Football Daily - Introducing...Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

Episode Date: February 16, 2026

Hello Football Daily listeners... we'd like to introduce you to Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast.In this episode, you'll get some of the best bits of the series so far, as Steve Bracknall take...s a deep dive into the murky world of the modern game whilst desperately trying to hold his ramshackle Sunday league team together. Listen weekly to Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast on BBC Sounds or watch on YouTube.

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Starting point is 00:00:31 show that explores how tech is rewiring your week and your world. This isn't about quarterly earnings or about tech reviews. It's about what technology is actually doing to your work, your politics, your everyday life, and all the bizarre ways people are using the internet. Listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, Football Daily listeners. I'm Steve Bracknell, assistant manager of the Royal Oak FC. And you're listening to Games Goose. on the Steve Bracknell podcast.
Starting point is 00:01:09 As assistant manager of the Royal Oak FC in the fifth tier at Sheffield Sunday Imperial League, you may have seen me going vital online with my rant about Sunday league football. I'm on a mission to get the footballing world back onto the right track, direct from our changing room, helped by first team manager, Paul Sampson and Bob the Bucket, Club Physio. Our podcast is on BBC Sounds, but our first team manager, Paul, has made a bit of backroom deal with the bosses of five live to showcase some of our best face of the podcast so far. You can listen to all of our previous and future episodes on BBC Sounds and you can watch us
Starting point is 00:01:49 on YouTube. Steve, do you want to provide a little bit of background about how we ended up here? It's been an absolute roller coaster ride, Paul. We formed, didn't we? 97. Taproom at Royal Oak Pub in 1997. We formed a club. On about 15 years ago, we started filming clips. It's been an absolute. viral success and I mean viral viral viral and how you finding are you finding fame Steve absolutely like water off a duck's back listen I'm a sparky I'm an assistant manager fame celebrity not bothered for it I want to win on a Sunday end of Bob how you feeling buzzing loved it okay and you expand too much
Starting point is 00:02:33 Bob Jesus Christ and here we are with the BBC I mean it don't get any any sort of bigger and better does it it's about time that's all I'll say what you mean we've had to jump through some rate hoops to get this. No, let me say it, Paul, because it's been burning up inside of me. We've had to do, Bob, have we jumped through some hoops to get this off the ground. Like, something we had to do.
Starting point is 00:02:52 We had to do a pilot, like you've been marked in GCS. It's a process. Then we had to fill out this form, that form, don't say that, yes, so that. It's absolutely done my cake in. Because to be frank with her, they should have jumped on this 12 months ago. But I have got a couple of bones to pick.
Starting point is 00:03:06 Go on. Number one, why are you presenting? Well, obviously I'm the first team manager at Royal Oak, Steve. You know, I've done presentations at work. H7, neutral, boring, that's what you mean. Don't forget, it's my name above door. Game's gone, the Steve Bracknell podcast.
Starting point is 00:03:18 Because you said to me, before we weren't viral, you deal with all that, Steve, you did PR and marketing, and now BBC have turned up in the chariot, you want to be centre stage. Sorry, I'm happy to be a passenger, mate. You go for it. You drive the ship. I think it's probably felt you were better off in more of a secondary, punditry role.
Starting point is 00:03:35 Co-coms. I've got you, mate. I know the gig. Carry on. All right, so BBC, obviously. And I'll tell you now, for nothing. They're not canceling me or diluting me. Nobody's trying to... No, I know what they like. They'll try and push you down, push you down to be yes, men.
Starting point is 00:03:49 Well, it's not happening, all right? Steve, nobody's trying to meet you. VAR. Inverted wingbacks. False nines. Over-anal... Referees on punditry table. Now, croissons.
Starting point is 00:04:03 Get rid of them and get rid of grapes. Quacks. No, I don't care of the cold. We're not Neville's mob. Sudo-intellectuals. Roy Keen drinking alegrate tea. I don't care for it. I'm going to bring it back
Starting point is 00:04:13 because the game has well and truly gone. Bring it back to what? It's roots. Listen, they put us a nice spread on here. Got a pan of chocolate out of you. Cafe to year.
Starting point is 00:04:24 It's overkill, we don't need it. I'm here to talk football. I'm here to talk oak. And that's all I'm here for, Paul. You're trod enough for them grapes? I'm only here to push my club forward. Can I have a bacon sandwich? Can I have what you want, Bob?
Starting point is 00:04:42 The other week we went down London to visit none other than Robbie Williams. Robbie, thank you and welcome to Games Gone to Steve Bracknell podcast. Brilliant. Thank you for having me, lads. Thank you. Big honour for us.
Starting point is 00:04:54 30 years as a solo artist. And in many ways, you've returned to where it all started, the 90s. Brit pop is the new album. Yeah, I'm a big fan of words. And Brit pop. I do British pop. And also, you do it well and all, Robbie. I must say...
Starting point is 00:05:12 Thank you very much. Thank you, bud. And I was, you know, what I wanted to do with this album was imagine that I've just left take that. And now knowing what I know, what album would I now make? And it turns out it's a better album than my first one, but there's no angels on it. I took Deborah, my wife, to see The Phil, and we've obviously seen the dock. Has it been, seeing yourself on the big screen? Ah, Nikki went, by the way.
Starting point is 00:05:40 She absolutely loved it. That better man. It's called Better Man. A man in it? That's documentary. Were you dressed as a monkey? No, it was a CGI monkey. I wasn't dressed. I've been not seen it.
Starting point is 00:05:51 I've seen it. I thought were you in a soap? No, no, it was CGI. All right. Yeah, for the whole of the movie. And I'm in bits of it, but I don't know which bit. I'm in which bit I'm not, yeah.
Starting point is 00:06:04 But you saw it? I've watched. Nicky went to the cinema. She took a big gang of them from Oak. They got a minibus. Brilliant. She said, she would obsess with her. No, but I went and Steve, it was brilliant.
Starting point is 00:06:15 I said, oh, I haven't watched it, me, said I'll be frank with her. Can I ask you a question? Oh, you want, an open book, ma'am. Okay, because I'm losing my hair. This is all powder and scaffolding there. Can you see the powder? Well, I can't see your scalp, because it's working. Yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:06:30 Now, how long ago did you lose your hair? About 2010. Man went in about a two-week period. We'd had a slumping form. I were worried. I knickered on my back. And I looked there, I didn't shower like that. Well, I could see it, and I thought I had the decision to make at that point,
Starting point is 00:06:47 and I decided to do it gracefully. Did you really? Or was it straight away you thought it's all off? You were thinking of like a... Do you know what a hair system is? He clothe home for a bit of a bit of a bit. You had an hour and she and island for a... I did have a bit of a...
Starting point is 00:07:00 But it looked like an end, like a McDonald's sign. I thought, I'm not doing it. And our Nicky said, Steve, she owns a salon, Aunt Nicky. She does nails, demer planing. Uh, job lot. she'll sort you like if you ever ever in town and she said Steve come on did you mourn the loss of having
Starting point is 00:07:18 I bet you at some point you had a long shaggy oh I'll show you I'll sing in the picture did you ever have curtains like a boy back Aet 90s I had a panhead like an oasis What does panhead mean like a Liam Gallagher S 96 sort of cling into your ears sort of alright I kid her that sort of shaggy thing
Starting point is 00:07:37 What's happening with can I Would you mind taking Okay We look like a pair of boy. I can start from Oreo. Have you ever ever had hair? Yeah. Okay.
Starting point is 00:07:46 Mullet. I remember you were... I remember you're having hair. Steve, I don't mean to be awful, or we do need to ask Robbie some meaningful questions. He's in meandering, not me. Obviously, you've had your feuds in the 90s with famously in take that, which is covered in your film.
Starting point is 00:08:03 And again with Gallagher brothers, Steve's been having some problems with a rival are ours called Brian Marshall from Nagzee. We wondered if you could offer Steve, maybe some words are in advice on conflict resolution. Well, what I was noticing the other week is, you know Engelbert Umpardink?
Starting point is 00:08:18 Yeah, you said it, yeah. Did you know Engelbert Umpadink and Tom Jones have had a feud for all of their professional careers? About what? I don't know, it's probably jealousy and resentment. Like, I think, not what, I think they, okay, well, what I was like a Ferguson-Venger sort of rival, or they actually ate each other.
Starting point is 00:08:39 I think they ate each other, But what I was going to say is that, like, I think they're both in their 80s, and it still goes on today. There's no resolve for either. See it with me and Brian Marshall. Let me ask you this question. Who would win in a fight between Engel Humperdink and Tom Jones? Tom Jones.
Starting point is 00:08:56 Tom Jones. No, it actually would a big weld. Bad old chested welshman. Yeah, splattery. Hands like spades. But, like, Engelbert Humperdink's, like, your size is like that. Is it? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:09:07 They're all right on TV. All right, then. Take that. Well, we're the artist. Okay. We'll do this now. Yeah, let's do it now. Okay, well we can start off with Mark Owen right at the bottom.
Starting point is 00:09:17 He's getting relegated. Because he's just like at the side going, stop it lads, it's not worth it. But it is worth it. And then, because now we've got Gary Barlow who is Britain's youngest black belt, which is true. Really? Yeah, we're up until Dane Bowers. Is that why you never had a fake being? Well, he did, I think.
Starting point is 00:09:37 No, it was just, it was just verbal. Just verbal. with me and gas. Look. You wouldn't want to start on a black belt, though, would you? Let's be honest. No, but I mean... Bob let the blog speak. Okay, Howard Donald, before take that,
Starting point is 00:09:48 panel beat by day, ballroom dancer by night. You've got lied dexterity mixed with man strength. He's a brute. Then you've got Jason Orange is from Withenshaw. Marco in fifth, bottom at pile. Yeah, I'm still working it out. I'm working it out. You were next to bottom then?
Starting point is 00:10:04 No. I'm also the tallest in take that. Nobody knows that. Nobody knows that that I'm six foot one. Bigger than you're looking real, on a television on a Sunday league fit. Left back. Left back? Yeah. I'd have you down as an attacking midfielder. I'd have you down as a maverick, why, win'er. Adictable.
Starting point is 00:10:22 I feel like we need to have this top five, right? Okay, sorry. I've got to back myself. So, number one. Yeah. Good lad. Yeah. Oh, good lad, back you're saying. Yeah, I can see it. I can see it.
Starting point is 00:10:34 Yeah, I've got, even I don't believe me. I won't like to fight you, Robber. Well, even I don't believe me, but I'm going with you. Then it's Howard, then it's Jason, then it's Gary, then it's Mark Owen. That makes sense to me. That makes sense to me. And who's our Nicky's favourite? Mark Owen.
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Starting point is 00:12:01 From the BBC, this is the interface, the show that explores how tech is rewiring your week and your world. This isn't about quarterly earnings or about tech reviews. It's about what technology is actually doing to your work, your politics, your everyday life, and all the bizarre ways people are using the internet. Listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcast. From a small village on the banks of the River Nile. Everybody call me Muhammad but you know, short name or nickname, they call me more.
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Starting point is 00:13:00 This is Sporting Giants, Mo Sala. Listen on BBC Sounds. In this section, we call up with the newly crowned king of the jungle, Angry Ginge. He was the king and a streamers. Now he's the jungle VIP. With Ruby Waxe and his mate, Jackie's the face of ITV. Ginge. Unbelievable.
Starting point is 00:13:27 Credit where credit's due, mate. You've gone in, got a call up, strove through. and he's only going to win it. I'm impressed, mate. Thank you. Thank you very much, mate. It was an absolute honour. Privilege.
Starting point is 00:13:40 And then, of course, back to reality. Now I'm on a steam practical podcast. I'll bring you down a peg of two, mate. I'll let you know that you're bread's buttered, mate. Trust me. Thank you. Thank you. My auntie surely knows who you want,
Starting point is 00:13:53 and she's 90. You've officially landed in the mainstream. Perfect. Tell her I said thank you for watching. I'm going to get into some jungle questions, mate. Straight off back. Between me and you, this ain't go out, we'll edit it out. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:14:08 Don't worry about it. Lips are sealed. What were they sliding you behind cameras? No, this is, obviously, growing up, you hear in the rumors. There's a burger van. There's this, there's that. Let me tell you something. You were getting a wood fried pizza.
Starting point is 00:14:24 Trust me, if I was getting a wood fried pizza, I'd have been having the time of my life, mate. Take what you see on TV and times it by 10. That's how hard it is. It's so bad. I've known you 12 months. I'd call you a colleague. Not yet, I may.
Starting point is 00:14:42 Tell me. Yeah. No, no, Steve, Steve, trust me, mate. I'd ask for clean water, if anything. Clean water that didn't chase the smoke. How do you wash your ass in jungle? In the shower. And we're at shower?
Starting point is 00:14:57 Where's a massive waterfall? Or someone clearly didn't watch it. Cheers, Steve. There's a waterfall. There's a waterfall, cold water, freezing cold water. Or there's a pond. If you go in the pond, there's leeches, there's ticks, there's all that. So you put yourself at risk there.
Starting point is 00:15:12 But yeah, I went into the pond and the shower. You just have to wash it. It's proper. It is proper, mate. It is more proper than I can put into words. Promise me. Hand on heart, mother's life. I'll tell you one thing that did happen that didn't get heard.
Starting point is 00:15:26 Go on. H nearly died in there. Get lost. Yeah. Yeah. So one of the main things when we're all in there is when we stood up, we'd go ridiculously lightheaded, right? Like we'd have to go and see, I went to sports of medic about it
Starting point is 00:15:41 stuff like that. They give us like electrolytes and all that to help us. However, there was a day H did it and his legs went to jelly. And then he went for a wee and he kept after things going back for he needed a wee constantly or something. So they had to take a wee sample off him. I think he was out of camp for about 40 minutes getting medical. It wasn't well at all.
Starting point is 00:16:00 What causes dizziness? Wish I knew, mate. I'm not even joking. Like, it would literally be as simple as me standing up now and then you just go really lightheaded. Probably a lack of hydration, food, salt, sugar. Literally everything. You don't see that side of it because ITD could be sued.
Starting point is 00:16:18 Yeah, no. Do you know what my worry is, Nijing? What is your worry, Steve? You've done that. You've come from grassroots. You've come from streets of Solford. I've seen old memes and edits, one lad, young lad from Salford with a dream.
Starting point is 00:16:34 And now, let's be frank, you're practically going to turn into Dermot O'Leary. That's what they're doing. Where's that come from? It's come from my head. I know how it game works. They're going to media train you, dialute you, and you'll be presenting this morning with Alison Hammond.
Starting point is 00:16:53 Right. At Dermot O'Lealy, would he stand 90 minutes on the sideline the weekend after he got back of winning the jungle. No, he wouldn't, but that's what I went and did. Don't ever accuse me at losing my roots. I'm glad you brought it up. Let's move on to football, because I'm done with Jungle, and I'm sure you are.
Starting point is 00:17:10 Let's start with Ballers League, shall we? For some context listeners, Angri Ginge manages a team called Yanited in Baller League, which is a six-a-side tournament, Idris Elvers in it, Mika Richards, or they're dripping some rate names. Angri Ginge? I got a call 24.
Starting point is 00:17:27 before this man enters jungle. Ginger's going away for six weeks. Where is he going? We can't tell you. I says, all right, I'm worried about you. And I'm going to be, I'm going to be frank with you, Ginge. Yeah. That dressing room, that changing room, I've walked in. There were nerves.
Starting point is 00:17:46 Chins aren't flow. Morale at an all-time low. They couldn't look each other in eyes. I've been at Royal Oak 27 years, and I've never had to graph like I did with that squad in two weeks. They were on life support. Beep, beep.
Starting point is 00:18:03 And I said to him, where there's life, they's up. I'm here to resurrect you. I got a last minute drawing in first game. I got a last minute drawing second game.
Starting point is 00:18:12 What thanks did I get? They got Bobboys in next game. I get a voice message off your mates who've took over and going to win after I've been building bricks up. I thought, oh, they're going to message me.
Starting point is 00:18:25 Congratulations. About a minute after full-time whistle. Thanks, Steve. We've got the job done. I'm sorry you're not good enough. Well, listen, I just want to say a massive thank you for going down and making sure that ship weren't sinking. And obviously, listen, not every...
Starting point is 00:18:44 It doesn't work out for everyone, does it? Obviously, don't work out for everyone. You've come in. You've obviously failed to win a game in two games. I've got the lads in from the Bobboys. They've turned up. They've nailed top of the league. I'm thinking, right, we'll stick with them then.
Starting point is 00:18:56 Because everyone... Not many people don't mind a draw, but if you're having to draw every game, Steve, it's just boring. When did you come out at Jungle last week? It was Sunday just gone. Seven nights, and he's got to thank you. Seven nights it took him to say thank you for keeping his season alive,
Starting point is 00:19:14 and I'll tell you now, if you go on to win it at O'Too Arena, Bracknell wants a winner's medal. That's another thing. While you've been away, I've been in Match at Day's Studio. I've been at Wayne Rooney podcast. Oh, wow.
Starting point is 00:19:28 Talking to Wayne Rooney, he's a very good friend of yours. I'm going to be honest, he said a lot of good things about you. He also told me, and this is an exclusive, that Colleen gave you some tips before you went in the jungle. She did indeed. Colleen gave me tips, yeah. I got tips off Roman and Sam Thompson as well. Corruption.
Starting point is 00:19:47 I was that corruption, sorry. He's not doing your homework. That's inside knowledge. Two writers, yeah. And what were, can you share a tip? Yeah, I got told which beds were the best beds to claim. and I got told to always empty water out before you get to a trial
Starting point is 00:20:00 because there's a bit... It's a little bit fresher. Rooney also told me that he played a bit of FIFA with you on streaming and you all played a trick on him. No, no, no. It weren't a trick.
Starting point is 00:20:12 It was miscommunicate. Well, it weren't actually... It was a misunderstanding. So first of all, when we had Rooney, everyone thought it was a voice actor and no one believed it was actually him, right? I can vouch for it. It was Rooney. Yeah, no, it definitely was.
Starting point is 00:20:25 And then it was on the first day, I said, right, we're up early, we got training at seven. Next thing you know, I've woke up at 10 o'clock. I've got two missed calls off Runei. And then I've rang him and he's gone, yeah, you know what I mean? And I'm just, I'm wondering, I've woke up today, me he's in very 15. And then I've had to tell the misses, she's got to go on the school run. And he didn't really walk. And he woke up for the training at 7 o'clock in the morning.
Starting point is 00:20:55 and obviously we didn't have it. So Wayne Rooney sat in his big house at 7am waiting for a load of young lads from Manchester to play FIFA Wayne. Absolutely, yeah. Fantastic. I love it. Ginge, it's been a pleasure. You are the king, up and down and bombing on,
Starting point is 00:21:14 together as one, Steve. Thank you very much, mate. Thank you for having me on. One of my favourite features on Games Gone is the Q&A section. It's my chance to speak directly to, and base. And we don't just talk about football. No, no. Listeners are free to ask me anything they want. I'm an absolute open book. Full transparency. Question one. Hi, gents. There's been a lot of chat this year about the Premier League going back to basic. Set pieces, long throws, etc. How do you feel about this,
Starting point is 00:21:48 Steph? Complete validation for me. Complete validation for what I've been saying for absolute years. Oh, ticotakas change the game. Ticka ticca this. Ticka ticca this. It's going to change the game. revolutionised it. They soon realised that the best way to go is by your flung throwing. Big Elliot up, nod it on. Bang! That's how you score a goal. And they're all doing it. Bob, I've always agreed with that. And free kicks and corners. We should start with more route one. Oh, us, we start oil oil? Yeah, we start getting a bit too clever. Yeah, but we've got Tommy up front who's... It's his chest. He's got turning... It's his chest. Steve, with all due respect, lad's got turning circle at a small oil tanker. Yeah, but if you play into his feet, playing to his chest.
Starting point is 00:22:29 All you need to do with Tommy is on chest, then we go. That's why you pick him up. He's up to wingers to get a winner to support him. Sorry, Mike, I'm going away from Mike. Into chest. Pick up scraps, then go and support him. Get your wingers, you've got to have. It's a conversation for aft of podcast,
Starting point is 00:22:45 but we've got to get some pace at full back and on wings. That's where we're struggling. He can hold it up because it takes M25 to get rounded. Exactly, about it. Okay, fair point, a fair point. Next question. Hi Bob, Steve Paul I love the show
Starting point is 00:23:00 My question is if you had a time machine And could travel back to any point in history When would that be? Lindsay. Oh, Lindsay, Lindsay Lindsay That's a fantastic question Summer's Day Wembley Stadium
Starting point is 00:23:13 1996 It's England v Scotland Paul Gascoigne lifts it over A ever so sweaty Colin Andrew's head Ever so sweaty And fires it past an helpless Andy Gorham
Starting point is 00:23:25 And goes on to Duke Dentist chair Where were we? Your man's back garden? My mum's back garden. A bit of barbecue. Sausage, chicken, drumsticks, burgers, job like she did a salad, put fettard in it, at a right day. I think mine would be that weekend I took Deborah to Paris, actually. Don't get better.
Starting point is 00:23:43 Should have told us? Don't get better. Did you take Deborah to Paris? Did it, yeah. Oh, you should have told us. Slack cricket. All right, Steve. Go on, Bob.
Starting point is 00:23:49 Early 90s. You used to play Saturday football. We had a good side. We used to win a lot of matches. Leagues, cups and that. Who did you play for before you were at Oak? Oak Sunday's in it, this for the Saturday, sorry. Okay.
Starting point is 00:23:59 So we'd have a game, have a laugh, go back to at Boozer, Jeff Stelling on, all the results coming down, early Jeff Stelling, really good. Then, home, Bay Watch, Gladiators, what a day, match it day later on.
Starting point is 00:24:14 You could go anywhere and be transported back to anywhere, and you're going up Boozer to watch soccer sat there. Jet from Gladiars, though. Dain Udale, Perverts. Next question. All right, gents, love the show. Good to see three Yorkshire boys, sorting out a beautiful game.
Starting point is 00:24:27 My question for you guys is, if you could work for any management team, past our present, who would it be? From my part of view, I think the world has missed out on a Bracknell, Brian Clough relationship that had taken England all the way. Keep up the good work. Cheers. I envisaged myself working with a philosopher-type manager, maybe a Johann Croif, that kind of cerebral thinking man's gear. You're modest, then, like? I just think we've got, me and you've got very different managerial styles, as people know. I like to think of myself more in that kind of vein. Sean Dachan, Dachnall and Dash.
Starting point is 00:25:01 Keep it basic. We look like each other. Keep it basic. Get balls in box. Telling you and I, we'd get ridd. You're not you, Dach. I have met him. All right.
Starting point is 00:25:10 Got on with him on a very, very personal level. I think we'd be great together. Great together. Why is it not happen then? Why aren't you at Forest? Don't try and needle me. I'm with Royal Oak. He's with Forest.
Starting point is 00:25:20 End of, but I like the guy's style. Bobby. Jack Charlton. We'd have a rate laugh. He used to send you out for a Guinness. Have you running in the woods? Brilliant. Rate manager.
Starting point is 00:25:31 You know that story about Jack Charlton? Go on. When he used to win a boozer and order a couple of Guinness, he'd pay for it with check, knowing that the bar lady would never cash it in. Genius. Yep.
Starting point is 00:25:41 Why, want you cash it in? Would you cash a check? We'll signature of a World Cup winner on. Of course I would. Of course you would. Next question. All right, jents. If you had the pick of any players,
Starting point is 00:25:51 although new, to make your dream five-a-side team, Who are you picking? Guy. Difficult question. Very difficult question. Intonet. Peter Schmichel.
Starting point is 00:26:01 I'm going to have Paolo Maldini. Right-sided. I'm going to have Franco Borezi. I'm going to have Zanzinez. Up front. Maradonna. Cristiano, Rinal. No.
Starting point is 00:26:10 Yeah, yeah. Rinaldo. You're going to have five a side team. He's pick six players. Move on. How's that work? Oh, yeah. I'll tell you what.
Starting point is 00:26:16 I'll take Bresia at. Just have one defender. How's that? Maldini is struggling on his own at back. Peter Schmichael. Bobby Moore. Paul Gascoigne, Bobby Charlton, Wayne Rooney. I'm going all English, we're going for them,
Starting point is 00:26:29 because that creates cohesion. All English? Well, at least I've got a right number of players, but what's with meat and tears. You're out of people from other countries, you know? I know, but it's all about cohesion. I'm just picking what I know. Go on.
Starting point is 00:26:41 Gordon Banks, England's finest. Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter, Bobby Charlton, Alan Ball, Pelley. Any chance of someone from this century, Bobby? Well, a fantastic bunch of questions there, I'm sure you'll agree. If you have got a question, you can email in, Steve. Yeah, if you want to ask us a question, contact us at Steve at bbc.com.com. Incredible.
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