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Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

Steve Bracknall takes a weekly deep dive into the murky world of the modern game whilst desperately trying to hold his ramshackle Sunday league team together.

Podcast · By BBC Radio 5 Live · English · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    Royal Oak FC Showdown Ends With Tarot Cards (opens the original)

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    D-Day arrives for the Royal Oak as Steve, Paul and Bob gather the team for a much-needed, clear-the-air meeting. But with many of the players AWOL, a tarot card reader in the pool room, and the players mutinous over an increase in subs, it's never going to be simple. In this special episode, we see all the action as the air is cleared and the gloves come off: Carpet Dave makes a impassioned plea, Parksey is annoyed at Paul, Tommy bemoans the weight of the captain's armband and Wynney props up th

  2. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    Club in Crisis: Is This The End For Royal Oak FC? (opens the original)

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    The Royal Oak is on the brink. Beaten again - this time by ten men of Packhorse - the tough questions are getting harder to dodge. Steve and Paul stare into the abyss and ask: is any of this worth it? Is the Meadowhall Premier League dream dead? Was it ever alive? With the club on life support, the lads take a long, hard look in the mirror, and Bob calls for a clear-the-air meeting at the Oak that could decide everything going forward. Elsewhere, we cover the fallout from a chaotic Manchester De

  3. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    10 Men, No Subs... We Asked Fans to Trial for Royal Oak (opens the original)

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    The new season has kicked off. Unfortunately for Steve, Paul and Bob there's a recruitment crisis, with Spooner stuck in Ireland and only 9 players on the pitch for the Oak. Luckily, loyal viewers have sent in their videos for the lads to review - is there a hidden gem in the pile of video tapes? Or will they need to delve into the free agent market and look again at Wynney? In a jam-packed episode, the lads discuss Thursday night premieres on YouTube, Mike Dean's unique approach to refereeing,

  4. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    We're Back! Pre-Season Chaos Hits Royal Oak FC After TV Award Win (opens the original)

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    We're back. Fresh from the changing rooms of the Royal Oak FC, Steve, Paul and Bob return for another season of chaos from Sheffield's Sunday Imperial League. It's been a summer of extremes: Paul's been on 15 holidays, Steve's patched things up with Nikki, and Bob's been quietly planning his own funeral. Pre-season hasn't exactly gone to plan - the pitches are scorched, there's been a wave of player departures, corruption is still running rampant between Marshall and Merchant, and Firestick Dean

  5. Episode · Aug 6, 2026

    Steve vs Noel Gallagher, Thierry Henry & The Man United Gig | Royal Oak FC Season Recap PART TWO (opens the original)

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    As another season winds down, here's a selection of highlights from the Royal Oak dressing room. Steve went for the Man United gig and gave us his final verdict on who's better - Arctic Monkeys or Oasis. He also encountered Premier League legend Thierry Henry, but fared less well with Noel Gallagher, after an ill-judged voicenote left him looking back in anger. Elsewhere, Bob showed us why he's the rain man of pies, and the lads settled the debate on their dream dinner party guests. We'll be bac

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