The Final Countdown - A football podcast

With Euro 2024 almost wrapped up and the MIGHTY THREE LIONS somehow making it to the final, we discuss the chances of beating the Spanish, Southgate's possible successor and how his legacy should be seen regardless of Sunday's result. This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with...

100 not out! Join us in celebration as we create our favorite 5-a-side teams, argue over Diana Ross' finishing ability and bring back fan favorite quiz game...TENSION!! A huge, huge thank you to all our amazing listeners across the globe. We LITERALLY couldn't have done it without you. Let's make a hundred more, shall we?

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. With the Euro 2024 almost upon us we discuss England's potential route to the final, the sweetness of Kylian Mbappe's tears and the teams most likely to cause...

One of the most famous triumphs in modern history, Jack Walker's Blackburn Rovers become Premier League champions for the first and (so far) only time! West Ham's goalkeeper, Luděk Mikloško, writes himself into folklore and a certain "diving" German makes his way to British shores. Click here to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Everton and Man Utd

What a season to review! There's a great escape for a team that was winning titles less than ten years earlier. Roy Keane arrives to establish Manchester United's dominance and we dig into the surprisingly fascinating history of the Manager of the Month award! We also give a shoutout to the fantastic Bryan's Gunn X/Twitter account ! Click here to listen to our review of this year's...

The Premiership has arrived! The biggest change in English football takes place this season as the old English First Division evolves into the Premier League. We discuss Alan Shearer, Manchester United, Brian Deane and short men impersonating goalkeeper Ian Walker! Rate and review our pod on your podcast app and click here to listen to our episode on the 1993 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Sun...

Footballing history is about to take place. Join us as we say goodbye and farewell to the English First Division and hello to a resurrected champion by the name of Leeds United. Led of course, by the enigmatic, mercurial, maverick - Eric Cantona! Please take two minutes to leave us a review and click here to listen to our episode on this year's FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Sunderland: ht...

MerseysideThe Premier League is approaching the horizion but who will take the First Division title from Liverpool's grasp as Kenny Dalglish shocks all of Merseyside, Alan Smith scores goals for "boring, boring" Arsenal and Sir Alex Fergusons claims his first European trophy for Manchester United. Please leave a review and click here to listen to our episode on this year's FA Cup...

The trumpets blare for the changing of the guard. We see the rise of Leeds and the twist of fate that saves Sir Alex Ferguson's job and begins the rampage of Manchester United over the next two decades! It's the review of the 1989/1990 English First Division. Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Crystal Palace https://bi...

We delve into one of the most iconic and dramatic First Division finales in history! It comes down to the last day between the top two teams - you couldn't write it! We also discuss the impact of the Hillsborough tragedy and the ramifications it would create for the league moving forward. Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Everton...

It's the 1987/1988 English First Division and it is a doozy. Liverpool run rampant, the league says goodbye to two managerial stalwarts and the FA decides to pause the First Division three weeks from its conclusion in order to create a fantasy football tournament that fails spectacularly. Join us as we give you the rundown of a fantastic season! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Clic...

The 1986/1987 English First Division is fascinating as Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool falter, Everton triumph but the fallout of Heysel is still felt. We also learned about Asda's role in saving Wolverhampton Wanderers from bankruptcy (yep, the supermarket!) and a special shoutout to Stuart Pearce's brother, Ray! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Listen to our 1987 FA Cup Final e...

It's the 1985/1986 English First Division review and we get to talk about just how good Gary Lineker was and his quite frankly ridiculous season! Truly a remarkable season! We see Manchester United throw away a dizzying lead and a dog-fight at the bottom of the league. It's truly a enthralling season but wait...there's more click the links below to hear our reviews of the 1986 FA Cup F...

The 1984/1985 English First Division is a relegation great escape for the ages! Stoke perform abysmally, Coventry do the unthinkable and Everton rises to the top as we see a shift in the power balance of Merseyside! It is also a historic season for all the wrong reasons, as tragedy and hooliganism mar the season with dire consequences. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Listen to our 1985...

It's the 1983/1984 English First Division as Joe Fagan's Liverpool look to stay atop the tree! Southampton surprise and there's even a brief mention of Kevin Keegan's heroics for Newcastle. As you'd expect from our podcast there's also a great digression to discuss the 1998 celluloid classic " Sliding Doors " but which came first: the film or the phrase? Follow &a...

It's finally here! The 2023 Christmas Special where our hosts, Adam and Lewis take each other on in " Tension!" It's a surprisingly tricky game where they both excel and embarass themselves in equal measure. Do you think you can beat their footballing knowledge? Then take them on and let us know how you got on! Alongside the quiz, we also ask Santa for one magical footballing pre...

It's the 81/82 English First Division which sees Bob Paisley takes his final bow as Liverpool manager and 3 giant teams wrestle to come out on top of an epic relegation scrap! Also, we chat about the newly-promoted Watford’s heroics, the Luther Blissett project and David Pleat’s dance moves! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1983 FA Cup Final episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.ap...

The 1981/1982 English First Division is a special one! Liverpool and Ipswich compete for the league title and Sir Bobby Robson finishes the season with his own promotion! Also, we discuss the brutal end to Kevin Keegan's England career and SIR Elton John gets more than one mention! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1982 FA Cup Final episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/g...

It's the 1980/1981 English First Division and a tussle at the top for two new heavyweights! Aston Villa and Ipswich take each other on in a race for the title and Sir Bobby Robson has his hands full as Ipswich attempt a historic treble!! We somehow discuss the England Manager's job as well as John Wark's heroic goalscoring exploits! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. The artic...

We're back to our regular schedule as we look at the 1979/1980 English First Division and its more glory for Liverpool. We learn about all the drama and have some big mentions for Andy Gray, Kevin Keegan, and even Dixie Dean! Adam also looks at the great goalkeeping rivalry of the decade between Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.

Normal business will resume next week with a review of the 79/80 English First Division but we couldn't ignore the sad news of the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton. A footballing giant, a statesman of the game and arguably the greatest English player of all time has passed away and it only felt right to devote a brief 30 minutes to discussing a career and a man that was one of a kind. If you'...

Our final countdown this week is the 1978/1979 English First Division. We see the arrival of Trevor Francis, the first Million-pound man, the first shirt sponsor, a tussle at the top between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool and a discussion on who's better ITV or BBC? Join us for our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama. Follow &...

We're back baby! With a final countdown of the 1977/1978 English First Division. The Premier League wasn't yet a twinkle in the FA's eye, we hadn't had a Million pound player yet and Brian Clough was taking his shot at being the main man in English football. Join us on our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama. Follow...

It's the informal conclusion to our Women's FIFA World Cup series and it ends in heartbreak (for us Lioness fans anyway!) Lewis and Adam recap a tremendous tournament as they discuss the Colombian wunderkind, Linda Caicedo, the USWNT bombing out, Mary Earps being Mary Earps and of course, the understated triumph of Spain. Follow and subscribe on all good podcast apps. Reviews are always we...

Listen along as we discuss the USWNT attempting to win their 4th World Cup but standing in their way are the reigning European Champions, the Netherlands - led by the one and only Sarina Weigman! It was a fantastic World Cup final that didn't disappoint, yet we found time to digress and discuss whether Wiegman should be named as Southgate's successor, how elite is too elite and whether Phi...