Nessun Dorma: from Beckham and Ravanelli to Royle and Clough

The pod reunite to discuss the opening day of the 1996-97, World Cup qualifiers, Oldham Athletic and Nottingham Forest

Popular culture is littered with examples of the second body of work falling beneath the standards of the first. Thankfully for us, it’s a grey area as to whether the Arts Council consider nostalgic football podcasts to be part of popular culture. We’ve certainly not seen a grant, let’s put it that way. So, while that remains unclear, here at Nessun Dorma we decided that embarking on a second series was a relatively low-risk exercise. We’re now four episodes into it, and here’s a quick recap on what we’ve covered so far…

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