Summary
Overview
This episode features a discussion of Channel 5's 1998 documentary 'They Think It's All Rovers,' which chronicled Doncaster Rovers' catastrophic final two games of the 1997-98 season. Guest Tom Parry joins to analyze the club's near-destruction under chairman Ken Richardson, who was later convicted of conspiracy to commit arson for burning down part of the stadium. The episode also includes correspondence about Paul Gascoigne refereeing a youth match and whether Barry Fry composed the Whizzywig theme tune, plus a look at the football film 'When Saturday Comes.'
Paul Gascoigne Youth Match Story Verified
The show receives confirmation of a previously discussed story about Paul Gascoigne refereeing and then playing in a youth match. Lee Bibbering writes in to verify he was actually the goalkeeper in that Kenton vs Bushy match where Gazza got bored refereeing and scored three goals against him. The correspondence reveals Gazza's connection to the event through Lee's father, who was Gazza's lawyer and organized youth club events featuring the footballer.
- Lee Bibbering confirms he was the 8-year-old goalkeeper when Gazza refereed then played in the match, scoring three goals
- Lee's father was Gazza's lawyer and organized the youth club events
- Gazza also attended a youth club fete at a synagogue car park
- When asked when is Naeem's birthday, Gazza replied 'third of fuck'
" third of fuck "
Barry Fry and the Whizzywig Theme Tune Mystery
Listeners discover that Wikipedia lists Barry Fry as the composer of the Whizzywig children's TV show theme music from 1998, when he was chairman-manager of Peterborough United. The hosts embrace this unlikely claim and listen to the theme, finding it surprisingly plausible that Fry could have composed it. They launch a comedic campaign to spread this myth and make it internet legend, encouraging listeners to reference it in trivia and get it mentioned in legitimate news outlets.
- Wikipedia lists Barry Fry as composer of the 1998 Whizzywig theme tune
- The show was released when Barry Fry was managing Peterborough United in financial difficulty
- After hearing the theme, the hosts find it surprisingly believable that Fry composed it
- The hosts encourage listeners to spread this as internet mythology
" If our legacy on this podcast is that Barry Fry writing the theme tune to WYSIWYG appears in a legitimate news outlet, I will die a happy man "
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