Just Flav and Matt this week as they talk about Adam Lallana's penchant for strippers, Matt tells a story about how he and the world's most famous pop star attempted to pull a woman with a limp, we discuss how Sean Dyche and Tony Pulis sent for the Premier League's best managers and we revisit the issue of safe standing. See you at the far post.

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Laurence joins Matt and Flav from the True Geordie podcast. We talk about pretty much absolutely everything... but some about Loz's relationship with TG, trolling in the comments, and the problems with fan made media. See you at the far post.

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Robbie from Arsenal Fan Tv join Flav and Matt in the Ball Street studio to discuss the challenges behind the scenes of running one of youtube's biggest football channels. We talk about the accusations made in the mainstream press that Arsenal Fan TV provide tickets to interviewees on the channel, the issues of providing people like Claude who suffer from mental health problems with a platform that's witnessed by hundreds of thousands of people weekly.And with the advent of new media, how have Arsenal Football Club reacted to the success of the channel?Plus Robbie and Flav go at it over the North London Derby.See you at the far post

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Ex-Premier League midfielder Jack Collison joins Flav this week. We look at how Jack ended up at West Ham as a youngster. He went on to play over 100 games for the East End club before his career was sadly cut short by injury. Flav and Jack discuss how he coped mentally with the injury setbacks, early retirement and THAT game against Millwall. We also talk about Jack’s soccer school and ambitions for the future.See you at the far post.

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Everyone hates referees... even other referees. Matt and Flav respond to the recent comments made by Graham Poll about Mark Clattenburg, that he's ego driven and actively looks to give less to fans that give him stick during a game. Is there an issue with the quality of referring, the lack of objectivity, and is it time the robots ran the game?We also talk at the quotes made by Burnley Chief Executive, Paul Fletcher, as he advises that West Ham's London Stadium be torn down and built again to make it fit for purpose. It's just not a football ground he says. We also ask why football fans are so ruddy fickle. All this and more on the Long Ball Street.We'll see you at the far post.

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Flav and Matt are joined by the office intern this week, his name is Adam.We charged Adam with finding us four subjects from around the world of football, then we had a go at tackling them. We ask what's the point of the league cup, is it now okay for footballers to be gay, Victor Anichebe and players on twitter, and the scientific fact that heading a football causes brain damage.See you at the far post.

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Being an Asian professional footballer. Anwar Uddin is the Diversity and Campaign manager for Football Supporters Federation, he is also an ex-professional for West Ham, Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol Rovers, Dagenham and Redbridge, Barnet, Sutton United and Eastbourne. He’s also a Bengali Muslim. Flav is joined by James in the absence of Matt. We talk to Anwar about his experiences as a pro footballer from an ethnic minority. He cut his teeth at West Ham during one of the greatest generation of youth players ever seen. He shared the dressing room with Ian Wright, Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Leon Britton, and Frank Lampard. It wasn't always easy, but Uddin was a big part of the atmosphere at the club and has amazing stories to tell. Oh and there's the usual stories of horrendous injuries that will turn your stomach...See you at the far post.

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Success in sport is seen as the aim for all who compete. But little thought goes into the impact that winning things can have on clubs, fanbases and the players themselves. Flav, Matt and Jim sit down and discuss the trappings of success and discover that no one really knows the answer to the question whether winning it all is really worth it. See you at the far post.

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We're joined by West Ham and Cardiff stalwart Danny Gabiddon as we talk about the moments that defined his career.We get off to a shaky start. Former football agent Jim Erwood joins us as well. His much told story of representing Ashley Williams and losing him after another pro player whispered in his ear is blown wide open. And everyone hates Gary Megson.Danny talks candidly about his time at West Ham, Cardiff and QPR, while letting go of some amazing stories... not least the dressing room fall out between Joey Barton and Adel Taarabt at half-time during a game against Tottenham.The whole pod is, as ever, a fascinating listen. See you at the far post.

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Leon McKenzie has gone through enough to live two lives. This is another podcast in a line produced by Ball Street where we've been fortunate enough to get behind the professional footballer, and in this case, the professional boxer. Leon goes into depth about his surroundings growing up and being tested as most young people in London contend with. Unfortunately his struggles didn't end when he made it into the professional ranks - a fascinating story in itself. Throughout his career Leon struggles with injury and for some footballers this brings with it mental strain. Typically the environment in football isn't set up to deal with mental health issues, but footballers, because they're men, are more susceptible to struggling mentally... for some it's a melting pot for depression and worse.But Leon is a different type of character, and isn't beaten so easily.This week we've got an offer on with DraftKings, a Daily Fantasy game where you compete live for real money with other players as the goals go in. Join our league this Saturday for your share of £15k: www.draftkings.co.uk/ballstreetTo get tickets for Leon's next fight at York Hall click this link: http://www.goodwinboxing.co.uk/events/post/time-to-score/See you at the far post.

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