And It's Live! A Retro Football Podcast

Jose is back at the Bridge, Atletico Madrid look very dangerous and Dortmund, Arsenal and Napoli are drawn in a barnstormer of a group! The boys feast on the remaining group stage action from 2013/14 This episode was first aired on Tuesday 19 August 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0zLoEuSi3zATqQ3lGumFydCyDzHIZ&index=2 🎧 LIST...

And now we reach the final season of our history of the Champions League. City and Bayern stroll their way out of Group D. As do the Decima chasing Real Madrid and Manchester United, now under the stewardship of David Moyes. For Antonio Conte and Juve however, the failure continues. This episode first aired on Tuesday 12 August 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube...

The action on the field during the winter of 1994/95 was fairly pedestrian and edgy, with Manchester United once more getting the better of Blackburn but still behind them in the league as spring came into view. Off the field, this might be the wildest time in Premier League history. Thirteen managerial appointments and departures, match-fixing, drink and drugs in the headlines, dodgy dealings and...

Wembley was all German for the 2013 Champions League Final as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund swept aside the traditional Spanish contenders. Adam explains Gegenpressing in terms that Martyn and David can understand and the big dogs rein supreme in the end. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 5 August 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8...

Malaga, PSG and Galatasaray provide the drama and heavyweight clashes aren't quite what they used to be as the 2012/13 Champions League reaches its knockout stage. This episode first aired on Tuesday 29 July 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0zLoEuSi3zATqQ3lGumFydCyDzHIZ&index=2 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS: LINKTREE: https://link...

Martyn and David get into the swing of season 1994/95 with Klinsmann's dive, the mythology of the Famous Five, Nottingham Forest brilliant return, Newcastle's pace-setting, the end of Mike Walker at Goodison and the disjointed start for Blackburn and Man Utd all making an appearance. 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0zLoEuSi3zATqQ3...

The fuzzy warmth of the memories of Munich can't save Roberto Di Matteo's managerial career for too long as Chelsea come unstuck again Juventus and Bayern, Barcelona and Manchester United all top their groups in second gear. This episode first aired on Tuesday 22 July 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0zLoEuSi3zATqQ3lGumFydCyDz...

The boys are back to take us to the finish as we start our look at 2012/13. Zlatan and co arrive in Paris, Arsenal and Milan play second fiddle to Schalke and Malaga, Dortmund have learned lessons whereas Manchester City have not. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 15 July 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0zLoEuSi3zATqQ3l...

The influence of a colourful, vibrant and enjoyable World Cup was in evidence as Premier League clubs went about their transfer business in the summer of 1994. Martyn and David run the rule over a bumper summer for most clubs, if not the champions themselves. 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0zLoEuSi3zATqQ3lGumFydCyDzHIZ&index=2 🎧...

With David still in Florida, Martyn and Adam wrap up the 2011/12 season with more drama and chaos than can be safely handled. The night Jose's career turned, redemption for Torres, revenge for Drogba and heartbreak at home for Bayern. They may have been unlikely winners but few in Europe had deserved a break more than Chelsea. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 17 June 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER...

Manchester United's once imperious lead was crumbling towards parity, the treble dream was over, they were a minute away from being knocked out of the FA Cup by Oldham Athletic and the country was turning against them. The boys discuss how it flipped, ABU, why Blackburn came up short, Everton's great escape, some appreciation of Wimbledon and how George Graham turned Arsenal into European winners....

With David off to sunnier climes, Martyn and Adam try to make sense of the developing chaos in the Champions League of 2011/12. Chelsea's managerial change works wonders, Arsenal nearly achieve the impossible, the start of big swings in knockout legs, big beasts roaming free and Gary Neville warming up for his big moment to come. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 10 June 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OT...

He was suave, handsome, Portuguese and had just managed Porto to Europa League success. Of course Andre Villas-Boas was destined to fill the vacancy at Chelsea in the summer of 2011. What could go wrong? The boys discuss this plus hipster disappointment for Dortmund and what APOEL Nicosia were up to! This episode was first aired on Tuesday 3 June 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE: ...

The boys welcome newly loaded Manchester City to the Champions League stage as they find the going tough to start with. Not as tough as their neighbours however, as United drop out at the group stage, Real Madrid post a perfect score and chaotic Inter somehow top their group. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 27 May 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/w...

On the final day of 1993, Manchester United were 14 points clear at the top of the FA Carling Premiership. By the start of March, the lead was 4. Martyn, Adam and David get into how the wobbles started, some very entertaining draws, Shearer's 13 goals in 12 games that propelled Blackburn's challenge, Mike Walker's ill-fated but inevitable move to Everton, the end of Souness at Anfield, the start o...

Finally, it is the show that Adam has waited 62 episodes to record. 2011 saw the crowning of arguably the greatest club side in history at Wembley. The boys discuss the final stage of evolution, the weariness of the Classico, the change that Manuel Neuer represented and what kind of Manchester United reached the Final. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 20 May 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVE...

Schalke, Shakhtar and Spurs create some shocks as the 2010/11 knockout rounds begin. The boys pore over that as well as Real Madrid getting over their last 16 hoodoo, some forgettable Premier League fare and Barcelona moving through their gears. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 13 May 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0z...

All eyes were on Madrid as the world's biggest football ego landed at the world's biggest football club. The boys look at his early business and a convincing start plus Chelsea and Bayern shaping up nicely and Arsenal doing a lot of Arsenal things. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 6 May 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa...

Barcelona swap Zlatan for Villa and suddenly the pieces fit better. The boys look back at that plus the sensational arrival of Gareth Bale, a German swan song for Raul and a beige campaign for Rangers. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 29 April 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=PLTCa0zLoEuSi3zATqQ3lGumFydCyDzHIZ&index=2 🎧 LIS...

An underrated Premier League - or should that be Premiership - season gets underway as Manchester United build a seemingly mountainous lead, Liverpool and Everton's good start is a mirage, some love for Andy Cole and the generation of English strikers starting to make their impact and two of the greatest EPL goals of all time, scored in the one match. 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE: ...

The show that Martyn and David have been waiting for. It was the semi-final that set up the next decade of European footballing narrative with volcanoes, play-acting, disallowed goals and sprinklers all playing their part in a contest for football's soul. Jose won a treble and was the undisputed king of the world. What could possibly go wrong? This episode was first aired on Tuesday 15 April 2025...

Things are hotting up as the 09/10 season reaches its knockout phase. Wayne Rooney is arguably in the form of his career before a bad turn in Munich, Messi dials up his reputation, Jose makes a winning return to the Bridge and there is an all-French quarter final as Real Madrid falter yet again. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 8 April 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  http...

The boys are back from their October break to pick up the history of the Premier League. We are in the summer of 1993 where Jurassic Park and Take That have dominated the cultural scene and the transfer of Roy Keane wasn't far behind. Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday seem to have done smart business, Liverpool less so and Arsenal very little at all. We run down the runners and riders, look at t...

Plenty for the lads to get into this week as they wrap up this season's group stage. Fiorentina come from nowhere, Liverpool go out early, Inter and Barcelona play out their phoney war before the real thing and the less said about Rangers, the better. This episode was first aired on Tuesday 1 April 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i0b8WCEj4&list=...

All three of the boys are back to start the final leg of their epic journey through the history of the Champions League. Ancelotti's Chelsea look deceptively good early on along with Manchester United and Real Madrid while Bayern have to dig one out in Turin in order to progress... This episode was first aired on Tuesday 25 March 2025 👉 CHECK OUT OTHER MAIN EVENT EPISODES HERE:  https://www.youtu...