Game's Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast

The Royal Oak is on the brink. Beaten again - this time by ten men of Packhorse - the tough questions are getting harder to dodge. Steve and Paul stare into the abyss and ask: is any of this worth it? Is the Meadowhall Premier League dream dead? Was it ever alive?
With the club on life support, the lads take a long, hard look in the mirror, and Bob calls for a clear-the-air meeting at the Oak that could decide everything going forward.
Elsewhere, we cover the fallout from a chaotic Manchester Derby, Oasis Live 27, Mikel Arteta's pre-season mind games, and a look at this season's promoted clubs to the Premier League.
Phil Foden, Bruno Fernandes, Roy Keane, and Liam Gallagher all get dragged into another packed episode.
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.
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 Assistant: Lauren Carey
Additional Artwork and Social Media: 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

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

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

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

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