Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning will be live on stage at EartH in London and via livestream. Think of this as the only preparation you need for the 2022 World Cup*. This is a question for Barry. When footballers spend a night or two in a hotel room, twin sharing, is it acceptable behaviour for a third footballer to arrive, a tad merry, and commandeer one of the two beds? I ask, because this is exactly what you did to me on a stag weekend in Banagher in the mid-2000s. We acted like professionals and turfed you out. Liam Each show will feature the podcast’s unique take on the world of football, in addition to opportunities for the audience to get involved in the antics, special guests and stories too risky for the podcast.

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I wasn’t sure this book was going to be any good, but I didn’t want to not be involved in case it was. I hadn’t seen it until Dr Karl Kennedy from Neighbours brought his copy to the pub and it turns out it’s way better than I thought it would be. I look forward to sitting behind a desk at the live tour ready to sign thousands of copies while people walk straight past me and go to the bar/ask Barry for a selfie.” Plus they’re joined by Wales' premier football fan Elis James in this pre-tournament extravaganza. Unfortunately for Lars Sivertsen Norway failed to qualify but it's always nice to have him around anyway. How do you marry the recent anti-gambling rhetoric in the paper and podcast with the constant talk about cheeky bets from Barry? Don’t you feel you should have also held your hands up as part of the problem? John Barry: I have no shame in admitting that I love a good, or even bad, romcom. During the pandemic I developed a hopeless addiction to those Hallmark Christmas movies that all have the same saccharine sweet plot. Expect nonsense, trivia, filler, too much about The Mighty Cambridge United, not enough about [insert your club here], and very occasionally, an insightful remark. Think of this as the book you probably don’t need, but might as well buy anyway.Barry: Of course everyone has the right to support their team, regardless of who owns it because fans have little or no say in who gets to be the custodian of the club they are emotionally invested in. What I find a bit disturbing is the large number of fans who seem happy to excuse, or even condone the often barbaric behaviour of their authoritarian owners for no other reason than that those people have invested money in their football club and might pay for an expensive striker. It’s possible to love the club while holding the owners in contempt, as Manchester United fans, among others, regularly demonstrate.

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Congratulations on your new book, Max and Barry. What are your favourite books about football? And your favourite books in general? MatejBarry: Republic of Ireland 1-0 England at Euro 88. A terrible, nerve-shredding game but a great result and arguably the happiest I’ve ever been after a football match. Currently providing expert analysis on the 2023 Premier League, the podcast regularly features at the top of the football and sports podcast charts in the UK and has won a number of sports industry awards, most recently at the Football Supporters’ Association Awards where it was named podcast of the year. Football Weekly launched in 2006 and is one of the Guardian’s longest-running and most popular podcasts, gaining over six million listens during the World Cup in December 2022. Do you have any plans for a live show in the US? You’ll know better but I bet there’s a lot of listeners over here. Paul

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Join our chair, football commentator and journalist Robyn Cowen, as she invites Rushden, Glendenning and Wilson to talk about their book in this special livestreamed event. After 17 years of success in audio, the book sees a debut for the boys in paper format, in a book that contains all the usual nonsense jokes, trivia and unparalleled analysis that draws in millions of listeners every month. As a bonus, readers will also find Max and Barry declaring their love for one another on a Guardian Blind Date. Max: I’m not sure it ever will. And I think a lot of people at the top of the game know that and take advantage of it. If we really care, we should all join the Football Supporters’ Association, and fight for things as a collective. I find the accusations from some that we would cover it differently if it was another club – that this is an anti-Newcastle thing – really frustrating. The media isn’t a monolith. I can’t speak for anyone else but we would do the same if it was Spurs, Stevenage or Shrewsbury Town.Max Rushden: “I wasn't sure this book was going to be any good, but I didn't want to not be involved in case it was.” Photograph: Supplied by the Guardian. Can you remember the last time you presented the podcast together in the studio, and who were the esteemed guests? Could you ever foresee a return to the studio format or is Zoom just way too convenient? Gary