Nightmare on Wearside: Sunderland’s decade from hell
The good people of Sunderland have been through a lot. Viking raids. The rise of Korean shipbuilding. Spunking £6m on Jozy Altidore.But nothing could prepare them for the last decade.The club sank to the third tier, enduring noncing wingers, stars behind bars, and fans defecating in their seats.As the Black Cats return to the Premier League, this is the story of a Nightmare on Wearside…With guest @georgeaireycomedyGet an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:Newcastle fans’ song for Adam Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8WnH4aL1uY David Moyes to Vicki Sparks: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39484238 Chris Coleman clashes with fan: https://x.com/Nozza_/status/1245235938298642432?lang=en-GB The poogate kid: https://images.app.goo.gl/wiTEPjwqQBL6mCEV6 Charlie Methven on the pre-match music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4bORXW9xeU&t=33s Kid throwing up: https://www.tiktok.com/@twitterstoptweets/video/7504026548593233175 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Evel Knievel: what goes up must come down (with Horatio Gould) | Part three
Evel Kneivel is staring into the abyss, can he pull off an insane mile long jump, or will he die trying?Get an extra episode of The Upshot every week when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:Eiffel Tower death jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBN3xfGrx_U&rco=1 Snake River jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1khN1xyBw&t=141s Wembley Stadium jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofVI3NZb9DQ Successful 15 car jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOE2Xie5g8E Pizza advert in the 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UG-zUyjd_8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lamine Yamal and Ibiza Final Boss collide | Extra shot
On the pod today: Mauro Icardi’s gruesome origin story, the club legend who conned his pals out of thousands, and we meet the man refusing to cut his hair until Man Utd win five games in a row.EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐Follow The United Strand on Instagram @theunitedstrandRoll back the clock to 2005 for a ride through the year’s biggest sporting scandals - from Gazza’s disastrous stint in the dugout to Pep Guardiola’s seven month jail sentence - when you join our Patreon…https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper).Links from the pod:Bottom set maths player names video: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdgamingofficial1/video/7416666341656087841 Rasmus Højlund Manc accent: https://www.facebook.com/100063540582139/videos/that-accent-from-rasmus-h%C3%B8jlund-/1151192073466604/ Ibiza final boss dwarf: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36233306/jack-kay-ibiza-party-bikini-girls/ Tom Brady’s brainwave to improve the US national team: https://x.com/FCBFanatic_/status/1952152796423242189LA politician talking to Son: https://x.com/JoserNunez91/status/1953232504485294567 DJ Carey with an iPhone charger up his nose: https://images.app.goo.gl/5kNsV23wJ6EqdWB99 Kevin Stewart on hayfever: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMdd-NxoWvy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Evel Knievel: bones heal and chicks dig scars (with Horatio Gould) | Part two
Evel Kneivel is battered, bruised and mildly addicted to prostitutes. But he’s about to become America’s most notorious daredevil.And with that come more scandals, broken bones and chaos than anyone else could take…Get part 3 RIGHT NOW when you join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/upshottowersLinks from the pod:15 car jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOE2Xie5g8ECaesar’s Palace jump: https://youtu.be/XX2XUESyXsI?si=s7BX0d5TcfcXsf2m&t=66Posing with his cane: https://newmediawire.s3.amazonaws.com/5894fed487f163000b42c295_1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Luke Littler’s driving test disaster | Extra shot
EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐On the show today: Star signings sacked for shoplifting, Luke Littler fails his driving test and Kevin Pietersen’s hotel humiliationAnd you can get our special on the history of daredevils - from cats in parachutes to the first human cannonball - when you join our Patreon…https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the patreon app - it’s cheaper).Links from the pod:Cricket fans scrolling escort site: https://x.com/UB1UB2/status/1949471775760212444 Firefighter floods baseball pitch: https://x.com/GrimesZane8/status/1946006513052418093 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Upshot pulls back the curtain on your favourite sports and dives into all the stuff BBC and Sky wouldn’t touch with a bargepole: drunken antics, dressing room squabbles and the simmering sexual tension of the French football team.Check out our semi-legendary newsletter that goes to 100,000+ subscribers: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=poddescriptionAnd our Twitter account, where we dig into the archives and spill classic tales from the past: http://www.twitter.com/upshottowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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