When Football Began Again - The Premier League Years podcast

Host Carl Jones is joined by former Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Bolton and Watford defender Neil Cox to deep dive into a career with more than 600 professional appearances.

From being integrated into the first team squad aged just 13 at his hometown club Scunthorpe United to a unique transfer fee to Villa Park and the top flight in 1991, Neil's career path is a fascinating one.

Part of the Riverside Revolution, as Middlesbrough signed off at Ayresome Park by winning the First Division title, he was a key member of the Boro side that reached both cup finals and suffered relegation thanks to a points deduction in 1996/97. We discuss that and how his bust-up with Fabrizio Ravanelli led to him meeting Pele.

We also chat about what it's like to play in a final day relegation decider, his vastly different relationships with Graham Taylor and Gianluca Vialli at Watford, and his own move into the dugout as Assistant at AFC Wimbledon - what were those first meetings with MK Dons like?

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Host Carl Jones is joined by Chief Football Writer for The Times, author and broadcaster, Henry Winter, to share the matches he'd take with him to a desert island.

Recorded shortly after Henry's return from reporting on Manchester City's Champions League final victory, we reflect on his time in Istanbul, recollect his experience writing the match report for another famous Champions League final involving a Manchester side and find out which current England international he'd choose to attempt a rescue mission from the desert island.

We also chat about his time covering international football, his favourite World Cup and the 2016 biography of the England national side he wrote, Fifty Years of Hurt, and its manifesto for change within the English game. Did Gareth Southgate follow some of its advice to turn abject failure into relative recent success?

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Ahead of season two launching in September (some INCREDIBLE guests lined up, by the way...) here's another compilation episode of some of the most memorable moments, anecdotes, guests and games from series one that you might have missed.

Featuring in this episode:

Ashley Ward remembers signing for Derby County and witnessing THAT wonder goal by Paulo Wanchope at Old Trafford (taken from Episode 13)

Charity founder Charlie Edinburgh remembers the last ever game played at the old White Hart Lane and what it meant to his dad Justin (taken from Episode 18)

Tony Jameson and Phil Walker relive two of 1995/96's most memorable moments - Aston Villa's opening day win over Manchester United and Kevin Keegan' Monday Night Meltdown live on Sky Sports (taken from 17)

Comedian Josh Pugh relives playing in a partially-sighted Futsal World Cup semi-final for England (taken from Episode 15) and poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan relives the excitement of Barnsley's promotion in 1997 (taken from Episode 2)

We finish with Play Your Apps Right with Blackpool fans Chris Taylor and Nathan Fogg (taken from Episode 14)

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Ahead of season two launching in September (some INCREDIBLE guests lined up, by the way...) here's another compilation episode of some of the most memorable moments, anecdotes, guests and games from series one that you might have missed.

Featuring in this episode:

We begin with Masai Graham explaining to host Carl Jones and Stevie Gray how he effectively studied for a GCSE in Newcastle United back in the 90s (taken from Episode 6)

We discuss the greatest ever Premier League Albanian with James Cook and Marv Dickinson (taken from Episode 1) and find out which cult heroes Coventry City-supporting comedian Harvey Hawkins remembers most fondly (taken from Episode 5)

Fran Jenking recreates Eric Cantona's infamous sardine press conference (taken from Episode 11) and Phil Walker recalls being at Old Trafford for the return of King Eric against Liverpool (taken from Episode 17)

Simon Emanuel explains why Leon Britton is such a hero for Swansea fans (taken from Episode 12)

Comedian Josh Pugh picks Jamie Vardy to rescue him from a desert island (taken from Episode 15) and we finish with Play Your Apps Right with Swindon Town fans Rich Pullen and Joe Ross Williams (taken from Episode 3)

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Ahead of season two launching in September (some INCREDIBLE guests lined up, by the way...) here's another compilation episode of some of the most memorable moments, anecdotes, guests and games from series one that you might have missed.

Featuring in this episode:

Comedian Josh Pugh on coaching Junior Football (taken from Episode 15)

Author Rob Fletcher on the importance of Arsenal vs Liverpool in 1989 and its impact on the modern game (taken from Episode 10)

Poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan on the prospect of being rescued from a desert island by Jan Aage Fjortoft (taken from Episode 2)

We discuss the greatest ever Premier League Algerian with Swindon Town fans Rich Pullen and Joe Ross Williams (taken from Episode 3) and then find out what it's like to have Riyad Mahrez as a son-in-law with former Premier League star Ashley Ward (taken from Episode 13)

We remember the West Ham fan plucked from the stands to score on his debut in 1994/95 (taken from Episode 11) and discover who the worst goalkeeper in Blackpool is with Chris Taylor and Nathan Fogg (taken from Episode 14)

We finish with a Barnsley-flavoured Play Your Apps Right with Pete Selwood and Ian Wilkinson (taken from Episode 9) before Brian Deane gets the final word (taken from Episode 2)

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WE'RE BACK! Sort of...

In readiness for season two in September (some INCREDIBLE guests lined up, by the way...) we're releasing a few compilation episodes of some of the most memorable moments, anecdotes, guests and games from series one.

Featuring in this episode:

Comedians Marv Dickinson and James Cook remember Sky Sports' A Whole New Ball Game ad campaign (taken from Episode 1)

Sheffield United legend Brian Deane recalls his early career, including scoring the Premier League's first ever goal (taken from Episode 4)

Comedian Simon Emanuel reveals his favourite Swans player ever (taken from Episode 12) and author Rob Fletcher (taken from Episode 10) explains how the birth of the Premier League came to be.

Journalist Joe Rawson, live from Qatar, (taken from Episode 7) and former LMA Manager of the Year Danny Wilson (taken from Episode 8) remember Paulo Di Canio's infamous push from opposite perspectives in the stands and from the dugout.

We finish with comedian Alex Hylton joining me to launch Play Your Apps Right for a chaotic maiden voyage with Marv and James.

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Host Carl Jones is joined by founder of the JE3 Foundation Charlie Edinburgh to discuss the work of his incredible charity, the legacy of his dad Justin and the matches he'd take with him to a deserted island. 

It's an emotional chat in places and an inspirational one in others as Charlie shares how he and his family have coped with the sudden and tragic passing of former Spurs and Leyton Orient legend Justin Edinburgh following a cardiac arrest in 2019. He was just 49.

Charlie explains why the Foundation is campaigning to get Justin's Law recognised, the importance of having access to defibrillators in public places where sport takes place and the simple steps everyone can take to improve the chances of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest beyond the current 1 in 10 - a statistic that is proven to increased with greater awareness, education and access to defibs.

For his match choices, the memory of his dad is a thread throughout with a shared love of Spurs and an intense pride of his achievements as a manager with Newport and Leyton Orient featuring. There's also bad news for Arsenal's Invincibles with a tongue-in-cheek Room 101 choice...

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Host Carl Jones is joined by comedian Aston Villa fan and host of  @TheAthletic 's The Football Manager Show, Tony Jameson, and comedian and Manchester United fan Phil Walker. In an action-packed show, we discuss the memorable moments, unforgettable matches and iconic meltdowns that made the 1995/96 season one of the Premier League era's all-time greats.

We cover the seemingly unassailable lead of Kevin Keegan's thrilling Newcastle United side - and the slow but steady disintegration of that cushion. We remember a famous night at Anfield where an era-defining 90 minutes turned the title race on its head and would eventually lead to a post-match interview that would be parodied to this day. And we look at the influential imports that arrived this season that would become legends with Bergkamp, Juninho, Ginola and Kinkladze all arriving on English shores to light up the Premier League.

One player has two entries into our Goal of the Season but still doesn't win and there's a tricky round of #PlayYourAppsRight to get involved with at home to finish.

You can find Tony on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/tonyjamesonfm

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Host Carl Jones is joined by two comedians and passionate Terriers, Howard Walker and Graeme Rayner, to continue the countdown of the all-time Premier League table with Huddersfield Town in 47th place.

From winning a league title on goal average (all explained within) to the near misses scattered throughout their history, we jump to David Wagner's reign and a triumphant return to the top flight and survival against the odds before a "difficult" second season and a reluctant change in the dugout saw Town return to the Championship after two seasons. 

There's also Martin from Wakefield-gate, quite a few players with names that are hard to pronounce, one player whose name isn't particularly hard to pronounce but Carl gets it wrong anyway and old wounds are reopened as we try and decipher why selling Marcus Stewart to promotion rivals Ipswich Town a quarter century ago seemed like a good idea at the time. 

We'll also put a Premier League Huddersfield XI into the archives, there's another very impressive Play Your Apps Right performance from one of our guests and the lads share their opinions on who is the Premier League's greatest Bosnian player of all-time. One thing's for sure - they're all hard as nails.

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Host Carl Jones is joined by comedian, Edinburgh Award nominee and literal international footballer Josh Pugh for a trip down memory lane and the matches he'd take with him to a deserted island. 

We discuss his key role in the recent success of England's partially-sighted Futsal team, the woes of being a neutral and not being emotionally invested in a club team as well as his time coaching grassroots football and the excruciatingly accurate Twitter account he set up as a result.

Among his favourite games, there's an international semi-final he played in, a moment of redemption at Old Trafford for an England hero and a sensational debut in the Champions League. There's also a compelling argument for why Manchester United can never play Wolverhampton Wanderers at football again, and what the alternative solution for that particular fixture headache might be.

We also select the Premier League's greatest ever Bermudan and Josh selects a pretty unbeatable looking all-time Premier League XI.

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