Welcome to Nice One Cyril!

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.

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Stephen Pollard

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Dave Bradshaw

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Mairead Beeson

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 ...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Lee Brown, Kev Acott

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…

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Rob White

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Lee Brown, Kev Acott

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Dave Bradshaw

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. #...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Kev Acott

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...

Guests: Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Peter Willis

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

Guests: Simon Lipson, Kev Acott

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

Guests: Simon Lipson, Kev Acott

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Dave Bradshaw

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'...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Chris Askham

Jan. 30, 2026

Nice One Cyril: Extra Time 10

Fourth in the CL table, above “tiddlers” like Real, Barça, City and PSG. Second-best defence, Flappy apparently the best keeper on earth. We examine the performance and ask whether this was progress or just another glorious o...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Kev Acott

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...

Guests: Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott, Dave Bradshaw