By Ben Miller
The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.
The lovely Dee Allum, hilarious stand up comedian, picks her favourite Watford players this week - and true to the Hornet's recent transfer policy, it's a really mixed bag. Players of all levels, nationalities and appearance records feature in the side, but truthfully 'tis just a preamble until Dee tackles the most difficult selection of all; which of Watford's 648 managers since 2010 will she pick as her assistant?
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You've seen him on camera presenting football on Sky Sports, now hear the cool-headed Blues fan Kyle Walker pick his Man City Ultimate XI. Featuring a host of talent from the recent era of City success, but also containing an incredibly rogue shout for left-back, which we always welcome on this show. Kyle's team is packed full of class, in truth an XI of the players he didn't pick would give anyone a run for their money, but listen now to find out the answer to the question everyone is thinking - does Kyle's namesake make it in the Man City Ultimate XI?
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The satirist, writer and a 'fan for all seasons' Jon Harvey is famous for sending up those in power with a deluded sense of entitlement, and clearly this is also his approach to managing a squad of footballers as he attempts to balance 6 (SIX) midfielders into his all-star Tottenham Hotspur Ultimate XI. And, honestly, I think he manages it - yes, some players will be knocking furiously on the door of his manager's office to ask him why he insists on playing them out of position. Or why, when he has picked only three defenders, is one of them also being charged with trying to win the Golden Boot. But if there's one thing Jon knows it is speaking truth to power, and this "romantic failure" of a Spurs Ultimate XI certainly does that.
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Driven, ambitious, talented. All words that can be used to describe both this week's guest and most of the Coventry City Ultimate XI team that he selected. Louis Jones is the creator of Surprise Shirts, which has fast become the must-have subscription for football shirt collectors, and he puts his entrepreneurial skills to good use in selecting his Sky Blues side. Whilst the young innovator may not have known Coventry's heyday as a Premier League side, the team he picks features top tier quality, club legends, and eclectic characters including one player that Louis dubs having "the attitude of a Sunday League player with the talent of a Champions League player".
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All hail the genius jokester Glenn Moore as he gives us his Sheffield Wednesday Ultimate XI. With quite a unique journey to becoming a Wednesday fan, we shouldn't be surprised that Glenn's maverick side features a myriad of playing styles and moral attitudes from players that mostly toiled outside of the Premier League for his beloved Owls. Packed with quality, criminals, and the best shirt sponsor in history, immerse yourself in this hilarious episode.
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Many of the Anfield faithful will know my next guest on the podcast, as he is one of the most well-respected and revered contributors to Liverpool fan content around at the moment - the expert Dave O'Connell, owner of DaveOCKop.com, joins us to pick his Liverpool Ultimate XI. A blend of old and new, Dave's side follows the tradition of Reds Ultimate XIs but also features an unprecedented first for the podcast, a set-piece taking twelfth man, and overall captures the true spirit of the Kop.
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In this laugh-filled episode I chatted to stand up comedian and podcaster Liam Withnail. Originally from the East End of London, but now residing in comedy mecca Edinburgh, Liam is not going to apologise for his Hammers Ultimate XI which, we discover as it reveals itself, contains a core spine of Irons stereotypes; genuine and hard as nails, often criminal but always entertaining. His love for West Ham is evident in the mixture of eras and playing styles he blends tastefully to create a side that is true to his and West Ham's heritage, provides a nod to his Scottish allegiances, and unashamedly head-butts anyone who gets near them. Absolute perfection.
Liam is going on tour around the UK with his hilarious show "Chronic Boom" - for tickets please visit www.berksnest.com/liam
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This time up it's the genius behind the funniest football videos online, Andy Cantwell. Best known for hilariously imagining the reactions of football commentators like Martin Tyler as they voice some of football's most exciting moments, Andy takes us through his all-time favourite Liverpool players. His YouTube channel tends to look at the lighter moments of his beloved Reds but there's nothing funny about the time and thought that has gone into picking his side. The left-hand side of his 4-4-2 will have Premier League cult hero worshippers frothing with excitement, and throughout his side are dotted some of the peerless names and faces that have blessed Anfield over the years.
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A different kind of episode this week, but this one is less novelty and more novel-y as I chat with James, Jack and Tash of the Football Book Club Podcast, and they pore over the words of some of football's finest authors to select who they want to represent the Ultimate Football Book Club XI. Picking from the pool of players turned writers whose books they have reviewed for their own exquisite podcast, the guys try to fairly reflect the wide array of careers that these ex-pros have had before venturing into literature, choosing a side that boasts some incredible stories and opinions on the game, even if their on-field achievements were less than memorable. But a fine mixture of top-shelf players and bargain bin biographies combine to create the most unique side we've ever had on Ultimate XI.
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WE'RE BACK! Now that the summer transfer window is out the way, Ultimate XI managers can begin working with their squad day in day out and confidently start naming the players that will make it in to their starting elevens, and this week it was the turn of Ash Rose. Ash is famously a passionate football nostalgist, he co-hosts the terrific "Alive and Kicking: The 90s Football Podcast", and as a QPR fan is certainly prone to a fond look back at simpler and perhaps better times. In his selections though we see shine through the overwhelming excitement and pride that can only come from playing in front of a home crowd at Loftus Road, as he picks football royalty up front, an iconic "the streets will never forget" playmaker and scorer of, unquestionably, the greatest overhead kick of all time.
Get in touch with the podcast -
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Email: [email protected]
Show twitter: @Ultimate_XI
Host twitter @Beng_Miller
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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.