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‘It Started With a Kick’ podcast Episode 64

It Started With a Kick – Episode 64 : Owen Williams Owen is an experienced sports news producer at the BBC, having worked there for over 30 years and he has also worked for Sky Sports as head of editorial for their digital media. He now does a range of work including lecturing and mentoringContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ podcast Episode 64”

‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 63 : John Acres

It Started With a Kick – Episode 63 : John Acres John Acres is a reporter/commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live and Final Score, he also hosts breakfast show on BBC Radio Devon and therefore it will be no great surprise to learn that John’s first match was at Home Park in November 1986. ItContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 63 : John Acres”

‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 61 and 62

It Started With a Kick – Episode 61 : Chris Lee Chris is an author, writer and podcaster and the man behind the excellent Outside Write magazine which takes readers to various nooks and crannies around the world in search of what defines football culture through its history and especially its politics. Chris describes himselfContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 61 and 62”

‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 60 – Steve Browett

It Started With a Kick – Episode 60 With the Premier League season over, the focus of this blog will shift to It Started With a Kick podcast. As luck would have it, or maybe serendipitously, this week’s episode features Steve Browett, the former co-owner of current FA Cup holders, Crystal Palace. Steve will beContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 60 – Steve Browett”

Premier League MW 38 / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 59

Premier League Nuggets – Match Week 38 And another season is done and dusted, with this one having little jeopardy for the last few weeks after the relegation and title issues were decided long ago. Liverpool’s march to the title proved inexorable and the 10-point gap between them and Arsenal underlined their dominance, especially whenContinue reading “Premier League MW 38 / ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 59”

FA Cup 17th May 2025 / It Started With a Kick – Episode 57

Forgive my indulgence but this week I had to write about Palace’s FA Cup victory, so here you go.. Wembley Shook and it was Beautiful – What Palace’s FA Cup victory means. Its status has been diminished. Its standing in the game has been slowly but surely eroded over the last few decades. Replays phasedContinue reading “FA Cup 17th May 2025 / It Started With a Kick – Episode 57”

Premier League Nuggets MatchWeek 36/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 56 and 57

PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 36 PLUS CA CHANGE With Tottenham and Manchester United continuing their dismal form by both losing at home they have now racked up 37 defeats between them this season. Indeed Spurs’ 20 losses is the same as Fulham a few years ago, who were relegated and there are still twoContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets MatchWeek 36/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 56 and 57”

Premier League Nuggets Matchweek 34/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 55

Premier League MatchWeek 34 UP DOWN, UP DOWN And so it came to pass. What had been pretty much nailed on for many weeks, nay months, happened. Liverpool won their second Premier League title with four matches remaining while Ipswich became the third of the promoted clubs to go straight back down after Leicester andContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets Matchweek 34/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 55”

Football Argentinian style/ It Started With a Kick Episode 54

When imagining a football match in Buenos Aires many visualise La Bombonera shuddering to its foundations by the jumping mass of blue and yellow Boca Juniors fans or the majestic Estadio Monumental bedecked in streams of ticker tape when hosting Argentina’s World Cup victory in 1978. My experience earlier this month was different, very differentContinue reading “Football Argentinian style/ It Started With a Kick Episode 54”

It Started With a Kick Episodes 51, 52 and 53

Having just returned from three weeks in Argentina (of which more soon) there has been a slight break from the normal routine but rest assured we’ll be back in full flow as of next week. Suffice to say the Premier League is pretty much done and dusted at both ends of the table with championsContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episodes 51, 52 and 53”