FourFourTwo Podcast, Episode #9: The Comic Strip presents...
James Brown, Patrick Barclay and Chris Flanagan discuss Diego Maradona, VAR, the reality of being a football writers – and football comics from years gone by...

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FFT Editor In Chief James Brown is joined by features writer Chris Flanagan and one of the most respected football writers and authors in the country, Patrick Barclay.
The topics of conversation include the cartoon sportsmen of childhood, what’s next for Frank Lampard and the latest VAR controversies.
We speak to Paddy about his long and distinguished career as a football writer, the managers he’s written about and what it was like to watch Diego Maradona play at Napoli.
Plus, in a FourFourTwo podcast first, James manages to make the first reference to Leeds Utd in under five minutes.
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Conor Pope is the former Online Editor of FourFourTwo, overseeing all digital content. He plays football regularly, and has a large, discerning and ever-growing collection of football shirts from around the world.
He supports Blackburn Rovers and holds a season ticket with south London non-league side Dulwich Hamlet. His main football passions include Tugay, the San Siro and only using a winter ball when it snows.

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