The Famous Sloping Pitch (or Is Football F**ked?)

Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss derby weekend, the ‘prank’ on the BBC, Bristol Rovers, Neil Warnock, Alessia Russo’s boots, and of course, some Oldham shit. 

Nick and Chris are joined by journalist, author and broadcaster, Sam Delaney. They chat about the current state of his team, West Ham and Moyes’ future (at time of recording), and his new book ’Sort Your Head Out Mental health without the bollocks’ and the pressure put on young players. 

Sam’s book is available to pre-order here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sort-Your-Head-Out-bollocks/dp/1408717085

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Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss the FA cup weekend previous, the problems with the draw, more football playing relatives of famous people, and of course, some Oldham shit. 

Nick and Chris are joined by the comedian, writer, and broadcaster, Mark Steel. They chat about his team, Crystal Palace and their disappointing exit from the FA cup, and the affairs of Crawley Town FC. 

Mark’s podcast is available here - http://www.whatthefisgoingonpodcast.co.uk/

Mark’s tour starts this year, get tickets here - https://marksteelinfo.com/tour/

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Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss Christmas presents, Pele’s death, Infantino’s latest antics, and of course, some Oldham shit. 

Nick and Chris are joined by director, Simon Sprackling to talk about his new darts film, Poison Arrows. They also chat about the trials of organising amateur sport, and Simon's team, Leeds. 

Poison Arrows is available now all on Google, Amazon Prime and Apple TV 

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Nick Hancock and Chris England round up the World Cup and a couple of weeks worth of Oldham shit.

Nick and Chris are joined again by playwright, broadcaster, and Charlton fan, Jonathan Maitland. They chat about Jonny’s friends being mascots at the World Cup, what he felt about it it being played in Qatar now the dust has settled, and they pick over the bones of the last England game. 

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Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss Jude Bellingham’s shirt number, stained kits, Uruguay’s unceremonious exit, the exodus of international managers, Brazil’s dance moves, and of course, some Oldham shit. 

Nick and Chris are joined by playwright, broadcaster, and Charlton fan, Jonathan Maitland all the way from Qatar. They chat about what it’s like being out there, the ticketing situation, going to see the England v Senegal match, and an exclusive on David Dein’s game count. 

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Nick Hancock and Chris England are fresh from watching the Japan v Spain and Costa Rica v Germany games and can’t believe what they have just seen. They discuss the art of watching two games at once; England, USA, Iran and Wales, and all things F!fa Global Sports Tournament up until now. 

They also look at more domestic issues, Juventus, and of course, some Oldham shit.  

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Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss 'it' so far, some more Cristiano Ronaldo/Man Utd business, clubs being bought and sold left right and centre, and of course (even during a global soccer tournament), some Oldham shit. 

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Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss quite a lot of TV news, Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview with Piers Morgan, the bizarre business of World cup predictions, and course plenty of Oldham shit. 

Nick and Chris are also joined by former, professional assistant referee, and Luton fan, Gavin Muge. They chat about some inside industry techniques, the importance of keeping up with rule changes, and his thoughts on VAR. They also discuss his new book, My Life On The Line, and his new podcast, Flag It Up.

Gavin’s new book will be available on 1st Dec here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/MY-LIFE-LINE-Everything-assistant-ebook/dp/B0BLXS4TVX

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Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss Gerard Piqué, more World Cup news, including the England squad announcement, and of course, a binful of Oldham shit. 

Nick and Chris are also joined by writer, journalist, podcaster, former football manager and Bristol City fan, Paul Watson. They chat about why Paul has decided to boycott the World Cup, Paul’s book about managing the national team of Pohnpei, how he ingratiated himself with the locals, and all trials and tribulations of coaching the team. Paul also discusses organising the difficulties of a Confifa tournament. 

Paul and Vix’s podcast is available here - podfollow.com/false-economy

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Paul’s book is available here - shorturl.at/hkz34

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