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Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

We've drawn Nags Head in the Cup! Our TV Advert and Kane scores 500 Goals...

19 February 2026

32 minutes

Available for over a year

This week we take a trip to the draw of the Imperial League Cup as the Royal Oak will play bitter rivals The Nag's Head. Steve breaks down his tactical approach and how he plans on creating a cauldron of intimidation...

In sporting news, the lads chat EFL playoff expansion, Thomas Tuchel's England contract, the Winter Olympics and Forest's managerial merry go round...

Harry Kane, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney are all discussed in another packed edition; as the lads continue their mission to save our beautiful game...

VAR. XG. Inverted wing backs. The game has well and truly gone. Via his very own podcast, Steve Bracknall, Sunday league assistant manager and viral sensation will bring it back.

Direct from the dressing room of his team, Royal Oak FC, Steve is joined by gaffer Paul Sampson and physio Bob the Bucket. Every episode, they’ll make sense of all the week’s footballing news and bring you updates from the Oak…

Send your questions and voice notes to steve@bbc.co.uk or via whatsapp 0800 7831997

Marching on, together as one. Steve.

Game’s Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast is written and performed by Chris McClure and is a Persephonica production for BBC Sounds

Credits

Producer: Ad Ahmed

Video Producer/Editor/Artwork: Matt Exton

Additional Editing: Joe Whittaker and Jack Whiteside

Photography: Rob Nicholson

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

Commissioning Executive for the BBC: Stevie Middleton

Assistant Commissioner for the BBC: Steve Trenchard