This week on FBC Classics, we're heading back to our Series 2 opener, where we read Jerzy Dudek's incredibly titled 'A Big Pole In Our Goal', and found out about Jerzy's charmed life when it comes to cheating death by brick, boiling coffee, goose scares and almost drowning while fishing for cuttlefish in a mine.

To listen to the full episode, scroll back in your feeds to Series 2 Episode 1 'Jerzy Dudek's 'A Big Pole In Our Goal'.

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This week we're reading Leicester legend and all-round 90s hero, Muzzy Izzet's 2015 classic 'Muzzy: My Story'. And it's everything we dreamed it would be.

Featuring Martin O'Neill: Amateur Masseur, Muzzy watching Eight Legged Freaks at the 2002 World Cup, pure hatred towards Tim Sherwood and the wider Middlesbrough area, and Nicky Summerbee's disappointing choice of nickname. Plus Jesy Nelson, Supernanny and - frankly - far too much talk about Muzzy's circumcision.

But most importantly: Izzet any good? Find out now!

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David Ginola might be best known for his mazy dribbles and luscious, L'Oreal infused locks, but did you know he once successfully raised the dead? Probably not! But that's what we found out when the brilliant comedian Rhys James joined us to read his Spurs hero's 2000 autobiography 'Le Magnifique'.

To listen to the full episode, scroll back in your feeds to Series 5 Episode 3 'David Ginola's 'Le Magnifique' (ft. Rhys James). See you next week when we read Muzzy Izzet's 'Muzzy'.

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This week we're entering the mad, mad world of larger-than-life football league legend, Barry Fry. As we read his classic 2000 autobiography 'Big Fry' with Jack Rivlin & Zachary Sweeney-Lynch of the brilliant The Upshot podcast.

Featuring Barry's many run-ins with extremely dodgy chairmen, lifting a curse on St Andrew's with his own urine, signing George Best for Dunstable, identifying a headless corpse, ruining Karren Brady's life at Birmingham City, a surprising amount of Matthew Etherington, and much, much more.

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After Luke Chadwick joined us last week, we're sticking with the Manchester United theme by revisiting the time we read Gary & Phil Neville's jointly-written 'For Club & Country'. The highlight of which was their *genuine* trip to the cinema with Sir Alex Ferguson to watch Spiceworld: The Movie. Plus the Man United dressing room ponder over whether Princess Diana was the best looking woman in the world.

To listen to the full episode, head to Series 3 Episode 4 'Gary & Phil Neville's 'For Club & Country'' by scrolling back through your podcast feed.

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Ex-Manchester United, West Ham & MK Dons hero Luke Chadwick joins us this week to tell us all about his brilliant autobiography 'Not Just A Pretty Face'. Featuring Luke on life under Sir Alex, terrifying Man United initiations, Roy Keane the mentor, getting addicted to Big Brother 2, and Lee Croft's insane theories. Plus Luke opens up about the chants he faced, and the mental health issues he experienced, after being taunted on They Think It's All Over, which he talks about so brilliantly in the book.

Buy Luke's book here courtesy of Pitch Publishing - https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/not-just-pretty-face

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As it's spooky season, here's a late Halloween present courtesy of Ivo Graham and Neil Redfearn. As Neil tells us all about his latest controversial signing in the transfer market.

This clip is taken from Series 3 Episode 3 'Neil Redfearn's 'There's Only One Neil Redfearn (ft. Ivo Graham)', which you can listen to in full by scrolling back through the Football Book Club podcast feed. See you next Monday as we welcome Luke Chadwick to the Book Club.

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For one week only Football Book Club becomes Football Quiz Club! As FBC face Joe and Theo from the brilliant Career We Go podcast in a battle over our old friend Gary Lineker's 96/97 Soccer Quiz Book. Featuring extremely dated rounds on all things 1996/97, Famous Garys, You're the Ref, Real Book Fake Book and, of course, quickfire Barry Venison Bonanza. Who will come out victorious? Find out now...

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With Maisie Adam currently on Taskmaster and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink currently tangoing his way across the Strictly dancefloor, what better time to revisit our episode featuring both of them? Back in 2021, Maisie brought us her Leeds hero's autobiography, only to find a manifesto on soft porn and chips with vinegar, and discovered the perils of opening Jimmy's book on the set of A League Of Their Own.

This clip is taken from Series 4 Episode 6 'Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's 'Jimmy' (ft. Maisie Adam)', which you can listen to in full by scrolling back through the Football Book Club podcast feed. See you next Monday for FBC vs Career We Go!

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The Taskmaster's Assistant himself, Liverpool fan Little Alex Horne joins us to read Wales legend Ian Rush’s 2009 *epic* 'Rush: The Autobiography'. Featuring Ian's short-lived phase dressing up as David Bowie, 'surreal banter' with Mark Lawrenson, footballers with Mr Men names, joy at Liverpool, struggles in Italy, a dramatic reading where Ian attacks Kenny Dalglish's wife with a scone, and why Ian thinks the game's gone. But only when it comes to FA Cup draw balls.

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