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NTFS#129 – George Best Down Under, Scouting Young Talent, and Olympic Qualification.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

In this show our special guest is author Lucas Gillard who talks about his latest book “George Best Down Under.” The book looks at the four main trips that the great Northern Ireland and Manchester United player made to Australia

Creating Legends

“You’re a legend” is part of the Australian vernacular, and has been for a long time. It is used as a way of expressing extreme gratitude. Rather than a simple “thank you,” the phrase becomes “Oh thanks mate you are

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

You Can’t Put Your Shirt On It, Apparently.

Maradona’s “hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup finals would be one of the most talked about goals in football. His second one of the most watched. For the England defender Steve Hodge who played the

Drawing A Long Bow?

No doubt most of us can remember being told as a child not do something. Don’t open that box, don’t look in that cupboard. As soon as we were told not to do something it made many of us more