Libero 076 | The Long Barclays... Is Football Trapped In The 90s?

Libero

Sports, Soccer, Society & Culture

4.9 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Rory Smith is joined by John Brewin and James Horncastle, who – like the anxious middle-aged men they are – are seeking refuge in the past. But a past that informs our present in a way that is actually quite odd, because in many ways it does feel like football can’t quite escape the 1990s. Today's kits are based on designs from the 90s, the famous pundits who shape how we understand the game, largely started their playing careers in the 90s. We're still listening to Oasis. Why is this? Is this obsession with the not-too-distant past unique to our current era? Are we bound to 'Live Forever', forever? P1: (08:19) P2: (33:03) Produced by: Tom Bassam Email in via ⁠⁠liberopodcast0@gmail.com⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⁠⁠@liberopod⁠⁠ Follow us on X ⁠⁠@podcast_libero⁠⁠ Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠@liberopodcast.bsky.social⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@liberopod⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok ⁠⁠@liberopod⁠⁠ Follow us on Facebook ⁠⁠@liberopod⁠⁠ Music: Kid Kodi - Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:49.1	I'm Rory Smith of The Observer and Men in Blazers, and today I am joined by John Bruin of John Bruin Industries and James Horncastle of Turtlenect and the Athletic.
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