The Old Spice Boys

Gary Bennett (MBE) ex-Sunderland legend and anti-racism campaigner.

Welcome back for another Old Spice Boys podcast. We’ve gone upmarket this week because we have someone who has just been awarded an MBE! It’s a delight to welcome former Sunderland defender Gary Bennett whose tireless work as an anti-racism campaigner was duly recognised in the New Year’s honours list. It was a proud moment for Gary and his family and well deserved for someone who has been a model professional on and off the pitch and now having reached the age of 60 shows no signs of slowi...

Aston Villa legends Dennis Mortimer and Tony Morley talk all things Villa from European Cups to League titles, deadly Doug Ellis, Steven Gerrard and Coutinho.

Gavin Peacock and Jason McCarthy talk about how football was their God until they found the love of God. Gavin talks about how Newcastle Utd might still need a Christmas miracle to stay up!

Welcome to final Old Spice Boys podcast of 2021. We’ve had some remarkable guests since our launch in August and aim to bring more exceptional football folk to you as we grow in 2022. Now is the time to pause and reflect. We are within reach of Christmas Day and into the usual frenetic period of the football calendar when form fluctuates and there seems to be no time to relax and take in the true meaning of the season.  Except that more and more footballers are confident enough to proclaim...

Howard Wilkinson the Chairman of the League Managers Association talks about how bullshit baffles brains, Vinnie Jones putting a 12 bore shotgun to his head, managing Leeds, England and Eric Cantona.

This is the end of Season 1 of the Old Spice Boys podcast.  Our penultimate guest in 2021 is Howard Wilkinson the man who led Leeds United to the First Division championship title in 1992 , the final season before the Premier League came into its gilded existence. To date, he remains the last English manager to lift the trophy for finishing top of the 92 clubs. Howard Wilkinson has plenty of achievements to his name, not least as someone who, in their first full season as a coach, mastermin...

American businessman, lawyer and sports team owner Rob Couhig talks about how he became the owner of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club. Surviving relegation, covid and why he thinks Derby County were systematically cheating.

Big Ron Atkinson talks about his time as Man Utd manager. Why Sir Matt Busby resigned from the board because of Bryan Robson. How Charlie Nicholas, Terry Butcher and Gary Lineker all nearly signed for Utd. And why Pogba should leave Utd.

On this week’s Old Spice Boys’ podcast, we’re joined by the man who managed some of the most expressive football teams of the nineteen seventies, eighties and nineties. Few people from the present generation have left an imprint on the game as indelible as that of Ron Atkinson, aka Big Ron. Ron talks about  Why it wasn't easy to leave WBA and join Man Utd Signing Bryan Robson for £2m  and why Sir Matt Busby resigned  What he thinks about modern recruitment and tactics  Why Charlie Nico...

Harry Findlay, the man who watches more football than anyone else, talks about football gamblings do's and don'ts.

There is no one alive who watches more football and bets on more football than Harry Findlay. Harry may be instantly recognisable for his co-ownership of Denman, who twice won the Hennessey and whose 2008 Gold Cup victory at Cheltenham is legend among its pantheon of races and he’s famed in Ireland for owning Big Fella Thanks, one of that country’s foremost champion coursing dogs. But Harry knows his football, inside and out. Harry’s talks about Tips from the man who watches more footbal...

Alan Smith and Darren Ambrose talk to about the Crystal Palace way. Why Gareth Southgate could have been a travel agent and what next for Newcastle, can they build a Geordie Way?

Join the award winning sports journalists Neil Harman and John Richardson as they talk with Darren Ambrose and Alan Smith about their time at Crystal Palace.   They also talk about  The immediate impact of Patrick Viera, can he store the "Crystal Palace Way?"   The old players such as Geoff Thomas, Andy Gray, Ian Wright and Gareth Southgate Why  Gareth Southgate could have been a travel agent What next for Gareth Southgate after Qatar World Cup  What will happen to Newcastle under the ...

Ex-Man Utd Captain Martin Buchan and Man City's Dennis Tueart talk about the Manchester derby and how both clubs have evolved since their time in the 70's.

The Old Spice Boys podcast has a distinct Mancunian flavour this week, even if our two guests hail from Aberdeen and Newcastle.  Martin Buchan captained Manchester United for most of the 12 seasons he played at Old Trafford under four United managers, Frank O’Farrell, Tommy Docherty, Dave Sexton and Ron Atkinson. Martin made 456 appearances for the Reds, and won 34 Scottish caps, playing in two World Cup Finals.  Dennis Tueart had two spells at Manchester City, playing 224 times in light b...

Paul Stewart talks about his time at Blackpool, Man City and Spurs. Becoming Gazza's minder after winning the FA Cup. His sadness with his time at Liverpool due to drugs. And why his new Safeguarding in Sport initiative is his greatest achievement.

Join Neil Harman and John Richardson as the talk to Paul Stewart an English former professional footballer who played top division football for Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, and was capped three times at senior level for England in the early 1990s, also winning the FA Cup with Tottenham Hotspur. --- "When I look back, I played in that FA Cup final. I scored a goal, I played for England, they should have been the two happiest times of my life, but I didn't enjoy them.  ...

Rick Parry talks about how to protect the EFL, the League Cup and the football 'Pyramid'.

Join Neil Harman and John Richardson as the talk to Rick Parry  the current chairman of the EFL, the former chief executive of Liverpool, the original CEO of the Premier League and a board member at New York Cosmos. Rick talks about:  How long would the Football League survive if there wasn't a dramatic reset of football finance? The dangerous absurdity of the Premier League parachute payments The latest on Derby County, currently in the hands of the administrators Why a World Cup every...

Super Agent Jonathan Barnett talks about why the biggest three agents in world football are getting together . Why a World Cup every two years won't happen. On taking care of Jack Grealish, Gareth Bale.

Listen to Neil Harman and John Richardson aka The Old Spice Boys as they talk with Super Agent Jonathan Barnett the chairman and founder of ICM Stellar Group, one of the most powerful management companies in the world of football. Indeed he represents, among many hundreds of others Jack Grealish and Gareth Bale.  They talk about:  1) Why the biggest three agents in world football are getting together  2) A World Cup every two years? It’ll never happen. 3) On taking care of Jack Grealish, ...

Chelsea and Stoke legend Alan Hudson talks about his love of the bright lights, why playing for Chelsea meant the end of his England career and which player had they started in every match, England would have won the Euros.

Listen to Neil Harman and John Richardson aka The Old Spice Boys as they talk with Chelsea, Arsenal and Stoke Legend Alan Hudson who was the cock of the walk along the Kings Road in the early 1970s and played his football with a delightful, uninhibited swagger. Alan Hudson was born in Chelsea and his boyhood dream was to play for Fulham, who rejected him. He signed for Chelsea and was a galvanising spirit at Stamford Bridge, before becoming arguably the best piece of business Tony Waddingto...

Spurs Legend Steve Perryman talks about playing for Bill Nicholson, Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa. Why he isn't an admirer of television pundits and reflects on Roger Hunt and Jimmy Greaves, two of the great strikers who have recently left us.

Listen too Neil Harman and John Richardson aka The Old Spice Boys as they talk with Spurs Legend Steve Perryman.  They talk about  What it was like to play for Bill Nicholson, the simple philosophies that made a great manager The story of his lone England cap and why he wished he'd never won it. Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, which one of them used to ride a horse to football training Why he isn't an admirer of television pundits who have no idea what it is like to be a manager. On Rog...

Frank Clark talks about playing for Newcastle Utd and Nottingham Forest, winning the European Cup and managing Nottingham Forest and Man City before becoming the Executive of the League Managers Association.

For our eighth Old Spice Boys podcast we talk to one of the game’s league of gentlemen. The last time Newcastle United lifted a trophy, 52 years ago, Frank Clark was in the side. When Nottingham Forest first won the European Cup under Brian Clough ten years later, Frank Clark was in the side. He would later be both manager and chairman of Forest and would also manage Manchester City for two years in the late 1990s. Now, as a highly respected member of the executive of the League Managers As...

Richard Keys and Andy Gray talk about the launch of the Premier League and Sky Sports, The Qatar World Cup and the moment Andy Gray become the game's most expensive player.

Introduction: On this week’s Old Spice Boys podcast, we’re speaking to a football pairing almost as famous as we are. As BBC documentary series 'Fever Pitch' this month features the birth of the Premier League, we’re delighted to have as our guests the two men who steered us through those formative years and are still at the heart of the sport, Richard Keys and Andy Gray. Richard the anchor and Andy the analyst were at the heart of Sky Sports innovative, game-changing coverage of live foot...

Keith Hackett talks about leading English referees into the world of professionalism. The introduction of goal line technology and why VAR isn't working. As well as that Arsenal v Man Utd game and the Ricky Villa FA Cup final.

For the sixth edition of the Old Spice Boys podcast, we enter an area of football where most are not able to tread – that of the men and women in black. The world of the football referee is largely impenetrable to the rest of us. They arrive at a ground, they officiate, they depart and are never obliged to offer a word of explanation for their decisions. Today, we have as our special guest Keith Hackett, a former English football referee, who began refereeing in local leagues in the Sheffi...

Gary Lineker talks about Barcelona, Leicester City winning the title. Who he prefers Messi or Ronaldo. Italia 90 and his favourite manager.

Join Neil Harman and John 'Ricco' Richardson as they talk to Gary Lineker about his amazing career in football and his equally stellar career in media.     Gary talks about:  FC Barcelona's recent implosion.  Saving his beloved Leicester City Football Club and the winning title season Which player he prefers Messi or Ronaldo and why?  Which current player reminds Gary most of himself playing today  Gary's thoughts on England Managers - Bobby Robson, Graham Taylor, Terry Venables,  Garet...

Joe Royle talks about Harry Kane, Rafa Benitez, Everton, Football Agents, England and Modern Football.

Join Neil Harman and John 'Ricco' Richardson as they talk to Joe Royle about his amazing career. 

Rodney Marsh talks about Denis Law, George Best,Jack Grealish and Elton John as well ashis time at QPR, Fulham and Man City.

Join Neil Harman and John 'Ricco' Richardson as they talk to Rodney Marsh about his mercurial career.   Rodney talks about  Dennis Law's recent announcement that he has dementia. What the American Football authorities are doing to protect young players   Why the PFA hasn't helped players in the game  His time at Man City and his thoughts on Grealish & Kane Why England mistreated its Mavericks like Marsh, Hudson, Osgood, George, Currie, Le Tisser and Hoddle and most recently Grealish bu...

David Platt talks about Grealish, Mancini's Man City, Italia 90, Euros 96/21 and the mentality to take a winning penalty everytime.

Join Neil Harman and John 'Ricco' Richardson as they talk to David Platt about his distinguished career.   David talks about  Grealish being the first £100m player in England.  his close friend Roberto Mancini and how they built the 2012 title-winning Manchester City side.   that goal in Italia 90 and why he feels England didn't win.  He talks about his England career under Bobby Robson, Terry Venables and Graham Taylor. his unique insight into the mindset of a penalty taker under high ...

Harry Redknapp talks about Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Daniel Levy, England and why he would give it all up to manage again.

Join Neil Harman and John "Ricco" Richardson with special guest Harry Redknapp

The Old Spice Boys - Introduction

The Old Spice Boys - Kicks Off 6th August

Join Neil Harman and John 'Ricco" Richardson, The Old Spice Boys, for their new podcast.  This is their sharp zesty football podcast that will awaken your senses like the finest fragrance. Welcome to the best in conversation comment and a splash or two of controversy. Each week they speak to the great names of the game. They are a couple of football writers, who've done the hard yards and befriended those at every level of the game, football people know them, they respect them and they wa...

The Old Spice Boys - kicks off 6th August - with first guest Harry Redknapp

Join Neil Harman and John 'Ricco" Richardson, The Old Spice Boys, for their new podcast.  This is their sharp zesty football podcast that will awaken your senses like the finest fragrance. Welcome to the best in conversation comment and a splash or two of controversy. Each week they speak to the great names of the game. They are a couple of football writers, who've done the hard yards and befriended those at every level of the game, football people know them, they respect them and they wa...