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Graham Dunn

@saidanddunn.bsky.social

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#OUFC fan, co-host By Far Greatest Team football podcast, journalist in real life

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 20h

@couchpundito.bsky.social to go with our By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast on the Netherlands side that wowed all in the 1974 World Cup, I've written about a little talked tactic of Total Football - the massive defensive wall byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/by-far-the...

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By Far The Greatest Defensive Wall

Netherlands World Cup 1974

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lars Kuizenga joins @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself for this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast to look at not just a great side, but a football philosophy - Netherlands, Total Football and the 1974 World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/6sY5...

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Netherlands 1974

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We did the Agueroooo Man City team on the By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast - starting to look like we might need another category for this one😬 @couchpundito.bsky.social do we need to roll out a "touch of greatness with a few sham contracts thrown in there - pending appeal" category now?

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social To go with this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast about David Moyes' first spell at Everton, a piece about trying to come up with anything original to say about a manager who pretty much does what he says on the tin substack.com/@byfarthegre...

In search of something original to write about David Moyes

Everton 2002-2013

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@CouchPundito and myself are joined by Everton fan Declan Clark on this week's @byfargreatestfc #football #podcast to look back at David Moyes first era in charge at Goodison open.spotify.com/episode/0XMx...

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Everton 2002-2013

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

To go with this week's By Far The Greastest Team #football #podcast on Malmo with @couchpundito.bsky.social @philip-craig.bsky.social here's a piece about Swedish football and the success of little-known English coaches byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/malmo-and-...

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined by @philip-craig.bsky.social on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast to look at Bob Houghton's Malmo, the only Swedish team to ever reach the European Cup final open.spotify.com/episode/4wsU...

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Malmo 1978-1980

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social Researching the great Dutch side of the 70s for an upcoming By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast - watching the 74 World Cup battle between Holland and Brazil (and it is a proper battle) and I don't think the Dutch have enough players in their defensive wall

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social To go with By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast here's a piece on the Spurs' Burkinshaw years, initially a mix of the stellar and exotic (Hoddle, Ardiles, Villa) and unheralded pros until Archibald and Crooks arrive byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/burkinshaw...

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Burkinshaw’s foreign adventure pays off with cup wins

Tottenham Hotspur 1978-84

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This also includes @couchpundito.bsky.social greatest fact yet as we answer the question you didn't know you had about footballers with a football team in their name who make their debut against that team. Pure gold

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined by Stu Burgess for a second helping of Keith Burkinshaw's Spurs on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast - this time looking at the more familiar cup glories of Ardiles, Villa, Parks, Chas and Dave open.spotify.com/episode/4Y2x...

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Tottenham Hotspur 1978-1984

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@CouchPundito To go with this week's @byfargreatestfc podcast about Spurs in the second tier in 1977-78, mostly about Blackpool's bonkers relegation that year byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/by-far-the...

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By Far The Greatest Unlikely Relegation

How on earth did Blackpool get relegated in 1978?

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Bernie Baldwin @berniebaldwin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Reminds me of Drop The Dead Donkey's Pat "The Panther" Pringle: "They gave me a free transfer - to Stenhousemuir. I played a few games but ... the confidence had gone. I started drinking. Wife left... took the kids... all because of that goal." (At 20:20). www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPp3...

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It is bonkers - Blackpool go down with one point less than Luton in 13th place and a goal difference of -1

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Still disappointed Spurs didn't get relegated last season? On this week's By Far The Greatest Team @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined by pod favourite Stu Burgess to look back at Division 2 in 1977-78, the last time Spurs played in the second tier open.spotify.com/episode/2DnY...

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Tottenham Hotspur 1977-1978

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Listen to the full podcast with @couchpundito.bsky.social and @verypopularname.bsky.social - author of the brilliant Escape: A Love Letter To A Cult Football Classic, which was a lot of fun open.spotify.com/episode/1MHC...

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Escape To Victory 1981

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I love Michael Caine, I think he's great in this, but there is an elephant in the room when it comes to his casting as Colby

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Hatching By Far The Greatest Escape

Escape to Victory 1981

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

To go with this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast on Escape to Victory, here's a few words on some of the football flaws, real-life inspiration for the film and those who took inspiration from the kit byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/hatching-b...

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Hatching By Far The Greatest Escape

Escape to Victory 1981

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And here's a link to the podcast for a deep dive on all things Escape to Victory open.spotify.com/episode/1MHC...

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Escape To Victory 1981

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social @verypopularname.bsky.social By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast We all know the odds were stacked against the Allies in Escape to Victory with the dodgy ref, but there's no getting away from it, they give away two stonewall pens! riverside.com/shared/expor...

Bobby Moore's Oscar-Worthy Tackle - Riverside - HD Podcast & Video Software

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Obviously still bizarre that 5ft 8in winger O'Callaghan plays the Allies keeper in the film especially as there were two Ipswich keepers on set as well - but as @verypopularname.bsky.social has just written a fantastic book about the film, he had plenty of background on the player casting

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social and myself were like giddy kids reliving Escape to Victory with the brilliant @verypopularname.bsky.social on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast - only cinema could pit Pele against Ipswich reserve keeper Laurie Sivell open.spotify.com/episode/1MHC...

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Escape To Victory 1981

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

To go with @couchpundito.bsky.social curtain raiser to the new season of By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast (and just a week after the Community Shield😀) - here's a dive into the Charity Shield and the 1974 relaunch at Wembley byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/by-far-the...

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By far the greatest curtain raiser

Charity Shield 1974 Liverpool v Leeds United

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are back with a new season of By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast And we begin with a dive into the game that put the curtain raiser into curtain raiser for the new season - the Charity Shield open.spotify.com/episode/53wa...

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1974 Charity Shield & Kevin Keegan

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Jamie Rooney | BFTGT + Greatness Index @couchpundito.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The World Cup starts today. So naturally, we’ve picked the team FIFA forgot to invite. FIFA Barbarians 2026 is out now on By Far The Greatest Team. Audio available now. Full episode also on YouTube — our first full video episode. youtu.be/I1vXD1KFLKQ XI picked. Kit proposed. Manager appointed.

FIFA Barbarians '26

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social It's World Cup time - and By Far The Greatest Team #Football #Podcast marks the occasion by running through the best of the players who will not be there - introducing the #WorldCup2026 Barbarians XI open.spotify.com/episode/5cI2...

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FIFA Barbarians '26

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Jamie Rooney | BFTGT + Greatness Index @couchpundito.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A lovely milestone for us: By Far The Greatest Team has now passed 50,000 downloads across all major podcast platforms. Congrats to @saidanddunn.bsky.social Huge thanks to everyone who has listened, shared, joined us, argued with us or quietly kept coming back. On we go.

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

ICYMI, @couchpundito.bsky.social were joined by football writer James Bennett on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast to look back at the French team that managed to lose their last two games at home to fail to qualify for USA 1994 #WorldCup open.spotify.com/episode/1QGm...

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France 1992-1993

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This week @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined by author James Bennett on By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast for another #WorldCup special - of a sort - as we look back on the French national side that somehow didn't qualify for the USA 1994 open.spotify.com/episode/1QGm...

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France 1992-1993

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social to go with this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast on England's 1986 World Cup team, here is a piece about one of the extraordinary - yet also deeply typical England tournament campaigns byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/maradona-t...

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Maradona - too hot to handle? If only...

England World Cup 1986

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined by Steve Double for another dive into England #WorldCup glory/failure on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast - and as the World Cup is back in Mexico, so are we are for World Cup 1996 open.spotify.com/episode/3VPH...

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Michael Lewis @soccerwriter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I had a great time!!!

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

World Cup fever kicks-in as @soccerwriter.bsky.social joins @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #soccer #podcast to look back at the last time the US hosted the World Cup - USA 1994 open.spotify.com/episode/1rGR...

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World Cup USA 1994

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

To go with this week's #FACUP By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast special, here's a piece about the 1871-72 FA Cup - a gloriously literal make-it-up as you go along style tournament byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/when-publi...

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When public schools and the Home Counties ruled football

Wanderers, FA Cup winner 1872

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

As its #FACUP final tomorrow, @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined by @philip-craig.bsky.social on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast to go back to where it all began - when public schools and the Home counties ruled football open.spotify.com/episode/7Dqa...

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FA Cup Pioneers: Wanderers 1872-1883

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social to go with this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast on Leyton Orient, here is a piece about football documentaries and how one effectively ended John Sitton's coaching career before it began byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/leyton-ori...

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Leyton Orient and John Sitton go down with candid camera

Leyton Orient 1994-95

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social and myself dived into the history of Leyton Orient for By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast and came up with up far too much content (we barely cover their one top-flight season) - proving there is something to say about every team open.spotify.com/episode/46v6...

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Leyton Orient 1994-1995

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

To go with this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast here's a piece on the Jimmy Melia's Brighton, who so nearly won an incredible FA Cup in 1983 byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/jimmy-meli...

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Jimmy Melia’s Brighton flying circus

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social @pompeygnr.bsky.social and myself, back in our 1980s sweet spot for By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast with Jimmy Melia's Brighton FA Cup finalists - helicoptors, headbands, short balding men with model girlfriends and that chance open.spotify.com/episode/0Ex7...

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Brighton & Hove Albion 1982-1983

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social to go with our By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast on Twente winning the Eredivisie under Steve McClaren, here's piece on just how unusual this period of Dutch domestic football was byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/when-az-al...

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When AZ Alkmaar and Twente ruled Dutch football

FC Twente 2008-11

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This time @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined on By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast by lifelong Twente supporter Lars Kuizenga to look at the team that came within a few minutes of winning consecutive Eredivisie titles open.spotify.com/episode/2VJw...

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FC Twente 2009-2011

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social Following on from our By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast about Blackpool's Premier League adventure, here is a piece on Ian Holloway's refreshingly cavalier approach to mixing it with the elite byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/holloway-t...

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Holloway takes Blackpool on top-flight pleasure ride

Blackpool 2009-11

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

After our inadvertent free week, @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are back with another By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast looking at the Ian Holloway top-flight pleasure ride with Blackpool open.spotify.com/episode/26GD...

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Blackpool 2009-2011

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Apologies - no By Far The Greatest Team #foogtball #podast this week - as there was no rescuing the tech malfunction on this week's recording - but myself and @couchpundito.bsky.social will be back next week with a dive into Ian Holloway's Blackpool

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social To go with our second Bill Shankly By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast here is a piece about the difficulty in replacing a managerial legend - as Man United continue to show. But Liverpool did it with the Boot Room byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/how-do-you...

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How do you solve a problem like a managerial legend

Liverpool 1968-74

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

On this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself were joined by Declan Clark again for the second part into our dive Bill Shankly's Liverpool - this time looking at the 1970 until his shock resignation in 1974 open.spotify.com/episode/3FlI...

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Liverpool 1968-1974

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social Here's a piece to go with our By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast on Tony Pulis and Stoke City - just why did they become the benchmark for a place those Fancy Dan Ballon d'Or winners couldn't hack it? byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/by-far-the...

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By far the wettest, windiest, coldest Wednesday night in Stoke

Stoke City 2008-13

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Had a lot of fun with @couchpundito.bsky.social and Stu Burgess diving into Tony Pulis era #StokeCity on this week's By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast - I think partly because #OUFC attempted to mirror this last season under Gary Rowett open.spotify.com/episode/1KqE...

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Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

@couchpundito.bsky.social @philip-craig.bsky.social To go with our dive into Herbert Chapman's Arsenal on By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcast here is a look at the incredible record breaking year that was the 1930-31 season byfarthegreatestteam.substack.com/p/by-far-the...

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By far the greatest record-breaking season

Graham Dunn @saidanddunn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This week @couchpundito.bsky.social and myself are joined by @philip-craig.bsky.social on By Far The Greatest Team #football #podcst for another Arsenal #arsenalfc story, this time back where it all began with Herbert Chapman open.spotify.com/episode/2emU...

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Arsenal 1925-1939