The Football Pink Podcast- Greatest…Strikers
Graham Hollingsworth
August 27, 2021
If you ask any little girl or boy who their favourite player is, it will usually be a striker. These guys are the finishers, the
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The Football Pink Podcast- When Dragons soared: Welsh clubs in the European Cup Winners’ Cup
Graham Hollingsworth
August 19, 2021
The European cup Winners’ Cup, which ran from 1960 to 1999, has been associated with some pretty glamorous names over the years, with its list
The Football Pink Podcast- War minus the shooting?: Dynamo Moscow’s 1945 British Tour
Graham Hollingsworth
August 12, 2021
In the modern age, when football from across the globe can be streamed straight into our eyeballs with ever greater ease, it is easy to
The Football Pink’s Greatest: Season
Graham Hollingsworth
August 10, 2021
With the new season underway in the Football League, and with the Premier League starting on Friday, we asked some of our contributors to tell
The Football Pink Podcast- Pulisball: Stoke City and Tony Pulis in the Premier League
Graham Hollingsworth
August 5, 2021
Over the years, many teams have been defined by their footballing style, with catchy monikers acting as useful bookmarks to an era of revolutionary tactics
Book extract: Is it Just Me or is Modern Football S**t ?
Graham Hollingsworth
July 31, 2021
Written by Jim Keoghan, author of ‘How to Run a Football Club: The Story of Our National Game’, and ‘Punk Football: The Rise of Fan
The Football Pink Podcast- Euro 2000: Yugoslavia’s goal-ridden last hurrah
Graham Hollingsworth
July 1, 2021
Yugoslavia was once a proud footballing nation, a side nicknamed the Brazilians of Europe which appeared in 8 World Cups and twice finished runners up
The Football Pink Podcast- Miroslav Klose: Mr World Cup
Graham Hollingsworth
June 29, 2021
World Cup tournaments can provide the punctuation marks to a great player’s football career. However, very few players have managed to make a mark on
The Football Pink Podcast- Club Legend (eventually): Billy Sharp’s third coming at Sheffield United
Graham Hollingsworth
June 24, 2021
Every little boy and girl growing up watching football shares a single dream – to one day become a legend at the club they support.
The Football Pink Podcast- The Football Pink’s Euros memories
Graham Hollingsworth
June 12, 2021
It’s finally here – Euro 2020. The first major international tournament to be named after the year before it takes place. . It’s been a
The Football Pink Podcast- The Mighty Magyars, Sepp Herberger and the Miracle of Bern
Graham Hollingsworth
June 3, 2021
On this week’s podcast, host Roddy Cairns (@RoddyGCairns) is joined by Pete Spencer (@irishpete67) and Andrew Haines (@AndrewHaines98) to remember the “Miracle of Bern” (West
The Football Pink Podcast- Chester v Wrexham: the Anglo-Celtic cross-border derby
Graham Hollingsworth
May 13, 2021
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 Football Pink Podcast- American Samoa: History markers, for better and for worse
Graham Hollingsworth
April 29, 2021
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
The Football Pink Podcast- Robins and Roma: The strange (but true) history of the Anglo-Italian trophies
Graham Hollingsworth
April 27, 2021
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
The Football Pink Podcast- El Clásico de Avellaneda: Keep your enemies closer
Graham Hollingsworth
April 20, 2021
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
The Football Pink’s Greatest: Midfielders
Graham Hollingsworth
March 31, 2021
The role of midfielder is certainly the position on the football pitch that offers the most variety. It encompasses tough tackling defensive minded players, those
The Football Pink Podcast- Kaiserslautern: Germany’s fallen champions
Graham Hollingsworth
March 25, 2021
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Pete Spencer and Graham Hollingsworth to talk about 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In
The Football Pink Podcast- Sweet Sixteen: Life in the void with Leeds United
Graham Hollingsworth
March 4, 2021
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
Book review: From the Jaws of Victory: A History of Football’s Nearly Men
Graham Hollingsworth
February 16, 2021
The summer of 2016 was an incredibly rough period for many people of these fair shores. On the 23rd of June, 17,410,742 people decided that
1 FC Kaiserslautern: From Bundesliga champions to third tier troubles
Graham Hollingsworth
December 14, 2020
Given the influx of money into Football’s top leagues in the last decade, it is hard to imagine any of the biggest (aka richest) teams
Bobby Gould exclusive interview: ‘Hughes and Giggs were jumping up and down… did Fergie ever have to deal with this?’
Graham Hollingsworth
October 28, 2020
‘The thing was BEEEEP John Barnes BEEEEP and Dennis Wise BEEEEP’ That sound isn’t to cover up Bobby Gould saying something incredibly offensive or unprintable
A loveless marriage: Roy Hodgson at Liverpool
Graham Hollingsworth
September 16, 2020
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who would disagree that Liverpool are currently one of the top sides in Europe, if not the entire world.
Selhurst to Straford: Running to all six London Premier League grounds
Graham Hollingsworth
August 28, 2020
Yup, another article about COVID-19 and football. Sorry about that. As with virtually everybody across the globe, my life came to a grinding halt in
Isolation Rewatch: Glasgow & Milan Derby double bill
Graham Hollingsworth
May 9, 2020
With the weather outside being lousy, and there being very little else to occupy our time, we decided to crank it up a notch and
Isolation rewatch: Aston Villa v Manchester United – Coca Cola Cup final 1994
Graham Hollingsworth
April 27, 2020
Four weeks in and I’m now starting not to miss live football quite so much. This weekly re-watch of a classic game began simply as
Isolation Rewatch: Arsenal v Ipswich Town, FA Cup final 1978
Graham Hollingsworth
April 18, 2020
I won’t bore you with the details of how I passed the recent minutes, hours and days while in isolation, as nothing has significantly changed
Isolation Rewatch- Italy v Brazil 1982
Graham Hollingsworth
April 4, 2020
I’ve rearranged my books, records, DVDs, shoes, shirts, t-shirts and pants. I’ve begun to start pairing my socks for the first time in my life.
Self-Isolation Match One: France v Brazil, World Cup final 1998
Graham Hollingsworth
March 24, 2020
After one week of self-isolating, I am already running out of ways to amuse myself. There are only so many bike rides, runs around the
England at Major Tournaments: France 98
Graham Hollingsworth
March 7, 2020
The first World Cup you remember will always occupy a special place in any football fan’s heart. The tournament itself may even be a bit
Promoted Teams: those who flourish and those who flounder
Graham Hollingsworth
February 3, 2020
The Championship is a war of attrition. A marathon, not a sprint. The dream for any fan at the beginning of August is to see
The Football Pink Podcast- Greatest…Strikers
Graham Hollingsworth
August 27, 2021
If you ask any little girl or boy who their favourite player is, it will usually be a striker. These guys are the finishers, the
The Football Pink Podcast- When Dragons soared: Welsh clubs in the European Cup Winners’ Cup
Graham Hollingsworth
August 19, 2021
The European cup Winners’ Cup, which ran from 1960 to 1999, has been associated with some pretty glamorous names over the years, with its list
The Football Pink Podcast- War minus the shooting?: Dynamo Moscow’s 1945 British Tour
Graham Hollingsworth
August 12, 2021
In the modern age, when football from across the globe can be streamed straight into our eyeballs with ever greater ease, it is easy to
The Football Pink’s Greatest: Season
Graham Hollingsworth
August 10, 2021
With the new season underway in the Football League, and with the Premier League starting on Friday, we asked some of our contributors to tell
The Football Pink Podcast- Pulisball: Stoke City and Tony Pulis in the Premier League
Graham Hollingsworth
August 5, 2021
Over the years, many teams have been defined by their footballing style, with catchy monikers acting as useful bookmarks to an era of revolutionary tactics
Book extract: Is it Just Me or is Modern Football S**t ?
Graham Hollingsworth
July 31, 2021
Written by Jim Keoghan, author of ‘How to Run a Football Club: The Story of Our National Game’, and ‘Punk Football: The Rise of Fan
The Football Pink Podcast- Euro 2000: Yugoslavia’s goal-ridden last hurrah
Graham Hollingsworth
July 1, 2021
Yugoslavia was once a proud footballing nation, a side nicknamed the Brazilians of Europe which appeared in 8 World Cups and twice finished runners up
The Football Pink Podcast- Miroslav Klose: Mr World Cup
Graham Hollingsworth
June 29, 2021
World Cup tournaments can provide the punctuation marks to a great player’s football career. However, very few players have managed to make a mark on
The Football Pink Podcast- Club Legend (eventually): Billy Sharp’s third coming at Sheffield United
Graham Hollingsworth
June 24, 2021
Every little boy and girl growing up watching football shares a single dream – to one day become a legend at the club they support.
The Football Pink Podcast- The Football Pink’s Euros memories
Graham Hollingsworth
June 12, 2021
It’s finally here – Euro 2020. The first major international tournament to be named after the year before it takes place. . It’s been a
The Football Pink Podcast- The Mighty Magyars, Sepp Herberger and the Miracle of Bern
Graham Hollingsworth
June 3, 2021
On this week’s podcast, host Roddy Cairns (@RoddyGCairns) is joined by Pete Spencer (@irishpete67) and Andrew Haines (@AndrewHaines98) to remember the “Miracle of Bern” (West
The Football Pink Podcast- Chester v Wrexham: the Anglo-Celtic cross-border derby
Graham Hollingsworth
May 13, 2021
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 Football Pink Podcast- American Samoa: History markers, for better and for worse
Graham Hollingsworth
April 29, 2021
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
The Football Pink Podcast- Robins and Roma: The strange (but true) history of the Anglo-Italian trophies
Graham Hollingsworth
April 27, 2021
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
The Football Pink Podcast- El Clásico de Avellaneda: Keep your enemies closer
Graham Hollingsworth
April 20, 2021
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
The Football Pink’s Greatest: Midfielders
Graham Hollingsworth
March 31, 2021
The role of midfielder is certainly the position on the football pitch that offers the most variety. It encompasses tough tackling defensive minded players, those
The Football Pink Podcast- Kaiserslautern: Germany’s fallen champions
Graham Hollingsworth
March 25, 2021
In this week’s episode of the podcast, host Roddy Cairns is joined by Pete Spencer and Graham Hollingsworth to talk about 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In
The Football Pink Podcast- Sweet Sixteen: Life in the void with Leeds United
Graham Hollingsworth
March 4, 2021
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
Book review: From the Jaws of Victory: A History of Football’s Nearly Men
Graham Hollingsworth
February 16, 2021
The summer of 2016 was an incredibly rough period for many people of these fair shores. On the 23rd of June, 17,410,742 people decided that
1 FC Kaiserslautern: From Bundesliga champions to third tier troubles
Graham Hollingsworth
December 14, 2020
Given the influx of money into Football’s top leagues in the last decade, it is hard to imagine any of the biggest (aka richest) teams
Bobby Gould exclusive interview: ‘Hughes and Giggs were jumping up and down… did Fergie ever have to deal with this?’
Graham Hollingsworth
October 28, 2020
‘The thing was BEEEEP John Barnes BEEEEP and Dennis Wise BEEEEP’ That sound isn’t to cover up Bobby Gould saying something incredibly offensive or unprintable
A loveless marriage: Roy Hodgson at Liverpool
Graham Hollingsworth
September 16, 2020
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who would disagree that Liverpool are currently one of the top sides in Europe, if not the entire world.
Selhurst to Straford: Running to all six London Premier League grounds
Graham Hollingsworth
August 28, 2020
Yup, another article about COVID-19 and football. Sorry about that. As with virtually everybody across the globe, my life came to a grinding halt in
Isolation Rewatch: Glasgow & Milan Derby double bill
Graham Hollingsworth
May 9, 2020
With the weather outside being lousy, and there being very little else to occupy our time, we decided to crank it up a notch and
Isolation rewatch: Aston Villa v Manchester United – Coca Cola Cup final 1994
Graham Hollingsworth
April 27, 2020
Four weeks in and I’m now starting not to miss live football quite so much. This weekly re-watch of a classic game began simply as
Isolation Rewatch: Arsenal v Ipswich Town, FA Cup final 1978
Graham Hollingsworth
April 18, 2020
I won’t bore you with the details of how I passed the recent minutes, hours and days while in isolation, as nothing has significantly changed
Isolation Rewatch- Italy v Brazil 1982
Graham Hollingsworth
April 4, 2020
I’ve rearranged my books, records, DVDs, shoes, shirts, t-shirts and pants. I’ve begun to start pairing my socks for the first time in my life.
Self-Isolation Match One: France v Brazil, World Cup final 1998
Graham Hollingsworth
March 24, 2020
After one week of self-isolating, I am already running out of ways to amuse myself. There are only so many bike rides, runs around the
England at Major Tournaments: France 98
Graham Hollingsworth
March 7, 2020
The first World Cup you remember will always occupy a special place in any football fan’s heart. The tournament itself may even be a bit
Promoted Teams: those who flourish and those who flounder
Graham Hollingsworth
February 3, 2020
The Championship is a war of attrition. A marathon, not a sprint. The dream for any fan at the beginning of August is to see
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