Episodes

  • Snipers, Penalties, Injuries.

    Snipers, Penalties, Injuries.
    Nov 7 2024
    Leon and Dan return to talk all things Ascot United. The big news nonetheless centres around Leon and the strange tale of the penalty, the injury, the sniper and the stretcher. There's also more on the AUFC Women's cup showdown with Brentford and the ones ding dong of a win against Hartley Wintney. Plus, what's the strangest injury you've ever seen on a sports field.....? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Manic weekend for the Ts with cup action wherever you look

    Manic weekend for the Ts with cup action wherever you look
    Sep 24 2024
    Club stalwart Jon Keough joins Leon and Dan to chew the fat. The club's big weekend of cup action comes under the microscope, as does the Supervets' first league game, the women's team's impressive start to the season and, erm, Leon's new porch. Plus, heard the one about the bus driver's drone stopping play? Have a listen to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Cup runs, red cards and pre-season. 2024-25 is up and running

    Cup runs, red cards and pre-season. 2024-25 is up and running
    Aug 26 2024
    The 2024-25 season is up and running and so is the second season of the Ascot United podcast. Leon Palmer-Wilson and Dan Hough talk cups, pre-season and a plethora of red cards. Do get in touch (d.t.hough@sussex.ac.uk) with comments and queries, questions, moans and groans. All feedback welcome! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Club chaplain, coach, ref and all round good egg Tim Rose joins Dan and Leon to talk shop

    Club chaplain, coach, ref and all round good egg Tim Rose joins Dan and Leon to talk shop
    May 16 2024
    Tim Rose, the self-proclaimed poor man's Teddy Sheringham, joins Leon and Dan to talk shop. What does a club chaplain do? Does being a referee help you coach and does being a coach help you referee? Plus, the tale of the coach who was so incensed with what he was watching that he booted his team's kitbag....into a nearby river! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Ups, downs and near-misses

    Ups, downs and near-misses
    Apr 12 2024
    Heard the one about the seven men playing against eleven men? Or even the three man cricket team taking to the field? If not, do tune in to the latest 'Ascot United: Behind the goals'. Plus, promotion for one of the Vets' sides, a near miss for the AUFC Women and the launching of the new 'Shed End' at the Racecourse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • From the Cabbage Patch to Wembley and beyond

    From the Cabbage Patch to Wembley and beyond
    Feb 16 2024
    Ascot United stalwart Rob Saunders joins Leon and Dan to talk about how the club has changed since he began playing for it way back in the 1980s. From the puddle that acted as a 12th man at one end of the Racecourse, to 3G pitches and Wembley, Rob really has seen it all. Plus, ever heard the one about a side being awarded five (!) penalties in a game? If not, have a listen, it happened to one of the Ascot sides on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Wembley hero Kai Walters joins Leon and Dan for Episode 5

    Wembley hero Kai Walters joins Leon and Dan for Episode 5
    Jan 24 2024
    To wear a shirt or to not wear a shirt, that is the question. Well, it's the question Kai Walters, the man who scored the goal that won Ascot United the FA Vase in May 2023, now finds himself asking every day. Why? As he's swapped Berkshire for the Gold Coast and is enjoying all that life in Australia has to offer. Leon and Dan caught up with him before he went off to the beach for another day and talked all things Wembley. And guinea pigs. They get a hefty mention, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Penalty dramas, local derbies and a magnificent goal of the month competition

    Penalty dramas, local derbies and a magnificent goal of the month competition
    Jan 10 2024
    Ascot United seem to score a lot​ of good goals. How do Leon and Dan know this? Because the goal-of-the-month competition for December tells them so. Plus, the first team look ahead to a big local derby at Binfield and the Ascot United Women win a penalty shoot out thriller .... at the second time of asking. Goal of the Month Competition can be seen Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    36 mins