FC Bullard

Jimmy & Fenners are back in John’s kitchen AKA The Squash Court of Doom AKA The Sweat Box to reflect on England’s victory over Switzerland and look ahead to Wednesday’s semi-final with the Netherlands. Are attitudes changing towards Gareth Southgate’s team? What type of penalty would Jimmy take? Who is making it to the final on Sunday? Send in your predictions and any questions for Jimmy & Fenners...

Jimmy & Fenners are back to reflect on England’s dramatic victory over Slovakia and look ahead to the quarter-final with Switzerland at the weekend. We reveal the WhatsApp messages between El Presidente and DoF during the game, discuss which Netflix drama watching England is most like but most importantly, the message remains the same at FC Bullard: Get behind Gareth Southgate and get behind boys!...

Fed up of all the England doom and gloom? Us too! Jimmy & Fenners are back in John’s kitchen AKA The Squash Court of Doom for an optimistic look ahead to England’s final group game against Slovenia. We get an update from the Asda Nanzone, discuss why the England shirt is ‘heavy’ and answer listener questions. Do you have a question for Jimmy & Fenners? Find us on the socials – just search for FC B...

With the entire nation telling Gareth Southgate what team to pick against Denmark, El Presidente and the DoF have taken on the ultimate challenge – picking their all-time England XI. Jimmy & Fenners are here for a slightly chaotic bonus episode with last minute formation changes, players being dropped from the starting line-up and a few big names – sadly – left out. Think you can do better? Send i...

Want more England reaction? No problem! Jimmy and Fenners are back to reflect on Gareth Southgate's side’s 1-0 victory over Serbia in Germany on Sunday. We’ve relocated to John’s kitchen to look back on the first few days of Euros action, discuss one of the best individual England performances in a very long time and we get the thoughts of kit expert Rob Warner who picks out his favourite shirts....

The Euros are finally here and Jimmy & Fenners are back together talking balls.  In this episode they debate which current England player is most like JB, go into detail about penalty techniques, discuss the attacking options at Gareth Southgate’s disposal – PLUS Fenners brings in a genuine piece of English football history. Exciting stuff.  If you want to get in touch with any questions find us o...

The Euros is almost here and Jimmy & Fenners are back to talk about Jimmy’s England call-up back in 2008 and why he returned to Fulham a better player.  They also discuss other big questions, including: Who impressed him most at training? Who did he room with? What free stuff did he get?  Looking ahead to Euro 2024, they discuss possible starting XIs and ideal TV watching set-ups.   Get in touch w...

Jimmy & Fenners aka Mulder & Scully are back to ask who are the players so good they must be from another planet? And which players don't quite make the spaceship? Elsewhere, Fenners tells a story about being tackled by Bryan Robson so hard his shorts fell down and there is a lot of confusion about our favourite sci-fi films.  Whats the most out of this world thing you’ve ever seen on a football p...

Jimmy & Fenners have called an Emergency Board Meeting to catch up on your emails and messages. And there has been A LOT to get through.  In this episode El Presidente and the DOF finally start making decisions on the club badge and home kit, we hear from a real-life Bramcote Ultra and plot a trip to see Riquelme at Boca Juniors.  Want to get involved with building the club? Have you got any quest...

Jimmy & Fenners are here to do a deep dive into some of their favourite stadiums.  Everyone remembers their first time visiting a ground and in this episode El Presidente and the DOF explore what makes them so special.  We’re talking everything from the players we've seen grace the turf to floodlights, dressing rooms, tifos, swimming pools and “unbelievable cambers.”  Which stadium experience shou...

Jimmy & Fenners are back to talk about routines and much, much more.  Who did Jimmy ring before every match and why was it so important? Why does he hate club programmes so much? And what happened in Soccer AM rehearsals?  Got any mad stories you want to share with El Presidente and the DoF? What is your matchday routine?  Search for ‘FC Bullard’ on the socials or email us on fcbullard@crowdnetwor...

Jimmy & Fenners are back together for another bonus episode.  Get your deerstalker, pipe and magnifying glass at the ready. This, in the words of El Presidente, is “proper naughty stuff.”  Enjoy! Want to get in touch with the show? Search for ‘FC Bullard’ on the socials.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy & Fenners are back to interview our first candidate for the vacant manager’s position at FC Bullard, Dorking Wanderers boss Marc White. One of the most entertaining, charismatic and energetic managers in the game, Marc has built his own club from scratch and here he explains how he deals with players, his issues with refs and why goalkeepers are “f***ing annoying.” Follow or subscribe wherev...

Jimmy & Fenners have called an Emergency Board Meeting to go through more of your listener correspondence.  In this bonus episode they're focusing on shirts, badges and all of those extra details that make kits so special and start making big decisions about what the FC Bullard strip should look like.  They also chat about Masterchef, Andrea Pirlo playing on one leg and pulling down Freddie Ljungb...

Jimmy & Fenners have roped in comedian and massive Leeds fan Maisie Adam to help to go through some listener comments, questions and suggestions. We debate where the FC Bullard stadium should be built, come up with a genius idea to decide who our stands are named after and make some progress on sidenames.  We want to hear more of you thoughts on how to build the club so keep sending them in - badg...

Jimmy & Fenners are joined in the new FC Bullard studio by kit design legend Rob Warner to find out exactly what goes into designing a football shirt.  We find out the 3 golden rules of kit design, discuss what makes a classic shirt and we look at the influence of fashion in football.  Most importantly, we want to see your ideas for the FC Bullard kit.  Get involved on the socials by searching for...

Jimmy Bullard and Fenners are back together to build a football club from scratch. The only issue is they don't know where to start. In this first episode, they discuss what the kit should look like, debate where to build the stadium and ask whether the players are allowed to smoke at half time. They also come extremely close to accidentally stealing another club's identity. There is a lot of work...

FC Bullard is a football club founded by Jimmy Bullard and John Fendley aka Fenners.  Right now, they have nothing. No kit, no stadium, no manager, no badge, no players…  Each episode they decide what they need at FC Bullard and interview for the role.  Sometimes they speak to big name guests from the world of football.  Sometimes they hear from grass roots legends.  Sometimes it’s just them two c...