The Gentleman Ultra

Richard, Luca and Emmet reunite for the second consecutive week to discuss the upcoming Napoli against Milan game, and delve into Emmet's piece on the epic encounter between the two sides from May 1988, which included Maradona, Sacchi, whispers of Camorra influence, Van Basten and Gullit's dreadlocks.

After a prolonged absence, The Gentleman Ultra podcast is back in business! To kickstart the 2023/24 season, we have got the band back together.

Richard Hall is joined by Luca Hodges-Ramon and Emmet Gates - the old guard of TGU - to discuss Italy's defeat to England in the Euro 2024 qualifier, who are favourites to win the Scudetto, and the top 10 Italian misters of all time.

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with sports writer, broadcaster and co-host of Serie A Chronicles Podcast Nicky Bandini.

Frank sits down with Nicky to talk about how she got her start in journalism and almost stumbled into football writing, Roberto Baggio, her Italian heritage and family holidays to Italy, the influence her family has had on her career and perspective on life, finding your own voice, working with good people, making human connections, writing about Serie A, the next WWE superstar 'The Night Uploader' and much more. Enjoy the conversation.

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find Nicky on Twitter at @NickyBandini

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with filmmaker Duncan McMath. 

Duncan wrote and produced the incredible 'The Phenomenon: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of Ronaldo' documentary.

Frank sits down with Duncan to talk about how the he ended up in Spain working with the likes of Guillem Balague, Sid Lowe, Graham Hunter and La Liga TV, how the Ronaldo documentary came about and how he had to tailor his pitch to the Brazilian legend, why everyone loves Ronaldo, the Ronaldo redemption story, his career in the Netherlands, Spain and Italy and the battles on and off the field, the good and bad of Ronaldo's time at Inter Milan, the emotions behind the documentary and watching the film with Ronaldo and much more. Enjoy the conversation.

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find Duncan on Twitter at @dj_mcmath

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with the football commentator Adam Summerton.

Frank sits down with Adam to discuss his interest in Serie A, why he loves commentating on Italian football, getting his commentary start in radio and how it differs from commentating on television and why radio remains important, visiting Italy and the San Siro, following Serie A back in the day, the language of football in English and Italian and much more.

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find Adam on Twitter at @adamsummerton

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with the producer of Serie A Chronicles podcast, Calcio and AS Roma fan Simon Causerano. 

Frank sits down with Simon to discuss podcasting, his love of Calcio and AS Roma, growing up in and around the Italian community in Western Australia, Serie A Chronicles Podcast and how it began, his memorable experiences at the 2006 World Cup following the Azzurri and much more.

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find Simon on Twitter at @SimonChronicles and the Serie A Chronicles Podcast at @serieAchronpod

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with Australian broadcasting legend, ex-football commentator and cycling reporter and presenter Mike Tomalaris. 

Frank sits down with Mike to discuss his early days working in journalism, commentating at Australian National Soccer League games and his start on Australian TV, his transition to working in cycling, the benefits of cycling both physically and mentally, working at every Tour De France since the mid 90s' and at multiple FIFA World Cups, how the two sports differ in analysis and coverage, mental health and his charity work and much more.

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find Mike on Twitter at @miketomalaris, his Sydney to Surfers Youth off the Streets charity and @YOTSAustralia.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with the author of the legendary football book 'Calcio' John Foot to discuss his new book 'Blood and Power - The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism'.

Frank sits down with John to discuss the process in writing his new book, the comparison between researching and writing his previous books, how Fascism in Italy used sport as a propaganda weapon, Benito Mussolini and Italian fascism, the movements rise to power and its bloody demise, the impact the regional divide played on fascism and the national football team and its players, what fascism did for Calcio and much more.

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find John on Twitter at @Footymac

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with journalist, broadcaster and Calcio fan Sam Delaney. 

As well as respectively hosting and co-hosting the 'The Reset' and 'You Irons' podcast, Sam has recently authored and released a bestselling book called 'Sort Your Head Out - Mental Health without all the Bollocks'.

Frank sits down with Sam to discuss his book and why he wrote it, his battle with mental health and addiction, how football and alcohol were intrinsically linked, his early days in London, drinking and drug habits and the process to recovery, sobriety and his support network.

Sam then talks about travelling to Italy for the first time and visiting Rome and Sardinia, watching Serie A football in the late 80s and early 90s', his Italian family and the influence they've had on his life, supporting Lazio, attending multiple European finals, playing Subbuteo and why it always ended up in chaos, and his memorable day with the legendary Italian referee Pierluigi Collina as well as much more. 

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find Sam on Twitter at @DelaneyMan and Sam's link tree page here.

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com

In this episode of TGU podcast host Frank Risorto speaks with Napoli fan and author of the Change Games blog Art Morelli. 

Frank sits down with Art to discuss his Napoli fandom, past and present Napoli, what a Scudetto would mean to Naples, the people and the city, the differences as a fan watching both the North American sports and Calcio, parody in Serie A and Italian football, his Change Games blog, how his work in business improvement relates to sport and much more.

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Enjoy the conversation and enjoy your Calcio!

You can find Art on Twitter at @ArtMorelli and his blog at Change Games

You can find Frank on Twitter at @SerieA_Aust.

You can find The Gentleman Ultra on Twitter @GentlemanUltra and at https://gentlemanultra.com