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Luke Oddie
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Finding a Football Club
The Top 10 Midfielders of the Last 20 Years
Finding a Football Club continues its five-part descent into footballing civil war as Luke, Will, Roberto and the elusive Jay Alexander-Ali attempt to rank the Top 10 Midfielders of the last 20 years.With all the lads present, order collapses. Luka Modrić is branded a crack addict, Luke suffers a meltdown over Toni Kroos’ placement, and Will attempts to sneak Mesut Özil into the top 10.Along the way, the lads ask the big questions: Was Xavi boring? Is Busquets a fraud? And was Fabregas ever really elite?Pl...
2025-12-25
53 min
Finding a Football Club
Are Celtic Actually A Big Club?
This week on Finding a Football Club, Luke Oddie and Will Herron put Jay Alexander-Ali on trial for crimes against footballing reality.His misdemeanour? A claim so insane it suggests a carbon monoxide leak in his house: that Celtic are a top 10 biggest club in the world.Luke and Will come armed with cold hard stats, UEFA coefficients, and a list of clubs ranging from Chelsea to Borussia Dortmund to dismantle the delusion.Along the way, Jay invents the concept of 'Club vs Team...
2025-12-11
41 min
Finding a Football Club
The Top 10 Defenders of the Last 20 Years
Finding a Football Club returns with another instalment in the quest to name the best players of the last 20 years.This week, the lads turn their attention to the backline.With Jay still in witness protection, it falls on Luke, Roberto and Will to rattle off the deserving (and not so deserving) names.Along the way, they ask the big questions: Was Piqué actually that good? Why did Jay vote for a 35-year-old Cafu? Did Nesta really take the Canadian league by storm? And w...
2025-11-06
41 min
Finding a Football Club
The Top 10 Goalkeepers of the Last 20 Years
This week on Finding a Football Club, we kick off a brand-new four-part series celebrating the very best players of the past 20 years. And where else to start but between the sticks?With Jay and Will cowardly refusing to appear, it’s left up to Luke Oddie and Roberto Boni to put their reputations on the line and unveil FAFC’s definitive Top 10 goalkeepers since 2005.Who will take the crown? Who is Will’s wildcard goalscoring keeper suggestion? And why does Jay rate Dida so highly?T...
2025-10-02
46 min
Finding a Football Club
Exeter City vs Huddersfield Town
This week on Finding a Football Club, Luke and Will go full North vs South as Huddersfield Town face Exeter City in the most lopsided class battle since Jamie Oliver discovered turkey twizzlers.Will unveils his new game, ‘Exeter player or posh toff I went to boarding school with’, Luke flexes too much knowledge about a team he isn’t even pitching, and FAFC’s official Huddersfield correspondent, Louie Hall, makes a plea for his Terriers.Elsewhere, the lads wonder which clubs count famous (alleged) sex offenders as supporters, play Who...
2025-08-28
44 min
Finding a Football Club
The Ultimate Football Pub Quiz
This week on Finding a Football Club, Will and Roberto go head-to-head in the ultimate test of football trivia: the inaugural FAFC Pub Quiz.It’s a messy battle of wits featuring Nicklas Bendtner’s literary career, forgettable Udinese strikers, and one man’s fight against focaccia.Along the way, the lads tackle UEFA’s longest away day, the highest rated players on FIFA and the best ever matchday pies. This might be the nerdiest episode yet. Bring a pen. Or don’t. No one’s keep...
2025-08-07
56 min
Finding a Football Club
Bolton Wanderers, Burton Albion & Cardiff City
This time on Finding a Football Club, Luke, Will and Jay lock horns over Bolton Wanderers, Burton Albion, and Cardiff City; three football clubs you’d be embarrassed to bring home to your parents.Getting distracted, the lads guess how many celebrities Aaron Ramsey has accidentally sent to the pearly gates, discover Wigan Kebabs, attempt to link beer brands to football clubs, drool over Burton’s new home kit, and Jay learns that Fabrice Muamba is not dead.Plus, tensions flare as a truly brain-melting Piers Morgan take exposes Will...
2025-07-31
40 min
Finding a Football Club
The Most Underrated Premier League XI
This week, Finding a Football Club goes full football hipster as Luke Oddie and returning guest Roberto Boni (yes, the one who would give his life for Ruben Neves) pick their Most Underrated Premier League XI (since 2005).The unsung heroes. The B-sides. The ‘he was actually class if you watched him properly’.Consider it a tribute to all those players who were never the poster boys, but absolutely should’ve been.Along the way, the lads remember Gábor Király's ick-inducing joggers, mind-meld over a French W...
2025-07-24
56 min
Finding a Football Club
Barnsley vs Blackpool
This week on Finding a Football Club, tragedy strikes.With Jay sadly (and definitely not temporarily) deceased, Luke and Will bravely soldier on, honouring his memory the only way they know how: mocking lower league football clubs.As Barnsley vs Blackpool square off, the lads discuss Will’s love of plus-sized women, cover Luke ‘Fabrizio Romano’ Oddie’s insider gossip, play Jay’s fight-themed football quiz, explore Blackpool’s inventive protests, and eulogise over quadruple-ply toilet paper. It’s a chaotic tribute to a fallen comrade…...
2025-07-17
31 min
Finding a Football Club
Oldham Athletic, Tranmere Rovers and Walsall
This week on Finding a Football Club, it’s a reunion: Luke, Jay, and the long-lost Will; who’s back from his European odyssey. The gang are misty-eyed as they tackle the final three teams in League Two: Oldham Athletic, Tranmere Rovers and Walsall.But, before League One beckons, the lads squeeze in some essential nonsense. They discuss Oldham’s first test tube baby, Tranmere’s connection to the Ku Klux Klan, the international superstar that is Carl Winchester (us neither), and why Walsall are the m...
2025-07-10
35 min
Finding a Football Club
The Most Overrated Premier League XI
This week on Finding a Football Club, Luke Oddie is joined by the podcast’s resident Italian stallion, Roberto Boni; making his ‘official’ debut after his previous booze-fuelled recording on Luke’s wedding night will never see the light of day. Today, it’s all about building the Most Overrated Premier League XI.Not bad players, not forgotten flops. These are players who have accolades, cult status and an army of fans… but we’re just not having it.Along the way, the lads dethrone two M...
2025-07-03
58 min
Finding a Football Club
Port Vale, Salford City & Swindon Town
This week on Finding a Football Club, Luke Oddie is joined by Jay Alexander-Ali, fresh from a romantic trip to Pisa. Mamma Mia!Under the microscope this time are Port Vale: the only club named after a canal; Salford City: the Class of ’92’s vanity project; and Swindon Town: David Brent’s worst nightmare. Plus, along the way the lads visit the two closest stadiums in the UK, question if Jay’s new girlfriends gets turned on by doors, play Will’s intercontinental career progression quiz, re-evaluate one-sided rivalries and question...
2025-06-26
43 min
Finding a Football Club
Barnet, Notts County & Newport County
This week on Finding a Football Club, the original co-host, Dan, returns from exile. No Jay. No Will. Just Luke and the guy who was axed for knowing nothing about football. On the chopping block this week, Barnet: the only club named after a haircut; Notts County: where the world’s first tarmac road was laid; and Newport County: home to one of the Village People.Getting distracted, the lads debate which mascots could batter Dan, discuss dwarf life expectancy, expose Dan’s concerning revisionist takes, recall how Leslie Grant...
2025-06-19
32 min
Finding a Football Club
The Best and Worst Man City XI
Things get feisty this week on Finding a Football Club as Luke and Jay down tools on the lower leagues for a chaotic deep dive into Manchester City’s best and worst XIs.Jay, seemingly fresh off day release, fires off a string of argument-inducing takes: Celtic are a global superclub, David Silva is world-class, and Man City are a bigger club than Barcelona and Bayern Munich (yes, really).Also in the mix, the duo take on the Dream Career Challenge, where Jay reveals a life plan so bleak it...
2025-06-12
43 min
Finding a Football Club
Harrogate Town vs MK Dons
Back to the bread and butter on Finding a Football Club as Luke and Jay weigh up Harrogate Town and MK Dons in their hunt for a team to love.One’s a quaint Yorkshire spa town with a football club nobody remembers exists. The other’s a loathed plastic franchise that’s football’s answer to identity theft. It's artisan chutney and National Trust memberships vs relocation, relocation, relocation.Plus, Luke plays his innuendo-heavy phone call with Fleetwood’s filthiest receptionist and the lads play Someone Said You Were Dead...
2025-06-05
31 min
Finding a Football Club
The Best and Worst Arsenal and Chelsea XIs
This week on Finding a Football Club, it’s just Luke and Will. No Jay, no distractions, and no legal team present.Before Will swans off around Europe, the lads go full fanboy and name their all-time best XIs. Will picks Arsenal. Luke picks Chelsea. Then, like true football snobs, they argue over who actually qualifies as world-class.Then things turn toxic as Luke digs up Arsenal’s most embarrassing forgotten men, whilst Will retaliates with a Chelsea XI so uninspiring it could trigger PTSD in any Blues fan. That...
2025-05-29
55 min
Finding a Football Club
Fleetwood Town, Gillingham & Grimsby Town
This week on Finding a Football Club, Luke, Jay and Will throw three more teams into a ring and see which bloodied victor staggers out. In the firing line are the teenage pregnancy Holy Trinity: Fleetwood Town, Gillingham and Grimsby Town. Getting distracted, the lads question if Jamie Carragher was actually any good, guess some One Cap Wonders, unpack Jay’s unsettling obsession with Titus Bramble, talk trams, investigate a smutty stadium review, and try to catch a predator spotted at a Grimsby match eight years ago.
2025-05-22
34 min
Finding a Football Club
Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra & Doncaster Rovers
In this episode of Finding a Football Club, Luke is joined by the new co-hosts Jay Alexander-Ali and Will Herron. The lads come out swinging as they size up Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra, and Doncaster Rovers in their increasingly desperate quest to find the perfect lower-league club to support. Along the way, the gang uncover Doncaster’s one-legged goalkeeper, settle the Drogba vs. Aguero debate, wonder if Aaron Ramsey is a serial killer, select their dream pop star footballers, and ask “is Ryan Shawcross the greatest defender of all time?”
2025-05-15
37 min
Finding a Football Club
Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Barrow, Bradford City, Bromley, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town & Chesterfield
In the inaugural episode of Finding a Football Club, Luke Oddie and Dan Wade start the search for a new lower league football club to support. On the chopping block this week: Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Barrow, Bradford City, Bromley, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, and Chesterfield.But let’s be honest, it’s less about football and more about the important stuff. The lads remember Hayley Cropper, debate the true value of a sausage roll, reflect on the uni students they once terrorised, discover that a member of The Wanted is dead, uncover a mid...
2025-05-15
40 min
The Luke and Pete Show
Slot It!
Luke wonders if he’s missing out on a lucrative career as a right-wing grifter, while Pete shares his latest YouTube algorithm nightmare — somehow featuring Bill Oddie discussing Jimmy Savile... Elsewhere, Pete reminisces about his childhood pet gerbils and the highly questionable method his dad used to control their ever-growing population.Plus, the lads revisit Pete’s infamous infant chip bowl helmet invention and debate whether chasing pigeons is a fundamental part of childhood.Email us at hello@lukeandpeteshow.com or you can get in touch on X, Threads or Instagram if character-restricted messag...
2025-03-17
32 min
15 | A Film Review Podcast
The Holdovers and Poor Things
In this episode of 15 | A Film Review Podcast, in preparation for the Oscars, Luke Oddie and Dan Wade review two of the biggest contenders.To begin with, the duo review Alexander Payne's The Holdovers. The comedy-drama is set in the winter of 1970–71 and stars Paul Giamatti as a strict classics teacher who is forced to chaperone a handful of students with nowhere to go over Christmas break. Co-stars Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa play the school cafeteria manager and one of the students who stays on campus, respectively.Then, Luke and Dan discuss Yorgos La...
2024-02-07
30 min
15 | A Film Review Podcast
Killers of the Flower Moon and The Killer
In this episode of 15 | A Film Review Podcast, Luke Oddie and Dan Wade review two of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2023. To start, the pair get stuck into Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it focuses on a series of murders of Osage members after oil was discovered on tribal land. The epic Western starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone has received rave reviews from the cognoscente, but will the boys agree? Then, Luke and Dan move onto David Fincher's The Killer. Based on the French g...
2023-12-13
29 min
15 | A Film Review Podcast
Oppenheimer and Barbie
*Tumbleweed for seven months*"Is anyone still there?" Well, if you are, here's a new episode of the award-winning (technically, we haven't won any awards... yet) 15. True to their grasp of timing, Luke Oddie and Dan Wade are finally reviewing the biggest two films of the summer!They kick it off with Luke's front runner for the 'Film of the Year', Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan's epic centres around an inspired Cillian Murphy performance as the inventor of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Based on the 2005 biography, American Prometheus, the film chronicles...
2023-08-23
43 min