Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

It's been a monumental week in football, as Royal Oak FC have finally won a game! Buoyed by their recent clear-the-air talks and Steve's trip to Turkey, their fortunes are on the up. The only cloud on the horizon is Parksey, who went off at half time (he's asked for a pro-rata deduction in his subs), while the lads discuss his future role at the club. In the wider football world, the lads drill do...

D-Day arrives for the Royal Oak as Steve, Paul and Bob gather the team for a much-needed, clear-the-air meeting. But with many of the players AWOL, a tarot card reader in the pool room, and the players mutinous over an increase in subs, it's never going to be simple. In this special episode, we see all the action as the air is cleared and the gloves come off: Carpet Dave makes a impassioned plea,...

The Royal Oak is on the brink. Beaten again - this time by ten men of Packhorse - the tough questions are getting harder to dodge. Steve and Paul stare into the abyss and ask: is any of this worth it? Is the Meadowhall Premier League dream dead? Was it ever alive? With the club on life support, the lads take a long, hard look in the mirror, and Bob calls for a clear-the-air meeting at the Oak that...

The new season has kicked off. Unfortunately for Steve, Paul and Bob there's a recruitment crisis, with Spooner stuck in Ireland and only 9 players on the pitch for the Oak. Luckily, loyal viewers have sent in their videos for the lads to review - is there a hidden gem in the pile of video tapes? Or will they need to delve into the free agent market and look again at Wynney? In a jam-packed episod...

We're back. Fresh from the changing rooms of the Royal Oak FC, Steve, Paul and Bob return for another season of chaos from Sheffield's Sunday Imperial League. It's been a summer of extremes: Paul's been on 15 holidays, Steve's patched things up with Nikki, and Bob's been quietly planning his own funeral. Pre-season hasn't exactly gone to plan - the pitches are scorched, there's been a wave of play...

As another season winds down, here's a selection of highlights from the Royal Oak dressing room. Steve went for the Man United gig and gave us his final verdict on who's better - Arctic Monkeys or Oasis. He also encountered Premier League legend Thierry Henry, but fared less well with Noel Gallagher, after an ill-judged voicenote left him looking back in anger. Elsewhere, Bob showed us why he's th...

It's been quite a season. Wynney's shock departure to the other side. A bruising, ill-tempered derby against the Nags Head that saw a painful defeat and left plenty of scores unsettled. Steve, Paul and Bob have been there for all of it, in the dressing room and out of it, week after week. Here's all the best bits. We'll be back next season with more from the fifth tier of Sheffield's Sunday Imperi...

Steve's back in Sheffield - jetlagged, heartbroken over England's exit and locked out. Our Nikki's furious, Bob's sofa is the only offer on the table, and Steve's got some serious grovelling to do. We've got the result of the Royal Oak sweepstake, Steve's delayed return to Sampson Electrics, and a full World Cup post-mortem - the final, Argentina's full-time antics, our verdict on the half-time sh...

The dream is over. Steve's American adventure comes to an end as England fall to Argentina in the semi-final, and the wait for a first World Cup since 1966 rolls on. Was it Tuchel's tactics that cost them, or did the players bottle it? Paul, Bob and Steve deliver the full post-mortem. In the rest of the episode, we look at Infantino's rumoured 64 team expansion to the World Cup, Jurgen Klopp's imm...

Steve Bracknall joins us live from Miami - straight off the back of England's 2-1 win over Norway - for a special Games Gone livestream with Paul and Bob. Steve sets the scene after a sweltering Miami night as England edged through a nervy encounter to set up an epic semi final clash with Argentina. We get into Jude Bellingham's extraordinary tournament - four player of the match awards and six go...

Viva Mexico! We're bringing you all the latest after England's monumental win in the Azteca. Direct from Mexico City, Steve gives us his breakdown as a fan - taking us through his emotions and interactions with the Mexico fans. Harry Kane's voice, Montezuma's revenge, and an apology to Thomas Tuchel are all examined, plus Paul, Bob and Steve look ahead to the mouth watering quarter-final clash wit...

Steve's World Cup Road Trip Continues - this week he's beaming in from a diner in Atlanta, Georgia. Shades on, and with dreams of a Royal Oak American Franchise, has he crossed the Atlantic permanently and gone full Brand Beckham? And does referring to the Beautiful Game as "soccer" mean the game truly has gone? Steve, Paul and Bob chat about Bracknall-mania in the US and Steve's appearances on Ra...

Steve Bracknall, Paul Sampson and Bob the Bucket host a live stream reacting to the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stages. They reacted to all the action from the final round of the groups, as England confirmed their Round of 32 tie vs DR Congo, but will Thomas Tuchel's right-back problems continue to haunt them? Scotland's run comes to an end with Steve Clarke resigning as manager. And as Cape Verde c...

Steve's American Road Trip rolls on - this week he's in Boston, necking the local beer and watching England take on Ghana. He swings by Graceland, gets stuck into some properly oversized American food, and brings us up to speed on all the World Cup news... . Back home, Bob takes Steve's lawnmower for an unauthorised spin, and Paul's got some shocking news from Sampson Electrics. The lads run the r...

Steve Bracknall's landed in Dallas - brisket in one hand, cowboy hat in the other - and seen winning starts from both England and Scotland. He brings us post match reaction to England vs Croatia, and his fans eye view of all of the World Cup action. Back home and joining remotely, Bob refuses to stay up for the late kick-offs and Paul's plotting his move from Sampson Electrics into sports broadcas...

We're dropping this one early - a special full length preview episode looking ahead to the 2026 World Cup... The lads have entered the Royal Oak sweepstake - but Steve's hopes of glory takes an immediate hit when he draws the mighty Uzbekistan. Bob and Paul go in on the eternal debate: what do we actually think about casual fans down the pub? And Steve has discovered a new passion in life - briske...

Steve has a bombshell revelation - he's throwing caution (and his little remaining annual leave) to the wind and travelling to this summer's World Cup! After some initial shock, Paul and Bob start to make plans for some very special episodes and livestreams which will take you to the heart of the action. We also discuss Paul's return from Paris, how the Nags Head got on in their cup final, request...

Paul Sampson has done it again. With the most important game of the season on the line, he's packed his bags for Paris. Typical. Step forward Wynney - no longer of The Nags Head, and ready to fill the void as he slowly recovers. But can two arch rivals really set aside their history? In this episode Steve and Wynney attempt to clear the air - tackling Brian Marshall's player outreach, being barred...

There's a positive twist in the Oak's relegation crisis as Paul shares the good news that the club's points deduction has been reduced. They're now only one point away from safety, thanks to a successful call with the Imperial League's Mick Merchant. You know what this means... Presentation Night is back on! Spoiler alert if you're an Oak player, as they reveal the winners of the illustrious troph...

The relegation battle is reaching breaking point - and Paul has just made the most unpopular executive decision of the season: cancelling the Oak's end of season Presentation Night. Steve and Bob are devastated as their very own Met Gala is postponed... Across town at the Nags Head, Wynney picks up a suspension for the final, and Parksey has been getting highly creative in the tattooist's chair. I...

After Steve's administrative foul-up last week, The Royal Oak are in the middle of a full-blown relegation crisis. How will they fare against local rivals "Medics & Dentals" in another vital six-pointer? The team also checks in on the wellbeing of captain Tommy and takes a trip to the Snooker World Championship final. In a piping hot new feature, Bob The Bucket shows off his pie-eating talents...

Paul Sampson comes bearing bad news - Mick Merchant has docked the Oak 5 points for an administrative error. Steve is livid as the fallout from his disastrous interim reign continues and his team now looks like it's plunged into a relegation battle. In this episode, the lads also hear from a disappointed Parksey, chat through Housey's conspiracy theories, and plan a big day out at the Snooker. In...

The prodigal manager Paul Sampson returns to the Royal Oak FC hot seat with some demands. In this episode they discuss plans to turn around the club's fortunes and listen to Paul's demands for change; which mainly involves Bob The Bucket going on a physio course. Someone's also got to break the news to Parksey that his interim reign is over. In the wider football world, the lads dig into the clash...

The fallout from the Derby clash continues and The Royal Oak is in turmoil. Steve's in charge (sort of), Bob's his assistant (sort of), and Parksey's the new physio. Join them as they discuss their new roles, divvy up responsibilities and hear from fans around the world - but are they truly together as one? In wider sports news, they also discuss the title races in England and Scotland, Rory McIlr...

In a very special episode, we go behind the scenes of the Easter Sunday clash between the Royal Oak and Nags Head. From the team bus to the sidelines, we follow Steve, Paul and Bob across the fixture with exclusive access. Following their heroic 2-1 defeat, we have all the analysis and fallout from Tommy's penalty heartbreak, ringers playing like Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland plus Wylie's injury...