EP. 334 | How Opening Day Defeats can RUIN a Whole Season...
That Peter Crouch Podcast
Tall or Nothing
4.4 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2025
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s bonus episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Crouchy, Chris, and Sids dive headfirst into the chaos and comedy of pre-season. From Oasis gigs in Dublin to dodgy roly-polys after a last-minute winner, the lads unpack the highs and lows of football’s return.
Pete relives opening-day nightmares, bizarre pre-match routines, and superstitions about kits and boots, while Chris and Sids share the fan’s perspective on renewing season tickets, spotting familiar characters in the stands, and suffering the agony of “that one voice” in the crowd that cuts through everything.
We also hear about disastrous goal celebrations, iconic supporters who deserve cult hero status, and whether football has gone too far with grip socks and fashionable penalties.
It’s all pre-season nostalgia, outrageous stories, and plenty of laughs as the boys gear up for another season.
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00:00 – Pete’s return and Oasis in Dublin story
00:06:17 – First impressions of Villa vs Newcastle opening-day clash
00:07:42 – Brighton v Fulham result and Pete’s league bragging rights
00:12:07 – Sunderland and Leeds back in the Premier League spotlight
00:14:02 – Being alone vs family life balance
00:17:12 – Hilarious story of sneaking over the gate
00:21:42 – The speculation around players clapping fans and transfer rumours
00:25:35 – Pete on West Ham’s struggles and survival battles
00:29:23 – Big weekend preview: Man City vs Spurs
00:42:29 – Pre-season discussion officially begins
00:47:06 – Pete’s nightmare opening day at Stoke City
00:49:03 – Getting battered at Stamford Bridge by Deco’s Chelsea
00:52:11 – The fan who haunted Pete every week at Spurs
00:55:15 – Season ticket traditions and football friendships
01:03:22 – Stories of players injured during wild goal celebrations
01:08:58 – Pete’s infamous failed roly-poly celebration unearthed
01:18:05 – Rant on grip socks, referees, and fashionable penalties
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is part of the A-cast, Creator Network. |
| 0:04.2 | This episode is brought you by T&T Sports, your destination of football's not normal moments. |
| 0:09.6 | From the Premier League and UEFA League to the men's and women's FA Cup, |
| 0:13.5 | every match day brings drama, excitement and brilliance that simply cannot be explained. |
| 0:18.0 | Yeah, what moments or kind of rising stars would you have in mind? |
| 0:23.1 | For me, like Istanbul, you know, the Champions League. |
| 0:25.2 | I think that obviously was up there, Tottenham, the Iax moment with Lucas Moora. |
| 0:29.3 | They were phenomenal moments. |
| 0:30.9 | Yeah, Champions League always brings out the underdog, I think, of teams, isn't it? |
| 0:34.4 | You write a team off, especially when in a two-legged affair |
| 0:37.3 | when someone's got a big advantage over the other team, but somehow they just resurrect themselves and come back. Like the Tottenham I-X-1 was iconic. Liverpool versus Barcelona. And as you said, Istanbul was just huge. I think it's when a player establishes their name as well. Like, you're excited for a debut. Well, I always think of Wayne Rooney on his debut. |
| 0:55.3 | Everett of the Arsenal. |
| 0:56.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:57.0 | And especially when they score, you know, |
| 0:59.3 | score on your debut, establish your name, |
| 1:01.2 | and they're going to become legends. |
| 1:03.0 | James Milner. |
| 1:04.0 | Do you remember when he scored? |
| 1:04.5 | He was 16. |
| 1:05.2 | When he when he first scored? |
| 1:06.1 | And still goes strong. |
| 1:06.9 | Do you remember that? |
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