The Socially Distant Sports Bar

Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod.We've been back through our archive of episodes and we've selected our favourite stories, anecdotes and funny bits.If you're new to the pod, then feel free to use these as a jump off point to find your way around our earlier episodes.This clip is taken from "Episode 293: George Lewis"🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week at The Socially Distant Sports Bar, where Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero once again prove that talking about sport is entirely optional on a sports podcast.This week, Mike reveals how his habit of leaving his audio recorder running might eventually prove to be his downfall, the boys uncover some deeply unpleasant Roman bathroom techniques that will put you off your dinner, and Mike explains just how far he'd be prepared to go if someone offered him a bit of land.And it's quite a length.There's also the small matter of ham radio enthusiasts. Those bloody hams.Eventually, sport manages to force its way into the conversation.Mike brings us the extraordinary photographic memory of LA Rams head coach Sean McVay, Steff provides further evidence that Tony Pulis knows absolutely everyone in football, and Elis revisits Tony Sibson's wonderfully honest assessment of his defeat to Marvin Hagler in 1983.ClipsMike: Sean McVayhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DdINQ3SSp9w/?stkn=MW1mNXplaTQyNHNzdQ==Steff: Tony Pulis Knows Everyonehttps://x.com/nozza_/status/2102743956207370391?s=61Elis: Tony Sibson After Losing to Marvin Haglerhttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/18PhbK458m/?mibextid=wwXIfrRoman toilets. Ham radio. A suspiciously ambitious land deal. And Tony Pulis knowing everyone.Sport. Eventually.Thanks for listening.And remember, if you want even more from Elis, Mike and Steff, including extra episodes and Bonus content, you can join us at:https://www.patreon.com/distantpod🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s Socially Distant Sports Bar with Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero sees Mike choosing the Documentary of the Week.And it’s a story that took more than two decades to reach its conclusion.Documentary of the WeekMike: Rory McIlroy — The Masters WaitRory McIlroy: The Masters Wait traces McIlroy’s relationship with Augusta National from watching Tiger Woods win there in 1997 to arriving as a 21-year-old capable of winning the tournament himself.What follows is a story of talent, expectation, heartbreak and missed opportunities as the Masters becomes the one prize McIlroy needs to complete golf’s career Grand Slam.The documentary explores the mental burden of repeatedly returning to Augusta, the weight of global expectation and the ticking clock as McIlroy arrives for his 17th attempt to win the Green Jacket.https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0GPXXCNN2Book of the WeekSteff: It’s Only Drowning by David LittSteff’s choice takes us from the golf course into the water with David Litt’s It’s Only Drowning — a funny, thoughtful memoir about learning to surf and the peculiar combination of fear, failure and obsession that comes with trying to get better at something that regularly dumps you into the sea.https://link.amazon/B0ail8xnoFor more of Steff’s book recommendations and reviews, follow @distantbookshelf on Instagram.Owain’s ChallengeSteff’s mate Owain from The Running Channel is taking on Ephraim’s North to South Wales Challenge.If you’d like to support him and donate:https://givestar.io/gs/ephraims-north-to-south-wales-challenge?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAUwxp9wZG9mAmZkaWQWUO464ncYiar-yUbqQJHbEkGRzIhKsmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp2wZb_2BYw_cnAko3qNDsPSb0Kvz9zL8TAmio-e0r7ROcd_X1eSCY2D_YQFh_aem_3rXA_KnYlcle250i9Kk5dgGolf, surfing and running the length of Wales. An unusually sporty second half by our standards.Thanks for listening.🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod.We've been back through our archive of episodes and we've selected our favourite stories, anecdotes and funny bits.If you're new to the pod, then feel free to use these as a jump off point to find your way around our earlier episodes.This clip is taken from "Episode 120: That's Earnie From the Two Ronnies"🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve got a guest in The Socially Distant Sports Bar this week as comedian, writer, podcaster and Elis James’ other podcast friend Tom Craine joins Elis, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero.Tom already spends a significant amount of his working life with Elis on the brilliant history podcast Oh What A Time..., alongside Chris Scull. Now he’s launching another podcast based around one of the great threats to productivity, relationships and exam results of the late 1990s: Championship Manager.Last Match Then Bed sees Tom return to the legendary Championship Manager 97/98 database, attempting to manage his way to glory with the help of a different celebrity assistant manager each week.So naturally, we get stuck into football, nostalgia and the sporting moments that live permanently in your brain.Across our chat with Tom:Kinkladze v Southampton, 1996One of those goals that seemed perfectly reasonable when you were playing Sensible Soccer, but considerably harder when attempted by an actual human being.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fkVWNB0Vt3QDiana Ross at the 1994 World Cup Opening CeremonyAn enormous stadium. A global superstar. A penalty. A goal designed to split apart. What could possibly go wrong?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAKsGT9-XB0World Cup Balloon Keepy-Uppieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r-gedgyZXIThis is Part 1 of our chat with Tom.Part 2 follows on Friday — and if you want the extra material we kept back from the conversation, Bonus Club subscribers on Apple Podcasts can hear that too.🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Special OneIn this week’s The Socially Distant Sports Bar, Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero have a documentary and book which take us into two very different stories of coaching, leadership and sporting history.Documentary of the WeekElis: MourinhoElis chooses Part 1 of the new Netflix documentary about José Mourinho, tracing his journey from working alongside Bobby Robson at Barcelona to announcing himself to English football with that extraordinary first spell at Chelsea.Before the fallouts, sackings and rather more complicated chapters that would follow, there was the young Mourinho: ambitious, charismatic, tactically obsessive and rapidly becoming The Special One.https://www.netflix.com/title/81762073Book of the WeekMike: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader by Tony CollinsMike brings in Tony Collins’ fascinating account of Roy Francis, one of the great overlooked figures in British sporting history.Born in Cardiff and raised in Brynmawr, Francis went on to play rugby league for Wigan in the late 1930s before moving into coaching. At Hull, he became the first Black professional head coach in British sport, pioneering new approaches to coaching and training while confronting the racism of the era.It’s a remarkable Welsh story, a rugby league story and an important piece of British sporting history that deserves to be far better known.https://link.amazon/B0azGPvXtTwo very different coaches. Two very different eras. And plenty for Elis, Mike and Steff to get stuck into.Thanks for listening.🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod.We've been back through our archive of episodes and we've selected our favourite stories, anecdotes and funny bits.If you're new to the pod, then feel free to use these as a jump off point to find your way around our earlier episodes.This clip is taken from "Episode 289: Snoring"🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another week in the world of Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero at the Socially Distant Sports Bar. If you've ever had a day that promised so much and turned into a living hell then you will sympathise with Elis' attempt to watch Swansea City at Southampton. It's straight out of a bad sitcom. Mike reveals why he thinks he has Phil Bennett's Barbarians blazer in his bar which leads to reminiscing about Kim Cattrall on the back of a motor bike, there is a connection....honestly. The lads chat about Katie Taylor boxing in front of a sell-out crowd at Croke Park, some rugby nostalgia from 1953 and they talk about the great Sean Fitzpatrick, one of the legenfs of rugby union.Mike:Sean and Ardiehttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DclpZm0NIkN/?stkn=MXFjb3k0enRkejVyNA==Steff: Katie Taylor  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/c5yjr8pp0jwo https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc63ebVDiiV/?stkn=MXdwZXg2bXN2YXZseQ==https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc62YnfoWEO/?stkn=MWpqY2V2bWVpcmV4bw==https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc65DgVJPEt/?stkn=cXE3ZnpyZ3k4azM=Elis Cardiff beat New Zealand, 1953https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1cKJYILtn/?stkn=NXhnNWxmcDl4a Wg=🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.