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Josh Widdicombe, Chris Scull, and Michael Marden reunite for a special episode of their 90s football nostalgia podcast, focusing on their favorite football computer games from the decade. The trio shares personal gaming memories, debates the merits of classic titles, and reveals surprisingly detailed player questionnaires from Manchester United's 1993-94 season. They also introduce a new game called 'Do I Like That?' and announce an upcoming Championship Manager 97-98 special episode.
Michael's Pilgrimage to the Last Blockbuster Video
Michael recounts his elaborate two-day journey from Los Angeles to Bend, Oregon, to visit the world's last remaining Blockbuster Video store. Taking flights and Greyhound buses covering over two days of travel time, he describes the time-warp experience of entering a perfectly preserved 1990s video rental shop. The store had 40-50 copies of every new film with no customers renting them, and Michael purchased VHS copies of Tin Cup and Rudy for 50 cents each as souvenirs.
- The last Blockbuster Video in the world is located in Bend, Oregon, after locations in Alaska and Australia closed
- Michael took a flight from LA to Eugene, Oregon, then a three-hour Greyhound bus to reach the store
- The trip required over two days total because there was only one bus per day each direction
- The store had 40-50 copies of every new film, but Michael saw no customers during his hour visit
- Michael bought VHS copies of Tin Cup and Rudy for 50 cents each
- He had to return the next morning to collect his Blockbuster membership card
" I spent about four or five hours doing that for my team and I thought, I'm going to be unplayable. I'm going to win. Have you ever watched like under-nines football where the ball gets kicked and then 20 players just like... My team was like that. "
Manchester United 1993-94 Season Review Questionnaires
The hosts dive into genuine player questionnaires from Manchester United's 1993-94 double-winning season, revealing hilarious details about players' favorite meals, films, and ideal nights out. The responses paint a vivid picture of 90s footballers' tastes, with The Fugitive dominating as the film of choice and pasta featuring heavily in meal preferences. The questionnaires showcase everything from Eric Cantona claiming to only understand football on TV to Lee Sharp's dual holiday destination choice of Greece or Blackpool.
- Steve Bruce's favorite film was The Fugitive, which became the team's overwhelming choice
- Eric Cantona listed Coronation Street as his favorite TV show, saying 'Football. It's all I understand'
- Multiple players including Bruce, Kanchelskis, and Schmeichel all chose The Fugitive as their favorite film
- Ryan Giggs described film choices as 'Hard to decide. A vintage year' despite being only 19
- Ryan Giggs chose The Chronic by Dr. Dre as his favorite record, the only player not selecting 'Come On You Reds'
- Paul Parker's ideal holiday destination was 'anywhere I can get a good tan'
- Peter Schmeichel's best way to fill his day off was 'staring into space'
- Lee Sharp's ideal holiday destination was 'Greece or Blackpool'
" Eric Cantona's favourite TV show? Coronation Street. Football. It's all I understand. "
" Ryan Giggs, favourite film? Hard to decide. A vintage year. "
" Peter Schmeichel's best way to fill his day off? Staring into space. "
" Lee Sharp's ideal holiday destination? Greece or Blackpool. "
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