The Final Countdown - Football History's stories of glory and heartbreak in the biggest finals

The trumpets blare for the changing of the guard. We see the rise of Leeds and the twist of fate that saves Sir Alex Ferguson's job and begins the rampage of Manchester United over the next two decades! It's the review of the 1989/1990 English First Division.

Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Crystal Palace

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We delve into one of the most iconic and dramatic First Division finales in history! It comes down to the last day between the top two teams - you couldn't write it! We also discuss the impact of the Hillsborough tragedy and the ramifications it would create for the league moving forward.

Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Everton

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It's the 1987/1988 English First Division and it is a doozy. Liverpool run rampant, the league says goodbye to two managerial stalwarts and the FA decides to pause the First Division three weeks from its conclusion in order to create a fantasy football tournament that fails spectacularly. Join us as we give you the rundown of a fantastic season!

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Click here to listen to our review of one of the most famous FA Cup Finals ever between Liverpool and Wimbledon

The 1986/1987 English First Division is fascinating as Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool falter, Everton triumph but the fallout of Heysel is still felt.

We also learned about Asda's role in saving Wolverhampton Wanderers from bankruptcy (yep, the supermarket!) and a special shoutout to Stuart Pearce's brother, Ray!

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Listen to our 1987 FA Cup Final episode between Spurs and Coventry here

It's the 1985/1986 English First Division review and we get to talk about just how good Gary Lineker was and his quite frankly ridiculous season! Truly a remarkable season! We see Manchester United throw away a dizzying lead and a dog-fight at the bottom of the league.

It's truly a enthralling season but wait...there's more click the links below to hear our reviews of the 1986 FA Cup Final and 1986 World Cup Final!

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1986 World Cup: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6OtFYMoOCGb

1986 FA Cup: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vBe7KtrOCGb

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:

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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:

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