This is the 253rd episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

For this episode, I interview English Football fans, Mr. Anthony Mulligan, Mr. Joni Avery and Mr. Paul Salmon, as we discuss Blackburn Rovers in the decade of the 1990s.

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Mr. Mulligan’s contact info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ant.mulligan.1

Mr. Avery’s contact info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joni.avery.50

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-253-interview/id1601074369?i=1000751635673

Youtube Link:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfLTs2-sCV4&t=3377s

Blog Link:

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_25.html

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This is the 252nd episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 

For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. John Smith, as we discuss his book, ‘Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic’ (2025). 

Mr. Smith is also the author of the following books: 

Booked!: The Gospel According to our Football Heroes (2018) 

Second Yellow: The Further Adventures of our Footballing Heroes (2020) 

Final Third!: The Last Word on our Football Heroes (2022) 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 

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Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

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Mr. Smith’s contact info: 

Twitter (X): @verypopularname 

Bluesky: @verypopularname.bsky.social 

Link to Mr. Smith’s book: 

https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape 

https://www.amazon.com/Escape-Love-Letter-Football-Classic/dp/1801509670 

https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Smith/author/B0BF31DHWC?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true 

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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Vfur2t6TnrI1O9DWCWVt2?si=6fZc52geRCq8JXs2qGiCrQ&nd=1&dlsi=2d23a0ece6104b06

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-252-interview/id1601074369?i=1000750940173

Youtube Link: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-PUP0wIUqg

Blog Link: 

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_22.html

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This is the 251st episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 

For this episode, I interview Swedish Football fan Mr. Martin Jönsson as we discuss Sweden National Team during the 1990 World Cup. 

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You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on Facebook under Soccernostalgia. 

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Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and now on Acast, Google podcasts, Apple podcasts and stitcher all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

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Mr. Jönsson’s contact info: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martin.jonsson.71697 

Link to Mr. Paul Whittle’s book (Before the Premier League: A History of the Football League's Last Decades): 

https://the1888letter.com/book-before-the-premier-league/ 

http://www.wibblepublishing.com/bpl.html 

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MG7RhABY9Wl17uS4NYACM?si=7QU02RD-RrSZzHO9cbFw6g&nd=1&dlsi=65953cf4d45642b4

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-251-interview/id1601074369?i=1000750391111

Youtube Link: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPNwscgYnM

Blog Link: 

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_18.html

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This is the 250th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

For this episode, I interview Welsh Football fan, Mr. Gareth Hughes as we discuss the Wales National Team during the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 

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Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 

Mr. Hughes’ contact info: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gareth.hughes.37604 

Twitter: @pontblyddyn 

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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PfTL2LcbwUlHsbZQaWFsn?si=ERGjG6bDSXGtVujuhH339Q&nd=1&dlsi=17c0685a122e4ea2

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-250-interview/id1601074369?i=1000749903587

Youtube Link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIgBQQBLis8

Blog Link: 

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_15.html

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This is the 249thepisode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 

For this episode, I interview Distinguished Professor Dr. Laurent Bellaiche of University of Arkansas as we discuss the France National Team under Michel Hidalgo-Part 1 (1976 to 1978). 

Dr. Bellaiche is also a Professor at Tel Aviv University. 

Professor Ballaiche has designed a new class called “Thinking Outside of the Box”, a course that involves science and Football. 

For Compendium to the matches and lineups of this era, see: 

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-soccernostalgia-interview-part-12.html 

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/03/compendium-to-soccernostalgia-interview.html 

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/04/compendium-to-soccernostalgia-interview.html 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 

https://linktr.ee/sp1873 

Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 

Mr. Bellaiche’s contact info: 

Email: [email protected] 

Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: 

 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uPSGlEeuXrTZ80aDVPPL1?si=LAr0jwDVR9W-l851SFmL8g&nd=1&dlsi=af561aa4fecc4fcb

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-249-interview/id1601074369?i=1000749337843

Youtube Link: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTiaJJxkaU

Blog Link: 

 https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_11.html

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This is the 248th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. Ivan McDouall, as we discuss Aston Villa in the decade of the 1980s.

Mr. McDouall is a lifelong Aston Villa fan and author of the book ‘Only the Real Thing: Aston Villa & The Coca Cola Cup 1993–1996.’

He writes for the Aston Villa fan podcast, the UTV Podcast.

For any questions/comments, you may contact us:

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.

https://linktr.ee/sp1873

Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’

Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.

Mr. McDouall ’s contact info:

Twitter (X): @Ivan_McDouall

Link to Mr. McDouall’s book:

https://www.amazon.com/Only-Real-Thing-Aston-1993-1996/dp/1801509409

https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/only-real-thing

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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Wzcv4zi9BoWnok7eL6upI?si=0FEZXDJXQQ6XZ-zU3334ow&nd=1&dlsi=f5857d543f8647c8

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-248-interview/id1601074369?i=1000748670072

Youtube Link:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRP-xk9kK4

Blog Link:

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_7.html

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 This is the 247th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 

For this episode, we continue our interview series with Mr. Jan Roskott of http://dutchsoccersite.org/ as we discuss the matches of the Holland National Team for the 1988/89 season. 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 

https://linktr.ee/sp1873 

Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 

Mr. Roskottt’s contact info: 

Email: [email protected] 

twitter: @DutchSoccerSite 

Website: 

http://dutchsoccersite.org/ 

https://www.facebook.com/dutchsoccersite 

Listen on Spotify / Apple: 

 https://open.spotify.com/episode/08Wf3TTM2UGsqk548M9Ent?si=-seGusfxSXGXVYkjkFflVg&nd=1&dlsi=acba7ee2bbe74fb8

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-247-interview/id1601074369?i=1000747946376

Youtube Link: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7pqlRDqbVo

Blog Link: 

 https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode.html

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This is the 246thepisode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

For this episode, I interview Italian Author Roberto Amorosino, as we discuss Cagliari and Luigi Riva (1963-1976).

Roberto Amorosino, has in the past, worked at international organizations in the human resources area between Washington DC, Paris and Rome. 

He writes for Italian sports website https://www.sportmemory.it/ and is the author of Italian language book: Venti di calcio (2022).

For any questions/comments, you may contact us:

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.

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Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’

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Mr. Amorosino’s contact info:

Website: https://www.sportmemory.it/

Book:

https://www.sportmemory.it/prodotto/venti-di-calcio/

https://www.amazon.it/Venti-calcio-Roberto-Amorosino/dp/8894670619

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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ma1H6hK8OCYFbSGy8IsrY?si=9EfCYOXwTgisJaqmJrcXvQ&nd=1&dlsi=dd786d2d77c44a14

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-246-interview/id1601074369?i=1000747478384

Youtube Link:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvJzMfYFIIM

Blog Link:

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/01/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_31.html

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This is the 245th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 

For this episode, I interview Dr. William Huddleston, Assistant Professor in Spanish at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge, as we discuss Uruguay and the 1980/81 Mundialito. 

Dr. Huddleston is also the Director of Studies in Modern & Medieval Languages at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 

https://linktr.ee/sp1873 

Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and now on Google podcasts,  Apple podcasts and stitcher all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 

Mr. Huddleston’s contact info: 

E-mail: [email protected] 

Link: https://www.mmll.cam.ac.uk/william-huddleston 

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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FV0gV2ljVKEYfiN07yWtq?si=O_DV88SbRxe1z7fBNwKwLg&nd=1&dlsi=5dbe7d151f9a497e

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-245-interview/id1601074369?i=1000746473744

Youtube Link: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ6_i12smrA

Blog Link: 

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/01/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_24.html

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This is the 244thepisode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 

For this episode, I interview Distinguished Professor Dr. Laurent Bellaiche of University of Arkansas as we discuss AS Saint-Étienne in the years (1976-1984) and the Downfall of Roger Rocher Presidency.  

Dr. Bellaiche is also a Professor at Tel Aviv University. 

Professor Ballaiche has designed a new class called “Thinking Outside of the Box”, a course that involves science and Football. 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 

https://linktr.ee/sp1873 

Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 

You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 

Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 

Mr. Bellaiche’s contact info: 

Email: [email protected] 

Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: 

 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3OIYu005womkpUyUXjmWGW?si=2S7-DF3RRJOqCej5lSK86A&nd=1&dlsi=ec8c5245f7ed46cb

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-244-interview/id1601074369?i=1000745681782

Youtube Link: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV5zqLhzZ6s

Blog Link: 

 https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/01/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_18.html

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