Back In The Day: Recent Episodes
Dave
As a 67 year old newly retired bloke, it's time for a new venture and my podcast 'BACK IN THE DAY' is it .My podcast is it is going to be a journey of discovery, banter and the past. From football, music, movies and anything else that comes to mind.Join me David Rivett & my guests to look back on what was great and not so great BACK IN THE DAY!!
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With the aid of the match programme I look back
at the top of the table clash between Liverpool and
Chelsea at Anfield on 26th December 1966.
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Freddie Rivett joins me to review the upcoming.
2025-26 Football season.
Will Arsenal finally win the Premier League or Liverpool and Man City too good.
Can the promoted sides survive.
Will Wrexham make it four promotions in four years ?
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England 1970-1974. The end of the World Cup winning
era under Sir Alf Ramsay. Iconic players, emerging stars
and missed opportunities.
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A look back at the Wimbledon mens singles at
Wimbledon in 1972 and 1973. Troubled times in
SW19.
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I put in order who I think are Scotland's 20 greatest
players who played from 1963 to the present day.
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With the help of the match programme I look back
at the Manchester derby at Maine Road in 1966-67.
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My wife Jackie and I run down the UK singles chart
for the week beginning 19th January 1975.
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Here is my tribute to my favourite player ever Peter
Simpson. Despite making 477 first team appearances for
Arsenal over a 12 year period remains practically
unknown.
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Second Division Cardiff City going up against top
European clubs like Real Madrid, SV Hamburg,
Sporting Lisbon, Torpedo Moscow and many others
in the 1960's.
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With the aid of the match programme I take a
long look at the First Division match between
Tommy Docherty's young Chelsea side and
League Champions Everton.
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Track by track I compare The beatles albums
Revolver released in 1966 and Sgt Pepper from
1967. Considered by many as their greatest
achievements.
With the aid of the match programme I take a
look back at the First Division match between
Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday played on the
evening of 28th February 1968.
Old mates John Brett and John Kasapi join me and
Grandson Freddie to decide by a process of elimination
who is the best player in the Premier League today (10 Aug '24)
Old mates John Brett and John Kasapi join me and
Grandson Freddie to preview the upcoming football
season.
With the help of the Match programme I take a look at
the 1965 First Division match between Blackpool and
Soke City.
Me and Jackie run down the UK Chart for the week of
17th June 1973. Lot of variety. with Glam Rock, American
legends Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder plus housewives choice
Perry Como and many more.
John Brett joins me to discuss who is Spurs greatest player since
he became a Tottenham fan in 1967. With great players like Jennings,
Bale, Kane, Mackay, Hoddle, Greaves and Gascoigne its going to
be a difficult task.
Me and young Freddie predict the outcome of Euro
24. England and France are the bookies favourites.
Taking a look back at the 1971 Wimbledon mens singles,
could John Newcombe defend his title against top players
like Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Ilie Nastase, Stan Smith, Roy
Emerson, Arthur Ashe and many more.
A look back at Manchester United in the 1966-67
season. United were the team every football fan
wanted to see with Best, Law and Charlton at the
peak of their powers.
Me and wife Jackie have a look at the UK singles chart
for 11th September 1976. it is the day we got married
47 years ago.
Follow Hibernian, Rangers, Hearts, Dundee, Kilmarnock
and Celtic in their hope of glory in the exciting early years
of the European Cup.
Its a match between the two Beatles 1965 albums. Help ! vs
Rubber Soul. I'll be going through the albums track by track
giving a point to my choice as best song. The side one closing
tracks are " Ticket To Ride" vs " Michelle" not easy.
In this episode i'll be looking back at Pegasus F.C. who within
a few years of their first ever match would be filling grounds
throughout the country. the clubs exploits in the F.A. Amateur
Cup became legendary.
Looking back at the mens singles at the1970 Wimbledon
Tennis Championships. Australian Rod Laver was going for
his fifth straight title. Trying to stop him were the likes of
Rosewall, Roche, Newcombe, Ashe, Emerson, Okker, Nastase
and Britain's finest Taylor and Cox.
Jackie joins me to run down the U.K. Top 30
for the week 12th August 1968. Some gems,
a few classics and the odd dud.
Chelsea fan John Kasapi joins me to have a look back at
Jose Mourinho's first season as Chelsea boss, 2004-2005.
Some unforgettable and controversial moments.
John Kasapi and Freddie Rivett join me to try and predict
whats going to happen in the coming football season. Can
anybody stop Manchester City.
A look back at the 1973-1974 F.A. Cup competition. Plenty
of shocks and some great football. Not to mention the odd
controversial match.
Me and my Grandson Freddie look back at last season
A treble for Manchester City, is that a good thing?
City have now won the Premier League five times in
the past six years.
Following up on my Wimbledon 1968 episode I
take a look at the second Wimledon Championships
of the Open era. Can Rod Laver successfully defend
his title against legends of the game like Ken Rosewall,
Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe and
Arthur Ashe ?
Its a contest between the two Beatles album releases
of 1964. The all Lennon / McCartney penned A Hard
Days Night vs the Christmas release Beatles For Sale.
I go through both albums track by track.
In this episode I have a look back at the 1964-65 F.A. Cup
Competition. From the lower and non league sides in the
First and Second Rounds all the way through to the Wembley
Final
I look back at the 1968 Wimbledon Tennis Championships
of 1968. Its the first Wimbledon of the open era, I couldn't wait to
see how Wimbledon's recent champions Emerson, Santana and
Newcombe would get on against the top pro's Laver, Rosewall, Hoad
and Gonzales.
Me and Jackie select our 10 favourite girl singers. Plenty of great
ones over the years. The Brit girls of the 60's Lulu, Dusty, Pet, Cilla
and Sandie. Country girls Patsy, Loretta, Tammy and Dolly. From Soul
and Motown Aretha, Diana, Martha and Gladys. Plus plenty of
others. Going to be difficult.
Join me as I put the first two Beatles albums Please
Please Me and With the Beatles up against each other.
I'll be comparing them song by song, I Saw Her Standing
There vs It Won't Be Long will be first and the final head
to head will be Twist and Shout vs Money (That's What
I Want). Going to be hard.
In this episode i'll be selecting two teams from all the great cricketers
I have seen play since 1963 to the present day.
Its an England XI vs a Rest of the World XI
I am joined by my wife Jackie, my son Bob and my niece
Pauline in a 50th Episode Special. We run down the UK's
Best Selling Singles of the 1980's.
Me and Freddie Rivett predict the outcome of the 2022-23
football season. Can Arsenal win the league? Will Man City
win the Champions League? Will Chelsea and Liverpool come
good. Even more important can Dulwich Hamlet escape
relegation from the National League South.
In this episode I look at the England team from the World Cup triumph
in 1966 to their defence of their crown in Mexico in 1970. In between they
attempt to qualify and win the 1968 European Championships in Italy
In this episode I rank the 18 Beatles B sides and give my opinion
whether they are better than the A sides.
Me and Jackie run down the UK Chart for 11th February 1965,
of all of the charts we have done so far I think this is probably
the best.
I love The Beatles but as great as they were, even they got it
wrong sometimes.
I've had a good look at their singles and albums and found
the songs that fell a bit short. The Beatles dud;s
Taking a look at the 1984-85 FA Cup competition from the
First Round through to the Wembley Final.
Jackie and I run down the Billboard End of year chart for
1972. Classics from Michael Jackson, Nilsson and Al Green.
There's also a few duds along the way.
I have selected an England team from all the uncapped
players from the early 60's to the present day.
John Brett and John Kasapi join me to decide following a
series of head to heads who is the best Manchester United
player of our time.
In this episode i pick a team from all the players from 1963 to the present day
who won only one England cap.
My two guests John Brett and John Kasapi help me with a
series of head to heads decide who is the greatest Liverpool
player of our time.
Looking back at the England football teams performances from 1962 up
to the World Cup in 1966.
Looking back on the Christmas First Division fixtures of
1963 when the game went goal crazy.
Sue and Steve Kerman married for 53 years join me to look
back at the UK top thirty for the week they first met, Christmas
Eve 1966.
Looking back at the F.A. Cup competition of 1963/64. More shocks than
most years this time around. Surprises galore and a few classics leading
up to a Wembley classic.
In this episode i'll be having a long hard look at the 1967/68 F.A. Cup
competition. From Ryhope Colliery Welfare and Tow Law Town to
the holders Tottenham Hotspur, from Round one to the Wembley
showdown in May.
I've always been a big Beatles fan so I thought its about time I put
out a Beatles episode.
What set The Beatles apart from most other bands is having three
great songwriters in John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
But in the early years they also recorded over twenty cover versions.
It is these covers, written by legends like Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins and
Buddy Holly I will be discussing and ranking.
Along with my two guests John Brett and John Kasapi we compare the differences
between the football of the 60's and 70's and the modern game.
Is football better with all seater stadiums, VAR, International breaks and Sky TV,
we will discuss these and other changes in this episode.
The two John's are back to help me to select the greatest players
of our time and then rank them 1-10. No easy task but we'll give it a go.
Following the England football team from failure in the World
Cup in Sweden in 1958 to the World cup four years later in Chile.
Previous guests John Kasapi and John Brett are back on the show to help me
select the best England XI from every player to have played for England in the
past 50 years. Who do you leave out up front when you have Owen, Sherringham, Rooney,
Kane, Francis, Shearer and Lineker to choose from ?
Very difficult but we'll give it a go
Follow the progress of F.A. Cup holders West Ham United through the 1975-1976
season. Its a roller coaster ride with magical European nights under the foodlights at
Upton Park and up and down results in the First Division.
My wife Jackie and i look at the top 30 of 14th November 1964. 1964 is one
of the great years for chart music and there's certainly some gems in there this
week.
My cousin Jeff Cook relives his ups and downs of being a Millwall
fan from his first trip to the Den way back in 1963 to the present day.
Promotions, relegations, play offs and even a Cup Final.
After ten years of mediocrity could Arsenal with celebrated manager
Billy Wright and expensive new centre half Ian Ure bring the glory days
back to Highbury.
A look at the 1962/1963 season performances of Wolves.
After great success in the late fifties the Wolves bubble had burst
in 1961/1962 when the club could only finish 18th in the First
Division.
Would 62/63 see further decline or could they return to the top
again ?
My wife Jackie and I take a long hard look at the UK Top 30
for the week of 26th April 1969. With every weeks chart from the very
beginning in November 1952 there is good and bad, this week is no exception.
Join Dave Rivett and guest lifelong Chelsea fan John Kasapi as
they look back on the highs and lows of Chelsea Football club since
John first became a blues fan in 1967 the year of the first all London
F.A. Cup Final.