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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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July 14, 2026

Pedro Porro Can Defend And Other Tall Tales

We spaffed over £240 million in the first fortnight of the window but fans are already complaining about our recent inactivity. Entitled or what? This week, we dive head first into the bizarre rumour mill: Kroupi: Did Bournemouth ignore our £85m bid because the email slipped into their "message requests" folder? Pound-Shop Semenyo? Is Rafael Leão actually all he's cracked up to be? Djed Spence vs. Neco Williams: Why are ITKs tipping Djed to Everton when he's busy storming the World Cup with
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July 7, 2026

'Boiling Piss' & 'We're Massive'

Spurs are currently operating like a drunk with a stolen credit card, and we are here for the chaos. From dropping £85m on a guy we only discovered was great after watching his YouTube video, to Sandro Tonali who was planning his romantic return to AC Milan before his medical.. Are we actually a serious squad now, or are we lumbering ourselves with a bunch of players who aren't up to the job? Remember how we spaffed the Bale money? We talk Kulu, selling teenagers to Brighton, why Djed is c
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June 30, 2026

Don't Mention The Bomba

The summer window is already driving us insane. We dive head first into the endless Tonali and Mateus Fernandes transfer circus - can't we just buy both and "stop mucking around"? We break down the never-ending Savinho saga, Antonin Kinsky’s brilliant redemption arc as our new number one - or is he? - and Djed Spence’s massive statement of principle at the World Cup. Plus, we unpack Vina's latest corporate waffle, the latest £100m Lewis family injection, and the worrying state of our striking
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June 23, 2026

Steve Perryman Is Here! Captain, Legend.

We're joined by absolute Spurs royalty, a man who doesn’t just know the history of this club—he practically built it. The ultimate captain, a club-record 866 appearances, and a man who lifted two FA Cups and two UEFA Cups in the lilywhite shirt: the one and only Steve Perryman. We sit down with a genuine Spurs icon to look at what true stability and leadership actually look like. And trust us, the contrast couldn't be sharper as we pivot to the circus of the modern game. Incredible insights f
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June 16, 2026

Lowball Bids And Shredded Letters

The summer football drought is here - the World Cup being merely an American advertising opportunity - and we're fretting about all things Spurs. Micky van de Ven is playing left-back to accommodate a player we don't even own yet (and might not), we somehow have eleven centre-backs on the books, and Brighton are peppering us with a passive-aggressive bid for Vuskovic. Did the THST letter go straight into Peter Charrington's shredder? Do they speak for us anyway? We banish couch-potato e
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June 9, 2026

What The Hecke?

We process the deeply conflicting news that Spurs leg-breaker-in-chief, Andy Robertson, is officially a Lilywhite. He's a nasty piece of work, but he's our nasty piece of work. Simon, Julie, Rob and Kev dive into the absolute chaos of the rumour mill, from the unconfirmed Senesi deal and the mythical Van Hecke "agreed terms," to Gary of Harlow's cognitive dissonance; Gaz, mate, if Harry Kane wants to break the PL goals record, why would he come back to Spurs? Plus, The Pedro Porro Paradox. We
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June 2, 2026

Who Stays, Who Goes, Who Knows?

No boring 'End of Season Review' here. We all suffered that nightmare. Does anyone need reminding? Instead, Simon Lipson, the luxuriantly thatched Julie Welch, and the balding duo of Kev Acott and Dave Bradshaw hand out end-of-term grades from absolute shit to mediocre, and map out the impending summer chaos. Inside the Episode: The Squad Audit: Sorting the wheat from the chaff. Is Palhinha off? Will we survive Kolo Muani heading back to PSG? (Spoiler: Fuck, yes). Is Solanke good enough?
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May 26, 2026

Keir Starmer! Alyson Rudd! Piers Morgan! Our Boys Didn't Spurs It Up!

Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Eady Hurley process the sheer, unadulterated ecstasy of Premier League safety. We break down a nerve-shredding afternoon at the Lane, Palhinha’s clutch winner and Kinský’s heroic late save. Inside the Episode: The RDZ Masterclass: How the boss played part-tactician, part-psychologist to save a sinking ship, and why the board must back him or watch him walk. The Spine: Praise for Spence playing with broken jaw, Bentancur, Palhinha, and why Kinský
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May 20, 2026

Down To The Wire

We break down the Chelsea fallout and examine what it means for our Premier League survival. How do we solve a problem like Richy and Muani? Will RDZ make changes for Everton? Will Solanke be back? Inside the Episode: The Romero Farce: Why are we celebrating a £250k-a-week captain for simply staying in the building? Plus, why Kevin Danso remains the man for the job. The Loan Churn: We look at the graveyard of our youth academy and ask why only Noni Madueke ever made it out alive. Ro
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May 12, 2026

Hero To Zero: Anatomy Of A Brain-Fade

It wasn’t the Villa masterclass but, in the cold light of day, it might yet be the point that saves us. We’re diving into the manic, slightly misdirected energy of the Leeds draw, Antonin Kinsky’s physics-defying heroics, and why our frontline has the cutting edge of a butter knife. Inside the Episode: The Tel Paradox: Scores a worldie then attempts aogic-defying defensive acrobatics. The Snail and the Ghost: Richy and Muani offered as much threat as a pair of toddler’s safety scissors. W
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May 5, 2026

Another Win, And Other Miracles!

We’re breaking down a surreal afternoon at Villa Park where Spurs didn't just win, we actually played football. In this episode: The Stand-outs: "Three-Lungs" Gallagher’s relentless engine, VDV’s return to godhood, and the surprising silkiness of the Bentancur-Palhinha pivot. RDZ's "Miracle" Speech: We discuss Roberto’s rallying cry to silence the "negative inner voice", avoiding medical team excuses, and how beating Villa would not be a miracle. Integrity or Insult? Was it a "lame
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April 28, 2026

Scratching The Four Month Itch

We started with 30 minutes of actual football and ended with a casualty ward and a goal so ugly only a mother could love it. But, hell, it's three points! On the Menu: The Injury Curse: Solanke out, Xavi out. Is the medical team to blame (spoiler alert: no), are refs letting opponents turn our boys into mincemeat, or is something else at play? The Muani Hill: RDZ is prepared to die on it, but we’re ready to move to Tel Mountain. We break down the Mathys Tel necessity. Kinsky’s Rede

Recent Blog Posts

Feb. 25, 2026

The Losing Habit

The Habit of Losing: How Tottenham's Culture of Defeat Became Ingrained In 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…
Feb. 25, 2026

Have the Players Downed Tools? Unpacking Motivation and Commitment

Have Spurs Players Downed Tools? The Motivation Question One 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 …

About the Hosts

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Simon Lipson

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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 way Witty 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