The Broken Metatarsal - A 2000s Football Podcast

As we approach the Christmas break, Rich, Mark and Pete discuss some of their favourite moments from the show's interviews so far. Running order: IntroDom Matteo on the lasagna 4m 16sGraham Stack and Arsene banning Werther’s 10m 28sJose Mourinho + the laundry basket 14m 05sMichael Ball on Sven and team talks from the chairman 16m 40sPaul Konchesky on England 21m 23sCherno Samba on his FM stats 24m 19sStiliyan Petrov and the burger van 29m 32sDanny Mills and the Beckham’s World Cup Party 35m 36sMartin Laursen on Ricardo Fuller 44m 44sHomzy's numbers nightmare 47m 56s E-mail: contact@planetfootball.com Make sure you head to www.planetfootball.com [http://www.planetfootball.com/] for more 2000s nostalgia, including expanded interviews with many of the show's guests. The podcast is sponsored by Football Index [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/], the world’s first football stockmarket. Sign up today [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article] and take advantage of their seven-day £500 money-back guarantee (New customers 18+ in UK only. Min. deposit £10. Max. refund of up to £500 to be claimed within 7 days). T&Cs available on https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee/ [https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article]. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. Visit www.begambleaware.org [http://www.begambleaware.org] [http://www.begambleaware.org/] For more information on Player4Player, please head to https://www.player4player.com/ [https://www.player4player.com/] [https://www.player4player.com/]

In player special number four, we sit down with the inspirational Stiliyan Petrov. RUNNING ORDER: Pre-Interview chat about Stan 1m 13s Martin O’Neill’s thoughts on lateness 3m 25s Stan’s memories of the 00’s, and how it all began for him 4m Nights out in Newcastle and moving to Glasgow 5m 20s His struggles at start at Celtic 13m 50s How the tough times shaped him & massive phone bills 16m 40s The friendship with a Celtic security guard that helped him 19m 18s The Burger Van story and learning the language 20m 31s What it’s like playing at Celtic Park 23m 54s Martin O’Neill & getting fit 25m 47s O’Neill improving Stan’s contract without being asked to 29m 21s The Old Firm 30m Deciding to move to the Premier League 33m 27s Almost signing for Portsmouth 36m 42s Knowing O’Neill when others didn’t 39m 21s The Premier League players that stood out 41m 50s - Gerrard - Lampard - Scholes The Premier League playing who might stand on him 44m 16s - Danny Murphy - Savage THAT long range goal 45m 55s Positional change from O’Neill 47m 52s Favourite moment of Unity 50m Villa’s demise 51m 38s Illness, and how Player 4 Player can help players after retirement 53m 22s Outro E-mail: contact@planetfootball.com Make sure you head to www.planetfootball.com [http://www.planetfootball.com/] for more 2000s nostalgia, including expanded interviews with many of the show's guests. The podcast is sponsored by Football Index [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/], the world’s first football stockmarket. Sign up today [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article] and take advantage of their seven-day £500 money-back guarantee (New customers 18+ in UK only. Min. deposit £10. Max. refund of up to £500 to be claimed within 7 days). T&Cs available on https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee/ [https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article]. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. Visit www.begambleaware.org [http://www.begambleaware.org] [http://www.begambleaware.org/] For more information on Player4Player, please head to https://www.player4player.com/ [https://www.player4player.com/] [https://www.player4player.com/]

In our third player special of the series, we sit down with one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, Gaizka Mendieta. RUNNING ORDER: IntroChampions League battle against Leeds 4m 11sThat incredible Valencia Squad 5m38sA quick trip to 1999 7mThe type of goals Gaizka scored 9m 35sUCL Final v Bayern 10m 30sHow Gaizka takes losing 12m 30sThe two unlucky moves to Lazio and Barcelona 14m 40sWhat it’s like when Barca fans see failure 19mThe ego’s around him 20m 28sWhy he chose Boro 23m 10sWhat’s attractive about not signing for a big club 27m 14sWhy it ended so badly at Boro 29m 30sHow Southgate dealt with the situation 32m 02sPlayer 4 Player 33mOutro 35m 17s E-mail: contact@planetfootball.com Make sure you head to www.planetfootball.com [http://www.planetfootball.com/] for more 2000s nostalgia, including expanded interviews with many of the show's guests. The podcast is sponsored by Football Index [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/], the world’s first football stockmarket. Sign up today [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article] and take advantage of their seven-day £500 money-back guarantee (New customers 18+ in UK only. Min. deposit £10. Max. refund of up to £500 to be claimed within 7 days). T&Cs available on https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee/ [https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article]. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. Visit www.begambleaware.org [http://www.begambleaware.org] [http://www.begambleaware.org/] For more information on Player4Player, please head to https://www.player4player.com/ [https://www.player4player.com/] [https://www.player4player.com/]

After two fantastic interview episodes, this week we got the gang together to discuss our (and your) favourite cult players of the 2000s... Mark, Rob and returning guest Danny McLoughlin each give two of their choices before Rich tests the lads' cult hero knowledge with a game of 'Who Am I?' We then run through some of the listeners' choices before the triumphant return of Fact or Fiction, featuring a Gary Doherty grime tune, Danny Mills' fridge and a miniature Range Rover for Harry Redknapp. RUNNING ORDER: * Some Danny Mills extras 1m 35s * What makes a cult player 3m 16s * Rob’s first choice - Benjani 7m 20s * Danny’s first choice - Fabien Barthez 11m 58s * Mark’s First choice - Kolo Toure 14m 48s * Danny’s second choice - Stig Tøfting 19m * Rob’s second choice - Andy Hughes 22m 28s * Mark’s second choice - Jimmy Bullard 26m 20s * Guess the cult hero - 28m 23s * Cult hero #1 - 28m 45s * Cult hero #2 - 31m 54s * Cult Hero #3 - 34m 15s * Cult Hero #4 - 36m 23s * Cult Hero #5 - 38m 10s * Suggestions from you! - 40m 30s * Fact of Fiction is back! - 45m 29s Make sure you head to www.planetfootball.com [http://www.planetfootball.com/] for more 2000s nostalgia, including expanded interviews with many of the show's guests. Email: contact@planetfootball.com The podcast is sponsored by Football Index [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/], the world’s first football stockmarket. Sign up today [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article] and take advantage of their seven-day £500 money-back guarantee (New customers 18+ in UK only. Min. deposit £10. Max. refund of up to £500 to be claimed within 7 days). T&Cs available on https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee/ [https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article]. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. Visit www.begambleaware.org [http://www.begambleaware.org] [http://www.begambleaware.org/]

In the second of our player specials, this week we speak to former England, Leeds, Man City and (sort of) Derby defender Danny Mills. RUNNING ORDER: * Intro * Interview - How a Broken Metatarsal helped Danny play for England 4:09 * Playing in that World Cup squad 6:34 * The Beckhams' Pre-Tournament Party 7m 39s * Were there England cliques? 11m 16s * The ramifications of Rio's missed drug test 13m * Beckham penalty v Argentina 14m 15s * Getting merchandise in the wake of Beckham, and isolation in Japan 17m 40s * That Brazil game and Danny's role in the Ronaldinho red card 20m 30s * Meeting Cafu and Ronaldinho in a drugs test room 21m 40s * Leeds in Europe 24m 44s * The Ashley Cole sending off and the disciplinary process 26m 56s * O'Leary's love of luxurious hotels 30m 48s * Leeds v Arsenal & Did Viduka lift Keown off the ground? 31m 21s * Runs in with Pires, that tackle, and the birth of modern diving 33m 35s * Danny's favourite shithouses & messing with Savage 35m 39s * Ways to be a shithouse 37m * The deserved Bellamy red & what Bellamy was like 39m 39s * A nice story about Graeme Le Saux 43m 19s * Why Leeds and Arsenal clashed 44m 54s * Danny's short spell in that terrible Derby side 46m 25s * Paul Jewell's Sex Tape 50m 09s * Looking back quickly at Danny's career 51m 04s * Mark brings up a Mills story about Stoke * Outro E-mail: contact@planetfootball.com Make sure you head to www.planetfootball.com [http://www.planetfootball.com/] for more 2000s nostalgia, including expanded interviews with many of the show's guests. The podcast is sponsored by Football Index [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/], the world’s first football stockmarket.Sign up today [https://www.footballindex.co.uk/?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article] and take advantage of their seven-day £500 money-back guarantee (New customers 18+ in UK only. Min. deposit £10. Max. refund of up to £500 to be claimed within 7 days). T&Cs available on https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee/ [https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/moneybackguarantee?utm_source=planetfootball&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=article]. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. Visit www.begambleaware.org [http://www.begambleaware.org] [http://www.begambleaware.org]