24 JUN 2024 · Part two of Theo Delaney's fascinating converstaion with novelist Tim Pears the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature who is also a player, coach and devoted fan of football. He's an occasional sports writer too. The conversation resumes in Krakow and covers the Lionesses, Lional Messi and his local side Oxford City. https://timpears.com/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links @Life GoalsTD @theodelaney

24 JUN 2024 · Writer Tim Pears joins Theo Delaney to relive the goals of his life. In a fascinating and wide ranging conversation the acclaimed novelist and occasional sports writer expounds on a lifelong love of football from watching the Brazil 1970 team to regular attendance at his local club Oxford City. He's also been a player and a coach and talks about the therapeiutic qualities of Lionel Messi and his concerns about the commercialisation of the modern game.  https://timpears.com/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links @Life GoalsTD @theodelaney

17 JUN 2024 · Joining Theo Delaney to relive the goals of her life is the Digital Editor of the BBC World Service Anna Doble who presents the weekly radio show Pick of the World. Her new book, the acclaimed ‘Connection Is A Song’, tells her story of coming of age in the 90s through the music of the the time. Anna is a Leeds fan and among her chosen scorers are Luke Ayling, Pablo Hernandez and Chloe Kelly @annadoble @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://geni.us/ConnectionIsASong https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links

10 JUN 2024 · Theo Delaney's guest is the compelling Irvine Welsh one of the most succesful and influential novelists of his generation who shot to fame with the publication of his debut novel Trainspotting in 1993. The era-defining film adaptation followed in 1996 and there have been many more brilliant books, plays and films since. His latest novel 'Resolution' is published imminently. A lifelong Hibenrian fan, among his chosen scorers are Joe Baker, Dominique Malonga and David Gray. Thanks again to Wave Studios for accomodating us. @irvinewelsh @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/167724/irvine-welsh https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links https://wavestudios.co.uk

3 JUN 2024 · Part two with John Cross, the Daily Mirror's Chief Football Writer and chair of the Football Writers Association. His book - 'Arsene Wenger The Inside Story of Arsenal Under Wenger' is highly recommended. We resume at the 2018 Champions League final. @johncrossmirror @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/john-cross/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links

3 JUN 2024 · Theo Delaney is joined by the Daily Mirror's chief football writer and Chair of the Football Writers Association John Cross. A lifelong Arsenal fan he chooses goals from Rocastle, Adams and Bale and refelcts on 25 years on the Mirror covering a changing football and media landscape. This is part one of two. @johncrossmirror @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/john-cross/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links

27 MAY 2024 · Part two with writer and photographer Nick Davidson - author of ‘Forza Sankt Pauli: Supporting a radical football club in a polarised political age’ one of two books he has written about the cult the Bundesliga club whose home Millerntor-Stadion is where we resume… @outside_left @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://www.outside-left.com/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links

27 MAY 2024 · Theo Delaney’s guest is writer and photographer Nick Davidson who started his footballing story as an ardent follower of Graham Taylors classic Watford side of the 1980s before being rescued from football disillusionment by  St Pauli, the cult German side with a social conscience, and now follows Clapton Community FC’s women’s side.  @outside_left @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://www.outside-left.com/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links

20 MAY 2024 · Theo Delaney’s guest is a bona fide legend of sports broadcasting Gary Newbon who has presented thousands of TV shows and worked for many years as an influential executive at ITV and Sky Sports. Renowned as an interviewer, the title of his recent memoir ‘Newbon - Bloody Hell’ is a reference to the famous quote he got from Alex Ferguson in the players tunnel in Barcelona after his Manchester United team had won the Champions League in dramatic style. The book has been nominated in the Sports Book Awards. Gary is a Leicester City fan and among his chosen scoreres are his friends Jimmy Greaves, Geoff Hurst, Trevor Francis and Jamie Vardy. @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/newbon-bloody-hell https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links

13 MAY 2024 · Theo Delaney's guest is the BBC's Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring. Only 28, her prolific journalism and broadcasting career encompasses The Guardain, Private Eye, Panorama and a series of lauded radio shows and podcasts. Two days before this interview she won the Best Speech Presenter award at the prestigious ARIAS and her first book, the excellent Among The Troll, is out now. A lifelong Tottenham fan, among her selected goal scorers are Kane, Lennon and Bale. @mariannaspring @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney  https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/among-the-trolls/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links