Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Shaun Maloney. For the first time, here’s the full episode. Want to hear what it feels like to set up the winning goal in the FA Cup final? In part two, Shaun recalls Wigan’s famous David v Goliath victory at Wembley over Manchester City in 2013. There’s also a description of Shaun’s sublime goal for Scotland again...

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Shaun Maloney. For the first time, here’s the full episode. Shaun was a superbly gifted player who won trophies with Celtic and Wigan, where he worked under Roberto Martinez, the coach who has now made Shaun part of his staff at the Belgium national team. Oh, and he’s a fellow Aberdonian. He talkks here about how i...

In part two, Tony Currie talks more about his lengthy love affair with Sheffield United. But he would sign for their Yorkshire rivals Leeds when most of the talent assembled by Don Revie was still at Elland Road. There was no love lost between Tony and Revie – as England boss the renowned manager didn’t take to him. Tony also shares his thoughts on the current heady days for Chris Wilder’s side. A...

Tony Currie was one of the ‘Entertainers’ of the 1970s and early 1980s, the ball players of British football who graced an era when men were men and tackles were X-rated. I caught up with Tony, a London boy adopted and beloved by Yorkshire, at his spiritual home of Bramall Lane. Most of his life has been connected to Sheffield United; in addition to eight years as a player, he has been Football in...

I was asked in our recent Q&A for a selection from teams outwith Spain's 'Big Three' - I chose to focus on the years I have been watching Spanish football, and it was a lot of fun thinking about these guys. I was recording on my rooftop in Barcelona, and you also get here, at no additional cost, a highlight of our lockdown life here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Here is the second part of this month's Q & A - thanks to our socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter for all the questions. This turned into a bit of an Atleti special, and I hope you find what I have to say about that team, their victory over Liverpool and one of their talented midfield interesting. I hope you are all well. Let's speak again soon. Graham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

This is part one of our March Q & A show - covering my reading preferences, the difference between football media in Spain and the UK, and how this cursed virus might impact European football and the Spain national team in particular. The questions come from our beloved socios, our members, at patreon.com/grahamhunter . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a pub...

In part two, Paul Robinson tells how Leeds United’s glorious ride came to its crashing end. It was a time of layoffs and fire sales, and he movingly describes how financial implosion affects a football club. But he sympathises with then chairman Peter Ridsdale, a man who loved the Whites, a man who was only guilty of chasing his dreams. After Leeds, Paul formed a second love – Tottenham Hotspur. H...

Paul Robinson experienced incredible highs and crushing lows during his goalkeeping career. The Yorkshireman was a Leeds United academy product and he was there during their glory, glory days under chairman Peter Ridsdale. What players they had – think of names like Smith, Woodgate, Kewell, Maybury, Kelly, Bowyer, Harte and Radebe. Paul came under the wing of brilliant, tough-but-fair youth coach...

Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Walter Smith from season two. Walter gives us a first-hand insight into the heady days when Scottish clubs competed at the highest levels of European football. As assistant to Jim McLean he helped guide Dundee United to a UEFA Cup final and was only denied a place in the European Cup final by a Roma side well versed in the game’s dark arts. He moved...

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Simon Stainrod. For the first time, here’s the full episode. In part two, Simon chats about what it was like to actually play against Cantona – a lesson in one-touch football. He criticises the modern tendency to over-teach promising kids, and suggests coaches should instead go off for a cup of tea and let them get...

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Simon Stainrod. For the first time, here’s the full episode. The term ‘maverick’ is overused in football, but my pal Simon genuinely does it justice. As a lad, he was inspired by watching elegant heroes like George Best who managed to thrive on the battlefields of the 1960s and 70s. This striker of many clubs even...

In part two, Sven chats more about Lazio’s famous Scudetto win in 2000. He and his players did their bit on the last day – then endured an agonising wait listening to the radio for Juventus to lose against Perugia. At Sampdoria and Lazio, Roberto Mancini was Sven’s artist, a man who breathed football and went crazy when things went wrong. It was he and Gianluca Vialli who had insisted that Sven be...

I travelled to Sven-Göran Eriksson’s home beside a glittering Swedish lake to hear about a glittering career. Sven managed numerous clubs, including both of Rome’s sides, and enjoyed more glory than Julius Caesar – notably four Coppa Italias, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and, twenty years ago, a rare Serie A for Lazio. Sven’s success was partly due to his willingness to listen to his pl...

In the second part of our Champions League Q & A, Erling Braut Håland and Timo Werner are among the footballers up for discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Hola For our February Champions League Q and A, we got a lot around of questions around the Madrid-Man City tie, so we bundled them together for the first half of this episode. Part two coming soon. G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga....

Are you ready to meet Robert Snodgrass, King of the Prank Calls? In part two, Snoddy talks us through his hilarious prank call routines. It's one of the funniest Big Interviews we've ever recorded. There's plenty football, too. Enjoy! Graham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b...

Hold onto your hats, listeners... here comes Snoddy! We recorded this on the 32nd floor of a skyscraper in Canary Wharf on February 14, 2020... and yes, love was in the air. I love the way Snoddy plays football for West Ham. And I love his infectious personality. In this first part, he talks us through growing up in the Gallowgate, the support of a tight-knit family, how Leeds United made him a ma...

Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Peter Crouch from season two, when the striker was still playing football, at Stoke City. There was a myth about Peter: that he had a good touch for a big bloke. In reality, he just had a fabulous touch, period. He gives us an amazing insight into the relentless practice – as well as the instinct – behind some of his most famous goals, including an e...

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Shay Given. For the first time, here’s the full episode. In part two, Shay speaks about the loneliness of life between the sticks, who the world's best No1s are and why, and why we now live in such a golden era of goalkeeping. Former Newcastle stalwart Shay also describes his best-ever save, denying Kevin Phillips...

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Shay Given. For the first time, here’s the full episode. Ever heard about the one about the Irish coastguard getting called out to ‘rescue’ Damien Duff? Shay relates this story, and others, from his time as goalkeeper for the Republic of Ireland, for whom he won an incredible 134 caps. He also tells how hard graft...

In part two of our conversation, Tim Sherwood delves into Blackburn’s incredible league win of ’95. The race between Kenny Dalglish’s side and Alex Ferguson’s great Manchester United team was epic, and no love was lost between the Glaswegian managers. It was a nerve-racking, ding-dong affair between real men which went down to the final day. Tim admits that Rovers would never have recovered if the...

Tim Sherwood is a true football man. An accomplished, intelligent midfielder and a natural leader, he captained Blackburn Rovers to their famous Premier League title win in season 1994-95. In part one of our chat, he describes how a coach at Norwich changed his attitude; he gave up on showboating and grew up, into a team player. The transformed Tim was hot property, and he explains how Kenny Dalgl...

Graham answers more questions from our socios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Every month Graham answers questions from our socios - this time, that means Barca, Man Utd, erm ... Tarantino... and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe