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Currently on an epic journey through the footballing history of the 80s and 90s with some sport and culture thrown in too. The past is a foreign country but it’s warmer here. Come join us patreon.com/NessunDormaPodcast
On this week’s show we enjoy some Danish Dynamite as Laudrup and co run riot against Uruguay, Scotland can’t clear the second hurdle (or ad hoardings) and France and the USSR wind down ahead of bigger tests
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1) Who could resist a young Dean Martin?
2) it’s a tough life!
Glad you’re enjoying, hope the rest of the archive is kindles more
This week @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social in on as England’s World Cup goes from bad to worse, Northern Ireland can’t repeat the trick against Spain, the greatest clearance of all time and much more.
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In this week’s episode @garynaylor85.bsky.social and debutant John Mackay revisit Scotland’s opening match against the late Sepp Piontek’s glorious Danes. Also, Uruguay choose violence, France & the USSR run out of energy in the sun and there’s an underrated Diego goal.
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On this week’s show: Passarella has a dig at Diego in the training camp before the entire South Korean team take turns on the field, both to no avail. USSR smash Hungary, Northern Ireland & Algeria miss out and Bobby Robson picks a starting XI who have never lined up before…
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And we’re off! Jonathan O’Brien is here to look back at the first two days of Mexico ‘86. What were the reigning world champions up to, who did the European champions look to score goals and Spain and Brazil provide a great advert for VAR.
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Wow, that Jonathan o Brian is the best guy you get on your brilliant show. His attention to obscure, interesting and relevant detail is very engaging. I really enjoy when you get him on, more of that please ! Bravo
We’re on the road to Mexico! Rob and @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social discuss the European qualification with Lineker’s late arrival, drama in Cardiff and one of European football’s great sliding doors.
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One reason for writing The Glory Years, was to put the #oufc story of the 1980s back in its rightful place.
Nobody chronicles it with as much precision as
@nessundormapodcast.bsky.social , so it was great to tell the story here:
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After the horrors of 1984/85, football coverage was in dire need for levity. Step toward Saint and Greavsie! @garynaylor85.bsky.social & @unforgivenrb.bsky.social reflect on their impact and their legacy. In all the usual places
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We kick off 1985/86 with a story of heartbreak. As May dawned, Hearts were on the brink of an incredible league and cup double. The Guardian’s Ewan Murray tells us how they got there, how it ultimately fell away & the impact years later.
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We kick off 1985/86 with a story of heartbreak. As May dawned, Hearts were on the brink of an incredible league and cup double. The Guardian’s Ewan Murray tells us how they got there, how it ultimately fell away & the impact years later.
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Our wider sport episode for 1985 is the Black Ball Final between Davis and Taylor, with 18m watching beyond midnight.
Mike Gibbons takes us through the action after Dominic Sandbrook explains the cultural opportunity that snooker enjoyed and that football couldn’t grasp.
Outstanding deep dive into the social, political and economic context behind the 84/85 season on @nessundormapodcast.bsky.social
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This week we have one of the best stories that we’ve covered so far. It’s 1984/85, Diego has landed in Serie A and it’s just about to take over the world. No-one saw Hellas Verona beating them all.
@rickhough.bsky.social is here to tell us how it happened. Wherever you get your pods NOW!
There were doubts over Everton’s championship chops in December 1984. Injuries and suspensions mounted & strange points dropped too. What happened in the 1985 is the stuff of legend. Join @garynaylor85.bsky.social @gavinbuckland1.bsky.social for Part 2 of that story.
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We’re back to normal this week and there’s only one place to start our look at 1984/85 as @garynaylor85.bsky.social and @gavinbuckland1.bsky.social begin the story of Everton’s greatest ever season.
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🚨SLIDING DOORS🚨
A new counterfactual mini series starts today before we return to normal in August. How different would Italia ‘90 have been had Pumpido saved Omam-Biyik’s header on the opening day? Better, probably
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And so we reach the end of our trip back to Euro 84. The excellent @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Jonathan O’Brien take us through a nervy final, it’s legacy and just how authoritative a performance it was from France & Platini.
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The greatest European Championship game of all time? @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Jonathan O’Brien run the rule over an incredible night when France and Portugal met in Marseille.
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Jonathan O’Brien is on this week to talk all things Group 2 at Euro ‘84 as the tournament waved cheerio to the holders, the Iberian two squeezed through and Romania sadly constrained their flair.
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Is this the greatest tournament group of all time? 23 goals, drama to the very end, the emergence of 3 young talents, a disgrace that derailed the Belgians and, of course, Platini.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
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Part 2 of our Euro ‘84 series is available now in all the usual places as @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Rob Smyth wrap up the drama of the qualifiers. Italy’s gap year, Northern Ireland managing to beat West Germany twice and not qualify and Spain needing to beat Malta by 11 clear goals…
Our Euro ‘84 deep dive is underway with the story of the qualifiers that is as dramatic and remarkable as the finals themselves.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
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Just giving another plug to my appearance on @nessundormapodcast.bsky.social where I discussed our run to the 1984 UEFA Cup.
Disclaimer - I have no 1st hand memories of that season but researched for my next book project.
Have a listen to get you in the mood!
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If you were young and enjoyed football in the 90s then it’s almost inconceivable that you won’t enjoy this book. And hopefully this conversation about it.
Get stuck in!
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