For the Love of Lists

The big episode is finally here!!!

We've hit a huge milestone on this one as we reach our 200th episode and for this one we have run a competition for a special world cup themed episode. 

We have asked various football podcasters, authors and content creators to submit their greatest world cup 11 with some very strict criteria as follows:

- Can only pick maximum of 2 players per nation

- Must pick at least 2 players who have not won the world cup

-Can include a maximum of 5 golden ball winners

The lucky winner of the competition who puts forward will get some prizes from our sponsors for this episode.

Check out our sponsors here:

Aidan Williams - Football Author of world cup themed booked 'The Nearly Men' which you can buy here

MOTM Football - For football prints, shirts and other football themed gifts - check out their website here

Rob Fielder - Football author of the book 'The Complete History of the World Cup' which you can buy here

Away Days Beer Company - A football themed beer company who offer a monthly subscription service - check out their website here

See below the running order for the episode for all the entrants teams:

HTO Football - 11:28

Aidan Williams - 23:15

80s and 90s Football - 31:45

Victory and Vices Podcast - 37:48

Rob Fielder - 44:30

Premiership Years - 51:08

AFC Finners - 59:55

Gary Mantle - 01:09:35

MOTM Football - 01:16:00

Away Days Beer Company - 01:22:30

Surprise Shirts - 01:33:42

Anglo Italian Pod - 01:39:25

Football Tavern - 01:47:43

Judging the teams and wrap up- 01:58:40

We hope you enjoy this episode and if you want to suggest any world cup themed podcast ideas get at us on our socials here and of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

The World Cup is the biggest sporting tournament in the world and the ultimate prize in football.

But in this year's tournament there will be some world class players missing out due to either not qualifying,injury or a shock exclusion from the squad. 

Jack ranks the top 10 current players who won't be going to Qatar for the World Cup this winter. 

If you like world cup content,we've got a big episode coming up next!!!

Sokepe your eyes peeled and check out our socials here and of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

The World Cup is just around the corner which means one thing.

It's time for some predictions!!

These episodes are always interesting to look back on and see what we got spot on and what we got horribly wrong and the topics discussed on this one are:

-World Cup Winner

- Top Scorer

-Golden Ball

-Young Player of the Tournament

-Dark Horse

-Best Group

-Biggest Flop

Ollie Jenks returns as a guest on the pod to join in with giving his predictions.

Check out Ollie's Tiktok here and also his noughties football podcast.

And as always to get involved in the football conversation get at us on our socials here and of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

They say football is a young man's game but in our latest episode we look at those players who are defying the odds as we rank the top 10 current players aged 35 and over.

Jordan is back on this episode getting some inspiration as he is soon to approach a big milestone of his own the big 3 0. 

To get involved in the football conversation get at us on our socials here and of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

Happy Halloween!!

The highlight for many over Halloween is of course trick or treating.

Whether you prefer sweets, chocolates or crisps there was always something to look forward to collecting treats all night long. 

But some of our favourite sweets and snacks from our childhood are no longer about and we look into this in our Halloween special as we rank the top 10 discontinued snacks in the UK.

Joining us to talk through this nostalgic topic is Ollie Jenks - Tik Tok star and host of noughties football podcast Team of our Lives - check out Ollie's podcast here. 

And to let us know your top 10 on this topic and suggest some other topics for us get involved on our socials here and of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

The World Cup is fast approaching and we will be soon be hearing who has and hasn't made the world cup squad.

There are bound to be some top names which don't play in this World Cup but they will get another chance in their career but in this episode we look back at the English greats who never got that chance as we rank the top 10 English players to never play at a World Cup.

Let us know your thoughts on the upcoming World Cup and get involved in the football conversation at our socials here and of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

It's another episode and it's another feature session! On this one we have a premier league veteran with 10 premier league seasons under his belt - Andy Todd. 

Andy talks through the greatest 11 of players he's played with in his career and there’s a few surprises in there 👀

He also talks through the ups and downs of his career and what it was like growing up as the son of one of England's greatest ever defenders Colin Todd.

If you want to feature on one of our feature session episodes get at us on our socials here and of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

The Champions League is well under way now this season and for most it's the biggest club competition in the world.

There are however a number of world class players who have yet to play in this competition and in this episodes Jack ranks them.

Let us know who you would have in the list at our socials here.

And of course remember to keep it FTLOL!

In this episode we are travelling as far as we've ever travelled as we go down under and talk all things Oceania.

Joining on this episode is friend of the pod and regular guest Mr Gav Mack as we rank the top 10 best players from Oceania to play in the Premier League.

Even though the likes of Australia and New Zealand are better known for rugby and cricket there have been some super players from these shores to play in the prem.

Check out Gav's youtube channel here where he talks all things Bundesliga and European football. 

And as always get involved in the football conversation at our socials here and remember to keep it FTLOL!

Yes people we are back with another episode and another feature session.

Finally Jack has managed to bag a former Arsenal player as Brian Mcdermott joins the pod to discuss the best 11 of player she played with.

Brian played for Arsenal, Cardiff and Oxford and managed Reading and Leeds and has had a great career in football spanning 5 decades and came up with a great 11.

As always to get involved in the football conversation get involved on our socials here and remember to keep it FTLOL!