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Questions For Harry Harris, Author of New Spurs Book

The Gaffer — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:04:32 +0000

One of the most famous English football tabloid journalists, Harry Harris, will be the next guest on the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. Harris is the author of a brand new Tottenham Hotspur book entitled Down Memory Lane, which chronicles a Spurs fan’s view of the last fifty years.

The 18+ year veteran was a football reporter for The Daily Mirror and The Daily Express newspapers. Some of the big stories he got the scoop on were Kenny Dalglish getting sacked by Newcastle and being replaced by Ruud Gullit in 1999, as well as Roy Keane’s dramatic departure from the Irish World Cup squad in 2002.

In Down Memory Lane, Harry gives a fan’s view of life as a Spurs supporter for 50 years, but with a unique insight into players, managers and personalities behind the scenes gleaned through his unique inside track on events within a football club with his unrivaled access.

Harry has been so influential within White Hart Lane that he has advised and influenced many a Spurs chairman, including Sir Alan Sugar, Irving Scholar and Daniel Levy. Harry also reveals the remarkable and sensational behind the scenes secrets of takeovers and player transfers.

This book is a must for all Spurs fans who have followed the club since the Glory, Glory days of the 1960s, and for those who want to know what really made Bill Nicholson tick, but also for any football fan interested in the truth about the power struggles being mirrored today at clubs like Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Portsmouth.

Harry has rubbed shoulders with Pelé, Maradona, Johan Cruyff and George Best, but also includes Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker and Steve Perryman, among his all time favourite footballers and personal friends with interesting accounts of their feats on the field and what they are really like off it.

Down Memory Lane is a riveting account of one man’s on and off love affair and its nostalgic approach is matched with behind the scenes knowledge of players, directors and owners. Harry conducted exclusive interviews for the book with former manager Gerry Francis, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Paul Miller and many more including the new manager Harry Redknapp.

If you have any questions you’d like host Johnathan Starling to ask Harry Harris, whether it be about Tottenham Hotspur, life as a football journalist or any other topics (including his books on Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, England’s 2006 World Cup squad, the inside story on Martin Jol or Pele), please post the questions in the comments below before Wednesday, February 25 and we’ll do our best to ask the best questions on-air to Harry Harris. Thanks in advance for your intelligent questions.

EPL Talk Podcast: John Kerr Interview

Johnathan Starling — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:45:54 +0000

John Kerr Interview

On Episode 111 of the EPL Talk Podcast, Johnathan Starling interviews John Kerr, the first American to play in the old English first division.

We discuss what it was like to be a kid around the New York Cosmos during the days of Pele, what made him decide to play college soccer at Duke. We then discuss how he ended up at Portsmouth and what the transition was like to play in Europe.

What were the highs and lows of his journeyman career? How was it to deal with the Millwall supporters? How did he end up in coaching? All that and more is discussed in this interview.

All feedback is welcomed.

Interview With Roger Hunt: Questions Please

The Gaffer — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:00:09 +0000

England and Liverpool legend Roger Hunt will be interviewed this week for an upcoming episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet.

Roger Hunt was a member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning side. Hunt is the player whom strike partner Hurst always mentions when discussing his controversial second goal in the final when the ball hit the crossbar and bounced down. Hurst always says that Hunt, the closest player to the ball, would have followed up to score himself if he’d been in any doubt, but he turned away in celebration of a certain goal.

Hunt played for England 34 times, and made 404 appearances for Liverpool during his 1958-1969 tenure there.

If you have any questions you’d like host Johnathan Starling to ask Hunt, please post them in the comments below by midnight Thursday, February 5, 2009.

Vinnie Jones Interview

Johnathan Starling — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:45:41 +0000

On this episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, Johnathan Starling interviews Vinnie Jones. We discuss the Wimbledon side that won the FA Cup Title, how Howard Wilkinson kept his card count down while at Leeds United, what his second stint at Wimbledon was like, what he wants to be remembered for during his football career.

We then shift into his acting roles and the comparisons between football and acting. We also discuss Hollywood All Stars Football Club and why it came about and how to become a part of it. Has Vinnie Jones seen the IOSS parodies of him? Find out on this episode of the EPL Talk Podcast.

Vinnie Jones Interview: Questions Please

The Gaffer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:10:34 +0000

Vinnie Jones will be the next guest on the EPL Talk Podcast. If you have any questions you’d like host Johnathan Starling to ask him on air, please post them in the comments with your name, and we’ll pick out the best ones to ask the former Wimbledon player.

Jones is an accomplished actor and footballer. As a footballer, he was part of the ‘Crazy Gang’ at Wimbledon which famously won the FA Cup in 1988. He also played for Leeds United, Sheffield united, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers. In international football, he earned nine caps for Wales and even captained the side.

He made his feature film debut in “Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.” And has appeared in many other memorable roles in films such as “Snatch,” “X-Men,” “Swordfish,” “Gone In Sixty Seconds” and many more.

Please submit your questions before Thursday, January 29 at 5pm ET.