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The Mystery of Matthias Sindelar, Part One
Season 1 Episode 54
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
Austrian footballer Matthias Sindelar was one of the greats of the game but his mysterious death in 1939 at the age of just 35 became …
Published on 11 months ago
The Brilliance of Bill Nicholson - Part Four
Season 1 Episode 53
Welcome back to It Was What It Was.
Jonathan and Rob continue exploring the extraordinary legacy of Bill Nicholson’s push and run game at Spurs and its relationship with Cruyff, Ajax, Barça and Total …
Published on 11 months ago
The Brilliance of Bill Nicholson - Part Three
Season 1 Episode 52
Welcome back to It Was What It Was.
Jonathan and Rob continue their dive into the career of Tottenham's legendary manager and one of the founding fathers of modern football: Bill Nicholson.
Don't forg…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
The Brilliance of Bill Nicholson - Part Two With Steve Perryman
Season 1 Episode 51
Welcome back to It Was What It Was.
It's time for part two of Jonathan and Rob's chat with Spurs legend Steve Perryman about the club's legendary manager and one of the founding fathers of modern foot…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
The Brilliance of Bill Nicholson - Part One With Steve Perryman
Season 1 Episode 50
Welcome back to It Was What It Was.
This week, Jonathan and Rob are joined by Steve Perryman, Tottenham Hotspur’s record appearance holder, to talk about legendary Spurs manager Bill Nicholson.
From t…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
History's Biggest FA Cup Third Round Shocks - Part Two
Season 1 Episode 49
Welcome back to It Was What It Was - for Part Two of our look back at The FA Cup’s most memorable Third Round upsets!
Jonathan and Rob return to tell the stories behind five more iconic moments from …
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
History's Biggest FA Cup Third Round Shocks - Part One
Season 1 Episode 48
Welcome back to It Was What It Was - where it's time to talk some of The FA Cup’s most memorable Third Round shocks!
The FA Cup is synonymous with dreams and giant-killings, and nothing captures its …
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Lines, Screens and Outrage! The Story, the Impact and the Cost of VAR
Season 1 Episode 47
Welcome back to It Was What It Was and Happy New Year!
In today’s episode, Rob Draper and Jonathan Wilson delve into the origins of VAR with author Daisy Christodoulou.
Her latest book, I Can’t Stop T…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Sir Alex And His Worst Ever New Year's Day - with QPR's Andy Sinton
Season 1 Episode 46
New’s Eve Year 1991. Manchester United are on course to win the title for the first time since 1967. It’s Sir Alex Ferguson’s 50th birthday party, but it's a small, understated affair because United …
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
The True Story of the Christmas Truce 1914
Season 1 Episode 45
Christmas Eve, 1914. A cold, crisp, moonlit night in Flanders.
British and German soldiers are dug into opposing trenches in a hellish shelled-out landscape, strewn with rotting corpses. But an unfami…
Published on 1 year ago