The Football Collective Podcast

The Football Collective Podcast

The Football Collective is dedicated network of people who wish to bring critical debate to football – for those interested and involved in building football for the future. Through sharp analysis and research informed original reporting, we aim to provide a platform for thought provoking critical debate in football.

Episodes

Gløry magazine

November 20, 2023 • 41 mins
An interview with Lee Nash, the co-founder and Creative Director of Gløry magazine, and Andy Lawn, Gløry’s Head of Copy - by Dr Joel Rookwood (University College Dublin)
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The Beautiful Game Basel Group with David Kilpatrick

April 4, 2022 • 65 mins
Like a team with an evolving and revolving roster that comes together for international friendlies, the BGs (The Beautiful Game Basel Group) are a loose affiliation of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds who assemble to investigate the relationship between beauty and soccer. Beginning with the Beautiful Game conference at Basel in July 2016, then subsequent workshops and conferences in Wake Forest, Dortmund, and Dublin, ...
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Joel Rookwood interviews Zuleikha Chikh about Preston’s refugee and asylum seeker football project

March 16, 2022 • 50 mins
Joel Rookwood interviews UCLan SU President and Sport Business Management graduate Zuleikha Chikh about Preston’s refugee and asylum seeker football project. Around 40 participants take part each week in free football coaching led by the Sir Tom Finney FC, a non-profit community football club in Preston – coached by UCLan students. This interview explores the lived realities of refugees and asylum seekers, the meaning of football i...
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Football Collective DCMS Select Committee special with Dr Dan Parnell & Dr Danny Fitzpatrick

November 30, 2020 • 26 mins
In this episode, we speak with Dr Dan Parnell & Dr Danny Fitzpatrick about the evidence and recommendations in their submission to the DCMS Select Committee call for evidence 'Sport in our community' on behalf of The Football Collective.
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S3 E5 | Joel Rookwood outlines the key issues surrounding Project Big Picture

November 10, 2020 • 95 mins
Dr Joel Rookwood of University of Central Lancashire outlined the multitude of issues surrounding Project Big Picture for his students. It is such a brilliant summary that we thought we would put it out on the Football Collective podcast feed. The talk is followed by questions from students and other people on the Zoom call. We hope you enjoy and might use it in your teaching, studies or journalism. Among the key points discussed...
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S3 E4 | Sarthak Mondal interviews Ross Brooks about pathway into football coaching

November 2, 2020 • 25 mins
In the fourth episode of Season 3, Sarthak Mondal sits with West Ham Academy coach, Ross Brooks to discuss his journey in the world of football coaching Follow The Football Collective on Twitter: twitter.com/FB_Collective Connect with Ross Brooks on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossbrookscoaching/ Follow Sarthak Mondal on Twitter: twitter.com/sm_speaks
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S3 E3 | Sarthak Mondal interviews Gavin Price about Sport Diplomacy

October 24, 2020 • 15 mins
In the third episode of Season 3, Sarthak Mondal sits with Gavin Price to discuss more about sport diplomacy.. Follow The Football Collective on Twitter: twitter.com/FB_Collective Follow Gavin Price on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GavinMPrice Follow Sarthak Mondal on Twitter: twitter.com/sm_speaks
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S3 E2 | Sarthak Mondal and Jules Alberto discuss the past, present and future of Indian Football

October 12, 2020 • 40 mins
In the second episode of Season 3, Sarthak Mondal sits with former Indian international footballer, Jules Alberto to discuss more about the current situation in Indian football. Follow The Football Collective on Twitter: twitter.com/FB_Collective Follow Jules Alberto on Twitter: twitter.com/jules_alberto Follow Sarthak Mondal on Twitter: twitter.com/sm_speaks
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S3 E1 | Sarthak Mondal speaks to Laurie Shaw about the advent of Data Science in Football

October 5, 2020 • 24 mins
In the first episode of Season 3, Sarthak Mondal sits with sports data scientist, Laurie Shaw from Harvard University to discuss more about the advent of data science in sports and the so-called magic pill known as expected goals. Follow The Football Collective on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FB_Collective Follow Laurie Shaw on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EightyFivePoint Follow Sarthak Mondal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sm_sp...
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Freshers' Special: Advice for new students from the Football Collective

September 9, 2020 • 65 mins
Thousands of students will be starting university for the first time in the next few weeks. But, for many the transition from school and college to university will be fraught with worry. These worries initially surround how to make first impressions with new friends and tutors in a strange new world sometimes hundreds of miles away from home but they also encompass how to build productive, respectful and meaningful relationships ...
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FBC Special | Sarthak Mondal and Dr. Dan Plumley discuss the impact of Covid 19 on Football Finance

July 9, 2020 • 19 mins
In this special episode of the Football Collective Podcast, our host Sarthak Mondal sits down with Dr. Daniel Plumley, who is a senior lecturer in Sport Finance at Sheffield Business School, to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on football finance, and the decision by CAS on Manchester City's UEFA competitions' ban. NOTE: As responsible individuals of the society, the podcast was recorded over video conference maintaining the social ...
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4th of July Independence Day Special: The state of soccer in the United States

July 3, 2020 • 57 mins
To celebrate the 4th of July, Professor David Kilpatrick brings together a panel of experts to discuss the state of soccer in the USA today. David, who is a very active member of the Collective, has brought together academics, authors and football industry professionals to do a SWOT analysis on where the beautiful game finds itself stateside - as he says, this their 2020 vision. Joining David for a fascinating discussion are: ...
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S2 E20 | Jonathan Ervine talks to Paddy Hoey about Red Star FC of Paris and French football culture

June 19, 2020 • 42 mins
Dr Jonathan Ervine of Bangor University has written highly acclaimed books about French film and French comedy. He is also a stalwart member of The Football Collective and is a keen observer of football culture in France. In this podcast he talks about the origins of professional football in France and Paris, the perennial Parisian underdogs Red Star FC, the influence of Paris St Germain on the French game, Zinedine Zidane and the ...
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S2 E19 Steve Menary discusses match fixing in friendlies with Josh Dean

June 16, 2020 • 20 mins
S2 E19 Steve Menary discusses match fixing in friendlies with Josh Dean by The Football Collective
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S2 E18 Paddy Hoey speaks to The Baron of football finance Kieran Maguire

June 6, 2020 • 33 mins
The University of Liverpool's Kieran Maguire produced a book earlier this year which blew open the doors of the previously hidden world of football finance. 'The Price of Football' has become such a phenomenon that it has been reprinted twice with all the profits from the last reprint going to the food bank charity the Trussell Trust. Kieran, along with legendary stand-up comic and TV presenter Kevin Day, have also turned it into a...
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S2 E17 Josh Dean speaks with Fabian Fritz

May 29, 2020 • 24 mins
In this episode Josh Dean speaks with Fabian Fritz about his research, involvement with St Pauli, the return of the Bundesliga and life in Germany during COVID-19.
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S2 E16 Joe Bradley and John Kelly on the legacy of the Lisbon Lions

May 27, 2020 • 40 mins
In the week of the 53rd anniversary of Celtic becoming the first British side to win the European Cup, Dr Joe Bradley of the University of Stirling and Dr John Kelly of the University of Edinburgh discuss the continuing political and social significance of the Lisbon Lions. Joe and John recently published an article on this subject in Soccer & Society which is published here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970.201...
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10 x 10 Lee McGowan on Robin Jenkins's Scottish football novel 'The Thistle and the Grail'

May 14, 2020 • 15 mins
Dr Lee McGowan of the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia makes a welcome return to the podcast for his 10 x 10 discussion of Robin Jenkins's wonderful football novel 'The Thistle and the Grail'. The 10 x 10 series started off asking for 10 football scholars to speak for 10 minutes each on their favourite football books and it has grown wings. This episode is unmissable. Lee, whose monograph 'Football in Fiction' is pu...
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Question and Answer Session with Paddy Hoey and Peter Drury | FBC Online 2020

May 13, 2020 • 19 mins
Mr. Peter Drury delivered the keynote session to kick-off The Online Football Collective Conference 2020 on May 12, 2020. The link to the keynote session is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCu3YVFNDtw Here is the question and answer session with Paddy Hoey after the keynote.
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S2 E15 Paul Whitty on the fascinating sounds of grass roots and amateur football

May 7, 2020 • 31 mins
Professor Paul Whitty has been capturing the sounds of amateur and grassroots football for many years. He records the sound of lines being drawn on pitches, goalies kicking mud off their boots on goal posts and the incandescent rants of outraged touchline supporters. Interspersed with the pings of balls against posts and shouts of "MAN ON!!", he captures the sounds of birds and traffic that surround football on parks and recreation...
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