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Quickly Kevin; will he score? The 90s Football Show
Quickly Kevin; will he score? The 90s Football Show

Correspondence Special (QK Reloaded)

June 10, 2026 • 28m

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Overview

Chris Scull, Josh Widdicombe, and Michael Marden celebrate the success of their first live Zoom show, which drew over 3,000 viewers and featured guests Ellis James and Tom Parry competing in a Championship Manager 97-98 match between worst Wales XI and worst England XI teams. The hosts announce an exciting expansion: the Alternative 90s European Championship, a tournament series of live shows featuring celebrity guests picking themed worst XI teams to compete. They also dive into fascinating correspondence, including the mystery of David Batty's sock key, Craig Charles's poetic tribute to John Motson, and debate the merits of various 90s football commentators.

The Live Show Success and Tournament Announcement

The hosts reveal that their first live Zoom show was a massive success with over 3,000 viewers tuning in to watch Ellis James and Tom Parry's teams compete in Championship Manager 97-98. The event featured correspondence that went viral on Twitter, particularly the David Batty sock key mystery that had viewers hunting through archives during the live show. Building on this success, they're launching the Alternative 90s European Championship, a tournament series of quarterly live shows leading to a final, with the first quarterfinal already complete and the next scheduled for the 29th.

  • Over 3,000 people watched the first live Zoom show featuring Ellis James and Tom Parry
  • The show trended on Twitter, which the hosts acknowledge is unusual for them
  • The Alternative 90s European Championship will feature four quarterfinals, two semis, and a final, all played in Championship Manager 97-98
  • Next quarterfinal on the 29th will feature Tom Crane picking a team of club nomads versus Matt Ford's Nottingham Forest 90s XI
" If you'd have told me 25 years ago, over 3,000 people would tune in to watch a game of Chapman 97-98 play out, and it would be one of the most thrilling five minutes of my life, you would have blown my mind. "

Nasty Nick's Euro 2000 T-Shirt Discovery

In a delightfully random connection between 90s pop culture moments, Chris Scull reveals a detail he noticed while rewatching the iconic Big Brother moment where Nasty Nick was confronted by Craig. Throughout this pivotal television moment, Nick was wearing just pants on the bottom and a promotional Euro 2000 t-shirt on top, complete with a St. George's cross badge design. This observation sparks speculation about whether Nick's choice of clothing was strategic or coincidental.

  • The confrontation episode from Big Brother series 1 was reshown on E4 this week
  • Nasty Nick wore a rugby shirt-style Euro 2000 promotional t-shirt with St. George's cross during the iconic confrontation
  • Big Brother would have aired in August 2000, slightly after Euro 2000 concluded
" The thing about Nasty Nick is, even now I don't really know what he is. That could have been part of his game. "
" Maybe during Euro 2000 he wrote down the names Phil Neville and Steve McManaman and showed it to the team in pencil. "

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