The Famous Sloping Pitch with Nick Hancock and Chris England

Ep. 26 - Mark Billingham - Feat. Cornell Stamaran

Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss Derby and Middlesborough, fan-owned clubs, Arsenal’s red card record and the demise of the away goal rule. 
Nick and Chris are also joined by multi-award-winning, best-selling novelist, and Wolves fan, Mark Billingham. Nick, Chris and Mark chat about Mark making his character Tom Thorne a Spurs fan, how he became a Wolves supporter, Peter Knowles, and Mark’s playing days with Nick and Chis.          
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Nick Hancock and Chris England are old friends who have both been struck by the same soul-shattering thought: "how is it that everything that has changed about football since I started watching it has made it a little bit more s**t?".
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