Same Old City

The podcast is joined by Dave Hughes to assess a disappointing Carabao Cup loss at home to Crawley in Scott Lindsey’s first game in charge. We also cover the signing of Harry Boyes, discuss our hopes and fears for the season ahead, and preview the League Two opener against Bristol Rovers. Other important topics covered include old wrestlers, Mounjaro and tent scratching.

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York 0-2 Crawley: Match Report

Boyes of summer: Who is York's new signing Harry Boyes?

Crawley Town fan Sam Jordan joins us to discuss how new City head coach Scott Lindsey fared across two spells in charge at Broadfield Stadium. We discuss what went right in his promotion-winning 2023/24 campaign, what went wrong when he returned to the club, and what style of play York fans can expect.

We also look ahead to the first competitive game of the season as City and Crawley meet in the League Cup preliminary round on Monday evening. Sam gives his assessment of how Crawley are shaping up ahead of the new season, which players to keep an eye out for, and how the Red Devils might approach the game.

The sacking of Stuart Maynard and his replacement by Scott Lindsey has sent shockwaves through the York City community just a week before the season starts. In this episode, Simon & Ben are joined by guest Stu Wilson to discuss their thoughts on the news, speculate about why it might have happened, and consider where we go from here. We try to gauge the temperature of how the fanbase are feeling and pay tribute to Maynard’s significant achievements at the club. We also begin to assess what Lindsey’s tenure might bring, looking ahead to the League Cup tie against Crawley.

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Ben and Simon convene for a new podcast now that pre-season is underway. We reflect on some recent player departures, four new signings and a big new contract for Josh Stones. We pick out some highlights from the 2026/27 fixture list and give our opinion on the new home kit. There’s also, for some reason, chat about recipe websites, hoovers and the Heimlich manoeuvre.

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Simon & Ben discuss recent transfer activity as Dipo Akinyemi makes a surprise return to the Minstermen, Frankie Maguire signs from Boston and Malachi Fagan-Walcott joins Hearts. We also look ahead to the fixture release date and briefly cover the Carabao Cup preliminary round draw at home to Crawley Town.

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Double Dips: Akinyemi returns

Frankie says relax: Who is new City signing Frankie Maguire?

We chat to City's title-winning manager Stuart Maynard, getting his thoughts on how the National League was won and finding out how he's preparing to lead the club into the football league.

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We've got some exciting news... we're launching a website! The new home for Same Old City is sameoldcity.com. Listen for more info on our plans for the future including weekly podcasts, written content and an exciting new way to support our work in the form of Same Old City Ultras. We also tease an interview episode that will be coming in the near future...

Simon & Ben are joined by guest Will Harris to look back on York's record-breaking 25/26 season, picking out key moments to discuss and dishing out our end of season awards. We also look ahead to how we might fare in League 2 and debate transfer targets.

Timings:

00:00 Introduction, feedback on the "CHAMPIONS" episode

23:54 Month-by-month review of the 2025/26 season - key games, moments and turning points

1:12:36 Same Old City end of season awards - we reveal the winners

1:30:35 Looking ahead to the 2026/27 season - retained/released list, reflecting on departures of Batty and Male, transfer priorities for next season

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What's happened?! We've only gone and won our first league title in over 40 years in the most dramatic possible fashion, that's what. Listen as we relive a truly incredible day for York City.

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So it's come to this: a National League title decider! We recap the win v Yeovil, the few minutes we thought the league might be won, and the heartbreak of Rochdale's late winner. We're also joined by Rochdale fan Will to preview the big game at Spotland.

Timings:

00:00 - Intro, feedback on last episode

11:06 - Discussion of York City 3-0 Yeovil Town (and Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale...)

38:56 - Previewing the title decider with Rochdale fan Will

1:48:14 - Talking points - best/worst dressed at end of season awards, predictions league update, University Challinor

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