Tom Craine (pt 1)

We’ve got a guest in The Socially Distant Sports Bar this week as comedian, writer, podcaster and Elis James’ other podcast friend Tom Craine joins Elis, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero.

Tom already spends a significant amount of his working life with Elis on the brilliant history podcast Oh What A Time..., alongside Chris Scull. Now he’s launching another podcast based around one of the great threats to productivity, relationships and exam results of the late 1990s: Championship Manager.

Last Match Then Bed sees Tom return to the legendary Championship Manager 97/98 database, attempting to manage his way to glory with the help of a different celebrity assistant manager each week.

So naturally, we get stuck into football, nostalgia and the sporting moments that live permanently in your brain.

Across our chat with Tom:

Kinkladze v Southampton, 1996

One of those goals that seemed perfectly reasonable when you were playing Sensible Soccer, but considerably harder when attempted by an actual human being.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fkVWNB0Vt3Q

Diana Ross at the 1994 World Cup Opening Ceremony

An enormous stadium. A global superstar. A penalty. A goal designed to split apart. What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAKsGT9-XB0

World Cup Balloon Keepy-Uppies