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Julie Welch

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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, the best-selling The Biography of Tottenham Hotspurand The Ghost of White Hart Lane (with Rob White).

Julie joins us every week on Nice One Cyril

Scratching The Four Month Itch
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 t...
Just When You're Out They Drag You Back In
April 21, 2026

Just When You're Out They Drag You Back In

Spurs looked like a real football team against Brighton, led by a midfield that actually did its job and a Xavi Simons masterclass. But between Pedro Porro’s positional amnesia, the threat of a Flappy return and the ongoing M...
Three Wins From Six? Piece Of Piss*
April 14, 2026

Three Wins From Six? Piece Of Piss*

*Impossible One point from twenty-four, a squad that treats a football like a live wasp, and a new manager already looking crestfallen. We dissect the Sunderland disaster, ponder the Muani prank, revisit Lange’s January negli...
De Zerbi Has Landed - With Excess Baggage
April 7, 2026

De Zerbi Has Landed - With Excess Baggage

Is Roberto De Zerbi a tactical genius or the world’s most expensive flight risk? This week, we dive into the Italian’s arrival at N17 — bringing high-energy Rondos, a fiery temperament and a salary that laughs in the face of ...
The Five Year Plan (Three Months Tops)
March 31, 2026

The Five Year Plan (Three Months Tops)

With Roberto De Zerbi imminent, we ask the tough questions here on Nice One Cyril: Is he a Poundshop Conte? What about the baggage, the tantrums, the flouncing out? And has he got decent hair?We discuss Ange revisionism and the board's troubling naivity. Plus Room 101 and our brand new and slig…
Forest Fire: Back To Square Minus 257
March 24, 2026

Forest Fire: Back To Square Minus 257

Just when we thought it was safe... Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Barry Graham talk “nothing” goals, baffling substitutions, Porro’s positioning, Romero’s shuffling and whether Micky has lost a yard. There’s also t...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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'...
Frank: 'Defend a bit better, attack a bit better. Simples'
Jan. 27, 2026

Frank: 'Defend a bit better, attack a bit better. Simples'

Burnley: missed chance or gritty point? Either way, we didn’t end their miserable run, so… progress? We dig into the numbers (not boringly, promise) and explore whether our best attackers are also our biggest problem. Plus: O...