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Nice One Cyril

A unique Spurs podcast from long-suffering fans who’ve seen it all and lived to tell the tale. Match chat, mullets and musings. No tactics boards. No xG. No shouting. Just decades of Spurs love, nostalgia and nonsense. Funny, heartfelt, and just Spursy enough to hurt.

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We've Turned A Corner (Pending VAR Check)
March 17, 2026

We've Turned A Corner (Pending VAR Check)

Simon Lipson is joined by Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Lee Brown to pick through another very Spursy week. First up: the Atlético Madrid horror show , Kinsky's studless boots, Igor ’s icy touchline snub. Then a look at the grit...

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Oh, Micky, Not So Fine
March 10, 2026

Oh, Micky, Not So Fine

Wolves won as many home PL games in a week as we’ve won since April 2025. Where's the next point coming from? Should we embrace relegation? Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Dave Bradshaw pick through the debris. The R...

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Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 14
March 6, 2026

Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 14

Kevin and Simon with their visceral response to the horror show against Palace. Do the players care enough? Are they trying? Igor fitting square pegs into round holes again. Is there a way out? It's straight from the heart. #...

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Have We Reached Peak Nothingness?
March 3, 2026

Have We Reached Peak Nothingness?

This week we attempt to deconstruct 90 minutes of absolute vapidity. From “Flappy” launching a free kick into the Thames to Gallagher’s invisibility cloak and Solanke playing so deep he was almost buried. Host Simon Lipson is...

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Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 13
Feb. 27, 2026

Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 13

Simon Lipson and Kevin Acott discuss: - Gooners drubbing aftermath - Igor hinting at deeper problems - Porro, Danso back - will that help? - Conspiracy theories - Fulham Irreverence, dodgy predictions, therapy. COYS THFC

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Free Hit, Same Shit.
Feb. 24, 2026

Free Hit, Same Shit.

This week, we dissect the 4-1 mauling that felt less like a NLD and more like a roadside accident. Who played well? Tough one. Who didn't? Easier. Igor's fiirst match in charge was like Thomas's last. Plus ca change. But he's...

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Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 12
Feb. 20, 2026

Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 12

Kev Acott and Simon Lipson discuss: - Spurs v Bottlers on Sunday - Igor's tactics and selection (not a clue) - Terry v VVD debate - Ledley was better than both - Poor old Brennan Therapy for Spurs fans. COYS THFC

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Welcome To Omnishambles FC, Igor
Feb. 17, 2026

Welcome To Omnishambles FC, Igor

Enter Igor Tudor : a man with 11 jobs in 12 years and a no wingers policy. But he's a chaos specialist. So is he the right man at the right moment? And will he stay if we win every match including the Champions League? Strang...

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Frank's Gone. Emergency Pod ! Emergency Pod!
Feb. 11, 2026

Frank's Gone. Emergency Pod ! Emergency Pod!

So Frank has finally been given the chop. What took them so long, fucksake? In this hastily assembled but remarkably polished pod, Kev, Julie, Lee and Simon look into Frank's legacy (yeah, we know), what went wrong and ask wh...

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We Need To Talk About Cuti
Feb. 10, 2026

We Need To Talk About Cuti

For 29 minutes, we actually looked a bit like a football team. Then Cuti Romero decided he’d seen enough. With Udogie hobbling off and the squad down to nine fit first-teamers (is that right, Cuti?) we’re officially in "looki...

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Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 11
Feb. 6, 2026

Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 11

The window has slammed shut and Cuti Romero hasn't held back. We dive into the Captain’s "disgraceful" Instagram broadside. And we ask: What does Johan Lange actually do? Plus The Vinai Era: Is the new CEO staying "on message...

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Chalk, Cheese and the Giant Redwood
Feb. 3, 2026

Chalk, Cheese and the Giant Redwood

The City game was a tale of two halves: pathetic to dynamic, chalk to cheese. Was the formation shift down to Thomas Frank’s genius or forced by injury? We break down the "moral courage" of Xavi Simons, praise 'man possessed'...

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Recent Blog Posts

The Losing Habit
Feb. 25, 2026

The Losing Habit

The Habit of Losing: How Tottenham's Culture of Defeat Became IngrainedIn a particularly poignant moment during the latest Nice One Cyril podcast, Free Hit, Same Shit, guest Rob White shared a quote from legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi that sho…

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Have the Players Downed Tools? Unpacking Motivation and Commitment
Feb. 25, 2026

Have the Players Downed Tools? Unpacking Motivation and Commitment

Have Spurs Players Downed Tools? The Motivation QuestionOne of the most fascinating debates in the 'Welcome To Omnishambles FC, Igor' episode centers on a question that's plagued Tottenham all season: have the players simply given up? Or is there …

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About the Hosts

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Simon Lipson

Host

Simon is an ex-solicitor. Moving swiftly on...he was a stand-up comedian and impressionist from 1993, becoming a regular at The Comedy Store, Jongleurs and comedy clubs across the UK and abroad. He appeared on countless BBC Radio shows including Dead Ringers, Week Ending, Loose Ends and The Game's Up and had his own Radio 4 sketch comedy show, Fordham & Lipson. His TV appearances included Celebrity Squares, The Stand Up Show and Talking Telephone Numbers.

He created and hosted the popular Making An Impression podcast, interviewing top impressionists from the UK, Ireland and the USA including Rory Bremner, Jon Culshaw, Alistair McGowan and Christina Bianco. He set up Nice One Cyril in August 2025. Simon works as a professional voiceover artist. His all-time hero is Glenn Hoddle (the player, not the whatever).

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Julie Welch

Julie Welch is a legendary sports journalist, author and screenwriter who in 1973 became Fleet Street's first female football reporter. As a screenwriter she writes both screenplays and scripts for television, while as an author she has written both fiction and non-fiction. Some of her most notable works include the 1983 made-for-television film Those Glory Glory Days, which was inspired by her childhood love of football, and the books The Fleet Street Girls, the story of her experiences as a football reporter, Too Marvellous For Words, which describes her education at an all-girl boarding school, Felixstowe College, in the 1960s.

She is the author of the best-selling The Biography of Tottenham Hotspurvand The Ghost of White Hart Lane (with Rob White). Julie's hero and best mate is Steve Perryman.

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Kev Acott

Kev Acott is a grumpy, eternally optimistic writer, photographer, health inspector, university lecturer and therapist who wishes he didn’t have to support Tottenham and is haunted by the fact they haven’t won the league in his lifetime. His father was a Charlton fan who made the twin mistakes of moving to Enfield and not insisting his son follow his lead in supporting a less-traumatising team.

He is a music reviewer and biographer, has had several short stories, articles and poems published and is currently working on a second novel, in which key scenes include a drunken fight at the 1921 FA Cup Final and Jayne Mansfield’s visit to White Hart Lane in 1959. His favourite all-time player is Graham Roberts.

Reviews

I love it

"I love listening to Dame Judy and I love the vocabulary you guys use . Please keep it up ."

Arranhouse | Feb. 26, 2026

Best of the bunch

"...and in a good wayWitty and always a good listen!"

Andy Creed | Feb. 3, 2026

Best of the Bunch

"Lovely, knowledgable, sometimes bordering on irreverent, non-tactical pod on the recurring madness that is Tottenham Hotspur.Definitely NOT the place to go, if you want xG info, or similar.(pr…"

Harry Which | Feb. 2, 2026

It's great

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Gary from Harlow | Feb. 2, 2026