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Overview
In this episode of Quickly Kevin, Will He Score?, hosts Chris Gold and Josh Whittacombe are joined by comedian and lifelong Torquay United fan Charlie Baker. They discuss the ups and downs of supporting a lower league club through the 1990s, from dramatic playoff finals and police dog incidents to celebrity visits and financial struggles. The conversation touches on the unique experience of non-league football, the emotional attachment to local clubs, and memorable moments including the infamous Middlesbrough-Blackburn postponement saga.
Introduction and Richard Keyes Banter
The hosts open with their ongoing running joke about Sky Sports presenter Richard Keyes, discussing his career trajectory from 90s football coverage to his current role in Qatar. They playfully speculate about how Keyes might respond to their podcast, imagining him dismissing them as non-football people. The conversation establishes the lighthearted tone while touching on the changing face of football broadcasting.
- Discussion of Richard Keyes' career evolution and comparison to Morrissey's controversial later years
- The hosts joke about Keyes potentially writing a blog post criticizing their podcast
- Comparison drawn between Richard Keyes 1.0 and 2.0, with the hosts preferring his earlier work
" I think his angles would be that we don't know what we're talking about because we're not football people. "
The John Collins/Collins John Story
The hosts read listener correspondence about one of football's stranger moments when Fulham simultaneously bid farewell to John Collins and introduced new signing Collins John at Loftus Road. The confusing PA announcement left fans uncertain whether the Scottish midfielder was staying or leaving, creating a bizarre unveiling ceremony that epitomizes the quirky nature of 90s football.
- Fulham had John Collins on the pitch to bid farewell while introducing Collins John
- The suspect PA system made it very hard to tell what was being said, leaving everyone confused
- The club kept the signing quiet to make the ultimate impact in pre-Twitter days
" In the days before Twitter, it was clearly easier to keep signings quiet. Something the Fulham PR team clearly did in this instance to make the ultimate impact. "
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