Film and TV star Tony Curran and comedian James Gardner join Stuart and Ray Bradshaw

Off the Ball Podcast

BBC

Sports

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

The most petty and ill informed podcast available. All the highlights from Saturday's show. Football Round-up, Club Comms, Theme Parks - Heaven or Hell, Video Game XI and Terracing Teaser with film and TV star Tony Curran and comedian James Gardner joining Stuart Cosgrove and Ray Bradshaw. Tony tells us all about watching football in LA with Billy Connolly. James Gardner recalls the time his dad had to argue with Liverpool fans that Kenny Dalglish was the best footballer in Britain and is Chic Charnley the ultimate Scottish football maverick?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:06.1	Can I just say?
0:07.6	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast.
0:10.0	It's such a wonderful listen.
0:11.7	So nice.
0:12.5	There are loads more like it on BBC Sounds.
0:14.8	Different paces, different heights, the roof is buckling.
0:17.9	Where you can also listen to live sports commentary.
0:20.2	It's right foot goes for goal.
0:21.6	Oh!
0:22.7	And then enjoy even more podcasts full of analysis and reaction to the big stories.
0:27.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
0:31.2	And she's had to live with that.
0:32.8	So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion.
0:35.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:37.8	Sort of expecting that every week now.
0:41.5	Greetings!
0:42.6	Welcome to another edition of the Off the Ball podcast.
0:45.5	For full terms and conditions of use, please go to the website,
0:48.4	BBC.co.com.com.uk slash off the ball
0:51.3	and follow the links to the podcast page.
0:53.6	If I should become a stranger, know that it would make... slash off the ball and follow the links to the podcast page. I think you're going to make fun of me.
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