Alive and Kicking: The 90s Football Podcast

Reminding you again why you love 1990s football, Ash Rose and Ed Chambers return and walk down their favourite part of memory lane.

The boys take it back in this episode and recall their earliest memories of the decade both on and off the pitch, where we go from VAR to Screech Powers in an episode littered with 1990s goodness. Keep it 90s!

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It's time to talk some 1990s football kits once again as Ash Rose is joined by author Alex Ireland to talk about his new book Pretty Poly, and some of the best club shirts of the decade. Both Ash and Alex pick their top five 1990s club kits, plus chat through some of the best and worst about kit design from our favourite era. #Keepit90s

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We're sticking with a summer theme for this episode and looking back at England's international tournaments of the 1990s. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers are joined by Stuart Steelyard as they chat through the US Cup, Umbro Cup and Le Tournoi as the three different flavours of international friendly fun. Talking points include Graham Taylor's darkest days, the Corthinian figure-inspired squad of 1995 and questioning where the ...

What did we all do in those summers without a major tournament? We didn't even have social media or the internet to feed our football hunger. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers look back at what we did in the 90s and recall the long wait for transfer news, seeing new kits in Match and Shoot and relying on end of season videos to get their football fix. Plus chat on magazines, soccer schools and which footballer's father Ed once walke...

In a final look back at the 'class of 1992-93' and the famous Alive and Kicking advert, we speak to Tottenham duo Paul Stewart and Darren Anderton. The pair may not have featured in the poster for Sky's promotion, but were very much part of the advert thanks to some classic cheesy scenes of the era. Stewart talks through his role as well as his move to Liverpool that summer, while there's a look back at Anderton'...

Ash Rose and Ed Chambers reconvene for another 'xi' themed episode of the original 1990s football podcast. The task this time around is to put together an XI from the decade's title winning sides, picking 2 each from Liverpool (1990), Arsenal (1991 or 1998), Leeds (1992), Blackburn (1995) and then three from any of Man Utd's triumphs. Give it a go yourself and keep it 90s!

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We're travelling back to 1992 on this episode and look back on a year that really did change football forever. Ash and Ed are joined by Rob Fletcher, who's about to release his new book 1992: The Birth of Modern Football and they each pick a high and a low from the eventful year. There's chat on Euro 92, Gary Lineker, and Alive and Kicking, plus some notable nods to the more unique things about 1992. Keep it 90s. 

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We're talking managers today, but instead of going back to the obvious names of the decade, Ash Rose and Ed Chambers talk about the most under-appreciated gaffers of the 1990s. In a format not too dissimilar to a well-known BBC pod, the boys countdown the 10 best names and each put them in their own personal order. There's chat on memorable promotions, unlikely trophy wins and just how high Ash would dare put Gerry Francis. Keep it...

Back for another year and more talk of the decade that changed football forever. To kick off 2023, Ash and Ed chew the fat over some listener questions and topics that you wanted us to discuss. So, there's chat on the greatest season in Premier League history, Liverpool's 90s 'decline' and the dominance of Italian football. Plus, a dive into the classic and cringey link between soaps and football during the decade, and a pitch for ...

As we wind down the original 90s football podcast for another year, Alive and Kicking gives you one final Christmas gift for 2022. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers are joined by a proper name of the decade in Robert Rosario. The former Norwich, Coventry and Nottingham Forest striker opens up on his football career as he talks about the changes in football from the 80s into the decade we celebrate so much and relives memories at all his for...

Enjoying the World Cup? Need a 90s twist to it? Well, guess what? Your favourite 90s football podcast has the answer. Ash Rose and Ed Chambers are joined by author John Smith to pick their all-time 90s World Cup XI. The rules are simple; 4 players from each of Italia 90, USA 94 and France 98 (including a manager) put into the ultimate World Cup team. Try it yourself, and Keep it 90s!

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Alive and Kicking delves into a rare area we haven't yet covered on the show as we look at the role of newspapers in the 1990s. Joining Ash Rose and Ed Chambers is one of the games leading journalists Paul McCarthy, who spent the 90s at The News of the World and The Express sports desks. The boys chat about differences in the media game to the way it currently is, and Paul reveals some classic stories from the era. There's also a c...

We continue our ride through the class of 1992-93 by chatting to former Arsenal midfielder David Hillier. David was the Gunners' representative in that famous Sky Sports advert and he chats to us about being part of that promo and coming through at Highbury. There are tales from the infamous Tuesday drinking club, being part of Arsenal's cup success in 1993 and the strangest media gig you've ever heard of. #Keepit90s 

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We continue our look back at the class of 1992-93 by speaking to the Alive and Kicking advert's Norwich representative Ian Butterworth. The Canaries skipper tells us about the famous promo, as well as what it was like at Carrow Road during that first season of the Premier League where they were involved in the title race. Plus chat on Munich (obviously), that kit (obviously) and Roy Wegerle (obviously, Ash). Keep it 90s! 

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It's September, but we're still celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Premier League and STILL Alive and Kicking. This time out it's the turn of Manchester City representative Ian Brightwell. The City stalwart chats about his rise through the ranks at Maine Road and his ability to play all over the pitch, plus there's chat on his famous derby goal, playing with his brother and of course all the fun of Sky's famous advert. Keep it...

Back from sunning ourselves away, STILL Alive and Kicking returns with our next player from the class of 1992-93, Ipswich Town's representative John Wark. In this quick chat, the legendary Town man speaks about being the elder statesmen during Ipswich's return to the top flight and his role in the famous Sky Sports advert. There's also talk on his acting chops, and the stars of that early 90s Tractor Boys team. #Keepit90s 

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