Andy Townsend: Vinnie Jones, Gazza, Big Ron & The MADDEST Stories From 90s Football!

Andy Townsend joins Macca & Beats for a brilliant look back at a life in football – from starting out in non-league to captaining Chelsea, his unforgettable years at Aston Villa, playing for the Republic of Ireland and building a second career as one of football’s most recognisable broadcasters.

Andy talks about breaking into the professional game relatively late, the move to Chelsea and the Manchester United transfer that nearly happened, before lifting the lid on life inside some of the great dressing rooms of the era.

And the stories keep coming…

• A phone-box conversation with Terry Venables that didn’t quite go to plan,
• Vinnie Jones taking Andy’s brand-new Mercedes for a spin,
• John Major walking into the Chelsea dressing room,
• Big Ron Atkinson trading punches with Dalian Atkinson
• and some absolutely classic tales involving Paul Gascoigne.

Andy also gives his thoughts on modern football, the money young players earn, why some ex-players simply aren’t cut out for broadcasting and why, despite everything that has changed in the game, he never lost his love for playing.

Plus: Gazza, a missing coffee cup, Jimmy Five Bellies, a Neil Diamond concert on the eve of a Tyne-Wear derby… and plenty more. Another proper football conversation with one of the game’s great characters.