PREVIEW: 21st Century Boys: English football in the 2000s

In this preview of the latest bonus episode of Pro Revolution Soccer about the various culture clashes as English football changed in the 2000s, Tom, Juliet and guest Joe Kennedy (author of Games Without Frontiers and Authentocrats) consider the pivotal figure of 'Big' Sam Allardyce, who went from managing Blackpool in the mid-90s to negotiating deals with a 'fake Sheikh' over a pint of wine in a Chinese restaurant as England manager, twenty years later. What impact did Big Sam's persona and footballing style (and especially his Bolton Wanderers team) have on English football? How much did he feed into changes that have apparently professionalised the Premier League, making it far less personality-driven? Hear the whole episode by subscribing at https://www.patreon.com/c/ProRevolutionSoccer/ for as little as £3.50 per month.