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10: Wimbledon or Bust
Ep. 10
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Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero head back to the bar to talk about school trips to Wimbledon, groundsmen in the 1960s and Arsenal beating Liverpool in 1989.
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Mike - 1969 League Cup Final
https://youtu.be/e4oQTUv37nU
Steff: Herman Maier crashing and then winning 2 Gold medals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdaClq6xG4
Elis: 1987 Battle of Cardiff
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ukm_T_nXqg
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4TsX0kMWx7Y
Documentary chosen by Elis: 89
https://amzn.to/2ZZm7gv
Mike: The Crawl
https://youtu.be/MTn1v5TGK_w
Elis: Football Scene from Kes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_9nDHupVqVw
Steff: Jonty Rhodes fielding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqHBjb2t5Ak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX8EQXMtX8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ZQ9bQJKKk
Books
Elis: Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby https://amzn.to/2ZZMe7o
Steff: Messi by Matt and Tom Oldfield - Ultimate Heroes series https://amzn.to/3d6YsP7
Mike: Barry John's World of Rugby https://amzn.to/3gHOR3q
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