Welcome to the finale of Lifting The Lid, on the Official Emirates FA Cup podcast.The show, hosted by Tubes and Steve Sidwell, that explores the unique experience of taking part in the world’s oldest and best club competition.

It’s been amazing to have a chance to really get into it with these guys and learn about their careers on and off the pitch… but we’re not done yet. We’ve got one more hero and he doesn’t hold back, it’s big Stan Collymore!

He’s played for, among others, Palace, Liverpool, Forest and Villa, and played a few games for England too, in a career that took him in all kinds of places. In this episode we’re exploring the idea of decisions, and we get to hear about everything from Stan’s career choices to his off the field decision-making as well. He’s also very candid about his own Mental Health and has been a campaigner for better support for players during their playing careers.

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The podcast is hosted by Tubes and Steve Sidwell and produced by Harold McShiel and Jake Cunningham. The Executive Producers are Charlotte Males and Craig Barrett, the editing is by Will Lockwood and Jamie Maisner and the show’s artwork is from Ellis Oseman.

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Welcome to the fifth episode of Lifting The Lid, on the Official Emirates FA Cup podcast.The show, hosted by Tubes and Steve Sidwell, that explores the unique experience of taking part in the world’s oldest and best club competition.

It’s a big one today, one of the true greats of the game, and one of the nicest gents around to boot. A born goalscorer, an FA Cup winner, and a genuine hero for so many players and fans alike. It’s Ian Wright Wright Wright!

Wrighty’s had an amazing career, coming to the game later than most but coming in like a freight train to be voted player of the century for Crystal Palace by the fans, and then going on to become Arsenal’s highest ever goalscorer (since surpassed by none other than Thierry Henry). This episode, called Grass Roots to FA Cup Glory and charts the path Wrighty took from being rejected by Brighton and Southend in his teens, via a short spell in prison, to lifting the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season with Arsenal.

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The podcast is hosted by Tubes and Steve Sidwell and produced by Harold McShiel and Jake Cunningham. The Executive Producers are Charlotte Males and Craig Barrett, the editing is by Will Lockwood and Jamie Maisner and the show’s artwork is from Ellis Oseman.

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Welcome to Lifting The Lid, here on the Official Emirates FA Cup podcast, and our fourth episode of the season.The show, hosted by Tubes and Steve Sidwell, that explores the unique experience of taking part in the world’s oldest and best club competition.

After having the pleasure of Jermaine Beckford’s company in our first episode, now we’ve got our second Jermaine, Jermaine ‘Penninho’ Pennant.

Jermaine has played for 15 different clubs across his career, from Arsenal to Billericay Town, with Liverpool, Stoke and Real Zaragoza in between. He was a brilliant player, making his Arsenal debut at 16, and going on to appear in the FA Cup final, a Europa League for Stoke, as well as the Champions League with Liverpool.

Today’s episode explores reputation, and Penninho had one as a bit of a bad boy which was fascinating to get into with him. We hear more about where he grew up in Nottingham and what was going on around him throughout his career.

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The podcast is hosted by Tubes and Steve Sidwell and produced by Harold McShiel and Jake Cunningham. The Executive Producers are Charlotte Males and Craig Barrett, the editing is by Will Lockwood and Jamie Maisner and the show’s artwork is from Ellis Oseman.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.