- 7
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 61
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Last Match Then Bed
Last Match, Then Bed is a love letter to the game that stole your youth: Championship Manager. It’s time to relive those bleary-eyed late night marathons, Conference to Champions League miracles, match-winning wonderkids, and GCSE-ruining saves, all from a safe distance. Join comedian Tom Craine each week as he navigates the chaos of managing a team on the iconic 97/98 database, with the help of YOU, and a new celebrity assistant manager (Josh Widdicombe, Nish Kumar, Maisie Adam, Alex Brooker, Elis James and more) to talk 90s football legends, Scandinavian bargains, and which direction to make your players run. Be part of the journey by sending us your transfer tips, tactical tweaks, and telling us whether it’s time to bring in Ibrahima Bakayoko (the answer is always yes), on: hello@lastmatchthenbed.com And head over to Patreon.com/Lastmatchthenbed (https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2FPatreon.com%2FLastmatchthenbed) to join our dugout community: SEASON TICKET HOLDER Secure your place on the sun-soaked terraces and unlock: Ad-Free Listening – Pure, uninterrupted Champ Man nostalgia, straight to your ears. Full Video Episodes – Watch every main episode in full, complete with live gameplay footage! Monthly EXCLUSIVE Bonus Video Episode – Deep dives into real-life cult icons, legendary wonderkids, and retro football history (out on Patreon now!). Exclusive Group Chat – Access to the Last Match, Then Bed group chat to interact with the show and fellow Champ Man addicts 24/7. BOARD MEMBER Or taste ultimate power by stepping into the boardroom and unlocking all lower-tier perks, plus top-level executive privileges: The Final Say on Club Decisions! – Cast the decisive vote in exclusive board polls. Decide who gets signed, who gets sold, and who gets consigned to the free transfer list. Priority Live Show Tickets – Get first dibs on all upcoming live show tickets before general release. Official On-Air Shoutout – Hear your name called out on the show as an official club director. New episodes every Wednesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Tom Craine
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Sept 2026
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 7 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 6. Max Rushden: "We got Halesowen Town to the Champions League final"
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rob Copland: "Are you watching Elis James?!" (Ad Free VIDEO version)
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ray Bradshaw: "I'm Facebook friends with Martin Lauchlan"
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Elis James: "I'm Jürgen Klopp, I'm Pep Guardiola"
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alex Brooker: "I gave myself 5 for stamina"
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Josh Widdicombe: "I gave myself 20 for EVERYTHING"
1 Sept 2026
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Ep 6. Max Rushden: "We got Halesowen Town to the Champions League final"
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There was one called Club Football the Manager where a player got injured and it said, diagnosis you know like i don't mark mcnab out right 74 weeks diagnosis car crash which is such a great just the image of the image of the doctor going well i've had a look and so i i've had a look and yeah i think his face is buried in an airbag so my diagnosis is I agree with my junior houseman. He diagnosed his car crash. Where were you playing this game? What was the setting? Because I always find that interesting. Where were you and your friends playing this? And the second question is this. Is there a particular save that you remember, one that lasted forever? […]
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- Max Rushden
- Rob Copland
- Ray Bradshaw
- Elis James
- Alex Brooker
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- 5.0 / 5
- 61 ratings
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