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Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Jimmy Bullard from season five.

It was back at the start of the pandemic lockdown that I chatted with Jimmy, who was surviving thanks to his love for landscape gardening. This gifted former footballer is now an insightful and ebullient media personality, and he describes signing for boyhood heroes West Ham, the genius of Paulo Di Canio, Pep, Zizou and Juan Román Riquelme, and gives keen analysis about how speed of thought sets the greats apart from the rest.

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Today’s story comes from Uwe Rosler, who tells how Pep Guardiola revolutionised German football, and also pays tribute to Paul Walsh, his erstwhile strike partner at Manchester City.

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Uwe Rösler: From Stasi Survivor to City Slicker - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

Uwe Rösler: The Cult Hero of Maine Road - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

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Today’s story comes from Stephen Glass, who talks about how Tony Mowbray instilled an indomitable sense of confidence in a Hibernian squad brimming with youthful talent.

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Stephen Glass: Scott Brown and the Leadership Gene - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

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Today’s story comes from my old pal Stuart Baxter, who describes taking over Vissel Kobe as manager just after the terrible Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995 had devastated the Japanese club’s home.

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Stuart Baxter: Rebuilding AIK, Resurrecting Kobe - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

Stuart Baxter: Working with Laudrup and Larsson - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

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Today’s story comes from Shaun Maloney, recorded when the Scot was assistant at Belgium. Shaun explains how to work with bona fide – but surprisingly humble – superstars such as Kevin De Bruyne, Edin Hazard & Romelu Lukaku.

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Last Wednesday, at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training complex, I caught up with the mighty Harry Kewell.

In part two of our fascinating conversation, we hear how a message from Ange Postecoglou sold Harry on a coaching role at Celtic – despite Ange having once rejected Harry for the Socceroos squad. Harry is brilliant at describing how Ange’s combination of simple messaging and human decency influences his footballers. And Harry himself is no slouch at getting inside players’ heads. Indeed, World Cup star Daizen Maeda said he’s the best educative coach he’s worked with.

Also in part two: How Klopp’s Liverpool can come good again.

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Today’s story comes from our 100th guest Rio Ferdinand, who recalls Manchester United’s two Champions League finals against Barcelona, and how those painful defeats revealed flaws in the genius of Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Guest #100 Rio Ferdinand: Addicted to Winning - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

Guest #100 Rio Ferdinand: Sir Alex and my Champions League Quest (Pt 2) - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

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Today’s Big Interview Bitesize is from Robert Snodgrass, who relates how he prank called Sheffield United’s Nick Montgomery, telling him that his dream of pulling on the dark blue of Scotland had come true.

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Robert Snodgrass: Prank Calls and Killer Balls - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast

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On Wednesday, at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training complex, I caught up with the mighty Harry Kewell, now a coach for the Glasgow giants.

When you think of Harry, you picture a footballer of elegance, intelligence, lethal effectiveness. And the great Leeds United side he played in was his perfect domain, surrounded by formidable talents such as Alan Smith, Lee Bowyer, Gary Kelly, Mark Viduka, Michael Bridges, Robbie Keane, Robbie Fowler and not least David Batty. Yet for all their sophistication, those men would battle it out in training – with regular flare-ups, and be willing to go to war for each other come Saturday.

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