Shows
Vince Tracy PodcastsWoman-The Fairer Sex? @mattking and @vincetracy discussed #fairness #weather#looks #appearance #beauty #role #gender #equality #gramsci #ideology #religion #rules #family #parents #school #church #religion #values #teachershttps://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2024-10-07T00_45_46-07_00
2024-10-071h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsJudging the Judges!
@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #uk #education #youngoffenders #prison #riots #referral #animalcruelty #policehorse #bolton #prisoner #gps #antoniogramsci #email #housecalls #scottishwomensaid #nhs #barcelona #torreviejahttps://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2024-09-03T03_45_44-07_00
2024-09-0300 minVince Tracy PodcastsWake Up Not Woke Up
Good Morning and welcome to another roasting hot day on the Costa Blanca.
If you can understand what I have been writing it's because we've all learned how to use the English language in an agreed way. This morning I have been reviewing the UK newspapers with Neil Colbourne and we discussed how the British Red Cross has issued a document in which they have continued the woke trend of interfering with the English language.
What concerns me most is the absence of comments from leaders in the fields of...
2024-08-2759 minVince Tracy PodcastsNo Laughing Matter!
@vincetracy and neil colbourne discussed #uk #gb #olympics #boxing #volleyball #adhd #louts #judges #riuts #piglets #dutch #idf #hamas #drinking #driving #cannabis #courts #illegalimmigrants #video #jokes #edinburghfringe https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2024-08-14T03_28_22-07_00
2024-08-1459 minVince Tracy PodcastsGreat Games at the Euros 2024
Great Games at the Euros 2024 with Vince and Barbara Anne 20th June 2024
@vincetracyand Barbara Anne discussed #euros2024 #england #scotland #belgium #spain #germany #replicashirts #luckyluckymen #terrevieja #var #montegro #millwall #goalkeeper #travel #tvschedules #hooligans #3lions #facilities #manunited #robbiewilliams #socceraid
2024-06-2059 minVince Tracy PodcastsFantastic Vision at Wrexham
@robdaniels and @vincetracy discussed #premier #premierleague #wrexham #nationalleague #theracecourse #mascots #Chelsea #Southgate #grassrootsfootball #tranmererovers #southport #ryanreynolds #robmcelhenney https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2024-04-05T12_19_34-07_00
2024-04-0559 minVince Tracy PodcastsLearning More About Wine with Colin Harkness@colinharkness and @vincetracy discussed #Spanishwine #WestKirby #Hilbre #extracurricular #mateusrose #socialchange #appelationcontrolee #newworldwine #tablewine #politicians #commonmarket #eu #beaujolais #winepalette #robertparker https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2024-03-25T06_43_09-07_00
2024-03-2559 minVince Tracy PodcastsCoronation Street and the Agenda
New on Podomatic: @neilcolbourne and @vincetracy discussed #CoronationStreet #scripts #soaps #realitytv #northwest #culture #values #compensation #ceo #councils #politics #localauthorities #communism #management #primaryschools #cruelty #rats https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2024-03-19T04_30_22-07_00
2024-03-191h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsRuby Murray-the Madonna of the 1950s (part1)Ruby Florence Murray was a Northern Irish singer. She was the Madonna of the 1950s and one of the most popular singers in the UK. She had ten hits in the UK Singles Chart between 1954 and 1959. She also made pop chart history in March 1955 by having five hits in the Top Twenty in a single week. Bernie was married to Ruby Murray for many years and I met Bernie in Altea many years ago and Bernie was keen to make these podcasts with me.
2022-12-2624 min
Vince Tracy PodcastsMeeting Vince Hill-Mr EdelweissVince Hill is an English traditional pop music singer and songwriter who is best known for his recording of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show
tune "Edelweiss" (1967) which reached No.2 on the UK Singles Chart It remained on the chart for 17 weeks. Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s, Vince Hill hosted several hit TV shows during the seventies and eighties, including ‘They Sold A Million’ (BBC), ‘Musical Time Machine’ (BBC) and his own chat show ‘Gas Street’ (ITV).
2022-12-1830 minVince Tracy PodcastsMeeting Len BarryLen Barry had those great hits 1-2-3 and Like a Baby and he kindly joined Vince on the
line from his home on 1st September 2008 . OCI radio didn't have a budget for these activities so I looked for artistes whose work I had enjoyed and worked hard to set up the interviews. Len Barry had some very important things to tell us about prejudice and racism in this podcast.
2022-11-2210 minVince Tracy PodcastsDon Woods Life StoryA sad Farewell to the Enigmatic Don Woods who was laid to rest on his beloved Wirral Peninsular last Friday 11th November 2022. Don had always been very fit and healthy until fate struck his lungs a fateful blow about 8 weeks ago. I phoned Don early one Monday morning as was our arrangement. We loved to sit and chew the fat over the airwaves then remember an aspect of Don's songwriting. Don was struggling for breath for a few weeks before he suddenly went into hospital and here I am writing our blog after his death and subsequent funeral. As h...
2022-11-141h 39Vince Tracy PodcastsMeeting John Leyton over the airwavesIt's memory time..........John Leyton -Singer and Actor...... John Leyton spoke to VInce on Onda Cero Radio about his career on Monday 27th August 2007. John Dudley Leyton is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the charts. John told me about his career and explained how he went to drama school before joining a repertory company in Y...
2022-10-0829 minVince Tracy PodcastsDowsing for Health and Healthy EatingGreat radio discussion on the subject of Dowsing from my Onda Cero days. Most people are aware that you dowse for water BUT.....did you know that you can dowse for HEALTHY EATING and many other things. Join Joyce Kirkby, Wally, Paul Melba and Vince Tracy with Angie and Anne......
2022-09-0238 minVince Tracy PodcastsRemembering Hitmaker Emile Ford
Remembering when Vince met up with Emile Ford to discuss his involvement with #MichaelJackson #Abba, #BruceSprinsteen, #DionneWarwick,
#ArethaFranklin #Eurovision #Backingtracks #karaoke
2022-08-2824 minVince Tracy PodcastsA Question of Values@vincetracy and @barbaraanne discussed #christianvalues #hotweather #workethic
#BBC #Education #SexEducation #Wimbledon #ChurchofEngland
#Easyjet #heliumballoons
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2022-07-12T04_56_55-07_00
2022-07-1259 min
Vince Tracy PodcastsA Farewell to Eric Malpus@vincetracy and @robdaniels began today's podcast with a
heartfelt tribute to our colleague Eric Malpus who sadly died
yesterday. Thank You Eric for your great podcasts and radio
broadcasts with us. We discussed the breaking news about
Diego #Maradona before looking at the forthcoming Womens'
#Euro football finals being played in €ngland. This led to a
discussion on #transgender issues in football and how it can be
threatening progress in #Women's Football. We looked at
strange new rules in football where commonsense is having to
be written very large. We loo...
2022-06-231h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsA Woman-s Viewpoint on FootballSadly, Eric is unable to be with me again and I had a
studio guest offering a female perspective to the game
of football. @vincetracy discussed the womens game
with Barbara Anne from a viewpoint of how women in
Vince's family have enjoyed football over the years. We
looked at the origin of #woensfootball in #England
including a ban,
Later Vince looked at #HarryKane and #Qatar, #Nunez
transfer to Liverpool and #Newcastle's magpie tax
2022-06-141h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsWho Taught Don to Yode?Hi Vince....a few subjects to entertain our listeners.....l
I watched the FA Cup final which is a couple of hours I
wont get back....I've seen better games in the local park
.I had one too many pints during the Cup Final (to ease the
boredom) and fell asleep during the Eurovision Song
Contest....I woke up at the start of the results with Graham
Norton talking over the presenters....someone should have
put a gag on him.....I was glad that Ukraine won which
showed that...
2022-05-161h 02Vince Tracy PodcastsDidn't Sir Brucie Do Well?The John Leslie trials by media.....Leslie was found innocent of
any sexual wrongdoing after past accusations from various
women,,,yet no-one seems to stand trial for these false
accusations after ruining his life.
2.The rail strike over Easter by conductors isn't going down too
well
3. The so called shortage of oil has given everyone an excuse to
rip us all off...the ridiculous price of beer...and even a cup of tea
.4. Apparently there is a move afoot in France to make men
avoiding housework a cr...
2022-04-181h 01Vince Tracy PodcastsPlenty of Football to Discuss@vincetracy and @ericmalpus normally enjoy chewing the fat
over the current situations in the football world. With Eric not
being available this week Vince looked at the unusual
occurrence in the tunnel after the #ManUnited defeat at the
hands of #Everton. Superstar #CristianoRonaldo was involved
in an incident when a fan's phone fell to the floor and was
smashed. The subsequent fallout from this event is well written
in the press reports but I am trying to see this in another way.
The world of football is in turmoil and I...
2022-04-1259 minVince Tracy PodcastsWas Yoko's Music that Bad?Hi Vince....here's some topics for Monday....I've included some of the
stuff lost in the clouds last week
Items for discussion
The P & O sackings with one days notice have been headline news
Gareth Bale being heavily criticised for making more effort playing for
his country than he did playing for his Spanish team....and his
re-action....(Back in the day Jasper Carrot had the answer to HIS critics)
Rock Til We Drop ...the final at the Isle of Wight Festival with local lad
Arty Davies
2022-03-2830 minVince Tracy PodcastsDon Woods and the Busy BeeHi Vince here's a few subjects to chew over....I've got some good input.
First the blanket coverage of the war is getting criticised.....and the showing of information which would be of use to the Russians .
The P & O fiasco with the sacking of 800 employees without notice The ridiculous price of petrol and beer....rip offs only last a short time
Two TV programmes ....Tom Jones at 80.....John Lennon Imagine
Michael Portillo's railway journey to Holyhead. Bill Wyman's past wedding. Us older folk complain a lot about modern music.....however...
2022-03-2159 minVince Tracy PodcastsMore Woes for BorisAspects of EU and UK news discussed with Terry Whitehead and Vince Tracy
2022-01-201h 01Vince Tracy PodcastsHappy New Premier Football Podcasts with Vince and Eric@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the current form of
#ManchesterUnited and whether there's a lot more going on at
the club than we realise. We looked at #MarcusRashford as an
example of a good lad not playing to his potential and possibly
side/-tracked by off/field activities. We looked at the trial of
'standing' at #Chelsea during their thrilling draw with #Liverpool.
We discussed the #JanuaryTransferWindow and the drama
#Anne about the 1989 tragedy at #Hillsborough. #Var was
under scrutiny as there were several moments to recap none
more important than...
2022-01-0459 minVince Tracy PodcastsArise Sir Don and Do it My WayFirst off...happy new year....I thought I might have to call you "Sir" Vince but I noticed
you never made the Queen's honours list.....so you can't join Knights of the Realm
like Sir Cliff...Sir Ringo...Sir Van Morrison....or Sir Tony Blair and even more hard to
believe Sir Ashley Banjo ....maybe next year....I would suggest you latch on to an act
which will definitely end up being knighted.....Ant,Dec and Vince?
The TV over New Year was abysmal....fortunately I am able to store programmes so I
2022-01-031h 01Vince Tracy PodcastsYou Need Feet!@DonWoods and @VinceTracy chatting about #TheQueen #Barbados #petrol #electricscooters #football #Lionesses #Latvia
#nativityplays #YouveBeenFramed #Christmas #BernardBresslaw #YouNeedFeet
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2021-12-06T02_50_00-08_00
2021-12-061h 06Vince Tracy PodcastsThe World's Loneliest ManFirst we looked at items in the news including #cricket #HS2 #golf #Adele #Antand Dec
On the music scene Adele has been on TV pushing her latest album.....she is very
popular but I'm afraid I don't get her....her latest release is a durge.....just my
opinion....while I'm still allowed to have one........and I watched a documentary on The
Beach Boys....back in the sixties I was a huge fan of the band with their great
harmonies and surfing songs but I thought they totally lost their way when they...
2021-11-221h 02Vince Tracy PodcastsGreat England World Cup Results@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the performances of
#England #Albania #SanMarino
#HarryKane #Tottenham. #Southgate
#WorldCup #Barcelona #MoSalah
#Liverpool. #SteveGerrard
#Villa. Finally....the Predictions!............
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2021-11-16T03_14_54-08_00
2021-11-161h 03Vince Tracy PodcastsGreen Issues in Focus in UKVince Tracy and Neil Colbourne discuss the practical implications of green issues in the UK after news from Poland.
2021-10-1939 minVince Tracy PodcastsRussia Calling the ShotsVince Tracy, Neil Colbourne and Terry Whitehead discussing..........Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser, has warned Russia not to use
Europe's gas crisis as a 'political weapon' after Vladimir Putin was accused of choking supplies to gain leverage in talks over a major new
supply pipeline.
2021-10-081h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsChampions League Prize-Mucho Dinero!@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy to discuss #Sir #RogerHunt
the #Liverpool and #England #WorldCup hero who Vince
played with in the #Merseyside #Showbizz team. We discussed
the financial implications for those who are successful in the
#ChampionsLeague. There have been exciting games in this
week's #Champions round of fixtures with success for
#Liverpool and #ManCity and #ManUnited with disappointment
for #Chelsea. We had a very interesting look at #Sherrif who
defeated #RealMadrid and #Barcelona were thrashed at
#Benfica. The wonderful or wondrous financial organisation of
#LaLiga has hit Barcelona harder than...
2021-10-0159 minVince Tracy PodcastsA Farewell to England Soccer Legend Jimmy Greaves@vincetracy and @ericmalpus bid a fond farewell to #JimmjyGreaves after looking at various aspects of the game. We also review the Premier League results and predict the forthcoming games
2021-09-221h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsTell Laura I Love HerOn the music scene I watched a documentary on the Everly Brothers which was very
interesting....I wasn't particularly a fan but it's always good to see an inside
story....speaking of which there was another documentary on The Human League
who I WAS a fan of...I loved their stuff and what I really liked was the fact that Phil
Oakey's no singer and the girls backing him could neither sing or dance but the
group had a certain magic and the records were great.
I also watched Jeff Lynne's E...
2021-09-211h 03Vince Tracy PodcastsMacron is fuming and Russia is accused of hiking Energy BillsEmmanuel Macron is furious at the submarine pact between the three
countries, which caught France off guard and resulted in the cancelation of
multi-billion dollar contracts for Australia to build and purchase French diesel
submarines. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced the
country was recalling the ambassador to the US Philippe Etienne last night,
citing the 'exceptional seriousness of the announcements'.
Russia has been accused of rigging the prices of gas to damage Britain's
economic recovery from Covid and shortages that could ruin food chain supply
in just two...
2021-09-2059 minVince Tracy PodcastsGreat Round of Champions League Matches@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the brilliant start
to the Champions League. We discussed possible issues with
coaching techniques at Leeds before discussing the return of
Ronaldo and his immediate impact at Man United. Rob gave us
his comprehensive roundup of the action in La Liga before we
cast an eye on the Championship and the progress of teams
likely to make their presence felt in the next Premier League. As
ever we reviewed the previous week's action in the Premier
League before moving to our predictions for the weekend
ahead. N...
2021-09-1759 minVince Tracy PodcastsThe Return of Ronaldo-Fergie's Prodigal Son@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the dreadful injury suffered by #HarveyElliott with the overall conclusion that it really wasn't a bad foul although maybe a coaching issue needs to be addressed at #Leeds and other clubs. The referee seemed oblivious to the seriousness of the injury at first and #Var intervened. We looked at the return of the prodigal son, #CristianoRonaldo, at #ManchesterUnited and then turned our attention to football agents. We contined to our review of the #Premiership before looking at #FeverPitch with particular attention to the #EricCantona incident and abuse suffered by #LLeSaux and the problems of #Paul...
2021-09-151h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsAlien Music (possibly) and a Tennis SensationMy bad record selection this week features a "song"....if you can call it a song.
...which resembles waking up and finding yourself in hell....it is like every nightmare
you have ever had rolled into one....it does in fact defy description....it is called "This
Is Yoko Ono".....performed by the lady herself ....once you start listening to it I
guarantee you will only give it 20 seconds as it will take that long to actually believe
what you are hearing.....I'm sure Yoko is a nice person but whoever told her she...
2021-09-1457 minVince Tracy PodcastsFootball Perspectives@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the sad case of a young 17 year old lad who died from a heart problem during a football match. We tried to give the right perspective as we were also discussing French international Jean Pierre Adams who died at the age of 73 after being in a coma for 39 years. We looked at #Spain's results against #Sweden and #Georgia and #England's pèrformances against #Andorra and #Poland. Ron gave his #LaLiga roundup and we discussed #KeithHackett's remarks about the touchline antics of #JurgenKlopp. We looked at #ArseneWenger's efforts to help enjoy the #orldCup every two years f...
2021-09-091h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsGet Well Soon Pele!@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed #Pele who has just
had a tumour removed from his colon. We remember what a
gentleman he has been and what a wonderful footballer for us
to enjoy watching. We also mentioned the sad case of #Jean
Pierre Evans who died after being in a 39 year coma. He was
going to have an operation on his knee which was described as
routine. There had been an unusual Covid moment when
Health officials in #Brazil intervened in the match against
#Argentina.Four players from the #Premiership had
c...
2021-09-0859 minVince Tracy PodcastsIncredible Rosetta!Word of the year...."INCREDIBLE"....everyone seems to use this word on every TV programme every five minutes....it's incredible........
.......... ABBA are reforming to do a concert with themselves computerised.....they have just brought out a single which is absolutely brilliant....the production is a masterpiece and at last some decent music to listen too....HOWEVER.... some music critic called Neil McCormick who "takes no prisoners" has given it a 2 star rating and called it a flop......this obviously being the only way he can get himself noticed and keep his job
at the Daily Telegraph...
2021-09-071h 01Vince Tracy PodcastsScottish Nationalist Party Threaten Trident FutureDuring Las Fallas celebrations, which this year will be held from 1-5
September, there will be six purple points or Puntos Violetas with the aim of
preventing acts of sexual aggression.
The SNP have warned the British Government that they will reject any attempt
to keep Britain's nuclear submarines north of the border in the event of an
independence vote.
Afghan refugees will be taught about British values, culture and civic duties to
help them integrate into society, it was revealed today. Ministers are said to
want to emulate schemes in...
2021-09-051h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsThe Enigmatic Cristiano Returns to Manchester United@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the enigmatic
#Cristiano Renaldo as he shines for #Portugal and returns to
#ManchesterUnited. We looked at the #Ireland decision to pay
their male and female internationals the same money. More
individual bad behaviour from top players is going under the
radar and we looked at the news regarding #Mendy of
#ManCity and #WanBissaka of #ManUnited before moving to
Scotland's decision to introduce #CovidPassports for football
attendance. Rob brought us the latest #LaLiga round of
matches before reviewing the latest games in the
#Championship and #PremierLeague...
2021-09-031h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsVince's Great Radio Memory with the Wonderful Brenda LeeBrenda Lee was born in 1944 as Brenda Mae Tarpley and she became a worldwide American singer. performing Rockabilly, Pop and Country. She had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed only by Elvis, The Beatles and Ray Charles. I'm pretty sure you will have heard her 1958's Christmas classic 'Rockin around the Christmas Tree.
S was given the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite" in 1957 after recording the song "Dynamite" when she was 12, and was one of the earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following. You can obviously guess...
2021-09-0313 minVince Tracy PodcastsChelsea and Arsenal suffer Dismissals@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed another brilliant
weekend of Premier League football. #Chelsea showed their
Champions form as they held #Liverpool to a draw at #Anfield
whilst #ManCity turned on the style to stick 5 past a
beleaguered #Arsenal where I still feel the elements have
conspired against #Arteta. We discussed the mysteries of the
world of refereeing and the obnoxious late flag. The
#Championship is throwing up some interesting results and
illustrating how difficult it has become to get back to the Premier
League. International fixtures encroach for the next fortnight
2021-09-011h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsWhich is worse on the ear-Morrissey or Yoko Ono?Before we discuss bad music (only in my opinion) I would like to give a mention to a
performance from the past by Yoko Ono which I was unfortunately subjected to on a
recent TV programme....it was a stadium concert with Yoko approaching the Mike
backed by Eric Clapton on guitar...Keith Richards on Bass....and of course John
Lennon on guitar.....plus a big band behind them....next to the mike was some bloke
scraping away on a fiddle...then Yoko begins....she didn't actually sing she just
squawked in various...
2021-08-301h 02Vince Tracy PodcastsMeet the Wonderful Chubby CheckerThe years may have flown by but I still fondly remember my radio interview with Chubby Checker-one of the all-time music greats. His hits changed the way the world danced. Let's twist again, again and again.
2021-08-2914 minVince Tracy PodcastsWhere have all the Pesetas Gone?Spain is a second home to many criminal groups, in particular the Italian mafia.
The recent arrests of two mafia bosses highlight this trend. At the beginning of
August, Domenico Paviglianiti, a high-ranking member of the ‘Ndrangheta
mafia group, was arrested in Madrid, where he had been hiding after being
wrongly released from prison in Italy.
Forgotten, lost or collected: Spaniards hang on to peseta coins and banknotes
worth €1.6 billion The deadline to exchange the former currency for euros has
now passed, but unlike in countries such as France or Portugal, a su...
2021-08-281h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsArsenal Crisis? Ask West Brom!Arsenal Boss, Michel #Arteta is having a difficult
time and is already being touted as a management casualty! I
see this differently. Last night's 6-0 win at #WestBrom might
give the perspective. Rob gave us the #LaLiga update before
we looked at the #EFL Cup results. For the last part of the
podcast we predicted the #PremierLeague games for the week
ahead which we were basing on the results from last weekend.
The #PremierLeague is looking very competitive already and
#Liverpool can test themselves against the European
Champions #Chelsea. This...
2021-08-2659 minVince Tracy PodcastsWest Ham Go Top!@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the problem's being
faced by #Arsenal and #Arteta with #SolCampbell eager to offer
his expertise. #Antonio and #Lukaku are proving to be
revelations in the new season with #Sntonio standing out as the
new Hammer's hero. His goalscoring celebration went down well
withe commentators. We discussed great goals and results
around the #PremierLeague with #DannyIngs scoring a great
goal for #AstonVilla. In passing we noted how strong #Chelsea
look and how #ManCity have got seriously nack on track at the
expense of #Norwich. In passing we...
2021-08-241h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsHow Good Were The Beatles with Love Me Do?First, Don's weekly rant with #Wirral #SeanLock #AntandDec #BradleyWalsh #RodHull #Emu
before Don told me ........."I have always liked to listen to good music with clever arrangements and lyrics but like
with Ant and Dec I fail to see how some songs achieve their popularity..... I would now
like to voice an opinion on a piece of music which I thought was pretty bad......I know
the song sold millions and made a bunch of Liverpool lads very famous....but I never
got it at the time and never have....Love Me Do...
2021-08-2358 minVince Tracy PodcastsIs Your Boss a Buffoon?A senior firefighter has won more than £40,000 after he was sacked for calling
his boss a 'buffoon'.Paul Renforth had a reputation for being 'quite an angry
individual' and had 'bad blood' with managers, an employment tribunal heard.
Metropolitan Police officers 'recognise' a link between football games and a
rise in domestic abuse cases, a police chief has said. Met Commander Melanie
Dales said extra resources are deployed specifically for large sporting events
to deal with a 'spike' in cases............
One of Britain's widest cycle paths which is even larger tha...
2021-08-211h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsNow will International Soccer Help Afghanistan?@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the terrible
situation for females in general in Afghanistan and how their
cause has been set back by the return of the Taliban. We
looked at the career of Gerhard Muhler as he has just died of
#Altzheimers. We discussed the career of Diego #Simeone and
the remarks in an article reflecting the views of
#CristianoRonaldo who feels the press have been disrespectful
to him. Rob then gave us a #LaLiga roundup before looking at
the #Championship. The last part of the podcast reviewed the
#PremierLeague results a...
2021-08-1959 minVince Tracy PodcastsGreat first week Premier 2021@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed tthe first day's fixtures
in the #PremierLeague season with a great win for #ManUnited
over #Leeds, #Brenford put 74 years of waiting behind them as
they defeated #Arsenal and #Watford bounced back to the
Premiership with a win over #AstonVilla. Villa is now post
#Grealish who travelled down to London where #Son scored a
great goal to give nwe manager #Nuno a win over #ManCity.
Elsewhere #Liverpool enjoyed a win at #Norwich and #Everton
gave #RafaBenitez his first win for the Toffees. We discussed
the crowds returning...
2021-08-171h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsThe Song that changed the World!The song which had the greatest impact on me was Rock Around The Clock.....It was 1956 and it was a rainy Saturday afternoon so my mate and I decided to go to the pictures tp see this film which was causing uproar at cinemas....up until then we were
subjected to Sinatra and Bing Crosby etc. and were told by our parents to stay away from this new "Teddy Boy" music.....so off we went out of interest.....when the film came on I couldn't believe what I was seeing....with everyone (including me) clapping along to
2021-08-1637 minVince Tracy PodcastsCrazy Electricity Prices and Crazy PoliticsFury as Scottish pupils allowed to change gender aged four without parental
consent .......... in Scotland as young as four will be allowed to change gender
without parental consent, under new Scottish government guidelines.
2021-08-1459 minVince Tracy PodcastsOscar Winning Performance by Messi
@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the European
Super Championship when #Chelsea beat #Villareal on
penalties and the Chelsea manager reckoned he pulled off a
major tactical coup by substituting his goalkeeper during the
penalty shoot out. We discussed the Oscar winning
performance by #LionelMessi as he choked back the tears of
his Parisian bank manager. We discussed a news item with
#RealMadrid before turning our attention to the
#Championship and the first round of fixtures. Finally, we made
our #Premier predictions for the season ahead
2021-08-1256 minVince Tracy PodcastsWill Jack Grealish Improve Manchester City?@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed tthe monopoly
situation at the top of the #PremierLeague and wondered how
the #fantasyfootball rules would work in this environment.
Obviously, we made reference to #JackGrealish and #ManCity
but acknowledged the advantage tha City #ManUnited,
#Liverpoolo, #Chelsea, #Arsenal, #Leicester etc have over the
other clubs in the top division. We acknowledged the
performances of the #ladies and discussed whether there is
just too much sport to follow everything set before us. Not in
great depth we looked at the first round of games in the
...
2021-08-101h 01Vince Tracy PodcastsThe Story of SkiffleI must say I have enjoyed the olympics....especially the friendship between the
competitors,,, and the unbelievable skills of the young teenagers in the
skateboarding,diving and gymnastics.....good to see respectful and well behaved
youngsters displaying their talents instead of giving TV news coverage of complete
morons throwing missiles at the police and the ambulance service....or acting like
neanderthals at football matches.....even the boxers give each other a big hug after
battering each other....let's hope some of this rubs off on the low life we have to put up
2021-08-0959 minVince Tracy PodcastsAre we Becoming Too Bisexual in Sport?@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the newspaper article in which #Villa and #England defender #TyroneMings tells us his mental health duffered during the #Euro2020 championship. Transfer rumours are rife with #JackGrealish and #HarryKane well to the fore. Where does the money come from? There is another report from #Scotland linking dementia and #Altzheimers with heading the football. The length of your career and position played are other determining factors. We looked at the #USA Ladies losing to #Canada and wondered why #Sweden do so well. In passing we looked at #transgender
2021-08-031h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsIf you ever go across the sea to Ireland....After Don's rant.......
This week's "there and back in a day" features Northern Ireland......as explained in previous programmes these were travelogues made with Radio Merseyside's Monty Lister where we would travel to various places for one day...he would do the commentary and I would handle the sound.....so this one starts out at Liverpool Airport in the early hours of the morning and we land in Belfast where we are shown around the city before boarding a coach which takes us across country to the Mountains of Mourn where we stopped off...
2021-08-0248 minVince Tracy PodcastsThe Magic of Erasmus in ValenciaSpain is the number one country for Erasmus exchange students, and Valencia University is Europe’s most desired university… Valencia has become a favourite among European students participating in the Erasmus exchange programme, according to European Commission data.
In the municipality of Tijarafe, on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary
Islands, located among pine and almond trees in the northwest corner of the
island, you can discover one of the most incredible sights, Poris de Candelaria, the ‘town within a cave’, overlooking the deep blue of the Atlantic Ocean, where it is not unusu...
2021-07-301h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsEnglish FA Issue Guidelines on Heading!@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the #Tokyo
#Olympic Football Tournament where the quarter-finals will see
#Team GB qualify for the Wome's tournament and #Spain in
the men's tournament. We discussed the sad death of Andrew
Devine the 97th victim of the Hillsborough Tragedy. We had an
in-depth look at the new #Heading guidance as o9rdained by
the football authorities. In passing we discussed #ayneRooney
#XabyAlonso and #FernandoTorres for various reasons. We
were aware of several qualifying games for the
#ChampionsLeague.
2021-07-291h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsYou cannot undo Liverpool's Heritage!Looks like Liverpool is losing it's world heritage award which has put it on a level with
the Great Pyramids and the Taj Mahal....apparently it will be one of only three locations
to ever lose this "honour"....it seems the intended building of Everton's football stadium
on the waterfront plus the recent development which completely dwarfs the famous Liver
buildings hasn't gone down too well with the powers that be.....looking at it all from the
other side of the Mersey I doubt if you could fit a garden shed in between the...
2021-07-2748 minVince Tracy PodcastsElectricity Prices Rocket in SpainBehind the recent price hikes and how can you save money on your bill? What’s
happened? The price of electricity in Spain has been rising for more than a year,
but on July 21st 2021, it reached a new historic high of €106.57 / MWh, according
to data from the Iberian Electricity Market Operator (OMIE). This amid an
economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a national heatwave, has
dealt another blow to Spanish pockets and has caused a wave of complaints.
SPANISH town of Otero de Sanabria gets its own AVE train stati...
2021-07-2559 minVince Tracy PodcastsGreat Soccer Info with Rob Daniels and Vince Tracy@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the rumours of
the day before settling down to more serious topics. Rob told us
about #JoaquimSanchez who is still playing for #Betis at the
age of 4o. Rob then told us about #JonathonVanTann who is a
Boston United supporter who just happens to be one of the top
epidemiologists in the fight against #Covid. I pulled a few wird
football stories from the internet before Rob correctly identified
the 12 original members of the first football league. We
discussed some of the brilliant players before finishing our
podca...
2021-07-2200 minVince Tracy PodcastsInvaluable Football Memories from Eric Malpus aka The Silver Fox@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the work involved in
running Eric's #AlfazFantasyFootball League which is now into
it's 28th year. Eric has a lot to be congratulated for in his
splendid work for the football community. We developed an
awareness of the 17 laws of the FootballAssociation and, in
particular, we looked at the law involving the taking of a penalty.
It would appear the interpretation of the rule is wide. We looked
at a webpage depicting the 10 best players in the world. On this
list we looked at the careers of #Pele...
2021-07-201h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsDon's Advice for Budding SongwritersDon's weekly rant at items in the UK news followed by great advice for budding songwriters........ The song this week is one I wrote for my mate- wrestler Adrian Street.....it is a song which I originally tried to push to publishers and record companies with no success and when I met Adrian I decided to record it with him as it suited his image....when he moved to the States he made a video of it and got it on MTV....just a quick message to all you big time boffins in the music industry....the song paid off my...
2021-07-1846 minVince Tracy PodcastsLancet Oncology warns of Cancer Alcohol LinkAlcohol consumption reportedly caused cancer tumours in 100,000 moderate
drinkers last year According to a recent study published in The Lancet
Oncology, the consumption of alcohol was scientifically proved to be
responsible for 740,000 cancer tumours worldwide in 2020.
Their research showed differences by region or sex, and revealed that three out
of every four cancers affected men, and the most affected regions were the Far
East, or Central and Eastern Europe, with alcohol-related cases in Spain
accounting for 4.4 per cent of the total, equalling 11,600......
2021-07-1846 minVince Tracy PodcastsStupid Rumours after Euro2020RobDaniels joined @vincetracy discussing the Wembley
invasion prior to the Euro2020 final. Rob has been looking at
the rumours circulating after the final. Lionel Messi has agreed
a massive pay cut but he's still earning a fortune and
#RealMadrid have their own financial demons to live with.
Florentino Perez has ventured into the video scene at the
expense of #JoseMarino and #ChristianoRenaldo and
#DanielSturridge is back in the big time at #Mallorca in #Laliga
There is still a lot of fallout after the English players received
racial abuse on the...
2021-07-1559 minVince Tracy PodcastsDisappointment for England in Euro 2020 Final#England lose another penalty shoot-out but #GarethSouthgate made some very strange decisions. All this certainly did not condone the behaviour of certain elements at #Wembley and nothing justifies racial abuse of Englans's young black players. Join the podcast at.........
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2021-07-13T06_25_28-07_00
2021-07-1300 minVince Tracy PodcastsEngland Lose Euro 2020 Final-on Penalties!Since we last spoke we have had some naughty goings on in our wonderful government
which would make a great Hollywood movie if it wasn't so tragic.....we have Matt
Hancock being caught on camera snogging his aide Gina Colodangelo with his hand
placed in a rather unfortunate place......after seeing this in the daily papers and on the
news I can't even imagine how his wife and kids reacted when he got home....but I can
guess....then we have Dominic Cummings laying into Boris Johnson revealing all the
private conversations they...
2021-07-1243 minVince Tracy PodcastsNo Means 'NO!'New legislation in Spain following a gang rape case in Northern Spain asserting
that when a female says 'no' she means 'no' defining what is consent ...Solo Si
es Si....about time too! The newspaper article was written or translated in a
bizarre way. This is a Podemos initiative ......
The tourist industry in Spain is braced for more problems as Germany, France
and UK are trying to sort out their traffic light system for self isolation and
vaccination freedom to travel.
English Language learning programmes are coming under attack in sch...
2021-07-111h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsRoast Beef or Pizza? -England v Italy in Euro 2020 Final@vince tracy and @Robdaniels catch up on all the latest Euro 2020 news plus fascinating insight to the rules of international football. England win in a hard-fought battle with Denmark after Italy scraped home against Spain.
2021-07-081h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsIt's Euro Semi-Finals.......England, Denmark, Spain or Italy?@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the semi/finals of
Euro2020 where England take on Denmark and Spain will play
Italy.Eric is not overly impressed by England[s style of playing
and wants a more attacking performance although he is
pleased with the defensive performances. We discussed
whether GarehtSouthgate is a brilliant tactician or just
downright lucky. We asked the question with Grealish and
PhilFoden in mind! We discussed the exciting performance of
Portugal, Hungary and Spain with the Italy and Denmark teams
waiting for continued success in the semi-finals. Eric se...
2021-07-061h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsFive Years of Brexit........This week marks five years since the Brexit referendum shocked Europe. Despite forecasts
that Britain’s withdrawal would trigger other departures by countries with similar Eurosceptic
urges, the response from member states on Brexit has been remarkably unified. Cooperation
among member states has deepened, most notably in the form of the €750 billion recovery
fund that was made possible as a consequence of the UK leaving the club.
2021-06-2459 minVince Tracy PodcastsEuro 2020 -Who Wins?@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy to give an insight to the sad
demise of footballer Dalian Atkinson who played football in both
England and Spain. We discussed #UEFA and the involvement
in #LGBT in the #Hungary decision making process. We had a
few items of #Covid related news. #NickKnowles has had a
tweet spat with #GaryLineker and the fact that €ngland has not
made the greatest impact as a world-beating football nation.
We looked at the fantastic generosity of #Liverpool star
#SadioMane and his life in #Senegal and #MarcusRashford
and his work in...
2021-06-2459 minVince Tracy PodcastsEuro 2020-Can England win it?@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the latest #Covid
.details including the #England and #Scotland players who
managed to escape their bubbles and infect each other!
#Southgate will need to shuffle his pack but €ngland have
already qualified for the next round so the hype can be…
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2021-06-2239 minVince Tracy PodcastsThe Magic of Wales-more than just football!After the weekly news rant @donwoods tells @vincetracy about his invitation to meet #thepope and memories of his visit to #Rome with #MontyLister from #BBC #RadioMerseyside .......This week's "there and back in a day" feature from my days on Radio Merseyside with Monty Lister takes us to Rome...6.30 in the morning we took off from Speke Airport in
Liverpool arrive in Rome around 9.30....to say Rome is stunning is an understatement....everywhere you look is famous....we were taken on a guided tour of the city with Monty doing his commentary and me recording him....first we saw...
2021-06-2135 minVince Tracy PodcastsStrange Events at Euro 2020@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy and discussed the worrying incident with Christian Eriksen at the #Denmark v #Finland game at the #Euro 2020 championship. We discussed the irresponsibility of #Greenpeace during the #France v #Germany game amd the stance of #Ronaldo and #Pogba against the marketing moguls.........we also reviewed thrilling matches played and mouth-watering matches to come...
2021-06-1759 minVince Tracy PodcastsEU Covid Passports and UK Hypocritical dons.From July 1, the European Union is going to put into use a “coronavirus passport” that
will allow its citizens to travel across the 27-country bloc without the need for
quarantines – assuming the epidemiological situation does not take a new turn for
the worse. The “EU Digital Covid Certificate,” as the scheme is known, is seeking to
standardize the documents issued by each country so that they can be recognized by
each member.
2021-06-1559 minVince Tracy PodcastsExciting Euro 2020 ...plus matters arising!@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed the matches already
played in the #Euro2020 tournament. The games have been
really exciting with #Belgium, #Holland and #Italy looking good.
#Scotland put up a brave show and #Wales earned their draw
while #England looked workmanlike. Away from the football we
discussed the tragic health problems of the #Denmark player
Ericson and we were both impressed by the referee
#AnthonyTaylor and the reaction of the Danish players. We
also questioned #UEFA's reaction to this event. We discussed
the knee issue and the possible reasons why this...
2021-06-1559 minVince Tracy PodcastsDon's Rant then off to Bergen...Join @DonWoods for the weekly rant ...then.....Don, "This week I would like to tell you
about another day trip I did as Monty Lister's sound man for another of his travelogues
on Radio Merseyside....this week we feature Bergen in Norway....
again we started out from Speke Airport at around 6 in the morning...
off the plane at Bergen and on to the coach.....Bergen is a
beautiful place,very picturesque,and we were taken to the small harbour in the town
where we boarded a boat and were t...
2021-06-1439 minVince Tracy PodcastsDon's Visit to Florence, ItalyFirst the rant then.....
This week I would like to tell you about another day trip I did as soundman for Monty
Lister on Radio Merseyside back in the day....this one took us to Italy where we visited
Pisa and Florence...there and back in a day.......sitting in Speke Airport in Liverpool at
6.30 in the morning and having a coffee looking at the leaning tower at 10
O'Clock......the leaning tower is a lot smaller than you expect....in fact you could walk
past it if you didn't...
2021-06-1044 minVince Tracy PodcastsMore Intrigue at Euro 2020@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy and discussed the strange
#Covid situations developing round the #Euro2020
championship. We had a look at #BLM and its message being
booed by supporters who do not want the players to take the
knee. We then discussed #gambling and sponsorship deals like
the dissent shown by #Norwich fans. Rob showed us how
prevalent this sponsorship has become with suicide not being
unknown in many families due to betting. Our next topic was a
criticism of #UEFA and its fine for the Super League venture.
We made our...
2021-06-1059 minVince Tracy PodcastsLookinjg Forward to Euro 2020@vincetracy and @ericmalpus discussed Steve Hollamnd the
#England assistant manager to #GarethSouthgate and
developed the differences between #coaches #managers and
#trainers. We looked at the #UEFA plan to change the away
goal rule. We developed ideas on which managers might end
up at #Everton #CrystalPalace and #Wolves and discussed
#RoyHodgson, #FrankLampard #Ancelotti #StevenGerrard and
#PepGuardiola. We even had a look at the #Badiel and
#Skinner anthem #Football'scominghome before discussing the
role of the media in sport. Finally, we gave our predictions for
the first round of Euro 2020 fixtures.
2021-06-0858 minVince Tracy PodcastsManagers, Transfers and now Euro 2021@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy and discussed the
generosity of #KunAguero in giving all members of staff at
#ManCity a quality watch engraved with his gracias
message,We looked #England defeating #Austria and #France
defeating #Wales in last night's friendlies. Rob then developed
the #Spanish soccer news including #SergioRamos not playing.
We looked at the #Champions and #Europa finals before
developing ideas of transfer deals and manager appointments
with #Ancelotti back with #RealMadrid. Finally, we discussed
possible #PremierLeague Player of the Year and the
forthcoming #Euro championship.
2021-06-031h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsSpanish Tourism in fight for SurvivalNuria Montes, general secretary of Hosbec, the hoteliers association of
Benidorm and the Costa Blanca, made a scathing attack of the UK’s criteria for
classifying countries in their traffic light system and accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of
protectionism.
Emiliano García-Page, president of Castilla-La Mancha, has said that his government is
planning to end the compulsory use of face masks outdoors in the region by July.
According to a recent study published in early April 2021, by researchers Adrià Miralles-
Núñez, Carlos Pradera and Juan A. Pujol, a new in...
2021-06-0159 minVince Tracy PodcastsSoccer social Media Boycott!@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy to discuss the #socialmedia blackout ChampionsLeague semi-finals with #ManCity and #Chelsea in the driving seat ....but it's a funny old game saint!
We discussed the fallout from the #EuropeanSuperLeague where the #RealMadrid president is still convinced that he has a binding contract with the clubs involved in the project although #Juventus and the Italians must decide by 21st June
or be dismissed from the Italian Leagues. ....then there was #LaLiga and #Premier League reviews and predictions. Never a
dull moment, eh? https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2021-04-29T09_28...
2021-04-2959 minVince Tracy PodcastsUrban Cowboys and The Price of a Pint!New on Podomatic: @donwoods and @vincetracy have a rant about the price of a #Pint #BBC coverage of #DukeofEndinburgh #RobbieWilliams #CliffRichards #urban #cowboys #Birmingham #rodeo #eurovision #JohnandYoko #Beatles
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2021-04-19T05_21_15-07_00
2021-04-191h 02Vince Tracy PodcastsThe Wonderful Legacy of Jackie Charlton@EricMalpus and @vincetracy discussed a documentary about the life and times of footballing legend #JackieCharlton
#England #Eire #ThierryHenriy who has complained about the vile racial abuse and trolling on social media......plus other issues of the day
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2021-03-30T03_34_42-07_00
2021-03-301h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsPaedophilia and Football Coaches@RobDaniels joined @vincetracy to discuss #BBC
documentary about #paedophile coaches in football clubs with
the most high profile case being #BarryBurnell who operated at
#Crewe and had connections with #ManCity. The programme
highlighted a very worrying problem within the game. We also
discussed #SepBlatter before looking at how history repeats
itself as #Liverpool prepare to take on #RealMadrid in the
#ChampionsLeague.We reviewed the #FACup and
#PremierLeague games and forthcoming internationals
vince.tracy@yahoo.com
2021-03-2559 minVince Tracy PodcastsAre the Vaccinations really safe?A lorry driver has been jailed for two years for smuggling ancient artefacts worth more than £76,000 into the UK
from Bulgaria. Ancient coins, pendants, brooches, statues and spearheads were among the artefacts found
hidden inside a trailer full of trousers at the Port of Dover in October last year.
Police have smashed an international sex gang who forced Romanian women to become prostitutes in
Britain. Police in Spain and Romania 'liberated' 17 women and one underage girl who were coerced
into sex work.
After expressing his condolences to the family of the teacher...
2021-03-231h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsRiots against non-violent Protest!We discussed the violent protest in Britain against the right to protest non-violently. You couldn't write the script.
We developed ideas of what's really behind such nonsense before moving to mums waiting
outside schools in the morning-some of them in curlers and nightwear! What an example for
their offspring. We then discussed GOATS and Elephant's trunks before looking back at Don's
song .Roll us yer hat Uncle Stan.
vince.tracy@yahoo.com
2021-03-2333 minVince Tracy PodcastsPaedophile Coaches under BBC scrutiny@EricMalpus and @vincetracy
discussed a documentary shown by the #BBC regarding the
#paedophile #BarryBurnell and his association with clubs
including #ManCity and #Crewe. We looked at the
#Internationals and #Friendlies where #Bubbles and
#Quarantine have now taken a definite back seat.
The #FACup quarter finals were played with wins for #Chelsea
who now face #ManCity and #Southampton who now face my
own favourites #LeicesterCity
vince.tracy@yahoo.com
2021-03-2359 minVince Tracy PodcastsCommunism or Freedom? The new slogan of Spain's Conservative PartyNew on Podomatic: @terrywhitehead and @vincetracy discuss #spain #PP #Podemos #Ciudadanos #communists #Vox #politicians
#PSOE #Cataluña #CorteIngles #Pandemic #Bicycles
#UK #Coalitions #Courts #Justice
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rockrupert/episodes/2021-03-16T11_51_42-07_00
2021-03-1659 minVince Tracy PodcastsEurope CallingVince Tracy and Terry Whitehead discuss items in the Spanish and UK press that might have slipped under the radar. We try to make sense from these items working out what is fake news and what has been reported inaccurately. Vince hosts the show and the guests might vary.
2021-02-041h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsTalking Spanish La Liga Football plus Premier League with Rob Daniels and Vince TracyRob and Vince discuss the Spanish football scene and put it into a society context we then move to the Premier League where we review games and predict future games.
2021-02-041h 00Vince Tracy PodcastsTalking Premier League Soccer with Vince Tracy and Eric MalpusA weekly chat about the current state of fixtures played and predicting the games to come in the English Premier League
2021-02-041h 00
50sw to 70s RevivalTommy James and the ShondellsVince is in a creative mood and finds some great songs posted by the
group. However, the Internet starts playing up. The Podcast is rescued by
the wonderful Tommy James from Vince's podcasts
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