The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson sits down with Aston Villa fanatic, editor of the Villa fan site 7500 to Holte, and host of the Holtecast, Cole Pettem, to discuss the ups and downs of the last decade at Villa Park. Cole is a Canadian whose Aston Villa fandom is quite unique and he gave his perspective on the dark days under Paul Lambert, relegation from the Premier League, the club’s return to the top flight, and much more!
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson and Ander Iturralde welcome into the "studio" former Birmingham City player and captain Martin O'Connor, to discuss the many years he spent as part of the club, the years that followed, with promotions and the 2011 League Cup win, the Gary Rowett seasons, what lies ahead with Lee Bowyer and more. Plus, Martin's career up to and beyond Birmingham, saving Walsall from relegation with a Brazilian, his two appearances for the Cayman Islands, his coaching academy and more.
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Martin O'Connor: @fearon110
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Ander Iturralde: @andershoffman

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On Episode Five of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Ander Iturralde and Craig Hanson were joined by Richard Hobbs from the award-winning Wolves Fancast. The three of them discussed the dark days of League One, the rise back to the Premier League, the Nuno era, the unforgettable Walter Zenga and much more.
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Our next guest is former Birmingham City captain Martin O’Connor so please get any questions you have about the blues into us via email or Twitter.
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Ander Iturralde: @andershoffman

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In this bonus episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Ander Iturralde and Craig Hanson go mano-a-mano to look back at Euro 2020, particularly through the lens of England and Spain, to evaluate in deep-dive form how were each's tournaments, what expectations were and what the future may hold for each team. All that and much more!
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This week on the Sporticos Football Stories Podcast Ander and Craig spoke to David Novo, who is the executive editor of the Portuguese sports newspaper Diário Record. With him, they talk in-depth about Portugal's national football team, their third spot in the 1966 World Cup, why they didn't sustain success, how Luis Figo brought them back into the mainstage and how the Cristiano Ronaldo years not only cemented them as a football force but also led them to their first ever major title at Euro 2016.
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This week on the Sporticos Football Stories Podcast Ander and Craig spoke to Panos Kostopoulos, football journalist who writes for Marca in English. Panos spoke in detail about his native Greece including the historic Euro 2004 win, subsequent tournaments, all time greats and wonderkids. 
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For the first ever episode of the Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Ander and Craig spoke to Joe Brennan, a lifelong Republic of Ireland supporter. Joe grew up in Leeds as part of an Irish family and has a close connection with the Irish national team. We spoke about the current state of the team, about past glories and heartbreaks and about where Joe sees the future of the Republic of Ireland going.
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