<p><strong>🎉 The Socially Distant Sports Bar – 5th Anniversary Special! 🎙️ <em>Episode 258</em></strong></p><p><strong>Elis James (<em>Elis & John, Oh What A Time</em>), Mike Bubbins (<em>Mammoth</em>), and Steff Garrero are back for a very special episode – celebrating five incredible years of the podcast!</strong></p><p><strong>From our very first episode to now, it’s been five years of sporting chaos, niche nostalgia, and barely relevant tangents. This week, we’re marking the occasion in style:</strong></p><p><strong>🎸 Brand New Theme Tunes – The incredible <em>Secret Guitarist</em> has recorded fresh theme tunes just for us!</strong></p><p> 🎥 Live Stream Recording – Our Patreon members got to watch this episode recorded live!</p><p> 🎂 Five Years of Nonsense – Half a decade of barely-researched sporting takes.</p><p><strong>✨ THIS WEEK’S SHOW – Don’t Miss It!</strong></p><p><strong>This week, we’ve got everything:</strong></p><p><strong> ⚽ Football tea troubles</strong></p><p><strong> 🎸 College football anthems</strong></p><p><strong> 📚 A must-read book which clearly isn’t about sports & an eye-opening sports doc</strong></p><p><strong>📌 PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY):</strong></p><p><strong>🫖 Duncan Ferguson Hates the Tea at Flint Town United – Turns out Big Dunc isn’t just tough on defenders… he’s got <em>very</em> strong opinions on a cuppa.</strong></p><p> 📺<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NLBantz/videos/duncan-ferguson-at-flint-town-united/957791689697900/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Watch here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>🤝 Roy Keane’s Reluctant Handshake – Peak Keano. A masterclass in absolute refusal.</strong></p><p><strong> 📺</strong><a href="https://x.com/sid_lambert/status/1901537642996519044" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Watch here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>🎶 Tom Petty’s "Won’t Back Down" at Florida Gators – An American sports anthem at its best. Goosebumps guaranteed.</strong></p><p><strong> 📺</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18TU5girdm/?mibextid=wwXIfr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Watch here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY):</strong></p><p><strong>📽️ Documentary – 26.2 to Life – A fascinating deep dive into the San Quentin Prison Marathon.</strong></p><p><strong> 📺</strong><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0027x67/storyville-262-to-life-inside-the-san-quentin-prison-marathon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Watch here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>📖 Book – <em>Postwar</em> by Tony Judt – Elis’ pick this week is a monumental book on European history – sport <em>might</em> feature, but we can’t promise.</strong></p><p> 📚<a href="https://amzn.to/4iCpEHk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Get it here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>📌 PART 3 (PATREON EXCLUSIVE):</strong></p><p><strong>🎤 Sometimes Maybe Good… – One of the greatest football press conference moments of all time.</strong></p><p><strong> 📺</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXaYrufaNRA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Watch here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>🏈 Jon Gruden on Andrew Luck – The <em>most</em> Gruden clip ever.</strong></p><p> 📺<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEs_nVDxyRH/?igsh=Mmg3OHlsYXFlMnIx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Watch here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>⚽ Shithousery at Dennis Bergkamp’s Testimonial – Even a <em>testimonial</em> isn’t safe from peak football nonsense.</strong></p><p> 📺<a href="https://x.com/sid_lambert/status/1901181076233494651" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> <em>Watch here</em></strong></a></p><p><strong>🎧 How to Get Even More of the Pod</strong></p><p><strong>💡 Join Patreon for Bonus Content!</strong></p><p><strong>Want more clips, more chaos, and more laughs? Patreon is the best way to support the pod and get extra content every week:</strong></p><p><strong>🎙️ Bonus Episodes – 30 minutes of exclusive nonsense every week.</strong></p><p><strong> 🎬 Hoffi Pod & Michael Owen’s Movie Club – Two of the best bonus pods, included in your membership.</strong></p><p><strong> 🎁 Gift Memberships – Treat a mate to quality nonsense.</strong></p><p><strong> 💰 Support the Pod – Every penny helps keep the show running (and funds Mike’s ever-growing collection of ‘70s leisurewear).</strong></p><p><strong>👉 Join the £8 or £10 Patreon tiers today and unlock it all!</strong></p><p><strong>🎥 Bonus Podcasts – Only on Patreon!</strong></p><p><strong>🍿 Michael Owen’s Movie Club – Reviewing sports films, from classics to absolute disasters. Expect <em>strong opinions</em>, <em>dodgy acting</em>, and a <em>lot</em> of unexpected tangents.</strong></p><p><strong>🎧 Hoffi Pod – Elis and Steff dig into their favourite non-sports clips, while Mike provides… let’s just call it <em>enthusiastic</em> commentary.</strong></p><p><strong>🚀 Why Wondery+?</strong></p><p><strong>Not into Patreon? Wondery+ gives you:</strong></p><p><strong>🔹 Early access – Listen every Tuesday before anyone else.</strong></p><p><strong> 🔹 Ad-free episodes – Just the good stuff, no interruptions.</strong></p><p><strong>🎂 FIVE YEARS OF SPORTING NONSENSE – THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! 🎉</strong></p><p><strong>Here’s to the next five years… Enjoy the episode! 🎙️</strong></p><br><p>Click here for a NORD VPN deal</p><p><a href="https://nordvpn.com/distant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nordvpn.com/distant</a></p><br><p><strong>CLICK HERE TO SEE CRWST's SELECTION</strong></p><p><strong>https://crwst.cymru/collections/shop-all</strong></p><p><br></p><h3>🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERT</h3><p>We’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!</p><p>If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇</p><p>🛒 <a href="https://sdsb2025.myshopify.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sdsb2025.myshopify.com</a></p><br><p><br></p><h3>🎟️ TOUR 2026</h3><p>Live shows are coming!</p><p>🎫 Tickets available now at <a href="https://distantpod.com/live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">distantpod.com/live</a></p><br><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. 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