On The Left Side: The Funny Football Show

Jim introduces his latest football podcast which sees him teaming up once again with Producer Ant as they present a series of interviews and stories with names that you may not know, but that uncover what life is really like behind the scenes at elite football clubs.

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Theme Tune is by Katalina Kicks and appears with their kind permission.

For the first and final time Ant McGinley and Jim Salveson host the show together as they look back over almost 300 episodes of soccer silliness. They chat about their experiences making the show along with favourite clip suggestions from contributors and listeners. We are also honoured to feature a special introduction by Sir David Attenborough, who pays tribute to the impact the show has had on the people of planet Earth.

Over the last five years lots of people have helped make this show and we want to thank each and everyone of them - even the ones we can't remember or haven't named here!

And thank you for listening and sharing us with your friends. It's been a lot of fun.

On The Left Side was written and produced by Ant McGinley and Jim Salveson.

We had lots of help including:

Voices: Damien St John, Ciaran Saward, Anthony Laming, Ben Nickless, Alex Whitely

Production: Sean Allsop, Luke Berry & Lucy Lavery

Hosts: Dotun Adebayo, Damien St John, Amy Christophers, Alex Boardman

This episode contains clips from the OTLS archive, and music from Katalina Kicks and multiple tracks from Steffen Daum appearing under creative Commons 3.0

Stay in touch - @OnTheLeftSide on Twitter @ontheleftsidepod on instagram for occasional announcements and stuff

Meanwhile you can follow Ant & Jim @antmcginley @Mr_Jimbob

Check out their new projects "Football Social Daily" and "Wrestling With The Champ"

As the longest season ever comes to an end, we look at the role music played in deciding on who would be relegated from the Premier League. As a result, Watford issue an apology and we learn the secrets behind how the Villa go about signing players. Even that isn't enough to cheer Roy Keane up. Across the road, Birmingham City retire Jude Billingham's shirt number after only 44 games, as if by design we are putting this show on ice after nearly 300 episodes.

All of our shows will still be available and if you want to keep in touch we'll keep our twitter @ontheleftside and instagram @ontheleftsidepod alive and will come back in a few weeks to have a chat and look back at some of our favourite bits from the last 5 years. Thank you for joining us on this journey of silliness.

On The Left Side is written and produced by Ant McGinley & Jim Salveson. Additional voices this week from Ben Nickless, Ciaran Saward and Victor Gannon. The theme music was written and performed by Katalina Kicks. Incidental music covered by Creative Commons 3.0: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada and Asking Questions by Rafael Krux,

Find us on all on social media @antmcginley @Mr_jimbob @realbennickless and @sawardfish

Leeds are back where they belong (which we assume means they will no longer be just off the M1/M62), Liverpool have had their trophy, and more great English talent is headed for Germany with a surge of Beatlemania, and it's all in this latest episode.

On The Left Side is written and produced by Ant McGinley & Jim Salveson. Additional voices this week from Ben Nickless, and Damien St John. The theme music was written and performed by Katalina Kicks. Incidental music covered by Creative Commons 3.0: Asking Questions by Rafael Krux,

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Man City got the most important result of their season when their squad of superstar lawyers pulled it out of the back at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A measly ten million euro fine annoyed the internet and Jose Mourinho, who was also upset about other things, despite finally getting his own TV show. And we said goodbye to world cup winner Jack Charlton - the man that led Ireland to glorious memories in the late 80's and 90's

On The Left Side is written and produced by Ant McGinley & Jim Salveson. Additional voices this week from Ben Nickless, and Damien St John. The theme music was written and performed by Katalina Kicks. Incidental music covered by Creative Commons 3.0: Asking Questions by Rafael Krux, and Just Another Day by Steffen Daum.

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Jose is turning into Mr Nice Guy, Ole is having tech problems at United, Man City fluff their lines when Bernardo Silva has a cuppa instead of giving Liverpool a Guard of Honour, and Nike launch a new ball that does new stuff, like roll and bounce. Finally, Iceland nail it again with their new logo launch.

On The Left Side is written and produced by Ant McGinley & Jim Salveson. Additional voices this week from Ben Nickless, Charles Commins and Damien St John. The theme music was written and performed by Katalina Kicks. Incidental music covered by Creative Commons 3.0: Videogame Blockbuster, and Just Another Day by Steffen Daum.

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Everybody loves Jurgen Klopp even more now that he has taken Liverpool to the title, and experts try and work out how he did it, some throw a bit more than a street party. And while the Reds secured the top-flight title, there was sad news down at Selhurst Park, where one Premier League regular will fly no more.

On The Left Side is written and produced by Ant McGinley & Jim Salveson. Additional voices this week from Ciaran Saward and Damien St John. The theme music was written and performed by Katalina Kicks. Incidental music covered by Creative Commons 3.0: Videogame Blockbuster, and Burt's Requiem by Alexander Nakarada.

Follow @ontheleftside @antmcginley @Mr_jimbob @sawardfish and @damienstjohn

While the Premier League is back, it's not quite as good as we remembered it. In fact the only thing that feels the same is the anger emanating from Roy Keane. While he does his best impression of Liam Neeson, fellow countryman shows off his skills with some baked goods. And while we get used to crowd noises, could there be a job for Keano shouting from the stands to motivate players. Plus if only John Barnes really did have dodgy videos on his shelf, we could have had a hit record on our hands.

On The Left Side is written and produced by Ant McGinley & Jim Salveson. Additional voices this week from Victor Gannon, Damien St John and Glenn McConnell. The theme music was written and performed by Katalina Kicks. Incidental music covered by Creative Commons 3.0: Baroom Ballet and Drunken Party by Kevin Macleod, Asking Questions by Rafael Krux, Downfall by Steffen Daum, and Vintage party.

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With thanks to Darren Farley and @bbc5live