That Peter Crouch Podcast

On this week’s episode of the Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids, and Chris are back with another chaotic round-up of football, forfeits, predictions and some genuinely bizarre stories from the weekend.

The lads kick things off by finally revealing more about Chris’ comedy club forfeit, including the nerves before he took to the stage and the incredible reaction from an unsuspecting fan who realised exactly why Chris was there. The conversation then takes an unexpected turn as the boys discuss the strange habit of giving fake names when ordering coffee — with one particular Brazilian footballer-themed idea quickly becoming a potential global game.

We also get into the weekend’s football, including Arsenal’s impressive win over Chelsea and whether they could really run away with the Premier League. The lads debate Arsenal’s mentality, their defensive strength and the impact of their new signings, before discussing the controversial incident involving Morgan Rogers and Declan Rice.

Elsewhere, Jamie Vardy’s move to Burnley gets a mention, the boys react to Alex Gilbert’s brilliant Inbetweeners-inspired announcement video, and there’s plenty of love for Hull Marina — perhaps the next great summer destination?!

The boys also debate whether Spurs can finally turn things around, before reading some brilliant Why The Football Not? submissions, including one fan who watched his team win promotion from a tree and another who travelled from Dublin to Liverpool on a free ticket with no money, hotel or plan.

And then things take a very unexpected turn when Pete’s podiatrist arrives mid-recording to deal with his troublesome footballer’s toenails. The lads investigate Pete’s bizarre feet, discuss whether they’re a footballer thing, and somehow turn the whole situation into one of the strangest moments of the episode.

Another week, another set of disasters. Enjoy!

Chumbawamba

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00:00 - The boys are back and tease Chris’ comedy club forfeit
02:00 - The unbelievable “pizza box” incident on the walk to the comedy club
05:24 - The lads reveal their favourite fake coffee names
11:00 - Bottomless curry brunches: the new happy hour?
14:38 - Rice vs Rogers gets seriously spicy
16:14 - Could Arsenal romp the Premier League by 15 points?
19:01 - Footballers walking home and trying to stay anonymous
20:03 - Jamie Vardy’s Burnley return and a brilliant football announcement video
21:34 - Hull are flying — but what is going on with that kit?
22:53 - Is Hull Marina secretly the next great summer destination?
24:34 - Aston Villa’s struggles and the great Brighton vs Hove debate
26:21 - “Let’s give Hove some love”
29:46 - Can Spurs finally turn their season around?
31:33 - Why The Football Not? — watching a promotion-winning game from a tree
34:15 - A free Liverpool ticket leads to a 60-hour adventure
35:36 - Pete’s podiatrist arrives mid-recording
37:23 - The truth behind Peter Crouch’s troublesome footballer toes
39:35 - The score prediction league heats up
40:25 - Could one of the lads really be forced to dress as a dog at Crufts?
42:18 - The £50 Barry bet gets settled
43:20 - Manchester United vs Manchester City predictions
45:02 - Our latest audio disaster
47:15 - The lads make their Manchester derby predictions
49:19 - Liverpool vs Fulham predictions
50:44 - Coventry vs Brighton predictions
52:48 - The return of the themed footballer XI’s
54:03 - Signing off

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On this week’s episode of the Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids and Chris are joined by England, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City legend Stuart Pearce — aka Psycho — for a proper trip down memory lane.

Stuart opens up about his remarkable journey from playing non-league football and working as an electrician to becoming a professional footballer, England international and one of the most recognisable defenders of his generation. He tells the story of how a chance encounter with Brian Clough eventually led to his move to Nottingham Forest, and how the famous “Psycho” nickname came about.

The lads also get into Stuart’s England career, including the highs and lows of Italia ’90 and Euro ’96, his infamous penalty miss against Germany, and the emotional redemption of scoring from the spot against Spain six years later. Stuart explains why the experience of missing that penalty stayed with him — and how it ultimately changed the way he approached pressure, failure and success.

Away from football, there are some brilliant Stuart Pearce stories too, from his love of punk music and a particularly surreal night at a gig in Moscow, to travelling to North Korea and his obsession with seeing as much of the world as possible.

And, of course, there’s plenty of classic Crouch Podcast chat along the way — including hedge diving, football stickers, Stuart’s legendary toughness and some seriously good dressing-room and Cloughy stories.

A fascinating conversation with one of English football’s great characters.

Chumbawamba

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0:00 – Pete, Sids & Chris are back – plus a huge guest
03:30 – Sids with Carlo and Tuchel?!
05:30 – Shaniqua’s Box returns with a very unusual giveaway
07:43 – Stuart Pearce joins the podcast
12:00 – Stuart’s wild Russia trip & Rise Against gig
16:00 – North Korea, travelling the world & hedge diving
20:00 – From electrician to professional footballer
24:00 – Taking a pay cut to play in the top division
28:00 – The Crazy Gang wanted Stuart Pearce
32:00 – Brian Clough discovers “Psycho”
36:00 – Pearce’s tackling, referees & Nobby Solano
40:00 – Stuart Pearce’s England debut & representing his country
44:00 – Italia 90, Euro 96 & England’s feel-good factor
48:00 – The penalty miss that haunted Stuart Pearce
52:00 – Redemption against Spain & fighting for England
56:00 – Life after playing & the lessons of failure
1:02:00 – Pearce’s penalty research & changing England’s shootouts
1:08:00 – The transfer that could have changed everything
1:14:00 – David James up front?! Stuart’s outrageous Man City story
1:18:45 – Stuart Pearce leaves the podcast
1:20:02 – Paddy Power Predictions
1:26:00 – Arsenal v Chelsea
1:32:00 – More predictions & the league standings
1:38:23 – Final thoughts on Stuart Pearce
1:39:20 – Zante goalkeeper, Crufts & the next podcast forfeit?
1:42:30 – Closing remarks

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On this week’s episode of the Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids and Chris are back talking all things GW1 as the Premier League gets properly underway. Pete kicks things off by summarising his attendance at the Spurs v Brentford game, before the lads get sidetracked by the now-infamous Zante goalkeeper — who has apparently heard about the podcast and has sent a rather aggressive message Pete’s way! Naturally, the boys decide there’s only one thing to do… head to Zante and take him on themselves.

The lads then get into the opening weekend of the Premier League, including the strange situation around Ollie Watkins at Aston Villa, with Sids sharing his own experience of knowing he was leaving Reading for Chelsea but continuing to play and train as normal. The conversation turns to whether players should ever take themselves out of the firing line when a transfer is on the cards, and how much physicality, hunger and desire now matter in the Premier League.

Chris then tackles his own disastrous comedy attempts ahead of his forfeit, some questionable listener jokes, and the increasingly surreal experience of being recognised in public — including a very awkward airport encounter.

Elsewhere, the lads debate who has the strangest pre-match traditions, discuss Peter’s latest Paddy Power advert, and wonder which piece of football memorabilia could possibly beat Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball.

Chumbawamba

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00:00 - Sids joins remotely
03:20 - The lads debate the ultimate holiday beach: sand or stone
06:01 - The infamous Zante goalkeeper is back — and she’s heard the podcast
08:05 - The Zante goalkeeper sends Crouch an aggressive message
09:29 - The lads make a plan to take on the Zante goalkeeper
11:02 - Premier League opening weekend and the Hull City fans “mauling” debate
14:17 - Fans are asking referees for their yellow cards
16:01 - Wolves, the Liquidator and the debate over swearing at football
21:15 - The Ollie Watkins situation at Aston Villa gets serious
22:20 - Crouch reveals what he did when Liverpool wanted him at Southampton
24:18 - Should a player take themselves out of the firing line before a transfer?
25:09 - Sids reveals how he handled his move to Chelsea
28:40 - Was Crouchy “f***ing dog shit” on opening days?
30:17 - Reading’s incredible comeback after going 2-0 down on their Premier League debut
32:06 - Crouchy remembers getting destroyed by Chelsea on the opening day
35:09 - Newcastle and Liverpool pay tribute to a football legend
36:14 - Chris prepares for his stand-up comedy debut
38:14 - The lads attempt some truly questionable comedy
41:01 - “Regards to your families” and the weirdness of being recognised
42:40 - The most awkward fan encounter at the airport
45:03 - Why the listeners’ Instagram comments actually mean a lot
47:13 - Who decides which football gets used in a friendly?
49:58 - Maradona’s Hand of God ball sells for £2.5m
52:13 - Is there any piece of football memorabilia more valuable?
53:38 - Crouchy stars in the new Paddy Power advert
57:04 - Starky’s “candle of hope” England tradition
59:16 - Football League predictions and the lads’ early-season scores
1:00:00 - Aston Villa v Arsenal predictions
1:00:47 - Chris considers outsourcing his predictions to the Zante goalkeeper
1:02:23 - The Crouch Pod Bet Builder
1:05:01 - Spurs v Newcastle predictions and Tottenham’s worrying start
1:06:09 - Can Spurs actually turn things around?
1:07:21 - Final predictions, fishing plans and one last bit of chaos

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On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids, and Chris express their absolute dismay towards the Community Shield’s double booking, and ask whether Manchester City’s 3-0 defeat to Arsenal is anything to worry about for Pep’s replacement Enzo Maresca.

The Gunners’ strong start has the lads wondering if they could run away with a consecutive Premier League title, and we also get into the Championship - with Millwall backed to make a serious push for the playoffs and plenty of love for the players expected to light up the season.

Sids signs off from the Maldives before the lads are joined by singer-songwriter Ben Cipolla, whose football-inspired songs have taken social media by storm. Ben explains how a joke about Brighton’s Deniz Undav turned into a growing catalogue of football songs, before revealing how his Djed Spence song exploded after an appearance on 606. He also talks about becoming a full-time musician, his ambitions to take the football songs even further, and Chris reveals his dream of Ben reaching the Christmas Number One spot.

And if that wasn’t enough, Ben brings along some homemade dips from his mate Paddy (in classic random pod fashion), performs his brilliant football songs live in the studio, and then unveils an EXCLUSIVE new song written especially for the podcast – ‘Back Stronger’.

Chumbawamba

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00:00 - Sids joins from the Maldives after a day of coaching
02:22 - The lads discuss the recent eclipse and whether they looked at the sun
04:50 - The conversation moves towards the weekend’s football
07:17 - Manchester City’s Community Shield defeat and whether Maresca should worry
09:57 - The lads discuss the Community Shield and its importance
12:15 - Have we completely neglected the Community Shield?
14:44 - Jack Grealish gets a big positive mention after returning to action
17:11 - Could Arsenal run away with the Premier League title?
19:58 - Championship talk begins and the lads assess the early season
20:18 - Watford impresses massively and gets the lads talking
21:50 - Millwall backed for a Championship playoff push
22:31 - The Jack Rudoni name mix-up is addressed
25:29 - The lads get family involved in the Arsenal vs Coventry prediction
26:33 - More predictions: Brentford vs Spurs and Newcastle vs Liverpool
27:54 - Ben Cipolla joins the podcast
29:10 - How Ben’s football songs started with Deniz Undav
30:20 - From TikTok chants to full football songs
30:37 - That Djed Spence song
31:50 - Ben explains the 606 appearance that changed everything
32:56 - How going viral changed Ben’s life
33:30 - Ben’s career as a full-time singer-songwriter
34:11 - Could football songs take Ben all the way to the charts?
35:49 - Is Djed Spence actually aware of the song?
36:23 - Ben arrives with homemade dips from his mate Paddy
37:29 - The lads put Paddy’s dips to the ultimate test
39:16 - Ben performs the viral Djed Spence song LIVE
40:45 - Ben performs a Dan Burn inspired song
42:18 - “Nothing But An Arm Break” gets it’s live debut
43:38 - Ben reveals he has written a song about Crouchy and the pod
44:10 - The EXCLUSIVE first play of “Back Stronger”
46:18 - The lads react to one of the best songs they’ve heard
48:01 - The lads discuss Ben’s future and a potential Crouch Fest rumour…
48:24 - The episode wraps up

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On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids, and Chris express their absolute dismay towards the Community Shield’s double booking, and ask whether Manchester City’s 3-0 defeat to Arsenal is anything to worry about for Pep’s replacement Enzo Maresca.

The Gunners’ strong start has the lads wondering if they could run away with a consecutive Premier League title, and we also get into the Championship - with Millwall backed to make a serious push for the playoffs and plenty of love for the players expected to light up the season.

Sids signs off from the Maldives before the lads are joined by singer-songwriter Ben Cipolla, whose football-inspired songs have taken social media by storm. Ben explains how a joke about Brighton’s Deniz Undav turned into a growing catalogue of football songs, before revealing how his Djed Spence song exploded after an appearance on 606. He also talks about becoming a full-time musician, his ambitions to take the football songs even further, and Chris reveals his dream of Ben reaching the Christmas Number One spot.

And if that wasn’t enough, Ben brings along some homemade dips from his mate Paddy (in classic random pod fashion), performs his brilliant football songs live in the studio, and then unveils an EXCLUSIVE new song written especially for the podcast – ‘Back Stronger’.

Chumbawamba

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00:00 - Sids joins from the Maldives after a day of coaching
02:22 - The lads discuss the recent eclipse and whether they looked at the sun
04:50 - The conversation moves towards the weekend’s football
07:17 - Manchester City’s Community Shield defeat and whether Maresca should worry
09:57 - The lads discuss the Community Shield and its importance
12:15 - Have we completely neglected the Community Shield?
14:44 - Jack Grealish gets a big positive mention after returning to action
17:11 - Could Arsenal run away with the Premier League title?
19:58 - Championship talk begins and the lads assess the early season
20:18 - Watford impresses massively and gets the lads talking
21:50 - Millwall backed for a Championship playoff push
22:31 - The Jack Rudoni name mix-up is addressed
25:29 - The lads get family involved in the Arsenal vs Coventry prediction
26:33 - More predictions: Brentford vs Spurs and Newcastle vs Liverpool
27:54 - Ben Cipolla joins the podcast
29:10 - How Ben’s football songs started with Deniz Undav
30:20 - From TikTok chants to full football songs
30:37 - That Djed Spence song
31:50 - Ben explains the 606 appearance that changed everything
32:56 - How going viral changed Ben’s life
33:30 - Ben’s career as a full-time singer-songwriter
34:11 - Could football songs take Ben all the way to the charts?
35:49 - Is Djed Spence actually aware of the song?
36:23 - Ben arrives with homemade dips from his mate Paddy
37:29 - The lads put Paddy’s dips to the ultimate test
39:16 - Ben performs the viral Djed Spence song LIVE
40:45 - Ben performs a Dan Burn inspired song
42:18 - “Nothing But An Arm Break” gets it’s live debut
43:38 - Ben reveals he has written a song about Crouchy and the pod
44:10 - The EXCLUSIVE first play of “Back Stronger”
46:18 - The lads react to one of the best songs they’ve heard
48:01 - The lads discuss Ben’s future and a potential Crouch Fest rumour…
48:24 - The episode wraps up

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