Former Manchester United, Sunderland & Blackburn Rovers defender Wes Brown is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.Wes Brown sits down alongside Sam Allardyce and Natalie Pike to discuss all things football Erik ten Hag’s sacking to the soon to be announced replacement of Ruben Amorim.Wes and Sam talk about their thoughts on Erik ten Hag’s sacking, the lack of style of play and what went wrong for the former Manchester United manager.The two then discuss in d...

Former Manchester City, Sunderland, QPR & Real Salt Lake defender Nedum Onuoha is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.Sam is away for his 70th birthday so Nedum Onuoha sits down alongside Natalie Pike to discuss all things football Thomas Tuchel's England appointment to predicting who is going to win every competition this season.Nedum and Natalie talk about their thoughts on Thomas Tuchel's England appointment, the quality of English managers and are they g...

Former Barnet, Brentford, Leicester & Notts County manager 'Mad Dog' Martin Allen is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.Martin Allen sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his record breaking 5 times in charge of Barnet to his 'unusual' training methods.Martin and Sam talk about how the 'Mad Dog' nickname came to be, how Big Sam was an innovator in football as well as the importance of learning from George G...

Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen is our special guest on the latest episode of No Tippy Tappy Football.Rene Meulensteen sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time working with the Australian national team to his 12 years with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.Rene and Sam talk about their thoughts on the recent Manchester United vs Tottenham game, pressure on both managers and how incredible Micky Van De Ven is.The two...

Former Blackburn, Aston Villa & QPR defender, Chris Samba is our special guest today on No Tippy Tappy Football.Chris Samba sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time sleeping on park benches as a child to his rise to the Premier League and almost joining Arsenal!Chris and Sam talk about their time at Blackburn together, how he ended up playing as a striker for Blackburn, his honest thoughts on The Venky's and Steve Kean as well as ho...

Former Sunderland, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday player, Micky Gray is our special guest today on No Tippy Tappy Football.Micky Gray sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time at Sunderland to THAT night with Wayne Rooney.Micky and Sam also chat about their time at Sunderland and what it will take to get back to the Premier League. They then talk in depth about the legal case at Manchester City and...

Our very own Big Sam is in the hot seat this week on No Tippy Tappy Football for a Q&A special and North London Derby preview, as always alongside Natalie Pike.The pair talk through a range of listener/viewer questions, including Sam's meditation routine, whether a return to Bolton one day is on the cards and which transfers Sam rated as the best from the summer transfer window.Sam gives his honest view on Lee Carsley not signing the national anthem, and whether he is the right man to tak...

Former Aston Villa, Wigan, Leicester and West Brom midfielder Marc Albrighton is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Marc is alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk all things football from living the dream of playing for his boyhood club to reaching the pinnacle of English football and lifting the Premier League with Leicester City.Marc and Sam start off the podcast with a touching tribute to the former Leicester assistant manager, Craig Shakespeare as well as former Engl...

Former Preston, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland & West Ham manager David Moyes is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.David Moyes sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk all things football including his most recent spell as West Ham United manager.David and Sam discuss their early links to Preston North End which involved Sam scouting a young David Moyes whilst playing up in Scotland.The former West Ham manager talks in great depth abou...

Former Bolton, Newcastle and West Ham player Kevin Nolan is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Kevin Nolan sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk all things Premier League ahead of the upcoming 2024/25 season!Kevin and Sam discuss their time together at West Ham and Bolton as they reminisce about pre-season trips, How tough the fitness activities are and whether they miss doing pre-season.The former West Ham player and coach talks about how he thinks the Hammer...

Sam Allardyce sits down alongside Natalie Pike to talk everything Euro2024 including England's semi-final victory and which team will be victorious in the upcoming final?The former England manager talks about how England have become a tough team to play against and even tougher team to defeat as well as the confidence that comes from scoring last minute goals.Sam and Natalie then discuss Ollie Watkins brilliant winner against the Netherlands and also the controversy surrounding England's pena...

This week we have a returning guest as Tubes is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Tubes sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk everything from the upcoming Euro 2024 quarter finals to what tactics and formation he'd play against Switzerland.The former Soccer AM star talks about the standard of the Euros so far, How the pitches look in awful condition and Why someone needs to tell Ronaldo to stop shooting from free kicks.Tubes and Sam then discuss England's per...

Sam Allardyce sits down alongside Natalie Pike to talk everything Euro2024 including Scotland's performances and which team will be the surprise exit in the next round!The former England manager talks about England's poor performance against Slovenia, being on the favourable side of the draw (again) and should they play Saka at left back?Sam and Natalie then discuss Scotland's Euro performances, Who should partner Declan Rice in midfield and do some of the England players look tired?Sam then ...

Former Bolton, Newcastle and West Ham player Kevin Nolan is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Kevin Nolan sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk everything from his time with Sam at Bolton & West Ham to how well England will do in the Euros.The former West Ham coach talks about Jarrod Bowen's impact off the bench for England, Southgate's Kalvin Phillips comment and why James McClean is wrong about Declan Rice.Kevin and Sam then discuss their time together ...

Former Scotland manager and player Gordon Strachan is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Gordon Strachan sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk everything from Scotland's opening nightmare against Germany to which teams are the ones to watch.The former Scotland manager talks about Jarrod Bowen's positive impact off the bench, Where Trent's best position is and England's crucial clean sheet.Gordon and Sam then discuss Sam's starting XI for the England vs Denmark...

Former Liverpool, Blackburn, Aston Villa, Leeds, Derby County, Wigan & England left back Stephen Warnock is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Stephen Warnock sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to talk all things England ahead of their EURO 2024 opener against Serbia.The former England defender talks about what it was like being a part of the 2010 South Africa World Cup squad under Fabio Capello, the importance of having a great man manager and dealing with pla...

Former England coach and Sheffield Wednesday assistant coach Chris Powell is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Chris Powell sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to everything from Sheffield Wednesday to all things England in this Euro 2024 special episode of the podcast.The Sheffield Wednesday assistant coach talks about how the club saved his life, the impact of the Sheffield Wednesday fans, Danny Rohl's brilliance and how they pulled off the miracle and survived i...

Former Arsenal, Man City, Leicester, Blackburn, Leeds, Oldham & Scotland player Paul Dickov is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Paul Dickov sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his time at Manchester City to how well he thinks Scotland will perform at Euro 2024.The former Manchester City forward talks about how his play-off final goal in 1999 saved the club from potential administration & how honoured he was to present th...

Former Watford, Sunderland, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Brom, Birmingham, Blackpool, Crystal Palace & Leicester City player Kevin Phillips is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Kevin Phillips sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his incredible goalscoring ability as a player to his early life as in football management.The former England forward talks about how his recent sacking at Hartlepool came as a huge shock and that he...

Former Colchester, Bristol City, Peterborough and current Blackburn Rovers player, Sammie Szmodics is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Sammie Szmodics sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss all things football from his phenomenal season to what the future holds for the Championship golden boot winner.The Blackburn bagsman talks about how he’s taken on the main man role at the club, the devastation he felt when Jon Dahl Tomasson left the club as well how Jo...

Former Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, QPR, Leeds, Cardiff, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield & most recently Aberdeen manager, Neil Warnock is our returning special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Neil Warnock sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss his legendary football career from his first manager job at Gainsborough Trinity to his final role at Aberdeen.The former QPR manager talks about how he got the best out of Adel Taarabt, his fond memories of the club...

Former Carlisle, Southampton, Leicester, Hull, Derby, Watford & Bristol City manager, Nigel Pearson is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.Nigel Pearson sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss his fantastic football career as both a player and a manager from the early days at Sheffield Wednesday to most recently at Bristol City.The former Bristol City manager opens up on his time at the club, the huge potential his former players Alex Scott & Antoine S...

Former Manchester United, Sunderland & Reading player and recent interim Ireland manager, John O'Shea is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football.John O'Shea sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss his incredible football career from his 13 years at Manchester United to his recent spell as the interim manager of Republic of Ireland.The former Manchester United defender discusses what it takes to win the Premier League as we approach the business end of the seas...

Former Coventry, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, West Ham & Manchester City player Stuart Pearce is our special guest on No Tippy Tappy Football. Stuart Pearce sits down alongside Sam Allardyce & Natalie Pike to discuss his legendary football career from his playing days to his time as a manager & coach! The former West Ham player discusses why the hammers fans need to be careful what they wish for with David Moyes and how the Scot has managed to build something special at the...