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A Bohemian Sporting Life

Dec 23, 2021

We chat to former referee Keith Hackett about taking charge of an FA Cup final, UEFA matches and bribery in Europe, the dawn of the Premier League and what we can learn from modern rule changes such as VAR.


Dec 13, 2021

We chat to Pat McGibbon about Old Trafford under Fergie, the social skills of Roberto Martinez, Windsor Park in 94 and how dealing with tragedy has led him to the work he does today. 

For more on Pat's work visit train2bsmart.com 


Dec 7, 2021

Fergus chats to stats expert Marshall Gillespie - he's on Twitter @NIStats - about working for the IFA, his passion for football and the growth of statistical analysis from a minority pursuit to becoming central to the running of modern football.


Nov 30, 2021

We chat to Michael Ganley about the Football fans museum in Sunderland which began from his own extensive collection of football memorabilia.

For more visit https://fansmuseum.org/ 


Sep 7, 2021

An interesting and amusing chat with former Middlesboro and Liverpool forward David Hodgson about the Anfield bootroom, playing in Japan, Spain and France, and why you don't want to take a wrong turn with a cattle truck in Buenos Aires.