Nessun Dorma Retro Football Podcast

Mar 09 2025 116 ep. 82 mins 405

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An in-depth, nostalgic celebration of football in the eighties and nineties, where the wider world of sport and popular culture are occasionally welcome visitors.

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The Sport Draft - 1983

Mar 09 2025 57 mins

It is Draft time again as our valiant trio fight it out in the sporting year of 1983. From Seve Ballesteros and Carl Lewis to Marjolein Eijsvogel and Keith Deller, we've got you covered. But who won it for you? If you want to support the podcast or want your episodes without ads and a couple of days earlier then head over to patreon.com/NessunDormaPodcast where you can subscribe f

Season 1982/83 Episode 6 - The Retirement of Bob Paisley

Mar 06 2025 59 mins

We finish our six part look at 1982/83 with a look back at the career of one of English football's greatest managers as Bob Paisley left Anfield with the League Championship trophy in his hand. Tony Evans joins Martyn to examine just how he and the famous Boot Room worked, how football management has changed in the last 40 years and where Paisley's legacy is now, both within the Li

Season 1982/83 Episode 5 - Hamburg and Juventus

Feb 27 2025 80 mins

With the European Cup approaching its 50th anniversary, there were still some members of the footballing aristocracy who were aching to join the ranks of champions. Juventus were Italy's team but still lagged behind the Milanese giants when it came to continental dominance. In their way in 1983 was an ambitious German club with a sharp general manager, a wily old coach and a superb

Season 1982/83 Episode 4 - Watford and Luton

Feb 20 2025 83 mins

All the focus this week is on the unlikely footballing counties of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire as Mac Millings takes us back to the season when his footballing horizons were opened up. Newly promoted the season before, both Watford and Luton Town had memorable seasons in the top flight with Watford shooting themselves to second place to the annoyance of the literati and Luton st

Season 1982/83 Episode 3 - Origin Story

Feb 13 2025 50 mins

Forget local derbies. Forget even the 'Derby of England'. Arguably the most compelling story of rivalry, bitterness and drama in the modern era of English football has been that between Manchester United and Arsenal. It would reach its peak in the Wenger era but Rob Smyth takes us back to the season of five games that sparked it all off... If you want to support the podcast or wan

The Sport Draft - 1982

Feb 09 2025 73 mins

Mike, Gary and Mac are back to provide a little sporting palate cleanser in the middle of our footballing feast. What was the biggest surprise in the world of sport in 1982? What was the most defining minute of action? Who were the standout individuals and which was the best team? Martyn is on hand to award points for argument as the boys compete to find the strongest sporting pict

Season 1982/83 Episode 2 - The New Firm

Feb 06 2025 110 mins

From 1979 to 1986, life was very different in Scotland. Instead of Glasgow's big two slugging it out, the centre of power was wrestled north east towards Aberdeen and Dundee with two exciting young teams and two exceptional managers. Michael Grant from The Times and Alan Pattullo from The Scotsman tell the story of the era's peak. 1982/83 saw Aberdeen triumph in Europe and Dundee U

Season 1982/83 Episode 1 - And Smith Must Score...

Jan 30 2025 58 mins

Gordon Smith joins us this week to kick off our run through the season of 1982/83. He talks honestly about his experience at Brighton as a whole, the deal that inspired him to get into football agency, his guitar session with Paul McCartney and of course, the famous FA Cup run, his goal and his miss. If you want to support the podcast or want your episodes without ads and a couple

World Cup 1982 Episode 8 - The Draft

Jan 23 2025 95 mins

We finish our series on the 1982 World Cup in true Nessun Dorma fashion by subjecting the tournament to a draft. Rob, Gary and Mac are joined by Dominic Hougham to see who knows their Socrates from their Sammy McIlroy. If you want to support the podcast or want your episodes without ads and a couple of days earlier then head over to patreon.com/NessunDormaPodcast where you can sub

World Cup 1982 Episode 7 - The Round Up

Jan 16 2025 55 mins

Jonathan, Rob and Martyn sit down to round up the other stories from a remarkable World Cup. How Italy won, what happened to Spain and Argentina, did it lack a dominant individual performance and why it is impossible to have a tournament like it now. f you want to support the podcast or want your episodes without ads and a couple of days earlier then head over to patreon.com/Nessu