Ramble Meets... Michael Calvin
Football Ramble
Stak Production
4.6 • 9.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
With his books Living on the Volcano, The Nowhere Men, No Hunger in Paradise and State of Play, Michael Calvin has established himself as the go-to chronicler of just about every aspect of the modern game. A multi-award winning journalist and writer, he has spent over 40 years covering the world's most popular sport at all levels.
Here, in this exclusive interview, Mike tells Football Ramble Daily all about his career, the characters he's met along the way and, from his almost unique position, where he thinks football is heading.
This episode was recored 29th July 2019.
Search ‘Football Ramble Daily’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@footballrambledaily.com
***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***
The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Mickey Flanagan is back |
| 0:04.2 | You want to go down the pub now as a man you've got to ask |
| 0:06.9 | You want to know how to fly? You've got to take a long run out |
| 0:12.7 | Most ambitious kid in our cars carry on you know what you want to drive a van |
| 0:18.0 | Bringing a brand new show to the O2 extra tickets released |
| 0:25.4 | On sale now at live nation dot code at UK |
| 0:30.4 | You |
| 0:32.4 | Hi, I'm Mike Calvin. They say I'm an award-winning journalist author and filmmaker |
| 0:44.6 | Mike you've achieved such a lot on your trade. I know you've excelled covering a number of different sports as well |
| 0:49.5 | And of course we're here to talk about your work in football today |
| 0:52.3 | And you've twice been named sports reporter of the year have collected the sports writer and sports journalist of the year award as well |
| 0:59.6 | To know where men you'll book about scouting in football won the Times British sports book award 2014 |
| 1:05.6 | Living on the volcano your triates on the stresses and strains of modern managers was shortlisted for the 2015 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award |
| 1:13.4 | State of play under the skin of the modern game was long listed for the 2018 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award |
| 1:19.4 | No hunger in paradise. You'll look at football academies young players and how the game treats them was shortlisted for the British sports book awards 2018 |
| 1:27.2 | And I hope I've got all that right yet you describe yourself as a hack a hack down to my scuff trainers |
| 1:33.3 | For me if I can continue the hageographic opening to this episode |
| 1:37.1 | And for me you'll define as chronicler of the game in its current state good and bad. We made an old hack blush |
| 1:44.4 | I wonder how you respond to that charge of me of how I've described you there |
| 1:47.9 | um |
| 1:49.1 | I think that what my career if is of any significance |
| 1:53.7 | Reflex is the way that the game that I entered journalism sports writing has evolved |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Stak Production, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Stak Production and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.