Your Boys Took A Hell Of A Beating
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You Have To Say That's Magnificent: France '98
The Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating World Cup department continues in full swing, as it adds a jukebox element to the You Have to Say That's Magnificent classroom. First up, the ITV and Sky Sports…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: We Won't Be Coming
Scotland make their long-awaited return to the World Cup this summer after a 28 year absence filled more with misery than near misses. Aidan and Steven are joined by the excellent Lewis Ness to…
Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.18a: Coventry City v Liverpool 19/1/1980
Three teenagers and four 20-year-olds in Sky Blue take on the Red machine. How’s that going to go?Unexpectedly, is the answer.Meanwhile at Elland Road, the home fans are displeased and start throwing…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: Mexico
The final part of our trio of podcasts about the upcoming World Cup hosts heads down to Mexico to talk El Tri and their World Cup history: a tale of repeated frustration amid the occasional high…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: USA
We head into the USA for the next edition of our ventures into the histories of the three 2026 World Cup hosts. Aidan is joined by Ivan McDouall to discuss their surprisingly rich World Cup history,…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: Canada
“You have to say that’s magnificent” is heading to the World Cup as we delve into the World Cup histories of the three host nations for the upcoming party across the pond. First up, Canada, whose…
Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.17b: West Ham United v Watford 12/1/1980
A bitterly cold Upton Park sees Graham Taylor raiding Elton’s wardrobe and combining sunglasses and sleeping bag as we head for the glories of the Second Division once again. A linesman takes a…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: England 1982
This time, more than any other time, this time, we’re talking all things England 1982, as the Three Lions make their return to the World Cup after a twelve year absence.As Ron Greenwood and his gang…
Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.17a: Liverpool v Southampton 12/1/1980
An unchanged Liverpool side for the 13th game in a row – there’s an idea Arne – host fourth placed Southampton at Anfield.Phil Boyer chooses the occasion to score his 20th goal of the campaign, but…
La Pausa: Encounters 1
In a new series dedicated to the game in South America, we look at the way football from the continent has encountered and interacted with the European game.We start by looking at the pioneering…
Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.16c FA Cup Third Round Replay: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur 9/1/1980
In textbook fashion, Manchester United have brought Spurs back to Old Trafford for a replay and so will fancy themselves to finish the job there, even if Gary Bailey is full of Night Nurse.At the…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: Vittorio Pozzo
We’re journeying way back into World Cup history to discuss the only manager to have won the twice, at least for now: the Italian Vittorio Pozzo. The World Cups he led Italy to in 1934 and 1938 were…
Football Revisited 1979/80: Para 1.16c FA Cup Third Round: Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United, Birmingham City v Southampton 5/1/1980
With assistance from the covers from Lord’s to keep the frost off, this game gets underway at White Hart Lane despite the elements, though sadly Dickie Bird is not our match referee – it is Pat…
Just Look At His Face: 1971 FA Cup final
Back to Wembley on a sun-kissed May afternoon in 1971, two teams in vivid kits that ping off the screen ready to contest a cup final for the colour TV age.With Arsenal crowned league champions on the…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: Danish Dynamite
Grab yourself a Carlsberg as our World Cup adventures continue with a trip back to 1986 to get all misty eyed about Laudrup, Elkjaer and the Danish gang.Aidan Williams and Steven Scragg are joined by…
1979/80: Para 1.16a FA Cup Round 3: Leeds United v Nottingham Forest 5/1/1980
The 1980s are ushered in by the FA Cup, and we start our third round odyssey amid an electric atmosphere at Elland Road. That soon turns to dust as Forest’s Frank Gray returns home, scores in the…
Wish You Were Here: York via Harrogate...
At the late March international break, the very first Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating field trip was all set to swoop in on Harrogate Town Vs Notts County, but Aidan Williams, Dr Pete Watson, Stu…
1979/80: Para 1.15b Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough 29/12/1979
As Middlesbrough travel to Crystal Palace, the Team of the ‘80s play the final game of the ‘70s, minus the injured Kenny Sansom, who is sat in a picnic chair next to the B&Q Memorial Dugouts at…
You Have To Say That's Magnificent: 1986 Belgium v CCCP
It’s back to June 1986, as Belgium do battle with the Soviet Union in León for a place in the quarter finals of Mexico86.Soviet star Igor Belanov joins an elite band of players for all the wrong…
1979/80: Para 1.15a Manchester United v Arsenal 29/12/1979
After Boxing Day defeat at Anfield, can Manchester United get things back on track? They can, steamrollering the Londoners to such an extent that David O’Leary gets wheeled off on a hospital trolley…
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