Alive and Kicking: The 90s Football Podcast

It's been a while since we've reminisced about the good old days of sticker collecting in the 1990s, and with the release of Panini's brand-new anthology, it gave us the perfect excuse. Ash Rose welcomes back author and the oracle of sticker collecting Greg Landsdowne back on to the show and the pair go gooey-eyed over Panini once again. #Keepit90s Follow! Alive and Kicking @AK90S Ash...

Reminding you again why you love 1990s football, Ash Rose and Ed Chambers return and walk down their favourite part of memory lane. The boys take it back in this episode and recall their earliest memories of the decade both on and off the pitch, where we go from VAR to Screech Powers in an episode littered with 1990s goodness. Keep it 90s! Follow the show! Alive and Kicking @AK90s Ash Rose @AshRos...

It's time to talk some 1990s football kits once again as Ash Rose is joined by author Alex Ireland to talk about his new book Pretty Poly, and some of the best club shirts of the decade. Both Ash and Alex pick their top five 1990s club kits, plus chat through some of the best and worst about kit design from our favourite era. #Keepit90s Follow the show! Alive and Kicking @AK90s Ash Rose @AshRo...

We're sticking with a summer theme for this episode and looking back at England's international tournaments of the 1990s. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers are joined by Stuart Steelyard as they chat through the US Cup, Umbro Cup and Le Tournoi as the three different flavours of international friendly fun. Talking points include Graham Taylor's darkest days, the Corthinian figure-inspired squad...

What did we all do in those summers without a major tournament? We didn't even have social media or the internet to feed our football hunger. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers look back at what we did in the 90s and recall the long wait for transfer news, seeing new kits in Match and Shoot and relying on end of season videos to get their football fix. Plus chat on magazines, soccer schools and which fo...

In a final look back at the 'class of 1992-93' and the famous Alive and Kicking advert, we speak to Tottenham duo Paul Stewart and Darren Anderton. The pair may not have featured in the poster for Sky's promotion, but were very much part of the advert thanks to some classic cheesy scenes of the era. Stewart talks through his role as well as his move to Liverpool that summer, while ther...

Ash Rose and Ed Chambers reconvene for another 'xi' themed episode of the original 1990s football podcast. The task this time around is to put together an XI from the decade's title winning sides, picking 2 each from Liverpool (1990), Arsenal (1991 or 1998), Leeds (1992), Blackburn (1995) and then three from any of Man Utd's triumphs. Give it a go yourself and keep it 90s! Follow t...

In the last of the line-up episodes of Still Alive and Kicking, it's a double-bubble of an edition. There are TWO interviews to get stuck into as Ash speaks to Middlesbrough's Alan Kernaghan and Gordon Strachan, who represented Leeds in the famous Alive and Kicking advert. Keep it 90s. Follow the show Alive and Kicking @AK90s Ash Rose @AshRoseUK 

We're travelling back to 1992 on this episode and look back on a year that really did change football forever. Ash and Ed are joined by Rob Fletcher, who's about to release his new book 1992: The Birth of Modern Football and they each pick a high and a low from the eventful year. There's chat on Euro 92, Gary Lineker, and Alive and Kicking, plus some notable nods to the more unique things about 19...

We're getting to finally finish off our STILL Alive and Kicking series with the last few episodes, and chatting to QPR representative Andy Sinton. The Rangers winger talks to Ash about his time at Loftus Road, being part of the side that finished top London club in 1992/93, scoring on the first Monday Night Football and looking back at the famous sky advert. 

We're talking managers today, but instead of going back to the obvious names of the decade, Ash Rose and Ed Chambers talk about the most under-appreciated gaffers of the 1990s. In a format not too dissimilar to a well-known BBC pod, the boys countdown the 10 best names and each put them in their own personal order. There's chat on memorable promotions, unlikely trophy wins and just how high Ash wo...

Back for another year and more talk of the decade that changed football forever. To kick off 2023, Ash and Ed chew the fat over some listener questions and topics that you wanted us to discuss. So, there's chat on the greatest season in Premier League history, Liverpool's 90s 'decline' and the dominance of Italian football. Plus, a dive into the classic and cringey link between soaps and football...

As we wind down the original 90s football podcast for another year, Alive and Kicking gives you one final Christmas gift for 2022. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers are joined by a proper name of the decade in Robert Rosario. The former Norwich, Coventry and Nottingham Forest striker opens up on his football career as he talks about the changes in football from the 80s into the decade we celebrate so much...

Enjoying the World Cup? Need a 90s twist to it? Well, guess what? Your favourite 90s football podcast has the answer. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers are joined by author John Smith to pick their all-time 90s World Cup XI. The rules are simple; 4 players from each of Italia 90, USA 94 and France 98 (including a manager) put into the ultimate World Cup team. Try it yourself, and Keep it 90s! Follow us! Al...

Alive and Kicking delves into a rare area we haven't yet covered on the show as we look at the role of newspapers in the 1990s. Joining Ash Rose and Ed Chambers is one of the games leading journalists Paul McCarthy, who spent the 90s at The News of the World and The Express sports desks. The boys chat about differences in the media game to the way it currently is, and Paul reveals some classic sto...

When you think of Oldham in the 1990s, Andy Ritchie comes to mind pretty quickly, so no wonder he was Sky's choice for their classic 1992 campaign. In this chat, we speak to Latics legend about those early Premier League days and filming the famous Alive and Kicking advert. #Keepit90s  Follow the show! Alive and Kicking @AK90s Ash Rose @AshRoseUK 

We continue our ride through the class of 1992-93 by chatting to former Arsenal midfielder David Hillier. David was the Gunners' representative in that famous Sky Sports advert and he chats to us about being part of that promo and coming through at Highbury. There are tales from the infamous Tuesday drinking club, being part of Arsenal's cup success in 1993 and the strangest media gig you've ever...

We continue our look back at the class of 1992-93 by speaking to the Alive and Kicking advert's Norwich representative Ian Butterworth. The Canaries skipper tells us about the famous promo, as well as what it was like at Carrow Road during that first season of the Premier League where they were involved in the title race. Plus chat on Munich (obviously), that kit (obviously) and Roy Wegerle (obvio...

It's September, but we're still celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Premier League and STILL Alive and Kicking. This time out it's the turn of Manchester City representative Ian Brightwell. The City stalwart chats about his rise through the ranks at Maine Road and his ability to play all over the pitch, plus there's chat on his famous derby goal, playing with his brother and of course all the...

Back from sunning ourselves away, STILL Alive and Kicking returns with our next player from the class of 1992-93, Ipswich Town's representative John Wark. In this quick chat, the legendary Town man speaks about being the elder statesmen during Ipswich's return to the top flight and his role in the famous Sky Sports advert. There's also talk on his acting chops, and the stars of that early 90s Trac...

Representing Aston Villa on this new episode of Alive and Kicking's August mini-series is former winger Tony Daley. Tony talks life in 1992, Graham Taylor's England, THAT Sky Sports advert and the Villa team that were somewhat underrated in the decade. Keep it 90s! 

Next in line for our August mini series celebrating the Class of 92-93 and that famous Alive and Kicking advert is former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe. Sharpey speaks to us about being United's representative in the ad, he's fame at the time and life at the first-ever Premier League champions. Plus, there's chat on famous dance moves, bad haircuts and his time at Leeds and Sampdoria. Keep it...

The first stop on our tour of the launch of the Premier League and that famous Alive and Kicking advert is Sheffield Wednesday and David Hirst. The Owls striker looks back on his success in the early 90s, being part of the Premier League launch campaign and his nearly move to Man Utd. Keep it 90s!  Follow the show! Alive and Kicking @AK90s Ash Rose @AshRoseUK 

It's Champions League Final week, so the perfect excuse for Alive and Kicking to look back at the European Cup and Champions League Finals of the 1990s. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers recall their memories of watching the decade's ten finals and the exotic nature of European football during the era. Culminating - as it it went down do well last time - in a Champions League Finals XI, using the same rule...

It's another dose of My 90s this week as we focus on North London and deep dive into Tottenham's 1990s. Ash Rose and landlord of the Football Tavern, Ed Chambers, are joined by writer/director/podcaster Theo Delany to talk all things Spurs and their roller-coaster of a decade.  During the chat we find out who Theo's favourite player, game, goal and kit was from Tottenham's 90s catalog. So exp...