HeyJaredYour Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating
The Mothership podcast for all you have ever needed to know about football in the 1980s, but were afraid to ask... yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com
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Home Is Where The Heart Is 3 - The Hawthorns (opens the original)
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It’s Dave Bowler’s turn to tell Gary Thacker all about the ground he calls home - The Hawthorns. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com
Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.20b: Luton Town v Notts County, Leicester City v Newcastle United, Burnley v Fulham 2/2/1980 (opens the original)
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A mystery own goal at Kenilworth Road is resolved by Moore of the Yard, an early appearance for Gary Lineker on Match of the Day, Eddie Kelly threatens a referee with violence, and the Filbert Street Ultras throw a bottle of Fairy Liquid at the Newcastle goalkeeper. Then, join us for Turf Moor On Ice, starring Leighton James. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com
Home Is Where The Heart Is 2 - Anfield (opens the original)
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In the second of our new Series, Steven Scragg tells Gary Thacker all about the stadium he calls home - Anfield. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com
Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.20a Derby County v Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton, Manchester City v WBA 2/2/80 (opens the original)
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The Baseball Ground in February 1980 and the relegation haunted Rams are banking on new signing Alan Biley to fire them out of trouble. Sporting a glorious mullet, Biley is a vision in Derby’s satin-look white shirt which he wears over his shorts and almost down to his knees, like Rod Stewart in a fetish nightie. Do we think he’s sexy? Not when he’s being carried off on a stretcher. To White Hart Lane, where a parachutist ends up in Tottenham High Road, the referee sports the most extravagant sy
Home Is Where The Heart Is 1 - Wembley (opens the original)
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In the first of a new series hosted by Gary Thacker, he talks to Chris Lepkowski about a stadium that is close to his heart - Wembley. What makes it special, what are Chris’ memories of the place, and how does the new measure up to the old? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com
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