The 1984/1985 English First Division is a relegation great escape for the ages! Stoke perform abysmally, Coventry do the unthinkable and Everton rises to the top as we see a shift in the power balance of Merseyside!

It is also a historic season for all the wrong reasons, as tragedy and hooliganism mar the season with dire consequences.

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Listen to our 1985 FA Cup Final episode between Everton and Manchester United here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/sPQ4kDL2nGb

It's the 1983/1984 English First Division as Joe Fagan's Liverpool look to stay atop the tree! Southampton surprise and there's even a brief mention of Kevin Keegan's heroics for Newcastle.

As you'd expect from our podcast there's also a great digression to discuss the 1998 celluloid classic "Sliding Doors" but which came first: the film or the phrase?

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Listen to our 1984 FA Cup Final episode between Everton and Watford here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SskLIzS03Fb

It's finally here! The 2023 Christmas Special where our hosts, Adam and Lewis take each other on in "Tension!" It's a surprisingly tricky game where they both excel and embarass themselves in equal measure. Do you think you can beat their footballing knowledge? Then take them on and let us know how you got on!

Alongside the quiz, we also ask Santa for one magical footballing present and briefly discuss the bizarre world of footballing mascots!

And finally, all we want for Christmas is for you to leave a review and subscribe wherever you find us!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, ONE AND ALL

It's the 81/82 English First Division which sees Bob Paisley takes his final bow as Liverpool manager and 3 giant teams wrestle to come out on top of an epic relegation scrap!

Also, we chat about the newly-promoted Watford’s heroics, the Luther Blissett project and David Pleat’s dance moves!

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Our 1983 FA Cup Final episode:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SxX0MrXHDFb

The 1981/1982 English First Division is a special one! Liverpool and Ipswich compete for the league title and Sir Bobby Robson finishes the season with his own promotion!

Also, we discuss the brutal end to Kevin Keegan's England career and SIR Elton John gets more than one mention!

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Our 1982 FA Cup Final episode:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/g05yK0IglFb

It's the 1980/1981 English First Division and a tussle at the top for two new heavyweights! Aston Villa and Ipswich take each other on in a race for the title and Sir Bobby Robson has his hands full as Ipswich attempt a historic treble!!

We somehow discuss the England Manager's job as well as John Wark's heroic goalscoring exploits!

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The article mentioned: https://thesefootballtimes.co/2023/01/31/bobby-robson-ipswich-town-and-a-brutal-quest-for-the-1981-treble/

We're back to our regular schedule as we look at the 1979/1980 English First Division and its more glory for Liverpool. We learn about all the drama and have some big mentions for Andy Gray, Kevin Keegan, and even Dixie Dean!

Adam also looks at the great goalkeeping rivalry of the decade between Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton.

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Normal business will resume next week with a review of the 79/80 English First Division but we couldn't ignore the sad news of the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton.

A footballing giant, a statesman of the game and arguably the greatest English player of all time has passed away and it only felt right to devote a brief 30 minutes to discussing a career and a man that was one of a kind.

If you'd like to learn more about Charlton's and Manchester United's European win listen to our episode on the 1968 European Cup here: https://bit.ly/1968final

Our final countdown this week is the 1978/1979 English First Division. We see the arrival of Trevor Francis, the first Million-pound man, the first shirt sponsor, a tussle at the top between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool and a discussion on who's better ITV or BBC?

Join us for our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama.

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We're back baby! With a final countdown of the 1977/1978 English First Division. The Premier League wasn't yet a twinkle in the FA's eye, we hadn't had a Million pound player yet and Brian Clough was taking his shot at being the main man in English football.

Join us on our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama.

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