Sri Lanka

NTFS #134 – We talk to Liston Bochette, a Rare Breed of Summer and Winter Olympian, Look Back on The Rebirth of the Hockey India League and a Look at The Past Month in Sport.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Welcome to our first podcast of 2025, our apologies that there has been a while between shows. This is a special year for Not The Footy Show as it is our 20th year on air. Hopefully as we near our

Some Achieve Greatness, and Others Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them. 

There can be no doubt that when it comes to sport today the words ‘legend’ and ‘great’ are overused. In the past week a former Socceroo was referred to as a “Legend.” A player who played 29 internationals, and without

Past Players Do Not Guarantee Quality Commentary

For many top sportspeople it is hard to walk away. To have to leave the spotlight, and accept that another has taken your place is hard to comprehend. This may well be why in today’s world in so many sports,

If You Know Your History…

It was the great cricket writer David Frith who referred those who inhabit the media centres which have replaced the traditional Press Box as “history allergic writers.” It sums up many of the modern era sports writers to a tee.

Are Anderson and Broad England’s Greatest Fast Bowling Partnership?

England’s opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have both played their last Ashes series in Australia. As they depart after another disastrous tour down under for the Englishmen they are being hailed as England’s greatest ever bowling partnership. They