Matt and Flav are together again and their tiff is very much a thing of past. Both are joined by Amanda Jacks and David Rose of the Football Supporters Foundation. We talk about the role of the organisation, the criticisms they face, the Twenty's Plenty campaign, the Whole Game Solution, and Safe Standing - we've never been closer to an introduction of rail seating in English grounds.We'll see you at the far post

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We're joined by Amanda Jacks, a case worker for the Football Supporters Federation. She works with football fans who have been arrested or mistreated at football matches to ensure that supporters are treated as people rather than criminals. We talk about the damaging culture of football fans in that they accept the way they're treated, and how some fans court controversy as a two fingered gesture at what the game has become.We also touch upon the fascinating Joey Barton issue as he sits through his three week ban at Rangers. Matt is on holiday so we're joined by Ball Street co-founder Stuart, a worthy substitute. We'll see you at the far post.

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Flav is away on holiday so Matt is left to hold the fort. He's joined by Nicky from West Ham Fan TV and Elliot from The Bear Pit TV of the Ball Street Network. James also worms his way onto the pod for the second game. This week we look at the rise in fan media and the impact that's having on the way football clubs treat fans. Some clubs are better than others. Both Nicky and Elliot talk in depth about their experiences in the field.As Nicky is in the house we talk West Ham's new stadium, the owners, and all the fighting. Just what is going down at West Ham.We'll see you at the far post.

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Journalist and author of Turf Wars: A History of London Football, Steve Tongue joins Flav and Matt in the Ball Street studios to discuss rivalry in football. Football and rivalry have gone hand-in-hand since the game begun. Tongue's book focuses on London's clubs. The capital has one of the highest concentrations of football clubs of all the world's cities, and offers a rich history in how the rivalries are formed and how they manifest both on and off the pitch.We'll see you at the far post.

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Michael Greco joins Matt and Flav this week as we talk about Chelsea and their potential this season. The importance of Kante, the influence of Conte, and the rebirth of Eden Hazard.In keeping with the spirit of what the Long Ball Street has become the best stuff comes in the stories of Greco's time playing world level poker tournaments, Eastenders, and the women... all the all the women. See you at the far post...

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Daniel Geey is a specialist in sports law and a partner of Sheridans Sport Group. He's involved in all the interesting parts of football that happen off the pitch: transfers, the sale of football clubs, image rights and well some of the boring bits as well... watertight contracts anyone?We also spend talk Financial Fair Play as Geey explains why it really is a force for good; plus we upturn plenty of misunderstanding from football fans about governance in the game.We didn't even get to how Brexit is going to impact football...Such a fascinating discussion was this that we've arranged a time for Simon to come back to the Ball Street studio very soon.See you at the far post.

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From an outside perspective the game in England has never been healthier. Clubs are spending more money on players than ever before, the franchise has never been more popular the world over, and in terms of skill, both in managers and players, we’ve never had a spread of talent like it. But there are obviously major issues with the game: today on the Long Ball Street we’re looking at some of the clubs that are suffering in the daylight of money in modern football.We're joined by Charlton fan Ged Colleypriest as we discuss the protests at The Valley, the situation at Hull and the ongoing issues between Mike Ashley and Rangers. We'll see you at the back post.*Views expressed on this podcast are that over the participants and not Ball Street as a whole

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Matt and Flav leave football behind for a podcast and dip their toes into the world of mixed martial arts. We're joined by Bellator MMA star Michael 'Venom' Page, a fighter known for his vicious knockout power and his unorthodox, hands down' style. We speak about all things MMA, including dealing with going viral after KOing Cyborg, as well as plans for the future. He also talks about how he schooled Chris Eubank Jr during a boxing sparring session, which resulted in Jr throwing a 'hissy-fit'. We go in depth on the current MMA scene, who MVP's next targets might be, as well as how he developed himself to become the fighter that he is. MVP also admits that he joined Bellator while still having a lot to learn, especially in the art of Jujitsu and fighting on the ground.There's loads more, just listen....See you in the cage.

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The first of a two-part podcast with Michael 'Venom' Page, the man who broke Cyborg's skull with a jumping knee to the dome, and celebrated by rolling a pokemon ball at the fallen fighter. Michael was unaware that his opponent was hurt so badly, and only found out the next day when his brother was reading a newspaper...MVP goes into his love of Manchester United and football as a whole, as well as bring tested on the streets - just how does a man who can use his fists in the way he can deal with being fronted?The second part of the this podcast goes deeper into the MMA side of MVP's life so if you're into that check the Long Ball Street Extra Time...We'll see you at the far post.

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This episode is all about money in the beautiful game. Financial Planner to professional footballers, Adam Osper, joins Matt and Flav to talk about the pitfalls of earning wedge through football. The stereotype is to assume that footballers earn so much money that they never have to worry about living anything other than the most lavish of lifestyles. In actual fact the burdens of earning as much as they do often impact the kind of lives that they intend to leave, and create stresses that mere mortals couldn't imagine.We'll see you at the far post.

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