Football Ferns Katie Kitching, Hannah Blake & Deven Jackson celebrate EP50 of The Unused Subs!
The Unused SubsShow Notes
In January 2025, Goran & Jacob started The Unused Subs as a way to tell kiwi football stories - the ones from the pitch, the ones behind the scenes, and highlight the people and personalities playing the beautiful game at the highest levels representing New Zealand. Somehow, some way, we have got to 50 episodes - so cheers for being part of the journey! Along the way we've gathered up a Paul Ifill as well, and so the three of us would like to say how much we appreciate the viewership and support. Cheers!
So when you turn 50, what do you do? You bring in not one, not two, but THREE FOOTBALL FERNS to celebrate! Katie Kitching, Hannah Blake and Deven Jackson are in Auckland for the OFC World Cup Qualifying Final against PNG, and between trainings and meetings they answered our calls. We chat to them about the possibility of going to Brazil for the FIFA Women's World Cup next year, memories of 2023 in our own backyard, what one of them thinks of the Wellington Phoenix, the anthem in Katie's cupboard, and we put them all through the unofficial Football Ferns quiz!
Iffy debuts a new segment: THE 10 BALL CHALLENGE. Our first contestants are Bill Tuiloma and Matt Sheridan of the Nix. Iffy is on the Gold Coast so misses out on the Ferns discussion, but with his help Goran & Jacob cover off the big news in Kiwi football, including CHRIS WOOD'S RETURN TO FOREST! And just asking for a fiend... how do you say the new kid's name at Auckland FC?
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