‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 122 : Dan Curtis

This week we have the second of the double bill of Oxford United aficionados with Dan Curtis following Matt Gooderick, his podcast partner from You Are My Oxford. While Matt covered Oxford’s glory years in the 80s, Dan focuses on the not so glorious decade of the 90s when things began to unravel, following theContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 122 : Dan Curtis”

World Cup Week 5

England went out with a whimper against Argentina in the semi-final. Even beyond the subjective judgements on the tactics when the team retreated into the lowest of low blocks and allowed the opposition to dictate play and also the substitutions, Ezri Konsa for goalscorer Antony Gordon, Dan Burn for Declan Rice, the stats are damning. Continue reading “World Cup Week 5”

‘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 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 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”

‘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 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”