It Was What It Was

Live Q&A tomorrow at 12pm! 👀 Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper answer your questions on @itwaspod's Patreon 👋 ➡️ patreon.com/cw/ItWas

Charles Reep Heroic founding father of football data, inspired visionary? Zealous progenitor of long ball game, destroyer of English football? @jonawils debates extraordinary influence of man with no real football pedigree on @ItWasPod Patreon Link in bio! Sign up to listen!

The night that defined Graham Taylor’s England… 👀 Oslo, Norway, and a collapse that changed everything, out now on @itwaspod 🎧

NORSE MANURE! Nadir of the Do I Not Like That years with England travelling to Norway to take on ⁦@JanAageFjortoft⁩ team Spoiler: does not end well for England Last part of @ItWasPod series on Graham Taylor’s England ⁦@jonawils⁩ deals with Gazza’s decline

It’s World Cup Wednesday on @ItWasPod Patreon and it’s Argentina 1978 with @jonawils A joyous win for Argentina against a backdrop of macabre, murderous repression And of course Ally’s Army: Archie Gemill, provided Trainspotting with its most iconic scene but Scotland exit

Catch Part Two of our series on Graham Taylor and his decline as England Manager between 1990-94 following the link below: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

Some games are said to change football history… But do they really? 🕵️‍♂️ Listen now on the @itwaspod Patreon 🎧

Catch the latest episode of It Was What It Was following the link below, as we take a look into England's Downfall under Graham Taylor: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

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The great @JanAageFjortoft on @ItWasPod today on peak Norway 🇳🇴 + how - hugely ironically - the long ball game sunk Graham Taylor’s England ‘Do I not like that’ ‘Can we not knock it?’ ‘It’s made for Wrighty’ Relive one of the most extraordinary England games with @jonawils

Catch the latest episode of It Was What It Was with an extraordinary guest, Clyde Best, who was an absolute pioneer to the game. Listen following the link below: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

A brilliant @ItWasPod special with great Clyde Best, West Ham legend + pioneer for generation of black footballers, @IanWright0 to @Anderson_Viv Extraordinary tale from Bermuda to Upton Park UK premiere of his story *Transforming the Beautiful Game* is @Sadlers_Wells tmrw!

Catch the finale of our series on the tragedy of Colombia in the 1994 World Cup... podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

The jaw-dropping, grotesque build up to Colombia’s 1994 World Cup game v USA, which saw the Andres Escobar OG Death threats were programmed into the home screen of TVs in rooms of the team hotel The finale of our series on tragedy of Colombia 94 @ItWasPod @jonawils

World Cup Wednesday @ItWasPod for Patreon followers + @jonawils on Brazil ‘50 Brazil’s media kick start a noble World Cup tradition of hugely over hyping their team only to turn on them when they fail #Maracanaço (Luckily all media learned the lesson + this never happens now)

This week's episode of It Was What It Was looks at the history of football hooliganism, the second of a two-part special. Listen following the link below: shows.acast.com/it-was-what-it…

This week's episode of It Was What It Was delves into the story of Pep Guardiola 10 years on from his appointment at Manchester City. Listen following the link below: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

"72% possession, but you're getting absolutely battered!" 😳 Pep’s Premier League adaptation, unpacked in the latest It Was What It Was! ⚽️

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Coming soon! ⚽️ For fans of our football history podcast, @ItWasPod with @draper_rob and @jonawils, we’ve got something very special launching on Patreon. 🎙️ Expect bonus episodes, A World Cup countdown, Q&A's and much more! 👀