The Strange World of Cold War Romanian Football (94)

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Ian Sanders

History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In this episode, we hear from Craig McCracken who spoke to us in episode 3. This time he tells us about the strange world of football in Cold War Romania and even if you are not interested in football it’s a fascinating chat about Cold War Romania. Craig runs the website, Beyond the Last Man, described as 20th century football writing and nostalgia in a skilled and cultured groove. He really knows his stuff. Are you liking the podcast and want to help? Well, for the price of a couple of coffees a month you can help cover the show’s increasing costs and keep us on the air, plus you get the sought after CWC coaster too. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ So back to today’s episode, we talk of the early Cold War years where pre-war clubs were dissolved in favour of the big two (Steaua & Dinamo) through to the societal breakdown of the 1980s with defections, corruption, zombie clubs and an unlikely European Cup success. I’m delighted to welcome back Craig McCracken to our Cold War Conversation… As you can hear Craig really knows his stuff and I highly recommend a visit to his web site, Beyond The Last Man for numerous Cold War Football stories. We have a link to his site and various Romanian football videos in our show notes at https://coldwarconversations.com/episode94/ which will show in your podcast app. If you can’t wait for the next episode do visit our facebook discussion group where our guests and listeners like yourselves continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations.https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Thank you very much listening, it is really appreciated – goodbye! Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:06.1	And it was expected that as a sign of solidarity to the Soviet masters,
0:11.0	that Montenita and Carmen would be expected to lose the game.
0:15.3	And her exact quote was to demonstrate to the Romanian public,
0:18.3	the unquestionable superiority of Soviet man.
0:22.4	This is Cold War Conversations. If you're new here, you've come to the right place to listen to first-hand Cold War history accounts.
0:32.4	Do make sure you follow us in your podcast app or join our emailing list at cold warconversations.com.
0:41.3	In this episode, we hear from Craig McCracken, who spoke to us in episode three.
0:47.7	This time he tells us about the strange world of football in Cold War Romania,
0:52.6	and even if you are not interested in football,
0:55.2	it's a fascinating chat about Cold War Romania. Craig runs the website Beyond the Last Man.com
1:02.5	described as 20th century football writing and nostalgia in a skilled and cultured groove. He
1:09.5	really knows his football history.
1:12.8	Are you liking the podcast and want to help?
1:15.0	Well, for the price of a couple of coffees a month,
1:17.7	you can help cover the show's increasing costs
1:20.1	and keep us on the air.
1:21.9	Plus, you get that sought-after Cold War Conversations coaster too.
1:27.1	Just go to cold warconversations.com
1:29.7	slash donate. So back to today's episode, we talk of the early Cold War years where pre-war
1:37.0	clubs were dissolved in favour of the big two through to the societal breakdown of the 1980s
1:44.0	with defections, corruption, zombie clubs
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