Gary Andrews

It’s not often that I use this place to hawk out my football-related work (you’d all get bored quickly, I’m sure), but the latest podcast I’ve recorded is about more than just sport.

For the last two months, I’ve been working on a special one-off twofootedtackle podcast on attitudes to homosexuality within football and what the authorities are doing to tackle homophobia in the game.

As somebody who started researching this from a position of knowing very little about the subject, it’s been fascinating to look closer at the topic. I’ve spoken to a range of people, from a member of a gay football team, to a transgender fan, to one of the few sports journalists to write about homophobia in the game. Every single interview has made me think and often reassess my own views. Hopefully it’ll do the same when you listen to it.

The documentary is just under 45 minutes long, so please do stop by twofootedtackle to have a listen. I’ll be really interested to hear what you think.

written by Gary \\ tags: football and homophobia, football podcast, homophobia in sport, the Justin Campaign, twofootedtackle

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First up: My take on the current situation at Notts County, which was already out of date about six hours after it was written.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

Funtimes.

written by Gary \\ tags: football podcast, Notts County

The twofootedtackle podcast three is now up. Chris and I were joined in the studio by Luton Town fan and general football obsessive Ben Shaw.

Unsurprisingly, Luton’s Johnstone Paint Trophy Final victory featured, alomg with a general chat about Luton’s ongoing woes. Continuing the woe theme, Southampton, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Barry Ferguson and, erm, Ade Akinbiyi all featured in the discussion.

And Southampton are also the topic of this week’s Soccerlens. Sad times on the South Coast.

written by Gary Andrews \\ tags: Barry Ferguson, football podcast, Luton Town, Premier League, Soccerlens, Southampton

After a tentative start to the opening week, there’s some really fascinating stuff on this week’s twofootedtackle podcast. We’re joined by Terry Duffelen from The Onion Bag and Some People Are On The Pitch to talk about England Internationals, the Bundesliga, the possible returning of terracing and Lewes FC among other topics.

It’s quite good. Go on, have a listen.

Also, the weekly Soccerlens column is up. This week, it’s the problems at Merthyr Tydfil and boy do they have a lot of problems. Enjoy.

written by Gary Andrews \\ tags: Bundesliga, football podcast, international football, Lewes, Merthyr Tydfil, terracing, twofootedtackle podcast

The first twofootedtackle podcast went live today, and a lot of the week has been spent preparing for it. Now that we’ve got the first one out of the way, it should get easier (I’m already working, mentally, two weeks in advance on them).

On this week’s pod, my partner in crime Chris Nee and I, along with my old friend, colleague and sports journalist John Stanton, discuss… *deep breath*

The Carlos Tevez saga, Champions League, MLS, the Premier League title race, England internationals, AFC Wimbledon, Tooting and Mitcham, the fall of Charlton Athletic, and our favourite football blog posts.

Phew.

That’s quite a bunch.

In all honesty, we could have probably gone on for another hour, but I think we’ve got it just about right. John was an excellent first guest and hopefully he’ll be back on the pod at some point. I cannot wait for next week’s recording.

And I’ve still found time to squeeze out a Soccerlens piece on Scarborough Athletic. They were formed from the ashes of Scarborough FC and they’ve just won their first promotion. Go Scarborough.

I also have stuff I want to write on here. This has been somewhat disrupted by only getting a bit over three hours sleep last night due to an accident with my contact lens and my eyeball that required a trip to A&E. Fun times.

written by Gary Andrews \\ tags: AFC Wimbledon, Carlos Tevez, Charlton Athletic, football, football podcast, Manchester United, MLS, podcasting, podcasts, Premier League, Scarborough Athletic, twofootedtackle