Life Goals with Theo Delaney
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsEvery football fan knows it's the goals that really stay with you such is their juddering emotional impact. In Life Goals well known football fanatics re -live the eight defining goals of their lives with host Theo Delaney and reflect on what was happening at the time as it all comes flooding back. Like a good football match it veers from the poignant to the euphoric
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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Angus Loughran
April 25, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 156 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is journalist and broadcaster Angus Loughran, also known as Statto from his time on Baddiel and Skinners Fantasy Football show in the 90s. A self confessed sports obsessive it's fair to say that he has attended more live matches than pretty much any else but two years ago he suffered a sever stroke leaving him unable to speak for the first six months of his recovery. Now much better, this podcast is the first time he has spoken publicly. It almost goes without saying that...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Ashley Hickson-Lovence
April 18, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 185 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the novelist Ashley Hickson-Lovence whose rapturously reviewed new book ‘Your Show’ is about Uriah Rennie, the first - and to date only - black Premier League referee. A man with first hand experience of being a black referee Hickson-Lovence is a Manchester United fan with a strong affection for Dagenham and Redbridge and there are goals from John O’Shea, Marcus Rashford, Jon Nurse and more. @AHicksonLovence @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.faber.co.uk/author/a...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Wendy Wason
April 11, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 140 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the writer, actor and comic Wendy Wason whose career started in her native Scotland where she has an uncle who played for Falkirk and another who remains the vice Chair of Stenhousemuir. Since moving to London she has developed a love for Arsenal where she has a season ticket and she is also a lifelong Scotland fan. Her chosen goalscorers include John Collins, Henrik Larsson and Alexandre Lacazette. @Wendy_Wason @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney http://www.wendywason.co.uk ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Roy (Pt 2)
April 05, 2022 00:10 - 55 minutes - 128 MBThe concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the writer and spoken word performer Roy, real name PJ Smith. We pick it up in the late nineties with PJ struggling to get his life on track and Everton suffering similar problems… @badwool9 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://roughtradebooks.com/products/algorithm-party-roy https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Roy (Part 1)
April 04, 2022 00:10 - 59 minutes - 137 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the writer and storyteller Roy whose compelling spoken word performances are drawing rapidly growing audiences up and down the country. Roy’s real name is PJ Smith and he was on Everton’s books as a youth before his dissolute ways put and end to his football career. Now clean, sober and widely acclaimed he remains a passionate fan of the Toffees. This is part one of two. @badwool9 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://roughtradebooks.com/products/algorithm-party-roy h...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jason Cowley (Part 2)
March 29, 2022 00:10 - 47 minutes - 108 MBThe concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the journalist, author and New Statesman editor Jason Cowley. We resume at Italia 90 and go on to explore the significance of the England football team in relation to the nation’s identity as examined in his acclaimed new book Who Are We Now? @NewStatesman @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.jasoncowley.net https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jason Cowley (Part1)
March 28, 2022 00:10 - 42 minutes - 98 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the journalist and author Jason Cowley who has been the editor of the New Statesman since 2008 overseeing a period of growth and success for the venerated title. His new book Who Are We Now? Is an exploration of the contemporary English identity and it looks at the current England football team among many other stories. An ardent Arsenal supporter, among the chosen goalscorers are Adams, George, Gascoigne and… Nayim. @NewStatesman @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://w...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Christian Wolmar (Part 2)
March 22, 2022 01:10 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThe concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the journalist, author and QPR fan Christian Wolmar a leading authority on transport and, in particular, railways. As well as goals from the likes of Bobby Zamora and Adel Taarabt, we get his expert views on HS2, Crossrail and driverless cars. @christianwolmar @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Christian Wolmar (Part 1)
March 21, 2022 01:10 - 41 minutes - 94.6 MBTheo Delaney is joined by journalist and author Christian Wolmar whose specialism is railways about which he has written numerous books and articles for a range of revered publications. He has also been a politician and a football reporter and he is a huge QPR fan. Among the scorers in this, part one of two, are Rodney Marsh and Trevor Sinclair. @christianwolmar @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/l...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Stephen Pollard
March 14, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 146 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the author and journalist Stephen Pollard who was the editor of The Jewish Chronicle between 2008 and 2021 and is now its Editor at Large. A huge fan of Tottenham Hotspur his chosen scorers include Robbie Keane, Harry Kane and Garteh Bale and there is music from Beethoven, Mozart, Billy Joel and more. @stephenpollard @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.thejc.com/author/stephen-pollard-author.stephen.pollard https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-2...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Ian Ridley (Part 2)
March 08, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 140 MBThe concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the writer Ian Ridely in which Tony Adams, David Beckham, Steve Claridge and Ian’s late wife Vicky Orvice are among the stars with goals from Arsenal, England, Sheffield United and Weymouth. There's a link to Ian's brilliant book 'The Breath Of Sadness' below. @IanRidley1 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.floodlitdreams.com/product/the-breath-of-sadness-on-love-grief-and-cricket/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://ww...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Ian Ridley (Part 1)
March 07, 2022 01:10 - 42 minutes - 97.5 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the writer and publisher Ian Ridley. A former Sports Journalist Of The Year, his impressive list of books includes the groundbreaking ‘Addicted’ written with Tony Adams and ‘The Breath Of Sadness’ which tells his own moving story of bereavement following the loss of his wife, the celebrated sports writer Vikki Orvice. This is the first of two parts recorded at Ian’s home in Hertfordshire and features goals from West Germany, Italy, England and Fulham. @IanRidley1 @Lif...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Phil Cornwell (Part 2)
March 01, 2022 01:10 - 48 minutes - 110 MBThe concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the effervescent Phil Cornwell in which they attempt to get to the essence of their football addiction and relive goals from Tony Adams, Jurgen Klinsmann and more. @gilbertthealien @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaneyw https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Phil Cornwell (Part 1)
February 28, 2022 01:10 - 46 minutes - 106 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is actor comedian, writer and impressionist Phil Cornwell whose work has graced Dead Ringers, Stella Street, Alan Partridge, Damon Albarn’s Gorllaz and much much more. A big Tottenham Hotspur fan, the conversation takes in a wide array of subjects from Paul Gascoigne to Frank Sidebottom and goal scorers include Jimmy Greaves and Michael Thomas. This is part one of two. @gilbertthealien @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaneyw https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Gavin Newlands MP
February 21, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 151 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Gavin Newlands MP, the Scottish Nationalist Party’s spokesman on Transport and Sport at Westminster. A big St Johnstone and Scotland fan he brings stories of growing up in the middle of the Celtic and Rangers dynamic in Western Scotland, watching Scotland ‘Hibs it up’ and finding ways to celebrate the Bellshill Cafu’s finest moments in lockdown. @GavNewlandsSNP @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.gavinnewlands.scot https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https:/...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Andy Jacobs
February 14, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 150 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Andy Jacobs who has been one half of Talksport’s legendary double act Hawksbee and Jacobs through twenty one years of unbroken success. A Chelsea fan since childhood he remembers regularly going to cup finals with his Dad from the early 60s, producing the legendary Fantasy Football TV show with Baddiel and Skinner and how he and Paul Hawksbee rather unexpectedly ended up on the radio. Among his chosen scorers are Webb, Iniesta, Hazard and Ronaldinho. @tSHandJ @LifeGoa...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul Hayward (Part 2)
February 08, 2022 06:09 - 46 minutes - 106 MBPart two of Theo Delaney's conversation with the five times Sports Writer of the Year Paul Hayward covering Alex Ferguson, Brighton and Hove Albion's rise from the ashes, the nadir and subsequent redemption of the England team and an encounter with cancer through which he was helped by Lionel Messi.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul Hayward (Part 1)
February 07, 2022 01:10 - 42 minutes - 97.1 MBTheo Delaney's guest Paul Hayward who has won the Sports Journalists' Association Sports Writer Of The Year Award a record five times. He's been a staffer on nearly all the serious papers and has spent the last couple of years writing the definitive biography of the England football team which comes out in summer 2022. He is born and bred Brighton fan with a broad appreciation of the beautiful game.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Des Kelly (Part 2)
February 01, 2022 01:10 - 48 minutes - 110 MBThe second and concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with BT Sport’s Des Kelly who has made an art of the post match interview. As well as more of the goals of his life he relives memorable encounters with Gareth Bale, Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp and shares fond memories of World Cup 2002 @TheDesKelly @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/our-team/des-kelly https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Des Kelly (Part 1)
January 31, 2022 01:10 - 44 minutes - 103 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Des Kelly who conducts interviews in the febrile aftermath of Premier League and Champions League games on BT Sport. A long and successful career in newspapers prepared him for the unique pressures of dealing with players and managers when they are often at their most volatile. Among his selected goalscorer in this, the first of two parts, are Giggs, Rush and Owen. @TheDesKelly @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/our-team/des-kelly https://www....
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Kevin Sampson (Part 2)
January 25, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 162 MBThe second and concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with writer and Liverpool fan Kevin Sampson in which subjects include his recent ITV Hillsborough drama ‘Anne’ which has been widely acclaimed. It’s available on ITV hub, linked below. @ksampsonwriter @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.itv.com/hub/anne/2a5505a0004 https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Kevin Sampson (Part 1)
January 24, 2022 01:10 - 57 minutes - 131 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the writer Kevin Sampson who has worked as a DJ, TV producer and music journalist and was the manager of The Farm when they achieved worldwide success in the early 90s. Then he realised his ambition of becoming a successful novelist and screenwriter. His recent ITV Hillsborough drama, ‘Anne’, has been widely lauded and is available on the ITV Hub (link below). This is part one of two. @ksampsonwriter @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.itv.com/hub/anne/2a5505a00...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Chris England (Part 2)
January 18, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 145 MBThe second and concluding part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with writer and humourist Chris England. The two reminisce about meeting up at the 2002 World Cup in Japan, there are tales of the Tartan Army at France 98 and the travails of Modern Oldham Athletic are also touched on. Scorers include Beckham and Bostck Stabley’s Roger Hartley. @slopingpitch @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-famous-sloping-pitch-with-nick-hancock/id1581433476 https://www.theod...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Chris England (Part 1)
January 17, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 142 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Chris England who co-wrote the great football play ‘An Evening With Gary Lineker’ as well as countless other excellent books and TV shows, many about football. He’s also a comedian and actor and hosts the excellent go-to weekly football podcast The Famous Sloping Pitch with another Life Goals guest Nick Hancock. An Oldham and England fan, his scorers in this, part one of two, include Andy Ritchie, Mark Hughes and the aforementioned Lineker. @slopingpitch @LifeGoalsTD ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jonathan Wilson (Part 2)
January 11, 2022 01:10 - 54 minutes - 125 MBThe second part of Theo Delaney’s conversation with Jonathan Wilson of The Blizzard and The Guardian Football Weekly. The ‘Inverting The Pyramid’ author expands on his experiences covering football in Africa and relives the most agonising Wembley play-off of them all. @jonawils @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://theblizzard.co.uk/shop/books/streltsov/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jonathan Wilson (Part 1)
January 10, 2022 01:10 - 51 minutes - 119 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is The Football Supporters Association Football Writer Of The Year Jonathan Wilson. He is the founder and editor of the revered periodical and website The Blizzard which provides ‘football Writing for the thinking fan’ and among his many highly acclaimed books is the seminal ‘Inverting The Pyramid’ on the history of football tactics. His new book is his first novel ‘Streltsov’ and it is available at theblizzard.co.uk. A regular, like several previous guests, on the Guardi...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jason Burt (Part 2)
January 03, 2022 01:10 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBPart two of Life goals with guest Jason Birt, the hugely respected Chief Football correspondent on the Daily and Sunday Telegraph who expounds what he regards as the current golden age of football writing and much more. @JBurtTelegraph @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/j/ja-je/jason-burt/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jason Burt (Part 1)
December 27, 2021 01:10 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is The Daily and Sunday Telegraph’s Chief Football Correspondent Jason Burt. After growing up in poverty he went to Cambridge Universityand the embarked on a successful career as a news journalist before switching to football. A fan of Scotland and Manchester United with a fond appreciation for Gareth Southgate’s England and his local side Oxford United his list of goals is as diverse as it is eloquently explained.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tom Connolly
December 20, 2021 01:10 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the novelist, photographer and film director Tom Connolly. The two were long time contemporaries as TV commercial directors but this is their first ever meeting. As well as two very well received novels - more in the pipeline - Tom recently published a brilliant book of photographs and stories from Eastbourne Town FC called Fair Game which is available at connolly.photos. A lifelong Arsenal fan, among his scorers are Charlie Nicholas, Tony Adams and Juan Román Riquelme...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Stuart Braithwaite
December 13, 2021 01:10 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Stuart Braithwaite of Scottish post rock legends Mogwai whose latest album ‘As The Love Continues’ topped the album charts and appears on all the essential Best Of 2021critics' lists. A huge Celtic fan, he covers Tommy Burns, Gordon Strachan, Martin O’Neil and Ange Postecoglou as well as chosen scorers like Hartson, Larsson and Rogic. His connoisseur’s music choices are as intriguing as they are diverse. @plasmatron @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://mogwai.scot htt...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Steve Richards
December 06, 2021 01:10 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is top political writer and broadcaster Steve Richards whose work graces broadsheet newspapers and serious periodicals as well as radio and television. He also has his own excellent podcast, ‘Rock n Roll Politics' and his new book ‘The Prime Ministers We Never Had’ is out now. A self confessed football addict and Spurs fan from childhood his eclectic list of goal scorers includes Peter Osgood, Kevin Keegan, Trevor Francis and David Ginola. @steverichards14 @LifeGoalsTD ...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Mike Parry
November 29, 2021 01:10 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the affable Mike Parry who made his name in newspapers before switching to radio and playing a key role in the genesis of Talksport. He remains a familiar voice and face over the airwaves and along with his eight chosen goals come memorable tales with cameos from Rod Stewart, Alan Brazil, Joe Cole and more. Cole features among his chosen scorers along with several who wore the blue of his beloved Everton like Colin Harvey, Andy Gray and Francis Jeffers. @mikeparry8 @L...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Jobson (Part 2)
November 23, 2021 01:10 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBSkids front man and creative polymath Richard Jobson continues to relive the goals of his life with Theo Delaney who is regaled with tales from the music business and beyond. Goals from Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi feature and the love of the beautiful game is profuse. @richardjobson @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.stjudesprints.co.uk/products/the-story-of-the-skids-richard-jobson https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Jobson (Part 1)
November 22, 2021 01:10 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Richard Jobson, the lead singer with The Skids and a film director, writer, actor and model to boot. In a wide ranging conversation he talks of his fondness for Celtic, Scotland, Arsenal and St Pauli and friends and acquaintances like Lou Reed, John Lydon, Ian Curtis and Patti Smith. Among his chosen scorers on this, part one of two, are Kenny Dalglish and Diego Maradona. @richardjobson @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.stjudesprints.co.uk/products/the-story-of-...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Brian Barwick
November 15, 2021 01:10 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Brian Barwick OBE whose long and illustrious career has included stints as head of sport at both the BBC and ITV and Chief Executive of the Football Association. His lifelong devotion to Liverpool FC is entertainingly documented in his new book ’60 Years A Red and Counting’ and among his chosen scorers are Dalglish, Owen, Gerrard and Salah. @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/sixty-years-red-and-counting https://www.theodelaney.com/life...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Sam Matterface
November 08, 2021 01:10 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is ITV’s lead football commentator Sam Matterface who is also a regular on Talksport. Sam grew up immersed in football in a Chelsea-mad family and was determined to be a commentator from the age of fourteen when he started working in hospital radio. He provides fascinating insight into the commentator’s craft and the pressures and adrenelin rushes of bringing England games to audiences of up to 28 million. Among the scorers of his chosen goals are Di Matteo, Kane, Van Per...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Kelly Cates
November 01, 2021 01:10 - 53 minutes - 49 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is top football broadcaster Kelly Cates of Sky Sports and BBC Five Live. As the daughter of the great Kenny Dalglish she grew up immersed in football and is a Liverpool fan despite her impeccable on-air impartiality. She talks about growing up with a superstar Dad, learning her trade at a nascent Sky Sports News and coping with the vagaries of VAR on live TV. Among her chosen scorers are Gazza, Kanu, Kompany and, of course, her Dad. @KellyCates @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tony Cascarino (Part 2)
October 26, 2021 00:10 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBTony Cascarino, the former Irish international Centre who is a columnist and broadcaster with The Times and Talksport, continues to relive the goals of his life with Theo Delaney including a couple of his own and a sickener from Gary Lineker. We also learn about his emotional bond with Ireland, the quirks of Teddy Sheringham and why some managers are chickens. @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://uk.bookshop.org/books/full-time-the-secret-life-of-tony-cascarino/9781471110603 https://www.the...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Tony Cascarino (Part 1)
October 25, 2021 00:10 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is Tony Cascarino, the former Irish international who counts Aston Villa, Celtic, Chelsea and Marseilles among the clubs he scored goals for. Following his retirement he released ‘Full Time - The Secret Life of Tony Cascarino’ which remains one of the most acclaimed football autobiographies and he has been a Times columnist and Talksport regular ever since. In this, part one of two, he talks about his sometimes tempestuous formative years and his love of Liverpool FC. Amo...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Musa Okwonga
October 18, 2021 00:10 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the writer Musa Okwonga who has had no fewer than three critically acclaimed books published in 2021. ‘One Of Them’ is about his days at Eton, ‘In The End It Was All About Love’ is a semi autobiographical novel set in Berlin where he lives and ‘Striking Out’ is a novel aimed at 10-14 year olds co written with broadcaster and ex England forward Ian Wright with whom Musa he does the weekly podcast ‘Wrighty’s House’. Musa’s other weekly football podcast ‘Stadio’ is also h...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Maisie Adam (Part 2)
October 12, 2021 00:10 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBThis is part two of Theo Delaney’s conversation with comedian and Leeds United devotee Maisie Adam. We learn of her adoration of Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds side, she relives Euro 2020 and saves some love for her local side Brighton and Hove Albion. And the Eurovision Song Contest.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Maisie Adam (Part 1)
October 11, 2021 00:10 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is super-smart comedy star Maisie Adam, a familiar face on the TV panel shows and on the comedy circuit. Maisie talks of her lifelong love of Leeds United and tells Theo about her rapid rise in comedy. Among her chosen scorers in this, part one of two, are Alan Smith, Robbie Keane and David Beckham.
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Simon Kuper
October 04, 2021 00:10 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the author and Financial Times columnist Simon Kuper whose new book ‘Barca - The Inside Story Of The World’s Greatest Football Club’ is the definitive tome on the Catalan institution. He makes a connoisseur’s selection of goals allowing him to ruminate on how Johan Cruyff invented modern football and how Dolly Parton reminds us of its importance. Scorers include Iniesta, Neeskens, Mbappé and Lineker. @KuperSimon @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://shortbooks.co.uk/boo...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Alyson Rudd (Part 2)
September 28, 2021 00:10 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBPart two of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the enthralling Alyson Rudd of The Times and Sunday Times. One of the finest sports writers of her generation she is also a critically acclaimed novelist. (Her latest book ‘Eleven Lines To Somewhere’ is out in paperback shortly). Among the scorers here are Gerrard, Alonso and Allison. @allyrudd_times @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/alyson-rudd?page=1 https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Alyson Rudd (Part 1)
September 27, 2021 00:10 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the revered sports writer and critically acclaimed novelist Alyson Rudd of The Times and Sunday Times. Her latest novel Eleven Lines To Somewhere is released in paperback imminently and comes highly recommended. She is a lifelong Liverpool fan partly because she liked to tease her Evertonian grandad and partly through a childhood infatuation with Steve Heighway. As well as the highly educated Irish winger there are goals from Terry McDermott, Ronald Koeman and Eric Ca...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Dave Bassett (Part 2)
September 21, 2021 00:10 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBPart two of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the irrepressible Dave Bassett a member of the League Manager Association’s 1000 club. We pick the story up in January 1988 with Bassett’s appointment as Sheffield United manager… @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Dave Bassett (Part 1)
September 20, 2021 00:10 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the legendary football manager Dave Bassett whose career spanned eight different clubs. He holds the record for automatic promotions as a team boss and, uniquely, he has been voted as best manager of all time by the fans of two different clubs, Wimbledon and Sheffield United. This is part one of two taking in his playing career and his extraordinarily successful time as the boss of Wimbledon’s 'Crazy Gang' which he took from division four to a sixth place finish in the...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Harry Harris (Part 2)
September 14, 2021 00:10 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBPart two of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the remarkable Harry Harris who has written 80 books on football and tells of his tempestuous relationship with Piers Morgan and drinking champagne with Robert Maxwell and Elton John. Among his scorers are Shearer, Owen and Solskjaer. His New books ‘Sir Alex - Simply The Best’ and ‘Saved: Overcoming 47 years of Gambling Addiction’ written with Peter Shilton and his wife Steph are out imminently. @FLegends100 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Harry Harris (Part 1)
September 13, 2021 00:10 - 42 minutes - 38.4 MBTheo Delaney’s guest is the legendary football writer Harry Harris who had a highly successful career in newspapers before leaving to concentrate on writing books. He has written 80 to date and his latest ‘Sir Alex - Simply The Best’ is an acclaimed tribute to Alex Ferguson. Also imminent is the release of ‘Saved: Overcoming 47 years of Gambling Addiction’ written with Peter Shilton and his wife Steph. His tales of his illustrious career feature Bill Nicholson, Glenn Hoddle, Pele and Maradona...
Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jonathan Liew (Part 2)
September 06, 2021 00:10 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBPart two of Theo Delaney’s conversation with the brilliant Sports Journalist of the Year Jonathan Liew who provides insight into the life of a top football writer and why the beautiful game matters. Among the scorers of the goals of his life are Bale, Van Persie and Luke Shaw. @billythebee99 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals