Episode #3: Two nerds and a jock discuss sports and their own failures
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A real smorgasbord from those who were there! Seeing a world record broken and the 1966 world cup final live! Reminiscences of sporting failures. Why chariots of fire was so good. Why so many sporting heroes were mavericks - Ovett, Thompson, Boycott, Connors, di Canio, Le Tissier, Bowles, Cantona and Best. Why there is no nerd like a cricket nerd. What is the best moment in sporting history? How the dutch re-invented football and the welsh re-invented rugby. Is it healthy to be competitive? Were Don Revie's Leeds thugs? Is darts a sport? The most popular sports in the UK? Why nerds hate playing rugby. Why is american football so boring? Rooting for the underdog!
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