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From the best away grounds to the worst pie, we get to the heart of the matter in a non-tactical Lancashire football podcast, made by the fans, for the fans.
Balls To It: A Lancashire Football Podcast
English, Sports, 1 season, 29 episodes, 12 hours, 11 minutes
Balls To It: A Lancashire Football Podcast
English, Sports, 1 season, 29 episodes, 12 hours, 11 minutes
"If you back yourself, you can do whatever you want to do"
Maddy, Natalie and Jen are joined by the Head of Women's Football for Burnley Lola Ogunbote.
8/25/2023 • 41 minutes, 34 seconds
The “dark arts” in football
Maddy, Bellers and Leanne talk EFL rule changes and what it means for Lancashire clubs. They also discuss football’s dark arts and the best exponents of it.
8/18/2023 • 18 minutes, 20 seconds
Burnley’s return to the Premier League
Maddy, Linz and Natalie are joined by the former Blackburn Rovers women’s manager Gemma Donnelly. They discuss the Women’s World Cup and look ahead to the opening weekend of the Premier League. They also react to the first week back of the EFL and discuss the large amount of added time in matches and whether or not it will become the new norm.
8/11/2023 • 35 minutes, 22 seconds
Lancashire Football: The 2023/2024 season preview
Blackburn Rovers, Preston, Blackpool, Accrington, Morecambe and Fleetwood are all back in action this weekend. Maddy, Bellers, Jen and Linz discuss pre-season friendlies, their hopes and aspirations for the season, plus a new feature "Ask Maddy".
8/4/2023 • 25 minutes, 29 seconds
Best of Balls To It
BTI best bits with the former Morecambe goalkeeper Connor Ripley.
7/28/2023 • 11 minutes, 53 seconds
Best of Balls To It
BTI best bits with the former England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis.
7/22/2023 • 9 minutes, 38 seconds
Best of Balls To It
BTI best bits with Rovers Ladies captain Natasha Fenton
7/14/2023 • 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Best of Balls To It
BTI best bits with Maddy, Bellers and Leanne.
6/30/2023 • 7 minutes, 30 seconds
Best of Balls To It
BTI best bits with Blackpool & Blackburn striker turned teacher Ben Burgess.
6/23/2023 • 9 minutes, 45 seconds
Best of Balls To It
BTI best bits starting with former Blackpool, Preston & Accrington striker Brett Ormerod
6/16/2023 • 9 minutes, 42 seconds
“It’s the field of dreams darling”
Join Maddy, Bellers, Jen, Leanne, Linz and Natalie for a look back at the football season and hear about their hopes and aims for next season.
6/9/2023 • 41 minutes, 42 seconds
“I felt like I was an imposter”
The Blackpool & Blackburn striker turned teacher Ben Burgess joins Maddy and Linz.
6/2/2023 • 28 minutes, 36 seconds
“It’s like the Ayia Napa of England”
The Blackpool & Blackburn striker turned teacher Ben Burgess joins Maddy and Linz.
5/26/2023 • 25 minutes, 23 seconds
“The reality of everything, I just got overwhelmed”
Following Morecambe's relegation and his release from the club, goalkeeper Connor Ripley talks all about his career in football and what life is like outside of the sport.
5/19/2023 • 35 minutes, 45 seconds
"It was really emotional when the final whistle blew, I was trying not to cry"
Following Morecambe's relegation and his release from the club, goalkeeper Connor Ripley joins Maddy and Jen to talk about his season with the Shrimps.
5/12/2023 • 27 minutes, 56 seconds
"It's an emergency crisp situation"
Maddy, Linz and Jen talk end of season highs and lows, bucket lists and John Mayer.
5/5/2023 • 31 minutes, 18 seconds
“My husband is sat in a dugout with Ben Brereton Diaz, it’s madness”
Maddy and Bellers catch up with past & present players as they raise money for charity.
4/28/2023 • 32 minutes, 6 seconds
"I am not having that I am vintage yet"
Maddy, Bellers and Natalie talk promotion, VAR and 80's cartoons.
4/21/2023 • 28 minutes, 16 seconds
"You are my Beyoncé"
The Blackburn Rovers Ladies captain Natasha Fenton joins Maddy and Linz.
4/14/2023 • 33 minutes, 49 seconds
"I wanted to go down the aisle to the Match of the Day theme tune"
Maddy, Bellers and Leanne talk Easter plans, tattoos and fangirling players.
4/7/2023 • 26 minutes, 41 seconds
"Didn't you used to be Brett Ormerod?"
The former Blackpool, Preston and Accrington striker Brett Ormerod joins the BTI girls.
3/31/2023 • 41 minutes, 54 seconds
“Having no shame is really useful in life”
Maddy, Linz & Jen talk matchday rituals, football shirt collections & Lewis Hamilton.
3/24/2023 • 27 minutes, 19 seconds
“I’m willing to do most things if it means we go to Wembley”
Maddy, Bellers and Linz talk FA Cup quarter-finals, first impressions and dream guests.
3/17/2023 • 26 minutes, 44 seconds
“This full stadium and Wembley Way is for women’s football, it was mind-blowing”
On IWD Maddy and Natalie are joined by the former England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis.
3/8/2023 • 29 minutes, 59 seconds
"I love saying I was in an S Club 7 tribute band"
Maddy, Leanne and Bellers talk post-match playlists, dial-up internet & Carl Fogarty.
3/3/2023 • 26 minutes, 56 seconds
"I'm just pure cheese, it's Kylie, Britney and Steps"
Maddy, Leanne and Jen talk away games, social media anxiety and dm's from F1 drivers.
2/24/2023 • 27 minutes, 26 seconds
"We are just going to sit over here with our shell suits"
Natalie, Bellers and Maddy talk old rivalries, old friendships and 90’s nostalgia.
2/17/2023 • 29 minutes, 40 seconds
Meet the team
Maddy, Linz, Leanne, Bellers and Jen talk all about how their love of football began.
2/9/2023 • 27 minutes, 53 seconds
Welcome to Balls To It
Talking all matters Lancashire football.
2/1/2023 • 6 minutes, 26 seconds