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A Load Of Old Toffee (2020)

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 44

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 44: Pack it up, pack it in… let us begin. The award-winning* ALOOT is back for its 44th episode and what a lucky bunch of listeners you are. At this time of year, it is pretty much impossible for Santa’s elves to get any …

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Back In The Day…

You know how it is – every year, the BBC does a survey on the cost of football and there are a million articles banging on about how a season ticket at Bayern Munich costs as much as a packet of Haribo and two cartons of Ribena. But we reckon …

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Keep Calm And Carry On

“Panic on the streets of Bedwell, panic on the streets of Broadwater… I wonder to myself” – Now then chums, is it really time to start reaching for the A-Z Guide of League Two? No. That’s the short answer and the only answer you’re getting at the moment. Sure, we …

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The One Where You Shrews, You Lose

You Shrews, you lose… geddit? Ah please yourself then. We never said we were good at the punning game, same as we aren’t much cop at predicting how Boro’ are going to fare. We’d been sure EEMPT (DWAH)’s Gillingham side were there for the taking on Tuesday, but we somehow …

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A Load Of Old Toffee (2020)

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 43

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 43: After a two week break, the Old Toffee team are back huddled around the mic to wordify their opinions on recent Boro’ events. Joining Steve, Deano and Mark are debutant Will Pickworth and returning guest Chris Day (not the goalkeeper). Rotherham, Peterborough …

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Gillingham. The club where the careers of ex-Stevenage managers see out their days? Maybe – but all we're bothered about here are points...

The One That Did Well At Hull

Gillingham – the club where the careers of ex-Stevenage managers see out their days? The evidence is best described as “tenuous” but that’s no consolation to Mark Stimson. He left us for the Gills in 2007, but since leaving Priestfield in 2010 has been at Barnet (ach!) and Kettering Town …

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The One That Won’t Cost The Earth

Greetings! And our thanks must first go to the English football and cricket teams for giving us the perfect opportunity to forget all about last week’s disaster against Rotherham. We’re ready to go again in League One this weekend and ready for us to get back on track. Even if …

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The One Where Steve Evans Is A Pussycat

It seems to be the week for “interesting” analogies – first, we had Russell Slade moan about our deep sea defending on Tuesday night, and now Graham Westley has told the press that Steve Evans – this weekend’s opposing manager – is “a pussycat really“. The most alarming thing for …

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A Load Of Old Toffee (2020)

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 42

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 42: On what is a chilly, crisp but ultimately sunny Friday, we confirm the suspicion that life is good by splurging out the latest Old Toffee audiogram in time for your weekend. Our mutual friends in the podsphere are yet again Steve Watkins, …

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The One That Could Lead To Wembley…

… if we want to be generous about the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Now before we get sniffy about the competition, shall we remind ourselves about the FA Trophy. If you’re aiming to get promoted to the Football League and striving for an attracting FA Cup Third Round tie in January, …

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