This week's guest is the author Nige Tassell. Known for his fantastic books including Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?, Three weeks, Eight seconds and The Hard Yards. Nige has nominated the old Wembley Stadium as his Ground Jewel and for good reason; Nige has literally wrote the book on Wembley with his new release Field of Dreams: 100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches (Simon & Schuster)
(2:25) Introduction
(3:50) Why Wembley was built how it was
(6:15) The 1923 White Horse Final
(8:00) The 1992 FA Trophy Final
(12:40) How do you write a history of such an iconic stadium?
(19:00) The jeopardy of a Wembley final
(24:00) The sad end to Wembley
(26:30) Favourite FA Cup Final memories
(34:40) Using Wembley for FA Cup semi-finals - Arsenal v Tottenham 1991
(38:30) 'The people's cathedral'
Hosted by sports author James Dixon, known for his works 'The Fix' and 'World in Union,' the Ground Jewels podcast is dedicated to celebrating fan culture and the deep connections individuals have with their favorite sports grounds.
Artwork by Luke Williamson - https://www.lukewilliamsonart.com/
Buy Nige's Wembley book: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Field-of-Dreams/Nige-Tassell/9781398518544
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