It Started With a Kick Episode 105 – John Helm

It Started With a Kick Episode 105 : John Helm John Helm, can be described, without fear or favour, as the patrician of football commentators. As the main commentator for Yorkshire TV his voice will be well known to all those who watched The Big Match on Sunday afternoons as he covered the likes ofContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 105 – John Helm”

‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 104 – Daniel Mann

Daniel Mann has been commentating for Sky Sports for over twenty years where not only is he on regular Premier League and EFL duty, but he has also covered a host of other competitions including dozens of Play-Offs finals, which naturally puts him in extremely favourable light at It Started With a Kick HQ andContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 104 – Daniel Mann”

It Started With a Kick Episode 103 – Tony Jones

Tony Jones’ broadcasting career stretches back a fair few decades, having commentated for all the major broadcasters on more matches than nearly all of us have had hot dinners and a few cold ones as well. After covering last year’s Champions League final at the Allianz Arena in Munich to see PSG thrash Inter Milan,Continue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 103 – Tony Jones”

‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 102 – Katie Shanahan

It Started With a Kick Episode 102 : Katie Shanahan Katie is a sports presenter who has worked with a whole host of major sports broadcasters including Sky Sports, BBC, ITV as well as for talkSPORT covering all major domestic football competitions as well as World Cups and European Championships. Not only has she coveredContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 102 – Katie Shanahan”

‘It Started With a Kick’ -Episode 101

It Started With a Kick Episode 101 : special edition Welcome to the last two parts of this special episode of ‘It Started With a Kick’, featuring some of the best clips from a vast array of guests since the launch in April 2024. As we finish this podcast’s version of Match of the DayContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ -Episode 101”

‘It Started with a Kick’ Episode 100

It Started With a Kick Episode 100 : special edition Welcome to this special episode of ‘It Started With a Kick’, which features a collection of some of the best clips from a vast array of guests over the last two years. It’s basically this podcast’s version of Match of the Day and sheds lightContinue reading “‘It Started with a Kick’ Episode 100”

It Started With a Kick Episode 99 – Geoff Peters

It Started With a Kick Episode 99 : Geoff Peters Geoff is a commentator who has been at talkSPORT for over 25 years. Before joining talkSPORT Geoff cut his teeth in local radio in and around Leicester. Unusually, Geoff is also a bit of a master behind the decks and DJs both here and inContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 99 – Geoff Peters”

It Started With a Kick Episode 98 – Jacqui Oatley

It Started With a Kick Episode 98 : Jacqui Oatley Jacqui Oatley has a wealth of broadcasting experience as a commentator and reporter and like a fair few other broadcasters who have been guests on this podcast, started off in hospital radio before moving to BBC local radio, which in Jacqui’s case was BBC LeedsContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 98 – Jacqui Oatley”

It Started With a Kick Episode 97 – Charlotte Nicol

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”

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”