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Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Tom Fenton (Part 1)In September alongside a number of other podcasts Life Goals teamed up with CALM - the Campaign Against Living Miserably - to raise funds for its brilliant suicide prevention work. As part of this we said for a very substantial donation a listener could commission their own Life Goals with Theo Delaney podcast on which they would be the guest. Step forward the incredibly generous Tom Fenton form Glossop who paid the money and is welcomed by Theo Delaney on this very special edition. An Oldham fan with a love of all football Tom’s goals take us from Boundary Pa...
2025-10-2956 min
Is Gascoigne Going To Have a Crack? The Spurs Nostalgia Podcast1989/90 season review with Theo DelaneyIn this episode Theo Delaney joins me to discuss his memories of the 89/90 season at White Hart Lane. It was a time of optimism at White Hart Lane (unless you were aware of the financial situation!) Theo talks through his experiences as a season-ticket holder (well his mates season ticket that was gifted to him!) and we explore:Big wins over Man U, Liverpool and ArsenalFinishing top dogs in North LondonThe brilliance of Gazza and Lineker (and some of the unsung heroes) Some cultural references!
2025-10-1654 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Karen Dobres (Part 1)Theo Delaney’s guest is Karen Dobres the one time fashion model who went from actively disliking football to becoming a passionate fan and director of Lewes FC where she plays a prominent role in pioneering gender equality in football. Her remarkable and inspirational story is told in her excellent book Pitch Invasion.Throughout September Life Goals is supporting CALM the brilliant suicide prevention charity and its STAY TUNED campaign and offering you the chance to be a guest on Life Goals. Find out more here: https://tiltify.com/@theo-delaney/stay-tuned-2025-life-goals-fundraiser-for-calm @karendobres@theCALMzone
2025-09-2951 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Lee Child (Part 2)Part two with the phenomenally successful thriller writer Lee Child. He tells Theo Delaney what it’s like becoming hugely rich in your late thirties, reveals why football is so important to him and relives goals from Vardy, Platt and more. Throughout September Life Goals is supporting CALM the brilliant suicide prevention charity and its STAY TUNED campaign and offering you the chance to be a guest on Life Goals. Find out more here: https://tiltify.com/@theo-delaney/stay-tuned-2025-life-goals-fundraiser-for-calm @LeeChildReacher@theCALMzone@LifeGoalsTD@theodelaney https://www.jackreacher.com/uk/h...
2025-09-2255 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Lee Child (Part 1)Theo Delaney’s guest is Lee Child one of the most successful authors in the world whose Jack Reacher books have sold around 200 million copies. His latest book, just out, is the autobiographical ‘Reacher - The Stories Behind The Stories’. Among the ardent Aston Villa fans memories in this, part one of two, are going to games at Villa Park on his own from the age of seven and the teams finest hour, 1982’s European Cup triumph. Throughout September Life Goals is supporting CALM the brilliant suicide prevention charity and its STAY TUNED campaign and offering you the chance t...
2025-09-1551 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Sir Robin Millar (Part1)Theo Delaney’s guest is the legendary record producer, businessman and charity leader Sir Robin Miller who on top of all this also happens to be blind. In a fascinating interview he talks about living with blindness, his remarkable accomplishments as a producer and arranger and his great lifelong love of Tottenham Hotspur. This is part one of two. Throughout September Life Goals is supporting CALM the brilliant suicide prevention charity and its STAY TUNED campaign and offering you the chance to be a guest on Life Goals. Find out more here: https://tiltify.com/@theo-delaney/stay-tuned-2025-life-goals-fundraiser-for-calm ...
2025-09-011h 31Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Simon Delaney (Part 2)Part two with guest Simon Delaney the acclaimed television director reliving the goals of his life with his nephew Theo Delaney. Crouch and Kane are among the scorers as the pleasure and the pain of following Spurs become the dominant themes.simondelaneytv@LifeGoalsTD@theodelaney www.simondelaney.tvhttps://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
2024-09-3047 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Simon Delaney (Part 1)Theo Delaney is joined by his uncle Simon Delaney, the esteemed TV director whose many credits include Cold Feet and Death In Paradise. A lifelong Spurs fan, Alan Gilzean and Glenn Hoddle are among his chosen scorers in this part one of two. @simondelaneytv@LifeGoalsTD@theodelaney www.simondelaney.tvhttps://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links
2024-09-2345 min
The Top Ten Of Anything Podcast145. SONGS WITH GIRLS NAMES IN THE TITLE (with Theo Delaney Host of Life Goals with Theo Delaney PodcastHey!Well we’ve covered Songs with Colours, Places and Numbers so now it’s time for girls names. We are joined by the host of the excellent podcast ‘Life Goals with Theo Delaney’ Yes it’s Theo Delaney!You can listen to Theo’s pod right here - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/life-goals-with-theo-delaney/id1478646530SOCIAL MEDIAwww.twitter.com/toptenpodswww.instagram.com/toptenpodswww.facebook.com/toptenpodsEMAILGet in touch with us right...
2024-07-151h 26Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Jeremy Wilson (Part 2)Part two of Theo Delaney's conversation with Jeremy Wilson, the Telegraph's chief sports reporter and author of 'Beryl - In Search of Britain's Greatest Athlete' which won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere are among the chosen scorers.https://t.co/cGMXZbZSrThttps://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links@JWTelegraph@LifeGoalsTD@theodelaney
2023-10-231h 02The Brazilian Shirt Name PodcastLife Goals With Theo Delaney - Tim VickeryIn our series of other Football content we love here is a chance to listen too Tim's episode of Life Goals by Theo Delaney. Theo is a great broadcaster and Life Goals is a format that always gets something special out of the guest. SUBSCRIBE TO LIFE GOALS: https://podfollow.com/1478646530MORE ON LIFE GOALS:https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-linksSUBSCRIBE TO BRAZILIAN SHIRT NAME EXTRA: https://brazilian-shirt-name.hubwave.net/FOLLOW BRAZILIAN SHIRT NAME ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/brazilshirtpod
2023-09-011h 01The Brazilian Shirt Name PodcastLife Goals With Theo Delaney - Dotun AdebayoIn the first of our series of other Football content we love we're publishing Dotun's episode of Life Goals by Theo Delaney. Theo is a great broadcaster and Life Goals is a format that always gets something special out of the guest. SUBSCRIBE TO LIFE GOALS: https://podfollow.com/1478646530MORE ON LIFE GOALS:https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-linksSUBSCRIBE TO BRAZILIAN SHIRT NAME EXTRA: https://brazilian-shirt-name.hubwave.net/FOLLOW BRAZILIAN SHIRT NAME ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/brazilshirtpod
2023-08-251h 02Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Rick BlaskeyTheo Delaney is joined by Rick Blaskey the music business heavy hitter who has been executive music producer for The FA, UEFA, FIFA and numerous other sporting bodies. ‘Three Lions’ was commissioned by him and Ricky Martin was catapulted fromm obscurity to merge stardom when he hired him for the official France '98 song. A huge Sheffield Wednesday fan his list of scorers includes Chris Waddle, John Sheridan and Barry Bannon and his music choices help chart his illustrious career. @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals https://life-goals-with-theo-delaney.hubwave.net/ '
2022-12-261h 10Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Phil McNulty (Part 1)Theo Delaney is joined by Phil McNulty who has been the BBC’s chief football writer since 2000 and is a familiar voice across all the corporation’s channels. His new book on the Manchester United/Liverpool rivalry ‘Red On Red’, was co-written with previous Life Goals guest Jim White of the Daily Telegraph. This is part one of two with Gerd Muller and Wayne Rooney among the chosen scorers.@philmcnulty@LifeGoalsTD @theodelaneyhttps://harpercollins.co.uk/products/red-on-red-liverpool-manchester-united-and-the-fiercest-rivalry-in-world-football-phil-mcnultyjim-white?variant=39661600931918https://www.11-29media.com/life-goalshttps://life-goals-with-theo-delaney.hubwave.net/
2022-11-0751 min
Alive and Kicking: The 90s Football PodcastMy 90s - Tottenham with Theo DelaneyIt's another dose of My 90s this week as we focus on North London and deep dive into Tottenham's 1990s. Ash Rose and landlord of the Football Tavern, Ed Chambers, are joined by writer/director/podcaster Theo Delany to talk all things Spurs and their roller-coaster of a decade.
During the chat we find out who Theo's favourite player, game, goal and kit was from Tottenham's 90s catalog. So expect musings on Klinsmann, travel cards, Gazza, Cup Finals and lots, lots more. #Keepit90s
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2022-05-181h 11Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Maisie Adam (Part 1)Theo Delaney’s guest is super-smart comedy star Maisie Adam, a familiar face on the TV panel shows and on the comedy circuit. Maisie talks of her lifelong love of Leeds United and tells Theo about her rapid rise in comedy. Among her chosen scorers in this, part one of two, are Alan Smith, Robbie Keane and David Beckham.
2021-10-1145 min
Football Kit MemoriesTheo Delaney - Life Goals & The Spurs Show PodcastsHello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories.Today I meet the award-winning ad director and host of the Life Goals Podcast - Theo Delaney. During the show we talk Life Goals, The Spurs Show - a podcast Theo co-hosts - and he gives us a peek into his day-job in the world of advertising.Later, Theo picks out three of his favourite football shirts and tells me about what they mean to him. There’s a classic Le Coq Sportif Cup Final shirt...
2021-03-2645 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Jacqui OatleyTheo Delaney’s guest is consummate sports broadcaster, journalist, commentator, and presenter Jacqui Oatley, a familiar face and voice to fans of a range of sports across many channels. She became obsessed with football, particularly Steve Bull and Wolverhampton Wanderers, as a schoolgirl but she only determined to get into sports journalism at the age of 27. Such was her dedication and prowess, she was prominent across the BBC within a few years and among numerous notable achievements, was the first female commentator on Match Of The Day in 2007. Among her chosen goalscoreres are Bull, Stuart Pearce, Diogo Jota and Kelly Sm...
2021-02-081h 09
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Simon DayTheo Delaney’s guest is comedian and actor Simon Day who shot to fame with the Fast Show and comic characters like Tommy Cockles and Competitive Dad. He selects goals stretching from 1970 to 2019 and touches on, fun times on the comedy circuit, addiction,fatherhood and a lifelong love affair with the beautiful game. https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@SimonDay24 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2021-02-011h 05Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Jim White (Part 2)Part two of Theo Delaney’s conversation with The Daily Telegraph’s Jim White, one of Britain’s foremost sports writers, who relives goals from Gerrard, Lampard and more.https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@JimW1 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2021-01-2641 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Jim White (Part 1)Theo Delaney is joined by esteemed journalist and sports writer Jim White of the Daily Telegraph. Vastly experienced with a remarkable depth of football knowledge, he has supported United avidly since growing up in Manchester.https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@JimW1 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2021-01-2544 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Eni AlukoTheo Delaney is joined by Eni Aluko one of the finest footballers of her generation who played over 100 times for England and whose clubs included Chelsea and Juventus. She’s also a lawyer, a Sporting Director at Aston Villa and a popular TV pundit. In a wide ranging conversation Eni talks about playing football from early childhood on the Birmingham estate where she grew up, her parallel legal and football careers, the extreme highs and lows of playing at the elite level and her successful quest to expose racism at the FA which she sets out compellingly in her acclaimed au...
2021-01-181h 05Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Park (part two)Theo Delaney’s guest is the storied Richard Park a legendary figure in the radio business where he has been a commentator, innovator and the boss of numerous famous stations. The lifelong Raith Rovers and Scotland fan chooses goals from Ryan Christie, Carlos Bocanegra and more…https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2021-01-1239 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Richard Park (part one)Theo Delaney is joined by Richard Park who has been described as the Godfather of modern radio. During a long and hugely successful career he has been a football commentator, the boss of numerous radio stations, a mover and shaker in the music business and, infamously, the original straight talking talent show judge on the BBC’s Fame Academy. He has been besotted with football since childhood when he used to watch his hometown club Raith Rovers with future Prime Minister Gordon Brown. https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2021-01-1139 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - John Bradley (Part two)Theo Delaney and actor John Bradley, loved by millions of Game Of Thrones fans for his portrayal of Samwell Tarly, continue their journey through the defining goals of his life. Scorers include Van Nistelrooy and Viduka and the discussion covers John’s big break, the nature of football rivalry and obsession and Michael Owen’s part in Manchester United history.
2021-01-0546 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - John Bradley (Part one)Theo Delaney’s guest is the actor John Bradley who achieved worldwide fame playing Samwell Tarly in Game Of Thrones. John talks about his deep love of football and music and in particular his devotion to Manchester United, choosing goals from Charlton, Cantona and more. This is part one of a two part show.
2021-01-0441 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Elsie Cook (part two)Part two of the Elsie Cook edition of Life Goals in which she tells Theo Delaney of the obstacles and skulduggery she had to overcome in her mission to gain acceptance for women’s football in Scotland and beyond. Among her chosen scorers here are Pele and Mo Johnstone.https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2020-12-2949 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Elsie Cook (part one)Theo Delaney is joined by one of the most influential figures in women’s football football history in Scotland and beyond, Elsie Cook. An accomplished player who went on to help found the Scottish Womens FA and get the ban on women playing football lifted in the early seventies she also managed Scotland and met many of her heroes along the way including Pele, Best and Jock Stein. Her effervescent enthusiasm for the game - Kilmarnock and Scotland especially - remains undiminished as is evident in a wide ranging interview over two lively parts.https://www.theodelaney.com/li...
2020-12-2845 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Philippe Auclair (part one)In part one of a two-part special, Theo Delaney is joined by the remarkable Philippe Auclair who straddles two successful careers, one as a football writer and the other as a musician. A regular on the Guardian Football Weekly podcast he is the biographer of both Thierry Henry and Eric Cantona. Meanwhile his latest album ‘Thunderclouds’, made under his stage name Louis Phillipe, has been rapturously received by critics and fans alike. His deep love and love and knowledge of football and music is finds eloquent expression through the great works of Donald Fagan Platini, Prefab Sprout, Denis Bergkamp, Michel Plat...
2020-12-2147 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Johnny SharplesTheo Delaney’s guest is online influencer Jonny Sharples and recent Football Content Awards winner who has his own excellent podcast YourFest. An ambassador for the male suicide charity CALM he lost his his brother Simon, who he credits with instilling his love of football, in 2014. In a wide ranging conversation Jonny talks about coping with grief, his worship of Shearer, his serious Football Manager habit and why Denis Bergkamp’s greatest Premier League goal was actually a fluke. A massive Newcastle and England fan with a soft spot for his brother’s team Preston, among his selected goalscoreres are Christ...
2020-12-141h 02
Dangerous Amusements: the Elvis Costello playlistTheo DelaneyWe’re joined by award-winning director, broadcaster and podcaster, Theo Delaney.
Theo chats about his love of Elvis Costello’s music, from first hearing John Peel play (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes and receiving This Year’s Model as a childhood Christmas present through to attending countless EC gigs.
Theo also tells us how he came to work on the promotion of Costello’s book Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink in 2015.
He’s also chosen five songs to add to the Dangerous Amusements playlist.
Find out more about Theo’s work on hi...
2020-12-0852 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Stanley ChowTheo Delaney is joined by celebrated artist Stanley Chow whose work is in high demand around the world from footballers and prestigious publications alike. Stanley tells of learning his craft by drawing on the chip paper in his parents Altrincham take away and how, via inspiration from Parisian caricaturists and Badly Drawn Boy and a life-changing commission from the White Stripes, he achieved global recognition and a place at the top table at Manchester United. Scorers include Whiteside, Gazza, Van Persie and McTominay.
2020-12-0755 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Celina HinchcliffeTheo Delaney is joined by broadcaster Celine Hinchcliffe a well known TV face thanks to work across the BBC, ITV, Sky and others. A football lover since childhood she switched from acting to sports broadcasting on the advice of Chris Evans and never looked back. Among her chosen scorers are Alan Shearer, Karen Carney and Chris Waddle for her beloved Sheffield Wednesday.@CHinchcliffeTV @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals
2020-11-3048 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Taylor (Part two)In the second part of this two part special Theo Delaney continues his chat with esteemed football journalist Daniel Taylor from The Athletic and formerly chief football writer of The Guardian and The Observer. He pays glowing tribute to the underrated Stan Collymore, describes watching a certain Man City goal in a press box mosh pit and the father and son euphoria sparked by an injury time derby-winner. https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@DTAthletic @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2020-11-2443 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Taylor (Part one)Theo Delaney is joined by Daniel Taylor from The Athletic. Daniel has been named football writer of the year for four years in a row and was previously chief football writer on the Guardian and Observer. He has also written five books on football. In part one of a two-part special, Daniel talks about his deep love of the game and for Nottingham Forest in particular paying tribute to the legendary Brian Clough and Stuart Pearce among others. Scorers include Pearce, Johnny Metgod and Garry Parker.https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@DTAthletic @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney
2020-11-2352 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - David AaronovitchTheo Delaney is joined by award winning Times newspaper columnist David Aaronovitch who is also an author, programme maker and broadcaster. His own excellent Radio 4 show 'The Briefing Room' is also available as a podcast. A Tottenham Hotspur fan, David's chosen scorers include Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Glenn Hoddle.@davidaaronovitch @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaneyhttps://www.theodelaney.com/life-goalsMerch: https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals
2020-11-1653 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Greg DykeTheo Delaney is joined by one of the most influential figures in British media and football of his generation. Among a string of huge jobs Greg Dyke has been the Director General of the BBC and the Chairman of the Football Association. He has also sat on the boards of the two football clubs he loves, Manchester United and - as Chairman - Brentford. He was in the Arsenal dressing room after they won the title at Anfield in ’89 and the Manchester United dressing room ten years later when they clinched the treble in Barcelona. As Director General of the BB...
2020-11-0949 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Mark SteelTheo Delaney is joined by brilliant comedian, writer and broadcaster Mark Steel who takes him through the eight goals of his life in a wide ranging and frequently hilarious conversation covering the personal, political and cultural. Scorers include Gerd Muller, Neil Shipperley, Darren Ambrose and Eric Dier.https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@mrmarksteel @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-11-021h 04
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Danny Kelly (part 2)Illustrious media man and Talksport host Danny Kelly is Theo Delaney’s guest in this, the second half of a two part ‘Life Goals’ special. We rejoin Danny’s football odyssey in 1991 as he combines emotional sporting reminiscences with tales of Hip Hop wars and internet pioneering. Also, why ‘Don’t Buy An Island’ is a maxim to live by. Scorers include Kane and Crouch and the top tunes keep on coming.https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@dannykellywords @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-2739 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Danny Kelly (part 1)Broadcaster Danny Kelly joins Theo Delaney in this the first half of a two-part special. A Tottenham Hotspur fan who grew up yards from the Arsenal ground and surrounded by Gooners Danny went on to become a hugely successful and influential figure in magazines, websites and TV and radio. Goals from Chivers, Perryman and Gascoigne feature as well as some fabulous music selections and of course some extraordinary yarns. Part two is released on November 27th 2020 https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@ndannykellywords @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op...
2020-10-2641 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Ed NeedhamTheo Delaney’s latest guest is storied journalist Ed Needham who has edited titles on both sides of the Atlantic including Maxim and Rolling Stone. Currently in charge at essential books magazine Strong Words, the lifelong Leicester City fan relives the eight defining goals of his life and selects fabulous music to go with them. Among the scorers Ronald Koeman, Jamie Vardy, Fernando Torres and Len Glover.http://strong-words.co.ukhttps://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals@Needham014 @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-1959 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Max RushdenTheo Delaney is joined by the popular broadcaster Max Rushden, presenter of the Guardian Football Weekly podcast and Talksport’s Warm Up show. Choosing an eclectic list of goals from up and down the football pyramid, Max tells how he got his big break on Soccer AM and why, despite being a Cambridge United fan with a fondness for Spurs, the team that keeps him awake at night is Polytechnic FC. @maxrushden @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaneyhttps://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-121h 04Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Dave ClarkTheo Delaney is joined by the popular broadcaster Dave Clark who has been a familiar face to sports fans for over twenty years thanks to his work on Sky, latterly as the linchpin of their Darts coverage. A sufferer of Parkinson’s disease since 2011 he recently stepped down form his TV work but remains an indefatigable fundraiser for Parkinson’s UK and a generous mentor to fellow sufferers. He relives eight goals from the likes of Alan Clarke, Teddy Sheringham and John Sheridan and a string of eye popping stories from his distinguished career which include being pinned against a wall...
2020-10-0556 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Michael SmileyActor, writer and comedian Michael Smiley joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight goals of his life. Smiley's wide range of credits and accolades include his portrayal of Tyres O'Flaherty in cult sitcom 'Spaced' and a best supporting actor prize at the British Independent Film Awards for his role in 'Kill List'. Also a familiar face on the comedy circuit and TV panel games, Smiley takes us on journey of highs and lows that spans a Northern Irish childhood, homeliness and unemployment in 80s London and a stint as a bike messenger that proves to be a bridge into show...
2020-09-2858 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Jonny OwenTheo Delaney is joined by Jonny Owen the history graduate from the Welsh valleys who went on to be a pop star, a TV Presenter, a producer, writer, actor, director and also, currently, a Talksport host on Sunday mornings with fellow Life Goals alumnus Mark Webster. He lives in Nottingham with his partner, the actress Vicki McClure, and sits on the board of Nottingham Forest FC about whom he made the brilliant documentary 'I Believe In Miracles' which tells the story of Brian Clough’s European champions. A passionate Wales fan, among his chosen scorers are Bale, Hughes and Rush ac...
2020-09-2153 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - David HepworthTheo Delaney is joined by David Hepworth who made his name in magazines as an editor and publisher of titles like Smash Hits, Mojo, Empire and Word as well as a broadcaster with a stint on the Old Grey Whistle which included presenting Live Aid to a global TV audience. He now writes acclaimed, best-selling books about music including his latest 'Overpaid Oversexed and Over There' about British pop stars' invasion of the USA. He also presents the much loved Word podcast and Word In Your Attic youtube show with his long time comrade Mark Ellen. In a wide ranging...
2020-09-141h 00Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Graham HunterTheo Delaney is joined by Graham Hunter of the highly succesful 'The Big Interview' podcast. A journalist, filmmaker, broadcaster and author, Graham is a football expert who's unrivalled contact book makes him a go to specialist for media outlets throughout the world particularly when it comes to football in Spain where he is based. A proud Scot and Aberdonian, this wide ranging interview includes stories of receiving the hairdryer form Alec Ferguson in a hotel reception, reporting from inside the Spanish team's dressing room immediately after their World Cup triumph in 2010 and how Johan Cruyff changed his life. Graham...
2020-09-071h 01Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Mike SoutarTheo Delaney is joined by Mike Soutar, known to millions as one of Alan Sugar's merciless interrogators on 'The Apprentice'. A Dundee lad, Mike moved to London at 19 and embarked on a phenomenally successful media career as an editor, publisher, CEO and entrepreneur. In a wide ranging interview covering magazines, radio, music, TV and no little football, there are cameos from Robbie Williams, Sean Connery and the Shelfside White Hart Lane. A massive fan of Arsenal and Scotland, among his chosen scorers are Archie Gemmill, Thierry Henry, Paulo Di Canio and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. See acast.com/privacy for privacy a...
2020-08-311h 00Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney- Mark ClemmitTheo Delaney is joined by broadcaster Mark Clemmit whose distinctive Yorkshire brogue will be familiar to listeners of BBC Five Live sport and viewers of numerous TV shows including Football Focus and Match Of The Day. In a wide ranging conversation Clem proves to be a font of football anecdotes and is just as engaging as he takes us through his own undulating path to success in broadcasting and event hosting. As you would expect from a renowned expert in English football beyond the Premier League his range goal choices stretches from the top flight to the first round of...
2020-08-2458 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Steve ParishTheo Delaney's guest is Crystal Palace Chairman Steve Parish. A lifelong fan of the club, Steve lead the consortium the rescued it from bankruptcy in 2010 and has been at the helm ever since. His list of goals starts with his first football hero Don Rogers and also includes the two players he considers Palace's greatest, Ian wright and Wilfred Zaha. Steve talks about the early advertising career that put him in a position to buy his favourite club and demonstrates a depth of love and knowledge of the beautiful game not ordinarily asociated with club chairmen.Twitter...
2020-08-1754 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Dotun AdebayoTheo Delaney’s guest is Dotun Adebayo the much loved through-the-night host on BBC 5 Live. Among numerous other strings to his bow Dotun writes books, several of which have been adapted for the screen, and produces movies like ‘Yardie’, directed by Idris Elba. He also co-hosts the excellent 'Brazilian Shirt Name Podcast' with another ‘Life Goals’ guest Tim Vickery. He identifies as a Charlton Athletic fan but, as you might expect from the host of the cult ‘World Football Phone In’, his goal choices come from far and wide including, in a ‘Life Goals’ first, the Swedish Fotbollsallsvenskan. Scorers include Bobby Charlton, Ma...
2020-08-101h 00Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - David MorrisseyTheo Delaney is joined by one of Britain's foremost acting talents David Morrissey who has been at the top of his game in films, on TV and in the theatre since his emergence in the eighties. Sharing football memories stretching back to a Merseyside childhood, the lifelong Liverpool fan chooses goals from European and FA Cup finals alike and is unequivocal about the important role football plays in his life. Among his chosen scorers are Keegan, Gerrard, Michael Owen and Tommy Smiith and his music choices are of the calibre you would expect from a man with his own radio...
2020-08-0359 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Sean BoyleTheo Delaney is joined by by Dubliner Sean Boyle whose list of eight goals and music tracks serves as a tribute to the great Jack Charlton whose funeral took place in the same week as this recording. Sean has his own highly regarded podcast 'A Pint With Seanie Bee' on which he interviews a wide variety of guests from musicians and writers to business gurus and Presidential candidates. Following a stellar career as an advertising during which he worked all over the world, he is now a writer both in the press and for the screen. Among his chosen goalscorer...
2020-07-2749 min
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Miles JacobsonTheo Delaney is joined by Miles Jacobson who has followed a successful stint in the hedonistic 90s music business - his breakfast of choice was vodka and orange - with the managing directorship of Sports Interactive who make the blockbuster computer game Football Manager. A huge fan of Watford, where he is a regular in the Directors Box, and a sponsor of AFC Wimbledon, Miles's chosen scorers include John Barnes, Troy Deeney, Steven Gerrard and Zico. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-2059 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Andy BrassellTheo Delaney is joined by Andy Brassell, the football writer and broadcaster known for his deep knowledge of the game across Europe. A regular on the Football Ramble Daily he is also well known to listeners of TalkSport, BBC5Live and the readers of numerous prestigious publications. A Wimbledon fan since early childhood his story takes in the Wombles' extraordinary metamorphosis into modern day AFC Wimbledon as well as memories of covering the beautiful game across the world. Scorers include John Fashanu, Zola, Van Basten and Maradona. Also a seaseoned DJ, Andy selects some excellent tunes too....
2020-07-121h 00Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - James PearceTheo Delaney's guest is James Pearce an authority on Liverpool the team he has supported since childhood. Following a long stint on the Liverpool Echo covering the Reds, he now does the same job on The Athletic. He chooses goals from the likes of Gerard, Gazza and Mo Salah and takes us from slow motorway journeys to Anfield in his Dad's old van to taking his place in the press box as a member of The Athletic's elite team of writers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-0659 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Tim VickeryTheo Delaney is joined by South American football expert and broadcaster Tim Vickery from the Brazilian Shirt Name podcast, a highly respected voice on airwaves and TV screen's the world over. Tim's great knowledge and love of football is matched by his passion for music and he chooses connoisseurs' lists of goals and records including Paul Gascoigne, Roberto Carlos, Esteban Cambiasso, The Four Tops, Miles Davis and The Style Council. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-291h 00Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Ian StoneComedian, broadcaster and author Ian Stone joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight defining goals of his life. Ian's new book 'To Be Someone' tells of his youthful love of music and football, in particular The Jam and Arsenal. These are passions that endure to this day and are manifest throughout a wide ranging discussion peppered with goals by the likes of David Rocastle, Andre Arshavin and Michael Owen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-2257 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Iain DaleTheo Delaney is joined by Iain Dale, the political pundit and broadcaster, a familiar face on TV who has an influencial radio show on LBC and no fewer than five weekly podcasts. A long-standing West Ham season ticket holder at, his memories of Upton Park are misty-eyed but he has only positive things to say about the London Stadium. Among his chosen scorers are Di Canio, Payet and Alan Taylor and we get an insight into his remarkable media career too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-151h 00Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Lloyd ColeTheo Delaney is joined by one of his musical idols singer songwriter Lloyd Cole, who's band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions was one of the great groups of the eighties and who has been making excellent records and touring the globe ever since as a solo artist. A lover of all sports, Lloyd tells how he became a Chelsea fan despite growing up in Derbyshire, how he was on stage at Glastonbury when Maradona scored his 'Hand of God' goal and why he is slightly infatuated with Jamie Vardy. Other scorers include Osgood, Zidane and Cantona and there are fabulous...
2020-06-0851 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Stuart CosgroveTheo Delaney's guest is Stuart Cosgrove who is best known to football fans in Scotland as the co-host of the hugely popular BBC Radio Scotland show 'Off The Ball'. He's also a successful academic, journalist, television executive and author. (His latest books, a trilogy of soul music histories starting with 'Detroit 67', come highly recommended). Goals from a teenage Alex Ferguson, Paul Gascoigne and Diego Maradonna are among his eight choices and his passionate support of St Johnstone FC and Scotland is manifest throughout. Also, why Prince is the Andrea Pirlo of Minnesota funk. See acast.com/privacy for p...
2020-06-0157 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Bruce CrouchTheo Delaney is joined by Bruce Crouch who is among the advertising industry's top creative talents but is perhaps better known to football fans as the Dad of former England centre forward Peter Crouch. After a brief reminiscence of working together in adland, Bruce tells Theo of his familial allegience to Chelsea and provides remarkable insight into the emotional journey of a parent of a top international footballer. He chooses goals from Osgood, Shearer, Carlos Alberto and Cantona as well as his own son. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-05-2557 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul GreengrassTheo Delaney's guests are Hollywood film director Paul Greengrass and his son, goalscoring centre half Kit Greengrass. Paul's films have big budgets, get rave reviews and attract huge audiences. They include three Bourne movies starring Matt Damon and 'Captain Phillips' and the forthcoming 'News Of The World' both with Tom Hanks. Like all good directors he has stamped his mark on the Life Goals script by casting not only his son but three of the friends he has spent his life playing football with. Goals form Sunday league and school football as well as Crystal Palace strikes from Pardew and...
2020-05-1858 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Sid LoweTheo Delaney is joined by Sid Lowe of the Guardian, ESPN and The Spanish Football Podcast. Sid lives in Madrid and is a huge fan of Real Oviedao as well as maintaining his boyhood allegiance to Liverpool. The remarkable depth of his football knowledge and his passionate love for the game is manifest as he tells stories spaning Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool side, Euro 96, several World Cups and following Oviedo at all levels of Spanish football. Among his chosen scorers are Messi, Dalglish and Stuart Pearce. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-05-111h 02Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Alan JohnsonTheo Delaney's guest is former postman Alan Johnson who also had stints as the leader of the Union of Communication Workers and as as Home Secretary in Gordon Brown's government. Now a best selling and critically acclaimed author, his love of football and music is clear as he relives goals stretching from 1958 to 2014 that frame his extraordinary life story. A lifelong fan of QPR his deep affection for his adopted home of Hull is also apparent. His chosen scorers include Nat Lofthouse, Geoff Hurst. Rodney Marsh and Dean Windass. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-05-0453 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Derek RaeTheo Delaney is joined by top commentator Derek Rae who currently works in the USA on MLS and a range of other competitions as well as being the international commentator on the hugely popular FIFA computer game. Over a long and illustrious career his voice has been heard the world over. He is a lifelong fan of his home town club, Aberdeen and. of course, Scotland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-04-271h 01
wave+daveWave+Dave Episode 1 with Theo DelaneyIntroducing Wave+Dave!
We’ve teamed up with Dave Dye to bring you daily check-ins with some of our ad friends, to find out what they have been up to during lockdown. In today’s 1st episode, Parv Thind and Dave are chatting to Theo Delaney on how much loo roll he’s hoarding. Make sure to tune in! #waveanddave
2020-04-2415 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Norman Jay MBETheo Delaney is joined by the legendary Norman Jay MBE, the doyen of DJs, who has been a global superstar since the 90s and was honoured by the Queen in 2002 for services to deejaying and black music. Norman's other life long passion has been football and Tottenham Hotspur in particular. He recalls bunking into Wembley as a child, sticking around after away games for Northern Soul all-nighters before hitch hiking back to London and being convinced it was a prank when 10 Downing Street got in touch with news of his MBE. His remarkable tales take in Blackpool, Oslo, the Notting...
2020-04-2059 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Charlie WebsterTheo Delaney is joined by the broadcaster, journalist and inspirational campaigner Charlie Webster who has worked for major broadcasters the world over including ESPN, Sky Sports and the BBC and has her own investigative podcast ‘Undiscussable’ which tackles misconceptions about domestic abuse. In a wide ranging interview Charlie talks about her difficult childhood, her remarkable career, her near fatal encounter with Malaria and an extraordinary brush with Andy Carroll in the West Ham changing room. A lifelong Sheffield United fan, among her selected goalscorers are Chris Basham, David Beckham, Ronaldinho and David Unsworth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o...
2020-04-1358 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Ian DarkeTheo Delaney is joined by one of the great football commentators, the genial Ian Darke, whose voice is currently familiar to viewers of BT Sports in the UK and ESPN in the USA. A lifelong Portsmouth fan, Ian's choices include Pompey and England goals and several he has commentated on himself including a Landon Donovan strike that changed his life and the course of soccer history in America. Along with fascinating insights into his commentary craft we learn of his deep love for the game and how the two are inextricably linked. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o...
2020-04-0648 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul BurkeNamed by The Radio Times among the ten most unmissable podcasts in the world, this edition of Life Goals sees Theo Delaney joined by novelist, award winning advertising man and some time DJ Paul Burke. Among his lauded books is 'Father Frank', the tale of a taxi-driving Catholic priest who doesn't believe in God. In a wide ranging discussion Paul talks about growing up in the Irish community of north west London, a liking for discos, white socks and Cortinas in his teenage years and how he allowed his son to jump ship for Arsenal after watching them put six...
2020-03-3059 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Carl AnkaTheo Delaney welcomes journalist and broadcaster Carl Anka who writes about Southampton FC for The Athletic. Carl is a Manchester United fan with increasingly strong feelings for The Saints.. He also has split loyalties at international level and has shed tears at the World Cup defeats of both England and Ghana. His deep love and knowledge of the game is on display as he describes his devotion to Didier Drogba and how the England football team helped restore his faith in the nation. Other scorers include Cantona, Ings, Trippier and Welbeck. Carl's twitter name is @Ankaman616 See acast.com/p...
2020-03-231h 02Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Julie WelchTheo Delaney is joined by Julie Welch, Fleet Street's first female football writer. Her new book 'Fleet Street Girls', published in August 2020, tells the story of the women journalists who broke down barriers in the 1970s. Julie's work has appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. She's also written plays and the film 'Those Glory Glory Days' about her childhood passion for Tottenham Hotspur a club for which she is now the official biographer. During a forthright and colourful discussion, she nominates goals from Kane, Crouch, Brooking and Drogba among others. See acast.com/privacy for privacy a...
2020-03-1650 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - James BrownTheo Delaney is joined by journalist, writer and broadcaster James Brown whose Loaded magazine was at the very centre of 90s popular culture.His best selling book 'Above Head Height' lays forth his life long love affair with football, both playing and watching, and he tells Theo about living next door to Leeds legend Allan Clarke,the joy of life in the lower leagues and the hedonistic excess of his time on Loaded that inevitably led to rehab. Goalscorers include Steve Bull, Jermaine Beckford and Johan Cruyff. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-03-091h 04
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Peter CattaneoTheo Delaney is joined by Academy Award nominee Peter Cattaneo, the celebrated director who counts 'The Full Monty' and 'Military Wives' among his dazzling array of credits. According to his wife he almost missed the birth of his first child because he was watching a pivotal Man Utd v Arsenal game in the hospital canteen. Though he denies this, his obsessional love of football in general and Arsenal in particular is starkly apparent. Among his chosen goalscorers are Charlie George, Denis Bergkamp, Marco Tardelli and Tony Adams. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-03-0257 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Bob MillsTheo Delaney is joined by comedian and broadcaster Bob Mills who has been making people laugh in live shows and across the airwaves since the mid-eighties. The first match he ever watched was the '66 World Cup Final at home in Chester and he tells us how he came to live in London, after joining and un-joing the Merchant Navy, and finally finding a football home at Leyton Orient. He also reveals how previous 'Life Goals' guest Kevin Day changed his life. Among his goal scorers are Geoff Hurst, Gerd Muller and Matty Lockwood. See acast.com/privacy for p...
2020-02-241h 01Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Charlie BakerTheo Delaney is joined by comedian and braodcaster Charlie Baker, a familair voice from the Talksport shows 'Glory Hunters' and the 'Game Day Warm Up' as well as his own excellent podcast 'The National Obsession' which celebrates all that's good about the National League. His eagerly anticipated stand up show 'Cream Before Jam' will premier at Edinburgh this summer. Charlie is a Torquay United fan and paints a vivid picture of life in the lower leagues where dogs bite players and the prize for winning the cup can be a new van. He also explains why Hugo's sister is to...
2020-02-1756 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - John O'FarrellTheo Delaney is joined by best selling author and scriptwriter John O'Farrell whose commitment to Fulham FC is so total that his son Fred was breastfed on the Craven Cottage terraces at six weeks old. He selects Fulham goals against a range of opponents from Hartlepool to Juventus and recalls his own appearances for the Snakepit Strollers and playing with a mixed ability group including Ralf Little (very useful) and Woody Harrelson (useless). Scorers include Alan Clarke, Gary Lineker, Clint Dempsey, Sean Davis and David Beckham. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-1059 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - John CraceTheo Delaney is joined by The Guardian's parliamentary sketch writer and Spurs fan John Crace whose chosen goal scorers include Don Rogers, Ricky Villa, Robbie Keane and Mo Salah. He also tells of a life and death struggle with heroin and how football can be a salve for anxiety and depression. The joys of parenthood and falling in love with opera and Gareth Bale also feature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-031h 00Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Jon S BairdTheo Delaney is joined by one of Britains's leading film directors Jon S Baird whose credits include 'Cass', Filth' and 'Stan & Ollie'. A lifelong Aberdeen and Scotland fan, Jon also reveals a bit of a liking for West Ham and flexes his considerable stroytelling skills with tales of Alex Ferguson, Sting, Martin Scorsese, Irvine Welsh and Mick Jagger. Goal-scorers include Archie Gemmil, Paul Gascoigne, Bobby Zamora and his good friend Alex McLeish, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-2759 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Eamonn HolmesBroadcasting legend and Manchester United fan Eamonn Holmes relives the eight defining goals of his life and tells Theo Delaney about his early days broadcasting as a teenager in Northern Ireland, befriending heroes like Denis Law and Alex Ferguson, being the MC at George Best's funeral, buying dodgy Cantona memorabilia and meeting Martine McCutcheon in Morrisons. Goalscorers include Macari, Cantona, Giggs and Aguerooooooo!!!!!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-2058 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Alex LoweActor Alex Lowe - also known as 'Barry From Watford' and 'Clinton Baptiste' - joins Theo Delaney to talk about his multiple personalities and his split footballing allegiances (he is a lifelong QPR fan with a Wolves season ticket). Goals from Stan Bowles, Clive Allen, David Platt and Adama Traoré feature as well as tales from the QPR boardroom and dealing with hen and stag audiences on the comedy circuit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-1358 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Simon HattenstoneTheo Delaney is joined by journalist and Manchester City fan Simon Hattenstone of The Guardian who relives the eight defining goals of his life. surviving three years of life threatening encephelitis before enduring the extraordinary Man City rollercoaster of the last 40 years from the unutterable misery of David Pleat's Maine Road gallop to the ecstasy of the Aguerooooooo!!!! moment. Scorers include Tueart, Dickov, and Jesus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-01-0659 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Cass PennantTheo Delaney has a fascinating, funny and poignant conversation with Cass Pennant the British born independent filmmaker whose own life story - that of a Barnados boy who became an infamous football hooligan with West Ham’s ICF before turning his back on violence - was turned into the British cult film ‘Cass’ directed by John S Baird of 'Stan & Ollie' fame. Cass co-produced the award-winning thriller 'Guvnors'. His documentary 'Casuals' was a 2016 Netflix release and his latest short film, Oscar-entry 'Beverley', has won 36 festival prizes. He has written many books including his latest release 'The Boy Who Said Nothing' and he...
2019-12-311h 05Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Simon PriceTheo Delaney is joined by award-winning music journalist, author, broadcaster and club DJ Simon Price, a supporter of Liverpool, Wales and Barry Town United. As he relives the eight defining goals of his life he recalls action men and ping pong balls, giving up his bed for a subbutteo team, watching Wales lose to Leyton Orient, the signing of Kerry Dungaloosh and translating the term 'sheep-shaggers' for French fans at the Euros. Goalscorers include Dalglish, Asprilla, McManaman and Origi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-12-2359 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Sam Delaney (part 2)Part two of the Sam Delaney edition of Life Goals in which he and his brother - host Theo Delaney - reminisce about football neophytes at the '94 World Cup Final and the peak of human existence that was Euro '96. Sam's obligatory sickener, he claims, is unbeatable for its horrifying impact and he takes the opportunity to air a long-held grudge against Sheffield United. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-12-1845 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Sam Delaney (part 1)Sam Delaney - journalist, author, broadcaster and West Ham fan - joins his brother Theo Delaney to re live the defining goals of his life. He recalls Steve Jones from The Pyramid Game's takeaway lagers, Mad Dog mayhem in E13, chatting with diminutive winger Mark Ward behind bars and being bundled by their old man in 1990. This is part one of a two-part special. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-12-1646 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Robbie LyleTheo Delaney is joined by Robbie Lyle, the founder and face of Arsenal Fan TV which is watched by all kinds of football fans the world over and now boasts well over a mllion YouTube subscribers. He talks about Sol Campbell's place in the Arsenal pantheon, standing together with fans of all allegiances at Russia 2018, heartbreak in Paris and fighting his way home through the worst football riot in history. Among the scorers of Robbie's eight Life Goals are Thierry Henry, Tony Adams and... Eric Dier! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-12-0949 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Andy PetersonTheo Delaney is joined by music and football writer Andy Peterson who selects seven goals and, for his mandatory sickener, a miss. The lifelong Leeds United fan tells of Billy Mackenzie's wayward whippets, Eddie Gray floating above the mud and Marcelo Bielsa popping round with a hand grenade. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-12-0259 min
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Boyd HiltonJournalist and critic Boyd Hilton of the Footballistically Arsenal podcast tells Theo Delaney about the eight defining goals of his life. Love for Brady, Bergkamp, Wilshere, Wright and Henry, winning the league in Washington DC, heaven and hell at Wembley, Dermot O'Leary, Ricky Gervais and One Direction. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-11-2554 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Peter HootonTheo Delaney is joined by Peter Hooton who is Liverpool personified. Front man of Scouse indie pop legends The Farm, he co-founded the hugely influential Merseyside fanzine The End and as a Liverpool fan has been a central figure in the Spirit Of Shankly group and The Justice Collective which raised money for Hillsborough related charities and achieved a Christmas Number 1 in the process. He makes films and writes articles and books on the Reds including the recent, highly acclaimed 'The Boot Room Boys'. Peter describes the eight defining goals of his life at The Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool.
2019-11-1858 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Mark WebsterBroadcaster, writer, DJ and programme maker Mark Webster (@ItsMarkWebster) joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight defining goals of his life. A man whose work is steeped in music and football, the co-host of Talksport 2's Weekend Sportsday and life long West Ham fan tells of pub football with Neil Ruddock, watery cabbage at Upton Park and dealing idiosyncratically with the demise of the Boleyn Ground. Goalscorers include Teves, Di Canio, Okocha and Antonio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-11-1158 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Nick HancockTheo Delaney is joined by comedian, actor, broadcaster and Stoke Nick Hancock who shares the defining goals of his life with tales of pitch invasions with his parents, reenacting Mr Bean in the Iranian Ministry of Oil and being played onside by a program seller. Kenwyne Jones, Steve Hodge, John Ritchie and Roy Race are among the goalscorer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-11-0459 min
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Paolo HewittWriter and Spurs fan Paolo Hewitt joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight defining goals of his life with tales of Martin Chivers, Paul Weller, Maradona, growing up in care and going from Alice in Wonderland to Apocalypse Now in 45 White Hart Lane minutes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-10-2857 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Anne-Marie BatsonSports journalist and broadcaster Anne-Marie Batson - @AnnemarieBatson on twitter - joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight goals of her life and talks about growing up with a famous footballer-uncle, a yearning for the belligerent football rivalries of days gone by, Cyrille Regis, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry and a lifelong love of Arsenal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-10-2144 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Andy DawsonAndy Dawson from monster pod hits Athletico Mince and Top Flight Time Machine, joins Theo Delaney to relive the eight goals of his life. He tells of trying to replicate Justin Fashanu's goal of the season on his front drive, breaking the Sunderland to Wembley land speed record, playing at the Stadium of Light without an invisible ball and getting something in his eye when his young son talks of his staunch loyalty to the Black Cats. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-10-1450 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Rufus JonesActor, writer and QPR fan Rufus Jones shares the eight defining goals of his life with Theo Delaney and tells of falling in love in Clapham, being replaced by Dan Luger and cherishing the legends of Fenwick, Parker, Bowles, Taraabt, Sinclair et al See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-10-0747 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Paul HawksbeeTheo Delaney is joined by Talksport's Paul Hawksbee who relives the eight defining goals of his life. In the process he recalls being bought by Felix Denis, headhunted by Ken Bates, having his season ticket bought for him by Sol Campbell and playing snooker round Joseph Stalin's place. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-09-3055 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Kevin DayComedian, writer and broadcaster Kevin Day re lives the eight defining goals of his life as he describes the fluctuating emotions of being a Crystal Palace fan, remembers wooing his wife in the drunken aftermath of a play off defeat and reflects on football's ever present role as a crutch when life gets tough. Veering from heart-rending to hilarious Kevin Day's chat with host Theo Delaney is never less than compelling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-09-2357 minLife Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - TrailerTrailer for the forthcoming Life Goals with Theo Delaney podcast in which well known football fanatics relive the eight defining goals of their lives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2019-08-3001 min