Retro Rejoice!

Debt, Taxes & Tebas

We have been treated to one of the most incredible relegation battles ever seen in the Spanish top tier. One of the sides who were fighting for their Primera survival were Elche, who are no stranger to yo-yoing between the top two tiers. However, unlike this season where relegation will be based on sporting merit, Elche are the only club to ever have been administratively relegated from the top flight - just over 10 years ago. In this week's episode, Nick and Paul discuss how despite finishing 13th, Los Franjiverdes were sent down for not adhering to the newly introduced financial reforms of Javier Tebas. We talk about the aftermath effect to Elche and also how the reforms of Tebas have made the financial situation of Spanish football better, but it's not perfect. Available now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

El Partido Stories - Unai Emery & Almeria

After leading Lorca Deportivo to the Spanish Segunda, Unai Emery was emerging from his first managerial role with success and admiring glances were beginning to be made. It was Almeria that would manage to secure his services and thus began Unai Emery's first step towards glory that would see him dominate Europe and become one of the best managers in Europe. Join Paul as he talks us through his time with Almeria and why it was the club that would set him up for glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Narcoball

You may know the story of Pablo Escobar, but did you know his influence and ownership of his hometown club helped shape a Golden Generation in Colombian football? The story of Narcoball tells us about how Colombian football was shaped by the cartels during the cocaine boom of the 1980s and 90s and the parallels between the rise of Escobar and the rise of Colombia as a footballing force for the first time. Nick is joined by the author of Narcoball David Arrowsmith to talk all about his book, Pablo and Colombian football whilst also discussing his new upcoming book, Killing Maradona on how cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent. Available now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The Pilot

This week, we wanted to bring you a new kind of episode we wanted to trial - but don't worry, the nostalgia will return! In this episode, Nick and Paul talk about a chaotic week at Real Madrid and THAT press conference from Florentino Perez as well as the impending return of Mourinho and that means for the club. They also discuss Monchi's new gig with Espanyol and the future of Sevilla under a possible Sergio Ramos ownership. Available now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

¡Euro Rayo!

It was bound to be a night not to forget in Vallecas, with Rayo Vallecano competing in a European semi-final first leg! Such was the excitement, some huge football accounts in the world of social media needed to remind us that not only are the Madrid ran unconventionally, with a dilapidated stadium and a place where you still have to queue for a ticket, butit was Rayo's debut season in a European competition... apparently. In this episode, Nick and Paul take the fight to the click bait generation to remind them that this is NOT Rayo's first foray into European football as we look back over the incredible 2001 UEFA Cup that saw Spain's UEFA Fair Play ambassadors reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup in emphatic fashion. Available now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]