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Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

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Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast
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  • Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

    10 Men, No Subs... We Asked Fans to Trial for Royal Oak

    10/09/2026 | 33 mins.
    The new season has kicked off. Unfortunately for Steve, Paul and Bob there's a recruitment crisis, with Spooner stuck in Ireland and only 9 players on the pitch for the Oak. Luckily, loyal viewers have sent in their videos for the lads to review - is there a hidden gem in the pile of video tapes? Or will they need to delve into the free agent market and look again at Wynney?
    In a jam-packed episode, the lads discuss Thursday night premieres on YouTube, Mike Dean's unique approach to refereeing, Carrick and Man United's current run of form, and who they'd come back as if reincarnated.
    Kevin Keegan, Elvis Presley and Andi Peters all feature as the Royal Oak march on...
    You can also watch the YouTube premiere of each episode on the Game’s Gone channel, every Thursday at 7pm with Bob and Steve in the live chat (Paul is at Padel).
    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
    Series Producer: Ad Ahmed
    Video Producer/Editor/Artwork: Matt Exton
    Production Support: Lauren Carey
    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
  • Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

    We're Back! Pre-Season Chaos Hits Royal Oak FC After TV Award Win

    03/09/2026 | 35 mins.
    We're back. Fresh from the changing rooms of the Royal Oak FC, Steve, Paul and Bob return for another season of chaos from Sheffield's Sunday Imperial League.
    It's been a summer of extremes: Paul's been on 15 holidays, Steve's patched things up with Nikki, and Bob's been quietly planning his own funeral.
    Pre-season hasn't exactly gone to plan - the pitches are scorched, there's been a wave of player departures, corruption is still running rampant between Marshall and Merchant, and Firestick Dean's devices are, yet again, on the blink.
    Elsewhere, we're making our early predictions for the season ahead and celebrating a huge trophy win at the Edinburgh TV Awards. Plus - Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard and Roy Keane all get a mention as Sunday League's finest return for another go.
    Game's Gone is well and truly back.
    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
    Series Producer: Ad Ahmed
    Video Producer/Editor/Artwork: Matt Exton
    Production Support: Lauren Carey
    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
  • Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

    Steve vs Noel Gallagher, Thierry Henry & The Man United Gig | Royal Oak FC Season Recap PART TWO

    06/08/2026 | 32 mins.
    As another season winds down, here's a selection of highlights from the Royal Oak dressing room.
    Steve went for the Man United gig and gave us his final verdict on who's better - Arctic Monkeys or Oasis. He also encountered Premier League legend Thierry Henry, but fared less well with Noel Gallagher, after an ill-judged voicenote left him looking back in anger.
    Elsewhere, Bob showed us why he's the rain man of pies, and the lads settled the debate on their dream dinner party guests.
    We'll be back next season with more from the fifth tier of Sheffield's Sunday Imperial League.
    Thanks to everyone who watched, listened, commented and stuck with us throughout the season - it means a lot. Together as one. Steve.
    00:00 Intro
    00:40 Steve’s Match of the Day routine
    02:20 Should Steve manage Manchester United?
    03:20 The Noel Gallagher Saga
    09:00 Celebrity chairmen
    11:04 Thierry Henry at Sports Personality of the Year
    13:45 Arctic Monkeys vs Oasis
    16:35 Dream dinner party guests
    20:30 The lads' hobbies
    24:20 Bob's pie challenge
    32:00 Goodbye
  • Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

    Wynney's Betrayal, The Nags Head Derby & More | Royal Oak FC Season Recap PART ONE

    30/07/2026 | 29 mins.
    It's been quite a season. Wynney's shock departure to the other side. A bruising, ill-tempered derby against the Nags Head that saw a painful defeat and left plenty of scores unsettled.
    Steve, Paul and Bob have been there for all of it, in the dressing room and out of it, week after week. Here's all the best bits.
    We'll be back next season with more from the fifth tier of Sheffield's Sunday Imperial League.
    Thanks to everyone who watched, listened, commented and stuck with us throughout the season - it means a lot. Together as one. Steve.
    00:00 Intro
    00:41 The game has gone
    05:30 Firestick Dean statement
    06:16 Wynney’s betrayal
    09:19 Steve’s letter to Sheffield Imperial League
    13:09 Rob Staton’s exclusive interview with Wynney
    15:52 Angry Ginge visits the Oak
    16:42 Half-time team talk
    18:31 Match highlights from Royal Oak vs Nags Head
    23:26 Bracknall-ball
    24:52 Desert island items
    28:28 Goodbye
  • Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

    World Cup Final Fallout, Argentina’s Dark Arts & Is Steve’s Marriage In Tatters?

    23/07/2026 | 27 mins.
    Steve's back in Sheffield - jetlagged, heartbroken over England's exit and locked out. Our Nikki's furious, Bob's sofa is the only offer on the table, and Steve's got some serious grovelling to do.
    We've got the result of the Royal Oak sweepstake, Steve's delayed return to Sampson Electrics, and a full World Cup post-mortem - the final, Argentina's full-time antics, our verdict on the half-time show, England's third-place playoff and Thomas Tuchel's future, all given the Game's Gone treatment.
    Erling Haaland, Jay-Z, Jude Bellingham, Justin Bieber, Rodri, Madonna and Harry Kane all get a mention in another jam-packed edition; we'll see you next season for more from the fifth tier of Sheffield's Imperial League.
    Send your questions and voice notes to steve@bbc.co.uk or via whatsapp 0800 7831997.
    Game’s Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast is written and performed by Chris McClure and is a Persephonica production for BBC Sounds.
    Series Producer: Ad Ahmed
    Video Editor: Janathan Portelli
    Artwork: Joe Whittaker
    Technical Producers: Jasper Fell-Clark
    Assistant Producer: Harriet Webster
    Photography: Rob Nicholson
    Executive Producer: Dino Sofos
    Commissioning Executive for the BBC: Stevie Middleton
    Assistant Commissioner for the BBC: Steve Trenchard
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About Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast
Steve Bracknall takes a weekly deep dive into the murky world of the modern game whilst desperately trying to hold his ramshackle Sunday league team together.
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