Final regular season podcast and more sub-Ebbsfleet gubbins

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Gary

A couple of small things to keep this blog ticking over. First off, our final regular twofootedtackle pod of the season was recorded last week, but still sounds fresh as a daisy now. We always go all out at the end of the season, and this was no exception as we got the Sound of Football team in to join us.

Plus, we also taste-tested those special World Cup-themed crisps (except you’re not really allowed to call them that because of merchandising rights, and the like). Spanish Chicken Paella may, quite possible, be the most revolting thing I’ve ever put in my mouth.

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On which Gary mostly writes a lot of words about fan ownership

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Gary

Hi, it’s me. Yes, you may remember me. I used to write things on here. Not, perhaps, overly insightful things, but things – generally known as words – nonetheless. And then it went a bit quiet.

So, er, yes. Sorry about that. Things got a bit busy, then I decided to take a short break, then I changed jobs. And, in between that, I spent the best part of a week writing a lot of articles for Pitch Invasion on fan ownership and Supporters’ Trusts in football.

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It’s all about the audio really…

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Gary

As pleasant surprises go, finding your podcast has been nominated in the Best Podcast category for the 2009 Soccerlens Awards is, well, rather nice.

What’s really impressive is the twofootedtackle podcast’s co-nominees. EPL Talk and World Soccer Daily are pretty good, but Football Ramble and especially the Guardian’s Football Weekly are the dons of the football podcasting world. I suspect anybody starting a footballing podcast has Football Weekly in their mind when they do so.

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Togo

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Gary

Sometimes you get a shocking event that reminds you there’s more to life than football. When news first started filtering through of the attack, I felt sick. 2010 should be a celebration of African football. Instead, it turned the focus back onto the continent.

And through all this, there’s been some absolutely shocking reporting and opinion pieces from people who should know better online, on Twitter, on air and in print.

Chief among this is the idea that what happens in a war-torn enclave belonging to Angola is somehow directly linked to the World Cup in South Africa. It’s like saying the Balkans War raised questions about World Cup ’98. At best it’s ridiculous, at worst it’s lazy, irresponsible and patronising.

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Paywalls: a quick thought

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Gary

Ever since Murdoch brought paywalls back into fashion like bad mullets in indie videos, I’ve been wrestling with assorted pros and cons (having heard from both sides), so I thought I’d put them down here.

So, lets take this hypothetical. David Conn is one of my favourite football writers, and somebody I would be happy to pay to read his articles.

I also enjoy reading Gabriele Marcotti’s pieces and while I’ll make a point of reading them, I probably don’t like them enough to pay for them.

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Sport and homophobia

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Gary

Over at Pitch Invasion, I discuss Gareth Thomas’s coming out and ask if we can expect something similar in football. The answer, I suspect, is probably not.

Out of all the things I’ve written on sport, this has definitely been one of the most thought-provoking pieces for me. One thought that occurred to me post-article was the treatment of players post-outing.

I’d imagine that there’s a few sportsman where their sexuality is reasonably well-known, but it’s not in the media’s interest to out them, giving they stopped doing that for the sake of it several years back.

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I’m not dead

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Gary

And I have done a couple of things writing-wise over the last few weeks. Yes, yes, I know. Keep it quiet, ok.

First up: My take on the current situation at Notts County, which was already out of date about six hours after it was written. That’s Notts County for you.

Secondly, a quick thing from me at Soccerlens: Ten football league youngsters to watch out for in 2010.

Plus, there’s a hugely bumper and fun-filled Christmas edition of the twofootedtackle podcast, featuring the Sound Of Football team from Some People Are On The Pitch and The Onion Bag.

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Socrates 2: Coming Soon

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Gary

Ok, this one’s for the football bloggers amongst you.

A couple of months ago a group of us held the first ever (probably) football bloggers meetup: Socrates.

Basically, it was a chance for football writers to get together, watch a match, have some nibbles and generally mingle. And what a brilliant night it was.

Now the second Socrates is arriving faster than Dennis Rommedahl down a blind alley.

This Socrates will be on Wednesday 9th December at Mint’s ‘Open Sauce’ in-house bar in Vauxhall. Beer, food, footy and great company. What more could you want?

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Back

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Gary

And I have been for a bit, just busy. And about to enter what I’m terming The Epic Month of Business.

So, in case I disappear for days on end, here’s a couple of things you may have missed while I was away.

1. A small piece from me at Reputation Online about the general nature of my work and why it’s important to change things.

2. A truly bizarre story of two American girls who decided to hop across the Atlantic to watch Oldham Athletic. Away. At Millwall. I had a chat with them. Hopefully, they’ll be on the podcast next month, which should be entertaining!

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If podcasting stopped tomorrow, I’ll have gone out on a high

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Gary

Never meet your heroes, They say, you’ll only end up disappointed.

Well, I’ve never been one of pay that much attention to Them, and anyway, They are wrong. Last Thursday I found myself in a recording studio talking all things football with Tim Vickery for the twofootedtackle podcast.

Proving if you don’t ask you don’t get, Chris dropped him an email inviting him to come on the show as he was in London and a couple of week later he was in our studio.

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