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NTFS #140 – A Special Edition Celebrating 20 Years of Not The Footy Show.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Welcome our 20 year celebration edition. John and Ashley and some of our former co-hosts from yesteryear look back on the past 20 years of Not The Footy Show both on air and as a podcast. Both pick five of

Entertaining Sport or Sport as Entertainment?

Just over a week ago the world witnessed entertaining sport, and sport as entertainment, and it appeared that the majority preferred the former. The sport as entertainment was the boxing bout between you-tube sensation turned boxer Jake Paul and former

Re-Writing History, Is Not Recommended.

All sport’s histories are riddled with games or matches where results did not go the way they should have due to an officiating error, a freakish event, or due to cheating. Of course the latter comes in various forms. We

Standing At The Touchlines Goes Live On YouTube.

In 2009 I had an idea…In 2010 that idea became a reality. Having worked for South African Airways and travelled through many parts of Africa I was well aware as to how many of the other African nations viewed South

RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler

I remember watching Marvin Hagler’s second attempt to win a World Title against Britain’s Alan Minter at Wembley Arena in 1980. This was a good era for British boxing and fights were regularly televised. Minter, Tony Sibson, Jim Watt, Herol