9yrspodcast

9yrspodcast

Hosted by Nick Draper and Stuart Deacons, the 9yrspodcast drops every Friday during the football season, with some variable audio quality and occasional insightful comment.

  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    EP386: DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE

    Nick and Stu are here for the second time this week! This time they review the dour 1-0 defeat at Exeter, and the squad's illness and injury problems, but there are also some fun conversations to be had surrounding kick-off times, substitutes, and the third tier. What would their team look like if only three subs were allowed, and everyone was fit? There's also a more serious reflection on the fan ownership debate, whilst a festive ROFHOG brings some levity to proceedings. They conclude with a quick look ahead to Saturday's visit of Playersfield.

    13 December 2025, 7:50 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    EP385: A VERY PLEASANT SIDE TO YOU

    Nick and Stu return to discuss the draw at Huddersfield, preview the trip to Exeter, play ROFHOG, and shoot the breeze on a variety of footballing topics, including sub rules ...

    9 December 2025, 6:24 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    EP384: SOME PEOPLE REALLY NEED IT

    It's time to be positive! Sadly, we fail this week as Nick and Stu review another defeat, look ahead to what looks like another defeat, and talk about the perilous financial position of the club which, in the words of the Dons Trust, is currently unsustainable. Still, good news about the chocolate oranges. And at least we have a fun game of ROFHOG to play, and some chatter around merchandise, advertising boards, and goalkeepers to keep you entertained. Yes it's an extender, so get comfy!

    27 November 2025, 10:21 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    EP383: ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE

    Well we have to talk about it, however painful. The 5-0 defeat at bottom of the table Peterborough was a deflating experience on top of a recent run of poor form, but were there positives to take from it? Well, in truth, no. But we try. Nick and Stu also play a new game: Dons Trust rule-making Tombola, in which new regulations are seemingly plucked at random from a National Lottery machine. There's also the usual weekly game, ROFHOG, and a quick nose around the third tier as per usual. Also some musings on Jason Euell, Southampton, Danilo Orsi, and girlbands.

    14 November 2025, 9:22 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    EP382: FEELING WEAK

    Picking the bones out of the FA Cup exit to Gateshead. There's not a great deal much more to say, but in typical style, Nick and Stu try to cushion the blow of a poor defeat by touching on many varied subjects around the football world, and play a fun new game of ROFHOG. There's also the weekend trip to Peterborough to preview - yay!

    7 November 2025, 11:30 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    EP381: LOOKIN' FOR SOME HAPPINESS

    Well Burton might have tricked us, but now it’s time for Nick and Stu to treat all Wimbledon fans with a Halloween edition of the podcast. And by Halloween edition, we mean the normal podcast which just happens to be released on October 31st. We beat Middlesbrough on this day in 2000 … Halloween wasn’t really a thing back then. ANYWAY, the defeat to Burton, Omar Bugiel, Aron Sasu, a look around the club including the Youth and Women’s FA Cups, a preview of the game with Gateshead, a glance at the third tier, and a classic ROFHOG all feature this week – and we have outtakes as well for those that want some extra bonus content!




    31 October 2025, 8:02 pm
  • 59 minutes 13 seconds
    EP380: GET THE FEELING

    When you're six unbeaten, top of the form table, and over halfway to safety before November, you only have good things to talk about. This positivity - dare we say, happy clappyness - means Nick and Stu go off on a few tangents, free from the stress of any doom or gloom. So this week, talk of Plymouth is joined by some Premier League memories, musing over VAR and transistor radios, The Traitors, ROFHOG, attendances, and the usual look around the third tier. We also look ahead to the visit of Burton Albion. More fun and games on the 9yrspodcast!

    24 October 2025, 11:37 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    EP379: SIMPLY WASTE THE DAY AWAY

    Running late, but sounding great: Nick and Stu return with a podcast that goes in many different directions. From the draw with Port Vale, to the lack of EFL TV and newspaper coverage, to memories of the Premier League, dodgy pitches, and away day nightmares, it's fair to say we lose track of where we were going at times. But doesn't that make it more fun? There's a game at Plymouth to preview, a game of ROFHOG to play, and a nose around the third tier to raise a number of talking points. A classic podcast to keep you entertained as the nights draw in.

    18 October 2025, 5:55 am
  • 53 minutes 28 seconds
    EP378: TWO MORE YEARS

    Four in a row! What is going on?! At this rate we'll be champions by Christmas. Maybe. Whatever happens this season, we have shown that we are at home in the third tier, despite some mounting selection concerns that Nick and Stu investigate. They review the 2-0 win at Blackpool, and the role a linesman played in the win, before discussing a busy week of news, including Ogs's new contract, Osman Foyo's ban, and The Dons Trust Board Elections! There's also a fun ROFHOG and some reflection on who the squad's best traitors would be ...

    10 October 2025, 5:41 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    EP377: LOVE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH

    Nick and Stu return to talk through a third win in a row! What went well against Wycombe, and what do we need to learn from what didn't go so well? We look at squad options and whether we are able to change things as and when we need to. We also have a chat around the latest Dons Trust statement, and what it is actually telling us. Alongside that, we have all the usual: a look around the third tier, a preview of the trip to Blackpool, and a fun round of ROFHOG.

    3 October 2025, 5:46 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    EP376: BREAK THE SILENCE

    Ian Robinson speak to Nick and Stu about his resignation from the Dons Trust Board. Ian explains his reasons behind stepping down, and some of his frustrations during his time in post. Either side of that, we talk all the usual: Nick has an expected rant about 12.30 kick-offs; we review the win at Doncaster; cast an eye over events in the third tier; preview the game with Wycombe; and play a classic game of ROFHOG, bringing back a former 9yrs challenge …

    25 September 2025, 11:51 am
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