EP. 344 | James Tarkowski: That Liverpool Equaliser, Grealish’s Impact & Battles with Haaland And Van Dijk

On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids, and Chris are joined by James Tarkowski, the no-nonsense centre-back for Everton Football Club. Known for his leadership, resilience, and heart-on-sleeve playing style, Tarkowski opens up about life at Goodison Park, Sean Dyche’s influence, and what it’s really like to play in Merseyside derbies.He shares stories from Burnley’s golden years, the chaos of Everton’s survival seasons, and his thoughts on football’s return to big number 9’s, directness, and long balls. The lads also dive into dressing room psychology, VAR frustrations, and post-football plans — from coaching to business ventures. Expect honest football chat, great banter, and a few unexpected laughs (including Tarky’s Frozen piano moment). Chumbawamba 00:00 – Tribute to Stuart Pearce’s son00:35 – Opening banter and intro with the lads08:45 – Sunday League chaos & Crouchy’s DM prank16:20 – Dyche and managing “grenade” club owners18:40 – Maguire’s redemption & tournament talk35:00 – James Tarkowski joins the pod36:10 – Settling into Everton and the chaotic seasons38:31 – Goodison Park vs. the new stadium41:10 – Grealish’s form and personality off the pitch44:05 – Tarkowski vs. Van Dijk: The Derby Battle48:06 – The famous last-minute volley and the wild celebrations50:35 – Tarkowski’s journey from non-league to Premier League54:05 – Inside Burnley’s dressing room culture57:25 – Sean Dyche’s mind games and Burnley mentality1:03:10 – Life after football & finding new passionsFollow our Clips page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNBLB3xr3LyiyAkhZEtiAA For more Peter Crouch: Twitter - https://twitter.com/petercrouch Therapy Crouch - https://www.youtube.com/@thetherapycrouch For more Chris Stark Twitter - https://twitter.com/Chris_StarkInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisstark/For more Steve Sidwell Twitter - https://twitter.com/sjsidwell Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stevesidwell14 #PeterCrouch #ThatPeterCrouchPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.