EP. 402 | That Listener Mail Episode: “Open Top Bus For SECOND Place!” - Our Most HEATED Games Gone?

On this week’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids and Chris dive headfirst into one of the wildest Listener Mail episodes yet — and absolutely nothing is off limits. From pink eye, polyps and footballers wearing makeup on live TV… to whether finishing SECOND deserves an open-top bus parade, the lads somehow manage to cover it all.

There’s chaos as the boys debate if modern football has officially gone soft, including refs with trendy haircuts, xG nerds, shirt-off celebrations, and whether heading could eventually disappear from the game entirely. Plus, a listener’s all-time “Games Gone” rant sparks one of the funniest football debates they’ve had in ages.

Elsewhere, Pete reveals his secret childhood career working in his grandad’s butcher shop, the Wealdstone Raider officially dumps Chris for Crouchy, and there’s an unbelievable story involving someone legally named after the entire 1979 Liverpool team.

The lads also react to bizarre old-school footballer tweets, discuss marathon punishments for the Football League, rank Aussie icons in a “Down Under Vanarama,” and preview the FA Cup Final with the help of Chris’ wife Ria — who might actually be better at predictions than all three of them combined.

It’s listener mail at its absolute finest: ridiculous football chat, nostalgia, complete nonsense, and plenty of classic pod chaos.

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00:00 - Intro, makeup chat & Chris’ pink eye reveal

03:15 - Polyps, bllocks & why the lads do this to themselves

04:27 - Fans listening to the pod on the London Underground

05:12 - Shin pad injury update & the listener who got slashed

06:02 - Does SECOND place deserve an open-top bus parade?

07:18 - Playoff winners vs automatic promotion debate

08:50 - The Wealdstone Raider officially dumps Chris

10:22 - Will the Wealdstone Raider come on the podcast?

11:45 - Sponsored Segment with England

15:52 - Download the England app!

19:01 - Listener Mail officially begins

19:21 - The unbelievable football shirt sent from Vanuatu

20:48 - The lads decide to give the shirt away

21:24 - Aussie caravans & the “Down Under Vanarama”

25:31 - Steve Irwin, Alf Stewart & Toadfish in a Vanarama

26:51 - Sids loses it at “Beanpole, Fire Pbes and One Ball”

27:18 - Serious chat about checking yourself & men’s health

29:31 - A listener legally named after Liverpool’s 1979 team

30:43 - Charlie Otway’s insane full name explained

31:58 - Marathon punishment ideas for the Football League

34:58 - The funniest accidental footballer tweets ever

36:44 - “Games Gone” mega-rant begins

37:11 - Referees with trendy haircuts debate

37:29 - xG, “big chances” & football nerd culture

38:19 - Shirt-off celebrations & VAR frustrations

39:00 - Why clubs keep buying young foreign players

39:20 - Is football removing physical contact from the game?

40:23 - Players showing personality vs media backlash

42:49 - Football League table update & Ria’s prediction success

45:24 - FA Cup Final preview: Chelsea vs Manchester City

47:42 - Paddy Power’s Minister of Mischief returns

49:32 - Has Chris replaced the listeners with his wife?

50:53 - Ria gives her FA Cup predictions

52:28 - The lads react to Ria outperforming them

54:30 - Why the FA Cup Final morning feels special

57:00 - Predictions: Man United vs Forest & Newcastle vs West Ham

58:37 - Paddy’s Boost selections

01:01:18 - Outro

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