Heroes: Stuart Nethercott - The Second Half

    Here's the "Second Half" of our Hometown Heroes episode with former Tottenham and Millwall defender Stuart Nethercott!   We discuss:  - Tottenham's eventful 94/95 season - THAT FA Cup semi-final v Everton at Elland Road - Favourite Spurs player Stuart played alongside - Moving on from Spurs to Millwall, and being made captain very quickly - Surviving an injury scare to lead Millwall out at Wembley as captain in 1999. - Winning the Division Two title in 00/01 with a club-record 93 points! - Play-off trouble and heartbreak against Birmingham a year later - Final thoughts on his career and advice for young players and people from Ilford.   This was a very wonderful episode to record, so we dearly hope you all enjoy it too! We are also available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts, as well as Youtube. You can find us on social media via Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast.

  2. 03/01/2022

    Hometown Heroes Episode Two: Stuart Nethercott - The First Half

    Here's episode two of our Hometown Heroes series with former Premier League defender and ex-Millwall captain Stuart Nethercott! This episode discusses: - His childhood growing up in Ilford and Chadwell Heath - His early footballing career at Fulham, Arsenal and Spurs - Loans at Maidstone and Barnet, before making his professional debut - Winning the Toulon Tournament for England U21 in 1994.

  3. 02/20/2022

    Hometown Heroes: Stuart Nethercott - 15-Minute Fan Time

    Here is Episode Two of our series Hometown Heroes, which looks to hear the stories of notable footballing figures, who come from our hometown Ilford, and the London Borough of Redbridge. And we're joined on the podcast by former Premier League defender Stuart Nethercott! In this 15-Minute Fan Time episode, Stuart and Joel discuss: Which team (s) Stuart supported as a youngster? (03:06) The best player Stuart has seen live in action? (06:32) The best match Stuart has seen live in action? (07:08) His memories of watching Paul Gascoigne's goal in Tottenham's 1991 FA Cup semi-final win v Arsenal, as well as his fond memories of that cup-winning Spurs side. (10:17) His first-hand experiences of Euro 96 and Italia 90' as a teammate to international starts, such as Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne. (15:07) We dearly hope you enjoy watching this episode! The full interview with Stuart will be out tomorrow, so please stay tuned! We are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, as well as Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast -

  4. 12/03/2021

    Trailer

    We're back! This is our trailer for what we have planned in the months to come for ACAF Podcast! We'll be continuing with our Hometown Heroes series, a project aimed at showcasing and discovering people from our hometown of Ilford and the London Borough of Redbridge who may be involved in the game in various capacities at all levels of the English football pyramid. We recorded a brilliant pilot episode with Asser Lutu, a former first-team analyst for Birmingham City, whose professional exploits have taken him to Qatar and the Guyana national team, as their Head Scout and Performance Analyst. And we'll be aiming to bring you many more interesting interviews and anecdotes from notable footballing figures who come from our area. Stay tuned, new content will be coming very soon. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter on @acaf_podcast to keep updated on the latest news and announcements. And you can listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!

  5. 09/21/2020

    A Chat About Kiernan Hughes-Mason - The Second Half

    Here's the Second Half of our special episode with Hashtag United Reserves Manager: Kiernan Hughes-Mason! In this episode, we discuss: - Why things didn't work out for Kiers at Millwall (0:20) - Why the environment of a first-team changing room can be challenging for some young players (10:00) - How it felt acclimatising to playing at a lower-level, after leaving Millwall (13:12) - Happy times at Welling United, where he won the Conference South in the 2012/13 season (16:55) - His managerial ambitions with Hashtag United and beyond (26:55) This was a wonderful episode to record, so we dearly hope you all enjoy it too! We are available to listen to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. And be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast! Intro music: Jazzaddict’s Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) | https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro music: Copa by Dj Quads |  https://soundcloud.com/djquads Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

  6. 09/21/2020

    Ep.19: A Chat About Kiernan Hughes-Mason - The First Half

    Here's the First Half of our chat with Hashtag United Reserve Team manager Kiernan Hughes-Mason! In this episode, we discuss: - His current role at Hashtag United, and the long-term project and ambitions of the club (1:49) - His experiences playing at Arsenal's academy, until the age of 14 (6:31), as well as his memories playing alongside a young Jack Wilshere. (9:49) - The difficulties of being released from Arsenal, and then adjusting to life in Tottenham's academy, (12:04) - The "make or break" game that determined whether Kiers would gain a contract as a scholar at Millwall, aged 16 (18:43) - How he managed to break through the youth team at Millwall to earn a professional contract (21:13) - The hilarious anecdote from the day Kiers made his professional debut for the Lions (24:10) - Why things didn't work out for Kiers in the long-term at Millwall (37:00) This was a tremendous episode that we loved recording with our former coach, so we honestly hope you all enjoy listening to this too! Intro music: Jazzaddict’s Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) | https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro music: In My Mind by Deoxys Beats | https://soundcloud.com/deoxysbeats1 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

  7. 09/21/2020

    Fifteen-Minute Fan Time w/ Kiernan-Hughes Mason

    Ahead of Hashtag United's huge FA Cup match today against Soham Town Rangers, we thought it'd be a perfect day to release our episode with Hashtag United Reserve Team Manager: Kiernan Hughes-Mason! We will be releasing our full episode with Kiers later today, but this is "Fifteen-Minute Fan Time", where he discusses his favourite memories and experiences, supporting Manchester United. We honestly loved having a good chat with our former coach, so we do hope you all enjoy it too! You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast. Intro music: Jazzaddict’s Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) | https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro music: Copa by Dj Quads |  https://soundcloud.com/djquads Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

  8. 09/15/2020

    Hometown Heroes: Asser Lutu: Extra Time

    Here is "Extra Time" of our "Hometown Heroes" episode with Asser Lutu! In this section of our episode, we discuss: - Guyana's Gold Cup run and his lasting thoughts about his time there (0:20) - His thoughts on England U21 coach Michael Johnson (12:45) - His advice for all people attempting to break into the football industry (16:08) We really hope you enjoy listening to this episode. Make sure you stay tuned for more episodes of "Hometown Heroes"! Intro music: Jazzaddict’s Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) | https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Outro music: Copa by Dj Quads | https://soundcloud.com/djquads Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

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A Chat About Football is a podcast mainly aimed at showcasing the best footballing stories out of our hometown: Ilford, based in the London Borough of Redbridge, as well as all other surrounding areas of East London.  Co-creators and hosts Robbo and Joel will look to bring you a mix of a casual and candid chats with a variety of people from the world of football, such as current and former professional players, coaches, journalists as well as any other notable people from the game.  This is our effort to add our unique flavour to the footballing podcast scene, so here’s hoping we can shine a special light on our hometown for everyone to listen to and enjoy!  We are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, and you can follow us on both Twitter and Instagram at @acaf_podcast!

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