My Mate's A Footballer
- Radio chat show
- BBC Radio 5 Live / BBC Sounds
- 2023 - 2024
- 38 episodes (2 series)
Comic football podcast in which Joe Wilkinson attempts to befriend Patrick Bamford.
- Catch-up on Series 3, Episode 13
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Series 3
1. Could Joe Wilkinson Be The Next England Manager?
Saturday 17th August 2024
Joe reunites with Pat to discuss his wedding, the next England manager and how best to switch off on holiday before the season starts again. Pat checks out Joe's credentials for one of football's biggest jobs and Pat realises there's some alarming common ground shared by his mum and Joe.
2. Your Questions Answered
Saturday 17th August 2024
Joe Wilkinson asks the questions sent in by you, the listener, to his new footballing friend Patrick Bamford. If you've got something you'd like to ask, use #MMAF on social media.
3. Re-living Pre-Season: Pranks, Roommates And Go-karting
Saturday 7th September 2024
Patrick and Joe discuss what happens on a pre-season tour with a Championship club. Alongside the fitness work, Joe is pleased to hear there's also time to let off some steam.
4. Boot Deals, Surprising Balls & Kit Launches
Saturday 7th September 2024
Joe wants to discuss all the equipment that footballers use in their job and develops his obsession with boots to find out what a 'boot deal' actually means.
5. The Youth Of Today
Saturday 14th September 2024
What is it like for a young player in the cut-throat world of football? On this episode Pat reveals what it was like for players at the tender age of 15 coming through today. Once the microphone issues are sorted, Joe finds out about the role of YouTube in educating footballers and the types of initiations younger players have to go through before making a first-team appearance.
6. Could Joe Wilkinson Become A Kit Man?
Saturday 28th September 2024
Patrick attempts to find Joe a role on the staff at Leeds United following his unsuccessful attempt at becoming a free-kick specialist at the age of 49. This was supposed to be an episode about a number of different jobs but Joe became slightly obsessed with the job of a kit man so ends up setting Pat some homework for the next episode to help him discover more roles appropriate for a stand-up comedian and actor.
7. The Kalvin Phillips Ep
Saturday 5th October 2024
Pat pauses Joe's search for a role at Leeds and invites his (other) friend Kalvin onto the pod to chat about Pep Guardiola, dealing with abuse and the move to Ipswich.
8. Joe Wilkinson vs Pam the Receptionist
Saturday 12th October 2024
Joe continues his search for a role at Pat's football club, Leeds United, and this week the pair investigate the jobs of Press Officer and Receptionist.
9. Footballers' Food Bills and German Bread
Saturday 26th October 2024
Joe decides what role he would most like to take on after hearing all about the club chef as Pat reveals all the details about the club canteen.
10. Clangers, team train journeys and 'Spygate'
Saturday 2nd November 2024
The power is in the hands of the listeners for this episode - everything is on the table as Pat's promised to answer any question that Joe selects.
11. Luke Ayling on Guardiola, Wenger and 'Trojan' Bamford
Saturday 9th November 2024
Luke Ayling drops into the pod to discuss a storied career that began at Arsenal before ending up under Michael Carrick at Middlesbrough and also reveals why he's known as 'Bill'.
12. Fireworks, Fitness Coaches and Bus Drivers
Saturday 16th November 2024
Joe discusses the remaining staff roles at a football club to see which one he fancies including: fitness coaches, ball boys, security guards, bus drivers and analysts.
13. How to create the perfect set-piece
Saturday 23rd November 2024
An episode about Tony Pulis and other managers gets sidetracked with chat about the topical art of set pieces after Arsenal and Mikel Arteta's recent successes.