Nessun Dorma Podcast
@nessundormapodcast.bsky.social
Currently on an epic journey through the footballing history of the 80s and 90s with some sport and culture thrown in too.
The past is a foreign country but it’s warmer here. Come join us
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The past is a foreign country but it’s warmer here. Come join us
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After the horrors of 1984/85, football coverage was in dire need for levity. Step toward Saint and Greavsie! @garynaylor85.bsky.social & @unforgivenrb.bsky.social reflect on their impact and their legacy. In all the usual places
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November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
After the horrors of 1984/85, football coverage was in dire need for levity. Step toward Saint and Greavsie! @garynaylor85.bsky.social & @unforgivenrb.bsky.social reflect on their impact and their legacy. In all the usual places
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We kick off 1985/86 with a story of heartbreak. As May dawned, Hearts were on the brink of an incredible league and cup double. The Guardian’s Ewan Murray tells us how they got there, how it ultimately fell away & the impact years later.
Out now wherever you get your pods!
Out now wherever you get your pods!
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We kick off 1985/86 with a story of heartbreak. As May dawned, Hearts were on the brink of an incredible league and cup double. The Guardian’s Ewan Murray tells us how they got there, how it ultimately fell away & the impact years later.
Out now wherever you get your pods!
Out now wherever you get your pods!
We kick off 1985/86 with a story of heartbreak. As May dawned, Hearts were on the brink of an incredible league and cup double. The Guardian’s Ewan Murray tells us how they got there, how it ultimately fell away & the impact years later.
Out now wherever you get your pods!
Out now wherever you get your pods!
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We kick off 1985/86 with a story of heartbreak. As May dawned, Hearts were on the brink of an incredible league and cup double. The Guardian’s Ewan Murray tells us how they got there, how it ultimately fell away & the impact years later.
Out now wherever you get your pods!
Out now wherever you get your pods!
Out now!
Our wider sport episode for 1985 is the Black Ball Final between Davis and Taylor, with 18m watching beyond midnight.
Mike Gibbons takes us through the action after Dominic Sandbrook explains the cultural opportunity that snooker enjoyed and that football couldn’t grasp.
Our wider sport episode for 1985 is the Black Ball Final between Davis and Taylor, with 18m watching beyond midnight.
Mike Gibbons takes us through the action after Dominic Sandbrook explains the cultural opportunity that snooker enjoyed and that football couldn’t grasp.
October 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Out now!
Our wider sport episode for 1985 is the Black Ball Final between Davis and Taylor, with 18m watching beyond midnight.
Mike Gibbons takes us through the action after Dominic Sandbrook explains the cultural opportunity that snooker enjoyed and that football couldn’t grasp.
Our wider sport episode for 1985 is the Black Ball Final between Davis and Taylor, with 18m watching beyond midnight.
Mike Gibbons takes us through the action after Dominic Sandbrook explains the cultural opportunity that snooker enjoyed and that football couldn’t grasp.
This week we have one of the best stories that we’ve covered so far. It’s 1984/85, Diego has landed in Serie A and it’s just about to take over the world. No-one saw Hellas Verona beating them all.
@rickhough.bsky.social is here to tell us how it happened. Wherever you get your pods NOW!
@rickhough.bsky.social is here to tell us how it happened. Wherever you get your pods NOW!
September 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This week we have one of the best stories that we’ve covered so far. It’s 1984/85, Diego has landed in Serie A and it’s just about to take over the world. No-one saw Hellas Verona beating them all.
@rickhough.bsky.social is here to tell us how it happened. Wherever you get your pods NOW!
@rickhough.bsky.social is here to tell us how it happened. Wherever you get your pods NOW!
There were doubts over Everton’s championship chops in December 1984. Injuries and suspensions mounted & strange points dropped too. What happened in the 1985 is the stuff of legend. Join @garynaylor85.bsky.social @gavinbuckland1.bsky.social for Part 2 of that story.
Wherever you get your pods!
Wherever you get your pods!
September 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
There were doubts over Everton’s championship chops in December 1984. Injuries and suspensions mounted & strange points dropped too. What happened in the 1985 is the stuff of legend. Join @garynaylor85.bsky.social @gavinbuckland1.bsky.social for Part 2 of that story.
Wherever you get your pods!
Wherever you get your pods!
We’re back to normal this week and there’s only one place to start our look at 1984/85 as @garynaylor85.bsky.social and @gavinbuckland1.bsky.social begin the story of Everton’s greatest ever season.
Out in all the usual places!
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Out in all the usual places!
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August 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We’re back to normal this week and there’s only one place to start our look at 1984/85 as @garynaylor85.bsky.social and @gavinbuckland1.bsky.social begin the story of Everton’s greatest ever season.
Out in all the usual places!
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Out in all the usual places!
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🚨SLIDING DOORS🚨
A new counterfactual mini series starts today before we return to normal in August. How different would Italia ‘90 have been had Pumpido saved Omam-Biyik’s header on the opening day? Better, probably
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A new counterfactual mini series starts today before we return to normal in August. How different would Italia ‘90 have been had Pumpido saved Omam-Biyik’s header on the opening day? Better, probably
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July 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚨SLIDING DOORS🚨
A new counterfactual mini series starts today before we return to normal in August. How different would Italia ‘90 have been had Pumpido saved Omam-Biyik’s header on the opening day? Better, probably
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
open.spotify.com/episode/14H9...
A new counterfactual mini series starts today before we return to normal in August. How different would Italia ‘90 have been had Pumpido saved Omam-Biyik’s header on the opening day? Better, probably
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open.spotify.com/episode/14H9...
And so we reach the end of our trip back to Euro 84. The excellent @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Jonathan O’Brien take us through a nervy final, it’s legacy and just how authoritative a performance it was from France & Platini.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
And so we reach the end of our trip back to Euro 84. The excellent @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Jonathan O’Brien take us through a nervy final, it’s legacy and just how authoritative a performance it was from France & Platini.
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The greatest European Championship game of all time? @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Jonathan O’Brien run the rule over an incredible night when France and Portugal met in Marseille.
Out in the usual places now!
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Out in the usual places now!
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June 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The greatest European Championship game of all time? @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social and Jonathan O’Brien run the rule over an incredible night when France and Portugal met in Marseille.
Out in the usual places now!
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Out in the usual places now!
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🚨New Show! 🚨
Jonathan O’Brien is on this week to talk all things Group 2 at Euro ‘84 as the tournament waved cheerio to the holders, the Iberian two squeezed through and Romania sadly constrained their flair.
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Jonathan O’Brien is on this week to talk all things Group 2 at Euro ‘84 as the tournament waved cheerio to the holders, the Iberian two squeezed through and Romania sadly constrained their flair.
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open.spotify.com/episode/579d...
June 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🚨New Show! 🚨
Jonathan O’Brien is on this week to talk all things Group 2 at Euro ‘84 as the tournament waved cheerio to the holders, the Iberian two squeezed through and Romania sadly constrained their flair.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
open.spotify.com/episode/579d...
Jonathan O’Brien is on this week to talk all things Group 2 at Euro ‘84 as the tournament waved cheerio to the holders, the Iberian two squeezed through and Romania sadly constrained their flair.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
open.spotify.com/episode/579d...
Is this the greatest tournament group of all time? 23 goals, drama to the very end, the emergence of 3 young talents, a disgrace that derailed the Belgians and, of course, Platini.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
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@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
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June 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Is this the greatest tournament group of all time? 23 goals, drama to the very end, the emergence of 3 young talents, a disgrace that derailed the Belgians and, of course, Platini.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
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@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social guides us through
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Part 2 of our Euro ‘84 series is available now in all the usual places as @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Rob Smyth wrap up the drama of the qualifiers. Italy’s gap year, Northern Ireland managing to beat West Germany twice and not qualify and Spain needing to beat Malta by 11 clear goals…
May 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Part 2 of our Euro ‘84 series is available now in all the usual places as @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social & Rob Smyth wrap up the drama of the qualifiers. Italy’s gap year, Northern Ireland managing to beat West Germany twice and not qualify and Spain needing to beat Malta by 11 clear goals…
Our Euro ‘84 deep dive is underway with the story of the qualifiers that is as dramatic and remarkable as the finals themselves.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
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@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
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May 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Our Euro ‘84 deep dive is underway with the story of the qualifiers that is as dramatic and remarkable as the finals themselves.
@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
open.spotify.com/episode/3IrQ...
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@aidanwilliams74.bsky.social joins Rob and Martyn to set the scene…
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🚨Out everywhere now 🚨
If you were young and enjoyed football in the 90s then it’s almost inconceivable that you won’t enjoy this book. And hopefully this conversation about it.
Get stuck in!
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If you were young and enjoyed football in the 90s then it’s almost inconceivable that you won’t enjoy this book. And hopefully this conversation about it.
Get stuck in!
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May 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🚨Out everywhere now 🚨
If you were young and enjoyed football in the 90s then it’s almost inconceivable that you won’t enjoy this book. And hopefully this conversation about it.
Get stuck in!
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If you were young and enjoyed football in the 90s then it’s almost inconceivable that you won’t enjoy this book. And hopefully this conversation about it.
Get stuck in!
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open.spotify.com/episode/43QW...
🚨New Show Out Now! 🚨
After we finish off a football season, we like to dip into the wider world of sport. The brilliant David Goldblatt joins us to talk about the LA Olympics in 1984, Carl Lewis, commercialisation & more.
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After we finish off a football season, we like to dip into the wider world of sport. The brilliant David Goldblatt joins us to talk about the LA Olympics in 1984, Carl Lewis, commercialisation & more.
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open.spotify.com/episode/26yn...
May 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🚨New Show Out Now! 🚨
After we finish off a football season, we like to dip into the wider world of sport. The brilliant David Goldblatt joins us to talk about the LA Olympics in 1984, Carl Lewis, commercialisation & more.
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open.spotify.com/episode/26yn...
After we finish off a football season, we like to dip into the wider world of sport. The brilliant David Goldblatt joins us to talk about the LA Olympics in 1984, Carl Lewis, commercialisation & more.
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open.spotify.com/episode/26yn...
It is Gary v Mac this week as we round off our look at 1983/84 at Wembley. Questionable Cup Final buildups, George Reilly’s ear, Andy Gray’s goal and a young, exciting team bursting into life are all on the agenda.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
It is Gary v Mac this week as we round off our look at 1983/84 at Wembley. Questionable Cup Final buildups, George Reilly’s ear, Andy Gray’s goal and a young, exciting team bursting into life are all on the agenda.
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🚨New Show! 🚨
This week, it’s Tottenham’s turn to enjoy European glory in the form of the 1983/84 UEFA Cup. Author Gareth Dace takes us through their campaign, lessons learned, off-field turbulence and on-field sacrifice!
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This week, it’s Tottenham’s turn to enjoy European glory in the form of the 1983/84 UEFA Cup. Author Gareth Dace takes us through their campaign, lessons learned, off-field turbulence and on-field sacrifice!
open.spotify.com/episode/1uLB...
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April 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🚨New Show! 🚨
This week, it’s Tottenham’s turn to enjoy European glory in the form of the 1983/84 UEFA Cup. Author Gareth Dace takes us through their campaign, lessons learned, off-field turbulence and on-field sacrifice!
open.spotify.com/episode/1uLB...
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This week, it’s Tottenham’s turn to enjoy European glory in the form of the 1983/84 UEFA Cup. Author Gareth Dace takes us through their campaign, lessons learned, off-field turbulence and on-field sacrifice!
open.spotify.com/episode/1uLB...
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This week we move into the boardroom as the brilliant @priceoffootball.bsky.social takes us through Tottenham’s decision to float on the LSE, the impact of Irving Scholar and the growing commercialism that changed football forever
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April 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This week we move into the boardroom as the brilliant @priceoffootball.bsky.social takes us through Tottenham’s decision to float on the LSE, the impact of Irving Scholar and the growing commercialism that changed football forever
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This week. On Wednesday 25 April 1984 there was a chance that all six European finalists would be British. There should be a book written on this day of football & the surrounding context.
Rob and Martyn take you through it all.
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Rob and Martyn take you through it all.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This week. On Wednesday 25 April 1984 there was a chance that all six European finalists would be British. There should be a book written on this day of football & the surrounding context.
Rob and Martyn take you through it all.
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open.spotify.com/episode/6Ndq...
Rob and Martyn take you through it all.
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We’re back and starting our six-parter on 1983/84. Gary, Mac and Martyn shower praise on Ian Rush, discuss how this chance slipped away from Big Ron and United, some love for Southampton and a turning point for Everton.
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March 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We’re back and starting our six-parter on 1983/84. Gary, Mac and Martyn shower praise on Ian Rush, discuss how this chance slipped away from Big Ron and United, some love for Southampton and a turning point for Everton.
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open.spotify.com/episode/0Q36...
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This week we wrap up 1982/83 with a look at the career of Bob Paisley, who retired that season.
@tonyevans92a.bsky.social is on to discuss how the Boot Room worked, how the job has changed & what Paisley’s legacy is now.
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@tonyevans92a.bsky.social is on to discuss how the Boot Room worked, how the job has changed & what Paisley’s legacy is now.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This week we wrap up 1982/83 with a look at the career of Bob Paisley, who retired that season.
@tonyevans92a.bsky.social is on to discuss how the Boot Room worked, how the job has changed & what Paisley’s legacy is now.
open.spotify.com/episode/2g1t...
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@tonyevans92a.bsky.social is on to discuss how the Boot Room worked, how the job has changed & what Paisley’s legacy is now.
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This week in our 1982/83 series we reach the European Cup Final. Rob Smyth has a ball researching the Hamburg glory years as well as the pressure building on Juventus.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This week in our 1982/83 series we reach the European Cup Final. Rob Smyth has a ball researching the Hamburg glory years as well as the pressure building on Juventus.
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This week, Mac Millings has his arm twisted to relive Watford’s sensational first season in the top flight. As well as checking in on neighbours Luton’s famous last day escape
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February 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This week, Mac Millings has his arm twisted to relive Watford’s sensational first season in the top flight. As well as checking in on neighbours Luton’s famous last day escape
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On this week’s show, Rob Smyth takes us back to the origin story of one of English football’s most bitter and best rivalries. Utd and Arsenal played one another 5 times in 1982/83 and a fire was started that lasted for decades
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February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
On this week’s show, Rob Smyth takes us back to the origin story of one of English football’s most bitter and best rivalries. Utd and Arsenal played one another 5 times in 1982/83 and a fire was started that lasted for decades
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