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Full backing of the Board

Full backing of the Board

By: Luke Neil & James
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Full Backing of the Board When a club’s board publicly announces their “full backing” for a manager, fans know what usually comes next… and it’s rarely a contract extension. Full Backing of the Board dives into football’s most ominous vote of confidence — the kiss of death disguised as support.

Each episode, your hosts debate which under-pressure manager is next in line for the dreaded backing, track the fate of our ongoing picks, revisit some of the most infamous board statements in football history, and uncover the chaos, comedy, and inevitability behind the sport’s most cursed phrase.

Packed with analysis, debate, and a healthy dose of gallows humour, Full Backing of the Board is your weekly guide to the managerial hot seat — because someone, somewhere, is always “fully backed.”

(Yes, we did use A.I for this as well as everything else)

Home&Away Days 2023
Football (Soccer) Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Take your pants off and get down
    Jun 19 2026

    This episode could have easily been named Gurrrr-a-gram, but there's just something about Neil commiting a robbery in a Chinese Takeaway and yelling at customers to remove their trousers that just feels right.

    On this weeks installment

    We actually speak about the World Cup

    Neil actually picks a Footballer for this weeks Guess The Footballer

    We show our support for The Lancashire Hotpots bid for Eurovision 2027

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    Please listen

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    59 mins
  • The Cure for Eternal Life
    Jun 11 2026

    Join us for another wonderfully acceptable episode by your favourite unknown podcast.

    We've got quizes, we've got minidiscs, and we've got the usual nonsense and drivel that we always have. And of course that means another crazy installment of Guess the Footballer (Which may or may not be a Footballer).

    Bolton Wanderers are a Championship team - just thought I would leave that there.

    We hope you enjoy listening because we are really starting to get sick of eachother, and earning no money from this is making that matter even worse.

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    59 mins
  • You Mustn't Eat Chicken in a Storm
    May 29 2026

    You mustn't eat chicken in a storm, but if you do please make sure you lift it above your head (I still have no idea what this means).

    Join us as we discuss the usual nonesense but with a sprinkle of Wembley joy after Bolton's recent promotion to the Sky Bet Championship, spoiler alert it was very hot.

    Neil has a much more relaxed approach to this weeks Guess the Footballer, Dan dreams up his perfect music video involving Neil and Luke has another installment of his Cameo Quiz.

    Once again we apologise for this, but listen anyway because we all need to buy a Freddo.

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    46 mins
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