There's some Bangers on display here, mainly Nicky Banger of Southampton. But more importantly, we have slugfests for survival between the likes of Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest and Oldham, as well as a three-pronged title race including Manchester United, Norwich City and Aston Villa.

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On episode 53 of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast, we delve into fan suggestions of the Most Overrated Premier League strikers and ponder the difference between failed potential, injuries hampering those potentials and actually whether or not Premier League strikers who have scored 260 goals can be overrated. We'll also take a look at the highs, the lows and the higher lows of West Ham in the 2000s: from the top half finishes of Harry Redknapp, Sam Allardyce and Alan Pardew, the 2006 FA Cup final and the relegations in 2003 and 2010.

01:00 - Most overrated Premier League Strikers
30:25 - West Ham United in the 2000s

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The big boys are back in the Carabao Cup tonight and that means that we're going to skip ahead to the finals to decide which is the Greatest Ever League Cup final - from 20 down to 1!

*DISCLAIMER* - I now know Arsenal have in fact won 2 League Cups! (still shameful)

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We're halfway through the first Premier League season here on The Barclays and what do we know so far? We know we've got four teams in the first-ever title race as the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool drop like a stone, joining champions Leeds United in mid-table hell whilst Aston Villa, Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers all challenge title rivals Manchester United, with a brand new signing of Eric Cantona.

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In this episode of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast we make it all about the UEFA Champions League, as we welcome back the return of Europe's premier competition with a look back on some of the greatest matches in the competitions history.

From 2019's assortment of high-end drama pulled out of nowhere by Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, to Cristiano Ronaldo's classic individual displays of the 2010s, Chelsea and Liverpool tussles in the 2000s and finals that will live long in the memory from Barcelona, Istanbul and Munich.

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Chelsea won their first league title in 1955, they had an extremely good cup team with Bonetti, Harris and Osgood in the 1960s and 70s and won plenty of silverware under Vialli and Gullit in the 90s. That is until the explosion of success and trophies in the 21st century, funded by new owner Roman Abramovich. We celebrate Chelsea players from all eras in the '50 GREATEST CHELSEA FOOTBALLERS', ranked today.

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Let's hop back in time to the embryonic Premier League once more, shall we? Andy Townsend was firing Chelsea up the table, Anders Limpar and Ian Wright doing likewise for Arsenal and Liverpool were hitting their stride and pulling away from the relegation zone. Coventry, Oldham and Everton were dropping like a stone, Manchester United couldn't buy a goal and Alan Shearer was keeping Blackburn Rovers in a title race, with a surprisingly leader after 4 months of Premier League football!

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On episode 51 of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast, we discuss just who is the best Premier League Goalkeeper Ever, suggested by you - was yours Peter Schmeichel or Petr Cech? David Seaman or Edwin van der Sar? Or do you prefer a comfortable, mid-table loyal goalkeeper like a Jaaskelainen, Hislop or Sorensen? Either way - we've got them all covered. We're also discussing the best teams to fail to qualify for a World Cup, taking a lovely European tour through the shambles of England in 1994, Portugal in 1998, the Netherlands in 2002 and Italy in 2018 - among others.

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One World Cup trophy.
One European Championship final.
Two World Cup semi-finals.
Two European Championship semi-finals.

These are largely the barometers of England’s successes. 1966, 1968, 1990, 1996, 2018, 2020.

Caps and goals might not necessarily matter, although ofc it does help.

This is the 50 Greatest England footballers: for their service, their longevity and their success.

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BSkyB had come to save us all from the pit of despair that we called the late 1980s in football. Valley Parade, Hillsborough, Heysel, Hooliganism and Racism all cast a bad shadow on the game and the rights to the Old First Division were burning a hole in ITV's pocket. So they ceded control of the TV rights, 22 clubs broke away and formed the Premier League and English football - and football on the whole - hasn't looked back. We start our journey in the first months of the Premier League's 1992-93 season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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