Today we are joined by one of football’s most iconic managers. A visionary maestro. An architect of the beautiful game. Steve Bracknall. Assistant manager of Royal Oak FC. Move over Holloway, move over Warnock. You were both great on Happy Hour in years gone by, but this is Bracknall’s time to bathe in the glorious sunshine (which may or may not just be the reflection from bright yellow virgin table). 

Steve picks his greatest ever football manager, from Pep, to Klopp, to Fergie, to Wilder. He gives his expert opinion on which online content creator is truly the best footballer (spoiler, he doesn’t pick ChrisMD, Miniminter or AngryGinge) as well as sharing stories about rubbing shoulders with the likes of Noel Gallagher and Phil Foden. 

The boys also get the definitive answers on a few of football’s most ‘utter woke nonsense’ moments. Is it utter woke nonsense to not step on the home team’s crest? Is it utter woke nonsense to actually keep VAR? Is it utter woke nonsense for a player to not celebrate a goal against a former team? Steve doesn’t shy away from any of football’s hardest questions. That’s why he is OUR gaffer… or assistant gaffer, at least. 

Also, in what is almost definitely in one of Happy Hour’s best moments of 2025, Bracknall tries KSI’s Prime drink for the first time live on the podcast… and gives a brutally honest review. 

Grab tour tickets to see Steve Bracknall live HERE - https://www.tegeurope.com/events/steve-bracknall-live-gen-sale/

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