
The Football Pink Podcast- Chester v Wrexham: the Anglo-Celtic cross-border derby
The average football fan is used to rivalries that are played out by two clubs from the same neighbourhood, the same town, or at least
The average football fan is used to rivalries that are played out by two clubs from the same neighbourhood, the same town, or at least
By David McGaw The Albert Bridge and its squat, robust appearance carry three majestic arches spanning the River Lagan heading into the city centre of
An extract from the new book, “Red Card to Racism”. “I am not going to get up to show pride in a country that oppresses
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Liam Togher, to discuss the American Samoan national teams, twenty years on
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Pete Spencer and Andrew Haines to discuss the fascinating history of the
By Rob Francis The sixteenth of May 1987 was a blazing hot day. My grandparents, who lived in Coventry, were staying with us, and for
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by James Bolam and Football Pink editor Graham Hollingsworth to talk about the
This piece was originally published by @ballyhoo9 on Tale of Two Halves The background It wasn’t my first Everton match. That was 20 months earlier
This piece was originally published by @bettany_sam on Tale of Two Halves As football fans, we will witness certain players from some of the smaller
This piece was originally published by Joseph Odell on Tale of Two Halves in 2019. Juventus have started Serie A in their typical bullish fashion.
This piece was originally published by @Rowan_SN96 on Tale of Two Halves Longevity in football is as impressive as it is infrequent; a continuous war
By Gerry Johnston It’s fair to say that Zvonmir Boban made an impact on the game of football. Most will remember him for his decade
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns was joined by Rodney McCain and Kirsty McLeod, to discuss David Healy. One of Northern
The transfer market is an incredible thing. Players have their lives uplifted and flung left, right and centre on the whims of chairmen, boards and
By Rhys Hartley If you know anything about football in Serbia, you’ll know that it’s dominated by the two big teams – Partizan and Red
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by former editor in chief of the Football Pink Mark Godfrey, and host
By Rhys Hartley I’m one of the lucky ones. My partner likes football. She doesn’t love it as much as I do, but she enjoys
It is often commonplace in football that attackers are the ones to grab all of the headlines. As the beautiful game is one that is
In this week’s episode of the Podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Matt Abbott and Matt Leslie to discuss Leeds United, and how they
This week, Roddy Cairns is joined by James Jackson, Thomas Duncan and James Bolam to talk about one of La Liga’s most iconic managers of
While football was eventually restarted after the first wave of the pandemic, sadly it remains a hollow viewing experience right now. This is solely down
By Rob Doolan “To give Gérard and his team a real chance, I have to walk away.†With those words ended a dynasty. Roy Evans,
By Daniel Merriman For someone who is sentimental, studied history and is now, not coincidentally, an Immigration, Asylum and Human Rights lawyer, the long awaited
In this week’s episode of the podcast, Roddy Cairns is joined by a number of our writers, who discuss who they believe to be the
When you think of many of the most iconic moments in football, it often isn’t just the images that play in your head. Usually, they
Goalkeepers are often one of the most under-appreciated, and most heavily criticised players on a football pitch. When they play well, they rarely get the
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by This week, Roddy is joined by Jack Wills to discuss two of
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Rodney McCain and Graham Hollingsworth to discuss the infamous ‘Crazy Gang.’ We
By Amos Murphy How to find fun during hours and hours of lockdown misery is a question we have all spent the last ten months
By Joe Miller Throughout my time in the beautiful game, I have met some interesting and some not some so interesting. From my early days
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by James Bolam and Liam Togher to discuss the remarkable story of Javier
While most people watch football as a positive experience, as a release from outside pressures and troubles, there will always be certain players that just
By David McGaw Ten thousand natives, descendants and friends of the vibrant Italian diaspora within the harbour city blared horns and led the clarion call
By Rhys Hartley It’s a familiar story that clubs overspend looking for glory only to be lumbered with huge debts when that glory fails to
By Cameron Pope In the eyes of many a neutral, West Yorkshire club Huddersfield Town will long be the lower-division side that enjoyed a fleeting
By Rhys Hartley There are a few grounds that make it onto the bucket list. La Bomboñera, the Azteca, the Centenario. Actually, I’m not sure
With football currently suspended for the foreseeable, the best cure for your football fix is to look back through football history’s wealth of memories. So,
The world of football was in collective mourning last week due to the sad passing of one of it’s greatest superstars, Diego Maradona. To honour
By David McGaw A vigorous early morning walk is a ritual which is mostly uplifting and usually allows for a short time, a period of
By Joe Miller Over the past 42 years that I have been involved in our beautiful game, I have seen so many things and many
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cains is joined by Pete Spencer and Graham Hollingsworth to speak about the side who excelled
James Bolam: Brazil 1982 One of the beauties of football, but also one of its tragedies is that the best side doesn’t always win. There
In this week’s episode of the Football Pink podcast, host Roddy Carins is joined by Kirsty McLeod to discuss Rose Reilly. Born in Kilmarnock, she
Whether it’s the passion of La Bombonera, the roar of Anfield, or the simplicity and spirit of Broadhurst Park, everyone has their own opinion on
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by two Bristol natives, Michael Lee and James Bolam. They discuss both City
By Dom Smith “I was born in Darfur, Sudan. I was 11 years old in 2003, when me and my family and friends started running
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Liam Togher and Liam Baxter to discuss the competition that at times
The 1992/93 season was a memorable European campaign for a few reasons; but none more so than the sheer, unadulterated drama which circulated around the
By Billy Crawford The name of Sepp Herberger is one that is almost unheard of in this country. In Germany, however, the man who led
Argentinian football local derbies are all important, with each major city hosting a long running clásico clash between two mortal enemies. If you ask an
The average football fan is used to rivalries that are played out by two clubs from the same neighbourhood, the same town, or at least
By David McGaw The Albert Bridge and its squat, robust appearance carry three majestic arches spanning the River Lagan heading into the city centre of
An extract from the new book, “Red Card to Racism”. “I am not going to get up to show pride in a country that oppresses
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Liam Togher, to discuss the American Samoan national teams, twenty years on
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Pete Spencer and Andrew Haines to discuss the fascinating history of the
By Rob Francis The sixteenth of May 1987 was a blazing hot day. My grandparents, who lived in Coventry, were staying with us, and for
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by James Bolam and Football Pink editor Graham Hollingsworth to talk about the
This piece was originally published by @ballyhoo9 on Tale of Two Halves The background It wasn’t my first Everton match. That was 20 months earlier
This piece was originally published by @bettany_sam on Tale of Two Halves As football fans, we will witness certain players from some of the smaller
This piece was originally published by Joseph Odell on Tale of Two Halves in 2019. Juventus have started Serie A in their typical bullish fashion.
This piece was originally published by @Rowan_SN96 on Tale of Two Halves Longevity in football is as impressive as it is infrequent; a continuous war
By Gerry Johnston It’s fair to say that Zvonmir Boban made an impact on the game of football. Most will remember him for his decade
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns was joined by Rodney McCain and Kirsty McLeod, to discuss David Healy. One of Northern
The transfer market is an incredible thing. Players have their lives uplifted and flung left, right and centre on the whims of chairmen, boards and
By Rhys Hartley If you know anything about football in Serbia, you’ll know that it’s dominated by the two big teams – Partizan and Red
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by former editor in chief of the Football Pink Mark Godfrey, and host
By Rhys Hartley I’m one of the lucky ones. My partner likes football. She doesn’t love it as much as I do, but she enjoys
It is often commonplace in football that attackers are the ones to grab all of the headlines. As the beautiful game is one that is
In this week’s episode of the Podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Matt Abbott and Matt Leslie to discuss Leeds United, and how they
This week, Roddy Cairns is joined by James Jackson, Thomas Duncan and James Bolam to talk about one of La Liga’s most iconic managers of
While football was eventually restarted after the first wave of the pandemic, sadly it remains a hollow viewing experience right now. This is solely down
By Rob Doolan “To give Gérard and his team a real chance, I have to walk away.†With those words ended a dynasty. Roy Evans,
By Daniel Merriman For someone who is sentimental, studied history and is now, not coincidentally, an Immigration, Asylum and Human Rights lawyer, the long awaited
In this week’s episode of the podcast, Roddy Cairns is joined by a number of our writers, who discuss who they believe to be the
When you think of many of the most iconic moments in football, it often isn’t just the images that play in your head. Usually, they
Goalkeepers are often one of the most under-appreciated, and most heavily criticised players on a football pitch. When they play well, they rarely get the
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by This week, Roddy is joined by Jack Wills to discuss two of
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Rodney McCain and Graham Hollingsworth to discuss the infamous ‘Crazy Gang.’ We
By Amos Murphy How to find fun during hours and hours of lockdown misery is a question we have all spent the last ten months
By Joe Miller Throughout my time in the beautiful game, I have met some interesting and some not some so interesting. From my early days
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by James Bolam and Liam Togher to discuss the remarkable story of Javier
While most people watch football as a positive experience, as a release from outside pressures and troubles, there will always be certain players that just
By David McGaw Ten thousand natives, descendants and friends of the vibrant Italian diaspora within the harbour city blared horns and led the clarion call
By Rhys Hartley It’s a familiar story that clubs overspend looking for glory only to be lumbered with huge debts when that glory fails to
By Cameron Pope In the eyes of many a neutral, West Yorkshire club Huddersfield Town will long be the lower-division side that enjoyed a fleeting
By Rhys Hartley There are a few grounds that make it onto the bucket list. La Bomboñera, the Azteca, the Centenario. Actually, I’m not sure
With football currently suspended for the foreseeable, the best cure for your football fix is to look back through football history’s wealth of memories. So,
The world of football was in collective mourning last week due to the sad passing of one of it’s greatest superstars, Diego Maradona. To honour
By David McGaw A vigorous early morning walk is a ritual which is mostly uplifting and usually allows for a short time, a period of
By Joe Miller Over the past 42 years that I have been involved in our beautiful game, I have seen so many things and many
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cains is joined by Pete Spencer and Graham Hollingsworth to speak about the side who excelled
James Bolam: Brazil 1982 One of the beauties of football, but also one of its tragedies is that the best side doesn’t always win. There
In this week’s episode of the Football Pink podcast, host Roddy Carins is joined by Kirsty McLeod to discuss Rose Reilly. Born in Kilmarnock, she
Whether it’s the passion of La Bombonera, the roar of Anfield, or the simplicity and spirit of Broadhurst Park, everyone has their own opinion on
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by two Bristol natives, Michael Lee and James Bolam. They discuss both City
By Dom Smith “I was born in Darfur, Sudan. I was 11 years old in 2003, when me and my family and friends started running
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Liam Togher and Liam Baxter to discuss the competition that at times
The 1992/93 season was a memorable European campaign for a few reasons; but none more so than the sheer, unadulterated drama which circulated around the
By Billy Crawford The name of Sepp Herberger is one that is almost unheard of in this country. In Germany, however, the man who led
Argentinian football local derbies are all important, with each major city hosting a long running clásico clash between two mortal enemies. If you ask an
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