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Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero meet up in the bar to chat about The Tartan Flash and his wife Elsie, Mike Tyson and Max Boyce.
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This week's clips:
Mike: John Fury
https://youtu.be/MJ9qPDARvGA
Elis: Wrexham 2 Arsenal 1, FA Cup 3rd Round, January 1992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD0eTN7dkQE
Steff: Blues v Crusaders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MGwKHGvTZA
DOCUMENTARY chosen by Mike: The Rugby Codebreakers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09w01q4
Mike: The Tartan Flash
https://www.facebook.com/100865096953196/posts/1079830839056612/?sfnsn=scwshmo&extid=O0iZlvAb3deSYk6N&d=n&vh=e
Elis: Ian Wright meeting his old teacher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omPdemwaNzQ
Steff: Mark Hughes’ missing goal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDr7bWRrrJA
Books
Mike: 'In the Mad Pursuit of Applause' by Max Boyce https://amzn.to/2XpYWJo
Steff: Pants of Perspective by Anna McNuff https://amzn.to/2LRFznf
Elis: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe https://amzn.to/3cWUHvs
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