Rory flies solo on this episode to give a (not so) dramatic reading of two chapters from the book.

The clubs covered are two microcosms into different aspects of football management. Okinawa Karyushi were founded, owned and bankrolled by the Kariyushi Hotel Group for 8 of the 11 years they existed, while Kayseri Ecriyesspor are one of the strangest clubs that we've ever discovered.

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14. Chester City

We're joined by author Steve Hill to cover one of the most well-known defunct clubs in England - Chester City.

Steve reminisces on his time as a Chester supporter, which he admits was more of a roller coaster than he would've liked, and explains why Chester City were eventually forced to fold. The club now exist as a fan-owned entity, having been immediately revived by the supporters, and compete as Chester FC.

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Steve Hill

13. Jutrzenka Kraków

We're joined by Polish football historian and author Ryan Hubbard to tell the story of Jutrzenka Kraków, a club from Poland with an emotional history. They existed from 1910 to 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. We discuss the social, political and religious backdrop to Jutrzenka Kraków and their demise.

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Ryan Hubbard

'From Partition to Solidarity: The First 100 Years of Polish Football'

Rory and Phil are joined by Nate and Reece from The Estonian Football Podcast to talk about Lantana Tallinn.

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12. The Pride of Gldani: FC Ameri Tbilisi

We're joined by founder of GeorgianFooty Luka Lagvilava to cover the story FC Ameri Tbilisi.

FC Ameri Tbilisi were a club who lived fast and died young, winning the Georgian Cup twice, the Georgian Super Cup twice and enjoying short runs in the UEFA Cup - all within the space of 7 years.

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Luka Lagvilava

Georgian Footy

11. Racing Club Luxembourg

We're joined by the go-to expert on football in Luxembourg, Bence Horvath, to cover Racing Club Luxembourg.

One of the early champions of Luxembourg, Racing Club technically still exist, as Luxembourg, like many other small nations, has a merger culture which Bence believes exists as a necessity to keep football alive.

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Bence Horvath

Football In Luxembourg

Rory and Phil are joined by Icelandic football expert and founder of Bestu Ellefu Gus Stephens in this main series break.

While there are some lost clubs in Iceland, most teams are most likely to merge into larger entities to stay afloat. Gus explains the culture of mergers in Iceland and tells us the interesting stories of clubs in Iceland.

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Bestu Ellefu (@BestuEllefu)

10. 2300: K.S.K. Beveren

We're joined by K.S.K. Beveren board member Robin Beck to tell the story of Belgium's only 100% fan-owned football club and the journey they've taken to establish themselves.

One of Belgium's most historic clubs, K.S.K. Beveren have existed since 1934. This long history was threatened during a messy episode in 2010 when their men's team temporarily ceased to exist and a new merger club with the name S.K. Beveren attempted to establish themselves in their absence.

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Robin Beck

K.S.K. Beveren

Rory is joined by contributor Chris Kelly as he's put in the hot seat so we can get to know him. We talk about his love of Grimsby (the town and both football teams), his work as a blogger before and with Forgotten Football, and his ambitions to be an author.

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09. Wacker 04 Berlin

We're joined by Christian Thuesen and Callum West of DDR-Fußball to talk about Wacker 04 Berlin, a club who are the epitome of mediocrity but existed through the formative and turbulent years of football in Germany.

We discuss Wacker's clashes with teams from the former DDR and the political and social contexts of football in East Germany, including the disparity between clubs from the former East and West.

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Callum West

DDR-Fußball • in English