The History of Yugoslav Football Podcast

As we come to the close of the season, what's going on...

It's a rapid round-up this time but it's not been a great spring in Zagreb or Celje so far... (well, it's been better in Celje, unless you want to see them in Europe next season because that might be an issue)

For the final time in the timeline... There's only one nation left to see Yugoslavia's dismantling complete and it's time to take Kosovo from the shadow of war to the light of statehood.

It's time to talk Serbia and Montenegro as they become Serbia AND Montenegro.

Time to end the Croatian story with the story of how Dinamo set up modern football's greatest monopoly of success. If you'd like to leave a question to be answered in the final couple of episodes, please leave a comment below or contact me @hyfprw on BlueSky.

The final run finally begins as we round up North Macedonia's timeline... This episode contains details of the final few episodes so if you'd like to contribute a question to be dealt with in one of the final two episodes, please leave them here on Spotify below or contact me direct @hyfprw on BlueSky.

Yes, it's been a while, hasn't it. I'll try to make up for that here...

A run through international and domestic matters, transfer windows and Europe...

Who wins? Vico decides.

The "Oh God, do I have to" of Season Previews comes around as a domestic scene diving into the toilet like it's Trainspotting comes up once more...

With rule changes 8 days before the start of the season, a side that are basically owned by another side in the league, a side being basically run by the state and many others just plain in a state, it's time to talk about who Zvezda are going to beat this time round...

It's that time of year again as our attention shifts from the Euros towards domestic matters. Can Celje repeat or are they in for a big challenge from Maribor? Can Olimpija barge their way into the big two? New money, new Mura? All that and a heck of a lot more...

All bow down and recognise our Slovenian overlords...

Can the Golden Generation actually get some gold?

FourFourTwo described them as "most likely to be confused with Slovakia" but can Slovenia rise above the nonsense and make a bit of history?

The Manic Piksi Dream Boys make their way to Germany in a group against England, Denmark and Slovenia. But with an interesting squad selection, uninspiring form and fragility of many kinds, do they stand a chance?

Yes, I know, it's been a while. Last episode still had Hajduk in for the title at that point...

In the next ten days we've three Eternal derbies, a top two face off in Slovenia and a lot more besides...

Every league covered: Have Celje already sealed things? Who are the favourites in Croatia? Can Zrinjski make a comeback? Will Partizan implode? All that and quite a lot more...

While Bosnia's place in the timeline is complete, the ripples from decisions made during that time took time to show themselves. In this companion to those episodes, we connect the dots from the changes of the timeline to the very real disarray in Bosnian football of the current day.

As Bosnia becomes a nation, so it gets a national side, while UEFA have one more bureaucratic change to make that will make the nation's gains wither on the vine.

We're back in Bosnia as it's time to explain the peace and explain how and why the nation went from three different systems into one as club football came back to life.

International football is done for 2023 and I'm apparently so happy about it I felt the need to be very sing-songy in the opening couple of minutes. Also being sung are the praises of Slovenia, Marco Pasalic and Montenegro all rounded up with the requiem mass of Bosnia's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad campaign.

With the top five in Croatia all having changed manager this season and sides seemingly set for the lowest points total of title winners ever, it's time to take a long look at just what's been going down this season in the league...

Two episodes that had, for some reason, disappeared from the feed rerecorded with a couple of small updates Episode 21 - The Stars Episode 22 - Munich Covering Zvezda's mid-1950's rise, the 1956 Olympics and the Munich Air Disaster With thanks to Louis Ostrowski (@ostrl) who advised me these episodes were missing