Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 278 (Interview with Irish Freelance Writer, Historian and Broadcaster, Mr. John O’Carroll, Republic of Ireland National Team 1992/93 season)

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 285 (Interview with Irish Author Richard Fitzpatrick, as we discuss his book ‘HH: Helenio Herrera – Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts’ (2026))

This is the 285th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.   For this episode, I interview Irish Author Richard Fitzpatrick, as we discuss his book, ‘HH: Helenio Herrera – Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts’ (2026).   Mr. Fitzpatrick is also the author of:  El Clasico: Barcelona v Real Madrid: Football's Greatest Rivalry (2012)   He is a football writer based in Barcelona and has written on football for the BBC, Bleacher Report, The Blizzard, Business Post (Ireland), El País, Guardian, Howler, The Herald (Scotland), Irish Times, New York Times, Panenka and talkSPORT.   For any questions/comments, you may contact us: You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. https://linktr.ee/sp1873 [https://linktr.ee/sp1873]   Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ [https://the1888letter.com/contact/] https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague [https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague]   You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. Mr. Fitzpatrick’s contact info: Twitter (X): @Richard_Fitz Books: https://www.amazon.com/HH-Helenio-Herrera-Footballs-Original-ebook/dp/B0FKZHW58Q [https://www.amazon.com/HH-Helenio-Herrera-Footballs-Original-ebook/dp/B0FKZHW58Q] https://www.amazon.com/El-Clasico-Barcelona-Footballs-Greatest-ebook/dp/B008BJ3L6M?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1 [https://www.amazon.com/El-Clasico-Barcelona-Footballs-Greatest-ebook/dp/B008BJ3L6M?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1]   Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/50BJ9fLlN5NzTXVXyz3Lsb?si=kiTLkqRkRn61GnhRNLkgsA&nd=1&dlsi=60efd35a361a4966 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/50BJ9fLlN5NzTXVXyz3Lsb?si=kiTLkqRkRn61GnhRNLkgsA&nd=1&dlsi=60efd35a361a4966] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-285-interview/id1601074369?i=1000771070685 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-285-interview/id1601074369?i=1000771070685]   Youtube Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZw3RtrMt0     Blog Link: https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_01577420246.html Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/838273/support]

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 284 (Interview with English Podcasters Mr. Steven Toplis and Mr. Jeremy Davies of ‘1865: The #NFFC #PremierLeague Podcast’, as we discuss the Nottingham Forest FC in the decade of the 1980s.)

This is the 284th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.   For this episode, I interview English Podcasters Mr. Steven Toplis and Mr. Jeremy Davies, as we discuss the Nottingham Forest FC in the decade of the 1980s.     Mr. Toplis and Mr. Davies are on the Nottingham Forest related podcast, 1865: The #NFFC #PremierLeague Podcast     For any questions/comments, you may contact us: You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. https://linktr.ee/sp1873 [https://linktr.ee/sp1873]   Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ [https://the1888letter.com/contact/] https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague [https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague]   You may also follow the podcast on spotify and now on Google and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. Mr. Toplis’ contact info: Twitter: @steven_toplis  Podcast Twitter: @nottm_forest      Link to Mr. Paul Whittle’s book (Before the Premier League: A History of the Football League's Last Decades): https://the1888letter.com/book-before-the-premier-league/ [https://the1888letter.com/book-before-the-premier-league/] http://www.wibblepublishing.com/bpl.html     Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OCCNCJnea8kS2tHuNSFlB?si=jnCgNwpXRfyNocx1wKvglw&nd=1&dlsi=50a0c295e7ce4585 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OCCNCJnea8kS2tHuNSFlB?si=jnCgNwpXRfyNocx1wKvglw&nd=1&dlsi=50a0c295e7ce4585] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-284-interview/id1601074369?i=1000770657067 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-284-interview/id1601074369?i=1000770657067]     Youtube Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81BdzRvPdrQ   Blog Link: https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode.html Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/838273/support]

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 283 (Interview with Mr. Carles Lozano of CIHEFE as we discuss FC Barcelona in the Louis Van Gaal era (1997-2000))

This is the 283rd episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. For this episode, I interview Mr. Carles Lozano as we discuss FC Barcelona in the Louis Van Gaal era (1997-2000).    Mr. Lozano is a Spanish economist and former Catalan City Councilor. He is also a member of CIHEFE (El Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español), Spanish Center of Investigation Of Futbol History.     For any questions/comments, you may contact us: You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. https://linktr.ee/sp1873 [https://linktr.ee/sp1873]   Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ [https://the1888letter.com/contact/] https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague [https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague]   You may also follow the podcast on spotify and now on Google and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. Mr. Lozano’s contact info: twitter: @carleslozano     Link to Mr. Paul Whittle’s book (Before the Premier League: A History of the Football League's Last Decades): https://the1888letter.com/book-before-the-premier-league/ [https://the1888letter.com/book-before-the-premier-league/] http://www.wibblepublishing.com/bpl.html     Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ArfvIhKr9DkoLhVgLi8bP?si=BDqAuRdpSVS4E9blc5NsBg&nd=1&dlsi=8b59b143952b4df0 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ArfvIhKr9DkoLhVgLi8bP?si=BDqAuRdpSVS4E9blc5NsBg&nd=1&dlsi=8b59b143952b4df0] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-283-interview/id1601074369?i=1000770328651 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-283-interview/id1601074369?i=1000770328651]   Youtube Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP5VKaOrfKg Blog Link: https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/05/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_0947434867.html Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/838273/support]

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 282 (Interview with Mr. Luca Parrish (The Mixed Zone on Substack, as we discuss UC Sampdoria in the 1980s (1982-1986))

This is the 282ndepisode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.    For this episode, I interview Mr. Luca Parrish as we discuss UC Sampdoria in the 1980s (1982-1986).    Mr. Parrish writes about Football and Cricket on his Substack page, The Mixed Zone and is the former Sport Editor and President of The Student Edinburgh.    For any questions/comments, you may contact us:  You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.  https://linktr.ee/sp1873 [https://linktr.ee/sp1873]    Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ [https://the1888letter.com/contact/]  https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague [https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague]    You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’  Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.  Mr. Parrish’s contact info:  Twitter (X): @luca_parrish  Substack: https://substack.com/@lucaparrish [https://substack.com/@lucaparrish]    Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:   https://open.spotify.com/episode/66u2pqcul01V71Rv3nvTyN?si=WGVG5DfFR4OUWpykuM9Ekw&nd=1&dlsi=e9b9f6db997e4a61 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/66u2pqcul01V71Rv3nvTyN?si=WGVG5DfFR4OUWpykuM9Ekw&nd=1&dlsi=e9b9f6db997e4a61] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-282-interview/id1601074369?i=1000769902778 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-282-interview/id1601074369?i=1000769902778]   Youtube Link:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcTRlDi5y9s&t=270s   Blog Link:  https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/05/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_01978396550.html Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/838273/support]

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 281 (Interview with Spanish Author and Historian Mr. Sergio Vilariño Ferreiro on Spain National Team during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics)

This is the 281st episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.    For this episode, I interview Spanish Author and Historian Mr. Sergio Vilariño Ferreiroas we discuss the matches of the Spanish National Team during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics        .    Mr. Vilariño is the author of ‘MÉXICO 70. 50 AÑOS DE FÚTBOL EN COLOR’        For any questions/comments, you may contact us:  You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.  https://linktr.ee/sp1873 [https://linktr.ee/sp1873]    Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ [https://the1888letter.com/contact/]  https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague [https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague]    You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’  Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.  Mr. Vilariño’s contact info:  Bluesky: @svilarino.bsky.social  Book Link; https://www.libreriadeportiva.com/libro/mexico-70-50-anos-de-futbol-en-color_73780 [https://www.libreriadeportiva.com/libro/mexico-70-50-anos-de-futbol-en-color_73780]      Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:   https://open.spotify.com/episode/32mILLwVytqTAbWgeiqj0E?si=Mi8MHvhSTRGzWmXuedhQUg&nd=1&dlsi=15a37307492945a9 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/32mILLwVytqTAbWgeiqj0E?si=Mi8MHvhSTRGzWmXuedhQUg&nd=1&dlsi=15a37307492945a9] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-281-interview/id1601074369?i=1000769339820 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-281-interview/id1601074369?i=1000769339820]   Youtube Link:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84LBukPs_V4   Blog Link:   https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/05/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_01883526417.html   Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/838273/support]