Episodes
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
S2 E05 Next Goal Wins (2014 Documentary)
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Next Goal Wins (2014) is a documentary that charts the rapid improvement of the American Samoan National Football Team under Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen in their 2014 World Cup Qualifying campaign.
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
S2 E04 - United
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
United (2011) is a drama based on the true events of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster, starring Jack O'Connell, David Tennant, Sam Claflin and Dougray Scott.
What are the ethical concerns regarding turning someone's lived trauma into a movie? Why does Matt Busby come across like a mafioso turned Bond villain? Is Sam Claflin so hot that some thirsting over him had to be edited out? (yes) Find out on a slightly extended episode this week.
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
S2 E03 - Mike Bassett: England Manager
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) is a satirical mockumentary film about a journeyman manger from the football league who is given the national team job just in time for the 2002 Brazil World Cup. Directed by Steve Barron and starring Ricky Tomlinson as the titular hero, the film quickly became a cult classic because of its razor sharp satirising of the England National team and everything that surrounds it.
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Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
S2 E02 - The Art of Football A-Z with John Cleese
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
The Art of Football A-Z with John Cleese is a madcap, slapstick, beautiful and controversial journey through the history and philosophy of football, written by and starring the aforementioned Monty Python comedy legend.
We picked this movie for the podcast this week because we had a sneaky suspicion it would be terrible. Will that prediction hold true?
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
S2 E01 - Green Street Hooligans
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Can Elijah Wood fight?
Do people really care about the FA Cup third round draw?
Are journalists safe in East London pubs?
What accent does Charlie Hunnam think he's doing?
Join @jack2thefuture4 and @Olivertill97 as we explore these burning questions and more as the DoF pod returns with a bang - Green Street Hooligans!
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
S1 E13 - Kicking and Screaming
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Takeover, the breaks over! The podcast returns from an extended break to cover the highest grossing football movie of all time - 2005's family comedy Kicking and Screaming. Starring Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall, and directed by Bob Dylan's son Jesse, Kicking and Screaming is the story of how with a little help from an NFL Hall of Famer and a lot of help from premium coffee; a ragtag team of underdogs can win the U11s Football League.
After this we have a slightly looser mash-up, which focusses more on real world football events of recent.
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Friday Jul 10, 2020
S1 E12 - The First Team
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
The hiatus is over and we're back with DoF history - our first TV Show review! BBC2's The First Team is a story of 3 young footballers trying to break into the first team and survive the unique world of English football. From the creators of The Inbetweeners and White Gold comes this sometimes gross-out, sometimes cringe inducing comedy.
Also, stay tuned for our Football Film Mash-Up to find out which Midlands town one of us has a particular disdain for.
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
S1 E11 - The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (with Tim Stillman)
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Directed by Thorold Dickinson, The Arsenal Stadium Mystery is a 1939 thriller/murder mystery/comedy (we don't get it either) set and filmed at Highbury. Arsenal are playing a friendly against the fictional 'Trojans', who's star player drops dead in the middle of the match. This death is then investigated by Inspector Slade (Leslie Banks), who suspects murder.
This week we were fortunate enough to be joined by Arsenal expert Tim Stillman. Tim writes about all things Arsenal, and is a regular on the Arsenal Vision Podcast. Oliver spoke to Tim about the film, Arsenal in the 30s, George Allison, as well as 'Royal Arsenal - Champions of the South', the book he co-authored with Andy Kelly and Mark Andrew about Arsenal's late 19th century beginnings. You can find him on twitter @stillberto
For those who want to go straight to Oliver and Tim's chat, skip ahead to the 21st minute. After which Oli and Jack do a new and improved mash-up. Enjoy the show!
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
S1 E10- Looking for Eric (with Ellisha Izumi)
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Directed by Ken Loach, Looking for Eric stars Steve Evets as Eric Bishop, a Mancunian postal worker who's dealing with various marital and parenting related problems. Then suddenly, at his lowest point, Eric Cantona appears and turns his life around.
On this weeks show we were lucky enough to be joined by Olivers friend and colleague, Ellisha Izumi, who provided the show with some atypically precise insight. Her interview with Oliver starts at the 28 minute mark. You can find Ellisha and her work on twitter @ellishawith2Ls
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Presented and created by @olivertill97 and @jack2thefuture4
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
S1 E9: Actor World XIs & Ranking Football Movies
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Everyone knows that watching your ninth film is a landmark for any podcast! To celebrate such a momentous occasion we have relaxed a little bit this week, recording a fun 'nonsense' episode, where we rank the previous nine films from best to worst; as well as pitting our World XI made entirely of actors against each other!
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