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What A Load Of Cobblers. The original Northampton Town FC fanzine. 1987-2004, reborn in podcast form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co... more
FAQs about What A Load Of Cobblers:How many episodes does What A Load Of Cobblers have?The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.
January 28, 2022Friday Night Lights- Hoop DogA bumper episode sees WALOC discuss the key topics of the day including a Bull run on Abington street, undisclosed fees and Martin Reeves' cargo pants.There's a new Cobblers catch up, talking about all the key news coming out of Sixfields this week.Top terrace photographer Ian Parker stops by to talk about his photographs charting British football from the terraces up.Lastly we play Guess That Cobbler and there's a frightening memory from the past via Newcastle. Includes free Hendon content. UTC! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more1h 25minPlay
January 21, 2022Friday Night Lights- Top Of The TownOrganised chaos with WALOC this week as Martin Slugger Maloney is podcasting from the pub.There's talks of legendary Northampton nitespot Top of the Town, the Nordic Combine alpine sporting event, Louis Theroux's Weird weekends plus Woody possible becoming Gillingham boss.Sutton fan Jared joins us to preview Saturday's game at Gander Green Lane and a visit to a proper ground.Finally, Guess that Cobbler returned and Slugger flummoxes us with the protracted career history on nondescript players.What else are you going to do on a Friday night? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more59minPlay
January 16, 2022The Debrief: Northampton Town 1-1 Forest Green digestedWALOC are back with our post-match special, chewing the fat on a breathless 1-1 draw between the Cobblers and Forest Green Rovers.Packed with incidents, both goals were controversial and Tom Reed, Martin Maloney, James Averill and Forest Green reporter Laurie Martin discuss all the key talking points.Did the ball cross the line for Rovers goal? Should Shaun McWilliams have been whistled for his hand off before the Cobblers dramatic equaliser?Should goal-line technology be brought in asap and will automatons one day choose whether Sam Hoskins starts or not?All this and more in our comprehensive run-down of a very entertaining game between two of League 2's leading teams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more48minPlay
January 14, 2022Friday Night LightWALOC are back for a new season of highs lows and shoe-mending disappointments.Tom Reed, Martin Maloney, Ian Brant and Jefferson Lake slowly morph the podcast into a Grange Hill theme. Which Cobblers manager would make a good Mr Bronson? We thought you'd never ask (oh you didn't)Laurie Martin, Forest Green Rovers reporter joins WALOC regular Brendan Walsh to discuss how frighteningly good the Vegan outfit are. James Cave and Martin Calladine pop by to discuss their new book "Fit and Proper People: The Lies and Fall of OWNA FC, which is a staggering tale of club ownership gone bad that will make even McRitchie fans raise an eyebrow.Lastly Jefferson Lake recalled his short lived fanzine based wholly and entirely on Neil Grayson, which is as disturbing and entertaining as you could imagine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more1h 18minPlay
December 10, 2021Bootroom Special: Steve MasseyTom Reed and Andy Roberts are joined by Cobblers goalscoring legend Steve Massey for another Bootroom Special.This is an evocative walk down memory lane to the 1982/83 season in which Massey lit up the County Ground with his flamboyant blonde hair style and 25 goal tally.There's talk of life lodging in the town and at playing at the County Ground plus that FA Cup tie with European Champion Aston Villa where Mark Walters turned the game with a moment of magic.Steve had a varied career away from the Cobblers which took in a debut at 16 at Stockport and becoming the all time European top scorer with Wrexham, something he recalls with pride.As good as a telling off at half-time from Clive Walker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more1h 8minPlay
September 05, 2021The Debrief: Northampton Town 2-0 Scunthorpe United digestedNorthampton's strong start to the season continues with a 2-0 victory over Scunthorpe United at Sixfields.Tom Reed, James Averill, Brendan Walsh and Max Miller are on hand to give a rundown on the action including discussion of all the game's talking points inc...A new Rose?Hoskins a fair scapegoat?The McWilliams conundrum.Ref watch.Man Of The Match and look ahead to the Forest Green and Swindon games.Audio catharsis for the Cobblers condition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more53minPlay
September 03, 2021Friday Night Lights: Patmore PlaceComing live from the Ecton One pub on the Eastern District, Slugger Maloney is on hand to regale us with cricket tour stories to the sound of a meat raffle.Jefferson talks Martin Reeves' rascal tee-shirts and Warren Patmore's strange inefficiency in front of goal at Cobblers in the face of Yeovil heroism.Elsewhere there's Gabor Gyepes talk, what separates Ronaldo from Ronaldon't and we read out your suggestions of Northampton players that deserve street names after them. Poor old Ash Taylor.An audio mixed bag for those of a claret persuasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more1hPlay
August 20, 2021Friday Night Lights: Clare in the communityMad to think that WALOC has an actual Olympic level commentator on the books in Andy Bodfish but we do and the man himself talks us through his experiences in Tokyo. If he can survive the Northants TV Karaoke challenge he can survive anything after all.We chat the Caleb Chukwuemeka transfer to Aston Villa as Tom and Martin debate the pros and cons of the star youngster leaving for Villa Park.Elsewhere re read out your Cobblers autobiography titles ranging from Sabin Fevre (Jake Moore) to D'Ath in the Afternoon.Where else can you contemplate whether Tony Adcock has entered the adult industry and debate Trevor Quo's footwear? And frankly why would you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more48minPlay
August 08, 2021The Debrief: Northampton Town 1-0 Port Vale digestedWALOC's weekly slice of Cobblers catharthis comes in the form of a discussion of Northampton's decent opening day win over Port Vale in League 2.Tom Reed, James Averill, Brendan Walsh and Dave Harding talk turkey on Benny Ashley-Seal's winning goal as well as James Wilson shocker of a miss with the open goal gaping.There's discussion of all the new Cobblers signings and which we think will make an impression over the season while Brendan reckons Kabamba is a player with a name to be reckoned with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more50minPlay
August 06, 2021Friday Night Lights: Straight Outta Compton ParkAnother season and WALOC is back to talk about Scottish themed pubs in Weston Favell centre.Jeff is keeping a low profile after his uncanny impression of Colin Calderwood given the Scotsman has signed on as Cobblers Assistant Manager.Coming to you in Hi-FI, we're joined by Ex-Cobbler and current Cogenhoe United manager Craig Adams who talks fascinatingly about life as a UCL manager,Craig fills us in on all the attributes needed as a UCL boss and talks about the different forms of man-management in his County Ground days. Some of the pre-season work the Town used to do in Abington Park is enough to put you off running for life.Finally it's time to make match predictions for Port Vale for a Northampton team we've barely watched. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more55minPlay
FAQs about What A Load Of Cobblers:How many episodes does What A Load Of Cobblers have?The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.