Four At The Back

A quarter final exit at the hands of the runners-up, but Gareth Southgate is staying on until Euro 2024 in Germany. Pete, Joe and Neil talk through how the tournament went, and what the future holds for the manager and some of the more difficult to call positions in his team.

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From a dead game to the most memorable final of all time, all in the space of about two minutes. Joe, Neil and Pete come together to relive the final and think about how the tournament will be remembered going forward.

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Since our last episode, England are out, as are Neymar and Ronaldo, and the stage is set for France vs Argentina in the final. Pete and Maz talk over the last two rounds, and look ahead to what might happen in the generational clash between Messi and Mbappe for the greatest prize in world football.

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Is it the second round or the round of 16? Just one of the many questions covered as Maz and Neil get together to cover England vs Senegal, Netherlands vs USA, big wins for Brazil and Portugal and a famous win for Morocco over Spain.

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Maz and Pete are joined by special guest Bobby Cash for a recap of the opening round of the World Cup. How good are the heavyweights, how do you make sense of the shock results, and just what does the future hold for casualties like Belgium, Germany, and Wales?

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Stoke City became one of the most divisive sides of the Premier League-era, but they also went from one of the least fancied to survive for around a decade. They're also completely inseparable from the idea of one man: the head coach who shaped the team through their years of consolidation, Tony Pulis. Joe, Pete, and Neil get together to discuss the legacy of Stoke City, how you compete against bigger teams with less money, and how football narratives often takeover what happens on the pitch.

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The record-breaking Derby County and their lowest ever points haul in Premier League history serve as a jumping off point for a chat about promotion, competitiveness, and just how do you go about becoming one of the worst teams to compete in the EPL?

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Twelve points clear, Keegan's rant, couldn't defend.... there's a lot of myths that have attached themselves to this team. Something that isn't a myth is that the 'Entertainers' were the clear neutral's choice, and for a short time at least, everyone's second team. Neil, Joe and Pete look at one of the most beloved teams in the Premier League, going from the importance of Peter Beardsley, trading Ginola stories, and looking how it all went wrong - and ended so soon after.

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Shearer and Sutton, Jack Walker's money, the progressive style of Graeme Le Saux and the committed defending of Colin Hendry - just a few of the topics up for discussion as the Four at the Back lads turn their attention to the 1994-95 Premier League Champions, Blackburn Rovers.

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In the late 1990s, Chelsea went from a run of the mill Premier League team deprived of success to a cosmopolitan, trophy-laden outfit packed with superstars. Under Gianluca Vialli, they threatened to disrupt the established order of the English league. Then, just as quickly, Vialli was sacked and it was over. But during those years under both Vialli and Ruud Gullit, the groundwork was laid to make Chelsea attractive to foreign investors. Pete, Maz and Neil get together to look over how Chelsea went from also-rans to a global juggernaut.

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