Grant Holt | Factory Floor to Premier League

It's Patrick, Big Patrick Kluivert, she'll be back in the morning

This week the lads get excited as the World Cup gets underway and they look back at some of their England and Scotland memories, including Lummy's Three Lions snub when the call came.  Plenty of football stories as usual, including players that moved to WWE, International stars pinching girlfriends and the game's best drinkers. The lads also talk through the day before their professional debuts and how they felt and Dylan talks about the nerves ahead of delivering a captain's speech in the Celtic huddle.

The 25 Year Grudge | Earrings & Pints of P*ss

After a recent run of guest episodes the lads are back together as a three and straight back to what they do best. Expect stories around which England player slept in the overhead luggage compartment on the flight after a Euro 96 game, World Cup preview and find out which ex Newcastle United player Skip still can't find anything positive to say about and his reasons which include an earring and a pint of P*ss. Throw in a few reader's stories about anonymous ex players antics and 'the great curry debate' and you've got an episode full of laughs and banter.

Grant Holt on Carlisle United - Bonus Content

Grant Holt provides his take on Carlisle United in the wake of the dismissal of Mark Hughes

Grant Holt | Factory Floor to Premier League

In this episode the lads sit down with former Norwich City captain and Premier League striker Grant Holt to explore one of football's most inspiring journeys. Grant reflects on his unconventional path through non-league football, balancing work and ambition, overcoming setbacks, and proving that determination can outweigh talent alone. From early mornings and factory shifts to packed stadiums and Premier League goals, Grant shares the lessons he learned over a career that saw him play across all five of England's professional leagues and come close to an England call up.  Find out how close he was to his England dream, his favourite manager to play for and the one regret in his career, the club he never got to pull on the shirt for despite four near opportunities.  An inspirational career and a lesson in never giving up on your dream, one definitely not to be missed.

Neil 'Dolly' Dalton | Tales of a Physio - Part 2

Part 2 of this 3 In The Middle two parter as the lads welcome Neil 'Dolly' Dalton for a glimpse into the life of a first team physio with over 1,000 professional games under his belt.  Look forward to hearing him chat about setting fire to player's personal belongings, X rated Secret Santa gifts to one of the lads and Nigel Pearson's game day magic eye drops as well as a host of stories from his 1,000+ games at Carlisle United, from being in the golden generation to the Roddy Collins days.