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”
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‘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 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 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”
A child’s dream can be very expensive : Mascot costs ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 83 – Gary O’Reilly
https://bit.ly/3JE93GE ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 82 – Gary O’Reilly As most of you will know, during his dozen or so years as a professional Gary O’Reilly played for Tottenham, Brighton and Crystal Palace, making over 200 appearances in total. We delve into his playing career but we start in 1968 when Benfica wereContinue reading “A child’s dream can be very expensive : Mascot costs ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 83 – Gary O’Reilly”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 78 – Gideon Coe
It Started With a Kick Episode 78 : Gideon Coe Gideon’s voice will be well-known to many of you as he has been a stalwart of BBC Radio 6 Music since its inception in 2002, some 23 years ago. Before then he worked on BT Club Call, which led to some interesting encounters with likesContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 78 – Gideon Coe”
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”
It Started With a Kick Episode 74 : Martin Cloake
It Started With a Kick Episode 74 : Martin Cloake Martin Cloake is one of most respected contemporary football writers, including his regular musings on the prevalent issues of today’s game under the title of The Football Fan on good old Substack. Martin has written A whole raft of books, with a fair few onContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 74 : Martin Cloake”
Successful European debuts plus ‘It Started with a Kick’ Episode 71 – David Preece
After all the shenanigans with Uefa, Crystal Palace are now ready to take their bow in a major European competition, albeit the lesser Conference League. Palace have been involved in Europe before but only in minor competitions – three entries into the Anglo-Italian tournament and the long-forgotten 1998 Intertoto Cup campaign in which they lostContinue reading “Successful European debuts plus ‘It Started with a Kick’ Episode 71 – David Preece”
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”
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