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The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Dave

48 episodes

6 months ago

Ex-pro Jimmy Bullard is joined by comedians Rob Beckett and Ian Smith plus a guest from the world of football to talk about the beautiful game and their outrageous experiences on and off the field. Tweet us using #MagicSponge.

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Ex-pro Jimmy Bullard is joined by comedians Rob Beckett and Ian Smith plus a guest from the world of football to talk about the beautiful game and their outrageous experiences on and off the field. Tweet us using #MagicSponge.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/48)

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

David Bentley Can Do It All!

S6 Ep6 - The one and only David Bentley is on The Magic Sponge podcast. Anyone that's not a fan of his, give this a listen and then see what you think. Stories about Arsenal, Spurs, Blackburn, Capello, Savage... Stacky sends in a voice message about... And if that wasn't enough Bullard calls up at the end while he's 'working' with Wayne Bridge. Hell of a last episode.

Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett and David Bentley

The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave produced by Joel Porter

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7 years ago

1 hour 48 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Razor, Merse, Rob and Ian

S6 Ep5 - Razor Ruddock joins Roba and Ian, plus Merson is back for another episode full of great stories. Razor seems to attract the interesting characters in a team so it's not a surprise to hear he hung out with Wrighty, Burridge, Sedgely... Gazza. It's amazing to think he played for England!

Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Paul Merson and Neil Razor Ruddock

The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave produced by Joel Porter

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7 years ago

44 minutes 4 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Paul Merson did some miles!

S6 Ep4 - Paul Merson joins Rob and Ian (while Jimmy is off fishing). Merse is a guest we've been trying to get for a while and he doesn't disappoint. Stories from his whole career which include the time he lived with Gazza and a great one about going to Barbados. GOLD.

Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett and Paul Merson

The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave produced by Joel Porter

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7 years ago

52 minutes 47 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Gallen and Watson - The two Kev's

S6 Ep3 - The two Kev's wedge themselves into the smallest recording studio to talk about Gallen cracking his pubis in the Grenfell game, playing with Gazza, slogging it out in non-league management and starting out in the premier league.

Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Kevin Gallen and Kevin Watson

The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave produced by Joel Porter

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7 years ago

41 minutes 53 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

John Salako AKA Jonny Salad

S6 Ep2 - Jonny Salad joins hosts Rob Beckett and Ian Smith while Sam Parkin (from the very first Sponge episode) fills in for the absent Jimmy Bullard. Pardew gets a mention as does Wrighty and Brighty not to mention the shoeing he got for slagging off some of the first team when he was starting out and playing for England.

Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Jimmy Bullard and Ray Parlour

The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave produced by Joel Porter

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7 years ago

31 minutes 28 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

David Noble - Cliff diving with Graham Stack

S6 Ep1 - The Sponge is back for a brand new series and starts with an absolute belter. Stacky's mate David Noble telling some unbelievable stories from his time in (but mostly out) the game.

Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Jimmy Bullard and Ray Parlour

The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave produced by Joel Porter

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7 years ago

45 minutes 17 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Nearly Back! ...and It's Still October

S6 TRAILER - The Magic Sponge is HERE... Nearly. Rob, Ian and sometimes Jimmy give chat to guests - Paul Merson, Razor Ruddock, John Salako, Kevin Watson and David Noble. In the mean time here's a little trailer.

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7 years ago

7 minutes 53 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Leesa Mattress Special with Ray Parlour

S5 Ep8 - It's the final episode of the series and (thanks to our sponsor - Leesa Mattresses) we've only gone and got The Romford Pele - Ray Parlour! The Arsenal legend has some cracking stories including one about ex-England football manager Kevin Keegan... "like going on holiday to Vegas". And if that wasn't enough, Jimmy gets one over on Beckett and Smithy turns up late.Go to leesa.co.uk/magicsponge and type in the code MagicSponge80 for £80 off your LEESA mattress.Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Jimmy Bullard and Ray ParlourThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and assistant producer Dorian James

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7 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes 58 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

John Sitton and his 90s Nightmare

S5 Ep7 - John Sitton shot to fame for all the wrong reasons in the mid 90s after a C4 doc "Orient: Club for a Fiver" where he was more 'aggressive' to his players during a half time rant than was considered acceptable and was ostracised from the game. He sets the record straight as well as telling a stupid amount of amazing stories from his time in the game... He also swears quite a bit.Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Jimmy Bullard and John SittonThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and assistant producer Dorian James

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7 years ago

45 minutes 22 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Tony Warner Remembers Everything

S5 Ep6 - Tony Warner is back with more ridiculously funny stories. This time he's got a bunch on Jimmy too. Stories include; Dennis Rodman, Steve Harkness, Chris Baird and Chris Coleman... all of which are pure gold.Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Jimmy Bullard and Tony WarnerThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and assistant producer Dorian James

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8 years ago

39 minutes 44 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Adebayo 'BMO' Akinfenwa

S5 Ep5 - We have the biggest man in all the leagues DaRealAkinfenwa on the show! The Strongest man in football has some brilliant chants to his name as well as a number of great stories about THAT penalty and his time in Lithuania. BEAST MODE ON.Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Kevin Gallen and Adebayo AkinfenwaThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and assistant producer Dorian James

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8 years ago

43 minutes 4 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Agent Liam Ridgewell

S5 Ep4 - Jimmy tries to explain away Pascal Chimbonda's revelation while the boys wait for Liam Ridgewell. Ridgy gives us the lowdown on his newspaper scandal as well a few Hendrie stories.Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Jimmy Bullard and Liam RidgewellThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and Sam Perason

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8 years ago

37 minutes 25 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Clinton O'Morrison

S5 Ep3 - Clinton 'O' Morrison risks the wrath of Roy Keane to tell the boys what really happened in Japan, his bust up with Danny Mills and sharing a room with Graham Stack.Starring: Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Kevin Gallen and Clinton MorrisonThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and assistant producer Dorian James

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8 years ago

42 minutes 27 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Invincible Graham Stack

S5 Ep2 - Graham Stack has stories to rival the best we've had on here, and that is saying something. Arsenal, the Invincibles, Pennant, Keown, Parlour, Reading, Danny Rose & Fabian Delph, David Seaman, Dodgy gear... The list goes on and on. to put it simply... ENJOY! Starring: Jimmy Bullard, Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Graham StackThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter, Sam Pearson assistant producer Dorian James

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8 years ago

1 hour 6 minutes 11 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Rohan Ricketts is worth the wait!

S5 Ep1 - The Magic Sponge is back for another series and it's off to a belter with the world travelling Rohan Ricketts joining Rob, Ian and Jimmy. From the moment Rohan enters the room 15mins late, having been delayed by food poisoning, it's a whirlwind of a show. Just don't ask Jimmy about how Leatherhead are getting on.Jimmy Bullard, Ian Smith, Rob Beckett, Rohan RickettsThe Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and Sam Pearson with Dorian James assistant producer.

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8 years ago

46 minutes 26 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

How big is Jimmy's Bed?

S5 Teaser - The Magic Sponge is nearly back... While these 10 minutes aren't quite your usual full episode, they may well be the funniest 10 minutes the boys have ever made. Turns out Ian has a theme tune and Jimmy doesn't understand bed sizes. New series starts Wednesday 1st March!The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and Sam Pearson

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8 years ago

8 minutes 47 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Tony Warner and the Devil Fish

S4 Ep6 - Jimmy Bullard's old pal Tony Warner comes in armed with a note pad of stories from his Liverpool, Millwall and Hull days and doesn't disappoint. Jimmy's celebrating his first win as manager and Smithy's been promoted to first team coach at The One Bell. It's a hell of a series finale! The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and Sam Pearson.

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8 years ago

51 minutes 14 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Seth 'The Negotiator' Johnson

S4 Ep5 - Seth Johnson joins the boys to talk about "that negotiation" and to put the record straight on Lee Hendrie. Jimmy gives us a bit more insight into his foray into management and Ian Smith's been promoted to ASSISTANT MANAGER! It's all happening... The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and Sam Pearson

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8 years ago

43 minutes 11 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Jimmy 'The Gaffer' Bullard

S4 Extra - Seeing how Jimmy has just become manager of Leatherhead FC we thought we'd do a little extra podcast for all the fans out there that want to know a little more. It's more serious than the usual pre-season p*ss ups but not exactly high brow.The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and Sam Pearson.

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8 years ago

8 minutes 32 seconds

The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith

Perry 'out-of-work' Groves and 'Ole Gunnar' Gallen

S4 Ep4 - Arsenal cult hero Perry Groves gives Rob Beckett a going over after stealing his Absolute Radio gig on Saturday afternoons. As Jimmy Bullard is off looking after his new side Leatherhead FC we have the James Milner of the Sponge Kev Gallen to step in. Plus it turns out, as we all knew, 'The Tuesday Club' was a well-oiled machine.The Magic Sponge is a Dot Dot Dot Production for Dave, produced by Joel Porter and Sam Pearson.

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8 years ago

45 minutes 12 seconds