Aston Villa’s European Glory and Championship Spygate Chaos
Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily
talkSPORT
4.5 • 808 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Paul Hawksbee is joined by Charlie Baker for a packed podcast of football chat, starting with a look back at an unforgettable night for Aston Villa. Broadcaster and big Villa fan Rupert Bell joins the show to reflect on the immense pride and pure joy of watching his side lift the Europa League trophy.
Shifting from triumph to the tragic realities of a footballing icon, author David Arrowsmith comes into the studio to discuss his gripping new book, 'Killing Maradona.' David digs deep into the legendary Argentine's harrowing struggles with drug addiction, the grip of organized crime, and the forces that ultimately tore his life apart outside the stadium walls.
Former FA Chief and Middlesbrough Head of Recruitment Adrian Bevington also weighs in on one of the most explosive scandals in modern English football. He breaks down the massive fallout after Southampton lost their appeal against being expelled from the Championship play-off final following the sensational 'spygate' revelations.
Finally, the guys cap off the show in classic fashion with another fiercely competitive and unpredictable edition of the Birthday Spread.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Paul Hawksby. |
| 0:01.2 | Charlie Baker. |
| 0:02.3 | And this is the H&J Daily with some of the best bits of this afternoon show. |
| 0:05.9 | Well, understandably, everything that was going on was Spiregate at a major part of today's show, |
| 0:13.0 | which is why Adrian Bevington, a former FAA chief and borough header recruitment and lifelong borough fan, |
| 0:19.6 | joined us to look at |
| 0:20.9 | from a fan perspective and also |
| 0:23.0 | you know from an admin perspective |
| 0:24.8 | for somebody who'd been a big wig at the FA |
| 0:26.5 | so that was that was interesting |
| 0:29.2 | who else did we chat to today Charlie |
| 0:32.0 | we had David Arrowsmith |
| 0:33.5 | where the author of a new book |
| 0:34.8 | Killing Maradonna |
| 0:35.8 | that was really interesting actually actually. That was alive, |
| 0:38.2 | about the people who sort of benefited from him, |
| 0:40.7 | but ultimately sort of probably did for him. |
| 0:42.7 | You know, a very interesting book. |
| 0:44.6 | We had a birthday spread, Paul. |
| 0:46.0 | We had a birthday spread. |
| 0:47.2 | We had a birthday spread. |
| 0:47.2 | We had a bit of it. |
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