Podcasts by The Match
The Match is a weekly podcast in which broadcaster Dave Farrar talks to someone that he knows about a football match that had a huge impact on their lives, one that has stayed in the memory. There are ex players, managers, and people around football, all of whom have new and amazing stories to tell. Funny and sad, reflective and instructive. Because 90 minutes can last a lifetime.
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Episode 10: The day I lost my head from 2017-12-05T22:52:51
Episode 9: Andrea Pirlo and the debut from Hell from 2017-11-28T19:11:22
Richard Hughes was learning plenty in the most famous youth academy in Italy, at Atalanta. Coach Cesare Prandelli gave him his debut for the senior youth team against Brescia. And in Brescia's r...
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Episode 8: It's not manque, it's monkey from 2017-11-21T22:50:10
In 1988, Clive Allen made a surprise move to France to play for Bordeaux. Early in that season, Bordeaux played PSG at the Parc Des Princes and Clive missed a penalty that would have won them th...
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Episode 7: 28 minutes with Andy Sinton from 2017-11-14T21:52:26
In April 1993, a young Matt Jackson was playing at right back for Everton against QPR. He'd had a good season to that point but always sensed that he didn't really know his position, that he was...
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Episode 6: The Memory Man from 2017-11-07T20:19:04
In September 1995, West Ham United went to Highbury to play Arsenal, and the West Ham midfielder Don Hutchison was furious with his manager Harry Redknapp. The two had argued, communication had ...
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Episode 5: The Freedom of Freetown from 2017-10-31T23:12:34
In 1993, Leroy Rosenior won his only cap for Sierra Leone. He’d had invitations before, and always said no. This time, though, he went. And came back with stories and memories that have instruct...
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Episode 4: It was over the line, it was over the line from 2017-10-24T20:58:59
In 1997, third tier Chesterfield got to the FA Cup semi final. They played Premier League Middlesbrough. And they nearly won. This is the story of how a small club was denied its chance of a dre...
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Episode 3: I Will Not Be Watching from 2017-10-17T21:59:22
In April 2007, the BBC announced that, for the first time, they would use a female commentator on Match of the Day. And all hell broke loose. This week, Jacqui Oatley tells the story of that day...
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Episode 2: The Beginning of the End from 2017-10-10T19:08:45
Danny Higginbotham knew that he was nearing the end of his career when Stoke played Chelsea in 2011, but the serious injury that he suffered at the end of that game all but finished him as a pla...
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Episode 1: Fear and Self Loathing at Carrow Road from 2017-10-03T19:34:56
In his second game in the Premier League, Dean Ashton felt out of his depth and wondered if he belonged. And then something happened that would change the course of his career, and his life.
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