13: Chapter Thirteen – The Greatest Moment Ever… With Joleon Lescott The Premier League Storybook With Jake Humphrey podcast

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We’ve reached the end of our Premier League storybook for now, and its time to bring you up to date with a snapshot of the current narrative… the consistent brilliance of Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, and their now-annual tussle with Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. Kyle Walker is one of the mainstays at City under Guardiola and gives a unique insight into life at the top of the Premier League, and the perennial champions view of their closest rivals. This modern rivalry echoes great battles from throughout our storybook, and some of the game’s leading lights also give their view on the two sides and the Premier League’s current landscape. Chapter 15 brings us to a close… for now.…

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14: Chapter Fourteen – The 5000-1 shot… with Wes Morgan 46:57

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We thought we knew the Premier League – teams like Leicester just aren’t meant to win it. The single biggest achievement in the division’s history gets a deep dive in the latest chapter of our storybook. Wes Morgan was captain of that famous Foxes side and entered an elite club of players who played in every minute of a title win, while others like Peter Schmeichel and Cesar Azpilicueta give us their own view of this unique season. Chapter 14 is a late twist no-one saw coming……

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13: Chapter Thirteen – The Greatest Moment Ever… with Joleon Lescott 56:57

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You could be forgiven as a Manchester City fan for thinking things weren’t ever going to go your way. Watching your rivals United sweep up honours at home and abroad as you bounce around divisions. That all changed when City were bought by the Abu Dhabi Group… and while they enjoyed early success, football turned on its head with the most famous Premier League goal of all time – that last-second Sergio Aguero winner to win the blue half of Manchester its first Premier League crown. Joleon Lescott was a mainstay of City’s team that year and we’ll hear from him on that incredible day, while United players from the time and those around the game also give their view. Chapter 13 is one never to be forgotten.…

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12: Chapter Twelve – The Great Escapes... with Anton Ferdinand 43:05

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Our journey through Premier League history has inevitably focused on the very top teams – Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest dominating the division. In terms of drama, though, it’s the other end of the table that often wins out… there’s nothing like watching your team in a relegation battle to test the nerves. West Ham’s famous ‘Great Escape’ in 2007 is one of the most famous survival stories and is relived in full by Anton Ferdinand, while other stars give their own painful memories of the dreaded drop. Chapter 12 is one of the most exciting yet……

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11: Chapter Eleven – The Managers… with Harry Redknapp 1:05:35

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So far in our journey we’ve gone through some of the greatest teams the Premier League has ever seen. Where would the Treble Winners or the Invincibles be, however, without their fantastic managers? Being in the dugout has a unique set of pressures that only a select few will ever know about. Harry Redknapp is one of the Premier League’s longest-serving bosses, and gives us a roller coaster ride through life in the hotseat. He’s joined by the likes of Martin Keown and Joe Cole giving their views on different managers, while Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand reveal what it’s like to be on the end of a Fergie hairdryer.…

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10: Chapter Ten – The Transfers… with Rio Ferdinand 45:23

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Our Premier League storybook has seen a load of jaw-dropping moves that decided the fate of English football’s biggest prizes down the years – so it’s time to focus on the transfer market… the fans’ favourite gossip centre that has become football’s most fearsome battle ground. Rio Ferdinand twice broke records as he moved from West Ham to Leeds and then, controversially, to Manchester United. He takes us through those big-money deals, what it’s like to be at the eye of the storm and, of course, what Fergie thought of that white suit. Chapter Ten lifts the curtain on football’s biggest industry……

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9: Chapter Nine – The Special Ones… with Joe Cole 1:12

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Our last two chapters detailed how Manchester United and Arsenal dominated the Premier League in one of the fiercest rivalries the game had ever seen. It needed something truly ‘special’ to break them up. Chelsea underwent a huge transformation during the Premier League’s early years – from mid-table finishes and an old-fashioned Shed terrace to the likes of Ruud Gullit, Gianfranco Zola and Roberto Di Matteo strutting their stuff in blue. Nothing could prepare the league, however, for a certain Russian owner firing his millions into the club as they hoovered up players and crucially securing the services of young manager Jose Mourinho – the self-styled ‘special one’. Joe Cole was one of Mourinho’s key players and we’ll hear from him on one of the most dominant teams the league has ever seen, while rivals like Rio Ferdinand and Ray Parlour remember their battles with the Premier League’s new kings. Chapter Nine changed the face of English football forever……

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8: Chapter Eight – The Invincibles… with Ray Parlour 56:51

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Who’s the greatest Premier League side of all time? You’ve already thought about the Invincibles, haven’t you? Arsene Wenger’s crowning achievement as Arsenal manager came in the 2003-04 season against a backdrop of years of bitter rivalry with Manchester United. Ray Parlour had been a Gunners cult hero since the Premier League’s inception, but his swansong was his side’s greatest season of all and the ‘Romford Pele’ gives us his unique take on one of English football’s greatest ever achievements. That’s not all… Jens Lehmann cemented himself in Highbury folklore in his first season in the league and tells us his memories, while the likes of Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand admire their rivals through gritted teeth. Chapter Eight is a story that will be told for as long as the Premier League is around……

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7: Chapter Seven - The Treble Winners… with Paul Scholes 46:26

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Our first chapter in the Premier League storybook saw how Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United signed Eric Cantona and went on to dominate the early years of the competition’s history. A few years later, a new side – armed with top new signings and an incredible influx of young players – had come of age. The 1998-99 season saw United achieve perhaps English football’s greatest feat – the Treble. Reeling from an Arsenal league and cup double the year before, Fergie’s only choice was to go one better. Paul Scholes was one of the most talented of that slew of academy stars who had come through at Old Trafford embedded in a culture of winning, and gives us his take on that incredible season, while we’ll also hear from some of his team-mates and rivals of the era. Chapter Seven is one no football fan will ever forget……

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6: Chapter Six - The Boy Wonder… with Michael Owen 57:17

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Throughout our Premier League Storybook, young players helped weave the tales of the last 30 years – idolised by fans after coming though their clubs’ academy. In May 1997, however, one young star burst onto the scene in a way his predecessors never had. It’s easy to forget the impact a teenage Michael Owen had on English football, but after his first season in English football – not to mention the World Cup – the whole planet was crazy on the Liverpool lad. Jake sat down with him to chart that incredible rise and what happened afterwards, and we’ll also hear from his team-mates at the time, as well as Glenn Hoddle, the manager who oversaw his incredible 1998 World Cup. Chapter Six is one very much worth revisiting……

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5: Chapter Five - The Culture Clash… with Jurgen Klinsmann 56:17

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Ask anyone who was around in the first few years of the Premier League the biggest change and they’re likely to say the same thing… the influx of superstar foreign players. They provided English football with an injection of much-needed glamour and – in some cases – professionalism. Jurgen Klinsmann was one of the first signings that really raised eyebrows… this was a World Cup winner joining 15th-placed Tottenham. Jake had a long chat with the German legend about his arrival in north London and what he made of the new Premier League, while we’ll also hear hilarious stories of Glenn Hoddle being desperate to keep Ruud Gullit away from Chelsea’s ramshackle training ground before signing and Martin Keown battling Arsene Wenger over a Gunners’ night out. The Premier League would never be the same again. Chapter Five of our Premier League storybook is the Culture Clash.…

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4: Chapter Four - The Nearly Men… with Les Ferdinand 43:49

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Our Premier League Storybook is littered with fantastic teams that won it all – but sometimes even more enchanting is the teams who just missed out. The early years of Premier League history had their share of title battles, but the one that stands above the rest and still lives in the memory of fans is the fight Newcastle United put up in 1995/96. Jake sat down for an illuminating interview with Les Ferdinand, who spearheaded Kevin Keegan’s incredible team of ‘Entertainers’, while those around the game give us their memories of that side, and other sides who famously just missed out on football’s holy grail. Chapter Three shows us that sometimes, it’s not all about winning……

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3: Chapter Three - The Spice Boys… with Steve McManaman 45:26

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Our first two chapters dealt with teams that changed the game in the Premier League in Manchester United and Blackburn. One club was conspicuous by their absence… Liverpool had dominated football at home and abroad in the 70s and 80s but were finding the new decade difficult to deal with. In fact, despite having some of the most talented young players around, they became more famed for their actions off the pitch, becoming known as the Spice Boys by the late 1990s. Steve McManaman helps us separate myth from legend with tales of Robbie Williams, crazy nights out and THOSE white cup final suits. Meanwhile, those around the game, like Martin Keown, Peter Schmeichel and Michael Owen, give their view on the drinking culture around English football at the time and the legacy of that Liverpool side. Chapter Three… it might not be how you remembered it.…

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2: Chapter Two - The House That Jack Built… with Tim Sherwood and Chris Sutton 58:53

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We heard how Man United captured the first Premier League title and dominated the 1990s last time… someone surely had to challenge them in those first few years? Not many at the start of the decade would have bet money on that being Blackburn Rovers, who hadn’t troubled the top flight since the late 60s. However, local steel magnate Jack Walker pumped money into his boyhood club to fire them to promotion in time for the Premier League’s inaugural season – and then continued to hoover up the best young talent in Britain to – in his words – ‘make Man United look cheap’. Just a couple of years later they’d done the seemingly impossible and wrestled the title from Alex Ferguson, Eric Cantona and Co. We’ve spoken to the Premier League’s leading lights from the time about a story that seems even more incredible all these years later – including Rovers’ victorious captain Tim Sherwood and their record signing Chris Sutton. Chapter Two is the Premier League Storybook’s first real twist……

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1: Chapter One - The Team of the 90s... with Peter Schmeichel 47:56

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