It Started With a Kick Episode 97 : Charlotte Nicol Charlotte has been at the heart of BBC Sport for the last few decades, having started as a producer in 1990 and clocking up half a dozen World Cups plus European Championships alongside the regular domestic league programme through Match of the Day. This stintContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 97 – Charlotte Nicol”
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It Started With a Kick Episodes 95 and 96
It Started With a Kick Episode 95 : Mike Bovill Mike Bovill has worked at SkySports and talkSPORT as a producer and editor for many years across a range of sports and in a first for this podcast he is the PA announcer, not for a football club, but for Harlequins rugby club. Mike’s anContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episodes 95 and 96”
It Started With a Kick Episode 93 – Ian Darke / Episode 94 – Jonathan Northcroft
It Started With a Kick Episode 93 : Ian Darke Ian Darke is a true doyen of the football broadcasting world, having commentated on countless Premier League matches, as well as FA Cup Finals, Champions League games and a fair, few World Cups for a variety of broadcasters both in UK and abroad. Ian’s firstContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 93 – Ian Darke / Episode 94 – Jonathan Northcroft”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 91 – Dan O’Hagan and Episode 92 – Jon Spurling
It Started With a Kick Episode 91 : Dan O’Hagan Dan is a commentator and presenter, who has worked on several different European leagues, including France and Germany, with a regular slot on Bundesliga as well as domestic broadcasters and once had the honour of being the youngest commentator on Match of the Day, althoughContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 91 – Dan O’Hagan and Episode 92 – Jon Spurling”
Macclesfield Blues
“And that is the last kick of the match. One of the greatest FA Cup giant killings has happened here in the sunshine at the Moss Rose. The holders Crystal Palace have been knocked out. What a turnaround of fortunes for Crystal Palace : winners at Wembley in May, losers in Macclesfield in January.” TheContinue reading “Macclesfield Blues”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 89 Kevin Hatchard and 90 Patrick Rodgers
It Started With a Kick Episode 89 : Kevin Hatchard Kevin will be a familiar voice to many of you and especially those who watch the Bundesliga on which Kevin has been commentating for over a decade and he also covers Premier League and Champions League, Europa League and hopefully that hugely important competition theContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 89 Kevin Hatchard and 90 Patrick Rodgers”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 88 : Derek Rae
It Started With a Kick Episode 88 : Derek Rae Derek is a commentator who mainly covers the Bundesliga for ESPN as well as La Liga. He is also the voice of various incarnations of FIFA. Growing up in Aberdeen naturally his first visit to a football stadium was at Pittodrie and he cut hisContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 88 : Derek Rae”
Guardian piece on Luton Town’s green future / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 86 – Semra Hunter
Yesterday’s Guardian piece on how Luton Town’s partnership with kit manufacturer Reflo is making an impact on sustainability including planting of trees both near and far. https://bit.ly/4pjKsXu It Started With a Kick Episode 86 : Semra Hunter Semra is a broadcaster who has worked for variety of different media including BBC, Sky, talkSPORT, ITV andContinue reading “Guardian piece on Luton Town’s green future / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 86 – Semra Hunter”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 85 : Steve Crossman
It Started With a Kick Episode 85 : Steve Crossman Steve Crossman, is one of the most familiar voices on BBC Radio5Live. Steve cut his broadcasting teeth at Boro TV as schoolboy, then wrote for local paper The Gazette and, as we record this episode on the eve of the Ashes, appropriately enough his firstContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 85 : Steve Crossman”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 84 – Steve Perryman
It Started With a Kick Episode 84 : Steve Perryman Steve Perryman is a Tottenham legend with a glittering career spanning 17 years, making the small matter of 854 appearances for the club and it will be no surprise that is a record number of matches and one that will never be matched. He alsoContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 84 – Steve Perryman”
The Football Mine 