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”
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It Started with a Kick Episode 83 : Adrian Durham
Adrian Durham began his broadcasting career in Leeds in the early 1990s working on the TEAMtalk telephone service, a rival to Clubcall, which a previous guest on this pod, Gideon Coe, also worked on. Adrian joined talkSPORT in 1999 and has been with them ever since, a small matter of 26 years and is now the leadContinue reading “It Started with a Kick Episode 83 : Adrian Durham”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 79 : John Murray
It Started With a Kick Episode 79 : John Murray As BBC5Live’s football correspondent John Murray is a voice you will all know very well from the myriad of matches that he has commentated on, from Premier League to FA Cup to Euros to World Cups. He’s no stranger to podcasts and is one ofContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 79 : John Murray”
20 years of Holmesdale Fanatics / It Started With a Kick Episode 77 : Robin Bailey
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”
‘It Started With a Kick’ – Episode 70 Ian Danter
Ian will be a familiar voice to many as he’s a regular commentator on talkSPORT. Having started in local radio with BRMB, originally with comedy sketches, Ian then went on to doing match reports on West Midlands clubs for BRMB & Capital Gold before moving to talkSPORT in 2004. Not only has he covered domesticContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ – Episode 70 Ian Danter”
The Community Shield 2025 and a history of muddle-headed meddling
When Crystal Palace face Liverpool this coming Sunday, 10th August they will be contesting their first Community Shield in the 103rd edition of the new season’s traditional ‘curtain raiser’. The Community Shield, or its ancestor Charity Shield, dates back to before Palace were formed as a professional club. Throughout the early years of the match’sContinue reading “The Community Shield 2025 and a history of muddle-headed meddling”
‘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”
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 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”
Selhurst Park: 100 years-old It Started With a Kick Episode 21 – Michael Caulfield
Introduction – This week’s blog looks at the centenary of Selhurst Park Selhurst Park Centenary 30th August 2024 – the grand old lady of SE25 is 100 years-old today. One of the famed football architect Archibald Leitch’s many stadia, Selhurst Park is still going strong. Selhurst is showing her venerable age in the two standsContinue reading “Selhurst Park: 100 years-old It Started With a Kick Episode 21 – Michael Caulfield”
The Football Mine 