The NearlyMen

The NearlyMen

Football's not all about winning... as John and Ollie know better than anyone! Join them every week as they explore the *real* meaning of football , chatting to some familiar faces about what the sport means beyond winning the biggest trophies. If you would like to get in touch - email us at general@pintsizedhumour.com

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October 30, 2025 72 mins

This week we’re joined by Luca, who watched his team, Juventus, dominate Italy in the 2010s while repeatedly falling short in Europe. He explained how Real Madrid, Michael Oliver and a dressing room bust up caused the Old Lady to lose two UCL finals in 3 years…

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John & Ollie welcome Marva Kreel to discuss Everton’s rise as one of the Premier League’s ultimate Nearlymen, and relive some of their most memorable moments from recent years!


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This week, Ollie finally gets his wish as he explains to John how Crystal Palace won their first ever major trophy - plus, they pick their starting XIs for England at the World Cup!


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With John away, Ollie is joined by Dougie Critchley to chat Granit Xhaka, Sunderland Till I Die and the best Premier League XI outside the big six!


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Today, there is no Ollie! So John has replaced him with Ciarán Carlin, as they go through & rank the greatest ever last minute goals, some of the best nearlymen in football, plus so much more!

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This week, the lads are ranking the greatest footballers, to miss out on the Ballon d'Or, within the Messi x Ronaldo era!


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This week, the lads are both creating a starting 11 of Former Footballers, who didn't quite achieve what we all thought they would!


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This week, Canada and Hull City’s Liam Millar shares his journey in football: overcoming an ACL injury, playing at a World Cup, facing Lionel Messi - plus so much more!

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Today, the lads are joined by Zac Djellab, to discuss Gareth Southgate's England team, and decide whether they were a failure or an overall success!


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Today, the lads are joined by Ben Bowman & Seb Martin, to discuss the Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur era, plus some of their best 'Nearly' teams of all time!


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This week, the lads sat down with the legend that is RoryTalksFootball! He chat's through some of the high's and low's of supporting Arsenal, especially under Mikel Arteta, plus also some of all the time best "Nearly" teams!


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Welcome to The NEARLYMEN PODCAST!!! In this first episode - John & Ollie talk you through the basics of the show, some of the most Nearly players in football history, their Premier League predictions - plus so much more! Follow for weekly episodes!

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