Searching for Shineys

Former Arsenal and England full-back Lee Dixon made 458 appearances in the top flight and played 22 times for England. He appeared on page 4 of the book, sticker number 9, and across a 20-year career won four league titles. three FA Cups and a European Cup Winner's Cup medal.

In this episode we discuss, among other things:

• Martin Keown being the ‘fifth’ wheel in Arsenal’s back four

• Anfield ’89 (Lee produces the shirt he wore that night!)

• Being knocked out by David Ginola

• How to sneak a pint in when your captain is sober and your boss is Arsene Wenger

• The phenomenon of ‘pundit shoes’

a The gruelling process of recording his voice FIFA

+ loads more!

Lee is now a respected pundit, voice of the EA Sports’ FIFA video game series and a keen golfer looking to get his game down to scratch

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The man with quite possibly the best left foot in the entire 1997 Merlin Premier League sticker book, Ian Harte talks us through his rollercoaster of a career that reads like a script from 90s football drama Dreamteam. He broke into the Leeds team and played alongside his uncle Gary and was a key member of the team rampaged through Europe to the semi final of the Champions League. The team also survived plane crashes, had supporters brutally attacked in Turkey and practically went out of business at the end of the decade. Harte went to Spain and played for Levante, then had to work his way back up to the top flight via Sunderland, Carlisle, Reading and finally Bournemouth. Now a football agent it was a pleasure to hear him reminisce about his days as Premier League footballer with a gold McDonalds card.

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Another week, another Neil! This time Sullivan of Wimbledon Crazy Gang fame. Sully’s incredible career saw him play 665 times over a 25-year career. From picking up dog poo before sessions on Wimbledon Common, to spells at Tottenham, Chelsea, and even World Cup adventures with the Scottish national team. The 1996-97 started in interesting fashion for Sully after Beckham caught him out from the half-way line on the opening day. Then David Batty beat him from long range the next game, and Alan Shearer scored his first ever Newcastle goal in the same match. Hear about all that, plus his Scotland career, playing against Zidane, and the incredible fashion in which his playing career ended.

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We are back with more Darryl Powell. In part two Darryl discusses going to World Cup '98 with Jamaica to take on Argentina, Croatia and Japan in France. He also walks us through the demise of Derby's famous 90s team, his brushes with Steve Bruce, Mick Harford, Gary Megson, a spell in America with Colorado Rapids and Eric Cantona dressed as a cowboy.

Powelly finishes off his spell on the show by talking us through his segue from car salesman to football agent.

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