Is This England?

Simply put - what is going on? England's Euro 2024 seems to be getting worse with every passing minute, YET, we are in the Quarter Finals. A huge game with Switzerland awaits, but there is so much to get into before we can even start to get a little bit giddy again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something a bit different today as we hand the reigns of Is This England over to YOU! Well, some of you anyway. Nick is away having fun at Glastonbury, so its time for the Is This England Cinematic Universe to have its say! England have made it to the knockout stages, stumbling to an undefeated top of the group finish. Slovakia await next and beyond that, something approaching a favourable path to...

We're a patient bunch on Is This England, but it would appear that Euro 2024 could be a bit of a nightmare unless things change soon. However, there's no reason to give up hope just yet. Nick and Jordan dissect the Denmark game, as well as the wider reaction to it, while looking ahead to what is a slightly more tense than it needs to be group stage finale against Slovenia. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Euro 2024 is well underway, with England successfully navigating their group stage opener against Serbia to a mixed reaction from the English Peoples. It wasn't pretty, but with a huge game against Denmark coming up, those three points could start to hold real value as the tournament unfolds. We discuss the upcoming game, the reaction to the Serbia win and assess what's next for Southgate's boys i...

Euro 2024 is knocking on the door! Nick and Jordan dissect England's hopes, dreams and fears ahead of what could be Gareth Southgate's last tournament as England manager. Will it be lift-off for England or group stage humiliation? Is a meek exit on the cards? Or, could it finally come home? Either way, let's all get behind the Three Lions this summer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Feel it. Riiide it. Euro 2024 is just days away, so we're throwing it back to the heady highs of summer 2021 and one of the greatest achievements in the history of English football, as Gareth Southgate's side became the first Three Lions team since 1966 to reach a major tournament final. The opponents on that heady day were Denmark, who could so easily have felt their name was on the trophy after...

33 Lions on a List, Euro's Fever peaking. 58 Years of Hurt, Bellingham, Foden, Rice interlinking? Nick and Jord deep dive Sir Gareth's Euro 2024 long list, which shocked a fair few Three Lions fans earlier this week. Some big names were left out, some gaping holes became apparent and some exciting call-ups got people talking! Summer starts here, baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

It's been a while, but if the Three Lions are back, then so are we! Nick and Jord look back at Saturday's Brazil game and ahead to tonight's clash with Belgium, as well as assessing the wider squad issues and points of excitement as the clock ticks down to Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for England v Turkey: Round Two as Sven's England Army travel to Istanbul with Euro 2004 qualification in mind. There is huge drama surrounding the game - not just because of the fire and brimstone of the first tie. A drugs ban and strike action combine to make this a game with genuine stakes on and off the pitch for the Three Lions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Baby we're ready to go! The start of a classic Sven era two legged affair kicks off with an infamous Euro 2004 qualifier at the Stadium of Light as England take on Turkey. This game marks the official launch of RooMania and maybe the start of the great David Beckham decline - but we've got bigger things to contend with today, such as Turkey's love affair with Blackburn and a lottt of fighting. Hos...

A sporting rivalry steeped in pettiness and bitterness finally crosses over to the Beautiful Game as England take on Australia in a 'bragging rights' friendly. The game is notable for two key stories: the debut of one Wayne Rooney, and Sven's decision to announce ahead of time he would be making ELEVEN SUBSTITUTIONS AT HALF TIME. We revisit the aftermath of the 2002 World Cup and England's plans f...

And now, the end is near. The Rous Cup faces the final curtain. The tournament born from the ashes of a century of Home Nations ties lasts less than half a decade, taking many strange turns along the way. This episode looks at the final three years of Rous history and pontificates on the question: just what in the hell were England up to? Not content with an annual slugfest against Scotland, the F...

The most prestigious UK based annual international football competition since the fall of the Home Nations 12 months previous is back! That's right, the Rous Cup returns, with Scotland keen to keep their hands on the trophy and England out for revenge. We also take a detour into qualification for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and the associated admin based mini-tournaments that England are - of cou...

From the embers of the Home Nations Championship, England and Scotland took history into their own hands in 1985 with the creation of the Rous Cup. Part one of our deep dive into the history of this not-so-fabled trophy looks at the rise and fall of the Home Nations and the genesis of the Rous Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International football is back! Is This England returns to assess the latest developments with the Three Lions, from managerial speculation, to squad drop outs and of course, upcoming clashes against Ukraine and Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The end of an era. A godawful era. Join us for the final stretch on our McClaren Odyssey, as we look at Big Steve's final two games in charge and reflect on what went wrong during his tenure as Three Lions boss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The past meets the present in part three of our deep dive into Steve McClaren's tenure as England manager. With the doors of new Wembley finally opening, Steve has the opportunity to take bold symbolic steps forward after a disappointing start to his time in the hot seat. However, this was not meant to be. With friendlies against international heavyweights such as Brazil and Germany to think about...

The honeymoon is OVER. It's part two of our deep dive into the Steve McClaren era. Having beaten some stern competition to ascend to the throne, the time for talking is over. We jump head first into Steve's first handful of games, with some interesting squad choices, comedy errors and rain aplenty. It's not the best start really, but things can only get better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

The club season is over, but we all know that football never truly ends. So, it's time for two England Euro 2024 qualifiers! Southgate's Boys will face off against Malta and Macedonia after a perfect start to their qualification campaign. After this round of fixtures, we will be half way towards the finals in Germany. Three Lions, lets go. One. More. Time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

We've tried to put it off for as long as possible, but any self respecting England podcast simply can't ignore one of the Three Lions' lowest ebbs. Our mega McClaren Odyssey, covering the Hair Island sporting manager's time in the hotseat, starts here. In Part One, we look at the end of Sven-Göran Eriksson's reign and deep dive the FA's selection process for hiring a replacement for the Sexy Swede...

PART 2 - Please listen to Episode 42 before this one! Euro 2012 qualification continues for England, whose initial bright performances following the horrors of South Africa are starting to fade somewhat. In this episode, Fabio Capello warns us that things will get worse before they get better as he continues to fiddle with the Three Lions formula in pursuit of something, anything, resembling a hig...

Nick and Jordan are back to analyse the ups and downs and downs and downs of the England Team What Stole Our Youth. The World Cup 2010 campaign in South Africa was by all accounts a complete disaster and while there were calls for England's very own Grumpy Italian Fabio Capello to face the chop, he survived and took the Three Lions forward into a new era. It's a case of out with the old and in wit...

England's World Cup campaign in Russia was one of low expectations, pessimism and disinterest prior to a ball being kicked. Our Golden Generation had long gone, it wasn't too long since THAT game against Iceland and in Gareth Southgate, the Three Lions had a manager who was almost universally deemed unsuitable for the job. However, we did have Harry Kane and by the time our Brave Boys went up agai...

England have wrapped up a perfect international break, with six points from six after dealing with Ukraine and Italy in a professional and fairly routine manner. Feels strange doesn't it? We look back at Sunday's game at Wembley, as well as Gareth Southgate's SLAM to Marcus Rashford and the inclusion of Dutch striker and 90's Premiership legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in England's coaching team. F...

We are back! After the trauma of the World Cup quarter final against France, England have a new era to look forward to. Gareth Southgate kicked off his Last Stand in style, with a 2-1 victory over Italy in Naples, while Harry Kane bagged a penalty to break the England goalscoring record. We also discuss the upcoming Ukraine match and discuss future plans for the pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...