Former Chelsea, Stoke, and Leeds centre back, Michael Duberry, holds nothing back as we discuss the multiple ups and downs of his professional career. We discuss his playing days from youth development to making his debut under Hoddle at Chelsea all the way through to his final club at Hendon. He talks about facing players like Thierry Henry, Ian Wright, Patrick Kluivert, and Alan Shearer, and the kind of tricks they'd get up to get the edge on the pitch.He opens up about being branded a 'grass' after the Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer court case; how the story broke that Leeds officials had allegedly planned to plant cocaine in his food so they could break his contract.Enjoy.See you at the back post.

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Ex-professional footballers Rhys Weston and Sam Parkin played for 22 different football clubs between them. Despite the fact that we had two pros in the studio, Matt is apparently still the star. Flav returns as his dutiful co-host. Sam and Rhys give their take on what it's like to play in the bottom two echelons of football, and give a fascinating insight into everyday lives of professionals that make their living outside of the spotlight of the Premier League. They talk about the importance of football in their lives and the games when everything went wrong and nothing went right... but it wasn't all bad...Cal updates us on what's been going on around the world of football and beyond

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Help the show by leaving a review and a rating: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1112917345Former football agent, Jim Erwood, joins Flav and Matt as they churn through the seedy underbelly of the game we all love. Southend fan Cal also makes a return. Erwood's unrelenting honesty in the realities of managing footballers makes for a fascinating listen - the egos, the bizarre requests and the cynical grabs for success. We work with Jim so a lot more makes sense now...Enjoy.

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Kick it Out's Troy Townsend, father of England International Andros Townsend, joined Matt and Flav in the Ball Street studios. We spoke at length about Andros' career, the ups, the downs, the nine loan spells, the heartache and frustration of missing out on the Euro 2016 squad, Newcastle, Tottenham and of course Crystal Palace. Troy also opens up about his role as a father to a Premier League footballer, and the challenges and joys that brings. And, unfortunately, we're forced to delve in to the murkier side of social media once again.Enjoy!

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James makes his debut and Robbie from ArsenalFanTV returns to the Long Ball Street podcast, with Flav and Matt, to discuss the fall out of England's horrendous Euro 2016 championship.This is a no holds barred podcast, we go at the failings of England in the raw emotion of just being beat by an Iceland team managed by a part-time dentist.

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We sat down late one night during the Euros with Arsenal and England legend Ian Wright. We were expecting a chat about England's chances at Euro2016, but what we got was a near long two hour conversation about the perils of being a legend at a club like Arsenal, and the joys of winning, and breaking, hearts of supporters...He opened up on a level that people rarely do on podcasts about football. We found the person behind the man that everyone knows and many love. We understand 1hr 55min is a lot of your time, but we urge you to take a listen because this is truly fascinating. Enjoy.

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Violence all over the streets of France have marred the Euros so far. Stu returns, with Flav and Matt accompanying, to pick apart the bones of the rubble left behind from Marseille, Lille, and the England v Russia game.

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Emile Heskey and The Redmen TV join Flav and Matt in the Ball Street studio. We delve into the formation of YouTube's very first fan channel and chart their rise to success, and discuss some of the obstacles they bumped into on the way. Chris talks openly about the his infamous rant after a certain Chelsea game, and the effect the aftermath had on him. We also feature their latest idea - Championship Manager 01/02 Liverpool Title Challenge. We then speak with Big Emile Heskey - The ex-England striker talks through his career with Leicester and Liverpool, relives some moments that break Flav's heart, talks over England's chances in the Euros and discusses Danny Drinkwater's omission from the squad.

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Lions TV come down to Ball Street towers tooled up and ready for action... or some other cliche about Millwall being a naughty club. Danny regales the play-off final defeat to Barnsley, and reviews the performance both on an off the pitch. We ask whether Millwall's reputation is to blame for the trouble often seen within the fanbase, and do younger fans feel the need to live up to the notoriety.And we find out what the real reason why Danny set up Lions TV.Calum makes his return to the podcast to review the other play-off finals. There's other stuff as well. Listen.

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Adebayo 'The Beast' Akinfenwa joins Matt and Flav and on this week's Long Ball Street podcast. Despite looking exactly the opposite of each other, Flav being white, small and convincingly weak, and Akinfenwa being black, big and the strongest man alive, they've actually got something very much in common...We go through Bayo's early career, including a mad season in Lithuania where he dealt with 10-inch snow and racism that would make Tommy Robinson blush.We talk about Wimbledon's charge for League One, and the potential clash between MK 'Dons' and AFC next season should they win at Wembley.The second half sees us focus on the Beast's off pitch activities that have led him to have one of the most recognisable faces in football.All in all, Akinfenwa is everything you'd expect him to be, and to use a cliché, a lot more - physically and mentally.

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