Here’s the piece from yesterday’s the Guardian on 20 years of the Holmesdale Fanatics, the Palace supporters group at the forefront of the ultras movement in England and how there is still a long way to catch up with the Europeans in terms of fan culture and activism. https://bit.ly/46OoP9o It Started With a Kick EpisodeContinue reading “20 years of Holmesdale Fanatics / It Started With a Kick Episode 77 : Robin Bailey”
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The Lost Boys Taskforce / It Started With a Kick Episode 76 – Seth Bennett
Here’s a piece I wrote for the Guardian about the Lost Boys Taskforce, an initiative to help provide guidance to teenagers, mainly males, who are in danger of ‘going off the rails’ as Paul Barber, CEO of Brighton & Hove Albion, who is leading the task force can relate to as he almost did soContinue reading “The Lost Boys Taskforce / It Started With a Kick Episode 76 – Seth Bennett”
‘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”
Episode 46 and 47 of ‘It Started With a Kick’
No Premier League action last week so double dose of ‘It Started With a Kick’. First up BBC Scotland’s Phil Goodlad who grew up on the island of Yell one of the Shetland Isles, and you is the first guest on this podcast to hail not only from Yell [population 966], or the Shetland Isles.Continue reading “Episode 46 and 47 of ‘It Started With a Kick’”
Premier League Match Week 23 / It Started With a Kick- Episode 42
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 23 CHERRY PICKING Having trounced Newcastle at St. James’ Park the previous week, courtesy of a Justin Kluivert hat-trick, Bournemouth followed up with a 5-0 hammering of Nottingham Forest, a team that had one of the meanest defences in the division. There was a second consecutive hat-trick for the CherriesContinue reading “Premier League Match Week 23 / It Started With a Kick- Episode 42”
Premier League MatchWeek 13/14 Episode 35 ‘It Started With a Kick’
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 13/14 BRENTFORD’S HOMESICK BLUES In beating Leicester 4-1 last weekend Brentford notched up their sixth win at the GTech and their 22nd goal in just seven matches at home. That was quickly followed by their 3-1 loss at Villa Park, which was their sixth defeat away from home out ofContinue reading “Premier League MatchWeek 13/14 Episode 35 ‘It Started With a Kick’”
Euros Nuggets Group matches ‘It Started With a Kick’ episode 12 – John Bennett
EUROS NUGGETS II Group matches The Group of Dearth England’s group turned out to be about as much fun as having root canal without an anaesthetic. One win, five draws, seven goals was the grim total. There have only been three goalless draws in 36 matches so far and group C provided two of them. Continue reading “Euros Nuggets Group matches ‘It Started With a Kick’ episode 12 – John Bennett”
Team of the Eighties-Part Two
Part Two of an exclusive interview with Al Ryan, writer and director, providing an insight into the production of “Team of the Eighties” documentary [Part One https://bit.ly/3k9lV7Q%5D At the time Ryan pitched the concept he was working at the club developing Palace TV. “Steve Parish phoned me up one morning asking if we had someContinue reading “Team of the Eighties-Part Two”
The Football Mine 