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”
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It Started With a Kick – Episode 75 Mark Halsey
It Started With a Kick Episode 75 : Mark Halsey Mark Halsey was a top flight referee for over twenty years but started as a goalkeeper for semi-pro clubs such as Cambridge City and Hertford Town before taking up refereeing in 1989 and was Premier League ref from 1999 to his retirement in 2013. MarkContinue reading “It Started With a Kick – Episode 75 Mark Halsey”
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”
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 2024/25 – Match Week 10 Episode 31 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Danny Jamieson. Wednesday 13 November Live show with Pat Nevin
CHERRY DELIGHT Bournemouth’s 2-1 win over Manchester City not only brought an end to City’s unbeaten streak of 32 league matches but also called a halt to the most one-sided fixture in Premier League history. Prior to last Saturday’s game at the Vitality Stadium City had won all fourteen of the previous games, scoring 45Continue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 – Match Week 10 Episode 31 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Danny Jamieson. Wednesday 13 November Live show with Pat Nevin”
Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 Match Week 9. Episodes 29 and 30 of “It Started With a Kick”. Wednesday 13 November live show with Pat Nevin
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 9 TOP AND TAIL Looking at Brentford’s position in the table there is a neat symmetry as they are ninth after nine matches. They have won four, lost four and drawn one, scoring 18 and conceding 18. But that hardly tells the story of the drama that has unfolded inContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 Match Week 9. Episodes 29 and 30 of “It Started With a Kick”. Wednesday 13 November live show with Pat Nevin”
Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 MatchWeek 5 Episode 25 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Seb White
PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 5 BEES LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE When Bryan Mbeumo smashed the ball into Tottenham’s goal after just 23 seconds it almost exactly mirrored Yoanne Wissa’s opener at the Etihad the previous week. Wissa’s was actually a second faster but in so doing, Brentford set a Premier League record for the fastestContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 MatchWeek 5 Episode 25 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Seb White”
‘It Started With a Kick’
As ‘It Started With a Kick’ podcast launched this week the focus of today’s post is unashamedly all about the podcast rather than Premier League Nuggets. The simple premise behind the pod is interviewing a wide selection of well-known fans and leading figures from the world of football talk about the first match they attended.Continue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
5 April Match Weeks 30/31 GOALLESS GAMES In this season of goals galore, two goalless matches in the space of a week feels like a drought. Although Match Week 30 rattled along at the overall rate of 3.2 goals per game, the last match ended with the stalemate at The Etihad – the first timeContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
The Football Mine 