PODCAST · sports
The Game's Gone with Tom Ross
by The Game's Gone with Tom Ross
Episodes
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40: Tony Mowbray speaking to talkSPORT at his first press conference after joining Blues as manager
You can tell how excited he is after talking to Tom Wagner and hearing the ambitious plans for the club.
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39: Kicking off series 2 of the Games Gone Podcast with new Birmingham City MD Ian Dutton
Ian talks about his journey from watching on the terraces to running the club as its new Managing Director in 2022. He talks about his aims and hopes for a brighter future for the club, how he will always try to do what's best for the supporters, his relation ship with Craig Gardner, who runs the...
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38: Former Birmingham City midfielder Paul Tait on his 16 year turbulent career that was marred by drink and drugs.
Paul talks about his battle with addiction after being hooked on drink and class A drugs. On being sexually abused while at school How he contemplated suicide. On scoring the first ever golden goal at Wembley and of course that T shirt. How a serious injury cost him a move to Spurs. Why he turned...
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37: Former Villa defender Kenny Swain on his career spanning 50 years as a player with 5 clubs, manager, coach, and PL consultant
Kenny talks about being converted from a striker to a defender by Ron Saunders on being one of the few players to make over 100 appearances with 5 clubs Chelsea, Villa, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, and Crewe - winning the First Division, The European Cup over a 19 year career - managing with 2...
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36: Ally talks about his fantastic 21 Year Career at West Brom and Wolves.
Ally talks about the highs and lows- the managers he loved and the ones he didn't with some wonderful and funny stories from one of the games genuine hardmen of the 70's and 80s and arguably one of the best uncapped defenders ever. He talks about his team mates and how close they came to winning...
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35: Mick " Baz" Rathbone on his career that took him from playing to becoming one of the games top physios and also a successful author. uthor
Affectionately known as Baz he talks about his second book The Smell of Football 2 and frankly about how tough it was/is to be relevant in a young man’s game going from playing for Birmingham, and Blackburn to becoming one of the games top physios at Man Utd, Everton, Forest, and England and now…
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34: Martin Grainger on his 15 year career with Colchester Brentford and Birmingham
Martin talks about winning promotion with Colchester and Birmingham, The anger at how they Blues lost to Liverpool in the Worthington Cup Final, The play off final against Norwich and why he had no worries when 17 year old Darren Carter stepped up to take the 100'000'000 million pound penalty.…
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33: Former Blues, Everton, Swansea and England striker Bob on his goal-scoring career.
Bob talks about his family coming from Small Heath, Joining Blues, being part of a great 3 man strike force with Francis and Hatton, on how he wanted Bob Hatton to join him at Everton, How good was TF. How it was a wrench to leave Blues but also how he loved it at Everton where he became a...
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32: Former West Brom midfielder Richard Sneekes on a career that took him from Ajax to West Brom and beyond
Richard talks about playing for Johan Cruyff at Ajax -playing with great Dutch stars and how he started as a centre forward and Denis Bergcamp started as a centre half. The opposition player who used to put in a gumshield before going onto the pitch, The Baggies boss he did not like, the way the...
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31: Irish international Jeff Kenna on his 500 plus game career that included winning the Premier League.
Jeff talks about playing with Matt LeTissier, Alan Shearer, Roy Keane, playing for Steve Bruce, Kenny Dalglish and Jack Charlton-Over 500 games in an amazing career. The biggest influences, best he's played with and against
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30: Former Blues, Forest and England striker Trevor Francis talks about his 25 year career as a player and manager.
Trevor talks about his special relationship with Blues fans, winning the European Cup with Forest, how he loved playing in Italy, playing for England, scoring hat trick in Premier League at age of 35, the best players he signed, managing Blues, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Toughest opponents and…
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29: Former Coventry defender David Buust on not getting into League football until the age of 24- and how his promising career ended in an horrific way at Old Trafford.
David talks about not getting his chance at the pro level until he was 24, his promising Premier League career that was horrifically cut short with a shocking injury at Old Trafford. How he was told that amputation was the next step but at the last minute his leg was saved. The managers he played...
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28: Tony Morley on an 18 year career that took him from Preston to China and saw him win the European Cup and play for England while at Aston Villa
Tony talks about his love for Villa, scoring vital European goals, playing for England, Chairman he has no respect for, His great admiration and respect for Ron Saunders, The fans who booed him on his debut despite him scoring, and much more.
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27: Chris Brunt on his 20 year career at Sheff Weds and West Brom where he became a club legend .
With 588 games 73 goals, 65 caps for Northern Ireland -2 main clubs Sheff Weds and West Brom Chris talks about playing for 22 different managers- growing up in Belfast, leaving home for England at 16, his inspiration as a boy, the manager who changed his career, and his famous sport playing…
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26: Gary Megson on his 35 year career as a manager and player with over 1250 games.
Gary Talks about the managers he has played for including Brian Clough and Jack Charlton, Getting sacked at Sheff Weds with 3rd best win % in clubs history and having won the steel City derby. Scoring an own goal in East Anglian derby, and the truth behind his sacking at West Brom and the…
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25: David "Ned" Kelly on an 18 year career that saw him play 744 games scoring 250 goals. And a Hat-trick on his debut for the Republic of Ireland
David talks about his career that went from Walsall, West Ham,Leicester, Newcastle, Wolves, Sunderland, Tranmere, Sheff Utd, Motherwell, Mansfield and Derry City- the manager he had a bust up with, his first meeting with Jack Charlton, winning a Cup final in his last ever game, who replaced him…
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24: Martin O'Connor on his 14 year career as a pro footballer with Palace, Walsall, Blues, & Peterborough despite only making debut at 25 years of age
Martin talks about the influence of manager Bobby Hope at Bromsgrove, Coming into the pro game in his 20's, wanted by Villa and others but chose Crystal Palace, being captain of Blues with great Premier League players, How he took a bet to nail an opposition player, winning promotion with…
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23: Garry Pendrey on his 44 year career in the pro world of football at Birmingham, West Brom, Torquay, Bristol Rovers, Wolves, Walsall, Coventry, Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough.
Garry Talks about playing and managing Birmingham City, being treated badly by the owners at when they sacked him, getting Steve Bull to Wolves, Great times at Walsall, how being honest saw him sacked by Torquay, being Gordon Strachan's assistant at Coventry, Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough...
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22: Former Villa, Wolves, West Brom, Everton, Rangers and Scotland striker Andy Gray
Andy talks straight from the heart on his 17 year career as a striker and 20 year career as a TV pundit, he explains why he left Villa, his first derby game v Blues, Success at Everton, his joy at playing for Rangers, Being sacked by SKY and what he thinks were the real reasons, unable to cope,...
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21: Curtis Davies on his career at Luton, West Brom, Villa, Blues, Hull and Derby
Curtis talks about supporting Leyton Orient, ups and downs, on the managers who were not honest with him. The managers and Coaches he rates, How West Brom tried to get him on the cheap, The time Alex McLeish let him down, How he loved playing for Chris Hughton especially in Europe, Playing for...
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20: Former Aston Villa, Wolves and England winger Tony Daley on a 14 year career that saw him play for England and end prematurely through injuries.
Tony talks about being joining his boyhood club Villa, How be could have made a career in Athletics, Winning the League Cup playing for England, Great players he has played with , How Graham Taylor brought him down to earth at Bodymore Heath, Pride in playing for England and the truth behind his...
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19: Tony "Bomber" Brown on his 20 year career at West Bromwich Albion that saw him break most club records -704 apps 279 goals - one of the clubs greatest ever players, if not the greatest. 100% legend
Bomber talks about leaving Oldham as a 15 year old-spending 20 years at West Brom- winning League Cup and FA Cup and taking the Cup back to Oldham- how he compares Jeff Astle to Harry Kane- & playing for England- how angry he was at the way he was let go by the Baggies - and his rekindled love…
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18: Lukas Jutkiewicz on a 15 year pro career that saw him bounce back after being binned by Southampton's academy - then pro at five clubs with 6 loan spells-and now enjoying life at Birmingham City and still scoring goals - all the ups and downs.
Lukas talks about overcoming the disappointment of not being wanted by Southampton's academy - him and siblings brought up by Mom who drove him everywhere. Being overawed as a 17 year old pro at Premier League Everton-then confidence sapping loans to lower leagues before playing for Coventry,...
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17: Noel Blake on the ups, downs and dark places in a 600+ game career
Noel talks candidly about life as one of the Birmingham crazy gang to his battle with mental illness that made him comtemplate suicide. Playing with some of the games great players in a 22 year career at 9 clubs. How angry he was at the way England sacked him as coach of the U19s. How proud he is...
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16: Geoff Thomas the former Palace Wolves and England midfielder on his career and battle with Leukaemia.
Geoff talks about a career than went from Rochdale to Crewe, to Palace, top Wolves, to Forest, to Barnsley, to Notts County, and England - being wanted by Everton, Liverpool and Villa, and the tackle that virtrually ended his career - then dealing with being told you have 3 months left to live-to...
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15: Former Birmingham and Wales winger David Cotterill talks about his career and battling alcoholism and mental health illness
David had it all- the money, the fame, played in the Premier League but suffered with demons alcohol and mental health illness that made him try to take his own life, cost him his marriage, also talks about how he was forced out of Birmingham City, talks about lack of support and after care for...
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14: Paul Peschisolido - former Birmingham, West Brom Stoke, Derby, Fulham and Canada striker - his life and times.
Pesch talks about bottling it at Juventus, being top scorer at every club he has played for, Christmas at Harrods, meeting Michael Jackson, devastation at losing his job as manager of Burton, Gary Rowett, and being involved in the Battle of Bramall Lane- fascinating insight into the life and…
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13: Former Aston Villa defender Shaun Teale on a career that took him from non league to being a Wembley winner and called up by England.
Shaun on why he will never speak to Ron Atkinson again, that League Cup win v Manchester United, Playing alongside Paul McGrath, playing for Harry Redknapp and going back to Villa Park to lift another Trophy and the manager who stopped him playing for England.
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12: Former Birmingham and West Brom midfielder Darren Carter on his 20 year career from the Premier League to the National League
From the Premier League to the National League- Ex Birmingham, Sunderland (loan), West Brom, Preston, Millwall (loan), Cheltenham, Northampton, Forest Green, & England U20 midfielder Darren Carter now with Solihull Moors talks about his career, scoring that penalty as an 18 year old that shot...
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11: Former Premier League and FIFA referee Mark Halsey
Mark talks about his career, as one of the PL's top referees, fighting cancer, death threats, VAR, the PGMOL, and on how todays refereeing standards can be improved for the benefit of the game.
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10: One of the Games genuine hardmen Julian Dicks on playing for Birmingham, West Ham and Liverpool and working with Slaven Bilic at West Brom.
How he came from Bristol as a 14 year old, on being at Villa before Birmingham, how an England coach threatened to knock him out, playing in goal, how his testimonial game had a 17 man brawl and how he came to have the nickname "The Terminator" some hilarious stories from the colourful career of...
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8: Lou Macari-his career at Celtic, Man Utd, Scotland Birmingham and Stoke and his work for the homeless in Stoke.
Lou Macari talking about his career as a player at Celtic, Man Utd and Scotland and how he was minutes away from signing for Liverpool before Man United- and why he left Birmingham City- his Stoke kit-man Nello the Clown, His Macari Centre for the homeless and much more-including "The Quality...
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6: Alex McLeish - his life and career.
Alex talks about his career playing with Aberdeen and managing Rangers, Birmingham City, Aston Villa & Scotland and his regrets lowlights and highlights.
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4: John Gregory- Player, Manager and England International.
Former Villa boss John Gregory on playing and managing Villa , managing abroad, How Terry Venables changed his life and much much more with some great stories.
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3: Robbie Savage
Robbie Savage the man behind the laughing joking exterior-talks about his time at Birmingham City, Grassroots Football and the ups and downs of his life and career
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5: Villa legends Brian Little and Ian Taylor
Brian and Ian talk about their lives but focus on their time at Villa that saw a League Cup win in 1996 with some great stories.
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2: Geoff Horsfield & Paul Robinson
Tom is joined by Paul Robinson and Geoff Horsfield- talking about their careers, with some brilliant stories about players and managers they worked with especially at West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City
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1: Barry Fry
With Barry Fry - The ups and downs of a 60 year career in football- in his own inimitable style he tells some hilarious and some serious stories. Manager, Chairman, and Owner - he's been them all and still going strong as Director of Football at Peterborough FC.
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