Totally Extra: Fulham 09-10, Roy Hodgson's European Dream

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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🗓️ 22 November 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and special guest Felix White of The Maccabees to open up the Totally Extra almanac on Roy Hodgson's Fulham side.

The panel discuss Hodgson's rollercoaster 3 seasons with the Cottagers; from the great escape from relegation to Fulham's best ever league finish, all culminating in a romantic and unforgettable run to the Europa League final.

Felix, who was at many of those famous European nights in between a Maccabees tour, provides the backstories to some of the Cottagers' cult heroes and relives some of the magic moments like Deuce's chip against Juventus.

And the panel ask, is Hodgson the best ever English manager in the Premier League? Plus Duncan's Roy-related quiz question.

Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Felix talks Fulham and his new book ‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be’ (01.30)

• PART 1b: Duncan’s Hodgson quiz question (07.55)

• PART 1c: The Totally Extra Almanac (08.45)

• PART 2a: The year is 2010... (13.05)

• PART 2b: Hodgson’s great escape (14.20)

• PART 3a: Fulham’s best ever league season (29.40)

• PART 3b: The players that made up Felix’s favourite ever team (30.25)

• PART 4a: Hodgson’s road to the Europa League final (37.55)

• PART 4b: What happened next for Fulham and Hodgson? (01.05.10)

• PART 4c: Is Roy the best ever English manager? (01.08.45)

• PART 4d: The answer to the quiz question (01.09.20)

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0:00.0	The Athletic FC
0:03.4	Totally extra.
0:10.8	Today, Fulham FC.
0:13.1	Buy the Thames and mostly buy the buy.
0:15.6	But listen to today, we're talking of a tie when Sergio Aguero,
0:19.0	Diego Fuland and Jose Antonio Reyes face Fulham FC
0:22.4	for a European title. Did we
0:24.5	dream it? Roy's boys, Deuce's
0:26.6	Big Chip with Yves, Davis v.
0:28.4	the hamburgers, breada and later the cheese,
0:30.5	a camera and big Fulham stars.
0:32.4	It's all coming back to us now in this
0:34.2	totally football extra.
0:43.4	Unbelievable. Unbelievable. now in this Totally Football Extra. Yeah, it's a new Totally Extra.
0:44.9	Hello, listener.
0:45.6	Thank you for joining us.
0:47.0	On board today, we've got Duncan Alexander.
0:49.0	Hello.
0:49.6	Hello to you, Duncan.
0:50.5	Charlie Equalcher remotely.
0:52.5	Hello.
0:53.4	It's a lovely warm background you got there.
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