Alive and Kicking: The 90s Football Podcast

As we're a month away from this summer's World Cup, Alive and Kicking gets in the tournament mood with our first World Cup-themed show of the year talking kits! Host Ash Rose is joined by kit expert and the man behind the True Colours books John Devlin and the pair look back at the good, the bad, the ugly, the crazy and the Jorge Campos that was World Cup kits of the 90s. From 1990's iconic trend-...

A little later than normal, the boys are back with This Week in the 90s! Host Ash Rose and regulars Joel Young and Matthew Crist are joined by Lee Adams on this week's show and the boys chat through the end of Brian Clough's football career, look back at the decade's most famous rant and recall when Kevin Keegan said a permanent yes to his country. Plus Lee fills us in on his big charity walk next...

With last week's news of Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal, it would remiss of us not to do a show on the Frenchman and his arrival in England twenty-two years ago. Ash Rose is as always joined by Joel Young, alongside journalist and author Chas Newkey-Burden and the boys delve deep into the origins of Arsenal's Wenger era. They chat through his surprise appointment, the change of culture he brought t...

More memories from the decade that changed football, with another This Week in the 90s. On this week's show Ash Rose, Joel Young and Mathew Crist look back at Steve Claridge breaking Boro hearts again, Steve Morrow's highs and lows of Wembley 1993 and Roy Keane's Man Utd mission in Turin. All that plus journeymen footballers, Alan Hansen and the usual 90s (and too many 80s) natter from the team. #...

It's a busy FA Cup semi-final look back on the latest This Week in the 90s. Ash Rose, Matthew Crist and Joel Young look back at the big talking points from a plethora of semi-finals, including the greatest football weekend of the 90s! There's also chat on the decade's worst injury, the origins of Fergie time and United's dodgy grey kits at The Dell. Plus from the archives some footballing cameos f...

On the latest full-length episode of the original 90s Football podcast, we look back at the 90s craze that was Corinthian Figures! Host Ash Rose is joined by Corithian and 90s football fans Andy Tasker (@MCFC_Shirts) and Mike Kennard (@CorinthianHead)and the boys indulge in their love for the little footy figures with the big heads, with a look back at when they first came on to the market, their...

Ash Rose, Joel Young and Matthew Crist are back for another week of 90s action in This Week in the 90s. Points of discussion this week are Coca-Cola Cup defeats for Boro and Man Utd, Cantona's quote of the decade and record-breaking Ian Rush. There's also a look at England's games against Holland Italy during the decade. Plus chat on ice lollies, holidays in the New Forest and of course, Pear Cide...

There's lots to chat about during the 90s this week, so sit back and get your weekly 90s football fix! On this episode Ash Rose, Joel Young and Matthew Crist look back at League Cup wins for Spurs and Villa, Robbie Fowler pleading penalty honesty and Gazza joining the Middlesbrough mad house. Plus chat on Le Tissier's miss, Cantona's red mist and the big transfers of the week. There's even a cameo...

In their first ever watch-along, the Alive and Kicking team unearth a hidden gem of a documentary, Manchester United - The Inside Story. Taken from the 1989/90 season this may well be the greatest unintentional bit of classic TV that you've never seen - and the boys take it in and all it's glory. Join Ash Rose, Joel Young and Sid Lambert as they review in it's hilarity and the likes of Mark Hughes...

Get set for another weekly dose of 90s football, with Alive and Kicking This Week In The 90s. Ash Rose, Joel Young and Matthew Crist look back at Attilio Lombardo's player/manager stint at Crystal Palace, Marc Overmars' famous goal in the 1998 title race and the highs and lows for teams in Europe. There's also chat on the foreign influx of the decade, United's other class of 92 and drinking Alco p...

In a new fuller slice of 90s Football nostalgia, Alive and Kicking look back at one of the decades cult TV classics, Renford Rejects! Ash Rose is joined by journalist Liam Happe and the pair celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the show by looking back at the first episode, the eclectic set of characters and a soundtrack that defined an era. There's also chat on Charlton in the 90s, sticker book...

In addition to your usual 90s Football helping Alive and Kicking brings you 'This Week In The 90s' a new additional weekly show looking back at the big events that happened this week in the 1990s. To kick-off Ash Rose is joined by Joel Young and Matthew Crist and they look back at Alan Shearer's England bow from 92, the epic Merseyside 4-4 that signalled the end of Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool reign...

Fresh off the back of the transfer window, Alive and Kicking travel back to the summer of 1996 and look back a transfer window that became of the catalyst of today's mega spending. Ash Rose is joined by regulars Joel Young and Matthew Crist as they chat through all the big money buys of that summer including Alan Shearer, Ronaldo (Brazilian), Alan Boksic and err...Andy Booth. In this late night re...

2018 got off to the perfect start for 90s Football fans, thanks to FourFourTwo magazine's 90s special. At the heart of the issue is a feature called 90 Things That We Love About the 90s, and on the latest Alive and Kicking the boys discuss the magazines choices and add in their own memories of the 90 things that were chosen. Host Ash Rose is joined by regulars Joel Young and Matthew Crist and they...

Ho, ho, ho! It's a festive edition of your favourite 90s football podcast as our three wise men talk through their Christmas wishes, inspired by football in the 1990s. Host Ash Rose is joined by regulars Joel Young and Sid Lambert as each are granted five wishes to bring something back from our favourite decade into the modern game. So there's talk on former broadcasters, footballers who had chara...

Alive and Kicking is back once again with another slice of 90s football action. In this episode Ash takes to social media and chats to two footy fans who have used their love of 90s football to become Twitter celebs! From 90s Football Patrick Short and Crap 90s Football's, James Richardson talk about their successful social media accounts, the reasons behind why they began and their love for 90s f...

Got, got, got.....NEED! Yes, this week we take another look at stickers and collectibles in the 1990s - a golden era for collectors! Ash Rose is joined by regular Joel Young and author of 'Stuck On You' Greg Lansdowne, ahead of this ITV4 documentary of the same name airing next week. The boys chat through the early 90s days of Panini, the rise of Merlin and their Premier League collections plus Pr...

It's been twenty years since Sky One introduced Dream Team into our lives! So to celebrate this milestone of the best football-based soap that there's ever been, we look back on Harchester United and all its glory! Ash Rose is joined by regulars Joel Young and Simon Needle (as well as a little assistance from @DieHardDT) as they relive the show's very episode and then chat through the highs and lo...

Back once again like a renegade master and back with our season-by-season countdown as we focus on the bonkers season that was 1996-97. None more so than at The Riverside so it's only right that Ash Rose is joined by AK90s resident Joel Young to talk all things Boro as well as debutant Simon Needle who relives yet another glory laden season for Man Utd. The boys also chat through Arsene Who? Sean...

We resume our season-by-season countdown of the 90s with a look back at the 1995-96 campaign. This was a season dominated by the epic title battle between Manchester United and Newcastle United and we have a voice from each as Ash is joined by journalist Matthew Chris and the man behind the Championship Manager blog David Black. As well as Keegan, Ferguson, Anfield and all that, the boys also chat...

With no major tournament this summer, AK90s fills that gap with a special episode looking back at the major finals of the 90s. Ash Rose is joined by Joel Young and the pair are put to the task of picking a combined best XI from Italia 90, Euro 92, USA 94, Euro 96 and France 98. However, they must play by certain rules, which proved much more difficult than it sounds. Do you agree with who they hav...

In another slice of bonus 90s action, Ash Rose is back to talk FA Cup Finals of the 90s. He's joined by journalists Matthew Crist and Chas Newkey-Burden as well as former footballer turned pundit Sam Parkin to look back at all ten finals of the decade. The boys discuss Man Utd's five appearances, the one-sided nature of most finals and of course THOSE white suits. On the phone is 1991 Cup Final sc...

Ahead of the Football League Play Offs, Alive and Kicking brings you a bonus episode looking back at the play offs from the 1990s. Ash Rose is joined by someone who has literally written the book on the Play Offs Richard Foster, Hooked On Event's Paul Benson and Charlton author Paul Breen. With thirty games over the decade, the boys try to cover as much as possible including Swindon's early 90s ad...

In another AK90s 'special episode' host Ash Rose talks through some the 90s titbits that may have been missed from last season. Including the best boots of the decades, VHS tapes and more forgotten teams of the 1990s. Plus there's a brilliant interview with former Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Harchester United manager Ron Atkinson. #Keepit90s

AK90s continues it's look back at the summer of 1996, and Euro 96 by delving into the knock-out stages of the tournament. Ash Rose is joined once again by freelance football writer Richard Buxton, football guru Rob Gallagher and Media 73's nostalgia loving Graham Large. The boys talk England's ecstasy and agony and they reflect on the merits of the eventual winners. Plus former Scotland defender C...